Chapter 10

When Callie pulled up to the home right beside her own, Arizona looked at her dumbfounded. A nervous lump formed in the back of the Latina's throat. This could be the very last time that these two women could spend time with one another. She thought about Tim. How would she be able to explain this to her best friend? He wasn't even aware of the huge secret she was keeping. She knew she wouldn't be able to handle losing her best friend and her dream girl all at once.

Callie looked into the blonde's eyes next to her, sending the woman a fake smile before kissing her on the lips. She wanted to start crying, but she knew she had to stay strong for now. Arizona could react in any way that fancied her, so Callie had to keep an open mind.

The two women got out of the SUV and slowing made their way towards the front door. Arizona noted that Callie didn't knock, only let herself in. She was obviously close with whoever residented in the home.

"Hey, how is she?" Callie asked the woman who came waltzing down the steps.

"She's okay, but she's complaining of pain. We need to get her some medical attention," the beautiful redhead stated.

"I brought help. Addi, this is Arizona," Callie introduced the women, "Arizona, this is Addison."

"Arizona," Addison stated hesitantly, "I've heard so much about you."

"Oh, really?" Arizona replied. She was mostly taken back by the fact that the redhead knew exactly who she was but Arizona had never even heard of an Addison in Callie's life before, "so, who's the patient?"

Addison looking into the Latina's eyes, "it's Roe. She was riding her bike earlier and she fell. I think she messed up her arm pretty bad. I put some ice on it but I can tell she's still in a lot of pain."

"Let's go check her out," Arizona stated, allowing the women to lead the way. She was quickly morphing into doctor mode, which meant that she didn't have time to ask questions unless they were to the patient.

When Addison pushed the pink bedroom door with the purple "welcome" sign open, Arizona's heart dropped into her stomach. She knew now why Callie was so hesitant to bring Arizona back with her. She knew why some topics and timeframes in Callie's life were avoided during their talks. She wanted to break into a fit of tears. Not because of the situation in itself, but the fact that Callie kept something so significant a secret. Something that could have been taken into consideration if the Latina hadn't lied about it. Arizona knew that this was the beginning of the end.

"Mommy, I think hurt my arm real bad," the little girl cried when she saw her mother appear in the doorway.

Callie sat down next to her daughter on the tiny princess bed, stroking the her little clone's dark raven locks that resembled her own perfectly,"it's okay, mija. Mommy brought her friend to take care of you. She's a big girl doctor. She only takes care of girl's who are strong. Can you be strong for your mommy and Dr. Robbins?"

The little girl knodded her head, shooting Arizona her strongest smile.

The blonde was too focused on her work to even try to process the information she had just recieved,"Okay, Roe. I'm going to take off the ice so I can look at your arm. Alright, sweetie?" Arizona explained, raising the bag of peas from Roe's swollen limb after the young girl gave her an assuring knod.

Callie held Roe's hand, watching as Arizona carefully examined the area that was clearly broken, as a bone protruded just beneath the skin. She watched carefully as the blonde gave the smaller Latina the full work-up. Callie was shocked that the woman didn't sprint from her friend's home as soon as Roe called her 'Mommy.' Callie knew she had a lot of explaining to do. She could tell by the look in Arizona's eyes that something had broken inside of the blonde. Something the brunette wasn't sure she'd be able to fix.

Arizona pulled her phone from her pocket and made a quick phone call. After explaining the situation with a mess of crazy medical lingo, she tucked the device away and she stated, "Dr. Chang has been paged in. He will meet up with us and talk about the options. We should really get her down there."

After carefully stabilizing Roe's injury, the three women helped the young girl into the car. Arizona estimated Roe's age to be about four years old. Her body was slowly slipping from work mode to back to real life. She slumped in the passenger seat and stared out the window. Only a short time ago were these two women having one of the best nights of their lives. The evidence of that time was still stuck to their bodies, their make up slightly worn and their dresses loosening up. Arizona let a silent tear drip down her face. She knew that this had to be the end. If Callie could lie about something as big as having a child, what else could she have been lying about? Arizona's stomach churned at the thought that she had been so naïve.

Callie looked over at the blonde periodically as she drove. The only word to describe the petite woman was defeated. Callie knew she would have to pay a big price for her actions. If Arizona walked away after all of this, she understood, but she was going to fight like hell to convince her to stay. Even if she didn't deserve her.

At Seattle Grace Mercy West, Arizona kicked back into doctor mode, explaining the situation to Dr. Hunt and Dr. Chang, the head of Orthopedic surgery. Ortho explained that the girl wouldn't need surgery, but they would need to reset the bone.

Arizona sat in the waiting room with her knees to her chest. She tried her hardest not to lose her composure at work. She wasn't sure how much of this she could handle. She looked at the clock, deciding that if they didn't come out by the time the clock struck eight, she'd walk home.

The time ticked by slowly and watching the clock didn't help, but when the second hand finally clicked past the twelve, striking eight, she stood on her unsteady heels and treaded towards the main entrance. She wasn't sure what would happen next. If she would ever see Calliope Torres again. If she'd forever be 'the one that got away' in the Latina's eyes.

"Zona?" a knock on the door was heard but Arizona didn't have the strength to answer it. She was so tired, physically and mentally, and nothing mattered more to her than staying in bed and going to work. That's all her mind could focus on for the last two weeks.

"I'm letting myself in, Arizona," Timothy exclaimed behind the door, fumbling for the key. When he turned the knob and stepped inside, he was presented with completely mayhem. There were empty takeout containers dispensed about. The area reaked of dirty laundry and spoiling food. He wouldn't be surprised if a rodent or two started rummaging through the garbage.

Tim carefully manuevered himself around the piles of trash and clothes before making it to Arizona's bedroom. Her living quarters looked just the same in this room as the other. His big sister couldn't be seen, only a small lump in the blankets announced her presence.

Tim sat on the edge of the bed, "you can't keep living like this, Arizona."

The bed twitched, indicating that the blonde was breaking into yet another fit of quiet sobs.

Tim lifted up the blanket beneath him and kicked off his boots. He slid between the comforter and the sheets, taking the petite woman into his arms. She instantly started to shake, coming completely undone in his brother's arms.

"I don't...know what...to do," she wailed, taking deep breaths between her words. She was hyperventilating again and she found it hard to breathe. A heavy weight had been laying on her chest since that night. These were the first words that she's ever uttered about the topic.

"Tell me what happened, Arizona," Tim insisted after a few moments of letting his sister break down and let it all out. He hadn't seen his sister this distraught since the day they lost their mother.

Arizona wasn't sure if she was ready to tell her brother the truth. She was sure that Callie hadn't told him about Roe, as he would have warned her about it. She trusted her brother with the world, though, and she needed to talk about this with someone before she completely loses her mind.

"Callie has a kid, Tim," she mumbled into his chest.

"What?" Tim queried, unsure if he had heard Arizona's statement correctly.

She quietly explained the chain of events that occured on that night. It took a lot in her to contain the tears developing in her eyes, but she somehow managed to make it through. She watched as her brother's ever-changing facial expressions transitioned from anger to sadness to concern. He was distraught that his best friend would not only lie to him, but lie to his sister, the most important woman in the world to him. She was burning too many bridges with him and breaking the one promise he had asked to her to keep; to keep Arizona happy.

"Alright, Arizona," Tim articulated, releasing himself from his sister's grip.

Arizona knew just where her brother was headed and she almost tried to stop him, but she knew Time would be able to get her some answers. Answers she wasn't brave enough to retrieve for herself.