Thanks guys, for the nice reviews. I'm a little bit worried about this chapter honestly because we've learned how Reid handles deaths of his patients, but we've never seen how he'd handle the deaths of his family members. I tried not to make the characters too OOC. If I did can you guys offer some help?
Chapter 1
"Dr. Oliver," a nurse cautiously approached him. "Dr. Hughes was looking for you."
"Do you know what for?" he asked in his usual tone, looking over a patient's chart.
"No, but it seemed important."
"It SEEMED important or it IS important?"
"Um, I guess it is important, he was very eager to find you."
Reid took a deep breath, trying not to snap at the nurse. He put the chart down, throwing a 'thanks' at the surprised nurse as he left to find his boss.
"Reid," Bob said, as he ran into the neurosurgeon in the hallway. "I'm glad I found you, I have some... distressing news."
"Don't tell me you decided to give the Chief of Staff position to your son? I'm saying this honestly, now is not the time for him to -"
"No, this has nothing to do with my son. Can we talk in private please?"
Confused, Reid led them into an empty examination room. "What's so important it couldn't be said in the hall?"
"Reid, I took a message for you while you were in surgery before. Your father called, and I spoke to him-he was very understanding that you were busy-and he told me what he needed to pass on to you."
"What could possibly be so important that my father actually called Memorial?"
"Reid, maybe you should sit down."
Reid could tell the older man was trying to make whatever news he had to share easier. "No, really, I'm fine. Just say what my father told you."
Bob's eyes looked very depressing as he looked at the younger doctor. "Your brother and his wife were in a car crash last night. Neither of them made it."
Reid kept his stony mask up, but he was in shock. "Alex and Loretta are dead?"
Bob nodded sadly. "He says they're having the funeral in Austin. I expect you're going?" Even if Reid hadn't been planning to, Bob's tone left no room for argument. Basically, that was his way of telling Reid 'if you don't go I'll make your life here Hell.'
"I won't be gone long," he said.
"How old were they?" Katie asked, as Reid packed a bag to go to Austin for a few days.
"Alex would've been 40 this year. I believe Loretta was a year younger."
"Once again, I'm sorry, Reid."
"I know. Thank you."
"What're you gunna tell Luke?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you can't just go back to Texas for a few days and leave your boyfriend clueless in Illinois."
"Damn, I hadn't thought about that."
Someone knocked on the front door and Katie walked out of Reid's room to get it. She looked in the peephole and saw Luke. "Well, he better think fast," she mumbled before opening the door. "Hey Luke, um Reid's in the bedroom."
Luke smiled, thanking her before he headed to Reid's bedroom. The door had been left open, and Luke's smile fell when he saw his boyfriend packing a suitcase.
"You're leaving?"
A/N: Well that seemed so much longer when I wrote it. But I'm glad I'm posting another chapter for you guys. Again, any advice you can give me would be appreciated. I won't be able to write chapter 2 yet because tonight's my best friend's sweet 16 and I'll be doing my nails and getting ready and everything all day. But yeah, I hope you guys enjoyed.
