Cal grabbed his grey Holby City Hospital hoodie and walked outside to hopefully find Ethan sitting on the bench but instead he found Ethan on the roof, leaning with his arms resting on the edge. Cal sighed, walked up and joined him.
"Found a new thinking spot?" Cal smirked slightly. Ethan didn't at least smile at Cal's comment. "Look Ethan, I know I've let you down quite a few times but you wouldn't really think I would sleep with someone you were currently seeing at the time, would you?"
Ethan sighed and he finally spoke. "Too be honest Cal, I wouldn't be surprised if you did. You've done so many stupid and irresponsible things." Ethan looked at him
"Like what? Name three things." Cal asked, slightly offended.
"Okay like when you stole my money for Taylor's fake charity, when I gave you half of mum's inheritance and you just blew it all and when you thought Lily was "easy" and you slept with her!" Ethan was slightly amazed he managed to think of three things, he expected his mind to be empty.
"You punched me in the face for one of them topics but come on Ethan, that was all in the past." Cal shrugged.
"So was sleeping with my girlfriend!" Ethan shouted.
"Look Ethan, we wore protection." Cal said, trying to find a bright side.
"That's not the point! You slept with her." Ethan couldn't see no bright side to this.
"She was upset, you said you never saw her after you guys did it because from what she told me: you fell asleep in the middle of 'it' so she thought you was bored of her." Cal sighed.
Ethan was speechless.
"I think I would of remembered if that happened!" Was all Ethan could say to defend himself.
"Clearly not." Cal scoffed.
"Just because I possibly nodded off, doesn't give you an excuse to woo her..." Ethan spoke vigorously.
"Okay, you have got to stop saying that word: "wooing" it's not good." Cal slightly changed the subject. Ethan rolled his eyes.
"It doesn't matter now, what's done is done, you need to go in and see YOUR son and maybe that will teach you some responsibility because that child needs you, he is being abused in that orphanage, he told me that himself and six year olds don't make up those types of tales. Check the bruises on his arm if you don't believe me." Ethan spoke with a tear in his eye.
"He'll need you as well. We can raise him together, well we would have to since we live together." Cal put a hand on Ethan's shoulder.
"I can't Caleb, I can't look at Christian as a nephew." Ethan backed away slowly from Cal.
"And I don't think I can look at him as a son." Cal looked at Ethan sadly.
"But you would get to do all the good things with him: drop him off and pick him up from school, teach him about girls and learn how to play video games but right now we need to know he is safe and sort out family titles later." Ethan advised. Cal didn't respond, he too wanted Christian to be safe. The two brothers continued to watch the ED before finally making their way down. "Cal, you go tell Christian. It will be much better coming from you since you are his father."
"He'll want you there." Cal grabbed his arm lightly.
"No...he won't." Ethan sighed then walked away, slightly heartbroken and Cal looked down at the floor, sighing before he went to find Christian and Rita sitting on the bed in resus, reading a comic book.
"Superman Cal!" Christian excitedly spoke.
Cal chuckled. "How you doing?"
"He's all good, nothing broken. Just a bruised back. He should be able to go home later today." Rita got off the bed and walked up to Cal.
"Thank you." Cal smiled at Rita. Rita left the room. Cal leaned on the railings on Christian's bed.
"Where's daddy?" Christian asked, looking behind Cal.
Cal wanted to say that "he's right here in front of you" but does this kid need anymore disappointment right now? "He's just gone to call social services to think about getting you out of that orphanage." Cal lied.
"Did I pass the test?" Christian asked.
Cal just went along with it, "With flying colours."
Christian smiled excitedly.
Ethan left a cubicle and shut the curtains behind him, he was approached by Danny.
"Our orphanage could be shut down because of you!" Danny shouted.
"What are you talking about?" Ethan asked, calmly.
"Don't play dumb, you're meant to be smart. Someone gave the coppers a call, saying that there was violence going on in the orphanage." Danny responded, still angry.
"And you assume it was me that called them?" Ethan scorned.
Danny nodded. "Mrs Winters could lose her job, we could be out on the street."
"That's not my problem." Ethan walked away but Danny followed him.
"Too be honest, I don't see what your problem is with me, you don't know me." Danny spoke to Ethan's back. Ethan kept walking.
"I know enough. But I can tell you one thing, I didn't call the police." Ethan spoke honestly.
"I think you're lying to me Doctor." Danny wasn't convinced.
"I would be lying if I said I care for anything more than that little boy in resus but right now, he is my priority." Ethan sighed.
"You're not his doctor, they wouldn't let you treat him. Why is that? Too emotionally attached to the job." Danny teased Ethan.
"Stop it." Ethan closed his eyes, trying not to lose it.
"Are you not allowed near children?" Danny smirked.
"I'm warning you." Ethan's teeth clenched.
"Are you on a sex offenders list somewhere?" Danny still smirked. Ethan finally exploded. He stopped walking, turned around facing Danny and said it:
"He's my nephew!" Ethan shouted. This got everyone in the ED's attention. Danny stood there shocked. There were two things Ethan couldn't believe he did: 1) Saying nephew instead of son and 2) Shouting it so everyone could hear. It honestly sounded a lot quieter in his head. Danny chuckled.
"That little nerd is related to you, can sort of see it now. Is your brother any much more of a wimp?" Danny's evil smiled didn't go away
"You know, you're a child, you are going to be saying all types of things to provoke people so I'm going to walk away now and do my job." Ethan calmed down then walked away. Danny stood there for a few seconds, watching Ethan walk away.
"I'm not a child!" Danny snapped.
Ethan heard running footsteps coming towards him, he turned around to receive a headbutt from Danny, Ethan fell to the floor. Big Mac quickly got to the pair and pulled Danny away from Ethan, Cal heard shouting and ran out to find Ethan slowly sitting up. He ran over to him.
"Ethan you okay?" Cal scanned his brothers bloody face. Ethan's nose was bleeding but he still nodded even though he was a little disorientated. "Let's get that looked at."
Ethan was sitting in cubicles, pinching his nose. Cal examined his nose.
"Getting beating up by school kids again?" Cal tried to lighten the situation, Ethan frowned at him. "Too soon? Got it." Cal smiled lightly.
"Remember a time when teenagers use to be scared of adults?" Ethan asked, looking dazed.
"Especially when it came to having their devices confiscated off them." Cal smiled, Ethan chuckled lightly then sighed.
"Now everyone knows I have nephew and you have a son." Ethan looked at Cal seriously.
"It wasn't going to stay quiet for long. Right now we just need to worry about getting Christian where he belongs." Cal breathed out.
Okay, I literally had no idea where I was going with this chapter, it's all a bit here, there and everywhere at minute, but hopefully it will start making more sense soon.
Also I don't actually know if someone can fall asleep during sex. I'm asexual so it's not the topic that's really interested me hehe.