Well, I had to buckle down and drive through my road block.

I hope you guys like this one.

I really think that I am almost to end now. But I have said that before, haven't I?

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Chapter Thirty-Six

Inspiration

Luke sat up slightly and looked up into Noah's eyes. Noah's arm was still wrapped around Luke's shoulders. Luke knew that eventually Noah would want to talk about his movie. They had not talked about it since that awful Christmas Eve. As much as he wanted to bask in the afterglow, perhaps this was the best time. He was ready for the yelling and the accusations.

"So, you watched it,"

"Yeah I did,"

Luke sat up and turned to face him. He was ready, well almost ready. He grabbed a pillow from the mound behind him and covered his nakedness a bit. If he going to be yelled at he didn't want his cock hanging out.

"Well, what did you think?" Luke bit his lip, almost like he was waiting for an impact or when you know something bad is about to happen.

"Well, I watched the whole thing and it was…,"

Luke felt like the whole world was going in slow motion; like everything was standing still. His brain started filling endings to that sentence, such as, "all right"; "fine"; "not bad"; "what the hell were you thinking?".

"perfect,"

"It was what?" Luke asked in complete disbelief. Noah saw he eyes shoot wide open and he did double-take. He wasn't even sure that people really do those.

"It was perfect. I mean I had the whole ending planned out and you followed my directions to the letter. But that last scene," Noah paused as he moved closer to Luke. "The way you were able to get the light to shine off of Mary's face and that close-up you threw in at the very end, they added so much to ending, so much better than I could have thought of. I have wanted to thank you since I watched it,"

Luke was stunned. That was not the reaction he was expecting. And he told Noah so.

"That was not the reaction I was expecting. After the whole thing at Christmas, I was sure that you would hate me for a long time," Luke looked down at his hands, now mingling in his lap.

"I'm sorry I got so angry,"

"You had ever right to be," Luke tried to reassure Noah.

"Well, you're right," Noah said and they both laughed. "But it took all of this for me to get over it," he gestured between them to accentuate his point.

"I need to tell you something. The reason I wanted to finish it," he paused to focus his train of thought, "was because I felt like the accident was my fault. I wanted to let you know that no matter what I was always going to be there to help you. You thought that you would never be able to finish your film and I wanted to give it to you. I mean you wanted me to destroy your copy. I wanted you have something to hope for, a goal,"

"I had more than my movie to hope for," Noah said as he caressed Luke cheek; Noah saw Luke cheeks flush a bit. "I will have a lot of movies after this, but there is only one you. I feel awful that I was willing to destroy what we have over a movie. And now that I see how good it turned out, I feel worse," Noah throat closed up as he said the words out loud.

"Hey," Luke said as he took Noah's face in his hands. He brushed the tears that started to fall with a few light flicks of his thumbs. "I'm sorry that I didn't ask you first. I should have and we could have done it together. Just make sure I get included in the special thanks in the credits," Luke winked and Noah laughed as he tried to lighten the mood. They had had an amazing night and he did not want to end this way. "How about this? We admit that we both screwed up," Noah nodded in agreement, "and we didn't talk to each other enough," Noah nodded again in agreement. "But we are going to move forward, from this point on,"

"That sounds perfect," Noah said after he let out a long sigh.

"I love you," Luke whispered.

"And I love you too," Noah whispered right back. Luke pulled Noah to him and softly brushed his lips across the man in front of him. They rose to their knees and closed the distance between them. Their bodies were touching from knee to chest; their skin getting warmer and warmer. Noah moaned into the kiss as he grabbed Luke's bare hips and pulled the blonde even closer to him. Luke let out a deep groan as their bodies ground together. Luke continued moving forward and was now lying on top of Noah, nestled between his thighs. Luke pulled away slightly when he needed air.

"So, are you ready for round three?" Luke asked as he raised his eyebrows.

"You've always wanted to say that haven't you?" Noah asked as a smile crept across his face.

"Yeah, a little bit," Luke laughed into his next kiss and Noah rolled Luke onto his back. Noah's hands moved all over Luke's body, while Luke continued to explore Noah's mouth with his tongue.

Round three turned into four and five before they both fell asleep.

The next morning Luke rolled over to find an empty spot where Noah had been sleeping. It took a few moments before his sleepy brain was functioning on all cylinders. The fire had turned to ashes many hours before. The candles were nothing but burned down wicks in puddles of wax. The early morning sun was just beginning to creep through the drawn blinds. Luke pulled the blanket, which had been draped over him, around his waist and went in search of his sexy boyfriend. He wasn't in the kitchen; the bedroom was empty as was the bathroom. The apartment wasn't that big, where did he go? He was about to call his cell when he was a note sitting on the island.

Gone for a run. Be back later.

I love you, Noah.

Go back to bed!

Luke smiled to himself and decided to get cleaned up.

He sat at his laptop after a quick shower and opened Word 2007. His boss had given him time to recover from his surgery and had even allowed him to work from home for a little while after, but Luke hated getting any kind of special treatment; despite what some thought. He stared at the blanket page and thought about what he could write about.

It wasn't until he saw Noah's note sitting next to his laptop that he got a flood of inspiration. He sat up straighter and begun typing. He was 700 words in when Noah came in. He was wearing a pair of grey jogging sweats, a black tank top and his ear buds were still tucked in. He smiled when Luke looked up at him. His sweaty hair was stuck to his forehead and his tank clung to his chest and stomach.

"Hey!" Luke said with a very cheerful voice.

"Hey beautiful," Noah responded. Luke's eyebrows rose slightly when he heard Noah's endearment. "What?" He asked as he walked closer to Luke as he sat at the island. He stood next to Luke and looked down at his blonde boyfriend.

"Nothing. I'm starting to like this new open Noah," Luke smiled and kissed Noah. He then pulled back and revolted. "Ugh! You shower now," Luke said as he pushed a very sweaty Noah away. Noah laughed out loud and grabbed Luke around the shoulders.

"I thought you liked me sweaty?" He asked as he fought against Luke's pushing; laughing the whole time.

"Stop it! There is a big difference between sex sweat and this kind. Go! I'm working," Noah finally admitted defeat and headed for the bathroom. He looked back at Luke as he hunched over his laptop and all he heard as he closed the door was the sound of keys clicking.

Noah came out of the bathroom about a half hour later and Luke was still tapping away at his keys. He stepped behind Luke and buried his nose into the hair at the nape of his neck. Luke giggled and squirmed away to face Noah. Luke turned around on the stool and looked up at Noah. Noah took one step closer and stood between Luke's knees. He took Luke's face in his hands and lightly kissed him.

"So, what are you writing? I haven't seen you type like that in a long time,"

"It's just…no, I'll be honest. I'm writing about us,"

"Huh?"

"Yeah. I was just going to be writing an article about my surgery for the paper, but I couldn't stop. I'm up to where we met," Luke was so excited. He hadn't been this excited about his writing since they were interns at WOAK. Noah could see the enthusiasm in his eyes. It was almost as if his eyes were glowing a lighter shade of the chocolate brown he fell for. There was the man that he fell in love with. As apprehensive as Noah was about everyone knowing about his life with Luke, he could not deny Luke this. Maybe this will help Luke get his passion back; that passion that wowed Noah when they were fresh out of high school. When he use to watch Luke talk about their intern project and he would this look in eye; Noah was seeing that look again. "You are ok with this, aren't you?"

"Luke," Noah started.

"I should have asked you first," Luke heart dropped and he tried not show how disappointed he was. Luke turned away, but Noah held him in place.

"Wait. I won't lie and tell you that I love the idea of people knowing everything about us, but seeing the look on your face and how excited you are about it; I'm ok with it," Noah finally spit out and Luke nearly jumped off the bar stool.

He hadn't had this much inspiration for anything since he and Noah worked for WOAK and then with the foundation. He would admit that he had been floundering since he was expelled, but now he had drive. He felt alive and could not wait to get back to his keyboard. He pulled on Noah shirt and brought their mouths together. Noah moaned into Luke's lips while his boyfriend slid his hands under Noah's shirt. Noah's hand cupped the back of Luke head while he leaned Luke back against the counter; using his other hand to brace them

"If its ok, I would like to read it first, before you do anything with it," Noah asked after he pulled back for air. He was worried that Luke would not like his one condition. It wasn't that he was pulling away or hiding his feelings. He just wasn't sure about how much of his relationship with his father he wanted people to know. He wouldn't censor Luke, but maybe help edit. It was about him too and he wanted some say; even if it was just a little.

"I think that's fair. I mean this will be about you too," Luke said with a sweet smile. Noah felt the hairs stand up on his neck. He gently brushed his fingers across Luke's soft smile and he saw Luke's cheek flush slightly. Noah laughed lightly and pulled Luke's lips back where they belonged.

Where Luke and Noah have always belonged.

To Each Other.

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