Big Steps
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"There's been an accident. It's Buck..."
When Buck is injured during a call, Tommy's kept from seeing him because he's not 'family'. Later, when they are both safely back home, the pair make an impulsive decision to make sure the same never happens again.
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- Part 1 of Big Steps
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“It just got me thinking. I’m not getting any younger. I’ve hit a lot of the big life milestones already – a job I love, a house that actually feels like a home to and a sexy husband to share it with –”
“A very sexy husband to share it with,” said Evan, arching his back to better emphasise his physique.
“The sexiest,” said Tommy. “But if I did take the new job, then it might help me work towards some… other life goals I haven't passed yet.”
“Like?” Evan encouraged.
Tommy’s mouth suddenly felt very dry. He and Evan always made a point of being honest with each other, laying all the cards on the table so they could work out the best play together. That didn’t stop it being terrifying, especially when you weren't even certain if you were playing the same game.
“Like being a Dad."
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- Part 2 of Big Steps
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“You see, that’s the thing,” Buck said, pointing at the clipboard in front of him. “The nursery, the crib, the diapers. We’ve done all that. We have done everything on the checklist. It’s all ready. But it… it can’t be. It can’t be done. We can’t be ready.”
Bobby’s thumped a fatherly hand on the younger man's shoulder. “Buck. No one is ever ready for a kid."
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Buck's fretting over the imminent arrival of his and Tommy's child is interrupted by a call. As he heads out into the storm, he's panicked to find their surrogate amongst the injured - and she's in labour.Series
- Part 3 of Big Steps
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“You alright there, babe?” Tommy asked. “You seem a little nervous.”
Buck twisted his ring back onto his finger, before curling himself forward, trying to keep his energy locked inside his body. “Are you not? I feel like I’ve been called into the teacher’s office.”
Tommy gave him his patented unimpressed look as he waved his hand at the finger paintings and word-of-the-day displays around the classroom. “That is literally what’s happening.”
“Yeah, but I mean… it’s just giving me flashbacks, okay.” He couldn’t seem to sit still. And not just because they’d been forced to fold themselves into a pair of too small, plastic chairs.
“I take it you spent a lot of time in the teacher’s office,” Tommy asked.
“I was a kid with undiagnosed ADHD who got their parents’ attention by being reckless. I practically lived there!”
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Buck and Tommy get called in for a chat by their daughter's teacher to discuss how their girl has been making up stories that can't possibly be true.
Like how her Dad was resurrected by a lightning strike.
Or her uncle had a metal spike through his skull.
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- Part 4 of Big Steps