Guest: (Bronwen) Thank you for the review. That's nice to hear that you love my work. I don't hate you, you haven't offended me, I understand that people are allowed their own opinions, but can I ask why you don't like my Jessica chapters much? Where you not a fan of her character, is it the way I write her or did you not watch while she was there? But I'm glad you think they are really good. It's not rude, of course I can do a chapter where Cal is sick and Ethan comforts him. Here it is, I hope you enjoy it.
The Secret Life Of Casualty.
Chapter 554.
The brothers were looking forward to their day off tomorrow, it felt like they had not had one in ages. Ethan was planning on going for a run, and maybe do a shop as the fridge was almost empty, but it seemed that for Cal, fate had other plans. The next morning when Ethan knocked on his brothers door, the only response he got was a groan. Concerned, he walked in and found Cal lying on his bed, coughing.
"What's wrong?" Ethan asked, when Cal's coughing fit had subsided.
"I feel ill" Cal whispered, his face red and hot.
"What are your symptoms?" Ethan asked, cringing as he sounded just like he did when he was treating patients in cubicles.
"Ethan" Cal whined, sneezing in to a tissue. "My nose is stuffed, my head is banging "
Ethan sat next to his brother and stroked his hair. "It's going to be ok, " He said, reaching for the blanket and putting it around him.
He left him briefly for a moment, to go and get him a glass of water and the thermometer. He returned a few minutes later and put the glass down on the side table, while he took Cal's temperature by sticking the device under his arm. He brought it out a few minutes later, glancing at it.
"38. C" Ethan read, he knew that he had to bring it down.
Cal reached for it, with shaky hands, and within a moment the glass had slipped out of his sweaty hands and crashed to the floor, the water spilling on the carpet.
"Sorry, " He muttered, closing his eyes.
"It's fine, " Said Ethan as he started to clean it up. He then made Cal more comfortably by getting him a cooling cloth and placing it on his forehead. Cal sighed as the cooling clothe hit his forehead, giving him some release from his banging headache. Ethan lay down beside him, knowing that he too could get ill, but he didn't mind.
A couple of days, later when Cal managed to move from his bedroom to the living room with Ethan's support and they sat on the couch, with a sick bucket by Cal's side, which he kept throwing up in too. Ethan took it in to the kitchen to wash it out.
"Ethan?" Cal called weakly.
"Yes?" Ethan called back, scrubbing the bucket.
"Can I have a drink?" Cal asked.
Cal heard the fridge being opened and Ethan poured orange juice in to a glass and took it in to him. He placed it on the table.
Some days later, Cal had managed to eat his first proper meal since being struck down with the bug, he had some colour in his face.
"Thanks mate, " Said Cal, when he was feeling a tiny bit better.
Ethan frowned. "What for?"
"Being there for me. "
"What are brothers for?" Ethan replied as he took Cal's glass and plate downstairs, he had been bringing him food and drink, trying to encourage him to strengthen his immune system back up as it would be weak from throwing up.
Cal walked towards his brother, his arms outstretched, Ethan wondered what he was doing and to his surprise, Cal hugged him.
Ethan rubbed his brothers back as the two broke apart. Cal was glad that Ethan wasn't going to abandon him in his hour of need and he realised that if Ethan got sick, he would be there for him, returning the favour.
Sorry it's quite short, currently not feeling quite good myself.
Thanks for reading, I hope this is what Bronwen wanted.
Just to mention that Jessica is in the next chapter as it kind of follows a storyline that she was involved in, in the show. And for the storyline to work, I need her.
