Little Fires(Evan Buckley)

I'm Nice

We pull up to a golf course where a plane accident happened. We get out of the truck.

We walk over to the plane. "Here let me give you a hand. Let's put her over here." they layer gently on the ground. "Does she have any history of heart problems?" "no, she's only 32. How does this happen?" he asks.

"Blood pressures 80/40. Still dropping." "Hen looks like a possible heart attack," Buck states. "Nitro sublingual." Cap instructs.

Buck's phone goes off. I look at the ID. Abby Clark. Oooh girlfriend. I've been dying to meet this mysterious Abby for a while. "Hey Abbs I'm-im on a call," she says something to him. "Wait what-what stunt! You faked an emergency?" he asks him. "I was proposing." "Who proposes by almost dying?" I ask. "I thought I was being romantic." "This is the reason I don't date," I state.

"Guys she's on levothyroxine." Cap grabs her hand. "Not heart attack." "Broken heart syndrome?" "That's what I'm thinking," he states. "Okay." "ill get the adenosine," she states. "That's a real thing?" "it acts like a heart attack. Probably brought on by her thyroid medication and scared her to death." I state.

"You find to treat it the same as a cardiac event. That nitro we almost gave her could've caused some real damage." "she's coming too." she gasps deeply. "That's it. Take some deep breaths." "breathe. Breathe." I repeat.

"All right you think you can sit up?" "Slowly." I help her. "Can I see the ring again?" she asks. "I think she's actually considering his proposal." I look at Buck. "I would've punched him," I state.

He puts the ring on her finger. "Yes." "She said yes." she slaps him. "There it is." "And she smacked him." "well deserved."

"Wait you've never had a boyfriend?" Hen asks. "Nope," I state. "Not even lover," Cap asks. "Lover yes. But never a boyfriend. Growing up it was just me and Mom for a while and then Dad comes back into the picture. Then Mom and Dad have Hank. Then Mom's a doctor and Dad an FBI agent. So I'm left to watch after Hank. I was fine with it. I love him. But that and school I just never had time. And not a lot of guys wanna go out with an FBI agent's daughter. So I never dated." I explain. "Not even when you guys moved?" "Nope," I state.

"I had Jenna and Aris so there was no need for a relationship. And besides nobody can handle this." I brag. Hen laughs. "Not even a crush?" Buck asks. "Nope." "wow."

"Welcome back Chim." we cheer. "Aw you guys," he says as we place the cake on the table. "Lemme guess you picked the cake?" "Actually I wanted to make it a unicorn but they thought it was a bad joke." he chuckles and hugs me. "How does it feel to be back?" "uh beats the alternative." we laugh. "Seriously though everybody uh one thing I realized while I was gone is that uh I really need you people like I need a hole in the head!" "YES! I told you guys he'd find it funny!" I say as we laugh. "Place hasn't been the same without you Chim. You're the heart of this firehouse. I'm glad to have you back." "Thanks, Bobby."

"Hey, you had a lot of people praying for you, not just this department either." "Well, I think somebody was listening. Even doctors kept using the word miracle. I guess if you're gonna have a piece of rebar that's sticking out your skull that's the way to do it."

"Not even a headache?" "Just you Buck." "Try being his reporting officer," I add. "Oh. Shade shade shade shade shade." "oh, that's not funny."  "shade shade."

"All right let's light you up so you can make a wish. What this is a firehouse and no one gotta match?" we laugh.

I stand with Chim and Hen eating cake. "I know I'm supposed to be staying healthy but this good," Jenna states. "How are you, Jen?" "doing fine. Just living life to the fullest with these two." I hug her. "I'm really sorry to hear though." "I've come to terms with it we all have right?" "ya." I lie. "All that matters is the present, not the future," I state. "Exactly TT."

"So everyone this is Abby Clark." I snap my head toward an older woman with strawberry-blonde hair and glasses.

My eyes widen. "Destiny." I look at Hen. "Be nice." "I didn't-" They all look at me. "I'm nice." "you are not nice." Jenna states

"I'm nice." "nope." Aria shakes her head and so does Chim. "Fuck all of you." "see." I roll my eyes. "Come on," Hen says dragging me over to meet her.

"Hi." "Hello." "hi."

"I'm Hen." "And I'm Destiny." "you're Tiny?" I nod. "Ya Buck's mentioned you." "All good things I hope," I state. "Glad to know you really exist." "almost thought he made it up but here you are," I state. "He literally never shuts up about you," I state. "Really?" "Little. Little bit." "So where's he taking you?" Hen asks. "Valentine's Day tomorrow,"  I state. "Oh, we uh...we hadn't really uh.." "didn't have anything planned," they state. "Yeah I mean you know I-I have to work and-" "Our shifts end at Two. Hens going home to her wife. I'm going home Jenna's gotta date and Aria's gotta date with some girl on the basketball team." I state. "Oh yea. Hank's doing a Friends Day with May." "Friends," Athena says giving my dad a look.

"Welp I'm going make sure Jenna doesn't knock herself into a food coma." I look over at her. "JENNA! PUT THE COOKIE DOWN!" I say as I walk towards her.