Cal stepped out of the private room, still wondering what the hell was in that bag. He glanced around the corridor, hoping to snatch a glimpse of those wild, black curls and glowing green eyes. No such features emerged from the crowd, solely comprised of the usual suspects. Caleb grabbed Lofty's arm as he passed.

"Hey, um. You wouldn't happen to know the name of the doctor from Resus?" He asked, typically his Caleb Knight self. Lofty frowned at him.

"Why?" He asked suspiciously. Cal shrugged, off-handedly. Lofty shook his head disbelievingly.

"No. I don't." He replied, eyes narrowed. "Though, to be fair, even if I did know I probably wouldn't tell you."

Then Lofty hurried away. Cal sighed, running a hand through his short, blonde hair. He glanced around and moved off back towards reception.

Ethan looked around, one arm in the white shirt sleeve, as the door cracked open slightly.

"Do you mind?" The unfamiliar face queried. "Sorry."

"Oh, no. It's fine." Ethan, ever polite, replied. The young doctor slid inside, shutting the door behind her quickly.

"Thank God." She breathed. Then her eyes narrowed. "Are you... Sneaking out of a hospital?"

Ethan looked away sheepishly. The Dark-haired doctor sniggered.

"Tut tut. You are supposed to be resting- and don't even bother trying to say you are fine. I helped with the pericardiocentesis yesterday." She replied teasingly. Ethan met her eye again.

"Care to inform me as to why you are hiding?" He retorted, equal amounts of friendliness in his tone. Now it was her turn to look sheepish.

"I might have accidentally slapped Mrs Beecham and she was walking this way."

Ethan shook his head incredulously, pulling one arm into the suit jacket. The doctor moved over and helped him into it.

"Thanks... Sorry, I don't know you name." Ethan apologised, turning around to face her.

"Lucienne Carter." She grinned. "But, please, Lucie."

"Ethan Hardy."

Lucie grinned even wider.

"I'll tell you what, Ethan Hardy, if you don't tell Mrs Beecham I'm hiding from her, or where I am if she asks, And I will help you sneak out of here."

She held out her hand, eyebrow raised curiously.

Lucie cradled the cardboard cup of tea in her hands. She almost dropped it in surprise, when she turned around the corner and walked straight into Cal. He winced slightly as some of the hot liquid splashed on to his chest.

"Oh! Shit! Sorry!" Lucie swore. Cal brushed a hand over the damp patch.

"It's fine." He winced. He looked up from his sodden scrubs, and paused. "Oh. It's you."

Lucie raised an eyebrow.

"Ta dah?" She replied questioningly.

"From Resus." Cal clarified. Lucie's eyes widened in understanding.

"Oh! Yeah, hi." She smiled. "Caleb wasn't it?"

"Cal." He corrected. "I didn't catch your name...?" He trailed off with a smile.

"Lucie Carter." She quickly filled in. They fell into an awkward silence. Ethan saved them as he stumbled through the double doors. Cal breathed out in relief at the sight of his brother, then Ethan half collapsed. He pressed his hand into the wall to keep himself upright. Within an instant Lucie was throwing her tea down on to the counter, and she and Caleb rushed over to Ethan's side. Lily hovered around behind them, worry etching her face as she fussed over the blond, spectacled doctor. Lucie and Cal each supported an elbow and guided him back to his room, Cal and Lily lecturing him the entire way about how stupid and ridiculous he'd been. Ethan turned to the side and whispered, barely more than a breath.

"Thank you." To Lucie.

Lucie squeezed his elbow to let him know she'd heard.

AN. Hello! I've only recently started watching Casualty (but to be fair, my dear friend lizzybethxox forced me to watch about 15 in one day- not that I was complaining.) so bare with me if I get some stuff wrong! However, I am very, VERY excitable at the fact that I got three followers overnight! So thank you to CBloom2, Jinxy13112 and charlibear13. You guys are awesome! Please (in one case continue) to review this! I'm going to be excessively annoying and refuse to post the next chapter until I get... 4 reviews. (Is that reasonable?)
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