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It starts with Eddie telling Buck, "I’m sorry, Buck. Not even a kiss. I won’t take advantage of you," and ends with Eddie asking, "Do you think, next time I see Phillip, I should let him know he doesn’t have to try being your daddy because I have it covered?"
AKA Eddie stays over to help Buck recover after the events of Mother's Boy and DIY featuring tough conversations, love confessions, and hot sex. A sequel to Southern Hospitality, but can be read separately.
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"When was the last time your knees felt weak and you sweat through the sheets and once you started coming, you couldn’t stop until your stomach was white?”
Or, Buck and Eddie hook up in Nashville between scenes, plus what happened with Dixie. Just my idea of how to make s9e13 (the kidnapping) feel even worse!
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Buck spirals. Eddie steps in.
Chris holds them together.
Recovery happens in small, quiet moments—blankets, pancakes, whispered truths.
And somewhere between the fear and the softness, Buck realizes he wasn’t just saved—
he was loved.
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A routine apartment fire turns into another almost-tragedy when a rotting balcony collapses above the second-floor landing—right where Eddie is supposed to be. Buck watches it fall, hears silence on the radio, and feels the world tilt on its axis.
They get Eddie out. It’s “just” a sprain, “just” a few stitches, “just” another near-miss. But Buck can’t shake the feeling that he’s running out of almosts. Every close call, every quiet radio, every second Eddie is out of sight tightens a rope inside his chest that feels ready to snap.
Hen’s done watching him spiral, Ravi’s already figured it out, and Bobby keeps gently nudging Buck toward the truth he’s been avoiding for years: this isn’t just about a partner getting hurt on a call. It’s about Eddie.
Back on Eddie’s couch, with adrenaline fading and fear still humming, Buck finally breaks and says the one thing he’s never let himself say out loud. What he doesn’t expect is that Eddie’s been just as scared, just as in love, and just as tired of almosts.
A balcony falls, no one dies, and for once the thing that finally happens isn’t a disaster—it’s the confession they’ve both been running from.
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Firefighter Evan “Buck” Buckley has never needed a reason to show up for Eddie Diaz and his son Christopher. especially at Christmas. From tree shopping to gingerbread disasters, the three of them have their holiday traditions down to a science.
But when Eddie’s relationship with Ana starts to strain under the weight of those traditions, Buck is forced to confront a truth he’s been trying to ignore:
He doesn’t just love being part of their family.
He loves them.As the countdown to Christmas ticks closer and tempers flare, Buck and Eddie must decide what, and who, makes a home feel like Christmas. And some wishes don’t fit under a tree…
They’re found sitting beside you the whole time.A slow-burn Buddie holiday romance full of warmth, laughter, and the magic of choosing love.