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This chapter was promoted by brony9, with the request: It's Ethan's birthday and he excepts to be spoiled, but when Cal gets ill, will Ethan get the day he wants?


The Secret Life Of Casualty.

Chapter 422.

For once, Cal was glad that Ethan was in work and he wasn't. You see, tomorrow was Ethan's 30 birthday and Cal still had some bits to get. Just because Matilda was dead, he wasn't going to let what she did when it was one of their birthdays slip. She'd always make the boys whose birthday it was, their favourite breakfast and take it up to them in bed. That's what, Cal planned to do. He walked out in to the hallway and picked up his wallet, shrugging on his leather jacket, before leaving the flat and getting in to the car. He drove in to town, singing along to the radio. He soon pulled in to town and paid the parking ticket. He got out and locked the doors.

He was heading to the bookstore where he would be buying Ethan's present, a medical journal that he knew Ethan had his eye on. He found it and took it to the till.

On his way back from town, Cal got a message from Charlie.

"Cal, I've got presents for Ethan"

"Cheers, I'll come and get them" Cal finished, messaging just as the lights turned green. Instead of heading home, he turned right and parked outside Charlie's and Duffy's house. He rang the doorbell.

"Hey, Cal" Charlie said.

"Hey, Charlie"

Charlie handed Cal a carrier bag, it felt heavy. "There are gifts in there from me and Duffy. Jacob and David"

"Thanks Charlie, I'm sure Ethan will appreciate it" Said Cal as he headed back towards his car, he put the bag in the boot and got in to the drivers seat.

Cal parked up, headed to the boot, unlocked it and picked up the carrier bag, before locking the door, he walked through the double doors and ran up the stairs, which lead to the top floor flat that Ehan owned, he'd brought it with his half of Matilda's inherteince money and unlocked the door.

Ethan was at home, reading a book when Cal walked through the door,

That night, Cal cooked them both tea.

"Thanks Cal" Smiled Ethan, it wasn't often that Cal did something nice for Ethan. Ethan stood then and announced he was off to bed.

"Goodnight, mate " Cal said and waited until Ethan was out the kitchen and in his room, before he got the bag out with the birthday stuff in. He got the sellotape out of the draw and first picked up the banners and taking it in to the living room. He put the banner on the wall and another, on the door. He headed back in to the kitchen and picked up the jouneral before wrapping it. He decided to put the presents in the living room. The chocolate cake was chillng in the fridge, the candles were in the draw. All Cal had to do now was write his card.

In his bedroom, Cal write Ethan's birthday card. Once he'd done that, he went to bed.

Cal got up early the next morning, but it seemed his body had other ideas: his nose was blocked, his head was banging but he knew that he had to see Ethan on his big day. He walked in to the kitchen to make his brother breakfast.

"Happy birthday, bro" Cal said as he walked in to the bedroom, Ethan's breakfast on the tray.

"I thought you'd forgot," Said Ethan, sitting up and reaching for his glasses before putting them on.

"Me? Forget little Nibbles birthday?" Cal teased.

Ethan gave him a look. "I'm older than you, Cal"

"Here are some cards" Said Cal, holding them out, but as he did, he started to cough.

"Cal, cover your mouth, please?" Ethan said, but instead, Cal wiped his nose with the back of his hand, it had always been a habbit that he had found diguesting. Cal finished wiping his nose. "I've got to go and get ready for work, but we'll do something when I get back, yeah?"

"OK" smiled Ethan.

Cal walked in to his room to put on his scrubs. He walked in to Ethan's room.

"Have a good day"

Ethan smiled "I wil"

Ethan heard the door open and close then got up and had a shower.

Cal was in RESUS helping Connie treat an RTC victim, but Cal kept spluttering.

"Dr. Knight, please stop coughing over the patient," Said Connie. "Please go and wash your hands before leaving the ED,"

Cal had no choice, but to leave. He headed to the bathroom and washed his hands. Before leaving the men toilets and signing out before heading home.

Ethan was opening a box of chocolates and watching TV when the door to the flat opened.

"What are you doing home?" Ethan said.

"Connie sent me home" Cal said.

"Why?"

"I feel sick"

"Your faking," Ethan raged.

"Ethan, I'm not, I'm ill," Cal said quietly.

I'm Ethan was shaking his head. "No your not, your jealous, jealous because it is my birthday and not yours,"

"Don't be ridiculous" Cal said. "I never planned for this,"

As he finished talking, Cal leaned over the side of the couch and threw up, narrowly missing Ethan's shoes.

It's then Ethan realised that his younger brother wasn't faking.

Ethan walked in to the kitchen and picked up a glass and turned on the tap, before holding it under the tap and took it in to the living room.

"Here we go, Cal" said Ethan putting the glass down on the table.

Just before he went to bed, Ethan unwrapped his presents from his ED mates. Charlie and Duffy had framed a picture of the two brothers, Jacob had brought him a bottle of Scoth and David had brought him a bum bag, although privately, Ethan knew he would never wear his at work, like David did.

"Cal, this is the one I wanted," Ethan said.

"I know," Cal replied. "You kept telling me,"

Cal walked in to the kitchen and got Ethan's cake, putting it on a plate and grabbing a knife from the.

"Happy birthday, Nibbles"

Ethan made a wish and cut his cake, before handing a slice to Cal and kissing his forehead. He got Cal's "sex blanket" and then hung up his cards.