Reid opened the door to see Luke standing there in jeans and a v neck t-shirt.

Reid's only thought was how much he'd like to rip them off and have his way with Luke.

Instead he stepped back into the house and invited Luke inside.

"Before you get all weepy, I should probably inform you that Katie is the one who sent you the text."

"So you don't want me here?"

"That's not what I meant, but for some reason I can't not tell you the truth."

"Honesty is always good, Reid."

Luke looked at him with those giant brown puppy dog eyes and Reid forgot what he had been trying to say.

They looked at each other for a few seconds before Luke cleared his throat,

"So why did Katie invite me over, then?"

"She thinks we need to talk or something."

"About?"

"You know what, this was a bad idea. You can go ahead and just forget this ever happened."

Reid strode to the door and opened it.

Luke just took his coat off,

"I agree with Katie. We do need to talk."

Reid sighed and closed the door.

He sat on the edge of the couch cushion, waiting to hear what Luke had to say,

"I had a long talk with my dad today about a lot of things. But mostly I sat and complained about you choosing the hospital over me. And while I was looking for sympathy, I got a reality check. He reminded me of all the times I was all about Noah and his wants and needs. I never stopped to think about your feelings in the entire mess. I knew you liked me and wanted me, but I never stopped to actually ask you how you felt when I constantly made everything about me and Noah. "

Luke stopped trailed off as he watched Reid trying to process everything.

"You're not saying anything, Reid."

"I generally find it's rude to interrupt someone when they're talking, Luke."

Luke cracked a grin at this.

Reid still had his jokes, even though he felt his insides turn to mush. Luke actually did care, and that alone scared the hell out of him.

"So I guess what I'm trying to say Reid is that I'm sorry. I never gave you a reason to pick me. I honestly did not mean to string you along or make you feel like you were second best. I was just so damn confused and couldn't see past what I was thinking and feeling. "

Luke finished and put his hands on his lap, waiting for Reid to finally say something.

"I don't want you to get the wrong idea, here, Luke. I'm not in love with you."

Luke looked extremely confused and a bit hurt.

"I mean, it's not because I'm in love with you. God, I'm screwing this up. Okay, here's the thing. Katie and I talked today and she made me realize that while being a doctor is my life, it's not all that I am. And she convinced me to not give up on a chance at love. So my plan is to resign tomorrow, and give us a shot, if that is what you still want."

"You can't do that, Reid."

"What, why the hell not?"

"Because I plan on resigning from the board, not that I'm in love with you or anything, either."

Luke and Reid looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Luke was suddenly next to Reid on the couch and they were kissing. They were still kissing when Katie came home.

She just rolled her eyes and snuck past them to her bedroom.

She got a text,

Thanks for agreeing to go out with me tonight. I had a great time.

She grinned and put Jacob down for the night, thinking of the laughter and smiles, and the amazing bone melting kiss she had received a few minutes earlier.

"Well Jacob, looks like your uncle Reid and I are not in love, but one day very soon, I have a feeling we could be."