The Unexpected

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Buck

"I'm the dumbass!" I furrow my brows when I hear Bobby, someone who is like a father to me yell that at me confused on what he means by it. "W-What?" I ask in confusion it slowly feeling like the air is being ripped out of my lungs with each breath I take. "You're not ready, that what I told them when they asked me." I feel like everything spinning when he says that like I am slowly bleeding out under that truck again that I am stuck under that wave. "I thought you were on my side, I thought you were my friend." My voice cracks feeling tears enter my eyes like every breath I take is a punch to the gut.

"I am your friend, but I am also in charge of about 20 other firefighters that can't have someone who isn't operating at 100%."

"I am at 100%!" I slam my hands down on the table making them both jump in their seats as I am on the verge of tears. "Hell m-maybe even more, I-I've never felt better." My voice goes soft as I feel my chest tighten once again looking at the two of them. "I know after everything you went through with the tsunami you feel like you can survive anything."

"Anything huh, like the knife in my back." I say standing up and getting ready to walk out. "I should uh go...uh Athena thanks for having me over but..."

"Oh no Buck, you don't have to leave!" She says I ignore her walking towards the door not looking back. "Buck wait!" Bobby yells as I walk out slamming the door and walking towards my jeep head spinning as I sit in the jeep turning the radio on to full blast as I drive home slamming my palms into the steering wheel cursing.

I get into the apartment I'm now sharing with two other people as disability is not enough to live off of in LA alone so I had to go back to Buck 1.0 ways and have roommates. Not that anyone fucking knows or seems to care, I mean Maddie has seen me twice, Eddie uses me for babysitting. Hen being the only one truly there for me and still doesn't know because well don't want her worried as were not in the safest neighborhood to be honest but what can you do when your only getting 1600 a month right and it hard trying to find gigs that aren't suspicious or pays right away.

"Rethinking Commander Mcgarrett offer Ghost?" Spitfire asks leaning back in her chair as I take a beer from the case sitting down next to her. "To be honest yeah, I mean after what went down tonight I might take him up on it." I cracking the beer open and taking a swig of it sighing. "What do you mean went down tonight Ev?" Fireball asks as I give him a small strained smile as he sits beside me. "Apparently the person I saw as a father figure here is a lier who is the reason I'm not back at work and why I can't survive on my own not the brass."

I take a big swig of my beer letting it go around my mouth and seep into my taste buds. These two are twins from the squad who are still active. "Fucking ass, we can take him out if you want." Spitfire says making me shove her in the arm scoffing at her little comment. "Is that really your solution to everything?" I growl as she huffs out a laugh humming in response.

"God I love the twins." I say as they both throw an arm around me and leaning into me as I smile shaking my head. "We love you to Ghost think bout Mcgarrett offer kid." They are about 8 years older than I am making them 36.

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Bobby

"He'll come around Bobby he's Buck." Athena says rubbing my back as I stare at the thirty thousand messages I left for him trying to get him to just talk about the other night. "He won't respond to anyone's messages or calls it's been three days since dinner." I say getting a notification hoping it Buck when it's just from Eddie. Every hour that goes by my heart sinks further into my chest.

"I'm gonna just go there at least make sure he's alright." I say grabbing my keys and heading to my truck the guilt is eating me alive not knowing if he's ok.