ATWT recap: Noah says he can't be the man Luke wants him to be...

I didn't know Luke had a birth father and a whole other backstory! I only started watching "As the World Turns" after he started kissin on Noah and there's been no mention of that other daddy until today - at least that I've noticed.

Anyway, Noah is given his "dead" dad's dogtags which means, to him, he's dead. Of course he's not! Sheesh. But Noah thinks he is and is all conflicted and sad and at one point during today's episode, he begins to sob, falls into a hug with Luke who tells him: "You deserve to be loved." But Noah explains that his dad "died" hating that he is gay and that he could never be the man Luke wants him to be. He again walks away, leaving Luke at the farm.

Later, Luke shows up at Noah's work and says that his trying to get back together Noah "ends today."

"I'm not gonna stalk you and I'm not gonna push you into anything you don't want to do...Noah, I am always gonna love you. So if you ever need someone to talk to or not to talk to or just someone to be with, I'm here."

He then walks away...for now.