Disclaimer: If I owned it, I wouldn't be mourning Reid's death for over a year now.

AN: No I'm not dead! My muse was though. I started having less inspiration after Reid's death 'cause it upset me so much and then my muse left for pretty much every fic I had. I wrote some things here and there, but that's it. Now, I'm back with a chapter! And I included chapter summaries for those who don't want to re-read everything! If you don't want the summaries, scroll down the page!

Chapter summaries: (contains spoilers of the chapters 'cause I may be too explicit)
1. Katie worries about Reid, and is told by Allison that her best friend has been working triple shifts. In the meantime, Reid, who decided to do nothing else but work after Luke left him over the whole ultimatum thing, start feeling the consequences of this lifestyle and falls unconscious in the stairs

2. Katie, Allison and Chris discover the extent to which Reid went to not think about Luke aka he's crazily overworked and underfed. They discover the ultimatum and what happened to Reid. Katie panicks while in shock 'cause he may need neurosurgery. Alli and Casey go to warn Luke

3. Luke's reaction to the news of something happening to the man he loves. We also see how Luke has been handling the seperation from his side and his reaction to seeing REid again and how Alli,, and the other nurses are not handling what happened to him well. Plus Luke gives Bob a piece of his mind! (That's a chapter I would read again if I were you...just saying)

4. Luke has a heart felt one-sided conversation with Reid, who is in a coma still. Then Reid wake up (and of course complain that Doogie is the one treating him...in lights of what happened in August and Sept on the show, I would more than agree...when I wrote this I didn't hate and loath Chris with every fiber of my being yet...but I digress )

5. The next 2 weeks. Katie and Luke visit, Reid is being difficult and stubborn, Luke blurts out he loves Reid without noticing, and REid discovers Allison was the one leaving him food when he wasn't eating and overworking and how his nurses actually care and worry about him thanks to the cards they send him. Oh Bob also receive a very freezing reactions form the nurses who banned him from their department.

6. Luke feels guilty, Katie talks to him, he and Reid talk about the ultimatum and Luke tells Reid what he had told him while in the coma. They decide they're officially dating.

7. Bob finally wakes up and apologize. Reid explodes and let out some of the things he had kept inside when Luke brings up Noah. Luke runs out crying.

8. Reid is caught leaving his room by Allison and since KAtie is absent, spills his guts about the fight he just had with Luke. Allison agrees with him and gives Luke a harsh wake up call about his relationship with Noah and how bad it was. (I really would read this one if I were you)

9. Katie leaves Jacob with Reid for some "baby therapy" since Reid hasn't heard from Luke since the fight 3 days ago. Katie checks up on Luke and make him talk about what's going on. Then they go see Reid at the hospital.
10. The resolution of the fight. Luke and Reid talk about many issues and Luke explain his past actions and reaction and talks about how things were with Noah and how it affected him (Seriously, READ THIS CHAPTER)
11. The next few weeks. Include a discussion with Alli about Luke and Reid's intimate life. Reid follows through on his word and go talk to Jack about what it's like to live with an alcoholic, things with Lily start going bad after Nat says she wants to be a surgeon like Reid, and Reid proposes to go meet Luke's dad to cheer him up and finds an ally in Molly.

12. Luke fights with Lily, bringing two difficult subject for her and making things with her very difficult. After talking to Katie, it's decided that Luke will look for an apartment or house to go live with Reid. Reid and Luke talk about Luke buying him expensive things.

CHAPTER 13

"So?" Katie asked when Luke got out of Reid's bedroom the next morning. "Did you talk to Reid?"

"Yep" Luke said, still half-asleep.

"Ah. I figured you did when you were still asleep at 11am. I mean since I wasn't woken up by a certain enthusiastic screamer"

Luke blushed. "That happened only once Katie. Will you ever let me live it down?"

"Sure" she answered. Luke sighed in relief. "Once I find something else to embarrass you about" she continued, smiling. Luke groaned.

"Wow. You even groan like Reid now."

"Says the girl who used three Allison-created expressions in one single conversation with me yesterday."

"Well, I do spend a lot of time with her recently, with the whole Vienna thing."

"How is Alli handling it?"

"Better than she was. She's been working a lot to distract herself and keep an eye on Reid at the same time. But I think she's finally ready to truly move on from her relationship with Casey."

"Good. Now, house-hunting! Feeling up to it?"

"You bet I do. And house-hunting?" Katie said raising an eyebrow. Luke rolled his eyes.

"What? You want me to tell you, you were right and that Reid agrees that a house is better than an apartment?"

" It'd be nice!"

"Well you can forget it. I'm not saying it. Even if you pout Katie. I have enough of Reid making me tell him he was right" he précised at his friend's expression.

Katie smiled. "Fine, if you won't, your boyfriend will." She took her cell out and dialled Reid's number. She put him on speaker.

"Katie, I'm busy at the hospital."

"I know. Just tell me I was right."

"You were right…."

"Now tell your boyfriend I was right" Katie swore she heard the eye roll going on at the other end of the conversation.

"Luke, Katie was right. What was she right about?"

"About us needing a house not an apartment."

"huh uh. Luke, next time just tell her she's right okay? I'll see you tonight?"

"Not going anywhere" Luke replied. He had no intention of coming within 10 feet of his mother's house.

"Good. Now Katie, can I go back to my oh so fascinating job of clinic duties now?"

"sure! Have fun!"

Luke looked at Katie speechless. If there was one person he had imagined would not admit when someone else is right, it was Reid.

"How did you do that? I'm the one who always has to tell Reid he was right, even when I still don't think he is!"

"Who do you think taught him how to do that? I've got my roommate trained well. Oh I'm gonna miss him so much. I'll have to start all over again with Allison."

"Good luck with that!" Luke exclaimed. "You might have just met your match, Katie"

"We'll see. Now what were you saying about house-hunting? Remember, 'quick walkable distance from Katie's home' is a requirement. "

"I know. Reid doesn't want to be far either. But it will make things more complicated. There aren't that many houses available, that are close to here."

It turned out, Luke was right. They had visited all the houses on sell and some apartments too but they hadn't found anything that was both close to Katie's home and to Luke's liking. He just couldn't find a house where he felt at home. At the end of the day, Luke was exasperated and exhausted. This was hell. And what was worst is that he'd have to go back to his mother's place.

"Well this was a fun day!" Katie said, smiling. Luke glared at her. "You still have much improvement to do if you plan on scaring me away with that glare, mini-Grumpy Bear!"

Luke looked at her in confusion. "Mini-Grumpy Bear?"

"Well, Reid is definitively the Papa Grumpy bear because he does it much better than you so yeah mini Grumpy Bear or would you rather Grumpy Bear Jr."

Luke looked at her, horrified. "Papa Grumpy Bear? Jr? Never and I mean NEVER say anything that makes it sound like Reid is my father ever again! Please!" Luke said, a strong disgusted shiver ran through his body.

"Ah so you don't have a daddy kink then?" She teased.

Luke choke "No I don't and please never ask me that again either. Geez Katie….Seriously? A daddy kink? After how my biological father was?"

Katie winced "Ouch. Sorry. I was just teasing you. I know you're not into that sort of thing although a doctor kink wouldn't surprise me!" Luke blushed bright red. "Ah! I'm right! Does Reid know?"

"Uhm….no. We're not….we're not doing the whole kinks thing yet and really we don't need to be so no need to tell Reid about any of this, ok?"

"Why? I'm sure in the end it would be very profitable for you if Reid knew. You could play doctor." She said, waggling her eyebrows….uhm….didn't Allison do the exact same thing the other day? Really those two kept picking up each other's little habits.

"If I play doctor, it's gonna be on my terms and I say not now. I'm more than fine with what we've been doing."

"Trust me. My ears are well aware of that. You're lucky Jacob is such a heavy sleeper or you'd have one really moody baby to deal with after being woken up by such traumatizing sounds." Once again, Luke blushed at his friend's teasing.

"Anyway, don't despair about the house Luke. I have a friend that's knows a lot about what's going on in Oakdale and might know of other houses that are on sale."

Luke sighed. "Yeah but I doubt it."

"Come on! We haven't done all the houses. Let me talk to him and then if it doesn't work out, we'll look at apartments and you'll buy a house later on."

"Alright"

Katie could tell her friend was sad that he didn't find a house that day but those things took times. You almost never find the right house on the first time visiting. It's a little like boyfriends. You have to try different one before finding the one that really fits with you. Like Brad, she thought sadly. He was her home and losing him was like having this constant phantom limb. But she had to admit that things had gotten much better now that she had Reid, Allison and Luke in her life. She doesn't know how she would have handle things without them. Allison in particular had been a real comfort recently. It was going to be fun having the younger woman as a roommate. Not that Reid wasn't fun but Luke and him were a couple now; they needed their intimacy….and she needed her ears to remain unsullied. Or at least not to get any worse because seriously hearing the man you love as a bother having sex is right up there with traumatizing experience of witnessing your parents having sex. The less said about that, the better.

That night, when Luke had told Reid about the unsuccessful house hunting, the older man had just smiled at him, kissed him and then said "What did you expect? For it to simply fall in your lap the first time around. These things take time. Don't worry we'll find something. If worse come to worse, we can always simply relocate ourselves and Katie and Jacob to Texas!" He said, joking, which earned him a slap on the chest by Luke.

The next day, just as she had said, Katie contacted her friend and told her about looking for a house big enough for two, that could accommodate visitors (since the Snyder clan was a big one and Luke's siblings might want to stay over sometimes) and that was close to her house. Three days later, he had come back with a huge smile on his face.

"You're going to love me" he said that morning "I talked to an ex-girlfriend of mine who's a real estate agent and has access to information that no else does and she's found you the perfect house. It's a block away, has a nice antique feel to it, is big enough for the Snyder clan to come and visit and has a nice backyard for kids"

"Where did she find that? I thought we'd have to settle for something away from my house!"

"Well….there was this elderly couple that absolutely loved that house. That house has seen them through every important step of their life: their wedding, the birth of their children, their children's wedding. It really was the family home you know. But now the old man has died and his wife just can't handle being in that house. She's going to move in with her daughter in another city but she cares so much about that house that she gave my friend very specific demands as to whom can buy it. That's why there's no poster in front of the house. My ex's job is to do a screening process with potential buyers and show the house only to those who meet the criteria and agree to meet with the old woman so she can accept to sell them the house. Let me tell you, this has been one of the hardest job she's ever had."

"No kidding"

"Yes. Certain things she asked for was that it had to be the couple's first house and they have to have the intention at the time to keep it for the rest of their lives. The couple needs to be deeply in love and ready to spend the rest of their lives together just like she and her husband were. They have to meet with her and be absolutely in love with the house or she won't sell. But knowing the little I know about Luke, if he falls in love with it…."

"He'll really fall in love with it and he won't want to leave, which will meet the old woman's requirement. This is perfect! I have a very good feeling about this. People normally love Luke so I'm sure there won't be a problem with meeting the elderly woman."

"What about his partner?"

Katie grimaced. "Reid is….less of a guarantee. You either love him or you hate him. But you have to be blind or Lily Walsh not to see how deeply he loves Luke. If she's looking for a couple devoted to each other, I think she'll find what she wants in them."

"Good. I'll tell my ex to contact you then!"

"Thank you so much. Tell you what, I'll buy you diner tomorrow for this!"

Katie couldn't wait to tell Luke the good news. She had a really good feeling about this for some reason. Probably woman intuition.

"Luke, you won't believe what my friend told me!"

"What? Did he find a house?" Luke asked, happily surprised at his friend's expression. Apparently, she had found something good.

"Yes. It's perfect. It's a beautiful house with a big backyard. It's a block from here…"

"Really? How come we didn't see it?"

"It's not announced as being on sale. The elderly woman who's selling it had very precise criteria that the buyers need to meet and she doesn't want to go through the screening process herself so she asked her real estate agent to question couples she meets and let only those she believe meet the requirement visit the house. Now one condition is that you have to meet with the woman who's selling the house. I'm sure she'll have questions for you."

"Well what kind of buyers is she looking for?" he asked worriedly. Would Reid and he meet her criteria?

"The couple needs to be deeply in love, together for the long haul, be in love with the house, and have the intention of keeping it for the rest of their lives. And I'm sure she needs to get a good impression of the couple."

Luke grimaced. "Reid….is not the best at first impression"

"True. But he does obviously love you. If she's looking for a couple who loved each other as much as her husband and she did, then I think you might have good chances. You might not have been dating for long, but your love is true and profound."

"Well, I guess we won't know unless we try. I just hope if she doesn't sell to us that I won't be in love with the house or I'll be really sad."

"If you're in love with the house, chances are she'll sell. She hasn't had a lot of potential buyers and she really wants to leave. It's too hard for her after losing her husband."

"Ok. When can we visit?"

"The real estate said anytime is good so I confirmed for Saturday since Reid has the day off."

"Alright"

That night, when Reid got home, he was welcomed by a very enthusiastic Katie and excited Luke. Reid, however, wasn't that excited. He wasn't very good with people. Actually, most of the time, he made people run the other way. So meeting with an old woman probably very set in her ways, wasn't the best situation for him. But Luke really wanted to visit the house with him and he really couldn't say no and disappoint his boyfriend. That's how, on a Saturday morning, instead of being sleeping in, he was standing in front of a very beautiful door, on a very beautiful house.

"Wow. It really looks great!" Luke said, knocking on the door. Katie was right. There was an antique feel to it. It also looked very homey, which was exactly what Luke was looking for. Some of the more modern houses he had visited left him cold. But this one….he had a good feeling about this one. And it was big. There was plenty of place for people to visit. It was a large house and had two floors.

"It does, though personally, I'd be happy with anything….as long as there's a nice kitchen."

"Yes, yes, I know. You need a kitchen big enough to move around and cook and to have a big fridge." Luke said rolling his eyes. His boyfriend and food!

"Hello." An old lady said opening the door.

"Hello Mrs. Connelly. My name is Luke Snyder and this is my partner Reid Oliver."

Reid stood there, saying nothing. Luke elbowed him."What? uhm I mean…glad to meet you" Reid said awkwardly.

"Reid, relax. She's not going to eat you" Luke whispered to his tense boyfriend.

"I'm relaxed"

"No, you're awkward."

"Luke. You know I'm socially awkward. This is a social situation, what did you expect? I don't do meeting people."

"Oh hush, you met my father and Molly, and Carly and Jack and everything went fine!"

"Yes, but I was awkward at those meeting too"

Suddenly realising that they've left the poor woman just standing there, Luke apologized. "I'm really sorry about this Mrs. Connelly." Luke said turning towards her only to find a huge grin on her face.

"There's no problem, dear. My Herbert was just the same. Couldn't get him out of the house without him getting awkward and insecure. Never liked meeting new people. My, you should have seen him the first time he met my parents. You're young man has nothing on him. Now come inside"

The feeling of awe Luke had felt outside doubled. This was so beautiful. There was a lot of wood. Wood separations with beautiful carvings, hard wood floors, wood stairs to go upstairs….there was a beautiful antique stone fireplace. The living room and dining room were gorgeous and Luke said so.

"Yes. It's nice." Reid replied.

Luke snorted. "Which in your language means you love it!"

" If you want to see the kitchen or the bedrooms…."Mrs Connelly started.

"Kitchen?" Reid asked, like a little kid. Him and his food.

"I believe, Mrs Connelly, you just said the magic word. Actually, anything referring to food is a magic word with Reid!" added before following Reid in the kitchen.

"My Herbert was just the same" Mrs. Connelly whispered to herself.

"Have you seen this kitchen? Wow! I can see myself making so many sandwiches here!"

"Lord, I can't believe it's a kitchen that makes you act like a kid in a candy store. Although it's a beautiful kitchen." 'with real wood panel for the kitchen cabinets and cupboards' Luke thought. 'Very different from the white panels in the other houses.'

Next, they visited the bedrooms downstairs and upstairs, as well as the bathrooms. The one downstairs was pretty with a nice shower but ordinary. The one next to the master bedroom however had a huge bubble bath where Luke and Reid could fit together just fine, plus a shower. Luke loved the bubble bath.

"My son George bought that for us when we started getting old and having aches all over the place. It was a very nice gift. I'm sure young people like you two would enjoy it immensely…although probably in a very different manner than my Herbert and I did. We were a little too old for that if you know what I mean." She said, making Luke blush as many different scenarios of what she could be implying played in his mind.

And finally, there was the backyard. It was breathtaking. And HUGE compared to the backyards of more recent Oakdale houses. And there was enough places to fit an in-ground pool.

"Beautiful isn't" The elderly lady said.

"Yes it is but…" Luke bit his lip. "Would you…would you be opposed to an in-ground pool being put? I know how important this house is for you and I don't want to do something to it that you would think is bad, it's just Reid has this thing about ponds and rivers, and beaches being unsanitary, he's a doctor you see, so having a pool would allow me to share my love for swimming with him without traumatizing him with germs."

"I'm not traumatized….I just don't like the idea of swimming in disgusting water."

"Oh dear" The old woman said, emotion getting the best of her. "It is so thoughtful of you to ask my opinion."

"That's my Luke" Reid said.

"An in-ground pool would be lovely. Especially if you take one with a nice stone path to it. There would already be one here you know, if we could have afforded it. But in my time, it wasn't well seen for women to work. Didn't stop me any but it meant there wasn't many places where I could get employed. And neither my husband and I had had the chance to do much studying. You can't be a doctor without education. But we worked out and provided for our children and manage by some miracle to sent them all to university. But to do that, it meant making sacrifice and my dream of a pool was one of the many. So do an old woman a favour and put your dream pool right here once you move in and sent me pictures of what it looks like."

"Of course, no problem." Luke said then paused. "Wait does this mean…are you agreeing to sell the house to us?"

smiled. "Oh dear, there wasn't any doubt in my mind about that as soon as I saw you two with each other and how you looked at my house. I'm an old woman who had her one true love. I know how to recognize it when I see it. You remind us so much of my Herbert and I. I'm sure you'll have the best years of your life in this house just like we did."

"Wow Reid. We have a house!" Luke exclaimed, kissing Reid softly. They had a house! And the perfect house at that! He couldn't wait to move in and show it to everyone else!

AN: I really hope that you loved this chapter! (actually I hope someone reads it period! It's been so long) If you've read it, please, please REVIEW. It really helps to have comments. And put me on story alert 'cause I could update soon or in a long time. My muse is extremely fleeting and difficult (as you well know since it's been over a year since I last updated this fic. So sorry to everyone who liked it!)