Chapter 3 : Start with Pebble Road
I own nothing from the show…
It is belong to Shonda and Shondaland
Anyway here some short chapter to complete the previous one
Enjoy!
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Thursday Night
-Previously-
But coughing break the introduction moment,
"What a coincidence… another familiar voice join behind them
Arizona once again, turn her head and saw familiar face, she brough her palm to covered her mouth
"What a coincidence… Three of us meet in this circumstances… The ex girlfriend, the ex wife, and the wife of Hunt," said the women. Christina jaw stiffen and trying to smile to the new person behind her,
"Hi… Nice to meet you. I'm dr. Teddy Altman".
Present
The room they stand completely full of people, just regular restaurant in near their hotel. But the awkward situation make it like there is no other people except them. Maggie and DeLuca stand side by side with their eyes moving from Amelia to Christina and Teddy. Arizona covered her mouth with mixed feeling, she is too shocked when Christina appear and now her long lost friend Teddy. Amelia not a single second tear her eyes from Teddy.
Arizona step forward and hug Teddy, "Oh my God you are here," Arizona cannot stop her tears, she step back and her hand hold on tight teddy shoulder, her eyes roaming from teddy's eyes to toe and back, "and you're look good," Arizona break the ice atmosphere. Arizona step in the middle of Teddy and Christina, "Everyone, this is Altman, she was working in Seattle Grace Hospital as Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery before Christina. And Teddy that's Maggie Pierce the Head of Cardio now, beside her is Andrew DeLuca, he is surgical intern, and Amelia Shepherd…Head of Neuro, Derek's sister and as you already know, wife,"
Teddy walk and extended her hand to shake Amelia hands, "Nice to put a name on a face".
"Nice to meet you too ," Amelia answered hesitate
"What a day… I can agree enough to say this is an awkward day that I have… ever," Christina blew her breath through her nose
"We should eat together," Arizona raise her hand to summon the waiter to combines the table, so all of them can sit together, Teddy look at her with disagree stare, "Oh come on...you are here, so Christina, it makes me feel better"
The waiter combine two table, "And bring more wine on this table," said Christina, "I think I need more to finish this encounter".
"Don't make me drunk yang," Teddy snap on Christina
"How about we finish the meal and continue the conversation to bar across the street? I don't wanna ruin my good appetite with our argument," Arizona talk while her eyes flying from Teddy to DeLuca.
"I coudn't agree more to you roller skate girl," Christina raise Arizona glass which is fill with wine
The other just nodded in agreement, while Amelia droop her face to her lap, and Arizona put her hand to covered Amelia hand, silent word to soothe the young shepherd.
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Callie's picking up her phone and dialed her ex in law, She really wants to hear Arizona messages or what Barbara said on Sofia inbox, but her daughter kept the phone somewhere that Callie didn't find it. Either her daughter know Callie will took it when she is sleeping, or she don't want Callie read the messages. Sofia is clever much for the girl on her ages. Her daughter missed Arizona so much, sofia missed the way her mother read a bed story, or tap sofia back while sleeping. Sometimes sofia listening to her mother voice messages over and over again to calm her.
Callie cannot find the answer why Arizona send Sofia to be with her, when Arizona is the one who win the custody. She just think Arizona did not want to be burden by Sofia existence, especially if Arizona need to go out with her new date. And trust Callie to taking care Sofia because she already have penny.
When the line connected, Barbara already knows it's Callie,
"Hello Callie…",
"Hello Mrs. Robbins. I'm sorry to bother you. How are you?" Callie awkwardly start the conversation
"It's Barbara Callie… I know I'm not longer your in law, but I still considerate you as my daughter, don't make you change call me like you don't know me child"
"But You don't need to be good with me Barbara. Your daughter cheated on me. And we are divorce already. The only connection we have is Sofia," as soon as she talk she regret her harsh word to Barbara
"Ok…" Barbara silent for a moment, she shocked with Callie's word but trying to hide it, "So Callie what can I help you?"
"Sofia said you fly to Seattle. Is everything ok? I mean with you or Mr. Robbins," Callie try to sound normal but failed to hide her curiosity
"Everything ok. I just need to check on Arizona house, since she out of town,"
"Out of town? She have roommate DeLuca, why she can't make him check the house",
"DeLuca is go together with her Callie, they attend some conference in Vancouver with their fellows doctor,"
"Oh really," Callie rub her forehead, 'Same conference with Penny? wondering they will meet there', said Callie inside her mind. "ok. I just need to ask that because I need the answer if Sofia ask me later," with that Callie cut the connection.
Callie know she don't need to be rude. But She don't know how to express her feeling. Should she hate anyone related to Arizona or maybe pretending to be good and act like everything is ok. She is not ok. She need to answer Penny's proposal soon. But before it, should she dealing with past or just bury it for starter, she hate everyone who related or stick up with Arizona.
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Meanwhile in Seattle,
Barbara turn off her phone with heavy sigh and walk back inside Arizona house, her husband walk closer to her with worried face,
"Didn't go well isn't it?" Colonel Robbins pull her wife into his arm and hold her
"I know Arizona should be the one to blamed Daniel, but Callie… why she can't forgive her and put everyone around Arizona in tiny box," Barbara say sadly
"Let them finish what they started Barbara, we are here only to help our girl. We will do the best for her, She ask us to redecorate Sofia's room right? Carlos will bring Sofia to pay a visit 2 days only right? So let's make it the best for our little one," Daniel soothe her wife,
Carlos was called Barbara and Daniel a couple days ago, he have a business trip to Seattle in weekend and engage Sofia to come with him. Callie does not know about the plan. Carlos clearly convey the Robbins that he won't tell Callie about it even Sofia will be surprised with their trip.
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Back in Vancouver
After they all finish dinner, they start moving the bar across the street. They took booth in the corner, Christina ordering to bartender to sending booze to their booth. For 10 minutes they sit in silent, before finally DeLuca broke the silent.
"I wouldn't mind to dancing on the table if it makes you all talking," said him half whispering, Maggie nudge him to shut his mouth. But seems the other hear what he said, they start laughing.
"You stay with that in your house," Christina laugh it off and pointed to DeLuca while asking Arizona, "And you still lesbian"
"oh pffttt…you forget even the manwhore can't change her yang. Still the gold star lesbian," Teddy laugh too
"never change team," Arizona answer while rolling her eyes, and Amelia, DeLuca, and Maggie laughed off. And they suddenly stop laughing.
"I miss Mark," Christina said while tracing the rims of the glass that hold her tequila.
"We all miss Mark and Lexie," Arizona agree on Christina
Teddy stand up and bring her glass, "Now we are here and have a conversation to finish what we started in restaurant. I don't have any hard feeling to you Shepherd. For me past is a past. And I'm happy for Owen if he finally found what he want. I'm happy now with the love of my life. And I'm sorry about Derek. I respect him as a colleague and friend. But I'm sorry I can't be there. Because I'm in the dessert at that time. So I start already, now please continue to tell us, who are you and what's your story, " Teddy sat back on her chair, "oh and Arizona… I'm sorry about the plane crash, but I'm not sorry for your stupid divorce. For me you are the biggest fool cheat on Callie. Ah..ah don't ask where I know that story… but my love surely know the detail since she became your ex wife sad bucket"
Arizona shamed to hear her friend talk freely in front of her other fellow doctor especially her intern DeLuca.
"Don't be shamed Robbins, I'm sure your intern and pierce know already about all this since the hospital wall had ear on it," Christina patted Arizona back
But suddenly Teddy's word struck her brain, "wait what…",Teddy almost chocked on her wine and saw Arizona with scrunch up eyebrow, "you said your love is callie's….", with Arizona word, Christina realized exactly what Arizona questioning
"Oh… you don't know that I am married to the gorgeous women that I ever met, it's been 2 years already, and we await for our second children..." with that tall women enter the bar with smile spread across her face and walk to their booth, "naah there she is…" when the women standing near the table with bump on her belly, "everyone…my wife dr. Addison Montgomery," Teddy stand up and kiss Addison cheek and smile to the others.
Arizona, Christina, and Amelia like freeze staring to the happy couple in front of them.
"Hello all…" Addison greet others
With that, Amelia jump and throw a hug to Addison, she knows Addison so well, they close before Amelia move to Seattle, Amelia feels lost a good advisor plus sister. After the short hugging they sit back and start the conversation, get to know each other. DeLuca move himself and offered to sit in the bar to let the important womens talk each other.
"Looks like the young intern can't stand on us, an elder doctor and women," laugh Christina
"He feels so overload with the story and sit between the head of each department that he even not decide yet which one to chose," Arizona continue
"you are lucky Arizona, we met in a bar like this. Not in small alley, or I will throw you a brick. You hurt Callie," said Addison with smirk on her face
Teddy laugh hard, "you threaten Arizona with her own word",
"I know and I'm not proud with it", Arizona answered Addison,
"You send Sofia because you feel guilty right?" Christina ask Arizona, "you are the most fool person, you won the custody, but you let it go"
Arizona just cast down one's eye, and Amelia patted Arizona knee to cheer her up.
"And you Altman, since when you change the team?" Christina ask teddy
"Since we met one time in LA, I just can't get enough of this person," while clutching Addison hand, "I'm happy to have her and Henry and decide to move to LA to be closer with my new family"
"Believe it or not, in the end whoever always will be family member of Seattle small village and they world will always collide," Amelia voice, and they start stare to Amelia, "Addison meet Teddy somewhere and they are married, Maggie here, who would have thought she is Meredith stepsister. Or even Teddy know person who work in hospital now Nathan Riggs. So yup… "
"well…cheers for that," Christina lift her glass and the others following her.
And they continue talk back and forth about the past and present, telling some story to Maggie, and decide to ask DeLuca to join them, since they know DeLuca budding relationship with Maggie and roommate with Arizona. But threaten him to put everything that he hear and saw in pocket zip and throw it to the ocean by the end back to seattle.
Almost 1 am when they decide to had enough and heading back to the hotel, all of them stay in the same hotel to attend the same conference. Teddy and Amelia accompany Arizona to walk to her room, both of them care to the peds doctor, her walk no longer normal, and maybe because of the prosthetic.
"You two… I can't handle this. Don't put your pity on me," Arizona search her keys on her handbag
She lean on the wall and look into her bag carefully for her keys, before Teddy grab it and help her to find it. And Teddy find it and handed to Arizona while rolling her eyes.
"See… Your brain already move the attention to your leg and no longer maximize your eyes censored," Teddy and Amelia giggling mock Arizona
"ya ya… I got it," Arizona walk to her door, when someone call her name from the end of the corridor
The three women turn their head to the voice source. Lauren Boswell smile wide and walk closer to them.
"You got to be kidding me…" Amelia mutter, Arizona with anger on her eyes step back and walk to her door in hurry and come inside and then close the door
"Arizona wait…" Lauren walk hurriedly closer to them
"Stop Boswell, you not allowed to be near Arizona," Amelia waylaid Lauren to reach Arizona
"well well well, finally I met the person who ruin my bestfriend marriage," Teddy step closer to Lauren and slap on her cheek. "You have no right to get closer to Arizona after what you had done to her"
Lauren touch her sting cheek, "I just want to explain and ask for pardon. I don't have any intention to hurt they marriage. It's just one night mistake".
"You bitch. I'm a military person. Once more I saw you try to ruin Arizona, I will not let you see the sun shine," Teddy look at her with disgusting face, "Now go…"
Lauren walk away slowly and not once turn her head back. Teddy walk into Arizona door and whisper, "I know you in there, just don't think about what just happen and make you stress. Sleep well tonight Arizona", she heard sobs behind the door so her prediction is right.
Teddy and Amelia slowly retreating from the hallway and walk into the elevator. "It will be a long conference for Arizona. Hope she can manage it", said Amelia
"yeah… for the first impression I think I just make her pee on her pants", Teddy smiled to herself and laugh
"Arizona should saw that bitch expression," Amelia give a high five to Teddy while laugh it off.
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Somewhere in Hotel,
Lauren walk through her room door, with hand on her cheek. Women who opened the door for her saw with astonishment, "What happen?"
"Her friend was there and one of them slap me," Lauren take a sit on the couch
The other women bend in front mini bar freezer, and took some cold bottle, "Here use it," throw the bottle to Lauren and she lean on the table behind the, to wait Lauren shared the detail.
"I was, like I told you just need to tell her how sorry I am. I mean we are move on right? I love you and you love me. We just left the story behind," Lauren winced when the bottle touch her cheek
"But it wont be easy,and I think to get closure not as easy as we though." The other women walk closer and sit beside Lauren
"I know…lets try again tomorrow when theres a free time," Lauren lay her head on the other women shoulder.
"who knows both of us will be collide into their world."
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Bluesky25: Thank you for the input
Azsgirl: Huhmm maybe…Let it be a surprise hehe
Guest: I will, I like Addison and Teddy. And just wait for the others.
Sorry for some mistake...English is not my main language
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