Title: Long Overdue

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Rating: Pg-13

Summary: Luke takes Reid to the Snyder Farm for some relaxation

Disclaimer: I own nothing

Author's Note: My first LuRe fic please bear with me. Set after they've returned from Dallas, I excluded the kiss, so they haven't experienced that one yet.

~Chapter 1: Luring him in~

Luke stared at Dr. Oliver from across the hall at Memorial; they had just come back from a meeting with the Board. It seemed like that was all they were doing these days, having meeting, looking over plans for the new wing, talking about the new wing and the specifics of what was to go in, what was not to go in, and Luke's ideas being shot down constantly. Luke was fine with it; as long as Dr. Oliver had his medical license he could turn down any idea what so ever. Sitting here, watching Dr. Oliver making his rounds, having the interns jump to attention whenever he stared at them or said something to them was amusing. If only they had seen the softer side of him like he did, they wouldn't be acting that way. Remembering that time, Luke realized that something had awakened in him. Something he hadn't felt in quite some time. A need. He was thinking about this when Dr. Oliver made his way over to him

"God, I wonder how these idiots even pass medical school these days. Are they just handing out licenses' left and right now? I swear she didn't understand a word I was saying" said Reid as he made himself a cup of coffee.

"Yeah well she probably was too frightened of you to absorb anything that you said to her, I bet she couldn't wait to run off" goaded Luke, smiling at the face Dr. Oliver was making.

Reid took a sip of coffee before sitting down next to Luke, he closed his eyes and rubbed his neck, trying to ease the tension he was feeling there, what he wouldn't give for a good massage now. Luke could feel the heat rising in his neck; he remembered Kevin doing that some exact thing when he first realized he was gay. It made Luke remember the feeling he had back then, so scared that someone was going to find out, that someone was going to hate him for being him. But something about the way Dr. Oliver looked just now made him want to ravage him, he never felt that way about Kevin, nor Noah, strangely. Luke could see the stiffness in Dr. Oliver's shoulders; he had seen him tensing up every day until after the results of the hearing came. Dr. Oliver had been so happy he grabbed the nearest person, who happened to be Luke and hugged him. It surprised Luke but he let it go, if it had been a kiss, he wouldn't have known how to act. But the tense in the shoulders, Luke had been feeling it too, with all that had been happening to him these past few months Luke seemed to have forgotten what fun was. Suddenly an idea hit him.

"Dr. Oliver, do you have any plans for this evening?" asked Luke

Reid quickly looked in his direction, Luke could have sworn he saw something flicker in his eyes but it was gone before he could decipher it and back was the shield of indifference Dr. Oliver always put up.

"Are you asking me on a date Mr. Snyder?" asked Reid jokingly.

"No….no… of course not" said Luke flustered "there's just someplace I want to show you, it's kinda like a famous landmark around here"

"You mean there's something you people actually think is famous in this one horse town?"

"Yes, and are you free?"

"Well Mr. Snyder you have me intrigued to see what you call famous here, so yeah I'm in"

"Good, I'll see you after your shift" said Luke as he quickly got up and headed out of the hospital

"WAIT!" called Reid, but it was futile, Luke was already gone "you didn't tell me where we were going?"

Reid sighed and went back to his rounds, all the while; in the back of his mind he wondered where Mr. Snyder was taking him.

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Luke felt giddy; something he hadn't felt since he was first with Noah, but that was something he didn't want to think about. Noah had made it clear that he didn't want Luke in his life. When Luke looked back on it all, he was amazed on how many times Noah had pushed him away, while Luke always tried to make them work no matter what the situation. Whenever Noah was in a bad spot, Luke was always there by his side to help him through it all, his father, Ameera. But once the situation was reversed Noah didn't even bother to try. But enough of that tonight. Tonight was Dr. Oliver's night. He was going to make him relax one way or another. He had set everything up his grandma Emma was away helping his Aunt Meg, Molly and his Dad were out of town, Faith was staying over at a friend's house, so the Farm was his tonight. He planned to show Dr. Oliver around the farm, a place where everyone seemed to migrate in the summer, and enjoy the Snyder Pond. He had a couple of Horses saddled and ready to go, had some sandwich fixings chilling in the fridge and some of his Grandma Emma's famous Cookies stuffed in a bowl tucked away in the basket ready for a late dinner. He had everything ready, now all he needed was Dr. Oliver and they could get going.

Dr. Reid Oliver didn't think that he could ever be more nervous than he was now. He had no idea where he was going with Mr. Snyder, what was planned, when he'd be back or when he'd eat. He called Katie earlier to tell her he wouldn't be back for a while, their conversation didn't help Reid's nervousness one bit, in fact it increased it.

"Katie, hey just calling to let you know I won't be back after my shift tonight, in fact I can't say when I'll be in" stated Reid

"Ok… did you land another shift?" asked Katie

"No I'm going out"

"Where are you going?" he could hear the shock in her voice, he didn't blame her.

"I really don't know, Mr. Snyder has not informed me of that"

"OH… you're going to be with Luke" said Katie; he could hear the smile in her voice.

"Now Katie, you know we discussed this, there is nothing going on between us"

"Ok, ok, whatever you say. So he gave you no hint on where he was taking you for your date" he knew she was goading him and yet he rose to the occasion.

"It's not a Date! And no, all he said was that it was like a famous landmark or something"

Silence met him on the other end,

"Katie, you there? Katie?"

"Yeah I was just wondering about where….. OH there! Ok I get it now. Well you have fun tonight Reid, and I won't wait up" said Katie

"Wait Katie, you know where he's taking me, tell me"

"Sorry, got to go" she ended with an ecstatic giggle

Reid was getting more frustrated now. He was kept out of the loop and that was something he didn't like. He had been off his shift for about 30 minutes and Mr. Snyder had yet to arrive. He could not think that there was something 'famous' around here. Hell the only thing he saw back in Texas was the Alamo and that was because his ex thought he'd like it. Needless to say Reid left San Antonio single. He was still wrapped in his thoughts when Luke came through the Locker room door, grinning wide. Reid felt a little apprehensive; he wondered if he could back out of this little, whatever it was, because it wasn't a date.

"You ready?" asked Luke

"Yeah, but can you please tell me where we're going?" asked Reid

Luke laughed and Reid swore his smile couldn't get any bigger; he was enjoying this, the smug bastard.

"Sorry Dr. Oliver but you're just going to have to wait."

"I hate waiting. It's a waste of time"

Luke rolled his eyes and told him to come on. Reid had a bad feeling about this.

The whole ride over Dr. Oliver annoyed Luke about the particulars of where they were going. Why they had to wait so late to see it, why couldn't they see it tomorrow, when was he going to eat. Luke was thankful when the drive came into sight, he was about to murder him. When they pulled up at the main house, Reid was to say, shocked.

"You brought me to a farm, Mr. Snyder. What is so great about a farm?" asked Reid.

"Yes I brought you to a farm, and why is it so great?" smiled Luke "It's because it is my family's farm. I grew up here for a good part of my life."

To say Reid was shocked was an understatement. He couldn't imagine Luke on a farm, doing chores and mucking stalls.

"You might want to pick your chin off the ground." Laughed Luke

"I just can't see you living on a farm, Mr. Snyder. I always thought of you with that silver spoon." Said Reid

"My mom's side is the one with the money, Dr. Oliver, as well as my 'Bad' Dad. But this is my 'Good' Dad's land, belonging to the Snyder's. I absolutely love this place; it makes me feel welcome no matter what has happened. So yeah I had both lives, and I wouldn't trade any of it for the world"

Reid looked at him with a new light in his eyes; there was something different about Mr. Snyder now, something that attracted him even more. He tore his eyes away from Luke and back towards the now intriguing farm.

"As much as I love learning about you, why exactly are we here, Mr. Snyder?"

Luke smiled and grabbed Dr. Oliver by the arm and pulled him inside of the farm house. Once inside Luke let go and hurried over towards the fridge, pulling out the bag of fixings and drinks, putting them inside the basket and making sure everything was there. Dr. Oliver looked over the kitchen and dining room area, a gleam in his eye.

"It's very homey" said Reid

"I don't know if I should take that as a compliment or insult" said Luke

Reid shrugged and kept looking around, Luke watched as he tried to lean one way or another trying to see into other rooms and get a closer look at something else. He was actually being polite, not barging into the other rooms, but Luke got the hint.

"Alright, come on. I'll give you the grand tour of the Snyder house."

They came down the stairs and were back in the kitchen after Luke gave Dr. Oliver the tour, he had asked questions and was genuinely curious about Luke's life on the farm.

"Well there you go, the tour of the house, now come on, we need to head out to the Barn. There's more to see than just the house." Smiled Luke.

Reid smiled and nodded. Luke grabbed the picnic basket and a bag that had been sitting on the porch, on their way out of the house to the barn. Reid wondered what was in it. He followed Luke out to the barn, once he was inside, all he could think about was Luke bailing hay and mucking the horse stalls, looking all sweaty and hot. He shook away the fantasy and continued to follow Luke future into the barn, they stopped at the last couple of stalls and there Reid saw two horses saddled and ready to go. Luke had planned all this, and as much as he knew it wasn't true, it was beginning to feel more and more like a real date, a warm feeling spread throughout his body.

"You do know how to ride a horse right Dr. Oliver?" asked Luke

"Of course Mr. Snyder"

"Once again can you please just call me Luke, Mr. Snyder is my dad"

Reid didn't answer; he just grabbed the horn of the saddle and hoisted himself up on the horse. Luke had once thing going through his mind, Urban Cowboy. Never had that phrase suited him as much as it did just then. He had to say it was a sexy image, seeing Dr. Oliver getting on a horse. He shook his head and followed suite. Reid looked over to Luke as he hoisted himself over the saddle, he had given Reid a nice view of his ass, and Reid could have sworn his jeans just got a little tighter. A moan was suppressed as he looked away and tried to calm his body.

Luke looked over to Reid and saw a pained expression on his face and witnessed him shift a little in the saddle, a sly grin crossed his face.

"You ready Dr. Oliver?"

"As I'll ever be Mr. Snyder"

And off they went, on a tour of the rest of the Snyder farm.

To be continued….

A/N: So how was it, good? Bad? Let me know. More to come soon and it's going to get steamer.