My Stardust Melody, Chapter 36

[petuniagirl]

For Reid, seeing the charred barn up close for the first time since the fire hammered home just how much he and Luke had been in danger.   He was lucky only his hands were injured.   As he stared at the hollowed remnant over his steering wheel, he couldn't imagine that there was anything inside that could be salvaged.  From his vantage point, it

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[petuniagirl]

Well, aren't you the sweetest? I hope you got a little bit of that work done despite my best efforts to trip you up.

Regret is definitely not a bad thing in this case. I don't want it to cloud Reid's life forever, but without it, he wouldn't really learn much about himself.

Jack hasn't been in this story much, and, you know, I've never given much consideration to whether he and Reid could be friends. In this story, yes. Reid needs friends, so let's give him a few. But if this were canon? Well...maybe they'd bond over their love of sports.

And I agree, Reid's circle of friends was too small. If he could get past Luke's blackmail, and surely he heard about a few of the skeletons in Katie's closet, then I suspect there were a few more Oakdale residents out there who might have appreciated Reid...and who he wouldn't think was completely nuts.

Thank you! And, as always, thank you for your help!

[amyafa]

It is always a pleasure to see a new chapter by your hand.

I loved that you gave us an emotional Reid and a very strong Luke.
Reid is right that it is time that someone took care of Luke.

I hope Luke will let Reid help.

I am glad Reid was getting friendly and having fun with Jack.

But now you've got me worried about Julian.

Thanks for another great chapter.

[petuniagirl]

Thank you so much! Don't worry too much about Julian--the positive things in the guys' lives are definitely starting to outweigh the negatives.

[kccalgal]

I think blah is the default setting. I've noticed my mood posts as blah and I never fill it out. The mood button gets moody and seeks revenge!

[petuniagirl]

At least the default isn't something embarrassing like "horny" or "drunk." Those would be a little too much mood button revenge.

[kccalgal]

Next time I post I'll have to check out the choices.

[fremi08]

This was sooo good!
Their honest conversation at the barn, and how they're obviously affected with each other presence.

And then there's Jack. I'm so glad he's nice to Reid and thankful for what he did for Luke. Love the talk about Emma's veggie vengeance :-).

Great great update!

[petuniagirl]

Thank you so much!

[kccalgal]

I was so excited to see the update and frustrated that I couldn't read until today. What a wonderful chapter. It wasn't all full of fireworks (except Jack and Holden's) but the love was simmering.

Thoroughly enjoyed Jack in this chapter and Emma's veggie punishments. My kids would be hollering up a storm.

[petuniagirl]

Thank you. The guys are (finally) on the right track. I thought Jack might make a nice addition as someone who cares for Luke but doesn't have a bunch of preconceived notions about Reid. And I always liked Jack on the show, so it was kind of a treat to write him for a short bit.