Hi all, back again. Loved the final scene (in the pub) between the guys in the last episode, so I'm hoping that what we've seen in the trailer and what we've read about is just a big misunderstanding and that our boys will not fall out again.
This is loosely based on a particular scene in the trailer, so if you haven't seen it then this will be a SPOILER.
It will obviously have my own slight twist, so I hope it's ok.
As always I don't own anyone whom you recognise, if I did...well you can guess what I WOULDN'T be doing!
Oops I Did It Again.
Cal closed his eyes as the soft, warm lips met his, the scent of wine lingering in the air around him. His eyes flickered open for a second, a gasp escaping from him as he suddenly broke the kiss.
"What the hell?" he spluttered, as the pub came back into focus.
"What's wrong?" Alicia queried, obvioulsy confused about why he broke away.
"Why are you doing this?" he demanded, confused.
"What do you mean? I like you, you like me, what's wrong with a kiss?" She giggled as she pulled him towards her, her unfocused eyes gazing up at him.
"I like you, you like me..." Cal stammered as he pulled away, "You've no idea do you?"
"No idea about what?" Alicia was starting to look a bit bored now.
"Have you any inkling of how much my brother cares about you?" Cal asked, beginning to feel slightly guilty for his part in the kiss.
"Who, Ethan?"
"Yes Ethan. He's the only brother I've got. He really likes you Alicia," Cal told her honestly.
"Oh, I didn't know. I mean, he's lovely and all..." It looked like Alicia was trying to pick her words carefully, "But he's really not my type, and besides, I want some fun and Ethan is to serious for that."
Cal went quiet as he watched her take another drink, wondering if he really did have feelings of his own for her or was it just that Ethan liked her so much that he gave in?
Cal felt his stomach sink as he quickly looked round to see if his brother was there. He had said that he would meet them both there later as he was finishing up some paperwork. He let out a sigh of relief when he couldn't see him. He and Ethan had been getting on so well recently that he could have kicked himself for jepordising that over some stupid kiss.
He became aware of Alicia trying to get down from her stool, without falling - failing miserably as he caught her in his arms.
"Oops," she giggled as she threw her arms around him, "My knight in shining armour," she chuckled.
Cal couldn't help rolling his eyes, "If I had a pound for every time I've heard that," he muttered under his breath.
He pulled her to her feet, "Come on, time you were getting home," he told her.
"My place or yours?" She questioned rather loudly as Cal tried to steady her as they made their way to the door, almost knocking David over in the process. Cal noticed that the awkward nurse stared at them, mumbling seemingly to himself, "Makes sense now," but Cal paid it no mind as he inclined his head in an apology for nearly flattening him.
He bundled Alicia into a taxi and proceeded to walk the ten minutes to the flat.
He was surprised the find the flat in darkness when he got home. He felt sure that Ethan would have been there by the time he got home. He quietly opened his brother's bedroom door, expecting to see a shock of blonde hair poking out form the top of the duvet, but he wasn't there.
A small knot of anxiety formed in his stomach at the unexplained absense of his younger brother. He glanced at his watch - Ethan should have finished in the ED hours ago. Perhaps something had happened that had made him later in finishing, but Ethan would have let him know if he was going to be late home.
He dialled his brother as he walked back into the kitchen, but it went straight to voicemail, so he sent him a text message, then made a cup of coffee while he waited for a reply. Before he knew what was happening, he was laid out on the sofa, fast asleep, completely unaware that his brother hadn't come home.
Don't worry Ethan isn't injured - well not physically. You'll find out next chapter - perhaps hee hee.