Things settled down a little bit since Arizona had finally confronted Callie about not losing it so easily. It had been far from a cakewalk, but there were more days when Arizona came home to a more pleasant wife who was just happy to see her.
Callie wasn't working anymore because the baby was due in about a month, so she mostly just did some emailing and simple sketches at home. She was planning on taking a few months to get settled after the baby was born. Arizona was currently on her way home to surprise Callie with lunch.
"Calliope," she called when she entered the apartment surprised not to see Callie on the couch with her heels kicked up.
She continued to call for her as she entered the bedroom to find it empty. Then, she saw a light on in the bathroom and went in only to have her heart drop to her stomach.
"Oh my god, Calliope," she said rushing to her wife who was passed out on the floor. She grabbed her phone from her pocket and immediately dialed 911.
"I just found my wife passed out on the floor. She's 8 months pregnant, hurry."
"Aaariizona," she heard Callie mumble as she held her wife's head in her lap.
"Calliope, what happened?"
"Iii don.." and she lost consciousness again.
The paramedics rushed to the hospital and Arizona followed the gurney the whole way until she was pushed out of the trauma room and was currently pacing the hallway. When she was about to burst back in and demand she be allowed to stay in the room, her best friend came up to her.
"Arizona, your voicemail didn't make any sense. What's wrong?"
"Calliope collapsed and they won't let me in the room," she got out before she burst into sobs.
"Oh darling, come here," Teddy said wrapping her in a hug.
"What if she doesn't make it?" Arizona sniffled.
"She will make it. Callie is strong and you didn't go through this whole crazy pregnancy for her to leave you."
"Teddy, if she doesn't survive, neither will I. I know what it's like to live without her and it's not bearable, especially now that I finally got her back."
"She's going to be okay. The best doctors work here. I should know, I'm a doctor."
"She could lose the baby," Callie said quietly.
"Yeah, she could," Teddy agreed.
"She won't be able to handle that. She has wanted this baby forever. And first she spent years without it because I was stubborn, then we weren't together. Now I finally gave her her dream and we could lose it all."
"You can't think like that Arizona, be strong for her."
"Will you just go in there and see what's going on please?" Arizona begged.
"Sure thing. Just take a deep breath and I'll be right out."
Teddy was in the room for about 5 minutes then she stepped out.
"What's going on? How is she? How is the baby?" Arizona peltered her with questions.
"Hold on, first things first. Callie is stable, but it won't last. They may have to deliver the baby."
"But, but its too early. She's not due for another 35 days!"
"It may be the only safe option. They are moving her to the ICU. The doctor will come in and explain the options."
"Can I be in the ICU with her?"
"Yes, I'll take you to the room."
Arizona sat by Callie's bedside and held her hand. She was crying and worried about what was going to happen.
"Arizona," Callie said as she began to come out of being groggy.
"Calliope, I'm so scared."
"What's going on?"
"You collapsed. The doctor is going to be here soon. We may have to deliver the baby."
"No, Arizona, it's too early. She needs more time."
"Ms Robbins," the doctor said coming in addressing Arizona not realizing Callie was awake.
"It's Mrs. Robbins Torres."
"Oh sorry Ma'am," she said to Arizona, "Nice to see you are awake, I'm Dr. Anderson" the doctor addressed Callie now.
"Just tell us about the baby," Callie said quickly.
"Ok, so here's the situation. You have preeclampsia and most likely we will have to deliver the baby."
"She's too early," Callie protested.
"We don't want to do anything if we don't have to, but this is a serious condition. If she gets any worse, we will have to deliver the baby immediately. Probably a C-section."
"Ugh, Arizona and I had a birth plan."
"And I respect that, but I'm telling you that this is for your own safety and the safety of your baby. Best case scenario is you spend the next month on bed rest." The doctor excused herself and let them know she would be back later.
Callie started to cry and Arizona immediately comforted her, "Calliope, baby please don't cry, we'll figure this out, together."
"I'm so scared Arizona."
"I'm scared too, but the important part is that you and our baby are still okay."
"I know, but I don't want him or her to come early."
"Me either, but I also don't want to lose either of you so we just have to do what the doctors say is best."
Callie lasted a few uncomfortable days and Arizona had stood by her side the entire time. She hadn't even left the hospital and had a cot set up in her room, which ended up being her sleeping in Callie's bed everynight and holding her.
"Arizona," Callie mumbled in the morning.
"Yeah baby."
"Something doesn't feel right. I've been feeling terrible for days, but this is worse."
"I'll page the nurse," Arizona said jumping up immediately into action.
"Hurry," Callie said doubling over. Arizona ran out to the nurse station and basically dragged them in. They found Callie seizing and the nurses took over. Within 5 minutes, she was being rushed into an emergency C-Section. Arizona was given the chance to be in the C-Section, but she had to stand back and Callie was unconscious.
When the baby was out and the doctor quickly said, "It's a girl," as she rushed the baby to the back of the room.
"Why isn't she crying?" she asked in a panic, not even registering yet that they had a baby girl.
"Just give us a minute," Dr. Anderson said.
"No, I want to know what's wrong," Arizona said rushing over to where a crowd was working on her child.
"Arizona, step back. I need to focus on your baby and you need to step back. Go hold your wife's hand," Dr. Anderson said firmly.
Arizona went back to Callie and sat next to her head. She couldn't hear her, but Arizona said, "Calliope, it's a girl. I can't see her, just got a glimpse, but I already know she is so beautiful just like you."
"Ma'am, we have closed her up and are going to take her back to the ICU. You can walk with us."
"Okay, great. When will we get an update on our baby?" Arizona asked because they had recently rushed her out of the OR and into the NICU.
"You can head up to the NICU now if you want."
"Thanks," she said then turning to Callie, "Baby, I'll see you soon. I love you."
Arizona rushed to the NICU texting Teddy along the way. The text was probably jumbled because she was practically running, but she couldn't stop. She saw Dr. Anderson standing next to a baby. She rushed over and that's when she saw her.
"Oh my god," she gasped. The glimpse had been wonderful, but this was amazing. She was hooked up to a lot of tubes and wires, but she was absolutely perfect. Her skin was dark like Callie's and she had a full head of black hair. Arizona had tears running down her cheeks as she reached in to touch her hand.
"So, she isn't out of the woods yet, but she seems strong. She had some fluid in her lungs, which is why she wasn't crying, but we got it out quickly. She will probably have to stay here for at least a month or two. I have high hopes."
"Phew, thank you so much Dr. Anderson," Arizona said giving her a strong hug.
"It's my pleasure. You better go check on your wife, she should be waking up soon."
"Yeah, I'll do that," Arizona said staring lovingly at her baby. She blew her kisses, snapped a few photos and went to see her wife.
As she walked into the room, Callie's eyes were opened, but she looked out of it.
"Arizona, I'm so glad you're here."
"Me too. I'm so glad you're okay," Arizona said rushing to her bedside and kissing her passionately.
"It's a girl and she's beautiful Calliope."
"A girl? Oh my god."
"She is so strong. Dr. Anderson said that she has faith that she will be fine. It will be a long road, but she's in good condition."
"I want to see her," Callie said moving to get up.
"Hold on, you need to rest, you can see her later."
"Arizona, it's my child."
"I know, you will see her soon enough. For now, I took some pictures," Arizona said as she moved next to Callie on the bed and flipped through the pictures.
"She's perfect."
"Yes, our family is perfect," Arizona agreed.
