Alan turned sharply as his name was called. Gloria followed suit and smiled when she saw Tess and Dawn. Alan paused as he looked at Dawn. He loved her so much, but how was he supposed to tell her the truth about Chloe? She stared at him in shock, wondering why he was here. But she didn't care why he was here, just as long as he was. She took a step forward and flung herself into his arms, bursting into tears.
Tess glanced at Gloria and stepped up next to her. She grabbed her hand.
"We'll leave you two alone," Tess said, wandering off with Gloria next to her. When they were out of sight, Dawn lifted her eyes to meet Alan's.
"Why are we here?" Dawn asked.
"We need to talk," Alan said. He led her back to the same place Gloria and Monica had taken him to, behind the building. He noticed Monica and Andrew had left, leaving Dawn and himself alone. He took Dawn's hand in his own.
"Okay, there is something you need to know. About eight months ago, a girl named Chloe came to work for me as an assistant manager. You remember her, right?" he asked, watching as Dawn shook her head weakly, "well, we became good friends. She switched jobs, but she came back a few months later and told me she was pregnant and I was the father," he explained. Dawn's eyes went wide.
"How is that possible?" she asked.
"Well, it was true. We kept in contact through phone calls, but she came to see me yesterday, saying she was coming here for a job interview…in the World Trade Center building," he said.
"Did she..." Dawn paused, thinking the worst.
"She died. This may sound crazy, but I saw the angel that took her to Heaven," he said. Dawn shook her head.
"It's not crazy, I saw one too," Dawn said.
"Can you ever forgive me?" Alan asked.
"It's going to take some time to forget, but I forgive you," Dawn said, tears running down her cheeks. Alan pulled her into a hug, kissing her forehead.
"C'mon, let's go home," he said. Dawn nodded. They headed back to the pick-up truck and got in. Dawn turned to Alan, pain evident on her face.
"Alan, I don't approve of what you did...but Chloe and her baby didn't deserve this. I love you," Dawn said. Alan offered a sad smile.
"I love you too," he replied, starting the truck and driving off.
The four angels appeared on the sidewalk, watching the truck as they left. Tess had Gloria's hand in her own. Once they were out of sight, they turned to the rubble, where two large buildings once stood. Monica tried to stay strong, but let a sob escape her throat. Andrew had tears in his eyes as he watched firefighters carrying out people on stretchers. He drew Monica close as they watched the scene before them.
Tess glanced at Gloria and stepped up next to her. She grabbed her hand.
"We'll leave you two alone," Tess said, wandering off with Gloria next to her. When they were out of sight, Dawn lifted her eyes to meet Alan's.
"Why are we here?" Dawn asked.
"We need to talk," Alan said. He led her back to the same place Gloria and Monica had taken him to, behind the building. He noticed Monica and Andrew had left, leaving Dawn and himself alone. He took Dawn's hand in his own.
"Okay, there is something you need to know. About eight months ago, a girl named Chloe came to work for me as an assistant manager. You remember her, right?" he asked, watching as Dawn shook her head weakly, "well, we became good friends. She switched jobs, but she came back a few months later and told me she was pregnant and I was the father," he explained. Dawn's eyes went wide.
"How is that possible?" she asked.
"Well, it was true. We kept in contact through phone calls, but she came to see me yesterday, saying she was coming here for a job interview…in the World Trade Center building," he said.
"Did she..." Dawn paused, thinking the worst.
"She died. This may sound crazy, but I saw the angel that took her to Heaven," he said. Dawn shook her head.
"It's not crazy, I saw one too," Dawn said.
"Can you ever forgive me?" Alan asked.
"It's going to take some time to forget, but I forgive you," Dawn said, tears running down her cheeks. Alan pulled her into a hug, kissing her forehead.
"C'mon, let's go home," he said. Dawn nodded. They headed back to the pick-up truck and got in. Dawn turned to Alan, pain evident on her face.
"Alan, I don't approve of what you did...but Chloe and her baby didn't deserve this. I love you," Dawn said. Alan offered a sad smile.
"I love you too," he replied, starting the truck and driving off.
The four angels appeared on the sidewalk, watching the truck as they left. Tess had Gloria's hand in her own. Once they were out of sight, they turned to the rubble, where two large buildings once stood. Monica tried to stay strong, but let a sob escape her throat. Andrew had tears in his eyes as he watched firefighters carrying out people on stretchers. He drew Monica close as they watched the scene before them.