It all began one day at work at Star EMS. Joel and Alecia only knew each other in passing, they had never worked a shift together. One day Joel was scheduled on Alecia's ambulance after she had gotten off work the day before. It was in December so naturally, Christmas decorations were up in the truck. Alecia was in the Christmas spirit and had put up a 2ft tall decorated tree. Joel was more of a Grinch that season.

Alecia came to work the following morning to find her tree removed from the truck and placed in the lost and found. She had no idea who had taken the tree and thought, why would someone be so mean. It was her mission to find out who it was, and she found out that it was Joel.

The next day she came in to work and saw Joel in the ambulance bay. Alecia stormed up to him like a raging typhoon and asked "What the Hell is your problem?!" Joel acted like he had no idea what she was talking about. Alecia made it very clear she was talking about the Christmas tree. Joel told her he found it very unprofessional to have a Christmas tree in the truck so he put the tree in lost and found. Alecia was very upset about this, especially since it wasn't his ambulance to do anything with in the first place.

Joel could see something in her eyes that she was in pain emotionally. Little did he know, she was in a very dark place in her life. He pulled her in to hug her and she burst out into tears, unleashing so many repressed feelings. Joel just held her while she cried in his arms.

Alecia felt a connection with him, like he really understood her. They soon became friends and partners at work. Alecia took Joel to have a cardiac stent put in. It was that day she realized she loved him when he went back for the surgery and she found herself worrying he wouldn't come back. Alecia wrote Joel a letter telling him how she felt about him while he was gone and gave it to him once he was recovering back in the hospital room. Joel told Alecia he had fallen in love with her too.

This was a love story that neither one of them ever expected to happen. Love really does come in mysterious ways.

Alecia and Joel have been together ever since. They spend as much time together as they can. They rely on each other for support and comfort. They never take a single day for granted.

Joel proposed to Alecia on Valentines Day 2023. Now, the story is old as time and they are to be married on Saint Patricks Day 2024.