Mom said Callie and Dad went into town shortly after I fell to sleep, that was hours ago. It's now after 4 in the morning and they aren't back. When 10pm rolled around I was getting worried but mama said it ok that they were more than likely bonding over a beer. When 12 hit I told myself that maybe they was too drunk to drive home and Callie hates cabs so they got a room. I was ok with that for 15mins but when Callie didn't call me back when I called her my control went out the window.
I have been walking the floors since then, Kes and Jane wide awake watching me as I do. Tor sat in the chair looking out the window looking out into the dark waiting for Callie. The kids woke the same time I did right at 9pm and haven been to sleep.
I look over at the clock on the wall and its ten til 5 and its really pouring down out there.I try calling Callie again.
"Pick up please pick up."
'You've reached Call…..'
I hung up.
"Mama something is really wrong, stay with the kids."
"And where are you going?" she asks with her hands on her hips.
"I'm going to look for Callie and dad."
"No you are not Arizona it's too wet out there and you can barely see through that rain."
I looked back outside the window I couldn't even see Callie's SUV that she had parked out there and I had the outside lights on.
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Callie"UGHAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I yell trying to use my good leg to push the dashboard off my leg.
I was using up my energy trying to keep Daniels head above water and get my leg free. The cab of the truck is filling up with water fast and if I don't do something we are going to drown.
"Daniel please wake up…..wake up you army bastard!" I yelled
"I'm a Marine." He says softly
"Oh thank God …..Daniel we have to get out."
I spit out water.
"Can you reach my boot?" He asks.
"I think so"
"I have a knife in my boot I need to cut myself free." He says
I took a few deep breaths before dipping under the water, I couldn't open my eyes because the water was too dirty but I felt around for the handle of his knife before coming back up.
Daniel took it from me and started to cut himself free as I went back to pushing at the dashboard.
"AHHHHH."
"Im free hold on Callie." Daniel said
He put his free up next to my good one.
"One three ok…one two three."
"UUGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!"
The metal bent and my body flipped around on the current of the water and I slammed into the window. I felt the sting of water and leaves, I started to bang on the already cracked glass feeling it bite into my skin.
It gave way and I slipped out the open window.
"FUUUUUUCCCCK!" I yelled when I hit the gown on my ass.
"Callie are you ok?" Daniel called
"Yeah be careful it's a long fall." I called pulling myself through the dirt and mud away from the truck.
"Ok Coming down!"
I had used the seat belt to tie off my leg just above my knee, from what I could see I knew I was going to lose it I was going to lose my leg.
Just as soon as Daniel reached me he grabbed me under my arms and pulled me across the ground just as the truck dropped out of the tree it was hanging on to.
"Daniel I'm really hurt you can't move me anymore." I say out of breath.
Through the rain and wind I heard a ringing and at first I thought I had lost my shit. But by the grace of god the wind and rain stopped and I heard it again.
"MY PHONE!" I start to dig in my pockets
It stopped ringing as I pulled it out Daniel and I looked at it in shock, it was as dry and preteen as it was when I put it in my pocket.
I pulled myself from my shock to see Arizona had called 20 or more times and it was after 5:30 in the morning. Hitting the call back button I waited.
"Hello Callie Helllo?"
"Th thank god Arizona."
"Callie? Callie?"
I have no clue what happen because the second I heard my wifes voice everything started to shut down.
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ARIZONA'
We got to the hospital before the search and rescue and I had to contain myself. I sent Mom and the kids to my office and I stood outside with Cristina Owen and a team of other Doctors. When the EMTs showed up I heard my dad's voice once the doors opened.
"I'm fine just a few cuts and bruises take care of my daughter!" he barked as they unloaded his gurney.
Two doctors ran off with him yelling the whole time. The next was Callie they unloaded her and My heart fell through the pavement. My Callie the love of my life didn't move almost like she was dead.
"Callie!" I called running up to the truck
"Speak to me baby please Callie please."
My ears picked up on that god awful sound that no one wants to hear.
"Shes flat lined!"
"No no…. CALLIOPE!"
I must have sounded like a wounded animal because everyone stopped and looked at me. Owen had me in a bear hug trying to keep me back.
"I got her Arizona I promise." Cristina said as the pushed her down a hall that lead right to the OR.
"Calm down Arizona I don't want to sedate you, your no go to Callie sedated." Owen says.
I try to calm myself as Owen sat me back on my feet.
"Arizona Come here Callie is calling for you but you have to hurry." Lexie says running up to me.
I followed her until we reached the team working on her.
"Callie?"
"I'm ok I'm ok." She says softly
She was struggling to breath
"Listen Arizona, my leg cut it off."
"What no we can…."
"Cut it off… the bone is crushed there is nothing there but…but hanging meat you have to ok." Callie said
"I don't know…"
"I'll do it don't worry." Lexie says
"I love you ok, I'm ok." She says
I kissed her on the lips and pulled away as they started to push here behind the double doors.
I was standing there looking like I was frozen in time until my father walked up to me.
"She will be ok."
I jump and turn around to see him standing in hospital sweats.
"Daddy what are you doing out of bed?"
"Doctor says I'm fine, and anyway it's going to take more than a little accident to keep this old devil dog down." He says
I turn and looked back at the door.
"She saved me Arizona, She held my head above water for hours I'm sure."
"And that makes her a Marine in my book Coronel"
I turn to see Teddy and a few other Doctors.
"Altman this is where you landed?" Dad asks
"A few of us landed here Coronel we came down once we heard you were here." Teddy said
"She saved you that makes her an Honorary Marine to us." A bigger man said.
"Then what are you doing down here go show your support." Daddy says in his strong voice.
I watched the group scatter disappearing quickly as they came.
"Callie she's a fighter she's strong and fearless, she held my head above water for hours. She makes me proud to call her my daughter."
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It was taking forever I know that Callie had had a lot of damage and it was going to take time but It has felt like days has passed. Kas and Janeway started to become finicky so I took them for a walk around the hospital.
" ?"
"I looked up to see Kayla walking with one of her doctors.
"Hey how are you feeling?"
"They say I'm ok and now I'm going to a foster home." She says smiling at Jane.
"How do you feel about that?"
"I don't want to go, I want a family that wants me not something that just wants the money."
She started playing with Jane.
"Like you and Callie…Please Dr Robbins."
She looked up at me with her brown eyes.
"You and Doctor Torres would be great for Kayla." Doctor Kennt says.
"I uh Callie was in a accident she's in the OR now." I say fighting to keep the tears back.
"No I just she said she was coming today." Kayla said
"The cop said it was a drunk driver and they have him in jail."
"Please I have to….I will leave after she gets better please Dr. Robbins"
Kayla has really latched on to Callie I a very short time I don't know what Callie told her and Im not going to ask. What Im going to say will ether go bad and I will have to kick a teens ass or everything will go fine.
"Ok Kayla I can do too much of anything right now but you can stay with us for a short time if everything goes well we will move on from there but let me get Callie home ok."
She looked up at me from her spot next to the stroller and gave a large smile.
"Ok ok….can I see Callie when shes awake?"
"Yea I will send for you." I say
I watched as they made there way back the same way they came before turning the cart around and heading back to my office.
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CALLIEEverything hurts every inch of my body is killing me and I haven't even opened my eyes yet. I could feel the sun coming through the window and it felt good shining on my face I reached out for Arizona when I didn't feel her curled up next me.
"Arizona?" I called
My voice sounded like I felt, what the hell happened to me was I bucked from Midnight?
I went to scratch on my nose when the gauze dug into my skin. My eyes open and I noticed that I was in a hospital a frown I flicked the covers back to get up and that when I saw it.
My right leg is gone and I did the only thing that came to mind. I screamed.
"ARIZONA!"
Panicking I do the classic thing and try to stand thinking its just a dream.
"ARIZONA!?" I call as Doctors bust into the room and Catch me just before I fall to the floor.
"Dr Torres calm down!" Bailey says
"Calm down? Where is my leg? Where is Arizona? I ask
"She took the girls to day care and Tor to School, now calm down she will be right back." It was Teddy
Teddy never talked to me and I wasn't sure why but here she was talking to me in a normal nothing has happen tone.
I tried to relax into the bed but my eyes kept falling on my leg, or lack of leg. Bailey covered me back up and started to explain what happen.
"How's Daniel?" I ask
"He is just fine just a few bumps and bruises." Teddy says
I just sat back on the bed and waited for Arizona, I didn't have to wait long befor e she cam walking into the room making me smile. But when I saw how tired she looked my smile fell.
"Arizona" I say in my ruff voice.
She looked up from her hands, her face lit up when she saw that I was awake. She ran over and kissed me.
"Oh my god didn't do that 4 days Callie 4 days you cant do this to me." She said kissing my face
"4 days?" I asked
"Your heart stopped twice you got impaled during the crash came very close to damaging your heart. You told us to remove your leg due to the fact that it was so badly damaged, it had gotten so crushed the water washed away bone. Mud had gotten into your leg along with pine needles and other things.
"So it was pine fresh grown beef." I asked
"Calliope."
I looked over at Arizona ready to snap back at her.
"I wanted to try Calliope I wanted to try but you told me no." She says
I remember waking up looking for her and I remember telling her that it was for the best. I had no right to get mad at her this wasn't her doing I was the one that told her what to do.
"I'm sorry." I say
She gave a shrug and sat in the chair next to the bed I reached out and took her hand, every part of me hurt but somehow having Arizona next to me holding my hand made me feel batter. I started to cough and I could hear the congestion in my chest.
"You have a cold but your fever has gone down since yesterday." Bailey says as she starts giving me my regiment of medication.
I could feel the pain medications working their way through my veins. All the doctors left the room leaving me and Arizona alone.
"Don't do that to me I thought I was going to lose you."
"I'm sorry."
Arizona leaned up and gave me a kiss.
"I guess this means we won't be having sex anytime soon." I say feeling myself getting loopy.
"Calliope I waited this long I will wait longer if need be." She says smiling.
That was the last thing I saw before falling to sleep.
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ArizonaIt's been weeks since the accident, Callie is being discharged finally. Dad and mom helped me turn the large down stairs Guess bedroom into our new master bedroom. A Few of the ranch hands built ramps on to the house so she could get in and out of the house while in the wheelchair.
Kayla took the empty guess bedroom up stairs next to Tor so she could help him at night if needed. She really has become a happier kid since leaving the hospital, so far she has been doing great in school and her meds are working amazingly well. What a difference a caring home makes.
"Do you need any help with Callie?" Kayla asks as I get ready to leave to pick her up.
"No I will be fine you stay here with my mom and dad, I just need some time alone with her." I say
"Ok I'm going to go finish my homework."
"Ok, tell mom I will be back soon and please clean your room Kay" I say before walking out the door.
The drive to the hospital was quiet I didn't turn on the radio or think about anything other than how much I can't wait to have Callie home. She has been moody and upset since waking up and I can understand why. She has been short with everyone but me and the kids and I think that's because we don't treat her any different than before. She is still my wife and just because she has lost her leg doesn't change that.
Pulling up to the hospital I made my way to Callie's room only to run into her and her physical therapist slowly making her way down the hall on crutches.
"Hey look at you." I say walking up.
Callie gave me a smile before stopping and letting out a tired sigh.
"Ok its time for you to have a rest." Her therapist says pushing the wheelchair up behind her.
"You look like you are getting around great!" I say as I take her crutches.
"Yep but I get winded fast and my stomach is sore." Callie says rubbing her stomach through her shirt.
"That's because your ab muscles are working hard to keep your center of gravity, all you weight is shifted to your left side and without your right leg you are off balance. The more you work on it the stronger your core will get and it won't be sore." The therapist says as we walk back to her room.
"I have already signed myself out and I'm all ready to go." Callie says once we are left alone.
I looked at her sitting in that chair and all I could do was bend down and kiss her.
"What's that for?" She asks smiling.
"Just because, I miss you so much." I say
"I can't wait to get home and sleep in the same bed as you." Callie says
She put her bag on her lap, I took the all the other things home the night before, and we started to make our way out of the hospital. There was a chorus of goodbyes from the nurses and other staff.
I helped her get into the SUV before putting her chair and bag in the back seat. Walking around I climbed into the driver seat and I paused.
"What's wrong?"
"I wanted to know if you would go out to dinner with me before we go home." I ask
"Yes, I don't want to go home just yet I want to spend some alone time with you." She says taking my hand.
I smiled at her and started the car with my free hand and we headed off to a small quiet restaurant that we both enjoyed.
"Did they catch the guy that hit us?" Callie asked
"Yes they did, the guy was so plastered that he thought the arresting officer was his wife." I say smiling
Callie bent over but sat back with a frown on her face.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing can we just go home?" she says
"Calliope."
"I had an itch but I can't scratch it because there is nothing to scratch." She says looking down at the table.
TBC