Fighting fires (on pause)

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Tw: mentions drinking, mentions fighting (verbally like arguing)

Buck pov

I walk in the door of my house and find Maddie sitting on the couch.

"Buck can we talk?" She asks

"Oh no what happened?" I ask

"I got a call the other day and i want to talk to you about it"

"Why? Who called? What happened?"

"Well first it's because of something that happened at your job the other day second hen called third i cant answer that you need to."

"What did hen say?"

"She asked me if you had mentioned anything going on at work and i said you hadn't because you haven't talked to me about work. What's going on buck? Im worried now."

"Its nothing we got a new co worker and I don't like him much."

"What do you mean you don't like him?"

"I dont know he walked in a few days ago and acted like he owned the place. He is already calling us by our nicknames and he acts like he knows better than me even though I've been there longer. He has done nothing to me but I cant get over it i dont like him Maddie."

"Buck im still confused."

"Yeah me too."

"Why are you confused?" Maddie asks me.

"Im not sure hes done nothing to me hes ignored me because i ignore him. He's done nothing but been nice to my friends. He's done nothing wrong. But im still upset."

"Buck are you feeling left out or maybe you're worried to get attached. Or you're worried they're replacing you. Buck I know you and it's not like you to just not like someone theres usually more of a reason."

"I think I'm feeling a lot of the things you mentioned. I also blew up at Bobby and Hen the other day."

"What do you mean blew up at them?"

"I yelled at them both multiple times and then Bobby locked himself in his office and drank which is completely my fault i went and cried in my car in the parking lot Hen did a lot of exchanging messages between me and Bobby and trying to make me feel better even though everything that happened today was my fault because i cant keep my emotions on track."

"Buck nothing you just mentioned besides the yelling is your fault. And you shouldn't have to keep your emotions on track all the time. People have bad days and thats ok."

"Its not ok when it ends in you yelling at your boss and one of your best friends resulting in your boss breaking his sobriety."

"Buck i promise you its fine. It was Bobby's choice to drink you didn't pour it in his mouth and force him to drink it."

I don't say anything more and i walk out of the room.

"Buck! Come back where are you going?" Maddie calls after me.

I ignore maddie and go into my room. I close and lock the door and lay down on my bed. I start to cry.

I shouldn't be the one thats upset. I have no reason to be upset it's all my fault. Everything that happened these last few days have been my fault.

Bobby and Hen probably hate me.

They probably told chimney everything that happened so he probably hates me too.

My eyes feel heavy.

I start drifting off to sleep.

I hope tomorrow is better than today.

Thanks for reading its shorter than my other chapters But im ok with that

Word count: 581