Briefly mentions Ricky's husband Nate, who she is separated from in the show, but she isn't married to him in this small story, if that makes sense.

I don't own the characters, but I do own Lucy.

Nick and Linda fan: Thank you for the review, I like the pairing of Cal and Taylor. You'll see what Ricky delivers when I do her birth chapters.

Casualty fan 2k16: Thank you for the review. As I said above, you'll see what Ricky delivers when I do her birth chapters.

Guest: How dare you call me disrespectful when you don't know me at all. I think that was quite unfair as you've basically judged me without actually knowing me.

Keep Calm And Keep Reading: Thank you for your review. It's your opinion that Cal and Ricky don't work together.

Sweet - as - honey: Thank you for the review. You'll find out what Taylor is up too soon. Whenever I do pregnancy storylines for Ricky and I do a lot, haha, I do write her having a baby boy, so I think a baby girl could be different. Maybe Taylor is keeping her cards close to her chest regarding her revenge plans. I hope they don't disappoint, as I am really looking forward to revealing them. I had kind of forgot about "Car Crash" I think it's because the story is close to ending and it's been going for a while.

Horror fan for life: Thank you for the review. It's nice to have a new reviewer, hope you keep reading. When I originally paired Cal and Ricky up, I was unsure about ruining Ricky's relationship with Brax, but then as "Car Crash" progressed (that was the first story I paired Cal and Ricky in) I began to love writing the relationship between Cal and Ricky, so I'm glad you think it's an interesting combination. You'll see what Ricky delivers in the next chapter.

Sorry for the rant, but I'm absolutely sick of this now. All I want to do is share my writing.

I am honestly thinking of closing this down and just concentrating on my Home and Away ones.


The Secret Life Of Casualty

Chapter 240.

Cal was excited, it was the day that him and Taylor got to see their baby. Both he and Taylor had decided to keep the baby's gender a secret until Ricky delivered.

Cal and Taylor got in to the car and Cal started the engine.


Cal and Taylor were the first to get to ultrasound, while Ricky was a bit late as she couldn't find anyone to mind Casey, who was refusing to eat his breakfast.

"Come on, Case, " Ricky sighed, as she made him up a bottle.

Casey looked at his mum, with a blank expression on his face, it was the sort of expression that Brax had when they had slept together for the first time, confused, but cute. She picked him up and carried him through to the bedroom and lay him on the bed as she took off his clothes and put new ones on him. She picked him back up and walked to the living room, picking up her

Ricky and Cal were in ultrasound with Ricky lying on the table, with her top rolled up.

Zoe put the gel on her stomach as she looked at the screen. The baby was in the breach position.

"I'm going to do a procedure called EVC. " Zoe told both of them.

"What's that?" Ricky asked, Nate had never told her about an "EVC " before when she was pregnant with Casey.

"It's a procedure that should help turn the baby, " Cal told her.

"And if it doesn't?" She asked, biting her lip, anxiously.

"Then a C- section will be your only option, " Said Zoe as she got ready to turn the baby.

Zoe put her hands on Ricky's bump and applied gentle pressure as she tried to turn the baby.

Zoe asked Jessica to get her a hand held Doppler.

"Thank you Staff Nurse Harrison. " She replied.

Jessica left to get on with her duties as Zoe put the Doppler on to Ricky's skin. Zoe moved it around and looked at the screen.

Zoe frowned.

Cal spoke "Zoe?"

"The baby is still in the breach position. "

Ricky buried her face in her hands, she had hoped to have a natural birth, like Casey's had been, with gas and air to help her through the painful contractions. And now, that had been ruined.

"Rick, it'll be fine, " Cal rubbed her back as she sat up and got off the bed, following Cal out of the room.

Taylor was outside, she was keeping an eye on Casey.

"I'll leave you guys too it. " She said as she took Casey off Taylor and walked down the corridor.

Cal put his arm around Taylor as they too left the hospital, heading back home.

Cal unlocked the door and walked in with Taylor.

Taylor headed in to the kitchen to make her and Cal a cup of tea. Cal switched on the TV, just as he heard his phone "ding" in his pocket. He pulled it out of his pocket to see that it was Ethan, he selected the message.

"How did the scan go?"

Cal wondered how to reply, he knew that Ethan would keep the shocking news to himself.

"The baby is breach. "

Ethan, who was mirroring his brothers actions in his flat, felt sad when he read the words.

"Oh, Cal. " He text back as he stood and went in to the hallway to grab his coat, phone and keys. He opened the door, walked down the steps and got in to the car, he belted up and started the engine.

Cal answered the door. "Hi, Ethan. " He said in a flat voice.

Ethan stepped in to the house and pulled Cal in to a hug.

"I'm sorry, " Ethan spoke.

Cal shrugged. "It is what it is, "

Ethan nodded. "Does Taylor know?" He asked.

"Yeah. " Cal nodded just as she come out, holding two cups of tea. "Thanks, " Cal nodded as he took the tea and took a sip. He closed his eyes as he sat on the couch, taking a deep gulp of the drink.


Ricky pulled in to the parking space that came with the flat, turned off the engine and unbuckled her belt, before grabbing her bag, and getting Casey. She jiggled Casey in her arms as she fiddled with the keys, putting them in to the lock. Walking inside, she put Casey on the floor and walked in to the kitchen to make herself a drink. Reaching for a mug from the cupboard, she rubbed her belly, as it suddenly led her in to a flashback about her and Brax.

Ricky's Flashback.

"No, Ricky, I don't want a kid. " Brax snapped, he was worried he was going to turn out like his father Danny.

"Brax, I see a future with children in, " Ricky said passionately, moving towards him.

"Well, I don't. " He snapped, grabbing his wallet and keys to the restaurant.

"Typical. " She thought, as the door to the flat slammed shut.

Ricky decided to go for a surf, she hated stewing on arguments with her and Brax.

Grabbing her surf board from the back, she changed in to a bikini and left the flat, carrying her board above her head.

Paddling in to the water, she waited for a wave and surfed it. She got out of the water, walked to where her towel lay and picked it up. She wrapped it around herself, raking a hand through her wet hair as she picked up her board and started to make her way off the beach. She felt a bit strange, but stood still for a moment, before the wave of dizziness passed and she started walking home again.

Unlocking the door she walked straight through to the back so she could put her board back in the shed, but another wave of dizziness went through her and she collapsed.

Brax walked back in to the flat, to see the woman that he loved, was lying unconscious, but suddenly she began to stare.

"W-what happened?" She asked, weakly.

"You fainted. " Brax said as he called for an ambulance.

"Brax, I'm fine. " She told him.

The ambulance arrived and the two paramedics, Dixie and Jeff, got out of the ambulance and knocked on the door. They took her BP and settled her in to a wheelchair as they pushed her in to the ambulance. Brax sat next to her.

When they arrived, Dixie gave out the information.

"This is Erica, 27, she was found collapsed, BP is low, " Dixie told the doctor on duty.

"Cubicle 2, please, Dixie. " Said Nate.

They wheeled her in to a cubicle and helped her on to the bed.

Nate ran bloods and sent them off to the lab to be analysed.

"We found the reason you collapsed, " He informed them, once the results had come back.

Ricky nodded

"Your pregnant " Nate informed them.

"We are having a baby, " Brax caught his partners lips in a sweet but passionate kiss.

"We are, " She smiled, as he helped her off the bed and offered her his arm as they made their way out of the hospital, both of them thinking about the baby that was growing inside of her. Brax helped her in to the car and shut the door behind her as he walked around to his side, got in and started the engine. He drove them home, as they set about buying things for their baby.

End of Ricky's flashback.

Now, a year on, she couldn't believe he had abandoned her. "Stop, " Her brain instructed her.

She put the mug on the coffee table and reached for her laptop as she messaged Cal, she had added him on Facebook.

"I can't believe it, Cal, " She typed.

Cal is typing...

"I know, neither can I, "

Ricky sighed, resting her chin in her hands as she thought of what to put next. She was distracted by Casey chewing on something.

"What have you got there, Case?" She questioned, taking it out of his hands.

She uncurled her own hand to find a small silver car, which she knew for a fact had belonged to Brax's brother, Casey. She also knew that by giving Casey that car, he hadn't forgotten about him.

She jumped as her laptop pinged, signalling that she had a message. She clicked on the message and saw it was from Cal. She read the message and smiled as she replied.

"Night Cal "

Standing up, she picked Casey up as she walked in to the bedroom, putting the mobile on to settle her son as she put on a top and shorts, pulling back the covers and getting in as she dreams of a safe delivery for the baby that she was going to give Cal and Taylor.


Guys, I've now decided because someone told me to "piss off " that I will revoke their prompt requests. So from this story, I will be going on to "Sweet - as - Honey's" prompt. I am not here to be abused verbally, I simply want to tell stories with my favourite characters and share my writing.

An EVC is a procedure that should turn a breach baby, I don't know how successful they are, but for the sake of this chapter, the procedure was unsuccessful.

Next chapter: Ricky goes in to labour.