Chapter 13

There are moments in our lives that will forever be ingrained into our mind. This is one of those moments. Callie and Arizona are both about to find out something that will forever change everything for them. They will both remember this moment, forever.

"You two know each other?" Jeff asks, standing back so that Arizona can step forward, which she does.

"Um, yeah..." Arizona says, stepping up in front of Jeff, realization washing over her that Callie is Katherine's mom. "We um, we have offices right across the road from each other."

More important than wondering why Arizona is here, Callie needs to know why the three of them are here... together… waking her up. "Wait… What's going on? Is something wrong with Katie?"

"There's no change. But, we have something we would like to talk to you about. If you don't care, maybe we can go out in the hall?" Jeff asks. He doesn't want to talk about everything in front of Katie, since they have a suspicion she may be able to hear them.

Callie seems relieved at this news and Arizona can see her visibly relax.

As they make their way to the hall and come to a stop, Arizona turns around to face Callie, giving her a small smile. "Katherine is your daughter?"

"Yeah. I was going to tell you..." Callie says, not really sure how Arizona feels about this new information.

"We haven't exactly carried on many conversations. It's ok," Arizona says with a somewhat sad smile.

"I'm sorry."

"No, please… don't be," Arizona says, shaking her head. "Look, we can talk about everything later, but right now I know you are probably wondering why I'm here," Arizona says as Callie nods. "I have been consulting on Katherine's case. Callie… I don't want you to get your hopes up, but I have some news. I need you to stay calm because I think Dr. Torres is going to be overtaken by Callie, the mom. So, I need you to stay with me... ok?" Arizona looks over to Beth and Jeff, and they nod for her to continue, sensing there is something more than just the two of them being business neighbors.

"Ok." Callie says, curiously.

Jeff looks at Arizona and motions for her to continue. He can sense that maybe this needs to come from Arizona.

"We would like to move Katherine,"

"Katie... you can call her Katie." Callie says.

Nodding, Arizona continues, "Ok. We would like to move Katie to Mayo's main clinic. I, well…we... would like to run some tests. We would like to test for juvenile myasthenia gravis."

"What?"

"Juvenile myasthenia gravis is where..."

"Yeah, I know what it is. But why would you want to test for it?"

"I think there is a possibility that the bronchitis she was diagnosed with, two months before the accident, was actually MG starting to present itself. I think when she was in daycare, that it is possible that she had a major flare-up... that is possibly still ongoing. If that is the case..."

"Oh my god..." Callie says, bringing her hands up to cover her mouth.

"Callie, it's a possibility... we don't know for sure. I also want to stop her beta blocker. I think maybe, if this is what she has, that it is making things worse and that..."

Callie cuts her off, "Arizona... oh my god. She might not be in a coma!" Callie is piecing things together very quickly. Shaking her head, Callie breaks down in tears and Arizona's first instinct is to step up and pull her into her arms, letting Callie cry. Arizona knew this would be emotional, but knowing it is Callie... makes this hard."

"How could I miss this? Two years... For two years my little girl might have been awake? I am a doctor! How could I not even think about this?"

Callie continues to cry, while Arizona just holds her. "Callie, nobody thought it was a possibility. She had no other symptoms. You had no reason to consider it and..."

"But you…you figured it out, didn't you?" Callie asks, pulling back quickly, with tears still streaming down her face.

"What you said the other night, about how things aren't always what they seam…" Arizona says and pauses as Callie recalls the conversation. "It made me look at this totally different. But.. we still don't know for sure. Jeff arranged for transport to be here in just a few minutes, and Beth has already made arrangements for a room and put in the orders for the tests. So, we will take her to Mayo," Arizona says, reaching for Callie's hands. "We will run the tests. And then... we'll know."

Callie starts crying again, so once more, Arizona pulls Callie close. They stand there for a few moments before Callie finally starts to calm down, and pulls back, wiping the tears with her sleeve.

"Arizona, I'm sorry… I'm so, so sorry. I didn't mean to cry all over you," Callie says, taking a step away. Arizona only responds by taking a step forward and putting her hands on Callie's arms.

"It's ok. It's pretty big news. I would expect you to feel overwhelmed right now. Look, we need you to get ready so that when transport is here, we are ready to go. Just leave your car here and I can drive you, ok?"

"No, I want to ride with Katie," Callie says, shaking her head.

"Callie, it's better to ride with Arizona. The transport squads are a little smaller than the traditional squads. There isn't a lot of room," Jeff says.

"Oh..."

"It's ok," Arizona assures her. "I promise, we will follow right behind them, alright?" Arizona says, waiting for Callie to answer, to which Callie only nods. "Why don't you go get ready, then we will get you and Katie out of here and see if we can find some answers."

Callie only nods, before walking back into Katie's room to get her things packed up. Watching her walk away, Arizona takes a deep breath and blows it out slowly.

Beth says something to Jeff, and as he nods, he walks off and Beth walks over to Arizona and pulls her away from the door. "Are you ok?"

"Um, yeah. I just wasn't expecting to know the mom."

"How well do you know her? I sense it's more than being business neighbors."

Chuckling, Arizona nods. "You know me too well. We um, we honestly just met about a month ago. She was nothing but a pain in my ass at first. But...we are trying to be friends."

"Just friends?"

"Um..." Arizona says, looking at her hands.

"Arizona, if you can't do this, just say the word. We can take it from here. Because I was watching your body language and it is saying you are a hell of a lot more than just friends."

"We just met..."

"That doesn't always mean anything, and you know it," Beth says. During Arizona's time at Mayo, Beth was a great mentor but was also one of Arizona's best friends at the time.

"If I get to a place that my feelings interfere, I'll step back."

"Ok... I trust you to make the right call."

Nodding, Arizona says, "I promise. You will be the first to know."

At the end of the hall, they see transport round the corner and make their way towards them, followed by Jeff. Arizona looks at Beth and then heads back towards Katie's room. She isn't surprised to see Callie standing next to Katie, leaning down and whispering to her.

"Mommy loves you so much. We are going to take you to a new room. The doctors are going to do everything they can to see if they can make you feel better, ok? You are going to go for a ride and I'll see you in just a little bit. I love you... so much," She says, as she leans down and gives her a kiss on the forehead.

Watching the two brunettes that close, Arizona can't believe she missed the similarities earlier. They look so much alike. Arizona watches for a few seconds before she makes her way over behind Callie, not able to resist being close to her. Walking up behind her, she reaches forward and grabs her hand, putting the other hand on her opposite arm. "Transport is here. They need to get her moved over to their gurney."

Nodding, Arizona squeezes Callie's hand and leans down to give Katie a kiss. "I'll see you in just a little bit. I love you."

Jeff leads transport in and Arizona pulls Callie back out of the way, but they stay in the room while they move her over to the gurney. Callie reaches for her bag but when Arizona sees her reaching for it, she grabs it first. "I've got it. You ready?"

Callie nods and Arizona holds her hand out for Callie to take. Callie looks down at the hand and Arizona begins to wonder if she is going to take it. Just as she starts to pull it back, Callie reaches for it.

The two women follow the transport team down the hallway. Once they reach the squad, they watch them load her in. Jeff and Beth say their goodbyes and confirm they will meet them at Mayo. Arizona leads Callie toward her car and puts her bag in the back, then opens the door for Callie to get in. Once Callie is inside, Arizona makes her way to the driver's door and gets in.

The first few minutes are very quiet. Both of them lost in their thoughts as Arizona can see from the corner of her eye, Callie wiping tears that are falling. "Callie, I'm right here with you…" Arizona assures her, reaching over to put her hand on Callie's thigh, offering support.

"I sat with her… for months. Day in and day out. I felt worthless… I, I couldn't help her. We had doctor after doctor come in and one after the other, we received the same answer…which was that they had no answers. And then…within just a few weeks, you have come up with something that could actually help her."

"Callie… If it weren't for you… I wouldn't have went back and scoured over things again. You are what led me to this possibility."

"I know not to get my hopes up, but you are right, the mom in me is having a hard time doing that. I just… I can't help but think, if this is it, I might get my little girl back," Callie says as she continues to cry.

Not knowing what to do, Arizona takes her hand that is still resting on Callie's leg, and starts to squeeze Callie's leg a little tighter. "I know you feel overwhelmed right now, and that's ok. And it's normal to get your hopes up, especially after all this time. But you still have to be prepared for the possibility that we might be wrong."

"I know..."

"But I am right here with you," Arizona says, then stops to think about the father, wondering where he is. "Um... where is her father? Do you need to call him?"

With a bitter laugh, Callie shakes her head. "No. He signed over legal and physical custody during the divorce."

"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that."

"Don't be. He was asshole. We are both better off without him around."

Not knowing what to say, Arizona nods and keeps driving. Soon enough, they are pulling into Mayo and Arizona finds a place to park. They get out and Callie goes to get her bag out and Arizona tells her to leave it, that she will come back out and get it later when things are settled down a little bit.

Walking quickly, they head for the door and Arizona once again reaches for Callie's hand. Callie isn't used to this, not even when she was married, did George hold her hand. As they make their way into the elevator, they are the only ones on there.

Arizona waits for the door to close. "Callie, I know this is going to be an emotional couple of days. I am here for you, no matter what you need. And I know we have a lot to talk about, but we will put all that on hold. Your daughter is more important than anything else right now. Ok?"

"Thank you... Just, thank you. For everything," Callie says, once again tears welling up and beginning to fall down her face. Arizona reaches up to wipe them with her free hand.

"Don't thank me. Just know, she comes first. And I will do everything in my power to help her."

Callie gives Arizona a small smile through the tears that are falling. This blonde woman has given her hope. Hope that she will see her daughter's beautiful brown eyes very soon.