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"What about uh, Tommy?" Eddie asked, keeping his eyes down so he wouldn't see Buck's smile. "You could go with him."
"Oh." Something in Buck's voice changed. "We broke up."
Eddie's head snapped up so fast he almost got whiplash. He was reminded vividly of standing in this very room and finding out that Buck and Natalia had broken up – he felt a familiar thrill of excitement.
"How come?" he asked.
Buck pulled a face and it was his turn to look away. "He uh, wanted me to call him 'daddy'."
A grunt of disgust spilled from Eddie's mouth before he could stop it.
"I know," Buck said with a wry smile. "Anyway. Saturday? You and me?"
Feeling much lighter than he had when he'd arrived, Eddie smiled and nodded.
"You and me."