Notes: This is set pre: 1x4

Title: Cookies and Thank yous

author: Cindy Ryan

summary: Follow up to Personal Hero. Abby tries to find the right gift to thank Buck for rescuing her

Abby Clark used to enjoy baking. It was a stress relief; now however she had no time for it. Which was why on a break at work she was surfing online bakeries in the Los Angeles area. She'd changed her mind several times already deleteing cakes, cookie assortments and candy from her cart. With a sigh she leaned back in her chair in the small break room and closed her eyes. The phone she'd been using to shop rested in her lap. The bakery items were for the firefighters. It didn't seem like the right gift but then what do you send someone who saved your life?

Evan had told her the firefighters enjoyed cooking for each other. Perhaps Abby should send them cookware? Kitchen appliance? Gift card? After dropping her off at home two days before and making sure she was settled Evan had once again shaken off her thanks. He'd said he was just glad they'd got there in time. Still Abby felt like she should do something to thank Evan's team who had dropped what they were doing to come to her aid.

There was one thing Abby would very much like to do to thank Buck which would involve no clothes and some wine. Shaking her head at the dirty thoughts Abby opened her eyes and picked up her phone. Going back to where she'd seen reasonably priced cookies Abby selected a large gift basket with a variety of cookies. She checked out and put in the fire station's address before she could change her mind again. Her break over with Abby stood put her phone in her pocket and went back to her computer.


"Buck, your girlfriend sent a delivery."Henritta Wilson called from the firehouse's kitchen as Buck walked in the front door.

"Which girlfriend?"Buck asked.

"That reply shouldn't surprise me."The older woman said with an amused shake of her head. "The one we pulled from the elevator."

Henritta saw Evan's face light up and he quickened his pace looking all the world like a five year old on Christmas morning.

"Abby? Really? What'd she send?"Buck asked as he reached the kitchen.

"Cookies; not that you need the sugar high."Wilson replied with a chuckle.

Buck shook his head as he looked at the large gift basket that contained from what he could see six metal containers of various kinds of cookies. The bakery had also included a few cake pops.

"I told her she didn't have to thank us..."Evan said trailing off.

"Coping with your life being in danger and having to be saved is different from person to person."Henritta said as she took out a peanut butter cookie. "She needed to show her appreciation in material form; her way of coping."

"There's enough cookies here to feed three stations."Evan said as he dug through the basket.

"Oooh they're fresh baked too."Wilson commented through a mouthful. "Trust me they won't last long."

"What won't last long?"Bobby asked joining them.

"Buck's girlfriend sent cookies."Henritta replied once she'd taken a drink of water. "The one we pulled from the elevator."

"Nice of her."Bobby said with a smile as he reached around Evan to pull up a tin.

"She's not my girlfriend."Evan protested absently. "Since you're both here let's send a picture of us with it so she knows it got here."

Evan placed the gift basket on the kitchen table. It took a few different poses to get the three of them and the cookies in the range of the cell phone's camera for the selfie. Once satsified with the picture Buck saved it put it in a text message and sent it to Abby with the comment of Thanks and yum.

"Thanks and yum?"Wilson read over Evan's left shoulder just before he sent it.

"What? They're cookies what else was I going to say?"Buck responded as he moved away from the table.

Henritta laughed and left the kitchen. As she walked away Buck heard the older woman say.

"You could always thank her in person."

Buck stared down at the chocolate chip cookie in his right hand and sighed. She was right and it was an excuse to see Abby again.