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"Hello Eddie's phone, this is Buck speaking."
"Hey Buck-a-roo." Athena greeted. "How are you, baby?"
"I'm good." Buck grinned, jumping up to sit on the kitchen bench. "How are you guys going?"
"We're good." Athena replied. Eddie wandered into the kitchen, smiling at his partner before turning to the fridge. "I know this is last second, but Bobby wanted to have everyone over tonight. Big family dinner."
"Oh that sounds great!" Buck reached out a hand for Eddie. "Are we free to go to the Nash's tonight for dinner?" He covered the receiver.
"Yeah, that sounds good." Eddie took two deliberate strides over to kiss Buck quickly.
"I heard that. That sounds good. Six?"
"We'll be there!" Buck promised. "Want me to bring anything?"
"No, don't you worry about a thing. Bobby will want your help with some stuff, but you don't have to bring anything with you." Buck said his goodbye, then turned back to Eddie.
"Hi there." He wrapped an arm around Eddie's shoulder.
"Why are you sitting on our kitchen bench?" Eddie asked, looking up into his blue eyes.
"Comfy." Buck shrugged.
"Do you know where my phone is?" Eddie followed up. "I think I have an appointment this week and I can't remember when."
"Tuesday. Dentist." Buck answered. "Nine thirty. Chris is at nine."
"Oh." Eddie grinned again. He leaned into Buck's chest, his arms wrapping around his waist instead. "You wanna go tell Chris we're going out for dinner or should we wait for him to emerge?"
"Emerge." Buck whispered. "Don't move yet." Eddie chuckled, relaxing into Buck's chest. Eddie loved that Buck had put on enough muscle to be 'beefy' (Thank you to Chimney for that description). It meant that when he was relaxed, Buck turned into one big squishy comforter for Eddie to love. "I love you."
"I love you too."
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"Christopher!" Denny called from the front door of the Grant-Nash household.
"Hey Denny!" Chris shouted back, jumping out the back of the jeep and taking off in the direction of the house.
"Just like that, we're boring." Eddie muttered with a smile. "As always."
"Ah that's ok. It's good to know he's cool." Buck laughed. He grabbed his phone out of the front cup holder. "Hey, Chris left his phone in here. Should I grab it?"
"May as well." Eddie shrugged, wandering around to Buck's side of the car. He went straight up to Buck, just as the taller man turned around. Eddie half pinned Buck to the side of the car, leaning up to kiss Buck. One hand held onto his waist, the other sliding around his hip. As he squeezed Buck gasped, letting Eddie deepen the kiss with a soft groan.
"Eds-" Buck half pulled back. "We can't make out in front of my parent's house." But then he felt it. Eddie slipped his phone into Buck's back pocket, before turning around and walking towards the front door. Buck let out a breath, face still red.
"You coming?" Eddie teased him.
"Yes." Buck's voice squeaked a little, but he pushed off, willing his blood pressure to lower. "Ok. Yes. Let's go." They went around, Eddie under Buck's arm any time he wasn't hugging people in greeting. In the quiet moments, Eddie got to stare up at Buck with his big brown eyes. Once they figured out what they were, he learnt Buck was a sucker for his eyes.
"Buck! Kiddo, get over here. I need a hand!" Bobby called from the kitchen. Eddie redirected himself, after a brief goodbye kiss from Buck, to the living room. Hen, Karen and Athena was curled up on the couches, clearly gossiping.
"Am I allowed to join?" He teased, actually waiting for an answer. He didn't want to step on anyones toes, but Athena gestured to the end of her couch.
"Please. You can answer some questions for us." Eddie laughed, settling down next to her.
"Well what did you want to know?"
"How come you never answer your phone?" Eddie raised an eyebrow. "Sorry, the phone gets answered. Why is it never you?"
"Oh, why does Buck answer it?"
"Yes."
"I don't... well he's usually closer. I'm no good at carrying it around and remembering it." Athena nodded, a knowing look being shot over at the couple.
"So he just... carries your phone for you?"
"Yeah." Eddie nodded. "He's got it now."
"You don't think he'll go through it?" Eddie frowned, looking at the women.
"What would he look through?" He laughed.
"Your messages?" Hen offered. "Your photos! Your private photos?"
"I really don't know how to tell you this." Eddie leaned in, lowering his voice. "We have seen each other naked... at least once or twice." Karen gasped, jokingly and delightfully.
"Well what if you... google something privately?" Hen continued. Eddie laughed, again, glancing over towards the kitchen. There was only a small glimpse into the kitchen, meaning he couldn't see Buck.
"I don't need to google private things anymore." Eddie laughed, glancing over to see if Athena was uncomfortable. This was basically her son they were talking about. "I have something much better now." They all laughed at that.
"I wonder if he's ever gone through it." Karen muttered.
"Let's ask." Athena had a wicked smile on her face. "Buck!" He appeared, pretty much immediately. Once he noticed the group he grinned, stepping into the room with a pink apron on. "We have a question for you."
"All... all of you have a question?"
"Yes." Eddie nodded, offering Buck a calm smile. He was starting to look nervous and Eddie didn't really want him to feel bad. "You have my phone, right?"
"You gave it to me, is that what you mean?" Buck teased right back.
"Yes yes, semantics. Have you ever gone through it?" Eddie asked, perhaps too direct.
"What?"
"You know, private photos, google searches, messages?" Athena was watching him with a curious expression.
"Yes." Buck teases, moving towards Eddie. "I know everything. All the secrets." Eddie gasped sarcastically. "I'm gonna blackmail you after this."
"Oh wow." Eddie nodded as he looked around.
"You too are almost sickening." Hen announced, leaning in to kiss Karen anyway.
"You're all sickening." Athena teased.
"Honestly, no. I think I have once or twice if I know you've taken a photo that I want on my phone. But nothing that actually would count as snooping."
"What's Eddie's camera roll like?" Karen demanded.
"It's a lot of... well... me." Buck laughed, producing Eddie's phone and offering it towards his partner.
"A lot of Buck. A lot of Chris." Eddie continued. "Plenty of pictures of the both of us. Too gorgeous not to capture."
"Why have you stolen my kitchen hand?" Bobby demanded from the kitchen.
"Eddie wanted his attention!" Athena teased them again, loudly.
"Always does. My turn!" Bobby laughed. "Eggplant is burning, Buck!"
"Shit." Buck swore softly. He leaned down anyway to kiss Eddie's hair. "Love you."
"Love you too!" Buck jogged back into the kitchen, so Eddie turned back to the ladies. "See? Way better than anything I could google."