Title: Temptation

Author: wbelsibeth

Summary: Callie / Arizona – What if they had met in Med-School?

Disclaimer: Grey's Anatomy is not mine, I do not own any of the characters, I am not making any money.

AN: Ok, so I know I said I had this mapped out and blah, blah, blah... I was writing and this is how the story came out. There will be college chapters, but mixed with Seattle Grace chapters.

The timeline is the same as in Grey's. Arizona's arrival is at the same point.


There are at least three sides to every story. The more people involved the more sides.

The three sides in this story?

Arizona Robbins'

Calliope Torres'

Truth's

Since that day at the Campus bar, mere months into their first year at medical school, Calliope Torres and Arizona Robbins had forged a friendship. There are moments in any friendship where boundaries are tested, but in this case those moments did not come until much later in the friendship, until they knew the other better than themselves. Then they pushed the boundaries until they almost broke.

They were good for each other. Until they weren't.


Medical School didn't last forever. But they had agreed, despite their struggles, that their friendship would. So when Arizona called Callie one night in tears, Callie didn't even think about the last three weeks of med-school, that almost ruined their friendship.

"Calliope"

"Az, what's wrong?" She could already hear the sniffles.

"She broke up with me."

"No, Az I'm sorry." Both women remained silent, except Arizona crying, for a few seconds before Callie continued. "Did she give you a reason?"

"She's been waiting for all the craziness to end, with the residency then the fellowship, she was waiting for it to just stop. I've only been an attending for a week – it doesn't just stop." The last part was more a mumble as Arizona tried to suppress a sob.

"Az. I'm so sorry."

"I thought, I thought she could have maybe been… you know…"

"The one?" Callie's heart stopped.

"… maybe I just, maybe I need perspective. At least she didn't pull a Jen on me, right?"

Callie let out the breathe she'd been holding and laughed a little.

"You're happy that she still likes women?"

"Hey! Until you've had a woman use you to figure out she doesn't want to be with women, then you cannot comment on that one." She giggled a bit, Callie could still hear her sniffling, but no quite so bad.

"I was there Az, I saw what it did to you." The warmth and affection in Callie's voice was apparent and Arizona felt a little better knowing that the brunette cared.

"I need to get out of here Calliope."

"Come to Seattle." The words left her mouth before Callie even thought them.

"I just made attending here. I don't think it would look good. Plus I'd have to deal with it all when I got back."

"We need a new Peds attending here, and Seattle Grace could really use an overachieving explosion of happiness like you."

"Cal, don't you remember how it was in the last weeks?"

"I've changed since then. You've changed too. I was stupid and we've moved on. I would really like to have my best friend here."

"Mark not cutting it?"

"He's part of the problem."

"Problem? Calliope what's wrong?"

"Az, nothing's wrong… it's just been a tough couple of months that's all."

"You never talk about yourself anymore Calliope. You haven't gone back to your back-of-the-classroom-hair-eating ways have you?"

Callie smiled.

"No I'm still the Bad-Ass Ortho God you helped me become."

"Good, it took me 4 years, I'd hate for any of my hard-work to go to waste."

"I miss you Az. Things have been difficult since George and I got divorced."

"I miss you too." She paused a little, to think. "Who do I speak to?"

"You're going to come? To Seattle?" Callie asked excitedly.

"If I can get the job, I'll come to Seattle."

"I believe this is where you say 'Yay'."

"Yay."

"Az that was not sincere, but once you are here… It'll be good for you. I'll be able to take care of you, just like I did last time."

"Maybe not exactly like last time?"

"Good point. But it will be good. You'll see."


It took two weeks to arrange. Arizona was impressed that in two weeks she was able to pack up her life and move across the country. She was looking forward to a new challenge. Something different. She was so certain on it being different. So when Callie welcomed her to Seattle with a bear hug she realized three things.

First; Calliope Torres smelt as good as ever.

Second; She was naive to believe that it was going to be different from Med-School.

Third; this was not going to be different from Med-School.