Hello everyone, here is today's update. I'm so happy you are enjoying so far, thank you for the review you left on the first chapter, they mean a lot! I hope you enjoy this chapter just as much, I thought I'd get one up today as I'm not sure when the next time I'll have some free time to post the next chapter will be, I'll try to get it up soon though. Please let me know your thoughts on this chapter, thanks, Kayxxx :)


That's what's in me – Chapter Two

Ethan rushed through reception with Tobi's car seat, Cal followed closely behind. Ethan looked around for an empty room and found the small RESUS room free. He burst through the doors and placed the car seat down on the bed, "Get her out on the bed in here, I'll just get my scrubs on and be in in a minute okay?" He told Cal who looked at him worryingly.
"You're leaving me alone with her?" he asked.
"She's your daughter Caleb" Ethan spoke firmly and left the pair to be alone.
"Right" he nodded and looked down at the baby who looked up at him wondrously with her big blue eyes, "umm" he mumbled as he thought, "Let's get you out that seat shall we?" He forced out a smile as he unbuckled her, he spread out her pink blanket across the bed. He held her up in front of him, this was the first time he'd touched her, the first time he'd actually gotten a proper chance to lay his eyes upon her. "Hi" he spoke awkwardly as he held her, she let out a squeal and then pulled a facial expression to which if an adult would pull would mean 'you really have no idea what you're doing, do you?' it was almost as if she knew that was in fact, true. "Don't give me that look I'm new to this" Cal replied, Tobi let out a giggle in reply, Cal felt his heart warm within him as he heard it, "was that funny?" he grinned as he watched her admiringly but then his smile quickly dropped again, "Yeah...I can't really see the funny side to this to be honest, I bet your mummy is laughing though isn't she?" he sighed. Tobi continued to wriggle around in his hands, kicking her tiny feet about aimlessly, "You are cute I'll give you that..." he admitted with a smile he paused for a moment completely captured by the baby's gaze.
"There's no way you're mine though, I couldn't have made you..." he shook his head and lay her down gently on the bed as he thought. Suddenly realisation grew over him he leaned over to look through the draws in the room, still keeping one hand on the baby so she didn't fall from the bed as she wriggled, "bingo!" he smiled as he pulled a packet out of one of the draws. He opened it up, inside there were two swabs, and two sterilised plastic bags, "this'll do for now eh?" he smiled as he leaned over little Tobi, "Open up" he whispered as he gently pulled down her chin, he rubbed the swab along the inside of her cheek and then placed it inside one of the bags. She let out a small wail "Shh it's okay, don't cry, look ill do it too yeah? See it's fine" Cal spoke softly as he did the same with the other swab, Tobi chuckled as she watched him.

"Caleb!" Ethan shouted from the doorway causing the pair to jump.
"What?" Cal shrugged as he wrapped up both of the bags and placed them in his back pocket.
"Seriously? You're doing a DNA test on her?" Ethan asked stunned.
"A random baby is placed on my doorstep and you just expect me to take it in as if it's my own without question? Me and Taylor, we, we were safe, I don't understand how she could be mine-" Ethan cut him off.
"Contraception doesn't always work Cal; you're a doctor for God sake act like one!" he roared angrily.
"Well I'll know the truth now won't I?" Cal shouted back.
"Unbelievable, like she hasn't got enough going on already Caleb without you sticking swabs in her mouth she's ill- really ill! Now move" Ethan spat out as he pushed passed his brother to take a look at the baby. He crouched over so he could get a closer look at her; Cal stepped back and watched on.
"Hello little Tobi remember me?" Ethan smiled, Tobi giggled as she looked up at him, still kicking her legs about as she lay back on the bed, "right I'm just going to put this in your ear to check your temperature, we'll soon get to the bottom of what's wrong don't worry" he spoke sympathetically, "oh you're such a good girl Tobi, I wish most adult patients were this well behaved as you my job would be much simpler" he praised with a smile.
"38C, she's got a fever" he announced with a sigh. Cal watched on anxiously as he fiddled with the corner of the pink blanket which she lay on.
"Right let's look under this baby grow shall we?" he spoke as he unbuttoned it, "is that okay?" he asked Cal, as a doctor when treating children it was always protocol to ask permission from the parents before removing any clothing. Cal shrugged awkwardly in reply.
Ethan rolled his eyes and looked back down at the baby, "I'll take that as a yes" he huffed as he gently pulled off her clothes to inspect her.
"Right Tobi, it looks like you haven't got a rash anywhere so we might have caught this early" he spoke as he continued to examine her skin, "It does look a bit blotchy though, it's hard because we don't know what's normal for you do we?" He sighed, "Hmm right let's put that down to a symptom to be on the safe side" he decided.
He then turned to look at Cal, "Her hands and feet are still cold, she's got a fever, she's still shivering, grunting, she has blotchy skin, she's breathing fast-" he cut him off.
"Meningitis" he announced as he looked down at the baby, worry clearly evident in his voice.
"Okay we don't know for sure yet, we'll get someone to look her over properly, get her a definite diagnosis" Ethan tried to reassure him.
"Blood tests, CT scans, lumbar puncture...Ethan she's only a baby, a tiny little baby, I can't put her through all that" Cal protested protectively.
"Oh so now you care?" Ethan spat out without much thought, "Sorry that was uncalled for- at least this way we'll know what's really wrong okay? You know this is for the best Cal" He placed a comforting hand on his brother's shoulder.
Cal looked down at the baby and let out a slight smile, "It's okay Tobi, if you're a kid of mine then you've got a good fight in you right?" he took hold of her tiny hand; it seemed to get lost in Cal's.

"What's going on in here?" Zoe called as she burst through the door. Ethan and Cal exchanged glances, Cal then held down his head. Ethan spoke out, "Um, this is Tobi, I think she may have meningitis, she has all the symptoms-" Zoe cut him off.

"Right well we'll send her up to paediatrics, Ethan you're needed in cubicles and Cal- you're not even in today?" Zoe questioned.

Ethan shot another glance at Cal and then back to Zoe, "I don't think we have much time Zoe, she's really ill, can we not start the tests down here whilst we wait for the go ahead from paediatrics?" he pleaded.

Zoe looked at him confused. Cal looked up and sighed, "Please Zoe?" he joined in with his brother's pleading.

"This is a medical emergency and the last time I checked this is the emergency department" Ethan spoke out defensively.

Zoe walked over to take a look at the baby. Tobi looked up her wondrously; this wondrous gaze caused a smile to spread anyone's face instantly. "Oh aren't you lovely?" Zoe smiled down at her. "Right come on then, get her into the big RESUS room, this one is needed" she replied. Cal and Ethan let out a sigh of relief, Ethan cradled little Tobi in his arms as he hurried her through to the next room and lay her down on a free bed where he and Zoe began to check her over once more. Cal stood at the foot of the bed watching on, biting his nails anxiously.

"Charlie can you help me out on this one?" she asked, Charlie walked over to the baby and of course, smiled instantly as everyone did when they laid eyes on her.

"Right Ethan you're right about the symptoms" Zoe announced as she pressed her stethoscope against Tobi's small chest.

"Have we any idea who she belongs to?" Charlie asked as he looked around him for any signs of anxiously awaiting parents.

Ethan looked up at Cal who had his eyes fixed on the baby, still biting his nails in worry.

"Me apparently" Cal replied causing the room to fall silent.

"What? Seriously?" Robyn called from across the room where she was working.
"Yep she was left on our doorstep with a note from Taylor saying she's mine" Cal replied, still watching over the baby carefully.
"Taylor?! I thought she got arrested!" Robyn spat out.
Cal just shrugged in reply, that was only one of the many many things that he didn't understand about this entire ordeal.

"Right Ethan you can't treat her" Zoe announced as she brushed passed him to get a better look at the baby.

"What? But Zoe-" she cut his pleading off.
"She's your niece and you're needed in cubicles now leave" She ordered firmly. Ethan felt a sudden rush of helplessness overpower him; he looked toward Cal and then slowly made his way out of the room to cubicles.

Cal traced the steps his brother had just walked out of the room and looked in through the door at the tiny baby getting examined by his colleagues.

"What are you doing Cal? Get in there, that baby needs you" Robyn spat out as she rushed passed him.
"Are you okay?" Charlie asked sincerely as he came and stood beside him, him too looking through at Tobi.
"I'm not cut out to be a dad Charlie" Cal whispered still with his eyes fixed on the baby.
"Let's think about that later okay? Robyn is right Caleb, Tobi needs you" Charlie replied as he placed his hand on his back in comfort.

Cal pulled out the DNA tests from his back pocket and handed them to Charlie who looked down at them surprised.

"Please Charlie" He whimpered.
He looked at it for a moment before he looked back up at Cal and nodded slightly, "...okay" he whispered, "okay."

Cal took in a deep breath and walked back into the room with Charlie. He stood in the same position as he did previously, at the foot of Tobi's bed watching on in worry as the examination continued, except this time he was alone, his brother wasn't by his side. A nurse held an oxygen mask over Tobi's face. It all felt so wrong...