Characters: Luke/Reid, Katie, mentions of Bob, Kim and Nuke.

Disclaimer: As the World Turns and it's characters are not mine, no matter how much I enjoy playing with them. :)

Author's Note: So far, what I have been spoiled for is on accident, so please keep your comments as spoiler free as possible! :)

Summary: Katie decides to play matchmaker one last time. My take on two spoilers for this coming week: Reid misinterprets a moment between Luke and Noah, and Reid's grand romantic gesture. Come on now. Are we supposed to believe that matchmaking Katie isn't going to be involved in the grand gesture at all? Companion piece to Matchmaker. Reid POV


Chapter 3: Happy

Luke practically pounces on him the minute they enter Katie's house. Reid drops the box of stuff from his office, uncaring that anything fragile might break. Luke is more important than anything that could be in there.

Luke's fingers tangle themselves in Reid's hair, and Reid groans. Luke is a hair puller and he loves that about him.

"You are insane." Luke mumbles against his mouth.

"I thought it was what you wanted." Reid murmurs back, pulling his mouth away from Luke's to focus on undoing the buttons on Luke's shirt.

"I…" Luke trails off, momentarily distracted by Reid's fingers brushing lightly against his chest as he worked on his shirt buttons. "I was hurt that you didn't talk to me about it." Luke manages to get out, putting a hand under Reid's chin and tilting his face up to look so he could see Reid's eyes. Reid's fingers stop, resting against the last button on Luke's shirt. "I know how much being a doctor means to you." Luke whispers. "I know what you did for me today." Luke kisses Reid softly. "Thank you."

Reid doesn't know what to say. He swallows thickly, hoping that Luke can read what he's trying to express in his eyes. He must, because then Luke is kissing him again, and Reid remembers that he still has one more button to go on Luke's shirt. He undoes it quickly, and slides the shirt off Luke's shoulders. It puddles to the floor at Luke's feet, and then Reid is touching Luke's skin.

He starts with light strokes on Luke's forearms, making the younger man shiver as he moves up towards his shoulders. Pressing his palms flat against Luke's chest, he runs his hands slowly downward, feeling Luke tremble. Luke whimpers against his mouth as Reid reaches for Luke's belt. Suddenly, Luke's hands are stopping him, and he pulls back.

"What?" Reid gasps. He prays that Luke is not backing out. Not again.

"We should probably take this somewhere other than Katie's living room." Luke says, breathing heavily. "I'm not really an exhibitionist." He jokes. Reid can't help but break out into a wide smile, relieved. "Besides," Luke continues playfully. "You're still wearing too many clothes."

"Come on." Reid orders him, pulling Luke by the hand down the hall and into his bedroom. He shuts the door behind them, and pulls off his suit jacket, throwing it onto a nearby chair. He grins at Luke as if issuing a challenge.

Clothing really wasn't an issue after that.


Reid gathers contents for sandwiches, happily humming a mindless tune. The sound of the shower shutting off fills the apartment, and Reid can't help but smile. He doesn't hear Katie come in, he's so intent on the food in front of him, and thinking about Luke.

"Reid, have you seen my…" He hears Luke say, as he walks into the living room. Reid looks up to see Luke standing there in nothing but his khaki pants and follows Luke's gaze to see Katie standing. "Shirt." Luke finishes as Katie holds it out to him. Luke blushes as Katie gives them both a knowing smile, and the look on Luke's face would be incredibly endearing if Reid weren't just as embarrassed. "Thanks, Katie."

"No problem." She says. Her eyes are bright with mirth. Reid can see she's trying not to laugh as Luke takes the shirt from her hands and slips it on. Katie clears her throat, and then busies herself by reaching into the car seat to get Jacob out. "I'll just go put him down." She continues, walking quickly down the hallway to the nursery.

Still red in the face, Luke approaches Reid at the counter, trying to button his shirt while he walks. Reid pulls him closer by the lapels of the shirt.

"Let me." He says, watching Luke's eyes darken with lust. He quickly re-buttons the shirt, Luke watching his every movement. It isn't until Reid adjusts the collar that Luke leans up and kisses him. Reid is surprised, but slips his arms around Luke's waist, holding him tightly.

Katie clears her throat, and they jump apart. She shakes her head, and joins them in the kitchen.

"Sandwiches again?" She asks, grabbing plates from the cupboard, and handing them to Luke.

"Like there's anything else." Reid says with a smirk.

"You're really making sandwiches?" Luke is clearly surprised.

"You haven't lived until you've tried one." Reid insists, taking one of the plates from Luke's hand, and sets a sandwich on it. Luke's eyes widen and Reid nearly laughs at the comical expression on his face.

"Mine will have about half the meat and cheese." Katie grabs some drinks from the fridge. "And a little more of the leafy green stuff."

"Buzzkill." Reid snarks, throwing her sandwich together quickly. Luke takes one of the drinks from Katie, and heads to the table with his sandwich. Katie gets her a second later, and joins Luke at the table. They sit in slightly uncomfortable silence, waiting for Reid.

Reid sits down a second later, his sandwich twice as large as the one he made for Luke.

"Seriously, Reid." Katie points at his plate. "Heart attack."

He ignores her and takes an obnoxiously large bite. Luke can't help but laugh, and they fall into easy conversation.

Reid watches Katie out of the corner of his eye. She seems like she's waiting for something to happen, covertly checking her watch. He's about to ask her, when Jacob starts crying. She sets down her sandwich, and heads for the nursery.

"You're not really going to eat all that, are you?" Luke asks. Reid flashes him a smile and Luke shakes his head.

"Hey now, you weren't complaining about my appetite earlier." Reid says, swallowing his food. Luke opens his mouth to reply, seems to think better of it, and goes back to eating his sandwich. Reid glances down the hall and sees that Katie is still in Jacob's room. He reaches out and puts his arm on the back of Luke's chair, his hand reaching up to play with the ends of his hair. Luke relaxes against him with a sigh, and Reid leans in and kisses him.

"You two really need to time that better." Katie comments as interrupts them again. They pull apart, and go back to eating, but Reid leaves his arm on the back of Luke's chair and he doesn't seem to mind. Katie takes a bite of her sandwich, and then a sip from her soda. "In honor of you two finally getting it together," She begins, holding her soda can up. "I'd like to propose a toast. May you two be as happy as Brad and I were."

Katie looks a little teary, so Reid and Luke both pick up their drinks and clink them gently against hers.

"You're such a sap." Reid teases, trying to make the haunted look her eyes go away. He succeeds, and she smacks him on the arm.

Jacob's crying again, and Katie hurries towards the nursery.

This time it's Luke who leans over and kisses him.

"Are we trying this again?" Reid laughs against his mouth. "Stealth isn't really working for us." He says, pulling back a little.

"Just shut up and kiss me." Luke orders quietly, and Reid does as asked. He wishes they were alone, because after a comment like that, he'd love to do more to Luke than just kiss him.

"Crap, sorry." Katie exclaims, coming back into the room. As they jump apart, Luke laughs and Reid smiles, shooting Luke a look that clearly says 'I told you so'.

"Jacob okay?" Luke asks.

"He's fine." Katie replies. "I think he's teething."

They finish eating, Reid starting on his second sandwich. His arm is once again on the back of Luke's chair, and his fingers have found his way back into the ends of Luke's hair.

"I still can't believe you quit." Luke says, looking at him. Reid feels the corner of his mouth turn up.

"I can't believe I almost let you go." He tells Luke, enjoying the blush it causes.

Reid's phone rings, and glances at the caller id in surprise.

"It's Bob." He says, confuses. "What could he want?"

"You should answer it." Katie encourages.

"What do you want?" Reid snaps into the phone, not caring how it sounds. Bob doesn't seem to take offense and instead starts to explain that he's made a mistake, and he wants Reid back on staff. "You're kidding?" Reid replies with anger. He can feel Luke's curiosity filled eyes boring into him. "And why would I want to do that?"

Bob apologizes and explains that he was in the wrong.

"And how do I know the same thing won't happen again?" Reid wants to know. He feels Luke take his hand and lock their fingers together. Bob continues that there won't be a deal with Invicta corp due to some shady business dealings in the past. "I see." Reid says. "Can I get that in writing?" Bob assures him it will be written into his contract, and that's enough for Reid. "Yeah, fine." He agrees as Bob suggests meeting in the morning to go over the fine print. "See you then." Reid hangs up the phone and stares at it for a moment.

He's not sure what just happened.

"Bob wants me back at Memorial." He tells Katie and Luke, who are staring at him.

"And you said you would?" Luke asks, and he can hear the fear in his voice.

"Bob's going to make some changes to my contract so something like this doesn't happen again." Reid answers. "I won't work anywhere that tells me who I can and can't be with." He watches Luke close his eyes, the relief written on his face.

"What about selling the hospital?" Katie wants to know. Something in her tone is suspicious, but Reid answers her anyway.

"Apparently, dear Mona and her co-workers have been up to some shady things in the past." Reid says. "Bob won't be selling the hospital to Invicta Corp."

"Wow." Luke comments with a smile. "We should have known there was something up with her – she was way too easygoing about Noah hitting you."

Katie gets up and starts cleaning, confirming Reid's suspicions. She's behind this somehow.

"You had something to do with this." Reid gets up and approaches her.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." She tells him, not look at him, and failing to keep her tone innocent.

"Liar." He says, and instinctively pulls her into a hug.

It's awkward, and uncomfortable, and Reid can't not do it.

"Reid?" Katie asks after a moment. "Is this a hug?"

"Of course not." He replies, pulling back to look down at her. "And if you tell anyone about it, I'll deny it."

She smiles and hugs him again.

"Never happened." Reid insists. Luke laughs behind them.

Jacob's crying again, sending Katie back to the nursery.

"Take your time!" He calls after, grinning at Luke.

"Think she might actually be awhile this time?" Luke wonders and Reid can't help but laugh a little.

"One can only hope." He murmurs and then he's kissing Luke again.

"This is pretty much perfect." Luke sighs, resting his head on Reid's shoulders. Reid squeezes him tightly. "Now if we could just find someone for Katie." Luke says, and Reid laughs.

End.