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Buck and Chris hugged for what seemed like hours and they both cried a little bit but no one said anything.
After a few minutes both men pull apart and Buck leads Chris to the sofa.
Kat closes the door and she joins Buck and Chris in the living room.
Chris doesn't know why he is staying with his Bucky but he can't wait to have fun with him.
Buck knows that Chris is wondering what's going on so Buck is going to speak with him but he is only getting told certain information.
“Ok buddy I'm going to tell you what's going on but I can only tell you certain information as I don't know a lot and obviously you are still young so I don't want to tell you too much.” Buck says.
Buck looks at Kat and she gives him a nod.
“So last night unfortunately your dad was arrested as he did a bad thing and unfortunately he can't take care of you as he needs to get help as it's clear you dad is struggling so until he is better you're going to live with me.” Buck says.
Kat sees that Buck struggled with finding the right words to tell Chris but he did well and Kat can tell it was hard for Buck.
“Is dad going to be allowed to see me?.” Chris asks.
Buck looks at Kat and she gives him a reassuring smile so Buck takes a deep breath.
“At the moment he won't be able to see you but it's only until your dad gets better.” Buck says.
Chris looks at Buck and then at Kat and whatever is going on with his dad he knows that it's serious so he will stay strong and he knows Buck only has his best interests out for him.
Kat can see how much Buck cares about Chris and that he wants to try and protect the boy from the truth.
“So since you are staying with me for a little while there is something you need to know. We aren't going to be staying in Los Angeles as I'm moving to San Francisco and I have spoken with your grandparents and Abuela and Tia Peppa and they all agree that moving to San Francisco will be a good move as it will help you heal and you will get a change of scenery. Is that ok Chris?.” Buck asks.
Chris is shocked that Buck is moving to San Francisco but he is more shocked that he is moving with him and it would be nice to leave Los Angeles for some time as it's been hard for him.
“How long are we going to live there for?.” Chris asks.
“It's going to be permanent buddy as I got an offer from a firehouse there and they can't wait to have me.” Buck says.
“Will you tell dad where we are?.” Chris asks.
Buck doesn't know how to answer that question as he doesn't know what he is allowed to tell Chris.
“Unfortunately your Bucky won't be able to tell your dad where you guys have moved to as we need to make sure that he gets better and then once he has then he may not be allowed to see you.” Kat says.
“Chris I know this is hard and I'm sorry that you have had to go through this but your dad needs to get better first and I'm sure that once he has and then proved himself then maybe you can call him.” Buck says.
Chris hugs Buck and he knows that Buck is just trying to make him feel better.
Kat decides to leave and she tells Buck that she is just waiting on word back from San Francisco DCFS and once she gets the call and the paperwork then she can sign off on him leaving with Chris but she doesn't see there being any issues.
Buck escorts Kat out and once he closes the door he goes to Chris and tells him that he is going to make sure to put him first and that he only wants to protect him and Chris knows that Buck will always be there for him.
Buck decides to let Chris sleep in his bed for a few hours as he probably hasn't had a good night's sleep.
While Chris is sleeping Buck calls a lawyer and it's the lawyer that handled his lawsuit and thankfully it's not Chase Mackey.
Buck decided to go with a different lawyer when he chose to file a lawsuit against Bobby and the fire department as Buck made sure to do his research on Chase.
Los Angeles Police Department.
Eddie is sitting in the interview room and he feels like he is crawling out of his skin.
The door opens and two police officers step in and they look at Eddie and then they close the door.
Both officers take a seat and they start the recording.
Just as everyone has stated who they are, the door opens and a woman enters.
“Mr Diaz I'm Sonya Paxton and I've been appointed as your lawyer. My client is not going to answer any questions until I have spoken to him so leave the room and don't bother listening through the one way mirror.” Sonya says.
The two officers leave and they can tell that this is one lawyer you don't want to get on the wrong side of.
“I'm sorry but who hired you?.” Eddie asks.
“I have been hired by Even “Buck” Buckley as his previous lawyer recommended me. Now let's talk about the situation you have found yourself in and how stupid you have been.” Sonya says.
Eddie looks at the woman and she is clearly someone who says what she thinks.
Eddie tells her the whole story and how he never meant to get addicted and that at first it was only supposed to be one match but one match turned into two matches and then two turned into three and before Eddie knew it he was sneaking out and looking forward to the fights.
Sonya looks at Eddie and she thinks why the hell is she taking this case but since Buck asked her to do it and she knows what's happened to him she knows he doesn't want Diaz's son to suffer.
“Ok Mr Diaz I've heard enough. This is what's going to be happening.
When you are questioned by the two officers you will tell them everything and give them names and tell them who introduced you to the street fighting, you will also admit you need help and have been struggling since your wife died and how you were the firefighter/paramedic to respond and then when your son was involved in the tsunami that made things worse but you are willing to get help and to accept responsibility for what you did.
Now I will get you a deal that helps you to stay out of prison and to hopefully not lose your son forever but I'm going to be honest if I were prosecuting you I would make sure you lost access to your son completely but that's not what I'm going to do as I've been hired to help you and I will help you.” Sonya says.
Eddie nods and he knows this is his last chance.
The two officers come back in and they get told that Eddie is ready to be interviewed but Sonya says she wants a deal and it to go on record as Eddie has lots of information.
The two officers check with their captain and the prosecutor and he tells them to agree to a deal.
When the two officers tell Sonya that a deal can be made, that's when Eddie tells them everything and he has so much to tell them that Sonya knows the deal won't include any jail time.
Eddie finishes telling the officers everything and they turn the tape off and tell Eddie he will be taken to his cell while the deal is being made.
Eddie gets taken to his cell and Sony meets with the prosecutor and he straight away says 2 years in prison and 4 years probation.
Sonya says no to that deal and she sees that the guy wants to play hardball but the information Eddie has given is going to put a lot of people away.
The lawyer says no prison time but Eddie needs to get help and see a therapist and he can no longer be a first responder and he loses access to his son for 4 years and is only allowed supervised visits and he doesn't get to choose who his son stays with.
Eddie also has to cut ties with anyone from the 118 as it is clear they are un-healthy people and Eddie can not be seen with them.
Sonya agreed to the deal and she knows that Eddie is getting a good deal as she would have made sure Eddie faced more consequences.
Athena comes into the room and she tells Sonya and the other lawyer that she has information on Christopher Diaz.
The lawyer asks Athena to tell them and Athena informs them that Buck has custody of Chris as it's in Eddie’s will and Eddie’s parents have agreed to let Buck take Chris.
Sonya informs Athena that Eddie will be getting told as she needs to inform him of the deal but he won't be able to decide who has Chris.
Sonya leaves the room and she goes to Eddie’s cell.
The officer opens it and Sonya steps in.
Eddie looks at his lawyer and he is ready for the consequences.
“This is the deal that me and the prosecutor have agreed on and they are non-negotiable.
There will be no prison time, you will be getting help and seeing a therapist.
You can no longer be a first responder or anything that is classed as a first responder.
You will lose access to your son for 4 years and are only allowed supervised visits and you can no longer have any say where your son goes and who he stays with but just to let you know Mr Buckley has taken in your son.
You will be cutting ties with anyone from the 118 as it is clear they are un-healthy people and you can not be seen with them.” Sonya says.
Eddie looks at his lawyer and he knows he is lucky that he is not serving prison time and he wants to be angry that Buck has custody of his son but he knows he can't.
Sonya leaves the cell and she knows that Eddie needs to spend the night and hopefully this is a wake up call.
Firehouse 118.
Bobby walks into the firehouse and he goes to his office and knows that he is going to have a lot of paperwork to do.
Ever since Buck was proved right that Bobby was holding him back things have been stressful and Bobby has constantly been dealing with the chiefs of not only the 118 but other chiefs from other firehouses as word spread that Buck was within his rights and Bobby has become public enemy number one.
Hen sees Bobby and she knows that he is struggling but she hopes that he isn't drinking.
“Morning Hen.” Bobby says.
“Are you doing ok?.” Hen asks.
“Yes I'm doing fine.” Bobby says.
A few other firefighters pass Bobby and Hen and they both get ignored.
Both adults look at each other and they know that they need to just push through what's happening.
Hen goes and walks to the loft and Bobby heads to his office.
Los Angeles Police Station.
Captain Maynard and Athena are in the office and Athena is getting told what she is allowed to access and she is taking a step back as she is personally involved in this and honestly she knows the suspect.
“Athena I know you want to work this case but you can not as it's against the rules and I'm sick of you disobeying orders so I'm suspending you for a month with pay.” Elaine says.
“I understand Elaine and I know that you have to make the hard choices.” Athena says.
Athena gets up and she nods to her boss and she goes and gets changed.