Title: I Need You

Summary: AU- Sometimes you find yourself falling for someone you know you shouldn't, but when does that ever stop you? Arizona finds herself in this situation. Will she listen to her head over her heart or will she throw caution to the wind and go for it?

Disclaimer: All creative rights go to Shonda Rhimes and ABC.

A/N: Wow! Nice to see a lot of you guys have stuck with this story :) Here's another update, quite a longish chapter but I don't think that will be a problem

Enjoy

Gail Jo

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Chapter 25 – Marks Home

Callie's surgery ended up lasting even longer than she had expected. Due to complications it was 9 o'clock at night before she was finally scrubbing out. She was completely exhaustedly. She considered not going home and just climbing into an on call room bed to sleep for the night but on second thoughts she really wanted to go home and try and talk to her sister. Maybe there was still a small chance she could convince Aria not to hate her.

Deciding that going home was the best idea she finished up and headed home for the night.

When Callie reached the door to her apartment she was terrified to open it. The surgeon just stood outside trying to come up with something to say to her sister to make her change her mind. There was no way she could enter until she knew exactly what she was going to say because this could be the last conversation they ever had, that thought alone hurt Callie deeply.

The older Torres stood outside the door for a good 10 minutes just thinking. The dinging of the elevator arriving on her floor knocked her out of her thoughts. Turning to see who exited the elevator, Callie was glad with who she saw, she let a small smile form on her face.

"Torres!" the person who came out of the elevator greeted the woman.

"Mark, I don't think I've ever been so happy to see you" Callie greeted her best-friend.

Before Mark could say anything Callie was hugging him. "Woah, miss me much" Mark joked.

"So much has happened Mark, we really need to talk. I think I've really fucked up this time"

"Okay okay...Come on we can grab a beer, I think I have some in the fridge" Mark said as he moved towards the door to unlock it. He then gestured for Callie to enter.

Callie made no movement towards her friends apartment, she looked back toward her own apartment the checked her watch. Noting she had about an hour and a half before Aria would be heading to bed she decided to spent some of that time talking with her friend.

The pair entered Marks apartment. "You grab the beers from the fridge. I'm going to put my things in my room, I'll be back in just a moment." Mark said before heading into his room with his bags.

Callie went to collect the beers but Mark had been wrong, he didn't have any in the fridge. Noticing a bottle of red wine on the top shelf she thought 'what the hell'. Opening the bottle she decided to skip on the glasses and just drink it from the bottle. She took a seat on Marks couch, releasing a sigh, she took the first sip out of the wine bottle.

Mark came back into the room taking a seat next to her.

"You were out of beer" the brunette said handing the man the wine bottle.

Mark just nodded his head and took a drink of the wine before handing it back.

"So Cal...what's up? Is it your dad? Cause I thought you said he was okay" the man asked with nothing but concern.

The Latina took another drink before handing the bottle back to Mark. She then ran her hands over her face, releasing another sigh.

"I kissed Arizona"

"Who?" Mark asked not recalling the name. "Wait do you mean the hot, hot, blonde paeds surgeon?" the man said remembering the woman.

"Also known as the woman who was dating my younger sister"

"Oh..." was all the man could come up with.

"Yup! That is the mess I'm in...Oh and Aria walked in on us while we were lip locked, we then got into a fight and I don't just mean and argument I mean a fist fight" Marks face fell but Callie continued "Although we did then get into an argument the following morning were she told me we were done. As in not going to speak again...ever" the woman finished her small speech, usually she would go into more detail but considering she was on a time limit she decided to just put it all out there.

The bottle of wine continued to be passed between the two friends during their conversation.

"I don't know what to say Cal" the man said honestly.

"I think she could be something special Mark, but I can't lose my sister"

"I don't want to sound like an ass here Torres but are you sure you aren't just rebounding from the devil lady?" Mark asked before continuing on "I mean blondie is serious hot and all the excitement of it being a secret..."

"It's not like that!" Callie cut Mark off. She didn't mean to snap but she need Mark to understand that this wasn't just a stupid fling. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to snap at you. I'm over Erica, completely. Arizona isn't a quick fling that is exciting. I think we could be the real deal."

"Okay, as long as your sure" Mark barely finished his sentence before Callie spoke.

"I am"

"Then you can't throw that away, speak to Aria I'm sure she will be able to understand" Mark suggested.

"I've tried Mark, like really tried but she really hates me" Callie took a large drink of wine after that statement.

"Cal, you guys are family she doesn't hate you. Just try again she'll come round" Mark said finishing off the bottle of wine.

"I don't know if she will" the woman admitted.

"All you can do is try"

With that the pair shared another hug

"Thanks Mark."

"Any time Torres" the two broke their hug and Callie prepared herself to finally face Aria. "Oh and Torres, congrats on the blonde...she is really hot. Glad one of us are hitting that." Mark finished with a cheeky grin.

The Latina just laughed and left her friends apartment. She couldn't expect Mark to be completely serious, it was Mark after all it would be weird if he hadn't made a joke at some point.

After Callie left Marks apartment she took one more deep breath before stepping into her own apartment.

Aria was in the kitchen with a cardboard box taking things from different cupboards and placing them in the box. The younger woman didn't even acknowledge Callie entering the apartment, she just continued to throw things into the box.

Callie stood and watched her sister for a few seconds wondering what she was doing before it hit her like a truck.

"You're packing!" the older woman said more to clarify it in her own head. Aria just ignored her older sister.

The surgeon removed her coat and threw it and her bag onto the couch quickly before entering the kitchen. If she was going to convince Aria to stay and not hate her it was going to have to be now.

"Aria please, I'm sorry" Callie begged but she was ignored again.

"Please Aria, don't do this!" Callie begged again but her younger sister just continued to pack up her things.

"Talk to me! we..we..we can work this out!" Callie said as she started to cry.

Aria finally turned to face Callie but never made eye contact. Just as Callie thought her younger sister was going to speak to her the younger woman push her to the side to get into the cupboard she was blocking.

"Aria please just stop! I'm really sorry" the surgeon said placing a hand on Aria's shoulder.

"Get off me Cal!" the younger woman said shrugging Callie's hand off of her shoulder.

Callie took a step back, tears now flowing freely down her face Maybe this was it, maybe there was absolutely nothing she could say to Aria to make her reconsider. Her baby sister hated her.

"Please Aria...talk to me! I can't stand you hating me this much" Callie cried.

Aria span round to face Callie looking her dead in the eyes.

"Just leave me alone Cal"

"No...I can't just let you leave and lock me out of your life" the old woman was still crying.

"Look Cal you need to back off! I need time to hate you! To be pissed at you! Just give me that and leave me the hell alone!" Aria shouted before turning back to the kitchen cupboard and continuing to pack.

Callie decided to leave her sister be for just now. She went to the bathroom to shower and get ready for bed.

After the brunette had showered and put some sleep wear on she went back into the living area, which the kitchen was joined on to. She watched Aria inspect an item she had pulled from one of the cupboards.

Without looking up the younger Latina spoke.

"Is this mine or yours?"

"You can have it" Callie said a little shocked that her sister had spoke to her.

"I don't want your pity! Is it mine or yours?" Aria snapped.

"Its mine but you can have it if you want it..." Callie was whiling to try anything.

"Argh...I don't even know what it is!" the younger brunette snapped again and threw the item back into the place she found it.

"I'm sorry" Callie said, keeping her head down. It must have been about the hundredth time she had said it but she really meant it.

"Would you stop already!" Aria shouted at a volume that sure as hell must have woke any neighbours that were sleeping. "Just stop fucking apologising!"

"Sor" before Callie finished her statement Aria shot her a deathly look. Callie just gave a small nod and took a seat on the couch.

Aria looked at her older sister sitting on the couch looking so broken up and let out a sigh. She tapped up her cardboard box and took it to put in her room along with the others.

When she came back out Callie was still sitting on the , silent tears falling from her eyes.

"Stop with the tears already!" Aria shouted, but not as loud as last time, just loud enough for Callie's wet eyes to snap up and meet her own.

"You don't get to be upset. I'm the one who should be upset. You betrayed me Cal! Not the other way around. So just stop crying!" the younger woman continued.

Callie dried her eyes on her sleeve before speaking.

"Talk to me then"

"I can't talk to you Callie. When I talk to you I want to hate you! But I can't hate you because I fucking love you." Aria finally admitted.

The woman on the couch was confused, she though her sister did hate her that is why she is leaving was it not.

Seeing her sisters confusion Aria decided to expand.

"We are family Cal, I'm always going to love you but right now I really, really, don't like you. I know you are sorry about what happened and I know you tried to stop it to protect me but it still happened and I'm still mad...You have to let me be mad at you."

The two woman stayed silent for a few moments before Aria spoke again.

"I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon while you're at work " Callie tried to butt in but Aria wouldn't let her "..I'm not leaving because of you, well at first I was, but now I'm leaving because when I spoke to my boss about quitting I was offered a better job so I'm taking it. Its probably for the best."

"Do you want me to leave her?" Callie asked.

"No" Aria said tuning so she was no longer facing her sister, so she never saw the confusion and relief cross Callie's face. "She clearly cares a great deal about you...and you her. Goodbye Cal" with that the young woman left the living area and entered her room, she only barley heard Callie say "Goodbye Aria".

A/N: Don't get to use to the idea of daily updates but they should be coming pretty regularly since I have a lot of free time until I go back to uni. What do you guys think of the chapter? Love reading those review so please take the time to leave some ;)

Oh also I'm thinking about hooking Teddy up with someone who would yall rather see her with Addison or Mark?