"Uncle Ethan! Wake up!" Christian was shaking Ethan's shoulder, Ethan began to move. "I thought you were dead!" Ethan looked around, he was on his bed. He hadn't moved. "It's Monday! My first day at school. Daddy told me to come and wake you."
"How long was I asleep?" Ethan asked dazed
"All weekend. Are you sick uncle Ethan?"
Ethan sat up gently, his ribs felt better but he still felt achy, he groaned as he sat up slowly. "No Christian, I'm fine. Just been feeling a little tired from the fire. You go and get ready, I'll be out shortly."
Christian left the bedroom. Ethan got up and walked over to his wardrobe mirror, he lifted up his shirt and bruising on his side was revealed. How did his side get that bad? Ethan walked out of his room and into the living room to see Cal wearing a suit and Christian in his new school uniform sitting at the table.
"Hey, look who's finally up. You okay?" Cal looked at his drowsy brother.
Ethan sat at the table with Cal and Christian.
"Yes, I'm fine thank you."
"You slept in those clothes all weekend?" Cal asked.
"It would seem so." Ethan chuckled lightly.
"Christian go brush your teeth." Cal instructed. Christian went to the bathroom. "Right Ethan, are you okay to come to the court hearing?"
Ethan hesitated, he was sore but not as bad as before.
"I said I would be there, didn't I?"
"Well yes but if you can barely stand-" Cal was interrupted by Ethan.
"Cal I'm fine, I need to be there." Ethan pleaded.
"Okay, you better go get your suit on, we will take Christian to school then head to the court." Ethan went back to his room. It had taken Ethan half an hour to get his suit on. Cal knocked on his door. "Ethan, everything okay?"
"Yep, all good. I'm coming now." Ethan hid his pain.
"Okay. Oh and don't forget to take your insulin as well." Cal told him.
"Already done it, mother." Ethan joked.
"Oi watch it. I can always come and pound you." Cal chuckled.
"You can't pound Uncle Ethan, he's tired from the fire." Christian sounded serious.
Cal looked down at Christian and smiled.
"Don't worry, daddy will go easy on Uncle Ethan." Cal smiled. Ethan walked out of his room in his black suit, white shirt and black tie. "Nibbles really? What's with this suit? It's a court hearing. Not a funeral."
"Well a certain brother stole my other tie." Ethan looked at the tie Cal was wearing, it was black with white and grey stripes.
"I'll give it back I promise." Cal cheekily grinned, Ethan rolled his eyes.
"Daddy? What's insulin?"
Cal looked at Ethan.
"You can tell him if you want?" Ethan looked at Cal.
"Okay, well Christian the thing is, Uncle Ethan needs to have this medicine."
"Has he got that illness...what's it called? Diabetus?"
Cal and Ethan chuckled at Christians attempt to say the word.
"Close, Christian. It's diabetes." Ethan corrected him.
"Mummy had that, she had to inject herself everyday with this stuff. Is that what insulin is?"
"Yes Christian, that what it is." Ethan responded.
"Come on mister, let's get you too school." The three boys left and got in the car. Cal was driver, Ethan was front passenger and Christian was in the back. They drove to Holby Primary School and went to the front office.
"Hi there, can I help?" A receptionist spoke.
"Yes, this is my sons first day here."
The receptionist looked over her desk to see the little boy standing in front of Cal with his hands on his shoulders.
"Let me guess: Christian Fields?" The receptionist asked as she looked for his file on her computer.
"Yes." Cal replied with a smile
"Okay just take a seat and the headmistress will be with you shortly." The receptionist hand pointed to the chairs behind them.
Cal and Ethan sat on the chairs opposite the desk. Cal was starting to get nervous as the time was 8:45 and they needed to be at the court for 9:30
"Cal don't worry, we have time." Ethan looked at Cal.
The headmistress came out of her office.
"Ah Dr Knight, nice to see you again. Glad you chose this school." Mrs Roberts beamed. She shook Cal's hand. She spotted Ethan, he stood up from his chair. "You must be Cal's brother, he told me you wouldn't of been able to make the appointment because you were recovering from an accident? How are you now?"
"Never better." Ethan replied.
"Good. Mrs Charlotte Roberts."
"Dr Ethan Hardy."
They shook hands. Mrs Roberts looked down at Christian.
"Right young man, shall we take you to class?" Mrs Roberts smiled at Christian.
Christian got all shy, he hid behind Cal. Cal got to Christian's level.
"Hey don't be shy, you are going to make loads of new friends and I'll pick you up at three, not a second later." Cal promised.
Christian hugged Cal then hugged Ethan who still winced. Mrs Robert looked at him worried.
"Dr Hardy, you sure you're okay?"
"Yes of course." Ethan lied.
"Okay well you two best get to the courthouse." Mrs Roberts smiled.
"Bye Christian, see you later." Ethan bidded farewell to his nephew
"Bye son." Cal did the same. Christian left with Mrs Roberts. Ethan and Cal got in the car.
"How did she know about the court case?" Ethan asked concerned.
"I told her." Cal shrugged.
"Can you do that? I thought it was confidential." Ethan asked.
"The school needs to be involved for future referencing. So they can say how good we are with Christian, etc." Cal explained.
"Right." Was all Ethan could say.
"Don't worry nibbles, only the school knows and obviously everyone at the ED as well. We need as many good references as we can so we can be good carers for Christian. Come on let's get this over and done with." Cal let out a deep breath, Ethan did the same and the brothers drove to court. Awaiting to see if they will win custody of Christian.
Okay I was going to put the court hearing in this chapter but it might of been a bit too long so this chapter is a two parter basically hehe. I'm working on the court hearing now, hopefully it will be good.
Also I used one of my old stories again, Ethan will have diabetes in this story.