Chapter 10: Fixing Reid's shirt

Reid knocked on Luke's door and Luke opened it surprised to see Reid there. Reid walked right into Luke's house.

"I know what you said to Mona Cross. Bob tracked me down and told me." said Reid

"Well to quote a doctor I used to know I didn't do it for you, I did it for the hospital" said Luke.

"Whatever it doesn't matter" said Reid

Reid picked up Luke's drink and sniffed it then he took a sip.

"No of cause it doesn't" said Luke with a slight laugh.

"That's not bad" said Reid about the drink while crunching on ice.

"Here's the deal, I'm going to stick around" said Reid

"In this little pathetic town" said Luke in shock

"Well I want to attend to patients who will be former patients and besides this town does have its bright side"

"Whatever works for you"

"Like being with Noah works for you" said Reid sounding hurt

"What?" asked Luke shocked and confused

"I saw you and Noah together at Java" said Reid

"So that's what this is all about. Noah was right he said that you saw us together and thought that we were back together"

"You are, aren't you?" asked Reid confused

"No you idiot, we're friends, we're close friends but that's it"

"You could have fooled me" said Reid looked down

"Apparently we did. So the reason why you were pushing me away and wouldn't answer any of my calls does that mean that you?….."

"I might have over reacted " said Reid not look at Luke

"Over reacted, you were acting obnoxious" said Luke with a laugh

Reid turned around to look at Luke.

"Yeah, I'm good at that"

Both young men laughed at that and Reid smiled.

"But you still got Bob, Mona, and Invicta to get my job back"

"Yeah because you walk away for me"

"Look what good it did me"

"What does that suppose to mean?' asked Luke as he walked closer to Reid

Reid was beginning to feel nervous with Luke so close to him he kept blinking his eyes from uneasiness.

"I don't know where I stand in my personal life or my professional life" said Reid with a nervous laugh.

Luke was fixing Reid's collar on his shirt.

"You don't have to think about that at the moment" said Luke cupping Reid's cheek before kissing him softly on the lips.

"We'll deal with it together" said Luke as he looked deeply in Reid's eyes and holding both of Reid's hands in his.

Both just smiled at each other.