Disclaimer: Don't own em, just love em. Title and story inspired by Good Enough by Sarah McLachlan
Summary: A little alternative way of Callie and Arizona getting together. Starts that fateful night that Arizona kissed Callie in Joe's though it doesn't exactly happen the same way in my story.
Author's Note: I'm feeling out this idea so let me know if you like it and I'll continue. Also this is my first Arizona/Callie fic so I apologize for any incorrect characterization.
Arizona watched her from across the bar. Of everything she had heard about Calliope Torres, she couldn't understand how anyone could have treated her so badly. She seemed an incredible surgeon, unbelievably beautiful and a catch for anyone. When she saw Callie get up with tears in her eyes, she decided to follow her to the bathroom.
Callie took a few deep breaths and looked in the mirror. How did she get so broken? She didn't have the best track record but she could always recover. Always stand tall. Now what was she? She could always keep her cool during surgery, she could always dive into her work but now even there she felt it. She felt the loneliness and the unworthiness that she just simply didn't understand. Why was she never good enough for anyone?
As fresh tears were about to emerge, Callie heard the door open and turned.
"Hi." Said Arizona. She smiled at Callie and tilted her head a little at the sight of tears in Callie's eyes.
"Hi" Callie said just above a whisper. She didn't know who this woman was but she definitely was not in the mood for small talk. Something about her though didn't make Callie turn away.
"I don't know if you know me. I'm Arizona Robbins, I'm in Peds and you're in ortho right?" said Arizona, she kept her tone pleasant enough without trying to let Callie know that she was trying to comfort her and distract her from whatever caused that look of defeat on her face.
"Yeah, is there something you needed? I'm not really in the mood to talk about patients or work" said Callie hoping this cornering in the bathroom wasn't to ask a favor. She didn't really have the time or energy to give those. She looked down at her hands, trying to figure out the fastest way out of that bathroom.
"Oh no, it's just I've heard so many wonderful things about you, I thought I would introduce myself." Said Arizona. She saw Callie scoff at the wonderful things comment and felt she needed to elaborate. She walked a little closer. "It just seems odd that someone with such an incredible reputation would have any reason to be crying."
Callie looked at this woman curiously. She couldn't tell but the look on Arizona's face seemed to be one of interest. She wondered how a stranger could be so interested in her and what exactly this "incredible reputation" entailed. She decided she'd ask "What do you mean by incredible reputation?"
"Well why don't you let me buy you a drink and we'll talk about it?" said Arizona. She smiled a little deeper showing the cutest dimples Callie had ever seen.
"Sure why not?" said Callie. She wasn't so sure why she wanted to know more about this woman or why she wanted to share more than just a drink with her.