AN: I know.

Chapter two: Jim.

I shoot up from my bed in a cold sweat and blink quickly. I turn my head to read the clock that reads 2:38am. I look over to see my wife still soundly asleep with her long dark hair covering her face and snoring softly. I sit on the edge of the bed and reach for my leg and swiftly pull it on. Standing unsteadily I grab a hair stretch and pull my hair into a loose bun. I let out a straggled breath and walk into the living room and open the large see-through refrigerator door and pull out a cool water bottle. unscrewing the cap I bring it to my lips and feel the cold liquid slide down my throat.

I sit the bottle on the counter and drop my head between my hands.

God what is wrong with me?...

"I need something stronger," I whisper to myself. I turn around and open one of the refrigerator drawers and pull out Jim.

"My boy," I say with a smirk.

I open the dark wooden cabinet and pull out a glass and pour a little bit of whiskey then take a large swig, I feel the harsh burn rushing down my throat and I began to cough.

"Damn.. I'm losing my mojo"

Whiskey has always been my favorite drink. No matter if you're drinking for celebration or for sadness it's there for you with a burn that will ignite any fire. My dad first got me into Whiskey. Right after my brother died my father took me into his den, sat me down and said
"Zona, sometimes things happen, we can think about it all day, we can pick it apart, we can say what we could have done and what we should have done,but at the end of the day none of that is gonna fix anything. Your brother died for his country, just like your grandfather did, just like his grandfather did. We
are Robbins, we fight for what we want, we fight hard, and we fight til death. If you want something bad enough, you'll fight, you'll be a good man in a storm." After that he poured me my first shot of whiskey. I've been hooked ever since.

I smile at the memory and hold the bottle in my hands.

What if...

I take another swig of Jim and close me eyes.

"I wish I could go back to when I first met Calliope"

I feel myself being pushed back into a cold wind and then...darkness.

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"So then she said Ma'am I think I know a little more about my OWN daughter then you do! I mean really do I look like a fucking Ma'am to you?!" I faintly hear..

"Arizona?" It gets closer..

"Arizona!" The women beside me yells.

"What?!" I turn my head to see the red head in front of me. "Oh my god! it worked!" I whisper loudly.

"What worked?" Rachel looks at me confused.

I look over to see Callie sitting beside Lexie... Lexie... god... it's good to see her alive.. let alone with her arm attached to her body. Calliope stands up and walks to the bathroom like she did once before.

"Um, Rachel would you excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom" I say standing up.

"Yeah go ah-

That's the last thing I hear as I step In front of the door that separates me from the love of my life. I have the power to put us back together again. I smile as I push open the dark wooden door.

"Hey" I smile.

"Hey" Callie says quickly

"Ortho right?" I smirk.

"Yeah, right, hi" she says whipping her face in the mirror.

"I'm Arizona Robbins, peds surgery. I've seen you at the hospital.… Are you okay?" I say worriedly.

"Yeah, no. I'm fine. … Fine." She says turning around and leaning on the dirty sink.

"People talk. Where we work. They talk. A lot. So, for the sake of being honest, I think I should tell you that… I know things about you, because people talk." I say with a giggle.

"Oh, you mean… Terrific." Callie says with a shake of her head.

"It is, actually, the talk. People really like you over there. They respect you, and they're concerned, and they're interested. They really like you. Some of them really like you. You- You just look upset, and I thought that you should know that the talk is good, and when you're not upset, when you're over being upset, there will be people lining up for you." I say as I get closer.

"You wanna give me some names?" the dark haired beauty chuckles.

"I think you'll know." I say leaning in a pressing my lips lightly against hers, then back away and smile as I walk back out of the bathroom.

As I close the bathroom door I do the 'I'm fucking happy as hell, I rocked that' dance. Not everyone is given a second chance and I'm gonna do it right. I walk back out into the bar area and go to Rachel.

"Hey, I'm gonna go home okay? I had a great time" I say picking up my purse.

"Um.. okay.. bye Dr. Robbins" she says confused.

I smile at her then walk out of Joes and jump in my car.

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I'm looking down at a chart that I'm not even paying attention to. I keep running over my lines in my head. I wanna make this perfect. I feel someone come up behind me and I know it's her.

"Hey"

"Calliope, I haven't seen you around" I say with sweet smile.

"Yeah, well, I've been avoiding you. I know, it's so weird. You, uh, share a kiss with a woman you've never seen before. Honestly, this is a new adventure, one I'm so ready to take, for the second time, and— Anyways. Do you wanna go on a date with me?"she says with a smirk.

"I would love to, Calliope" I say taking a step closer to her.

"Good.. how about tonight? I get off at six"

"Well I get off at five, so seven?"

"That's perfect, can I have your number?"

"Of course" I say as she pulls out a black iphone.

"you know I really should have said yes.. I just call things wrong sometimes."

"What?" she says confused.

"Um nothing sorry... it's 206-533-8353" I say quickly.

"Okay I'll see you tonight?" Calliope says with a toothy grin.

"Yes" I say leaning in to kiss her cheek as I walk away.

l just rocked that! I whisper to myself as I open the door to my office and sit down in my large leather chair.

"Oh my god.. what am I gonna wear?"

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Thank you.