It's My Birthday, and I'll Cry If I Want To
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A heatwave has dangerous consequences for the 118 - Especially Buck. What possible trouble could a broken AC, a refreshing drink, and a tangy berry cause for our resident trouble magnet?
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Buck knew he was a mess. He's tried to fix things, he's tried to fix himself. He just wanted things to go back to normal, and they were, but that didn't change the fact that he was always in danger. A simple cut leads to a bloody mess. Good thing Buck's always got Eddie to help him clean it up.
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Hope is the worst thing you can have. It's either worth it or it's not. Eddie Diaz didn't really do 'hope', but for Evan Buckley, he'd do anything.
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Eddie ran into walls, tripped on thin air, and avoided his best friend like the plague the week Buck got glasses. No one knew what was happening, least of all Buck.
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Buck and the boys are in a tight spot, who better to get them out than their Captain?
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The five times Buck and Eddie's first date ended in disaster, and the one time it didn't.
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Buck is going to his big sister's baby shower when he hears someone in danger. What's a firefighter to do but run to the rescue?
"The only evidence that he'd grown and wouldn’t enter a potentially dangerous situation without a plan was that he pulled out his phone and dialed 911 as he rounded the corner."
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After the lawsuit, it takes time, but things are finally returning to normal. Everyone was treating Buck the way they used to, and he was staying out of trouble. He even took up crochet! When he's invited to a night out with his friends, his bad luck streak from the Year of Hell isn't done with him yet. Fight or Flight, it's his choice.
"A part of Buck felt a sting at being the last one asked, but an even bigger, still worried part of him was just glad to be included. He glanced at his best friend who was already looking at him and tried to smile convincingly, but he wasn’t sure it worked."
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Buck had a frog in his throat.
It sat somewhere just above his Adam’s apple. He couldn’t feel anything on his neck, but something was stuck in his throat; there had to be.
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When a sinkhole opens on a cliffside, the crew of the 118 is sent to rescue someone caught in the calamity. What happens when Buck, their foremost ropes expert, gets tangled in a dangerous situation while trying to save a life?
"Buck had been to his fair share of sinkhole calls, but they were usually 10 or 15 feet max. It’d been raining nonstop for the last two weeks, and sinkholes were not uncommon in the greater Los Angeles area. That’s why they had so many protocols about them."
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- Part 10 of It's My Birthday, and I'll Cry If I Want To
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Buck and Eddie were dating for a few months when Eddie wanted to ask Buck to move in with him. A worrisome quirk gives him pause; not about Buck moving in with him, but rather if there's something else Eddie should be worried about.
"He rechecked his watch making sure they were still on time when his eyes caught something unusual leaning against the wall. A medium-sized suitcase was open and stuffed with clothes. It looked like something someone would do if they were planning a trip… or an escape."
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- Part 11 of It's My Birthday, and I'll Cry If I Want To
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When Buck gets sick and Eddie's out of town, who will take care of the guy who likes to fix everything? Buck may think he can power through it alone, but sometimes you just need people who care.
"Buck didn’t know if it was the lack of food, the hours, or the cramps seizing his gut, but he was more than ready to get out of there and go home."
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- Part 12 of It's My Birthday, and I'll Cry If I Want To
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The 118 are sent to Griffith Park to assist in a zipline rescue. A woman was stuck 100 feet above the ground, suspended in a harness. What happens when their rescue victim becomes more of a problem than the rescue itself?
"A suspicious silence took up all the space in the cabin. Ravi looked scared, Eddie was ignoring him, Hen squinted out the window, and Bobby didn’t say anything, but he could feel the catholic judgment hovering over him like a dark cloud."
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- Part 13 of It's My Birthday, and I'll Cry If I Want To