So, I know, I keep promising you all a Jacob/ Connie chapter, but I'm not that confident on Jacob, it will be coming. But I suddenly got this idea.

sweet - as - honey: Thank you for the review. I love writing Cal and Ricky chapters, they are most probably my favourites. I do think finding out Brax was alive shocked her, so I'm also glad she had Cal to lean on. I enjoyed writing the scenes with Casey and Cal.

sweet - as - honey: Thank you for the review. I was worried that doing a second miscarriage storyline with the sane character would seem uninteresting, but I found it different to write, as they were both teens and Jess hadn't met Adam. I'm glad Matilda wasn't mad with Cal as well.


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 146.

"Are you ready for this?" Cal asked. "I can always phone Zoe and tell her you are ill " Cal continued as the two got ready to leave the flat.

Ethan stared at his brother. "I'm not an invalid, Caleb "

"I know your not mate " Cal replied, picking up Ethan's jacket from the banister.

Ethan snatched it from him. Cal locked the front door in silence, wondering how to get through to his brother.

It was Ethan's first day back at work since he had told Cal that he had Huntington's Disease. He had shut Cal down everytime the older one tried to bring up the subject. He just wanted to get on with his day.

After treating patients, Ethan started to get the feeling that his colleagues were talking about him and he guessed that he knew the topic of conversation: Why he had been withdrawn and snappy.

"I've got Huntington's disease!" Ethan shouted, shocking the ED in to silence. Zoe's hand flew to her mouth, Charlie's hand rested on his shoulder and he refused to meet Cal's eyes.

Rita stepped forward. "Ethan, I'm so sorry "

"Sorry doesn't change anything, Rita " Ethan said, coldly, as he started to walk off.

"Ethan, wait!" Cal yelled.

"Why, Caleb?" Ethan replied.

"Because we need to talk"

Ethan didn't say anything but he knew that Cal was right. He headed in to the staff room and sat down.

Ethan shook his head.

Zoe tentatively walked in to the staff room, looking between the two boys. She wasn't sure where to start, but she had to say something. "Why don't I book you, a few appointments with Ben"

"I think that's a good idea " Said Cal, he figured that Ethan might open up to Ben.

"No " Said Ethan. "I'm fine "

"Mate" Said Cal, leaning forward. "Your not fine "

"I am " Said Ethan, he stood up and walked out.

Cal ran his hands over his face and stood up, he just hoped he wasn't about to do anything stupid. But he figured that all of Ethan's sensible thoughts had flew out of the window. He ran out of the ED to find Ethan standing on a wall. Panic rose in Cal. He sat on the wall.

Tears trickled down his cheeks. Cal put his arm around Ethan, silently letting him know that he was there for him.

"Do you want to talk to Ben?" Cal suggested.

"OK" Ethan said quietly.

Cal jumped off the wall. They both headed back in to the ED.

Cal walked over to Zoe. "Can you book Ethan an appointment with Ben?"

"Sure "

"Thanks Zoe " Cal walked off to find Ethan and found that he was staring at the picture of Emile.

"I miss her too " Cal said softly.

Ethan nodded, "I know "

"Zoe's going to book you an appointment "

Ethan nodded, standing up. "Thanks Cal "

"No problem " Cal replied, putting his arm around Ethan as they both left the staffroom, signing out and getting in to Ethan's car.

Unlocking the door, Cal watched as Ethan headed inside and went straight upstairs to his room, lying on his bed, Cal went to check on him a while later, and found him, as he often had done when they were children, with the covers tucked right under his chin. Cal walked in to the room and sat down on his bed, stroking his hair and telling him that he would be there when he needed him.


Thanks for reading. I wasn't going to write this, but I had this idea and it's kind of my idea of tonight's episode. I might do Ethan's appointment with Ben, as a separate chapter, what do you guys think?