Nineteen: Pay It Forward.

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(This is set a few weeks after Ashleigh being allowed back to work)

A series of freeway car accidents leads to a catastrophic overpass collapse that endangers the lives of civilians and members of the 118. Ashleigh seemed to be MIA, but is rescued by a familiar person... by someone who she had saved.

A series of freeway car accidents leads to a catastrophic overpass collapse that endangers the lives of civilians and members of the 118.

LAFD-Tac1: "Mayday! Mayday! Air Ambulance Two, reporting a bridge collapse at the 710 interchange."

Maddie was sitting behind a desk inside the dispatcher center.

LAFD-Tac1: "Firefighters down. Repeat... firefighters down!"

Maddie: "Air Ambulance Two, this is Dispatch. Can you reroute to assist?"

The woman was sitting inside a helicopter hovering over the scene and ended up being Lucy.

Lucy: "Negative. We have a priority spinal transfer."

Maddie: "Do you have a visual on how many firefighters are down?"

Lucy: "All of them... the entire 118. They were on the upper span when it collapsed. They all went down."

Maddie sat there, staring at the computer screen

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Maddie sat there, staring at the computer screen.

Maddie sat there, staring at the computer screen

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*Three hours earlier...*

At Buck and Ashleigh's apartment, Ashleigh stood in the kitchen making herself a cup of tea and Buck a coffee...

Buck was on the phone to Connor.

Buck: "Hey, Connor, listen, I... I know you guys are going through some stuff, but your wife cannot live in our apartment forever, okay? I've got my fiancée down my ear. You have to talk to her."

Connor: "Well, she won't talk to me. I think it's her crazy pregnancy brain."

Buck: "Please don't tell me you used those exact words with her. Well, if you did, it would explain a few things. I said that to Ash once, and I was sleeping on the couch for two weeks."

Connor: "Why don't Ash talk to her? She's pregnant, too. Maybe my wife will listen to her."

Buck: "Uh, listen, my pregnant fiancée not long got struck by lightning. I don't want her stressing about this stuff. Look, Connor, we're having kids soon, okay? We... we have to grow up, stop hiding, and... and find a way to be honest with Kameron about how you really feel."

"Buck?" Asked Ashleigh.

Buck: "Huh?"

Buck looked over at Ashleigh.

"Who are you talking to? Listen, we've got work soon, and I can't... I can't leave this apartment a mess like this. Can... I've cleaned it once... twice." Ashleigh tells Buck.

Buck: "I'm... I'm not talking to any... uh..."

Connor: "Buck, don't hang up."

Buck pulled the phone away, hanging up the phone.

"Um, actually, it was just a telemarketer. Kameron, clean up the apartment you've messed up. We're heading out for breakfast, then work!" Buck shouted.

"She's in the shower." Ashldigh said, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Then I'll text her. Come on, let's go have breakfast. My treat." Buck says, pecking Ashleigh on the lips.

Hen walked downstairs, holding a basket, and found Karen in the living room...

"Oh..." Karen mumbled.

"I know. This place looks like a bomb exploded. I'm so sorry." Said Hen.

"No, no, no, not judging. The kitchen's probably worse. Okay, what do we still need to get together?" Karen asked.

"Uh, Tristan is packing up his bathroom stuff. Stephanie still has pants in the dryer."

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