I am so deeply sorry about the lack of on time update, to tell you the truth I completely lost track of the days of the week, my bad.
Anyways, thanks for all the follow, faves and reviews, keep them coming!
So with this, the mess we ended up last week gets a little development, and I also take the opportunity to explore Arizona's and Callie's friendships a little.
Here is your chapter, I won nothing!
Arizona was running out of time to get a job.
She had quickly contracted the chickenpox and was bedridden for a week, which meant that she spent her days with Callie. Doctor Burke had told them they should be feeling better fairly soon, but would the couple only had a few more days together as healthy people before Arizona went to Canada.
But they didn't think about the oncoming doom, Arizona was very happy to cuddle in bed with Callie, watching bad movies and trying to eat chicken soup with oven mitts taped around their hands. After that first night of crying to sleep, they had this unspoken agreement that they would not mention the fact that they may never see one another again.
On the third day, Alex and the rest of the cast visited her, things were awkward around Leah and the other cast members had caught on. Ever since Izzie's betrayal, Owen had been trying to find a replacement shrink. The actors were tense at the thought of others leaving, another abandonment could ruin everything.
Arizona knew this too well, she needed to leave the company if her relationship with Callie could stand a chance but leaving them now would brand her as a quitter forever. Even Bailey had told her to rethink things.
"Arizona, screwing up ties with more potentially influential people in the acting world would not go well for you right now. Who knows where the likes of Owen Hunt or Alex Karev will be in five years time, but you don't want this to be the reason you don't land a project with them in years to come." She explained to the blonde actress over the phone whilst Callie was napping.
"I understand that Miranda, but what if this project is a sinking ship anyway? Wouldn't I be wise to get out whilst I still can?"
Bailey thought about this for a moment before answering, "In my experience, it takes a lot for something like this to fail if you do find something before you are set to leave, just make sure that you give them as much notice as possible, meaning, I think its time to stop searching Arizona."
Arizona sighed, she could see her life in Seattle slipping out of her hands. "What about the movie? The indie film?"
"I haven't heard from the director, but I can give him a call now if you'd like?"
Arizona thanked Bailey and hung up the phone. She turned to look at her girlfriend.
The innkeeper was curled into a ball, asleep in bed."Calliope," she sang, gently shaking the innkeeper, "you want some soup?"
Callie moaned as she stirred away, "I'm feeling better Arizona," she stretched her arms out to yawn, revealing the fading pox on her forearms, "see, almost gone. I'll be running around in no time."
Arizona gave her a dimpled smiled as she sat on the bed "that's fantastic Calliope, running where exactly?."
"Canada." she said sadly, "I want to go to Canada with you Arizona, I want to make this work."
Arizona shook her head sadly, "you know it wouldn't. You have an inn to run and long distance doesn't work."
Callie opened her mouth to protest but Arizona shoved a spoonful of chicken soup onto her tongue before she could speak, as Callie tilted back her head to swallow, Arizona's phone began to ring.
"Hello?" Arizona answered.
"Arizona, it's Miranda. I've just spoken to MR Avery." Bailey informed her.
"What's up?" Arizona asked, ready to hear the news of her rejection. She knew that the movie audition did not go well at all and that this was her final chance nonetheless. She grasped Callie's hand for reassurance.
"They loved you," Bailey sang, "said that they were just about to call. They want you to start immediately."
"WHAT?!" Arizona called out, alarming Callie slightly, "You mean I got the movie?"
"You got the movie?" Callie beamed beside her.
"Yes" Bailey confirmed. Arizona kissed Callie on the forehead
This is amazing!" she the actress was on the verge of crying with happiness.
"Yes well, I advise you tell Owen straight away, and that you agree to continue performances for him until they leave for Vancouver." Bailey told the giddy blonde. Arizona thanked her manager and hung up the phone.
"So you're staying in Seattle?" Callie had to hear confirmation before she could properly digest the news.
"I'm staying." Arizona nodded.
"You're leaving?" Alex yelled at Arizona. Callie had almost fully recovered from her pox and was now able to walk around the inn without fear of causing an outbreak, she was currently standing in the entrance to the kitchen, watching Arizona tell her best friend about her new job.
"I got a movie Alex," she smiled, "this is the first real opportunity I've gotten in years."
"And what about us?!" the young man flailed his arms around dramatically, "you're leaving us high and dry. After all Owen has done for you. Two leads gone in as many weeks."
Callie could see the guilt creeping across Arizona's face, "I will always be grateful to Owen for picking me up when I was off my feet." She calmly explained, "And I will always be grateful to you for being there for me throughout."
Alex kicked a spare chair beside him, he was clearly wrestling with his emotions. He looked around the room and then back at his friend. "What am I going to do?" he mumbled sadly, "what if we have to stop? what if...what if I never find somebody like you again?" he was on the brink of tears.
Arizona gently placed her fingers on his arms, which were crossed over his chest defensively, "I'm going to be here for you no matter what Alex. If anything happens, anything at all, you call me, okay?"
Alex took a deep breath and nodded. "I'll miss you Robbins," he smiled sadly, "shame we never did it."
Arizona rolled her eyes and gently slapped Alex's shoulder, "pig" she smiled.
"prude" he teased, Callie couldn't help but chuckle at their playfulness, "so have you told Hunt?"
"Tonight" Arizona nodded determinedly, "I wanted you to know though, before I told the others."
"I appreciate that." Alex grinned gratefully. The actors stood and embraced one another. Arizona said something and Alex nodded before he turned to leave. As he walked towards the exit, he saw Callie standing in the doorway and went over to her.
"Hi Alex." Callie nodded.
"listen, "he said sternly, "Arizona likes you, like, a lot likes you. You know that."
"I do." she smiled, "I like her a lot too."
"Well, just dont hurt her, ok? I know I'll soon be miles away or whatever but she's still all that I have. She's the person I talk to, you get that?"
Callie fondly thought of all the times she and Mark had been there for one another, "I do, and I'd me telling me the exact same thing if I were in your shoes Alex. I won't hurt her."
Alex glanced around at Arizona, who was engrossed with her phone, "good" he nodded again and swiftly left the dining room.
Callie went into the kitchen to find Mark icing some cupcakes. "ooh those look good" she poked out her finger to take some frosting.
Mark quickly sapped her hand away "Na-ah-ah pox lady. No sock people in my kitchen, now get out."
Callie pouted, "I could fire you, you know?" she teased.
Mark looked up at her and smirked, "I'd like to see you try, you're not getting rid of me that easy Torres."
Callie grinned, "I'm glad I have you Mark, I dont know how I'd cope if you left?"
The chef put down his icing bag and walked over to her, "where's all this coming from?" he asked.
""I don't know," Callie sighed, "It's just, you're my person and...Arizona's losing her person and...she's not going to have a person...you know?"
"Oddly enough, I do." Mark nodded sadly, "but like I said, I'm not going anywhere, and neither are you, except for out of my kitchen." He went back over to his cupcakes. Arizona will find a new person." he said as he continued to ice the cakes.
"I hope she does." Callie nodded as she left the kitchen in the opposite direction and entered the bar. As it was the middle of the day, it was completely empty. Callie stroked the countertop's surface. It had been too long since she had been in her castle.
"Everything ok?" a voice asked, making Callie jump in surprise.
"Meredith," Callie sighed when she saw her receptionists sitting in one of the booths, "you scared me. What are you doing here?"
Meredith stared at the table, her eyes were red, "we lost the baby." she muttered.
Callie took a couple of beers a and sat down opposite Meredith, who took the bottle and drank a large amount of it.
"How's Derek?" Callie asked, they had been trying for a baby for months and Derek had been overjoyed when Meredith had tested positive.
Meredith shrugged, "I don't know, he's probably driving somewhere. That's what he likes to do, instead of talking, he drives out to the middle of nowhere and I dont see him for hours." she bitterly explained as she drank.
"I lost a baby once." Callie almost mumbled.
"When?" Meredith looked up from her bottle.
"I was married... years ago. My husband died in an accident he...he didn't know that I was carrying his baby." Callie explained, "I thought...I thought...I dont know. I thought maybe this baby would make things better. We were in a bad place and I thought that a baby would...well it didn't matter in the end. I lost the baby soon after he died...er stress-induced miscarriage."
"I'm so sorry Callie." Meredith looked back at her bottle.
"It sucks, you know, it's a loss and you've got to grieve. Take some time off, grieve, talk to Derek, and let me know how you guys are coping, okay?"
"thanks," Meredith gave Callie a small smile, "how did...what helped you?"
"I distracted myself," Callie sighed, "I decided to take the money from my late husband's insurance policy and buy this place." Callie stroked the wall next to her. "it probably wasn't the healthiest thing to do but...but I suppose the inn became my baby. It's something that I am proud to have created and I'll never leave it. Now you..." she stood, "should go home, and you have been drinking. So I will call you a cab ok?"
Meredith nodded and finished her beer, "you would've been a good mother Callie."
"You will be a great mother Meredith." Callie told her employee as she took out her phone.