He's--a little baffled, to be honest. Eddie knows Buck better than he knows the back of his own hand. He can tell that this whole thing is ever so slightly off but he can't for the life of him figure out why. Like hell is he turning down the opportunity to hug Buck though.
(It feels more like being home than being in El Paso does.)
"I missed you too, man," Eddie says, tone a little confused. When he pulls away from the embrace (a little bit reluctantly) he puts his hand on Buck's shoulder, thumb finding that divot it always does right by his collar bone. He watches his mother go back in the house and, as the door shuts behind her, turns back to Buck, eyebrow raised. It's not quite a look, but it's definitely a something is up with you and I'm going to figure it out kind of expression.
Giving Buck's shoulder a squeeze, he says, "Chris is around back with my dad. He'll be thrilled to see you." That's not even a lie. He's pretty sure Chris has missed Buck more than he's missed Eddie. "How many days did Cap manage to convince you to take off?"
How long does he get to spend time with his best friend before he has to say goodbye again? Before he, yet again, has to wrestle with watching someone he loves walk away from him, knowing he walked away first? Fuck, why does his life keep going in circles and patterns?
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(It feels more like being home than being in El Paso does.)
"I missed you too, man," Eddie says, tone a little confused. When he pulls away from the embrace (a little bit reluctantly) he puts his hand on Buck's shoulder, thumb finding that divot it always does right by his collar bone. He watches his mother go back in the house and, as the door shuts behind her, turns back to Buck, eyebrow raised. It's not quite a look, but it's definitely a something is up with you and I'm going to figure it out kind of expression.
Giving Buck's shoulder a squeeze, he says, "Chris is around back with my dad. He'll be thrilled to see you." That's not even a lie. He's pretty sure Chris has missed Buck more than he's missed Eddie. "How many days did Cap manage to convince you to take off?"
How long does he get to spend time with his best friend before he has to say goodbye again? Before he, yet again, has to wrestle with watching someone he loves walk away from him, knowing he walked away first? Fuck, why does his life keep going in circles and patterns?