So was I the only one yelling at the tv last night, when Honey asked Ethan if he wanted to go for a drink? I can't believe I was! I wanted to thump Lily and then I wanted to shake Ethan - if he's not careful he might miss his chance. As much as I like Ethan and Lily, she is only doing what she is doing because she's 'decided' he's the best one out of a bad bunch, so to speak. I do have a tiny soft spot for Ethan and Honey...just saying.

Anyway, I couldn't quite leave last nights episode alone, so here is a little continuation of the pub scene, with my own twist on it. Maybe some slight spoilers and I'm not trying to quote anyone directly from the episode so my speech will be different.

Usual disclaimer - they belong to the BBC - if they belonged to me it would have probably turned into the Cal/Ethan show by now!

Enjoy!

Don't Miss Your Chance.

Dr Caleb Knight leaned on the bar, nursing his drink, feeling more than a little sorry for himself, if he was honest. An impromptu party in honour of Max and Zoe's engagement had sprung up out of nowhere and now he was drinking, alone, surrounded by balloons and banners. While Cal was obviously very happy for his friend, he couldn't help the pang of sadness and the small stab of jealousy that knawed at him - oh how things could have been different.

His eyes fell on his younger brother, who was at the opposite end of the bar talking to Lily, well actually Lily was talking to him, Ethan didn't seem to be listening. He eyes kept flicking towards the door. All of a sudden, the younger man's face lit up, causing Cal to cast a glance towards the door. Noel had just walked in with a rather stunning Honey on his arm. He also noticed that Honey's eyes found Ethan straight away, to whom she offered just a glimmer of a smile, then dropped her head slightly. Cal's eyes narrowed slightly when he saw the stern look on Lily's face and the way she dragged Ethan's attention back to her.

Honey and Noel got a drink, then broke apart, with Honey going to talk to Big Mac and Lofty, not straying to far from the younger doctor. Cal was suddenly aware of a presence beside him...Noel, "Evening Cal. This is nice..." he began as he looked round at the decorations.

The doctor chuckled, "Small talk? Really?"

Noel smiled, slightly embarrassed, "I'm new to all this protective 'dad' stuff..." he admitted.

"And I'm not even a dad!" Cal exclaimed, causing them both to laugh.

"Yeah, but you care about what happens to him don't you?" Noel enquired as he nodded his head in Ethan's direction. It had been well known that the two young men didn't get on very well at all when they had first arrived at the ED, but since the crash that very nearly took Ethan's life, they had never looked back, "Of course I do," Cal admitted honestly.

Once more they settled into a comfortable silence, just watching the scene unfold before them. At every chance he could, Ethan glanced towards Honey, only to be asked another question by Lily, "Leave him alone," Cal growled under his breath.

Noel looked at him confused by his angry words. Before he could say anything, Cal's attention peaked once more - Honey had made a move. She was talking to Ethan, obvioulsy asking something and judging by his brother's body language, it was something huge. He noticed Lily say something, to which the younger man nodded. Lily finished her drink, grabbed her things and began to leave.

"No, no, no," Cal was muttering under his breath as he watched his little brother hesitate, then pick up his own things and followed Lily out of the pub, but not before casting a mournful glance in his direction. As the pub door closed, Cal took a drink then slammed the glass on the table, "I'm going to kill him," he said angrily.

Noel, meanwhile, looked upset, "Why doesn't he want her?" he asked, looking at the taller man.

Cal sighed, "Oh believe me, he wants her alright, but, and don't tell him I told you, he's always struggled talking to women. It's just one of those things - he can't think straight, he seems to lose the ability to speak properly...that's just Ethan. But one thing I do know is that he has very deep feelings for Honey," he thought for a while, "Plus I think that there might be something or someone else playing a part here..."

Noel looked confused once more, "I'll speak to Honey Noel, see if I can explain."

"Thanks pal, I'd appreciate it. I hate seeing her lovely face so sad. Ethan always seems so...nice," he finished.

"Ethan is a great guy - don't tell him I said that either - he is one of the best. I can assure you that when he does actually commit, it will be for life. He won't mess anyone about. I wish I was more like him," he finished whistfully as Noel patted his arm.

Cal made his way over to the dejected Honey via the bar, "White wine for the lady?" he sidled up to Honey, who was sat at a table staring into her empty glass. She looked up in surprise, "Thanks," she said simply.

"I know he's buys with his studies - it was only one drink," she burst out before she'd realised. Cal just nodded.

"I thought he was going to say yes. It looked like he was going to say yes...then Lily reminded him about studying and...he left. Does he think I want to stop him? Coz I don't! I don't want to stop him from becoming a consultant - I'm really excited for him," Cal smiled at her, her affection for his brother written all over her face.

"I'm sure he doesn't think that - but other people..." he trailed off as certain things began to make sense now. Honey looked confused.

Cal took hold of her hand, "Look Honey, I know my brother very well. He can spout off facts and useless information like no-one else I know. He's great at studying - he's becoming a fantastic doctor, one of the best. He's kind, generous, forgiving - please don't tell him I said all these things - but the one thing that he's not very good at is women and everything associated with them. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't care, because he does, very much. He'll get there in the end, but it could be a frustrating process for the person who is waiting!"

"I really like him Cal," Honey whispered as she looked at their hands.

"I know you do. Your dad knows you do, half the ED knows - we just have to work on the clueless wonder..."

Cal's sentence trailed off as Honey's eyes went wide and she snatched her hand away. Cal's heart sand, as he knew already who Honey had seen without turning round.

"This is an all time low Cal - even for you," the soft, yet angry voice of his brother cracked as he turned and stormed out of the pub.

So this was going to be a one shot but I think it will turn into at least three chapters. The next one will be from Ethan's point of view and third will be Cal trying to explain.

I'm not very good at romance etc, I usually like to hurt my favorites physically so seeing as I'm about as good as Ethan at romance, maybe I'll get the characterisation right. Ha ha.

Anyway please let me know what you think.