"My birthday is coming up, you know?" He nodded, "And it's making me crazy. I keep seeing things that aren't there and expecting him to jump out from behind things." She sighed, "Maybe I should just take the next six weeks off and hide." (I still stink at summaries so another snippet of the story it is.)

Joanne has lost her husband and the father of her children. Johnny has lost his partner and best friend. It's only natural that they lean on each other for support, for comfort, for solace. Their lives begin to intertwine in ways they couldn't have possibly imagined. Johnny/Joanne, Johnny/OFC, Joanne/OMC.

Johnny Gage/Laurie Campbell. Two years after they last saw each other in San Francisco, Johnny and Laurie run into each other at a paramedic convention in New Orleans. And three days is all it takes for them to fall for each other. Continuing their blossoming relationship once they return to California will be full of challenges for them both.

Part 2 of TTWC. Johnny/OMC. After a traumatic call, Johnny makes plans to meet Steven up at his cabin in Alaska. What begins as a temporary escape has Johnny questioning whether he wants to continue his current life or leave it all behind.

Try to make the best of a bad situation! *A little drabble inspired by 6-sentence Sunday...thanks to unwittingcatalyst for direction and mentoring.

23rd story in The Brotherhood series. Chet and Sam start planning their wedding, but Chet starts to have doubts and fears about their future. Fortunately, his best man is there to talk some sense into him and get him to the altar. Chet/OFC.

"These men you will be field training with are the best. They were of the first and second paramedic training classes, in fact they were paramedics before the bill even passed." Brackett sat behind his desk evaluating the woman in front of him. *I know, I know ANOTHER female paramedic fic but I hope to take this a course that the other haven't.*

1977: An earthquake hits the Los Angeles area, forever changing the lives of the 51's family. No slash.

It's been almost three years since Roy and Johnny last spoke to each other. Now they've run into each other at a convention in Chicago, of all places. Much was left unsaid then, and much is about to be revealed that could change the course of their friendship.

A drabble. For Station 51. And Michael Norell.

Sixty story episodes of Emergency! written by EMS, Fire personnel along with fans of the series. Each chapter is a complete episode. The first story is the pilot.

Straight up, extra long, canon style, Emergency episode. Not telling. It's a surprise. *wink*

Part 1 of TTWC. Johnny/OMC. Johnny meets a freelance photographer visiting Los Angeles on assignment, and they immediately hit it off. A brief affair turns into a very real relationship that develops via phone calls and letters. That relationship is put to the test when Johnny is hit by a drunk driver while working a call and requires some extra support as he recovers.

Roy tiptoed through his front door, his work duffel slung over his shoulder. It was early in the morning, but Roy wasn't risking waking the excited Jenny with the garage door. Shutting and locking the door, he dropped his duffel at the basement steps and turned the hot water on for coffee. With Johnny following behind, they were going to need it.

A modern day version of Emergency! that stays true to the original series. It's the holiday season in Los Angeles. As Station 51 responds to multiple yuletide emergencies, the Rampart staff rallies around an elderly patient.

Johnny gets the idea to reunite the Firehouse Four to sing Christmas carols for the pediatrics ward at Rampart. Will they bring joy to the world, or will it be an unholy night? All tagged characters plus Cap, Stoker, and Dixie.

22nd story in The Brotherhood series. It's midnight, Christmas Eve, and everyone on Fifty-One's A-shift finds their own way to celebrate before coming together on Christmas Day.

A tunnel collapse brings realizations to the surface, and Roy finds himself lost in the dark. Slash.

What makes a friend? Happenstance or purpose? He finally was a Captain but while he gained something so wanted had he also lost something?

An injured hiker. A canine photoshoot. A hat theft most brazen. An unlikely pugilist. And…hey, was that a bear? Or, a series of events in which Johnny meets his hero, Roy meets his nemesis, Chet meets the consequences of his actions, Stoker meets the limits of his sanity, and Cap's hat very nearly meets an ignominious end.

How did paramedics John Gage and Roy DeSoto become partners and friends?

Station 51 personnel are heading to Rampart with injuries. One is already there. What are the odds he won't try to help? Potential missing scene from the episode Nuisance.

Johnny is obsessed with Star Wars and drags everyone along for the ride. He convinces the crew to dress up as Star Wars characters for a fire department Halloween party, with unexpected results.

Just keep talking. That's all it takes. And it works perfectly well until the day it finally doesn't.

21st story in The Brotherhood series. The spreading AIDS crisis in Los Angeles finally hits home for Adam. Meanwhile, Roy discovers his son might be keeping secrets from him, and Johnny's past injuries start nagging at him. All tagged characters plus Chet and Mike.