This chapter is based off the 2016 episode: "All I Want For Christmas is you, " It was prompted by Guest with can you do one where Cal breaks his arm?


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 321.

It was late when Cal's alarm went off, he'd overslept. Great, Connie was going to shout at him, as she'd warned him when he was last late that if he was late again, not to bother coming in. Usually, Ethan would wake him, but the younger doctor was on an earlier shift. Cal sat up and got out of bed, heading to the bathroom where he splashed cold water on his face in a bid not to look tired and he brushed his teeth before pulling on his scrubs. He raked a hand through his hair and puled on his shoes, standing up. He walked out of the bedroom, across the landing and as he stood at the top of the stairs he felt a wave of diznesss go over him, he put that down to not having breakfast.

As he tumbled down the last few steps, he felt a loud crack in his arm as he lost consciousness.

Iain and Jez were called out to a block of flats and were unaware the patient was Cal. They walked in through the unlocked door and saw a man groan in pain as Iain realised who it was. He shared a look with Jez.

At the ED, Ethan was worried about his brother, he was writing up his patient note at the Nurses Station when Charlie approached him.

"Go and find him" Charlie told him, knowing how worried he was.

"Thanks Charlie" Ethan said with a weak smile as he started to walk to the staff room to grab his coat and phone.

But just as he was out about to leave, Iain and Jez wheeled in a stretcher. "This is-"

"Caleb" Ethan said, shaking his head in disappointment.

"RESUS" Said Ethan, as he followed the stretcher inside and grabbed a side of the spinal board and moved him over on to the bed.

"What happened?" Ethan asked.

"I fell at home" Cal said.

Ethan undid the frac, noticing his brothers moans in pain. Roby ordered an x - ray and Ethan took Cal for it.

The x- ray showed that Cal's arm was indeed broken. It would need relocating. Ethan set up the entnox tube and handed it to his brother. He took a deep breath as Ethan relocated his arm.

Ethan walked in to RESUS to tell Cal he was being moved to cubicles, but he got a shock: Cal wasn't lying in bed.

What if he went out and injured himself further? What if he fell and wasn't able to get back up again? The "What if's" were driving Ethan crazy. But he couldn't just sit here waiting and hoping for him to turn up as there was a chance he wouldn't. He tried his number but got his voicemail.

"Hi, this is Cal. I'm either chatting up women or working"

Ethan shook his head at his brothers voicemail. Once the tone had ended, Ethan left him a message.

"Cal, it's Ethan, call me"

Cal was in a bar, nursing a whiskey something he was sure that Charlie and Ethan wouldn't approve of.

At the end of his shift, Charlie offered to go looking for Cal something which Ethan was grateful for. He first tried the boys flat, just in case, Cal had gone back home. When there was no sign of him there, he locked up and got back in to his car, driving around the pubs. Second stop, was the Hope and anchor. He wasn't there either. He eventually found him in a pun.

"I'm taking you home" Charlie told him.

Cal slurred his words as he felt Charlie put his arm around him, Cal pushed him away and walked off.

"Cal, your on medication for the pain you shouldn't be drinking. " Charlie told him.

Ethan was sat on the couch in the living room, really worried for his brother. His phone suddenly beeped. It was from Charlie.

"Found him"

Ethan was pleased, all he had to do was wait for him.

"How could you Cal?" Ethan said, he couldn't believe his brother could be reckless, but he also knew his brother was in pain and got him his blanket and his pain relief before getting his brother a blanket.

"I was scared, Ethan" Cal whispered, sitting down.

Ethan hugged his brother. "Cal it's ok, "

"Can we watch a DVD?" Cal asked.

Ethan nodded. "OK"

Cal chose the DVD while Ethan made sure his brother was warm, not in pain and had enough to drink.


Thanks for reading.

Next chapter: Lily gets jealous of Alicia and Ethan flirting. I've had this request for absoutately ages but don't feel very confident on Lily, but will try.