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SSA Dr. Spencer Reid ([personal profile] youfeelluckypunk) wrote 2016-02-23 07:08 am (UTC)

Hearing Luke say he's thought about this, too, makes Reid feel like an enormous weight has been lifted from his shoulder. By no means has this been a burden, he hasn't been carrying any sort of fear of having this conversation at all, he just hadn't quite known what to expect because he'd allowed himself to consider the slightest chance Luke wouldn't be interested. For the most part, he's been fairly confident that they'd have this talk without any issue, that they'd be able to have an insightful discussion about what they want their future together to look like and how long they might want to wait before actually deciding to set a date and whether they'd want a wedding or would prefer just to go to City Hall; in fact, Reid hadn't done much in the way of thinking about how he'd respond if Luke said he didn't want to get married, which is unusual for someone who tends to overthink any given outcome of any situation, but he thinks that just serves to show how certain he is that he and his boyfriend are on the same page.

"Okay," he says, trying his best and failing miserably to hide the enormous grin that's making its way across his face. His cheeks are pink, he can feel the warmth radiating from his skin, and he ducks his head to let out a shy, little laugh because now that they've arrived at the conclusion that they're both on board with the idea of getting married, this conversation can only go one way. "Okay, that's-- I mean, I'm really glad that you-- Oh, forget it."

Foregoing his attempts at speaking for now, Reid leans forward to press a kiss against his boyfriend's lips, pushing Luke gently back against the pillows as he does. Groping for the small box behind him, he reaches for another chocolate, pulling back just slightly so he can hold it to Luke's lips. "Eat this, otherwise I'll just want to keep kissing you, which isn't typically a problem but if we're going to talk about, we should probably do some actual talking."

Granted, watching Luke take this piece of candy from between his fingers isn't likely to help keep the thoughts of what they're most certainly going to get back to doing later any more at bay, but it's worth a shot. It's Valentine's Day, they're having a relaxing weekend to themselves, they're desperately in love with each other--there really doesn't seem like there could be a better time to talk about getting married than right now.

"I think the question of when will answer itself in time," Reid says, "we've always been good about knowing what the right thing to do is at the right time when it comes to our relationship." That's one of the things he loves most, that they don't rush into things without thinking them through. Even the morning after they'd kiss, they'd sat down and talked about what they were both looking for, arriving at the conclusion that they both wanted something long-term. Knowing that upfront had helped so much, just in the sense that Reid hadn't felt like he needed to guess what was going on in Luke's mind. His boyfriend has always been open with him and vice versa, there's been no need to worry about how deep the trust between them runs.

"What do you think of-- of what you might want? Have you thought much about it before, going through the motions of having a wedding?" Pausing, he bites his lips, figuring he ought to offer his own input since he's asking so much of Luke's. "I've always wanted one. A wedding, I mean. I went to JJ's when she married Will, and it was just so... beautiful. Everyone was so happy for them, you could see it, and I guess I'd like to have the chance to share that with our friends, too. I want the people we know to be there when I put that ring on your finger because I already know it's going to be the best day of my life."

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