Chapter 9

Reid carried the tray in with the hot chocolate. He put it on the coffee table, and Luke asked him where the coasters where?

"Coasters don't have any"?

"Well I guess I have a idea what to get you for Christmas"

"That would be as exciting as a pair of underwear"

"Well if you need them too I will put that on my list of things to get"

Reid smiled, "Maybe I go commando"

"Really" Luke smiled looking him up, and down , Ethan yelled, "Commando like a army guy cool"

"Yeah like a Army Guy Ethan". Reid handed the hot chocolate out, and walked over putting the TV on, and found the Christmas movie he bought Jacob.

"Charlie Brown's Christmas Reid"

"I love this movie Luke don't make any wise cracks"

"No it is fine but you seem to have a thing for Charlie"

"I understand him " Reid sat in a chair looking at the TV, and Luke suddenly felt bad for teasing him. The kids were watching the movie drinking their hot chocolates, and eating some marshmallows, and dropping some in their mugs.

Luke got up, "Can we talk in the kitchen"?

" You don't want to watch the movie"?

"I have seen it, please follow me". Luke walked into the kitchen after telling the kids to be good. Reid got up, and asked them if they needed anything else?

"No this is good". Reid went into the kitchen, and Luke was standing by the counter.

"Reid I'm sorry if I was rude out there"?

"You were fine it is me, I'm a little tired". Reid walked over looking at the flyer's to see the specials for pizza when Luke walked up behind him wrapping his arms around him, and leaned his head on his back.

"Luke the kids might walk in"

"So I'm not doing anything wrong"

"No your not but your confusing me right this moment. You made some comment about making a choice, I don't know what you mean "?

"I'm not happy with Noah"

"Your not you said"

"I said a lot of things because you drove me crazy. You were rude to me, and you made me feel like a child"

"Even when we kissed"

"Well that was hot, but the next minute your yelling at me"

"I wonder why I'm not a child, and I don't think you are either. Life is way to short , I know I see people die everyday. I'm tired of being alone, and wishing things could be different. My New Years resolution this year is to go out , and find someone to be with, and if it lasts that would be amazing if not, I tried"

"You want to find someone else"?

"You fool I want that someone to be you, but I'm not going to beg. I don't want you to leave Noah if you love him, and think it will work. I don't know what you want Luke, and sometimes I don't think you do either. You can't keep coming to me to talk because that is selfish on your part. I care for you , and I want so much more than a friendship, but I need to know what you want. I will not be the other man either that is not me. It is either Noah or me, and you have to look deep inside yourself to figure out who you really want"

"I want you"

Reid smiled, "What"?

"I want you, I am going to tell Noah it is over, I don't think he will be to surprised because we have not been really happy for a long time"

"Since you met me I ruined it for you"

"Way before that, you made me realize I needed more out of my life. I stayed with Noah because I felt I couldn't survive without someone in my life, but I was right, I can't survive without you in my life. I think of you ever single moment of the day. I wake up having wild dreams of you, and let me tell you , I needed a cold shower after them. I love you Reid Oliver, and I finally have the guts to admit it to you, and myself, I have wanted you ever since the first time I met you"

Reid walked over, and touched his cheek with his thumb as he pulled Luke into a kiss.