So…the letters. They are quite a challenge to write I tell you. But people – We have come to the road of recovery for our favorite couple even though there're still some mountains lefts to climb…

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CHAPTER 10

I can't breath easy I can't sleep at night

Till you're by my side

Cause I can't breathe easy

I can't dream yet another dream

Without out you lying next to me

There's no air

My dearest Calliope,

Have I ever told you why and when I decided to become a surgeon? I was searching my mind and I came to a conclusion that we've never talked about stuffs like that. We should know things like that about each other by now, don't you agree?

My father has always been my hero. He has been teaching me so many things during the years and I've tried to save every little thing in my heart. But anyway, the day I knew what I wanted to do with my life, as I recall I was about nine years old at the time, and my bike broke. I had a pink bike that I loved from the moment my father gave it to me on my birthday two years earlier. I rode that bike every day and on Sundays I washed it. Then I let it stand outside in the sun to dry off. Yeah, you probably think it's stupid but that bike was everything to me at that point of my life. Every time I rode it I felt like I was flying in some sort of weird way. My other option was to become a pilot by the way. But then one day it broke, just like that. At the time being my father was away and wasn't expected back for another couple of weeks. My brother tried to fix it for me but he couldn't manage and my mother, well let's just say that when it comes to handy things, she's not a good man in a storm.

I was devastated and cried for like a three whole days and I was still pretty upset by the fact that my pink bike had broke down at the time my father arrived home. When I showed him the bike with tears in my eyes he just laughed at me and said:

"Arizona, don't you know you can fix and repair most things in life?

And he fixed it. My pink bike was whole again. And all that showed from the damage on the pink frame was a teeny, tiny little scratch. But I didn't mind the scratch at all. It just reminded me of what my father had said about the fix and repair-things in life. Well, most things that is. That day I decided that I wanted to become a person who fixed and repaired things. People. I wanted to fix people. Tiny humans.

And I also believed, from that day on, that things can be fixed and repaired. I still believe that. Just wanted you to know that.

All my Love,

A

Callie was stunned. Literally speaking. And she was crying. Again. Silent tears fell from her eyes. It had taken her almost an hour before she had the guts to open the first letter apparently written 41 days ago. She was so overwhelming by the words written down by the blonde beauty that she didn't want to open any more letters that night. No, she wanted to save any other moment like this and obviously she had 40 more moments like this to come. She folded the letter and put it inside the box again with the other letters that was still unwrapped just waiting for her to get to it. She turned off the light and laid on the couch under the cover staring in to the darkness. Arizona had still left her and that still hurt. Callie couldn't escape that fact. But she also couldn't see through that she also had a part of things going so wrong between them. The brunette fell asleep with her last thought that told her that maybe Arizona was right. Maybe most things in life could be fixed and repaired. But still, it was a BIG maybe.

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Arizona Robbins had butterflies flying around her stomach. She was about to enter Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital for the first time in over a month. Chief Webber had indicated that she would take some time to recover from her long flight to adjustment her sleep and all but she had been stubborn and insisted to get back to work as soon as possible. After she had left Mark the box with the letters to Callie last night she had gone straight to the nearest hotel to get some sleep. Strangely, she had slept better than she had done in weeks. Teddy had offered her space over at her place but last night she had wanted to be alone to think and gather her self. They had decided that she was going to come over after work tonight and stay until she could find a place of her own again.

"Dr Robbins! You're back! Boy, have I missed you."

The blonde attending laughed at Alex Karevs statement. He looked like a child on Christmas morning just waiting for his permission to open his gifts.

"Well, I'm glad that someone's glad to have me back", she said softly. "But I'm very eager to get to work and meet Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital's tiny humans again. Shall we?"

Alex just nodded with a wide smile filled with happiness all over his face. And with that they started morning rounds.

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"So, did you sleep well?" Mark asked while he and Callie walked down the stairs towards the surgery board to check the schedule of the day.

The brunette had been awfully quiet all morning during breakfast and the walk to the hospital.

"Yes. I did", she answered. "Strange but true."

Mark hugged her shoulder in response.

"Good. You needed it. But you know, with all that was going on last night I didn't get to tell you MY news."

"Oh? And what that be Dr Sloan?" Callie said and raised her eyebrows.

Mark leaned in to her and whispered:

"I kissed Lexie at Joe's last night. And she kissed me back!"

"Oh my God! Why didn't you tell me? I'm so happy for you Mark!"

"Well, there was a lot of things going on last night when I got home" he joked back. "By the way, can you please tell me what happened between you and Blondie and what it was in that box she came back and delivered right before you got back home?"

Callie shrugged.

"To question number one the answer is: We fought and I left. The answer to number two I have no comments to. At least not for now. But let's just say that whatever it was in that box it made me sleep as well that I did."

"Oh I see", Mark smiled. "So does this mean that you and Robbins are gonna hump each other in one of the on-call rooms before the day is over?"

"Mark!" Callie said annoyingly. "If you don't stop I'm going to hit you with the first brick I find! And for your information, I'm still mad at her. She is not forgiven. Not by a long shot."

"Well it seems that Robbins was talking serious when she told she was back" Mark nodded against the board. "She is back."

Callie frowned when she saw Arizona's name on the board. So, Dr Robbins was in for an appendectomy her first day back.

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"Are you okay?"

Arizona smiled to the question Teddy was delivering with a concerned look across the lunch table.

"I seem to get question a lot today."

"Well, can you blame me for asking?" Teddy shot back with a twinkle in her eyes.

Arizona let out a small laugh.

"I guess not. But yeah, actually I feel okay. Considering the circumstances I mean. Although I feel very tense and I'm afraid of bumping in to a certain someone very time I round a corner which I know is going to be inevitable at some point and…"

"Arizona? You're rambling again", Teddy said and put her hand on the blonde's arm trying to calm her down and relax a little. "She just needs…"

"Time", Arizona finished. "I know, I know. And I'm going to give her time. I need also need time."

Teddy nodded lightly.

"But are you really okay with the fact that she has been in Mark Sloan's bed since you left?"

"I'd be lying if I said that it wasn't a big deal but I'm thinking we have bigger issues to solve before that subject is going to be on the top of our list to talk about. I know that I'm going to yell and scream and fight about that when the time is ready."

"You're trying to sound very political correct about this my friend", Teddy said with obvious doubt showing in her eyes.

"I have to Teddy", Arizona said. "I have no choice. But you know what? I just want to say to you that I'm glad that I have you. I've missed you. And I don't know what I would've done without you."

Teddy gave the blonde a warm and wide smile.

"Right back at ya. And in case I didn't tell you. I also am very, very glad to have my best friend back."

Arizona felt her inside melt to Teddy's words. Although she considered Teddy as her best friend here since she moved to Seattle she had been a little afraid to believe that she was being seeing the same to Teddy. In that moment every thing seemed to feel a little lighter again.

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Callie was relived. Her shift was over and she had managed to not run in to Arizona. She knew that the moment would come and that that moment would be tomorrow morning in the conference room for the attendings regular Wednesday meeting with Chief Webber but for tonight she was safe. She quickly undressed and changed out of her scrubs, suddenly she was very eager to get home. Mark was on call all night so she was going to be alone. And that meant that she could read Arizona's next letter in some piece and quiet. She couldn't help it. She longed for the blonde's handwritten words. Callie finished changing her clothes and headed out. She nervously looked around when she was waiting for the elevator to come up and exhaled in relief when the elevator's door slide apart and she could step in. But then…this couldn't be happening! Every time. There was a curse regarding her and elevators. Cause people she really did not want to bump in to or talk to always seem to be in them when she chose to enter one.

"Hey", Arizona said softly and in a very small voice.

"Hey", Callie replied trying to sound very neutral.

Silence, awkward silence engulfed the two women on their ride down to the main lobby.

"Callie, I…"

"Please don't say anything", Callie almost pleaded still turned away from the blonde. "Don't ruin this. Just…be quiet. I can't talk to you right now. I'm not ready to talk with you yet. So please, don't say anything."

To Arizona's relief, despite that the brunette didn't want to talk to her, Callie didn't sound angry when she spoke. She held on to that and when the elevator doors slide apart Callie stepped out and murmured a low "Bye" and walked away from her. Arizona stood still outside the elevator, watching the brunette until she disappeared around a corner. Arizona exhaled. She still had faith in their love. They were going to get through this. No matter what it would take, Arizona was going to get this one right.