Luke sat with his coffee, thinking back on that Saturday and the conversations they'd had. He'd sat on his bed while Reid paced around the room, talking on to the phone to Bob and sorting out the details. Reid was so monotone that Luke couldn't tell if things were going well or not, and he suspected that that was the point. When he'd finally shut the phone, Luke stood up and came to stand behind his left shoulder.

"Well?" he asked. Reid paused, returning his phone to his pocket and still giving Luke nothing to go on. Suddenly Reid turned, hands finding Luke's face and pulling him into a simple kiss. Luke was filled with an unexplainable sense of déjà vu. Reid described the conversation enthusiastically, giving him the necessary details but all Luke really got from it was that this was actually happening. Reid had the job. Reid would be coming to Oakdale.

He smiled to himself, staring absently at the coffee that was now getting cold. The morning was dragging on and there was still no sign of Reid, which made Luke grin. He shook his head, rinsing his mug in the sink and returning it to it's proper shelf without really thinking about it before disappearing down the hall again.

Reid finally woke up around eight thirty, just in time to see Luke coming back into the room wearing a towel and using a second towel to dry his hair. Luke smiled and Reid rolled over onto his stomach, just grinning and watching as Luke pulled out clean clothes from his bag and started getting dressed.

"This whole early bird thing has got to go," said Reid, turning again and leaning on his arm.

"I wouldn't be the early bird if you stopped sleeping in," Luke laughed, coming over and kissing Reid lazily on the lips. Reid hummed.

"I get two mornings to sleep in a week, not even you can take those away from me."

Luke rolled his eyes, laughing a little as their lips met again.

"Oh, really?" Luke teased through the kiss. Reid gave him a devilish grin before gripping his arms and tugging him into the bed.

So much for getting dressed, Luke thought.

An hour later they had showered, again in Luke's case, and were both dressed; Luke in dark jeans and a button down shirt and Reid in his scrubs. They grabbed their bags and their keys, Luke of course already having a car of his own, and walked together to the door. They first stepped up to Luke's car, who dropped his briefcase inside and then turned to Reid, who groaned.

"God, this is so domestic."

Luke laughed, crossing his arms and leaning back on his car.

"Is that a problem?" he asked with a grin. Reid couldn't help but smirk.

"Yes," he said, leaning forward and kissing Luke quickly. "It is."

"You know you love it," teased Luke. They both grinned at each other before sharing another kiss and saying their goodbyes.

Luke had rented out a small office space downtown. He spent most of the day setting up phone lines, signing for deliveries and making the place feel more like his. Luke could be a slob sometimes but when it came to his office he was always organized. He had to be. By the end of the day things were pretty much in order. He was waiting on a fax machine and for some original documents to be delivered to the office, but those could wait until tomorrow.

The final touches were to his desk. He set out a few pictures in each of the corners; one was of the family at Thanksgiving the previous year and another of him and his five siblings together at Christmas two years ago. Last but not least with a simple picture from Reid's first trip to Oakdale. It was a nice picture in Luke's opinion. Reid didn't look particularly happy to be there, but he was smiling and holding Luke tightly by the waist nonetheless. He texted Reid to tell him about the picture, who in turn simply reminded Luke just how much of a sap he was.

It was just about time for him to head out when he got another text from Reid.

Leaving early. Join me for dinner?

Sounds good. Where?

Reid replied and Luke had to laugh. The agreed to meet in twenty minutes and Luke hurried up with the rest of his things and set out. He didn't bother getting his car from the garage, he could easily walk to where they were meeting. It was almost exactly twenty minutes later when he walked up to the bar and grille.

It was called "Smitty's", he noticed, realizing he'd never paid attention to the name before. Even Reid had referred to it as, "That crappy bar where you first cornered me" in his text. Luke was first and waited for Reid out front, who came around the corner a few minutes later.

"Who's the sap now?" Luke teased as Reid approached, reaching for him immediately.

Reid stepped into Luke's arm, draping his own behind Luke's back. "You're a brat," he Reid.

"And you're an ass."

Reid rolled his eyes and tightened his grip on Luke, smiling as he kissed his messy blond hair and led him into the restaurant.