Chapter 31-The Move and Day One
February 4, 2003
It was finally time for Heather and Jason to move up to the city. Alex and Ty had helped them locate a good apartment. It wasn't too far from the station and fairly close to Alex and Ty's place. Tomorrow would be Heather's first day on the job. She was excited, as were Kim and Alex. The apartment they picked out was three bedrooms. It was nice and they got a great deal. Unfortunately, Ty had to work so he couldn't help them move in. Alex had off, so she offered her services.
"It's so nice to finally be here," Heather said.
"Things will calm down once you get settled," Alex replied.
"Hopefully. And with Jason home for now I can look around for a daycare for Amberleigh that I like."
"Where is he going to look for a job?"
"He's not sure yet, since we have the time he is going to check a couple places out and see if they have managerial openings."
"You guys have all this planned out don't you?"
"Pretty much, we had even more planned out, but since we met you it has become a little easier."
"Well anytime you need something all you have to do is ask."
"Thanks, I appreciate it."
Heather, Alex and Jason continued to bring boxes into the apartment. They had to sort everything out and figure out where they wanted everything. After about 3 hours all the boxes were sorted and things were at least in the room where they would be. Heather and Alex enjoyed dinner and then Alex headed home. Heather wanted to get a good night sleep for her first day on the job.
~*~*~ Today was Heather's first day working at the 5-5. Alex to come by Heather and Jason's to walk with Heather to work. Alex walked up to the door and knocked.
"Hey Alex," Jason said opening the door.
"Hey. How are you?" Alex asked.
"Not bad. Come on in. Heather is almost ready."
"Thanks, the first day is always nerve racking, but I think she'll be fine."
"I think so too, she is really excited about this."
"I think I'm finally ready," Heather said coming out of the bedroom.
"You look great baby," Jason said walking towards Heather.
"The uniform does a number doesn't it?" Alex asked.
"I like the way it looks," Heather said.
"It fits you perfectly, now lets get it to work. You don't want to be late on your first day," Alex replied.
"That wouldn't be very good. I just want to say good-bye to Amberleigh. I'll be right back, " Heather said. She walked into her daughter's bedroom and said her goodbye.
"Ok, I'm ready now. Bye babe, I'll be home a little after 11:00," Heather said giving Jason a kiss.
"I'll be waiting. You'll be fine. Have fun," Jason said.
"Bye Jason, I'll keep an eye out for her," Alex said.
"Thanks. You be careful too," Jason added.
With that Heather and Alex walked out of the apartment and headed for the firehouse. It was only a couple of blocks and Alex wanted to make sure Heather was some what calm about her first day. Alex was trying to decide if she wanted it to be busy or slow. If it were busy she could see Heather work, but then if it was slow she could do a lot of explaining. She decided she would take whatever they were given.
"So you have any questions before we get there?" Alex asked.
"No not really. I'm anxious to get used to everyone and everything," Heather replied.
"You met most of the guys. Everyone is really good with each other. You should have no problem fitting in."
"I hope so. This is something I have always wanted to do."
"Well here we are, welcome to your first day at Camelot."
"Thanks."
Heather followed Alex into the station. Alex needed to get changed into her uniform. Heather stayed downstairs and talked a bit with Doc. Alex quickly changed and headed back downstairs. She found Heather still talking to Doc.
"She needs those ears you know Doc," Alex said walking up behind them.
"I was just explaining some of the paperwork to her," he responded.
"Sure you were, come on we have to check the bus."
"Thanks for the info Doc," Heather said as she walked away with Alex.
"Now the most important thing we do is make sure we have a stocked bus before we take any calls. The shift before hand is supposed to restock, but that doesn't always happen or they miss something."
"I think I can handle that."
~*~*~ Kim and Alex decided that they would hang around the house with Heather when they had down time. That way she could get used to the guys in the house and be more comfortable there. The day started out fairly slow. The first call didn't come in until almost 4:00. Alex, Kim and Heather handled the call. It was an elderly woman who was having difficulty breathing. Alex stood back and allowed Heather and Kim to do most of the work. Alex wanted Heather to get as much practice as possible. The call went smoothly. They all headed back to the house after leaving the patient at the hospital.
They got back and found DK cooking dinner.
"We all rotate making dinner. Some of us are better than others," Alex said patting DK on the back as she walked by.
"What's that supposed to mean?" DK asked trying to look hurt.
"Oh nothing, keep up the good work DK." Alex just laughed.
Jimmy was sitting in the lounge with Walsh. They were watching some hockey game that was on.
"I'm going to call Jason real quick, I want to check up on my baby," Heather said heading to the phone.
"How's she doing?" Jimmy asked Alex.
"Well we've only had the one call, but she seemed to know what she was doing. She's having a tough time leaving her daughter for so long," Alex replied.
"Where is her daughter?"
"At home with her husband, they want to try to find a good daycare so Jason can get a job."
"Yeah that must be hard not having someone to take care of the kid."
"So how is she?" Alex asked Heather as she walked back into the room.
"She's good, Jason just finished feeding her. I really need to get control of myself leaving her."
"I'm sure it's a normal thing for all parents," Alex said.
"Yeah, it was hard coming back to work after Joey was born, and that was with Kim's mother taking care of him," Jimmy added.
"How old is Joey?" Heather asked.
"He will be eight this year."
"Wow, my baby is almost three."
"You'll get used to it."
"Dinner is served!" DK called from the kitchen.
It was finally time for Heather and Jason to move up to the city. Alex and Ty had helped them locate a good apartment. It wasn't too far from the station and fairly close to Alex and Ty's place. Tomorrow would be Heather's first day on the job. She was excited, as were Kim and Alex. The apartment they picked out was three bedrooms. It was nice and they got a great deal. Unfortunately, Ty had to work so he couldn't help them move in. Alex had off, so she offered her services.
"It's so nice to finally be here," Heather said.
"Things will calm down once you get settled," Alex replied.
"Hopefully. And with Jason home for now I can look around for a daycare for Amberleigh that I like."
"Where is he going to look for a job?"
"He's not sure yet, since we have the time he is going to check a couple places out and see if they have managerial openings."
"You guys have all this planned out don't you?"
"Pretty much, we had even more planned out, but since we met you it has become a little easier."
"Well anytime you need something all you have to do is ask."
"Thanks, I appreciate it."
Heather, Alex and Jason continued to bring boxes into the apartment. They had to sort everything out and figure out where they wanted everything. After about 3 hours all the boxes were sorted and things were at least in the room where they would be. Heather and Alex enjoyed dinner and then Alex headed home. Heather wanted to get a good night sleep for her first day on the job.
~*~*~ Today was Heather's first day working at the 5-5. Alex to come by Heather and Jason's to walk with Heather to work. Alex walked up to the door and knocked.
"Hey Alex," Jason said opening the door.
"Hey. How are you?" Alex asked.
"Not bad. Come on in. Heather is almost ready."
"Thanks, the first day is always nerve racking, but I think she'll be fine."
"I think so too, she is really excited about this."
"I think I'm finally ready," Heather said coming out of the bedroom.
"You look great baby," Jason said walking towards Heather.
"The uniform does a number doesn't it?" Alex asked.
"I like the way it looks," Heather said.
"It fits you perfectly, now lets get it to work. You don't want to be late on your first day," Alex replied.
"That wouldn't be very good. I just want to say good-bye to Amberleigh. I'll be right back, " Heather said. She walked into her daughter's bedroom and said her goodbye.
"Ok, I'm ready now. Bye babe, I'll be home a little after 11:00," Heather said giving Jason a kiss.
"I'll be waiting. You'll be fine. Have fun," Jason said.
"Bye Jason, I'll keep an eye out for her," Alex said.
"Thanks. You be careful too," Jason added.
With that Heather and Alex walked out of the apartment and headed for the firehouse. It was only a couple of blocks and Alex wanted to make sure Heather was some what calm about her first day. Alex was trying to decide if she wanted it to be busy or slow. If it were busy she could see Heather work, but then if it was slow she could do a lot of explaining. She decided she would take whatever they were given.
"So you have any questions before we get there?" Alex asked.
"No not really. I'm anxious to get used to everyone and everything," Heather replied.
"You met most of the guys. Everyone is really good with each other. You should have no problem fitting in."
"I hope so. This is something I have always wanted to do."
"Well here we are, welcome to your first day at Camelot."
"Thanks."
Heather followed Alex into the station. Alex needed to get changed into her uniform. Heather stayed downstairs and talked a bit with Doc. Alex quickly changed and headed back downstairs. She found Heather still talking to Doc.
"She needs those ears you know Doc," Alex said walking up behind them.
"I was just explaining some of the paperwork to her," he responded.
"Sure you were, come on we have to check the bus."
"Thanks for the info Doc," Heather said as she walked away with Alex.
"Now the most important thing we do is make sure we have a stocked bus before we take any calls. The shift before hand is supposed to restock, but that doesn't always happen or they miss something."
"I think I can handle that."
~*~*~ Kim and Alex decided that they would hang around the house with Heather when they had down time. That way she could get used to the guys in the house and be more comfortable there. The day started out fairly slow. The first call didn't come in until almost 4:00. Alex, Kim and Heather handled the call. It was an elderly woman who was having difficulty breathing. Alex stood back and allowed Heather and Kim to do most of the work. Alex wanted Heather to get as much practice as possible. The call went smoothly. They all headed back to the house after leaving the patient at the hospital.
They got back and found DK cooking dinner.
"We all rotate making dinner. Some of us are better than others," Alex said patting DK on the back as she walked by.
"What's that supposed to mean?" DK asked trying to look hurt.
"Oh nothing, keep up the good work DK." Alex just laughed.
Jimmy was sitting in the lounge with Walsh. They were watching some hockey game that was on.
"I'm going to call Jason real quick, I want to check up on my baby," Heather said heading to the phone.
"How's she doing?" Jimmy asked Alex.
"Well we've only had the one call, but she seemed to know what she was doing. She's having a tough time leaving her daughter for so long," Alex replied.
"Where is her daughter?"
"At home with her husband, they want to try to find a good daycare so Jason can get a job."
"Yeah that must be hard not having someone to take care of the kid."
"So how is she?" Alex asked Heather as she walked back into the room.
"She's good, Jason just finished feeding her. I really need to get control of myself leaving her."
"I'm sure it's a normal thing for all parents," Alex said.
"Yeah, it was hard coming back to work after Joey was born, and that was with Kim's mother taking care of him," Jimmy added.
"How old is Joey?" Heather asked.
"He will be eight this year."
"Wow, my baby is almost three."
"You'll get used to it."
"Dinner is served!" DK called from the kitchen.
