All This Time (1/10)

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Title: All This Time
Chapter: One
Author: noelleleithe
Rating: PG-13 (for now)
Pairing: Luke/Noah
Word count: ~1,565
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything here except my own words and a handful of original characters. Opening lyrics by Sting. No copyright infringement is intended.

Author's notes: Sequel to Brand New Day and Shape of My Heart. Yep, you gotta read those first or you'll be totally lost. HUGE THANKS to wasabi_girl1 for beta! *mwah*

This is AU, Noah POV, starting in January 2008. Some story and dialogue is taken from the show, but a lot diverges from canon. Also, in this universe, Noah, Luke, and Maddie were all 18 when they interned together in the summer of 2007, no matter what the crazy soap birthdates might say. ;)

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If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river
And I'd bury the old man,
I'd bury him at sea
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( Noah knew winter in Oakdale would be much colder than he was used to, but no amount of layering seemed to get him warm. )