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Buck’s phone vibrated with a notification. He glanced at it and groaned out loud. Hen peered over his shoulder and looked at Buck’s phone screen.
“It’s been ten years already?" Hen joked.
“I’m not going. What is even the point?" Buck shoved his phone into his pocket, trying to forget that notification even came up.
“What’s going on?" Eddie walked over to the pair and sat down at the table.
They had just finished lunch. For once they had finished a meal before the alarm went off.
“Buckaroo here got an invitation to his ten-year high school reunion." Hen walked over to the couch and turned on the gaming console.
“Not going. Don’t even try to talk me into it."
“Even if you don’t want to go to the reunion, why don’t you use the reunion as an excuse to go see your parents? You haven’t seen them in a long time."
“But if I go back to Pennsylvania, they are just going to make me go to the reunion, anyway."
Bobby just came up the loft stairs and watched his team bickering. Well, everyone except Chimney who was trying to nap on the couch.
“What are we arguing about now?" Bobby watched each of his team carefully. They all seemed to look sheepish for some reason.
“Buck doesn’t want to go to his High school reunion." Chimney muttered sleepily.
“And...? What does that have to do with you all?"
Bobby shook his head and sat down at the table. His kids could be idiots.
“Thank you, Bobby. It has nothing to do with them. But like always they are butting in." Buck joked trying to make himself comfortable in his chair.
“But really. I’ll at least think about going. How about that? It isn’t for another month and a half. I still have time to fully decide."
“Well, whatever you decide it is up to you." Bobby made his way into his office to do some of the paperwork that had piled up. They all really should be doing their share of paperwork right now.
The alarm blared throughout the station. Saved by the bell. Buck ran downstairs towards the truck.
Hopefully, the team would stop asking questions.
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Buck and Eddie were trying to get a couple out of a wrecked car. They had only minor injuries, which meant they didn’t have to rush with getting them out. They worked together at a steady pace.
Buck was using the jaws to get the older woman out.
“I don’t understand why you don’t want to go to your high school reunion. I went to mine and had fun."
“It’s not that I don’t want to go. I’m just unsure." Buck could feel the frame of the door giving away.
“Switch."
Buck handed the jaws off to Eddie and took over making sure the couple stayed in a stable condition.
“What exactly are you unsure about? You go. See your parents. Catch up with some old friends. Have a good time. Then go back home."
“You make it seem so easy." Buck grumbled.
“You two are the sweetest." The older woman spoke looking at Buck and Eddie with a gentle smile.
Buck stumbled. He started stuttering. What was he meant to say to that?
“Thank you, ma’am, but we aren’t together." Eddie chuckled shaking his head. He had finally gotten the door open.
Hen came over with a gurney to help transport the woman. They wanted to check her out at the hospital just as a precaution.
“Why not? You can see how much you adore each other." The older man whose name they learnt was Harry.
“That’s what we’ve been asking ourselves since Eddie here started with us." Hen and Eddie eased Violet onto the backboard then lifted her onto the gurney.
Buck had the jaws again trying to get Harry out of the car.
“Seriously Hen? Do you guys have nothing else to talk about?" Buck muttered.
“Nope."
Buck rolled his eyes. It took him a few more minutes to get the door open. Harry was then checked over by Hen and Chimney. They already had a Cervical Collar on him. They placed him on a backboard then led off to a separate ambulance.
“Why do people always think we are together?" Eddie muttered grinning, as they began to clean up the scene.
“I don’t know man. But apparently you adore me." Buck joked, nudging Eddie.
Buck wouldn’t mind if they were together. If anything, it was something he had been wanting for a long time but had no idea how to bring it up with Eddie.
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“Baby. I heard about your high school reunion are you coming back for it?"
His Mom’s voice came through the tiny speaker. He thought he should probably give her a call and see how she and Dad were doing in Pennsylvania.
“I don’t know. Haven’t really thought about it."
Well, that was a lie. It was basically all he could think about. He was conflicted about what he should do.
“You should come and bring your sweet young man with you. Your Dad and I can't wait to finally meet him."
His Mom sounded excited. She had heard him talk about Eddie a lot. Eddie and Christopher were all he could talk about every time he called her. He tried to talk about other things, but Eddie and Christopher came up every time.
He could see how she thought him, and Eddie were dating.
“Mom. He isn’t my young man. We aren’t dating."
“You have no excuse. You should be dating him by now."
Buck groaned. No matter how many times he told his Mom that Eddie wasn’t interested. She still wouldn’t get it.
“Mom. He isn’t interested in dating me. I don’t even know if he is into men. It’s not something we’ve ever talked about before."
“Have you ever thought of just asking him?" His Mom asked curiously. Apparently, she couldn’t get it through her head that they weren’t dating.
“Oh yeah, I’ll just go up to him one day and go: ‘hey Eddie. How is Christopher doing? By the way are you into guys?’"
Buck answered sarcastically. His Mom meant well, but she couldn’t understand why anyone wouldn’t want to date her baby.
“That seems a perfectly reasonable question to ask, baby."
“Mom. A lot of people don’t like talking about their sexualities. It can be a very personal thing to ask somebody."
It seems like Buck couldn’t convince his Mom.
Buck then heard another voice on the other end of the line.
“Who are you talking to now Evelyn?" His Dad grumbled. It seems like his Dad had just gotten off a long shift.
“Hey Dad."
“Oh, Evan. It’s about time you called."
“Yeah, yeah Dad. I get it. I don’t call that often. But work has been really busy. I just got off a 24-hour shift."
“Well, so did I." He Dad joked on the other end.
His Dad was a paediatrician at Penn State Children’s Hospital.
His Dad had been a Doctor for about 34 years now. After about 14 years of training. He finished the pre-requisite eleven years. Then he studied for an additional three years to specialise in neonatal and perinatal medicine.
He still took other cases, but he more often than not stuck to his speciality.
“Anyway baby. Come back for your reunion. We want to meet your man."
“Mom, has anything I’ve been telling you stuck in your head?" Buck rolled his eyes. His Mom was just ignoring everything he had been saying now.
“What’s this about?" His Dad muttered tiredly.
“Evan has his ten-year high school reunion coming up. I want him to go so we can finally meet Eddie."
“Oh yes. We definitely want to meet him." His Dad answered brightly.
“I’m hanging up now. Bye. I love you. Talk soon." Buck hung up before they could respond.
It seems like he needs to make a decision soon, so his parents stop bugging him.
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Buck pulled up at Eddie’s place. They were having a movie and pizza night with Christopher.
Buck was nervous. He was going to ask Eddie to come with him to Pennsylvania for his high school reunion. His parents had gotten into his head.
He didn’t know how to ask. Was this something that you asked a friend to do you for you? Did he want to subject Eddie to his parents and his ex-classmates? Would Eddie laugh in his face? Buck was starting to panic.
Buck’s phone chimed.
Are you just going to sit out there all night?
Crap. It was Eddie. He was sitting in front of Eddie’s house like a creepy stalker.
Hang on. He was invited. He wasn’t being a stalker.
Buck took a deep breath, grabbed the pizza and hopped out of his Jeep.
He was greeted at the door by Christopher slamming full force into his legs.
“Bucky!"
Buck quickly handed the pizza off to Eddie who was standing behind Christopher and lifted Chris into his arms.
“Hey, Superman. You ready for movie night?" Buck spun Christopher around then placed him safely back on the ground.
They sat in the lounge and ate their pizza while watching a movie that Christopher had picked out for them to watch.
Chris made it through one and a half movies before falling asleep against Buck’s shoulder.
“I’ll take him to bed." Eddie went to heave himself off the couch.
“Stay. I’ll do it. I’ll be back in a minute." Buck cradled Christopher in his arms and walked down the hall to Christopher’s bedroom. He could feel Eddie’s eyes on his back.
Buck pulled back the comforter and lay Christopher gently on the bed. He pressed a gentle kiss to Christopher’s forehead and turned to walk out of the room.
Eddie was standing watching him from the doorway.
“Hi." Eddie spoke softly.
Buck wanted to reach out and grab Eddie’s hand so badly. But he reined himself in.
They walked back to the living room and sat back down on the couch. Buck needed to get up the nerve and ask Eddie to come with him. He was running out of time. He had yet to book the time off with Bobby and the reunion was a few weeks away.
“Do you want to go to my reunion with me?" Buck blurted out in a rush.
Eddie looked startled for a second. He blinked a few times.
“I’m sorry. What?" Eddie seemed to be trying to decipher what Buck had asked him.
“I’m thinking of going to my high school reunion. Do you want to come with me?"
“Are you sure you want me to go with you? People will talk."
“People do little else. Of course, I’m sure. You’re my best friend."
“Ok then. Yeah, I’ll come with you to Pennsylvania."