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Title: Once Upon A Time
Author: gwennylou
Artist: rumpltzr
Genre/Type: angst/romance/mystery
Rating: G-NC-17
Word Count: 25,118
Characters/Pairings: Luke/Reid, Luke/OC, mentions of: Katie/Chris, Jack/Carly, Lily/Holden
Warnings: Very much a lot of angst. Some pretty graphic sex scenes.
Summary: Luke and Reid met, fell in love, and then broke up. They haven't seen or spoken to each other in two years. Then Damian returns to town and decides to go after Reid for sending him to prison. Lily and Luke decide the only way to protect Reid is for him to move to cabin in the woods with Luke. Tensions arise mainly because Reid hates being cooped up and they "hate" each other and Luke is now with a new man.
A/N: Okay, so here's the thing, Luke and Reid haven't spoken in two years. Reid knows about Luke's life, but in all they have been apart for six years. They were together one year before that. So that would mean this takes place.
Luke is now 29, going to turn 30 soon, and Reid is 42. (Making them twelve years apart.) Now you know the timeline. The story is filled with songs that are important to the story, I added the youtube links, and I would suggest playing the songs while you are reading the story to understand the underlying emotions behind what is written.
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Once Upon A Time
Chapter 1:
Margo and Jack had just left the interrogation room. Reid sat at the table wondering what he had done to piss off someone upstairs.
The door flew open and Reid looked up to see Lily standing there.
"What's going on, Lily?"
"When I heard Damian was back in town, I immediately knew something was going to happen. Then I talked to Jack and he told me that Damian had threatened someone in Luke's life who was important to him. My first thought was Noah, but it didn't make sense considering Damian loved Noah. Then I remembered that you were the one to help send Damian to prison."
"Oh, well I bet you're relieved to see it's only me."
Lily just rolled her eyes and sat down,
"Listen, Reid. I know that things ended badly for you and Luke and I'm sorry for that. I really am. You and he had something that is very rare, and it hurt me to see both of you hurting so much. And even though you two are no longer together, doesn't mean that we don't care about you. We will do everything in our power to make sure that Damian gets nowhere near you."
"I am a grown man; I can take care of myself. I don't need your false sympathy."
"It's not false sympathy or charity, Reid. It's the right thing to do. And we want to do it."
"Who is this we?"
"Holden and I and Luke,"
Reid's attention was grabbed then,
"Luke really said he wanted to help me?"
"Well, Luke doesn't quite know it's you that Damian is after."
"Count me out, Lily. I'll get a room at the Lakeview or something."
"Well, I talked to Margo and Jack already and they insisted that you go to a safe house. So, Luke found one in the woods. You'll be staying there with Luke until Damian is caught."
"I'd rather endure Chinese Water Torture than live in a house with him."
Lily sighed and turned to go,
"I'm really sorry we dragged you into the Damian mess, Reid. If there was any other way…"
With that, Lily was gone.
Reid was forced to stay at the police station until Lily came back to take him to his new home.
Reid wondered what it meant for his job, his career.
Suddenly the door flew open and Luke stepped in,
"Oh, it's you. I thought you were Noah."
"That's been going around, Mr. Snyder."
"My name is Luke, Reid. Sooner or later you're going to have to drop the immaturity and just call me by my name."
"So, are you here to give me up to Damian? I mean I know you relieved that I'm the one being targeted and not your precious Noah. How are Richard and Noah doing by the way? Are they enjoying their honeymoon?"
"You are still an unbelievable jackass, Reid."
"And one you have to live with apparently."
"What are you talking about, Reid?"
"I'm talking about your precious hot mom coming here and telling me that she offered to be my protection. So apparently that safe house you were looking for thinking it was Noah, is actually for me."
"Wait you mean my mom knew all along that Damian was after you?"
"No, she thought it was Noah too, since apparently you cared more for Noah than you ever did for me, since it was so obvious to both of you who he would be targeting. She finally used her brain though, and realized I was the one to help put Damian behind bars."
Luke had the decency to look sheepish then.
"I guess that makes more sense."
"Is there any way we can convince your mom that I don't need protection and that we should not be cooped up together?"
"I sure as hell am gonna try."