Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy. Seriously.
A/N: Thanks so much for the reviews! I'm glad that you guys are enjoying this so far, and that you're interested in the story. I'm sorry that it took so long to get this chapter up! Anyways, not much else to say, so without further ado…
Note: Now that season 5 has progressed a little, we know that the Callie/Erica story didn't end up like this. SAD!! This is my story, though, and I'll do what I want, got it? ;) Also, George is a resident in this story like the rest of his friends (he passed the test at the same time the rest of them did).
"Thanks for the ride, Doctor Hahn." Callie flashed a mischievous smile at Erica, who had given her a lift to work.
"Any time, Doctor Torres." Erica leaned across the car and kissed Callie tenderly. Callie returned the kiss for a moment, but then pulled away, the corners of her mouth twisting into a nervous smile. "What? Was that bad?"
"No. No, no, trust me. Not bad." Callie said. "It's just…what if someone see's us?"
"What if they do?" Erica leaned in again, but Callie avoided her kiss.
"If they do….I don't know, but I don't want to be treated differently at work. I'm still kick ass. I don't want to be treated in any other way."
"So…you want to be treated like you're kick ass." Erica confirmed. Callie thought for a moment.
"Yes." She answered. Erica unfolded the windshield sunshade and put it in place, despite the fact that it was lightly raining outside.
"Is this how you treat someone who's kick ass?" She softly cupped Callie's face with her hands and kissed her, tenderly at first, but with quickly growing passion. Callie didn't fight her this time, and allowed her mouth to open when Erica's tongue slid over her lower lip, granting it access. Callie laced her fingers through Erica's hair and leaned into her.
"Why hello, love birds!" Mark Sloan's voice sounded like nails on a chalkboard as it broke into their private moment. Callie leapt away from Erica and looked out the car window to see Mark looking inside, arms crossed triumphantly over his chest. Erica opened the door and stepped out, leaning on the car as she looked across at Mark.
"Good morning, Doctor Sloan."
"Indeed, it is." He said with a huge smile on his face. Callie sunk down in her seat. Mark raised an eyebrow. "What's up with her?" Erica peered through the window.
"She's afraid that people are going to treat her differently if they know."
"So what if they know?" Mark asked. Erica smiled.
"Exactly. That's exactly what I said. "
"Kick ass!" Callie shouted from inside the car. Mark opened her door and reached for her hand. She grudgingly took it and allowed him to help her out. "Thanks." She mumbled, letting go of his hand as soon as she was upright. Erica looked over at them.
"We're going to be late. Are you people coming, or what?"
"We'll be right there." Mark told her. Erica looked at Callie for a sign that she was OK, and Callie nodded. With that confirmation, Erica strode away, making her way into the hospital. Mark's face softened.
"Are you OK?" He asked her, sounding genuinely concerned.
"I'm fine." She answered shortly.
"Callie…" Callie scoffed and pushed him away.
"I'm fine, OK? And I, for one, care about my job and not being late for it, so if you'll excuse me…" Mark raised his hands in surrender and stepped back.
"Jeese! Look at you, all angry. What's wrong?" Callie pushed past him.
"Nothing's wrong! If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go be kick ass." As she strode away, she took a deep breath. This was going to be a long day.
Callie walked through the automatic doors of Seattle Grace Hospital and glanced around for Erica. With no luck, she glanced at her watch. "Crap." She muttered under her breath and hurried to the locker room with only minutes left before she was scheduled to be working. She changed into her scrubs hurriedly and walked back out into the hospital. She was rushing so quickly through the halls that at first she didn't notice the not-so-quiet murmur that was quickly growing. She stopped as she passed the Nurses Station and looked up. As she did so, a dozen pairs of eyes looked away. She frowned, not liking how this day was already starting out, and kept walking again. She was almost to the board when out of nowhere, a solid object shoved her to the side and through the door to an on-call room. She looked up, shocked, to see Erica closing the door behind her. When the door was closed, Erica turned to look at Callie.
"We have a problem." She said. Callie's stomach dropped. "There's….talking." Callie felt as if she was going to be sick. She sat down on the nearest bottom bunk and put her head in her hands. Erica tried to perk up. "But hey! Come on. What does it matter, Callie? Whose business is it anyways, what we do when we're not at work? Practically everyone in this hospital is dating or sleeping with another co-worker. " Callie put her hand up to stop the lecture.
"Right." She said. "They're sleeping with co-workers…of the opposite sex! No one cares about that. But we're different. God…" She put her head down again and Erica sat next to her, resting her hand on her back. Callie flinched.
"Hey!" Erica said. "So now I can't even touch you? Even women who are just friends can comfort each other." Callie didn't answer, but she didn't flinch when Erica tried to touch her again. She rubbed her back soothingly. "Sure, it's going to take some getting used to." She admitted, "For us, and for everyone else. But we'll all adjust. It's just a change, that's all." Callie relaxed and allowed her head to rest on Erica's shoulder.
"Why does this have to be so hard?" She asked quietly. Erica sighed.
"I don't know." She answered honestly. Erica looked down at Callie, who lifted her head a little to look back at her. Callie nudged her nose upwards for a kiss and her lips were met with a tender peck. Callie sighed when her pager started going off. She stood up.
"9-1-1." She said. She turned to walk out of the room, but stopped. "Erica?" She looked up. "Thanks." Erica smiled, and Callie disappeared out the door.
A/N: I'm sorry that this was pretty short. I'm suffering from some writer's block, but wanted to get you guys an update! I'll do my best to make sure that the next update won't take as long! Thanks for reading, and please take a moment to review and let me know what you think!
