A/N: Thank you Rosalie Duquesne for all your help on this one, I really appriciate it! :D

CHAPTER 4

The surgery went smooth, without any complications. Erica walked into the scrub room and saw Callie. She remembered the thing they had once in the scrub room. That thing when she told her that she doesn't make friends easily. She was hurt then but she knew that she was hurting Callie now by not talking to her, acting like nothing ever happened between them. She didn't know how to do this, it was easy to act like this, not to bring up the old story that felt so fresh now. Erica knew that she was supposed to talk to her, to tell her that she was sorry; but she didn't know how. Then and there, when she looked at her face, at her eyes, those beautiful, brown eyes it hit her. She opened her mouth to say everything she wanted to but she was cut off by Callie.

"The surgery went pretty well. Great job Dr. Hahn," Callie was now acting like nothing happened.

"Yes, thank you," Erica said and watched as Callie walked out. She missed her opportunity.

When she walked out from the scrub room she didn't feel good. She thought that if she'd treat Erica just as Erica treated her she would feel better. She didn't, she felt ashamed for doing that, for not speaking to her like she planned to do first. She was thinking that if Erica felt that way too, maybe even worse. Maybe she was just scared.

Erica stood there not really knowing what just happened. Why couldn't she just say it? Before Callie cut her off, before she walked out, Erica thought that she could say it. But then Callie was acting like this. It finally hit her that she was hurting her much worse than she thought. She was about to leave the scrub room when the doors suddenly opened. Callie walked in and closed the door behind her.

"We need to talk," She said.

"Uhm, uh, yea. But now? Here?"

"If you don't mind," Callie said firmly.

"Okay..." Erica said.

"Why did you leave me without saying a word or even goodbye?" Callie asked. Erica could feel the pain in her voice.

"It was hard for me, Callie. I shared my feelings with you and you just freaked out. You could have told me if it was too soon, you know? And then you slept with Mark. I felt hurt and I didn't know how to deal with it, so I left. I thought that it was a good idea. Not saying goodbye was easier. Then after a month of not seeing you I realized that I couldn't do it and I decided to come back."

"I know I should talk to you but I didn't know how to deal with it either. You were so open with that you're 'so gay', you told me I was your glasses, you cried in my bed. I freaked out, I know but I didn't have guts to say it. I was scared."

"I'm sorry Callie. I know I shouldn't throw this on you like that but I was excited to find out something so new about myself, I just wasn't thinking. I cared about you and maybe there was something more but I came back cause I missed you, I missed my best friend," Erica said wiping tear from Callie's cheek.

"Me too. I missed you, too, so much. You don't even know how much. I'm glad to have my best friend back," Callie said with tears in her eyes and hugged her.

"I'm happy that we talked."

"Me too..." Callie laughed through tears.

Arizona was standing near the nurse station fulling the chart of her patient and suddenly she felt strong arms pulling her back. She was in the on-call room now pressed at the doors feeling kisses on her neckline and her jaw. Finally she felt a passionate kiss on her lips. She pushed Callie on the bed, hands under her dark blue scrubs.

"You seem happy," Arizona said putting kisses on Callie's belly.

"I am," Callie whispered and suddenly the doors opened.

"I was told that you..." She suddenly stopped, "Eww, McNasty." Callie and Arizona didn't see who walked in but as soon as Callie heard the last word she knew.

"Cristina what..." And she paused as well when she saw who that was. "McNasty, seriously Erica?" She asked with a grin.

"I think I'm spending too much time with Yang." They both laughed. Arizona looked pretty confused from what Erica noticed.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I should leave you alone," Erica said.

"No, it's okay. You wanted to tell me something, right?" Callie said.

"Uhm, yes. There are some problems with patient's arm. I think you should check on it."

"Yes, of course."

"You should go now," Arizona finally said to Callie.

"You sure?" Callie asked.

"Of course Calliope, it's your patient." Arizona Callie heard giggling.

"What's so funny?" Callie asked.

"Calliope? Seriously?" Erica said, still giggling.

"It's my full name Erica, don't laugh."

"Sorry, you're right, I won't. And sorry to you to Dr...?" Erica asked, referring to Arizona.

"Arizona Robbins," Arizona said.

"It's nice to meet you Dr. Robbins, I'm Erica."

"It's nice to meet you too," Arizona said as she stood up and shook her hand.

"What specialty?" Erica asked.

"Pediatrics."

"So, you're working with kids."

"Yes, she does," Callie said as she walked over to both women, "We should go to our patient now."

"You right, we should go," Erica said. Callie kissed Arizona on the lips. "See you after your shift?"

"Of course." Arizona said brightly and they walked out, Callie and Erica their way and Arizona hers.