Burning Flames ¦ Evan Buckley

Chapter 81 - El Returns

With permission from El, Buck told the remaining people on her behalf and organised her welcome back to work party like they did with everyone. For once Buck was in charge and not Hen.

Looking down at his clipboard and everyone gathered around the table, Buck began to speak, "Okay, Hen you're on cake duty, Chimney you're on banner duty. Bobby, I have a list of El's favourite meals that you've cooked and I am on gift buying and wrapping duty" Buck spoke.

"And why exactly did you need a clipboard for that?" Chimney asked with a smirk.

"Because Chimney Buck 3.0 uses a clipboard. I need this to be perfect so...don't let me down" He spoke, looking around at everyone with a raised stern brow.

"Buck, do you maybe think you're putting a little too much pressure on all of this? I'm sure El just wants to come back to work as if nothing happened" Eddie spoke.

"You don't get a say in this" Buck turned to him with a sarcastic smile.

"Oh boy" Hen muttered to herself.

"And why not? Because if I remember correctly I was the one who helped her through it all?" Eddie rebutted standing up from his seat.

"And if I remember correctly, I'm her boyfriend" Buck rebutted, stepping to him.

"Okay boys that's enough" Bobby intervened. "Eddie, let Buck do his thing and just go with it"

Eddie sighed, gaining an overjoyed smile from Buck as for once he wasn't the one in the wrong.

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Over the next few days everyone had gotten together what they were ordered too by Clipboard Buck. "Chimney up a little" Buck instructed as he watched him attempt to hang the banner.

"You've said that for the past 5 minutes" Chimney huffed.

"Maybe because you haven't put it any higher" Buck rolled his eyes.

"Chimney, swap with me" Bobby sighed, fed up of hearing them talk about the banner. Chimney came down the ladder and bowed to let Bobby up. Bobby let out a small chuckle before going up the ladder.

Chimney stood beside Buck, muttering to himself as he watched Bobby grab the banner and line it up. "You see, that's perfect! Thank you Bobby" Buck spoke in a cheeky sarcastic tone as he looked at Chim.

"You know what-you're right" Chimney damned.

Buck gave him a sarcastic smile before ushering Bobby to come back down to take a look at his handy work. "There we go," Bobby confirmed, "Now can I go back to cooking...boss?" He smirked at Buck.

"Off you go Cap" Buck smirked back at him tapping him on the shoulder.

Once Bobby had headed back upstairs, Eddie came back from the store and made his way over to Buck, the whole situation eating him up inside. He cleared his throat, "Buck?"

Chimney was still standing by but quickly exited the situation having a feeling his ears wouldn't be welcome. Buck turned to face him, "What?" He asked in an unimpressed manner.

"Can we talk? I hate not being okay with you and El..she hasn't responded to my texts unless it's about Christopher" He spoke sadly.

"Look, I just want the truth from you, why didn't you tell me?" He questioned.

"Because El didn't want me too, that's the truth. I wanted to tell you. Everytime you would say how much you missed her I just wanted to tell you that she needed you, that she was in pain, that she missed you too...but I couldn't. It wasn't my place. Hell, El didn't even want me to know" Eddie insisted.