Yesterday was a Nuke Day on As the World Turns and it all started when Noah showed up at Java to surprise Luke with a back to school gift. Luke broke the news that he was going to work for Grimaldi Shipping instead of returning to college, which left Noah feeling hurt that Luke had made a major life decision without even discussing it with his boyfriend first.
Luke protested that he hadn't seen Noah much lately because he's been so busy with the film (he'd stayed out most of the night before helping Mason and another filmmaker edit a documentary) but Noah pointed out that he hadn't even known that Luke was having doubts about going back to school to begin with and that it's not like Luke to keep something that big from him.
Wait, didn't it count that Luke told Noah in last Tuesday's episode that he felt like he was going back to school because it was what everyone else wanted him to do? Strangely, both Luke and Noah seem to have forgotten that already. I blame the characters, since the writers of this show always have it so together when it comes to their plots.
At any rate, Noah was upset because they were going to be attending school together and then moving to New York when they graduated and now Luke has changed the plan. Luke informed his boyfriend that the main offices for Grimaldi Shipping are on 5th Avenue, so New York is still in, and that in the meantime, they can travel the world on Grimaldi business. Noah pointed out the obvious, that he wouldn't be able to travel with Luke while he was in school.
Luke told Noah that when he was talking with Damian, he'd realized that he was unhappy. Noah rather nervously asked if Luke was unhappy just with school, or... He couldn't even bring himself to say the words, but Luke quickly assured Noah that he was very happy with his boyfriend, and just wanted to know that Noah supported him in what he wanted to do with his life.
Noah told Luke that he wasn't going to be the type of boyfriend who thought everything Luke did was adorable, even when it was a huge mistake. That, Noah said, is enabling, not supporting.
It was at this tense juncture in the argument that Mason showed up. He told Noah that the film they'd been working on the night before was finished and they were going to have a screening if Noah wanted to come. Noah started to say no, but a frustrated Luke said that Noah should go and then left after saying that the job wasn't worth having everyone get angry with him.
Mason asked if everything was okay and Noah explained the situation, saying that he thought Luke was scared of being stuck in an English class while Noah is doing something 'glamorous and exciting' like making a film.
He also told Mason that he thinks it freaked Luke out to meet Mason and his ex (so, they've broken up, then? Farewell, George!) because he doesn't want to be the one left behind, like George was.
Mason advised Noah not to use him as an example for his love life: every relationship is different, and he and George had other problems, too (the biggest one being the fact that George was just a day player on the show).
Noah confided that he and Luke have had a lot of problems, but that things have been really great lately. Mason responded that it sounded like a relationship worth fighting for, then. Words he'll later regret, no doubt!
Meanwhile, Luke went to find Damian to quit the job he hasn't even started and ran into his Grandmother instead. He told Lucinda he was going to quit and she was thrilled, naturally, but made a mistake by saying that she could find him a job.
Luke got riled up, saying that he thought this was supposed to be about him going back to school but it's really just about no one trusting Damian. Our Mr. Snyder went into full on drama queen mode, declaring that no one was going to keep him away from Damian and then stormed out saying that he'll be proud to work for him.
He headed back to Java and met up with Noah, telling him that he was sorry he hadn't talked with him about this college situation in advance and that he'd never been in a relationship before and was bound to make mistakes. Aww! My heart kind of melted at that, and you could see that Noah's did, too. Maybe that was because Luke did that thing where he took Noah's face between his hands and stared into his eyes, though. I personally would pretty much agree to anything at all if Van Hansis ever used that move on me! Especially when he's looking as hot as he was in this episode.
Luke went on to say that he needs to do this and that part of it is about getting to know Damian, which Noah has encouraged him to do from the beginning. Luke said he wanted Noah to be a part of all his plans and asked him to please not freak out. Noah handed Luke the bag he was carrying: he'd exchanged the back to school gift for neckties that Luke will need, since he'll be going into business.
Luke kissed Noah (the second kiss of the episode, by the way, after their kiss hello at the start of the show) and pulled him into a hug and all was well (for the moment).
I liked Mason more today, after the advice he gave Noah. It's good to see that he's not someone who already has designs on Noah, that whatever happens later will happen naturally, in the moment.
I'm sure this 'Luke gets a job' story will end up being more about Luke and Noah being pulled in two different directions, but that's fine with me. I'm glad to see them getting a story where, at least so far, there are no psychos on the horizon!
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