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Chapter Two: Olivia's First Day As A Firefighter

Watching as Olivia walked away from the dining table, Buck noticed something lying on the ground where Olivia once stood. While punching a punching bag, Eddie finds Buck staring over at Olivia. Walking into her daughter's bedroom after arriving home, Dani sits down next to the horror fans on the bed. After gently doing a turning kit on Lisa's leg, Olivia begins to work on bandaging the librarian's leg while Bobby watches her closely. Sitting down next to Olivia at the dining table, Buck slowly slides the probationary firefighter over the picture he found. 

Only been on the job for a few hours, and Olivia has already made Bobby proud. And like always, I give to you all yet another sucky chapter introduction. PS: Here are some more worried Buck Moments. 

Parking his car beside Eddie's truck with a small frown plastered on his face, Buck got out of his car before he grabbed his workbag from the passenger side of his car, just as Bobby walked over toward him 

Placing his workbag onto his left shoulder, Buck waved at his captain/father figure before he made his way toward the firehouse just as Hen and Chimney pulled into the driveway. 

"Well, good morning, firefam," Olivia said. Sliding the mop bucket away from her, Olivia gave her workmates a warm, forced smile. "Get dressed because I made everyone breakfrest," 

Buck smiled as he happily walked over to Olivia's side. "You did not have to make us breakfrest, Olivia. How long have you been at the fire station?" 

"I couldn't sleep due to uh nerves. So, I decided to come here and make you all some breakfrest. Which is currently being eaten by Eddie as we speak. Might wanna hurry before he eats everything," 

With that said, Olivia walked up the stairs leading toward the upper level of the firehouse while Buck and the others rushed over toward their lockers to get dressed. 

After getting dressed in his uniform, Buck rushed upstairs while Bobby, Hen, and Chimney followed behind him, causing Eddie to wave at them with a piece of bacon in his mouth. 

Once Buck and the others were seated at the dining table, Olivia poured Bobby a cup of coffee before she placed some creamer and sugar in the middle of the table, as well as the coffee pot for anyone who wanted any. 

"I made eggs, bacon, toast, omelets, sausage, pancakes, and even waffles. And I forgot to ask if anyone was vegan," Olivia said. Pointing toward the counter after grabbing some Orange juice from the fridge, Olivia placed the glass of orange juice in the middle of the table. "But I just went ahead and made a vegan breakfrest as well. Gotta feed all of my colleagues," 

Chimney nodded as he grabbed a piece of toast from the plate. "Wow! This all looks amazing, Olivia. Where and where did you learn how to cook, though?"

"I actually thought myself to cook, Chimney. I had to learn how to cook at a very young age. Wait! C-Can I call you Chimney?"

Buck frowned, noticing the panicked look in Olivia's eyes while Chimney nodded his head, taking a bite of his toast. Why did she have to learn how to cook at a young age? And why did she panic when she thought she wasn't allowed to call Chim Chimney? 

While Bobby and the others began to eat their breakfrest, Olivia walked over to the kitchen island to grab some napkins for everyone. 

"Hey, Captain. I was able to clean the bathroom, mop all of the floors," Olivia said. Placing the napkins onto the table, Olivia finally stood next to Buck."I cleaned the firetruck and ambulance. And put away all of the dishes as well," 

Slowly talking in everything Olivia just told him, Bobby stared at her in complete shock. "Thank you for doing all of that, Olivia. But you didn't have to do all of that," 

"Oh! I-I'm sorry, Captain Nash. I thought that was part of being a probationary firefighter. I'm sorry," 

Bobby frowned. 

Sharing a quick look with Buck and the others, Bobby slowly pulled out a chair for Olivia to sit down in, only for the probationary firefighter to frown in confusion. 

"Yes, that is part of being a probationary firefighter, Olivia. You did everything right. You don't have to apologize for anything," Bobby said. Taking a drink of his coffee, Bobby gave Olivia a warm and friendly smile. "But you also didn't have to do it altogether. You don't have to rush at this job. Okay! Just take it slow and ask me and the others any questions that need answers,"

Olivia nodded. "Thank you for the advice, Captain Nash. I will try to remember it for tomorrow,"

"Good! Captain Nash is for the field, Olivia. At the firehouse, you can call me Bobby. Now, why don't you come have some breakfast with me and the others?" Bobby said. "You must be hungry after all of that cleaning and cooking you did for us,"

"That's okay, Bobby. I'm not hungry right now, but I will eat with you all at dinner,"

With that said, Olivia quickly walked away from the dining table, not realizing that a picture had fallen out of her pants pocket. 

Watching as Olivia walked away from the dining table, Buck noticed that a picture was now lying in the spot Olivia had once stood minutes ago.

Picking up the picture with a small frown on his face, Buck slowly stared down at the picture while Bobby and the others went back to eating, clearly very worried about Olivia, but Buck only had one thing running through his head. 

Who was the girl Olivia was with in this picture?

(A Few Hours Later. Still at the firehouse)

While punching a punching bag in the gym part of the firehouse, Eddie finally noticed that Buck was sitting on one of the training benches watching as Olivia took notes while Hen educated her about everything in the ambulance. 

Eddie sighed as he stopped the punching bag, slowly shaking his head at his best friend. 

"What's on your mind, Buck? You have been off since breakfrest," Eddie said. Crossing his arms over his chest, Eddie watched as Buck looked over at him. "Does it have something to do with the new probie?" 

Buck sighed. "Yes, it has something to do with Olivia, Eddie. I'm very worried about her, I mean she looked terrified at breakfrest," 

"She is probably just nervous about working here, Buck. People do get nervous and terrified about working in a place like this, and let's not forget she is working a very dangerous job at a young age," 

Getting up from the practice bench, Buck let out a small worried groan as he slowly crossed his arms over his chest while Eddie contuined to stand beside the punching bag. 

Angrily punching one of the punching bags, Buck leaned against the wall before he went back to looking over at Olivia. 

"That's the thing, Eddie. She wasn't just nervous. She was scared," Buck said. Watching as Olivia helped Hen put everything back in the ambulance, Buck ran a hand through his hair as he let out a small worried sigh. "She was scared, Eddie. She literally thought Bobby was upset with her. I think she thought he was going to hit her or something," 

Eddie signed. "Buck, I think you're just overthinking this. I'm sure Olivia is fine and only nervous about the job," 

"Or maybe she has something serious happening in her life, Eddie. And I think I know exactly what. I'm going to talk to Maddie about this after our shift,"

With that said Buck shook his head at his best friend before he walked away from Eddie just as the alarm went off, causing Buck to freeze in his tracks. 

Eddie sighed. Why is Buck so worried about Olivia? She looks fine to me and all. She was literally laughing with Hen only moments ago. 

"Alright, Olivia, looks like you're getting your first field assignment," Bobby said. 

Olivia frowned as Hen rushed over toward the ambulance while Buck grabbed her hand, leading her toward the firetruck. "Really?! But I just started a few hours ago, Captain N- I mean Bobby," 

"That may be correct, Olivia, but Probationary firefighters are allowed on the field to help them learn. So, are you ready to learn more, Olivia?"

Olivia nodded. 

After helping Olivia inside the firetruck, Buck placed one of the headsets on the girl's head while Eddie, Chimney, and Bobby got into the truck right after them. 

Time for Olivia to show everyone everything she has learnt so far. 

(The Reed household. Inside Kirby's Bedroom)

Walking inside her daughter's bedroom after finally getting off work, the first thing Dani saw was Kirby sitting on the edge of her bed staring down at the letter Olivia wrote to her. 

"Mom, why would Olivia be scared of hurting me?" Kirby asked. 

Dani frowned as she slowly sat down next to Kirby on the bed before she wrapped an arm around the heartbroken horror fan. "I thought she covered that in the letter, sweetpea. I thought she covered that in all of the letters she wrote,"

"She did. I'm just confused about why she w- I'm sorry you knew she was going to write me a goodbye letter?"

Dani nodded. 

Shaking her head at her mother, Kirby slowly removed herself from Dani's arms before she got up from the bed, causing the nurse to frown. 

"Why didn't you tell me sooner, Mom? I could have stopped her from leaving me," Kirby said. 

Dani nodded. "For that reason right there, Kirby. Olivia needed to leave Woodsboro behind, and she couldn't bring you with her. She doesn't want to hurt you, Kirby, and hopefully one day you will finally see that," 

"She did hurt me, Mom. She dumped me over a letter instead of doing it in person," Kirby said. "I thought what we had was forever, but she had to shatter my heart. I hate her," 

"She does love you, Kirby, but she couldn't risk turning into her parents. She couldn't risk hurting you or the others. And she already said in the letter that she knew it would break your heart by leaving and that you would hate her, but she would rather you hate her than she hurt the people she cares deeply about," 

Kirby frowned. 

"But why would she become a firefighter in Los Angeles?" Kirby asked. 

Dani shrugged. "Maybe it will help k- I'm sorry she became a what now?" 

"A firefighter. She was able to graduate from high school, college, and the fire academy all in three weeks, six months ago," Kirby said. "Why do you sound so surprised, Mom? You didn't know she was a firefighter?" 

"Uhhh! No, she never mentioned that to me or the other parents. Speaking of parents, I need to talk to Kate about a very important question. Love you,"

With that said, Dani jetted out of Kirby's bedroom before she jumped down the stairs and ran straight out of the front door with a panicked look slowly forming on her face. 

Snapping out of her shock from her mom's outburst, Kirby slowly grabbed one of the pictures of her and Olivia from her nightstand before she hugged it close to her chest as she flopped onto her bed. 

(Back with Olivia and The 118)

"Alright! Chimney, Hen, and Eddie, I want you three to go check the people in the other vehicle," Bobby said. Gesturing for Hen to toss him the spare medical bag, Bobby caught it before he placed it around Buck's shoulder. "Buck and Olivia, you two will be with me. Olivia, are you ready to sit back and learn?"

Olivia nodded. "Yes, Captain. You and Buck will have my full attention," 

"That's something I like to hear, Olivia. Looks like someone was able to help the person in the other car out of hers. Time to get to work,"

Buck and Olivia nodded. 

Walking over to the girl's side, Bobby gently bent down next to Lisa's side while Buck slowly removed the medical bag from his shoulder, as Olivia took out her notepad just in case she needed to take notes. 

As Bobby talked to Lisa about staying awake for him, Olivia finally saw the damage done to her favorite librarian's legs, causing the probationary firefighter to gently elbow Buck in the side, causing the latter to look at her while Olivia pointed at Lisa's leg.

"Look," Olivia said. 

After his eyes landed on what Olivia was pointing at, Buck quickly bent down beside Bobby. "Uhh! Cap, Olivia noticed that the patient's leg is badly bleeding," 

After hearing that leave Buck's mouth, Bobby quickly looked down at Lisa's leg, causing the captain of the 118 firehouse to use the scissors to cut Lisa's leg, revealing a very deep-looking cut. 

Grabbing everything he needed to do a turning-kit to stop the bleeding, Bobby looked over toward Olivia with a small, certain look forming on his face. 

"Quick question, Olivia. Do you know what a turning kit is?" Bobby said.

Olivia nodded. "I do. A turning kit is a device that is used to apply pressure to a limb or extremity in order to create ischemia, or stopping the flow of blood,"

"Correct! Keep answering like that, and you will keep making me proud. Now, do you know how to do one?" Bobby said. Watching as Olivia nodded his head, Bobby gestured toward the spot beside him. "Good! Good, then you can be the one to do it on Lisa's leg. Don't worry, I'm going to be watching you closely," 

Oliva nodded as she slowly moved to stand next to Bobby before she bent down next to the fire captain, who handed her everything she needed for the turning kit. 

After successfully doing the turning kit on Lisa's leg, Olivia slowly and gently began to work on bandaging her favortie librarian's leg while Bobby watched her closely with a proud look on his face, only Buck saw. 

Once Olivia was finished bandaging Lisa's leg, Bobby ordered for a gurney while Buck happily patted Olivia on the shoulder as they walked back toward the firetruck. 

Olivia might have been the first to ever make Bobby Nash proud on their first day on the job. 

(An Hour Later. Back At The Firehouse)

Walking toward the dining area of the firehouse after failing to find Olivia anywhere on the lower part of the house, Buck saw the probationary firefighter staring deeply into a cup of coffee. 

Buck frowned. 

"You okay over here, Olivia?" Buck asked. 

Jumping at the sound of Buck's voice, Olivia jumped a little bit in her seat before she looked over at Buck with a small frown on her face. "Oh, hey, Buck. Yeah, I'm okay, just thinking about something," 

"Thinking about something or a special someone?"

Olivia frowned. Oh god! Am I really that easy to read when I'm sad or upset? Gosh, only know him for a day, and he can already read me. 

Finally sitting down next to Olivia at the dining table, Buck slowly slides the probationary firefighter over the picture he found this morning, causing Olivia to frown as she picks up the picture. 

"Where did you find this, Buck? I have been looking around for this since this morning," Olivia said. 

Buck frowned. "You dropped it when you took off at breakfrest. I just forgot to give it back to you until now. Who's that girl with you in the picture, Liv?" 

"My ex-girlfriend. Can I talk to you about her later though, Buck? Talking about her still hurts epically when I was the one who broke her heart," 

Buck nodded. 

Downing the rest of her coffee, letting out a small broken sigh, Olivia finally got up from the chair she was sitting in before she walked over toward the kitchen sink to start on the dishes and dinner for the 118. 

Watching as Olivia did the dishes with a broken look forming on her face, Buck slowly frowned to himself as he slowly leaned back into his chair at the dining table with only one thing running through his mind. 

He needs to talk to Maddie.