Chapter 1

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Jordan's POV:
As I roll out of bed for another long day at the station I get a call from my boss Steve saying he needs me in as soon as possible because one of the crew members has gone home early because they have a stomach bug. Fuck. I tell him I will be there in 30 minutes.

When I get to work I check my kit out making sure there are no tears or anything in the fabric and the breathing apparatus is working. Everything is in order and all my kit is there so I go back to the team room where the rest of the crew are drinking coffee and watching the Philadelphia Eagles play the Arizona Cardinals.

I sit with them and watch some of the game until we get an urgent call that a hotel is on fire and there are 23 people stuck in there. I'm the first one to react, sprinting out the room and quickly getting in all of my gear and hopping in the passenger seat of the fire engine. My team quickly jump in too, with Jamie driving and Charlie, Sam, Ryan and Ethan in the back. I am the leader of our team so I quickly plug in the address of the fire and Jamie gets us there as fast as possible.

As we get out I can see smoke escaping the building through windows and the lobby doors. Fuck this could be really bad if we don't get this done fast. I speak up so my team can hear me, "Jamie, Ryan, Charlie, attach the hose to a nearby fire hydrant" as I say that they say in unison "Yes boss". I turn Sam and Ethan and shout "Sam, Ethan, get the ladder on the truck ready I can see people on the 7th floor window" the quickly get that done as Jamie Ryan and Charlie begin extinguishing the fire from bottom to top.

After the ladder is positioned for the 7th floor window I tell Sam to stay on the ground in case the others need help and get Ethan to stay at the bottom of the ladder. I begin climbing. When I get to the window and smash it with my elbow, as soon as it smashes I hear cries and smoke billows out of the opening. I look at the people inside and holy shit it's the uswnt. I really can't fuck this job up now. The first one who gets to me is Alex Morgan and I help her out the window and tell her to be careful when she goes down the ladder. One by one I get the team out until only Tobin Heath and Ashlyn Harris are left. Tobin suddenly shouts "Shit Mal is in the room 2 doors down" I quickly help them down the ladder and tell them to explain what happened and if I'm not out in 2 mins bring the ladder down.

Ethan's POV:
I get told by Tobin that Jordan has gone back in to find Mal. All I can do is hope that she is ok and her and Mal come out safely. I know she can do it. I look down at my watch and she has 20 seconds to get back to that window before we bring the ladder down. The rest of the team are in tears because it has been so long. I look down again. 3. 2. 1. Fuck. I instruct Sam to bring the ladder back down to the truck. All I can do is sit there in shock because Jordan hasn't made it out yet. I breaks my heart because she is like a sister to me and I don't know what I would do without her.

Jordan's POV:
As soon as I see Tobin reach the ground I start my watch for 2 minutes and go to find Mal. I run 2 doors down and hear screaming so I instantly kick the door down and see her lying on the ground coughing. I realize she has been here for too long and is running out of oxygen. Without even thinking I take off my breathing apparatus and put it on her face and tighten the straps. I take off my coat too and wrap it around her tiny body because she only had a sports bra and shorts on. This left me in my white tank top. I didn't care. I only knew I had to get her out safely. I scooped up her body in my arms and ran out the door.

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