Just a pretty face

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i walk dallas up to the front of the school and leaned down to her. "remember have a good day.i love you" "i love you more" she says wrapping her arms around my neck tightly. "ill see you as soon as i get off i promise" i say and watch as she runs off into the school building.

i walk towards my truck and get in and head to work. i get out and walk in the firehouse to go change smelling the scent of breakfast being made as i entered.

i walk into the locker room and change into my uniform. i pull my hair into a messy bun on top of my head and then pull my shoes on before i walk upstairs to the kitchen to see everyone cooking or sitting at the table "it smells so good in here" i say sitting down at the island beside chim as he randomly ask "you ever feel like you missed you calling cap?"  "what are you thinking? Michelin-rated restuarnt or short order cook?" bobby as as chimney takes a bite of his omlette that was sat in front of him. "i was thinking more tv chef. i mean what you do its like performance art" "mhmm and much like watching, cooking on tv, we never get to taste anything usually by the time it hits the table the bell goes off" hem says "dont jinx us hen! i want to enjoy my breakfast and a cup of coffee before the you know what sounds" i say and they laugh. "alright speed round if you were doing this what would you be doing?" bobby says to hen, chimney and i. "fighter pilot. topgun. call sign: shogun" chim responds and causes hen to laugh. "what about you hen? y/n?" bobby looks at us. "thats hard but probably a criminal" i say taking a bite of the omlette that was pushed towards me and grin "oh very funny" hen says and i laugh "what? not a good idea? " "for you no. i would be a editorial cartoonist the New York" she says as she sits down beside me. "i have a lot to say" she shrugs "you draw?" bobby ask "no. its a dream its not supposed to be attainable. topgun. you can barely drive rebar hea" hen says to chimney "hey!" chimney says. "i would be a crime scene investigator" i shrug

buck walks over to where the rest of us were, "alright buckaroo. if you were not a member of the LAFD , what would you be doing" chimney ask him "uh i dont know? im not getting fired am i?" buck looks at bobby "thats inevitable"

"hed be a golden retriever" hen says "no maybe a weiner dog" i add to hen.

"no. bartender. no no no, bouncer at a bar" chim says "a bouncer at a strip club" hen inputs" hen and chimney high five over me and i continue to eat.

buck looked like something was bothering him. so bobby asked. he began talking about traffic and his sister maddie so i listened because i helped her get a job at the dispatchers office i hope shes enjoying it.

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i was closing up the ambulance after i had restocked it. when the building begain to shake. a earthquake and it was bad. the shelves began to fall as everyone began running outside. the glas to the locker rooms break and things started rolling accross the floor. eddie being one of them. hen grabbed him because he had been under the firetruck.

oxygen tanks fell and smoke began spilling in the room. i heard buck yell and bobby. "anyone else back there?" bobby ask. "no" buck says as i felt someone grab my arm and pull me towards them as we walk outside.

bucks arms were wrapped around me tightly as we made it to the group outside and made sure everyone was okay. he let me go

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i had my headset on in the back of the firetruck as we headed to a call.

buildings were destroyed but i was trying to call my brother in law and he wasnt answering. i was panicking that dallas wasnt okay and something happened to her.  i look over at everyone else who were quiet but eddie kept rapidly checking his phone. before i could speak buck does first. "who are you trying to get a hold of" buck ask "my son im trying to reach my son" eddie says. my heart sank for him knowing the feeling of not being able to get ahold of your kid is scary. hen looks at me and squeezes my hand slightly as buck look at me worried and then back at eddie. chim looked at all of us confused. "whoa you got a kid?" buck ask. "Christopher" eddie says showing us a picture on his phone "hes seven" "he's cute" i say handing eddie back his phone after we all passed it around. "he's super adorable. i uh i love kids" buck says and then looks at me but i look away. "i love this one im all hes got his mothers not in the picture" eddie admits. "he at school?" buck ask. "yea" eddie replies. "im sure hes fine" buck assures eddie.