I was walking into my first day of the police Academy when out of nowhere I ran into a really tall officer. That officers name tag said I ask him what his first name was. His reply was my name is Joseph Reagan aka joe. I introduce myself and said my name is Carolina Baker your dad and my mom work together at one police plaza. Six months later joe and I finally are dating we walk out of the house in our dress blues joe was doing the same thing I was today two years back graduating the police Academy. We finally pull up to where we need to be we walked into the building and went our separate ways. All rest of the officers graduating with me walk to our seats and sit down for the graduation. Frank gets up on the podium and starts his speech the fine officers are about to be able to protect ten million people in this great city. Among those I know one officer among these new officers personally because of my son joe who graduated two years prior to this day. As you serve this great city and protect it you will know what it's like to be one of new yorks finest. Congratulations on becoming one of new yorks finest. The ceremony ends caps and gloves fly frank gets word that something tragic has happened. Joe and I reconnect back outside and head to our patrol car after changing. We radio our call sign 12 Charlie Stevens we get word from dispatch that the World Trade Centers are getting attacked we throw the siren on and go to help. We get there and help two hundred and thirty seven and counting we race back in both of us staying with each other the whole time. We rescue thirty more people before we are told to come out before the building collapses on us. We make it safely out before we see where we just were with two hundred and sixty seven people. Joe and I hug and breathe a sigh of relief that we could save each other and two hundred and sixty five others. Joe looks down at me and asks me to marry him I huff my breath and realize it's really hard for me to breathe. Next thing I know I'm in a hospital bed getting oxygen at hospital I look around and see joe and ask if I passed out joe says yes. Two days later he asks me to marry him again I tell him that I like how we aren't breaking rules I ask him to wait until one of us gets promoted to Sargent. He nods and says ok we agree that we should wait due to neither of us being a higher rank. I rank up two weeks before the two year anniversary of 9/11. I also answer his proposal on the same day I make Sargent. I call my dad Brian Baker we meet for lunch and for the first time he sees my strips I'm on duty but ask for some time to see my dad. My lieutenant gives me time to have lunch with my dad. My dad says your at the top of patrol your also above me. I'm proud of you getting this far in only two years course you had your mom and I growing up helping you and your brothers understand what it's like being a police officer. I tell him thank you for meeting me for lunch and I tell him I better head back to the precinct.