A/N: I did not intend to begin another story, but this one was prompted by last night's episode, or rather my disappointment in last night's episode...
A/N 2: Oh and I fixed the continuity issue between these two chapters.
Arizona was at the house packing her things when she heard a knock at the door downstairs. Getting her crutches, she makes her way down the stairs and to the door, opening it, she is surprised to see Callie.
"Hi, is everything alright?" The blonde asks the woman standing on her door step.
"Arizona, I need to talk to you. Can I come in?" Callie asks nervously.
"Uh, sure. Of course", she says turning to let her inside.
"Wait, why are you using crutches?" Callie asks suddenly stopping to let her go ahead.
"I over did it at the gym, it's no big deal." Arizona admits moving forward carefully.
"Can I get you some ice, is it too swollen for the socket?" Callie asks.
"I've been icing it, the pack is upstairs." She says glancing upwards as they sit down on the couch.
Slipping down so she can examine the stump, Callie notices that it's warm and not cold. "Do you mind if I go and get the ice pack for you?" She asks.
"No, it's on the bed, I think." She says trying to be helpful.
"Okay, I'll be right back." Callie says leaving the room. A few minutes later she's back and then goes into the kitchen to get more ice for the ice pack. "Here," she says handing it to her.
"Thank you," Arizona says smiling warmly at her. "Now what did you want to talk to me about?" She asks.
"I just completed the tour of the Lambert house and you're right, it's incredible and I want to be a part of it. In fact, I filled out the volunteer packet before I left." Callie informs her, then adds, "And I'm going to attend the volunteer counseling session on Wednesday evening, if you don't mind picking up Sofia for me?" she asks.
"Not at all, but that's really fast Callie. Are you sure that you want to commit to that program?" Arizona asks her.
"I absolutely am committing to being a part of that program," Callie says dismissing the blonde's concern. "The stories that I heard today almost broke my heart and talking with Marti, it occurred to me that we need to do something with our hospital staff so that they can recognize these kids if they end up in our ER."
"Oh my god, Calliope. You're right. What are you thinking?" Arizona asks.
"I'm thinking that once I've completed the volunteer program, then the two of us work with Marti to do presentations at every hospital in Seattle, the last thing these kids need is to end up in an ER and reunited with their parents, if it's not safe for them." Callie replies.
"You rushed all the way over her to tell me this? Callie we could have discussed this over the phone." Arizona says confused by the brunette's behavior.
"I know, but I wanted to see you. This has opened my eyes to a whole new Seattle, Arizona. Driving over here I almost stopped a few times because I saw kids and wondered if they were homeless. Marti is amazing, I've got a bit of a girl crush on her myself." Callie admits.
"She is amazing Cal, she reminds me a lot of you. Well, the you I first knew." Arizona clarifies.
"Why do you say that?" Callie asks.
"You'll understand when you get to know her a little better. But I'm meeting her and Andrea for dinner tomorrow and maybe you should join us. I know that they would love to hear your thoughts on training ER personnel on how to help these kids. I'll just text them and make sure it's okay for you to join us." Arizona says taking her phone out of her pocket.
"Okay, it's all set. Do you want to go together tomorrow? We're meeting at Mar Azul at 7 pm." Arizona informs her.
"I'll pick you up at 7 pm and I'm driving. Now let me look at this again, I don't like seeing it this puffy." She says gently prodding it to examine it. "Do you mind if I go get your leg and look at the socket?" She asks.
"No, but why? Do you think that there's a problem with it?" Arizona asks.
"Of course there's a problem with it. If it's correctly fitted, it won't do this." She remarks before going back upstairs to retrieve it.
"Ah, here's the problem." Callie says as she walks down the stairs with the prosthetic. "It's slipping. How much weight have you lost since it was fitted?"
"Not much, maybe 5 pounds." Arizona replies, confused that a five pound weight loss would affect the fit of the prosthetic.
"You look really good by the way and I would have guessed ten pounds. Not that you needed to lose any." Callie adds quickly, I'll bet that you've lost some inches to toning and that's why the fit is off," she explains. "I'll call David first thing tomorrow to set up a new fitting, but you really shouldn't wear this until we get your new measurements. I'll set it up for late tomorrow afternoon so the swelling has time to subside." Callie explains to her. "Oh and I'll pick you up for work tomorrow, what is your start time?"
"Callie, you don't have to do that, it's too much trouble for you to get Sofia ready and drive over here, just to go back to the hospital. I can take a cab to work." Arizona replies a bit embarrassed that she needs assistance again.
"Wait, why don't you just come with me and stay over. It will be fun, Sofia will love it. Besides, I hate the thought of you alone in this house on crutches." She adds.
"To be honest, I'm not a fan of being alone in this house on crutches or not." Arizona admits.
"Okay, it's settled. Let's go upstairs and pack your things. You're coming home with me." Callie says firmly.
The next morning, Callie drives Arizona and Sofia over to the hospital and as they are getting out of the car, Meredith pulls in with the kids.
"What happened?" She asks getting out of her car when she sees the blonde on crutches.
"Nothing, I'm just having a problem with my prosthetic and I need to get it refitted." Arizona explains.
"Oh good, I was afraid that something happened in the house. I hate the thought of you there alone." She admits.
"Well, I stayed at Callie's last night." Arizona admits.
"Oh well good." Meredith says going to the back of her car to get Bailey out of his seat and then pulls Ellis out of the carrier. "Zo, take Bailey's hand please." Meredith asks her daughter.
Callie has already helped Sofia out of the car and she rushes over to take Bailey's other hand. "I'll help." She says proudly.
"Thank you Sofia." Meredith says to the young girl.
Callie reaches over and takes one of the bags from Meredith's shoulder. "God Mer what's in this diaper bag?" Callie asks.
"Oh, I accidentally put my laptop in the diaper bag instead of my bag." She explains laughing at the mix up.
"I don't know how you're doing this. Where's Amelia?" Arizona asks.
"Oh she stayed over at Owen's last night. But I called Maggie and she was supposed to meet me to help me get them inside, she must have gotten paged." Meredith explains as they all manage to get inside and in to the daycare.
Arizona sits down and takes Ellis. Meredith and Callie sort out the bags and the girls help each other and Bailey get their jackets off and hung up. "God, look at how big they're getting!" Arizona remarks watching them.
"It's freaking me out." Callie admits. "The other day Sofia asked me when she could get a cell phone. She's only 5 years old and she wants a cell phone?"
"It's probably my fault. I gave Derek's old phone to Zola, so she can call me whenever she wants. She really had a hard time what with Derek's death and then I collapsed and she had to call 911." Meredith explains.
"Uh, well that makes sense. I don't blame you for doing that." Callie says reaching out and squeezing her shoulder.
"I just don't want her to feel alone like I did at that age." Meredith replies.
"How could she feel alone, Mer, she has a brother and a baby sister now." Arizona points out, nuzzling the baby.
"Okay give her to me. I need some of that." Callie says gently taking the baby from Arizona and cuddling her.