Hey! This is just a short calzona story. It is set after Arizona left for Africa but they don't have Sofia and Arizona is a trauma surgeon not a peds surgeon.

"I've got a gypsy soul to blame and I was born for leaving. No one knows that like you Callie. I've done it before. It's just what I do. I don't apologize for doing it because it's who I am but I am sorry that I hurt, that I'm hurting you, and if you let me I will hurt you again. You have Mark and all your friends at the hospital. Stay strong, Calliope. I'll always love you." Arizona kissed Callie on the forehead as tears ran down both their cheeks. Then she grabbed her bags and walked out the door possibly forever. Callie didn't know if she wanted it to be forever or if she didn't. Right now all there was was pain, a giant pain in her chest like her heart was slowly being ripped to pieces and then those pieces were being cut out of her.

She crawled into bed and threw the covers over herself. She sobbed into the darkness feeling like the loneliest person that ever existed. Sometime during the night she fell asleep. Her alarm went off but she dismissed it and went back to bed. She didn't even bother calling into work. What was the point? She just wouldn't show up. Her day consisted of crying in bed, dragging herself to the kitchen to get food, and then going back to bed and crying while she ate.

When it became dark again, her doorbell rang. Callie was too depressed to even answer it. Then she thought what if it was Arizona? Would one more meeting with her blue-eyed beauty ease the pain or send her into catatonia?

"Torres, open this door right now." She heard Mark's gruff voice through the door. She decided it wasn't worth answering and covered her head with a pillow. It happened to be the pillow Arizona slept on. That scent sent a fresh wave of sobs wracking through her body. "I swear to god, Torres, don't make me break down this door."

"Mark," Just one word made her voice crack from crying so much, "you know you have a key. Just use it."

"It's more polite to open the door for your guests." He said as she heard the doorknob turn.

"You're not a guest. Right now you're more like an intruder."

"A necessary intruder. Where were you today? Are you ready for the party?" He asked his voice getting louder as he moved down the hall and closer to Callie's bedroom.

"What party? What are you talking about?" She asked genuinely confused but hardly curious.

"Don't act like you don't know. Arizona's going away party is tonight."

Just Arizona's name sent pain to her chest. "I don't know. Are you guys mocking me? Do you think this is funny?" She said as anger started to rise inside of her.

"No, Callie, no. Arizona made the big announcement today. I know you must be hurting but it's kind of a good thing. It's a brave and noble thing."

"Leaving me? That's none of those things."

"No. But why she is leaving you is all those things."

"She's leaving me because according to her she has a gypsy soul and leaving is what she was born to do." Callie said now clearly angry at the absurdities that were coming out of Mark's mouth. "I don't know what she told you but she left because she can."

"Callie, she left because she's being sent to Iraq. I thought you knew. I thought you would have known before everyone else."

"Iraq? She didn't say any of that. I didn't even know she enlisted." Now she was curious.

"She told us today. Her father called and was really down about the lack of surgeons over there and Arizona decided since she is one of the best trauma surgeons in the country she would help."

Realization began to cross Callie's face. "Why didn't she tell me? Why would she leave me like that and hurt me the way she did? We have to go to that party. I need to know." Callie threw the covers back and started to march towards the door.

"Uhh, Torres, you might want to change." Mark said as he saw she was only wearing sweatpants and a bra.

"I'll take a quick shower."

On the drive over Callie fidgeted and squirmed in her seat. Mark could hear her talking to herself under her breath. He decided to leave her alone because he really had no idea what was going on between Robbins and Torres.

Everyone was gathered at Joe's bar. All the surgeons that weren't working were there to say goodbye to Dr. Robbins. Mark and Callie walked in and Lexie ran over to them.

"Thank god you got her to come, Mark. Everyone was wondering when you were going to show up Callie. And Arizona she wouldn't talk about you. She was probably worried you weren't coming." Lexie said and gave Mark a peck on the lips. "Come on, Mark. Let's leave Callie alone so she can go find Arizona." Lexie grabbed Mark's hand and tried to move him. He looked at Callie. It was a look that asked 'Should I stay?' Callie shook her head and Mark and Lexie went off to get drinks.
As they were walking away Callie saw Arizona. It was as if the sea of people between them parted. The lights dimmed and to Callie it looked like a spotlight was shown on Arizona. She looked beautiful. Her hair was braided and pinned up. Her uniform accented her body's curves. Blue eyes met their companion, eyes so dark she felt surrounded by them, unable to hide. They held Arizona and made her safe, made her vulnerable. All the people around them continued talking, drinking, laughing but Callie and Arizona neither heard nor saw any of it. They walked slowly towards each other in a world of their own, a world filled with love and with pain.

Finally they met each other neither sure what to say just looking and trying to memorize the other. Eventually Arizona opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. A look between confusion and sorrow crossed her face. Callie smiled sadly at her because she understood. She reached out her hand and cupped Arizona's cheek. Arizona put her hand over Callie's and held it there as she closed her eyes and tears started to slide down her face.

Before Callie wouldn't have thought it possible but this right here hurt much worse than Arizona walking out earlier. Then she only had to deal with her pain but now Arizona's pain combined with hers was almost unbearable. They managed to make it to the bathroom leaning on each other for support. Once inside they collapsed on the couch, holding each other tight as they both sobbed.

When they were finally able to get themselves under control they leaned back from each other but stayed holding hands afraid to lose contact even for a moment.

"I am so sorry I lied to you Calliope." Arizona said.

"Why? Why didn't you just tell me the truth?"

"I wanted you to be mad at me and hate me so you could move on. It would hurt but eventually you would forget. You'd find someone new. I didn't want you to be sad and waiting for me when there's a chance that I'm not coming back. Waiting for me would be a terrible life not really a life at all. I don't want that for you. Parts of what I said were true anyway. I am hurting you now and if you don't move on and I don't make it back how much will I be hurting you then? I can't be responsible for causing you that much pain. I love you too much to let myself cause you that much pain. You have every right to a beautiful life. Of course I probably should've told Mark and our friends about the plan."

"You didn't because it was a stupid plan." Callie said anger rising up again.

"Callie…" Arizona said feeling lost.

"It was a stupid plan. You actually think I would be able to move on? That I wouldn't wonder where you are and what you are doing? That I wouldn't hope every day that I would see you, walking down the street or at the mall or anywhere? Do you think I could actually be with anyone else without thinking of you? Nothing you could've said would've changed that. I will always be waiting for you because my life will never be beautiful without you in it." The anger was gone after Callie got all that out. Silent tears started falling again.

"I'm letting you know that it's okay to move on and find someone new. It would be unfair to ask you to wait for me."

"But I will anyway because I'm so in love with you I can't think of anyone else."

"Maybe one day you'll be able to. I'm trying to do what's best for you."

"You are what's best for. This relationship is what's best for me. This isn't over. I will wait for you and you will come back."

"Okay." Arizona said as she surrendered the fight.

Then they kissed slowly at first memorizing the feel of the other's lips then it became more filled with passion and a little more desperate. When they finally broke apart Callie began to laugh. Arizona smiled and asked, "What?"

"Do you remember? This is where we had our first kiss."

"How could I forget? After all I am the one who kissed you."

"This can't be where we have our last kiss too. You have to come back."

"I will. I promise."

They both looked into each other's eyes knowing that Arizona was making a promise she might not be able to keep. Neither one cared. In that moment they chose to believe it was true.