Repairs and Restorations – An Unexpected Aid
A/N: This is my first fanfiction, and I'm still figuring out the site etc. I know where I want it to go, but I'm still working out how to get there.
Obviously most of the characters are real GA characters, with a few of my own. I know nothing about medicine, other than from the show and Google.
A/N 2: I'm sorry if this isn't as long as you'd hoped or if it is confusing. I don't want anyone to lose faith or interest in the story. I have 3 exams next week, and then one the following week but then I am done, so I will have plenty of time to do long, frequent chapters. There will be regular updates so please keep checking, but there won't be any for the next 2 weeks. After that I will write more often to keep the story going so keep checking, don't forget the story because it will be good (I hope).
Disclaimer: The majority of the characters are not mine, they were created by Shonda Rhimes and Grey's Anatomy are the property of ABC. No infringement intended.
Anyway, on with the story! Happy reading
Chapter Three – Wise Beyond Her Years
It had been 3 days since Jamie woke up from surgery, and Callie hadn't left her side other than to see Sofia and shower. For 3 days she'd talked to Jamie and found out more about her past and what she'd been through. But she'd also gotten to know her outside of the traumas she'd experienced. And Jamie had gotten to know Callie. They'd talked and shared, joked and laughed. They had formed a really strong bond in such a short time. Owen had noticed the bond, everyone had. Knowing everything both Callie and Jamie had been through, he was only too happy to give Callie some time off to help Jamie. He hoped that she would also use it to help herself.
Jamie had really been enjoying Callie's company and appreciated everything she'd done for her. But something was bothering her. She could tell that Callie had something playing on her mind, something that was causing her pain. And she hadn't mentioned it to Callie yet. Jamie also hadn't mentioned that she'd heard Callie and Arizona when she woke up so she did have a rough idea of what was going on. Although she was hoping that her new friend would open up in her own time, she cared about Callie and wanted to try and help her through like she was doing for her, so she decided to ask her herself.
"Callie, is everything okay?" she asked when there was a break in their conversation.
"Yeah, of course it is. Why wouldn't it be?" Callie tried to brush past the question by pairing her reply with a smile, but the pain in her eyes betrayed her.
"Well…I guess you just seem like you have something on your mind.." Jamie began, "and when I first woke up after my surgery…I kinda overheard you and Arizona talking.."
"Oh" was all that Callie could respond. She was shocked. She'd never have guessed the young girl would have picked up on anything. Jamie squeezed her hand.
"Look I know I'm only a kid, and I know I've only known you for 3 days and you're my doctor. But you're also my friend and you've been so good to me. I want to help, and I want to be here for you. So please, just talk to me? I can listen to whatever you want to say. I might even be able to help. Trust me it's better to-" but before she could finish her sentence Callie had broken down into a fit of tears. Jamie pulled her into a hug, and held her while she cried, "Shhh, shhh, it's okay. Just let it out." Tears began to form in her own eyes as she realised the severity of the pain her friend was in.
All the emotion Callie had been holding in for the past month was finally escaping. In fact it was everything she'd held inside for the past year, since the accident. She couldn't control it, and she didn't want to. She really needed to let everything out.
After Callie had finally managed to compose herself, she pulled away from Jamie, keeping hold of her hands. She kept her eyes on them in an attempt to prevent another breakdown.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to push you. I'm really sorry." Jamie said quietly.
Callie looked up at Jamie, "Oh no, you didn't. Don't apologise, sweetie. I really, really needed that. I needed to let everything out and I do need to talk to someone." They'd talked about Arizona in the last few days, but Callie had stayed away from the part about her wife's adultery. As if ignoring it would make it go away and erase it. She'd barely spoken to Arizona about it since their fight during the storm. Their conversations were limited to Sofia, work, Arizona's pleas for forgiveness and most commonly in the past 3 days – Jamie. They'd both taken a real liking this girl.
Jamie could tell from their previous conversations that Callie really loved Arizona. She could see in the way that Arizona looked at Callie when they were both with her that Arizona returned that love. And also that she was sorry, and even regretted what she'd done. All that from a look. But it was obvious.
Callie took a deep breath. She told Jamie of the fight in the storm, and of other fights they'd had since the plane crash. She told Jamie of the progress they'd made, or at least what she'd thought they'd made. Once she started she couldn't stop, and once she'd told her everything she broke down again. Not as badly as before, but enough to make Jamie pull her back into a comforting and reassuring embrace.
"I just don't know what to do. Where do I go from here? Where do we go from here?" Callie choked out between sobs.
"Do you love her? I mean even after all of this, do you really love her?" Jamie asked.
"Yes. Of course I do, she's my wife. The mother of my child. She's the love of my life." Callie responded strongly, without hesitation.
Jamie smiled at her response. "Then you have to talk to her. I know it's hard, and it hurts. You're both gonna say things that the other one doesn't wanna hear. But it has to happen, sooner rather than later, ok?" Callie nodded. "And I can tell just by the way she looks at you that she loves you and she seems sorry. If you want to work things out, you have to talk to her. About everything."
Callie understood what Jamie was saying. She was right, and everything she was saying made perfect sense. If Callie didn't know Jamie, she would have been surprised at the wisdom the 14 year old possessed. She looked at Jamie, and a small smile appeared on Callie's face. "When did a kid so young get to be so smart?"
Jamie just smiled and simply said, "I watch a lot of TV." Callie couldn't help but laugh as she brushed a piece of Jamie's hair away from her face.
"I'm gonna get some sleep. Which, as luck would have it, gives you a chance to go and find Arizona. Come back and see me when you've spoken to her?" Jamie smiled.
Callie sighed. "Wish me luck."
Jamie squeezed Callie's hand to offer her some reassurance. "You don't need luck. You've got love on your side."
Callie raised her eyebrow questioningly at Jamie.
"Yes I do realise how cheesy that sounded, so you better go before I find something worse to say." Jamie joked.
Callie hugged Jamie, and walked to the door. She smiled at Jamie over her shoulder and said, "I'll be back later" before heading off to find Arizona.
Replaying her conversation with the young girl in her head, Callie realised that they could make it. If Arizona was prepared fix things and wanted to make their marriage work, Callie could forgive her. They had a long way to go, and it was going to be hard. But their journey to work through their problems and fix their marriage started now.
A/N 3: I know there was no Arizona interaction in this, but the next chapter will be between Arizona and Callie as they start to work things out. Please be patient, I will definitely update, but it may be a few weeks. I will update sometime in the next 3 weeks for sure, as I love this story. Thanks for reading and thank you for following and favouriting, it means so much and is a real motivation to keep going. Please review, and share ideas if you have any, and don't be afraid to PM me. Any thoughts would be appreciated
A/N 4: Does anyone think I should get a beta? If you think I should or are interested then please PM me thank you.