Sweet - as - honey: Thank you for the review. I'm glad you loved reading it.

This was just something in my mind after I read a spoiler regarding the boys for next week.

As always I don't own the boys they belong to the BBC, I do however, own the spelling and grammar mistakes that I make.

This prompt may contain spoilers from next Saturday's episode, I'm not sure though, but it's better to be safe than sorry, so please don't read if you don't want to know about what is coming up.


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 89.

Ethan and Cal left their flat and began walking to work in silence. When, they arrived at the ED, they headed to the staff room to put on their scrubs and get their stethoscopes out of their lockers.

As, Cal headed to cubicles, he pulled back the curtain, to see a man lying on the bed. He said two words:

"Hello mate'

And it was then, Cal realised who this patient was. He was a friend of his and Ethan's dad, Calvin Hardy. Neither lads had seen Calvin Hardy since he was admitted to the ED with chest pains and to be honest Cal didn't want to see him again.

He treated the patient.

The patient pressed a piece of paper in to Cal's hand and he stared at it, wondering what the paper contained.


Cal sat in the staff room, thankful that he was was alone. He sat down on the battered couch and opened the letter and unfolded the paper. He stood to make a cup of tea. He got the mug, milk and spoon out.

"Dear Caleb,

I am writing to tell you that I am a friend of your father, Calvin Hardy. You may not remember me, but I was Calvin's cell - mate when we were in prison together.

I am writing it tell you that I have some news, which you may not like. You might want to sit down.

Cal did as the letter said as he sat down and continued to read.

"Your dad wanted to tell you boys, but couldn't as Matilda got sick with cancer, but now I think you are both old enough to know the truth. "

About what? Cal thought.

"Ethan's not your brother mate. You were adopted. "

Cal felt his heart break in two. He stood up and thumped the lockers in frustration and then he scrunched the paper up.


"Can I have a word?" Cal asked Ethan.

"Sure" The younger brother replied. To him, it sounded as if Cal had something important to tell him. The two of them headed in to the staff room. The letter was now in Cal's locker, Ethan would never find it.

"I need to tell you something " Cal said.

"Your not my brother" Cal whispered the word so quietly, but Ethan had certainly heard him.

"What?" Ethan was in disbelief. Of course, he was Cal's brother.

Cal simply shook his head.

"Tell me again " Ethan whispered, his voice tone now matching his brothers.

"Your not my brother" Cal said, he hated and hated the fact he was having to go over it.

"I am!" Ethan roared at Cal, the loudness in his voice, shocking Cal as usually Ethan was so gentle when he was speaking.

Cal tried to lie his hand on Ethan's shoulder, but he shrugged it off, tears rolling down his cheeks.

Zoe saw the two brothers fighting and sighed, making her way over to them.

"Ethan" She said, her hands were on her hips as she walked over. "My office now"

With his head bowed, Ethan and Cal followed Zoe to her office.

The clinical lead stood in the middle of her office. "Well?" She demanded.

"Well, um, dr. Hanna" Ethan stuttered.

"I wasn't pulling my weight with a patient" Cal jumped in. He would rather lie than tell the truth, Zoe didn't have to know they may not be brothers anymore.

She nodded. "Cal don't let it happen again "

He nodded back at her.


The brothers were both nervous when they went in to a room, after their shift to get the test done. It was quick and painless.


In a pile of letters that was mostly bills that needed paying, was the envelope which could change their lives, lay the DNA results. Ethan picked the pile of letters up.

Cal turned to face Ethan. "Look Ethan, whatever these results show, you are still my brother "

Ethan nodded, he couldn't find the words to speak. Cal ripped them open and unfolded the paper. He could feel his palms sweating. His heartbeat quickening. And he was sure Ethan was just as anxious to know the results.

"The DNA test results show that Caleb Knight is not the brother of Ethan Hardy"

Ethan ran from the room, he couldn't bare to be in the room.

Ethan was in his room, he was beyond devastated that Cal wasn't his brother, everything .he thought he knew wasn't true. Through his tears, he heard a knock at the door and Cal's voice.

"Ethan are you ok?" He asked, the news had shook him too, but he was determined to be there for the younger man.

"I'm fine " Ethan lied, sitting up and wiping his eyes, before calling a weak "come in" to him. Cal pushed open the door and stood in the middle of the room,

"We'll always be brothers, nibbles, always " Cal comforted Ethan as he squeezed his hand.

Ethan looked at Cal. He hated how weak his voice sounded as he looked up at him. "Really?"

"Really " Cal agreed, with a weak smile as he looked at his brother, he wasn't bothered about what a piece of paper said. They were brothers, and that's all that mattered.


Thanks for reading, I enjoyed writing this one. I think I will be feeling sorry for the brothers over the next few episodes. They can't ruin the dynamic of Cal and Ethan.