Hi all! sorry I haven't been active a lot. Been redecorating all my script written stories so it took forever and I've been working (back to pizza delivering again. Which is better) too, then the site went down. Ergh so many problems!
This is from the two episodes: The Golden Hour and A Moment of Clarity.
Christian does make an appearance in this, I couldn't resist!
"He called me a waste of space." Cal sadly said as he held his pint.
"Inspirational and perceptive." Ethan lightly chuckled, Cal didn't even smile.
"I don't have my own home, I don't have a girlfriend, certainly don't have a social life outside work."
"No but you do have a son. Come on, we better get home to Christian."
Ethan removed the glass from Cal's hand and both the brothers left. Cal didn't say much the whole walk home, Ethan tried making conversation but Cal hardly said anything toward Ethan. The boys arrived home to find Christian asleep in bed. Ethan gave thanks to his neighbour who babysat Christian and she left.
"Would you like a coffee?" Ethan asked with a small smile.
"No." Cal answered bluntly.
What the hell was Cal's problem?
"Is there anything you want to talk to me about?" Ethan asked, trying to keep his annoyance low key.
"No, I'm going to bed."
"Okay?" Was all Ethan could say. He couldn't exactly force the problem out of Cal.
Cal went into his room and slammed the door, Ethan sat on the sofa and Christian came out and sat next to him.
"Hey you, aren't you meant to be asleep?" Ethan asked as he put his arm around Christian.
"What's wrong with daddy?"
"Your dad has just had a bad day at work, don't worry. He'll be fine tomorrow. Come on I'll take you back to bed." Ethan answered honestly before walking his nephew back to his bedroom.
It was the next day, Cal and Ethan drove to work after dropping Christian off at school.
"You feeling any better today? Is this because of what Matt said?" Ethan looked at his brother, hoping for an honest answer from him.
"Can we just leave it Ethan?" Cal asked, still sounding depressed.
"You must of patched things up with him before you left your shift?"
"Well yeah..." Cal hesitantly answered.
"Then forget about what he said. Go see him today and I guarantee he won't remember he said it."
Cal took that into account, he didn't say anything, he just continued driving, he parked the car and the brothers headed for the ED, Cal walked up to Lily, holding a book of adventurous activities.
"Lily look; Parachuting, paragliding skydiving..."
"You haven't heard?" Lily watched Cal's smile go.
"Heard what?"
"Matt went into respiratory arrest and died in the night." Lily answered softly.
Cal's attempted positive attitude left, he walked over to his locker while Robyn and Lofty read a facebook post about the inspirational Cancer patient.
"I need a coffee." Sighed Cal
Cal left the staffroom. Ethan hadn't seen much of Cal throughout most of the shift, when Ethan heard Matt passed away, that probably didn't do Cal a lot of favours as he wanted to properly make amends with Matt. Ethan was standing in reception when he saw Cal stormed through, leaving the ED.
"Whoa..." Ethan saw Cal's angered face.
Cal took off his stethoscope and forced it into Ethan's hands.
"Here take this."
"I've got my own thank you. Where are you going?"
Ethan followed Cal out of the ED.
"I'm going home." Cal truthfully answered.
"But you're in the middle of a shift. You've got patients." Ethan still followed Cal.
"Ha! Patients? What, plastered students and a parasitic mother?" Cal was starting to shout.
"Okay Cal stop."
"I've had enough Ethan! This department is full of time wasters with self inflicting problems."
"And you think they don't deserve treatment?" Ethan was hoping Cal would say "yes they do deserve it."
"You know what? No. It's called lifestyle rationing."
"Coming from one of the most hardened headiness I know." Ethan smiled lightly.
"Well hallelujah, I've seen the light." Cal responded sarcastically.
"Right, what's this really about?"
"Look I've told you, this is not what I signed up for."
"So it's nothing to do with Matt?"
"Matt's dead, Ethan." Cal sighed.
"Which makes him even harder to ignore."
"Can you just go and pick up Christian from school later please?" Cal asked defeatedly.
Cal started to walk away. Lily ran over to Ethan.
"Ethan? What's going on?" Lily asked as she ran up next to Ethan and looked at Cal.
Ethan sighed before running towards Cal.
"Look Cal, stop this."
Ethan grabbed Cal's hand, which caused Cal to turn around and push Ethan forcefully to the ground, quite hard. Lily ran over to Ethan, crouched down next him and placed her hands on his shoulder and arm.
"You okay?" Lily asked worryingly.
Ethan stood up slowly with Lily supporting him, Ethan held his wrist with bloody hands from when he landed on them. Cal looked in shock.
"Ethan, I'm sorry."
Cal went to get closer to his brother but Ethan stepped away from him still holding his wrist, Cal walked away, ashamed. Ethan watched him leave.
"Come on Ethan, let's get you looked at."
Lily led a star struck Ethan back into the ED