Fic: Neither Rhyme Nor Reason (5/9)

[gradgirl_07]

Title: Neither Rhyme Nor Reason (5/9)

Author: gradgirl (aka Ali)

Rating: PG-13

Characters/Pairings: Luke/Reid eventually

Summary: When it comes to love, neither rhyme nor reason need apply.

Warnings: Based upon this prompt.

Author’s Notes: Written for a prompt by gypsieheart. Hope you enjoy it. And a huge thank you to cherimola for beta work and listening to my whining.

Comments

[alissablue]

TEXAS!!! SQUEE! What happens in Texas...

I cannot wait until Luke finally gets a clue. I'm thinking/hoping Reid's lips on his will have something to do with it. ;-D

And I love Katie in this, the one person who can see through the both of them and who I'm sure will help them eventually get together.

And I can't believe we've only got four chapters left. I feel like there's still so much we have to cover, like I always do when we're halfway through your stories. But you always write such satisfying conclusions to your stories, so I'm just going to sit back and relax and enjoy the rest of the story, because I know this won't be an exception.

Wonderful chapter, as it always is<3.

[gradgirl_07]

Slighty OT: I was writing this chapter the first time I read Now and Again.

Yes the next chapter is all about Texas. ;-)

So glad you like Katie in this. She was fun to write, esp. with what's going on with both guys.

We're really barrelling toward the end, I know and I hope you're not disappointed in how I chose to get there.

Thank you. It's always a joy to hear from you. ~Ali

[snowmore]

I'm glad the men are dealing with the malpractice suit. It's a big part of how they come together and learn to respect each other more.

Great chapter for moving their story along, Ali. I also look forward to Luke finding a clue! :D

[gradgirl_07]

Thank you, Robin. Sometimes I'm hesitant to write the Dallas stuff, b/c it was done well on the show. But it does help them to go forward here as well. Hope you like the clue that Luke gets. ;-) ~Ali

[msmurph]

Lord, are they ever going to get together? Good chapter. ;)

[gradgirl_07]

Yes, they do get together, I promise and thank you. ~Ali

[bluemagicrose]

You know, I wonder if Noah ever picked up anything with Luke? Like, if he noticed the same things that Holden and Katie have? I don't know, he seems a bit curious about Luke's fascination with Reid. Not in a jealous way mind you. It's like he knows something and kinda seeing Luke come towards that knowledge himself. Does that make sense? I hope it makes sense? I can't write down what I'm trying to say all that well there.

Oh Katie, I love that she's still trying to play matchmaker in this verse. And that he's trying to hook up a gay man with a straight man. Even if she thinks it's possible, the straight man doesn't (at least not at this point).

I like that Reid destroyed his office. Nice little touch added there. Would have loved to see it on the show.

Great chapter, as always.

[gradgirl_07]

I'm not certain if Noah picked up on Luke the way Katie and Holden have. I think initially Noah was just grateful for the support from his friends, Maddie and Luke. I'm glad you like Katie in this fic. And I appreciate that you liked Reid destroying his office, I wanted to get more into his head about his relationship with the Judds and his hurt over Annie's death. Thank you! It's always so nice to hear from you and get those Community icons. ~Ali

[gypsiesheart]

Okay...so far I've tried to post this 3 times and each time it's messed up on me so I hope that this time it posts properly. I'm too sick to give this chapter the kind of comments it deserves and I apologize the taking so long to comment, but this all kinds of freaking fantastic!

*****
Reid watched the blonde and then leaned heavily against the door. “He has got to stop touching me,” he muttered to himself.

I love that Luke is just so drawn to Reid and has to touch him whenever he's around. It's like Luke is magnetically drawn to Reid! I don't even think he's aware of his actions. Touching Reid is just as natural as breathing air for him.

*****
“You’re in pain,” he replied.

Reid tried to shake his head, but it made him feel worse. “I’m fine, Mr. Snyder. He didn’t hurt me-”

“That’s not what I meant,” Luke replied, picking up the remnants of his work. He couldn’t quite meet Reid’s gaze.This just about broke my heart. Reid is trying to keep Luke at arms length, but it's not working. With each moment together, Luke is slowly

[gradgirl_07]

Well, I hope you feel better. I'm a little under the weather, myself, so I apologize up front if none of this is coherent. :-)

And I love that you're enjoying this story so much. I wanted to do your prompt justice.

I agree completely with what you said about Luke touching Reid, I don't think he gets it at all, but alas, it's there.

As much as this is about Luke realizing what and who he wants it's about Reid learning the same as welll.

Regarding Luke being gay and not addressing it, we will touch on that later on.

Reid is completely gone over Luke and very jealous of Katie, yes. And chapter 6 is all about Dallas and pretty much just the two of them.

Thank you. ~Ali