Luke smiled as he watched the couple on the dance floor. A few months ago, Chris Hughes had been on death's door. Now he was dancing with his new bride. Luke looked at the man he was sharing a table with. Reid Oliver noticed the look his boyfriend was giving him. "What?"

"Nothing," Luke said as he took Reid's hand. "I was just thinking about how today is all your fault."

"I didn't tell them to get married."

"No, you didn't. But you did get Chris his new heart. If it wasn't for you, he wouldn't be here today."

"Well, I am brilliant," Reid grinned.

"Yeah, I guess you are."

Reid leaned over and gave him a kiss then he went to steal Jacob from his grandma Lyla. Lyla had returned to Oakdale for her daughter's wedding. She was thrilled that Katie was marrying Chris. She was also spending time with Margo and Craig, spending time with Casey and Allison and getting to know Johnny and Gabriel. She had told Kim that she had been away too long and wasn't sure if her family really needed her anymore. Kim told her friend that your family never stopped needing you.

Luke watched as Reid played with Jacob. Reid was still an arrogant doctor. He had proved that when he had gone to Bay City and bullied the chief of cardiology to give him the heart that had been originally destined for Chris. After Chris' surgery, he had decided to take some time off to spend time with Katie and his parents so Reid won the Chief of Staff position.

Reid and Luke had just bought a house together. Reid said if he was going to stay in this one horse town and whip the hospital into shape, he needed to establish himself in the community. He had asked Luke to move in with him and when they found the house, they both fell in love with it. They had just finished moving in when Chris and Katie's wedding day arrived.

Luke thought about everything that had happened since he had met Dr. Reid Oliver. He had broken up with his first love, Noah Mayer. He had helped Henry fund a neurological wing at Memorial. He had traveled to Texas with Reid to help him fight a malpractice suit. He had started falling for the cranky doctor. He had said goodbye to Noah and now he was living his life with Reid.

Holden and Lily were still getting used to the new man in their son's life. They had both been very fond of Noah and they weren't sure about Reid and his gruff, sarcastic ways. They knew their son was in love and they knew that Reid was making an effort to fit in with the family. He already had Natalie and Ethan on his side. The two youngest Snyders thought that Reid was funny. Luke credited the time that Reid had spent with Jacob with giving the doctor a tolerance for children that he hadn't had before.

Reid had encouraged Luke to return to school and complete his degree. Luke had decided that a double major in social work and business would be better for his foundation. With Reid at the hospital for long hours out of the day, Luke's school schedule hadn't interfered with their lives. The courses that Luke had taken before he had been expelled had helped him get through most of the general education requirements at Oakdale University so he was able to concentrate on his course work for his majors. His counselor expected that he should be able to graduate within a year and a half.

That had been six months ago and Luke was pleased with his progress. He had also talked to Reid about cutting all ties to Damien. He had asked Reid if his partner thought he should sell Grimaldi shipping. They both agreed they would approach Lucinda about making it a subsidiary of Worldwide. His grandmother had been delighted at the idea of controlling this conglomerate and made sure that Luke remained a major stock holder in the company.

Reid came over with Jacob. "The munchkin was getting tired of all the attention from his long lost grandmother."

"Reid, Katie said that Lyla had been on tour for the last year and a half," Luke reminded. "This was the first chance she had to get back to Oakdale. From what Katie said, Lyla's going to be sticking around for a while though."

"Because she suddenly realized she had grandchildren who had know idea who she is. I mean, Johnny, Jacob and Gabriel I can understand, but Casey doesn't even remember her."

"From what Casey told me, Katie's father's death hit her mother very hard. She needed time away to work through her feelings. I know she's been gone a long time, but she also found an outlet for her emotions with her singing career. Maybe she shouldn't have stayed away so long, but that was her decision. Katie and Margo don't seem to resent her for it. I'm not sure about Craig though."

"Yeah, well, Craig's lucky he isn't in jail," Reid said as he shifted Jacob.

"I feel sorry for him," Luke said as Jacob handed him his pacifier. "He's lost custody of Johnny to Dusty and Janet. Gabriel is barely speaking to him and Lucy went back to Montega. I think if Rosanna hadn't come back he would be obsessed with getting Johnny back or forcing Gabriel back from New York."

"The guy needs a hobby."

Luke laughed. He sat back and watched Reid with Jacob. "You're really good with him."

"Yeah, well, him I get. He's just learning to talk so he can still be reasoned with."

"You ever thought about having one?"

"What, a kid?" Reid laughed a little. "I'd be a terrible father, and you know it."

"I'm not so sure about that," Luke argued. "You have changed since you came to Oakdale. At work you're still the arrogant doctor that nurses fear, but they respect you now. They know that you really care about what happens to the hospital. And you've become a great friend to not only Katie but to Chris as well. And you guys couldn't stand each other when he first came back. Plus there's the way you are with Jacob, not to mention Natalie and Ethan. I think you'd make a great dad."

Reid gave him a look. "You trying to tell me something Luke?"

Luke laughed. "No. But I think you should know, in the interest of full disclosure, that it is possible."

"How long have you known it was possible?"

"Since my last kidney infection. Susan did the test and told me it was possible. She didn't tell my parents, which was a good thing, since I hadn't actually come out to them yet."

"Did you tell Noah?"

Luke shook his head. "We weren't ready for that. I'm not sure we would have been."

"And we are?"

"We're ready to at least talk about it."

Reid looked at him for a minute. "Not here. Not now. Let me think about this and let me look into a few things."

"Like what?"

"Like how it would affect you considering your kidney transplant. Luke, even if we decide we want to have kids, if it's going to affect your health or put your life at risk, we're not going to do it."

Luke nodded and Reid leaned over and kissed him. He looked up after they parted. "I think you're about to lose your playmate."

Reid looked up and saw Lyla approaching. "Hello Dr. Oliver, Luke."

"Hello Mrs. Peretti," Reid said as he looked at Katie's mother. "Enjoying the reception?"

"Yes. Although my daughter tells me it's past Jacob's naptime. I thought I would take him home now."

"No that's okay," Reid said as he stood up. "Luke and I will take him home. You enjoy the rest of the party. Katie would be disappointed if you left before she tossed the bouquet."

Lyla gave him a look. "And she won't be disappointed if you leave early?"

"She knows how I am at parties. She's probably surprised I stayed this long. Come on Luke let's get this little guy home."

He started to walk away before Lyla could say anything else. Luke got up and followed him. "She's pretty mad at you."

"She shouldn't be. I just told her she didn't have to leave her youngest daughter's reception and take care of the baby. She should be glad."

"We'll see. We should probably say goodbye to Katie and Chris though."

"Yeah, you're right," Reid said as they turned to walk to the bride and groom. "Chris is coming back to the hospital after the honeymoon. Wonder if he'll want to be Chief of Staff again."

"You talked about it when he took his leave of absence," Luke said. "He said he wanted to be able to spend time with Katie and Jacob. And since Bob wanted to retire to spend more time with Kim, the board had no choice but to appoint you. I've talked to some of the board members. No one can see a reason to change that decision just because Chris returns to the hospital staff. They know you've been doing an excellent job running the hospital."

Reid just nodded as they approached Katie and Chris. Luke knew that Reid still doubted if he got the Chief of Staff position on merit or if it was because Chris had bowed out. He had been told that certain board members had wanted to see Bob Hughes' son take over the hospital. The majority of the board had said that Reid was the right man for the job. Deep down, Reid knew that. Luke just knew what other people didn't. There was a part of Dr. Reid Oliver that doubted himself. That was the part that helped make him human.

"Katie, Doogie," Reid said. "We thought we'd take the munchkin home for his nap so your mother can enjoy the rest of the reception with you."

"That's very sweet of you, Reid," Katie said as Chris held her close.

"Yeah, Reid thanks," Chris said. "I know Katie was looking forward to spending time with Lyla before we left on our honeymoon."

"We're happy to do it," Luke said. "Do you want us to take him to your place, or will he be all right at our place?"

"He should be fine at your place," Katie said as she took her son. "Be a good boy for Reid and Luke."

She gave him a kiss and passed him to Chris, who gave him a kiss on the cheek before passing him to Luke. "Either my mom or Lyla will pick him up after the reception."

"We'll take good care of him," Luke promised as Reid got the diaper bag and they headed out.