Chapter 10: Oh, jealousy.

Callie was left stunned, and quite shocked for the most part. Ok, so some woman had given her, her number. It wasn't like she was going to act on it! She knew Arizona didn't share, but she didn't plan on being shared. She also didn't plan on sharing. And it's not like she could just run after the blonde. She was in the hospital with a leg injury for crying out loud!

So she was left to ponder what had just happened, as she mindlessly picked at the salad, and hamburger in front of her. She couldn't eat now. Her nerves were on over drive. She never expected Arizona to act so... irrationally. That was the word she decided to set on. What could be going through that beautiful mind of hers?

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Arizona paced aimlessly through the lobby of the UCLA medical center. She was probably burning a hole in the rug, but that was the least of her concerns right now. Never, had she ever acted the way she did today. Not with anyone. Not with Julie, who she was with for over a year, not with her first girlfriend, Joanne, who she actually took home to meet her family.

She knew why she was the way she was. Lauren had basically ruined her. She didn't trust easily, and she was the core reason. The second time she cheated on her, was apparently enough to ruin Arizona for life.

Arizona was so trusting before Lauren. Her other relationships just fizzled out and were going no where, so she'd end them. Lauren was the first person Arizona actually imagined a life with. She was the first person she saw white picket fences that caged in dogs and chickens with. But even Lauren couldn't hold a candle to the way Arizona felt about Callie.

It was too soon, to be feeling this way about The beautiful brunette. They had only known each other a few months, and they have only been official a few weeks. But, Arizona could already see the white picket fence, and the chickens and dogs. She could also see white wedding dresses, and dreaded China patterns. She could also see a family there. One she had never dreamt of before, because honestly she never saw a life with kids.

Callie seemed to change all that in the short time she had known her. She was so open, and caring. She was honest and beautiful. She was the perfect woman. Besides just being sex on legs, she was intelligent. She was kind, and generous, and she honestly seemed to put Arizona's feelings first. Even today, she could see Callie forcing out a smile for her benefit. Dear god, she was falling in love with this woman!

So what the hell was she doing downstairs, while her girlfriend was upstairs? Callie wasn't lauren. She wasn't Joanne or Julie either. Callie was leagues above them. Arizona knew it the second her eyes met Callie's... This one was special. Those brown orbs just seemed to pierce her soul. She wasn't going to let some stupid past ruin her possible future.

With a quick stop to the gift shop, yet again, Arizona picked up a bouquet of flowers. She had an apology to make. She also had a girlfriend to check up on. Today was the first day of the rest of their lives. She knew in that instant that she would do whatever it took, to make the one, Calliope Torres a permanent fixture in her life.

Arizona was chewing her bottom lip as she exited the elevator and walked towards Callie's room. She was going to apologize for her earlier behavior, hand her amazingly beautiful, and now injured girlfriend the bouquet of flowers, and make things right. Arizona, was a Robbins. They righted their wrongs, preferably sooner then later.

So when Arizona stepped into the now empty room, she felt jilted. She had just worked up enough nerve to apologize, and she was going to have to wait even longer, and beat herself up even more now that Callie wasn't even in here. Well crap.

About half an hour later, Arizona heard that familiar laugh. The one that made her skin tingle with anticipation. The laugh that made her smile from the very depths of her soul. Callie was laughing, that had to be a good thing right? Maybe the scans were better then they expected.

"And then my sister, pushed me into the pond and I completely freaked!" A shorter brunette said, as she pushed Callie back in the room. Callie had her head thrown back in laughter, and Arizona felt the twinge of jealousy once again course through her. She was busy stewing over her first "fight" with Callie, and Callie was laughing it up, with some nurse.

"Baby!" Callie said excitedly noticing the presence of her previously scares girlfriend. "Nurse Emily here gave me these awesome pills. I can't feel a thing. Look!" She said pinching at her skin. "But I missed you. You left. You were angry." Callie said drawing her eyebrows together in remembrance

"About that, Calliope... I'm... I'm sorry." Arizona sighed out as she nervously wrung her fingers together.

"Calliope? I thought your name was Callie." Nurse Emily said confused.

"Oh... No, no, no." Callie said holding up her pointer finger and shaking her head. Her eyes had dropped closed, and whatever she was on, was clearly making her feel very good. "Only Arizona, calls me Calliope." Callie corrected, as a grin formed on her girlfriends face. "No one else." She stated.

"So I take it you're Arizona?" Emily asked with a small smile.

"Guilty." The blonde said simply holding up her hand.

"Well, I'm Emily. I'll be taking care of Callie here until the scans are back, but please, if there's anything either of you need let me know." She said politely.

"Emily..." Arizona thought remembering the number she saw, which was still lingering on the table. "Will do." Arizona said holding it together. Sure Emily was cute, but she had no reason to be jealous. Did she? And the way callie said she was the only one allowed to call her Calliope, just did something to her.

"Up." Emily coaxed Callie into bed. Where black hair immediately sprawled over the pillow. "Now, take it easy. And try to rest." Emily said before leaving the room.

"She's the one who gave me her number!" Callie whispered loudly as she pointed towards the door.

"I know!" Arizona whispered back trying not to giggle.

"I wasn't going to do anything with it!" Callie said throwing her hands up.

"But I couldn't just throw it away here... How rude!" She finished in slightly slurred words.

"Baby, I know... And I'm sorry..." Arizona started before she was cut off.

"No, no, no. Let me explain." Callie said as her eyes dropped almost closed. "I like you. Like, I like you a lot!" Callie said confidently. "You're literally like the most beautiful person I've ever seen. Inside and out!" She said with a smile. "And you're my girlfriend and you don't share. And I don't expect to be shared, I don't want to be shared." She continued, now rambling. "And I don't share either. So we are clear on that. But I really need some sleep because my eyes won't stay open any longer. Ok?" Callie said breathing deeply out, as her jumbled thoughts came to an end.

"Ok, I'm right here." Arizona said having to stop a giggle. It was cute to see Callie so open. And her heart swelled with the admission she had just heard. She felt like she could burst right then and there. Callie was her's, and she was Callie's, and she might possibly be the luckiest woman on earth. And this side of a slightly out of it Callie was just way too cute.

Soon Callie's once quiet room was filled with her not so quiet team mates and friends. She didn't move or stir though, she laid perfectly still with her beautifully relaxed features, Arizona observed.

"How is she? What's going on? What's the word?" Addison frantically asked as she threw down Callie's bag of clothes.

"No word yet, still waiting. She's been asleep for about an hour." Arizona said with a smile as she tucked black locks behind a Carmel ear.

"God. This is... Can we hurry it up a little?!" Addison said nervously chewing on her nails.

"They were backed up, something about an accident. But hopefully we'll get answers soon." Arizona said sighing, as she rested her head on the side of Callie's bed.

The room was alive with chatter when Dr. Hunt finally managed to slip back in. "Wow, why didn't anyone invite me to the party?" He asked with a quiet smile. "Looks like the whole team is here." He observed.

"Shoot it to us straight, doc!" Amelia said standing up with the arrival of the new stranger. "What's wrong? Can she play again?" She asked nervously rubbing her arm.

"Well, I think she should wake Callie, and then we can discuss everything." He said laughing at the straight forward nature of the injured woman's friends.

"Callie, baby... Wake up." Arizona coaxed gently shaking her. "Come on, Dr. Hunt is here he wants to talk to you." She said after a while of no answer.

"Hey." Callie finally said waking up, with a sleepy smile. "You're beautiful." She said running a hand along Arizona's cheek, making her cheeks turn pink, with slight embarrassment.

"You're beautiful." Arizona leaned in and whispered before laying a soft kiss on the crown of her head. "Dr. Hunt is here, so is everyone else." She said with a small laugh gesturing around the room.

"Oh, hey." Callie said letting her sleepy smile widen as she gazed around the room. She was smiling for two reasons. One, she was so unbelievably lucky to have the friends she has. Of course they all showed up to her hospital room. And two, she was so unbelievably whole heartedly falling in love with Arizona. So much so, that she didn't even realize anyone else was in the room.

"Ms. Torres." Dr. Hunt said stepping further in the room.

"Callie." She corrected him as she adjusted herself in bed.

"Well... Callie." He said with a smile. "I have good news and I have bad news." He said walking over, and standing next to her bed. "Which would you like to hear first?"

"Bad I guess." Callie said with with a nervous sigh.

"You sprained your knee." He said flicking off the lights and putting her x-Rays up to the lit box in the room. "You can see the slight tear right there." He said running his pinky finger over a blank space on the scan. "So you're going to be sore, and it's going to be swollen, and you're going to have to read it for at least a week, maybe two." He said flipping off the scan, and turning back on the light.

Callie as well as the rest of the room let out an audible sigh of relief. A sprain, she could deal with. "Well I heard the pop, and freaked. But wow... Ok that's a relief." She said taking a deep breath.

"Sometimes that's the case. That could have been any number of things. But I can guarantee you, it's just a sprain." He said smiling.

"The good news?" Callie asked getting antsy. She was ready to leave.

"Ah yes." He said with a smirk. "The good news. It's not going to keep you out for long. Minor physical therapy, some Tylenol, and make sure to keep that leg elevated. You'll be back on that field in no time. He said, warning him a megawatt smile.

"Thank god!" Addison said standing up from her seat and walking over to Callie's bed. "We were all worried sick." She said placing a hand on her best friends arm.

"You and me both!" Callie joked as she tightened her grip on Arizona's hand. "So can I go home doc?" She asked excitedly.

"You're free to go! Remember take it easy." He said pointing a stern finger. "Ice on and off every twenty minutes. Take Tylenol as needed, and make sure you use those crutches." He said patting her on the shoulder.

"Yes sir!" She said swinging her now wrapped knee over the side of her hospital bed.

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It was a chore getting up to her apartment. Callie was not used to crutches, or limited mobility. And she had accidentally hit her knee getting into her car which only worsened the pain. "I thought running the field was a work out, Jesus." She said with a laugh as she leaned against the wall just outside of her apartment.

"You did great." Arizona beamed at her, with that dimpled smile, that Callie was sure could end wars. One smile from that woman, could probably literally bring world peace. "Come on, let's get you inside and prop up that leg." Arizona said opening the door.

Callie hobbled in, grateful for the extra hands. She was sure she could manage her bags if she had to, but she was glad she didn't have to. "You're the best. You know that?" Callie asked as she flopped down on her oversized couch.

"Yeah? I've heard that a time or two." Arizona said leaning over the couch, laying a firm peck to Callie's full lips. "Now, prop that leg up." Arizona said grabbing some pillows before situating Callie's leg on top of them. "I'll grab you some ice for it."

"You don't have to stay Arizona. I understand if you want to see your brother, or do something other then be stuck here with me all day." Callie said watching Arizona cross the room, over to the kitchen. "I mean, I'd like to you stay, and I really think we need to talk." Callie said resting her head back against the arm rest.

"Yeah. Preferably when you're not all loopy." Arizona giggled as she placed the ice on Callie's leg and took a seat in the chair.

"Oh god... I was talking to you, wasn't I?" Callie groaned in frustration and embarrassment.

"You were." Arizona smiled. It was actually really cute.

"What did I say?"

"You rambled mostly."

"Dear god." Callie groaned.

"Really, it was cute." Arizona giggled.

"Thank you for the flowers." Callie acknowledged, seeing them sitting on her bag.

"You're welcome. I meant to give them to you earlier, but you were kind of out of it, and then it was time to leave." Arizona said.

"Well, I love them. Thank you." Callie sighed in bliss. "So about earlier..." She said, not really finding any smoother way to bring it up.

"Look, I really over reacted. And I'm sorry." Arizona admitted right away. "I swear, I'm usually not that way..." She said shrugging. "It's just... Can I be completely honest with you?" Arizona asked timidly.

"Of course." Callie said reaching a hand out to her blonde. "I always want us to be honest with each other Arizona." She smiled.

"My last girlfriend... She did a number on me. And I know, I know it's not fair to compare you to her, because you're not her. You are definitely not her." Arizona said shaking her head. "But something in me snapped. I don't... I'm not even sure why!" She said now pacing. "I think it's because... Because..." She said stopping to gather herself.

"Because what?" Callie asked, wishing she could be standing with her. Arizona looked at her, reluctantly, shyly, but said nothing. "Honey, you're not going to scare me away. You can tell me anything." She encouraged.

"Because... I...I..." Arizona struggled.

"It's ok." Callie said gently. "I promise, nothing you say is going to scare me away. Ok?" She asked with a smile.

"I already have all these feelings for you. Deep meaningful feelings... I think I love you. And I know it's too soon to be saying something like that, and it's probably not ideal timing." Arizona sighed out. "But basically from the moment our eyes locked I knew you and I were meant for each other. I can't explain it, and I can't fight it. And... You're just amazing. And when you're not around I am thinking about you, and when you are around I feel like I can never get enough of you." She continued. "And this sounds crazy right? It all sounds crazy. And I just said I love you, and... You're probably..."

"You do?" Callie asked cutting her off wide eyed. She was fighting some of the tears that threatened to fall. And her heart was beating rapidly in her chest. It felt like it was going to beat right out. She had to be dreaming. This was too good to be true.

"I do. Arizona said simply with a smile.

"I love you too." Callie smiled.

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A/N: two chapters in two days?! What's going on?! What can I say? Your comments and DMs insprie me! :)

I know this one was short, but it was mostly to answer some of your questions instead of leaving you hanging!

Also, this story just gets written as it gets written. I wasn't planning for it to end this way but it did. And there you have it. When you know you know! Am I right?! Lol :)

Ok so I know ten chapters in and NO SEXY TIME. What the hell?! Sooooo for all of you who have been patiently waiting, your time is here! I'll do my best to do the next part justice! I'm quite nervous to write it lol.

For those of you who want to skip over it, skip it. I won't put anything too important in it! :)

Let's all put on our sexy pants for the next part. LOL!

Xoxo :)