A Stable Heart, Chapter 8 - Final chapter

[_alicesprings]

Title: A Stable Heart
Written By: _alicesprings
Rating: NC-17
Summary: AU. When Luke has to hide out from the Grimaldi family, taking a job as a stable hand in Dallas seems like the perfect solution. It’s too bad Luke’s new “boss” Dr. Reid Oliver is such a jerk.
Author’s Notes: This was written for the wonderful and very patient peggin for her generous donation in

Comments

[95baker]

I have truly loved this over the past two days. I am so sad that it is over. You surprised me that Annie was fine. I am glad about that.

I loved that Reid showed up in Oakdale. I love them both, jackass and all.

And the end was perfect, pantry and tupperware out of order. I can tell that Luke likes punishment and Reid needs to shake up his life.

Thanks for sharing this. It was great.

[_alicesprings]

Aww, thanks so much!!! :)

[smoothlikebutta]

Aww! at Reid showing up in Oakdale to ask Luke to come back. Yay for happy endings, both for Luke and for Lukas.

Luke loves Dallas, and while he misses Oakdale sometimes, he loves their house, and their horses, and the life he and Reid are building together more than anything.

Most of the time I can only picture Luke and Reid settling in Oakdale because Luke's family is so important to him, but Dallas really did feel like his home in this story. And it feels right because his family is always visiting. I love that the spare rooms in the beautiful house are finally being used--it is now a real home for Reid, too.

Luke grins, and messes up the Tupperware, too.

Hee! Naughty Luke!

This is such a wonderful, amazing story. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. :D

[_alicesprings]

Thank you so, so much for the wonderful feedback! I'm glad Dallas felt like Luke's home by the end! So happy you enjoyed the fic!

Sorry for the late reply! I've been swamped. :(

[sleeper6]

Lukas and Jude are going to America together! YAY! I'm so glad you (and Luke) gave them a happy ending.

I always like when Reid gets all huffy over Luke, and this was awesome. It'd be just like him to push Luke away when it seemed he was on the verge of losing him. Oh, Reid. Good thing Luke knows him so darn well.

Loved Victoria and the way she addressed Luke and Reid as mijo--so very sweet! She is like their mother. Oh, and Annie lived--yay!

I just knew Reid would show up in Oakdale. *swoons* He's so in love.

Reid nods. “And the new stable boy sucks. He doesn’t even put out.”
HA HA, brilliant.

Wonderful story!

[_alicesprings]

Thanks very much for the lovely comment! So happy you enjoyed the ending!

Sorry for the late reply! I've been swamped. :(

[peggin]

I like Reid's ideas on the best way to get rid of nervous energy! And I think it's a good bet that Luke does, too! :D

[_alicesprings]

THANK YOU BB!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so thrilled with your comments! I'm glad you liked the way it played out in the end.

But I LOVE that, even with Reid being such a jerk about it and them leaving things like that, once Luke got back to Oakdale, he still was able to say that he knew Reid loved him and decide he wanted to go back to Dallas.

And even more than that, I love that Reid came to Oakdale to find Luke before Luke had the chance to go back!

YAY!!! Danke! I'm really happy you think I did your wonderful prompt justice! I'm glad I could finish it for you, bb! ♥ ♥ ♥

[hopperl]

Oh man, I'm so sad to see this is over. However, it was a perfect ending. Think it is such sweet justice that Luke sold a screenplay. I was so surprised that Reid made it to Oakdale first. The letter from Annie was just too sweet! The Epilogue was perfection.

[_alicesprings]

Thank you so much for the lovely, lovely comment! :D

Sorry for the late reply! I've been swamped. :(