I came up with this after watching the SNEAK PEEK #2 for episode 11x10, with Callie and the new Tech Rep at the bar, please watch before reading, or not, your call.
More room, less you.
Arizona watches as Callie play's tea cups with Sofia in the Hospital DayCare room. Ashley, the daycare attendant comes over to her.
Ashley: Good Evening Dr. Robbins, I wasn't expecting you until around seven or so.
Arizona: Ashley, please for the last time it's Arizona. Anyone who handles my daughter's tantrums and potty accidents on a daily basis can call me Arizona. I got out of surgery earlier than expected and I wanted to um..
She motions to the utter cuteness that is pouring out of the tea party between Callie and Sofia.
Ashley: Dr. Torres does throw one hell of tea party.
Arizona: Yeah, she does.
Callie can feel Arizona's eyes on her as she looks up from her tiny tea cup and they share a small smile as Callie gets ready to say goodnight to her daughter.
Callie: Alright Sof, Mami's gotta go, give me kiss goodnight.
Sof lays a quick one on her and goes running off to the other little girls she's playing with.
Callie walks over to Arizona, who turns back to Ashley.
Arizona: I'll be back in twenty minutes to take her home. (to Callie) Hey.
Callie: Hey.
Refusing to let another conversation consist of only two words ,Callie continues
Callie: You know, she used to cry when I'd leave the room, now she could care less.
Arizona: She's growing up, is all. It's good that she wants her independence.
Callie: Hmm I just wish she felt that way at bedtime. It's like every night this month she comes crawling in bed with me….she never used to –
Arizona makes a guilty face and quickly turns to walk fast away. Callie quickly catches up.
Callie: Arizona? Ari-zona? Something you care to share?
Arizona: It's not every night, but maybe, only sometimes, like maybe once or twice this month I've let her..
Callie: Arizona!
Arizona: Look being in the hotel makes it a little bit difficult to implement our house rules.
Callie: I told you that you're more than welcome to come back to the house until we figure out –
Arizona: Figure out what, Callie? I didn't think there was anything left we had to sort out.
Callie knew it was only a matter of time before a smooth starting conversation was heading for a crash into heavy reality.
Callie: Arizona. I…
Owen comes walking over to them, while putting on his coat, while April is following next to him.
April: Arizona, you paged?
Arizona: Yeah I wanted to talk to you before I left –
April gets close enough to whisper to Arizona…
April: (whispering) You haven't told her yet, right?
Arizona shakes her head NO as she takes in the attire of both Callie and Owen, they look ready for a night on the town together.
Owen: (to callie) You ready?
Callie: (to Owen) Yeah, one min. (Back to Arizona) Look, all I'm saying is that we just need to be on the same page with Sofia and her nightly routines.
Arizona: Fine. Maybe one night this week we can have dinner at the house and talk about it?
Callie: Yeah? Okay. We can do that. Yeah, good.
Arizona now lets her jealous curiosity get the best of her…
Arizona: Is that where you two are off to tonight?
Callie: Um, Well, we just felt like we needed a night off from the lab.
Owen: Yeah and I'm finally collecting on all the drinks she owes me.
Callie: What? What drinks?
Owen: You know one for the protractors I was right about and oh, for the simulator that I had to spend a week to get back online.
Callie: Uh, excuse me that simulator broke because you went all GI JOE in it.
She gives him a playful swat on the arm. April watches what she sees as flirty banter happening between them and watches in confusion and slight entertainment, which is welcome distraction for the weight of the world on her shoulders.
Owen: Oh really? I believe it was your fiery temper that broke it.
Callie: Whatever let's just go drink about it.
Callie says Night to both Arizona and April right before the doors close. Arizona stands stunned for a moment. Did she just witness Callie heading off on a date? NO? Yeah? No…. she shakes of the thoughts and turns around to walk with an equally confused April.
April: Hmmm. You don't think that those two would ever?
Arizona: No. Nope. No way, he's not and she's wouldn't. No. Nope.
April: Because you know, with her sass and his softness they could actually be a pretty perfect-
Arizona: Um…hello. (offended)
April: Right. Sorry. I'm not thinking, sorry…..but you have to admit they do have a lot in common and it's no secret they both have baby fever.
April looks down and begins to rub at hers. Sadness is becoming more and more unavoidable with every passing minute.
Arizona grabs her hand.
Arizona: Hey, look at me. We're going to figure this out, okay? Dr. Herman and I are going to come up with a plan and figure out the best approach. We are going to do everything we can. Everything.
April: I know. I know you are. But let's just keep talking about your issue, it's much better for me.
Arizona softly laughs and smiles at the attempt of a lighter mood.
Arizona: It's not an issue, okay? Besides Callie is allowed go out with whoever she wants. And she has made that very clear that she doesn't want me or any of my suffocating ways.
April: She doesn't know what she wants.
Arizona. Maybe…. But either way, she deserves the room to figure out whatever that is.
Arizona says that almost convincingly. Almost.
April: …And then come running back to you…?
Arizona: No….
April raises an eyebrow at her, not buying it.
Arizona: …a very brisk jog will do.
Arizona throws her a wink as the head into an exam room.
At Joe's – (this scene takes place right after the Sneak Peek where Callie has walked over to Jenna the now dubbed "Sexy Tech Rep" and realized that the flirting from earlier today was directed at her not Owen…)
Callie: So you were being flirty to me?
Jenna: I was. Is that okay?
Callie: Um, yeah, no , I mean, Yeah it's fine. I'm into women… and men, but mostly it's been women. Well, one woman actually for the last five years, but we're separated, yeah and I'm ready, you know? Yeah… I think.. to start dating again or at least start flirting again, but whoa, I'm still talking aren't I?
Jenna: You are and it's pretty adorable.
Callie: Really? (blushing)
Jenna: Yeah. How about I buy and you and Owen your next round and maybe you and I can help him find someone here tonight that's more his type..?
Callie: Okay. Yeah, that'd be great.
Jenna: Good (she slides her hand over onto Callie's knee and stops it from shaking nervously, Callie looks back up at Jenna as she continues talking)… and maybe we can spend some time trying to figure out if I'm yours.
Callie: (swallowing hard) I'd like that.
A few hours have gone by - shot glasses surround the table as Owen watches Callie and Jenna closely talking by the dart board, continuing to flirt shamelessly with one another. He grabs his jacket and walks over to them.
Owen: You two eventually going play or what?
Jenna: Hey are you leaving?
Callie: No you can't go!
Owen: It's late and I'm done I've talk and flirted and now I'm going to bed. I'll see you tomorrow. Jenna thanks for the rounds.
Owen heads out and Callie turns to Jenna, who has a little more lust than flirt in her eyes now.
Callie: So? Another round or?
Jenna: Yeah, but how about somewhere else?
Callie: Right you're new to Seattle so you probably want to see other bars, um, let 's there's the Chowder House Bar down street or we could get a cab to the Blue Lantern, it's really cute there and um,,
Jenna starts leaning in closer to Callie…
Jenna: Actually, my hotel has a pretty nice bar.
Callie: Yeah?
Closer..
Jenna: Yeah, there's actually even this cute little mini one…
Even closer now..
Callie: Really. (she swallows hard)
Jenna: Mmm Hmm. And it just so happens to be conveniently located right next to my bed.
She licks her lips ever so lightly as they are now only a breath away from Callie's..
Callie: That is convenient.
They kiss. It's flirty and hot and getting to be a little bit more steamy until…RING RING BUZZ BUZZ
Callie's phone starts ringing and she breaks the kiss to see who it is, it reads: ARIZONA
She suddenly feels like she was just caught cheating. Was she? Is she?
Callie: I'm sorry, but I should really take this..
She's a little out of breath, as she fumbles around slightly confused by the array of emotions going through her body right now..
Callie motions that she's going to take the call in the bathroom. Jenna hides her disappointment behind another swig of her drink.
HOTEL – Bathroom
Arizona stands in her PJ's holding in her bathroom at the ATRUIM HOTEL.
She stands hold the phone - shocked that's it didn't go right to voicemail, she quietly closes the bathroom door behind her.
Arizona: Hey, you picked up?
Callie: Well you called.
Arizona: Right, I just thought you'd still be out with Owen.
Callie: I am, well not with Owen, but – so everything okay with Sofia?
Arizona: Oh, yeah she's fine, she's snoring away. I was just calling to, well, I was going to just leave a message really, come to think of it I probably should have just texted, but it's just that -
Callie: Arizona…
Arizona: I need your help..with a case.
Callie: Um, right now? Because I'm sort of ..
Arizona: No. Not now - but tomorrow morning maybe, we could meet at the hospital early? It's just I've been staring at these scans all night and I think that maybe you could help, in fact I'm sure of it and I promised her…(her voice cracks at the pressure and emotion she's been feeling to do whatever possible to help April)..I promised I'd do everything and everything includes your help. So if you wouldn't mind-
Callie: Arizona, breathe. It's okay. How about we meet up an hour before daycare, okay?
Callie knows Arizona. She knows her better than herself sometimes. And she knows that most of all Arizona doesn't ask for help, especially from Callie, if it wasn't important.
Arizona: (a sigh of relief) Okay. Thanks Callie.
Callie: Of course. Now how about you just worry about keeping our little nugget in her own bed tonight, huh?
Arizona makes a face and doesn't reply right away, Callie can smell her guilt through the phone. Arizona walks quietly out of the bathroom to see Sofia sprawled out in bed, snoring away, very Torres style.
Callie: Arizona…
Arizona: Callie…
Callie: Come on. You know, after all the crap you gave me about being a bed hog..now you finally have some space… you should be embracing it. My little mini me there can't be any better than me…
Arizona stares down lovingly at Sofia.
Arizona: It's funny, you both start off the same way, all cozy and cuddled up on one side, then somewhere in the night it's like a bomb goes off and Bam – limbs everywhere!
They share a laugh together over the phone.
Callie: See? More reason to keep her in her bed, you won't have to wake up to a foot in the face anymore.
Arizona: I never really minded.
The conversation is getting to be a little bit too heavy for Callie, she clears her throat and…
Callie: Um, I should probably get back to- um,
Arizona: Right. Well, Have fun.
Callie: Uh, thanks. See you tomorrow.
They quickly hang up…
Callie looks back into the mirror, fixing her make-up and straightening herself up… Suddenly a blonde comes in through the door and in that instant she is taken back to that first moment with Arizona…her eyes close for a second and her breath catches and her heart skips a beat.
Maybe she isn't as ready as she thought…but she tries to shake off the feeling and heads back out to Jenna.
Back in the hotel -
Arizona, hangs up and turns back to her sleeping and sprawled out daughter…she then looks over at her empty and full of space queen bed next to hers and then makes a guilty face as she goes and picks up her sleeping daughter and carries her into bed with her.
Arizona: (whispering to herself and her snoring toddler) Just for one more night..I promise Little Miss….Mama just can't handle any more space right now.
- Thinking of keeping this one going, but it's based on reviews! Let me know what you guys think. Also please check out some of my other fics, I'm thinking of getting back to some older ones and restarting them too! REVIEWS REVIEWS!