THANKSGIVING

Chapter 9

“It’s strange being here without Ethan.”

“We, well actually you, promised Noah we’d go home and rest for an hour. Ethan won’t be alone; Noah is going to have his dinner in Ethan’s room so he can keep him company while we’re away.” Reid and Luke were seated side by side on their living room sofa, eating a quickly assembled dinner of sandwiches and sodas.

“I think my little brother is beginning to thrive on all the attention he’s getting.”

“Don’t worry, we’ll treat him less like Prince Ethan when we get him home again. He’ll be back to his old self in no time.”

Luke chuckled. “Do you know how much I love you?” He leaned in to kiss Reid, forcing him to put down the overstuffed sandwich he was in the middle of devouring. Luke pressed his tongue past Reid’s lips. The two moaned at the intimate contact, having had virtually no moments alone for a week.

“Since you’re willing to actually take the risk of coming between me and my dinner to get your tongue down my throat, I think I have a pretty good idea.” Reid laced his fingers in Luke’s hair, not willing to let him pull away too soon.

“And I think I have a pretty good idea how you feel about me, since you haven’t made a move to start eating again.”

Reid crashed his lips against Luke’s, taking the lead. He pushed his tongue inside and smiled when he felt Luke’s moan vibrate against his mouth. “I want you. I want to be inside you now. It’s been too long.”

“Oh God, Reid. Need you. Need you so much.”

Frantically tearing at each other’s clothing the two undressed in record time. Reid wasn’t sure if the haste to shed their clothes was more the knowledge that they had to get back to the hospital, or the hunger for one another that had never waned since the day they became a couple.

It never ceased to amaze Reid how much he wanted Luke, to be inside Luke, every day. Sometimes just thoughts of pressing into his partner’s waiting hole were enough to get him through a boring hospital meeting he had no interest in attending. It amused him to think of all the clueless suits in the room when he had those X-rated thoughts.

The two were completely naked and lying on the sofa in record time. Reid couldn’t stop himself if he’d wanted to, which he definitely did not. He began automatically rutting against Luke, with all the drama with Ethan he hadn’t had any spare moments to think too much about how hot he and Luke were together; how he had missed this.

“Please, Reid, please. Inside.”

“Damn!” Living with a pre-teen had required removing all telltale signs that Luke and he had a very active sex life to their bedroom. “Lube. No lube.”

“Give me your fingers.” Reid’s eyes widened and glazed over as he watched and felt Luke suck on his fingers, moistening them as much as possible. “Put them in, don’t need anything more.”

No longer able to think straight, Reid nodded and pressed the first two fingers in together. It was tight and Luke’s back arched. “Ahhh, Reid.”

“Are you okay?” Reid was so hard. He knew he was moving faster than normal, but he still didn’t want to hurt Luke. He never would hurt Luke.

Nodding beneath him on the sofa, Luke bit his lip then hissed. “More, now.”

The heat between them didn’t stop building. This was going to be intense; it already was. Reid added a third finger. Luke’s body bucked in response then began writhing as he pushed back, asking for more.

Pulling his fingers out, Reid lifted Luke’s legs over his shoulders and with a forceful push entered his lover.

“Reid!”

Wanting to be sure Luke wasn’t in any serious pain; Reid forced himself to pause, despite the urge to begin thrusting immediately. When he felt Luke relax beneath him, holding Reid as close as possible, he began to move.

Luke’s moans alone nearly sent Reid over the edge. He changed his angle and nudged Luke’s prostate on every inward and outward motion.

“Oh, Reid. Not gonna last. Touch me. Need you.”

Reid felt the urgency between the two. Luke’s eyes were dark and his mouth open, licking his lips as he pushed back, meeting each of Reid’s thrusts. Tugging just three times on Luke’s long, stiff cock, was enough to make his lover arch his back before biting down on Reid’s shoulder and starting to shoot between them. The tightness and the heat were too much to resist and Reid let himself go, spilling inside the man he loved more than anything in the world. “Luke.”

Emptying himself, Reid lay on top of Luke. The two were completely still, only the movements of their heavy breathing to prove they were alive. All too soon Reid’s cock slipped out of its home.

“I hate when you leave me.” Luke buried his head in the crook of Reid’s neck. With so much of the stress of the previous week behind them, reuniting had a bigger impact that either one expected. Lifting his head to look into the moist eyes of his partner, Reid smiled at the sight below him.

“You’re so beautiful. Filling you, knowing you’re mine, is everything.”

“Always yours.” Luke still had trouble choking out the words, his emotions obviously overwhelming him.

The two clung to one another. It didn’t matter that they had to soon return to the hospital, or hadn’t finished their dinner. For a brief moment, they were one again, declaring their love for the millionth time, in a way no one else would ever touch them.

“I hate the thought of us having to get up.” Luke whispered as he tenderly and playfully nipped at Reid’s lobe.

“Just remember, we’re always together. No one, and nothing, will ever come between us.”

“Reid, I love you so much, but when I thought we might lose Ethan I was afraid I’d lose you too -- your love, your spirit, your energy. I know how much my brother means to you.”

“How much you both mean to me, in entirely different ways. Nothing could ever make me turn away from you. I hope that if we ever have to deal with any kind of pain like that, we’ll turn to each other.”

Luke nodded. “You really have changed since I met you.”

“It’s your fault.”

“I’ll take the blame... and your love.” Gripping Reid so tightly it seemed impossible that they would ever separate, Luke pressed his lips to Reid’s. “I love you so much. And I need you in my life.”

“Luke, you know how I feel.” Reid ghosted his fingers over Luke’s cheek and he leaned into the touch.

“Say it. This is one of those times I want to hear it... need to hear it.” Luke’s eyes were moist as he gazed into Reid’s.

“I love you, Luke. Don’t ever forget. You’re the first and last man I’ll ever truly love.”

The two lay together in an emotional embrace. Luke brought out feelings in Reid he never imagined he’d experience, but they were all out in the open when he was alone with Luke, touching him, loving him.

“It’s time to go back. We need to clean up.” Reid hated leaving Luke’s warmth and comfort, but it was inevitable.

“Damn,” Luke murmured, following Reid off the sofa.

The two silently walked to the shower, their dinners abandoned on the coffee table. Reid turned back to glance at the food and smiled. Luke is more important than any meal... so is Ethan. Being part of a family, their family, was pretty damn good.

Now it was time to return to the third member of the little Snyder/Oliver trio. However, a little protein intake during their shower couldn’t hurt. Reid grinned as he turned on the taps.

[TBC]

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