My Stardust Melody, Chapter 20

[petuniagirl]

               As if he'd heard his name, Reid came out of the bedroom and marched past them to the kitchen.  "I'm hungry.  Is there any food here?"

"I don't know, Reid.  Neither of us has looked," Nathan said patiently but rolled his eyes at Luke.

Reid didn't bother to reply as he rummaged through a cabinet and came

Comments

[petuniagirl]

Fear not, lemondrop--I've got some things planned that will hopefully redeem Reid by the end of this. And keep in mind that Reid does think that Luke paid some guy to maul Reid so that Luke could play hero. Damian is lucky that Reid didn't try to have Luke thrown in jail for that. Not that that means Reid should have taken the word of a known gangster, but after rereading what was said between Damian and Reid, I've actually softened a little on how Reid views Luke. Still, there's some major sucking-up that needs to be done after all the venom. At bottom, Reid is very wrong, and some of it is from his own bad judgment about Henry and Luke's relationship. No one is exactly bending over to correct his assumption, but it's actually not his business. So the jabs regarding Henry really still irk me, now that I think about it, lol

[lurelei]

Yes! Yes! Yes, Luke! Go and talk with Reid! Plllleassse! Hoping now, the stubborn redhead hasn't jumped out of a window yet, trying to escape from his Stardust Melody. Oh, oh, oh, we're getting there... right? No more stalling, please, Petunia, let's say we meet again in a couple of hours?!?!

[petuniagirl]

Maybe Luke will drag Reid back in the house be his ankles as Reid dangles from a window, lol. We're getting somewhere--can't say exactly where but I think it's going to be a better spot for the guys than it was.

Thank you!

[petuniagirl]

So, you're saying you think Luke's too good for Reid? LOL. I keep chuckling at how riled you are--it's a great feeling to a soapy writer like me that I've gotten someone so stirred up

[smittle]

Yay, they finally might talk...maybe!

It was hard to watch Reid talk to Luke like that but at least it got some of the misunderstanding out in the open. I would be even ruder to someone I thought had set me up to think I might be raped as part of a seduction scheme to cheat on his fiancée. I like that Reid is still so passionate about Luke even years later. I love that Nathan stood up for his friend too, since he knows Reid and knows that he wouldn't behave that way without reason. Luke is certainly nicer, but a stranger to Nathan so I'm glad Nathan stayed so loyal even when his friend looked crazy.

Thanks for the update! Hoping for more steps forward!

[petuniagirl]

Yes, a little talking might finally be in the works.

Reid's definitely got every reason to be angry. And there's just enough truth in his accusations about Luke taking money from Julian for Luke not to question anything too much, unfortunately. And I think Luke's lack of a denial only seems to confirm everything to Reid, making him angrier every time Luke seems so perfectly wonderful and nice. Reid's heart wants to believe Luke is this fantastic person, but his head just won't let him and the jumble makes him erupt in some pretty ugly comments.

For me, it wouldn't have rung true if Nathan hadn't defended Reid a bit. The twosome are supposed to be best friends, and even if he thought Reid was being out-of-line, I couldn't see him letting Luke get off without some sort of comment. Particularly when the only real thing Nathan knows about this situation is that Luke cost Reid his job (even if Nathan does think some sort of misunderstanding occurred).

Thank you! They're baby steps, but we're getting there!

[ext_1190928]

Yes, please, let's talk!!! And Reid needs to listen.

[petuniagirl]

Maybe Reid will this time :)