After surviving a lightning strike that stopped his heart, firefighter Evan "Buck" Buckley wakes to a strange new ability. He can hear the last thought of anyone he touches. But when a near-fatal rescue links him to Eddie Diaz's mind, Buck is haunted by the one thing louder than the thunder: Eddie's unspoken love for him.

A stray dog's unexpected arrival brings Buck closer to Eddie and Christopher than ever before, and somewhere between shared walks, quiet nights, and unspoken glances, friendship turns into something that feels a lot like forever.

After a bad fall on a call, Eddie Diaz wakes up in a hospital bed with a pounding headache, a foggy timeline... and one thing he's sure of: The man sitting at his side, fingers laced tight with his, is his husband. Evan Buckley knows that's not true. They're best friends, partners on and off the truck, tangled up in each other's lives but never quite brave enough to cross that last line. But when Eddie looks at him with raw, terrified eyes and whispers, "Buck?" like he's home, the correction dies on Buck's tongue. The doctors call it retrograde amnesia. Buck calls it a second chance he was never supposed to have. As Eddie pieces his life back together, his son, his job, the 118, he leans on the memories he thinks he has: late-night talks, shared vows, rings that never existed. Buck tries to hold the lie together without breaking under the weight of it, knowing every borrowed moment will hurt more when the truth finally comes out. Because Eddie may have forgotten everything else... but somehow, he never stopped loving Buck.

Life had finally settled into something close to perfect for Evan "Buck" Buckley and Eddie Diaz. Their twins were starting kindergarten, Christopher was thriving in high school, and their family, built through love, loyalty, and second chances, had found its rhythm... But peace never lasts forever. When a letter arrives in the mail accusing Buck of manipulating Eddie into marriage, everything they've built is suddenly on the line. With both of their estranged parents joining forces to fight for custody of the twins, Buck and Eddie must face the ghosts of their pasts and the fears that still linger in their hearts. As lies are told and old wounds are reopened, they'll have to prove what their family already knows: that love makes them stronger, not weaker. Because this time, they're not just fighting for their marriage. They're fighting for their always.

A rash of arsons tied to L.A.'s underground races pulls Buck undercover as a driver. When the racers notice Eddie Diaz hovering nearby, Buck blurts the only cover that will keep him safe: boyfriend. Fake dating turns real as a firebug closes in, and one kiss in the smoke might be the only thing that keeps them both breathing.

After Bobby Nash's death, Buck inherits the tin of recipe cards that once kept the 118 fed and whole. Cooking his way through them becomes his grief therapy. Eddie keeps "forgetting" to leave before dinner, sometimes with Chris, other times without, and one meal at a time, they learn how to be a family.

Buck and Eddie thought they had faced their hardest fight, surviving betrayal, fear, and the early arrival of their twins. But family doesn't end in the delivery room; it only begins there. Now, as they adjust to sleepless nights, endless feedings, and the beautiful chaos of raising twins, Buck and Eddie must also learn to navigate what it means to finally admit the truth of their love. Eddie struggles to balance recovery with fatherhood, while Buck discovers that being a partner and a dad brings challenges he never expected. Through laughter, tears, and the unwavering support of the 118, they learn that forever isn't just a promise, it's a choice they make every day. And when Buck takes a leap of faith with a question that could change everything, Eddie realizes that the life he once thought impossible has become the one thing he can't imagine living without. This is their forever, built on love, family, and the promise of never letting go.

After being struck by lightning, Evan Buckley survived - but he didn't feel alive. His world was unraveling, his first serious relationship ended, and nothing seemed to make sense anymore... until a chance encounter in a grocery store changed everything. A little girl in meltdown. A foster mom on the verge of giving up. Six homes in eight months. "Nobody wants the broken ones," she whispered. But Buck knew what it was like to feel broken. And he wasn't going to let her go. What began with a gallon of milk turned into a fight for something more - for family, for healing, for love. As Buck takes on the role of a foster father, he finds himself slowly piecing together not just a life for Ava, but a home for himself... one where Eddie Diaz is always nearby, always steady, always watching. Because sometimes love doesn't hit all at once. Sometimes, it's quiet. Sometimes, it's just brave enough to stay. *Based on a Reddit Post*

After the loss of Bobby Nash, the 118 begins to pull itself back together, but Evan "Buck" Buckley is quietly falling apart. Afraid to care for anyone else and risk losing them, Buck distances himself from his friends, even Eddie, the man who's always had his back. But when a near-tragedy forces them to face the feelings they've both buried for too long, Buck and Eddie find themselves fighting for more than just survival. Through grief, danger, and second chances, they discover that love, like the family they've built, can withstand anything. And when the smoke clears, it's about more than what's been lost. It's about who's still standing beside you.

Evan "Buck" Buckley thought bringing a baby into his marriage with Tommy would fix everything that was already broken. Edmondo "Eddie" Diaz thought becoming a surrogate was the only way to keep his son Christopher's therapy going after bills piled too high. Neither of them expected fate to tie them together. What starts as a signed contract quickly unravels into something far more complicated: secrets exposed, friendships tested, and a courtroom battle that forces Buck to face the truth: his marriage isn't real, but the family he's building with Eddie just might be. Through heartbreak and hope, stolen moments and undeniable love, Buck and Eddie find themselves at the edge of something new. Because sometimes the end of one chapter isn't the end at all, it's Our Beginning.