A/N - So, seeing as it's my birthday, I thought I'd bang another update out to you so I wasn't the only one receiving gifts :) Thanks for your lovely messages once

again. Hope you enjoy the update.

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Previously...

Picking up her cell, she replied to the vet. "Teddy will pay for sending whatever photo she did through to you. I'm only tired because of the many hours of hot love you gave me lastnight. I'll be fine after a good sleep tonight. Unless you want round 2?" She finished the text with various dirty emoji gestures. Smiling to herself, she looked back at her computer screen, pulling up her next patients files.

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Chapter 38

A few days later, Arizona was returning to the surgery after a home visit to an elderly patient that suffered with leg ulcers. As with many of Sand Springs older generation, it was much easier for the doctor to make a house call rather than have them get to the surgery themselves. Ofcourse, it would be easier if the blonde wasn't carrying another person inside of her.

Flopping down in the chair behind her desk, she immediately manipulated both her sandals off with her toes before leaning back and lifting both feet onto the desk. A groan left her mouth at the relief she instantly felt. The reoccurring swollen ankles was not something she would miss once this baby was born.

She hated to admit it but she realised that it may be about time for her to start slowing down and preparing herself for the birth. As bored as she knew she would be for the next few weeks, sitting in the house, nesting, the full days at work mixed together with the summer heat had her absolutely exhausted every night.

Callie had been lecturing her almost every day about starting her maternity leave but the doctor had been adamant she wanted to work a little while longer. That was, until today. Maybe the time had come for her to put work on the back burner and concentrate on herself and on the little baby that would be coming into their lives in less than 2 months.

As her cell began to ring, she reached down to retrieve it from her bag. Looking at the screen she saw it was Mark calling. "Hey Mark."

"Arizona, are you in the surgery?!"

The blonde frowned hearing Mark's panicked voice. "Yea, I just got back. What's wrong?"

"Were coming down the hill. There's been an accident.." he told her. She felt her skin turn ice cold as he continued. "Callie came to assess one of the calves. It's mother didn't like it and acted out. Callie got hit."

The doctor's feet dropped to the floor before she quickly got up and jogged to the door. "What's her injuries?" She crossed the hall to Miranda's office but the other doctor wasn't there.

"She got a kick to her ribs. Perhaps a punctured lung? I don't know. She's in agony and breathing weird."

"Teddy, where's Miranda" she asked, coming into reception.

"She went out for lunch. What's wrong?"

"Callie's had an accident. Mark's bringing her down. Can you ring Miranda?"

"On it.." Teddy said, picking up her own cell.

The blonde went to open the surgery door, her cell still at her ear. "How far away are you, Mark?"

"Almost there. Callie.. you need to stay awake, kid."

Arizona's heart was beating so hard she could literally hear it in her ears. She heard Teddy speaking to Miranda on the phone but her main focus was on looking up the road, silently preying Marks car would come in to view. A few seconds later, it did. He came speeding along the road before eventually pulling up outside the surgery. Pocketing her cell, she almost ran down the steps to meet them. Mark was bent into the passenger side door when she got there, carefully extracting the Latina who it seemed was clinging onto a last shred of consciousness. Blood was seeping through her top. The blonde wanted to break down and cry but somehow she managed to keep her doctor hat on. "Callie, can you hear me sweetheart?" When Mark had her propped up on the side walk, Arizona held out her hand, taking a hold of her wife's.

"It's OK, Arizona." The Latina was struggling to breathe but wanted to try and reassure her pregnant wife. "I'll be OK."

Together the 3 of them slowly walked up the steps and into the surgery. Teddy greeted them, telling the doctor that Miranda had driven out of town but was turning and coming back.

Nodding, Arizona guided her wife into one of the operating rooms. "OK, Mark we need to lie her on the bed." Slowly, they assisted the Latina who cried out in pain when she was lowered onto the bed.

Quickly cutting the fabric of the Latina's shirt, Arizona assessed the situation. "I need to get a test tube in."

Mark looked from his friend on the table to the doctor. He noticed how her hands shook as she prepared what she needed. "Are you OK to do this, Arizona?"

"We don't have a choice Mark. Bailey isn't here." She took some deep breaths, desperately trying to control her emotions. "I've done this a million times."

"But never on the woman you loved."

"Mark, you're not helping."

The farmer looked sheepishly back at her. "I'm sorry. I know you can do this. You just need to take a breath. She's gona be OK."

Looking at her wife, she brought her hand up to rub over her head. "I've got you."

Ten minutes later, Arizona had everything set up and had given the Latina a local anaesthetic to numb the area along with a sedative and pain meds. Mark was stood off to the side, ready to move closer if he was needed. He watched on as the blonde cleaned the area and eventually began to make the incision. He had to look away as she began to widen the incision with a clamp.

Arizona had pushed all thoughts of who was on the table to the back of her mind. She'd had to. She needed to focus all of her attention to the task at hand. Where the hell is Miranda? Finally, she began to insert the chest tube. It all seemed to be going to plan until suddenly the Latina started to bleed out. "Shit.." the blonde gasped, making a grab for some rags. Behind her, the door opened and Miranda came barging in. "Robbins, I'm here."

"She's bleeding out. She has a pneumothorax and I just got the chest tube in." She worked to quell the bleeding as Miranda gloved up behind her.

"OK Arizona. I'm ready, step back."

"No, I can fix this. I just need to.."

"Arizona, she is your wife and you're pregnant. You need to let me do this."

"I can do this Miranda."

"Dr Robbins" Miranda said, her voice leaving no room for Arizona to protest any further. "Step away from the patient."

Stilling her hands, Arizona looked at the smaller doctor before stepping back, Miranda quickly moving into the space.

Arizona stood with her bloodied hands up in the air, looking from Miranda's back to her wife's head. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying here. I'm not leaving her." She felt herself get light headed. "I'm not leaving..." she whispered again before everything went black.

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Opening her eyes, Arizona took in her surroundings. Why was she lying on her office bed? Had she decided to take a nap? Memories of Callie on the operating table came flooding into her mind. Had that been a dream or…

With some difficulty, she managed to sit up and swing her legs off the bed. Leaving her office she looked left but couldn't see Teddy behind the reception desk. Taking a right, she headed down to the operating room. Opening the door, that's when she realised her thoughts hadn't been a dream, or more aptly, a nightmare. " Calliope.. "

"Arizona.." Teddy had been sat at the Latina's bedside but got to her feet as the blonde came into the room. "She's OK. Miranda fixed her up."

Making it to her wife's side, she rubbed her hand over her cheek. Callie's eyes were closed, her body covered over by a thin sheet. "What's her injuries?"

"Like you said. She suffered a pneumothorax. There's 3 broken ribs and alot of bruising. She'll be fine in a few weeks though. You're OK too. Mark managed to catch you before you hit the ground."

The blonde looked at her confused. "I fainted" she said, as if suddenly remembering how she'd ended up on the bed in her office.

"Yea. Luckily he was right behind you. Bailey gave you and the bump the once over after she was done with Callie."

Tears started to form in her eyes. "Abbey?"

"Marks picked her up from school and took her to her grandmother's. He said he'd come back and take you both home once he was done. He shouldn't be long."

The doctor continued to stroke her hand over the Latina's cheek and it wasn't long before Callie began to stir. "Calliope?"

Brown eyes opened, blinking for a few seconds before focusing on the doctor. "Ouch."

Fresh tears fell down Arizona's cheeks. "You're OK. Everything's OK." Teddy excused herself, giving the couple some privacy.

The Latina moved her tongue around her dry mouth. When she spoke, her voice was deep. "That cow came out of no where."

"Shh, I know. Its OK. I see what you're doing here, Calliope. You're trying to steal my thunder, aren't you? It's meant to be all about me while I carry your baby but you can't let me have it, can you? You have to go and get yourself injured and make it all about you."

Callie closed her eyes but smiled. "I'm sorry."

Arizona leant down and kissed the Latina's forehead. "Remember what I told you on our honeymoon? You're not allowed to leave me, OK? We're a team. You hear me?"

"I hear you."

"Don't do that to me again."

Callie's big brown eyes looked sleepily up at the doctor. "I'll try my best."

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With the vet laid up in bed since coming home from the surgery, Arizona had fussed around her, making sure she was comfortable and not in too much pain. Abbey had been dropped back in later that evening and the little girl hadn't left Callie's side since.

With the time getting on, Arizona had eventually gotten Abbey bathed and seen her to bed. Tucking her daughter in, she reached for the book on the night stand.

"Is mommy going to die?"

Arizona's head turned to look at the girl. "No, ofcourse not honey. Your mommy just had an accident."

Abbey looked sadly down at the duvet. "My other mommy got hurt on the farm and she died."

Sitting down on the edge of the bed, Arizona's hand came up to stroke over Abbeys cheek. "That was a different kind of accident, sweetie. Your mommy is going to be fighting fit again in a few weeks."

The little girl thought for a few moments. "Why did the cow kick her?"

"Well, that cow had a calf. That means she had a baby. Your mommy went to go look at her baby because she had a bad leg. The cow was just protecting her baby because she thought your mommy was going to hurt her."

"But mommy was going to fix her?"

Arizona nodded and smiled. "She was. The cow didn't know that though. She was just protecting her baby. Just like your mommy and I would do if some stranger came to take you away. Mommy's protect their babies."

"So, you would do the same if me or my baby brother or sister got kidnapped?"

The blonde smiled and nodded slowly. "I would do anything and everything to protect you and your little brother or sister. You guys are my world. I love you more than anything in the world and me and your mommy are going to be here with you for a very long time, OK? So don't worry about your mommy dying." She positioned herself so she could lean down and place a kiss on the girls head. "Besides, I'm a super awesome doctor, remember? Your mommy is in good hands."

Abbey laughed and wrapped her arms around the blonde's neck. "I love you, mommy."

Those 4 little words were all it took for tears to gush out of Arizona's eyes. She held the little girl close, squeezing her in. "I love you too, munchkin." Eventually she pulled back and for the next 5 minutes, she read another chapter from Abbeys current bedtime story.

Coming into the big bedroom, she found Callie had turned off the TV in favour of reading a book. "I'm just taking a quick shower Cal, are you OK?"

The Latina looked over and nodded her head. "Yea, I'm OK. Are you?"

Arizona offered a small smile. "I'm about ready to collapse but I need a quick wash. Ill be 5 minutes."

It was nearly 10 minutes later when the blonde came back through to the bedroom, a towel around her body and one on top of her head.

Callie had put her book down and watched as her wife closed the door and proceeded to dry her body off. "Does that feel better?"

With the towel removed from her body, she was patting it over her damp skin. "Absolutely. Its been a long day."

The Latina nodded slightly. "I know. I can't believe this happened. Honestly, that cow came out of nowhere. I've seen to dozens of calves on that farm and this has never happened before."

Taking the towel from her head, the blonde started to dry the excess water from her hair. "You got lucky. It could have been so much worse. I've heard stories of people being trampled to death by cows. I don't want that to ever happen to you."

"It won't."

"I mean it Callie." Putting the wet towel on the radiator, she moved to the dresser, picking up the deodorant to rub under her arm pits. "Don't put yourself in situations like that again. Its just aswell Mark was with you to scare the cow away."

"Hey, I'm sorry. Don't be mad at me, please..."

Letting out a long breath, the doctor moved to the bed. Lifting the covers she lifted her naked body onto the mattress. When she was comfortable on her side, she looked at the Latina who's head was turned towards her. "I am mad. I'm so mad at you. I was scared, Callie because I can't lose you. We've only just got married and we have a baby on the way. I can not lose you now."

Callie's hand came up to rest on the side of Arizona's head. "Hey, I'm not going anywhere. I promise. Ill be more careful next time."

Arizona's own had reached out to cup Callie's cheek. "I love you."

"I love you, too."

They stayed like that for a few moments, looking into each others eyes. "So, I was thinking of starting maternity leave. Effective immediately."

A smile broke out on Callie's face. "So it took me getting injured for you to finally cave? If only I'd known sooner."

Arizona rolled her eyes. "No, actually. Before Mark called this afternoon, I'd just gotten back from a house call. I was exhausted. My feet were killing and I felt like I needed to sleep for a week. I think I realised then I couldn't keep going on like I was. Your accident has just more or less set it in stone for me. You're gona be off for the next couple of months probably.."

"Not necessarily that.."

"Umm, excuse me.." Arizona said, interrupting whatever Callie was going to say. "I'm the doctor here and you won't be returning to work until I say you're fit enough to do so, do you hear me?"

Callie had to smile. Like hell could she ever say no to Arizona when she had her doctor hat on. "I hear you and I'll do whatever you tell me to do, doctor Robbins."

"Good. And while were on that subject, you can kiss me, right now."

The Latina grinned. "I thought you'd never ask...but you're gona have to come to me."

Leaning over, Arizona kissed her wife with everything she had.

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