Eddie was outside in the front garden, shoveling snow with the giant shovel he had stored I the garage for occasions like this.
He stopped to wipe his brow with the back of his hand that were currently gloved up, protected from the cold. He also had his beanie on and a sweatshirt. It was enough as he kept warm by moving constantly and shoveling the snow. The only sign that is was cold outside was the cold air that was seen as he breathed in and out.
As Eddie stopped to look at the progress and where to keep shoveling next he looked over at the living room window out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head so the window was in full view of him and he smiled. A wide grin spread across his face.
In the window he could see his wife, y/n holding their two year old daughter on her hip.
Once y/n saw Eddie had turned their way and noticed them, she looked down at D/n and told her to wave to her dad who was now looking their way as they were watching him shovel the snow.
D/n smiled when Eddie looked over, his hands now on top of the other resting on the top of the shovel handle. D/n waved with her right hand through the window, smiling wide when Eddie waved back and blew a kiss their way.
"Daddy!" D/n exclaimed. She turned to her mum and looked at her with hopeful eyes "chocolate?"
Y/n knew that was currently one way of telling them that she would like some hot chocolate in this cold weather when she first saw her mum drinking some at the dinner table reading a book and she wanted to try it. Now she was obsessed but obviously couldn't have too much in one day.
Y/n chuckled and nodded waving to Eddie before turning towards the kitchen whilst Eddie went back to shoveling snow. "Let's make daddy some hot chocolate yeah?" Y/n headed towards the kitchen with D/n on her hip but glanced back over her shoulder quickly, Eddie's back now to the window as he continued shoveling. She smirked thinking how lucky she was but also couldn't help but notice how hot he looked, his muscles flexing as he shovelled the snow, and his strength as he did so. Not to mention the way he wiped his brow. It was the simple things.
Eddie was outside in the front garden, shoveling snow with the giant shovel he had stored I the garage for occasions like this.
He stopped to wipe his brow with the back of his hand that were currently gloved up, protected from the cold. He also had his beanie on and a sweatshirt. It was enough as he kept warm by moving constantly and shoveling the snow. The only sign that is was cold outside was the cold air that was seen as he breathed in and out.
As Eddie stopped to look at the progress and where to keep shoveling next he looked over at the living room window out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head so the window was in full view of him and he smiled. A wide grin spread across his face.
In the window he could see his wife, y/n holding their two year old daughter on her hip.
Once y/n saw Eddie had turned their way and noticed them, she looked down at D/n and told her to wave to her dad who was now looking their way as they were watching him shovel the snow.
D/n smiled when Eddie looked over, his hands now on top of the other resting on the top of the shovel handle. D/n waved with her right hand through the window, smiling wide when Eddie waved back and blew a kiss their way.
"Daddy!" D/n exclaimed. She turned to her mum and looked at her with hopeful eyes "chocolate?"
Y/n knew that was currently one way of telling them that she would like some hot chocolate in this cold weather when she first saw her mum drinking some at the dinner table reading a book and she wanted to try it. Now she was obsessed but obviously couldn't have too much in one day.
Y/n chuckled and nodded waving to Eddie before turning towards the kitchen whilst Eddie went back to shoveling snow. "Let's make daddy some hot chocolate yeah?" Y/n headed towards the kitchen with D/n on her hip but glanced back over her shoulder quickly, Eddie's back now to the window as he continued shoveling. She smirked thinking how lucky she was but also couldn't help but notice how his muscles flexed as he shovelled the snow, and his strength as he did so. Not to mention the way he wiped his brow. It was the simple things.
Ooh love this type of game!! Steve Rogers - Danger, here i come!
We've apparently reached my very silly portion of the evening.
You opened your door to find not your boyfriend Steve Rogers, but Captain America, complete with stealth suit. He was breathless with a frantic look in his eye as he shouldered his way past you into your apartment.
He looked at you confused as you collapsed in a fit of laughter, "You said you needed help!"
"With a spider!" you gasped through your uncontrollable giggles. "You got battle-ready for a spider!"
Notes: This is going to be 1 of 2 “child centered” fics on my blog. I will literally not be doing this again. Catch me doing Swipers “Oh man!!” Because you both technically got these requests in before I updated my rules *Hyena laughing gif* also uhhh sorry it’s unedited I don’t have my laptop 🤣🤣🤣
Eddie didn’t have time for this, he should have had extra clothes at the station but he’d forgotten to pack them the day before and everything just freaking sucked. He pulls up to the driveway, caked in mud and hops out of his truck. He’s just thankful Buck had a spare towel for his seat. The house is deadly silent, as it should be at two in the morning, he grabs a change of clothes and heads straight for the shower, he’s using his break for this
He walks out of the bathroom, drying his hair with a towel and peeks into Chris’s room. He comes in and covers him back up, placing a kiss on his forehead and shuts the door
He makes his way over to your room next, finishing buttoning up his new pants and tosses his towel into your hamper
“Y/N?” He focuses on your bed for a second before coming in and flipping on the lights. Your covers are tossed around, and your pillow is missing
“Y/N?” He says it a little louder, checking the hallway bathroom before coming back, his heart is racing as he yanks open your closet door to see if you took your overnight bag, maybe he forgot a sleepover!?
He almost steps on you as he turns on the light in there, you’re curled up in a little ball in the corner with your pillow tucked under you and an old blanket he’d given to you when you were a kid
“Mija?? What are you doing in here??” He gets on his knees, down to your level as you sit up and rub at your eyes
“Oh..hey dad” you mumble and he cups your face immediately, checking you over frantically
“What happened? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine” you push his hands away and sit crisscross in front of him and he sighs, rubbing his hand over his face
“You can tell me anything kiddo, you know that. Have I made you feel like you can’t?”
“N-no…I know I can” you say quietly and he sits next to you, squeezing into your closet and pulling you into his lap
“Alright come on, tell your old man what happened. You haven’t done this since you were a kid”
“I had a bad dream” you hold your head in your hands and groan and he chuckles
“Alright, a bad dream. What was it about?”
“This is childish as hell” you pout and he leans back against the wall, letting his body relax
“You are a child first of all. And second of all, nothing is childish if it scares you like this. It’s okay to have feelings kiddo”
“You have so much audacity saying that to me”
“Just shut up and tell me the dream before I ground your ass” you scrunch your nose at him and he boops it
“It was about you”
“Me? Now that’s just hurtful” he pokes your sides playfully and you roll your eyes, falling against this chest
“Dad!! Be serious!”
“Alright alright I’m sorry, okay. Bad dream about me. Go.”
“You…y-you”
He rubs your back soothingly as your heart rate starts to pick up a little again
“I?”
“You got trapped… I-in a building? A-and they couldn’t get to you… you-you were-“ your voice wavers and he holds you tightly against him
“You were burned alive”
Eddie takes a minute, because truly he’s drawing the biggest blank in the entire world. It was stupid of him not to realize how much you worry about him. You’re always so on par with everything, getting to school on time, getting good grades, watching Chris.
And maybe he was accidentally ignoring the little things. The way you’d hug him just a little longer lately when he needed to drop you off somewhere, when you’d asked him to just check in with you every few hours, when he’d come home last week with a concussion from being knocked out by a belligerent civilian who’d had one too many and wouldn’t leave the literal gas filled bar
“D-do you have these dreams often?”
You shake your head, because No, you don’t honestly. But every time you had, it was always worse than the last.
“Why didn’t you tell me sooner Mija?” His voice is softer now, every ounce of concern for you dripping from his words
“I-I didn’t. Ugh see! I didn’t want to worry you!! You don’t- you don’t have time for this… you don’t have time to be worried about me”
“Hey… hey no. Absolutely not, you’re my daughter. It’s in the job description hon” he chuckles as he kisses your forehead
“I’m okay. I’m here.” He cuddles you and your cheek blush in embarrassment as he squishes you
“Dad! Quit it!” You whine trying to shove him away and he hugs you even tighter
“I’ve got a whole team taking care of me… your Uncle Buck? Uncle Chimney? They’ve got my back and especially Grandpa Bobby. I will always be here for you and I will always love you okay? If you ever have another nightmare you tell me right away“
You smile softly, trying to hold back your giggles “You know he hates when you call him that”
“And it’s literally funny as hell and you know it. Now come on-“ He dumps you from his lap and you punch his leg as he gets up. He kicks at you playfully and helps you up.
“Back into bed you go” He pulls you against him, making you stand on his feet as he walks you like a robot
“Dad! I’m not a kid anymore!”
He laughs as you let him walk you back anyway and climb into bed, he covers you up and leans forward, kissing your forehead softly
“You and Chris are the reason I live, Y/N. I’m going to be okay babygirl, I promise. I’ll even start sending you snaps all day! And I’ll parental lock your phone so you can’t block me”
Strawberries and cream Presents: ✨While you were away✨
Pairing: Eddie Diaz x Reader
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Notes: Okay so imma be honest lmao, things are going to start to slow down on my writing, as in like I just need a minute to lie in bed and contemplate my life. I mean not really lying in bed but I’m just you know ✨going through it✨ Rn and I just need to breathe. So updating might slow down but I’m definitely still working on everything and requests
The week before
Eddie hadn’t been to a chapel in a while.
He sits in the back row, just… staring. He’d stopped praying a bit ago after tears had started to fall. He didn’t have time for that, he didn’t have time for his own sorrows, not with Maddie here right now. He wiped them away just as fast as they came
“What did I do to deserve this one?” He asks quietly, slouching down in the pew and laying his head back. It had been four weeks since you’d slipped into that weird ass coma. And they kept telling him, that you’d wake up soon. And he watched your cousins come in, trying to be hopeful and cheer him up and get him to go home. But how could he go home? How could he leave you when this was his fault?
Bobby always told him to control his temper
And he’d stupidly pulled Buck into it with him. Buck had already sworn up and down, left and right that had he seen that asshole doing that to any woman he’d have still done something about it. Not to mention you were his cousin, his sister. He’d have jumped that guy with or without Eddie, Eddie had just happened to get there first.
And poor Maddie, getting that call at two in the morning. She’d cursed you and Eddie out in the ambulance as she woke up Chim, but you two were busy laughing about it because you were proud of Eddie. The paramedic had to keep pulling you two apart when you’d get too handsy because he kept getting in the way or you’d turn when you shouldn’t have
You were weak, but you were awake.
Would you still be proud of him, knowing he didn’t protect you from this?
“Still torturing yourself?”
Eddie looks up as Dr. Din walks in, plopping on the seat next to him, his hands in his coat pockets
“No…”
“You gonna lie in the house of god?” He smirks a little and Eddie chuckles quietly
“It’s fine. I’ve already had the worst happen to me. What else could he do?”
“She’s not dead, Eddie” he shakes his head, biting his lip “She’s gonna wake up”
“I mean you keep saying that, but there’s no change. I can read her vitals, Joel, I’m not- I’m not stupid”
“I think you are. Who’s the Doctor here Eddie?” He gestures “She’s gonna wake up”
“You promise?” Eddie asks quietly and Joel looks away
“Yeah”
“You know you can’t do that right” Eddie chuckles and shrugs
“Yeah I know”
“I’ll never forgive you if she doesn’t”
“Good. Maybe you’ll be able to forgive yourself instead”
They sit together for a while, and eventually, Eddie lays his head on Joel’s shoulder, crossing his arms over his chest. They hadn’t meant to become close, if anything Joel shouldn’t even be on your case anymore.
You look too much like her
You sounded too much like her
You laughed too much like her
He hears a soft snore, Eddie’s finally fallen asleep, he’d hardly been sleeping lately, and sure as hell wasn’t eating. All he could do was watch him die slowly along with the love of his life. You weren’t going to die, Joel knew that. It was his job to know that! But things weren’t as promising as they used to be. He hadn’t brought up the possibility of pulling the plug, because that couldn’t legally be Eddie’s decision, it had to be Buck and Maddie’s, and he couldn’t do that to them, not yet. He’d bring it up in a week or two… he just wanted more time.
Eddie wakes up to the sound of a pager going off, both men startle awake and Eddie sits up, scrubbing his hands over his face, Joel hadn’t even realized he’d fallen asleep
“I’m sorry” he mumbles and Joel smiles, getting up and stretching
“No that’s okay. I needed a break anyway”
“You’re a horrible doctor” Eddie snorts and Joel kicks his leg
“You’re a horrible boyfriend”
Eddie flicks him off as he stares at his pager
“What??” He whispers, grabbing the phone from the wall and dialing
“You left your phone in your other coat again didn’t you?” Eddie asks sarcastically, getting up and stretching too
“Her vitals are changing??” Joel says into the phone and Eddie perks up, looking over curiously
“We’re on our way”
He hangs up, waving Eddie along with him and Eddie’s heart drops into his stomach
“What’s going on??” He asks as they jog through the hallways down to your room. Maddie is standing by your bed, stroking your arm as a nurse checks her over. Joel walks over to the computer, studying your vitals closer
“I- I’ve been here so long” Maddie laughs a bit crazily “Maybe I was wrong”
“No, no you weren’t wrong,” Joel says, covering his mouth, laughing a little
“Can someone please tell me what’s happening??” Eddie sounds broken and Joel turns to him quickly
“Her vitals, they’re just?? Different. She’s got a lot more activity going on now” he explains it as plainly as possible to him because even he can’t figure it out right now.
He steps aside to show Eddie the computer and Maddie holds your hand tightly
“It just started a bit ago I think, I’m not sure when. But her heart rate picked up for a bit and she started breathing easier, it took a while for me to think I wasn’t just seeing things”
Huh, kind of around the time Eddie had been crying.
“You weren’t, she’s… she’s waking up Eddie” Joel runs his hands through his hair, Eddie notices the way they shake but he’s not going to say anything about it
Not when he’s staring at you, knowing your vitals are stronger now. He takes your hand, kissing it softly and folding it closed around his
“Come on baby wake up for me,” he says softly “Wanna see those pretty eyes again… wanna hear you say my name. Please wake up for me Y/N. I need you”
Joel and Maddie ignore his voice cracking. He’s not going to break in front of them, they know that, but Maddie is worried. He’s gotta break soon, he has to.
Two nights before
Eddie shouldn’t have yelled at Buck.
He knows that.
He feels miserable for it.
“What else was I supposed to do?” Eddie asks you as you lay there, peaceful as ever
“I know okay, I know” he talks to you like you’re there “I know he’s just trying to help but I’ve had it! I’ve fucking had it. I’m fine! Why can’t anyone see that?!”
He takes your empty water cup and throws it across the room. It doesn’t fly very well and really it’s unsatisfying but he can’t exactly go apeshit like he wants to
Buck hadn’t even done anything?? He legit just said “Hey I got that change of clothes for you but I left them in the car can you go get them”
“I should have just gone and got them. I should have. Now he went to go get them…to give me space!”
He looks at you, his hands on his hips “I know I’m a jackass”
He swears with every bone in his body, that he saw you crack a smile, he saw the littlest tiny smile on your lips.
“Don’t you smirk at me” he points at you and you remain still, lifeless.
“Please smirk at me…” he whispers softly, running his hands through his already messy hair. He looks awful he knows he does. His hair is greasy, his clothes definitely need a wash, and he’s not even sure when he last changed them out with Buck
“When you wake up I’m going to introduce you to my Aunt. I should have already, honestly… but I just wasn’t ready. She um… she asked to come see you, but I know you’d want to be awake for that. I know you’d want to stress over it and be ready for it… probably make them something special for dinner”
He rubs your thigh soothingly and smiles a little
“I can’t wait to cook with you, I’m gonna mess with you too, I bet you’d love it if I was just wearing an apron” he chuckles to himself “Oh I know you’d love that, totally gonna do that for you”
The next time he thinks he’s crazy is a few hours later when he comes out of the shower and your eyes are open. It’s such a fleeting second too, one minute he’s looking at you? Your eyes open and when he turns to go to the door, he’s convinced he’s seeing things because they’re closed again. He doesn’t tell anyone… he doesn’t want them to take him away, because the hospital could forcibly remove him
“How would I sound?” He laughs humorlessly “I swear I saw her eyes open!” He climbs onto the bed next to you, laying his head on your shoulder and sighing
“I had a dream about us… we were getting married. I’ve never seen you look so beautiful… I’ve never cried in front of that many people” he chuckles quietly “But I couldn’t help it… everything I’ve ever wanted, right there… walking down the aisle towards me on Bobby’s arm…. Promise me it’ll happen Sugar Cube. Promise me you’ll wake up… and we’ll get married”
“Did you just propose to her?” Buck stands in the doorway and he turns back to face him
“Not exactly…”
“Do you want me to help you plan it?” Buck comes in, shutting the door and leaning against it
Eddie gets out of bed and comes over to him, pulling him forward into his arms
“Yes please”
“I love you, Eddie, I really do. You gotta believe that”
“I love you too man, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry” Buck feels Eddie sag a bit in his arms and he holds him even tighter
“It’s okay… brothers fight right?”
“Right… right” Eddie sniffles a little and pats his back “Brothers fight”
They sit together for a while, staring at you, deep in their own thoughts
“You wanna know something crazy?” Buck says quietly after a bit and leans his head on Eddie’s shoulder.
“Sure” Eddie puts his head on Buck’s and sighs
“I was totally hallucinating the other day” he chuckles quietly “I haven’t been sleeping… haven’t been taking care of myself… depriving Tommy of me-“
Eddie snorts
“And I was telling her about him… like I do you know. And I swear, I swear she smiled”
Buck feels Eddie freeze up
“You- y-you saw her do what??” He sits up and looks at Buck
“I’m sorry Eddie I-“
“No so did I! Her eyes opened for a second too??”
“They did?!” Buck sounds just as excited as he does and he hugs him again, they’re practically crushing each other at this point
“They did, oh god they did I swear”
“I believe you man, I believe you,” Buck says, sniffling into his shoulder
“She’s gonna wake up Eddie, she really is. We should tell Joel”
“I don’t know… I don’t… I don’t want him to think we’re crazy” Eddie chuckles humorously
“Who would think who was crazy?” Dr. Din comes in, looking at his tablet. He looks up to see Buck and Eddie, holding each other
“Uhhh…should I come back later?”
“Oh my god” Eddie pushes Buck away
“Why does everyone keep saying that!!!” Buck slaps his hands over his face
P.S I honestly couldn't have continued this story without you two @chihard20 @idkimjusthere100 thank you for helping me with this
Chapter 10: How Can I Breathe Without You
Buck slams the full food container into the trash as he comes into the studio. He runs his hands through his hair, tugging at the ends
And then he screams.
He throws a full-on tantrum, screaming his head off and stomping his feet, knocking over the trash can and dropping to the floor, sobbing into his hands.
Eddie hasn’t eaten
Eddie hasn’t showered
Eddie hasn’t shaved
Eddie hasn’t moved
He’s doing the shittiest job at being “world’s best friend” You’d kill him if he didn’t take care of Eddie, he knows you would. You’d kill Eddie for not taking care of Eddie.
And he tries to tell Buck, with a little smile on his face that he’s okay, that he’s “perfectly fine buddy” but he’s just not
God stupid Eddie. He never just accepts help.
Tommy gets on his knees and starts cleaning up the trash, he doesn’t say anything, doesn’t look at him. He just quietly starts cleaning up.
“Were you gonna tell me you were here or was I just supposed to find out when you came to clean up my mess and scared the shit out of me”
“I’m not cleaning that one up”
Buck lets his head fall back, laughing as tears stream down the sides of his face and Tommy smiles, shaking his head. Buck gets up from the floor and runs his hands through his hair again
“That can wait I’ll- I’ll clean it later”
“Hey don’t worry I got it”
“Please. Just- wash your hands. Please, I want to go lay down” Buck's voice wavers a bit and Tommy looks back at him, pushing slowly off the floor
“Alright, I’ll be up in a minute”
Buck knows you’d be screaming, if you caught them that is, Tommy's arms wrapped tightly around him as he sniffles into his chest. Of course, this moment wouldn’t really be happening if you were awake.
Tommy had stayed at Bucks place every day since you’d been in the hospital. Buck didn’t really want to be alone… and sure he lives alone but, but you’re just always there now and Maddie had been hanging out a bit more lately too and everyone was so happy and-
“You’re thinking too much,” Tommy says softly, kissing Buck’s forehead “Which is rare for you” he jokes, and Buck smiles a little while rolling his eyes
“I miss her. I went so long not seeing her… I regret not staying in touch better. We talked but… it wasn’t often you know. I should have taken care of her. I love her, Tommy… she’s my little sister”
“She’s not dead Evan. The Doctor said she’d be waking up any day now”
“He said that a week ago” Buck scoffs and Tommy pulls back to look at him
“She’s not dead. And she’s not going to die.”
His voice is so firm and so final that Buck can’t help but let it feed that tiny little flame of hope that had been long dwindling. He can feel his chest warm up again, heartbeat spreading through his body as Tommy strokes his hair, placing another lingering kiss on his forehead… or he’s just blushing
“Do you want to come with me to see her today?” Buck asks, toying with Tommy’s shirt
“I’d love to, you can read to her again. I think she likes when you do that”
“She did when we were kids, I’d make all the funny voices for her” He laughs a little, sniffling as tears start to fall “Maybe I’ll go buy like a fuckin Geronimo Stilton book. We loved those”
“Why wait? Let’s go buy her a whole damn set” Tommy pulls away from Buck, getting out of bed and holding his hand out
“We’ll get her the books, get some food for Eddie that I will be force-feeding him and you can read to her”
Buck takes his hand and pulls him from the bed, pulling him close to his chest and hugging him tightly
“It’s gonna be okay Evan. No matter what happens, I’ll be here for you okay?”
“Okay”
Tommy drives him to Half Price because Buck knows you’d prefer he got a bargain on them if he was gonna spend that much money (Tommy spends the money, but he refuses to let Buck pay). He buys all your old favorites and even a few of the newer ones he thinks look cute. He comes away with 23 Geronimo Stilton books, the entire Divergent series, and the first book of Ice Planet Barbarians. Tommy stares at it as he holds the pile and Buck shrugs
“It’ll make her laugh”
Maddie’s taken a leave of absence.
Chimney made her, coming to her two weeks after what happened and practically begging her.
“You’re running yourself ragged, between work and then the hospital after? I’m worried about the baby, I’m worried about you”
“I’ll be okay Chim, honestly” She smiles at him but he knows her, and loves her.
“No, you won’t be. We can’t do this Maddie you need to slow down, you need to take a break. Please Y/N will be crushed if anything happens to the baby because of her”
“Because of her?? Are you seriously blaming her??” She raises her voice, and he knows she just needs someone to be mad at, she doesn’t mean it.
“You know what I mean Maddie. You need to take a break!”
“What I’m just supposed to give up on my cousin?? My little sister??”
“No, of course not. But she’d be heartbroken if anyth-“
“Nothing is going to happen to my baby. I’m perfectly capable of handling this!”
“Your baby?” He blinks, and she stops, putting her hands down on the counter in front of her, not saying a thing. He nods his head slowly, looking away from her
“I need to get to work”
“Howie-“
He walks past her, giving her a chaste kiss on the cheek, and leaves
She comes and sees you every day, Eddie is there, stretched out on the lounge they have there for patients and visitors. He’s looking rough, like really rough. She tries to make him go home, to rest up, take a shower get something to eat
But he just kisses her cheek and says he’s fine there. He cleans himself up in the bathroom when he needs to he’s fine
She hates seeing what he’s doing to himself but isn’t she doing the same practically? She sits by your bedside, telling you about her day, making Eddie cover his ears when she talks about problems with Chim.
She’s not been eating much lately, she’s sleeping a lot more… the baby is due so soon. What if you’re not there for it? How can they celebrate the birth of the baby when you’re missing?
“She’s gonna be there,” Eddie says one day after he wakes up from a nap. He listens to Maddie for a little bit, expressing her growing frustrations and sadness, especially with herself
“She’d never miss this, she’ll be there Mads. Chimney is right, you need a break”
“I yelled at him… I- I shouldn’t have. I know he’s right, you’re both right.”She runs her hands through her hair, letting her tears fall
“I just need her to wake up”
She comes home that night and makes him dinner, okay she didn’t exactly make it but he loves In n out and he hadn’t had it in a while, but she set it out on the table with a little candle!!
He comes in, pretty late. Tossing his bag on the floor and slipping his shoes off.
“Hey,” She says softly and he looks up, smiling slowly and walking over
“Hey” He kisses her head and pulls out his chair, sitting next to her
“What’s this huh?” He smirks and she takes his hand, kissing it softly
“Our baby had a craving”
He looks at her, cupping his hands around hers and she smiles, putting her forehead against their hands
“I do love Y/N Maddie. But you, and the baby? Are my priorities”
“I know”
“I could have said it nicer”
“No, no don’t do that” She sniffles a little and looks up at him “I knew what you meant I just- I lost my temper. You were right. Today was my last day, I started my maternity leave early…”
“Thank you, Maddie,” He says sincerely, getting up from his seat and wrapping his arms tightly around her.
“It’s gonna work out, you’ll see”
Hen finally stops blaming herself, after Karen threatens to leave her and go stay in a hotel for a few days. She knows it’s extreme. But that’s all Hen talks about, she keeps going over that night over and over again like if she does it enough she can just change something.
The worst part is when she starts to blame Karen a bit too. Why didn’t we spend more time with her that night? Why didn’t we pay attention to her?
“It was a night out!” Karen yells, they’d been doing that a lot lately “We were all having fun!”
“We shouldn’t have just kept to ourselves! She would have been safe if we just stopped making out and paid attention to that creep!”
“We specifically told them we would kinda be keeping to ourselves! She encouraged it!”
“It was a mistake!” Hen yells back, and Karen stares at her for a second before storming to the closet and grabbing her overnight bag
“What are you doing?”
“What the fuck does it look like I’m doing? I can’t live like this, it’s been three weeks Hen. She’s in a coma because of an allergic reaction not because we decided to have one damn night together”
“I shouldn’t have said that,” Hen says quietly
“No, you shouldn’t have. It doesn’t even make sense. We can’t control other people’s actions, only our own. You helped her until the paramedics came, wasn’t that enough?”
“It doesn’t feel like it”
“She would have bled out on the damn table if you hadn’t” She stops packing for a second her hand trembling
“I had to watch that girl bleed out as Tommy carried her to a diner. She didn’t even know what was going on.”
All this time Hen was so wrapped up in her feelings and things she could have changed, but she didn’t see how it had affected Karen… she forgot, Karen doesn’t see these things daily like she does…
Hen comes around the bed, holding her tightly in her arms as she breaks down, starting to breathe heavily, her hands shaking her, her body trembling
“I-I thought- I thought she was gonna die in there. On a diner table,” she sobs and Hen shushes her softly, rubbing her back
“I had it handled, baby you know that. She lived. She’s okay….she…she lived”
And that’s when Hen finally gets out of he own head, her own sorrow, and learns that other people were affected too and that she had done everything she could. She just couldn’t see it past her own pain. Her wife was just as traumatized… maybe even more so and she’d neglected her needs, her anxieties about everything. She’d even yelled at her like it could fix things…
“I’m so sorry,” Hen says, crying into her hair and Karen holds her just as tightly
“So am I”
Bobby comes for the first time today.
He’d been staying away, keeping everyone together. But they’ve all said the same thing, they’re all worried about the same thing
Eddie.
He walks in with flowers, to go with the ridiculous amount Buck keeps bringing because he knows how much you love flowers and he says it’s totally scientific that you’ll wake up when you’re surrounded by the things you love
Eddie slept in your bed every night after he said that.
“Hey” Bobby smiles as he sets them down on the little table in front of you, Eddie looks up at him blinking slowly as he wakes up from a nap
“Oh hey, haven’t seen you in a while”
“Five weeks?”
“Five weeks,” Eddie says softly, as he gets up and stretches
“Come on, I’m taking you home” He reaches his hand out and Eddie looks at it, before shrugging
“Don’t start that with me, you’ve got two choices. I carry you out kicking and screaming or you come with me willingly, you shower, you eat something, and I bring you right back”
“Bobby-“
“I’ve got one damn kid in a hospital bed, you think I wanna see another? She’s going to be pissed when she sees you, Eddie. Do you really want to do that to her? She’s going to be wracked with guilt”
Athena comes in the room now, she’s got fresh clothes and a bag full of Eddie doesn’t know what
“Alright get out, I’m gonna change her. Go back to the house and clean up”
Eddie stares at them, blinking slowly like he can’t process what’s going on, and lord knows he probably can’t he hasn’t eaten a proper meal in how long? Bobby reaches out for him, holding his arm
“Let us take care of you son. Please”
Eddie looks at you,.. he can’t leave you. He just can’t, he’s refused to for anyone else so why does it feel so different when they tell him to leave.
“Yes you can” Athena whispers, coming over to him and putting her arm around him
“She won’t ever be alone, I’m right here with her. Ain’t no one touching one of my babies. You go take care of yourself for her”
Eddie isn’t even sure when he started crying, but he can’t stop and it feels like he’s never going to stop. He sobs loudly, his body shaking as Bobby rushes over and holds him. He collapses into Bobby’s arms, sobbing his heart out. They gently fall to the floor where Bobby rubs his back, shushing him softly.
“It’s gonna be okay Eddie, she’s gonna be okay”
He hadn’t cried, not since he was alone in the bathroom the first night he’d been told. No, he stayed strong for his family, he had to.
Buck needed him.
Maddie needed him.
Hen needed him.
Tommy needed him.
Maybe that’s why it’s so easy to break in front of Bobby and Athena. They didn’t need him right now, they were the ones keeping the others together when they weren’t at the hospital with him. He still doesn’t like it, he feels weak, like he can’t hold himself together anymore
“Let it out son, I’m here,” Bobby says soothingly “We’re here”
Eddie can’t hear the way your heartbeats start to change. You’d think he would, he’d been listening to them, watching them, for weeks. But he’s too busy finally falling apart, letting himself feel all the fears and worries he’s been keeping bottled up for weeks now. He lets himself cling to Bobby like a scared little kid who needs his father
“What if she never wakes up?” He can barely speak through his tears “W-what if-“
Athena gets down now, tilting Eddie’s head up to her straight in the eyes
“She’s going to wake up,” She says softly, with a firm “and we’re not thinking any different” look. “She’s strong Eddie, you know that, we all know that”
He knows that he can’t bring himself to doubt it. Because if it did he would just be a shell, if he isn’t one already…
“I should have left for Saturn” he laughs bitterly to himself as his sobs finally quiet. He leans into Bobby, still trying to control himself, but Bobby does it for him, holding onto him tightly.
“Fuck you”
Eddie laughs again, shaking his head. “I think I’m finally losing it” he sniffles while rocking back and forth, wiping at his eyes “Shit I’m losing it. I can hear her cursing at me for wanting to leave”
“Oh my god,” Athena says as she stands up, breathlessly rushing from the room “Doctor??”
Eddie looks around for a moment, scrambling up from the floor. You’re staring right back at him, your eyes sparkling just for him. The doctors and nurses rush in and he’s gently moved aside. He collapses onto the lounge and Bobby sits next to him, his arm over him.
They spend time fussing over you, giving you pain medication and something to soothe your throat, going over your vitals and asking you all kinds of questions, doing all kinds of little tests for now, and explaining things to you
“Eddie” Your voice is so scratchy and rough and the Doctor tries to shush you, he doesn’t want you talking yet but you say his name again, again and again, no matter how much it hurts
He walks over to your bed, his legs barely able to carry him from how hard he’s shaking. He takes your hand in his, looking at you with wide eyes
“Crying?” You ask softly, coughing a bit and he gives you a sip of the lukewarm water
“You…you heard me crying?” He asks, laughing incredulously “Are-“ He sounds insane “All I had to do was fucking cry?? And you’d come back to me??”
“You said you were leaving” It’s more of a broken sentence, and you’re having a hard time talking but he kind of understands it
“What? No, I’d never-“
“Saturn” Bobby says from behind him “You said you wanted to go to Saturn??”
Eddie shakes his head at you, before falling forward on you. His tears soak into the pretty pink dress Maddie had put you in a few days before, the one he recognizes you’d been wearing when you first met him. You try your best to move your hand but Bobby takes it carefully, placing it in Eddie’s messy curls. You flex your fingers a bit, mimicking petting his hair and you both stay like that for a while, eventually, you coax him into the bed with you where he’d been sleeping and he buries his face in your neck
“I should have told you that night, on our first date? I should have told you I loved you. I should have told you I loved you in the car after the beach, I should have told you when you moved in with me. And I should have been telling you every day since I met you that I love you”
“I know”
Your heartbeat skyrockets on the monitor and Bobby pats Eddie’s leg
“Hey, you better be being appropriate!” He jokes, wiping away the tears in his eyes and Athena hugs him tightly. He puts his arm around her and kisses her head
You snort through your nose and Eddie rolls his eyes
“Well” he looks at you and your heart skips a beat, literally, which just makes him laugh and he hugs you to him tightly, as tight as you can stand it
“Are you gonna say it back?” He says sassily and you giggle shaking your head. His mouth drops open and he turns to Bobby and Athena
“Hey! Hey are you seeing this?! I pour my heart out to this twerp, this ungrateful little brat!”
Your head falls back as you cackle and he smacks the side of your thigh and you yelp
“Oh shit, I probably shouldn’t do that huh?”
“No, you shouldn’t,” The doctor says as he types on the computer in front of him
“Because you know. She’s in a hospital bed. And as you know, in a coma”
Eddie flicks him off and makes a little face at him. They’d spent a lot of time together these last few weeks. Sometimes Dr. Din- the man who’d been assigned to your case would come in and just sit with you for a little while, he and Eddie talked a lot and said you reminded him of his kid he’d lost a long time ago.
“It is very nice to meet you, by the way, kid” He nods to you and you smile, giving him a little wave with your fingers and Eddie rolls his eyes
“Traitor” He huffs and you narrow your eyes
“Big baby”
His mouth drops open and you try and stifle your giggles
“You have the biggest fucking audacity to be saying that to me. When you know, you know!!! You are the biggest crybaby in the entire world! You even cry to get your way with me!! Like when I bought you that second Hello Kitty plush so your first wouldn’t be lonely!”
You pout at him and sniffle and he gestures “See!!”
“You are being pretty mean to her,” Dr. Din says and he throws one of the little stuffed animals Buck bought you at him
“You stay out of this!”
Your shoulders shake as you giggle at his antics and he groans, rubbing his hand over his face “Biggest brat I know”
“But you love it” You bat your eyelashes at him and he smiles, nuzzling his nose against yours
“Yeah… I do love it”
“And I love you,” You say, and Eddie stares down at you, his heart melting all over again
“You what?” He says quietly, playfully and you know him too well by now, you can hear that tiny little hint of hesitancy, like he doesn’t believe you’re saying it to him
“I love you… I love you, I love you, I love you”
Buck comes barging in just like he always does, with a giant paper bag and Tommy behind him with a plastic bag.
“Eddie Diaz, get ready to eat you don’t have any damn choice, I brought backup,” He says as he walks in and sets the bag of books down
“And Y/N get ready to kill Trap” He grabs the first book from the top of the pile and turns around. Eddie is lying in bed with you, stroking your hair softly, while you stare at Buck with a little smile on your face
“I’d kill for anything to eat right now,” Eddie says, reaching out for Tommy’s bag and he walks over, handing it to him.
“Y-Y/N??” Buck says softly and you smile at him
“Bucky bear” your voice is still a bit rough and scratchy but you’ve had enough tea to drown England at this point and it’s sounding as normal as possible
“W-when…?” He’s too stunned to move, too stunned to be “Buck”
“A few hours ago,” Eddie says “She had to do so many tests and be brought to so many rooms she asked me not to call you until she could spend time with you without having to leave.”
“Does Maddie know?”
“She’s on her way, Y/N wanted to surprise you both when you texted you were coming. This is good” he nods at Tommy, who’s leaning quietly against the back wall
“I’ll show you guys where I got it from when she’s better… maybe a double date?”
You perk up immediately, trying to sit up and Eddie gets out of bed, setting his food down on the table so he can help you adjust
“No- no we’re not discussing that right now” Buck can finally walk again and he practically runs across the room now, diving onto the bed and squishing the life out of you
“Buck!” Eddie groans and you just laugh as he lays on you, not caring at all about all the weight he’s putting on you
“Nope nope nope I’m staying right here for the rest of my life I’m never moving. I’m gonna protect you from everything”
“Doesn’t she have stitches?” Tommy asks and Buck looks down
“Okay I’m moving a little bit”
He shifts over so he’s more on your other side and against the bed now and you take a breath, being able to actually freaking breathe again
“If you ever leave me again I’m going with you,” Buck says quietly as he hugs you. His head rests on your shoulder and you lean into him, your tear drops falling into his hair
“I missed you” you whisper and he laughs, hiding his face in your shoulder as he sniffles
“I missed you too Miss Stinkypants”
As soon as Maddie arrives and the three of you squish into the hospital bed, a mass text is sent out of a picture of you three, your arms around both of them saying that you’re awake and doing really well considering everything.
You get well wishes and promises of visits from the Bennett’s and that one probie Eddie can’t remember the name of sends a picture of him and a few of the guys from the station all giving you thumbs up and big smiles
Eddie has eaten absolutely everything given to him and you glare at him every time he accepts food and he just smiles back at you. You force him to go home, to clean up and rest, and he doesn’t go until Buck sets up your iPad and you FaceTime him. He’s not taking his eyes off you. Tommy offers to bring him home and back and he accepts
“Why does everyone but me drive my Jeep now” Buck pouts as Tommy kisses his head when they leave and you shake Maddie’s arm aggressively
“Later!” Buck yells at you in embarrassment
“You feeling better?” Tommy asks as he and Eddie are driving together, he’s muted but he’s watching you giggle through Buck reading to you and Maddie
“Yeah… kinda.. thanks for the food”
“It was no problem”
“Thanks for everything actually…”Eddie says quietly, staring at the sweet smile on your face as Maddie puts her head on your shoulder
“You took care of Buck when I couldn’t… I- I feel bad about that”
“Eddie, the love of your life was in a coma in the hospital…I don’t think anyone expected anything from you” Tommy looks over at him for a minute
“But… Buck needed me, and I just… I feel like I let him down, how am I gonna make it up to him?”
“Eddie” Tommy scoffs “Buck felt like he was letting you down. He couldn’t take care of you! Neither of you could do anything but worry about Y/N and pretend like you were fine for the other and it would have done you both some good had you just learned to accept help and had Buck learned he didn’t have to process his feelings alone”
“He could never let me down!”
Tommy stares at him for a minute, before looking back at the road and Eddie lets his head fall against the headrest
“And…and I could never let him down”
“Dumbasses”
“Hey!!”
The Bennett’s are at Eddie’s house when they get there, they’d been taking care of the house and your little plants the entire time for you. Eliza and William hug Eddie so tightly that he can barely breathe. She has tears in her eyes as she spanks his butt, scolding him for not taking proper care of himself and he huffs, rubbing his butt as he walks away to go shower
The Bennetts love Tommy and say he’s just what Buck needed, and that makes him blush as they fawn over him. He helps them tidy up around the kitchen, making Eliza sit down as he places a cup of tea in front of her. They talk for a little while, waiting for Eddie to get all cleaned up and he tells them about you and how you’re doing and everything the doctors said that he can remember
“How are you doing?” Eliza asks, stirring her tea and Tommy smiles a little, looking down as he sighs and rubs the back of his neck
“I don’t know. If I’m being honest. I was taking care of Buck for so long… making sure he would live… I wasn’t exactly taking care of myself as much as I should have” He chuckles quietly, looking up at the ceiling
“Ahh I dared to be yelling at Eddie”
A single tear slides down his cheek and he tries to wipe it away but there’s no use, they just keep coming
“I’m so relieved, I kept telling Buck, over and over that she would wake up and- and I believed it you know? I swear I did” William puts his hand on Tommy’s arm and Eliza rubs his shoulder “But what if she didn’t? What would that have done to them?”
“What would that have done to you?” William asks and he shakes his head
“M-me?”
“You care about her too,” Eliza says
“I feel like I don’t have the right to, she barely knows me”
“Are you kidding me?” Eddie comes in, wiping his hair with a towel, it’s a little longer than he normally wears it and it’s starting to curl a bit. He can already see you going crazy over it
“She adores you, Tommy! You have to know that. You had every right to be hurting along with us and you still do. If she heard you say that she’d kill you”
“Apparently she’s gonna be doing a lot of killing” William sips his coffee and Eliza nods
“And I’ll be right there with her. It’s okay to have feelings boys, and to express those feelings to your family. It’s okay to be scared and to need support. That’s what we’re all here for because we love each other”
“Oh did I mention Eddie told her he loved her” Tommy says to get the heat off himself and Eddie’s mouth drops open while William chokes on his tea
“You what?!” Eliza shouts
It’s a couple weeks before you’re allowed to go home but once you do you’ve never been more relieved. Eddie carries you over the threshold, letting you stop to say hi to all your little plants before bringing you in
“Oh boy did I miss you guys,” You say, petting the little succulents gently
“Mrs. Bennett did so wonderful with them” You sigh and Eddie nods
“Yeah they’re totally gonna hate you now”
You whack his chest and he smirks, leaning in to give you a little peck on the cheek. You pull him back, kissing him desperately and he grins wickedly
“I seem to remember somebody telling me a little secret…” He whispers, his voice simmering with desire
“Dr. Din said no sex” You scold him
“It’s not sex if you don’t put it in…” He chuckles as he opens the door then kicks it closed behind him.
“Surprise!!”
You shriek and cling to Eddie as his head falls back laughing. Everyone is there, with a little welcome home banner and a messy-looking cake you know Buck poured his heart and soul into
“Eddie Diaz!” You yell at him and he laughs harder, handing you off to Tommy before he drops you. Tommy sets you down on the ground, your legs are still a bit weak so he helps you walk over to the couch as Buck sets the cake on the coffee table in front of you
“Hey pretty girl” he smiles and you ruffle his hair, bringing him in to kiss his head
“Hi, Buck. Did you make this for me??” You ask as you clasp your hands together and he nods excitedly
“Sure did!! Tommy and I made it!”
It’s so pretty really, it’s got pink frosting with a messy white border and welcome home written in the center, which is honestly the most impressive part
“He had six sugar highs practicing the writing” Tommy chuckles as he sits across from you, Eddie plops down on the couch next to you as you hug Buck tightly to your chest
“Thank you” you reach out for Tommy and he gets up again, hugging you too “And thank you too,” you tell him
The party is wonderful, there are even a few presents for you and you’ve never felt more loved or safer. Eddie stays by your side, even pulling you into his lap to snuggle you and you bat at his hands to let you go so you can reach for more presents. The only time he lets you go is to go into the kitchen to get plates and Athena takes that time to follow him
“You have to give her room to breathe, Eddie,” She says as she grabs the pack of bluey napkins
“What do you mean?” He turns to her and she smiles lovingly at him, patting his arm
“You need to give her space before she feels forced to take it… I know how happy you are to have her back, how happy she is to be back. But remember, it wasn’t as long as it was for her, for you… do you get what I’m saying?”
Eddie sighs, leaning against the counter, and nods “Y-yeah I get it”
She looks at him, taking the plates from him
“I’m just saying don’t put her in your lap Eddie that’s all. Let her sit on her own”
“I understand”
No, he doesn’t. Okay, he does, But he doesn’t want to.
They walk back into the party and Eddie sits down in another chair, acting like he did it to be able to cut the cake better, you look at him, and he knows you’re looking but he won’t look over
Your eyes narrow
“Eddie?”
“Hm?” He passes a piece to Tommy, and then to Buck, and then Chim…
“Kitchen. Now.”
You struggle to get up and Buck helps you, supporting your hips. Eddie sighs and stands up, holding his arms out and you walk to him, but instead of picking you up like he loves to do he wraps his arm securely around your waist and helps you into the kitchen.
You lean against the counter and he leans on the island
“What’s up, babe?” He crosses his arms over his chest and you look at him, he sees your lip wobble and he stands up, putting his hands on your arms
“Hey, hey-hey what’s wrong baby girl?”
“Did I do something?” You ask, your voice wavering and he flinches back a little
“What?! God no we were just sitting together what could you have done??”
“That’s what I’m wondering. A-are you just tired or something?”
“What do you mean Y/N?”
“You didn’t put me back in your lap… you didn’t even sit by me”
“I-I was just giving you s-space”
“Did I ask for it?”
“N-no it’s just-“
“Eddie we were apart for five weeks… I missed out on five weeks of my life. W-we’re just saying I love you! We’re finally having our life together I-“
His hands cup your face as he kisses you, sliding down slowly to hold your neck for a second and you gasp against his lips, curling your fingers into his shirt
“Athena suggested I give you space,” he says quickly and you look at him, pushing him away for a second
“What do you want?”
“I want to smother you until you can’t live without me like I can’t live without you”
“Good, I want that too! Nice communication skills. Athena??” You call out and Eddie cringes a little
“Put me on the counter,” you tell him and he does as you say, plopping you up there while she walks in. You want to be face to face with her for this.
“You called?”
“I’mmmm gonna see if Buck wants more cake” Eddie tries to run and you grab his shirt, yanking him back.
“Oh no you don’t. Look, I-“You sigh and run your hands over your head and Eddie rubs your back soothingly
“I understand, that you’re just trying to help? And I appreciate it. You sort of? Gave Eddie good advice. But I did not ask him for space, I don’t want space right now. When I do, I will be the one to tell him, I will say hey Eddie I need some space and he’ll sit on the other side of the couch or go over to freaking Buck’s place. When we need advice we will come to you, honestly. But until then? Stay out of my relationship Mother, please.”
Eddie keeps his head down awkwardly, biting his lip and wringing his hands. You know like when your friend gets in trouble in front of you? And you just gotta like stand there awkwardly
“Eddie, Y/N, I apologize,” Athena says, though her voice is a bit short which is understandable “I shouldn’t be sticking my nose in where it doesn’t belong… you’re right” She’s sincere about it as she rubs Eddie’s arm and gives you a hug and goes to leave the kitchen
“I do love you,” you tell her, with a little pout on your lips now and she rolls her eyes at you, pursing her lips in a smile
“I love you too honey, good job at standing up for yourself”
Eddie lets out a deep sigh as she leaves “Oh my god that was the scariest thing I’ve ever been a part of”
“I thought she was gonna kill you for telling me”
“So did I!!”
You come back to the party, Eddie’s carrying you and your face is buried deep in his shoulder, just like it should be. There’s always a time for space, and you’ll let him know when you need it… but right now? This is all you want.
Notes: *taps mic* I uh… i just want to stress that uh this is fanFICTION and whilst I did do some research I have completely pulled so much of this out of my ass. Malignant Hyperthermia is what I’m basing this off of and then pixie dust is what’s supplying the rest okay. Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust. Thank you.
P.s This is one of my favorite chapters of all time HONESTLY
Episode 9: I Don’t Dance
Does Buck just know everyone??
You’re sure he does as you stand in Eddie’s guest room or rather your bedroom, putting on your makeup to go to one of the most exclusive clubs in L.A
“So like…Tommy? Is coming? What’s that about??” You look at Maddie in the mirror and she smirks, shrugging
“Buck just says he’s a good friend that he wanted to introduce to us formally because they hang out a lot”
“Yeah…friend. Because I know all about that” You snicker and add some more glitter to your chest
“You better give me all the details. And you sure as hell better record if they dance together”
“Girl I’m already on it, Eddie and I are ready to capture this”
Maddie watches you, lying on her side with her hand propping up her head
“You sure you don’t wanna come?” You ask as you apply the glitter to your eyelids and she laughs
“Yeah definitely, I don’t think I can stand long enough to get through one dance”
“It would be so fun if you were there but I understand… you and Chim just have a good night together” You wiggle your eyebrows at her and she rolls her eyes
“Are you almost done?? I want to see your makeup!”
You drop your blue pencil and turn around in your seat, putting your hands to your cheeks and batting your eyelashes
“How do I look?”
Your eyes are done up to look like the night sky, glitter acting as the stars. It had been a fun look you had been practicing for a while and now seemed like the best time to debut it.
You get up from your vanity and stand in the middle of the room, with your arms down at your sides. Maddie gets off the bed, or rather rolls off, and looks you over, walking around you in a circle. She fixes up one of the ties on the side of your dress
“Just one question,” She says, standing back and you walk over to the mirror, heels clicking against the floor. You pull down the bottom of your dress a bit and fix a couple more ties
“What?”
“Where’s the rest of that dress” She asks sarcastically as you fix the off-the-shoulder sleeves
“Oh ha-ha very funny” You stick your tongue out and she swats your butt
“Do you at least have shorts on under that!”
You turn to the side “Does it look like I do? It’s a club Maddie! I wanna look cute…. For Eddie” you mumble the last sentence and she laughs at you
“He’s never gonna let you out of the house in that”
“He doesn’t have any say” You sass her and she scoffs
You walk out of the bedroom with her, giggling quietly as you two walk into the living room. The gang is all set to go as Chimney comes into the living room with a bowl of popcorn. He nearly drops it when he sees you, you walk past him, your perfume lingering in the air
“How do I look, guys?” You do a little spin and put your hands behind your back
“Go change,” Eddie and Buck say in unison and the girls lose it, laughing. Chimney sits down next to Tommy, passing him the popcorn bowl as they both mind their own damn business.
“What!! No!! This is perfect”
“You get your ass back in that bedroom and you change! Maddie! How could you let her out in that!” Buck cries out loudly as he gestures wildly
“Hey, I’m not in charge of her!” She puts her hands up in defense and Buck throws a pillow at her
“Maddie! As parents we need to-“
“Parents??” You say
“Make sure our little girl is dressed appropriately!- not like a sexy pole dancer! Who I fully respect making her bag”
“Hey she can dress however she wants” Hen chimes in
“Thank you!” You huff, crossing your arms. Eddie’s eyes nearly pop out of his head and he has to turn away from you for a minute
“That being said, Y/N go change”
“Oh come on!!!”
“That’s it! I’m telling Mom!!” Buck shouts, snapping a picture to send to Athena
“No, no, no!!” You yell, diving at him for the phone “I’ll change! I’m going I swear!”
You run off to the bedroom as Buck throws a pillow at you now. Eddie excuses himself quietly while they’re all talking about it and goes straight to your room.
You’re busy undoing a few of the ties when the door opens quietly and you look up through the mirror. Eddie closes the door and leans against it, staring at you
“Promise you’ll wear that dress on our next date?”
He whispers, his voice is low and husky as he walks towards you, every step feels like a predator staring at his prey. You turn to him, your dress half undone.
“I promise” Your hands shake a little as he walks closer. He stops in front of you, hooking his finger under your chin and tilting your head up. The way he kisses you is heated and passionate… definitely a promise for later. His other hand sears into your bare side, and you squeak when he yanks you against him, his cock hard, already
He pulls away from you, smirking at the dumb look on your face. He really needs to get around to video-taping exactly how he gets you that way.
“Can I pick something for you?” He turns to look at your closet and you nod slowly, watching him walk over to it and start carding through your dresses.
He takes his time, feeling the fabric between his fingertips, noting the colors and tones. He settles on a black sparkly bodycon dress with spaghetti straps
“I want you to know I love that dress Y/N. If you can even call it that”
He tosses the new dress on the bed and comes back over, helping you finish undoing all the ties
“But I don’t think I could let you out the front door in something like that without making sure my cum is dripping down your legs, and every person who sees you knows I claimed you over and over again”
He lifts you, dropping you down onto the bed and tearing the rest of the dress off your body. He stares at your wide eyes, sweet and doe-like. His eyes travel down your body, hungry and desperate to taste every inch of you
“Pasties and a g-string?” He says under his breath and you shrug sheepishly
“I-it’s a very small dress”
“Uh huh,” He agrees as he kicks his pants off, settling between your legs like you both love. He’s heavy and warm and you can feel his cum soaking through your pathetic excuse for underwear, he drags the tip of his cock over the black material, pushing against your clit and watching the way your juices coat the front of them too.
He’s grinning wickedly, pulling your panties to the side, when the door pops open and you squeak again, trying to scramble from underneath Eddie but he keeps you pinned to the bed. Buck walks in, blindly feeling around with his eyes shut tight
“Marco”
“Polo” Eddie sighs into your neck, and you giggle lightly, his breath tickling you.
“Oh god, oh gag that was from the bed. Okay anyway uh I realized way too late you were gone. So come on, get your pants back on so we can leave already! We’re gonna be late!”
“How did you know my pants were off??” Eddie gets up from the bed, pouting as he stares at your naked body and pulls on his pants again, he blows you a kiss and turns Buck around, steering him from the bedroom.
Chimney sits at the wheel as you all load into Buck’s Jeep, he’s driving you there tonight at the request of Bobby who doesn’t want anyone driving anywhere. Chim is taking you there and Bobby volunteered to pick you up afterwards
“Alright this is the most illegal thing I’ve done today” He chuckles as he fixes the review mirror. Tommy is upfront, Buck is in Eddie’s lap, you’re in Hen’s lap and Karen is squished in the middle
“It’s just like when we were kids! Everyone say thank you Uncle Chimney” Buck slaps his hands on Chimney's shoulders and rubs them
“Thank you Uncle Chimney!!”
The club is in full party mode as you all arrive, Buck makes a quick call as you pull up and everyone piles out. You straighten out your dress and Eddie walks over, pulling you behind the car and to him by your waist, placing a sweet kiss on your lips
“Is it dramatic I really wanted you to be in my lap”
You giggle and kiss him back “Nah not really, because I really wanted to be in your lap”
A girl comes out of the club, shouting Buck's name and running towards him. He scoops her up and hugs her tightly
“Oop” you whisper as you walk over to them and Hen elbows you as Buck sets her down
“You guys this is Gina! We go way back! She’s one of the owners here and has graciously invited us to come tonight”
You’re all saying hello and exchanging pleasantries when Buck pulls you away from Eddie for a minute
“This is Y/N, the cousin I always told you about?”
Gina smiles widely and shakes your hand a bit aggressively
“It’s so nice to finally meet you! Buck used to talk about you constantly. I was beginning to think you were made up!”
You giggle and shake her hand back “Nope I’m real!! It’s really nice to meet you. I wish someone had talked about you more, this place is awesome!”
“Buck actually helped me with the designs all those years ago. It’s my privilege to have you all here! Drinks are on the house! Top shelf only for my friends!”
You all cheer and thank her and she leads you into the club. It’s a nice-looking place, very clean for a club. The dance floor is packed as the music booms through the speakers, you can feel the bass as you walk. Buck forms a little chain with you, he’s holding your hand and Tommy’s and you’re holding his and Eddie’s.
You’re led to a raised platform with a cozy-looking booth with dim fairy lights on it. It’s pretty close to the bar
“I saved the best seat in the house for you!” Gina yells over the music, taking the reserved sign off the table
“Thank you! Come join us for a drink later!” Buck shouts back hugging her and she smiles
“Will do!! Especially with you handsome” She winks at Eddie as she walks away and you whirl around to look at him. He looks at you, a light blush on his cheeks and you narrow your eyes at him, crossing your arms over your chest
“Mine!” You say in a little voice and he snorts, stepping over to you and putting his hands on your ass. He squeezes lightly and pulls you into him, kissing all over your face
“Yours baby girl”
A tray of blue shots is brought over to the table and the head bartender introduces himself as Max and tells you Gina has made your group priority so if you all need anything else just come to the bar and ask for him.
He takes your drink orders and walks off with a friendly wave, winking at Tommy. Buck aggressively takes his shot, shrugging when you ask him if he’s okay. Eddie nearly chokes on his as he laughs at Buck.
After too many shots (according to Eddie) a third of a Long Island iced tea and a few sips of Hen’s margarita you’re ready to dance. You’d been there about an hour, just taking time to relax together and talk and definitely give the alcohol a chance to work its way through your system. Eddie did his best to keep water and fries in your mouth but by the time you drag him onto the dance floor you’re tipsy as hell
It doesn’t even matter that there are a hundred-plus people around you, you’re feeling yourself too damn much to care. You put Eddie’s hands on your hips and bend over, shaking your ass on his cock. He watches you with wide, lust-filled eyes
“I didn’t know you could do that,” He says over the music, his heart practically beating in time with the base
“Neither did I!!” You laugh as you stand against him, dragging your body on him. It’s barely dancing at this point and outright dry-humping but he can’t bring himself to stop you
“What’s your safe word?” He asks you, his mouth close to your ear as he starts to kiss your neck
“Fanark!!” You giggle wildly but make a point to turn and look up into his eyes
Oh, there’s no way in hell he’s stopping you now.
He slips his leg between yours, dancing with you and tilts your head up with the tip of his finger while he stares at you
“Come on” He whispers “You know what I want”
Your eyes widen as you slowly start to grind on his leg, he keeps his eyes on you, biting his lip as he watches you get off on him in public. You reach for his belt and he smirks, putting his hands over yours
“Let’s go find somewhere private” He growls in your ear and your heart leaps out of your chest
“O-okay”
He turns to walk away with you and walks right into Buck. Tommy grabs you by your waist and they both pull you apart
“Oh hell no,” Buck says and you whine loudly, stomping your feet
“Your first time is not gonna be in this club!!” Buck pulls Eddie away to go dance with him
“How do you know we haven’t had it!” Eddie yells at Buck and Buck rolls his eyes
“Because I didn’t get an “I only lasted six seconds” text”
You and Tommy laugh as they walk away to go dance and Tommy turns you around
“You don’t mind dancin' with me do you darlin?” He asks as he kisses the back of your hand and you giggle
“Of course not!!”
The two of you dance together and you learn a lot about him, he seems to know all about you, you’re Buck’s favorite topic. And you’re slightly excited for Tommy to become his new favorite topic because he’s an absolute gem.
A really tall, really buff, really kind, gem.
You ask why he didn’t mention knowing you at the party and he laughs a little
“Because it would have been weird as hell approaching a pretty girl like you and telling you how I knew all about you”
Hen and Karen eventually come over and the four of you dance together, trading partners for each song. Tommy is spinning you around as you laugh and squeal when you freeze, your sight zeroed in on a girl drunkenly dancing on Eddie as he tries to hand her off to her friends who are trying to get her to come with them. Tommy looks in the same direction and snorts. He doesn’t even let you go as you go running off to Eddie
“Ma’am- Miss- please” Eddie is gently trying to push her off and her friends are standing around her
“Michaela! This is so embarrassing! Get off that really hot guy!!” Her friend tries to yank her away and she clings to Eddie
“Yeah, Michaela! Get off that really hot guy!” you say in a Valley girl accent. You put your hands on your hips and Eddie stares at you, his eyes wide they all turn to you.
“You maybe wanna get off my man?” You say, in a sweet little polite voice.
“Honey I don’t see your name on him” Michaela scoffs, running her hand down Eddie’s chest.
“You maybe wanna get off my man?” You say again and start to take off your shoes “Before I make you”
She tosses her head back laughing cruelly
“Are you threatening me pipsqueak?”
You’ll be honest, Michaela is model quality. She’s pretty, she’s thin, she’s tall.
But she’s not smart.
And she doesn’t know you.
“Damn right I am, now step off or get your ass kicked, doesn’t matter to me”
“Look, honey. I’m pretty sure Eric-“
“Eddie” He corrects her
“Wants to go home with a real woman. Not some child in whores clothing. So I’ll give you one more chance to leave me the fuck alone”
Well. You warned her.
You're about to pounce, going to jump on her and scratch that smug look off her face when Tommy’s arms catch your waist and hold you back, something he’s starting to get used to doing. Eddie takes you from Tommy, throwing you over his shoulder as you pound on his back thrashing around and trying to sink your claws into her. He gives your ass a firm smack and you squeak, halting your movements as he walks a few feet away
“Look. ” He sets you back down, holding you flush against his chest as Gina walks over to the group,
Tommy comes over and gets on his knee, taking your ankle to get your shoes back on
“Are we having an issue here” She glares and Michaela scoffs.
“Actually we are. I want that bitch kicked out” She points directly at you and your mouth drops open.
“Excuse me?” Gina asks and Michaela turns to her
“You heard me! Look honey I know the owner and I don’t want to have to call him. So can you please get this skank out of my site”
She throws a couple of hundreds at Gina and Buck’s mouth drops open
Gina stares at the money before taking out her radio and making a call, Michaela’s friends have left her, all except for two, who look equally as nasty
“Ms. Toretto?” Two large men show up, looking incredibly intimidating
“Would you please escort this young lady off the premises?” Gina points to Michaela and she gasps, pointing her finger in Gina’s face
“Who the fu-“
“Gina Toretto! Owner of this fine establishment. And you’ve messed with my friends. If I ever see you in this club again you will be arrested. Have a nice life bitch”
She spins on her heel, tossing her hair over her shoulder
“Let’s go” She nods to the four of you and you all follow after her, listening to Michaela scream about suing everyone involved.
Gina apologizes first of all for that girl and second of all for hitting on Eddie earlier
“I really didn’t know. But damn were you ready to fight her” Gina laughs and you look up at Eddie, smiling sweetly, but he sees that little crazy twinkle in your eye and he smirks at it, poking your nose
“Without question”
Eddie has to calm you down, again. So he lets you knock back the rest of his Cosmo and pull him back onto the dance floor. Tommy and Buck are a little ways away from you two, whispering in each other’s ears. You wriggle in Eddie’s arms and he chuckles while holding you close for a moment
“You good, Sugar cube?”
“I’ve never seen Buck look so happy…“
You and Eddie have your phones up, pretending to just be taking snaps for stories, but there’s no doubt what you’re really doing
Tommy has his hands on Buck’s waist, it’s sinfully respectful and you and Eddie are trying not to squeal. They’re dancing to Saturn by Sza and Buck looks peacefully elated and it makes your heart burst to see him so happy.
“I can see why the “just a friend” thing pissed Buck off so much” Eddie whispers in your ear and you laugh, reaching back and kissing his cheek
“He’s never gonna let us live that down”
Eddie takes your phone from you, slips it in his pocket, and puts his arms around you. pulling you close to him. You lay your head on his chest and he kisses your head softly, quietly singing the song to you
“You know, I think I’m okay right here with you… I don’t need Saturn” He whispers in your ear and you look up at him, your eyes sparkling in the dim lights of the club
“I like you, Eddie,” You say softly and he smirks, putting his head against yours too
“I like you too”
“Did you mean what you said the other night? That you don’t fall in love?”
Oh, so you’d heard him.
“I don’t know anymore”
“I don’t either”
“Just say it…it…it…it” Buck creates his own echo in your ear and you nearly jump six feet in the air as he leans back laughing. He stumbles into Tommy who holds him steady. He’s definitely tipsy, or maybe even drunk at this point
“Would you quit it!!” You yell and push him and he pushes you back and you stumble into Eddie who catches you.
“Okay children, enough” Tommy rolls his eyes and Buck sticks his tongue out at you and you do it back. Eddie rolls his eyes too and looks at Tommy
“I’m already in too deep, but you have a chance to run from this” He gestures between you two making stupid faces at each other
Tommy chuckles, shaking his head “No, I don’t think I do”
Both of you are too drunk to catch the look that Tommy gives Buck, but Eddie isn’t, it’s the same way he’d look at you when you weren’t looking. Eddie finally grabs your shoulders and turns you around to pick you up
“Alright dumbasses let’s go get another drink”
“Let’s do shots again!!” Buck cheers as Tommy takes his hand, following Eddie back to the table
“Yeah, shots!!!” You cheer loudly as Eddie throws you over his shoulder
Hen and Karen are sitting at the table as Eddie plops you down in the booth, you “oooooo” at them as they pull away from each other and Hen rolls her eyes
“You’re ruining the moment” She smirks, giving your leg a whack and you laugh, hugging her tightly
“I’m sorry!! Do you want me to leave, I can leave. I’ll even leave the club!! Eddie let’s leave the club”
You take your phone back from his pocket and stuff it in your clutch
“No honey you don’t have to leave” She hugs you back and you sigh loudly, closing your eyes as you lean against her
“Good because you’re my friend and I don’t wanna leave!! I’m having fun!!”
“I’m glad you’re having fun, Eddie when was the last time you gave her water”
“You think she knows what water is?” He pulls you off of Hen and into his lap and you whine reaching for her
“We were bonding!” You scold him and he rolls his eyes
“Baby I think she wants to bond with her wife”
Your mouth drops open and your eyes go wide as you look at him and he laughs, letting his head fall against the booth
“Eddie!!! We’re gonna ruin their moment!! We gotta leave the club!!”
You try to wriggle from his arms, maneuvering yourself awkwardly until you’re lying across his lap
“How did she do that” Karen asks, sipping her drink
“I have no idea but I’m not complaining,” Eddie says, smacking your ass and you squeak
“Hey!!”
“What am I looking at” Buck asks as he sets the tray down on the table, Tommy sets another one down next to it and they start passing them out
“I think Eddie’s horny I can feel his-“
He slaps his hand over your mouth and you keep talking through it, completely muffled
“Please tell me one of you brought water”
“Why would I do a stupid thing like that” Buck snickers, slamming his shot back and handing one down to you and you nibble at Eddie’s fingers until he uncovers your mouth and you take the shot
“That’s why I went with him and my shots are water” He whispers the last part handing Buck one who slams it back too fast to even care. He takes your hands, dragging you off Eddie’s lap and pulling you up so you don’t fall
“Let’s go dance!!” He says excitedly and you and Buck runoff
“I’m on it” Tommy puts his hand up before Eddie can get up and runs after you two
“They’re having way too much fun” Karen giggles and Eddie sighs, watching you and Buck dancing like idiots and smiles
“Yeah I know they are”
Tommy stays behind you, keeping any jerks away from you and Buck stays in front of you, holding your hands and swinging your arms wildly while you both go crazy. As the song changes for a fourth time, Tommy finally picks you up and drags you and Buck back to the table. Hen, Karen, and Eddie are laughing about something as he puts you down in the booth and pushes Buck to sit down. He falls backward, dragging Tommy with him and all four of you freeze as they kiss. Buck lets his head fall back onto the seat as he laughs deliriously
Oh, he’s drunk.
“I think he pre-gamed a little hard” Tommy says, his cheeks practically on fire and you get up from the booth, feeling a little sober and a lot ready to shake Buck by the shoulders and scream excitedly
“I’m gonna go order some water!! And maybe some cheese curds who knows”
“Let me go with you” Eddie starts to scoot out of the booth and Hen goes with him
“Actually I’ll go! I’m gonna get another margarita”
She grabs you by the wrist and the two of you twist your way through the hot crowd. You don’t get very far from the booth when your arm is ripped from Hen’s hand.
“Hey pretty mama, you wanna dance with a real man?”
The man who had been eyeing you all night finally gets his hands on you, pulling you flush against his chest and grinding his crotch against your ass. You weren’t the first girl he’d done that to, but you were sure as hell gonna be the last. Before you can even stomp on his foot he’s ripped off of you and thrown to the floor
“Get your goddamn hands off my girlfriend”
Eddie is on top of him, beating the absolute shit out of him, the man rolls them over, punching Eddie a good few times too. He reaches out, breaking a bottle and pointing it at Eddie.
Hen runs to get Buck and Tommy from the table, Eddie can definitely handle himself for a minute while she gets back up.
“You get off of him!!!” You scream and start kicking him in the side. Buck comes running over, grabbing you by the waist, and handing you off to Tommy, who keeps you tightly locked to his chest as you kick and threaten
“No one punches my best friend!!” Buck yells as he rips the man off Eddie and punches him, he pulls Eddie up and they both take this guy out, taking turns punching him. He gets in a couple of good hits on Buck with the way he’s swinging wildly and you can feel Tommy tense up a little. But Buck punches him right in the balls as Eddie punches his face and he screams in pain
The ladies around you all start cheering and laughing at the guy crying on the floor. He’d gotten inappropriate with way more girls than you’d originally thought
“Eddie beat his ass!!” You cheer and the little group goes wild
“Hey, the bouncer is coming!” One of the girls yells over the crowd and Buck and Eddie freeze
“Scatter!!!” You shout and you all go running out of the club. Hen takes your hand as you hop along and take off your shoes. You, Karen, and Tommy run out behind her while Buck and Eddie go running god knows where. But you all definitely get help in escaping. No one is helping that douchebag
You finally stop running when you get a block or two away. You bend over, wheezing, and lean against the building next to you
“Ohhh man I haven’t run since like….. ever” You cough and Karen nods along with you. You both stare at Hen and Tommy, who are softly panting
“Show offs” You both flick them off and they laugh.
Hen helps Karen stand up straight and rubs her back
“Where did the boys go?” Hen asks as she looks around and you shrug
“Speak of the devil” You hold up your phone, waving it
“Hi baby,” You say in a sickly sweet voice and he laughs
“Hey cutie, where are you?”
“I have no idea! Where are you?”
“I also have no idea!” He says just as cheerily as you did and you giggle, sending him your location
“Oh hey, we’re not far from there! We’ll call Bobby and meet you”
“I don’t think we’ll all fit in his car” You laugh as you look up, Karen looks pale and Tommy looks horrified. You look around, seeing if someone’s coming after you. Tommy quickly wipes his hands on his pants
“Don’t worry we’ll get a big enough one. Go to the diner down the street alright? We’ll pick you up”
You hang up and give them a double thumbs up
“Alright, the boys are meeting us at the diner down the street”
“Are you feeling okay??” Tommy asks you, coming over to put his hand on your lower back
“Uhhh should I not be??” You ask, looking up at him and you stumble a little, becoming dizzy. But mans is 14 inches taller, of course, you’d be dizzy looking all the way up there!!
“Whoa, what the heck was that? I told Eddie not to get me drunk” You giggle a little and suddenly Tommy is scooping you up in his arms, your head lolls a little and you lean it against his shoulder
“Hey, what’s with the Princess treatment?!”
“It’s nothing, Sweetpea, you just uh, look a little tired,” He says calmly and you all start walking towards the diner, his pace is quick, and his long legs carrying you stride ahead of Hen and Karen
“Would you slow down, you’re making me dizzy!”
Your words are becoming slurred and you frown deeply, suddenly there’s two Tommys too
“Hey- hey hey hey stay with me honey,” Tommy says as he walks into the diner
“I need help!” He calls out as he lays you on a table
“Tommy, what’s going on?” You ask, becoming nervous now. He smooths your hair back, kissing your head as he pulls out his phone
“You’re just a little injured that’s all, it’s gonna be okay I’ve got you. I promised Buck and Eddie I would look out for you tonight”
“You did? You don’t even know me” You blink slowly at him and he pats your cheek, smiling
“Of course I did, you mean a lot to them. Which means you mean a lot to me”
You sniffle a little, holding his hand, and a waitress brings over a first-aid kit
“Can I have an order of fries?” you ask her and she smiles, patting your leg
“Course you can honey I’ll go put the order in”
She touches Tommy’s arm, whispering something to him and he nods looking back at you
“Did you have a nice night?” Tommy asks as Hen comes over and slips on a pair of gloves while Karen stands next to your feet
“The best night” You sigh dreamily, closing your eyes
“Hey, look at me sweetpea,” Tommy says softly, turning your head to look at him.
“What made it the best night huh?” He asks, you hear sirens in the distance and you look around a little, he turns your head back to him and smiles
“What made it the best night?” He asks softer this time and you shrug
“Just being with Eddie… you know, officially. And you and Buck…” You wriggle your eyebrows and he blushes
“We’re just friends”
Hen barks out a laugh and Karen groans, you giggle breathlessly and squeeze his hand weakly
“That’s what me and Eddie said”
“For nearly six months” Hen glares at you and you stick your tongue out at her
“Oh trust me, I’ve heard about that” Tommy chuckles
“But in all honesty… Buck and I are just friends” He pokes your nose playfully “…For now”
He keeps your eyes on him, every time you try to look around he just pulls you right back. The sirens stop outside of the diner and Karen goes over to the doors, Buck and Eddie come running in and Tommy gets up quickly, holding Buck back and whispering to him
“Hi baby,” Eddie says softly, his voice a little wobbly.
“Hey Superman” you purr weakly and he smirks, kissing your hand. You run your fingers through his hair and then over his face, avoiding all of the cuts and bruises he’d endured. God, he looks good like that
“Seems you’ve gotten yourself into a little pickle,” He says carefully and you shrug
“I’m just chillin here, Tommy said I seemed a little winded after running”
“Yeah I bet you did, you haven’t run since like, ever”
“That’s exactly what I said!!” You squeal and Eddie laughs, kissing down your arm
“How uh…how do you feel? The paramedics walk over quietly and Hen gets up
“You’re not the first person to ask me that,” you tell him, gripping his hand as best you can
“What’s going on?”
“You remember… when that asshole broke the bottle?” He whispers and you nod slowly
“Well…it seems like a piece of it found its way to you,” He says slowly and you freeze, not breathing, not blinking, not moving.
“Are you telling me I got stabbed” you whisper softly
“And you’ve been bleeding out on this table… yeah”
You finally look down and see the dark wet spot on your dress
“Oh… I’ve been impaled”
Buck bursts out laughing and they look at him like he’s crazy. You’re loaded onto the spinal board and strapped down carefully, while you’re also giggling
Buck shrugs “What?! She was being Olaf”
“What do you mean, “complications” she was awake in the ambulance”
Now it seems to be Eddie’s turn in the ER.
Everyone is in the little family waiting room, even Bobby and Athena rushed to the hospital when Buck told them.
They hadn’t heard much since you’d gotten in, in fact, things were perfectly fine for a while, cheerful even with Buck excitedly telling Maddie, Chim, Athena, and Bobby what had happened at the club while one nurse cleaned up a cut above his eyebrow and another cleaned Eddie’s lip. Eddie looked the worst but it felt more like a medal than a bruise. He’d gladly take down a hundred more guys that messed with you and all those other women.
Athena is scolding both boys, for not holding back and letting her do something about it. But they know she’s proud of them, and that it’s just her job to do so. On the other hand, Bobby high-fives them both, telling them how proud he is of his boys and that he’s never been more glad to know them.
They’re both getting their knuckles cleaned when the Doctor comes in, a hard look on his face.
“Mrs. Diaz’s family?”
“That’s us,” Eddie says “Is everything okay? Can we see her now?”
“Mr Diaz I’m sorry to have to tell you this, But Mrs. Diaz, Y/N, is in a coma.”
It’s like the air has been sucked from the room, Eddie pushes the nurse out of the way, it’s not rough, just so he has room to stand up in front of the doctor
“What the hell do you mean my baby is in a coma? Again, she was awake in the fucking ambulance! I was talking to her! We were joking about spinach puffs!”
“I know sir- I know” The doctor holds his hands up, trying to calm him down “She had some issues with the anesthesia, it- it didn’t go the way we wanted it to. It was a very bad reaction”
“Did you get the glass out?” Buck asks, standing next to Eddie
“We weren’t able to operate no, our priority was to get her off the anesthesia and get her fever down”
“So she’s still got the damn bottle in her side and she’s in a coma?!” Eddie raises his voice, holding his head in his hands
“Can I see her?!”
“No, I'm sorry sir you can’t. She’s still in the ICU, but as soon as she’s stable enough to move to a room we’ll come to get you”
“And when will that be?” Buck asks calmly, turning Eddie around to hug him. He holds him tightly, almost more for himself than anything. Eddie hugs him back, burying his face in his neck
“We don’t know. We’re going to try a local anesthetic and get the glass out that way. We must stop the bleeding as soon as possible. All I can tell you is to sit tight and wait. We’re gonna do everything we can”
Bobby takes over now, walking the Doctor out of the room. Tommy gets up, bringing Buck and Eddie over to a couple of chairs to sit down. They both collapse into the hard plastic, slouching down in the seat and letting their heads fall against the wall
“I should have gone with her to get the drinks. None of this would be happening if I’d just gotten up”
“None of this would be happening if I’d held onto her tighter,” Hen says quietly and Karen hugs her tightly
“Buck and Eddie beat the shit out of that man, he needed his ass kicked and we all know if Y/N was here she wouldn’t let you blame yourselves like this. She’d do it 10 times over if she knew that creep was gonna get what was coming to him. ”
“Besides, you couldn’t have known she was allergic to anesthesia… this is an entirely different issue that could have happened any time,” Tommy says, looking worriedly at Eddie
“She should have been wearing an I.D bracelet that’s such a rare thing,” Maddie says, Chimney has his arms around her tightly as they sit together in a chair
“I should have known,” Eddie says angrily, his hands over his face “I should know what the woman I’m dating is allergic to”
“You know about peanuts, and honestly that’s the most important one Eddie. Maddie and I didn’t even know and we’re her cousins”
“Do you think she knew?” Tommy asks quietly and they all stop talking, because no… it seems like maybe you didn’t.
“Has she gotten her wisdom teeth out yet?” Hen asks and Buck shrugs
“No not yet, she hasn’t really had any type of surgeries in her life”
“So there would be no reason for her to have had to be under anesthesia,” Tommy says “None of you could have known”
“I still feel like I should have” Eddie crosses his arms over his chest, his brow furrowed “I should have”
Buck leans his head on Eddie’s shoulder and smiles sadly “Yeah. We should have.”
Eddie lays his head against Buck’s, and Tommy sits back in his seat, reaching out for Buck’s hand. He hesitates just a little before taking it, squeezing as tightly as he can for a second
“She’s gonna have a field day with that one” Eddie mumbles as he shuts his eyes
“Oh shut up” Buck scoffs
No one is going to convince Eddie this isn’t his fault they don’t even try, and no one can convince Buck or Maddie either. So all they can do is band together, in this tiny little waiting room, full of their family, and blame themselves.
Notes: You ever just…. Stare into the distance, while eating chicken fried rice and go… “Imma right another mini episode instead of finishing six”
Eddie is lying on his back in the driveway, it’s the morning so no one is really home anymore so he can make some noise. He’s got everything laid out neatly, all his tools in order, a little sample of your favorite shade of pink paint, and the instructions in hand.
Too bad the instructions are stupid.
It’s all pictures and very minimal words and you’d think that would be great! But it’s not because do you put the little disky thing first or not
“Good morning Edmundo!”
Eddie sits up, flipping his sunglasses back down over his eyes as he gets up off the ground
“Good morning Mrs. Bennett” Eddie waves as he walks over to the older woman. They’d been his neighbors since he’d moved into the place and they were sweet, very nice, and helpful. He’d had dinner at their place often. Not to mention Mrs. Bennett was the only person he knew who called him Edmundo.
“What’s going on here?” She gestures with her cane and Eddie sighs, putting his arm around her waist to hug her but also steady her a bit.
“I’m trying to put together a raised garden bed for my….uh friend. She’s moving in today and I just thought this would be a nice little housewarming gift. I know how she feels about her plants”
“Your “friend” huh?” She scoffs “That little thing we’ve seen coming in and out of here in Buck’s Jeep?”
The Bennett's loved Buck. Even he’d come over for dinner sometimes.
Eddie’s cheeks flush and he rolls his eyes playfully
“Yeah, my friend and coincidently Buck’s cousin”
She huffs at the word friend again and he chuckles under his breath
“A pretty girl like that, and you’re calling her a friend” she scolds him and he facepalms
“Well I really do have to be getting back to work,” He says sassily, purposely ending the conversation and she hits his leg with the tip of her cane
“Go get your lawn chairs for me and William I’ll be back” She turns to walk down to her house and Eddie follows her
“No really it’s okay, I hate to “
“You’re not gonna be able to put that thing together by yourself. Go do what I told you to do”
She wiggles her cane threateningly at him and he puts his hands up
“Alright alright I’m going”
Eddie is just setting up a pitcher of lemonade and three glasses on a mini table when the Bennetts come walking about his driveway. Honestly, he’s surprised they’re both almost in their 80s when they barely look 70. Mr. Bennett is a bit more spry than his wife but god she makes up for that in attitude.
“Good morning Eddie” He waves as he helps his wife walk up the driveway, she fusses at him to let her go but he doesn’t and it makes Eddie’s heart flutter
They’re cute sometimes.
He’d bought these lawn chairs specifically for them actually, they were high enough that neither of them had to sit very far down and comfy enough that you all could sit there for hours talking, just like they liked.
“Good morning Mr. Bennett”
“My wife tells me you’re failing at putting together a flower bed for your girlfriend? Man we thought you’d never get a girlfriend”
“Eliza!!” Eddie yells and she cackles while grabbing her lemonade cup
“She’s not my girlfriend! She’s my friend”
“You mean that pre-“
“Yes! That “pretty little thing” that comes in and out of here in Buck’s Jeep is his cousin and my friend” Eddie finishes Mr. Bennett’s- William’s sentence and stresses friend again. God, they love to roast him constantly
“His girlfriend’s moving in today so we better get started,” Eliza says and whacks Eddie’s butt with her cane. He sits on the ground, handing the instructions to William because he knows these two and there is absolutely no fighting them
“Tell us all about her! And why neither of you has introduced her yet”
“You can meet her today for sure. And we didn’t mean to not bring her over, it’s just been kinda go go go these last few weeks you know? Ever since I met her there’s not been a dull day”
Eliza and William look at each other as Eddie grabs a couple more boards
“She’s so funny and very intelligent, I think you’ll like her. And I swear she’s the sweetest girl I’ve ever met, that's why I call her Sugar Cube. I’m a little excited about her moving in… I like being around her you know? Things are kind of brighter when she’s here. She also has the biggest attitude I’ve ever had to deal with in my life. She acts all shy and demure and then karate chops me out of the way for the last slice of pizza”
The Bennetts watch the way he talks about you, sharing a look with each other.
Yeah. You’re totally not his girlfriend.
“Have you made enough room for her in your closet? You’re gonna have to utilize your spare room closet that’s for sure” William says as he hands Eddie the hardware in the right order and his mouth drops open
“She’s not moving into my room! She’s using the spare room!”
“Why would you put your girlfriend in the spare room” William asks
“Maybe they want to make sure they have space. Moving in is a big deal” Eliza answers him and Eddie grumbles as he drills the two boards together
“She’s got her own room because we are not dating” William hands him another set and he keeps working “Buck doesn’t exactly have the space for her… and I do”
“Get ready for her to redecorate your entire house” William snickers and Eliza glares at him
“I don’t care if she does, I’m sure it’ll look good anyway. She has good taste”
“She’s dating our boy, of course, she has good taste” Eliza pats his shoulder and he lets his head fall against the boards
“Yup! She is! And she’s got great taste!” He gives them a thumbs up, completely giving up on trying anymore.
“So have you decided what flowers you’re gonna get her?” Eliza asks as she looks over the pretty pink paint
“I thought she’d want to fill it on her own, she’s got like a tiny forest at Buck’s place”
William shakes his head as he holds the boards in place for Eddie and Eddie’s eyes wander over to Eliza who’s giving him a hard stare
“Is that… not what I should do?” He looks at them and she shakes her head
“Hurry up with this we’re going to Home Depot when you’re done”
“Yes ma’am”
After putting it together, which actually was easy once William got him on the right track, Eliza helps him paint it while William puts the tools away
“I hope she likes this shade, I know she wears it a lot”
“She’ll love it. It’s pretty cute! Have you thought about putting something on it?”
“What do you mean?”
“William and I have some white paint left over from when we all painted the den last month. It’s in the garage, go get it for me”
She takes Eddie’s paintbrush from him as he goes jogging over to their house. He steps into the garage, finds the can pretty easily, and grabs an extra brush from the work table before walking back over. William and Eliza are whispering about something and he narrows his eyes
“What are you two planning?” He asks as he sets the can down and sits back down on the ground, accepting his brush from Eliza
“Oh, nothing. Just married stuff, none of your business” Eliza tells him, finishing up her sides of the bed. William gets to work finishing installing the lining and Eddie finishes painting the legs
“Alright, when we get back I’ll finish up with the white. Go wash up Eddie and meet us over at our house once you’re done”
“Yes, ma’am” Eddie salutes her as he heads into his house.
Eddie sits in the backseat of their Toyota Highlander, their car is nice and very clean. He has no leg room but it’s a short drive anyway. He always enjoys their company, he even teaches William how to hook his phone up to the Bluetooth system at a longer red light.
They pull into the parking lot and Eddie opens Eliza’s door, helping her out. She takes his arm and they walk straight to the home and garden section while William goes to find a cart
“Now we’re only gonna get a couple, just as little starters for her so she knows you care about plants too. Even though you clearly don’t, I’ve seen your hostas”
“Hey! I take care of them!”
“No honey, I do” She pats his arm as they walk through the large rows of flowers. She points out a few that are pretty and some that will come back yearly
“Hey, what about this?” Eddie walks over to a pretty hibiscus bush, it’s literally not anything they’re looking for but he just seems so enamored by it “Oh she’d love this” He says softly, holding one of the blooms in his hands “They’re her favorite and I know she doesn’t have any…”
He picks it up, looking it over“Maybe I can put it next to the bed for her. You think she’d like that?”
William and Eliza are standing together, watching him and how happy he looks hugging the giant plastic pot to his chest
“Yeah, I think she’d really love that,” William says, putting his arm over Eliza’s shoulders
Eddie puts it carefully in the cart with the other dozens of flowers (some that Eliza is sneaking home for her own garden) and goes off to look for a cute pot to put it in
“I don’t think I’ve seen him that in love in all the years we’ve known him,” William says as he kisses Eliza’s head
“No, I don’t think I have either”
Eddie is kind of starting to get into this, and he picks flowers for his own beds too, ones that he wants to leave to plant with you so you guys can have something to do together. He knows how much you love gardening. They fill the cart with all kinds of different colors and types, and he learns way more plant-based things than he’d ever thought he’d know in life.
But it makes you happy, and he’s more than happy himself to learn to take care of things you love
Once they all get home they pull into Eddie’s driveway and he smirks. As much as this shopping trip was for him… it was definitely also for Eliza, who gets a playful scolding from William.
As soon as they’re done hauling Eliza’s plants over to her front yard and Eddie dumps the soil bags into the bed, he checks the time, wiping his hands on his pants
“I don’t know if I’m gonna finish in time… I’ve gotta get to Buck’s soon”
“You let us worry about this, you’ve done enough. Go wash up and wear something nice, show a little skin
“Oh my god”
“I still have to add the white anyway, and I’ll plant the flowers for you because lord knows they’ll be dead if you do it”
“It’s literally putting flowers in the dirt!” Eddie protests and she pats his shoulder, steering him toward his house
“I know honey. Now go get washed up”
Eddie comes out of the house again a half hour later and walks over to the Bennetts. William is planting the flowers while Eliza is panting on the front of it
“Is this to your liking?” He asks sassily as he holds his arms out, doing a little spin for her.
They both look up at him and William chuckles, breaking up the soil pod on the geraniums.
Eddie has on a black tank top, it’s not tight like he normally wears, it hangs on him, showing off his arms and more of his chest than normal, his black sweatpants hang low on his hips but they’re tighter on his legs. He puts his hands in his pockets
“I feel like a slut”
“Perfect”
“Eliza!” Eddie groans and gestures to William
“I didn’t marry her 'cause she was tame,” he says, carefully planting the geraniums.
“I’m leaving now” Eddie rolls his eyes and turns away, walking over to his car.
“Thanks, guys… honestly” he waves and they wave back
“Anything for you! Go get your girl!”
Buck pulls into the driveway just as Eliza and William are finishing planting the flowers in a corner of the bed. He hops out of the car, literally leaving it running, and goes running over to the Bennetts
“William!! Eliza!!” He yells as he hugs them both
“I haven’t seen you guys in weeks!!” He puts his hands on his hips and William chuckles, patting his shoulder
“That’s because you stopped coming over” Eliza scolds him and he puts his hand on his chest
“Don’t blame me!! Blame Y/N! She has my car constantly!! Has Eddie introduced her yet?”
“No, he hasn’t,” Eliza says in a cheeky tone. “Already yelled at him for it too!”
“He says they were just friends?” Buck asks in a low voice and Eliza nods
“Didn’t believe him for one second”
“Watch how he introduces her” Buck giggles as he offers his arm to Eliza and they walk over
You’re still in the back seat, giggling about whatever Eddie said. He’s holding the frame of the car and leaning in, kissing your nose
“Whatcha guys doin'?” Buck says cheerfully and Eddie pulls away fast, turning around
“Ummm nothing” He steps aside and helps you from the car, and you brush off your shorts, standing in front of him. He shuts the door and puts his arm around your waist
“Y/N these are my neighbors and close friends, William and Eliza Bennett! Uh… guys this is my second “ he looks at Buck who nods happily “Best friend, Y/N”
“Hi!! It’s nice to meet you” You back into Eddie a little shyly and he smirks down at you, holding you a bit closer to him Buck rolls his eyes sighing loudly
You shake their hands and talk for a little, it’s very pleasant and you’re happy to meet them, though admittedly it feels like meeting Eddie’s grandparents.
“So you’re dating our boy?” Eliza asks and Eddie pinches the bridge of his nose. You freeze a little, feeling your cheeks flush, and Buck snickers
“Uh n-no! We’re totally just friends” You put your hands in front of you, shaking them “We are just friends”
“Right… right” Eliza nods and Eddie’s mouth pops open.
“Oh come on! You’ll believe her?!”
You giggle and stick your tongue out at him and he swats your butt, your mouth drops open and your eyes nearly pop out of your head with how wide they go
“Edmundo Diaz!!” You hit his chest and he takes your hands, laughing as he holds them to his chest. Buck walks by with a box in his hands
“I literally have to deal with this daily you guys. Eddie can you show her your surprise so she can help me unpack the Jeep”
You perk up, beating on his chest for an entirely new reason “Oh yeah!!! My surprise!! Can I see it? Please, please, please?!”
Eddie turns you around, covering your eyes with his hands
“Alright come on, walk forward”
“How do I know you’re not gonna try and kill me”
“Literally why do you think that every time” He walks you over to where they’ve placed the flower bed and kisses your head
“Alright ready?”
“Ready!!! Come on!!!” You squeal and he chuckles
“Alright, you big baby” he uncovers your eyes “Surprise!”
You stare at the pink flower bed, with beautiful white swirls and flowers painted on… and the name Diaz in large calligraphy right across the front
“Oh Eddie it’s beautiful” You whisper, you’re eyes tearing up a little and he blushes deeply, scratching the back of his head
“Hey, I can’t take all the credit. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the Bennett’s”
“Nonsense,” Eliza says behind you both and you turn around
“It was all completely Eddie’s idea! I just happen to write better than he does”
You hug her and Mr. Bennett anyway, thanking them both profusely, and turn around, walking over to it. You get on your knees and take a closer look at the details. They’re so pretty. You smile at them and turn around when something catches your eye
“Oh my god!!!” You screech and Eddie flinches
“Jesu- What??”
“A hibiscus?!?!!” You cry as you crawl over to it and hug the pink pot to your chest
“Oh my god, I totally forgot I bought that”
You get up and run over to him, jumping into his arms and knocking you both down, he laughs loudly as he holds you tightly to him while you pepper kisses all over his face
“You’re the bestest friend I’ve ever had in my entire life” You squeal and Buck barks out a laugh as he piles another one of your boxes into the front porch
“Yeah! Because I tackle my friend over and kiss him when he gives me gifts!” He shouts over to you two and Eddie tilts his head back looking at him
“Buck, you literally do this all the time! You did this like last week when I bought you new sunglasses as a gift because you broke your old ones”
“Oh yeah…okay never mind this was a terrible example Carry on”
Eddie sits up with you in his lap, squeezing you tightly
“You really like it? I just wanted you to feel at home”
“I love it!!!” You hug him back just as tightly and kiss him passionately, mussing up his hair and he grins against your lips, loving the way you tug gently
You pull away and nuzzle your nose against his “I already love living here, thank you”
“Well fuck if you’re gonna kiss me like that, I need to give you presents more often”
Buck puts his hands on his hips, staring at you two in the grass
“Okay. Well, now I know I sure as hell didn’t kiss you like that!!”
Notes: TAKE MY HANDDDDD ILL TSKD THE LEADDDD AND EVERY TURN WILL BE SAFE WORH MEEEEE
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Warnings: Eddie does have a small PTSD attack in this chapter and im ugly laughing it actually gave ME a panic attack to write so it is short and sweet and will probably not be discussed in the future I apologize if its not a very good scene but I couldn’t take my time on it
Chapter 5: Drivers License
“Oh come on, will you just tell me?”
Eddie is relaxing in the passenger seat of Bucks jeep, he’d lent it to you for the night. Not that you two weren’t practically sharing it at this point, you’d drop him off for the day and he’d let you go crazy with it.
“It’s not a surprise if I tell you,” You tell him for the 6th time. He’d let you blindfold him as soon as you got into the car
“I’m just supposed to trust you? A total stranger? You know you blindfolded me, the least you could have done was take me to dinner first you know. I'm not saying I'm not totally into this but still”
“Oh shut up” You whack him in the stomach and he snickers
“You wanna know what else I’m into?” His voice is deep and sultry and it shoots straight down to your core
“You wanna know what else I’m into” you mock him, your voice high-pitched pitched and he laughs at you, reaching over and feeling over your torso. You whack him again and he snickers
“Hey! Fresh!!”
“I’m just looking for your thigh, sweet pea, that's all. Again, can’t freakin see remember?”
You take his hand and set it on your thigh and he squeezes lightly, rubbing it softly.
“Thank you, brat”
Your mouth drops open and he can hear the little sound it makes when it does
“Go ahead, fight it.”
You take his hand and throw it back at him and he laughs at you.
“You know that’s what I love about you, how irritating you can be” He sticks his tongue out at you and you punch his side, he shrieks and cringes away from you and your mouth drops wide open
“Oh my god” You poke his side and he jerks, snorting before slapping his hand over his mouth
“Oh my god!!!” You shout “You’re ticklish right there aren’t you?!?!!”
“No, fuck! No!”
You poke him again and again and all he can do is scream and laugh, he tries to hold his sides but he’s blindfolded and he can’t stop your little onslaught. You’re laughing gleefully and absolutely torturing him and he’s wheezing trying to protect himself and full-on ugly laughing
“Stop!! Please! Please, I'm gonna pee!” He’s kicking his legs and sinking into the chair and cackling as you wipe away tears from how hard you’re laughing at him
“Nah you gotta ask nicer than that!! Beg me!!”
“Are you shitting m-“
You needle his side as he protests and screams again
“Okay, fuck, fine you win, okay!!” He’s trying to catch his breath
“I’m waiting” you giggle in a singsong voice
“Please Y/N will you stop tickling me” His voice is flat and lifeless and you poke him a little. He jerks again and you snicker
“That sucked”
“Fine!” He turns to you and you giggle, turning his head so he’s actually facing you
“Y/N will you please? Stop tickling me?” He makes a little pouty face “Please? I’m defenseless and that’s not fair” He whines a little and reaches out for you pathetically
You gulp. Okay. That was kind of attractive.
He leans forward, tilting his head sweetly and you know the eyes he’s making at you, even if you can’t see them. He pouts even more, even giving his lip a little nibble
“Are you done now? Please, baby?”
Your mouth drops open and he chuckles at the little noise it makes. He sits properly in his chair with a smug little grin on his face
“Thank you”
Taking care of Eddie over the last week has been nice. He’s an easy patient. Although incredibly stubborn at times, constantly says he can do things on his own when you know- he can’t.
And it’s kind of cool to be living here temporarily, though the spare bed isn’t getting much use, Eddie claims he prefers it if you sleep in his room so in case he really needs something at night he doesn’t have to get out of bed. He never wakes you though and he holds you tightly, his face nuzzled into your neck.
It’s been four days since Eddie’s accident and his recovery is going well…just a bit slower than the doctor thought and neither of you are having a problem with that.
He refuses your help in the bathroom, saying he’s perfectly fine and he is but he turns into a complete baby everywhere else. Especially when it comes to being in the living room. He traps you on the couch with him each time, wrapping his arms around you like he does when you sleep together and keeps you there all day.
He doesn’t leave your side often which is funny considering it’s supposed to be the other way around. He’s sat on the counter drying dishes slowly just so you can talk.
It’s purely domestic the way you two are living but all good things must come to an end.
And they do, on a night when there’s a storm raging outside and the power goes out and you hate the dark and the way it causes you to panic…and a quick flash of lightning accompanied by a jarring bang of thunder causes him to have a flashback, the ones he wouldn’t address, he refused to address
He knew it was coming, there were signs, signs that he ignored. Signs that his friends…his family tried to point out and he refused to acknowledge them in any way whatsoever and now here he was, losing control on the only person who made it okay again.
And it reminds you that maybe you don’t know everything about him like you feel you do. Because you don’t know how to calm him down in that moment and he’s screaming at you and you’re screaming back and you’re not sure when Buck was called, maybe it was when Eddie knocked your phone off the nightstand, but he’s there now and he’s shoving you out of the room and locking the door and Maddie is there, with a flashlight as she pulls you into your room while you sob.
And then it’s quiet again. And the storm settles down and you don’t hear Eddie anymore. Maddie lays with you, your head on her chest as she strokes your hair. You’d long since fallen asleep but she stays up for you, watching you. Because she knows how the dark makes you feel.
Buck comes in, he looks exhausted and worried and pent up and she smiles softly, reaching her arm out and he lays on the other side of her. She’s going to be an amazing mother.
“Hi”
You jump at the sound of his voice, it’s the next morning. He looks awful and you know you look the same. He looks… pitiful and it hurts.
“Hi”
You grab another cup from the cabinets and pour the coffee, holding it out for him. He walks over slowly, taking it by the rim and setting it down on the counter
“A-are you okay?” He whispers, his voice shaky and nervous. His hands slide up your arms, as he bends forward and puts his forehead against yours
“Are….we? Okay?”
“I don’t know…” you hear his breath hitch, his grip on your arms tighten just the littlest bit and you sigh, kissing him softly. It’s nothing like it’s been, this is quick and a bit hesitant. Like you’re worried it might set him off again
“And yeah of course we are Eddie… I’m not- I could never leave you. You’re my friend…“
He snorts and his head falls to your shoulder, you can feel the tears falling down your chest as you wrap your arms around his neck, careful of his shoulder he clearly reinjured.
“Friends huh?”
It still sounds stupid for you both to say, especially after this last week, but it’s true for now. You know there’s a future here, that’s clear. But… it’s a little more obvious now that there’s more to Eddie than his good looks and flirting skills.
“Friends” you smirk, pulling away from him. He still holds you, his arms wrapped around you as you lay your head on his chest. He rests his chin on your head and you both just stay there for a little bit while he calms down, his tears drying up.
“I didn’t….hurt you did I?” He asks quietly and you shake your head
“No, just scared me. But I guess it didn’t help I was already scared about the power”
“Yeah, I’m… fuck- I should have taken care of you. I’m sorry”
“Stop saying that” you scold him, worming your way out of his hold
“You apologized sincerely already and I accepted it. I don’t want to talk about it anymore”
“Are you sure? Because we can… I don’t want you to have to hold onto that”
The look you give him as you blink slowly and purse your lips.
“You know what shut up” He smirks, pushing your head away from him. He flicks you off and you whack his chest
“You got some nerve. Asshat”
He chuckles, picking up the cup of coffee from the counter and taking a long, slow, sip. He turns away from you, clearing his throat
“I’ll talk to someone”
That’s what brings you to today, four days later. A little surprise outing.
He compliments your new shorts and you roll your eyes at him
“Thank you”
You’re listening to the directions through a pair of earbuds because you know he’s gonna know where you’re taking him if he hears the directions and you want it to be a surprise. His hand tentatively finds its way back on your thigh and he strokes it softly, enjoying the way you feel under his fingertips. Your soft, buttery skin, the various little bumps, and dips that make up you. He likes his hands on you.
You finally pull up to the drive-in, you missed The Mummy but tonight they were playing The third Transformers movie, Dark of the Moon and you’re so excited about it. You flash the guy your tickets on your phone through the window and he waves you through
“Okay, we’re here,” You say pulling into a spot on the grass and letting down the windows. “You can take that off now”
Eddie pulls the bandanna from his eyes and blinks a little, getting used to the lights around him. He chuckles softly and shakes his head, looking at his hands
“Tadaaaa” You wiggle your fingers then unbuckle your seatbelt
“I’ll go get us some popcorn before it starts! Do you want anything to drink?”
Eddie pulls you back into him and kisses down your hand
“Absolutely not. I’ll go buy it”
“Hey! No fair this is my thing now! I buy you popcorn and whatever else you want”
“I’m a damn gentleman, you already paid for the tickets. And I know they were expensive”
You bat at him with your hands trying to get him to stay and he bats at you with his good hand trying to make you stay.
“Compromise!” You huff and he nods
“Okay yeah! You buy the tickets, I buy the refreshments!” He opens the door and flicks you off, blowing a raspberry at you as he leaves
“You’re a child Eddie!!”
“Your mom’s a child!”
Your mouth drops wide open and you gasp indignantly, as he walks away laughing.
Eddie comes back with a ridiculous-sized popcorn and a shopping bag. He hands you the popcorn and climbs into the jeep, setting the bag on the floor.
“Alright, I got candy, sodas, and weirdly? Mini muffins. Blueberry ones. Oh! And-”
He pulls out a paper bag and hands it to you and your eyes roll back as you inhale slowly
“Oh these are fresh aren’t they” You take a completely unladylike bite of the churro and moan dramatically while slumping against your seat “So good” you whimper and he snickers, taking a bite of his own and falling back with you
“Okay maybe you weren’t exaggerating”
As the sun sets you get comfy next to him, scooting as close as you both can and leaning your head on his shoulder. He kisses your head and smiles softly
“Thanks for tonight”
“I thought we could use it”
You and Eddie snack and joke as the movie rolls, it’s nice being with him, and had this been a real date it would have been the perfect first date. Maddie was right, this was kind of a romantic vibe. His arm is draped over your shoulder and you’re nestled into his chest now while he rubs soft little circles on your arm.
It’s soothing and comforting… and the smell of his cologne and the grey sweatpants he’s wearing is shooting straight down to your core. You shift a little, trying to ease the heat between your legs but it’s absolutely no use. The way he’s gently tickling your skin just amps you up even more. It definitely doesn’t help you two have been together every waking moment of every day for the last week or so.
“You okay princess?” He whispers, his hand sliding down to your hip and giving it a squeeze
“You’re tense, the movies not scaring you is it?” He smirks and you slap his leg, rolling your eyes
“No! What am I a baby? No, I'm just- uh- I need to go to the bathroom” You sit up out of his arms and open the door, hopping out
“Alright, hurry back. Call me if you need me, Baby” He winks at you and you glare at him giving him the finger and walking off to find the bathrooms.
There’s not much of a line and you’re thankful for that, just a little cold water on your face and you’ll be good.
“Y/N??”
You whirl around, to come face to face with Hen and her wife, they’re holding drinks in their hands
“Oh hi, Hen! Hi… you?”
“Karen” She laughs, shaking your hand.
“What are you doing here? I didn’t know you knew about this place. Buck drag you?”
“Uhh… no??” Your voice is high-pitched and you twiddle your thumbs in front of you
“So who are you here with? You’re dressed pretty cute” Karen asks and you feel your cheeks flush, you shrug your shoulders
“Oh my god. Oh- you’re here with Eddie aren’t you”
Hen pulls out her phone and immediately snaps a picture of you. You groan loudly and slap your hands over your eyes
“It’s just a friend thing!!! I swear!!”
“Friend my ass” Hen snorts and Karen shakes her head with a smirk.
“You’re all so invested in their love life”
“Are you gonna act like you weren’t eating up everything I was telling you when I told you they made out”
“You told her we made out?!” You yell and people around you look at you like the crazy person you currently are
“Uh…sorry..” you say sheepishly
“Of course, I told her, she’s my wife”
You frown. Cause dang, she’s got you there.
“So why aren’t you with him now?” Hen wiggles her eyebrows suggestively and Karen elbows her
“Because I just needed to use the bathroom I just needed to splash some water on my face okay I just needed some air”
“Air? This is an open field girl” Karen raises an eyebrow “Why did you need space?”
You groan and spin around, stomping your feet like a child
“He’s… overwhelming in small spaces okay?! He just- he smells so good and his hands are so big and he’s wearing grey sweatpants-“
“Damn I’ve seen him in grey sweatpants” Hen mumbles
“Exactly!!! And oh my god I just… I want to- “
“Let it out girl, let it out” Karen rubs your shoulder
“I want to rip those stupid sweatpants off and ride that cowboy until the cows come home…and I don’t even know what that means!!!”
Hen barks out a laugh and holds her stomach
“And god have you seen his lips?! They’re so pretty, they’re so so pretty I know he’s good I just know it!!”
“What about his work suspenders?” Karen asks and you practically melt into her arms
“Please, dear god please don’t get me started on his damn uniform”
“Double cheeked up constantly”
“For no fucking reason!!” You practically scream and Karen loses it, laughing at the both of you.
“Hello ladies, fancy meeting you here. There you are sugar cube” Eddie comes walking over, his hands in his pockets. Hen elbows you repeatedly and you swat her arm away praying he didn’t hear any of that
“I got worried” he bends down, kissing your forehead and you stand there dumbly as he wraps his arms around your waist. Karen wolf whistles and you roll your eyes
“Were you able to use the bathroom?” He asks, staring down at you and you take a second, just staring into his pretty eyes…his pretty face…
“Y/N?” He hums softly, nuzzling his nose against yours “You’re missing the movie sweet girl” Hen and Karen coo behind you and you flick them off
“Oh, we can go back now! I’m all good!”
You all say your goodbyes and as soon as Eddie turns around they make lewd gestures and your mouth drops. They walk off cackling and you stomp off after Eddie. Eddie opens the door for you, helps you in, and shuts it behind you. You smooth your hands over your thighs, watching him walk around the car. He’s… fine as hell. Even when he’s just walking.
“Okay this is getting out of hand” you mumble under your breath as you pull out your phone, going straight to your health app. You scroll through slowly before groaning and shoving your phone back into your pocket
You’re right in the beginning of your fertile period.
“So you think I was cute enough?” He snickers as he shuts the door
“Hm?” You ask distractedly, his shirt has ridden up a bit and you can just see the little happy trail leading to your buried treasure.
“I was just trying to embarrass you” he chuckles, handing you a box of your favorite candy “but you seem distracted… I didn’t upset you did I? It was just a joke honestly-“
“No no!! No, it was funny!! Uh, hilarious! Haha! So funny” you ramble and he looks at you like you’ve grown six heads
“Are you sure?” He asks, he does look worried about you now and you blush deeply
“I’m fine Eddie I swear” You lean over and kiss him on the nose and he smiles, his cheeks blushing
“Alright… if you say so” His finger trails along your jaw, hooking under your chin before he pulls you in slowly, his lips meet yours pressing together softly as they move in sync. He groans quietly, you taste sweet, like those gummy bears you’d eaten. Sweet and warm and inviting
His tongue dips into your mouth, slow and languid and the way he wraps it around your tongue is absolutely sinful. Your thighs tremble as you scoot closer to him and he smirks against your lips. He pulls away a little, just to look at you.
“Fuck you’re pretty”
“So are you” You whisper. The movie is long forgotten, which not gonna lie sucks a little, it’s a good movie.
He smirks, kissing along your jaw and down your neck. You gasp softly when he bites down on your sweet spot, causing you to moan. He snickers, licking and sucking until he leaves a love bite.
“Your shirt is too low”
He says suddenly, biting and sucking on more exposed skin and your heart flutters under his lips
“W-what?” Your brain is hot and fuzzy, your panties aren’t even an ocean anymore they’re just fully soaked through
“Need a necklace baby girl” he mumbles against your neck and your mouth drops wide open
“Eddie Diaz!” You scold him and he pulls away. His eyes are intense, and he licks his lips slowly, looking at you like he could just eat you up and maybe he will…
“Hm?” He asks playfully, booping your nose all innocently like his dirty ass wasn’t going to take you in the backseat if you’d let him
“We should watch the movie, you know the whole reason we’re here!!”
You’re flustered and hot and you’ve never wanted to jump a man more than you want to right now in this moment. He’s just so…Eddie.
“Yeah, I suppose… you did buy the tickets after all… but I don’t know, I’m getting kind of cold”
“Oh!” You’re surprised he’s cold at all, personally, you’re ready to rip off all your clothes with how hot you are…for multiple reasons “Here let me turn on the-“
“No this is fine”
He unceremoniously pulls you over into his lap, leaning the seat back some so you’re both laid back together. You can feel him. Those pants do nothing to hide that from you in the least. His cock strains against the material and your mouth waters.
“There we go! Nice and cozy” he puts his arms around you, cuddling you into his chest.
Eddie holds you tightly in his arms for the rest of the movie. You shift and wriggle and he just lets you, a sneaky little smirk on his face but he won’t let you go, hell no.
Eventually, he spanks you. He actually spanks you, right on the butt as you’re trying to climb from his lap for the fourth time.
“Settle down or I’ll make you”
There’s no room for any sort of argument in his tone and god is it sexy. Which is just embarrassing the way you stop fighting him almost immediately
“Good girl”
You pick up McDonalds on the way home, it’s pouring rain and you can barely see. Eddie watches the way your hands grip the steering wheel, your knuckles are practically white, he’d drive for you if he could, but he’s not allowed to.
“Pull over into that parking lot” He nods with a fry in his mouth as he takes your phone and starts typing “You can barely see any way it’s not safe”
“You’re not safe” you mumble, as you pull over and park in the empty parking lot. He’s not wrong, you can barely see anything in front of you. He sets your phone back on the dashboard and gets out of the car
“Eddie?! What are you doing?!” You yell over the rain when he opens your door
“Making you relax”
He takes your hand, pulling you out into the rain with him, he leans back into the jeep and cranks the volume. You look up at the sky as you step out, letting the large drops soak into your skin. He walks you in front of the headlights and bows
“Can I have this dance?”
You hear the beginning notes of the song playing and you immediately melt, looking down and giggling
“Yeah”
He carefully wraps his arm around your waist, pulling you close to his chest as he holds your hand in his. You rest your head on his chest and dance with him in the rain, the song isn’t very long but you’re both soaked through by the time it ends. He pulls off his sopping wet shirt and tosses it to the front of the Jeep and you blush, your hands slide over his chest and rest on his shoulders and he smirks
“That’s it? Not gonna get handsy?” He takes your hands from his shoulders, putting them on his torso and you groan, letting your head fall against his chest
“Quit it!” Your cheeks are flushed as he slides your hands over his chest, letting you feel him up and you’re trying so hard not to enjoy the way his body feels underneath your fingertips
“But I’m cold and your hands are so warm” He pouts, and you laugh at him, pulling your hands away
“You’re being such a fuck boy right now. You know you almost had it too! Dancing in the rain and everything!”
His head falls back as he laughs and you take the second to just… enjoy the way the rain falls over his body. The little droplets you just want to lick off his body, you almost wish you could take a picture of him just like this.
“Did I ruin it?” he asks sincerely, with a sweet smile on his face as he looks back at you, and you melt under those gorgeous brown eyes
“Nah, I don’t think you could even if you tried” You put your arms around his neck and he surprises you by lifting you up and walking you backwards
Your back hits the front of the jeep as another song starts to play, he holds your thighs, sliding his hands up a bit so he can hold your ass. His lips find yours automatically
You moan softly into the kiss, your hands settling around his neck. He grins and shakes his head, pulling away and kissing down your jaw
“I love that sound,” He says, his voice low and seductive in your ear so you can hear him over the heavy rain
“I don’t know if I can wait anymore Y/N”
“What does that mean?” You let your head fall back on the Jeep as he kisses down your neck and over your breasts, you dizzily watch him leave even more hickies, he’s making a little heart out of them and your hips move on their own, grinding against him. He looks up at you with a little smirk, watching you desperately try and get off against him.
“The next time I get you in bed…any bed I’m going to make you want me as much as I want you”
“I already do” you pant softly “And I thought we agreed no sex”
“Oh we did…and I still agreed. But it’s just messing around…s’ not really the same thing if I don’t put it in baby”
You laugh breathlessly because that’s such a childish way of making you do that… and he’s not really making you is he? Because god the way he’s kissing you, you’d let him take you in the backseat if he asked
“Well since you’ve made such a great argument” You purr softly, scrunching his wet curls in your fingers. He chuckles as the water falls down his face and he kisses your nose
“That’s my good girl”
“You really… really have to stop saying that” you sigh as he carries you over to the passenger side door and opens it. The rain has finally settled down some and you guys can probably drive again. He sets you down and you blush, looking down at your legs and shrugging. He pulls your soaked shirt over your head and rings it out as best he can
“And why’s that hm?” He reaches in and turns on the heater, his body is so intimidating as he leans in close to you. Your heart pounds in your chest as he turns down the stereo and stands back in front of you
“Just um… you just have to” you say, twiddling your thumbs. He looks at you curiously then bends down to your height so he can face you
“What’s wrong? You don’t like being called that?”
“Nooo…no it’s uh- it’s not that…”
“Oh?… Ohhh” he says quietly, Standing up and tilting your chin up to face him. A shit-eating grin on his face. You groan quietly and roll your eyes, he chuckles and boops your nose
“I’ll remember that one pretty girl”
He drives home, even though he isn’t supposed to. The heater blasts as he holds your hand, enjoying the way you play with his fingers shyly. How you’ve both ended up in this Jeep almost naked twice he’ll never know… he’d have two nickels though
“He’s gonna kill us if we keep getting these seats wet” He jokes as he pulls into his driveway, he looks over at you, leaned back in the seat, almost asleep and he’s crushed his shoulder is hurt and he can’t carry you in like he wants to.
“Hey… Wake up sugar cube we’re home” He gently rubs your thigh, but you don’t really come out of it much. He helps you stumble into his house, guiding you to his bedroom.
He grabs a shirt from his drawer, watching you sway on your feet a little. Chuckling, he quietly puts the shirt over your head and places a little kiss on your forehead. It’s a little awkward but he doesn’t want you getting sick, he reaches under the shirt and takes your bra off, setting it gently on the dresser to dry.
“This is gonna be a little uncomfortable” He mumbles before he reaches down and does the same with your panties, just tossing them into his hamper out of the way.
“Alright, come on sleepy-pants”
He walks you over to his bed and pulls the covers back, patting your butt and urging you to climb in. He tucks you in and smiles a little when you snuggle into the covers and let out a calming sigh. He goes to get changed into his pajamas when you whine a little, reaching out for him
“I have to go change” He bats your hand away “Unless you wanna see me naked I have to go change in the bathroom honey”
You manage to find the edge of his boxers and hold onto them, tugging a little
“Oookay... I guess I’m staying”
He puts his hands on his hips, looking around for something to make this as easy as possible. It’s not that he doesn’t want you to see him naked, because he would drop his boxers in an instant if you asked. But you’re clearly not thinking straight right now…
“Okay well, guess we just gotta get this over with”
He drops his boxers quickly, hiding his cock with his hands, and reaches for a t-shirt. He covers himself up with it and reaches for a pair of dry boxers
“Mmmm nice ass” You mumble and he snorts loudly, looking down at you. Your eyes are heavily lidded as you blink slowly, your lips slightly parted
“Thanks, it’s natural” he snickers as he pulls on his boxers finally. He pushes you back a bit and you scoot slowly, making enough room for him to get in with you. He puts his arms around you and you snuggle deep into his chest, inhaling slowly
“Smells nice,” You say and he smiles, liking the feeling of your soft breaths against his chest
“Thank you again… Go to sleep pretty girl, I’ve got you”
“G’night Eddie” You mumble into his chest, he runs his hand over your hair and kisses the top of your head
Notes: *me peeing while figuring out what to name this chapter* *sees a bottle that says planets* Niceeeee. I need you to know, that while editing this, I am LITERALLY ON MY LAPTOP SETTING THE QUEUEUEUE button (I cant spell that) I added one sentence. and I promise you when you read this you're gonna know and just hear my evil laughter
Chapter 4: Fast Cars and Faster Planets
“What do mean you guys had a steamy ass make out sesh and immediately said “oh we’re totally friends” Buck is practically pulling his hair out as Eddie tells him what happened after you guys left the party
“Because we are friends Buck,” He tells him like it’s the simplest thing in the world, but Buck is ready to slam his head into the wall
“Friends don’t have make-out sessions!!!” Buck yells at him. Eddie glares at him to lower his voice and Buck rolls his eyes
“Okay but didn’t we- “
“That was one time!” Buck stops him, putting his hands over his mouth
“And we agreed to never talk about that again! In a bro way, not a “we were embarrassed to do that” way”
Eddie pushes his hands away and sighs “So why is it any different?”
“Because. You are both. Clearly. Into each other.” Buck punctuates every sentence with a clap
“Okay so fine! I’m done talking about this! I told you what happened there. Done” Eddie throws his hands in the air and gets up from his seat, storming downstairs. Buck slides his hand down his face, rolling his eyes to the freakin heavens, and follows after him
“Eddie- fuck okay fine. I’m sorry. I’m being pushy” He says as he reaches out for him. He pats his shoulder and gives it a squeeze
“No… I’m just. Being sensitive I guess. You’re right Buck, I do really like her… I’m just not ready to tell her that and she doesn’t seem ready to tell me that either, but I think she knows how I feel. And there’s still the question of "If she even does like me back.”
Buck’s hand covers his mouth, he stops for a moment. He’s gotta be there for his friend he’s gotta be supportive and loving, his friend is feeling vulnerable.
“I love you Eddie, thank you for feeling like you can come to me. But that’s the dumbest fucking thing you’ve ever said to me and I desperately want to kick your ass”
Nailed it.
“What- what how! How-“ Eddie is spluttering and Buck just shakes his head, and walks away, giving him both fingers.
“What did you say to him?” Hen asks as she walks by, Eddie throws his hands in the air again
“I don’t know!! All I said was I didn’t know if Y/N liked me back”
“After you told me that you guys made out half naked in the front seat of the fucking car And had that weird “friends” moment!!!” Buck yells across the station and Hen's mouth drops open, as does Chimney’s … and Bobby’s and that one probie Eddie can never remember the name of
“You did what?!?!” Chimney yells down from the stairs and Buck slaps his hands over his mouth, giggling
“Oh my god Eddie I’m so sorry”
“Hold up-I’m so- what?!?” Hen's mouth is wide open
“Jesus fucking-“ Eddie runs his hands through his hair, glaring at Buck, who’s having a giggle fit as he jogs back over.
Chimney and Bobby both come over too and Eddie feels like he’s been caught by his parents sneaking his girlfriend into the house
“I’m literally going to end your life” He points at Buck
“I'm sorry I didn’t mean to blurt it out”
“Did you guys only make out?” Hen asks
“I’m pretty sure Eddie would tell us if they had sex” Chim defends him
“Did you use protection?” Bobby looks like he’s gonna have a heart attack. They’re all talking at once and Eddie looks like he’s about to strangle Buck
“Oh my god no! God they just made out that’s it! I'm totally over exaggerating” Buck tries to backpedal as best he can, Hen looks at him skeptically
“You were pretty clear with what you said, it didn’t seem all…Buckified”
“First of all, hurtful. Second of all. Come on! Let’s just you know, leave him alone!”
“You think she’s told Maddie by now?” Bobby asks Chimney
“I’m literally texting her right now,” He says, looking down at his phone
“Okay come on- really! No! Bobby?!” Eddie gestures wildly and Buck tries to snatch Chimney’s phone
“Guys we should respect Eddie! We don’t need to know his personal-“ he’s trying to rein this entire thing back in but there’s no corralling this circus. Bobby would know, he’s been trying for years and it's never worked.
“Oh my god, they were at the beach under the stars!!” Chimney coos and Hen shakes Eddie’s shoulders
“That’s our boy!”
“We’re so proud of you” Bobby pats his back and Eddie looks up, trying to figure out which rafter to hang himself and Buck from.
“Seriously I’m sorry about Buck and Maddie… maybe I shouldn’t have told them”
“Eh I gave em hell already” Eddie chuckles “Besides, you have a right to talk to your cousins… even if one of them is the biggest blabbermouth I’ve ever met in my entire life”
You giggle and shake your head “As long as you’re not mad…”
“Of course I’m not mad sweet girl. I’ll talk to you later, I’m gonna be driving” You can hear the smile in his voice
“Just put me on speaker, safety schmaftey” You joke and he snickers before biting his lip
“So, I’ll come pick you up later tonight okay? We’ll go to the drive-in and then go back to that diner”
“Sounds good to me,” You say, your voice sweet and sappy. Maddie fake gags and you throw a pillow at her
“Alright… sounds good..” he says, but he doesn’t hang up and neither do you. You listen to him get in the truck and you both laugh lightly
“You’re supposed to hang up you know” He teases, his cheeks blushing.
“Yeah and so are you” You giggle, Maddie groans loudly
“Oh god don’t you two dare do this. I will hang up on both of your asses for you”
You both laugh and Eddie shakes his head “Bye sweet girl, I’ll talk to you later”
“Bye Eddie” You roll your eyes at the nickname, your cheeks feeling like they’re on fire. He hangs up and you set your phone down on your stomach before covering your face with your hands, squealing and kicking.
“What did he say that’s got you like that?” Maddie asks, looking over at you as she eats her chocolate-covered popcorn
“He called me “sweet girl” twice” you squeal all over again, literally rolling off the couch. Maddie laughs at you and sits forward
“Oh god Y/N are you okay?” She’s giggling with you and you sit up, using the coffee table to get up off the floor
“We’re going to the drive-in! Oh god a drive-in that’s so freaking cool”
“And romantic” Maddie adds, a teasing look on her face
“Oh shut up it’s not that romantic… probably”
“It’s super romantic!” She says, “And we need to get you something cute to wear”
“It’s not a date Maddie!” Your cheeks flush but… you want to dress up nice for Eddie admittedly and it’s not like you’ve had a chance to in forever… it doesn’t even have to be something frilly or overly dressy. Just something that made you feel sexy when he looked at you
“Fine, we can go shopping” You sigh, giving in.
“Let’s visionboard this, maybe we can just shop for one or two pieces” She grabs her iPad and pulls up a blanket document, casting it to the TV and you roll your eyes, coming to sit on the couch with her. She starts a Pinterest board and invites you to it
“Okay, so drive-in vibes. I’m thinking something jean, maybe a leather jacket?”
You spend the next half hour with her, going through Pinterest and putting together a little collage of the outfit you’re looking for. You’re going to borrow her Doc Martens and get a new pair of jeans shorts. You’re both undecided on the top and after going back and forth for another 10 minutes she finally gets up from the couch and goes digging in her closet. She’s way too pregnant for this but there’s no way you can stop her. She pulls out an old KISS t-shirt. The sleeves are rolled and it’s oversized.
“This is perfect. We tuck it in? Buy you some fishnets? And maybe a thong”
She wiggles her eyebrows suggestively and you throw a pillow at her
“I’m not wearing a thong!”
You and Maddie are getting ready to leave when she gets called into work for a couple of hours. She begrudgingly leaves you at her place, promising to be home as soon as she can and you can help yourself to anything in the fridge
“I promise we’ll have time to go shopping! Even if we have to go with Buck! You’re gonna look cute”
“Where are we going?” Buck’s standing in the doorway, one shoe still hanging from his foot
“Eddie and Y/N are going to the drive-in and we’re getting her a new outfit” She kisses you both on your cheek and says her goodbyes.
“You and Eddie are finally going on a date?” He asks as he closes the door behind Maddie and comes into the house
“Oh my god for the last time, it’s not a date! Eddie asked me if I wanted to go see The Mummy at the drive-in and I said yes! And then we’re going to the diner”
“Oh my god. Oh. My. God. You are literally describing a date!“
“I’m describing a cool and laid-back hang-out with a friend!!”
“I swear to god if you and Eddie say you’re friends one more time I’m gonna lose my shit”
“We are!!”
“Oh, that is it!!”
Buck tackles you over onto the couch and starts throwing a flurry of tiny punches. You’re laughing hysterically as he tickles your sides and pretends to slap you silly. He shakes your shoulders and you squeal, trying to shove him off of you
“Alright alright!! Enough” you wheeze, falling over onto the floor. He slaps your butt one last time and throws a pillow at you
“Just date already!!!”
The call comes to Buck first, and he’s out the door before they even hang up. He pulls you out with him to the car and you rush to get in
“What’s going on??” You ask, your voice panicked
“Eddie called I can barely understand him, he sent me his location. Call Maddie for me?”
Your phone is already ringing “Maddie?? What’s happening?”
There was a seven-car pile-up on the highway apparently and Eddie called it in with what clarity he had before he hung up and called Buck for help.
“Bobby’s gonna have his ass for calling me” He laughs nervously, his hands shaking as he drives. He’s not being careful in the least.
“Buck that was-“ He speeds through the red light, he’s not even paying attention at this point. Just rambling now
“He knows he’s not supposed to call me! I’m off duty! He knows I would come get him, no matter what. I’ll always come get him I’ll always come save him. Like he does for me? You know-“
You put your hand on his shoulder and scoot closer to him “Hey, hey calm down. You’re not driving safe okay? And we can’t get to Eddie if you’re not being safe. It’s gonna be okay.”
Buck slows down marginally but stops running through red lights. His hands flex on the steering wheel nervously and you smile softly, rubbing his arm trying to soothe him.
The scene is… less than ideal, Buck gets you two past the checkpoints and you run up to the officers on the scene, they’re delegating and everyone who can be is being moved. But you hear that something is leaking and they’re not sure what. They know it’s leaking from the truck that got hit and skidded a couple hundred or so yards from the rest of the pileup but that’s about it…The man is responding on his radio when people begin frantically yelling and running away.
The explosion knocks you backward from the way it shakes the ground, the pile of cars shakes and groans and the fire is heading towards them fast. Efforts are tripled to get people out of the cars but it’s not enough.
“I have to help them, promise me you’ll stay right here, please. I’m begging you, tell me you’ll stay right here”
“I’ll stay,” you tell him reluctantly but quickly
“ I’ll stay here, you go help”
Buck kisses your head before he runs off and you’re just left there, standing next to a man barking orders into a radio and all you can do is watch.
Buck is helping people and you can see he’s struggling to not look for Eddie but Eddie would agree their lives come first. You’re helping people get settled on the sidelines now, helping them sit down and giving them bottles of water while they wait for the paramedics to come to check them out.
You’re giving a mother an extra bottle for her kid when you hear someone yelling fire, the cars are starting to catch fire. Adrenaline shoots through you as look towards the pile-up, Buck is bringing an older woman to the side when he looks at you. You’ve got the same look in your eyes that he gets, that Maddie gets.
Buck tries his best to hold you back, his arms firmly around your waist as he catches you before you can run.
“No! You can’t! You know you can’t you have to stop!”
“But he’s in there “ you sob, trying to fight your way out of his arms
“They’ll get him Y/N I promise. I’ll get him my damn self if I have to!”
You fall to the ground, and Buck collapses with you and holds you against him. He’s rocking the two of you. There’s no time for this but he knows you. And he knows how you feel about Eddie…
“It’s gonna be okay, it’s okay” he repeats to the both of you, he’s shaking just as hard as you are as you both watch the pile-up of cars not even knowing where Eddie’s is. Buck waits until you’ve calmed down a little and lets you go before he goes running back into the danger zone, things are moving faster but it’s just not enough.
“Fuck this!” You yell as you go running past the barricades, past the cops screaming at you to stop, the first car you come up to is empty, and so are the next three. Two people are working to get one woman out and another three working on helping a family out. You run around the pile and Buck is standing there dragging a man away
“Are you shitting- Y/N what are you doing?!” Buck yells at you, still dragging the man. You grab his feet and pick them up, it makes the work faster and you get him to the sidelines where the paramedics take him
“No absolutely fucking not, no. Do you know what “no” means?!?” Buck immediately starts yelling at you and you shove him back toward the crash
“No one is gonna get saved if you keep yelling at me! Yell at me later!”
“Oh I'm gonna kill you, I'm so gonna kill you. I’m gonna kill you so hard you’ll-“
“Buck?!”
Both you and Buck freeze, he stops yelling at you and you look toward the pile
“Eddie?!” You both yell in unison running towards a shiny blue truck. Eddie is upside down, his head bleeding, his arms cut up. You both go racing towards the truck, Buck laughs through his tears as he carefully opens the front door. The truck creeks and all of you stop moving
“She has to come in Buck, she’s the only one small enough” his voice is so tired, you can tell he’s fading fast “I gotta admit, not even sure why the hell she’s over here in the first place”
“Be careful” Buck warns you as you get down on your knees, Buck tosses you his coat from the back seat of the truck and you put it over the glass, crawling in.
“Because she’s a Buckley. We’re stubborn as hell”
You crawl into the space, it’s a tight fit but Buck wouldn’t have been able to at all. “Hey handsome, hang out here often?” You ask as you start to work on getting him out of the seat
Eddie chuckles lightly but groans “God don’t make me laugh, it hurts. It’s getting pretty hot… fire coming over here?”
“You bet it is,” Buck says, helping to maneuver Eddie. They shouldn’t be moving him, they don’t know the extent of his injuries but he could die either way
“You, you look so good. Is that what you were going to wear today?” Eddie asks you, his eyes closing slowly
“Hey, hey stay with me,” you say calmly, although the way your heart is pounding and your hands are shaking kind of gives way the panic “I was going to change, this is kind of just my lounging outfit”
“Goddamn if that’s your lounging outfit you need to sleep over more often” He chuckles breathlessly, his eyes closing. "God I love you"
You don't hear it.
“Eddie?? Eddie?!” You pat his cheek lightly and he doesn’t respond
“Buck?!” Your voice is high-pitched and panicky
“Keep it together Y/N we got this c’mon you need to focus”
You take a deep breath and still for a second, he’s right. There’s no time for panic in this situation. You wait for Buck’s count and cut the strap of the seatbelt, he catches Eddie and pulls him from the wreckage. He isn’t making a noise as you grab his feet and bring him away. A couple of paramedics run over getting him onto a spinal board. Buck forces you to go with him, promising he’ll be safe and that nothing is gonna happen to him. He shuts the doors to the ambulance and you’re off to the hospital.
“Mrs. Diaz?”
You’re stirred awake by the Doctor gently shaking your shoulder. His voice is deep and honeyed. He’s a good-looking man, a delicious-looking man. His name tag, Dr. Pascal, has a cute little green animal sticker on it.
You’d been directed to a waiting room while they assessed Eddie yesterday. The nurse wasn’t going to bring you back to the family room until you turned on the waterworks, sobbing about the condition of your “husband”
“H-he was on his way h-home for our first-anniversary dinner. He accidentally left his ring at home today too!” you cry into a small handful of tissues. She rubs your back, shushing you and helping you into a chair. She sits with you for a little bit, consoling you and honestly, you do feel a little bad but god this is an award-winning performance.
There’s a little commotion outside of the room before Buck appears
“Oh baby girl,” he says softly as you rush into his arms
“Her brother” he mumbles to the nurse, shaking her hand. He hugs you tightly, rubbing your back as he quiets your crying
“Hey, it’s gonna be okay kiddo. No matter what you’re here for him and that’s all that matters. Can we go back soon?” He looks to the nurse
“I’m not sure, I’ll have the doctor come get you when it’s okay. I hope everything turns out sweetie”
“Thank you” you sniffle into Buck’s shirt
The wife bit might be a bit much and you’re a bit shy to even tell Eddie… but it’s kinda cute to be Mrs. Diaz right now, it makes you feel all giddy and sappy inside.
Buck called Bobby, letting him know what happened so he’d spread the word. He sits on the couch with you, putting his feet up on the small coffee table in front of him.
“You doin' okay?” He asks quietly and you shrug
“Are you?… he’s your best friend” You lean into him, your head on his chest. He puts his arm around you and lays his cheek on top of your head
“I’m not worried. He’s the strongest, coolest, guy I know. Cool guys don’t die”
His voice cuts out a little at the end and you hug him tighter “He’s not gonna die Buck. He just needs some rest”
Your voice is soft and warm but firm and you feel him sag into your arms. You and Buck sit together for hours, there’s not much of a change. Eventually, Bobby comes in, using his status, and finds you two asleep. He ruffles Buck’s hair and smiles at you. Buck stirs a little and wakes up
“Hey Cap”
“Hey son”
“Anyone else here?” Buck scoots you both over and Bobby sits next to him, putting his arm over Buck’s shoulders
“Nah, told em to stay home, that I’d handle everything. Which by the way, I’ll handle everything”
Buck smiles a little and nods, he leans back into Bobby and closes his eyes again
“Thanks, Dad”
You greet the doctor with a small, nervous smile, little tears appearing in your eyes again.
“You can see him now, he’s still asleep but he should be waking up soon. His body just needs time”
He leads you back to Eddie’s room, his arm around your waist for support. You look like you’re about to pass out yourself and he’s worried. He helps you into a chair next to Eddie’s bed and squeezes your shoulder reassuringly, promising to come check on you two soon.
“I’ll go get your brother”
Eddie wakes up to the annoying beeping of the machines around him. He blinks softly, cringing at the bright lights above him. He goes to raise his hand over his eyes, but stops short, hissing in pain. The lights are lowered and he feels soft hands on his arm, easing it back into place.
“Careful…you dislocated your shoulder”
Buck is in the cafeteria getting you two something to eat when Eddie’s eyes flutter open.
You’re at his bedside, pulling the covers back up over his chest. He reaches out for you anyway, wincing and you take his hand in yours
“Quit moving so much” you scold him and he smirks, looking around the room
“How long was I out for?” You hold a cup up and put the straw in his mouth
“A day or so, but like all of yesterday, and during the night. It’s 2 in the afternoon. So not like a day-day but like a day you know what I mean?”
Oddly he does know what you mean.
“How did you get in here?” He asks as he gingerly tries to sit up, You help him, raising the bed and fluffing up his pillow behind him
“Uh… I may have said I was your wife”
Eddie looks at you, blinking before he laughs “No- really how did they let you in” he chuckles lightly
You waved your fingers with a little smirk on your face, a simple gold ring was on your finger, and Eddie had one too.
“I was already wearing the ring in general… and Buck brought one from home for you last night. I told them you just left yours on the nightstand that day. And trust me that was an award-winning sob performance okay”
Eddie puts his hand up to yours. Your hand is so much smaller than his… so much softer. You wrap your fingers around his and stand up, leaning over to kiss him gently.
“I’ve never been so scared” You whisper honestly, your heart beating out of your chest. Eddie tugs on your hip, pulling you closer to him and you smirk, raising an eyebrow. You go around the bed, to his good side, and crawl in with him. He puts his arm around you and pulls you into him, kissing your head.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you sweet girl” he whispers into your hair, nuzzling his head against you. He doesn’t remember too much of what happened, but he does remember you and Buck saving him, that’s about the only thing he can remember
“I like you, Eddie”
Athena was right, life was too short to keep that from him. He freezes in his tracks, he’s short-circuiting and his heart monitor gives away the way his heart rate picks up when you say that. You giggle into his chest and he groans
“I like you too Y/N, I should have told you sooner. Like you know, the minute I saw you”
You blush at his words, looking up at him.
“Friends until we’re ready to move things forward?” You ask softly, carding your fingers through his hair. Your palm rests on his cheek and he leans into your touch.
“Friends until I heal up and can take you on a proper date”
It’s funny how things work out. You and Buck help Eddie into his bedroom, and then Buck helps bring your bags in from the jeep and into the spare room. You’re not moving in officially, just long enough to nurse Eddie back to health. Which Buck insisted on. The doctor said he’d be up and running again in a week or two but Buck couldn’t stand the idea of Eddie being home alone and, to be honest, neither could you.
“Please let me remind you both, that I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself”
He sits up a bit awkwardly, wincing, and Buck helps him. Grumbling as he fluffs up Eddie’s pillow
“You need help for at least three days minimum and with Y/N not having anything to do she’s the perfect nurse”
“You guys are acting like I’m a child this is ridiculous” Eddie crosses one arm over his chest, pouting especially because he can’t cross both
“You know if it makes you feel better, Buck bought you a surprise,” you say as you smooth out the covers on the end of the bed
“What kind of surprise?” Eddie perks up a little and Buck claps his hands, rubbing them together
“Oh ho ho just you wait and see. I’ll be right back!” Buck runs out of the room and you roll your eyes
“I don’t even know where the hell he got it”
“What is it?”
“Oh, I’m not telling you. And there’s no way in hell either of you is making me do it”
“Do what?” Before Eddie can even begin to guess, Buck comes running back in, he jumps on the bed, jostling Eddie and nearly knocking you off
“Tadaaaa!!!” He throws a clear costume bag in Eddie’s lap, it’s a nurse's costume complete with a cute little hat. Eddie bursts out laughing, holding onto his chest until he’s wheezing and crying. Both he and Buck are in a heap and your arms are crossed tightly over your chest as you turn away from them and slide off the bed
“It’s not funny!” You yell at them and they keep giggling their heads off, wiping at their eyes
“Oh come on, please? Please, please, please just once” Eddie has his hands clasped now, giving you the biggest, sweetest puppy dog eyes, and your mouth drops. Buck copies him and they put their heads together like they’re little angels and not the absolute assholes they’re being
“Why are you trying to get me into it?!” You point a finger at Buck and he gestures wildly
“Because that’s comedy gold!! And you know it’s just fun”
“How about you put it on!”
“Bet. Bet” Buck snatches it from the bed and gets off “If I do it, you do it”
“Deal”
“Wait no deal!” Eddie says “He’ll stretch it out! Go buy another one”
“Oh my god you’re right” Buck tosses it at you and grabs his keys from the bedside table
“I’ll be back!!”
You climb back onto the bed as Buck leaves, crawling over and fluffing up Eddie’s pillow again
“You guys are idiots”
“Yeah, but we’re your idiots. Maybe we can get me one and we can be a group for Halloween
You giggle and lay next to him on the bed, putting your head on the other pillow. He looks at you, a soft smile on his face.
“Hi”
“Hi”
“You really gonna put that thing on?” He nods at it and you blush
“Yeah. Because we both know Buck will, and I’m a woman of my word”
Eddie looks at you, a mischievous little smirk on his face
“You know…. I wouldn’t mind a little pre-show”
You give him a look “A pre-show huh?”
“I’m sure it would cheer me up… you know since I’m so hurt and all” he gives you those big ole puppy dog eyes again and you let your head fall back laughing
“You’re such a little shit”
You grab the bag from the bed and hop down
“Give me a minute”
Eddie isn’t sure what he expected, but he wasn’t prepared for when you walk back into his room. He can hear the sultry click of your heels as you walk slowly down the hallway… he shifts nervously, looking at the door.
“Surprise” you hold your arms up, waving your fingers “What do you think, I thought the heels sold it” You giggle as you do a little spin for him. “Buck is gonna look great in this, and I'm already hating”
Have you ever seen that scene in SpongeBob? Where little SpongeBob's are running around his brain trying to figure out his name and everything is on fire?
Eddie’s mouth drops wide open. He’s not sure where to look first, he’s not even sure if he should be looking. You walk over to him, placing your finger under his chin and closing his mouth
“Dropped somethin’ gorgeous” You purr and he slaps a pillow over his lap
“Go change. Go change right now”
“Yeah no I’m pretty comfortable like this actually” You hop up on the bed, crossing one leg over the other. You prop yourself up with your hands and let your head fall back. Eddie is speechless and mindless and he’s sure all the blood in his body has gone to one place in particular at this point
“You need anything, sir? Water maybe? A sponge bath” you whisper breathlessly, biting the tip of your finger.
His face flushes even deeper and you fall onto your back cackling
“Oh my god, Eddie you should see your face!”
Eddie watches you laughing at him, his eyes narrow as yours water. You sit up, still giggling and trying to hold yourself together
“I’m so-sorry” you snicker. Crawling up to him, you sit on your legs and lean forward a bit
“I’m sorry I shouldn’t be laughing so much at your reaction that’s not very-“ You don’t even get to finish your apology
Because you’re within reach now.
His arm shoots out and he pulls you in by the back of your head, you stumble forward and land against his chest, your hands in front of you. He pushes your lips together, greedily kissing you like he’s missed your sweet taste. When he’s sure you’ll stay there, his hand trails down your side before tossing the pillow aside and tugging you into his lap properly.
“Eddie wait you have to-“
“Did I say stop kissing me?” His voice is deep and a bit growly when he speaks, he’s glaring at you and you melt right into his lap like a dreamy little puddle.
Your lips frantically find his again and he moans in approval, your tongue lapping at his, before twisting in a lock for dominance. You feel his hand slide down over your ass and play with the fabric of the dress a bit like he’s tempted to pull it up.
And he is tempted to pool it around your waist and see just what other surprises you’re hiding.
He adjusts his hips a bit and rubs against you. He can feel that little wet patch beginning to form on the front of your panties. You moan softly and it’s like music to his ears, that’s one of the most beautiful sounds he’s ever heard fall from your lips. He ruts his hips against yours again and you whimper this time, holding onto his good shoulder. Your hips automatically come back down on his, grinding down a bit. He grins wickedly, trailing kisses across your cheek
“Tell me what you taste like” He whispers in your ear, nibbling it a little “Have you ever tasted yourself, angel?” He walks two fingers down your hip and around to the front of your dress
“Will you let me-“
“Oh my god, you guys, I can’t believe they actually had one in my-“
Buck comes into the bedroom, takes one look at the two of you, and screams at the top of his lungs
“Oh- oh my- oh- god oh-“ He gags. “Are you???? Did I??? Wait are you?! Oh my god are-!?!”
He can’t tell if he should be happy, or bleach out his eyeballs.
You scramble off of Eddie’s lap and slap the pillow over his hard-on. He yelps and you squeak
“Shit. Sorry. Buck no-no-no!!! It’s not what it looks like!!” You get off the bed and his mouth drops even more as you straighten out your dress
“Are those heels!?!”
“I thought it would be funny!! I thought they worked with the costume!!”
“I mean yeah they do but I’m never gonna find any in my size that goes with this”
“Okay fine I’ll take them off so it’s fair”
“Okay… anyway…” He screams again and falls to his knees, covering his face “Mama noooooooo”
You groan and fall backwards on the bed and Eddie just laughs at Buck’s theatrics
“We didn’t do anything!!” You yell over his crying and he struggles to pull himself up off the floor using the bed
“You slept with my best friend!” He points at you and your mouth drops open
“I did not!! We made out! That’s it”
“Well stop making out!”
“Do you want that?” Eddie asks, looking at him
“Oh my god of course not. I want my cousin and my best friend to get married so we can be related. Stop making out with him!!” He throws a pillow at you and it knocks you backwards
“I don’t know how to feel. Do I want you guys to finally fuck and get together? Uh yes?!. But will I also end my life if I ever see that? Also yes!!!”
“Can you just go change, you freaking cockblock” Eddie hisses at him and Buck gives him a skeptical look
“Yeah. Because you two would have had sex anyway. Sure.”
You roll over back next to Eddie and lay your head on his chest.
“He’s the worst”
“No, actually he is”
“I can still hear you guys!!”
Buck takes his time changing, you can hear him bouncing as he fights his ass into the tights
“Do you want help?” You giggle, Eddie is rubbing soft circles on your back, truly enjoying the way you’re lying with him in that skimpy little outfit.
“Oh my god” Eddie looks up when Buck walks in and does a little spin, matching your exact stance from earlier
Notes: Why am I obsessed with the idea of Eddie dancing with reader to “My boo” like I heard it for da first time in a MINUTE and I was like FISJDJSJSKSNSKS and immediately wrote this so you know what good work me. I’m back like six days later (not really) and I want the song to be “Don’t get much better”, you know the one from the fast movies? So you know what YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE
Chapter 3: Why you so obsessed with me?
Waking up to you the next morning is nice. Eddie stretches carefully trying not to jostle you too much. He’s got a long shift coming up and he just wants to enjoy this little moment with you as long as he can. He runs his fingers down your bare arm, biting his lip at the way you shiver and snuggle deeper into his side
He kisses your head gently, burying his nose in your hair. You smell like strawberries, vanilla… and he could lose his mind over the way you smell just the slightest bit like him after spending all night in his arms.
He watches the way your back falls slightly as you breathe, revels in the soft breaths on his chest. Even the occasional cute little noises you make. God this is nice, too nice. He can already feel in…places the way you’re making him feel right now. He turns a bit awkwardly, trying to shift his hips away from you… but your body follows his, your leg coming up and laying over his torso
“Well shit,” he says quietly, his heart starting to beat faster in his chest. He can feel every part of you, every part. He starts to sweat a little. He shouldn’t be thinking about you like this. How easy it would be to just push you back down and wake you up with his head between your legs. Or how he could just hear your soft moans as he woke you up with something else between your legs.
These thoughts are not helping his situation in the least. He starts to think about other things, anything to make it go away. Lacrosse? he doesn’t know anything about Lacrosse. Basketball? He likes basketball… and you know what? why do men always think about sports? Why not like baking a cake or like the latest episode of Pasión de Gavilanes?
“Eddie?” Your voice is soft and sleepy as he looks down at you, your chin on his chest
“Hey sugar cube,” he says softly, running his fingers over your hair “Sleep okay?”
You nod at him, but your cheeks are flushed… Pasión de Gavilanes did not help in time.
“U-um yeah… it was nice. You’re uh, pretty warm you know. Very snuggly” you’re awkwardly rambling as he finally shifts, reluctantly pulling away from you
“I-I’m sorry about that” He apologizes sheepishly and you bite your lip
“N-no it’s uh- it’s n-natural! You know you can’t… help that.”
He groans loudly into your shoulder and you can’t help but burst into giggles
“You’re making it like ten times worse oh my god. It’s “natural”?! Really??”
You’re wheezing laughing now as he keeps whining, hiding his face in your shoulder
“It is! I thought it would make you feel better!”
“You sound like a mom!” He rolls away from you and you cover your face, trying to stifle your laughing. He whacks you over the head with a pillow and you gasp loudly.
“Oh, you wanna go there?! Let’s go!” You take the other pillow from his bed and attack him immediately. There is nothing cute about the way you two are whacking each other in an all-out war. You eventually tackle Eddie over, straddling his hips and beating him over the head
“Okay! Alright, alright I give!!” He holds his hands in front of his face, laughing hard. He yanks the pillow from your hand and tosses it away.
“Sucker” he snickers as he holds your wrists in place.
“You wanna play dirty? I’ll play dirty” you purr as you let your body settle on top of his, your hot core brushing up against his cock. You grind down against him, and he gasps, his hands flying down to your hips to steady you
“That’s- fuck, Y/N.” He moans it, he actually moans and even if he wasn’t holding you steady you would have frozen anyway. He holds your hips there, and you can practically feel your heartbeat between your legs, egging you to do it again. If only to hear that sweet sound again
His alarm breaks the stare off and you scramble off of him. He sits up and grabs his phone, turning off the alarm.
“I- I have to go get ready”
“I’m gonna go make breakfast!”
“Okay”
“Okay!”
Eddie gets out of bed quickly, practically running to the bathroom and you get off the bed, going back to the spare room to get changed.
Breakfast is quiet as hell. You made eggs and toast with bacon. You’re sitting at the kitchen table when Eddie walks in, he pours himself a cup of coffee and comes over to the table where you’ve set a place for him. He sits down awkwardly, still gripping his cup
“I’m-“
“I’m-“
“Please, you first,” Eddie says, taking the strawberry preserves and smearing it on his toast
“T-that was inappropriate” you sigh softly “I’m sorry about that”
Eddie’s cheeks flush “I mean…No we were totally messing around it was a good… amount of inappropriate” he chuckles “You won…and had the tables been turned… I would have done the same”
He wiggles his eyebrows at you as he takes a bite of his toast and your head falls on the table in pure embarrassment.
“I can’t believe I did that”
“Oh but it’s natural, “ he says with a shit-eating grin and you reach out, stabbing blindly with your fork.
“Shut up!!”
Eddie drops you off at Maddie’s house after breakfast, kissing you on the cheek before you leave. He arrives at work just a teeny bit late. Buck is already there and practically vibrating with energy. He doesn’t know how he does it, the man must run on energy drinks. He watches Buck sprint upstairs and chuckles to himself as he goes to settle in for the workday.
“You’re not gonna tell her right?” Buck is talking to Hen and Bobby. He is making sure no one invites you to the picnic this weekend so Eddie has the chance to bring you as his date. He’s even extensively stressed this to Maddie not to let it slip.
“For the last time,” Bobby groans, rubbing his hands over his face
“No one- not a single damn person. Is going to invite Y/N to the picnic so Eddie can do it himself.
Buck sighs, flexing his fingers as he sits at the table.
“Am I being sneaky? I’m being sneaky. What if he doesn’t ask her? What if he chickens out”
“I’m 90% sure he’s going to ask her,” Hen says as she eats her lunch “I heard him talking to Chim about the picnic earlier”
“We’ll make sure he does it, Buck don’t worry. You seem excited for them to be together. What's that about?” Bobby asks, getting himself a drink.
“It’s… not that necessarily, I don’t know. I’m just really happy to see Eddie happy you know? And I’m really happy to see Y/N happy too. She’s been through it when it comes to her love life and I just… I know Eddie is the one for her… and I know she’s the one for him.”
“That’s a whole lotta knowing for you and not enough for them,” Bobby says, looking at Buck “Maybe you should just support them where you can and not shove them together, just let them grow for now”
“Even if they’re painfully oblivious to the fact that they’re falling for each other” Hen points with her fork.
“Okay, but they are aren’t they?!” Buck flails “They’re clearly super into each other!”
Hen laughs at him, shaking her head completely agreeing and Bobby rolls his eyes
“Don’t encourage him”
“What do you mean, when you say she’s gone through it? Because damn have I had my fair share of trouble in dating maybe she and I could trade stories” Hen chuckles, she stops when she notices Buck seeming a bit uneasy
“Buck?” She asks, and Bobby pays better attention now too.
“Uh… well” He starts “It’s not my place to tell. It’s not. Just…know that she’s had it rough and I’d like to leave it at that. But she has had hilariously horrible first dates and I know she likes to talk about those! Just, be careful with it”
Hen looks at Buck solemnly and Bobby sighs, shaking his head.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to bring it up,” She says kindly and Buck leans down and hugs her, resting his head on hers. They know now how protective Buck can be, especially after what happened with Maddie.
“Aw man, it’s okay, you couldn’t have known” he reassures her
“If she ever needs to know, we’re here for her, no matter what,” Bobby tells him, patting him on the arm.
You and Eddie don’t see each other for three days. It’s not that you didn’t want to it’s just that there was no time. You’re helping Maddie full-time with the nursery as her due date draws closer and closer, the boys are at work, it’s not like they can just take off. They’ve even got 24 hours today so you’re not going to see either of them.
“So how long are you staying?” Maddie asks you as you’re hanging the mobile above the crib
“I’m not sure… Buck says I can stay forever” You giggle, screwing in a piece to the ceiling “but come on, he doesn’t want his cousin hanging around forever”
“He loves you to death, I’m pretty sure he wants that” She smiles as she holds the ladder steady for you “Chim and I agreed there’s always space here for you too. We want you to stay in L.A honey… really.”
“I can’t impose on you two, you’re married first of all. And second of all you’re about to have a baby Mads, I’ll just be in the way”
“Um more like a built-in babysitter” She jokes “Well…. What about with-“
“Don’t even say it. In fact! Don’t even think it”
“You have no idea what I’m gonna say!!” Maddie’s mouth falls open in protest and you flick her off before screwing in another piece
“Eddie Diaz” is all you say and you can hear her laughing over the drill.
Maddie orders Chipotle for lunch, she sets it on the table and you sit down next to her, sinking into the chair
“Who knew putting together a nursery was so much work? Isn’t the stork supposed to be handling all of this?
Maddie laughs and puts a fork in your bowl “Sorry, he just drops the baby off. Besides, it's been good for my “nesting” phase. I’ve made Chim change that room around at least seven times”
“Well, we screwed in the mobile so you’re stuck with that placement at least” You tease her before digging into your bowl. She watches you eating for a moment, playing with her fork in her hands
“So I called Uncle Josh. Or at least I tried to, figured I haven’t talked to him since we were teenagers”
You stop eating, freezing for a minute before lowering your fork
“Oh?”
A long time ago, the family kind of… dispersed so to say and you happened to move to the same state as “ Great Uncle Josh” which meant you definitely got the short end of the stick. When he got sick, you were met with “family is everything” and “family is all you have” and you were eventually forced to move in and take care of him. He was a miserable old man, who loved to make everyone else’s lives suck too. There wasn’t a day he wasn’t fighting with someone over something stupid. Not to mention fully ignoring his doctors.
“Yeah his number was disconnected…thought that was weird.”
“Yeah maybe he just didn’t pay the phone bill or something” you laugh awkwardly, shrugging your shoulders
“Why are you here? Y/N. Not that I don’t want you here because I do. We want you here”
“Uncle Josh died, and…left a mountain of bills that he just didn’t freaking want to pay? I guess? Figured his time was coming… they took everything. Maddie. And I got tasked with watching that miserable bastard because I was the only one who was left there. I swear I’m not trying to mooch off you guys I just wanted to be here with you! So… I packed up and here I am. It was a very… very long two years.
It’s not that you weren’t going to tell them… it’s not much of a loss, no one really liked Uncle Josh. But it still feels like you’ve been lying this entire time anyway. It feels good to tell “the truth” at least.
“So you’re staying here, like actually staying?” Maddie asks as if she hadn’t just heard anything else you’d said, she reaches out and squeezes your hand
“I- I don’t know, Maddie,” You tell her truthfully
She takes her phone out, holding it up to her ear, and leans back in her chair. You stir your food around in your bowl, definitely having lost your appetite a bit
“Hey babe… yeah everything’s okay with the baby don’t worry. Remember what we talked about? No- no..oh my god not that. The other thing is " she pushes your food towards you and nods, narrowing her eyes.
“Yes Mother” you mumble as you start eating again. She sneaks away from the table for a moment and you’re left there just…thinking. It was good to finally get that off your chest but it still freaking sucked. Maddie comes back in with a wiggle in her hips and a pep in her step
“We’re done with the nursery today, you and I are going shopping,” She says excitedly. You look at her confused, squinting.
“Oh? Do you need more stuff for the baby? I’m down”
“Not for the baby- for you. You’re moving in with us!!”
“I’m sorry- what?!?!” Your mouth gapes wide open and she squeals
“You’re moving in! We’ve already discussed this, we’ve even talked to Buck about it. So if you want to stay with him you can do that too. You’re absolutely not changing anyone’s mind on this so I don’t want to hear you fighting about it. This is all Buck and I have ever wanted, you’re staying”
What the hell do you even say to that? A lot of problems have just been solved in one phone call.
“Just don’t tell Eddie. I want to tell him”
Sleep is for the weak, and you wish you were weak right now. No matter how much you toss and turn and fluff you just can’t get comfy in Buck’s bed, though it is better than a hotel bed. It’s just not your bed…or you know... someone else’s.
You throw back the covers and stomp down the stairs to the kitchen, flipping on the lights. You’ve never been more grateful for your cousin's sweet tooth. He has everything you need for chocolate chip cookies. He even has good chocolate chips. You connect your phone to the speakers and turn on your DJ. He seems to be in a little mood tonight because tonight’s vibe is “Romance” cool. Just what you needed.
You set to work making the cookie dough, Buck’s kitchen is beautiful and he should use it way more than he does. You watch the stand mixer cream the butter and sugar together, you wonder if Eddie likes chocolate chip cookies… you wonder if he likes baking or cooking.
You carefully pour the flour in, dreaming about his arms around you, booping your nose and leaving a little floury fingerprint on it. You daydream about him way too much. He’s just a friend!
Yeah sure. Just a friend.
You shut off the machine and start scooping little balls onto the tray, you squish them down just a teeny bit and then put them in the oven.
Walking over to Buck’s couch you flop down and start scrolling through Netflix. Bridgerton it is.
Yawning, you stretch your limbs as the smell of cookies floods your senses. You drag yourself from the couch, rubbing your eyes as you walk over. Eddie is standing in the kitchen, taking them from the oven
“Oh? Hey, I thought you had a 24-hour” you say as you walk up to him. He takes off the oven mitts and wraps his arms around your waist.
“I do, but I’m on break and I just needed to see you” He nuzzles his head into your neck before kissing it softly. He leaves wet open-mouthed kisses down your neck and across your collarbone. Your heart goes into overdrive, pounding out of your chest as he lifts you onto the counter to get a better angle. He pushes your thighs apart, standing between them before running his hands under your oversized shirt and pulling it off
“Fuck, you’re beautiful” He breathes, before attacking your neck again
“Oh god, Eddie” You moan his name, putting your hands on his thick biceps and feeling him up, your hands flow over his strong shoulders and he pulls his shirt off over his head
“Say my name just like that baby I wanna hear it again, over and over while I’m pounding into your tight little cu-“
Your alarm for the cookies blares, jolting you awake. You toss your phone from hand to hand before dropping it to the floor. Simon is going to town with Daphne on screen. You groan loudly and swipe your phone off the floor, shutting off the alarm.
“Thank you. Thank you, Simon, for that. Really” You flick the TV off sarcastically before going to the kitchen.
You let the cookies cool while you search for something to wear to the fire station. You just grab a random hoodie from the hall closet and zip it up over your pajamas. It smells oddly familiar. Eh, Buck must have just tried a new cologne. You pack up your bag and the cookies before shutting off the TV.
“You don’t know how to ride a horse” You flick Simon off one more time before heading to the fire station.
Once you get there you unzip the hoodie, it’s getting kinda hot. Plus no one will probably be around, just a quick in and out with a little note.
“Hey…what’re you doing here?”
It’s close to one in the morning, the station is pretty quiet as you walk in.
“Couldn’t sleep… so I made cookies! They’re still warm, You should probably get them before Buck finds out” You giggle as Eddie walks next to you and takes the container from your hands. He gives you a once over, taking in the tiny sleep shorts, the low-cut tank top, and especially that hoodie.
“Yeah, can’t keep anything sweet around the guy…” he starts up the stairs and you follow him
“Is that my hoodie?” He asks as he walks over and sets the glass container, covered in little hearts down on the table.
“What? No, I don't think so. It was in Buck’s hall closet” You say, looking at the fabric. He walks over, holding a cookie in his mouth, and pulls back the tag
“Says Diaz” he smirks, taking a bite of the chocolaty goodness. His eyes roll back and he sighs dreamily, winking at you.
God if you could just see him do that in a different way entirely…
“Oh- well, shit I’m sorry do you-“ you’re taking it off as you realize you were staring, he holds his hand up and finishes the cookie.
“No, no. Keep it. You look good in it, I uh… I like it. Or whatever.”
Your cheeks flush and you shrug “Oh thanks… and you know also thanks? I’ll probably end up giving it back anyway. Probably.
“You want me to spray it with cologne and give it back?” He teases and grabs another cookie
“Oh yeah, totally that’s exactly what I want,” you say sarcastically as he hands you one. He walks over and tugs at the hoodie, pulling it from your body before going downstairs. You follow after him curiously, nervously nibbling your cookie. He hands you the cookie he was eating and takes out his cologne from his locker, taking a few steps back he sprays it down and shakes it out before putting his cologne back down in his locker and shutting it.
“One Eddie Diaz special for the lady,” he says, helping you back into the hoodie before taking his cookie back.
You can’t help the way you gather it up in your hands, inhaling softly. God it’s so overwhelming and warm, it makes you feel safe and kind of sleepy now. You look up at him, he’s leaning against the lockers watching you.
“I say thanks a lot” your voice is muffled by the hoodie
“I know you mean it,” He says, his eyes trailing down your body. He steps closer, the way he towers over you is delicious.
“You look tired now,” He says, cupping your face in his hands “Can you get home okay?”
“I-I’ll be o-“ you yawn before you can even finish the sentence and he smirks, bringing you into his chest.
“Wanna try that again?”
“I’ll be okay” You sigh softly against his chest, your eyes closing slowly.
“You know it’s my job to keep you off the road right?” You feel his arm come under your legs and he scoops you up. That jolts you awake and you look up at him
“H-hey! Put me down! My ass is way too-“
“Don’t even start with that” He cuts you off, carrying you back to the sleeping quarters “In case you forgot, I carried your ass to safety at the zoo? So just shut up and accept it”
“So just shut up and accept it” you mock him, your voice high-pitched
“I could have made you walk you know” He sets you down and pulls the blanket back on his bed. He nods to you and you roll your eyes at him before getting in. He tucks you in just like he had before and kisses your forehead
“I totally shouldn’t be doing this and Bobby is going to kill me but sleep tight okay? Just long enough to make it home. Or when our shift ends and I can drive you, whichever comes first”
“Okay... Thanks, Eddie” You frown and he snickers, rubbing your side gently. He sits on the edge of the bed like he’s going to stay there until you fall asleep
“Anything for you sugar cube”
You’re startled awake by alarms blaring, you sit upright when Eddie pokes his head in the room “Stay here until I get back, I’ll take you home. Go back to sleep” It’s fast, just as he was running past to get to his stuff. But he still took the time to do it and that’s sweet. You shrug, turning over and curling up back under the blanket.
Unsurprisingly Buck is the last one in as they pull out and he gets scolded and teased for it. He rolls his eyes and turns to Eddie
“Did I see my jeep here?” Buck asks as he buckles in
“Yeah, Y/N came to drop off cookies and said she couldn’t sleep” Eddie checks over his gear
“Oh? She didn’t text me to say she was coming” he frowns a little, Chim turns around in his seat to listen to the conversation
“Maybe she didn’t think we’d be there,” He tells Buck
“Yeah I don’t think she did, I think she was just planning on leaving fast” Eddie mumbles, distracted by fixing his gloves
“Well don’t you know so much” Buck narrows his eyes and Eddie finally looks up from what he is doing
“I ran into her” he holds his hands up in defense “That’s all”
“I’m pretty sure you’ve spent more time with my cousin than I have” He sighs, letting his head fall back on the wall behind him. Eddie feels…sort of bad when he says that. He didn’t mean to monopolize all of her time, he didn’t even realize he was.
“Why didn’t you say something?” Hen asks, just as interested as Chim is
“Because I didn’t realize until now how little time I’ve spent with her. Even Maddie has had time with her. And like, I don’t want to cut in on your time Eddie you two are clearly hitting it off”
Eddie’s cheeks flush, he laughs awkwardly and shakes his head “No man come on we’re, we’re just hanging out. I don’t think she knows how long she’s staying for anyway. I can cool it with her”
“No. No god, no don’t do that! I’m not cockblocking her, just let me take her home and spend today with her” Buck offers
“Okay first of all there’s no cock to block” Eddie laughs that off, and he’s convincing no one. “Second of all, yeah man sure. And I’m sorry you have to ask for time with your cousin, I promise we’ll both be more mindful of that”
Bobby, who’s been quiet through most of this looks in the mirror at them
“You know it wouldn’t be a bad thing if you two were hitting it off right? It would be okay if you were falling for someone”
“We just want you happy man,” Chim says as he turns back around
“And she seems like a really great girl” Hen adds
“Okay, can we stop discussing my love life?” Eddie groans and Buck perks up
“Scratch that, my lack of a love life because we’re just friends” He pointedly tells them and Buck rolls his eyes
“Yeah. Sure. Friends.”
The call is a relatively short one, just a false alarm in a building. The truck rolls into the station, hissing as they turn it off. Chim gets out and pulls Buck aside
“Let Eddie take her home”
Buck frowns as he takes off his gear “What? Why?”
“Because she can tell Eddie she’s staying??” He says it like it’s obvious. Buck stops for a minute, putting his hat away
“Oh yeahhh she can, can’t she?” He nodded slowly. “But I still get her for the rest of the day!”
Chim rolls his eyes “Yeah sure, go tell him!”
Buck makes up a completely bullshit excuse as to why he can’t bring you home, Eddie gives him a weird look but just goes along with it anyway. At least he gets to spend time with you. He comes into the sleeping quarters and you’re snuggled up in his bed, snoring softly. He rubs your side, squeezing softly
“Hey pretty girl,” he says softly as your eyes flutter open. You feel the butterflies in your stomach as he leans over you
“Are you ready to head home? I’ll take you to Buck’s place. He’s demanding to spend the whole day with you after he gets some sleep”
You giggle and push up from the bed, stretching your body“Sounds good to me”
Eddie takes your hand as he leads you out to his car, you swing your hands together, enjoying the soft early morning.
“So um- there’s something I wanted to tell you”
“Yeah? what’s that?” He asks as he opens the car door for you. You get in and he leans against the open door
“Um. I- well” you say shyly “I’m staying in L.A. at Maddie and Chim’s place”
His mouth drops open in surprise and he reaches out for you, yanking you against his chest, you squeak and wrap your arms around his neck quickly
“Oh my god, you’re staying?? Seriously?!” He pulls you from the car, spinning in a circle and you laugh while holding onto him tightly
“Oh my god- does Buck know?? He’s gonna lose his mind” He sets you down, his hands firmly on your hips now, squeezing them. His hands are always on your hips when he holds you, they’re one of his favorite things about you, to be honest
“Yeah he knows, he’s trying to convince me to move in with him instead” You giggle as your hands stay clasped around his neck, you’re on your toes a bit
“Well add me to that list” He nuzzles your neck before lifting you and putting you in the car. He shuts the door and comes around, getting in himself
“I won’t pester you, but I mean it. My door is open and that’s all I’ll say about that”
She’s everything to him, He’s watching her dancing, her hands flowing down her body, her body moving fluidly to the song. He can’t take his eyes off her and maybe he’s just the littlest bit obsessed with her…but after she had slept over that night he couldn’t help it.
He was delusional and he knew it.
“You’re staring again,” Buck says while licking his ice cream. This was the fourth time he had to break Eddie out of a death stare.
Inviting you to station 118’s picnic was a great idea until the probies thought you were just as enticing as he did. He watched you dance (completely innocently) with a couple of them and it drove him crazy. The way their hands would slip down just a bit too low, which you know what? Why were their hands even on you in the first place? Who gave them permission to touch what was his
Or you know, kind of his… friend? His.
He was a bit nervous to invite you in the first place, would you think it was a date? Would you want it to be a date?? Did he want it to be a date? The text conversation was so easy and he’d read it over and over way too many times
Triple C: Hey are you doing anything this weekend?
Sugar cube: I mean I have nothing to do ever, so no, I’m not what’s up?
Triple C: 118s picnic is this weekend. Do you want to go with me? I mean like I can pick you up or you can just ride with Buck if you’d rather not go with me.
Sugar cube: There’s a picnic?? Of course, I’ll go with you ❤️ what time did you want to come get me?
That little heart had him kicking his feet for days
Triple C: If you want to help set up, around 10 am? If not probably at like 2
Sugar cube: 10 am sounds good to me, what should I wear?
Triple C: Anything you’re comfortable in ❤️❤️ it’s not like it’s anything fancy lol
Was two hearts a bit much? He doesn't know but it felt right in the moment. He was just being reassuring! That’s all! Nice and reassuring.
Sugar cube: I’ll ask Buck to help me pick something lmao. See you later bestie ❤️
Eddie looked back at you again and he knew Buck had a hand in the way you were dressed. That stupid crop top had been bothering him, the way it showed off your midriff. Something he just wanted to run his tongue down. Those stupid shorts… with the stupid rips and the stupid red bandanna tying your hair back. Even the flannel tied around your waist was stupid. You looked good dressed like that and he liked it. God did he like it.
“Fuck this,” Eddie says, knocking back his lemonade before tossing the cup at Buck. He comes up behind you just as the next song starts playing, his hands find their way to your hips and you laugh lightly, knowing exactly who those hands belong to. He runs his hands up your sides and takes your hands, putting them around his neck. He holds you to him, his face buried in your neck as he sings the song to you, and goddamn if that isn’t a power move, because you are his boo. Buck is frantically snapping pictures of the two of you, because he’s not stupid, you get those pics for your bestie.
“Keep it PG, Diaz” Bobby warns as he dances by with Athena. She gives you a knowing wink and you feel your cheeks flush. Eddie squeezes your waist as you giggle and put your hands over his
“Got it Cap” He blushes against your neck and pulls away, taking your hand and leading you over to the picnic tables. He sits down and pulls you in between his legs making you sit on his thigh
“Are you having a nice time?” He asks as he wraps his arms around your waist
“Yeah actually! This is a lot of fun! Thanks for inviting me” You lay your head on his shoulder and smile into his neck. Buck is standing behind a tree, getting this picture too. Eddie rolls his eyes and flicks him off but he feels his pocket buzz, knowing he just sent him the pictures
“Yeah, no problem… I’m kind of surprised Buck and Maddie didn’t say anything” He leans against the table holding onto you.
“Yeah I know, Maddie has been so busy with the nursery that I think she just forgot. And Buck’s an idiot so-“
Eddie laughs, you can feel his chest vibrating as he pulls you closer
“Are we mean to him?” He chuckles and you shake your head
“Nah. Especially since I think he’s been “sneaking” around taking pictures of us together all afternoon”
“Oh has he? I hadn’t noticed” Eddie jokes, taking your legs and putting them over his other leg so you’re sitting properly in his lap.
“Didn’t Cap say keep it PG?” You taunt him, wiggling your eyebrows
“I think you can sit in my lap” he rolls his eyes playfully “Unless you’re planning on making this not PG we should be fine… though I wouldn’t be opposed to that”
Your cheeks flush and you scoff “I am the picture of innocence, you’re the one who decided to get all handsy when we were dancing”
“Handsy? You call that handsy? I’ll show you handsy” He looks around for a second before his hands slide over your bare midriff, his fingers flowing up under your shirt towards your chest. Your face immediately flushes as his fingertips brush over your bra. Your body starts feeling hot and not just from the sun.
Suddenly you’re ripped from his lap and Buck is yanking you towards the ice cream truck “Cap is coming, Cap is coming!!” He says as you stumble behind him.
Bobby plops down on the bench next to Eddie, a beer in hand. He sighs, stretching his legs out in front of him and propping his elbows back on the table.
“So how are things with Y/N”
Eddie shrugs and blushes from totally being caught. How are things with you? If things were a thing and that thing?? Meant some…thing
“Good” he decides “They’re good, I’m happy to have a new friend you know? And she’s a fun girl to be around and she just- makes me happy”
God Eddie could gush about you for hours, his cheeks practically hurt from how much he’s smiling. How much he’s always smiling when you’re around or when it comes to you. Bobby looks him over, a knowing smirk on his face
“I’m not going to try and convince you to ask her out, you’ve got enough of that from literally everyone. But it’s really good to see you smiling like that these days… I’m glad you’re happy Eddie”
Bobby pats Eddie on the knee before getting up “Just watch those hands or you’ll be using them for dish duty for the next two months”
The after-party is at Bobby and Athena’s house. It’s a quiet, intimate affair. The fire fam is there… their significant others… and you. You’re sitting back in Eddie’s lap, he’s got a beer in his hand and one arm around your waist. You’re laughing at some story Hen is telling about the boys and Eddie…he’s watching you. Your smile is so pretty honestly, your eyes shining with tears as you laugh hard. Your body is shaking in his arms and he holds you just a bit tighter so you don’t fall off his lap.
You wipe your eyes, wheezing and giggling as you fully lean into Eddie, trying to catch your breath
“You guys are wild” You’re still giggling as he finishes his beer
“You laugh all you want, but Buck’s got stories on you I’m sure he’d just love to share”
Buck perks up from his seat, he’d been slowly slouching more and more as he got sleepier “Oh have I got stories. Have I ever told you about the time Y/N peed her pants at a concert??”
Your mouth drops wide open and you scramble up from Eddie’s lap “Evan Buckley you promised we’d never speak of that!!”
Everyone is kind of tipsy at this point as you stumble over to Buck and slap your hands over his mouth. He licks all over your palm and you squeal, yanking your hand away
“Oh my god! You’re disgusting!” You yell at him and he laughs pulling you into a bone-crushing hug
“Oh you don’t mean that baby cakes” he’s squeezing you more “Go get me another soda and I promise I won’t tell!” You whine and get up from him, ripping yourself from his grip.
“Fine, but I swear to god if you tell I’m going to bury you” You squint your eyes, doing a little “I’m watching you” motion before backing slowly into the kitchen.
You’re wiggling your hips and humming a little song as you rifle through the cooler on the floor when a voice breaks your concentration. You jump and spin around, looking up at Athena.
“Looking for something in particular?”
“Yeah Buck just asked me to get him a Fanta” You stutter a little, standing up and brushing off your knees
“I’m pretty sure he drank the last of them like an hour ago” She chuckles as she looks in the fridge
“So, you’re uh- Eddie’s girl huh?” She asks casually, pretending to look through the other cooler on the floor
Your cheeks flush deeply and you wave your hands “N-no nooo. No, I’m not- I’m not his girl we’re just friends!”
“Just friends?” Athena looks up at you, her eyebrow raised
“I don’t sit on my friend's laps like that, or dance with them like that”
“I- I swear we’re just friends,” You tell her, wringing your hands.
“Kinda sounds like I’m not the one you’re trying to convince” She stands up, handing you the last orange Fanta
“Life is too short to deny yourself the simple pleasure of loving, sweetheart. And besides…Eddie’s girl has a little ring to it doesn’t it?”
You could deny it up and down, left and right, side to side- whatever. But… it does sound just a teeny bit nice. Maybe. You bite your lip, taking the drink. You know there’s no bullshitting this woman. She invented it.
“Yeah, it kinda does”
You walk back into the living room and toss the can at Buck, he yelps and catches it, flicking you off before opening it.
“Hey, you ready to head out?” Eddie asks you, walking up to you and nuzzling your neck, you feel your cheeks flush.
“Yeah I think so”
You say your goodbyes and he takes your hand, leading you to his vehicle and helping you in.
“Hey, you wanna go somewhere real quick?” He asks as he starts up the car, you perk up a bit now
“Sure! Where did you have in mind?”
Buck is right, Eddie can’t drive for shit. But it’s fun the way he speeds and jerks the car occasionally, the way you’re bouncing in the seat as you go over bumps, your laughs filling the air as he turns the radio up. You feel like teenagers again, like you’re ready to do something stupid and run away laughing. He pulls up to the beach, or rather down the road from the beach, in a bit of a hidden spot. You can’t see the car from the road. He pulls you from the car and hurries down to the beach with you. You’re both stumbling over branches and laughing as he almost eats shit and slips through the bushes. You finally come out at the beach, it’s nothing but ocean and sand for miles
“Oh my god…” you gasp softly, it’s the first time you’ve ever seen it. You walk forward, pulling your sandals off and carrying them in one hand, tugging him with the other “Eddie look! It’s the ocean!” You squeal as you run up to it. He lets go of your hand and you run right into it letting the freezing water wash up to your thighs. You scream and run back up the beach, tossing your shoes down. He laughs at you, tossing his down too as he picks you up, throwing you into the ocean and falling into it with you. The waves wash you back up onto the shore and he pulls you into him, pulling you further back on the beach and holding onto you tightly so you don’t get swept too far out.
Eddie falls into the sand, making you fall with him. You roll over away from him and lay there, staring up at the stars, panting heavily.
“This is the coolest thing I’ve ever done,” you tell him, giggling wildly
“Really?” He’s panting just as heavily “I thought the tiger breaking out was the coolest”
“Guess it’s a good thing I’m staying in L.A, cool things keep happening” Your teeth are chattering now but you’re still smiling as you feel the sand under your body. Your senses are overwhelmed by the beach, the sky… Eddie. You look over at him again, he’s staring at the sky, and he’s pretty when he does. He’s your own Greek God, he finally looks over at you, a shy smile on his face.
“Are we gonna kiss?” He asks, his hand finding yours in the sand
“I don’t know” You admit, squeezing his hand nervously
“Do you want to?”
“I mean…y-yeah kinda. Do you?” It sounds so juvenile the way you’re asking each other like this, but you’re both just so…shy right now.
“Yeah. Have for a while now actually”
You can barely hear his voice over the ocean, the water lapping at your toes. But you hear it enough and you know…
You sit up and look at him, he sits up and scoots closer to you, your thigh against his. Your teeth are still chattering
“So…?”
You say softly, he looks you over, his hand coming up to cup your cheek. He lays his forehead against yours, your noses touching, his breath mingling with yours. His head tilts and he nuzzles against you
“Your lips are blue” He whispers with a chuckle at the end of his sentence.
“So warm them up,” You tell him, your lips are practically ghosting over his you’re both so close.
“I need to get you home before you freeze to death” He pulls away, getting up and taking your hands, pulling you up with him. He bends down and grabs the shoes, leading you back to the car. It’s quiet the whole way back, you’re not saying a single word. Why didn’t he do it? Did he not want to anymore? He just said 10 seconds ago he wanted to. You get in and he blasts the heat, waiting for a bit for you to stop chattering. He pulls off his shirt and tosses it on the floor in the back
“Come on, you too,” He says, tugging on the hem of your shirt. You do as he says, tossing it in the back with his shirt. He watches you as you turn towards the window, not wanting him to see the little tear that slides down your face
“Y/N?…come on look at me..” His voice is soft as he reaches over and turns your face back towards him. He frowns at the little tears in your eyes. He wipes one away gently, looking into your eyes before leaning over and connecting his lips with yours. He holds your chin gently as he kisses you, he gives your lip a little bite and you squeak, making the perfect space for his tongue to slide in against your own. He kisses you passionately, thoroughly enjoying the little sounds you’re making.
He pulls away and you whimper“You should take your shorts off” he pants, his body hot as it leans into yours.
“I swear I’m not being a perv, your shorts are soaked too.”
He chuckles as he kisses you again, you gasp softly against his lips as he lifts your hips, helping you out of them. He tosses them in the backseat and his hands go right to your bare hips, feeling your soft skin as he pulls you across the car and into his lap.
Your hands reach down and start to fumble with his belt buckle. He pulls it off with one hand and you sit back for a second
“Well damn, that was impressive,” you say and he bites his bottom lip, snickering
“I’m gonna be so real with you I learned that from TikTok”
You both laugh as he shimmies out of his pants, it’s graceless and he’ll be honest a little embarrassing but he tosses them away anyway. You settle in his lap properly, your hands on his neck as you kiss him again.
“You feel good,” he says against your lips as his hands travel up your sides, squeezing you and touching you
“Yeah, 'cause I know what lotion is” You sass him, pulling his head back gently by his hair as you start to kiss down his jaw. He moans softly, adjusting his hold on you. You can feel the way he very slowly moves your hips, just to tease you a little, show you what could absolutely be yours if you ever just asked…
“Why didn’t you kiss me on the beach?” You ask, looking into his eyes before falling back into your seat. Your heart is pounding in your ears, and as much as you desperately want to continue, both of you know you shouldn’t.
“I needed to get you back to the car. You were turning blue I thought it was pretty evident” He sasses you now, laughing at your mouth dropping open.
“Eddie Diaz! I know your ass did not go all medical on me!” You scold him, punching him in the arm. He groans and holds his arm, rubbing at it
“I’m sorry! That was my first priority!”
“You literally were centimeters from kissing me, Eddie!!!” You go to punch him again and he catches your wrist, kissing you again.
“I’m a firefighter Y/N. Your safety is my number one priority” he mumbles against your lips, he slowly puts your hand down on his shoulder and you slide it across his body and tug on the back of his hair, pushing his lips against yours more firmly. It’s a heated kiss, one that flows through your very being down to your toes. They curl in pleasure, matching the way that tight coil keeps wrapping itself round and round in your gut.
Eddie’s hands slide down over your ass, squeezing it lightly before patting it and pulling you right back into his lap. He pulls away breathlessly and you can feel him between your legs. You settle down on him for a moment, letting him feel how soaked your core is, and how the way he played with you made you feel. You nuzzle into his neck, kissing it softly before finally climbing out of his lap and flopping down into your seat once again.
“You gonna tell me friends kiss like this too?” His voice is haughty as you’re fixing your hair up in the mirror. He’s panting softly, his eyes full of desire for you.
“Maybe they do” You flick him off playfully, looking at him through the mirror, your eyes just as dark and lustful.
“Uh huh, I bet. So…friends? Right? We’re still on the same page” He grabs your hand, kissing your middle finger. The way he says it. You both know “friends” is just a stupid word now.
“Yeah, yeah, We’re on the same page” You blush at him, a silly grin on your face.
Notes: I’m gonna cry they don’t need to be THIS ATTRACTIVE, also boy did I NOT edit this 🥹🥹🥹 what a lovely lil request from my bestie who you know in this moment I’m realizing I don’t remember how to spell your user I’m sorry I love you 🤣🤣🤣 okay I checked it’s @chihard20
The day started out normal, waking up snuggled in Eddie’s arms as he nuzzled your neck. He was always affectionate in the mornings, too sleepy to really want anything but you.
“Mornin’ Gorgeous” He mumbles into your neck, his hands trailing down your sides until they reach your hips. His fingers splay out over your plush body as he guides you on top of him. You giggle into him, rolling your eyes as you sit up. He likes when your hair is all messy like that after waking up
“Good morning baby” You grin, your hands sliding over his torso before planting them firmly on his chest. He grins wickedly at the way your back arches, blushing a little in the process as you start to roll your hips in slow circles. He smirks, sliding his hands back up your sides and squeezing lightly
“Ow!” You flinch away from his touch, and he stops immediately, sitting up
“Y/N? Hey… what’s wrong?” He feels your sides again, this time a little slower and you wince when his hands flow over a certain spot. He lifts your shirt and looks, there’s a bruise there, and it’s hot to the touch.
“What the hell is this??” He asks, his voice dripping with worry. He pushes your hair gently out of your face and you lean into his touch
“Okay wait wait don’t worry, Buck and I were working out yesterday and he got me in the side. It was a total accident I forgot about it”
He rolls his eyes, pulling you in carefully to kiss you “Remind me to kick his ass when I see him” you giggle and kiss him back, your lips moving slowly against his
“Will do”
Eddie painstakingly tells you he doesn’t want to have sex, and you’re snickering through it the entire time he’s trying to reassure you. It’s not that he doesn’t want it, he just doesn’t want to hurt you or anything. You begrudgingly accept his reasoning and get out of bed.
He takes his time in a very…very cold shower, cursing Buck with every pass of the loofah on his skin and you take that time to get washed up. You stare in the mirror, you look a little pale… a little tired. Huh maybe you just didn’t get enough sleep? Eddie was… enthusiastic last night to say the least. You just decide to shrug it off and finish getting ready for work.
After a busy breakfast and goodbye kisses to Chris, you’re both out the door, Buck is actually on time for once and you climb into the jeep.
“Thanks a lot cock block” Eddie mumbles as soon as his seatbelt is on and you snort loudly, holding your side lightly
“Don’t make me laugh! It hurts!”
“What do you mean cock block. I specifically did not call you this morning because I know y’all get it on every five seconds!!”
“You hurt her side! I couldn’t…. You know when she’s hurting like that. What kind of a man would I be!” Eddie frowns at him, crossing his arms over his chest
Buck looks at you in the rear view mirror “Damn, I didn’t think I hit you that hard Y/N, I’m really sorry.”
You shrug your shoulders, the pain is starting to flare up a little more so you adjust your seatbelt to not be over it.
“Hey it’s okay! It truly was an accident Buck, don’t worry about Mr. Horndog he’ll get over it”
You and Buck spend the rest of the ride teasing Eddie and laughing at him and he threatens to break up with the both of you. He slouches down in his chair, his arms crossed and pouting like a little kid. It’s impossible for you and Buck to not laugh at him.
It isn’t until a couple hours into your shift you start sweating. It’s not unbearably hot like it could be in L.A so maybe it’s just a you problem. You sit in the break area with a fan in front of you, your head laying on the cool table, you don’t realize your eyes were closed until someone’s hand is on your back, rubbing soothing circles to rise you.
“Hey Y/N, Cap wants you to…” Chim looks at you, you look worse than you feel which is pretty hard to achieve right now.
“Eddie?? Hey Eddie come up here, quick!!” Chim calls over the railing before coming back to stand by you. He gets down on one knee, pushing your sweaty hair off your forehead
“Hey… hey kiddo what’s going on?” He asks you softly and you look at him, your eyes a little hazy.
“Chim?” You say softly, you move your head slowly to the sound of Eddie’s footsteps as he jogs over
“Baby?? Y/N what’s going on” He repeats the question and you look at him with those same hazy eyes. He looks worried sick. You can see the panic behind the mask. You try to push yourself up slowly, but curl back up in a ball, crying out in pain and holding your sides
Chimney gets up from the floor, running to the railing “Call an ambulance!! Hen we need you, bring your med pack”
Buck holds back Eddie, standing in front of him as you’re laid out on the floor. Hen needs room to assess you and Eddie can barely give it to her
“Hey, she’s gonna be fine, it’s gonna be okay” Buck says softly, holding his arms, he’s just as nervous. His hands are shaking and Eddie looks at him, taking a deep breath and nodding. He pushes Buck to the side but puts his arm around him too. He knows how much Buck loves you and he knows Buck is probably freaking out thinking he caused this.
“It looks like appendicitis” Hen says, looking up at the boys.
“Oh thank god. I thought I killed her. I can’t go to jail! I’m too pretty for jail!”
You wheeze with laughter but stiffen and hold your side again, Eddie whacks Buck’s torso
“Don’t make her laugh!”
The ambulance comes in record time and you’re loaded into it. Eddie gets in back, holding your hand tightly and kisses your knuckles softly. The team promises they’ll come to the hospital after their shift and Buck swears he’ll take care of Chris.
The ride there is a bit slower, and Eddie looks like he’s going to have an anxiety attack
“I’m stable. Stop worrying” your words are short puffs of air and Eddie lays his forehead on your arm
“God you scared me… you are scaring me” He whispers to you, can’t this thing go any faster?
“This happens to a hundred million billion people Eddie” your voice is soft “I’m gonna be okay”
“I’m not dating a hundred million billion people, I’m dating you. I’m loving you.”
Your heart flutters when he says that, you sniffle a little and he wipes away your tears.
“I love you too” you whisper back, closing your eyes slowly to rest
“…I love you guys too” Adam the paramedic wipes away a fake tear and you snicker, wincing and groaning in pain but it’s just too stupid not to laugh
“Don’t make her laugh!!!”
Buck is in the waiting room when Eddie is told he has to be there. His head snaps up and he gets up from his chair, Eddie hugs him tightly, patting him on the back
“What are you doing here?? I thought you were gonna watch Chris?”
“Isabel dropped by, and forced me out of the house” he chuckles, pulling away from Eddie.
“Said you shouldn’t be alone…Chris begged me to give this to Y/N, how could I refuse that face?”
Eddie sits in a chair and Buck plops down next to him, he passes him a piece of construction paper, Chris made a get well card, it’s got a picture of the two of them on the front cover. Eddie holds it, looking through it. God he couldn’t lose you, he should have been more serious about it earlier, maybe if he’d just asked a few more questions-
The card is snatched from his hands and he snaps out of it, Buck shakes it out. Eddie hadn’t even realized he was crying.
“There was nothing you could have done in the time you were with her to figure out it was appendicitis” He says firmly, giving Eddie no room to even fight it.
The wait isn’t long, two hours or so but it feels like so much longer to Eddie. He paces back and forth for a bit, before Buck gets up and trades places with him
“I’ll take a turn” he jokes a little and Eddie smiles sadly at him. Just glad he’s not alone anymore. He watches Buck pace slowly, breathing in time with his steps. He’s slouched in the chair, his arms crossed. He’d been in the same position this morning for more fun reasons and he wishes he could just go back to that.
“Mr. Diaz?” A doctor in scrubs comes out, taking off his bandanna. He sighs but smiles wearily at him. Eddie jumps out of his chair
“Is she okay? Please tell me she’s alive”
His voice cracks at the end of the sentence and Buck walks over, putting his arm around Eddie’s shoulders
“I’m Doctor Pascal. Of course she’s alive Mr. Diaz. She’s perfectly fine” He puts his hand on his arm and reassures him, a look of worry on his face
“Are you okay?” He asks, looking him over. Eddie is a wreck if he’s being honest. He nods fast, wiping the tears from his face
“I’m okay I’m fine. Can I see her? Can we see her?? Please”
Doctor Pascal gives Eddie another once over before nodding
“Yeah, yeah you can see her. But we only allow immediate family back there… so?” He looks at Buck kindly
“Oh I’m her boyfriend, he’s her husband”
Buck says it so calmly and smoothly, like he’s absolutely rehearsed this moment and was so ready for it
“Oh uh” Doctor Pascal just shrugs his shoulders “Follow me gentlemen”
Buck gives Eddie his biggest, shiniest smile and for the first time all afternoon Eddie laughs.
As soon as they all get to the room Buck is at your side, dramatically pushing Eddie out of the way, it makes you giggle and he cups your face in his hands, peppering little kisses all over
“Hi baby” he coos softly “It’s daddy Buck”
You snort and push his chest away, Eddie stands very still at the end of your bed, you look over to him, reaching your hand out weakly. You’re seeing two of him from the killer pain meds they gave you… but that just means you can see two equally as panicked faces
“I’m alive, Edmundo. I’m here” you say steadily and Buck kind of tugs him around the bed, joining your hands.
He finally snaps out of it, kicking off his shoes and climbing into bed with you. Dr. Pascal’s head snaps up from the computer
“Mr. Diaz wait you-“
Buck runs to the other side of the bed and helps you move over some, enough for Eddie to fit next to you. You wrap your arms around him so tightly, squeezing him as close as you can. You can feel tears falling onto your chest as you stroke his back, shushing him softly. He clings to you like his life depends on it and you understand that it probably does in this moment
“Just. Be careful with her okay?” Dr. Pascal scolds Eddie, who just nods slowly and gives him a thumbs up. The doctor leaves the room and you continue to stroke back, your hand trails up his neck and you start to play with his hair
“Daddy Buck?” You ask him, and you feel Eddie snicker into your neck
“I told Dr. Pascal I was your boyfriend and he was your husband
“You’ve been waiting to do that for so long how did it feel”
“Pretty triumphant not gonna lie”
You turn back to Eddie now, he finally pulls his face from your neck
“Hi”
“Hi”
He kisses you softly, it takes a second for your fuzzy brain before your lips respond to his, he slips off your heart monitor and holds it out to Buck who rolls his eyes and puts it on his own finger.
Eddie’s hand moves slowly over your body just feeling you. His hand settles on your chest right over your heartbeat and you smile softly, pulling away and taking his hand, kissing his palm
“Are you okay now?” You ask quietly and he sighs, nodding slowly
“I’m so glad you’re okay… I haven’t been that scared in a long time.”
“I know baby…but I’m okay now alright? I just have to heal”
“And I promise I’ll wait on you hand and foot. You won’t have to lift a finger” he kisses your forehead
“Hey! I’ll even stay over and watch Chris so you can take care of her” Buck offers, as he messes around on the computer
Eddie swats him away from the computer and you giggle
“Thanks Buck” He says sarcastically, but he means it, honestly.
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