#Eddie relaxed and playing games with Chris at the dining table as Buck cooks

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Just got an instant headache thinking about “Maybe you should go home first” versus everything that happened in 6x12

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Buck was just waiting for his bestfriends to finally arrive after he started cleaning everything he used after his disastrous experiment with lasagna, that he wanted to cook for Chris - and wanted to cook perfectly for his Italian boyfriend Tommy - for their (Tommy and Buck) date night. Hearing the knock on his door, Buck left some of the plates in his sink to soak, approaching it he smiled when he saw his best friend and his favorite Diaz, "Hey come on in!"

"Hey yeah, sorry we're late," Eddie apologizes as he looks at his best friend's place as he smells something weird "Is that smoke?" he comments as he removes Christopher's backpack from his shoulders.

Evan closed the door and replied, "Uh yeah, trying to crack this new lasagna recipe for date night. I think it might have cracked me." he then moves away from the door.

"Dad already ordered the pizza." Christopher quickly revealed.

"It'll be here in 15 minutes" Eddie replied as he saw his best friend look at him baffled, he knows Buck have said that dinner was on him, the lasagna was on him, but he also knows his son is a growing boy. He doesn't expect Buck to feed Christopher and Tommy (both very healthy eaters) at the same time "and a very very giant tip has been included."

"Ok great, and what time are you meeting Marisol?" Buck asked as he looked at his best friend.

Eddie checked his watch and replied, "I need to be there in 30 minutes, speaking of, where's Tommy?"he asked as he didn't see Buck's boyfriend.

"He's stuck in traffic" Buck explained, "But it's date night, he'll be here." he ended with a smile.

Eddie nodded, "Are you sure you two are okay with Christopher invading date night?" he asked with a slightly worried smile.

Buck stopped as he thought of what had Tommy said to him when he texted the older man about this last minute change of plans, the older man had only reassured him that:

Date night can mean anything Evan, as long as I am spending it with you. We can watch TV and just relax that could be a date night, we could play some games in your PS4 and I can count that as date night, we can babysit Jee and Christopher and I could still call that a date night. I just want to spend time with you and I will call that a successful date night.

Buck swooned from that ok?! He never experienced this safety, this comfortability in knowing someone by doing mundane tasks like babysitting other than with Tommy. He is just so happy spending time with the older man and he looks forward to this date night and their other future date nights that he almost missed what his best friend had said; "Uh what?"

"I'm not going out with Marisol, I met this amazing woman, her name's Kim and I need to go before I get stuck in traffic." Eddie stated as he rubbed a hand through Christopher's head affectionately before walking towards the door.

Buck was stunned, "Eddie what do you mean it's not Marisol? I thought you're just going to take it slow?" he started "Is that why you smell like too much cologne?" he continued.

But the other man only continued on, and ignored him as he turned towards Christopher "Don't stay out too late and play too much video game." Eddie stated as he ran his fingers through his son's hair.

"We won't but Eddie..." Buck continued baffled, he thought he agreed in babysitting Christopher so that his best friend can get alone time with his girlfriend and not start cheating on her with him as an accomplice.

Eddie turned towards Buck with a grin, "Wasn't talking to you Buck!" he ended as he opened the door.

Buck can only take a few kernels of popcorn conveniently waiting on the dining table to throw at his best friend's back but even before he could ask Eddie for clarification his best friend had already closed the door behind him. "Uh..." he said as he looked at the pre-teen in front of him, "...give me a second, Superman, I just need to make a call." he continued before sprinting up the stairs to call another responsible adult to commiserate with.

After three rings his call was answered by a sweet: "Hey Evan"

A soft smile appeared on Buck's face, "Hey, hey Tommy!" he replied, "Uh did you get a message from Eddie earlier about his date tonight?" he asked.

"Yes, Eddie just asked me if I was really okay that our date night will be interrupted because he got a last minute reservation in this restaurant he wanted to bring Marisol to."

Buck gulps, "Did he specify who he is going with or he just said a restaurant he wanted to bring his date to?" he asked as he bit on the side of his thumb.

"He didn't specify it, but Evan, who could he bring to the restaurant other than Marisol? He's dating her right?"

Buck closed his eyes and said: "Apparently this date is not with Marisol, it's with Kim and we are unknown accomplice to our stupid friend's cheating."

There was a long pause before Buck heard his boyfriend spluttering, "What?!"

"Yeah..."

And with a deep sigh Buck and Tommy just commiserated with each other silently. They didn't ask to be silent accomplices in their friend's delinquency, and yet there they two are.

It might not be the correct ask, but I did what I can. 😅 Hope you enjoyed!

I need someone to makes this into a fic