Calliope Torres was having the day from hell. Her ex husband George had almost become road kill , in the process of being a hero by saving a young woman's life. They had managed to keep him alive but he was still a mangled mess lying on a hospital bed. The girl whom Callie had probably hated the most in this world and had wished dead many times was on a life support machine, and now all she wanted was for that same girl to live. And to make things worse she had had an argument with her girlfriend over George wanting to join the army. Even though George had broken her by sleeping with Izzie she still held a soft corner for her ex-husband and was protective of him. Arizona had felt the extent of this protectiveness when she had tried to voice her opinion about George joining the army. Callie was shocked at her using the word awesome…..she was disillusioned that the woman she was starting to fall for could use a word like that to describe a situation which could get George killed. The disillusionment had turned into anger really quickly and Callie had lashed out at Arizona even questioning who she was , and in her opinion she was right because she felt that Arizona hardly knew George and should not have been so quick judge the situation as being awesome.

However once Arizona had confronted her and tearfully told her about her brother , Callie had never felt smaller or more guilty. She had been a jerk to the woman who had soldiered through her many violent mood swings and had stood there with a smile on her face and outstretched arms . She felt she was becoming the monster that she swore that she would never be, she was becoming just like her father. She realized that she had not just dismissed Arizona's opinion but her right to an opinion , and she had judged her girlfriend too quickly without even trying to listen to her. As she saw Arizona try to leave the room she had instinctively grabbed her hand as she knew deep down that she needed Arizona in her life. She knew the words she uttered were probably not enough to heal Arizona's pain but all she could say was "I'm sorry " hoping Arizona would feel the sincerity of her words. At that moment Arizona had gotten a 911 page and she had left after telling Callie that they would talk later.

After scrubbing out of George's surgery Callie still had a couple of hours on her shift left so she decided to go and find Arizona so that she could talk to her. Ever since their argument Callie had been thinking about how her day had begun perfectly, she had woken up feeling safe and loved in Arizona's arms , they had snuggled together sharing soft , tender kisses and Callie had never felt more comfortable and content. Right now Callie needed that comfort and she now knew that only Arizona could be a source of comfort to her. The nurses however told her that Arizona had left a while ago , she was not surprised that Arizona had left without telling her considering her behaviour earlier.

She then tried calling both Arizona's cell phone and home number as she was desperate to speak to her but for over an hour there was no response. Callie was frantic now……..Where was Arizona and why wasn't she home yet? Callie headed to the pit to finish the remainder of her shift but her mind was filled with worry and thoughts of Arizona.

-Couple of hours earlier-

Arizona was walking the roads of Seattle confused and dejected. She knew she was falling for Callie but was hurt by the way Callie was constantly shutting her out or dismissing her opinions. She wanted to give Callie time to think and figure things out so she decided she would talk to Callie tomorrow. She decided to walk home as she thought the fresh air might help clear her head a bit.

Once she reached her neighbourhood the sight that greeted her chilled her to the bone. A man was hitting his child in the front yard of their house…..he had the child on the ground and was beating him with a stick. Arizona's doctors instincts kicked in immediately and she rushed to help the boy. She told the man " Sir , stop what you are doing at once". The man just sneered at her and said " Back off Blondie ". Arizona helped the boy up and stood in front of him to protect him. She told the father " Please put the stick down or I will have to call the cops". At that the man pulled out a .22 caliber pistol and shot Arizona twice dead in the chest. He got into his car and sped away, leaving Arizona to die in the street. She tried to call 911 , but even that effort was too much. She knew she was losing blood fast and wanted to call for help but she soon lapsed into a stage of unconsciousness. Thankfully, a resident across the street had heard the gunshots and called 911. Within two minutes, the paramedics arrived on scene and began their work.

"OK, put some pressure on those wounds," yelled one paramedic, "And don't let up. We don't want her to bleed out anymore than she already has." "Get me the intubation kit-we have to stabilize her and establish an airway," yelled another. Arizona lay on the ground, intubated, having someone else breathe for her via Ambu-bag and blood all over. Once they finally had her somewhat stable, the paramedics immediately loaded her into the ambulance and ran lights and sirens all the way to Seattle Grace Hospital. In the 15 minutes it took to arrive, CPR was done all the way there to ensure their patient didn't die before she could receive treatment.

Callie , Cristina and Bailey were manning the pit but with a heavy heart because their mind was on George and Izzie and in Callie's case on Arizona too. They however jumped up ready and alert when they heard the siren of the incoming ambulance. The paramedics brought the stretcher out and explained " 34 year old female , multiple gun shot wounds to the chest , massive blood loss , weak pulse , blood pressure 80/50 and falling". Once they saw the face of the patient , all three doctors felt their heart stop. " Arizona" Callie croaked out before falling to her knees on the ground. Bailey meanwhile yelled " Page Hunt and get her to an OR immediately and hook her to a heart monitor". Cristina helped Callie up and said " I know you and Roller Girl have a thing but pull yourself together and help or she's not going to make it". At this time Arizona's heart monitor started beeping. " Oh no she's coding……..get a crash cart in here " Bailey yelled. Bailey asked Cristina to help so Cristina started compressions on Arizona's chest while Bailey picked up the paddles and called " Charge to 300……clear" while Callie stood there sobbing and praying for a miracle that would bring her Arizona back.

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