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He threw his phone onto the night stand and collapsed onto the bed with a huff. It has been three days since Luke last saw and spoke to Reid. The doctor had called him the day after their unscheduled lunch about having dinner, only to text him an hour before saying he had to cancel because there had been a bus turned over and he didn't know how long the surgeries were going to take him. Now, three days later, Luke was going crazy, wondering if he was ever going to call again.

He had been fuming from the call he had with Noah after lunch with Reid. It had started out like a normal, casual conversation with Noah wishing him a happy birthday and asking how he was. Then it turned to arguing. Noah was trying to figure out where Luke had taken off to and if they could get back together. But Luke knew, he knew that Noah was still married to Ameera and if that did not change, he was not going to get sucked back into hiding who he really is anymore. He had sworn to himself that when he came out, he was not going to hide and yet Noah expected him to.

That was what had really pissed him off when Noah suggested he marry Ameera to help her stay in the country. At first, Luke thought his boyfriend was just joking, but why would someone joke about that? After their little fight, Luke decided to just hang up, and that was what he did. He didn't want to listen to Noah's voice anymore, it was giving him a migraine and making him sick to his stomach. After he had taken a nap and then went to the restaurant down in the lobby for dinner before taking a trip to another bar for a little to drink and then crashing for the night back in his hotel room.

Now, he was laying, sprawled out on his back, staring at the ceiling above him. He knows he should get out and actually do something, but what could he do without getting lost in the city? He had been to three different bars, two different diners and even the library over the last three days. Just as he was about to close his eyes to get a little more sleep, his phone rang. He quickly snatched it up and without looking at the caller id, he answered.

"Hello?"

"Luke, it's mom."

Luke frowned, "Hey, Mom. Is everything alright?"

"Yes, everything is fine, sweetie." Lily reassured him, "I was just calling to check up on you."

Luke rolled his eyes, "Mom, I'm fine."

"Do you know when you'll be coming home?"

"No, I don't."

"Sweetie, we all miss you."

"I know, and I miss you all too." Luke wasn't meaning for Noah to be included, but he knew his mother probably thought that he was, "Give me the rest of the week and I'll think about coming home for the weekend, does that sound good?"

"Oh, Luke." Lily was happy now, "Let me know and I'm sure Emma will make a family dinner for your return. For the weekend of course." she added quickly.

"Thank Mom. Sorry, I really need to go, I'll talk to you later. Love you, Mom."

"Okay, love you too, baby."

Once he hung up, Luke fell back again. The phone was still in his hand as he thought about what he had just told his mother. Only a week in Dallas and he was already telling her that he would be willing to return to Oakdale. Though only for the weekend, Oakdale was a small town, would he be able to stay away from Noah and Ameera the whole time?

Once Noah found out that he was back, he was sure that he would want to talk to him. He was also pretty sure that his mother would invite them to the family dinner when he returned as well. He knew he would be able to play nice, but that didn't mean he would want to.

He soon fell asleep thinking that he might not return to Oakdale, even if just for the weekend until he fully knew if he would be able to be around Noah and Ameera without wanting to yell and scream and hit something. It was how he had acted when he first broke up with Noah and he did not want to act like that anymore. He was better then that, deserved better.