Previously…
"I think I might do the same. Wash the day away. Not my lips though. I don't think I'll wash these bad boys for the rest of the week" she spoke with a grin. Her fingers came to touch her mouth.
Callie laughed. "Well if you play your cards right, maybe you'll get more where that came from on Friday night."
Going back into the house after saying their goodbyes, Arizona could only hope that that was going to be the case.
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Chapter 11
After what felt like the longest few days ever, Friday finally arrived. As usual. the doctors surgery wasn't as busy as the days before it so Arizona found herself hanging around in the reception with Teddy for most of the morning. Deciding to take an early lunch, she had headed back to see to Pops and have something to eat earlier in preparation of being nice and hungry for dinner later.
Coming back to work just over an hour later, her ears were met with heartbreaking child screams when she opened the door to the surgery. She frowned and looked to Teddy.
"Thank God you're back." The receptionist stressed.
The blonde looked towards Miranda's office door and back to her friend. "What's happened?"
"It's Abbey" Teddy started. "She fell from a climbing frame during her lunch break. Seems like her ankle took the brunt of it. Callie carried her in 10 minutes ago and those screams haven't settled since. The kids been crying for you."
The blonde chewed on the inside of her mouth as she thought about whether she could intervene when Miranda was dealing with it. Albeit, not very well.
Seeing Arizona's pause, Teddy went on. "Miranda's already stuck her head out telling me to tell you to get your ass in there when you got back. I tried ringing you but you'd left your phone in your office."
Getting the thumbs up she'd needed, she moved towards Miranda's door, quickly apologising to the other 2 patients in the waiting area and telling them they'd be seen shortly. She knocked softly before pushing the door open and moving into the other doctors office. Miranda and Callie had their backs to the door and hadn't heard the knock over the child's screams, but when Abbey saw the blonde appear, she cried her name, holding out her little arms.
"Oh sweetie, what's happened." Arizona looked at Callie, seeing the relief wash over face at her appearance.
"Well thank the Lord for that" Miranda said to her. "Abbey here has decided no one else is allowed to touch her foot apart from you."
Coming up to the little Latina who was sat with her leg up on the bed, Arizona took the girl into her arms, squeezing her in. Within seconds the screams lessened. "Sshhh sshhh. There, there kiddo, everything is gonna be alright."
Miranda looked from the little girl in Arizona's arms to Callie. "And here I thought I had the magic touch with kids around this place."
Callie offered a small smile to the other doctor, bringing a hand up to stroke her daughter's back. "Don't take it to heart Bailey, Abbey seems to be obsessed with Arizona."
"Mhmm. OK well if you can take care of this, I guess I'll take over your patients for you."
"Thanks Miranda. Abbey, sweetheart, I'm going to carry you over to my office OK?" Carefully putting her arms under the small girls knees, Arizona gently lifted her and turned around.
Callie moved to open the door for the 2 of them before they headed over the hall and into the other office. Taking the girl over to the bed in her own office, she gently placed her down and told her to lie back. "There we go big girl. You're being so brave right now."
Abbeys little face was red, soaked with tears and snots. Callie stood at the top of the bed, softly rubbing her hand over her daughter's head.
With Abbey now settled on the bed, Arizona looked at the Latina. "Hi."
Callie puffed air through her nose as she smiled. "Hi yourself."
Turning her attention back to the patient, the doctor stroked her hand over Abbeys arm. "Munchkin. I'm gonna need to take a little look at your foot, OK? I'm gonna try to be as gentle as I can but I need you to be a super brave girl for me. Can you do that?" Seeing Abbeys small nod, Arizona nodded back.
Turning to look at Abbeys foot, she slowly started to unbuckle her shoe before removing the sock. The swelling at the bottom of the leg had been obvious to the doctor before she'd even removed the clothing. "Hey Abs, I'm so glad you don't have smelly feet" the blonde joked. "I bet your mommy has smelly feet, does she?"
"Umm, excuse me? I do not have smelly feet." Callie told her.
Arizona grinned at her briefly before looking back at Abbey. "Do you think she has smelly feet?" The little girl nodded as she rubbed at her eyes.
Callie stood, a look of mock outrage on her face. "That's right, gang up on me why don't you."
Getting back to the task at hand, Arizona smiled reassuringly at the small girl. "You're doing so good Abbey. I'm just gonna have a little feel of your skin. It'll hurt but l've already seen how brave you are." Assessing the foot she was pretty sure there was a fracture to the fibular bone but told Callie she wanted to take an x-ray just to be sure.
Half an hour later, Arizona was busy wrapping Abbeys little foot in a bright yellow cast. The little girl had exhausted herself from all the screaming earlier that afternoon and had fallen asleep in the chair as Arizona finished her work.
"I can't thank you enough for what you've done today, Arizona."
The blonde looked up to the vet. "Hey, it's my job. I'm just happy I could help. I have to admit, I didn't much enjoy seeing how distressed she was when I came in."
Callie nodded. "She sharp settled down when she saw you though. I meant what I said earlier, my daughter is totally obsessed with you."
Arizona laughed and looked at the sleeping child. "Yea well, I have to admit, I have a soft spot for the Torres girls too." She looked up to the Latina and gave her a wink.
Callie smiled widely back to the doctor before it fell slightly. "I'm sorry but we're gonna need to delay our date tonight."
"Hey, I absolutely understand. I'd never expect you to go out when your daughter's been through what she has today. It's totally fine."
"I'd still like to see you though, if you haven't had enough of both of us today that is" she said, nodding to her daughter.
Arizona didn't need to be asked twice. "I'd still like to see you too." She thought on for a few moments. "How about I make us all my speciality. A chicken jambalaya, which also happens to be the only dish I can actually make from scratch" she admitted with a laugh. "I'm planning on finishing here early so I'll go shopping once I'm done and then later this afternoon, I'll come over and we can have a night in with hop-a-long here."
Callie looked thoughtfully back at the blonde. "You're amazing."
Arizona smiled back up at the vet. "You're kind of amazing yourself, Callie."
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It turned out that making her speciality dish was alot harder than she'd anticipated. It had been a couple of years since she'd last made it and even though she'd pulled the recipe up on her phone to guide her through the process, she still wasn't completely satisfied with the end result. Perhaps the reason for that was she wanted this dish to be perfect for Callie. She was looking to make a good impression for the first meal she made for the vet. The dish itself looked fine but she was determined to pick fault with it. Even so, just after 6 she picked up her keys, then putting on the oven mitts, picked up the still hot dish and headed next door - Pops in toe. Getting to her neighbours front door, she looked at it realising she had no free hands to knock. Lucky for her, the door opened before she could figure it out.
"Meals on wheels huh?" Callie beamed, moving aside for the blonde to come through.
Arizona laughed. "Not so much on wheels. More meals in a pair of old converse sneakers." She brought her leg up behind her and posed to show her point, making the Latina laugh.
"Just go through, the tables already set."
"Docur Rubuns!"
The blonde walked into the the living room and found Abbey with her feet up on the sofa. Her little face evidently happy to see the doctor. "Hey cutie." She started as she quickly moved through to the dining area and put the dish on the table. Taking off the oven mitts she headed back towards the little girl. "How's my favourite patient?" She crouched down, taking the small girl in for a hug.
"Foots sore."
Arizona nodded. "It will be for a while sweetie but it'll get better in a few weeks. I think you have a good excuse to have all the ice cream that you want. Doctors orders."
The little girl looked hopefully over Arizona's shoulder to her mother who was stood just behind the blonde.
Callie shook her head and smiled. "Dinner first, then maybe ice cream."
A few minutes later, Callie took Abbey her dinner on a tray so she didn't have to move before joining the blonde at the table. "This looks amazing, Arizona. I can't thank you enough."
"You're welcome. I hope you're still thanking me after you've tasted it" she smiled.
"I'm sure I will."
They got into easy conversation about their days, Abbeys foot and Callie spoke a little more about April, the vet who would be joining her in 2 weeks. Hearing her phone begin to ring, Arizona apologised and went to slide the device out of her pocket. "It's my mom." She told the Latina before answering. "Hey mom."
"Evening sweetheart, how are you?"
"I'm good mom. I'm actually having dinner with Callie at the minute so can't really talk."
"Oh, is that your neighbour, the vet?"
Arizona had spoken about her neighbour on more or less every phone call she'd had with her parents since she'd arrived in Sand Springs. "It is, yea. Her daughter fractured her fibula earlier today after falling off the climbing frame at school."
"Oh the poor dear. Did you see to her?"
"I did. She has an awesomely bright yellow cast on it now. She'll be up and running again in no time."
"I'm sure she will. I bet Callie is grateful she has a doctor next door."
She smiled down the phone. "Probably about as grateful as I am knowing there's a vet next door if anything were to happen to Pops." Her eyes met with Callie's and she gave her a little wink. "I'm gona go now mom. I'll give you a ring tomorrow, OK?"
"Ofcourse darling. Say hello to Callie for me, OK?"
Arizona rolled her eyes. "I will. Bye mom." Hanging up the phone she placed it on the table. "My mom says hi."
"Bless her. I should really give my parents a call. It's been a few days since we spoke."
"Do they come over here very often?"
Callie shook her head. "They're quite busy people. My mom is a lawyer and my dad has a chain of hotels. They're thinking of retiring soon so maybe we'll see them a bit more often after that."
Arizona nodded. "My mom is so involved with Tim's kids. He works alongside my dad. He'll eventually take the farm over when my dad gets too old to do the work. Things are quite tough over there at the minute what with Amy, my sister in law miscarrying last weekend. They have 2 boys and were hoping for a little girl."
"Will they try again?"
Arizona shrugged. "Possibly, in time. My mom would love a little granddaughter to spoil."
"Well, I happen to know a little girl here in Sand Stings that looooves attention and being spoiled" She said, nodding her head to her daughter.
Arizona laughed. "My mom would literally eat her up."
Callie looked through into the other room, watching her daughter eat her food slowly. "She is beautiful, isn't she?"
Arizona looked from Abbey to Callie. "She is. Just like her mother."
Callie turned and met her eyes. She smiled shyly, biting at her bottom lip. "Thanks."
Arizona lifted her shoulders. "Just stating the obvious."
Callie went back to eating her food, every so often glancing to her left where Arizona was sat doing the exact same thing. "Have you ever thought about having kids?"
Arizona finished the food in her mouth before replying. "As a surgeon, I didn't really have the time to think of starting a family. Julie and I were together 4 years but we never actually ever talked about having kids. It's good in a way that we didn't, after what she did. I'd like to think I'll be a mom someday though. I think I have alot to offer a child."
Callie nodded in agreement. "You'd make a fantastic mother, Arizona. You've been amazing with Abbey and you have that...nurturing personality. I'm pretty sure if you gave birth to a little blonde haired, blue eyed girl, she'd be a real heart-breaker one day. Just like you."
Arizona laughed. "I didn't break hearts on purpose."
"Just think of all those women out there that are probably still pining over you. Reminiscing about the one that got away." Callie joked.
Arizona laughed even harder. "Oh my god, You're painting as me as an awful person and also kind of a slut. I haven't been with that many people."
"I would never insinuate you were a slut." Callie laughed. "I'm only kidding. Her hand came up and squeezed at the blondes shoulder. She trailed it down her arm, smiling at her neighbour as she did.
If Abbey hadn't been around, Arizona would have leant in and kissed the Latina. Something she'd wanted to do all day. Who was she kidding, She'd been wanting it ever since their first kiss on Tuesday evening. Clearing her throat, she lifted the last bit of food on her plate up to her mouth. "Well, that was quite tasty. Even if I do say so myself."
"I can concur. It was delicious. A doctor and a good cook. You're a real catch, Dr Robbins."
"And yet I'm still single." The blonde laughed. Little did they know they'd both thought the same thing in their heads. Hopefully not for long.
Getting to her feet, Callie picked up their empty plates.
Arizona stood up too. "Here, I'll help."
"You don't have to."
The blonde looked at her. "I want to."
Heading to the kitchen, the plates were rinsed under the tap before being put into the dishwasher. Something Callie rarely used now that it was just her and Abbey. Closing the door to the washer, she turned and found Arizona stood with her ass against the bench and her arms folded. "Would you like some dessert?" Arizona lifted an eyebrow and grinned causing Callie to laugh out. "I wasn't being crude there, despite how it sounded."
A pout formed on Arizona's mouth. "Aww.." She joked.
Unable to resist the cuteness of her neighbour, Callie walked up to the blonde. Both hands came up to rub up and down the upper arms of the other woman. "Well, I hate to disappoint a lady." She watched as Arizona's tongued poked out, moistening her lips in anticipation. Leaning in, the kiss started off like their first had, slow and soft. There was no rush to it as they became accustomed to one another. Arizona's arms unfolded, her left hand came up to cup Callie's head, encouraging her to deepen the kiss.
The Latina obliged, opening her mouth and letting her tongue slip out and into the doctors mouth. The blonde moaned into the kiss which was sending bolts of pleasure throughout her body. Callie's hands were on her head and kneading at her hip. She felt the only reason she was still able to stand up was because the Latina's body was now leaning into her, pushing her harder into the bench. She wanted more. Her right hand rested on Callie's lower back as she pulled the vet harder still against her.
Callie shifted her body slightly and her thigh ended up slipping between Arizona's. The feeling made them both break the kiss and gasp with sheer arousal.
Arizona breathed heavily against Callie's lips. "We should stop." Though she really really didn't want to.
Callie nodded slightly. "I know. Abbey could hobble in.."
"Yea there's that...and the fact if we don't, she might wander in and find I've thrown you across this bench and had my wicked way with you."
The Latina shuddered at the blondes words. "You've no idea how good that sounds to me. The having your wicked way...not Abbey walking in and finding us."
Arizona laughed before leaning back in and pressing their lips together again.
"Mommy, I've finished." Came Abbeys voice from the other room.
Ending their kiss they smiled at one another. "One day soon, I'm gona take you out on that date and it's gonna be a really good night." With one last peck, Callie walked out of the kitchen.
Arizona stayed where she was for a few moments longer. She needed to compose herself and her raging libido before she joined the other 2 in the living area. That date could not come soon enough.
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