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“Eddie? Is that you?” Margaret’s coming in from the hallway, now, freshly dressed and inquisitive. She’s met Eddie before, more than once, but Buck’s still surprised she remembers his name. “I didn’t expect to see you here.”
Eddie smiles: nervously, charmingly. “I’m sorry, Ms. Buckley, it was a last-minute decision. I just—” He looks back at Buck, resolved. Something passes between them, lightning-fast and electric. Buck shifts back on his heels, his socks rubbing against the wood. “I thought I should be here. As Buck’s partner.”
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or: buck goes home for the holidays, grieving. eddie doesn't let him go alone.