"Buck you have to eat something, promise me you'll at least try" Athena pleaded on her way out the door, she had to go pick up Harry from school. All day Athena and Karen had tried convincing Buck to eat something, and all day they had failed
"Seriously Buck Hen will be mad at me if I don't at least get some food in you" Karen had teased
"No" Buck had said looking up frightened that he was gonna cause trouble for someone, especially Karen who hadn't done anything to him
"It's okay Buck, don't worry, I was just teasing" Karen had said realising what the frightened look in Buck's eyes meant
"Oh okay sure" Buck had sighed with relief
"But you really do need to eat something baby" Athena had said
"I know, I just… I can't" Buck had said, then he had stood up to hug Athena goodbye but midway there his body had given out and he had collapsed on the floor
"BUCK" Karen and Athena had yelled running to him him
It had been a few hours till the end of shift, everyone had been sitting and chatting in the lounge area at the station when the alarm went off and they had to gear up again. Once they reached the ambo Hen had quickly taken a look at the address they were going to and then her heart made a drop, it was her house
"Buck" she breathed out when realising what that meant. Chimney took a look at the screen and then they were of in double speed for Hen's house
"He's gonna be okay" Chimney said more to himself than Hen, but he couldn't help but feel like he was wrong. When they reached Hen's house everyone jumped out and ran for the house. Hen opened the door and the scene in front of her was terrifying, there on the floor laid Buck and doing chest compressions was Athena while Karen was on mouth to mouth duty. Hen and Chimney quickly dropped down to relieve Karen and Athena who backed up and out of the way, Bobby and Eddie standing frozen at the door.
"What the hell happened to him?" Eddie said angrily and looked like he was about to punch someone, Bobby just stared at Hen and Chimney's tries to review Buck. Finally the heart monitor started to indicate that Buck's heart was beating again on his own
"Did you manage to get any food or anything into him?" Hen asked and looked at Karen
"Just some water" Karen answered
"Okay, he is far from out of the woods yet but we'll set him up with an IV for fluid and nutrients" Hen said and then looked to Eddie and Bobby by the door. "I think we'll need the stretcher" Hen said looking directly at Bobby now who nodded and went to the ambulance to get said item.
"I'll call Michael to pick up Harry and then come with you to the hospital" Athena said and picked up her phone, she was still in shock over what had just happened but she knew Buck needed her now and she wasn't about to leave him again. Michael agreed quickly, not needing any more explanation when Athena told him she had to go to the hospital with Buck.
"Hen what the hell happened to him?" Eddie burst out again, not having gotten any response to his former question but realising Hen knew more than she let on
"I don't know Diaz, I wasn't here" Hen snapped at him
"But what is he doing in your house?" Eddie retaliated quickly
"That's none of your concern" Hen said with an angry glare at Eddie
"My best friend is lying on your floor looking like death and being treated for a freaking heart attack and that's none of my concern" Eddie snapped, looking like he was about to punch Hen this time. Hen softened a little
"Sorry Eddie I didn't mean it, but after the shitty way you have been treating him lately I just… He came here talking suicide and thinking nobody cared" Hen said sadly looking back at Buck. "And I really don't know what happened to make him this skinny" Hen said. Eddie deflated at this revelation
"He wanted to die?" Eddie whispered chocked
"I'm sorry Eddie" Hen said again and then went back to setting up the IV that Chimney had just found for them
