Extension of scene in 8x23.

Arizona could not believe this was happening to her again.

Arizona could not believe this was happening to her.

Again.

She couldn't think, couldn't function, couldn't see Nick anymore today, so she stood in the cold rain outside of the hospital, grateful that the sky was sobbing with her.

"Has anyone seen Arizona?" Callie asked a group of residents.

"Robbins? Yeah, I saw her in the lobby. I think she was heading outside," Karev offered.

Callie raced down to the first floor. She would do anything to take this pain away from her wife. She would do anything to help. Arizona had always been the strong one, and it killed Callie to see her so heartbroken.

She reached the double doors and saw the blonde a few steps outside, likely freezing in the pouring rain.

Callie walked up behind her. "Hey. I just checked in on him, and his vitals are stable...he's sleeping."

Arizona finally turned around, tears running down her cheeks. She looked at Callie. "Don't ever leave." It felt like everyone in her life was always leaving her. Tim, Nick...

"What?" Callie had not been expecting this; of course she would never leave! They were married and in love!

Again, and more decidedly this time, Arizona repeated, "Don't. Ever. Leave."

Callie moved her arms up to Arizona's shoulders, trying to soothe her wife in any way she could.

"Promise me that right now."

"I'm not going anywhere, I promise."

Arizona shook her head, trying to ward off incoming tears. "After my brother...I thought...I can't do this, ever again. I won't. Do this. Again. And, now, here I am..."

"Okay, whatever you can't do, I will. I'm here, and that's how this works, okay?"

Arizona nodded, temporarily reassured by Callie's promise. At least she'd always have her wife.

"Come here." Callie pulled the blonde into a hug, not caring that the rain was soaking through her lab coat, scrubs, and shoes. Arizona had always been there for her, and the least she could do was the same.

They stood there for a long time, as Callie waited for Arizona's sobs to fade so that they could go inside and warm up. Finally, Arizona took a deep breath. She had no tears left.

Callie stood back and looked at her. "What can I do? Do you want to go see him?"

Arizona shook her head no.

"Let's put on some warm, dry scrubs at least. Come on." She grabbed Arizona's hand and squeezed it, leading her back inside.

Arizona followed unthinkingly, gliding through the hospital like a ghost. She was overcome with grief. She was. Overcome. By Grief.

Callie grabbed them new scrubs from a closet and headed towards an empty on-call room. "Here," she handed the smaller pair to Arizona, trying to smile reassuringly.

"Thanks."

They quickly changed and headed back out; they still had patients to see and charting to do.

"Hey, Dr. Robbins," Hunt stopped as he passed them. "Since Karev is going to Hopkins, do you have any preferences for potential fellows?" He was clearly oblivious to the state she was in.

"He's WHAT?" Nope. No way. Karev was supposed to stay.

"He just told me this afternoon...you didn't know?" Callie saw him mentally kick himself.

"Huhhh uh uh huh." Arizona muttered nonsensically, shaking her head. She couldn't even speak she was so angry. Without thinking, she turned on her heel, stalking away to track down Alex and give him a piece of her mind.

"Sorry," Callie muttered apologetically to Owen before running after her hurried wife.

"Arizona," she reasoned, "I know you've had a really bad day, so right now may not be the best time to..."

"You son of a bitch, I had to hear it from Hunt! What, you couldn't even be man enough to tell me yourself?!" Arizona screamed.

"Sweetie..." Callie turned to Karev, "I'm sorry, she's had a horrible day..."

Arizona waved her off, "No, you ungrateful crap-dog!"

Alex, defensively, "It's Hopkins! You went there, you of all people should know that..."

"You are a miserable, miserable bastard."

"Robbins, they want me. They really want me."

Arizona felt her heart shatter into a million tiny smithereens. Great, one more person in her life is leaving her. One more brother figure. How could this be happening, again? She mouthed oh my g...She couldn't even speak. "You're actually going?"

"Can we talk about this when I get back?" Alex needed to catch a plane; he had no time for lectures.

"No!" Arizona grabbed the chart from her protégé.

"What are you doing?!"

"No, you are NOT going to Boise, because you no longer represent this hospital!"

"Oh, give me a break!"

"Seriously! Just go! Get out!"

"Oh, grow up! This is crap!"

"Fine! You know what, forget the chart! Forget the chart! Go see if they need help in the clinic!"

"Oh, give me a b—"

"Oh my god!" Arizona wanted him out of her sight. She couldn't fight anymore.

"I've been prepping for this surgery for DAYS!"

"Well, it's mine now!"

"This is crap!" Why was Robbins so mad at him?

"I'm serious, go see if they need help in the clinic! You are not going to Boise! GO!"

"FINE!" Shaking his head, Alex stormed away and down the stairs towards the clinic. This really wasn't how he had wanted to say goodbye.

Arizona turned towards Callie, still emanating anger. "Stupid, useless, selfish, stupid..." she began, muttering to herself.

"Hey," Callie grabbed Arizona by the shoulders. "Are you sure you want to go do this, tonight? You don't need this...it's already been a rough day. Why don't we just go home and..."

"Callie," Arizona huffed. She took a deep breath. "This is exactly what I need right now. Surgery's a good distraction."

Callie rubbed her shoulders and looked at her, waging her answer. "Okay."

Arizona pecked Callie's lips. "We'll only be gone for twenty-four hours, and I'm going to need another distraction when I get home tomorrow night..." Arizona smiled suggestively.

"You're on," Callie grinned. "I'll be waiting."

Arizona kissed Callie again, longer this time. "Tell Sof goodnight for me."