Summary: We meet Luke's new boyfriend and get a glimpse of his new life.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. This is fiction
A New Life
Luke put his laptop back in his bag as the professor finished his lecture. He walked out of the Newman Building waving goodbye to his friends. He had a lecture in five minutes in the Quinn Building. Stupid lectures. Why had he chosen a business as a minor? Sometimes Luke hated UCD. It was so far away from home and the Snyders. Thankfully, it was also miles away from Reid Oliver. Luke's heart had been broken by the doctor. He needed distance from Oakdale. His mother hadn't been too happy.
Flashback
"Luke, you can't leave because of one man!"
"It's not just Reid mom."
"What do you mean?"
"I can't remember the last good thing to happen to me here. My alcoholism, the paralysis, everything with Noah, the foundation and Grimaldi Shipping which make me miserable and now Reid. My life is like one of those soaps that Grandma Emma watches."
"When you put it like that. But where are you going to go?"
"I got into University College Dublin."
"In Ireland?"
"Yep. Mom, I need to get away. Far away."
"But Ireland?"
"UCD is a good college. And the distance will help heal me. So will meeting new people."
"If you're sure."
"I am."
"Ok then. Go to Ireland."
End Flashback
Luke had let Katie tell Reid. Luke never heard from the older man. Reid didn't care. But Luke had someone new. Siva Kaneswaran. Tall, dark and handsome. Perfect in every way. Luke met him on his first day in the college. By Christmas, they were together. Now, in his third and final year in UCD, the two lived together in Clonskeagh. As his lecturer droned on about the recession and it's effect on international business, Luke felt himself falling asleep. God, why had he chosen business?
"I'm home."
"You're late."
"I had a meeting with my group for an English project. Sorry."
He was grabbed by his boyfriend and pulled into a kiss.
"Missed you."
"Missed you too Siva."
His boyfriend was sweet, kind, funny and handsome. But he was also angry and possessive. At times he scared Luke. The American stayed with him though because the good outweighed the bad.
"Your mother left a message. Said to call her back. It sounded important."
"I'll go do that."
Twenty minutes later, Luke hung up on his mother. He couldn't believe this.
"Everything ok?"
"My mother says I need to go home."
"Back to America? Why?"
"There are problems with Grimaldi Shipping and the Foundation. She needs my help."
"Why your help?"
"Because I'm the boss. This is why I took business as a minor. English will always be my first love, but business is important to me and I need it to succeed."
"So we're going to America?"
"We?"
"Of course I'm going with you Luke. I love you. And we've been together two and a half years. I should probably meet your family. You've met mine. Besides, how do I know I can trust this Reid Oliver around you?"
And there was the possessive Siva.
"You can trust me around him."
"I know I can. But I'd feel better if I was there."
"Ok then. We're going to Oakdale."
A/N It all seems good right. Appearances can be deceiving. Also, I said Luke/OC, but Siva Kaneswaran is a real person. He's in a British boy band called The Wanted. And there will be mpreg at some point. Next chapter, Siva meets the family and Noah.