Buck and Eddie are navigating their quarter-life crisis as parents, juggling over 101 challenges at work and home, including the critical task of single-parenting their kids, Amelia and Christopher, while working as firefighters at Station 118.
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Buck
It's finally Saturday and Amelia and I have a day off from everything.
Ever since Amelia ran into a burning school bus to retrieve a thank-you card for Eddie's service, I have banned her from screen time and from seeing her friends after school. I let her go see Chris though because that wasn't something I was gonna take away from her, friendship.
So it's been two weeks of her complaining and begging her aunts and uncles to let her watch movies or go out with people without me. I remember when I was her age and I would do reckless and stupid things to get attention from people I love. But I don't want her to end up like me and think it's okay to do stupid things like that and think it's not gonna kill her.
Last week, I was apartment hunting and talking to my leasing guy about getting out of my apartment earlier than the 6-month deadline. This week is a new week and I'm gonna have to let Amelia stay with somebody whether that's Maddie or Hen, if I'm going to be working on moving and paperwork this week. The new apartment is closer to The Durand School and close to my new station.
I haven't told Amelia yet but we're moving in two days with the help of Maddie and Chim. Bobby knows that he's no longer my captain and I don't think he can force me to come back to the 118.
There was an opening at station 114 that needed to be filled and I took it as soon as I could. If Eddie isn't mature and ready to talk to me, then I'm not ready to talk to him about being 'just friends' as Cap says.
"Amelia, can you please come to the kitchen," I call for her while I am making her stir fry with chicken.
"Dad, I'm doing my reading homework. You told me to do it before dinner," I hear Amelia's footsteps and see her holding onto a pencil and book.
