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Eddie takes a deep breath, gets out of the car and walks up to the door of the Grant-Nash house. With a shaking hand he knocks. Breathe, Eddie, breathe he tells himself.
Footsteps and then the sound of someone unlocking the door, the only noise that can be heard other than his heavy breathing.
The door swings open. “Eddie. Hi. Where´s Buck?” Bobby asks with a smile on his face and apron around his neck.
“N-no only me” Eddie stammers to his captain followed by a strained laugh. “Can I come in?”
“Yeah, yeah of course” Bobby steps back from the door but not before flashing a curious smile at the younger man.
They walk into the kitchen and the smell of the food in the oven hits Eddie and fills him with a calm that he hadn´t felt since leaving his and Bucks house nearly an hour ago.
Athena greets him with a warm smile. “Eddie, we weren´t expecting you, were we?”
“Ehm, no. No, you weren´t. I actually came here to ask a question” Eddie said to his feet. He points to the couch, effectively telling Bobby and Athena to take a seat. Eddie paces the room, fidgeting with his hands.
“You´re shaking, what´s going on?” Athena asks. “Did something happen?”
He stops his pacing and takes a deep breath. In, hold, out, hold. He reaches into his jacket pocket and pulls out a small red velvet box. He hears a sharp inhale from Athena, but he ignores it and instead focuses his attention on Bobby.
“I know this might be a bit traditional and cheesy” Eddie says as he scratches the back of his head. “But I would really appreciate it if you would give me your blessing to ask Buck to marry me”.
The room goes silent. Why is it so damn quiet? C´mon, please just say something. Anything really.
“Eddie, shouldn´t you be asking this question to Bucks parents, or at the least to Maddie?” Bobby questions with furrowed brows.
“I´ve already asked Maddie, she told me to go for it. But I know for a fact that the Buckleys wouldn´t care or at the least bother to answer if I had their numbers, which I don´t. Plus you,” he looks between Bobby and Athena, “are more like parents to him than they´ve ever been. And I know Buck loves you both to death as if you were his own flesh and bone, so it would mean loads to him to have your blessings. But if you don´t want to give it then I will totally understand you.”
“Of course, we will give you our blessings” Bobby stops him from rambling and as Eddie looks into his eyes, he can see the tears just waiting to fall.
“Come here kid” Athena says as she pulls him into a bone crushing hug that is quickly joined by Bobby. “Do you have any idea when and where and how to ask him?” Athena asks once they´ve all sat back down, Eddie on the coffee table.
“I´ve been thinking about just doing something small and personal, no big public thing. Just the two of us, intimate” Eddie explains with a fond smile and a faint blush.
“I´m sure he´ll love it any way you choose to do it” Bobby tells him. “And if you need us to look after Christopher then just give us a call.”
Eddie nods for an answer, he´s so grateful that his, hopefully, soon-to-be in-laws are so welcoming and loving. Now all he has to do is pop the question to Buck himself.