So this idea came to me after this week's episode and you all know how I like to torture Ethan and big brother Cal. Hope you enjoy.
Sweetshop lady
Cal's morning hadn't started off great, and he just knew that Connie would hate him attending to this call out, but Charlie was right he was the only one available. He glanced at Ethan as he was heading out the door Ethan smiled and waved at him Cal's heart sunk, he really didn't want to leave Holby especially not now when he and Ethan were getting along so well.
He jumped out of the medic's car and saw the police van he jogged over with Dixie running through the injuries. Cal got to the first patient a policeman with a serious leg wound and losing a lot of blood he glanced a Dixie "I'll be with you as soon as I have him stable ok dix" Dixie answered and rolled the other patient so she could look at her injuries and she gasped before glancing up at the policeman that was hovering over them.
Cal looked over and frowned "everything ok Dix?" Dixie snapped out of her trance and shook her head "I'm ok Cal, I'll need you over here once you're done" Cal nodded
After Ten minutes Cal had the patient stable and got him ready to be transported to the hospital he then moved back to the vehicle and stood over Dixie he fell back when he noticed who the patient was Dixie spoke to him "This is Olive she has…." The rest of the sentenced trailed off as she noticed the colour drain from Cal's face "Cal are you ok?"
Cal shook his head "I can't treat her, I you'll need to get another doctor here" Dixie sensing the panic in Cal nodded and called on her radio Charlie answered and advised he would send Ethan at this Cal leapt forward grabbing the radio "no don't do that, I'm ok I can deal with this"
Dixie spoke to Cal "what's wrong Cal" Cal began to get to work on the patient who was staring intently at him and it was she who answered Dixie's question "Caleb Knight your brother was the small one right with glasses and a stutter, you found him and he was the reason I got caught, oh do say I'll get to see little Ethan again" Cal who had triaged her and was ready to get her moved onto a trolley spoke in a stern tone
"You do not get to ask about him, I am treating you because I respect my oath more than I want to kill you, But you even so much as look at Ethan and I will kill you"
Dixie looked at Cal before speaking "Ethan? Our Dr Hardy, he was one of her victims?" Cal nodded not trusting himself to speak he got her in the ambulance took the seat next to her halfway back and the bumpy ride was making Olive cry out in pain through gritted teeth Cal spoke to her explaining that a fractured Hip is very painful and that they'd give her more pain relief at the hospital, he checked her stats and concentrated on being a Doctor, he couldn't let who he was treating get to him and tried to block out even the fact that he was an older brother, at that moment he was a doctor and that was all.
Dixie was still in shock and had barely looked at the so called 'sweetshop lady' she couldn't believe this evil woman had killed 4 little children and had tried by what it seems to hurt Ethan. She marveled at how well Cal was dealing with it. Shortly they arrived at the hospital and Cal jumped out leaving Dixie and Ian to deal with Olive.
After he had changed he headed in the direction in the small private room Connie stopped him and started having a go at him "if you think you're going in there and treating her you can think again, it's not happening, you may like the lime light but I can assure you, you are no hero, You take the Warden I'll get Ethan to work on her" Cal swallowed trying to remain calm and lost that particular battle
He took a step back "you can think what you like about me, but I can assure you Ethan is not going anywhere near that evil old bag, in fact he's not going to even know she's here, as for treating her, she's all yours" with that Cal walked off looking for Ethan with the plan to distract him long enough so Olive would be up on a ward. He didn't here Connie's intake of breath or her reply of "you will not dictate who will treat who in my hospital"
Cal was treating the warden when he heard a commotion and nodded at Lofty to go and see what was going on. Cal wrapped up with his patient and went in search of Lofty who hadn't come back.
It took Cal 2 seconds to reach the reception area and another 2 seconds to realise that something was very wrong he could hear Olive laughing and he could hear Connie screaming at Ethan, it took a second for that thought to register before he was moving towards the small room getting passed the police who were trying to get Olive handcuffed to the bed while she laughed manically at Ethan who was caught in her other hand and by the looks of it having a panic attack.
Cal was at his side in an instant, and Olive who stopped laughing in seconds when Cal pulled a frozen Ethan out of her grasp and the police managed to get her handcuffed as soon as Ethan felt Cal's familiar arms around him he fell against him sobbing, not caring who saw.
Cal ushered him out of the room, with speaking to Connie "maybe you should learn to trust your staff more" Ethan clung to Cal and Cal knowing that when he was feeling himself would hate that he'd shown weakness got him to the staff room as quickly as he could. Charlie advised the staff that the staffroom was out of bounds and Cal began to disentangle himself from Ethan who was struggling against him not wanting him to let go. Cal sighed before speaking
"Ethan you need to look at me, I'm right here, you need to calm down, you're having a panic attack and if you don't calm down I'll have to sedate you, can hear me, you need to let me help you but you need to let me go, she's not here, she can't and won't get you" Ethan was calming down listening to Cal's voice and pulled back a little releasing Cal enough that he could check Ethan over but not letting go completely he wrapped his hands in the hem of Cal's scrubs and Cal smiled before talking
"That's my boy, keep breathing for me, I need to check that arms, old Sweetie has a strong grip huh"
Ethan winced at her name but started talking "I dddddidn't know she was here I came in as Connie asked me to help, why is she even out of ppppprison, she life without parole, that's what yyyou and mum told me"
Cal nodded "she has, she still hasn't released the where abouts of the….. Ahem… others so they're lawyers, get them a day in court to go over all the evidence and re question her, the accident happened as she was being transported back, I did tell Connie not to let you go but she isn't my biggest fan right now"
Cal frowned a little, "well your breathing is calmer but your pulse is still racing why don't we just sit for a minute ok"
Ethan frowned when he saw the police outside and looked at Cal, Cal reading his face answered him before the question came "they want to know if you remember anything and if you'll give a statement they think it will help with locating the others"
Ethan tightened his hold on Cal and Cal hugged him "you don't have to speak to them Ethan, you don't have to do anything you don't want to"
Ethan nodded but a few tears slipped out of his eyes which Cal gently wiped with his thumb "Ii nnnneeeed to try and rremember, for Laura"
Cal looked up at that it was the first time other than nightmares that he had mentioned the girl that was taken on the same night as him and Cal was about to ask about that when the door was thrust open and Ethan paled when he saw Laura's mum Cal was about to say that this was a private area when she begun to speak
"Do you remember anything Ethan, please I need my little girl home, she's frightened of the dark, she doesn't like being alone"
Lofty came in behind his patient and apologized to Cal who held his hand up noticing Ethan wanted to speak Ethan moved closer to Cal and locked eyes with him before he spoke
"Mrs Rrrearden I saw Laura that night, she was wearing a pink coat, she entered the shop just before me, when I entered the door locked behind us…."
To be continued
What you think guys? I know it's a little different that the episode but it was an idea that formed and wouldn't leave me alone. I will get the 2nd chapter up on the weekend.
Please Review, they make me happy and happy me writes quicker :-p
Thanks C xxx
