Chapter 10

Teddy Altman walks into the office at her normal time. She heads to the break room to put her lunch away and find a rack to hang her coat on. Once that is done, she heads back to her desk to start up her computer and begin pulling files for when Arizona arrives. Little does she know, Arizona is already there, and makes herself known as she flies out of her office and heads to the fax machine.

"Did you pull something out of here already?" Arizona asks, looking at Teddy for an answer.

"No. I just sat down. What are you doing here? Wait... how long have you been here?" Teddy asks, giving Arizona a disbelieving look. "Arizona, are you only here early to get that stupid spot?"

"No! I actually came in last night," Arizona says.

"That's even worse!"

"No, I didn't come last night for the stupid spot. I had a thought about Dr. Tanner's patient, Katherine. I had to come in and look back over some things. I think maybe we have all been going about this wrong. I know that they test for everything when a child goes into a coma, but they were also operating under the assumption she was fine before she fell and hit her head. BUT... What if things weren't as we thought. What if something happened before she fell, and that caused the fall where she hit her head. It could be we were looking for what happened after she fell and we need to be looking at what happened before."

Arizona came in last night with a hunch she couldn't shake, and the more she has scanned back through the files she has been sent, she is further convincing herself that she is onto something.

"I called Dr. Tanner and requested a few more things. I just feel like we are missing something."

"So, you were at Jax when I texted you. What got you thinking about this last night?"

"Oh. Um, nothing really."

"Arizona Robbins. Do not forget we have known each other for years, and I can tell when you are lying," Teddy says, giving her the stink eye.

Rolling her eyes, Arizona says, "I was just at Jax, and someone said something and it just kind of hit me..."

Watching Arizona be kind of elusive about it, she takes her best friend duties seriously and decides to push her some more. "Who were you talking to?"

"A woman."

Teddy Altman would have possibly let it go at that, if it had not been for the dreamy look that accompanied Arizona's answer.

"Arizona, I could be kind right now and let this go. But… you aren't getting so freaking lucky. So… spill."

"Teddy… Nothing happened and it is too early to talk about it. And it might not go anywhere so why talk about something that might not go anywhere?"

"That was a ramble if I ever heard one. And you always talk about who you sleep with."

"We didn't sleep together. I told you, nothing happened."

"Arizona, I'm sure whoever it us, would appreciate the fact that you aren't going all over town and blabbing about it."

"Yeah."

"Unless you aren't saying anything because you don't want to ruin possible chances with Callie by talking about someone else."

Arizona doesn't say anything so Teddy knows she is on the right track. "So that's it? You don't want Callie to know?"

"Can we pleeease... let this go?"

"Ok…so that isn't quite it…Oh!" Teddy yells. "Oh my gosh…it was Callie… wasn't it?" Teddy says, walking closer to Arizona to get a better read on the woman.

"No."

"Liar. I just told you two minutes ago I can tell when you are lying," Teddy says, pointing right at her, waiting on Arizona to respond.

Arizona sighs, knowing she can't get out of this. "Fine. She was at Jax. By herself. I watched her for a little bit,"

"Creepy much?" Teddy utters.

"Shut up. It isn't like that. She seemed depressed, which... for the day she had, I would have thought she would have been in a good mood. So, it worried me and I watched. Then I watched her dance. And then I watched her dance with some guy. And I couldn't stand it, so I went and cut in. And then someone tried to cut in and she turned them down to dance with me some more."

"Ok. She actually turned someone else down to dance with you? Also, why was she upset?"

"Is that so hard to believe she wanted to dance with me? And, I don't know. She didn't want to talk about it and I didn't push. And later, she acted like she might talk, but I didn't want to ruin the moment. Because, it was… a moment. A… great moment. And I just wanted to keep it that way," Arizona shrugs.

"So…did you kiss her?"

"No. It wasn't the right time. She deserves more than a kiss in a bar parking lot."

"I'm… not sure what to say. You would usually sleep with anyone, almost anywhere. So, this… is new," Teddy admits, smiling.

Arizona just looks at her and gives her a smile. "This is new. And we don't know each other and it might not go anywhere. But Teddy…I really want it to. She is smart and beautiful and, and… and I don't even know her. If I think that about her now, what happens if I get to know her. Which makes me nervous to get to know her because I want to like everything about her and I'm afraid if I get to know her, maybe she isn't as great as she seems. Teddy… I have never, ever had these feelings about someone before. So, I just... I don't want to talk about it and maybe ruin something before it even happens. Because she was married and I don't know that she has ever been in a relationship with a woman. And maybe this will freak her out, you know? And I don't want to freak her out by talking about it to everyone and then have her get embarrassed and wish I wouldn't have said anything to anyone."

Teddy doesn't say anything and just lets Arizona talk. She has never heard the blonde talk about someone like this before and is surprised at the sincerity Arizona is speaking with.

"You think I'm crazy, don't you? I mean, we have had a handful of conversations, and half of those we were insulting each other."

"Like I told you the other night, we have all been able to see it. Sounds like you two are finally catching up with us. Now…. About Katherine, what do you think you are missing?"

"I don't know. I just…feel like we have missed something."

"I have worked with you long enough to know that if you feel that way, that's probably the case."

"I know. Well, let me know when my patients are ready. I'm going to go close my eyes for a few minutes. And let me know when Dr. Tanner sends the next fax."

"Sure thing, sweets," Teddy says, as Arizona heads back to her office for a little while.

XXXXXXX

Addie registers the last patient of the day, then locks the front door. Callie said she needs to leave no later than five o'clock. It's Friday, which means that Callie will leave the small town and head to the big city to see her daughter.

As she sits back down, she hears someone try to open the door. As she turns around, ready to point out the closed sign, she is met with none other than Arizona Robbins. She heads back to the door and pulls it open, letting the blonde woman in.

"Hey… what brings you to this neck of the woods? You know I still don't bat for your team, right?"

"Shut up Addie. I thought we were never going to bring that up again? I was drunk. And it was Halloween and you had a wig on. Let's move past it, please?" Arizona asks, shaking her head.

"Just messing with ya. But, that is still funny," Addie says, laughing.

"I'll call you next week Mrs. Hart, and we will see what that MRI says," Callie says, coming out of a patient's room and walking her out to the door. She holds it open so the patient can leave. When the patient is gone, she turns around and Addie is still chuckling.

"What's so funny?" Callie asks Addie, surprised to see Arizona here.

"Oh, just teasing Arizona about me turning her down a while ago," Addie says, laughing.

"I um, didn't realize you had a thing for Addie," Callie says, looking at Arizona and walking past them. She starts to head back to the last patient for the day. She stops when Arizona starts talking.

"I don't. That's not what happened. At all. It was a Halloween party and I had too much to drink. I was drunk. I didn't know who she was because she was wearing a wig and looked nothing like her. I don't remember it, at all, but apparently I hit on her."

"I see. Well, I need to get in there," Callie says, pointing to her last room of the day. "So, I'll see you later."

Callie goes to walk away and Arizona moves into gear and catches up to her before she can get too far away.

"Wait. I wanted," Arizona says, looking sheepish, "I um... would..."

Callie cuts her off by asking, "I'm going to save you from your inability to form sentences again... so just out of curiosity, were you drunk last night?"

"What? No... of course not. Why, um, why would you ask that?"

"Apparently that's a thing you do, according to you and Addie, so I just wanted to see if you remembered last night."

"Callie," Arizona says, stepping closer to Callie. "I remember every little detail of last night. I don't remember a party from five years ago, because I didn't want to be there and drank all night. But last night, I remember. I remember how your hand felt in mine, how your hair smells like lavender and I couldn't seem to get close enough to you. And... I remember how I couldn't stop thinking about you even after I left."

"Really?"

"Yes, really. Don't let Addie put thoughts in your head," Arizona says, as she stares at Addie who has been listening to every word. Looking back to Callie, she says, "Look, I'm sorry I'm keeping you. I know you have a patient to get to. I just wanted to see if you maybe wanted to have dinner with me tonight. I'll even cook."

Surprised by the honesty in her voice, Callie regretfully says, "I um, I can't. I have somewhere I need to be tonight. Actually, I'll be gone the whole weekend."

"Oh, ok. I just... thought I would ask. I'll um, let you go get back to your patient," Arizona says, with a sad smile turning to leave

"Arizona," Callie says, reaching for her hand. "It's, it's just that I,"

"Callie, I hate to interrupt, but we are running behind and I have a date tonight," Christina says, barging out into the waiting room. "Let's go..." Callie loves Christina as a nurse. She does her job well. Her people skills leave a lot to be desired though and she has an inability to be able to read the room.

Pulling her hand away from Callie, Arizona says, "It's ok. I'll, see you later."

The minute she said that, Christina shoves the next file into Callie's hands, catching her off guard, and pulls her away... not giving her a chance to say anything else. When Callie regains her composure, she turns back just in time to see the door close. Sighing, she realizes she just let Arizona leave, thinking she didn't want to have dinner with her.

She walks into the room to take care of her last patient. Luckily, they do not need x-rays, so as soon as she examines the patient and writes a prescription, they are done for the evening. Christina and Meredith left as soon as they had the all-clear, for a double-date, leaving Addie and Callie to lock up.

"Are you just going to let her think you don't want to have dinner with her? Because, for someone who started out pretty tongue-tied, she got her act together pretty quick earlier."

"I know. She was like that last night too."

"So, what exactly happened last night? Sounds like it might have been a little steamy. Not that I was listening or anything."

"Right... of course you weren't," Callie says giving her the side-eye. "I went to Jax...," Callie says, telling her the story of what happened last night. "I don't know what to do. I have never felt like this before. I guess I'm having a hard time reconciling the fact that we don't know each other, with the fact I've only been with men, but also coming to terms with the fact that she makes me feel things that are just... I just don't even have words for. In the middle of trying to make sense of all that, I have to tell her about Katie, but I don't want pity and I also don't know what she thinks about kids. And it's too soon to even worry about any of it, because she only asked about dinner. You and I have had dinner several times. That means nothing so maybe she is just being nice."

"Wow," Addie says laughing. "You need to take a breath. It sounds like you had a nice time last night even if it wasn't planned. Maybe instead of analyzing everything, you just need to go with it. You don't have to have everything all figured out. And, I know Arizona well enough to know she probably realizes you don't have it all figured out. So, give her some credit... with all of it. You need to tell her about Katie. She is a doctor and a great person. She deals with parents and sick kids all the time. She knows you don't want pity. And she loves kids. This all comes back to you not knowing each other. So... start getting to know her by letting her fix you dinner. Maybe go find her and ask for a raincheck?"

"Thank you, Addie. I guess I do need to take a breath. And, maybe go find her."

"Anytime. Her car is still here, so she should still be in her office. Go talk to her. You only have a few minutes before you need to leave," Addie says, patting her on her shoulder.

"Thanks Addie."

XXXXXXX

Walking into Arizona's office, Teddy is standing from the desk with her purse in her hand. "Oh, hey Callie. I'm really surprised to see you."

"Yeah, I um, need to talk to Arizona. Is she free to talk?"

"Yeah. She is in her office. Just go on in, she is just wrapping up before heading home. Can you tell her Mandy already left and I'm leaving?"

"Sure," Callie nods. "I'll tell her."

Teddy excuses herself and Callie makes her way to Arizona's door. It's partially opened and Callie can see her looking over a file. She gently knocks on the door.

"Hey," Arizona weakly smiles.

"Hey. You have a second?"

"Um, yeah. Sure," Arizona says, sitting her folder down and standing. She walks around her desk to where she has two seats, motioning for Callie to take one.

"Oh, I can't stay. I just... I didn't get to finish what I was saying earlier. I can't have dinner tonight because I'm going to Rochester. I will be there all weekend. But, I would really like it if maybe I could take a rain-check on that dinner. Maybe one night next week?"

"Look, it's ok, Callie. Don't worry about it. It sounds like you have a date and the last thing you want is to worry about a stupid dinner when you get back. With me, no less."

"Arizona, I don't have a date. I am going to see my family. And if you would consider giving me that rain-check, I will explain everything to you then. Because, as nervous as I am about it, I would really love to have dinner with you."

"Oh. I just thought... I mean, you went away with Mark a few times, and I know you said he wasn't your boyfriend, but that didn't mean it still wasn't a date. I just kind of thought maybe you were spending the evening with him or someone else."

"No... I promise, it's family that I'm spending the weekend with. And I know I may seem unsure about dinner, but, I'm not. I really want to have dinner with you. So, rain-check? Then we can talk over dinner? And like I said, I will explain everything then. I just really need to get going right now."

Shaking her head yes, Arizona says, "Of course. How about Monday night?"

"Yeah. That sounds good."

Smiling, Arizona reaches over to grab a pen and post-it from her desk. "Can I maybe have your number?"

"Maybe..." Callie says smiling, waiting a second before finally taking the pen and paper from Arizona.

"I see you can be a tease," Arizona says, smiling back.

"Never. Unless you like that sort of thing," Callie says raising her eyebrows.

"I have a feeling I would like anything you would do."

Callie's eyes get really big and Arizona realizes how that sounded. "Oh… no. I didn't mean it like that. I just meant, that whether you are teasing or playing or talking…"

"It's ok. I know… but, just for the record, I'm sure there would be a learning curve on a few things, so you might not like some things real well at first, " Callie smirks, causing Arizona's mouth to drop. Laughing, Callie says, "I need to go before we get carried away." That statement causes Arizona to smile. She loves how even though Callie is nervous, she is still sure of herself and still flirty. She finds that to be a very attractive quality.

"Well, you be careful and I'll see you Monday," Arizona says, leaning forward to give Callie a lingering kiss on the cheek. "And... just so you know… the next time I do that… it won't be on your cheek," Arizona whispers, lingering just a second by Callie's ear, before quickly walking back to the other side of her desk.

"Um, that's... ok. I um, I really have to go," Callie says, looking at her watch. "But, I will, uh, I will see you, um, Monday."

"OK. And just for the record... You totally have a way with words sometimes too."

"Uh, yeah. I'm noticing that," Callie chuckles. "Bye Arizona."

"Bye. Be careful and I'll see you Monday."

With that, Callie gives a small wave and makes her way outside and into her car. As she sits down in her car, the biggest smile crosses her face. "I think I have a date with Arizona Robbins." Her phone beeps with an incoming text.

"Can't wait for Monday."

Smiling, Callie puts her phone down and starts her car. She picks the phone back up and sends a quick text, before sitting it back down and pulling out, looking forward to seeing her little girl.

Inside her office, Arizona's phone beeps as well. Looking down, she sees, "Me either." She smiles, placing her phone back down and picking up her file she was looking at. She knows she is close to finding something and since she has the evening free, she plans on spending her night here in the office.

AN: Thank you for all of the reviews... they are always appreciated. I'm really enjoying writing this story right now. Things are settling down and updates should become more frequent. I wanted to take a minute to comment on the upcoming medical talk in future chapters. I am not in the medical field and have no medical knowledge other than what I find on google. So...having said that, please don't expect to see totally accurate information. Everything will be used to fit the purpose of the story.