Title: Barnburner 3/?
Author: Tweyelite
Rating: PG
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Disclaimer: Nothings mine.
A/N: Unbeta-ed
A barnburner is a very good fight, one that is very intense and exciting, a real nail-biter. A fight that is so close it's hard to predict who will come out the winner until seconds before it ends.

Callie couldn't get the thought of holding Arizona out of her mind. It had felt.. right. But she had resolved to get to know the blond ped's surgeon better. Friends first, which is what Callie kept repeating in her mind every time she saw the hot blond doctor skate by on her wheelies.

As Callie arrived at the nurses station to pick up one of her files she noticed a short little nurse with pixy blond hair staring at her. She looked up from her file with a curious look to the blond nurse. She smiled and winked at Callie suggestively. Callie chuckled under her breath, smiling back. Little did she know that Izzie Stevens had been lurking about at that moment and that by lunch everyone would think Callie was having a scintillating affair with said blond nurse.

Callie walked into the lunchroom and bought her food, a tuna sandwich and fruit punch. She saw Arizona sitting alone eating her salad and decided to go and sit with her new friend.

"Mind if I sit with you?" Callie asked a bright smile gracing her features.

"Shouldn't you be having lunch with your new girlfriend?" Arizona asked pointedly.

"My new what?" Callie asked completely confused.

"Her." Arizona said pointing her finger at the nurse who'd winked at Callie earlier.

The blond pixy like nurse was smiling at Callie and waving her over to her table.

"But," Callie began but was interrupted by Arizona.

"I'm done anyway. I have to get back to my rounds." Arizona said her eyes downcast as she took her tray of half eaten salad, chucked it in the garbage and hightailed it out of the cafeteria leaving Callie to wonder what the hell had just happened.

She needed more information, Callie realized. Knowing the interns were the hub of all gossip at Seattle Grace she spotted Christina sitting with Meredith and ignoring the nurse trying to get her attention she approached their table.

"Okay what's the new gossip about me and that nurse over there?" she asked bluntly interrupting whatever conversation the two women had had going.

"Word is you two are having an affair." Christina said chewing on her fish stick with a disinterested look on her face. Callie sighed and rubbed her now furrowed brow. "See I told you it wasn't true." Christina said to the quiet Meredith. "She is SO hung up on the persistently perky Dr. Robbins. I mean honestly, butterflies on her scrub cap?"

Callie glared at her roommate and stalked off.

What was I thinking? Why was I so rude to Callie? She offers me friendship and I act like that? Ugh. Arizona thinks to herself. It was good Callie was moving on right? It's what she had wanted. Then why did she get a pang in her chest every time she thought of Callie with that little nurse? Arizona was angry with herself all damn day and had resolved to find Callie after her last surgery and offer her a truce. Maybe they could go have a friendly drink at Joes.

Callie ran the whole conversation with Arizona through her head over and over and could only come to one conclusion. The blond bubbly ped's doctor had been jealous, and the really funny part is that she had absolutely no reason to be. Callie knew she had to nip this whole nurse business in the bud however. So she went to speak to the young woman at the nurse's station. She saw Arizona coming around the corner and decided to be naughty.

"Hey." Callie grinned leaning over the desk towards the little blond nurse. "What's your name?"

"Melissa." The nurse replied blushing prettily.

"Well Melissa I saw you wink at me the other day which gives me the impression you're interested in me, am I on the right track so far?"

The tiny blond blushed even redder but nodded the affirmative.

"Well I really appreciate the interest Melissa. You're a very beautiful young woman but at the moment I am interested in someone else." Callie explained honestly and with as much niceness as she could.

Melissa bit her lip and nodded, "I get it." She said and shrugged. "Thanks for letting me know though."

Callie nodded reaching out to squeeze the other woman's arm. Callie was very aware that Arizona had been watching the scene play out. How she'd perceived the event was most likely skewed however.

Shit she is dating that damn nurse. She's cute too. Damn damn damn! Arizona thought to herself as she stalked through the halls a storm was raging inside of her. It figures that when Arizona finally realizes she wants Callie she can't have her. The blond sighed. At least she could be her friend though, hopefully.

Mark sidled up next to Callie in the doctor's lounge. "So what's up with Miss Ped's perky? She looks like she's going to axe murder someone."

Callie just grinned in response and as she walked away she turned to look at Sloan and said, "Callie 2, Arizona 2. Tie game." Mark only raised his eyebrow as he watched his self satisfied friend saunter sexily out of the room.