"You sure you should be up and out of the hospital?" Maddie asks as she lets me and Buck into Chim's apartment.
"Let's just say there was a lot of persuasion involved." I say as I set my crutches on the side of the couch and sit down.
With the minor fracture in my ankle, I was able to wear a boot, but I had to keep weight off the cut while it healed. Hence the crutches.
"So, did Buck tell you what he did after his shift ended yesterday?" Chim asks as he hands me a sprite.
"Do I want to know?" I ask.
"He had sex in a news van." Chim says.
I choke on my drink as Maddie rushes to my side and hands me a napkin. I cough and laugh before replying.
"You had sex in a news van?" I ask Buck. "She could get fired for that, you know?"
"Oh, he should. It happened to himself." Chim says.
"Buck, you got fired?" Maddie asks.
"Oh, I think that's the food. I'll go get it." He says quickly as we hear the door bell.
"So I'm assuming he never told you about the time he stole the fire truck to have sex in it?" Chim asks Maddie.
"Thanks, Chim." He says sarcastically as he places down the food on the table.
"Anytime, Buck." He says back.
"Aww, they forgot to put it in here again." Maddie says.
"Forgot what?" I ask.
Before she can reply, Chim goes to his fridge and pulls out a yellow sauce.
"Ta da."
"You made me hot mustard?"
"I can't deal with the sad face every time they forget it." Chim says as he sits back down.
"Wait, wait, wait. Every time? So you've done this before?" I ask as I look at Buck.
"Yeah, every Friday. We call it Buffridays. Buffet, Friday, get it?"
"Yeah, yeah I do." Buck says quietly.
"Well, I feel like you should tell Maddie about yesterday." Chim says.
"What about yesterday?" She asks.
"Possibly Lia's first one night stand." Buck says for me.
"Buck! Seriously?" I say as I slap his arm.
"Really? I never would've of thought of Lia doing that." Maddie says.
"Well, I'm not. He gave me his number so I'm going to call him. Maybe we'll date, maybe we won't. Eddie says I should." I say.
"Wait, you and Eddie made up?" Buck asks.
"Yup, we're all good now." I say as I open the lo'mein noodles.
"But speaking of dating, you guys are literally dating." I say as I point to Chim and Maddie.
"What, that's crazy."
"Yeah, we're just friends, who hangout." They both say to defend themselves.
"Mmm, I don't think so." I say.
"Come on, you guys have Buffridays together, you sing karaoke, you always text, and you finish each other's sentences. You're a couple." Buck says.
They don't say anything and just start to eat their food and laugh it off.
"You accepting the fact now?" I whisper to Buck.
"Unfortunately, yes. So how about you call Jack, huh?" He asks.
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9-1-1: The Family We Chose
Action26 year old Talia (Lia) Becker has had a rough childhood with her mental health, and parents. After her life literally goes up into flames, she stays in Austin and works at the 126 as a paramedic for a few years before moving to Los Angeles. There...
