Title: The Visitor

Author: jberri79

Rating: PG

Characters: Luke, Noah, Reid, Jade OFC's

W/C: 2,711

Disclaimer: I don't own these characters. This is merely a stress reliever.

Summary: Life inside the Mayer Family, at least my take on it.

Warnings: Warm family moments- but that's not a warning. Loaded with Reid, sorry I like him, just as long as he's not touching Luke.

Author's Note: Reid and Noah are friends in this, the way they should've been on that damn show. Will take somewhat from canon but for the most part AU big time since Reid's dead and such.

Feedback: Appreciated

Beta'd: Nope all mistakes mind. And mine alone.

Noah hated crowds. Absolutely hated them, if he could avoid them he would. He loved the quiet- the calm of things which was funny in itself since the work he did was in a word 'hectic' and the love of his life was a little more then loud and loved a crowd and knew how too entertain.

Luke could conform to any situation- could play any part he was a jack of all trades so to speak. He could charm the pants off of any one. And in some situations leave Noah in a state of awe watching, as he worked his magic. He once charmed his way out of a ticket, Noah thought for sure it was never gonna happen- but to his delight and disbelief it did, because with a wink of his eye and a flash of pearly whites they were sent on their merry way with a warning and a have a nice night as a reply.

Noah's disbelief came from the fact that Luke didn't even know what he was capable of, which was probably for the best- knowing would probably foil him.

Luke's ability 'superpower' some would call it, could have came in handy at this very moment- but sadly no Luke. And that was the reason Noah stood by the curb next to his car outside of O'Hare airport silently cursing to the heavens, while a police officer smiled and politely handed him a ticket for parking in a tow away zone. "Be lucky that's all I did kid, I could have had it towed." The short portly man said as he squished himself into his car and drove away.

"Asshole," Noah muttered watching as the police car left.

"That's a bad word daddy. You shouldn't say that. And why did he call you a kid daddy? Your not a kid daddy I'm a kid."

Noah looked down at his four year old daughter who recently started asking questions without taking breaths. "I know munchkin sorry, daddy's just a little upset."

"Cause you got a ticket?" Lu asked frowning.

"Yeah." Noah had to smile at that, his Lu was always stating the obvious.

After stuffing the ticket in his pocket he walked them to the car and looked around wondering where he could park. O'Hare airport was always so crowed and he wanted too make sure he didn't miss him when he came out of the front entrance.

When Lu was safely seated in her car seat Noah pulled off looking for a spot. After about twenty minutes and more then a handful of 'why this and why that daddy' he finally found one and parked.

Taking Lu's hand he ran six very long blocks back to the entrance and walked in with Lu tagging along behind him. He kept his grip on her hand tight has he entered the busy airport, he found the gate he was looking for and waited patiently. He decided too pick Lu up and put her on his shoulders, something she loved. "Keep a look out for him munchkin."

They stood by the gate and Noah watched as other adults walked by tugging along their own bundles of joy through the airport. Some looked quite happy while others seemed about two seconds away from pulling out their hair. Crowds were quite stressful and the crowds at the airport took the cake. Still Noah was in away content at 'people watching' while Lu played with his hair and nonchalantly put it out there that she hadn't had MacDonald's in a while and that she spotted one by where he parked the car, he had to laugh at how cool her tone sounded pointing that out; she was basically saying hint- hint.

Fifth teen minutes had passed by while he waited; Noah noted this as he looked at his watch. "Maybe we're at the wrong gate?" He sighed as he looked up at the signs too make sure he was in the right place. He turned around making a full circle and giggled at the squeal that came out of Lu's mouth.

"Do that again daddy!" Lu put her arms straight out and begged for him to do it again. "Please daddy!"

He craned his head to the side too get a look at her "give me a kiss first." After Noah received his kiss he begin too spin around making sure he was holding her legs tight before doing so. After about the fifth spin Lu yelled to get his attention.

"He's here daddy! He's here!" Lu yelled. "Let me down!"

"Relax Lu, he's not going to leave without us." Noah let her down and watched as she energetically run in the direction of their new arrival and jumped in his arms almost knocking him over. His bags had fallen while locked in the embrace and Noah quickly picked them up while he picked up Lu.

"You're late," Noah said feigning annoyance while putting the strap of the bag over his head and looking through the pockets on the outside of the bag.

"Looking for something Mr. Mayer?"

"Yeah." Was all Noah said as he opened the bag and continued his search, Reid just smirked and focused his attention on Lu poking her in her stomach and telling her how different she looked from the last time he saw her. "Are you sure you're Lu?"

"It's me uncle Reid. I promise" she giggled.

Reid put on his best shocked face and had too object, telling her it was no way she was his niece his niece was smaller and her head wasn't so big. Lu protested by telling him she was still very small and didn't have a big head. After giving her a close examination by lifting her chin and turning it from side to side he conceded "God you've gotten big, I have got too visit more." Lu smiled and hugged him around the neck real tight.

Reid started to walk off with Lu still hanging from his hip; he turned around abruptly too stare at Noah. "It's not in there Mr. Mayer." He snorted and continued walking.

Noah looked up and glared in Reid's direction. "Why didn't you just say that then!"

Reid turned around again and laughed, "because watching you search through my bag like a child on Christmas day was- is funny." He laughed some more and walked towards the entrance.

"Asshole!"

"Daddy!….. Bad word." Lu scolded.

"Daddy's sorry!" Noah had a look of embarrassment on his face as he ran too catch up with them. When he got to them Reid slapped him lightly on the back of the head. "Don't swear at your elders. And don't worry you'll get it." Reid slapped the back of Noah's head lightly once again and smiled. "Now point me in the direction of the car, my ass is hungry."

"Uncle Reid." Lu whined, "you shouldn't use bad words, it's bad and your not bad are you?"

"Sometimes." Reid smirked. Lu gave him a questioning look and in a kid like way she narrowed her eyes and shook her head in disappointment. "Sorry munchkin." Noah laughed as Reid bowed his head in shame at being the one scolded now by a four year old.

"Good for you."

"Whatever… I'm hungry, what's on the menu?"

"I don't know, Luke's supposed to cook tonight."

"Tonight?….. I'm hungry now," Reid huffed. "Is there a McDonalds nearby?"

The excited yell that came from Lu had both Reid and Noah cringing away from the sheer loudness of it. "There's one by where daddy parked uncle Reid over there over there." She pointed excitedly over in the direction of where Noah had parked.

Reid glanced up at Noah with an apologetic look on his face which quickly changed into a grimace. "I don't see a McDonalds Mr. Mayer? Where exactly did you park?"

Noah gave his own apologetic look. "Sorry but as you can see it's packed around here. I'm parked about six blocks away on a side street. And I got a ticket no thanks to you." Noah stuck his tongue out and started to walk away.

"You want me to pay for it?" Reid asked sincerely.

Noah stopped and quickly turned around. "No….. I was joking Reid, don't worry about it."

"Good, cause I wasn't going to pay up anyway." They both shared a little chuckle and started too walk.

While walking back to the car Reid put Lu down and took her hand and wrapped his arm around Noah's shoulder "Now. Tell me about the baby." Noah's grin almost split his face at the mention of the baby.

"No words man, just when you see him- you will turn into a puddle." Reid gave him a yeah right look.

"Whatever man, you have a heart and you know it. You are the same man who can't say no to this one." He pointed his finger at Lu who was smiling brightly up at them.

Reid was looking down at Lu who was now smiling sweetly just at him he looked back up at Noah. "I can say no to her." He said hesitantly; his brow furrowed has he focused his attention back on Lu. Not quite believing his owe words and wouldn't let on but Noah knew the truth.

Noah rolled his eyes. "No you can't." With no doubt in his voice.

"Yes I can," Reid argued not liking Noah's tone.

This banter went on and on until they made it back to the car. "Face it Reid, you're wrapped around her little finger and you know it." Noah grinned.

"So. Are. You," Reid grinned back.

"True." Noah admitted.

Noah unlocked the car and Lu climbed in first. "Man Mayer, did you have to park so far?" Reid nagged looking over the top of the car towards Noah.

"It was the only parking spot I could find, stop complaining."

"Mr. Mayer I'm on vacation, I shouldn't have to walk anywhere," Reid replied in mock annoyance as he fell into the passenger seat. Noah rolled his eyes for what felt like the hundredth time since getting to the airport. He put Reid's bags in the back next to Lu and got in, he was about to say something in response to Reid when Lu started too speak.

"Uncle Reid?"

"Yes munchkin?" Reid asked turning his body in the seat to look at her.

"Why do you call Daddy Mr. Mayer?" Both men glanced at each other before addressing her, Noah cleared his throat and smiled before speaking.

"Sweetheart it's a nick name."

"But daddy, that's your last name." She bounced back at him.

Touche.

"I know sweetheart but-" Noah could see Reid from the corner of his eye chuckling. "Um….. it's because we're friends so-"

"But daddy….. how come he doesn't call you Noah? If he's your friend?" Her brow was starting too wrinkle.

"Yeah"… Noah said slowly- his brow doing the same thing. "We are fri-"

Before Noah could finish, Reid was stepping in. "Munchkin?"

"Yes uncle Reid."

"You know how we call you Lu?"

"Yes," she said wide eyed.

"And how you just answered too munchkin?"

"Un huh," she said enthusiastically like some big secret was about to be revealed.

"That's not your name right?"

"No. It's Noah Luka," she announced happily. "Daddy tells me all the time, I'm named after him and poppy."

"Poppy….." Reid murmured. "Who the hell came up with that idea again? What are you people Spanish?" Reid smirked.

Noah laughed. "Don't make fun."

"Whatever," Reid said laughing right back. He turned his attention back on Lu. "Okay but yet they call you Lu right?" Reid said picking the conversation right back up.

"Right" …Lu answered nodding strong in agreement.

"It's a nick name. It's what people who are close do, it's a term of endearment."

Reid turned around in the seat pleased with himself. "Nice one," Noah muttered sarcastically.

"What?" Reid said annoyed.

"You just opened up a whole new can of-"

"What's term of dearment mean?" Noah smiled knowingly at Reid, he knew that was gonna happen.

"Endearment munchkin," Reid corrected. "The word is endearment."

"Okay….. what does it mean."

"Um….. it means you care about the person, you love them."

"Love... them?" Lu repeated.

"Yeah."

"You love my daddy?"

"Um….yeah," Reid said slowly, he had a weird feeling this was a trap.

"What about my Poppy?….. You not taking daddy away from Poppy are you?" Lu started to panic and her eyes started too brim with tears.

"No Lu never," Reid rushed to explain. "I love your poppy also, he saw the tension in her face clear away even as the tears fell down her face, Noah handed her a tissue and told her to relax. Reid breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back into the seat. Little did he know she was back there in her car seat more confused then ever.

"You don't give Poppy a nick name? You just call him Luke why? If you love him like daddy why come he doesn't have a dearment ?"

Reid turned to looked at her once more, she had a look of confusion on her pretty face. Reid didn't know what else to say, he looked at Noah for assistance.

"Nope," was all he got from Noah who was smirking at him.

Reid looked out the window and saw MacDonald's across the street from where they were parked he gasped loudly and pointed in its direction. "Oh my god Lu!….. look its MacDonald's! Who wants a happy meal!"

Forgetting about the conversation Lu screamed aloud and asked for a smoothie instead of juice with her happy meal. Their previous conversation out the window once MacDonald's was thrown in. Noah looked at Reid in shear disbelief; started the car and headed for mickie dees. Reid fell back into the seat and closed his eyes taken a deep breath. "Jesus," he whispered. "That was rough."

"Tell me about it," Noah replied.

Ten minutes later they had their food. Lu sat quietly in the back playing with her toy and eating her nuggets, Reid looked content taking a big bite out of his Big Mac, Noah had his eyes on the road while his hand somehow reached Reid's bag too grab a handful of French-fries. "So" … Noah started. "Be nice to Jade when you meet her." Reid took his attention off of his burger and cocked his eyebrow in Noah's direction.

"What does that mean?" Reid asked a slight smile appearing on his face. They were stopped at a red light and Noah only glanced sideways at him.

"You know exactly what that means," Noah glared. "And stop smiling, just behave okay?"

Silence.

"Reid!" Noah warned.

"Okay! I'll behave….. Geez! You want me too sign something in blood?"

"Maybe. If it's needed," Noah grinned; snatching the burger out of Reid's hand and taking a bite. The light turned green and Noah handed the buger back to him. "Let's go home," Noah breathed. And they were off.