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Captain Maynard had sent two police officers to go and get Chris and the person from DCFS met them at Eddie’s house and once all three adults were at the door one of the officers knocked on the door and they waited for someone to answer it.
The door opens and a coloured woman with a kind smile and kind eyes answers and she looks at them and wonders what's going on.
“Excuse me, I'm from DCFS and I have a court order to remove a child named Christopher Diaz from this house” The DCFS person says.
“I'm sorry I don't understand what's going on?” Carla says.
“Can we ask who you are?” One of the officers asks.
“My name is Carla Price and I work for Mr Diaz as an In-Home Services Nurse” Carla says.
“Well Miss Price can you please collect Christopher for us?” The DCFS person asks.
Carla closed the door and she goes to Christopher's room and wakes him up and tells him what's going on and the boy is confused but he packs his suitcase and gets his jacket on and Carla tells him that everything is going to ok.
Carla opens the door and Chris looks at the three adults and he puts on a brave face as he walks away with the DCFS worker and the two LAPD officers.
The next morning Buck had woken up early and he made sure to get his apartment clean for Athena and the DCFS person and he wondered what's going on.
Buck has cleaned the kitchen,bathroom,living room and the hallway.
Buck is in the middle of cleaning his bedroom when the door goes and Buck looks at his watch and sees it's 9:00 am in the morning so he goes downstairs and opens the door and standing there is Athena and a woman he doesn't recognise but knows she works for DCFS.
Buck steps aside and he lets Athena and the woman into his loft.
“Evan “Buck” Buckley please meet Kat Slater” Athena says introducing Buck and Kat to each other.
“Very nice to meet you Mr Buckley” Kat says and she shakes Buck's hand.
Buck does the same and he smiles at the women from DCFS.
“Same here” Buck says and he shakes the woman's hand.
“Not to sound rude or anything but can you tell me what's going on?” Buck asks.
“Last night the LAPD was part of a raid on an underground street fighting ring and I was a part of the task force and when we busted the group there was an individual that was very familiar and that person is currently sitting in a jail cell at the moment” Athena says.
Buck knows who the person Athena is talking about and Buck doesn't feel any sympathy for them.
“What's happening with Chris?” Buck asks.
“That's why we are here” Athena says.
Kat tells Buck what's going to be happening and that she understands he is moving to San Francisco and she doesn't have an issue with that but she will need to phone Buck's new boss and get someone from San Francisco DCFS to inspect the house Buck is living in and then if all goes good and Eddie’s parents don't contest then Chris will leave with Buck.
Buck tells Kat that he is in contact with Eddie’s family as they all genuinely get on and Kat says that's good but she will still need to speak to them and Buck understands.
After speaking some more Kat leaves Buck's apartment and she says she will speak to Buck again.
Buck closes the door and he turns around and faces Athena.
“How much trouble is Eddie in?” Buck asks.
“I'm not going to lie to you. Eddie is facing some heavy charges and the fact that he is a first responder makes things more complicated” Athena says.
“Is Eddie looking at jail time or not?” Buck asks.
“I don't know sweetheart” Athena says.
“OK. I'll get him a lawyer but I don't want anyone to know” Buck says.
Athena looks at her son and she loves that he has a massive heart but Eddie needs to fix this himself and Buck shouldn't have to help.
“I don't think you should get him a lawyer,” Athena says.
“I know I don't have to but I don't want Eddie to get someone who has no idea what they're doing so I want to do this but that's all the help Eddie’s getting from me” Buck says.
Athena smiles at her son and she understands what he is saying so she keeps quiet.
Athena tells Buck that if he needs anything then to call her and she will be round and she leaves the building.
Buck goes over to the counter and he picks up his phone and he calls Abuelas house phone and waits for her to answer.
For the past few weeks Buck has been spending a lot of time with Abuela,Tia Peppa and even Helena and Ramon who are in Los Angeles for a few weeks.
“Hello Diaz Residence” Abuela says.
“Hello Abuela” Buck says.
“Even my sweet boy, how are you?” Abuela asks.
“I'm ok. Look, is there any chance you and the rest of the family can come over to mine as I need to tell you something?” Buck asks.
“Evan please tell me you're not hurt?” Abuela asks.
“I'm fine. It's something to do with Eddie and Chris” Buck says.
“OK. We are on our way over to yours. We will be there in 20 minutes” Abuela says.
Both Buck and Abuela hang up and Buck gets back to cleaning the apartment and by the time he has finished there is another knock at his door and Buck goes and answers it and he sees Tia Peppa,Abuela,Ramon and Helena standing there.
Buck lets the group in and he closes the door and he goes and makes everyone coffee.
Once the group are sitting at the table and they have their coffee they all wait for Buck to speak.
Buck takes a deep breath and he knows that this is something he can't keep to himself.
“So the reason I phoned was that over an hour ago Athena stopped by and she was with a women from DCFS and it turns out that Eddie has been arrested during the night as he was street fighting and Athena was part of a task force and she was the one to arrest him” Buck says.
“I thought you had a word with him about what we know,” Helena says to her husband.
“I did but he ignored what I was saying” Ramon says.
“We can deal with that later. Buck, what's happening with Chris?” Tia Peppa asks.
“As you guys know I'm a registered foster parent and the person from DCFS is happy to let me take in Chris but it's all up to Ramon and Helena and if they wish for Chris to be with them then he goes with them” Buck says.
“Buck we would be happy for Chris to go with you” Helena says.
“Helena is right and we know that you would take great care of him and love him unconditionally” Ramon says.
“I appreciate it guys but maybe you should take Chris,” Buck says.
“Evan we will stand by you no matter what so what's going on with you not wanting to take Chris in?” Ramon asks.
“I love Chris don't get me wrong but I'm moving to San Francisco in a few days” Buck says.
“And your point is what exactly?” Abuela asks.
“I don't want to uproot Chris after he has finally settled here” Buck says.
“Buck we understand that your worried but I honestly think that Chris moving to San Francisco for a little while will help him and it's not like you and him can't visit us or we can visit you so please do not worry” Ramon says.
“Can I ask how Eddie is doing or have you not been told?” Tia Peppa asks.
“He is going to be facing some serious charges but I'm going to get him a lawyer but that's the only thing I'm doing for him as truth is he has brought this on himself and he needs to face the consequences of his actions” Buck says.
“We understand and we stand by you” Abuela says.
The rest of their conversation revolves around what Buck will need to do to make sure Chris stays with Buck and it's going to be made a lot easier with Ramon and Helena supporting Buck.
Ramon's phone goes off and he looks at the number and he doesn't recognise the number but he knows it's an official number and Ramon knows its DCFS.
Ramon answers the call.
“Mr Ramon Diaz speaking,” Ramon says.
“Mr Diaz my name is Kat Slater and I'm a social worker with DCFS and I'm phoning you regarding your grandson Christopher” Kat says.
“Yes,me and my wife are fully aware what this call is about as we are currently speaking to Buck and we are in full support of him getting custody of Christopher” Ramon says.
“OK, that makes my job so much easier, thank you,” Kat says.
Ramon and Kat hang up and Buck is thankful for the support.
Kat puts the phone down and leaves her office and she goes into the next room.
“Hey Chris, are you ready to go live with your Bucky?” Kat asks.
“Yes I can't wait to live with my Bucky” Chris says.
“Well then let's go,” Kat says.
Both Kat and Chris leave the children's home and Kat drives Chris to Buck's and once she is parked outside the building she gets out the car and opens the car and picks Chris up and puts him down and she closes the car door.
After Chris and Kat enter the building and they take the elevator and they get out the elevator and once at Buck's door Chris knocks on the door and when it opens Buck greets him by pulling him into a massive hug.