Bonnie Sveen Fan: It would, bless him.

Chapter Thirty Three

Weeks passed and Ethan, Lily and Cal all wanted to know the results of the paternity test. It felt as if they had been waiting for a whole year and although they were all panicking, Lily seemed to be the more relaxed one. Ethan had been feeling down for days and no one was sure whether it was the nerves of the test results or his disease. Cal had just stayed well clear, only popping in at least twice a week to see if they had heard anything.

It was a Saturday and Lily had been working whilst Ethan stayed at home to look after Ava. She arrived home around six o'clock to hear music playing and when she walked into the living room, she saw Ava dressed in a mini wedding dress and flowers scattered all over the carpet.

"What is going on?" She asked, placing her bag on the sofa.

"Oh, Ava and I are getting married," Ethan informed his wife and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "I thought it was a little weird at first but apparently it's a small phase that all girls go through."

"I never did," Lily muttered under her breath.

"Daddy, have you got a ring for me?" Ava asked.

"Of course I...I do sweetie," Ethan said and slipped a gummy, Haribo ring onto one of Ava's fingers. Ava smiled and did the same for him. "Yay! Married!" Ethan said and clapped his hands to make Ava laughed.

"Yay!" She squealed.

"Wow princess," Lily gasped dramatically. "You stole my husband. How could you?"

"He's mine now," Ava giggled.

"Where's Zack?" Lily asked.

"Asleep," Ethan said. "How was work?"

"Um...Well..." Lily said. "Connie has the results for the T-E-S-T and she wants us to go in tomorrow with Cal of course so that we can get them."

"Oh my god," Ethan whispered and immediately he felt sick. "Who's going to look after Ava and Zack?"

"It's covered," Lily said. "I've asked Alicia. She doesn't mind." Ethan nodded and smiled at her. "Are you okay?" Lily asked. "I'm nervous too and if...If it does out to be Cal then that won't change anything. I'll still love you and you will always be the...D-A-D-D-Y. I...I'll always blame myself and I'll always wish that it never happened. Understand?"

"Course I do," Ethan sighed. "I'm just worried."

Lily nodded and held back her tears. "Me too. Do you want to contact Cal?"

"I guess," Ethan said. "It...It'll be okay, right?" Lily nodded. "Anyway, I have two lovely wives who I love so much. No matter what." And he smiled and glanced down at Ava in her wedding dress. "I love you princess," Ethan whispered, knowing that it would probably be the last time he'd ever say it as Ava's father.


"So how are we all?" Connie asked the next day when she'd gathered Cal, Ethan and Lily in her office. None of them spoke, they all just shrugged their shoulders. "Look, whatever these results hold then...We'll get through it."

"Will we?" Ethan asked, glaring across at his brother. He had no idea what he'd do if Cal was Ava's dad.

"We will," Connie said and held the envelope out to Lily. "Now, I think Lily should do the honours of reading out the results."

"I don't think I can," Lily whispered, anxiously looking at all three staring faces.

"You can," Connie encouraged her. "And whatever is in that envelope, we will still love you."

Lily looked at Connie, as she slowly took the envelope from her. She bit her lip and Ethan rubbed her back gently as she opened the envelope. Her chest tightened and she tried to take a breath, as she pulled out the piece of paper to read the results.

"Well?" Ethan asked, biting on his nails.

"You're the dad," Lily whispered, her eyes on the paper in front of him. "You're...You're Ava's dad."

"Really?" Ethan's eyes widened.

"Are you sure?" Cal asked. "That can't be right," he said and went to snatch the results from her.

"See for yourself!" Lily snapped and shoved the paper at Cal's chest.

Cal took a deep breath and had a look, realising that Ethan was in fact Ava's father. "It's true," he whispered.

"Oh my god, thank goodness!" Ethan yelled and flung his arms around Lily. "Thank god."

Cal shook his head and dropped the results to the floor before storming out of the office. Ethan went to follow him but Lily grabbed hold of his arm and shook her head.

"I'll go," she offered. "I think the last thing he needs right now is his brother."

"Are you sure?" He asked.

"Positive," she said and rubbed his arms. "Just...Go and check on the kids."

She leaned in and kissed Ethan, before walking out of the office. She looked around and noticed that Cal was sitting on the stairs, a mixed look of anger and hurt on his face. She sighed and walked over, sitting down next to him.

"What's wrong?" She asked. "Why did you want to be Ava's dad so badly?" He gave a small shrug. "But I don't understand, Cal. You...You have a lovely little girl of your own."

"You wouldn't understand," he whispered.

"Try me," she threatened. "Try to help me because...I want to."

"I...I can't help but...Look at Ethan and feel jealous," Cal said. "He has the life that I've always wanted. I always thought that it would happen to me and not him."

"He has Huntington's," Lily reminded him.

"But he's married and has two lovely children," Cal said. "I may have Matilda but I never see Taylor anymore and I...I don't even have a girlfriend let alone a wife."

"That isn't all, is it?" Lily asked and tilted her head to one side. "I'm a mum now, Cal. I can tell when someone is lying to me. What's going on?"

"That...That's it..." Cal whispered and gulped a little, whilst rubbing the back of his neck. "I'm just jealous of my brother. I wanted to get married to the woman I love and...Have kids with her."

"And who's the woman you love?" Lily asked. "Because I know that it isn't Taylor."

Cal didn't say anything.

"Cal?" Lily pushed him.

"It's you, Lily," he sighed and turned to look her in the eyes. "I love you."

Cliffhanger! How will Lily react? Hope you enjoyed the chapter :-) x