Sorry it took so long for this update. Having writers block again plus my computer decided to give me issues, so I had to update this from the library. I think it may be a virus...getting a ton of error messages. Bahhh. Anywho, here is chapter 10. Enjoy!

A/N: nope. dont own it.

Callie stared into her lover's face, so overcome with emotion that she couldn't stop the tears from rolling down her cheeks.
"God, baby, you're back! You have no idea how much I've missed you!" she said breathlessly, covering Arizona's face with kisses.
"What-what happened? Why am I in the hospital?" Arizona asked, struggling to sit up. Callie added a few pillows behind her and Arizona fell back into them.
"You don't remember?" Callie asked, frowning slightly.
"I remember being in the car, but..." Arizona's voice trailed off and Callie could see that she was confused.
"It's ok, baby. Just take your time."
Callie said soothingly as she smoothed a strand of blonde hair out of her eyes. Arizona closed her eyes and tried to concentrate. She remembered being in the driver's seat, and hearing the crunch of metal as their car slammed into the trunk of a tree. Callie's face, bloodied and bruised, came to her mind a few moments later. Her eyes flew open.
"Oh, my god Calliope!" she gasped as the memories came flooding back. Callie's face covered in blood. Sitting next to Kepner in the ambulance, screaming at Avery to keep Callie alive. Dr. Bailey telling her that Addison was on her way to take care of the baby...the baby. Arizona lifted her hand to caress Callie's belly, which she could see that it was now flat and empty. Callie could see the question in her eyes.
"The baby," Arizona whispered. "Where is she?" Callie sighed and shook her head sadly. Arizona's eyes widened as she saw the answer written on her lover's face.
"No," she choked. "Dear god, Callie...no!" tears streamed down Arizona's cheeks and Callie brushed them away gently.
"Addison did everything she could. She had to deliver her early to save me. But she was so tiny, and her heart wasn't strong enough. She...she didn't make it." Callie swallowed the lump in her throat. Arizona shook her head, dazed.
"I'm so sorry, Callie," she whispered after a moment. "I cant help but feel like this was all my fault." Callie's eyes widened.
"No." she stated firmly, taking Arizona's hand in hers. "No, baby. I won't let you think that way."
"I was driving, Calliope," Arizona protested. "And I was distracted. I should have been paying attention. I was being stupid about you texting Mark when I should have had my eyes on the road-"
"Listen to me," Callie said, gently lifting Arizona's face so she could stare into her beautiful blue eyes. "I want to make one thing perfectly clear. It's not your fault. Accidents happen, and there isn't anything we can do about them." she squeezed her hand. "So I need you to say it."
"What?" Arizona asked.
"That its not your fault." Arizona sighed but didn't say anything.
"Zona..." Callie said warningly.
"Ok ok ok. It's not my fault. There, happy?"
"Not particularly. I want you to believe it."
"But I do." Callie stared at her doubtfully.
"No, you don't. You weren't looking at me when you said it, which makes me think that you only said it to make me happy. So please, I want you to look me in the eyes and tell me that it wasn't your fault."
"It's not my fault," Arizona finally replied, voice wavering slightly as she stared into Callie's warm brown eyes.
"That's my girl." Callie smiled. The door opened and Derek walked in, Mark following closely with a sly grin on his face.
"Hey, Robbins. Nice of you to finally join us." he said with a smirk. Callie rolled her eyes and noticed Arizona frowning.
"What's wrong, baby?" she asked.
"He said "finally join us". Callie shrugged.
"So? That's just Mark being a jerk. As always."
"How long have I been in the hospital? What happened to me, exactly?" Callie glared at Mark before answering.
"You had a delayed brain bleed. Dr. Shepherd was able to control it but needed to put you in a medically induced coma to give your brain a chance to heal. You have been in a coma for about a week now, right, Dr. Shepherd?"
"Yes. That's correct." Arizona's eyes widened.
"A week?" she asked in disbelief. No wonder she felt so confused.
"How are you feeling, Dr. Robbins?" Derek asked kindly.
"Fine. A little out of it...but..." Mark chuckled and Callie swatted his arm.
"That's normal. In a few minutes Dr. Bailey will be in to give you an exam. You'll also need a new head CT to make sure everything is healing properly. Do you have any questions?"
"When can I go back to work?" she asked. Callie raised her eyebrows.
"Not for a while, I'm afraid. I'd like to keep you here for another week just to make sure you are ok. You had quite a bit of swelling in your brain and we'll need to run tests to make sure everything is functioning properly. Until then, I dont feel comfortable with you returning to work just yet." Arizona nodded.
"What about my patients?"
"Dr. Stark will be taking care of them for the time being." Arizona groaned inwardly. That little man got on her nerves.
"Any other questions?" Derek asked. Arizona shook her head.
"No, I think that's everything. Thank you, Dr. Shepherd."
"Your welcome. I'll be sending Bailey in a few minutes." as soon as he left the room, Arizona burst into tears.
"Hey, hey hey! What's wrong, baby?" Callie asked, rubbing her back soothingly.
"I'm sorry. I just..." Arizona gulped and took a deep breath. "I'm overwhelmed, Callie. First I wake up and realize that the baby is gone. Now I hear that I've been in a coma for a week, and that I'll be here for another week before I can get back to work. And as if that weren't enough, some mean old man is going to look after my patients while I'm recovering. I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but...I really, really hate Dr. Stark!"
"We can find someone else," Callie said quietly.
"There is no one else. Let's face it, Calliope. You and I both know that I'm awesome." Callie and Mark both laughed.
"You're right, blondie," Mark said with a chuckle. "I really have missed your awesomeness." Arizona looked at him questioningly.
"He hasn't left here since I woke up," Callie explained, seeing the question in Arizona's eyes. "In fact, he stayed here holding your hand while I went home to shower and change." Callie decided not to mention going into the nursery or the phone call with Addison.
"You did?" Arizona asked in disbelief. "Well, now I feel like a shmuck." Mark sighed heavily.
"I was the one being stupid about your relationship. I talked to Callie about this, but now I think I should talk to you about it too. I was jealous, Arizona, of what the two of you had. Callie was spending all of her time with you and it hurt. But now I see that she really does love you, and that you really care about her. You guys-you deserve a second chance, without me being in the middle of things."
"Wow," Arizona breathed. She couldn't believe the words that were coming out of Mark Sloan-the very same man that everyone referred to as a manwhore's -mouth.
"Mark made a rather interesting suggestion to me the other day," Callie said, grinning broadly at Mark who could easily see what she was about to say. "I wanted to run it by you first, see how you feel about this."
"What's that?" Arizona asked curiously.
"How do you feel about-about trying again? Not right away, of course. But I thought we could maybe get Addison involved." Arizona glanced at Mark.
"This was your idea?" she asked, for the first time feeling respect for the man in front of her. Mark grinned.
"Hey-I'm just doing my best friend duties here. And reminding Callie that she still has options. " Arizona smiled at Mark, her eyes sparkling and showing her dimples.
"In that case, I'm in."
"Really?" Callie asked. Arizona nodded.
"Absolutely. But I want to ask you something first."
"Ok, shoot."
"Will you marry me?" Callie's eyes widened in surprise. Arizona took her hand in hers and squeezed it gently."I know I don't have a ring or anything to give you, but we can get to that later. I love you more than I have ever loved anything, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you knowing that you feel the same way about me. So, Calliope Iphegenia Torres, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" Callie was taken by surprise when the door opened and Dr. Bailey walked in-she had forgotten Arizona needed a new head CT.
"Dr. Bailey, Robbins just proposed to Torres-maybe you should give them a moment?" Mark said with a smirk. Dr. Bailey's eyes widened.
"Of course, um...I can come back?" Callie shook her head.
"No, Dr. Bailey, that won't be necessary." she turned her attention back to the blonde.
"Yes." she replied. "Yes, I'll marry you." Arizona's smile lit up the room. She threw her arms around Callie and captured her lips in hers, murmuring a soft "I love you" into her ear.
"As I love you," Callie replied, gently kissing the top of her head. "Always and forever."

So what do you think? Hope you all enjoyed it! I'm thinking in wrapping it up in the next chapter, maybe doing an epilogue with Mark and Lexie's wedding and Callie/Arizona talking to Addison about plans for their future. Not sure when I'll post it, but I''ll try to do it soon. I'm working on another story at the same time (A Private Practice one) and its getting confusing LOL. Glad you're enjoying it so far and as always-please review!