Fic: Down the Rabbit Hole (10/?)
Title: Down the Rabbit Hole
Author: slayerkitty
Genre: Romance, Angst, AU
Warnings: Implied rape, Implied incest (I'm not sure I need this one, but Zoe and Luke are technically related)
Rating: R
Spoilers: None
Characters: Luke/Reid, Past Luke/Noah, Other Misc characters
Disclaimer: As the World Turns and it's characters are not mine, no matter how much I enjoy playing with them. :)
Summary: What if Zoe succeeded in her plans to have Luke's baby?
Author's Notes: Flashbacks are in italics, and there are several lines of dialogue from the show (flashbacks) in the first few chapters. This story picks up right after Luke has promised Reid that his foundation will donate money to the new wing. That means no elevator, no Dallas, etc.
Previous Chapters: Prologue/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9
“You are really testing my resolve.”
“Good.” Luke smiled again. His hand found it’s way up Reid’s arm, sliding across his neck and touching Reid’s cheek. Luke moved a little closer.
Reid couldn’t help it. He knew he should back away, leave the room, and not look back, but he just..couldn’t.
Luke Snyder had gotten under his skin, and God help him, Reid wanted him there.
“What are you suggesting, Mr. Snyder?” Reid asked, purposefully avoiding Luke’s first name.
“Well.” Luke almost looked a little shy. “I thought I’d start with this.” He leaned over and kissed Reid. Reid slipped his arms around Luke’s waist and kissed him back. Luke suddenly pulled away, startling Reid. “Then I thought I’d segue in to asking you to dinner.”
“Food is good.” Reid said the first thing that came to mind, his voice husky. Luke kissed him again, his fingers tangling in Reid’s hair, his fingernails scratching lightly against his scalp. Reid inhaled deeply, then he was ravaging Luke's mouth with his own. Reid backed Luke up against the door, pressing against him.
Luke moaned, and it was like a bucket of ice water being dumped over Reid's head. He abruptly broke the kiss, gasping for air. Luke looked a little startled, and very thoroughly kissed.
“What?” Luke asked, searching his gaze.
“We should stop.” He leaned forward and touched his forehead to Luke's. “Because if we don't stop now, I won't be able to.”
The little hitch in Luke's breathing made Reid smile. He took a step back from Luke, instantly missing the feel of the younger man's body.
“I believe you said something about dinner?”
Luke laughed.
*
“Oh, thank God!” Katie exclaimed as Reid walked in the house.
“What?” Reid asked, setting his stuff down. “Hey, big guy.” He said to Jacob, who was sitting in the playpen.
“Kim called and said there was some sort of problem with the footage we shot today, so I have to go back to the studio, and the sitter can't make it.”
“And?”
“And I need you to watch Jacob.”
“I would love to, but I kind of have plans.”
That stopped Katie dead in her tracks. She went from frantically flying around the apartment, trying to get ready and throw her things into her bag to standing still and staring at Reid, open mouthed.
“What kind of plans?” Katie asked.
“The private kind.” He answered.
“You've been avoiding me all week, Reid.” Katie pointed out, checking her hair in the mirror on the living room wall. “And now you have plans you won't tell me about.”
“What's your point, Katie? I don't tell you every detail of my life.”
“Yes, you do.” She smiled. “So do your mysterious plans involve a certain Luke Snyder?”
“What would make you think that?” Reid tried not to let his emotions play across his face, but given Katie's knowing expression, he wasn't having much luck. She walked over a put a hand on Reid's arm.
“I'm happy for you.” Katie said, smiling. “So, he's interested?”
“You could say that.” Reid answered.
“I hate to ask you this, but can your plans involve hanging out here with Jacob?”
“Katie...”
“Please, Reid. I don't have anyone else to watch him.”
“Yeah, okay.”
“You're the best!” She exclaimed, leaning up and kissing his cheek before he could stop her. She was gone in flurry of blond hair, and then Reid was alone with Jacob.
“Okay, Kid.” He said. “Let's call Luke.”
*
Luke was just stepping out of the shower when his phone rang. He ran for his cell, barely getting a towel around himself. He grabbed the phone and answered it.
“Hello?” He gasped, out of breath.
“Luke?”
“Reid.” Luke replied, surprised.
“I just wanted to let you know there's been a change in plans.”
“You have to work?” Luke tried not to sound disappointed, but he didn't think he was successful.
“No, but Katie did, which means...”
“You have Jacob.” Luke finished for him. “That's okay.”
“We could just hang out here, if you wanted.” Reid suggested. “You could bring Rose.”
“Really?”
“We could order a pizza.”
“Sounds good.”
“I'll see you in a little while then.” Reid said softly, and Luke smiled.
“Yes, you will.”
*
Luke jogged down the stairs, dressed in jeans and a nice shirt. He headed into the living room, and smiled as he caught sight of Lily holding Rose.
“Hi.” He said. She glanced at him.
“You almost ready to go?” Luke nodded.
“There's been a change of plans though. I'm going to take Rose with me.”
“Are you sure?”
“Reid's got Jacob, so...” He trailed off. He took Rose from Lily and set about getting her ready to go.
“Luke, I just hope you know what your doing.”
“What are you talking about, Mom?”
“You and Noah just broke up...and you just found out about Rose...” She trailed off and Luke knew what she was trying to say.
“Mom, if this is about what Zoe did to me...”
“It's not.” Lily hurried to cut him off. “Not completely. Just...are you sure you should be getting involved with someone right now?”
Luke buckled Rose into her infant seat and walked over to his mother, putting his hands on her shoulders. He could see the worry and fear in her eyes.
“It's just a date.” Luke smiled. “Not a marriage proposal.” He sighed. “I'm not going to fall into bed with him, if that's what you're worried about.”
“Not exactly.” Lily replied. Luke saw that she had noticeably relaxed, and knew that she had been concerned Luke might jump into bed with Reid at the first opportunity. “I'll be fine. I promise.” With that he grabbed Rose's bag, picked up the infant seat and kissed his mother on the cheek.
“Thank you for worrying about me.” He said, and she smiled sadly. He squeezed her shoulder with his free hand and then headed for the door.
Author: slayerkitty
Genre: Romance, Angst, AU
Warnings: Implied rape, Implied incest (I'm not sure I need this one, but Zoe and Luke are technically related)
Rating: R
Spoilers: None
Characters: Luke/Reid, Past Luke/Noah, Other Misc characters
Disclaimer: As the World Turns and it's characters are not mine, no matter how much I enjoy playing with them. :)
Summary: What if Zoe succeeded in her plans to have Luke's baby?
Author's Notes: Flashbacks are in italics, and there are several lines of dialogue from the show (flashbacks) in the first few chapters. This story picks up right after Luke has promised Reid that his foundation will donate money to the new wing. That means no elevator, no Dallas, etc.
Previous Chapters: Prologue/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9
“You are really testing my resolve.”
“Good.” Luke smiled again. His hand found it’s way up Reid’s arm, sliding across his neck and touching Reid’s cheek. Luke moved a little closer.
Reid couldn’t help it. He knew he should back away, leave the room, and not look back, but he just..couldn’t.
Luke Snyder had gotten under his skin, and God help him, Reid wanted him there.
“What are you suggesting, Mr. Snyder?” Reid asked, purposefully avoiding Luke’s first name.
“Well.” Luke almost looked a little shy. “I thought I’d start with this.” He leaned over and kissed Reid. Reid slipped his arms around Luke’s waist and kissed him back. Luke suddenly pulled away, startling Reid. “Then I thought I’d segue in to asking you to dinner.”
“Food is good.” Reid said the first thing that came to mind, his voice husky. Luke kissed him again, his fingers tangling in Reid’s hair, his fingernails scratching lightly against his scalp. Reid inhaled deeply, then he was ravaging Luke's mouth with his own. Reid backed Luke up against the door, pressing against him.
Luke moaned, and it was like a bucket of ice water being dumped over Reid's head. He abruptly broke the kiss, gasping for air. Luke looked a little startled, and very thoroughly kissed.
“What?” Luke asked, searching his gaze.
“We should stop.” He leaned forward and touched his forehead to Luke's. “Because if we don't stop now, I won't be able to.”
The little hitch in Luke's breathing made Reid smile. He took a step back from Luke, instantly missing the feel of the younger man's body.
“I believe you said something about dinner?”
Luke laughed.
*
“Oh, thank God!” Katie exclaimed as Reid walked in the house.
“What?” Reid asked, setting his stuff down. “Hey, big guy.” He said to Jacob, who was sitting in the playpen.
“Kim called and said there was some sort of problem with the footage we shot today, so I have to go back to the studio, and the sitter can't make it.”
“And?”
“And I need you to watch Jacob.”
“I would love to, but I kind of have plans.”
That stopped Katie dead in her tracks. She went from frantically flying around the apartment, trying to get ready and throw her things into her bag to standing still and staring at Reid, open mouthed.
“What kind of plans?” Katie asked.
“The private kind.” He answered.
“You've been avoiding me all week, Reid.” Katie pointed out, checking her hair in the mirror on the living room wall. “And now you have plans you won't tell me about.”
“What's your point, Katie? I don't tell you every detail of my life.”
“Yes, you do.” She smiled. “So do your mysterious plans involve a certain Luke Snyder?”
“What would make you think that?” Reid tried not to let his emotions play across his face, but given Katie's knowing expression, he wasn't having much luck. She walked over a put a hand on Reid's arm.
“I'm happy for you.” Katie said, smiling. “So, he's interested?”
“You could say that.” Reid answered.
“I hate to ask you this, but can your plans involve hanging out here with Jacob?”
“Katie...”
“Please, Reid. I don't have anyone else to watch him.”
“Yeah, okay.”
“You're the best!” She exclaimed, leaning up and kissing his cheek before he could stop her. She was gone in flurry of blond hair, and then Reid was alone with Jacob.
“Okay, Kid.” He said. “Let's call Luke.”
*
Luke was just stepping out of the shower when his phone rang. He ran for his cell, barely getting a towel around himself. He grabbed the phone and answered it.
“Hello?” He gasped, out of breath.
“Luke?”
“Reid.” Luke replied, surprised.
“I just wanted to let you know there's been a change in plans.”
“You have to work?” Luke tried not to sound disappointed, but he didn't think he was successful.
“No, but Katie did, which means...”
“You have Jacob.” Luke finished for him. “That's okay.”
“We could just hang out here, if you wanted.” Reid suggested. “You could bring Rose.”
“Really?”
“We could order a pizza.”
“Sounds good.”
“I'll see you in a little while then.” Reid said softly, and Luke smiled.
“Yes, you will.”
*
Luke jogged down the stairs, dressed in jeans and a nice shirt. He headed into the living room, and smiled as he caught sight of Lily holding Rose.
“Hi.” He said. She glanced at him.
“You almost ready to go?” Luke nodded.
“There's been a change of plans though. I'm going to take Rose with me.”
“Are you sure?”
“Reid's got Jacob, so...” He trailed off. He took Rose from Lily and set about getting her ready to go.
“Luke, I just hope you know what your doing.”
“What are you talking about, Mom?”
“You and Noah just broke up...and you just found out about Rose...” She trailed off and Luke knew what she was trying to say.
“Mom, if this is about what Zoe did to me...”
“It's not.” Lily hurried to cut him off. “Not completely. Just...are you sure you should be getting involved with someone right now?”
Luke buckled Rose into her infant seat and walked over to his mother, putting his hands on her shoulders. He could see the worry and fear in her eyes.
“It's just a date.” Luke smiled. “Not a marriage proposal.” He sighed. “I'm not going to fall into bed with him, if that's what you're worried about.”
“Not exactly.” Lily replied. Luke saw that she had noticeably relaxed, and knew that she had been concerned Luke might jump into bed with Reid at the first opportunity. “I'll be fine. I promise.” With that he grabbed Rose's bag, picked up the infant seat and kissed his mother on the cheek.
“Thank you for worrying about me.” He said, and she smiled sadly. He squeezed her shoulder with his free hand and then headed for the door.