Brilliancy 9/14
In the fifteenth week, Reid hates to admit that he is confused. He´s never confused about anything and he doesn’t like this new feeling. Life used to be pretty simple; he had his work, which he dedicated almost all his time to, he ate, he slept and every now and then he watched a game on TV or fucked a hot guy. It used to be easy and non-complicated, just the way he liked it.
But now, it felt like everything was different. He still had his work of course, nothing would change that and he still ate. But he couldn´t sleep and he had long ago passed the point where he could brush off the nightmares as something juvenile and meaningless. He can`t even remember the last time he managed to get five whole hours of uninterrupted sleep and he realizes that he has reached the point where he has to do something about it. And since there is no way in hell he will see some psychologist where he has to sit and talk about his depressing childhood or his eating habits he decides for the second most logical thing and that´s why he´s sitting in Susan Stanley´s office.
Doctor Stanley has worked for him for over five years and she`s a fairly good neurologist. To be honest she´s almost as good as he is, otherwise he wouldn´t have asked her to come and work at his clinic but there is no reason to tell her that.
“Doctor Oliver, you want me to do a MRI… on you?” Susan has her eyebrows raised and a disturbing look of concern on her face.
“That´s what I said.”
“May I ask why?” Reid would have preferred to not tell anyone about this disturbing weakness he has, but he can´t do this alone and if he has to tell someone then Susan is the most logical choice. Not only because he needs her to do the examinations but also because he kind of likes her. She´s never put off or taken aback by anything he says and she usually gives back just as good as she gets and he enjoys discussions with her.
Reid sighs and rubs his face with his left hand. “I can´t sleep. I keep having this dreams, or this one dream actually. And I need to know there´s nothing wrong with me.”
Susan stands up and walks over to him and puts her hand on his shoulder. He resists the urge to shrug it off and pretends that it isn´t there instead.
“What is the dream about?”
He shifts a little in his seat. “Does it matter? I just need you to examine me, I can go through the results myself.”
“I´m sure you can”, she mumbles before taking a harder grip on his shoulder. “Reid, tell me.”
“Fine! I have this really ridiculous dream where I´m dying and I wouldn´t particularly care if it wasn´t for the fact that I´m not getting enough sleep and it´s starting to affect my work.”
“How long has this been going on?”
“I don´t know, 2-3 months maybe.”
“2-3 months? And you haven´t done anything about it until now?”
“It wasn´t as bad at first. But as soon as I close my eyes it feels like I´m in that dream and…” He shrugs. “Are you going to do this for me or not?”
Susan walks over to her desk and picks up her calendar. “Tomorrow 2 o´clock?”
“It´s New Year’s Eve, I thought you had the day off?”
“So did I.” She tilts her head when he says it and her tone is sarcastic but he can still see the concern in her face. Reid wants to tell her they can do it some other day, but he can´t, because this is starting to freak him out and if he has a tumor or something else he wants to know about it now. “I´ll write you a prescription for sleeping pills. Use it.”
Reid frowns. “I don´t like taking pills.”
“And I don´t like working on my day off so I guess we both have to do things we don´t like.”
Reid stands up and walks over to the door but before he opens it he turns around and faces her. “Thank you Susan.”
Back in his office he debates whether or not he should take out some files and try to work, but decides that he probably can´t concentrate anyway and it´s his office and his hospital so there´s no need to pretend that he´s working. He can sit and stare at his lap top all day if he wants. He decides to check his e-mail and reaches out for his computer when he sees the brown paper bag standing beside it. He opens it and all thoughts of working are gone when he sees that is filled with cookies. Mr. Grimaldi has done it again. Every day since Christmas there have been cookies, coffee, sandwiches or candy waiting for him in his office. Sometimes the blonde is there and other times, like now, he has left whatever it is that he brought Reid with a note. I know you love cookies. XOXO /L. He smiles and puts the note in a locked drawer in his desk, where the others are.
It´s ridiculous really, or at least it should be with Mr. Grimaldi acting like some proper housewife from the mid fifties, but it terrifies Reid that he doesn´t find it as annoying as he should. It´s not only the fact that he gets served food and coffee all the time, he actually kind of appreciates the company. He leans back in his chair and flops his feet on the desk and starts munching on the cookies.
The last week has been interesting, to say the least. First Mr. Grimaldi is all over him about Dylan and slams him against a wall and kisses him, which Reid finds disturbingly hot. Then he stays away for almost two days and Reid hates to admit that he actually thought about him. A lot. And then he shows up loaded with food and apologizes and they end up spending a whole evening talking and playing chess. Reid can´t remember the last time he had such a good time outside of the OR.
He still finds it hilarious that Mr. Grimaldi left the blind guy for the doctor he probably blackmailed to do the surgery. He doesn´t find it quite as hilarious that he actually found himself being jealous of the obvious love and worship in the blonde´s voice when he talked about the dead doctor. It´s not like he wants Mr. Grimaldi to feel that way about him, he just doesn´t want him to feel that about anyone else. He shakes his head and decides to not evaluate that thought for the time being.
He wants to ask more about that doctor but Mr. Grimaldi has made it clear that he doesn’t want to talk about it so they keep the rest of their conversation much lighter. He was kind of expecting that the blonde would try to kiss him before he left and he didn´t exactly mind but to his surprise he got a peck on his cheek and a hug. Reid doesn´t really do hugs and he just stood there with his arms hanging stiffly along his side before he lifted one and gave Mr. Grimaldi an awkward pat on the back, which the blonde seemed to find strangely amusing. Reid has to admit that he was a bit disappointed from the lack of kissing but when he thought about it he realized that Mr. Grimaldi probably was waiting on him to make the next move.
Anyway, Mr. Grimaldi, okay maybe it was time to call him Luke now, showed up the next morning with coffee and dimples and it was clear that at least he didn´t have any sleeping problems. He casually asked what Reid planned to do on New Year`s Eve and tried but failed miserably, to hide his disappointment when Reid said he was working. After that they haven´t really met, but every day there has been a coffee and something sweet on his desk with a note. One note contained Luke´s phone number and ´call me if you want some company for chess or dinner` and Reid wasn´t sure what he thought about that. Luke obviously wanted something from him and it annoyed him that he didn´t know what it was. It´s not like didn´t like spending time with him, he was kinda funny and he didn´t seem to be put off from anything Reid said, quite the opposite actually and it didn´t exactly hurt that he was ridiculously attractive either. Reid just didn´t like being confused.
His thoughts are interrupted when his phone announces that he has a new text message and he reaches down in his lab coat and pulls it out. It´s from Dylan.
Reid, I can make it to NY tmr if you´re free for dinner?
Reid stares at the message for almost two minutes before he takes deep breath and replies.
Sorry, I already have plans.
He hits the send button and opens one of the drawers in his desk and pulls out the notes Luke has left him. Without thinking it through he dials the number and wait for Luke to answer.
“Mr. Grimaldi. My shift ends at 9 PM tomorrow and I figured that since I have to eat anyway I might as well let you pay for it.”
He holds back a smile when he hears the amused voice on the other end. “Okay, should I pick you up at the hospital?”
“Yes. And I don´t want to go to some fancy place filled with rich people dressed in suits, I prefer something simple.”
“Okay, it´s a date then.”
Reid snorts. “It is most definitely not a date, you`re simply paying for my dinner. See you tomorrow.”
He hangs up before Luke gets a chance to answer and when he leans back in his chair again he can´t hold back the smile.
He gets a good night’s sleep thanks to the sleeping pills, and for the first time in months he can´t remember what he dreamt, which is a relief. The day goes by really quickly. He has a few consultations and follow-ups scheduled, and he really doesn´t care about New Year´s Eve. He sees Susan at 2 PM, and after that he has rounds and paperwork to do. He is so caught up in his work that he almost forgets to change into something other than his lab coat and a pair of jeans, but he remembers at the last minute and at the same moment he is done Luke knocks on his door.
There is no point in denying it, Mr. Grimaldi is hot. He´s wearing a pair of slacks and a button-down shirt with the top buttons unbuttoned and Reid really likes that. He seems to have cut his hair because it´s a lot shorter then it was the week before and given how it looks he probably spent hours styling it. Reid doesn´t particularly mind though, it looks good and Luke is all dimples and smiles and Reid kind of likes that too.
Luke takes him to a small Italian restaurant that Reid has never been to even though it´s just a block away from both the hospital and his apartment. Luke has somehow managed to book a table even though the place is crowded, and Reid finds it pretty amusing to imagine Luke bribe or blackmail the owner to get a table in his Grimaldi-way.
The restaurant is warm and cozy and decorated with streamers and weird confetti stuff, and everywhere Reid looks there are banners saying happy New Year. Instead of electric lights, the whole place is lit up from candles and there is a big one on the table they sit at which is shaped like a giant heart and it makes Reid more than a bit uncomfortable. It´s disgustingly romantic.
“This is not a date, you know that, right?” Reid blurts it out the minute they sit down, but the only reaction he gets from Luke is a raised eyebrow so he feels the need to continue. “I mean, it doesn´t matter how many sappy hearts there are on our table or anything, it´s not a date.”
“Whatever you say Reid.”
“No really, this isn´t a date. I never date and this is just supposed to be a dinner and I…” He trails off and doesn´t really know how to continue and make Luke understand when Luke puts his hand on his.
“Reid. I get it. It´s just a dinner that I´m paying for. Calm down.” Luke gives him a reassuring smile before he pulls his hand away and opens the menu. “What do you want to eat?”
Reid hates to admit that he actually misses the feeling of Luke´s hand on his, and since the thought makes him freak out a little, he opens his menu and scans through it. “I think I´ll have the lasagna.”
Luke lifts up his hand and makes a small wave and Reid is impressed to see a waiter rushing over to take their orders.
“He´ll have the lasagna and a beer and I would like pasta carbonara and a Coke. And some garlic bread for me.”
The waiter writes it down and is just about to leave when Reid stops him. “Well, make that two orders of garlic bread”
They sit in silence, but not a very un-comfortable one until their drinks and the garlic bread arrive. Reid, being his usual self, starts to stuff his mouth with the bread immediately.
Luke eats a lot slower and it looks like he´s having some kind of religious experience the way he devours the bread.
“I love garlic bread”, Luke says and puts another small piece in his mouth. “I have tried to do it at home but it just never tastes the same.”
Reid shrugs. “It´s okay, nothing special.”
“Why did you order it if you don´t like it?”
“Well, if we are going to make out later I want to taste you, not the garlic. If we both eat it then it doesn´t matter.” He doesn´t really realize what he´s saying until he looks up and his gaze meets Luke´s. His eyes remind Reid of stars and it´s really disturbing to acknowledge that thought. He shakes his head to get rid of the sappiness, but it´s like Luke can tell what he´s thinking.
“So, you´re planning on making out with me?” Luke looks ridiculously happy and Reid doesn´t feel like ruining it by saying something rude, which has to be a first, so he just shrugs again. “Well, it´s New Years Eve. People are supposed to kiss at midnight, right?”
To his relief the waiter arrives with their food and Luke lets go of the subject. Instead they discuss the food, Reid´s work, Grimaldi shipping and they talk a lot about chess. Reid orders another beer and a Coke for Luke and even though he wants to ask why he doesn´t drink, he decides not to do it because Luke seems to be in such a good mood and he doesn´t want to ruin it. They both order ice-cream for dessert and it arrives on heart-shaped plates. It should annoy Reid, but somehow it doesn´t.
The evening rushes by, and before he knows what´s happening, people are opening champagne bottles and heading outside. The waiter arrives at their table with two glasses, champagne for him and sparkling cider for Luke, and he wonders if Luke has planned this. Before he can ask, Luke grabs his hand and drags him along outside, claiming that they have to watch the fireworks. It´s a bit cold outside and Reid wishes he had brought his jacket, but Luke puts his arm around his waist and Reid forgets about the cold. There are fireworks all over the sky and it´s beautiful and Reid wonders why he never paid any attention to it earlier.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1… HAPPY NEW YEAR!
All around them there are couples hugging, kissing and cheering and Reid turns towards Luke, who is smiling and shouting, and without thinking he puts his hand around his neck and pulls his smiling mouth against his own. Their teeth clash together at first, but that´s okay since Luke immediately wraps his arms around his waist and opens his mouth to accept Reid´s tongue. Luke´s hand wanders up and grabs hold of his hair, and a small part of him notices that that probably messes up his hairstyle but he really doesn´t care because it´s totally hot and then he doesn´t think or analyze anymore, he just feels. He tilts his head to get a better angle, and slides his tongue against Luke´s, which make Luke moan in a way that goes directly to Reid´s groin. He pushes himself slightly against Luke and isn´t disappointed when Luke´s other hand grabs his ass and pushes back.
He reluctantly breaks the kiss and pulls back to look at Luke, who makes a disappointed sound before opening his eyes. Their gazes meet and they stare at each other for a while before Reid leans in to kiss him again. It´s a lot softer than they have kissed before. The first time it was rushed and filled with lust, and the second time it was angry. This time it´s still filled with lust but there is no rush, and if Reid thought about it he would realize that it´s been a long time since he´s kissed anyone like this. He wants Luke more than he can remember wanting anyone before, and even though it scares him he´s so filled up with want and need that that he doesn´t really care. He pulls back a second time and cups Luke´s cheek and runs his thumb along the kiss-swollen lips.
“My place?” His voice is husky and strangely uncertain, because no matter how much Luke kisses him back, he´s not sure what the answer will be.
But Luke only nods and grabs his hand before walking back into the restaurant where he stops one of the waiters and hands him a bill that would probably pay for five more meals. But Luke can probably afford it and he seems just as uninterested as Reid is in waiting for the change. When they are back outside again, Reid leads him towards his apartment and he´s grateful that the restaurant is close enough so they can walk.
It takes a lot longer to reach his apartment then it should since they have to stop and kiss every now and then. So when they finally reach the building where Reid lives, he is more turned on than he can ever remember being before.
Thankfully, he lives on the first floor and when they are finally inside, Reid slams the door shut behind them and pushes Luke up against it. He connects their mouths again while working on the buttons on Luke`s shirt and once it´s unbuttoned, he pushes it off and finally feels skin against his fingers.
His mouth leaves Luke´s and he leaves a trace of wet kisses along his jaw line until he reaches Luke´s neck. He bites down at the pulse-point and the whimper it induces from Luke tells him he likes it. He sucks hard enough to leave a mark before he trails further down his chest. When he reaches a nipple he sucks it into his mouth and lets his hand play with the other. He bites and licks on the hard nub until Luke is shaking and panting in front of him and then he switches to the other and gives that the same treatment.
His hands wanders down to Luke´s belt buckle and first he tries to open it with one hand while the other palms Luke hard erection through the soft fabric of his slacks but the buckle seems to be just as complicated as entering Fort Knox and he loses his concentration on Luke´s body with the time it takes to open the stupid thing. And when he finally manages to unlock it, he can´t hold back a satisfied ´Ha!`. Luke laughs but it quickly turns into a moan when Reid unzips his slacks and wraps his mouth around his cock.
Luke´s hands are in his hair and he makes the most arousing sounds while Reid swirls his tongue around his cock. He wraps his right hand around the base and jerks it slowly while he sucks on the tip and when his other hand takes a firm grip on Luke´s balls, Luke moans his name. He continues what he´s doing, loving the taste of Luke in his mouth, and when he relaxes his throat so he can take Luke all the way in and swallows around him, Luke grabs his hair so hard it almost hurts. That only turns him on more and he´s just about to release Luke and move up to kiss him when Luke makes a strangled sound in the back of his throat and before Reid knows what´s happening, Luke is coming in his mouth.
It´s not that he minds, he´s just surprised, and he keeps Luke´s cock in his mouth and swallows everything until Luke is done. Luke is shaking and Reid stands up to hold him, but when he leans in for a kiss, Luke turns his head away and hides it behind his hands.
“I´m so sorry, I can´t believe I did that. It´s just… I haven´t done this for a long time and you´re really amazing at it and I…”
Reid bites down hard on his lip to not laugh because Luke seems to be really ashamed and he would probably not appreciate it if Reid laughs at him. Instead he cups Luke´s chin between his thumb and index finger and turns his blushing face against his own. “Hey, it´s okay. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about, I´m just that good.” That makes Luke smile and Reid leans in and gives him a soft kiss. He pulls back and rests his forehead against Luke´s. “Want to continue this in the bedroom?”
But now, it felt like everything was different. He still had his work of course, nothing would change that and he still ate. But he couldn´t sleep and he had long ago passed the point where he could brush off the nightmares as something juvenile and meaningless. He can`t even remember the last time he managed to get five whole hours of uninterrupted sleep and he realizes that he has reached the point where he has to do something about it. And since there is no way in hell he will see some psychologist where he has to sit and talk about his depressing childhood or his eating habits he decides for the second most logical thing and that´s why he´s sitting in Susan Stanley´s office.
Doctor Stanley has worked for him for over five years and she`s a fairly good neurologist. To be honest she´s almost as good as he is, otherwise he wouldn´t have asked her to come and work at his clinic but there is no reason to tell her that.
“Doctor Oliver, you want me to do a MRI… on you?” Susan has her eyebrows raised and a disturbing look of concern on her face.
“That´s what I said.”
“May I ask why?” Reid would have preferred to not tell anyone about this disturbing weakness he has, but he can´t do this alone and if he has to tell someone then Susan is the most logical choice. Not only because he needs her to do the examinations but also because he kind of likes her. She´s never put off or taken aback by anything he says and she usually gives back just as good as she gets and he enjoys discussions with her.
Reid sighs and rubs his face with his left hand. “I can´t sleep. I keep having this dreams, or this one dream actually. And I need to know there´s nothing wrong with me.”
Susan stands up and walks over to him and puts her hand on his shoulder. He resists the urge to shrug it off and pretends that it isn´t there instead.
“What is the dream about?”
He shifts a little in his seat. “Does it matter? I just need you to examine me, I can go through the results myself.”
“I´m sure you can”, she mumbles before taking a harder grip on his shoulder. “Reid, tell me.”
“Fine! I have this really ridiculous dream where I´m dying and I wouldn´t particularly care if it wasn´t for the fact that I´m not getting enough sleep and it´s starting to affect my work.”
“How long has this been going on?”
“I don´t know, 2-3 months maybe.”
“2-3 months? And you haven´t done anything about it until now?”
“It wasn´t as bad at first. But as soon as I close my eyes it feels like I´m in that dream and…” He shrugs. “Are you going to do this for me or not?”
Susan walks over to her desk and picks up her calendar. “Tomorrow 2 o´clock?”
“It´s New Year’s Eve, I thought you had the day off?”
“So did I.” She tilts her head when he says it and her tone is sarcastic but he can still see the concern in her face. Reid wants to tell her they can do it some other day, but he can´t, because this is starting to freak him out and if he has a tumor or something else he wants to know about it now. “I´ll write you a prescription for sleeping pills. Use it.”
Reid frowns. “I don´t like taking pills.”
“And I don´t like working on my day off so I guess we both have to do things we don´t like.”
Reid stands up and walks over to the door but before he opens it he turns around and faces her. “Thank you Susan.”
Back in his office he debates whether or not he should take out some files and try to work, but decides that he probably can´t concentrate anyway and it´s his office and his hospital so there´s no need to pretend that he´s working. He can sit and stare at his lap top all day if he wants. He decides to check his e-mail and reaches out for his computer when he sees the brown paper bag standing beside it. He opens it and all thoughts of working are gone when he sees that is filled with cookies. Mr. Grimaldi has done it again. Every day since Christmas there have been cookies, coffee, sandwiches or candy waiting for him in his office. Sometimes the blonde is there and other times, like now, he has left whatever it is that he brought Reid with a note. I know you love cookies. XOXO /L. He smiles and puts the note in a locked drawer in his desk, where the others are.
It´s ridiculous really, or at least it should be with Mr. Grimaldi acting like some proper housewife from the mid fifties, but it terrifies Reid that he doesn´t find it as annoying as he should. It´s not only the fact that he gets served food and coffee all the time, he actually kind of appreciates the company. He leans back in his chair and flops his feet on the desk and starts munching on the cookies.
The last week has been interesting, to say the least. First Mr. Grimaldi is all over him about Dylan and slams him against a wall and kisses him, which Reid finds disturbingly hot. Then he stays away for almost two days and Reid hates to admit that he actually thought about him. A lot. And then he shows up loaded with food and apologizes and they end up spending a whole evening talking and playing chess. Reid can´t remember the last time he had such a good time outside of the OR.
He still finds it hilarious that Mr. Grimaldi left the blind guy for the doctor he probably blackmailed to do the surgery. He doesn´t find it quite as hilarious that he actually found himself being jealous of the obvious love and worship in the blonde´s voice when he talked about the dead doctor. It´s not like he wants Mr. Grimaldi to feel that way about him, he just doesn´t want him to feel that about anyone else. He shakes his head and decides to not evaluate that thought for the time being.
He wants to ask more about that doctor but Mr. Grimaldi has made it clear that he doesn’t want to talk about it so they keep the rest of their conversation much lighter. He was kind of expecting that the blonde would try to kiss him before he left and he didn´t exactly mind but to his surprise he got a peck on his cheek and a hug. Reid doesn´t really do hugs and he just stood there with his arms hanging stiffly along his side before he lifted one and gave Mr. Grimaldi an awkward pat on the back, which the blonde seemed to find strangely amusing. Reid has to admit that he was a bit disappointed from the lack of kissing but when he thought about it he realized that Mr. Grimaldi probably was waiting on him to make the next move.
Anyway, Mr. Grimaldi, okay maybe it was time to call him Luke now, showed up the next morning with coffee and dimples and it was clear that at least he didn´t have any sleeping problems. He casually asked what Reid planned to do on New Year`s Eve and tried but failed miserably, to hide his disappointment when Reid said he was working. After that they haven´t really met, but every day there has been a coffee and something sweet on his desk with a note. One note contained Luke´s phone number and ´call me if you want some company for chess or dinner` and Reid wasn´t sure what he thought about that. Luke obviously wanted something from him and it annoyed him that he didn´t know what it was. It´s not like didn´t like spending time with him, he was kinda funny and he didn´t seem to be put off from anything Reid said, quite the opposite actually and it didn´t exactly hurt that he was ridiculously attractive either. Reid just didn´t like being confused.
His thoughts are interrupted when his phone announces that he has a new text message and he reaches down in his lab coat and pulls it out. It´s from Dylan.
Reid, I can make it to NY tmr if you´re free for dinner?
Reid stares at the message for almost two minutes before he takes deep breath and replies.
Sorry, I already have plans.
He hits the send button and opens one of the drawers in his desk and pulls out the notes Luke has left him. Without thinking it through he dials the number and wait for Luke to answer.
“Mr. Grimaldi. My shift ends at 9 PM tomorrow and I figured that since I have to eat anyway I might as well let you pay for it.”
He holds back a smile when he hears the amused voice on the other end. “Okay, should I pick you up at the hospital?”
“Yes. And I don´t want to go to some fancy place filled with rich people dressed in suits, I prefer something simple.”
“Okay, it´s a date then.”
Reid snorts. “It is most definitely not a date, you`re simply paying for my dinner. See you tomorrow.”
He hangs up before Luke gets a chance to answer and when he leans back in his chair again he can´t hold back the smile.
He gets a good night’s sleep thanks to the sleeping pills, and for the first time in months he can´t remember what he dreamt, which is a relief. The day goes by really quickly. He has a few consultations and follow-ups scheduled, and he really doesn´t care about New Year´s Eve. He sees Susan at 2 PM, and after that he has rounds and paperwork to do. He is so caught up in his work that he almost forgets to change into something other than his lab coat and a pair of jeans, but he remembers at the last minute and at the same moment he is done Luke knocks on his door.
There is no point in denying it, Mr. Grimaldi is hot. He´s wearing a pair of slacks and a button-down shirt with the top buttons unbuttoned and Reid really likes that. He seems to have cut his hair because it´s a lot shorter then it was the week before and given how it looks he probably spent hours styling it. Reid doesn´t particularly mind though, it looks good and Luke is all dimples and smiles and Reid kind of likes that too.
Luke takes him to a small Italian restaurant that Reid has never been to even though it´s just a block away from both the hospital and his apartment. Luke has somehow managed to book a table even though the place is crowded, and Reid finds it pretty amusing to imagine Luke bribe or blackmail the owner to get a table in his Grimaldi-way.
The restaurant is warm and cozy and decorated with streamers and weird confetti stuff, and everywhere Reid looks there are banners saying happy New Year. Instead of electric lights, the whole place is lit up from candles and there is a big one on the table they sit at which is shaped like a giant heart and it makes Reid more than a bit uncomfortable. It´s disgustingly romantic.
“This is not a date, you know that, right?” Reid blurts it out the minute they sit down, but the only reaction he gets from Luke is a raised eyebrow so he feels the need to continue. “I mean, it doesn´t matter how many sappy hearts there are on our table or anything, it´s not a date.”
“Whatever you say Reid.”
“No really, this isn´t a date. I never date and this is just supposed to be a dinner and I…” He trails off and doesn´t really know how to continue and make Luke understand when Luke puts his hand on his.
“Reid. I get it. It´s just a dinner that I´m paying for. Calm down.” Luke gives him a reassuring smile before he pulls his hand away and opens the menu. “What do you want to eat?”
Reid hates to admit that he actually misses the feeling of Luke´s hand on his, and since the thought makes him freak out a little, he opens his menu and scans through it. “I think I´ll have the lasagna.”
Luke lifts up his hand and makes a small wave and Reid is impressed to see a waiter rushing over to take their orders.
“He´ll have the lasagna and a beer and I would like pasta carbonara and a Coke. And some garlic bread for me.”
The waiter writes it down and is just about to leave when Reid stops him. “Well, make that two orders of garlic bread”
They sit in silence, but not a very un-comfortable one until their drinks and the garlic bread arrive. Reid, being his usual self, starts to stuff his mouth with the bread immediately.
Luke eats a lot slower and it looks like he´s having some kind of religious experience the way he devours the bread.
“I love garlic bread”, Luke says and puts another small piece in his mouth. “I have tried to do it at home but it just never tastes the same.”
Reid shrugs. “It´s okay, nothing special.”
“Why did you order it if you don´t like it?”
“Well, if we are going to make out later I want to taste you, not the garlic. If we both eat it then it doesn´t matter.” He doesn´t really realize what he´s saying until he looks up and his gaze meets Luke´s. His eyes remind Reid of stars and it´s really disturbing to acknowledge that thought. He shakes his head to get rid of the sappiness, but it´s like Luke can tell what he´s thinking.
“So, you´re planning on making out with me?” Luke looks ridiculously happy and Reid doesn´t feel like ruining it by saying something rude, which has to be a first, so he just shrugs again. “Well, it´s New Years Eve. People are supposed to kiss at midnight, right?”
To his relief the waiter arrives with their food and Luke lets go of the subject. Instead they discuss the food, Reid´s work, Grimaldi shipping and they talk a lot about chess. Reid orders another beer and a Coke for Luke and even though he wants to ask why he doesn´t drink, he decides not to do it because Luke seems to be in such a good mood and he doesn´t want to ruin it. They both order ice-cream for dessert and it arrives on heart-shaped plates. It should annoy Reid, but somehow it doesn´t.
The evening rushes by, and before he knows what´s happening, people are opening champagne bottles and heading outside. The waiter arrives at their table with two glasses, champagne for him and sparkling cider for Luke, and he wonders if Luke has planned this. Before he can ask, Luke grabs his hand and drags him along outside, claiming that they have to watch the fireworks. It´s a bit cold outside and Reid wishes he had brought his jacket, but Luke puts his arm around his waist and Reid forgets about the cold. There are fireworks all over the sky and it´s beautiful and Reid wonders why he never paid any attention to it earlier.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1… HAPPY NEW YEAR!
All around them there are couples hugging, kissing and cheering and Reid turns towards Luke, who is smiling and shouting, and without thinking he puts his hand around his neck and pulls his smiling mouth against his own. Their teeth clash together at first, but that´s okay since Luke immediately wraps his arms around his waist and opens his mouth to accept Reid´s tongue. Luke´s hand wanders up and grabs hold of his hair, and a small part of him notices that that probably messes up his hairstyle but he really doesn´t care because it´s totally hot and then he doesn´t think or analyze anymore, he just feels. He tilts his head to get a better angle, and slides his tongue against Luke´s, which make Luke moan in a way that goes directly to Reid´s groin. He pushes himself slightly against Luke and isn´t disappointed when Luke´s other hand grabs his ass and pushes back.
He reluctantly breaks the kiss and pulls back to look at Luke, who makes a disappointed sound before opening his eyes. Their gazes meet and they stare at each other for a while before Reid leans in to kiss him again. It´s a lot softer than they have kissed before. The first time it was rushed and filled with lust, and the second time it was angry. This time it´s still filled with lust but there is no rush, and if Reid thought about it he would realize that it´s been a long time since he´s kissed anyone like this. He wants Luke more than he can remember wanting anyone before, and even though it scares him he´s so filled up with want and need that that he doesn´t really care. He pulls back a second time and cups Luke´s cheek and runs his thumb along the kiss-swollen lips.
“My place?” His voice is husky and strangely uncertain, because no matter how much Luke kisses him back, he´s not sure what the answer will be.
But Luke only nods and grabs his hand before walking back into the restaurant where he stops one of the waiters and hands him a bill that would probably pay for five more meals. But Luke can probably afford it and he seems just as uninterested as Reid is in waiting for the change. When they are back outside again, Reid leads him towards his apartment and he´s grateful that the restaurant is close enough so they can walk.
It takes a lot longer to reach his apartment then it should since they have to stop and kiss every now and then. So when they finally reach the building where Reid lives, he is more turned on than he can ever remember being before.
Thankfully, he lives on the first floor and when they are finally inside, Reid slams the door shut behind them and pushes Luke up against it. He connects their mouths again while working on the buttons on Luke`s shirt and once it´s unbuttoned, he pushes it off and finally feels skin against his fingers.
His mouth leaves Luke´s and he leaves a trace of wet kisses along his jaw line until he reaches Luke´s neck. He bites down at the pulse-point and the whimper it induces from Luke tells him he likes it. He sucks hard enough to leave a mark before he trails further down his chest. When he reaches a nipple he sucks it into his mouth and lets his hand play with the other. He bites and licks on the hard nub until Luke is shaking and panting in front of him and then he switches to the other and gives that the same treatment.
His hands wanders down to Luke´s belt buckle and first he tries to open it with one hand while the other palms Luke hard erection through the soft fabric of his slacks but the buckle seems to be just as complicated as entering Fort Knox and he loses his concentration on Luke´s body with the time it takes to open the stupid thing. And when he finally manages to unlock it, he can´t hold back a satisfied ´Ha!`. Luke laughs but it quickly turns into a moan when Reid unzips his slacks and wraps his mouth around his cock.
Luke´s hands are in his hair and he makes the most arousing sounds while Reid swirls his tongue around his cock. He wraps his right hand around the base and jerks it slowly while he sucks on the tip and when his other hand takes a firm grip on Luke´s balls, Luke moans his name. He continues what he´s doing, loving the taste of Luke in his mouth, and when he relaxes his throat so he can take Luke all the way in and swallows around him, Luke grabs his hair so hard it almost hurts. That only turns him on more and he´s just about to release Luke and move up to kiss him when Luke makes a strangled sound in the back of his throat and before Reid knows what´s happening, Luke is coming in his mouth.
It´s not that he minds, he´s just surprised, and he keeps Luke´s cock in his mouth and swallows everything until Luke is done. Luke is shaking and Reid stands up to hold him, but when he leans in for a kiss, Luke turns his head away and hides it behind his hands.
“I´m so sorry, I can´t believe I did that. It´s just… I haven´t done this for a long time and you´re really amazing at it and I…”
Reid bites down hard on his lip to not laugh because Luke seems to be really ashamed and he would probably not appreciate it if Reid laughs at him. Instead he cups Luke´s chin between his thumb and index finger and turns his blushing face against his own. “Hey, it´s okay. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about, I´m just that good.” That makes Luke smile and Reid leans in and gives him a soft kiss. He pulls back and rests his forehead against Luke´s. “Want to continue this in the bedroom?”