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    Navigating the aftermath of Shannon’s death, Eddie never thought he’d be a widower by age thirty-two and raising a kid on his own without any help. When Christopher calls into one of those late-night talk radio shows asking how to help his Dad, Eddie realizes that he needs to try and move on for Christopher’s sake, so he reluctantly starts dating what everyone tells him is the perfect woman for someone like him.
    It turns out Christopher, and he have much different ideas of just who they need.
    Buck has had a terrible year.  His physical injuries from the truck bombing were bad enough but having Ali leave him seems like a sign from the universe that he’s always meant to be alone. Listening to the radio at night, he hears the most adorable kid ever talking about how his Dad is sad and needs a new partner—LA kids are pretty progressive, and this Christopher kid isn’t particular if his Dad ends up with a woman or a man. It almost gives him hope, but who would want to date a firefighter who can’t help anyone?
    A chance encounter on a pier, a tsunami, and a promise to meet up at the Griffith Park Observatory on Valentine’s Day brings together two soulmates who, in another life, would have met very differently.

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    21 May 2026

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    "Eddie,” Buck breathed. “I just want to be married to you.”

    “Yeah?” Eddie asked because he felt like he had to say something, like he had to be sure, even with Buck wearing his ring and refusing to take it off even to shower when they got into the accommodations.

    “Yeah.” Buck weaved their fingers together, the ring warm against Eddie’s skin, and he lifted their arms up until they were still linked, but resting on the pillow above his head.

    Eddie smiled and reached his free hand down to bend Buck’s bad leg at the knee, “Let’s fucking do that, then.” He kissed him, a little messily, hard enough that he could feel Buck’s moan against his lips.

    Evan Diaz, Eddie Diaz’s husband.

    He really liked the sound of that.

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    Eddie's healed from being shot, but he's not really healed, is he, when he keeps forgetting he's not in Afghanistan. Buck's still healing too, though it's easier when Eddie's working at dispatch instead of in the field. The boys are engaged, they've got a wedding to plan and family to grow closer to.

    It's season five... let's see just how strong these foundations are.

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    20 May 2026

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    Robby doesn’t remember him, but Dennis remembers enough for both of them.

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    18 May 2026

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    Evan Buckley is travelling across the country, on his way to start at the LAFD Academy, when he experiences something so impossible, he doubts his own mind.

    It can't be real.

    Except there's a voice in his head talking to him, responding to him.

    It's a man who says he's a medic in Afghanistan.

    He's very real.

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    18 May 2026

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    “Does this story have a point?” Eddie questioned, Lena narrowing her eyes at him.

    “This guy, my sort of friend—what if he could watch Chris for you?”

    Eddie furrowed his brows together. “You want me to leave my kid who’s halfway across the country with some—stranger?

    “It beats having him sent home to your parents, right?”

    Well, she had a point there.

    Eddie shook his head, overwhelmed with his thoughts.

    “Look, I appreciate it Bosko, but I just—I don’t know. This is my kid we’re talking about.”

    “I know that, and I know how much you love him. Hell, you’ve sent me ten plus emails when I was watching him for you.”

    Eddie looked to where there was a line coming out of their commanders office. He turned to Lena, giving his full attention.

    “Alright, tell me about this friend of yours.”

    —or—

    The one where Eddie’s in the army, Shannon gives up her rights to Chris, and Eddie needs a babysitter. Good thing Lena knows Buck, the guy having nothing better to do than help babysit until Eddie gets back. Eddie would come home, and he would leave; it wasn’t like they were going to build some lifetime friendship or anything.

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    18 May 2026