Cal looked down at the sheet of paper in his hands. He shook his head. No, it couldn't be true. He wasn't adopted, he can't have been. The news took awhile to sink in, but then it hit him. If he was adopted did that mean Ethan wasn't his brother? The thought that Ethan might not be his brother scared Cal the most. The two of them shared a special bond. Although they had their fights ever since the car crash and since Matilda came into their lives their relationship had been better than it had ever been. He was not about to lose that. Not now. He needed to know more, he needed to find out if Ethan was his brother before he could tell him.

Cal left the bathroom and headed towards reception when he spotted Charlie. He knew Charlie would keep quiet so he would ask him.

"Could I talk to you for a minute?" Cal asked the older nurse.

Charlie nodded and the two of them went into his office for some privacy.

"What is it, Cal?" Charlie inquired sensing something was bothering him.

"You know how before you took the blood test to confirm if Matilda was mine."

"Yes."

"Well, I need you to do it again."

"Is this about Ethan?"

Cal bowed his head. He didn't want to cry in front of Charlie. Charlie placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

"I have to, Charlie. I have to know if he's my brother."

Charlie could tell the news was affecting Cal more than he would have liked but, he knew that the news would break Cal even more if the results came back indicating they weren't brothers.

"Cal, you have to face the facts that the results might not be the one you want."

Suddenly, Cal breaks down and sobs into his hands.

"He's all I've got left. The only one I can call my family. If he turns out that he's not my brother I will have nothing. Without him I'm nothing. I can't lose him."

"I know." Charlie whispered. "I know."