"Do I detect some Jealousy?" Eddie asked teasingly
"No" Kate snorted, "why would I be jealous I'm engaged to Buck, we have a kid. She was a bathroom fling"
"Whatever you say"
1 hour In
"Coffee" Buck handed Kate a cup
"My savior" Kate sighed, taking a gulp of the hot liquid
"You okay?" Buck asked, sounding concerned
"I'm just tired" she replied, "I have cramps."
"How about tonight we order takeout, get your favorite ice cream and watch a rom com"
Kate smiled happily "you'd really watch a rom com,"
"If it makes you feel better. Always"
"I love you" she hummed,
"You know.. you don't have to be jealous" he added in quickly
Kate sighed, "Eddie!"
2 hours in
"I'm just worried something could go wrong, what happened to you was-.."
"Terrifying" Kate nodded, "I understand, so many things can go wrong from the second labour starts and as first responders we are kinda wired to think worse case."
"I just wish Maddie would see that" he sighed
"Chim, you have to understand. Giving birth is terrifying but throwing a global pandemic into the mix and the possibility of doing it alone.. it can make someone explore options that never factored before"
3 hours in
"Pizza!" Eddie called out, holding two hot boxes
4 hours in
Kate ran back to the truck, thankfully the grumpy old man was kind enough to let her pee. When she got back she seem Taylor with Buck
Kate stood beside him, she couldn't help but link her arm around his; almost as If she was claiming him
"Buck was just talking about you. You two have come a long way since the bar" Taylor started a conversation
Kate forced a smile "oh yeah, Kinda quickly but we got there " she joked
"I'm impressed, the Buck I knew didn't seem the settle down type"
"Right person I guess" Kate shrugged,
"I better get back to work, it was nice seeing you again" Taylor said before walking back to her news van
Kate gave a smile, watching as the red head walked away
"Wow" Buck laughed "that was horrible"
"What?" Kate asked, her brows furrowed
"Why are you so jealous"
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FanfictionAfter moving 5000 miles away from home, Kate life had changed in ways she would have never imagined. She met who she could only describe as her second chance at happiness -Evan Buckley - he was the man who continued to pull her from the depths of...
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