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For this chapter: Ethan doesn't have the gene, Cal never tracked down Emile, it's set when Cal thought that Matilda was his.


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 156.

Cal sat in his bedroom, Ethan was in work, both boys wanted to keep busy as it was Matilda's 1st birthday. Cal had thought that he would be able to spend it with her, but now she was, in the care of strangers after Taylor had been arrested.

He decided, even though, writing wasn't his strong point that he was going to write her a letter. He headed out of this room, and walked in to Ethan's, he knew that Ethan wouldn't mind if he helped himself to some paper and a pen. Taking the items back in to his room, he started to write.

"Dear Matilda,

You don't know me, so I think I had better introduce myself to you. My name is Caleb Knight, and for a while, I thought I was your daddy, but it turned out I wasn't.

But in the few short weeks you were with me, I had grown to love you and had nicknamed you "Toad " But Ethan said I couldn't call you that, but I ignored him.

The day the DNA results come through, I was convinced you were mine, so I didn't open the envelope.

But, at home, with you lay in your mosses basket, asleep, Ethan convinced me to open the results, saying that I needed to know.

I remember what he said "Cal " He started. "She's not yours "

In my hearts of my hearts, I knew you weren't mine, I just didn't want to believe it.

That night, after Ethan and I had hugged and kissed you, a nice lady came and took you away, I went out to the car with her and it broke my heart to see you cry. "Daddy's here, " I had whispered, but then I remembered.

As I headed back in to the flat, there were reminders of you everywhere: Your cot, your teddy, your dummy, your clothes. I binned that all as Ethan looked at me in alarm. "You don't have to do that now, Cal "He had said.

I barley stopped. "I do, Ethan "

"No, no, you don't " Ethan said, standing up.

I crumbled in to his arms and cried for my little girl.

I miss you and love you, Matilda, don't forget that.

All my love, Cal.

X"


Cal posted the letter even though he knew there was a chance that she wouldn't be able to understand it.

Ethan walked in to the flat, and put down his bag, shrugging off his coat and hanging it up. "Hey Cal "Said Ethan.

Cal ignored his brother. "Cal?" Ethan questioned.

"I wrote a letter to Matilda, " Cal replied.

"Oh, Cal " Ethan sighed, he knew what that that little girl had meant to Cal, to both of them, but he had thought that Cal had got over having Matilda, taken away from them.

"I need her to know I loved her" Cal replied.

Ethan sat down beside his brother. "She knew that Cal. She knew that you loved her. "


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