A/N: So it took me a little more than three days... Important thing is that I'm done and you can read it now ;) Enjoy!
CHAPTER 8
Callie was sitting in the doctor's lounge, reading the ads in the daily newspaper. She and Arizona had decided to find a new apartment, just for them, because Arizona's apartment was too small for the two of them and Callie's wasn't really on the list. And, on top of all of that, the orthopedic surgeon still hadn't told her roommate her plans to move out.
Mark came in and the disturbed silence that reigned in the room. He sat beside her.
"What'cha doin'?" he asked.
"I'm looking for an apartment."
"Why? Has Cristina finally kicked you out because of the whole McNasty thing?" he joked.
"No, McSteamy," she joked as well, "And even if she'd wanted to, she can't, cause I'm still paying half of the rent."
"Why then?"
"You're very nosy person, you know that?"
'Yeah but I'm still your best friend, aren't I?" he asked rhetorically.
"I'd tell you if you weren't such a terrible gossip, Mark," she smiled smugly.
"I'm moving in with Arizona," she said after a second.
"What? That's a really big step, Torres. Are you sure about this?"
"Yes, I am very sure of that. We love each other and this is what we both want," Callie said. Mark nodded and walked over to the door, "You're lucky to have her. I've never seen you so happy." He quickly made his way outside.
"I really am lucky." Callie said to herself and smiled. She got back to her reading.
xxx
Arizona and Bailey stood in front of the hospital entrance and waited for the ambulance to arrive. They remained silent but Arizona couldn't stop smiling.
"What's up with you? You seem to be even perkier than usual," Bailey asked, staring at Arizona confusedly.
"I'm moving in with Calliope."
"You know what? Forget that I even asked. I've had enough of you talking about her. I'm done! Too much of the privacy thing," Miranda said and Arizona remained silent after that, her smile still evident.
The ambulance then arrived and the paramedic jumped out.
"What do we got?" the younger attending asked.
"18 year old female. Broken ribs and crushed left arm. Deep cut on her face. She's unconscious."
"Okay, let's go!" Bailey said and they all swiftly entered trauma room 4.
"This arm looks pretty bad. Yang page Dr. Torres," Bailey ordered.
"Yes ma'am," Cristina said and did as she was told.
"And page Dr. Sloan. This kid has a pretty bad facial laceration. We need Plastics in here." Arizona said.
"Did someone say I'm needed?" Mark said walking in to the room and putting on gloves.
"Take a look at this." Bailey said, pointing at the girl's face. Mark walked over and started to examine her. When he finished he put a bandage that covered her whole face.
Arizona was examining her abdomen. "Hard stomach. She could have internal injuries," she said.
"What can I do?" Callie said as she entered the room putting on her gloves.
"Check her arm, it's crushed. She also has a few broken ribs," Arizona said to her girlfriend and smiled to raven haired beauty, who smiled back, despite the inappropriate situation.
Callie started to examine injured kid. "Ribs aren't in such bad shape. I don't know if I can save the arm but I'll do my best. It will be easier for me to assess this after
seeing the scans of the arm."
"You, Adamson take her to get an MRI," Bailey ordered, but the resident from Mercy West remained motionless. "Go!" she shouted and watched as the red head suddenly started to take the patient out of the room.
xxx
Bailey sat in the MRI viewing room at the desk waiting for the image on the computer screen to appear. Then, Callie walked in.
"How is she?"
"Nothing much had happend to her except that she injured her spleen," Bailey answered and Callie looked over her shoulder in order to have a better view of what was on the screen.
"It's good. She doesn't need surgery."
"Not on her spleen, the bleeding will stop, but you have work to do. Have you seen the scans of her arm?"
"Yeah. It's not as bad as I first thought. I'm pretty sure I can fix it. That girl's lucky."
"She's a miracle. She was thrown out of the window of a car and crashed into a tree. It's a miracle that this is all of damage that she sustained." Miranda said and stood up. "Book an OR, Torres," she said as she passed her.
"Oh, and by the way, congratulations about the moving in thing," she said bluntly, and disappeared around the corner
leaving Callie alone.
For a moment she was angry at Mark for telling her that she was moving in with her girlfriend, but then she realized that Bailey was working in the pediatric ward and that Arizona must've told her. She was standing there with her hands in the pockets of her lab coat looking through the glass and watching as Reed took the patient out. Callie pushed the button and her voice started to flow over the intercom.
"Dr. Adamson, book an OR and scrub in," she said and noticed the joy in Reed's eyes as she nodded.
xxx
Arizona was standing at the nurse station filling out a chart as Mark walked over and stood beside her, resting his elbow on the desk and his other hand in the pocket of his lab coat. She didn't see him but she smelled his cologne which assured her that it was him, without having to look over her shoulder.
"What do you want Mark?" She said without raising her head. It felt a little weird to call him by his name. She was so used to calling him McSteamy. Then she realized that she wasn't the only one who was under the spell of Cristina. She shook her head, driving the thoughts out of her mind.
"You better not break her heart," Mark said seriously. Arizona then lifted her head to look at him and closed the chart.
"I'm not going to. I really love her, Mark," again the weird feeling, "I'm not going to cheat on her and I'm not going to walk away without saying anything. I want this and I really want to make it work. She's not the only one who was hurt."
"Okay, Robbins. But remember If you hurt her I'm gonna kick your ass," Mark said smiling and left. Arizona smiled as well and resumed filling out her chart.
xxx
The surgery went well and Callie felt happy and proud at the fact that she rocked the surgery. As it was nearly 2 hours after the surgery the Latina decided to check on her patient. She walked into the patient's room.
"Is everything okay with my patient Olivia?" Callie asked as she lifted the chart from the bed to read it.
"Yes, Dr. Torres. Is there anything else I can do for you?"
"No, Olivia you can go now," Callie answered, "You are one lucky girl..." Callie stopped looking for her name in the chart but she didn't find it. "Well, it looks like we are still looking for your family..." Callie said to unconscious, tanned girl.
"Callie..." she heard a quiet, weak voice.
"Is that you?" she heard again, this time louder. Callie panicked because she could recognize this voice anywhere. She quickly started to unwrap her bandaged face. As she was done and she could fully see her, she screamed.
"Oh my God!"
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