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Buck finds a moment to himself to call Maddie. Hen is face timing Denny and Karen, Chimney is cooking and Eddie has gone out for a jog. Buck closes the door to the balcony and rings his sister. She’s the only person he can talk to about this. The only person he would trust with all his secrets.
She picks up quickly. “Buck!.” Her voice is sunny on the other end. Buck misses her too much, misses her face and her presence, and their late night talks about childhood and Maddie’s anecdotes of her co-workers.
“Hey, is this a bad time to talk?” He asks softly, staring at his shoes. Last thing he wants to do is worry his sister because of something as trivial as him having trouble sharing a bed with his best friend. Maddie worries easily though when it comes to him.
There’s shuffling on her end, like she’s preparing herself for what’s to come and then she answers “No, it’s fine to talk. Is everything alright?”
“It’s nothing important.” He dismisses, hears her huff.
“Spill it, Buckley.” She demands resolutely, Buck’s reluctancy is beat out of him quickly.
“I think Eddie knows.” He whispers into the phone even though he’s pretty sure Chimney and Hen can’t hear him through the glass door.
A beat of silence. “What do you mean he knows? Did you tell him?”
“No! But… Maddie, things are so… I feel like a teenager. Sharing a bed with him, it’s too much, I… I’m going crazy here. He smells so good, Maddie, I— Most of the time I— God, I just want one day of rest without dreaming of him while he’s right beside me…” He’s hyperventilating.
“Evan, Evan… breathe!” She interrupts. “Calm down. You’re alright.”
He complies, taking a long anxious inhale. “I don’t really want to talk about what exactly happened but… what if… what if he knows Maddie? I can’t shake this guilt. It’s eating away at me. What if he knows?”
“Yeah, what if?” She replies.
Buck pauses, blinks, scratches the side of his head. “I don’t want to ruin our friendship. Or worse, make him uncomfortable!”
“Does he look uncomfortable?” She asks.
Buck blinks, stunned again. “Well, no. Not really.”
“So you think he’s figured you out, this… attraction you have for him and that doesn’t make him uncomfortable. That’s a good thing, no?”
Buck rolls his eyes. “I— right.”
“Are you sure the feeling isn’t mutual?” She asks.
“I—“ He’s about to protest. His sister interrupts.
“I mean… it’s Eddie. You guys are so close already. Maybe this is just a natural progression of things. Maybe you should just let things flow, Buck. See what happens.” She says, her tone dripping with encouragement.
“I’m scared, Maddie.” Buck presses his palm over his lids, exhales sharply. “I don’t want to lose him.”
“Honey…” She whispers with a crack of worry in her voice.
From the corner of his eyes he catches his front door opening. Eddie’s back from his jog, a sweaty, flushed smile on his mouth. Their eyes catch through the window, Eddie stops in his tracks, smile diminishes and he blinks slowly. The sight of him takes Buck’s breath away, his heart does a thing, almost drops out of his chest to follow wherever Eddie goes.
“Chimney sent me this photo of you two the other day, did I tell you?” Maddie speaks, Buck nearly forgot he was on call with his sister.
Buck smiles back at Eddie and looks away, laughs about what Maddie just told him. “No, you didn’t.”
“Do you know which photo I’m referring to?”
Buck hums, confirming her suspicion.
“You’re going to be alright, hun. I promise.” His big sister—with all the maternal comforting she can muster through the phone—says.
Buck steals another glance at Eddie, he stealing a chunk of carrot that Chimney was cutting for dinner to pop it in his mouth. “Okay.” He replies. “I’ll try to believe you.”
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