Cal couldn't help but smile, even when in huge amounts of pain, his brother still cared more about everyone else but himself. 'Is that Doctor Hardy?' A voice asked from beside him. It was Bethan.

'Yeah, that would be him' cal replied.

'How is he doing? Is he alright?' Bethan asked concernedly.

'He's incredible' Cal admitted.

'Well we all know that now don't we!' Bethan grinned.

She hurried over to Ethan. 'Hello Bethan!' He smiled as she approached.

'How are you doing?' she asked.

'Better, still a bit sore but I'm on the mend' he smiled.

'I'm so sorry' Bethan murmured.

'There's no need, I had appendicitis, I should have spotted it sooner and I'm lucky I had my blood taken before I collapsed so it could be tested quickly' Ethan explained. He gave Bethan a hug, before she handed him a small gift bag.

'Doctor Knight told me you used to take a special friend with you when you had to go to the doctors in case you needed an injection, so I thought you might want a friend to accompany you next time or if there is a patient who needs a friend to look after them' She told him handing over the bag. Inside was a small dark brown bear.

'Thanks so much, I'll keep him in my locker in case he is needed, what shall we name him?' Ethan stated.

Cal wandered over with a steaming cup of coffee. 'Sorry Nibbles, you aren't having any, not with the medicine you are on' Cal warned.

'Hmm, Coffee, I think you should call him coffee bean' Bethan giggled. Ethan smiled.

'That's a great name' he replied. Cal took him outside into the cool air, Ethan shivered slightly in the breeze. Within a second Cal had wrapped him up tightly in a blanket to stop him from being cold. Ethan hugged the bear close to him as he bumped along the carpark towards Cal's car. Beside his car was Ethan's little blue vehicle. 'Can't we take mine, your car always smells of cheese' Ethan complained.

'Sorry, but unless you want me to crash, then we have to take mine' Cal asserted. Remembering what the clinical lead had told him Ethan didn't respond.

Once Cal had carefully loaded him into the car, they began their short journey home. A few days past, most of that time was spent with Ethan resting on the sofa with Cal doting on him. The time came for his stitches to be taken out. Since Cal was qualified, he was able to do this. Lofty had popped by to visit and offered to assist due to Ethan's fear of sharp objects.

'Right Nibbles, you sit right there and lift your top, Lofty keep him busy whilst I see to these stitches.' Cal told them. He carefully cut each stitch, gently pulling them out with a small pair of tweezers. Ethan winced as the last stitch was removed but was safely snuggled up with Coffee Bean, the bear Lofty had brought from his room at Cal's insistence.

The next week flew by and soon Ethan was back doing what he loved, bossing his older brother around and being Holby City Emergency department's best registrar.