Just us║E. Buckley x O.C.

"Siamo angeli con un'ala soltanto e riusciremo a volare solo restando l'uno accanto all'altro"
~Mr. Rain "Supereroi"

Eddie sits on the curb outside the hospital. Six hours have passed since the accident. The doctors said there was a good chance of Evan waking up, but he was still in surgery. Almost everyone has left, but Eddie stayed the whole time, still wearing the same clothes as when I arrived.

"Eddie?" I call out to the guy as I push the twins' stroller. He has his hands on either side of his head. He turns to look at me, his eyes red. I approach and sit next to him.

"Evan wanted to tell you, you know?" I whisper to him. "He really did, but the days went by, and he was afraid of your reaction. Only Bobby knew about us, but only because Evan wanted to protect me. The day the twins were born, we were on our way to your house, but my water broke on the way. Please don't be mad at him," I say with a sad smile. "They're just like him," he says with a small smile. "I'm not angry with him, or with you... I just didn't expect it... We didn't handle it well anyway. I'm Eddie Diaz," he continues, extending his hand to introduce himself. "Hope Trevisan-Buckley, and they are Sebastian Juri Buckley-Trevisan and Jayden Daniel Buckley-Trevisan," I say, shaking his hand with a small smile.

*2 hours later*

Eight hours have passed since Bobby's call. Buck came out of the operating room an hour ago, and I, the twins, and Eddie have been by his side. I see him slowly open his eyes, and I rush to him, hugging and kissing him. "Never do that again," I whisper to him, a tear rolling down my cheek, which he quickly wipes away with his hand, whispering sweet words to me as he holds me tight.

The embrace with Evan lasts a few minutes; neither of us wanted to let the other go.

"I wanted to tell you, I'm sorry, every time I was about to tell you, something happened..." he says, looking at Eddie as he pulls away from our embrace. "Hey, hey, it's okay, Hope explained everything to me. I was a little angry and disappointed, but not anymore. You're my best friend, I can't be mad at you," he says, embracing Buck in a fraternal hug.

*A few weeks later, third person POV*

Buck's leg hasn't started healing well; the worries of the Buckley-Trevisan couple are many. Buck can't be 100% happy; he misses his firefighting family and not being able to help people.

*Hope's POV*

"Evan, are you ready?" I yell as I adjust the twins. Today would be Eddie's ceremony. Since Evan got out of the hospital, Eddie has been at our house or the restaurant every day, but he hasn't had the chance to introduce us to Chris, his son. Buck has only wanted to see Eddie in these weeks; seeing the others made him sad.

"I'm ready, darling," he says as he moves with his wheelchair, wearing his uniform and just... Wow.

"Let's go, we're late, love," I say, giving him a quick kiss. Today, I would officially meet the members of the 118 for the first time.

*15 minutes later*

"Are you ready?" I ask Buck as I help him onto the wheelchair, receiving a positive nod.

Everyone welcomes us at the entrance, rushing to hug Evan.

"I want to officially introduce you to the three most important people in my life. I'm sorry I didn't tell you anything; I just wanted to protect them," Evan says, looking at me and the twins with a sweet smile.

*20 minutes later*

"Eddie!" I call out to the guy who just arrived, with his son Christopher beside him, both with huge smiles on their faces. Eddie immediately comes to hug me. "Hope, meet Chris. Chris, this is Hope, she's Buck's wife and the mother of his two children," Eddie says, addressing me and Chris, with a genuine smile. He immediately introduced himself and approached to see the children.

*After the ceremony*

The day passes peacefully; I've met all of Buck's colleagues and made friends with each one of them. Chris was the one I adored the most; I love that child, he's so innocent. He fell in love with the twins; he didn't leave them alone for a moment. The children, followed by Chris, were in everyone's arms, stealing the spotlight from Eddie.

I like the team; I hope to get to know them more. They're all good people who care about Buck, and most importantly, they're his family.

*A/N*

Heyyy, guess who finished writing the chapter on March 15 but that same day she was celebrating his 18th birthday and had two ceremonies of her own brother? ✨✨

A new chapter, let me know what you think 🫂