I promise that the Alicia and Ethan prompt is coming, but after tonight's episode and red button I had to write this. I loved the red button. As always, I don't own the boys, the BBC do.


The Secret Life Of Casualty

Chapter 84

"It's better this way. I'm sorry"

Cal ran a hand over his face and sighed as he scrunched up the paper. He was a fool for thinking that Taylor had changed.

"Where's Taylor?" Ethan asked, as he entered the on- call room.

"Who knows" Cal shrugged his shoulders as the baby girl started to whimper, obviously in need of a nappy change or a bottle, which Taylor hadn't seemed to leave with her.

"What are you going to call her?" Ethan asked, motioning to the baby on the bed, they couldn't keep calling her baby.

Cal shrugged again. He couldn't think straight. He didn't think he could do this. But the little baby needed a dad and it looked like it was him. For the time being, at least.

"What about... Vera?" Ethan struggled to get the words out, as it was the name of their late mother.

Cal looked down at the baby. "Vera Knight, yeah?"

The baby, or Vera as she was now known, stopped whimpering, it was as if she approved of having the boys' mothers late name.

Ethan smiled weakly, it had been a strange night. "I think she likes it"

Cal chuckled slightly. "Agreed"


The police had caught up with Taylor. One of the officers took a steps towards her and started talking:

"Taylor Ashbie I'm arresting you for evading prison, you do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence, if you do not answer when questioned, it's something you nay later rely on in court. Do you understand?"

She nodded.

Taylor flinched at the use of her former surename. She felt the cold metal of the handcuffs click around her wrists. The door to the car was opened and she was led in, she sighed, this was her fault. She just hoped that Cal could give her baby the fresh start she deserved, she didn't deserve to be in a small cell with her mother. The car pulled away and Taylor was turning her back on her daughter and the man she had loved.

Going through the motions at the station, she soon found herself back in the cell that she had tried to escape from.

Her daughter would have a much better life with Cal.


Was anybody else confused at the fact Taylor has changed her last name? I'm 100% certain she was Taylor Ashbie when she first arrived. I guess she's had to change her name to avoid the cops finding her. But I loved Ethan's little rymme.

Next chapter: Is the Ethan and Alicia prompt.