Title: Strength of Love
Summery: Sequel to "Love Again". When tragedy strikes John and Kate, their love is put against the ultimate test. Will their love be strong enough or will everything fall apart?
Author: Chickee15
Authors note: First off, the characters of Days of our Lives do not belong to me. I would also like to thank all those people who read my story 'Love Again'. This new story is for you guys. I hope that you enjoy it as much as you enjoyed the first one.

Chapter 1

It had been a year since John and Kate we married, their daughter was growing up so fast, already she was putting small sentences together, making her parents very proud. A lot had changed in the year that had passed, Roman and Marlena had renewed their vows to one another and were again married and living together, Belle and Philip hadn't rushed their engagement but were still setting a date to get married, and everyone else in Salem couldn't be happier.

It was a chilly September evening as John was heading home from Basic Black. A snow storm had hit the city of Salem within minutes, trapping cars and people in places that most didn't want to be. 'Can't you just stop snowing, so that I can get home to my family' thought John to himself as he turned the windshield wipers on full blast.

'John why did you have to go to the office tonight, I had a feeling that something was going to happen. Please god, let my husband get home safely.' Kate said aloud as she looked out the window and watched the snow fall down. "Mommy..." cried Phoenix from upstairs."I'm coming honey", yelled Kate as she headed up the stairs to her daughter's room.

"I freak snowstorm has hit the Salem area, residents are asked to stay inside their homes and not to go out on the roads. Please stay off all roads, the storm will get worse." John heard over the radio. 'Sure now you tell me', he whispered to himself.

"Mom.....you home?", called Philip, as him and Belle walked into the house. Kate came running down the stairs, "Philip, Belle, hi...I wasn't expecting company." she said as she hugged the two of them. "Well we heard on the radio that this is going to be a pretty bad storm and well we thought that we could hang out with you and Dad", said Belle as she looked around. "Where's my dad?" she asked. "He had to go to the office for a minute, and that was 3 hours ago. I just hope that he's not driving home in this storm", answered Kate. A worried look came across both Kate and Belle's face as the power went out. "I'm going to go and check on your sister." said Kate as she headed up stairs. "I'll grab the flashlights and candles." Belle said as she headed into the kitchen. "Hey you okay hon?" asked Philip as he followed Belle into the kitchen. Belle turned and look Philip in the eyes, "I'm worried about my dad...I just have this bad feeling that something is going to happen." Philip pulled Belle into his arms and kissed the top of her forehead, "Everything is going to be okay."

'This was a bad idea John...you should have called Kate before you left the office', thought John as he tried to dial Kate on his cell phone. 'No service..great'. Just than, the car started to fishtail. 'Oh my god......' thought John as his car skidded out of control and went off the bridge and into the water. On impact with the water, John smacked his head on the dashboard as the car began to sink down into the water.

As the car continued to sink, another vehicle drove across the bridge. "Stop...there's a car in the water." yelled Hope. Bo slowly stopped the car and got out. "Hope that's John's car.....call 911, I'll see if anyone is in there." said Bo as she grabbed rope from his trunk and tied it around his waist and to the car. "This is Hope Brady, I'm on I 91, there's been an accident, a car is flipped over in the water, possibly one casualty", said Hope as she watched Bo enter the cold water. Going under the water, Bo looked for John and found him, unconscious. "Hope, John's in there, he's unconscious...I'm going to try and get him out." yelled Bo. "Bo be careful, he could have a back injury or worse." called Hope. Bo managed to get John out of the car and onto the road by the time the paramedics arrived.

"Kate......Kate....."whispered John as the paramedics loaded him into the ambulance. "It's okay John....we're gonna get Kate as soon as the phones work." said Hope. "Go with him Hope, I'll drive by Kate's and pick her up and bring her to the hospital." Bo said as he kissed Hope quickly, and headed back to his car and took off. "Hope....I...I....can't....feel my legs..." cried John. Hope looked at John than at his legs. "Everything is going to be okay." she said as she took his hand in hers and watched John close his eyes.

"He's going into hypothermic shock....get the chargers", yelled the paramedic. "Clear......"