Ten minutes later, Luke was on the new neurology wing of Oakdale Memorial. He was walking towards Reid's office when he spotted his partner down the hall.
Reid looked up from his clipboard, saw Luke, smiled, and walked toward him.
"Hi," Reid said, kissing Luke. "Have fun with Mr. and Mrs. Mayer?" Reid asked sarcastically. He opened the door to his office and followed Luke inside.
"Yes and no," Luke said, sitting down on the couch. "Beth is sweet as anything. She reminds me so much of Maddie. But Noah! Ugh! All he's told her about Oakdale is that he went to school here and dated Maddie."
"He hasn't told her anything about you?"
"No. It's like he's made himself believe none of it happened."
"Idiot," Reid mumbled. Luke smiled slightly.
"You think Noah an idiot?"
"I've always thought Noah was an idiot. Since the moment I realized how poorly he was treating you. To have someone who love him so much – so much so, that person was willing to blackmail and kidnap – to just keep pushing you away because he wanted independence, or whatever the hell it was, was the most idiotic thing I'd ever seen. It astounded me," Reid said absentmindedly, standing over his desk and examining the medical charts that lay upon it.
Luke stood up and wrapped his arms around Reid's waist, resting his chin on Reid's shoulder.
"That's why I have you."
Reid smiled.
"Now that we've cleared up the fact that Noah is an idiot," Reid said, turning around in Luke's arms and placing his own around Luke's neck. "I don't understand him. Even if he wanted to pretend that he near three years he had with you never happened, to get married to a girl? How would that work?"
"Well, he was attracted to Maddie," Luke said.
"He never said he was bi, though. I always heard him say he was gay."
"I know. Oh, I don't know, Reid. I think I need to talk to him."
"For what? He treated you like dirt for years."
"I need to know. I need to know what I was to him."
"Why?" Reid said, frowning, breaking the contact, and turning away from Luke.
"Hey!" Luke said skirting around Reid and taking his face in his hands. "Please don't think it's because I still love him. Because I don't. Not a chance." He kissed Reid in assurance. "It's just…we had a bad break-up and then everything happened with me and you. And Noah left and then came back and I chose you and then he left to go to film school. We haven't spoken in five years and then I find him here, with a wife! It just makes me wonder what he felt for me. For closure."
Reid smiled slightly and stroked Luke's cheek.
"Then you should talk to Noah."
Luke smiled and hugged Reid. "Thank you for understanding. I love you," Luke whispered into Reid's ear.
Reid smiled and said, "I love you, too," just as his beeper went off. "I have to go. Will you be okay?"
Luke nodded. "You go save lives. I'll be fine."
"Okay." Reid kissed Luke and left the room.
Luke stood for a few seconds and the set off to find Noah.
