sweet- as -honey: Thank you for the three reviews you left. I had fun writing them.

CLBloom2: Thank you for the review. I agree with you, I really hope that Casualty writers don't change the dymniac of the brothers. But, as we leant, with last weeks episode, anything is possible.

I don't know how many times I've deleted this chapter and re- wrote it.

For a change, I decided to pair Cal up with Emma from Emmerdale.

As always, I don't own Cal or Emma, I guess, in a way, Richard and Gillian own the characters. Mentions some of Emma's Emmerdale past.

This isn't to do with anything about spoilers.

I'm determined to get this up before Casualty tonight, which I'm looking forward to, but it doesn't look like I will, so I will post it shortly afterwards. Or maybe tomorrow.

This chapter is rated T, due to the issues in it. Please don't read if anyone has been affected by any of the issues raised in the chapter.


The Secret Life Of Casualty

Chapter 92.

Cal was in line at Honey's coffee shop when he saw her. A beautiful brunette. She walked in, in her high heels. Her long hair was hung straight and her make up was done to perfection.

She was cradling her arm.

Cal walked over to her. "Are you ok?" He asked, taking a sip of his coffee.

"I hurt my arm " Emma told him.

Cal headed for an empty cubicle and pulled back the curtain, gesturing for Emma to sit on the bed. She did as she was told as Cal drew the curtain around. He examined her arm and found it was sprained. He put it in a sling.

He left the cubicle and Emma couldn't help but think of how cute he was.


Cal re- entered the cubicle. He had an idea. He was going to ask her out on a date. As a doctor he knew that he shouldn't date patients, but after discharging her, as there was no reason to keep her in, he saw no harm in asking her out.

"Would you like to come on a date?" Cal asked, coming striaght out with it.

"I'd like that" Emma admitted shyly.

"Good " Cal sounded cocky and confident in his answer. "I'll pick you up at 7:00?"

"Sure" Emma replied as they parted ways, Cal got back to his patients and she went to get ready for her date with doctor Knight, it was time for her to forget about her estranged husband James and their - 3 - grown - up lads, they all hated her anyway.


Back, at the brothers, flat, Cal had taken a shower and was now standing in his bedroom, a towel wrapped around his body.

Cal was nervous and if there was one thing he never had been when he was asking someone, out on a date, it had been nervous. He turned to Ethan, always the calm and reassuring one. "Ethan, do I look alright?" He asked as he raked a hand through his hair.

"Cal" Ethan almost laughed, expect he didn't want to be insensitive to his brothers feelings. Insensitive was something that Ethan Hardy never was. "You look fine. Now go out, and enjoy yourself."

"Thanks Ethan" Cal replied as he picked up his jacket and made sure that he had his wallet and phone. Ethan left his brother to it.

Cal looked in the mirror fussing with his hair as he checked the time on his watch.


The restaraunt was amazing, Cal realised as him and Emma entered the restaraunt, they went to the desk.

"I have a reservation under Caleb Knight " He told the manager.

The manager nodded, leading them to a table which was covered with a white tablecloth, complete with red squares. Cal pulled a chair out for her.

" Thanks" Emna smiled.

Cal grinned back, with a goofy grin. Emma laughed.

A waiter walked over to them. "what can I get you?"

Cal watched as Emma studied the menu, deciding on a jacket spud with a salad and a water. He decided on a steak with chips.

The waiter wrote it down and left them to it.

Their meals were given to them and they ate in silence.


Their first date had gone well, Emma had laughed at all of Cal's rubbish jokes, he had flirted with her and they had arranged to go on a second date.

Cal was sat in his room, his laptop on his knee as he searched for houses in Holby. he found a 3 - bedroomed - house with two bathrooms.

He scrolled down further. And read the comments.

Comment left by Lisa.

"My husband and I were going to buy this house, but when we went to view it,the estate agent was rude and had no interest in showing us around. So we looked around ourselves and found the bedrooms upstairs were damp and in the bathrooms there were coackroaches in the bath "

Cal put the number in his phone and waited for the call to connect.

"Hello, David Robinson, estate agent"

"Hello" Cal replied. "I'm wondering if I could book a viewing for. " He scrolled down the page. " 81 AshWorth Road"

David spoke. "I have a free window tomorrow at 9:30, if your interested?"

Cal nodded in to the phone. "Thanks " He said.


Cal and Emma were both off the next day, and so Cal was planning to take her to view the house

The house was detached with a white door, a few steps leading up and down and a gate.

Upstairs, on the landing there were three bedrooms and striaght ahead there was a bathroom.


That afternoon, they went in to town to get some bits for the house.

Cal asked for Ethan's help in putting the two white sofas in to the living room. He put one against the wall and the other on the opposite side.

In the middle of the room was a fire place, Emma decided that she wanted to hang a mirror above the fireplace.

Next, the brothers secured the flat - screen to the wall, while Emma went to check out the kitchen.

There was a sink, fridge (which Emma found was stocked with out of date items, when she opened the door) She sighed, putting on her cleaning gloves and started scrubbing. She unboxed the items, such as the plates, knifes and forks. She put the knifes and forks in the draw.

"thanks for your help, Ethan " Cal patted him on the back.

Ethan said. "That's ok" He smiled as he reached for his coat and scarf and put them on.


After she returned home from work, she worked as a nurse at a hospital, just outside Holby. She had expected to find Cal at home.

"Cal?" She said.

But for some reason, Emma thought Cal was cheating on her, when really he had to stay behind to help Lofty with a difficult patient.

Cal come home and kissed Emma on the cheek

"Where have you been?" Emma asked, sounding like an accussing girlfriend.

"I was at work" Cal sighed, he was thinking about a beer.

"You liar!" Emma screamed, digging her nails in to his back.

Cal tried to calm her, she slapped him, hitting him over and over.

Cal stayed cowered in the corner, fearful she'd do something worse.

Emma seethed with jealousy as she thought that Cal was a coward. She turned and walked in to the living room.


When Ethan walked in to work the next day, he headed for cubicles not expecting to find what he did.

"What happened Cal?" Ethan asked, concern showing through his voice.

Emma was stood by the bed, looking like the supportive girlfriend, but Cal knew the truth, he liked to pretend he was fearless, but he was scared, he was scared of what she would do to him if he told the truth.

Cal looked at Ethan. "Nothing "

Ethan didn't look convinced that it was nothing. He left for a few minutes as Zoe needed him. Emma walked in front of him and pinched his arm tightly.

"Stay away from him!" She hissed.

But Cal knew that he would never stay away from Ethan. He needed him, they needed each other. He looked up at her. "No, Emma"

In, a rage, she threw the oxygen mask on the floor.

Cal reached out and tried to grab her arms, to stop her from lashing out at him again, and also to stop her from hurting herself.

She thought of a wicked lie. "Cal pushed me"

Zoe glared at Cal, narrowing her eyes and helping Emma up. She took her to her office and got her a drink, allowing her to cool down.

"He's been abusing me" Emma lied.

Zoe sighed, "For how long?"

"since we got together "

Zoe nodded. "I'll talk to Cal "


By chance, Cal and Ethan found themselves alone.

"Emma beats me" Cal confided, having been called in to Zoe's office."I'm not touching her"

"She needs help Cal" Ethan told him. "Professional help" He added, as he knew that they as doctors could help her.


It was Emma's first session with a counsellor. She had ignored Cal that morning, as they got dressed in silence, Emma glaring at Cal.

Cal had drove them both to the hospital. Emma folded her arms as Cal pulled in to the car

"Because I get angry" She told him.

"So you hurt him?" The counsellor admitted.

Emma nodddd as she whispered "Yes"

Cal moved closer to her and rubbed her back.

"Right, I'll book you on for another session, same time tomorrow" The counsellor told both of them.

Emma nodded.

"Thanks Cal" Emma whispered as they come out of the room and headed down to the older ones car.


Cal looked up as Robyn come over to him, he was busy looking over a patients file.

"Ethan wants you" Robyn told him.

"Thank you, Nurse Miller" Cal said as he shut the file and walked out from behind the reception desk.

"I'm doctor Knight, but you can call me Ca-" He was shut off as he realised who was lying on the bed in front of him. "Emma, what happened?"

"I fainted" She told him.

"Right, can I get bloods, a head CT" Cal ordered Ethan, the doctor side of him coming out.

"Zoe's already done them" Ethan interrupted, before Cal got too ahead of himself.

Zoe walked in to the cubicle and cleared her throat as she stood at the end of the bed.

Ethan excused himself.

"Emma, we've found the reason you fainted" Zoe told them. Cal was certain of what was coming next. "Your pregnant"

Cal and Emma both nodded and Cal reached for her hand, hopeful that with a baby on the way, she would change her ways.

As, the two of them went their separate ways, Cal went to treat more patients while Emna knew that she had to ring her estranged husband to tell him that she wanted to divorce him.

Crossing the road, without really looking, saw Emma be knocked over by a car, as she lay dazed, in the road. The car drove off without checking that the soon - to be- mum of 4 was alright.

She got up, felt the back of her head and looked at her hand, there was blood on it. She sighed, using her hands to help herself up. She reached for her bag and started to walk home.


When, she let herself, in, she felt a twinge in her belly. Having been pregnant with her eldest sons Ross, Finn and Pete before, she wasn't too worried. She walked further in to the house and put down her bag and took off her coat, hanging them up on the banister, before she felt another twinge in her

She bent over and pressed a hand to her stomach, willing the pain to stop.

"Emma, are you ok?" Ethan asked. Emma briefly wondered how he knew where his brother lived. Then, she remembered, he'd helped them move in.

"I'm bleeding " She told him.

"OK, try not to worry" Smiled Ethan, trying to be reassuring but he knew that the baby might not survive. He kicked the door in, ignoring the pain that it caused his shoulder. Finally, the door gave in and Ethan stepped in to the house, barley allowing the door to swing back when he saw her. She was conscious but when Ethan felt her pulse, he found it was weak.

He also knew that driving her would be quicker than waiting for an ambulance. He lifted her in to his arms, when she lost conscious. Ethan sighed.

He too her car keys

Ethan lay the girfruend of his brother on to the bed and let Zoe and Rita treat her.

zoe entered the cubicle with a hand - held- doppler in her hands. She drew the

Zoe returned with news. She looked grave. Cal knew.

"I'm so sorry Emma, we found no heartbeat " Zoe told her.

A few tears rolled down her cheeks.

Cal left the cubicle, unable to face the truth. He'd lost his child. Ethan looked at him, he'd never known what it was like to lose a child, but it ripped you apart.

"It's not your fault Cal" Ethan whispered, as his brother looked at him.

Ethan checked that there was no one in the staff room and then he hugged his brother.

Cal sniffed as Ethan continued to hold him. He wasn't ashamed to say that he wanted his brothers comfort.


As Cal returned to Emma, she was fingering the blanket in a childlike way, her way of protecting herself. He knew he had to be strong for her, Knights were never weak.

"Ready to go?" He asked as he stepped in to the cubicle. Emma nodded and got off the bed, swinging her legs over the side. Cal waited for her reply.

Cal and Emma were lying on the couch, Emma's head was resting on his chest. Cal was glad things seemed to be calming down.

Ethan knocked on the door. Cal got up to answer it. He walked out in to the hallway and

"How are things?" Ethan asked as they stood in the hallway, Ethan taking his coat and scarf off.

"We are getting there" Cal admitted as Ethan nodded.

"I'm glad" He told Cal as they both walked in to the living room.

Cal lifted his girlfriends legs as she looked up at him with a weak smile.

Ethan sat down on the armchair with a sigh. Cal looked at him. He wanted to believe that Emma had changed, but somehow he doubted that she had. Cal looked at his brother, who stared down at his hands.

"What's up, nibbles?" Cal asked, noticing how quiet he was.

"I'm fine " Ethan shrugged his shoulders at his brother, who sighed, he couldn't help Ethan if he didn't know what was wrong with him.

Ethan asked him for a word. Emma looked at the two of them.

Her phone started to ring. She sighed when she saw "James" across the screen. She unlocked it and put it to her ear, but she heard a snippet of the conversation.

"she'll beat you, again, Cal" Ethan argued.

"I love her, Ethan " Cal told him passionately.

Ethan eye rolled him. He didn't know what love was.

Cal just turned back around and went back in to see his girlfriend. She was asleep with the blanket pulled tightly around her. Cal bent over her and kissed her on the forehead, before he picked up his phone and left the room, heading for bed.


Thanks for reading. I'd love to know what you thought of it, thank you. I know it was long. This is probably the longest Cal and Ethan prompt I've ever written, but I really enjoyed writing it.

What did everyone think of tonight's epsiode? Watching Ethan cry and then Cal, reduced me to tears. :(