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Buck faltered as Eddie walked into the station with a five o’clock shadow gracing his jawline, forgetting his comment to Hen about what he was bringing to the Christmas dinner potluck.
“Hey Eds, forget to shave this morning?” He teased as he watched the older man button up his work shirt. “So unlike you.”
Eddie rolled his eyes as Buck sported a cheeky grin. “No Buck, I didn’t forget to shave, I just ran out of time. Why? Do you like it?” Eddie framed his face with his hands and stuck a hip out, bringing out a cackle from Hen.
“Oh Eddie, you still look charming as ever,” Hen laughed as she stood up. “See ya’ll upstairs.”
The pair watched her walk out of the changing room before turning back to each other.
“So? Think you can manage a day with me sporting a five o’clock shadow?” Eddie teased as he straightened his shirt after tucking it into his pants.
“Yeah, yeah,” Buck rolled his eyes but hid the gulp he took to avoid doing anything stupid. “I’ll manage.”
~
It had been a few days since Buck had seen Eddie due to being rostered differently to cover the B shift, so Buck made his way to the Diaz household for their weekly movie night, letting himself in with his key as he announced his arrival.
“Helloooo! Your favourite person ever is here!”
A giggle from the living room and the subsequent sound of crutches clicking against the floorboards made Buck’s heart swell as he took his jacket and boots off by the door.
“Buck!” God, if Buck didn’t already love the kid, the joy in Christopher’s voice as he shouts his name would have tipped him over that line.
“Hey buddy! You ready for movie night?” Buck gushed as he knelt down to wrap the kid up in a big hug. “What are we watching tonight?”
“Spiderman!” Christopher cheered as they made their way to the living room, Buck noticing the coffee table set up with snacks and papers from Christopher’s completed homework.
“Hey Buck,” Eddie greeted from the kitchen as he checked on the oven. “Feel free to put the movie on, I’ll be there soon.”
Buck glanced up and paused, taking a moment to take in Eddie’s appearance. He felt his heart rate increase when he realised the man’s beard had grown, the hair thicker and fuller than a few days ago at the station.
“Buck! Put the movie on!” Christopher laughed as he plonked down on the couch. Buck did as he was told, and as the movie started playing he sat himself down next to him, playing with his hands as he thought of Eddie’s beard.
“Hey, Chris, did your dad forget where he put his razor?” Buck whispered loudly enough that Eddie could hear him. “Because if he’s going for the rugged cowboy look I don’t think it’s working out.”
He’s lying, of course. Buck wanted to pin Eddie up against a wall and do things to that man that would scar Christopher for the rest of his life.
“Hey!” Eddie entered the living room with a bowl of fries and a small bowl of ketchup and smiled as Christoper giggled. “I think I look handsome.”
“That’s one word to describe it,” Buck grinned and stole a handful of fries before Eddie could even put the bowl on the table.
He could not stop looking at Eddie all throughout the film.
Eddie definitely noticed.
~
“So, do you really have a problem with my beard? Or are you jealous that you can’t grow one as beautiful as mine?” Eddie asked as they cleaned up, Christopher already in bed with a book for the night.
Buck scoffed at the thought. “I can grow a beard!”
Eddie hummed as he carried the plates into the kitchen while Buck trailed behind him with the cups, staring at the man’s ass unashamedly. As they were cleaning the dishes, Buck stole glances at Eddie periodically before he stopped washing and turned towards the blonde.
“Buck, be serious for a second. Do you.. Do you really not like the beard?” Eddie sounded self conscious, and Buck felt stupid. Maybe he did go overboard with the teasing. He dropped the tea towel and stepped towards Eddie, cornering the man up against the counter with his hands against it, right beside Eddie's hips.
“Eddie, if you keep growing your beard and get more handsome, I’m gonna have to fuck you.”
The close proximity and the words spoken made the pair freeze only momentarily before Buck pulled away to pick up the tea towel and resume drying the dishes. On the outside he was calm, acting as if he didn’t just make a very suggestive comment to his best friend, as if he didn’t just out himself and his feelings to said best friend.
On the inside, Buck was having a meltdown.
‘Don’t say anything. Don’t say anything. You’ve fucked it up, now. No going back.’
“O-Oh,” Eddie stammered, his cheeks turning red as he cleared his throat and returned to washing up. Buck didn’t know that he intentionally pressed up against the sink to hide his boner.
~
Eddie made his way over to Hen as she sat at the kitchen table at the station, a cheeky grin stretched across his face. Hen immediately picked up that something had happened, and put down her medical textbook to adjust her glasses and give Eddie her full attention.
“So?” She asked.
“He said-” Eddie laughed, almost in disbelief. “He said if I kept growing my beard and got more handsome, he’d have to, yknow, fuck me.”
Hen gasped and covered her mouth, but mostly to cover up the smile. “No he did not!”
Eddie ran a hand over his beard, now trimmed neatly but fuller than the weekend when Buck saw him last. “He did. It was so hot, Hen. He cornered me against the counter for god's sake!”
“Alright there Eddie, please don’t get a boner at work,” Hen laughed. “So what happened next?”
“Nothing! We just went back to doing the dishes,” Eddie said as he shrugged. At Hen’s groan, Eddie cackled. “Don’t worry! I’m seeing him later tonight. He better make good on his promise because I have wanted him for too long for this plan not to work.”
Hen raised an eyebrow at how open Eddie was being with her, but she put it down to nervous rambling, and Eddie finally being open with himself.
“Proud of you, Edmundo. Just don’t come in to work tomorrow covered in hickeys, alright? Or worse, a limp.”
“Shut up, Henrietta!”
~
When Buck opened the door, he took one look at Eddie and pulled him inside his apartment, pushing him up against the door before he could even say hello. With their bodies flushed together, much like they were just over a week ago in Eddie’s kitchen, Buck could feel the way Eddie responded to him, he could feel the way Eddie wanted him too.
They stood there for a few tense, silent seconds before Buck moved his hands up and cupped Eddie’s jawline, allowing his fingers to scratch lightly at the thick hair now presented there. Buck watched Eddie carefully as he moved one hand to the back of his head while the other remained on his jaw.
“Buck-”
“Shh,” Buck whispered, not breaking eye contact. “Let me just.. Let me take you in for a sec.”
When Eddie thought a few seconds had passed, he wasn’t too sure of time at the moment, he spoke again. “Buck, if you don’t kiss me right now I’m gonna- mmf!”
Buck’s lips were on Eddie’s before he could finish his sentence, but he didn’t mind, because all he could think about from that moment onward was Buck. Buck, Buck, Buck. Eddie dropped his bag and rested his hands on Buck’s hips, pulling the blonde impossibly closer as he slipped his tongue into his mouth, eliciting a soft moan from the man.
They separated for air, both panting slightly and their pupils blown as they caught their breath. Eddie moved a hand to Buck’s lower back and ran a nail lightly over the skin under his hoodie, noticing how Buck shivered slightly. The blonde grinned and pecked Eddie’s lips, before moving his hands from Eddie’s face to under his thighs, picking the man up and walking towards the stairs, laughing at the yelp Eddie let slip through his lips.
“Buck-”
Buck kissed Eddie once more, revelling in the way the coarse hairs tickled his upper lip. He had never kissed a man with a full beard before, but he loved the sensation it brought him. “You did this on purpose, didn’t you?”
Eddie grinned and let out a shout as Buck threw him onto the bed and climbed on top of him. “I may or may not have found some information that led me to believe you liked beards just a little bit,” he said as he made a pinch with his finger and thumb.
“So you either found my magazine stash or my pornhub search history,” Buck tsked before he placed his hands on Eddie’s stomach, his fingers underneath the man's shirt that slowly rose as he moved his hands up Eddie’s chest, the man understanding what he wanted and sat up so Buck could remove his shirt. Once the material was removed, Buck leant down and kissed Eddie firmly while his hands explored the body he had seen many times before, but was never allowed to touch. “What are we gonna do with you?”
“You need a new hiding spot for your magazines,” Eddie let out a gasp as Buck made his way down his chest, gently biting down on the flesh of his pec. “We need to talk about this.”
Buck hummed nonchalantly and lifted his arms in the air so Eddie could remove his LAFD hoodie, and Eddie perked up when he realised no shirt came with it. Buck leant forward and pressed his lips to Eddie’s, this time softly, lovingly.
“Eddie, I would love to talk about our forever with you, but I am a man of my word and right now I have someone I need to fuck.” Buck smiled as Eddie moaned and rolled his hips up into Buck’s, placing his large hands on Buck’s ass as they moved together.
“Then you better get started.”
~
The next day they walked into the station together, both of them covered in hickeys and Eddie covering up a slight limp in his step.