"Reid!" Ethan ran up to the older man as he walked into the kitchen at the farm.

Luke looked up from the table, where he was chatting away with Natalie, while they ate apple pie and played cards. His smile seemed to brighten up the room as he jumped from his seat, dropping his hand of cards and ran right up to Reid, pulling him into a hug. Reid pulled away after a minute to give him a kiss, which cause a whistle to come from Faith, who had just walked into the kitchen from the parlor.

"I thought you had to work?" Luke finally pulled away, smiling at Reid.

Reid smiled back, "I did. But I'm off now."

"How did you know I would still be here?"

"I didn't actually." Reid replied, "I stopped at the apartment to pick something up and saw that your car was still missing so I figured you would be here."

"Well, you've missed the opening of the presents but Nat and Ethan went crazy when they opened their presents from you."

"Told you I didn't need you to help go shopping for presents."

Luke laughed, "Katie ratted you out, Dr. Oliver. She let it slip that you asked for her help."

"Damn her." Reid mumbled

"Awe, you're not allowed to swear in this house!" Ethan said, looking up at Reid.

"I didn't swear." Reid looked down at him, "I said darn."

"Did not."

"Did too."

"Did not!" Ethan sing-songed.

Reid looked back up at his boyfriend and saw the look of amusement on his face, "He's like a miniature you! Just as immature."

"But you love my immaturity." Luke whispered into his ear, causing Reid to smirk.

"So, do I smell pie?" Reid looked over Luke's shoulder.

Luke laughed, "Go ahead and have the rest of mine."

Reid sat down at the table and pulled Luke onto his lap, causing the younger man to yelp in surprise. Natalie giggled and Faith whistled again. The five of them sat at the table, starting to play cards, Luke still sitting on Reid's lap as he played and Reid ate pie. Luke got up twice to get him more, just so he would stay quiet and not say the cards he had while he played Go Fish with his siblings.


"My siblings had fun hanging out with you today." Luke followed Reid into their apartment.

"I had fun with them today. Especially with all that pie." Reid patted his stomach as he went into the kitchen, "Would you like a soda?"

"Water." Luke replied, sitting on the couch, "I think I've had enough sugar for the month, today."

Reid laughed as he returned to the living room and sat down, handing one of the waters to Luke. As soon as Reid was comfortable with his feet up on the coffee table, Luke tucked himself into his side and Reid wrapped his arm over Luke's shoulders. They didn't even bother to turn the television on.

"Why didn't you decorate the apartment this year?" Reid asked, taking a sip of his water.

"Because you told me not to since you would be working and I would be at the farm all day."

"Since when do you listen to me about that? You didn't listen during Halloween or Thanksgiving."

"Halloween you were here to hand out candy." Luke replied, "Thanksgiving we were coming home early because you didn't want to spend the whole day at the farm on your only day off for the week."

"But we're here now and it's only like three." Reid mumbled

Luke laughed, "I'll decorate next year no matter what. Promise."

"What are we suppose to do with the rest of our day?"

"I can think of a few different things I think." Luke smiled

"Have you found your gift yet?"

"Yes, and I loved it." Luke kissed him, "I don't know how I'm going to deal being away from you for a whole month while in New York."

Reid shrugged, "We'll talk every day."

"Not the same."

"Then we better spend as much time together until you head off in three months."

Luke nodded, "Did Ginny give you yours?"

Reid nodded, "She was actually a little hesitate to disrupt me in my office this morning." he laughed, "I didn't actually think you were going to listen and actually get me something this yet."

"So you liked that I listened to you on not getting you something and just sending you food?"

"Oh yeah. Food is always a good thing as a gift for me."

Luke laughed, "You ate it all, didn't you." it wasn't a question.

"Of course I did. Why would I let any go to waste or save it for later?"

"Right, good thing I didn't actually send it all to the hospital for you."

"You mean there is more in the fridge?"

"There was. I took it to the farm with me."

Luke laughed when Reid frowned, "Stop. There is some still in there but you have to wait until later."

"Why?"

"Because, I remember talking about some ideas I had to fill the time we had left today." Luke straddled Reid's lap, "And I'd like to get some out of the way."

"Oh really, and what would they happen to be?"

Luke gave him a devilish smile before leaning closer to him to kissing down his jaw.


"Did you really have to bring that into the bed?" Luke laughed, watching Reid eating pie they had brought back from the farm earlier.

Reid shrugged, "You wouldn't follow me out there so I brought it back in here."

"For someone with an OCD issue in staying clean, you're going to make a mess."

"I do not have an OCD issue."

Luke looked over at him, "Are we going to have this conversation again? It's like we have a conversation about this at least once a month." he laughed

"No." Reid took another bite of the pie, "So, was this a good Christmas for you?"

"Of course, because I have you."

Reid finished the pie before setting the empty plate on his night stand and turned to lay on his side, facing Luke, who was already laying on his own side, watching him.