Hey all! So this is kind of a re-write of last night's episode 11x14 where Emily and Maya are part of it and I made a few changes here and there. Anyways I hope you guys are enjoying the cute scenes because things are about to get rough for Emily and Maya and Callie and Arizona are going to have to be the ones who do some saving.
When Emily was asked to help with the last seven hours of removing Dr. Herman's tumor, she was beyond shocked. Sure, she had spent over three fourths of medical school studying neurotics, and sure, the occipital nerve had been cleared so from now on the only thing that had to be done was completely destroy the tumor, but she had only been attending the hospital for about a month and half, she had no actual experience working on a surgery in the field, and they were on a time limit because of the exposure to direct radiation.
She had only met Dr. Herman once, and it was a brief meeting that only lasted about two minutes, but during those two minutes she learned how to do a surgery that in medical school would've taken half a semester. Her hands were shaking as she walked into the O.R. and she was struggling to keep her breathing steady. Pulling on her gloves and tying her mask on, she looked up and saw Maya sitting in a chair in the front row smiling at her, and suddenly she felt her body relax. She flashed her fiancé a smile back and walked confidently the rest of the way over to Amelia Shepard and Meredith Grey.
"Alright Dr. Fields, ready to scrub in?" the older woman asked. Emily smiled and nodded, a bit proud of being called "Dr. Fields" for the first time. "Dr. Grey, you can go," Dr. Shepard told the cardio surgeon. She nodded and stepped back, allowing the young resident to stepped up to take her place. Most of the other interns envied both Emily and Maya, for since they were the only ones in their field they got to do more and overall were just better residents. They had yet to disobey their chief, and they remembered everything they learned. For the next few hours the surgeons worked quickly, with Emily trying to keep herself above the pressure she could feel crushing her.
Maya sat in the observation room watching anxiously as her fiancé and a few others worked on Dr. Herman. Eventually they had to use a toxic chemical that caused the tumor to glow. "Remember guys, we only have twenty minutes to be exposed to this," Dr. Shepard informed the rest of the doctors in the room. Even though they worked furiously, time was just as quickly running out and things were starting to get a bit tense. Emily wished nothing more than to see a familiar blonde woman in the observation room, but as much as she wanted to see her she knew she wouldn't. Arizona wasn't capable of watching what was happening right now.
She and the older doctor had grown extremely close in the past four months, and even though the athlete had only been attending for about a fourth of that time she saw the connection between the two. She glanced her eyes up at the clock. Seventeen minutes. Seventeen minutes they had been exposed to the radiation. They had but three minutes left. Suddenly without any warning Dr. Shepard pulled off her thick gloves and tossed them aside. Emily wanted to say something but she was too focused on what she was doing and she didn't have the time to stop. "Dr. Shepard what are you doing? You're exposing yourself to direct radiation, put the gloves back on," Owen's voice echoed around in the room but both surgeons ignored him.
Emily's eyes flashed to the clock. Eighteen minutes. Two minutes left and they were either set or over. Suddenly the most relieving sound that she had ever heard hit Emily's ears. "We're done! The tumor is dead!" Dr. Shepard's voice caused Emily to bow her head in relief and she felt her legs quiver beneath her. The doctors in the observation room cheered and Maya gave her fiancé a smile. "Congratulations," the swimmer grinned at Dr. Shepard. "Congratulations to you as well, you managed to go through seven straight hours of surgery. That's hard on any doctor, and practically unheard of for an intern," the older woman smiled back. Emily nodded and felt her legs shake again.
"Alright let's get you outta here," Maya's voice sounded from behind her and she turned to see her fiancé standing there holding a mask over her mouth. Emily nodded and walked out with the shorter girl who, as soon as they were out of sight, pulled her into a kiss. "You were incredible out there baby," Maya smiled as she kissed the swimmer again. "Thanks," although she wore a smile, the musician could tell that the taller girl was exhausted. "Alright, let's get going and you can get some rest," the artist smiled, took her fiancé's hand, and the two walked together out of the hospital.
Many doctors came and went to Dr. Herman's room in the following three days. Of those doctors, Arizona wasn't one of them. Not until she couldn't bear the uncertainty of how her mentor and friend was doing. As she approached the room she saw a familiar Latina sitting by the bed, her hear bowed most likely in prayer. She stood awkwardly at the door, not wanting to interrupt, but it was like Callie could sense her presence and looked up at the blonde. "I was wondering why you weren't in here," she smiled softly at the pediatric surgeon. Arizona let out a shaky breath and sat down beside her, staring at the motionless woman.
"Brings back memories, this setting. Only instead of her on the bed it was you after the car crash," her voice was quiet. Callie nodded and looked down. "Or you after the plane accident," the Latina doctor's voice was equally soft. "We sure had one hell of a ride, didn't we?" Arizona smiled a little. The brunette nodded and looked down at her hands. "Look, Arizona, I don't want things to be like this between us. I have enough awkwardness in my life," she started. "So... Friends?" the blonde asked and Callie smiled. "Friends," she agreed. The two looked back at Dr. Herman and Arizona let her head rest on her friend's shoulder. Friend. It felt weird to think of her as that, but after all, it was better than nothing.
It was a day after Dr. Herman woke that Emily felt confident enough to go and see her. She walked in slowly and knocked on the doorframe. "Uh, Dr. Herman?" she asked, not wanting to alarm the newly blind woman. "Dr. Fields, what can I do for you?" she smiled. "You remember me by my voice?" Emily sat down in a chair beside the bed. "Well I can't exactly remember you by your looks anymore can I," she laughed. "I guess not," the intern wasn't sure how else to respond to the joke. "Come on laugh, it's just a bit of blind humor," the older woman chuckled. "I wanted to thank you," Emily finally got to her point. "Thank me? For what?" the surgeon asked, sitting up and becoming serious once again.
"Just... For mentoring Arizona. She really needed someone to be there for her and keep her mind off the split with Callie," the swimmer answered. "Don't tell her, but that's part of the reason I was so hard on her," Dr. Herman smiled. "Really? You weren't just trying to make her tough?" Emily questioned. "Well that was part of it, yes, but I saw how broken up she was and I needed her distracted so she could focus on her work. And she looked like she could use something to keep her mind off it anyway. From the minute we started working together I needed her focused, and after the split it just made it all the more necessary," the older woman explained. "Well, again, thank you, I'll leave you alone now," Emily went to stand when a hand grabbed her wrist.
"I can see what you and that fiancé of yours are trying to do for them, and no the pun was not intended," both laughed at her statement. "I'm not saying you shouldn't try, but be careful. Things aren't always what they seem," she finished. Emily gave Dr. Herman's hand a squeeze to confirm she understood, and without another word she walked out of the room.
So what did you guys think? I'll probably give you all one more chapter of Emaya happiness before all hell breaks loose... He0524... Sorry baby! I love you!