AN: This one is hella juicy. Chapter 15 might take a little longer, I am going to visit family today and can't write. Enjoy :)


Chapter 14:

Arizona hasn't seen Callie in four days. Although, at first she missed Callie she is now moving toward being pissed at Callie. She can't believe that just because Owen asked her to, Callie is avoiding her so much. They haven't even talked and Arizona is getting angry. After Arizona lied about having a date with someone, Callie talked to Mark about it the next day. Mark told Arizona that Callie was very jealous but wouldn't admit to being jealous. And even though Mark was supposed to set the record straight and tell Callie Arizona was only with him, he didn't do it. He said he had never seen her that jealous before and he thought her being jealous might be a good thing. Arizona loves that Callie was envious of her going on a date, but Callie didn't do anything about it. She just continued to avoid Arizona at all costs.


Arizona is working today and just got called to the ER for an incoming 17 year old kid. The kid crashed his motorcycle and has multiple fractures and internal injuries. This means Arizona will need Callie's help on this case, that she is not excited for. She arrives at the ER and pages Callie. The kid is brought into a trauma room and they start working on him. Callie shows up a few minutes later and Arizona feels a flutter in her chest at seeing the brunette. She internally scolds herself for being so happy to see Callie, but she can't help it. They haven't seen each other in days and she wants to be mad, part of her is mad, but she also loves seeing Callie. They start working on the kid right away and decide they need to move to an OR.

They fix as much as they can in the OR, but the patient starts to decline and fast. They decide to temporarily pack his abdomen and give his body some time to rest while they come up with a treatment plan. After moving him from the OR, Callie and Arizona go to an empty X-ray viewing room and try to make a plan. He has multiple fractures and internal bleeding. His femur is completely shattered and Callie will have to build him a new one from titanium rods. Arizona thinks they need to start with his abdomen and stop all the bleeding before Callie starts fixing his leg. Callie disagrees and says they can do it all at the same time.

"I can build his leg while you are in his abdomen," Callie says heatedly. "That way we can get everything done at once and avoid putting him through another surgery."

"What if you building his leg causes more bleeding that we can't control? He will bleed out on the table and we won't have to worry about another surgery." Arizona is raising her voice at Callie and she can feel the anger that has been building over four days about to burst out of her. Callie can sense Arizona is angry and about more than just this kid.

"What are you really mad about Arizona? Because I know it's not my treatment plan." Arizona tries to turn and leave the room but Callie steps in front of her blocking her path. "No, you are not leaving. We need to figure this out and we can't do that until I know why you're mad."

"Why I'm mad? Really Calliope, you have no idea why I'm mad?" Arizona yells, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Callie knows why she is mad, but wants Arizona to say it. She stays quiet, forcing Arizona to continue. "How about the fact that I haven't seen or heard from you in four days? Or maybe that I am only your 'best friend' when Owen isn't around to keep you occupied." Callie realizes that Arizona thinks she used her while Owen was gone. This hits a sore spot with Callie and sets her off.

"Do you think I want to avoid you? I hate myself for doing what Owen wants and not seeing you. You are my best friend and avoiding you is killing me." She pauses to let her words sink in. Arizona refuses to make eye contact with her, so Callie reaches out and lifts her chin until their eyes meet. "If you think I was only using you to keep busy while Owen was gone, you are dead wrong." Arizona can tell Callie is telling the truth, but is still angry.

"Then stand up for our friendship. He is home for not even a full day and you are back to avoiding me. If he is worried that when I'm around you can't be a family, he clearly has some trust issues." Callie drops her eyes to the floor.

"We just need some time to ourselves. We need to get back to being a family." Arizona can't believe what Callie is saying.

"So you're going to keep avoiding me?" She raises her voice and is getting angrier at their conversation. "You've been avoiding me for four days and clearly it isn't helping if you still need more time. Maybe you have bigger issues than you think." Callie feels her heart pounding. She doesn't want to lash out at Arizona, but feels it coming.

"Seriously Arizona, I need a few days to myself. Why is that so hard for you to give me?" Arizona hears Callie's words and can think of only one way to answer her question. She steps forward, cups Callie cheeks and kisses her. It is soft and tender and sends sparks flying through Arizona's body. Callie is surprised at first, but after a second she kisses Arizona back. Arizona has one arm around Callie's waist pressing their bodies together and one hand cupping Callie's cheek. She feels Callie's hands wrap around her, one around her waist and one behind her neck pulling her deeper into the kiss.

Callie feels electrified from the contact of Arizona's lips against hers. She needs more, though. She runs her tongue across Arizona's bottom lip asking for entry. Arizona complies and the kiss that started out so tender turns heated in an instant. Their tongues touch and Arizona moans softly into Callie's mouth. They push and pull on one another for another moment before Arizona abruptly pulls away. Callie slowly opens her eyes and Arizona is standing in front of her looking excited yet terrified.

"That is why I can't leave you alone for a few days," she says softly. Callie is still in a haze from their kiss and tries to speak, but Arizona turns and leaves the room. Callie instinctively brings her hand to her lips. They are still on fire from touching Arizona's. A smile creeps onto her face and she slowly sits down in a nearby desk chair. What the hell just happened, she thinks to herself.


After leaving the room, Arizona speeds walks toward the nearest bathroom. She passes Mark somewhere along the way.

"Hey Robbins," he says enthusiastically. Then he notices the look on her face, a mix of totally terrified and somewhat turned on. "What the hell happened to you?" Arizona ignores his question and continues walking until she ducks into a bathroom. Mark follows her and goes into the bathroom behind her even though it's a women's bathroom. Arizona rushes up to a sink and splashes cool water on her face. "What happened, Arizona? You're freaking me out." She rests her hands on the edges of the sink and looks up at his reflection in the mirror. Water is dripping down from her face and she starts to laugh.

"I kissed her, Mark," she says and continues laughing. His jaw drops and he walks up and stands right next to her.

"What?" He says, totally surprised by what she's admitted.

"I kissed Callie."