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Penny woke up with a pounding headache, the effects of last night's vodka binge was getting to her. She'd take a few days off, she had to go into work. Really get to know what Callie and Arizona were doing. She was stalking her prey. More than ever she had to be okay. She jumped into the shower, gargling water to try and get rid of the smell of vodka off her breath. There wasn't a chance anyone would let her assist on a surgery today. Penny was glad, it gave her more time to observe.
She wanted to request to be put on either Callie's or Arizona's service. Preferably Arizona's, Callie didn't talk as much, didn't spill the details that Penny desperately wanted to hear. Arizona was trying to make her jealous. She rubbed it right into Penny, salt in the wounds. Each day Penny was on her service, Arizona told Karev every single detail about what she'd be doing tonight with Callie and Sofia. Penny hated it, but she'd fine it useful today.
She didn't recognise herself anymore, although that could truly be down to drinking every night. Penny never classed herself as much of a drinker, but looking round at the empty bottles around her apartment, you could be mistaken that you'd walked into the place of an alcoholic. Her face was pale, she'd lost weight. Just another week – she told the voices in her head. And it will all be over.
"She wants to be on my service?" Arizona glanced at Bailey as she told them who was on their service this week. "Why?"
"I don't know. I originally had you down with Edwards but she requested to be put with you" Bailey informed her, wishing to move on.
"She was so blatantly disinterested in Peds" Arizona told her.
"Yeah I thought no one could request. I thought that was why this whole weekly rotation thing was happening in the first place" Callie looked at Bailey.
"All I know is she is really interested in Peds"
"Wilson is really interested in Ortho. Should I tell her to request my service then?"
"You're not helping, Dr Torres"
"Edwards is really interested in neuro" Amelia piped up. "Why is Blake getting all the special treatment?"
"If anything I thought Blake would want to go for general surgery, seeing as she was on my service for weeks" Meredith told the group.
"Right fine" Bailey held her hands up in the air. "This week only you choose your own. As Blake requested Robbins, then the rest of you can't pick Blake" she turned to look at Arizona. "And no Robbins, you cannot swap Blake with Grey so stop making the eyes at her" she scolded.
Arizona sat back in her chair, arms crossed. She wondered why she'd been requested. She was worried, but decided to keep this from Callie. Callie would only laugh it off again and say that she had nothing to worry about. Arizona was thankful that Penny hadn't chosen to be on Callie's service as then she really would have been worried. Bailey signalled the end of the meeting, and all the attending's left the room.
"You okay?" Callie asked. Arizona nodded.
"Maybe it will be fine" Arizona replied cheerfully. "Maybe she has been thinking about being in Peds"
"And it's not like you're there all the time" Callie reminded her. "You'll have foetal surgeries half the week"
"Yeah" Arizona brightened up.
"That's the spirit" Callie kissed her on the cheek. "I have to run, but I'll meet you later and we can pick Sof up together. We're also picking Zola and Bailey up, but not Ellis as Ellis is in day care here obviously"
"Okay that's fine" Arizona responded, glad she wasn't picking up three kids at once. "I'll see you later" she kissed Callie on the cheek. "I love you"
Nope, she wasn't interested. At all. Arizona was confused, she'd tried to engage with Penny so many times but with zero success. She was beginning to get annoyed, taking on the approach of just ignoring Penny and talking to Karev. Once their surgery was over, Arizona pulled Penny to one side.
"So you request me then spend the whole surgery looking bored as hell" Arizona told her. "What's the story?"
"I'm sorry, I am interested in Peds" Penny lied. She was convincing. "I just appeared disinterested because I'm a bit hungover and need to be cured before I'm let loose with a scalpel on anyone" she tried to laugh. Arizona gave her a small smile, accepting what Penny told her.
"Well I suggest that you go and get yourself sorted out and don't think about stepping foot in my OR in that state again" Arizona replied firmly. "We are working with tiny humans, and I will not have any of them be put at risk because you'd rather stay quiet than get sorted"
Penny felt a rage burn up inside her. She clenched her firsts, but told herself to calm down before things got out of hand.
"I'm sorry" Penny bowed her head, so Arizona couldn't see the anger in her eyes. "I'll get sorted right away".
"What you doing tonight then?" Alex asked. Penny had recovered from her hangover but Arizona couldn't trust her. She was on standby though just in case they needed the extra hands. The procedure was simple enough though, so Arizona hoped it wouldn't lead to that.
"We are taking Sofia, Zola and Bailey to see April and Jackson's baby" Arizona replied. "We wanted to let them settle in for a few days first and now little miss is begging us to go and Mer's working late so we're taking them too"
"How's the baby?" Alex asked. April and Jackson were both on leave. Alex hadn't seen them since the actual delivery, but knew that Arizona had stayed afterwards.
"She's good" Arizona smiled. "Of course April is worried, but Georgia has two doctors at home as well as April constantly ringing" Arizona laughed. "But can you blame her?"
"I suppose not" Alex smiled. "Say congratulations from me"
"And me" Penny interrupted.
"I will" Arizona smiled.
"Auntie April, I brought Georgia a teddy bear" Sofia grinned, thrusting the Teddy bear at April as she went in search of the new baby. "Where is she?" Sofia demanded. The grown-ups laughed.
"Yep, she's been impatient" Callie told April.
"I want to see Georgia" Zola added meekly. She was a pretty shy kid, something Sofia was definitely not. April smiled at the two girls.
"Uncle Jackson is changing her, then he can bring her back in sweeties. You want a juice?" she asked them. Sofia and Zola nodded. Arizona followed April into the kitchen to help make the drinks while Callie stayed with Sofia and Zola so they wouldn't touch anything they wasn't supposed to. Arizona carried Bailey through. He loved being held and wasn't overly interested in a new baby.
"How's work?" April asked Arizona as she began to make hot drinks for the adults.
"Fine I guess" Arizona mumbled. "Penny requested to be on my service today"
"That's weird" April scrunched her nose up. "I thought she was into general".
"So did I until she actually asked Bailey to be put on my service"
"Maybe she's just interested in Peds"
"Well that's what I thought until she was so disinterested in everything I said" Arizona got a juice out of the fridge for Sofia and Zola. "Bailey, you want one?" she
"Have you spoke to Callie about it?"
"We're in such a good place and besides it's only a week. If she's still obviously not interested, I'll request that she doesn't come back on my service"
"Can you do that?" April furrowed her eyebrows. "I mean she has to receive an all rounded education".
"I suppose so" Arizona sighed. April finished making the drinks and she and Arizona brought them through. Sofia was holding Georgia in her arms, grinning at her. Baby Georgia squirmed and made cute baby noises which only made Sofia giggle. Zola sat on the other side waiting patiently for her turn.
"She is so beautiful" Callie cooed at the little bundle in Sofia's arms, keeping Sofia close to her as she held the baby.
"She's a dream" Jackson added. "Sleeping easy, rarely cries. A perfect little baby"
"She looks like Samuel too" April added. A silence fell across the room. Arizona placed a hand on April's arm. "It's okay" April smiled.
"I am sure Samuel would have made the best older brother" Arizona told her friends who smiled. Callie took baby Georgia and placed her in Zola's arms.
"And she brought you guys back together" Callie added. "I'm sure Samuel would want you guys to be happy".
"You're right" April smiled. "I'm just glad that for the first time in a while I can say that everything is okay and mean it" She smiled at Jackson. Callie smiled at Arizona when she heard April's words. April was right, Callie never knew what she was truly missing out on until she had Arizona. She loved her too much to let her go again, and she truly believed that nothing could break them this time.
