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Helena is already grabbing Christopher’s coat. “Come on, sweetheart. You’re coming home with us for a little while.”
Christopher frowns, blinking blearily up at her. “Nana? Wha-” He sits up taller, eyes darting between each of the adults in the room. “I’m not leaving my dad.”
“He’ll be okay, you’ll see him once he’s better.” Helena reassures, reaching down to squeeze his shoulder.
“Oh yes, I’m sure he’ll be fine waking up to find that you’ve taken his son to another state after almost dying. How could you both be so selfish?”
Chris is starting to look upset now, his lower lip trembling as he looks down at his father. “I don’t want to go to Texas.” he whispers, his hand resting on Eddie’s leg. Bobby’s heart pangs, and he’s about to finally speak up when another voice cuts into the tension of the room-
“You’re not going anywhere, Chris.”
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15 Jun 2026
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“He’s not,” Christopher interrupted after he swallowed, his eyebrows furrowed, “that’s not- no. Bucks not my uncle.”
His abuela waved a dismissive hand, “Oh, of course not, I know that. Isn’t that a thing you young ones do? Refer to your parents' close friends as aunts or uncles?”
And here’s the thing, yes. He refers to Hen and Karen as his aunties. He’s never blinked at that. He routinely tells people that he and Denny are basically cousins.
Sure, he even calls Maddie and Chim his aunt and uncle without a second thought, but that’s because - well, that’s because..
“He’s not my uncle,” Christopher repeated, “He’s my other dad.”
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OR Five times Christopher Diaz sets the record straight on who Buck is to him and the one time he makes sure Buck knows it too.
(and a buddie confession just for funsies)
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14 Jun 2026
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“A star?” he whispered.
Eddie nodded slowly. “Yeah.”
“A silver one?”
“Yes.”
Theo turned to Buck, whispering louder. “Buck.”
“I know.”
“Buck.”
“Yeah.”
“He has a star.”
Buck’s expression shifted before he could stop it. Pride first. Then something warmer underneath, something Eddie did not have the emotional bandwidth to inspect too closely.
“I know,” Buck said softly.
Then, because Buck had apparently decided Eddie didn’t deserve to survive dinner, he added, “Eddie’s kind of a big deal.”
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22 May 2026
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“Only your kid, Buck.” Eddie smirked behind his beer.
“Excuse me,” Buck squawked, “your kid has literally ubered to my place before without your knowledge.”
There was a pause and before Buck could overthink it, Eddie shrugged, pressing his knee against Buck’s, “Okay, then. Only our kids.”
Buck inhaled sharply and stared owlishly at Eddie before clearing his throat, looking away flustered. Our kids. His heart ached with a yearning he’s been trying to suppress since he realized what that feeling was.
Eddie's straight.
And a renter.
He didn’t mean it in that way.
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Theo calls 911 for a playdate and Buck has a mini crisis over jumping to conclusions
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20 May 2026
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"I don't think Eddie knows how to ride a horse."
As far as Buck is aware, his best friend is not harbouring secret equestrian tendencies.
"Yes, he does," Theo insists stubbornly, looking personally offended at Buck's disagreement. "He rode a horse in the desert."
Buck blinks.
"Chris told me."
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or, Eddie tells Chris he rode a horse in New Mexico, Chris tells Theo, Theo tells Buck. Some revelations are made.
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20 May 2026