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Eddie shoves his jacket and closes the locker.
“Seriously, Diaz?!” Buck growls.
He blinks turning around to look at Buck storming towards him.
Diaz? Buck never called him Diaz. God, he looks so angry. What is he even doing here? It’s his day off.
“Buck? What’s wrong?” He frowns as Buck comes to stand in front of him.
“What’s wrong? You’re seriously asking me what’s wrong? You know exactly what you did, Eddie!” He yells.
“I really don’t, Evan.”
Buck glares at him.
“Buck-”
“Shut up!”
Eddie snaps his mouth shut. Buck has never talked to him like this before and it was making him nervous.
“Why didn’t you tell me?!”
“Tell you what?”
“Don’t play dumb!”
“Baby, I don’t know what you’re talking about…”
Buck shoves the file at his chest. Eddie grabs it and looks at the folder.
Bobby walks over to them. “What’s going on here, boys?”
“What’s going on is that Eddie hid the fact he might have cancer from all of us!”
“What?!” Bobby looks at Eddie.
Eddie looks up from his medical file in shock.
“Buck, how did you find out?” Eddie asks.
Buck glares at him. “Seriously, Diaz?! That’s what you’re concerned about? How I found out?”
“Buck, I didn’t want to worry you. Especially if it turns out to be nothing.”
“It was nothing but that doesn’t mean you had to go through it alone!”
“What? What do you mean it was nothing?”
“The doctor called me.”
“He called you?” Eddie frowns.
“You weren’t answering your phone and since I’m your emergency contact he decided to call me because he thought you and your family would like to know as soon as possible.”
“So I don’t-“
“You don’t have cancer.” Buck’s lower lip trembles before a choked out sob leaves his body.
“Evan, mi amor, I’m sorry.” Eddie pulls him into a hug and Buck clings to him. “I’m sorry, I didn’t want to worry you especially since you’re still recovering from the blood thinners.”
“I just hate that you went through all this alone,” Buck sobs.
Eddie clutches him tighter, burying his face in Buck’s neck. Once they pull apart Bobby pats Eddie on the shoulder.
“I’m glad you’re okay, son,” he says, “How about you take the rest of the day off. You seem like you need it.”
“You sure, Cap?” Eddie gives him a questioning look.
Bobby nods. “We’ll be fine.”
Buck nods threading his fingers through Eddie’s. “Thanks, Bobby.”
Bobby nods and Buck drags Eddie out of the station.