A/N: Answers, answers, answers! Everybody wants answers! Well lucky for you. I gotchu covered but only for this chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not have much knowledge about medicine. So, please don't take the medical stuff here at face value.

Chapter 10: Callie

Present Day

I rush down to the ER without a second thought. I had left my phone in the doctor's lounge before my surgery along with all my outside clothes. I thought I had a couple of hours to relax, maybe get some coffee, catch up with some of my old friends or even hang out at the new Ortho playroom but all of that went out the window the moment I got back to the doctor's lounge and picked up my phone.

All I read was 'hurt' and took off running to the ER. I hit the button to the elevator but the god damn elevator was too slow.

"Come on!"

I hit the call button a couple of more times but damn it! My cell phone has no range. So, I took the stairs instead. I reach the ER and spot Mama O'Malley near one of the beds.

"Where is he? Oh my god! WHERE IS HE!" I yelled.

Just then the curtains opened.

"Hey!"

"Finn! Honey are you okay! What happened?" I asked as I took a seat beside him on the bed and put my arms around him.

"I'm okay Mommy, I just tripped"

"What? How?" I asked.

Finn had a guilty look on his face "Wait, Mama O'Malley? Was he skating around the house?" I looked towards her but she didn't respond. Which means that he already told her about my beef with his wheelie sneaks.

"Maybe" he replied.

"Finn! I told you, one more fall and I'm getting rid of those wheelie sneaks!"

"Please mommy, I promised the other doctor I'll be extra careful"

"The other doctor? What about me and our deal?" I asked, but I was already melting. He had a huge bandage on his forehead and the blood was already sleeping through it "Let's take a look at your head okay?"

"Okay Mommy" he said as he leaned back on the bed.

I gently took off the bandage being as careful as possible. God! He looks like he's in pain. Yikes! That's going to need stitches, maybe two or three. I kiss the other side of his forehead as I put the bandage back and apply pressure so that he doesn't lose any more blood.

"Did anyone come to see him?" I asked Mama O'Malley.

"No, not yet"

"Then who bandaged him?" I asked but Mama O'Malley was silent again. So, I looked at Finn. "You went wandering around the hospital, didn't you?"

"I… might have"

"Finn! This is not New York! This is a new hospital! You do not go running around in a place you barely know!" I tried to control my voice but I know it was of no use.

"Are you mad Mommy?" and then he does this! He tries to get all cute on me.

"No honey, I'm just worried, that's all"

I had Finn about four years ago and it's been just the two of us for a while now. We have learned to take care of ourselves and look after one another. I was down to my last shot at having a baby and it freaking worked! I got pregnant, but Penny and I had broken up and I was all alone in a big city with no family, limited friends and no help. I depended on him to keep me sane and he depended on me… well he's my kid, he's depends on me for everything. I love him with all my heart.

Even though I have to travel because of work, sending out proposals to hospitals about my research. My father has been very supportive and I usually depend on him to look after Finn when I leave New York. But I still don't let him fly my son out to me. I know it's irrational and I should let go of this stupid fear.

But… I can't.

I simply can't wait for another airplane that may never land. I just can't do it again. So, whenever I have to stay in a city for a minute too long, I fly back to New York, pick him up and fly back to the hospital.

Finn has been on more than fifteen airplane rides. He loves it, which gives me all the time I need to get anxious and worry about the plane going down. But yeah, his excited little self does serve as a distraction.

"Alright, who do we have here?" one of the interns asks. "Oh Dr. Torres, is this-"

"Yes, it's just a few stitches. So, you don't need to draw up a chart"

"Dr. Torres the hospital protocol dictates that-"

"I own a part of the hospital, so I guess we can oversee the protocol? Or do I need to do the stitches by myself?"

"Umm. I'll be right back with the kit" the intern replies and leaves.

"Callie, I'm so sorry. I turned around for one moment and-"

"It's okay, he's a child, they love running around bumping into things" I reassured Mama O'Malley, but she still looked tense.

"But he got a massive cut on his head"

"Yes, but because you were there, you brought him to the hospital as soon as you could. You did everything right"

"Callie, it's just that after George… I… you're like my daughter and I didn't want to be the one who caused you or your son any discomfort"

"You didn't, the only reason I could do the surgery was knowing that you were watching Finn" I said as I approached her and gave her a hug. I know that coming to this hospital is hard on her since she lost both her husband and son here, but she came for me.

"Alright, if you can lay back for me. I can get your stitches started young man!" the intern said as she placed the tray beside.

Finn lunged from the bed and hugged me tightly.

"Hey Finn! Do you remember what grandpa says?" I asked him as he looked up at me.

"Torres children don't cry" he replies as he straightens out.

I looked at the intern and nodded so that she could start. His wound looks pretty clean. Whoever patched him up did a great job. But the intern still cleans it up a bit before picking up the needle. I watch Finn as his eyes start filling up with tears as he looks at the needle.

"Yes, that's right! Torres children don't cry. Now, are you a Torres?"

"Yes Mommy, I'm a Torres"

"So, are you going to cry?" I asked. This usually works but I never tried it with him when he got hurt, because he never got hurt this bad before.

"Nope"

"That's my boy!" I said as I pushed his hair out of the way.

He has gorgeous blonde hair and pretty blue eyes, almost like… like no one important in my life. Not anymore. It's just him and me now and that's enough

"Wow, Callie. You've raised him well" Mama O'Malley says as she watches him trying to be strong for me.

"Hear that Finn? Can you tell Mama O'Malley what grandpa told you?" I asked him, but I saw a glint in his eyes, oh no.

"Torres children don't cry. We make others cry"

"Nooo, he never said that!" I almost yell, but he has always had a mischievous side to him. "Hey! Watch it kiddo"

I smiled at Finn as I scolded him so he knew that I didn't mean it. I know that he saw right through me. He knew when I was mad and when I was pretending to be mad.

My decision to have Finn was the best decision I have made in a long long time. I was in a bad place when I broke up with Penny. My work was killing me and I was making no progress in my research. All in all, my personal life sucked, my professional life sucked and well, my life sucked. To add more to the mix, I was on hormones to increase my chance of getting pregnant, so I was mad, at everything and everyone.

I even had a rage fueled episode when I demanded Arizona to let me see Sofia. Even though at the time, all I could think about was how horrible Arizona was being to me, I see it now. I see now that she was right. I see what I almost did, the spot I put her in.

But I'll never admit that to her. I'm still not ready to let her back into my life. Especially now that I have Finn, I have to put him first. Will he be okay if I have another person in his life? He hasn't even seen me going on dates or spending time with another adult who I was romantically interested in.

It's not that I didn't go on dates, I just never brought them home. Besides, none of them went far enough to actually get them to meet my child.

In New York, the minute I told my date that I had children, I swear I could see their faces falling and lose interest in me. So, I eventually gave up on dating and focused on my research and of course, focused on Finn.

I went through a lot of pain before him. Pain that I didn't know my body could handle, that… that I could handle. But I have come far. I have overcome all of my challenges because of this little boy right here in front of me. This little boy who's trying his best not to cry because I told him not to, because he wants to show me that he's strong too.

He has seen me go through rough times, sometimes I feel like he has this magic sixth-sense that tells him when I'm in danger and then he just swoops in and rescues me from my emotional turmoil.

Arizona used to do that. It used to be her job to calm me down, to help me through tough times and she did an amazing job before. When I came out to my father, she was there hugging me, consoling me, telling me that I'm awesome.

When my father abandoned me and drained my bank account, she was there eating endless slices of pizza on my bed as we told each other dumb stories about ourselves. Arizona was there for me, until she wasn't.

"Mommy?" I tell you, this kid can tell when I'm spiraling.

"Yeah sweetie?"

"About the wheelie sneaks…"

"Do you promise to be more careful with them?" I asked. I never wanted to throw them out and I wasn't going to, but he doesn't need to know that. Finn stretched out his hand and gave me his pinky finger.

"I promise," he says.

Huh! That's new. Who taught him that?

But nevertheless, I grabbed his pinky with my little finger and shook it..

"Alright mister! We are all done! You did good. You are free to take him home Dr. Torres" the intern replies as she gathers all the medical waste, wraps it up and leaves without another word or drawing up a chart.

"Mama O'Malley, can you take him home? I still have two surgeries to get through today and he'll just get bored here"

"You want me to take him?"

"Yes, I trust you. You are literally the only person who I trust here, so yes"

"Oh, okay. Let's get going then Finn" Mama O'Malley says as she picks him up and places him on the floor. "Say bye bye to mommy"

Finn grabs her hand before he turns around and waves at me. God! He's so precious and he's all mine. How did I get so lucky? He's so smart and funny and… I'm being totally biased because he's my son but I'm not a liar.

I'm pretty sure I have a giant smile on my face. But I can't help it! I love him.

He's my world.

He's my everything.

A/N: Please tell me you got what I hinted in the previous chapter and in this chapter as well. I have to say, it was fun writing for Finn. I wanted to give him the fun side of Callie's personality and I hope I did justice to that. All in all, did you guys love the surprise? God, I have been keeping this secret since chapter one.