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VICTORIA SAT IN THE FIRETRUCK AS SHE RESTED HER HEAD BACK AGAINST THE SEAT. It was her first shift back after the earthquake and boy was she excited. She couldn't take another day sitting around her apartment. Especially when the doctor was only keeping her home as a precaution the last few days. But now she was back and she couldn't be more happy. She didn't realize how much she missed the job and the people around her until she physically couldn't do it.
"Glad to be back?" She hears from beside her and Victoria turns her head to see Hen smiling toward her. Victoria laughs as she nods her head, a sigh leaving her lips.
"Oh, yeah. Definitely." Victoria responds to her as she brushes a hand through her hair. "I've been at home for far too long." She admits and Eddie just chuckles as he leans forward, placing one of his hands on her knee.
"Well, now you're back to the action." Eddie tells her and Victoria smiles brightly back at him.
"Hell yeah." She says with a laugh before her eyes move to Buck. He had been silent the whole ride so far and had an unhappy look on his face. Victoria nudges him with her foot and he just glances at her. "You okay?" Victoria asks curiously.
"What?" Buck asks, looking confused for a moment. Victoria gestures toward the window where he had been looking out of.
"Staring off into the distance." She points out. Buck blinks a few times before shaking his head.
"Oh, I'm fine." He replies causing Victoria to furrow her eyebrows. She goes to respond but the firetruck came to a halt and Buck all but rushed out. Victoria followed him out, not knowing what was suddenly wrong with him.
He had been fine the past few weeks, visiting her whenever he could, even more than Athena and Hen. Buck practically couldn't leave her alone and was constantly blowing up her phone and now, he was like a ghost. Ever since she had stepped foot into the station this morning, he was the only one not happy to see her. And he had barely said a word to her but would converse with everyone else just fine.
"Grab a creeper and some blocks." Bobby tells them, cutting through her thoughts, before making his way through the crowd of people. Victoria tries to navigate her way in order to follow behind him.
"She's over here." One of the girls say as she walks over to them before her eyes widen slightly. "Holy crap, you are hot." She tells them with a smirk on her face. Victoria resists the urge to roll her eyes as she continues to move through the crowd.
"Okay, guys. The strippers are here." She announces with a laugh. Victoria shares a glance with Hen.
"That's original." Victoria mumbles and it seemed Hen agreed with her disdain.
