Callie's POV
I sit beside Arizona's bedside my thoughts still churning. Looking at her I can't imagine ever letting out of my sight again. She has yet to gain consciousness though it's been hours since we brought her here. I take another sip from my cold coffee to try and shake my drowsiness away. I don't even know how long it's been since I slept though right now it feels like weeks.
It's been over an hour since I've seen Mark. He told me that he was going to give me space to think before he left me alone with Arizona. Space to make a decision. It's already made so now I'm just delaying the inevitable. Mark is right. I can't pursue a relationship with Arizona when she's in this state. I will be there for her but from a distance. It will be so she won't have any idea of the majority of involvement I will have in her recovery. It's better like that. If the time comes and her mind and body is clear and she makes the decision of whether to give us another go she won't be overcome with guilt and feel compelled to come back to me because I helped to get her clean. If she gets back with me it has to be because she genuinely wants to. It won't work any other way.
"Ca-Callie"
I snap my head up to meet clear blue eyes staring back at me.
"Arizona" I gasp.
I see her struggling to form words so I quickly grab the glass of water on the bedside table and gently place the blue straw to her lips. After she takes a few gulps I place the glass back down and wait for her to speak again.
"What happened?" she questioned.
"You don't remember?"
"I-I remember our fight." She takes a glance at my newly stitched forehead "Callie I'm so sorry"
"Shhh" I soothe as I gently raise my right hand and caress her cheek "its okay. You don't need to apologize, not anymore".
"I just….everything is so screwed up" she chokes out as tears begin to form in her eyes "how did it get like this?"
"I don't know" I tell her and I really don't. I didn't see this coming, neither of us did.
I take my hand down from her cheek enclose her left hand in both of mine.
"Arizona I need to ask you something and its imperative that you tell me the truth. Can you do that?" I begin.
She looks at me confused but she nods her head anyway.
"What happened to you, your overdose. Was it an accident?"
"What are you saying?"
"Was this a suicide attempt Arizona?" I hold her gaze.
"Callie….I-I told you I don't remember. I-I mean I don't think it was. I wouldn't do something like that Calliope, you know me"
"Well I also thought you wouldn't do drugs but here we are" I snap without thinking. Arizona breaks my eye contact and looks down onto the bed in shame.
"I-I'm sorry Arizona. That was low even for me"
"Don't apologize. It's the truth"
I don't respond because we both know that it is true and making little of her problem won't do any of us any good. There are a few moments of silence before Arizona speaks again.
"Where's amm, where's Sophie?"
"She's gone" it's all the information I give her but Arizona keeps digging.
"Where is she?"
Her concern of Wallace annoys me so I decide to give the harsh but accurate truth.
"When you were unconscious on the floor and you weren't breathing, Sophie asked me not to call an ambulance because an ambulance would surely result in the presence of the police. The presence of police would lead to Sophie being arrested for possession of heroin so Sophie decided to leg it to save her own skin, not really giving much thought to you. You could be dead for all she knows but where is she? She's gone Arizona. Don't expect to see her anytime soon"
"Oh" is the only reply I get.
"Yes Arizona, oh" I repeat.
"So what now?" Arizona asks after a few moments intent on changing the flow of this conversation but I have another bombshell for Arizona. One I know she wont appreciate.
"Arizona I called your sister" the shock on her face is clearly visible.
"You called Peta?" she asks like she didn't hear me the first time I said it "I-I don't understand why you would do that to me Callie" she continues when I nod my head in conformation to the news I just broke to her.
Arizona and Peta were never really close. They didn't dislike each other they just lost contact with each other. Arizona and Peta never really had anything in common. Peta was three years older than Arizona and while Arizona excelled in education. Peta never really saw the true value in and left school falling pregnant and settling down and getting married once she hit twenty. It was at that time that Arizona left home for college and both girls got on with their own lives meeting up every few years at a family event and sending each other annual Christmas cards was just about the most contact they had with each other in five years.
"Why would you do that Callie, why would you do that to me?" Arizona asked again panic set in her voice.
"Because you need help Arizona" I answer like it was the most obvious reason in the world. And to me it was. Arizona needs more support than I can give her.
"This is my problem Callie, not my families!" Arizona screamed at me. Well as much as she could in her state.
"Arizona I get it okay" and I really do "you're used to being the bright one in your house. You've always been that way, the most mature. But guess what Arizona? You are human; you make mistakes just as much as the rest of us. Your family won't look down on you for making this one"
"You clearly don't know my family. My father is gonna…I don't even want to imagine what my father will do"
"I haven't told you father Arizona. And I asked Peta not to either"
"What and you think she will listen?" Arizona scoffed.
"I made her promise. It's just her that knows" I reassure her.
"So where is she now?" she asks seeming content that I am telling the truth.
"She's on her way. She should be here pretty soon actually I called her a couple of hours ago. She said she would be on the first plane out. She will be staying at your place until you are better"
"What about Jack and Liam?" she asks of her brother-in-law and nephew.
"I'm not sure but we'll figure it out as time goes on"
"We?" she asks a tinge of what seems like hope in her tone as she takes note of my use of the word. Looking into her eyes it is then that I realise that I cannot stay away from Arizona as much as I had previously planned. I retake her hand in mine.
"We'll get through this together Arizona, I promise" I reply as a plant a soft kiss on her hand that is enclosed in mine.
"Thank you" she says with sincerity in her voice "even after all I put you through, just thank you"
"Don't thank her yet you haven't dealt with me"
Both Arizona and I snap our heads towards the door taking in the blue-eyed blonde-haired woman that could only be Arizona Robbins' sister.
