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Ethan doesn't have the gene.
The Secret Life Of Casualty.
Chapter 276.
Ethan and Cal were in their flat, getting ready for work, well Ethan was, Cal was sitting on the couch.
"Come on Cal. We don't want to be late. " Ethan said, putting on his coat and making sure that all the electrics were turned off in the flat.
"I don't want to go in. " Cal said, sounding like a child.
"Why not?" Ethan asked.
"I just don't!" Cal snapped at him, slowly dragging himself up off the couch and walking slowly in to the hallway and slowly putting his coat on.
The boys walked in to the hospital, and were immediately given a patient.
"This is Louisa Lee, 39, she's suffering from lung disease " Said Iain.
Cal walked in to RESUS as the stretcher was wheeled in, but he froze.
"Why are you so scared, Cal?" Connie asked.
Cal glanced down at the patient on the stretcher, she reminded him of his mum, Matilda, when she was dying. He secured an oxygen mask over her face before, taking her pulse and leaving her briefly, while he ordered tests and scans.
But she flat lined quickly.
Cal did CPR on the patient and kept glancing at the monitor.
Connie walked in. "You are totally worthless. Get out of RESUS now. Go to minors, if you can even handle that"
Ethan walked in, Zoe had heard the raised voices and alerted Ethan.
"I'm taking Cal home. " Ethan told Connie, as Cal ran out.
"Only baby's cry you know, not grown men who happen to be doctors. You need to man up, " Dylan snapped at him. "How did you even qualify as a doctor?"
Cal felt tears come to his eyes, just as Connie walked out of RESUS. "Don't be such a baby, " She snapped at him.
The brothers walked home, but as Ethan kept chatting but Cal had his head low and he kept sniffing as Ethan unlocked the door, once they'd walked up the steps.
Ethan made Cal a drink and took it in to the living room.
"They bully me, Ethan. " Cal confided.
"Who?" Ethan asked, confused.
"Dylan and Connie. They tell me I'm not worth it. " Cal looked up to his brother, with tears rolling down his cheeks, Ethan hugged him and then felt bad as he realised that Cal didn't feel strong enough to come to him when he needed it. "They've been bullying me for months. "
"Your a good doctor, Cal. " Ethan said, as anger filled his veins.
"You are meant to say that, " Cal managed a small smile. "Your my brother, "
Cal laughed weakly.
Ethan walked in to Cal's room and looked for a lion, that Cal, had, had since his birth, called Leo, it was on the shelf, he reached up and grabbed the teddy before walking out of the room and in to the living room.
He handed it to Cal, who laughed shakily. "I told you, to get rid of this Nibbles, "
Ethan smiled, a small one. "I could never get rid of something that meant so much to you, "
It broke Ethan's heart to see Cal broken, snuggled up to his lion, he looked like a small child. He kissed his brothers head as he reached for his phone, walking in to the kitchen to make his call as he didn't want to upset Cal. He dialled a number and put the phone to his ear.
"Hello Human Resources. " Came a voice.
"Hello, it's Doctor Ethan Hardy. I'd like to put in a complaint. "
"Against?" Asked the voice and Ethan could hear a pen being picked up.
"Constance Beauchamp and Dylan Keogh. " Ethan told the voice.
There was silence and Ethan was sure the person on the other end was writing down their names. They spoke. "Thank you, Dctor Hardy, "
"Your welcome, " Ethan replied. He went back in to the living room to find Cal still clutching the lion.
Ethan escorted Cal to his room and pulled back the covers as Cal took off his clothes and got in to bed. Ethan tucked the covers over him, and kissed his forehead and left his room, heading to his own.
Cal tossed and turned as memories haunted him, from when he was a child.
"Your useless, " His father, Calvin, screamed at him. "Your mum should have got rid of you!"
Cal screamed, shaking and crying.
Ethan raced in to his bedroom.
"Shush, it's ok, Cal. " Said Ethan as he held him close, stroking his head. "Don't worry, I've sorted everything out, "
"You should have said something sooner, Cal. " Ethan gently scolded him.
"I was scared, Ethan " Sobbed Cal.
"It's OK" Ethan rubbed his brothers back. He kissed the top of his head and handed him a glass of water, encouraging him to take small sips of the refreshing water. "I'm here. "
A meeting was called for Connie and Dylan about how they were treating Cal, they both denied they were bullying him, said they were applying extra pressure to him, to help him become an even better doctor. But the woman holding the meeting seen through their lies and suspended them, Zoe, was taking over until Connie's suspension was over, she was with Grace.
Cal walked in to work, after Connie's and Dylan's suspension and in her role, Zoe was back as Acting Clinical Lead, she asked Cal how he was feeling about being back at work.
Cal shrugged. "I'd like to work with Ethan. "
Zoe nodded: "Of course, "
The brothers were in cubicles, treating a small boy, who had fallen off his bike and was crying with pain as it had left him with a dislocated wrist, Cal had an idea, he told Ethan he'd be back in a few minutes and went to the staff room, and put his keys in his locker as he turned the lock. He looked inside and found what he was looking for. He headed to Jamie's cubicle. He pulled back the curtain.
"Whose that?" Asked Jamie.
"This is Leo. " Cal smiled. "Would you like to hold him, while Doctor Hardy relocates your wrist?"
"Yes, please. " Jamie nodded.
Cal handed the lion to him as Ethan set up the entnox tube.
"You put this piece in your mouth and take a deep breath. " Ethan explained.
Jamie looked to Cal, scared. Cal knelt down next to him.
"It's ok, mate. " Cal reassured him.
Jamie clutched Leo to him as Ethan pulled. Jamie screamed.
Jamie handed Leo back to Cal, but Iain and Jez clocked the stuffed toy in his scrub pocket.
"Who carries a stuffed toy around with them?" Jez laughed.
Ethan felt anger radiating through him. "Leave him alone, Jez, " He said as he spoke again:
"Little brother protecting big brother?"
"Yes. " Ethan whispered back as he glared at him, the two brothers left again, arms around each other. It was raining as the brothers headed to the car and Ethan got in the driving seat and drove them both home. A bolt of lightening flashed as Ethan drove them home, silently praying they were not going to be involved in an RTC.
He parked up and Cal got out as rain fell down on both of them. They walked in through the door, and headed up the stairs, Cal unlocking the door.
Lightening crashed against the window, Cal hugged Ethan as he was scared.
Ethan stroked Cal's hair, kissing the top of his head.
"I love you Cal. "
"I love you, too, Nibbles. "
Thank you to C for the prompt and I hope this is what you wanted, apologises if it isn't.
Next chapter: Cal, Alicia and their daughter, Emma, are involved in an accident, similar to what Adam and Jess were. Prompted by Leah: (Guest)
