Reid hurried home hoping to find Katie sitting on the sofa prepared to listen to the craziness that had taken over his life but she wasn't. She had left a note telling him that she was spending the day with Margo and wouldn't be home till tomorrow afternoon.

'On the bright side,' Reid thought, 'that gives me plenty of time to pack and sort out flights and hotels.'

He ran around his room hastily packing with one hand and the other holding his mobile to his ear still on hold by the airline. It was getting dark now and he knew that he needed to get out of town as quickly as possible. He just hoped Luke wouldn't tell anyone what happened and he could forget about these past few months. Just a blip on his radar.

There was a knock at the door as he finished packing and the airline announced that he was behind nine people in the queue. He hung up quickly, deciding that he'd just use Katie's laptop to book tickets.

He ran to the door and opened it to face Luke. He hadn't predicted this.
'Luke, what are you doing here? Anyone could see you here.' He stuck his head out of the doorframe and checked around them to make sure no one was watching.
'Best come in quick then.' Luke pushed past him into the apartment.

Reid turned around to see Luke pointing at his suitcase.
'You're leaving?'
'Yes, as quickly as possible.' Reid didn't meet his eyes and continued moving around the living room, picking up Katie's laptop to turn it on.

'Where to?' Luke asked, he was on the verge of tears but he wasn't going to cry in front of Reid.
'Back to Dallas.' He logged into the laptop and Luke slammed down the screen. Reid turned to look at him.
'I love you, Reid. I fucking love you.' He whispered. Reid stood up, and motioned for Luke to follow him and sat down on the sofa, maintaining a safe distance between them. They needed to talk.

Katie was sitting in Margo's living room when she felt her phone vibrating against her hip. She reached down and pulled it out.

Lily Snyder calling.

Why was Lily Snyder calling her? She flipped open the phone and handed Margo Jacob who immediately took Jacob into the kitchen to feed him.

'Lily?' Katie asked.
'Hello, Katie!'
'Hi, not to sound rude or anything but why are you calling me?'
'It's about Luke,' Katie's blood ran cold for a second. Did Lily know? She wanted to protect her roommate and pseudo-nephew as much as possible.
'What about Luke?' Katie asked feigning innocence.
'Well, he should be home by now but he's not. I think he may still be worried because Damian is back but I want to make it clear that he's not staying. Luke said that he crashed at in your apartment last night, I was just wondering if he was there again?'

'Reid, you idiot. Two nights in a row looks suspicious!' Katie thought.

'No, I don't think he is at my apartment. I'm at Margo's house anyway tonight so I don't see why he would be there.'
'Oh, so your house is empty?'
'No, Reid is there. He's my new roommate, but I don't think Luke knows him very well.' She lied.
'Oh. I think he's Luke's biology teacher. He's probably out with his friends.'
Katie sighed with relief.
'Probably. Night, Lily.'
'Night, Katie.'

Lily hung up her phone. Damian stood behind her,

'I think we've got some apartment searching to do.'

Lily nodded. Damian was right. She needed to tell Luke that Damian wasn't dangerous anymore; he only wanted to make amends. They left her house and headed towards Katie's apartment.

'I'd be categorised as a paedophile, Luke. A pervy teacher who preyed on his innocent, naive student.'
'I know you're not.'
'Well, the courts don't. I'd be put in prison with the child molesters if they ever find out the things we've done.' He looked down at his hands.
'I know.' Luke scooted up the couch so their thighs were touching. Reid's danger alarms immediately went off.

'Even if I'm wrong and you turn out to be a total dick, I swear on my life, on my family's lives that I will never tell a soul. I couldn't. Please don't leave me.' He took Reid's hand into his.
'My job, prison? It's too much.' He whispered.
Luke looked up and caught Reid's eyes. They stared at each other for a minute before Reid tilted his head, sighed in surrender and crashed his lips onto Luke's open mouth.

'Do you know where we are going, Cara?' Damian asked as Lily drove them through Oakdale.
'Yes. I just want Luke to realise that you aren't a threat to him anymore. He should feel safe at home. I don't know why he is staying with Katie when he knows he needs to come home.' Damian nodded in agreement.

Reid kissed up and down Luke's jaw as he thrust into him. His restraint had worn thin and there they were, making love on Katie's couch with their arms thrown around each other and Luke's legs wrapped tightly around Reid's hips.

Luke's gasps were loud and vibrated around the room as Reid hit his prostate with every thrust. He swore he could see stars. He opened his eyes to see Reid's deep, blue irises looking straight into his heart.

'I love you.' They both whispered at the same time. Reid pressed their foreheads together and tried to etch this incredibly intimate exchange in his mind. He didn't realise that Luke was trying to do exactly the same thing.

When they finished, Luke laid his head on Reid's chest as Reid stoked his hand up and down Luke's back and hair. He kissed Reid gently and laced his right hand with Reid's free left hand. He held it against him and hugged Reid's side tightly.

Just as Lily and Damian reached the top of the stairs, along the corridor they saw Katie's apartment door opened to reveal a ruffled Luke and a ravished Dr Oliver. Reid hadn't bothered to put a shirt back on and was laughing as Luke attempted to pat down his hair. They were still holding hands and Reid pulled Luke to his chest. He rubbed their noses together.

'The moment I try and sort out a way for you to live happily, you come along and bat those eyelashes. I'm lost to you, Luke. Utterly and completely. I'm not a greeting card vendor but I can string a romantic sentence together once in a while, you know?' Reid chuckled after seeing Luke's expression.

Luke kissed him lightly and pulled away, knowing his mother would go looking for him if he was out too long. He stepped into the elevator and pressed a button. Reid leant against the door frame watching the doors shut.

'Utterly and completely lost.' He thought to himself.

Damian held Lily back and pulled her back down the stairs. She wanted to hurt Dr Oliver somehow for hurting her son; for stealing his innocence. It was hard enough for her to accept that Luke was gay; it was even harder to see him in bed with another man.

'I need to go fire that man immediately.' Lily shouted as she was dragged back into the packing lot by Damian. Luke would take about half an hour to walk home. They needed to be home before him.
'No, Cara, you need to think logically. You don't want to destroy your son's love for you. You want him to continue to trust you. If you fire this man then he will never talk to you again.'
'So what do you suggest we do?' Lily asked as she turned the key in the ignition.

'I have some ideas.'