Kate had been made to give up her active lifestyle due to her pregnancy. Kate was frustrated at the fact that she was tied to a desk permanently but she knew it was for the best.

Kate was at home with Ethan, they had decided to paint the baby's room together. Kate was around 6 months pregnant at the time. The pale yellow walls were almost complete when Ethan and Kate decided they should take a break. They snuggled up on the sofa whilst Ethan massaged Kate's swollen ankles. A steaming cup of tea sat on the coffee table which Kate had made for Ethan.

All of a sudden Ethan froze. His expression was blank and he seemed to be staring into the distance.

'Ethan? What's wrong? Baby what's wrong, you're scaring me' Kate asked panicking.

A few seconds later Ethan slid off of the cream leather sofa and landed in a heap on the floor. He began convulsing violently on the floor.

Kate heaved herself out of the chair and crouched beside him as close as she could with her bump. She tore Ethan's mobile from the coffee table and phoned for an ambulance. Her medical training kicked in instantly and she rolled her husband into the recovery position. Tears ran down her cheeks as she sat helplessly watching her husband fitting on the ground.

'Hello, Ambulance Service!' A voice came from the doorway.

'We're in here!' Kate called.

Dixie and Iain came running into the living room. They saw the young doctor and his wife. Just as they entered the room Ethan's seizure died down. Kate cradled her husband's limp body in her arms. 'It's going to be alright now baby, the ambulance is here' she whispered. Iain lifted him onto a stretcher and they wheeled him into the ambulance. Kate desperately tried to call her brother in law but he just wouldn't answer his phone.

Back in the ED Cal was working when he was called over by Connie. She instructed him to take the patient who was on their way in after having a seizure. Cal waited by the entrance for the ambulance to arrive. As the doors opened he saw Dixie help Kate out of the back followed by a stretcher. His heart sank when he saw his younger brother sprawled on the stretcher having yet another seizure.

He switched into doctor mode, 'right who have we got here?' He asked.

'This is Ethan Hardy, aged 32. He had a seizure at home, he's been out of it for a few minutes, he began seizing on route and we administered 5 of lorazepam but there has been no sign of improvement.' Iain informed him. Kate slipped her hand into Ethan's.

'Baby, Cal's here now. Don't you worry, everything will be okay' she murmured. Zoe came teetering over in her heels. She took over and sent Cal outside after he tried to treat Ethan. Kate was in a terrible state so Cal took her with him.

'What the hell happened?' He asked.

'We were painting the nursery and decided to sit on the sofa, he was massaging my ankles when he suddenly froze. I tried to talk to him but it was like he wasn't there. He slid off of the sofa and began fitting' Kate explained, tears flowing down her cheeks.

Cal pulled her into a tight hug. 'He'll be alright, you did the right thing' he whispered.

They went back into the ED and went to Ethan's bed side. He was conscious but really weak. Kate wiped her eyes before strolling over to her husband's bedside. She took his hand in hers. 'Hey baby, how are you feeling?' She asked him. She leant close to him so she could hear his response, brushing her hair away from his face.

'Better now you're here' he wheezed. He held her hand weakly. Cal stood beside Kate smiling at his little brother.

He held his brothers hand, 'Hey buddy, how are you doing?' He asked.

'Sore, what happened?' Ethan replied.

'You had a seizure at home, remember?' Kate informed him. Ethan froze again. Kate grabbed Cal's arm. 'It's happening again Cal look!' She whispered. Cal pulled her into a hug.

'I know, just let him be, trust me' he murmured.

Ethan's sats were dropping so as soon as he stopped fitting they decided it would be best to insert a ventilator so that his airway was maintained. Cal held his sister in law in a tight embrace whilst Zoe inserted the tube. They could hear Ethan gasping as the tube made its way down his throat. Kate sobbed into Cal's shoulder. He stood there helplessly. He felt useless, he couldn't help his brother and he couldn't console his sister in law.

The tube was taped in place and the pair were allowed to sit with Ethan again. Kate pulled up a chair and gestured to Cal to sit down. She sat on the bed beside her husband.

'You had us all scared then Nibbles' Cal whispered.

'Don't pull another stunt like that again, please promise me. I need you here for me and our baby. I don't think I would ever cope without you here Ethan' Kate whispered tears threatened to spill again.

She held his hand tightly in hers. Cal placed a hand supportively on her shoulder.

'Nibbles, you have to pull through this. You know there are better ways to get out of doing the nursery' Cal joked making Kate laugh.

A few hours had passed and Kate had been sent to the on-call room with Cal so they could get some rest. Cal insisted on sleeping on the floor whilst Kate took the single bed. Neither slept for long and after a short while they were both back with Ethan. Cal hauled himself off of the floor and noticed that Kate wasn't there. He pulled on a clean scrub top and ran into resus. He found his sister-in-law sat holding Ethan's hand and talking to him.

'Hey, how is he?' Cal asked.

'He's fine, Sorry I didn't want to wake you, I couldn't sleep without him' Kate explained.

'No need to apologise. I'll stay here with you if you want' Cal offered.

'Are you sure you don't want to get some sleep?' Kate asked.

'No, I can't sleep knowing he is in here' Cal whispered. He sat on a chair beside Kate.

Kate suddenly squealed excitedly. 'He's moving' she cried.

Cal jumped up. He peered at his brother's still figure. Sure enough his fingers were moving.

'Ethan, it's okay. You're in the ED' Cal whispered soothingly.

Ethan's hand trailed up towards his face. He tried to pull at the ventilator. 'Ethan, don't touch that, it's helping you' Kate whispered.

Ethan heard Kate's voice and relaxed. She placed her skinny hand in his. 'Squeeze my hand if you can hear me baby' she murmured. Ethan squeezed her hand gently.

Cal looked at Kate and she nodded. Cal ran to fetch Zoe.

They returned and Ethan was trying to open his eyes. His vision was blurry as his eyes finally after much persuasion snapped open. He could see two blurry figures looking at him. He couldn't work out who they were because his vision was so dramatically distorted. Kate pulled his glasses out of her bag and placed them on his face.

'How's that? Squeeze my hand if that is better' she instructed. Ethan squeezed her hand weakly. He could see his wife becoming clearer. He looked to the side and saw Zoe peering at him concernedly. There was one person missing who he desperately wanted. He began fidgeting on the bed frustrated. He couldn't tell anyone to go and get his brother. All he wanted was his big brother to give him a hug.

'Ethan I need you to calm down for me' Zoe muttered. Ethan ignored her and began fighting her off. Kate rested her hand on his bare shoulder.

'Hey baby, listen, you need to stop panicking. We're here for you, just relax' she whispered. She held him still.

Cal stepped forward. "Oi nibbles. You're causing a lot of mischief by wiggling, so give it a rest yeah' Cal told him with a smile. Ethan saw his brother and his eyes lit up. Cal took his place beside the bed. Ethan moved his hand slowly to where his brother's was resting. He weakly grabbed at Cal's hand and squeezed it. Tears formed in his eyes.

Cal leant forwards and hugged his little brother. 'Don't cry, I'm not going anywhere' Cal whispered.

Ethan grabbed at the tube in his throat again. Kate took his hands in hers. 'Don't do that sweetheart' she whispered.

Zoe leant forward. 'We can remove the tube for you if you want us to' she spoke, her voice barely a whisper.

Ethan nodded. He wanted to be able to communicate with his family. He wanted to find out what was going on.

Robyn appeared at the door calling Zoe away to another patient leaving Cal in charge of removing the ventilator.

He helped Ethan sit up on the bed comfortably. Ethan moved over and gestured to Kate to sit next to him. They lay together whilst Cal donned some gloves. He undid the tape and began removing the tube. 'Keep coughing for me, you're doing great, it's almost out' he soothed as he pulled the seemingly never ending tube from his brother's mouth. Ethan gagged and retched as the tube came free.

'Don't try to speak. Give it a moment' Cal warned. Ethan smiled at him gratefully.

'W-what happened?' Ethan croaked.

'You had a seizure at home baby. I called an ambulance and then you had another fit' Kate explained.

'C-Cal?' Ethan whispered.

'Yeah, I'm here, what's wrong?' Cal asked.

'Is it….' He began.

'I don't think so. I think you might have been extremely dehydrated that all' Cal explained.

Ethan relaxed. He had grown up with epilepsy and when he became a teenager it seemed to go away. Every day he worried that it might come back. He was grateful to Cal for always being there for him though.

'I'm sorry' Ethan whispered.

'You don't need to apologise, just rest.' Kate ordered.

Ethan fell asleep. A few days later he was discharged from the hospital. He was made to take a couple of weeks off of work to make sure he recovered.

Cal was permitted to take time off to help Kate and Ethan as Kate was unable to do much in her condition.