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Chapter 21: The Big Emergency

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Simple Gifts: A Luke and Reid Fanfiction

Train? What train. Following their first Christmas together, Luke and Reid embark on journeys of self-discovery. Can two simple gifts lead to a happily ever after?

Things get worse for Reid before they get better… 😉

Chapter 20: Who the Hell are You?

Or, start from the beginning….

Simple Gifts: A Luke and Reid Fanfiction

Train? What train. Following their first Christmas together, Luke and Reid embark on journeys of self-discovery. Can two simple gifts lead to a happily ever after?

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Aside from the fact that my laptop can barely keep up with the HD clips, making this video was a complete luxury thanks to the fabulous smuchshypush (BTW, smuch – I think I’m staying less than a mile from you, so hope you can feel the disturbance in the Force).

Like, any good LuRe fan, I liked these episodes a lot when they aired, but I have to say, I like the "bridal suite" scenes much better after editing them down, if I do say so myself.

Some highlights: Eric’s hands in this episode, and contagious Reidism, sparkly Luke and sentimental Reid.

In this epic, I’ve tried to put the emphasis on the visuals in the scene. There several other ideas I’ll capture whenever I get to the episode reviews. In the meantime, enjoy the video!

• 0:00 Luke looking particularly sparkly and gorgeous all through this episode – probably because he looks so HAPPY.
• 0:13 The number of double-entendres and not so subtle hints Reid has been handed by the writers on a platter must set a new record. "…unless the shower’s an open invitation." The smile SO says he knows that line won’t work and Luke’s says he has totally accepted this as part of the mating game. Would be really funny if it weren’t for the later scene in the bridal suite where it’s clear where that it’s not just a game. In hindsight, it’s a little bittersweet.
• 0:19 LOVE the smiles on both of them in the "love" discussion – so unforced. It looks like Van and Eric had fun filming this, but then again, their chemistry is so amazing, it’s hard to tell how much of it is natural and how much of it is their stellar acting…and BTW, if Luke were any closer to Reid, you’d have to scrape him off with a spatula.
• 0:27 Love the grunt. Wow.
• 0:40 Holding hands! In public! and I believe Reid would actually do it!
• 1:18 "Ha ha, no!" LOL – the pitch of Reid’s voice!
• 1:38 "Don’t make it so complicated" – I don’t think this choice of wording is a coincidence, since Reid likely overheard Luke lamenting how complicated Love is as he entered the scene. The sexiest “he’s mine” hand grab ever. (More hand holding!)
• 1:48 check out Reid’s expression as Luke is talking – it totally says, "No, that’s not what I meant at all!" And Abigail is just wonderful here. Without saying a word, she is clearly completely sizing up the relationship between the two of them and coming to all the right conclusions. Plus she looks fantastic. I could definitely have used more Abby and less Janet/Blackthorn/Gabriel/Vienna/blah blah blah.
• 1:59 After Luke thanks Reid for the "mitigating circumstances", Reid does a little sidelong smiling glance – this completely parallels the very early scene at the PD when they’re watching Molly talk about how Reid busted Damian and Luke smiles at Reid in thanks and he does the same microscopic little smile with his eyes. *swoon*
• 2:11 Reid hand movement #1 – love how he signals to Molly to go hide
• 3:02 I have not seen such a natural smile from Molly since….she came back to be with Holden. There are so many parallels between Molden and Nuke in that clearly Molly and Luke were clearly with the wrong partners (hence the non-stop waterworks). Like Luke, Molly was sparkly in this episode, despite the tears (thank you, Reid)
• 3:25 Reid hands #2: "I’m gonna grab a snack!" LOL. I just wish this clip weren’t edited so tightly in the original so you could see it better!
• 3:34 Reid hands #3: After grabbing a cookie from the jar (what else), Reid sticks out a hand to help (?) Carly as she is helped up by Molly and Abby?!
• 3:40 Loved Jack in this scene, trying to keep from laughing, and not at all believing Carly’s ruse is going to make one iota of a difference in keeping Holden and Lily apart.
• 4:15 Reid hands #4. Aside from the hysterical Reid-stuffing-his-face throughout this scene, it’s capped off by Reid, still stuffing his face, giving Jack and Carly a "toodles" wave as they depart!
• 4:25 This scene largely parallels the one where Luke watches Reid and Katie say goodbye. Reid is doing something unexpected (involving kids!) and it catches Luke’s eye and he tunes in. In both cases, he is completely mesmerized and cannot take his eyes off Reid. In the Katie goodbye scene, I think it may have been the first time he thought about Reid "in that way". This time, he SOOOOOO looks like he’s completely in love. If he smiled any wider, they’d have to broaden the doorway to get his grin through. He is SO lovin’ what he’s seeing, emphasis on LOVE.
• 4:28 The fact that Ethan turns around in his seat is hysterical. It’s more typical of someone marching into the boss’s office and having him (or her) turn around in their big office chair to confront the nervous employee…Love how snarky Reid is intimidated.
• 4:53 "Uh huh. Cake." ’nuff said.
• 4:58 Reid hands #5: Love the thumbs up for Nathalie!
• 5:03 Never realized that "hop down" could sound sexy! And aww….they look like a family.
• 5:15 Poor Reid. "I think you should take a breather….you must be exhausted" The guy never gives up on trying to get Luke horizontal. And he’s lost all sense of subtlety. Never mind – he never had any – and now he’s trying for some. Ack – it would be side-splittingly hysterical if it weren’t so sad!
• 5:24 Contagious Reidism – "Meaning?" Since when did Luke start talking with his mouth full?! LOL
• 5:34 Luciano, I love you more than ever, but if you actually are so dense you are missing the “hints” that Reid is dropping, you need to get some people skills training of your own.
• 5:45 I CANNOT believe that after glancing at the bed threatening to swallow him alive, and noting that they are “in the bridal suite,” Luke does a blink and come hither eyeflirt/smile that just screams “TAKE ME” before what follows. He did this same blink and smile in the Near Kisses episode. *swoon*
• 5:51 After Reid says, “So the wedding didn’t happen, but we did” and Luke replies, “Yeah, we did,” it sounds like Reid says something at the same time as Luke says “didn’t we?” Can anyone tell what Reid says?
• 6:29 I’m sorry, I just didn’t buy this. The writers have done a great job fulfilling my onscreen SORAS wish fulfillment. Luke (with the exception of his notable lack of sexual history and the elephant in the room) has lost all resemblance to the 22-year-old at the beginning of this storyline. Instead, he’s looking and acting completely grown up. I could buy an inexperienced college-aged Luke saying “I need time,” seeing those lines coming out of very adult-looking, 28-year-old Van Hansis’s mouth? Van’s a GREAT actor, but I couldn’t believe it. He’s done too good a job convincing me Luke is mature enough to deserve Reid. I could see the Luke of the “I Can’t” episode asking for more time, but not Grown-Up, “I’ll quit my seat on the board” Luke. Sigh.
• 6:58 The look on Reid’s face before the kiss? *thud*
• 7:12 Not sure how Luke could actually break off that kiss (especially after practically inhaling Reid in, and that hair grabbing), especially with that smug/playful/cute smile. Normally I think Luke’s flirty smile is to die for. Here, I was ready to slug him.
• 7:17 Reid hands #6 (the best for last). Along with Reid’s face? Four seconds of sheer perfection.

9.18am EDT

Three episodes in one week? After the plethora of ESS interviews last week, it’s like dying and going to LuRe heaven (despite the shortcomings of the last episode, which, for now, shall remain unmentioned)….

In the meantime, a preview of today’s episode:

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And a preview for next week:

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Thanks, Anthony!

2.00pm EDT

Henry and Will at Party Warehouse. Will ready to give up. Henry

Iris and Barbara….in the Fairwinds winecellar? Barbara tied up. How many people have been locked up here. Shouldn’t this be one of the first places to check for missing persons in Oakdale?

Paul and Emily sharing a drink. Emily promises to make piece with mom when she returns.

Iris threatening Barbara.

Two nurses gossiping – Gretchen and another. Something to the effect of: “They say Chris Hughes wants it by Dr Oliver’s in the lead and Dr Hughes okay with that.” Gretchen (I think) says something to the effect of if that happens, I’m quitting. Reid, who has overheard most of this, but was unnoticed, says, “Why wait.” The nurses look very guilty and skedaddle.

Hmmmm….I don’t think Reid knew before now given Luke’s “next chief of staff” comment on Tuesday. Finding out this way serves him right given how he stuck it to Chris last week.

(Note: no scrubs today – back in a lab coat).

Katie and Chris at the cabin. Katie in a bra, clearly worried about Chris who has almost passed out (“the thought of making love to me gives you a panic attack?”) in the pre-throes of passion. Katie says he’s pale except that makeup looks like they went extra-dark.

Here we go….

Commercial break

2.08pm EDT

Chris does completely pass out and wakes up out of it. Katie being sensible says she wants to call 911. Chris says he doesn’t want some country docs. Katie says she’ll call Reid if he needs brain surgery otherwise she’s going to get him medical attention.

Paul, Emily, and Gwen. Henry calls with update.

More Iris threatening Barbara.

Henry, Will, Paul and Margo at the Party Warehouse. Henry trying to convince Margo that he recognizes Barbara’s lipstick.

Commercial break

2.18pm EDT

Margo disses Henry and tells him there is no evidence at the Party Warehouse, and that she has real cases to solve. Henry asks about his gut instinct and Margo tells him that his gut told him to marry Vienna so his gut is a bit questionable. Paul (thank you!) calls Margo on being harsh, and Henry says his gut said don’t marry Vienna.

Barbara and Iris still jawing in the wine cellar. Yawn.

Emily warning Gwen about Iris’s drinking. Gwen defending Iris. Geez, thank GOD they didn’t make Reid an alcoholic (see John Dixon post about cliches). On top of recent wedding guests Luke and Carly and Iris there’s also at least Andy Dixon (John and Kim’s son – yes, that John, and that Kim)  and Susan Stewart (Emily’s mom – part of why Emily’s counseling Gwen that Iris will never change).

Katie and Chris arrive at Memorial. Katie trying to convince Chris to see a doctor. Chris saying he doesn’t want them involved. Chris raiding a medication cabinet. Chris sends Katie to the cafeteria to get him some

Reid spies Katie leaving an examination room looking very flustered. He asks a nurse why “that woman” was in an exam room and she pulls a Sgt Schultz and says “I know Noffing!” Reid looks suspicious. He peers into the exam room and sees Chris shooting up drawing blood from himself (sorry, couldn’t tell what he was doing until we got further into the plot). “Hey. What the hell are you doing?”  Chris has an “oh sh—oot!” look on his face.

Katie calls Margo and begs for her help. Margo ditches the Munson/Ryan/Stenbeck boys for Katie because of course that’s way more important than Barbara’s non-kidnapping. Henry looks at Chuckles as if he’s hopping the clown will talk.

Iris. Barbara writing out a check for $25K. “This is the start of a beautiful relationship,” gloats Iris. Barbara jumps her and slugs her (YAY!), though why she didn’t smack her with one of the THOUSANDS of bottles of wine in the cellar is beyond me!

Commercial break

7.33pm EDT

Iris comes up with a gun-like contraption of some kind (looks like it shoots T-shirts or something). Barbara says it’s a toy gun and Iris shoots her anyways. Barbara looks hurt. Told you she should have clubbed her with a bottle of wine.

Henry, Paul, and Will at the Party Warehouse. Henry now babbling about using psychic energy to solve a crime. Will and Paul look at Henry as if he is as raving as he is and Will asks where he will find a pyschic. He says he’s looking at a psychic now (Paul)  .

Margo arrives at Memorial and tries to get the details from Katie. They talk about her going to the cabin with Chris. Margo notices Katie took off Brad’s ring – I woke up and it felt right. It was sad, but it was time. Katie relating that Chris couldn’t breathe, was grabbing chest, sure it wasn’t a heart attack and played it off as low blood sugar or something. Katie thinks he was faking it and got cold feet! Margo tells her she’s nuts.

Reid challenging Chris and saying something like “If you don’t get the COS it’s not because you’re sick, it’s because you’re not good enough” and Chris retorting “Go to hell.” (sorry, didn’t catch exact wording on this because of COURSE these are the 40 seconds when my 3-year-old decided he needed to turn up the iPod to 100% volume while demanding help finding a new video!

Commercial break

7.42pm EDT

Hmmm….Reid knows Chris’ is hiding something. Not sure how much there will be left to play for LuRe today. 🙁

Emily STILL trying to convince Gwen that Iris is still a bad egg. Gwen still defending Iris, saying she wouldn’t let Hallie any where near Iris if she were still drinking. Emily wondering where the heck Iris actually is, noticing that the level seems to have dropped in the brandy on the drinks cart (wasn’t Iris ever a teenager – you’re supposed to redraw the marker mark after you sneak drinks from your kids’ liquor stash…um, your parents’ liquor stash, that is).

Henry trying to get Paul to play along as the psychic and Paul totally NOT into it.

Chris hands a blood sample to the nurse and asks for the tests to be run and expedited, with no name (just to get the results to him ASAP. Reid overhears. Conveniently, the nurse sees an emergency call on the monitor and runs off, leaving Chris’s test request on the counter for Reid to see. Reid, of course takes a look and gets a meaningful dramatic look as he watches Katie and Margo rush in to see how Chris is.

Commercial break

7.50pm EDT

Katie and Margo leave Chris. Reid walks in and goads Chris about having sudden onset acid reflux as he told Katie and Margo. Then wants to know why he’s having himself tested for a rare tropical disease. He’s holding a copy of the test requests (he sent the original to the lab). Sounds like he’s holding onto ammo and ready to fight hard….or dirty?

Emily looking at the alcohol and thinking about saving Iris from herself.

More Barbara and Iris. Snoooorrre – zzzz—- Oh. Emily just showed up in the winecellar and sees Iris and Barbara. Oh boy. Iris is busted.

Previews: Reid and Chris, but no Luke 🙁

So you’re brothers, but you’re not. And you have many conflicting emotions about the missing woman.

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