Title: What's happened…has happened (8/?)
Author: gafan20
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: PG-13 (subject to change)
Summary: Sometimes things happen that we have no control over and we must learn to accept what has happened because fate always wins in the end.
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Shonda Rhimes/ABC. I do not own anything. Any similarities to real life situations/persons are purely coincidental. Not for profit; for entertainment purposes only.
A/N: Sorry for the long delay, school has been hectic. Here is chapter 8 and I'm hopefully going to start chapter 9 today. Enjoy and thanks for reading.
Lexi's POV
It had taken me all of five minutes to scoop up a peacefully sleeping Noah, my purse and run out the door across the street to the hospital. My sister had been the one to call and tell me there had been an accident. I knew as soon as I answered the phone and heard her somber tone that whatever the reason she was calling me this late was not good. So as soon as she had said accident I went into autopilot.
Arriving at the hospital I was met with all of our friends in gowns waiting outside. They stood their silent, with eyes glued to the little boy in my arms. For what felt like hours but was merely seconds I stood frozen knowing that this could be it, they could both die tonight, leaving behind their son and the two people who are in love with them. Snapping out of my frozen state I immediately go into doctor mode.
"What's the status on scene, injuries..."
They stand there still silent like they can't hear me like I'm not here.
"Unconscious, head trauma and most likely internal bleeding, they will be here shortly" my sister says.
"Okay I am going to go put Noah in a room and I'll be back" I say calmly
As I'm walking in the hospital I am brought back to a conversation I had with Callie two years ago.
"Hey, you wanted to see me" I say walking into the apartment.
"Yah thanks for coming, I need to talk to you about something" she says shuffling through papers.
"Okay what's up"
"I met with my lawyer yesterday to set up a trust for Noah and what not but also to make sure he would be taken care of if anything happened to me or Mark. I know you're hesitant about being a mother to Noah. I know it took a lot for you to give mark another chance and in no way do I want to make you feel obligated or anything like that but I respect you and your relationship with Mark and my son that I have to ask. If anything happened to both of us would you be willing to take care of Noah?" She asks quickly.
"Um, wow I don't know what to say."
"Lexi its okay if you can't ill understand. This whole situation would have made anyone run and now here I sit asking you for more ..."
"Callie, I love Noah he has become a big part of who I am and my life. But we both know it's not me who you want raising your son if god forbid you die and mark dies, and honestly I don't think I could..."
"I...it's not..."
"Hey it's okay I know you love me and trust me with him but he belongs with her. We all know that, even if she is a million miles away and doesn't know, he is her son."
"You're not mad?"
"No I'm kind of relieved. Don't get me wrong I love Noah but I'm nowhere close to being ready to be a full blown mother nor do I think I could be to my dead boyfriends son. It would be too much. I want to still be a part of his life but as the fun aunt not the third mother."
"Okay, I knew you wouldn't feel comfortable taking him on full time as mommy but how do you know I would want to leave it him to her?"
"You still love her, and although you refuse to admit it, you're waiting for her. You may be scared out of your mind to see how she will react to you having a kid with the one guy she absolutely can't stand but nevertheless you're waiting for her. I see you talking to Noah about her, showing him pictures of her and you refer to her as mommy. And I'm sure once she comes back you two or should I say three will be a happy family."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because you two are meant to be together, its fate. And nothing else matters. She will be shocked, a little angry and hurt but most of all she will be happy to be home and grateful that you've waited for her."
"You think so?"
"I know so, the whole hospital knows so, and so does Mark"
"He hates her, sometimes I think it's him who got dumped and left at an airport and not me.
"He is protective of you and even more since he found out you were carrying his baby. He loves you and he saw how much she hurt you, he went through it with you. But he knows you love her and he knows she will come back, and he will test her to make sure she can be trusted but he knows you two are meant to be together.
"So you think he will be okay with putting her down for guardian if anything happens to us"
"Yes"
"Lexi thank you. You've become an amazing friend to me and aunt to our son I don't know what we would do without you. If something does happen here is a key to the safe in my closet. All the papers will be in there I just need you to make sure everything goes as I have it planned"
"I promise you Noah will be taken care of and everything will go according to your wishes."
"Jen can you please take Noah for me?"
"Yes anything you need Dr Grey. I'll stay with him."
"Where are you going Lexi? Meredith asks me.
"Did you call Arizona?" I ask
"No I called you and was going to page her but it got so hectic I haven't yet."
"I have to go get something but I'll call her." I say as I head towards the exit.
"They are five minutes out and you are leaving" She says shocked.
"I will be back just keep them alive okay" I beg of her as I exit the hospital
Rushing out of the door I open up my cell phone and dial her number. As a doctor I have made this call more than once but now having it be someone in our family, someone we love, it changes things.
"Arizona there's be an accident you need to get to the hospital now" I say hanging up running up the stairs and pulling out my keys trying to unlock the door as fast as possible. It's in this moment I notice just how freaked out I am when I look down at my hands and see that they are shaking so bad that I can't even get the key in the lock. It's starting to hit me now the reality of this situation that could change our lives forever.
I make my way to the closet and unlock the safe. Grabbing the manila folder I notice a note taped to it addressed to me.
Lexi,
If you are reading this then my worst nightmare is now a reality and something has happened to me or worse both me and Mark. Everything you need is in this folder, all legal documents and there is three letters in here two to go to Noah from me and Mark and one to go to her. I just want to thank you for everything, you have become one of my best friends and you have been an amazing aunt to Noah and I know that you have made Mark the happiest man in the world. I know you will take the best possible care of our son and see that our wishes are kept. Tell my son I love him and I will always be watching him and keeping him safe.
With all my love,
Callie
I put the folder on my bag and make my way back to the hospital as the tears start to come. I never imagined that this day would be a reality. I never thought I would have to do this.
I enter the emergency room and freeze. The trauma bays are closed and as I'm about to make my way towards the door I see a blonde women being pushed out of the room by the chief. She turns around to find me standing there.
"They won't let us in there, I tried and got pushed out"
"How bad is it?" I ask afraid of the answer
"They are both unconscious now, badly beat up, Callie has a severe head trauma with internal bleeding and mark has a foreign object penetrating his abdomen. It's not good and they won't let me in." She says wiping away the tears.
As I'm hearing what she is telling me I can feel my breathing pick up. Feeling faint I grab on to the wall for support when I feel hands around me helping me stand.
"Their going to pull through this, it's going to be okay." She says supporting me up. "Before Callie lost total consciousness she kept saying Lexi, papers, safe..do you know what any of that means?" She asks me but before I can answer the Chief is walking towards us.
"We are taking them to surgery we will keep both of you updated throughout" He tells us
they are going in to surgery, and within seconds the trauma doors open and I see Callie hooked up to machines bleeding from her head and mouth being rolled out towards the elevator. Oh my god. I feel Arizona's sudden intake and change in position and now we are both helping each other stand. Then mark is being rolled past us and I see a sharp price of metal coming out of his stomach with heavy bleeding. His face is badly cut up and I can feel the tears sliding down my cheeks and as I look at Arizona I see her tears and shocked expression. We both are falling when we hear a kid screaming.
"Dr. Grey I'm so sorry but he woke up and then started screaming I didn't know what to do."
As I hear Noah screaming I break away from Arizona and walk towards him.
"Here I'll take him. Thanks Jen for everything but I got it from here.
"Hey baby boy your okay I'm here. Shhhh…"
As I turn around with Noah in my arms still screaming I can see Arizona stuck frozen in place stuck somewhere between excitement and shock and fear for the boy she knows is Callie's in my arms.
I walk towards her and I feel Noah stop with the screams and look at her. She is now looking at him their eyes both locked on each other like no one else exist is the world.
"Mommy" he says reaching for her.
Arizona and I look at each other, both with questioning faces.
"Noah...baby..." She says reaching out for him.
Totally not what I expected from either of them, Oh how I wish Callie was here to see this.
She takes him in her arms and he quickly snuggles into her neck falling back asleep.
"That's it baby go back to sleep, everything is going to be fine. I got you." She whispers to him kissing him on the head.
The scene I'm taking in looks like one of a mother and son who have known each other for years not one where they just met seconds ago.
"I can explain. Let's go to an on call room I don't want him being in here." She says knowing just like her I now have a million questions.
"Okay"
We walk in silence towards the on call room which was once her and Callie's. She is still holding on to him tight as he is holding on to her while he sleeps.
She tries to lay him down on the bed but he won't let go of her so she takes a seat in the chair.
I take the seat across from her and stare at the two of them in amazement. Callie most definitely made the right decision.
"When I came to talk to the chief months before I officially came by I met this little guy escaping from day care. He ran up to me and hugged my leg. I knew who he was as soon as I saw him; you couldn't not with that hair and those eyes. I was however a little shocked when he looked me in the eyes and called me mommy. I spent the afternoon with him in daycare after I checked both Mark and Callie's schedules, luckily they were both in surgery for the afternoon so I stayed with him. He told me that mama had told him mommy was coming home soon after she saved the kids in Afirca. I was beyond shocked at this three old calling me mommy but to hear that Callie had told him I was his mommy and would come home soon well it wasn't the homecoming I was expecting. When it got late and I had to leave he started to cry and I promised him I would be back soon but he had to be a big boy for his mama and take care of her till I returned. I told him it was our little secret that we had played today and he couldn't tell anyone. I didn't know how well he could understand all this and keep this little meeting a secret but from the looks of it he did a great job. I didn't want to come back here I was pretty sure Callie didn't want anything to do with me and Mark would kill me if he saw me again but after meeting her son, our son I didn't want to leave ever again. But I had a few months left in Africa so I left and counted every second until I could return and here I am. I'm scared, terrified that Callie and Mark won't make it out of this but at the same time I'm beyond happy to hold this little guy."
"I have something for you from Callie and Mark. I don't know what will happen, I hope that they make it through this but I think you should know and I promised Callie that I would do this.
I take the folder out of my bag handing her it as I exit the room.
"Lexi their going to make it, they have to."
She says looking at me then placing a kiss on Noah's head.
I quietly exit the room and head to the OR.
