Picking up where it left off...
Teddy's POV
I'm standing 2 feet away from the door while Addison is hovering very close to it, trying to see if she can hear anything. It has been pretty quiet, but you never know with those two. Just because you don't hear arguing doesn't mean something is not going on. Sometimes with them, the silence means the worst. Mark is pacing back and fourth in between Addison and I with his hands in his pockets. I know he feels bad, and I do too. I'll apologize for how I spoke to him, but not for the fact that I was defending Arizona.
"Can you hear anything?" I ask
"Something about Torres being bad...thats all I heard..." She says in a whisper. The look of confusion on her face is making me want to burst out laughing. Addison has some hilarious facial expressions.
"Well..." Mark adds. The devious look on his face is definitely annoying the crap out of me.
I hold both hands up to stop him from saying what I know he's going to "Don't even..."
"What I'm just saying" He defends
Addison steps away from the door, giving him an evil glare and pointing toward the apartment door. "Out!" she exclaims. Good, he's leaving! Ugh...just when I though he wasn't going to cause any more trouble. I guess some things never change.
When he leaves I sneak over to the door and lean against the door frame, leaving my ear lightly pressed against the door. I can't hear much of anything at all. Is that a pager I hear?
Addison and I are both caught off guard as Callie whips the door open and steps back. We stumble slightly into the room and come face to face when a very confused looking Arizona, and a very annoyed looking Callie.
"So...?" Addison and I both say at the same time.
"So...incoming trauma, didn't you get paged?" She says. Very nice Torres. Changing the subject instead of taking the 1 second it would take to answer us. We're dyin here. BEEP BEEP BEEP. Son of a...good thing I'm no longer feeling the alcohol.
Callie quickly brushes past us, not even acknowledging Arizona. Addison follows closely behind Callie as Arizona looks down at the floor and walks past me. I guess I can ask later? Time to go see what's going on at the hospital. Why does Arizona look so weird? Please tell me they didn't decide to go their seperate ways! If I eat any more donuts with Arizona I think I'll definitely need a diet.
Arizona's POV
Turns out we were all paged for a multi-car pile up. I have had the night/morning from hell and all I want to be able to do is lay down wrapped in her arms, and forget the rest of the world for just a little while. I haven't seen her all morning, as we've both been in and out of surgery and I was in a meeting with the chief at one point. After making sure no one is following or watching me, I head to our on call room.(What Arizona doesn't notice is that Meredith has seen her). Once I get there, I send her a quick text, hoping that Mark isn't hovering over her reading the message on her phone.
I miss you already. I need you =( r u busy?-A
Just as I kick my shoes off and lay down I feel my phone vibrate. I smile for the first time all day at what I read.
I miss you too. I have a little time. I'll come hold you =)...our on call room?-C
Yes. Can't wait to see you.-A
2 minutes later I hear the door crack open. I am facing the wall but I know it's her. I am so sick of all the tears lately, yet here I go again. I haven't even told her what is wrong yet and already I want to cry. My eyes begin to water, but I am trying my best not to cry. She locks the door behind her and comes to lay down with me. When I feel her body against mine and her arm around me, some of my trouble begins to fade away.
"Hey beautiful" she whispers before giving me a soft kiss on the cheek. "What's wrong?" She asks.
I turn around so I am laying on my back, still keeping the closeness between us and her arm draped around my middle.
"I had a meeting with the chief this morning. Out of the blue he paged me to his office to tell me that there's a possibility I won't be able to keep my job after all and that either me or Stark is going to have to leave and..."
"But you've already been back at work for over a week. I don't get it."
"Yeah I don't either. I made mistakes that I'm apparently never going to live down."
"We don't know what's going to happen so try not to worry about it just yet ok?. But, no matter what you'll always have me and we'll figure it out together." She is so amazing. I am so lucky that even after all we have been through, she is still, and will always be mine.
A single tear rolls down my cheek and she quickly wipes it away before bringing her lips to mine for a quick kiss.
"Feel better" She asks as she kisses me again. Mmmm I love her kisses, even the quick ones.
"Mhm. Just what the doctor ordered" I mumble against her lips. After she places a series of soft kisses on my lips, the tip of my nose and my cheeks, she pulls back to look me in the eyes.
"Speaking of which...I really hate to leave you right now but I have to finish up a few things so I'll have enough time for lunch later. But, if you need me you can text or page me okay?"
"Mkay. Hey...has anyone asked you about us yet?" I don't mean to keep her much longer but I want to know.
"Nope. I've managed to avoid all of them up until now. It won't last long, but I still think it's fun leaving them wondering. I'll head to lunch in an hour or two which could be interesting but we'll see." she replies, as she begins to get up off the bed.
She takes my hand and helps me off the bed so we are in a standing position. She places her hands on my waist and pulls me in for one more kiss. "I'll see you later. I love you" as she heads to leave.
"I love you too." giving her my best dimpled smile. The smile that only she has ever been able to put on my face. I figure I'll stay here for a minute, to make sure no one see's us leaving together.
almost 2 hours later...
Callie's POV
I really didn't want to leave Arizona, not when I just got her back. I wish I could spend all day with her and shut out the world. But, today has been such an insane day in the ER. Everywhere in the hospital, really. I'm finishing a few notes on a chart at a nurses station when out of the corner of my eye, I see Mark come up next to me. He begins to hover directly over my shoulder. ok seriously. After all that's happened you really wanna get that close to me.
"Can I help you..?" I ask
"hmm...well...since I got kicked out earlier, wanna tell me what's up with you and blondie?" Let the games begin.
"What do you mean?" I ask. Still looking down at the chart.
"Torres come on don't give me that...what do you mean what do I mean? You know what I mean!"
Still not looking at him I pull my phone out of my pocket to check for messages from Arizona. He hovers even closer and just as I'm about to put my phone back in my pocket I feel it vibrate. I open the message with my phone still on my pocket. I turn so my back is toward him, so he can't read it.
ON CALL ROOm NOW-A
Could this be the green eyed monster creeping up on her? I look around to see if she is in sight. But, she is not. Maybe she saw...hmm...
"I gotta go Mark I'll see you later" I shout over my shoulder as I head towards the on call room, leaving Mark behind, looking very confused. I keep glancing back over my shoulder to see if he is following me. Thankfully he didn't
When I get there, I don't even have to ask if she saw. Because I can tell by the look in her eyes that she did. She must have already been heading here when she sent the message. The second I get the door closed and locked I am being pushed against it as she slams her body into mine and begins attacking my lips with hers. Breaking the kiss after about a minute to get some air in her lungs, she brings her lips to my ear "mine." she breathes. Oh god she is SO hot when she gets possessive. As much as I pretend to hate it...I LOVE it. She is so incredibly sexy like this.
She goes from my ear down to my neck and begins lightly nipping and sucking, after pulling my shirt out of the way. Ouch that's definitely going to leave a Mark on me...how the heck am I gunna mess with them now? They will probably assume its from her.
Just as she brings her hands down to the waist band of my scrub pants and begins to untie them, I hear the dreaded sound of my pager. Oh. My. God. Seriously? When she pulls back and takes a step back I reach down to look at my pager and notice Addie is paging me. My cell phone vibrates and I read a text from her a few seconds later.
Come to the cafeteria. I haven't seen you all day.
Seriously Addison. Ugh, the cafeteria. Really? I should go...she'll know something is up. I'm not done messing with these guys just yet.
"That's Addison, I have to go see what she wants. I love you babe, I'll see you soon?" kissing her one more time. I can never get enough of her sweet lips.
"I understand. I'll see you later" She replies before giving me one more kiss. "I love you too"
I get to the cafeteria and notice Addison and Teddy sitting with Meredith, Owen and Mark. Mite as well eat while I'm here. I grab some food and head over to the table. Tossing the tray on the table I grab the seat next to Addison, who is sitting next to Teddy(of course) who is across from Mark who has Meredith in between him and Owen.
"You rang?" turning to Addison raising a brow in annoyance. Great now her and Teddy are both looking at me expecting me to give them details. And shit. Mark just noticed my neck. It's small, but leave it up to him. I start eating my lunch, hoping he won't say anything.
"Woa Torres whattaya got going on there?" He asks. Reaching over and pulling my shirt back slightly to see.
"Yeah and why have you been in and out of on call rooms all day?" Owen jokes. Crap. He's seen me, but has he seen Arizona?
Before I can even answer, Addison interrupts.
"You're trying to get back with Arizona and you're still messing around with other people?" haha is she really THAT dense? Apparently.
"What the hell is the matter with you?" Teddy asks, giving me a glare I'd be afraid of if I wasn't messing with all of them.
Noticing the smirk on Meredith's face I am convinced that she knows something. Then again how would she know? She's been on Arizona's service...maybe she saw us? Giving her my best 'don't say a damn word look' makes her change the subject.
"Anyone had...any... interesting surgeries?" she asks
"Nope. Not really" comes the echoed reply of everyone at the table.
"Well this has been fun, but I have patients to check on. Uhm. Sorry I couldn't stay longer." I say as quickly as I can while I grab my tray, ditch the stuff in the trash in the way by and head back to ortho. I must leave now before I blow my cover. The look Teddy is giving me is making it so hard not to start cracking up...and don't even get me started on the 'tables turning inside her head' look on Addison's face...
3 hours later...
Teddys POV
Coming out of a patients room I bump into Addison. Why the heck is she up here? Doesn't she have to finish up her consult? Meh...all of us find ways to bug each other, even on busy days. Closing the door I give her my 'was there something you wanted to say?' look.
"They're bluffing!" She says as we start walking down the hall
"What?" I ask while turning my head to the side in confusion
"I just saw them about a half hour ago, go in to an on call room one after the other. I followed Callie and she was looking down on her way there so she didn't see me. No more then 2 seconds later I see Arizona sneak her way in."
"That would explain why no one's really seen Arizona all day. I ran into Karev earlier and he said she kept coming and going...that would also explain Callies little love bite haha...and what are you doing down here you got paged too"
"I finished up the consult I was here for. Richard had me help with a mother in labor who was involved in the pile up...then another mother in labor came in and her baby was in a breech position, that's why he had me paged too...my work here is done. Spending one more night, flying back to LA tomorrow."
"Let me grab my stuff. I'm done too. I'll meet you out front? We'll get the truth out of them and head to Joes to celebrate our awesome team work" I say with a huge smile while heading to the locker room to get my things and change.
"See you in a few" she calls just before the door closes.
Arizona's POV
Well, I've had quite the day. As we all have. So here I sit on the bench out front, waiting for Calliope. I'm really hoping we can tell everyone now.
"Arizona what are you doing out here in the cold?" She asks. Springing off the bench I begin my nervous ramble, afraid of what she might say. Turning to face her with my best 'please let me have my way' puppy dog eyes I begin to talk.
"I don't want to do this anymore...don't get me wrong it's been fun messing with them but I want to be able to hold your hand and not have to worry about whose watching. I want to be able to tell you I love you and not care about who hears...and I want to be able to just come up to nurses stations and tell Mark to back off when I see him hovering too closely. I want everyone to know that you are mine and..."
Meanwhile...
Addisons POV
Looking out the front window of the hospital at the scene unfolding we both start to laugh.
"I knew she'd be the first to crack" Teddy says
"I gotta admit they almost had us there for a while" I answer.
Callies POV
I'm not even hearing half of what she is saying because she is talking way too fast. But from what I have heard, she is right. I don't let her finish. I cut her off by gently grabbing her coat and pulling her in for a kiss. Pulling back to look her in the eyes I wrap my arms around her, hold her close to me and give her a simple "ok".
"ok?" she asks
"Yes. I just wanted to have a little fun with them..which I'm sure they caught on to. I'm sure they are watching us right now. And I am sure they are going to want to go to Joes and celebrate their success."
"But, I want to be alone with you" She pleads, giving me her best puppy dog eyes.
"Just for a few? And then we can go back to my place and...I'll be all yours I promise"
No sooner do I finish speaking that I see Arizona look over slightly to the left.
"So...you gonna tell us the truth nowww?" Addison asks as her and Teddy come up on either side of us. Addison to the left, Teddy to the right.
"Yeah we're dyin here!" Teddy pleads
"Ok. Fine. You win. We're back together...you have meddled successfully!" Arizona says, breaking into a huge smile. I am so in love with those dimples...
"Yayyyy" They say in unison as they hug us both. I'm sure someone, somewhere see's the 4 of us and I would really love to see the look on their face at the moment.
"So, Joes?" Teddy says as we break away from the hug.
"I'll stay with Teddy tonight. Give you two some time. I'll come say goodbye in the morning." Addison adds.
"You can have my bed tonight" Arizona says turning to Addison
"Great. Let's Go" Teddy adds as her and Addison begin to walk ahead of us.
I take Arizona's hand in mine and we trail behind them at our own pace to begin the short walk to Joes.
"I was wondering if maybe later we could just snuggle up on the couch. I know we still have so much talking to do but I'm so tired and I really just want to enjoy some quiet time, you know..like we used to all the time" She says, referring to the many nights we spent the night in front of the tv, her half on top of me with her head resting on my chest. Just the two of us. She would always worry about whether or not she was crushing me, but I never cared. I love having her in my arms, feeling her body and how it fits so perfectly against mine.
I give her a quick nod, letting her know I'm liking the idea too.
I know I could have spent way more time with Addison while she was here, but I also know she will understand. I will head to Joes and visit with them for a little while, because they have helped me find my way back the best thing that ever happened to me, a life with Arizona. After a few drinks, I will begin the rest of my life with the love of my life. I will spend every day showing Arizona that she is, and will always be the most important part of my life.
"Like we used to"
THE END
A/N: So...it has come to an end. There will be a sequel, in which we will get to see these two taking the next steps in order to build a future and settle down together. There will be conflict, but they will deal with it in a way other than avoidance. YAY. We will also see a few loose ends from this story, tied up in the sequel. I don't know when the sequel will be started, because I have many Youtube subbers waiting for video requests. So, I will venture back to youtube for a little bit. But, I will get back to the world of writing as soon as I can. Thanks for your reviews/feed back, and following this to the end.