17 Making new connections

[sylnl]

Word Soap: As The World Keeps Turning
Author: SYLnl
Title:  #17 Making new connections
Rating: PG
Summary:  Kim gets it. And so does Luke.
Big Thanks To: ltklo, for nurturing my nouns
Disclaimers: see chapters #1 to #16

The day ended as it had begun. The blond head on his arm, Luke’s hand on his chest, his leg tangled with his, his even breathing against his

Comments

[tldreamer]

LOVED this chapter. Especially as you acknowledge Kim's skills as an interviewer (all those years on WOAK with her talk show). I love how she and Reid were able to come to a detente and of course, how Reid is thinking of Bob like a father. Awwwww....

[sylnl]

Thanks for noticing that (kim)!!! I loved writing this one... a lot!

[ltklo]

“Your invitation had given me hope, especially after your remark about ‘the possibility of being part of something real’. So I showed up and again I was the odd one out.”

“You were not!”

“Excuse me. Did you bother to greet me, when you saw me? Nope. You turned to Noah and started explaining - or should I say apologizing - to him why I was there.”

“Oh God,” Luke had whispered and after parking the car at their home, he hadn’t moved.

“So I switched to my traditional self-defense mechanism and pretended I didn’t care. Pretended that the picture of you and Noah on your nightstand didn’t made me nauseous. That the thought of you and Noah making love on that bed didn’t make my skin crawl. So I wasn’t joking. I was hurting.”

This may be my favorite part of anything you've written. It really drives home how hopeful Reid was in that moment only to feel rejected. I'll never watch that scene the same way again.

[sylnl]

Wow, thank you for that!

[scotianova]

I feel the same - could only repeat it.
I never bought the 'well, ... first love is kind of funny..."-line.

Really love the ATWT-sequel of yours!

[sylnl]

Thank you SO much! No, that first love line never made any sense to me either. Now it does and it gives me some peace of mind, somehow

[shar_jere]

I am glad that reid and Kim has reach an understanding I hater her on the show because I hated the way she always treated Reid.thanks for sharing I really needed that my exams just started and they're kicking my ass LOL

[sylnl]

Good luck with the exams! Hope I'm not distracting too much:-)))

[nancygrew]

such a lovely and realistic way for Reid and Kim to come to turns. I'm sure Bob must be very relieved.

[sylnl]

I'm sure too. And thanks for your comments. The 'realistic' made me very happy:-)

[kccalgal]

So wonderful. I love the look back at the dinner party conversation between Luke and Reid. Its never too late to clear the air.

The line about needing a nudge or a bulldozer was classic! Great job.

[sylnl]

Thanks! It was one of those ATWT scenes that didn't really felt right. It's so great to be able to fix that now, hahaha. I should have thought about fan fiction much earlier... it would have spared me a lot of the irritation and frustration some story lines stirred up:-)