A/N: There will be a couple more chapters after this one.
Who's Luke?
Chapter Twelve – I'm Coming Back
Reid stumbled backwards, nearly tripping over his own feet from the force and shock of impact. Luke, on the other hand, was annoyingly still on his feet and looking just as gorgeous as he was in Reid's mind.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Reid shot out, staring at the blonde trust fund brat in shock. Luke was meant to be back in Oakdale, cuddling up to Noah and picking names for the pets they would undoubtedly have together. So why was he here, in the airport? It didn't make any sense. Luke just stared at him, his eyes already hooding with the insecurity that Reid knew plagued him.
"I just… I mean… I thought that…." Luke stammered out, blushing as he desperately tried to think of something to say. But nothing came to him, and he just stood staring at Reid, mouth opening and closing. Reid unsubtly checked his watch, and rolled his eyes.
"I have to go." Reid said, trying to tack on a sarcastic parting barb, but – for the first time in his life – utterly failing at coming up with one. He knew that if he didn't get away now, Luke would say something, or do something and Reid would have to stay. So he turned his back and walked away as fast as he could, ignoring the small – or maybe big – part of him that was screaming for him to turn back.
Luke stared in shock, unsure of what to do. He was meant to be a writer, so why couldn't he find the words he needed to? Instead, he ran up behind Reid, spun him so that he was facing him, and planted a closed mouth kiss on the doctor's lips. He stayed there for a few seconds, before pulling back and studying Reid's face carefully. Reid opened his mouth to speak, but Luke beat him to it, shooting down Reid's words before he could even say them.
"I've been an idiot." Luke started, and Reid snorted slightly.
"Yes, you have." He replied, not even trying to sugar coat his words. Reid still had no idea what Luke was doing here, so he just stood and stared again until Luke resumed talking.
"I've hurt you and Noah so much. I've lied to both of you, and to be honest, I don't deserve either of you in my life. I broke up with Noah this morning." Luke said, ignoring Reid's sharp intake of breath and raised eyebrows. "I finally found the courage to move away from him, because of you. Because you're an egotistical jerk, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about you since we first met. And I know you're going back to Dallas, and I know that I'm never going to see you again. And that's fine, it really is. I just needed to tell you that you've changed me, for the better. And that turning away from you two years ago was the biggest mistake of my life. Goodbye."
Luke turned away, tears already threatening to spill from his eyes but he held them back. Because there was no way he was going to cry in front of Reid, not ever.
"Idiot," Reid said, loud enough for Luke to hear. He grinned in satisfaction as the younger man spun around to face him again.
"You're an idiot." He repeated, smirking in amusement at Luke's look of outrage. Taking several brisk steps forwards, Reid pulled Luke towards him and kissed him as fiercely as he could. His arms wrapped around Luke's waist, pulling him as close as he could go. Luke gasped, totally unprepared, and Reid shamelessly used his shock to slip his tongue into Luke's open mouth. It was better than he remembered because this time, he knew that Luke wanted him. Really wanted him, not Noah. When he pulled away, Luke looked slightly dazed and if he was honest, Reid was slightly unsteady as well.
"I'm coming back." Reid watched in amusement as Luke's eyes widened comically like a cartoon animals. Bambi was the one that came to mind; the cute little deer. That was what Luke looked like.
"I… what?" Luke asked, shock written on every single one of his features.
"Bob offered me my job back. I mean I don't blame him, the man can obviously spot genius when he sees it," Reid joked, smiling when Luke punched him lightly on the arm.
"But that means I'm going to be staying in Oakdale for the foreseeable future. So here's what we're going to do. I am going to go to Dallas for the next month. You are going to go back to Oakdale, and see what it's like without Noah. If you still want me when I come back… well, then I think you know what'll happen then." Reid finished, watching Luke's face change from excitement to disappointment in a heartbeat.
"A month? But how are we going to keep in contact?"
"We're not going to. You need to think about what you want Luke, without me or Noah being in the way." Luke still looked upset, so Reid kissed him again, ignoring the stares and whispered comments they were attracting from the other passengers.
"I'm coming back. I'll see you then." Reid whispered, planting one last, hard kiss onto Luke's mouth before he turned his back and went to board his plane. He didn't look back.
Luke was left staring after him. And then, slowly, subconsciously, Luke raised his fingers to his lips and gently stroked them, remembering the kiss. A month wasn't that long. He'd get through it, and then Reid would come home. This time for good. With this thought in mind, Luke turned and left the airport, smiling softly to himself at the prospect.
