Summary: Reid chooses his job over Luke again and for Luke, it's the final straw. He leaves Oakdale and meets someone new. After a year, he returns. But is his relationship as perfect as it seems?
Disclaimer: I own nothing. This is fiction.
Warnings: Swearing, abuse, mentions of rape, maybe mpreg.
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Reid/Luke, OC/Luke, Richard/Noah, Casey/Allison
Prologue
"Reid please. This is important to me! Just ask for one night off. You've been working everyday for nearly two months. They'll give you some time off."
"And my job is important to me! You know I love my work Luke."
"Do you love it more than me?"
Reid's silence was all the answer the younger man needed.
"Oh God. You do love your work more than me. Don't you?"
"No. That's not it. Luke, I have put my entire life into my career. Everything I did before now has led me here, to Memorial. And if I need to work long hours to succeed, I will work those hours."
"And what about your personal relationships? What about us?"
"Luke, I really like you. But we've only been together a couple of months. I don't even know if we would last. I mean, even getting together in the first place was a task and a half. How do you know we would be a good couple?"
"Because I love you and unlike you, I want to make this work."
"I'm sorry Luke. But I don't know what to say.
"Well I do. I went through so much crap with Noah and I refuse to do it again with you. Your job is so important to you, fine. You can have all the time in the world to concentrate on it. I'm done with you Reid Oliver."
Luke grabbed his keys and stormed out of the house. Reid stood in the kitchen, dumbfounded. What had he done?
A/N R&R please. If you want me to continue, review. Also, in the warnings, I mentioned possible mpreg. Tell me what you think about that. Sorry if the characters are OOC. This is my first ATWT story. Next chapter, we meet Luke's new boyfriend and get a look at his new life.