Over the next few days, John and the others searched the Ground Zero site. They had found more bodies of civilians as well as firefighters. They discovered the bodies of Wade, Skip, Justin, Michael and David. They had yet to find Jack, Masters or Cody. After a day of looking through the rubble, the guys headed back to the firehouse.
"God, I'm so tired." Ted said once they returned and were resting. "I really hope we find Jack and the others."
"I do too. There are so many people buried in the rubble. It will take a while to find everyone." John said.
"I know. I'm exhausted. I'm heading home. I will see you in the morning." Ted left the firehouse and headed to his apartment on Staten Island.
The others soon headed home. John didn't' want to leave but the Captain told him and the others they needed to go home and rest. He still felt so guilty for leaving his men to go on without them. His head told him he was right to save Hailey but his heart told him he should have tried to save his men. He should have insisted they come with him.
Hailey was happy when she was finally released from the hospital. The doctor was sure he got all the dust out of her lungs and she would be good to go. She had thought about John the whole time she was in the hospital. She had finally remembered what he had said. She had heard him say over the radio that his last name was Cena and he was in company 25 and ladder 2. She was going to call Kinley and tell her so, Randy could help her find him. She called Kinley as soon as she got home.
"Kinley, its Hailey. I remembered some things. His last name is Cena and he is in company 25. Call me at home." She left her the message.
After she called her, she took a shower and changed into some other clothes. Erin was coming over with Hailey's new cell phone. She had agreed to go by the place and pick it up. Hailey had to replace everything she lost. Her checkbook, Driver's license, credit cards and everything else in her purse.
"Hailey, I'm glad you're home." Erin said once she was inside Hailey's Manhattan apartment.
"Me too. I hate being in the hospital." Hailey laughed sitting down. "So, I remember more about the firefighter."
"What?" Erin was convinced Hailey's story would be a great one for the Post.
"His last name is Cena and he works for company 25 ladder 2."
"Oh my god, Hailey." Erin said excitedly.
"What?" Hailey had no idea what Erin was so happy about.
"Hay, that's Evan's company." She replied. Evan had told Erin he still wanted to go out with her but he wanted to wait until things settled down. She agreed as long as they could talk.
"Really? Do you think he knows John?" Hailey was excited that she had someway to find him.
"I think he probably does. Let me call him and see." Erin took out her cell phone and called him. She got his voicemail and left him a message. "Okay, once he calls me. I will ask him."
"I hope he knows him. I want to find John and thank him for saving me."
"How are you going to thank him?" Erin asked with a smile.
"Oh please not like that." Hailey laughed. "I don't know him that well."
"What's to know? He saved you. So when you see him, just kiss him and show him how much you appreciate it."
"God, you're so bad. I'm going to bake for him and his company and then get him his own gift."
"Alright. Well, I just wanted to come by. So, I will call you later." Erin hugged her friend and left.
Once Erin left, Kinley called her.
"Kinley, thanks for getting back to me." Hailey said once she picked up the phone.
"Yeah. I know who saved you." Kinley replied. Once she had heard Hailey's information, she knew it was John from Randy's house. She wasn't shocked that John saved Hailey just shocked that she was determined to find him.
"You do?" Hailey was overjoyed again that someone knew who he was.
"Yes. He is in my brother's firehouse and I know exactly who he is."
"Oh my god, thank you Kinley. So much. You have no idea who much this means to me."
"I think I do. In fact, I can call him for you."
"No! I will do that. Thank you."
"Okay. If you need anything else, let me know." Kinley hung up laughing at how excited Hailey was to know how to find John. She knew that Hailey was probably going to go to the firehouse with something that she had baked.
After hanging up with Hailey, Kinley decided to call Randy and let him know. She actually thought that John and Hailey would make a great couple. John deserved someone special and that was definitely Hailey.
"Hey, sis, what's up?" Randy asked answering the home phone. He was spending some time with Cheyanne before he headed back to Ground Zero.
"I wanted to let you know something." Kinley said smiling to herself.
"What?"
"My friend, Hailey, wants to find John."
"Why?" Randy wasn't sure what she was getting at.
"Because he saved her in the trade center."
"Wait, your friend Hailey, is who John saved that day. The one who couldn't breathe?"
"Yes. That's Hailey. She wants to thank John in person for saving her."
"Did you call John and tell him?"
"No. Hailey asked me not too. I have a feeling she is going to show up at the firehouse with something that she baked for you guys."
"That is sweet of her. John told us about her. She probably saved him too. If he hadn't stayed with her and helped her down, he probably would have died with Jack and the others."
"Randy, do you really believe that they are dead?"
"Yes. We haven't found them yet but yes. So, Hailey saved John too."
"Wow. Randy, don't tell him that she is looking for him yet. Let her do what she wants to do first. I think it would help."
"Alright. I won't tell him. Tell her to come by the house at about 6. We will be there after we help at Ground Zero."
"Thank you. Bye, Randy."
"Later, sis." Randy hung up shocked that by chance his sister's friend was the one John saved.
"Everything okay?" Cheyanne asked him.
"Yeah. Kinley's friend Hailey is the one John' saved. And she is looking for him."
"Do we sense a love connection?" Cheyanne laughed.
"Maybe. I guess we will just have to wait and see." Randy laughed before kissing her.
He honestly believed that maybe it was a love connection as Cheyanne said. John had thought about her since that day and she obviously thought about him. But Randy knew all they could do was wait and see.
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