Sweet - as - honey: Thank you for the review. I'm glad you enjoyed the ending. I think Cal wanted to stay strong for Ethan, but I also think he was finding it difficult so he took it out on the wall.
CBloom2: Thank you for the review. There is nothing wrong with a bit of cheese.
The Secret Life Of Casualty.
Chapter 174.
Ethan was tired of lying in the hospital bed.
"Cal, I'm bored " He told him.
Cal nodded. "I know, mate "
"I want to go home"
"You need to rest. "
"I'll ask Doctor. Wilson. "
Cal stood up. "Stay there. I'll go and find her. "
Cal headed out of the room and knocked on the door of Rachel's office.
"Come in " She called.
Cal walked in.
"Cal, what can I do for you?" She asked with a smile.
"Ethan wants to know if he can go home?" He asked, secretly hoping that she would say no because he didn't think that Ethan was ready to be discharged yet.
Rachel nodded. "I'll come and have a chat with him"
Cal nodded. "Thanks. "
They both headed back to Ethan's room.
"Hello, Ethan, I hear you want to go home?" She asked.
Ethan nodded.
"You can go home, providing you have someone to look after you" She told him, checking his dressings.
"I will" Cal promised her.
After giving Cal instructions on how and when to change Ethan's dressings and to come back if he felt any pain, she signed his discharge forms.
Cal borrowed a wheelchair and a blanket to keep Ethan warm to the short jounery from the hospital to the car, which Cal would be driving as Ethan was in no fit state. When they reached their number of flats, Cal parked up and opened the door, before helping Ethan walk slowly inside. He sat him down on the couch. When he went out the room to make Ethan some lunch, he come back, plate in hand, to find Ethan standing.
"Take it easy " He commented, putting the plate down.
"Cal, I'm not an invalid "
"Well, you kind of are "
Ethan glared at him.
Cal raised his hands. "It's going to take a while for you to get better, Ethan "
"I know " Ethan fiddled with his glasses.
Cal sat down, watching Ethan eat.
After dinner, they watched a movie, and then even though, Cal knew it wouldn't be a good idea, and because Ethan was complaining he was bpored of being stuck inside, he took Ethan out for a walk around their block, making sure that he was wrapped up. When they come back, he helped him out of the chair and on to his bed so he could change his dressings, Ethan felt like a baby.
Cal changed Ethan's dressings, ignoring him when he said. "I can do it"
Cal didn't doubt that Ethan could, but it would be difficult and painful. When he finished he was helping Ethan back to the living room.
Cal opened the door, wondering who it was, they weren't expecting anyone.
"Max, what are you doing here?" Cal asked.
"I've come to cheer you and Ethan up, " Truth was Max didn't want to be alone as Zoe had left Holby that evening for a new life in America, saying that she couldn't go back to their marriage as she would just end up hurting Max again.
"Mate, it's not a good time, Ethan needs rest "
"I'm fine" Ethan called, having heard, he hobbled to the doorway. "Come in Max, it's nice to see you "
Cal rolled his eyes as Max walked in, they watched a DVD for the night, Max excusing himself when he received a text off Zoe that read. "Sorry, Max"
When Max had finally left, Cal realised that Ethan had fallen asleep. Rather than move him and risk hurting himself, he took off his glasses, put them on the table and threw a blanket over him.
"Night, Ethan" He whispered as he left the living room and headed to his own.
A little Cal and Ethan comforting as I don't know if we'll get any tonight.
