Chapter 7: Fourth of July

"Did you hear?" Arizona pounced up to Callie with a huge smiled on her face.

"Hear what?" Callie asked giving Arizona a quick peck on the lips.

"All the head of departments and attendings get the night off tomorrow." Arizona grinned as she held onto Callie's hands and swung them back and forth excitedly.

Callie smiled, "No way, why? How? It's a holiday. Fourth of July. There will be all kinds of accidents."

Arizona stopped swinging her hands so that she could explain, "Well, the chief has been playing 'Chief Poker'-"

"Chief poker?" Callie asked with a raised eyebrow.

Arizona shrugged, "Yeah, I don't know. A whole bunch of chiefs get together every couple of months and play poker. Whoever wins gets to let their head of departments and attendings off for the night of a small holiday."

"Okay, but who's going to be here if all the of the heads are off and the attendings?" Callie asked.

"That's the great thing about it, each of the other chiefs sacrifice some of their surgeons to come and watch over the place while we're gone." Arizona said giddily.

"Well you're happy." Callie commented.

"That's not the best part. The chief is throwing this huge party over at Meredith and Derek's place. A huge dinner, swimming in the pool, all topped off with fireworks."

Callie smiled matched Arizona's, "Now that sounds like a night off. Lynn and Adam are going to love it." Callie smiled.

"I'm not too sure about Adam. He's still little, and may not like the sound of the fireworks." Arizona frowned.

"I'm sure it will be fine. Don't worry." Callie smiled, "I'm just excited for tomorrow."

"Me too, babe, me too. You almost off?" Arizona asked.

Callie nodded, "Just got off actually, I was going to pick up Adam from the daycare."

"Great! I'm on call tonight." Arizona frowned, "Lynn's bus should be dropping her off pretty soon. She'll be so excited that it's the last day of school that she will forget to give you her report card, so please remind her."

"Alright. I will go pick up Adam and meet her outside." Callie said as she leaned in to kiss Arizona good-bye. "Call me tonight after your surgery."

"I will, love you."

"Love you too." Callie waved. "Oh good luck on it too! Joseph right?"

Arizona nodded, "Heart transplant."

Callie smiled, "I'm sure it will go great."


Callie walked into the Hospital day care and immediately saw her 3 year old baby boy playing with trains in the corner of the room with none other than Mark and Lexi's kid, Little Derek, who was 4.

"Hey bud." Callie smiled as she walked up him.

"Mommy." Adam looked up at her with a smile. He had short dark brown curly hair and almond colored skin that matched his mothers.

"Ready to go see Lynn?" Callie asked. Adam nodded, standing up lifting his arms up from his mom to pick him up.

"Bye Der." Callie kissed Der on the top of her head, "You're Daddy will be here soon."

"Bye." Der waved.


"Mommy, we- we- we- saw birdies." Adam informed his mother as they sat on a bench outside the hospital.

"Oh, yeah, you took a field trip to the garden, didn't you?" Callie asked.

Adam nodded, "I picked flowers for you." Adam said not fully pronouncing his sentences right. Adam had just started speaking in full sentences a year back but was still having trouble pronouncing words.

"Oh really, where are they?" Callie asked.

Adam smiled, "I dunno."

Callie sighed, "Typical boy." Callie tickled Adam's stomach.

"Mom!" Callie looked up to see Lynn running in their direction. She was now a blossoming teenager at the age of 13, with long wavy blonde hair.

"Hey hon, how was your last day of school?"

"Wonderful! Got my grades." Lynn smiled handing her report card to Callie. "I really hate that you send me to a year round school. We get out at the beginning of July and end up going right back in September." Lynn pouted, "Most people get longer summers.

"Most people don't get all A's. Why am I not surprised?" Callie smiled kissing Lynn on her forehead. "I'm thinking ice-cream."

"Funny, I was thinking the same." Lynn giggled, "Hey there Adam." Lynn said leaning over to pick up her brother and kiss him on the cheek.

"Lynn!" he giggled in glee.

"How was your day?" Lynn asked Callie as they walked to the car.

"Long, stressful." Callie complained.

"The exact reason why I won't become a surgeon." Lynn smiled,

"Oh you will." Callie said as they climbed into the car. "Don't think we don't see you sneaking into the galleries sometimes." Callie said looking at the back seat where Lynn was putting Adam in his carseat. Lynn shrugged as she finished up and went to sit in the front with Callie.

"Maybe, but I just want to have a life when I get older."

"And your mother and I don't have a life?" Callie asked amused.

"Not really, sorry." Lynn laughed.

"Well I'll have you know, that we all are going to this huge big party at Meredith and Derek's tomorrow." Callie smiled.

Lynn's jaw dropped, "Really?"

Callie nodded, "So we should go get you a new bathing suit."

Lynn nodded excitedly. "I agree. God, Mom is going to kill us. She said we've been doing too much shopping lately."

Callie smiled, "I know, but Adam made us, right, Adam?" Callie asked looking into her rearview. Adam nodded happily.

"See." Callie pointed.

Lynn grinned, "I love having a little brother." Lynn bent over and kissed Adam on the cheek.


"Hey there Cristina, how's Kristen?" Arizona asked Cristina as they walked into the scrub room.

"She's doing good, I just can't believe she's five." Cristina smiled.

"I know, I can't believe Adam just turned three. It seems just like yesterday I was holding him in the nursery. Are you going tomorrow?" Arizona asked.

Cristina nodded, "Owen's pulling me away from the OR. I offered to stay the night but he really wants me to be there."

"Well, it's fourth of July. A very patriotic day, so I am sure it means a lot to him." Arizona smiled.

"It does, and Kristen was thrilled that I have the night off."

"Yang?" Another voice in the scrub room said. Cristina turned to face the woman that the voice belonged too, and her semi-soft eyes turned cold.

"It's actually Hunt." Cristina corrected her. "What are you doing here?"

"I was sent here for tomorrow night, and they scheduled me in for this surgery tonight." The woman replied. "So you have a daughter?"

"Not that it is any of your business, but yes." Cristina nodded. Arizona looked over at Cristina confused, as to why she was being so rude. She knew Cristina was a bit of an eccentric person, but ever since she had Kristen, she hadn't seen her be that rude.

"Hi, I'm Dr. Arizona Robbins." Arizona introduced herself. The woman smiled largely at Arizona and finished rinsing off her hands.

"I'm Dr. Erica Hahn." The woman replied as she walked into the OR leaving Cristina and Arizona alone.

Arizona's heart must've stopped beating, or her head must've stopped working because she couldn't even function.

"Arizona." Cristina nudged her.

"Sorry. I just- Was that-?" Arizona asked.

"Yep." Cristina nodded.

"Does she know who I am?" Arizona asked.

Cristina shook her head. "I don't think so. If she does, then she gave you a pretty large smile, for someone who is now with the woman she loved. This is going to be interesting." Cristina finished up scrubbing her hands and headed into the OR with Arizona right behind her.


"So how long have you been his doctor, Robbins?" Erica asked as she was doing the surgery.

"It's been a few years now." Arizona replied.

"So, Yang, I mean Hunt, a daughter?" Erica asked.

"She's five, mam." Cristina replied trying to keep her cool.

"Never pegged you to be the mommy type."

"Things change," was all Cristina replied as she locked eyes with Arizona.

"So what about you, Robbins?" Erica asked with a smile that was hidden beneath her surgical mask.

"Uh-what?" Arizona asked taken aback by her question.

"You have kids?" Erica asked.

Arizona nodded, "Two, a 13-year old daughter, and a 2-year old son."

"Wow, that must be hard." Erica replied.

"They're great kids. They make it fun and easy." Arizona shrugged.

"Are you married as well?" Erica asked looking up at Arizona in her eyes. Arizona could see a smile through her mask. It suddenly hit her, Erica was trying to hit on her. In the middle of surgery.

"That's a personal question," Cristina interjected looking over at Arizona. Cristina gave her a look that told Arizona that she had caught on also.

Erica simply shrugged, "Just making small talk."

"It's okay Cristina. I am not married, but I am in a very committed relationship."

"Marriage is overrated anyways." Erica replied with a smile.

"I guess." Arizona muttered.


"Are you going to tell Callie?" Cristina hissed as she walked up behind Arizona the next morning. Callie was expected to be there at any minute.

"Hahn went home, and isn't expected back until tonight. I need to get to surgery, now. I will tell her after. Not a word to her." Arizona said strongly. "It's not a difficult surgery. I should be out in 45 minutes, an hour tops."

Cristina rolled her eyes, "Fine."

Arizona shook her head and walked toward the OR to scrub in on her last surgery before she gets to go home and rest up for the party.


Almost an hour later, Cristina needed to get home too before the party, so she decided to go change before she went home. As she passed the surgical board she noticed that Hahn was supposed to be out of surgery... 30 minutes ago.

"Crap." Cristina muttered, taking off to go find Callie.

Cristina got off the elevator onto the second floor and took off in a face pace toward the nurses station, where Callie was standing hunched over a chart.

"Callie." Cristina shouted out to her, but it was too late. Erica was on the other side of the nurses station and Callie had already spotted her.

"Erica." Callie whispered walking up to her, "What are you doing here?"

Erica shrugged, "I'm here to take over the Cardio wing for the night."

"Chief's poker." Callie nodded.

"Something like that." Erica said awkwardly.

"Wow, it's been awhile."

Erica smiled, "I'm sorry. It's really great to see you. I've tried calling you a few times, but I was so sure you'd hang up on me..."

"Callie." Cristina said coming up to the two of them.

"Yang, we're kind of in the middle of something." Erica replied with an annoyed tone.

"It's Hunt, and I could care less." Cristina replied.

At that moment Lynn and Adam decided to make the perfect entrance.

"Mom," Lynn walked up to Callie, with Adam on her hip, "Can we have 10 dollars to go across the street and eat. The breakfast they are serving this morning looks like cardboard."

Erica looked on in complete shock at the two children that were standing there in front of Erica.

"Uh-, Lynn, this is Dr. Erica Hahn, Erica this is my daughter Lynn, and my son, Adam."

"Hi." Erica replied in shock.

"You know what I am interrupting something, I'll just go now." Cristina said as she began walking backwards giving Callie an amused grin to which Callie glared at.

"Nice to meet you Dr. Hahn, what specialty?" Lynn asked.

"Cardio." Erica replied quietly. Callie could tell she was still in complete shock.

"Hardcore" Lynn nodded, before turning back to Callie. "So, about those ten dollars..." Lynn shot her a million dollar smile that showed off her dimples.

Callie smiled with a sigh, "Yeah, sure, let me find 10 dollars." Callie reached into her pockets but didn't find any change. "I left my money in my locker..."

"Here, Hon." Arizona came in from behind Erica and handed Lynn the ten dollars, "Don't be long. I just need to finish a chart, get changed, and then we're good to go home, okay?" Arizona asked.

"I know, I know. Thanks, Mom." Lynn kissed each of her mothers on their cheeks.

"Erica, this is my wife, Arizona. Arizona, this is Erica." Callie introduced them awkwardly.

"We've already met, actually." Arizona told Callie. "We had a surgery together earlier, nice to see you again, Dr. Hahn." Arizona said sweetly.

"Joseph." Callie said in realization, Arizona nodded. "How'd that go, hon?"

"Splendidly. Dr. Hahn did a beautiful job." Arizona complimented Erica with a smile.

"I though you weren't married," Erica said referring to Arizona/

"We're not, but might as well be. We've been together for ten years now with have two beautiful children." Callie replied.

Erica nodded getting the hint, "Well congratulations Callie, It seems like you got everything you asked for." With that Erica grabbed her chart and walked away.

Arizona turned to Callie with worry in her eyes, "You okay?"

"I'm fine." Callie smiled, "It's just weird."

"You're not going to fall back in love with her are you?"

Callie threw her head back and laughed, "...and leave you? No way Jose. Not possible."


"So, how'd it go after I left?" Cristina asked as she walked up to Callie quickly during the party later that night.

"It was awkward, but everything was smoothed out." Callie smiled.

"Look at it this way, the ice bitch will be gone by tomorrow." Cristina shrugged, "That always makes me feel better."

"How would you react if Burke came back?" Callie asked.

Cristina laughed, "It's been so long, and I am truly happy now, that I wouldn't care."

Callie sighed in relief, "Thank god. I was afraid, because when I saw her, I wasn't angry or sad, or anything. I was just content."

"That's because you are so in love with Arizona. You couldn't imagine living any other way." Cristina smiled.

"When did you become so sentimental?" Callie laughed.

Cristina shrugged, "Just look at that." Cristina pointed to the pool where all of their families were playing.

Owen was seen throwing Kristen up in the air, and not far away was Callie's own little family. Arizona was holding Adam in the water as she talked to Meredith and Lexie, while Lynn was off diving off the diving board with Tucker, and some of the men.

"Not too shabby." Callie smiled.

"Not at all." Cristina's face match her own, "We did good."

"Sure did." Callie grinned.

TBC...