A few hours had passed whilst Lexi and Ethan sat on Jeff's bench trying to pass the time by telling Ryan and Honey some funny anecdotes from their childhood. They slowly made their way back to the surgical ward. They got to Cal's room to find the nurses wheeling Cal into the room. "You must be Dr Ethan Hardy and Miss Alexandra Knight. I'm Dr Wazowski. I'm your brothers surgeon. I'd like to say that the operation was a complete success, there were no complications and your brothers broken leg has healed perfectly. He should come round within the hour but he will be quite sore for a while. We'll keep him in for observation for a week and then he is free to go." The doctor turned on his heels and left Ethan Hardy holding his sister who was crying from the sheer joy that her brother was going to be ok. Ethan rubbed her back until her sobs subsided. Lexi took his hand in hers and together they walked into the room where Cal was lying. They each pulled a seat up next to the bed and took one of Cal's hands in their own. The sat in near silence for a while. Honey and Ryan sat in the waiting room with Daniel to give the siblings some privacy. Lexi looked at her brothers sleeping form and tears ran down her face. "...Lexi...don't...cry..." A voice whispered. "Cal?" Lexi choked looking up. She looked shocked as she took in his face. "How are you feeling mate?" She asked him. "Tired, I...don't...know...sore..." Cal croaked. She handed him a small cup of water which he sipped slowly. She pressed the call button on the wall. A nurse flurried into the room. "Is everything ok?" She asked. "My brother is awake and in pain." Lexi explained. "Ok, I'll get him some morphine, do you want anything to eat or drink?" Lexi shook her head but smiled gratefully. The nurse fetched some pain relief and as she injected it into Cal, he sank back into the pillows. "Caleb?" Ethan woke up as Cal placed his hand on his younger brothers shoulder. "You okay?" He asked, stretching in his arms out behind him. "Yeah, all good, doped up on morphine! Never better!" Cal said. "Ethan, you ok?" Cal said, suddenly serious. "I'm fine" he choked. Cal put his arms out and embraced Ethan as the younger man snivelled on his shoulder. "I'm fine, look at me. You can't get rid of me, no matter how hard you try!" Cal joked. Ethan laughed whilst wiping his eyes. "Now where's my little man?" Cal said scanning the room. "He's outside with Ryan and Honey." Ethan explained. "Honey? I thought she left" Cal queried. "Ethan's little Honey bee keeps on finding him. They found each other by the reception desk down stairs and you should have seen Noel's face when they kissed." Lexi giggled. "I'll bet. Now I want my nephew!" Cal said acting like a stroppy toddler. "Ok, ok, I'll go and get him." Lexi said ducking out of the room. She appeared a few minutes later with the chattering toddler balanced on her hip, followed by Honey and Ryan. "Hey Cal, how's it going?" Ryan said. "I'm good mate, getting ready to get back to the pub!" Cal said with that mischievous glint in his eye. "Cal, I go away for two months and you get yourself into all sorts of bother!" Honey said smiling. "It keeps everyone on their toes." Ethan smiled. "Well, actually keeps everyone's blood pressure sky high!" Lexi grinned.
A couple of weeks had passed. Caleb had been discharged from hospital with a clean bill of health. He was back at work cursing around the ED like he owned it, much to Mrs Beauchamp's dismay. He went back to his 3am pub calls with the Walker Brothers. Lexi and Ryan were closer than ever, and Ethan spent more time pining over Honey. Life can't be sweeter than when you find the Honey.