It had been several weeks since the operation and Kate was feeling great. She decided that she would work on maintaining her fitness by going for a run. She lifted Charlie into his pushchair and donned her running gear. She decided that she would take Charlie to go and visit his uncle and daddy at work.
She tied her laces before taking the pushchair in her hands. She closed the door behind her before sprinting off towards the ED. It normally would take about 15 minutes by car but Kate managed to make it in 5 especially as she knew all of the short cuts. As she arrived outside the ED Charlie began to wake up so she pulled a hoodie on before lifting him out of the pushchair. He giggled as her long hair tickled his face despite being pulled back into a ponytail.
Kate wandered into the ED to find her husband and brother in law chatting to Mrs Beauchamp. 'Speak of the devil' Cal muttered as Kate approached.
'Now Caleb, that's no way to speak about your sister in law is it! And to think I was planning on paying for lunch' Kate joked kissing his cheek. He pulled her into a hug before letting her go and greet her husband. She wrapped her spare hand around his neck and pulled him close as she kissed him. 'Hello baby' she whispered. She handed her son to his father so they could catch up.
She turned to face the clinical lead, she had met Mrs Beauchamp at several events but didn't really know her that well. She extended her hand politely. 'It's Mrs Beauchamp if I'm not mistaken' she muttered. She stood to attention
'Yes, that's right Captain Robinson, but please call me Connie' Mrs Beauchamp instructed, much to the delight of Cal who was shocked that his sister in law had thawed the ice queen.
'Connie, Please call me Kate' Kate whispered before standing easy,
'I was about to call you actually, you see we are several doctors down at the moment and we need a replacement on a temporary placement, I have spoken to your commanding officer and he is keen for you to work here on a secondment as you continue your recovery' Mrs Beauchamp spoke.
'I would love to, when would you like me to begin?' She asked. Connie consulted her paperwork.
'First thing Monday morning sounds good' Connie stated.
Kate nodded as Connie left them to it. Ethan pulled her into a hug. 'Congratulations' he murmured as he kissed her neck.
'Yeah, you get to see my pretty face more often, I'm sure you can't wait' Cal joked. Kate punched his arm playfully.
The family sat at a table in a nearby cafe. Ethan handed his son over to his brother so he could help his wife with the push chair. Cal drapes a muslin square over his shoulder before scooping up the now wide awake baby.
His nephew was staring intently at him for a while which made Cal smile. But then his nephew did something a little more unexpected. He screwed his hand up into a tight fist before whacking his uncle. 'Ethan! What have you been teaching your son?' Cal asked.
'What has he done?' Ethan asked.
'Here come see' Cal gestured for him to watch.
Almost as if he knew that he was being watched, Charlie did it again.
'Oh my, someone is such a clever boy' Kate murmured kissing Charlie's forehead.
'What have I told you, just call me Cal' Cal joked. Charlie whacked him again with his tiny fist.
'Someone has taken after their mother is smacking Cal when he's being annoying' Ethan smiled.
They ate their meal before Kate returned home. She stopped at the army base where she worked to speak to her commanding officer. She was not permitted to return to Army life until six months had passed since her leg had healed.
First thing on Monday she woke up hours before she was supposed to. She went to check on her son who was wide awake and started giggling when he saw his mummy. She bundled him into his buggy before going for a run. She ran to the park and sat on a bench to catch her breath.
'I thought it was quiet this morning' a voice whispered. She turned to see her brother in law smiling at her.
'Couldn't sleep' she stated.
'Don't be nervous about today, I'm sure Mrs Beauchamp will go easy on you' Cal teased.
'Yeah well at least I'm not skiving!' Kate muttered. Cal shook his head and laughed.
'I'm meeting a friend, besides it's my day off. I get to do what I want, no questions asked.' Cal muttered.
Kate rolled her eyes. The friend Cal was supposedly meeting was almost definitely a woman and would almost definitely result in alcohol fuelled love.
Cal crouched in front of his nephew. 'You want Uncle Cal to see this nice lady don't you?' he asked his little nephew.
Charlie kicked his legs out at his uncle who pretended to be knocked over. 'Ooh someone really doesn't like their uncle Cal' he whispered before kissing the little baby. He helped Kate off of the bench and they ran home together, this time Cal took the push chair so that Kate could sprint.
They arrived back to find Ethan in the kitchen making breakfast. 'Good Morning' He called from the stove.
'Something smells nice' Kate whispered, snaking her arm around him and kissing his cheek. Cal scooped Charlie out of the pram and cuddled him.
They quickly ate their breakfast before rushing to get changed and sorted for work. Kate packed a small bag for Charlie and lifted him into his car seat. She loaded the car and put her son inside. Cal and Ethan jumped into the car and began the short journey to the hospital.
They pulled up outside the hospital and Ethan took the car seat out of the car. Kate adjusted the blankets wrapped around her now sleeping baby. Cal put his arm around her and led her towards the ED. Kate went to turn back and grab her son but Cal stopped her. 'Come on darling. Let's get you inside and then I'm off, stop worrying about Charlie' Cal instructed.
He led Kate inside followed by Ethan. Once he was satisfied that she was safely in the ED. He turned on his heel and stormed out of the ED. He climbed into the car and sped off towards his destination. Kate and Ethan took little Charlie to the hospital nursery before starting their work. They went to Mrs Beauchamp's office.
The red phone rang as they stepped out of the office. Ethan ran to answer it, grabbing a slip of paper from the counter and the pen from his pocket. He scribbled some notes down hurriedly before hanging up. His face was white as he called the staff together.
'Right, we have incoming. There has been a major car accident. A driver has run a red light swiping a vehicle off of the road. The driver of the first vehicle is among the walking wounded but the driver of the other is in a bad way. It looks like a serious entrapment, but he is on his way here ETA 3 minutes' Ethan announced to his colleagues.
'Right, Captain Robinson, it's your patient. You will take charge. Ethan you can assist Kate with her first patient until she gets a feel for this place' Connie ordered.
The faint shrill of sirens filled the air and Kate marched towards the door. Dixie came running over with a stretcher. She didn't expect to see Kate or Ethan and her face dropped when she saw the pair of them stood together. Kate grabbed the end of the trolley and strolled hurriedly alongside it.
'I'm sorry, I'm really sorry' Dixie began. Kate put a hand up, not realising who it was laid on the stretcher.
'Right, we have Dr Caleb Knight, aged 32, and was involved in an RTC. He was trapped for approximately 30 minutes. He has a serious blunt chest trauma, his leg appears to be seriously broken so we immobilised it. GCS of 13, BP 120/80 and pulse is slightly tachycardic at 102' Dixie spoke, her voice shaking with emotion.
Ethan placed a hand on Kate's arm alerting her to the fact that the patient was in fact his brother. She took his hand in hers and continued walking with the stretcher. The ED was full of other patients and there were no other doctors around who could take over.
'Right, let's go to bay 3' Kate ordered. Dixie filled Ethan in on the facts whilst Kate began examining Cal. She cut his bloodied shirt off and pulled the stethoscope from around her neck. She placed it in her ears and placed the other end on his chest.
'Bloody hell that is freezing' Cal groaned groggily.
'I know mate just keep still for me' Kate instructed. Cal reached a hand out and placed it on her hand.
'Is that you Kate?' He asked.
'Yeah unfortunately, I got the short straw and ended up treating you, you do realise that you didn't need to check up on us' Kate joked. Cal laughed before moaning in agony.
Kate put the stethoscope back around her neck, pulling a pair of gloves on, she began examining his chest. She ran her hands down the sides of his chest. 'Can you get me some pain relief please Eth' Kate asked.
Ethan stood staring at his brother, unable to move. 'DR HARDY, PAIN RELIEF NOW PLEASE' Kate shouted. He snapped out of it and rushed to fetch some pain relief. He grabbed the necessary equipment for inserting a cannula and handed it to Kate.
Cal grabbed Ethan's arm shakily. Kate grabbed a wipe and cleaned his arm gently. She tied the tourniquet around it gently. 'Right then Caleb, are you going to sit still for me and let me do this or do I need to find a comic book to keep you occupied' Kate whispered. Cal smiled weakly at her as she steadied her hand and carefully inserted the needle into his arm.