"What did you just say?" Reid asked as Luke touched his arm.
"Your father is from Oakdale," Angus snarled. "Some cardiologist your slut mother cheated on my brother with. Figures they'd both die and I'd get stuck with the high and mighty John Dixon's son."
"I am not John Dixon's son!" Reid shouted. "I am Matthew Oliver's son!"
Luke took the phone from Reid. "I don't know what kind of games you're playing with Reid, but it's not funny, Mr. Oliver. I suggest you forget he ever called you tonight."
"Gladly," Angus said as he hung up.
Reid started pacing the room as Luke set the phone down and went over to him. "Reid, you need to calm down."
"That bastard just told me that Matthew Oliver is not my father and you want me to calm down?" Reid shouted.
"Yes, you're going to wake the twins up," Luke said as Reid looked at the stairs that led to his children's nursery.
He broke away from Luke and rushed up the stairs. Luke hurried to follow him. He followed him into the nursery where he saw Reid staring into their son's crib, watching him sleep. He came up and put his arm around him. "We named him after our fathers," Reid said softly. "We named both of our children after our parents."
"No matter what Angus said, Matthew Oliver was your father," Luke said as he pulled him close. "Matthew was the one who was there for you from the day you were born to the day he died. Nothing Angus can say can change that. We can ignore what he said and just continue as if that conversation never happened."
"I can't do that," Reid said as he looked at Luke. "I need to know for sure. I know you're right, my dad was my dad. Just like if your DNA test had shown that Damian was your biological father, Holden would still be your dad. But what if something happens down the line and we need a medical history. If John Dixon is my father, I need to know for that reason if no other."
"Okay, we'll call him tomorrow," Luke said as he led Reid out of the room. "Right now, we need to get some sleep before those two decide to wake up demanding to be fed. I think both of them inherited your appetite."
The next morning, Luke called John and asked him to come over to the house. At Reid's request, he called Bob as well. After both men had arrived, they told them about the conversation with Angus Oliver. John sighed. "I hate to admit it, but I might have slept with your mother, Reid."
Reid just nodded, got up and went into the kitchen. Luke got up to follow him, but John put a hand on his shoulder. He went into the kitchen and saw Reid get a beer out of the fridge. "Isn't it too early for that?"
"I haven't decided yet," Reid said as he sat it down. "No offense, but I really want Matthew Oliver to be my father."
"I understand that," John said as he held his hands up. "I don't want to disrupt your life. When Lucinda told me what you had named the twins, I knew the names Matthew and Elizabeth Oliver sounded familiar. They did live in Oakdale. And as much as I regret it now, I slept with my fair share of women. It ruined more than one marriage. Including my marriage to Kim. If you are my son, you wouldn't be the first child of mine that was the result of an affair. Margo and my son Duke beat you to that."
Luke and Bob came in then. "Are you okay?" Luke asked.
"Yeah," Reid said as he looked at his mentor. "So, what do we do now?"
"That's up to you and John," Bob said as he looked at the younger man. "We can do a DNA test. We would have the results in 48 hours."
Reid looked at John. "I will if you will."
"I'm willing," John said as Luke looked at them.
"What do we do about Matthew's DNA?"
"Angus is in the system because of a bank robbery he was a suspect in," Reid supplied. "If I'm Matthew Oliver's son, that would show a familial match."
"Margo can get us that information," Bob said as he got out his phone. "I'll call her and Susan Stewart. Susan can come get the samples from you and John so you don't have to go down to the hospital."
An hour later, Susan had her samples and was on the way to the hospital with them. She promised she would call them and let them know when the results were back. Reid was on edge the entire 48 hours. The only things that calmed him down where the babies. Somehow looking into the eyes of his children was like looking into the eyes of his soon to be husband. Luke would go into the kitchen to get their bottles and come back to see both of them in their father's lap with Reid's full attention.
When Susan finally did call, Luke thought Reid was going to jump out of his skin. He called Lily and asked her to watch the twins while he went with Reid to the hospital. Lily was more than happy to watch her grandchildren and understood why Luke needed to be with Reid for this.
Susan looked at Reid and John before she gave them the results. "The results are conclusive. John, you're not Reid's father. There is a familial match between Reid and Angus Oliver."
"Considering you couldn't remember if you slept with my mother or not, how do you feel about this?" Reid asked John.
"I'm okay with it," John smiled. "I might not be your father, but I would like to think I'm your friend. And I am the step-great-grandfather of your children."
Reid laughed. "Yeah, I guess you are."
Six months later, Reid and Luke got married. Lily and Emma held onto the twins during the ceremony. After the ceremony, Reid and Luke went on a brief honeymoon, then they took the twins to New York. Both men loved the city and they wanted to show it to their children. They also wanted to settle a score of sorts.
Luke stood with the twins in a double-stroller off to the side as Reid walked up to Angus Oliver where he played chess. He had the DNA test results in his hand. As soon as he got to Angus he tossed the papers in the older man's face. "Guess what, Uncle Angus, I am your nephew after all."
"What are you talking about?" Angus said as he looked at the papers. Then he grinned. "You actually believed me. You had DNA tests run?"
"I didn't do it for my sake," Reid said as he pointed back to his children. "I did it for theirs. They deserve to know who their family is. God help me, you're part of that family. But get a good look at them now Angus, because that's the last time you will see my children and my husband. Don't ever try to contact me again. I don't care if you are in need of my, quite frankly, brilliant surgical skills. You don't exist as far as me or my family are concerned."
He grabbed the papers out of Angus's hands and went back over to his family. He kissed Luke then took control of the stroller. Luke gave Angus a look before he followed his husband. "Are you all right?"
Reid smiled at him. "I'm finally free of that man. He can never hurt me again. He can't hurt you and he can't hurt our children. Come on, let's show them the zoo."