More than just a dream
More than just a dream
Forty days and forty nights
I waited for a girl like you to come and save my life
All the days I waited or you
You know the ones who said I'd never find someone like you
You are out of my league
In case you haven't checked it out yet, the title refers to a fun song by Fitz The Tantrums
"That's why she won't go out with me!" Callie and Mark are walking back to her place after work when Addison and Arizona climb out of a cab and unload Addison's luggage from the trunk.
"That was fast, even for Addie." Mark replies, "I'm amazing."
"What are you talking about?" Callie asks.
"Oh, nevermind." He says and strolls up to them, "Need a man's help ladies?"
Arizona hands him two bags as Addison gives him a warning glance.
Callie reaches for a bag and just as Arizona is about to hand it to her, she looks up and realizes that it's Callie.
"I've got the rest," she says suddenly and flushes a little.
Callie silently glares at her, trying not remember that she's curious about this VIP Patient and all the secrecy surrounding Addison right now.
"Honey, that's too much. Give Callie a bag, she offered." Addison says oblivious to the tension between the two women.
In the elevator, Arizona explains, "Addison and I are working together on this high profile case, so she's staying in my guest room and not the hotel."
Addison looks smugly over at Mark and shrugs.
Callie is a little relieved, especially when they enter Arizona's apartment and the blonde makes a beeline for the spare room and sets the bags down.
Addison sets her laptop case and files on the dining table and quietly appraises the apartment.
Callie stands with her and does the same.
Mark and Arizona exit the bedroom and he looks at the two women, "Good luck," he says.
"Shut it Mark." Arizona replies.
Crossing the room, she asks, "Would anyone like a drink? I have beer, wine, tequila? Wait, no tequila. We drank it all last week." She says looking a Callie and smiling.
"Don't look at me, that was you and Yang, I was on call." She replies, then adds "Come on Mark, we need to go. Dr Montgomery needs to get settled in."
Mark looks at the beer that Arizona just handed him and takes a long sip, then decides to just take it with him. "Bye Addison, Arizona, let me know if you need anything, I'll be upstairs with Torres." He adds.
"She lives upstairs? Does everyone from the hospital live in this building?" Addison asks sarcastically.
"Neither of them knew that I lived here until a few weeks ago, don't worry. It will be as private as we need it to be." Arizona replies pouring them both a glass of wine.
"Good, because I don't like sneaking around with you." She says taking the wine from the blonde and winking at her. "So are you seeing anyone?"
"No Addison, I'm not seeing anyone. Are you?" Arizona replies, remembering that she's annoyed by the redhead going radio silence for the past few weeks and then just showing up out of the blue.
"Can we wait to do this? I really just need to unwind first." She replies as she moves to the couch to sit down.
"Sure, but maybe now you can tell me how it is that you know the Prince of Zimbabwe and his wife?" Arizona asks as she moves around to sit in the chair across from the couch.
Addison feigns disappointment, but not before slipping off her heels and stretching out her long beautiful legs in front of her and gauging the blonde's reaction.
"Sarah and I were undergrads together Columbia, which is where she met Rob." Addison explains.
"Were you roommates, you seem close." Arizona remarks.
"We lived across the hall from each other. My dad owned a building near the university, the top floor was split into two apartments, I had one and Sarah had the other. Sarah and I were both studying genetics, I was pre-med and she was bio chem." Addison continues to explain.
Arizona gets up and grabs the bottle of wine and tops off their glasses. Honestly, she's getting more confused about why Addison agreed to stay here at her place. Obviously, she could stay anywhere in the city.
"What do you think of the case?" Addison asks.
"I can't believe the Israeli genetics testing is this precise, but to be able to tell the parents at 22 weeks, that their child is going to develop Sickle Cell Anemia, that's incredible." Arizona remarks.
"Well, if my plan to scrub the blood of the sickle cells in vitro works, then we will make medical history. I really can't wait to get into the lab tomorrow." Addison replies excitedly. "I ordered several new pieces of equipment and had The Captain donate them to Seattle Grace."
"The Captain?" Arizona asks confused.
"My father," she explains.
Laughing Arizona confesses, "My father is The Colonel."
"Oh god, I hope they meet. The Captain and The Colonel, that would be amusing." Addison says delighted.
"Tell me how to compete with Montgomery!" Callie says pacing around her apartment.
"You can't complete with Addison, Torres." Mark replies and she shoots him a dangerous look. "Wait, that's not how I meant it, you obviously can complete with her, I've seen both of you naked and believe me that's a competition that I'd love to be apart of."
"Not helpful Mark!" Callie says and then switches to Spanish.
Jumping up from the couch to catch the brunette in mid rant, he says, "Torres, I don't speak Spanish. And you need to realize that Arizona doesn't see you that way, yet. I'm saying yet, because that obviously will change, you're hot as hell and very nearby, she'd be crazy to stay hooked up with Addison." He replies.
"I don't want her hooked up to Addison at all, that's the problem." Callie yells.
"Well, I don't think that you have a say in that. They're going to be shacked up together for the next week or so." He reminds her.
"I checked the OR board and Montgomery has no OR booked. So what is so special about the patient in the VIP suite?" Callie asks.
"I don't know, it's restricted. And if she had an OR booked, it would be restricted too." He points out.
As they exit the building the next morning, Addison looks up and down the street.
"Is there a problem?" Arizona asks.
"Uh, do you even own a car?" She asks, lowering her sunglasses.
"Of course, but why would I drive three blocks to work on a beautiful morning?" Arizona asks, then looks down at her high heels and smirks.
"Wait here." Addison says and goes back into the building.
Arizona sits down on the step to wait, when the door opens and Callie and Mark walk out together.
"Good morning," she says.
"Oh, Arizona. Good morning. Why are you just sitting out here?" Callie asks.
"I'm waiting for my roommate, she, uh, went back in to get something." The blonde explains.
"Oh, we'll wait with you and we can all walk in together." Mark replies sitting down beside the blonde.
"Can you tell us anything about the VIP patient?" Callie asks.
"She's not a celebrity, at least not here in the US." Arizona replies, figuring that's a safe comment.
"Oh got it, so she's not American." Callie replies.
"I didn't say that." Arizona reminds her, then standing up she says, "Here comes Addison."
"Oh good morning, Torres, Sloan. Are we walking to work en masse?" She asks a little annoyed.
"We are all going to the same place." Callie points out and notes that the redhead is wearing running shoes and carrying a beautiful pair of Manolo Blahniks in her hand.
"What a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful morning!" Mark says looking from woman to woman as they cross the street.
"Now the lab is off limits?" Callie asks Bailey that morning. "What the hell is she working on?"
"Addison Montgomery's father just donated new equipment to the lab, so I'm fairly certain that what we're working on will limit access for a while." Arizona replies, over hearing the brunette's complaints.
"Dr Robbins," Bailey says stepping back from the door.
"Uh excuse me Dr Torres." Arizona says waiting for Callie to move to let her past.
"Wait, you're going in there?" She asks confused.
"Yes, I am and I'm late." Arizona points out.
"Two can play this game." Callie replies as the blonde disappears into the lab.
"You're late." Addison replies looking up from the research she has spread out on the table.
"I had rounds, and I stopped to get you a Chai tea." She says setting the cup in front of her.
"Oh thank you," she says and smiles at the blonde.
"Okay, so where are we?" Arizona asks leaning over her to look at what she's looking at.
Turning around so their faces are inches apart, Addison purrs, "I know where I'd like us to be?"
"Addison, not in the hospital. Remember?" Arizona reminds her.
"But we have this whole lab to ourselves, who would know?" She asks innocently, moving closer to the blonde.
"Uh," Arizona stammers as the redhead pulls her in by her lab coat and begins kissing her.
Breaking the kiss, Addison smiles. "Okay, see I just needed to break the tension. I've been wanting to do that since this morning."
Shaking her head, Arizona is concerned that she's under-estimated the affect of having Addison Montgomery so close to her.
"So your girlfriend is shacking up with Montgomery?" Yang asks Callie at lunch.
"She's not my girlfriend and Montgomery is staying in her guest room." Callie replies.
"Sure she is." Yang says before taking a bite of her sandwich.
"What are you talking about?" Meredith asks joining them.
"Robbins and Montgomery are shacking up." Cristina repeats.
"What? Wait, Montgomery and Robbins are together? When did this happen?" Meredith asks, then looking at Callie she asks, "I thought you and Robbins were dating?"
"No, they haven't even kissed." Cristina informs Meredith.
"Yang!" Callie says, "Shut up."
Meredith makes an 'oh' expression and looks down to take a bite of her lasagna.
"Mark stayed last night." Cristina adds.
"Cristina, seriously, shut the hell up." Callie hisses at her.
"Wait, if you're still with Mark, why do you care who Robbins is with?" Meredith asks.
"I'm not discussing this with you guys." Callie says storming off.
"Touchy." Cristina says watching her roommate leave.
"So what is going on in the lab?" Meredith asks Cristina.
"Montgomery's dad donated new equipment, must have to do with her VIP case. I researched her, did you know that she's a geneticist and a neonatal surgeon? I'm dying to know what she's working on and why did she need to do it here in Seattle, LA Pres has a top notch research lab." Cristina remarks.
"Robbins is involved. She blocked off her schedule for two weeks with lab time." Meredith remarks.
"Rollergirl is working in the lab with Montgomery?" Cristina asks, then remembers, "Right, Robbins did a neonatal rotation with Montgomery during her Pediatric Surgery fellowship."
"What was Robbins under grad degree?" Meredith asks.
"Let's find out, I bet it was bio chem." Cristina replies.
