Cal is 6 years younger than Ethan and shorter then him.

Ethan doesn't have the gene.

bronny9: Thank you for the review. I'm glad you thought it was really good. I'm also glad you thought it was worth the wait. Thank you for saying I'm a good writer, that really means a lot.

Sweet - as - honey: Thank you for review. I'm glad you loved the story, for some reason I was worried about putting it up. I'm glad you thought Jessica did well. I felt that even though Ethan wasn't around when Adam and Jessica lost their son, he would have heard it from Zoe or Charlie. I really enjoyed writing her scenes. I'm glad you loved the flashbacks, I enjoyed writing them.

Sweet - as - honey: Thank you for the review. I'm glad you found it sweet. Sam was cruel to Sam, I've always thought Sam was a slimeball. Ethan needed to go and comfort his brother, I thought.

This chapter was prompted by bronny9 with the prompt: Cal is ill and wants the comfort of his brother, but what happens when Cal has an accident?


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 288.

Caleb Knight, was quite shy and his brother Ethan liked getting ready on a Friday night, and meeting his friends.

Cal felt sick. His head was pounding, his nose felt blocked, and his throat felt scratchy. He knew he shouldn't be working, but he decided to go in anyway. He thought a shower might make him feel better so raised himself from his bed, but fell back, before he tried again. This time, he managed to make it to the en - suite as he turned on the shower and stepped in. The water was refreshing but still he felt sick.

Getting out, he wrapped a towel around himself and put on his scrubs, he didn't want to upset Sam but he didn't want to leave the team short staffed either. He grabbed his wallet, flat keys and phone before leaving the flat and heading down the stairs, leaving Ethan in the flat as it was his day off.

When he arrived at the hospital, Sam told Cal was in cubicles, he nodded and went to cubicles, his first patient was an elderly lady, called Mary, was suffering from abdominal pains. He ordered an x - Ray and got a wheelchair and got a blanket so she wouldn't get cold. Wheeling her through the corridors he stopped when he got to the x - ray department, he booked Mary in and waited with her until she was called in. Cal went with her but couldn't stay with her while she was having the scan. When the scan was over, he wheeled Mary back to cubicles, but as did Noel informed him that Mary's son, Joe, was waiting for her.

"Can I help you?" Cal asked.

"My mother has had £20 taken from her belongings. "

Cal took a deep breath. "Mr.."

"Mr Williamson "

"Mr Williamson. " He repeated. "I can assure you that the staff didn't take your mum's money. "

"Well, I'll be complaining "

He was called in to RESUS as Connie needed his help.

Despite doing chest compressions on the patient, the monitor kept showing that she wasn't coming back to him. He administered drugs to try and bring the patient, male, back.

"Time of death..."

Cal felt like giving up.

The end of his shift couldn't of come soon enough as he went to change out of his scrubs. He come out and found Iain leaning his arms on the Nurses Station, talking quietly to Noel.

"Hey Cal, want to come for a kick about?" Iain asked.

"No" Cal shook his head, he wanted to go home and relax in front of the TV.

"Oh, come on Cal. " Jez said.

"Don't be a bore. " Iain added in, returning from the staff room.

Cal nodded then decided to join his mates as they all headed, in Iain's car, to the park, which was nearest to Cal's block of flats. Iain parked up and they all gotb out, Jez carrying the ball.

Iain set up a makeshift goal and soon the ball was being kicked about, the friends laughing as Jez blocked a goal from Iain.

The floor was slippy and as Cal ran forward to kick the ball, he lost his footing and went sliding in to the mud. His friends began laughing, before they realised the seriousness of the situation as Cal lay on the floor, his arm at an odd angle, in agony.

Noel and Jez looked at each other in horror, while Iain rang for an ambulance, Jez decided to give Ethan a call. The phone rang for a few minutes, before Ethan picked it up.

"Ethan. " Jez greeted.

"What is it Jez?" Ethan asked.

"Cal's had a fall,"

Thanking Jez Ethan got ready to see his brother. Grabbing Cal's things from his room and some money, he left the flat, arriving at the ED, just in time to see, the ambulance pulling in.

"This is Cal Knight, 24, suffered a fall. BP 60/ 90. GSC 3..." Ethan heard Iain reel off the medical details as Connie looked up.

He was wheeled in to RESUS and moved over to the bed.

"Let's book an x- Ray," Said Connie as she took off the frac pac off his elbow.

Ethan took Cal for an x - ray and stood in the room while Cal was having it taken.

The x - ray confirmed that his arm was broken.

Cal was taken to the plaster room where his plaster was applied.

Ethan opened the door to their flat, he was silent.

"What?" Cal asked his brother.

Ethan turned to his younger brother, it was his job to keep Cal safe.

"I'm annoyed you went in to work when you were ill. " Ethan said, with his arms crossed.

"It's my job Ethan. " Cal replied.

"You could have put them at risk. " Ethan said, with some anger in his voice.

Cal's lip began to tremble as tears fell down his cheeks, he hated it when Ethan was angry at him, it made him feel like he had angered him. Ethan sat by him, putting his arms around him, rocking him slightly, ruffling his hair as he placed a kiss in his hair.

Ethan helped Cal in to his room and pilled back his covers, as he slid in, Ethan placed the covers over him as Cal whimpered.

"It hurts" Cal whispered.

"I'll get you some paractemol " Ethan told him, leaving the room.

Ethan walked in to the kitchen, got a glass off the draining board and turned on the tap, holding it underneath as it filled. He turned off the tap and went in to Cal's room, he was sitting up, leaning against some pillows, with his arm resting against some more pillows that Ethan had got out of his room. He placed the glass down on the table and sat down beside him.

Ethan knew that his brother needed protecting since their parents weren't around and he was going to honour that commitment. He sat himself on his brothers bed again and found his teddy, he tucked it in beside him as he slept.

The next morning, Cal struggled to get out of bed as he couldn't use his arms and he fell back on to the bed.

Cal needed a shower, but Ethan knew that he couldn't get his cast wet. He went in to the kitchen and pulled open some cupboards before coming in to the en - suite, clutching some plastic bags, which he wrapped around his arm and turned on the shower.

As it was both brothers day off, Cal could hardly work, with a broken arm, they decided to have a lazy day. Ethan got Cal's favourite film, food and drink in as he knew he deserved a treat.

"Why are you being nice to me?" Cal asked, he was suspicious.

Ethan smiled at him. "Your my brother Cal. And I love you. "

Cal was quietly touched by his words as they meant a lot to him. He replied. "I love you, too, Nibbles"

Ethan put his arms around his brother as they held each other in a tight hug, Ethan being careful of his arm.

After 6 weeks, it was time for Cal's cast to come off, he didn't say anything to Ethan, but he was scared.

Ethan sensed his brothers discomfit. "It'll be ok, Cal. "

Cal nodded and buried himself in to Ethan's shoulder.

"Shh, Cal, it's going to be ok. " Ethan reassured again.

Ethan went to grab their coats and led him out of the flat.

The doctor picked up a scalpel and cut through the cast.

Once his cast was off, Cal was relieved as it was really itchy when it was on, he had tried the old trick of putting a knife down his cast, but it had got stuck and when he had tried to pull it out, it had just got stuck even further and he couldn't get it back out. Ethan had laughed at him before trying to help him get the fork out, he manged it, but it left a mark on his arm.

Ethan gave Cal a hug as they decided to watch another movie before they went for a walk to get some fresh air, when they returned, Ethan got Cal comfy on the couch by getting him blankets.


Next chapter: Alicia is nasty to Cal. Prompted by Ffion.