Let me love you

He immediately stops spiraling when he hears Buck say, "Eddie, I love you and I'm in love with you!"He's smiling and blushing and then he meets Eddie's eyes while he patiently waits for Eddie to return the sentiment.Eddie bites his lip, looks away and goes completely still. His mind starts spiraling again as his mother's words of, "Don't drag him down with you Eddie" start playing on repeat in his mind like a broken record.Buck is staring at him with wide hopeful eyes just waiting on him to respond.Eddie takes a sip of his beer, glances over at Buck without making full eye contact and whispers, "Maybe...you shouldn't...love me. I-I mean...you could do much better". He followed it with a low self-deprecating laugh and he knew instantly that his comment was all wrong but now that he's said it, he knows that he can't take it back.______________Or Eddie doesn't think he deserves to be loved by Buck but he's wrong and Buck proves just how wrong he is.