CHAPTER 9

CALLIE'S POV

I wake up the next morning, feeling Arizona still in my arms. I can't help a huge grin on my face as I stroke her hair and kiss her on the forehead. She looks so cute and peaceful when she's sleeping… I think to myself and try to get up without waking her up.

It takes me some time and tons of flexibility but I finally make it. I get up and walk to the kitchen to make us both breakfast. I start making eggs and pour orange juice and coffee in a couple of cups. As I stand there, I feel a pair of arms wrap around my body, hugging me from behind. "Morning beautiful" Arizona whispers kissing my cheek.

"Hey there sexy" I reply smiling happily and turn to look at her with a slight smirk forming on my lips.

"How did you sleep?" I then ask her.

"Well, I slept great in your arms. Most comfortable hug ever" Arizona replies giggling slightly.

"What are your plans for today?" Arizona then asks me as I put the eggs on the plates.

"Well, I've got lots of work to do today and we have a meeting with the sponsors tonight to get the checks and discuss our plan." I reply to her as we both sit on the table to eat. I stretch slightly and look at Arizona waiting for her to tell me about her day too.

"Ah, I've got a rather usual day. We have a transplant and I need to work on my research" Arizona says smiling softly and leans to kiss me. I can't believe this is actually happening.

We finish our breakfast and when Arizona gets up, I stop her with my words. "Zo, what…what are we?" I ask her a bit hesitantly. What if this was all just an one night thing? Or a fling or something…

"What do you mean Cal? We've had plenty of sleepovers and movie nights, we had the most incredible sex last night, we both like each other, so I think the word you're looking for is 'relationship' " Arizona replies laughing a bit. Then she flashes the most beautiful smile I've ever seen.

"And we're exclusive, right?" I ask once again. Arizona approaches me and takes my hands in hers. "I don't want to be sharing you with anyone. You're all mine" she tells me happily.

I smile widely at her words and pull her in for a deep kiss. "Good, cause I am not planning on sharing you with anyone either" I reply against her lips and place a couple of pecks on her lips.

"Now come on, time for work" I tell her spanking her butt gently and head to the bedroom to get changed.

We part ways soon enough and we both head to work. When I finally get to the studio, Mark is already there waiting for me.

"What took you so long Torres?" he asks me smirking softly.

"Shut up Mark, I can hear your dirty thoughts. I'll tell you all about it upstairs" I reply laughing slightly.

"Alright, so last night, we did it" I say as soon as we enter the studio.

"Wow! That's amazing Cal!" Mark says hugging me slightly. "But are you sure this is the right thing to do? We both know how badly the last relationship ended" he says as his tone turned to a more serious one.

"I'm sure Mark, she's different…I know she is, I can feel it" I reply nodding and let out a gentle sigh.

"I take your word for it. But you know I'm here if you need me" Mark says smiling and I hug him slightly this time.

"Thanks Mark, now shut up and get naked, we need to work" I reply laughing and he kisses my cheek before getting changed.

A few weeks pass and the project is close to an end. It's our last photoshoot and as soon as we finish it, I ask Arizona to join me for dinner to celebrate. Magazines all over the States have asked for the rights to publish it and it turns out it has been a huge success.

"This is a night to celebrate for two reasons. First of all, our project has done amazingly well. Secondly, a month ago at this exact day, I kissed you for the first time. And my life has been great ever since" I start, raising my glass to cling it against hers.

"To an amazing co-operation and an even amazing relationship" Arizona says happily and clings my glass.

We eat and discuss while drinking some wine and then we part our ways once again since Arizona is on-call for that night.

I get home but as soon as I step into the house my phone rings. "Hello? Oh, hey Lea! Yeah, I'm doing great! W-What? Is he okay? Of course I will come pick him up and take him to the hospital!" I say and drive as fast as I can to my cousin's hotel to pick her son up. She was working late so she left him asleep in the room but something bad has happened.

I take Carlos quickly to the hospital and wait for a doctor. Arizona walks towards me and looks at me worried. "What happened?" she asks me. "I don't exactly know. Lea says he was asleep and then he woke up and ran to get the phone to call her. He must have stumbled onto something and it seems like he broke his leg" I reply to her sighing softly.

"Calm down love, he's going to be okay, I will take care of him, okay?" Arizona asks me stroking my arm gently.
"Tia Calliope it hurts!" Carlos complains and Arizona turns to look at me smirking. Right, she hadn't heard my full name before.

"Hey Carlos, I am doctor Robbins and I will take care of your legs. You know, I have some magical powers" Arizona says to him and pulls a lollipop out of her coat. Carlos takes the lollipop and looks at her in awe. I smile at how my girlfriend takes care of my 5 year-old nephew and just stand there looking at them.

"Now, you have to come with me and I will show you something amazing. We are going to take a picture of your bones!" Arizona says and Carlos claps his hands excitedly.

About an hour later, Arizona comes back to me and smiles. "His vitals are stable and he's sleeping. We put him on cast and he can leave tomorrow, we want to make sure he's not getting any fever tonight or something" she explains and I thank her hugging her tightly.

"I'll stay with him" I say quickly.

"You have to go to sleep…Calliope" Arizona says in a mocking tone and sticks her tongue out.

"Oh you're going to mock me now too?" I ask her laughing softly.
"No of course, I love your name Calliope!" Arizona replies and I feel a blush forming on my cheeks.

"Well, it does sound nice when you say it. Also, since you have magical powers doctor Robbins" I start pulling her closer. "Have you ever even considered having kids? You seem to get along with them amazingly well" I tell her smiling happily.

Arizona laughs at my question and shakes her head. "Nope, I have enough tiny humans at work, I don't think I can handle one more at home" she explains shrugging.

"Oh…"I reply a bit disappointed. I have always wanted kids. I even discussed this with Mark who was kind enough to put his sperm in a sperm bank in case I ever wanted kids. He is hot, he is brilliant and he is kind and all, so he's the perfect donor.

"Do you?" Arizona asks me hesitantly. I nod gently and bite my lip.

"Look, this doesn't have to mean anything for us, we are happy as we are" Arizona replies and takes my hands in hers.

"Yes but I will eventually want children and you won't" I say sighing slightly.

" It's too early to argue about this Cal, don't stress about it" Arizona says and kisses my cheek.

I nod in agreement though I have to admit I can't let that thought go that easily.

Then, Arizona's phone starts ringing and her eyes widen as soon as she picks it up. "A shooter? Are you serious? L-Lock down?!" she asks and runs to lock the doors of the pediatrics ward.

" Cal, you have to come with me. There's someone in the hospital and he's got a gun! We need to make sure every single room is locked and we need to get the kids gathered! Tell every nurse to put the kids in rooms 2, 3 and 4, we need to hurry, he's two floors below us!" Arizona says and I start freaking out. I start searching every room for nurses and try to help them move the kids to the rooms.

As soon as we are almost done, we only have Carlos and a couple of kids left. The have handed me a pair of scrubs to be more comfortable and I get into Carlos' room along with Arizona to move him to the room. Suddenly we can hear footsteps. Slow footsteps. If it was a nurse she would definitely be running which means…it's him!