Always your

Chapter 14

"Buck, wake up, it's just a nightmare." Maddie says as she squeezes Buck's hand.

He was having a nightmare, the memories of his torment were playing on his mind, then watching Eddie bleeding out right in front of him after he had been shot. Maddie was now sitting on the bed she leaned down and rubbed his forehead.

"I'm here Evan, wake up." She whispered into his ear.

As she sat back down and held on to his hand as his nightmare continued, she could see the sweat forming across his forehead.

"EDDIE!!" Buck screamed as he woke and sat straight up right.

"Its okay, I'm here, Eddie is safe. Remember you saw him yesterday; it was just a bad dream." Maddie says as she pulls him in to a hug.

"It felt so real, I thought I was dreaming the hospital and I was still back there, at that place." Buck said as he broke down crying "Am I to broken to be fixed?" He asks as he holds his sister tight.

"No, we will get you all better I promise." She says as she lays him back down and takes a seat in the chair again.

"I don't want go back sleep." Buck says looking at her.

"Well you don't have to; we can talk if you prefer." She says smiling at him.

"Yeah, please keep me distracted, how's things with Chim?" Buck asks.

"It's fine. We are good, I'm just not ready for the full commitment thing." She says

"Well, remember what you said to me - tomorrow is never promised, so practice what you preach sis." Buck says with a grin.

"Oi, just because you're in a hospital bed doesn't mean I won't beat you up, I do like him I just don't know yet but I'm enjoying the slow pace we have." She explains.

"I understand, but it's obvious that you're head over heels for him and he feels the same way. You only got to look at you two." Buck says.

"Yeah, well... the same could be said for you and Eddie, you were so close." Maddie starts but is stopped as Buck interrupted.

"Then I went and got the stupid lawsuit started and then met the wrong man which made it worse and ruined it all." Buck says

"Well, you can sort it out now. You know how he feels, and I know you feel the same, just take it slow and don't rush anything, you have to heal." Maddie advised, giving him the concerned sister look.

"I know, I explained that I loved him and had to bury it deep down, how do you dig up something you had to keep so buried for so long?" Buck asks rhetorically, twiddling his fingers.

"I can't pretend to have the right answers Buck but talking to each other properly will be a start on the right path." Maddie replies taking hold of his hand.

"Thank you for being here." He says seriously.

"Where else would I be?" She says.

As they sit Maddie turns the TV on so they can watch some shows to keep Buck's mind busy. After a few hours the nurse comes in to do some checks to make sure everything is okay and then leaves. Then there is a knock at the door and Athena walks in.

"Hey Buckaroo, how are you feeling?" She asks worriedly.

"Like I've been through the ringer." He jokes.

"Well that you have, I'm here to let you know Chase has been charged and you won't be seeing him for a long time, so you can focus on moving forward." she says as she takes a seat on the bed holding his other hand.