Title: The Other Life of Arizona Robbins (10/10)
Author: Race122VE (Coll)
Pairing: Arizona/Callie
Rating: PG-13 - R (Just to be on the safe side. I don't do smut, but I can skim the border)
Summary: A figure from Arizona's past shows up at the hospital and brings with her a glimpse of the person Arizona used to be before she showed up.
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.

Author's Note: This is my first time attempting this fandom/pairing, and my first time writing anything in quite a while, but I was inspired and figured I'd give it a shot. Takes place after 6.10 "Holidaze." Hope you enjoy, thanks!

Chapter 10 – Epilogue

The harsh, shrill beeping of the alarm clock filled the room, causing Arizona to lift her head off the pillow and squint around the room. She groaned, opening her eyes slowly. The bright light of morning attacked her eyes as the sound continued ringing on her ears. Arizona peeked down at the tangle of sheets and limbs as she hesitantly started getting out of bed, taking her time to go check the pagers on Callie's bureau when the sound suddenly ceased. Arizona looked over to the other side of the bed and smiled as Callie looked over at her and yawned.

"It was the alarm," she informed sleepily as she kept her eyes closed. "Not the pagers. I'm off; you're off…come here."

Before scooting back over, Arizona glanced over and took a look at the time. "Ugh," she moaned as she fell back to the bed and scooted into Callie's arms. "Why would your alarm be set for that time? You're on the night shift-"

"I was on the night shift," Callie corrected, her voice still hoarse with sleep. "I had to switch when you were away."

Arizona pouted, but Callie simply tightened her hold on the blonde. "Great…everything got screwed up. Our schedules were gonna be in sync and now…" she trailed off, sighing into Callie's embrace as she stared off to the mess of clothes strewn about the bedroom, along with some sheets of paper that were shoved off of bedside tables, and picture frames that had been knocked down. A smile replaced her pout and a small laugh escaped from her mouth.

"What?"

"Just checking out the damage," Arizona remarked, and she felt Callie's head turn to gaze at the wreckage. "Guess we got a little…caught up."

"That's one way of putting it," Callie chuckled. "At least we know we're OK in that department."

It was one of those things that she just said without thinking, but Callie scrunched her face in preparation for the glare that Arizona was going to shoot her way. Sure enough, a second later, Arizona pushed herself up on her elbow and looked down at Callie with her jaw hanging open.

"That came out wrong-"

"I thought we were OK," Arizona argued. "Last night…I thought-"

"We did…we did," Callie interrupted, but with a gentler tone that she hoped would calm Arizona. "Come on, you know that I do the whole talk without thinking thing sometimes. My point was just…last night was amazing."

Satisfied with Callie's response, Arizona leaned down and pressed her lips to Callie's. It was chaste, sweet, and just the beginning of a trail of kisses Arizona was leaving down her jaw and neck. Callie let out a low hum of pleasure and brought her hands up to run through the blonde hair in front of her. "I've missed this," Callie admitted.

Arizona ceased her exploration of Callie's neck and moved to look her in the eye. "Me too," she said quietly, reaching up and taking one of Callie's hands in her own.

"So," Callie began, her tone light and teasing as she shifted in bed so she was sitting up slightly. "Is there anything else I should know?"

Arizona let out a small laugh in response before composing herself and playing along with Callie. She bit her lower lip and rolled her eyes upwards, as if searching her mind for anything she had yet to disclose to her girlfriend. "Oh," she exclaimed as the thought came to the front of her mind. "My parents want to meet you" Callie's face fell slightly, the playful façade she had started now dropped to a more serious look.

"You OK?" she slowly asked, tilting her head in concern.

"Yeah," Callie shrugged. "Yeah…no, it's i-it's…fine…good."

A big, dimpled smile spread across Arizona's face, "You're nervous."

"No."

"Yes…yes you are, Calliope," Arizona teased, squeezing her hand in the process. "You so don't have to be, you know? Anytime I've talked to my parents I talk about you or work."

"Oh…"

"And it's not like I booked the flight for next weekend," Arizona continued. "We have time to think about it. I'm just…letting you know."

"OK," Callie responded before laughing at her nervousness. "Sorry…it's just…I never knew if I should bring it up or wait for you to say something-"

"You thought about it?" Arizona asked, confirming her suspicions. "You want to meet my family?"

"Yeah," Callie deadpanned. "The nerves are just…general, meeting the family nerves. I think we've been through worst case scenario with my family."

"And look at it now," Arizona remarked, leaning over to kiss Callie quickly. "Look at us now."

Callie brought her hand up to push back Arizona's tussled hair to get a better look at the clear, blue eyes staring back at her deep, brown. She wanted to say 'I love you,' but knew it would be a waste of words. Those three words no longer expressed how Callie really felt about Arizona. She knew, looking at this woman lying with her that the work that lay ahead of them was only going to solidify their bond and not break it.

"I hope you're planning two separate trips, then," Callie teased. "Because you still owe me a long weekend away."

Laughter filled the room as Callie pulled Arizona back down into her embrace. "I think I can work that out."

Author's Note 2: So, this is it! The end! Thanks so much for all the amazing reviews and support for my story. It's been floating around in my head and I'm really happy that I got it out, especially since it's been so long since I've published anything. I don't know what I'll be writing next. I have an idea in my head, but I want to wait till after tonight's episode to try to keep things cannon with the show.

Anyway, thanks so much again. I'm really glad so many of you liked the story!