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    Having been a member of the Texas Rangers for several years, Carlos is no stranger to undercover assignments. When the Rangers need an inside man to find evidence to pin Owen Strand for a string of arsons, Carlos finds himself having to befriend the suspect’s son, TK. As their friendship progresses, Carlos struggles with remembering that it’s all fake as he begins to fall for TK for real.

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    “When did this happen?” he asks, dreading the answer.

    “Owen, nothing would have changed," Tommy cuts in, laying a hand on his arm and squeezing gently. "Even if you’d been here, the call would still have happened, we’d still have been sent on it, TK would still have fallen in the water. And we’d still be right where we are now, including TK.”

    “But I would have been here.” He pauses and closes his eyes, shaking his head, the truth slowly beginning to dawn on him. “I’m lucky, aren’t I? I’m lucky that he’s still alive for me to say goodbye to.”

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    this isn't the first time owen has feared for his son's life.

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    He knows that TK’s not going to just walk this off like he’s done before. There’s going to be more days in the hospital, more hours spent worrying at his bedside over complications and long-term effects. More doubt, even, that this is where he truly belongs.

    But then Carlos looks down at his hand in TK’s. And this is one of the biggest clues that things are going to be okay, eventually, because TK is still holding his back. He’s not pulling back, he’s not running, and, more importantly, he’s not slipping away from them anymore. He’s alive and whole, and he’s going to be okay.

    And Carlos holds on a little tighter, just because he can.

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    a 3.04 coda/fix-it

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    Carlos comes home one night after his shift, sees TK asleep on the couch, and covers him with his throw blanket.

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    “I got an interesting call today,” he hummed, sweeping over to the other side of the kitchen, retrieving a pair of mugs.

    Carlos perked up at that, what an odd way to start a conversation. “Yeah?”

    “Um, yeah, I’m pretty sure they couldn’t reach you and also had my number on file.”

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    surprise prompt #7 - "the doctor called while you were out. why didn't you tell me you were in the hospital?"

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