First let me start by saying again how grateful that I am for the comments. I am a freaked over the clips from next week and know that a lot of people are. So fanfic is my way out until next Thursday. I do have to say, if you haven't seen the clip that is "the first 90 seconds", do so. You will need a couple days to get over it before the show. LOL Anyway, here we go. Again, it was a VERY night at work and do to that, no beta. There was one comment that I love so much, I put it in this chapter. God forbid Arizona has a pen.

Oh and this letter thing is killin you guys. LOL

Chapter 6

It had been two days since Arizona had left. Callie would always go by and check on Danny a couple of times throughout the day. Some were routine, but not all. She was in the lounge getting coffee, when there was a knock at the door. Callie looked up to see Daniel was the one asking permission to enter. As she took a sip of her coffee she raised one hand and motioned for Daniel to come in.

"I hope that I'm not bothering you." It was the first time Callie had seen Daniel Robbins acting nervous. Little did she know, this is the way most people saw him.

"No. You're fine. Want some coffee?"

"No, thank you. My daughter drinks the stuff, but I've never liked it."

"Yeah. Doctors have a secret love affair with coffee." Callie could tell that something was wrong. "What's up?"

"Doctor Torres, when you have children you'll understand that as a parent you love and protect those children. Whether they are right or wrong, you hate to see them upset."

"Is Danny ok? Doesn't he think he isn't ready to go home? Because he is a…."

"No. I am not talking about Danny." Callie turned her head slightly to the side realizing where this was going. "I know that you feel like it was game and it be honest it always was, but Arizona is really upset that she hurt you. My kids are good people Doctor Torres. Sometimes they act a little childish but I think it is the way they deal with their jobs. It's the way they stay happy and bubbly."

"I'm not bothered by what happened, Daniel. There are people that come into this hospital every day that I put back together. People that when they are done here, I never see again. And that is people that live in Seattle and not across the country. Whether it be a chic that comes in and writes her number on my hand with a permanent marker or Arizona making a bet on me, it's the same. They are people that I met and they don't become part of my life. I just don't understand what everyone's deal with this is."

"What everyone's deal is Doctor Torres, is that we all see it. We all see that she really liked you and you are trying to hell to act like you aren't bothered by what happened. That look-that feeling, it doesn't care where she lives and where you live."

"What does she need? Forgiveness? Ok, she has it. I forgive her. Do I need to forgive Danny too? He seems fine, but I forgive him too. It doesn't affect my life either way, Daniel. I understand that." For the first time, Callie was honest and spoke her thoughts out loud to someone else, but mostly to herself. "Ok, maybe I wish it was another way, but it isn't."

Daniel smiled. "I knew you liked her."

Callie leaned back in her chair running her fingers through her hair. "I just….I don't know what to do."

"Can I tell you a story?"

"Sure."

"I was eighteen and just joined the Marines. I was stationed in San Antonio Texas and I lived there for about a year. I dated a lot of people there. I mean I was young and just out of mom and dads reach. I was heartbroken when the orders can in that moved me to Quantico Virginia. But being the good military man, I took my orders and kept my mouth shut. I had been in Virginia about a year and had become very good friends with a guy that lived on the base with us. He and his wife were just married and were expecting twins. We worked 16 hour shifts at the gate, so he wanted someone to be there with her. Her sister came up and lived with them about two months. I knew that the military was my career. I knew that I would never be able to settle down, but when his sister-in-law came to live with them, good lord. She was beautiful. All I wanted to do was talk to her. Working 16 hour shift didn't leave time for a personal life. Which I'm sure you understand."

"I do."

"I knew that in a couple of weeks, Charlie's wife would have the babies and her sister would probably stay a few more weeks and return home to school. She was in a university." Daniel smiled. "But I didn't care."

"So what happened?"

"I finally talked to her. One week before she left Quantico. No one can say I move too fast." He and Callie chuckled.

"You waited til a week before she left?"

"Nope. Actually the night before. I talked her into staying a few extra days. I stayed in Virginia and was heartbroken again when she left."

"She left?"

"She left." Daniel nodded and took at deep breath at the memory.

"So what happened to her? Where is she now?"

"I don't know." Daniel stared off into space. "Last time I check….she was in the room with Danny."

"What?" Callie laughed.

"Callie, feelings don't know boundaries. They don't know color, sex or where you're from. In this big ol world, do you really believe that the one person, out of billions, that you are suppose to meet is right here? Maybe. Maybe not."

"What did you do?"

"We kept in contact for a while by phone and letters. Then we just couldn't do it any more. She moved to Virginia and within a few weeks we were married. In a year, we had Arizona and within 3, we had them both."

Callie smiled at the look of pride on Daniel's face. Callie chuckled. "Now I know where Arizona gets her speeches. That is one of the reasons I haven't read the letter. If she gives speech like that, I would hate to see what she could do with some time and a pen." Callie smiled. "You really should be proud."

"I am. They grew up to be who we raised them to be. How wonderful is that? They are good and caring people."

Callie smiled. "I believe you. I do. One is protecting the country and the other is saving the lives of babies. I know they are. I don't think less of either of them because of what happened. You should be very proud of both of them."

"A lot of people think Arizona was named for the state, but she wasn't. She was named after the USS Arizona. My father was killed on the Arizona during Pearl Harbor. He saved 19 men before he drawn."

"Wow."

"Everything I ever did was to honor that sacrifice. I raised my children to love their country and to protect the things they love. To be a good man in a storm. When our storm came, when Danny was almost killed in Iraq, Arizona was what kept him sane. She is the reason he didn't end up like his friend taking his own life. She was his rock. The bond that those two have is unlike anything I have ever seen."

"Like I said, you should be very proud."

"I am." Daniel smiled. "Just don't sell yourself short, Callie. Listen to what your heart tells you to do. You listen to it and you won't go wrong. I promise." Daniel noticed Callie look away. "I have taken enough of your time. I'll leave you to your coffee." Daniel stood and patted Callie on the shoulder.

"I'll be in there see Danny later." Callie watched Daniel leave and wondered to herself why she did care. She wouldn't have admit it to anyone else, but to herself she had no choice. She was hurt that Arizona was showing her attention on a bet and not because she wanted to. Callie couldn't deny that bothered her. But Callie was faced the fact that Arizona's feelings were real and now she had just admitted that she felt something for Arizona.

Callie went through the rest of the day trying not to think about Arizona or the unopened letter in her locker, or Quantico Virginia. She tried but it didn't always work. She went to see Danny and everything looked better than even expected. She was releasing him tomorrow. Callie wondered if her thinking of Arizona would ever stop.

Arizona laughed that infectious laugh. "Wow, Jameson. Your tests are looking really good. Your body is healing perfectly."

"Does that mean I can go home soon?" The little boy asked.

"In a couple of days, yes."

"Yay!" The little boy shouted.

Arizona returned her smile to his parents. "I am due to surgery shortly. If you need anything let the nurse's know. I will be back in 5 or 6 hours."

Arizona said her goodbyes and gave the little boy a high five before leaving the room. When she was in the hallway she pulled the phone out of her pocket to see a message.

Hey, Ari. Hope everything's good. I'm having dinner tomorrow night w/Lexie. They're releasing me tomorrow, so I thought I wouldn't waste time. She said she'll cook for me so I can still keep my leg up. She says she's a good cook, just not as good as Callie. I'm assuming you still haven't heard from her? You're right, though. She really is amazing. Hang in there. Love you.

Arizona smiled and as she walked, she text her brother back.

I think it's awesome you are having dinner with Lexie. Maybe one of us will come out of this mess ok. Yeah, Teddy already told me what a good cook Callie is. Going into surgery. Gotta go. I really miss her Danny. I mean I REALLY miss her. Stupid right? We've had like one civil conversation. Love you too.

5 hours later

Callie walked into Danny's room just before her shift ended. She had just totally rocked her surgery and was on cloud nine. She was smiling a full smile when she walked into Danny's room. She stopped suddenly when she saw the faces of everyone in the room. She watched as Danny was talking on the phone.

"We'll be home in couple of days. Just try and rest." Danny listened for a moment to the person on the phone before speaking again. "Alright. I'll call tomorrow. Love you Ari." Danny waited a moment more and then whispered. "Bye."

Callie watched as Danny put the phone down. She could tell that everyone in the room was upset. "Is Arizona okay?"

Danny looked sadly over at Callie. "Jameson's body rejected to heart. Out of nowhere. He was fine and Arizona went into surgery. She was gone 5 hours when they rushed in the OR to tell her Jameson had coded. There was nothing she could do. She's devastated, Callie."

"I hate to hear that. Unfortunately it happens. She has to know that is one of the major risks. There is nothing you can do. Sometime they just reject them. Sometime sooner and others later." Callie hated to hear that Arizona was so upset. "Will you tell her that I'm sorry?"

Danny was upset and worried about Arizona causing him to answer more hateful than usual. "No I won't. If you want her to know you are sorry, then you tell her."

"Daniel Robbins!" Barbara spouted.

"No, don't Daniel me." He returned his look to Callie. "She likes you. She really, really likes you. She left you that silly note that you have yet to read. Why? Oh yeah, cuz it doesn't matter. Well if it truly doesn't matter, Callie, then read the damn letter. But that's why you haven't read it yet, because you know that it does matter."

Callie sighed. "I understand that you are upset, but…"

Danny's voice turned to pleading. "There is one person that hearing from would make Arizona feel better right now, and it's you. You don't have to commit to her or have her babies, or dance down the aisle in a big white dress, but please, just call her."

"I don't have her number."

"Read. The. Damn. Letter, Doctor Torres!"

Callie took a deep breath and left the room. She had gone straight to her locker and found the letter. She pulled it from the back of the locker and walked over to shut the door. She sat on the couch and pulled at the seal. As she removed the letter, she took a deep breath and began to read it.

Dear Calliope,

No one knows this is crazier than me. Trust me when I say that. Imagine my surprise when I took my brother on skiing trip, then he falls, we're told to ask for you, they page Dr. Torres, and you walk in. Danny had just sat there and said "maybe the Ortho Doctor is hot". Never really known Danny to be physic before. Huh. From the moment I met you, I was amazed by you. When I was told about some of the things you had done, I was impressed by you. By the time I leave here, I am absolutely mesmerized by you. I had a wonderful time tonight. Even though we didn't talk, I loved walking with you. Even in silence, and knowing you were hurt with me, I just liked being there with you. This is the first time that this bet has ever caused problems. Because it's the first I actually ended up caring about the person we bet on. I'm so sorry that I did it, but it was a bet I would have been so happy to win. I would have loved to have had that date. To walk you to your apartment door and, if I were so lucky, to kiss you goodnight. Just know that it wasn't just a bet that I was worried about. You are a wonderful person and someone will be very lucky to have you. And I realize that I am probably in a line of women that dream about you at night. I am so deeply, deeply, deeply sorry for hurting you. Because I am so crazy about you. I hope that you give me another chance to get to know you. I came by your apartment before I left, but there was no answer at your door. I'm trying to tell myself you were asleep and not that you didn't want to see me. I know that you are upset, but when you are not upset. When you are over being upset. I hope that I hear from you. My cel number is 443-652-9703.

A very regretful,

Arizona

Callie hadn't realized that she was holding her breath until she released it. She pulled the phone from her pocket. Call or text? Callie, as a doctor, knew how annoying a ringing phone could be. Callie refused to believe that it was because she couldn't stand to hear Arizona upset. She put the number in her phone under Arizona's name and then hit the call button. What would she possibly say? As the phone rang, Callie prayed that she heard a voicemail recording.

Arizona laid in the bed of the on-call room. She had cried until she just couldn't anymore. As she laid there looking at the ceiling, she heard her phone buzz. She took the phone off her stomach and threw it to the end of the bed. She wasn't in the mood for idle talk tonight. She only wanted to rest. She knew that the hospital would be paging her and not calling, so the call could wait.

Arizona didn't know how long she had been asleep. She felt her way through the bed of the dark room and found her phone at the foot of the bed. "What time is it?" She said as she hit the phone to display the main screen. That's when she saw a call from a number she didn't know. It only took a second for her to realize that it was a Seattle area code. Arizona sat up quickly on the bed. The call had came in 2 hours ago. She hit the button it listen to the voicemail. She heard the recording start.

"One unheard message. 11:00pm Hey, it's Callie."

Her heart stopped as she actually chuckled out loud. For the first time in hours, Arizona smiled. She continued to listen.

"I just heard what happened. I'm so sorry. You have to know you did everything you could. Sometimes it just happens. Thank you for the letter, it was really sweet. I haven't been avoiding you, I actually just read it. I guess I'm over being upset. I am sorry that I acted like a baby, but I am with you. I wanted you to be the one that took me on that date and walked my to my door. And yes, you would have probably gotten that goodnight kiss. So now you have my number. Use it if you still want to. I hope you are somewhere resting and not somewhere being upset. Bye."

Arizona fell back onto the bed and kicked her feet up and down like a gitty teenager. Arizona wondered if she should call her back. She listened to the message three times before she realized that she kept hitting the reply button. It was just after 10:00pm in Seattle. She thought maybe she would just text just incase Callie was sleeping.

Thank you for the call. Because of the time, I thought a text may be better incase you are sleeping. I know this happens, but it shouldn't to a 5 year old. Everything is magnified when it's a child. You're welcome for letter. I really just wanted you to understand I really did like you. Hell I even Googled you. How'd you think I knew your name. LOL You made me smile for the first time in hours, just by hearing you. Please don't let Danny see the letter. It is killing him to know what it says. I'd rather my brother not know what a sap I am. I wish that I could see you and not just talk to you this way. I guess I'll have to settle for the picture of you Teddy sent me.

Callie heard her phone buzz as she walked into her apartment. She put her things down and quickly looked to see if it was Arizona. She smiled when she saw Arizona's name on the display screen. Callie read the message and her smile grew wider. She hit reply.

Isn't it like 2:00am there? Why are you up? Go to bed Robbins. We can talk another time. Not that I mind but you've had a long day and I am sure you're tired. I know that kids must make this harder. Cristina told me you Googled me. I didn't believe her until now. Oh, I think your brother already knows you're a sap. Anyway, get some sleep. Night. WAIT! When did Teddy send you a picture?

Arizona laughed as she could almost hear the panic in Callie's voice.

Pictures that MY friend sends me of you in short black dresses with your hands above your head, which fyi makes the dress shorter, is between me and said friend. Goodnight.

Callie gasped.

I will kill her. Dream of sweet things.

A quick and last reply came.

I already am, Calliope.

One last message was sent.

That makes two of us. Now go to bed!

Even with everything that happened in Arizona's day, she slept like a baby. Callie laid awake for hours. She read the letter three times. When her eyes finally started to close, she laid the letter on the pillow next to her and drift off to sleep.

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Do not call that number. Arizona Robbins will not answer!