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
There's a beach in front of me and it's completely silent besides the waves crashing in the ocean lightly. Beside me is my soulmate and I am holding their hand. I lean in for a kiss but I don't see their face. That's strange.....
All of a sudden I wake up from my peaceful dream about my perfect summer date at the beach with soulmate and hear something fall in the kitchen behind the couch.
Shit. I need to take Amelia back home to our place and get her to school. I think as I rub my eyes to wake up then see Carla in front of me.
"Sorry Buck, I dropped a cup, go back to sleep. You deserve it," Carla winks at me as she motions for me to close my eyes again.
"Dad- I love you." I hear my daughter say quietly as I fall back asleep on the couch onto someone.
"Let them sleep. I got to get you two to school before I get in trouble," I hear the voice again before I fall back into a deep slumber.
"I heard that. Have a good day at school kids," I mumble and fall back asleep on whatI think is my pillow.
Wait shit, fuck, crap. I fell asleep on Eddie Diaz's shoulder. My daughter's hero. The guy I have a massive bisexual coming out crush on but I've been avoiding it to protect my daughter from heartbreak.
Oh my gosh. Maddie is going to have a talk with me when she sees me next.
"Eddie, Eds, wake up." I look around the couch for my cell phone and don't see it anywhere within my eyesight.
Shit.
"Eddie, wake up," I gently shake his shoulder then notice the time on the wall clock.
"Eddie, it's almost 9:00 am. We're late for work." I nudge his shoulder again but he doesn't wake up.
Damn sleeping beauty really needed his beauty sleep.
"Eddie, Christopher won't get out of bed," I exclaim louder than my inside voice.
Within seconds, Eddie is awake and looking around for a moment with concern and anger on his face.
"Buck, don't ever wake me up like that again. Chris' backpack is gone and I overheard you talking to Carla this morning. The kids are at school. Let me sleep for 5 more minutes," Eddie lays back down the couch but this time he isn't touching my shoulder.
He must be exhausted.
Why isn't he concerned about going to the station for a work shift though?
"Eddie, you're going to be late for work," I nudge his shoulder again but this time as he sits up our noses touch and we almost kiss each other on the lips.
