Here's the drama! And it introduces two other characters, O/Cs of mine.
"Lily? There's... someone here looking for you." Rita said, opening the door to the staff room.
I looked up from my phone and stood up, putting it in my pocket. "Who is it?" I asked, smoothing down my dress.
"He's in resus."
"What?" I mumbled, following her.
A man pushed Lofty away as he gripped the side of his abdomen. "Where's Lily Chao? I want her."
I could finally see his face now that I was closer. "Gabriel?"
"Lillian!" Gabe smiled before wincing in pain.
"I'm guessing you two know each other?" Rita asked, pushing Gabe back down on the bed.
I nodded. "He's my idiot older brother." I replied, sighing as I folded my arms. "Gabe, I can't treat family members. So let Nurse Freeman and Dr. Knight deal with you."
Gabriel sighed and nodded, leaning back down. I could now see something sticking out the side of his stomach. "Yeah, kind of had an accident." he said, looking at my reaction.
"Gabriel..." I sighed. "What happened?"
"I-argh!" He glared at Rita who tried to clean the wound. "Maya kicked me out. She thought I was cheating on her but I wasn't. It's a long story. Anyway, I saw an open window. She wasn't at home and I needed my stuff. Next thing I know, I'm falling off the roof and landing on Danny's old buggy and one of the poles end up sticking into me."
I sighed, rubbing my head. "How long ago was it since she kicked you out."
"A week. I'm crashing at Mum and Dad's hotel room. But I know when I'm overstaying my welcome." he mumbled. "Look, can I stay with you and Ethan for a couple of days, until I get Maya to-" he started yelling in pain.
"Alright, we need to go to theatre to get this out." Cal said, starting to move Gabe's bed.
"Wait." Gabe gritted out, grabbing my hand. "If I... tell Maya and Daniel, I love them."
I refused to let my tears fall as I nodded, kissing my brother's head. "I will."
"He's losing a lot of blood..." Rita said. I nodded and stood back, watching them wheel my brother away.
...
Connie had allowed me to take the rest of the day off so I decided to go to Gabe's house.
I rang the doorbell and pulled my jacket tighter around my body. It was warm but a little chilly since I was wearing a short sleeved dress.
Maya opened it and groaned. "He came to you, didn't he?" she asked, letting me in.
"Maya... Gabriel tells me that he didn't cheat on you."
"He kissed his co-worker in front of me! First he invites me to this work party, the next, her tongue is down his throat."
I bit my lip. "I think there's more to that story than meets the eye." I replied. "He's been staying with our parents but they... He'll be at mine for a while so, come and talk to him."
"Why should I?" Maya asked, crossing her arms.
"Because he's the father of your child."
Her eyes warmed as tears fell. "Fine." she finally said, wiping her tears away. "Now, when's this christening happening?"
I smiled. "On Saturday. I hope to see you and Danny there."
"Of course." she smiled. "How is Gabriel...?"
"Where's Daniel?"
Alarm rose in her eyes. "Is Gabe okay? Danny's staying at his friend's for a sleepover."
"Gabe hurt himself on Danny's old buggy. He's in hospital."
"That idiot... I swore I saw blood but I took no notice since I thought it was fake because some kids down the street love pulling pranks on us."
I held out a hand. "Come with me?"
"For Daniel." she said, taking my hand.
...
"Okay, we managed to take the pole out and he's recovering now." Cal said, walking with me and Maya as we headed towards Gabe's cubicle.
He drew the curtain and Gabe's eyes widened when he saw Maya. "Maya!"
"I'm willing to listen." she mumbled.
I turned to Cal. "Thanks Cal." I smiled.
He smiled back and nodded. "Right, I'll leave you guys to it." he said, leaving and drawing the curtain back.
"So, tell me." Maya sighed.
"Okay, you know Cara?"
"The lesbian?" Maya asked.
Gabe nodded. "Yeah, she was being stalked by an admirer and she finally introduced herself to Cara so Cara tried to let her down gently by kissing me and telling her that she was 'straight' so that's when you walked in."
"Oh my gosh! I thought that it was Willa, Cara's sister."
"They do look alike." Gabriel smiled when he saw Maya blush.
She kissed him. "I'm so sorry! I should have stayed to see which sister it was."
Gabe smiled, slipping a strand of her hair behind her ear. "It's okay." he whispered to her before turning to face me. "Thank your friends for me. They saved my life."
I smiled and kissed his cheek. "I will. Now, I have to get home to my baby and my boyfriend so... stop by when you want."
"We might take you up on that offer." Maya grinned, hugging me.
...
"How was you day?" Ethan called out from the kitchen as I stepped through the front door.
"Drama-filled." I replied, heading to him. I saw Jade napping in her play cot and leaned down to kiss her head.
Ethan handed me a glass of water which I happily accepted as I put my bag down on the sofa.
"What happened?"
"Gabriel hurt himself, ended up in hospital and told me his marriage was over. I then fixed said marriage and now everybody's happy to come to Jade's christening."
Ethan whistled. "Fine, you topped my day. Jade and I sorted through all her stuffed teddies and watched a Disney film. Well, I ended up watching it by myself because she was out of it."
I giggled and sat down. Ethan joined me and lifted his arm. "Cuddle?"
"Please." he smiled, wrapping his arm around me. "Lily...?"
"Yeah?" I replied, placing my cup down on the coffee table.
Ethan bit his lip and turned to face me fully. "Wh-what are your thoughts on marriage?"
I sighed. "Is this a proposal? We've only been together for-"
"Slow down," he chuckled lightly. "I'm just trying to say that... I see us together five years from on. Even fifty years from on."
"Do you?" I asked quietly.
He nodded. "I'm ready when you are. I just needed to know."
"I'll marry you but not now. We've still got a long while yet." I said, kissing him. "Even if we got married now, I could see my parents calling up relatives that are five times removed or something just to witness it." I joked.
Ethan laughed. "I'm... I'm thinking about my mum."
"She'll be watching from Heaven." I said gently. "Have you talked to your dad?"
"William Knight is a hard man to contact. When my parents got divorced, Caleb and I were given the option of who we wanted to stay with. I was more of a mummy's boy so I chose my mum and had my surname changed to her maiden name. Caleb stayed with dad and well... over the years mine and my father's relationship got worse. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't know I have a daughter."
I wrapped my arms around him. "How about Caleb and William's relationship?"
"They're still tight. I want to know my dad again but knowing him... he'll probably force me to change my surname back."
I sighed. "What does your dad do?" I hadn't known a lot about Ethan's life and family. All I knew was that he and his brother had different surnames and his mother was dead.
"He's a lawyer. Wanted us to do well so he practically forced us to be doctors. I actually enjoy Medicine but I don't know about Cal." he replied, leaning back against the sofa.
"How about you get Cal to get him to come to the christening. I'll do the rest, you just sit back and let me fix your relationship."
Ethan raised an eyebrow. "Want to bet?"
"What?" I smirked.
"That you can't fix mine and my father's relationship in one day."
I rolled my eyes playfully. "You're on."
Some Ethan and Lily fluff ;) Next chapter we meet the famous William Knight.
