A/N Thanks for all the wonderful reviews. This story is a rollercoaster I know, but the ride isn't done yet. As a writer sometimes the story takes over and you have little control. That happened in this chapter. When I saw it coming I was like "NO!" It did anyway. LOL Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 11
"OH. MY. GOD!" Teddy chuckled as she and Arizona walked down the hall.
"Shhhhh" Arizona couldn't help but laugh. "I don't want everyone to know."
"Girl, if someone threw me against a wall, had their way with me, and continued to do so for more than 5 hours, I would be screaming it from the roof. Hell, no wait…I'd be in the ER."
Arizona laughed. "I told you because you have become my best friend and I had to tell someone."
Teddy grabbed a piece of the pound cake that Arizona was nibbling on and tossed it into her mouth. "So it was like a party in your panties?"
Arizona smiled. "If I had had any on, then yes." Arizona suddenly blushed. "And the party was gooood."
"You know, I have always thought Torres would be." Teddy looked off into space and received a slap from Callie's girlfriend. "I mean…..well come on. Callie is one of those people that you just look at know…that you could….you know….break things with."
"Break things with?"
"Yeah. Like clearing a desk or breaking a table….or an arm."
"Good lord, Teddy." Arizona laughed. "Think about my girlfriend much?"
"Shhhhh" Teddy said looking over Arizona's shoulder. "Incoming."
Arizona turned and couldn't help the smile that came over her face. "Good morning, gorgeous."
Callie turned to smile. "Morning."
"Well alright then, I will leave you two to your…." Teddy grabbed another piece of the pound cake. "…your talking. Thanks for the pound cake. Good times." Teddy said as she walked off.
Callie looked from Teddy to Arizona and then back to Teddy. She finally looked back at Arizona "Oh my god, you told her. Is that your words for sex now? Pound cake? I eat your pound cake and you ate my pound cake?"
Arizona couldn't help but laugh. "Nooo. But if that were true" Arizona got closer to Callie "I would have told her that it was the most amazing pound cake….ing I'd ever had."
"Really?" Callie smiled and quickly placed a small kiss on Arizona's lips.
"Really." Arizona then replied with a quick kiss of her own. "I missed you this morning."
"I know. I can't believe you got called in. You must be exhausted."
"I am. I was just about to head to the nearest on call room and try to sleep." Arizona took Callie's hand and swung them in a childish manner and asked, "Wanna join me?"
Callie loved the bubbly side of Arizona. The way she seemed so innocent even in the request for sex. "I would love too, but if I do that, your rest would be pointless really." Arizona stuck out her bottom lip. "Just go take a nap and I promise that tonight I will make sure you are glad that you got some rest."
Arizona smiled. "Deal." She placed another kiss on Callie lips.
"Come on. I'll at least walk with you. I need to pick your brain anyway."
Mark sat his tray down at the table and looked at Callie smiling. Over the past couple of months the two had become very close. "So?"
"So, what?"
"You get all dirty, dirty with princess Barbie last night?"
"Umm, that's none of your business, Mark."
"It kinda is."
"And how's that?"
"I thought the building was coming down last night, so I walked out into the hall and there is this knocking coming from your apartment." Callie looked up with a mixture of a little shock and embarrassment as she watched him take a bit of his apple. With his mouth full he continued. "So I started to come over and check on you when I heard someone, someone that sounds a lot like Doctor Robbins, screaming, and I mean screaming your name, Calliope." Mark smiled.
"First, don't ever call me Calliope again. When she does it it's cute and hot, when you do it I feel like we've just met and don't know I could break your bones for that."
"Got it."
"And second," Callie could feel her checks blushing. "Yes. Ok, yes. I slept with Arizona."
"Didn't sound like sleeping." Mark chuckled.
"Sorry about that."
"Nope, I'm good, really."
"Says who?" Cristina and Meredith sat down at the table.
"Says everyone, Yang."
"No, what I heard was that you were like a candy bar. Eat it and forget about it."
"Anytime you are ready to take a trip down the candy isle….."
"Eww gross, Mark. I'm about to eat lunch. There is no reason why you had to say that."
You could tell there was a break in surgery as the table was filling up. "Hey Torres, where's your girlfriend?" Alex asked as he sat down. "I wanna know if she's got any surgeries I can get in on this afternoon."
Callie responded as she smacked Mark's hand when he grabbed a grape from her plate. "She's resting. She got called in last night."
"Wow, she must be really tired then." Mark chuckled causing Callie to give him a scolded look. "Just sayin."
Teddy sat down and joined the conversation. "God this day..."
Lexie sat next to her. "Yeah, I have been puked on twice, had blood shoot all over my clothes, and a kid that kicked me right in the ribs. I am just ready to home and see Danny."
"Awww." Cristina said. "That made me feel all warm inside. Talking about puke and blood and your Robbins. Good stuff." Cristina said with a sarcastic face. "I got bumped this morning for my cardo bypass." Cristina said, glaring at Teddy.
"Hey! I told you be there in 15. You weren't and Avery was, so he got in."
Meredith was trying to change the subject. "So speaking of Robbins', Callie how's it going with your's?"
Callie didn't want to look at Teddy or Mark. She continued to look down moving pieces of her salad around the bowl. "It's good. Nothing to tell really."
Cristina leaned in against her elbows on the table. "So have you two….you know….done what ever it is that you lesbians do?"
"We're trying to take things a little slow."
Mark coughed as he said "bullshit" causing Teddy to lower head and laugh too.
Lexie's mouth dropped open. "Callie! You told them and not me?"
"God, it just happened. I haven't seen you."
Cristina took a bite of her food and leaned in again. "So you did hit it with Tinkerbelle?"
"Can we talk about something else, please?"
"Was it all that you hoped. Did she do little lesbian tricks that blew your mind."
Mark coughed again, "wrong one" causing Teddy to laugh so hard she actually lend against Mark.
Cristina looked at Mark at back at Callie. "Oh, I see. You are the lesbian whisperer." Everyone laughed. "Maybe that is why Hahn was a complete weeping mess. Wow, you must be really good."
"Shut up, Yang."
Meredith looked at Callie and said something usual, "Yeah, I could see that. She kinda looks that type."
"Oh my God! That's what I said." Teddy laughed.
"God, can we talk about something else."
"Like the fact that you didn't tell me." Lexie pouted
"I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU!"
"You couldn't text? I text you."
"She was up late." Mark chuckled.
"Ok, stop!" Callie dropped her folk and looked at everyone. "Look. She's new here and she may not get….." Callie gestured her hand in a circle around the table. "…this. Us. She may not like that you all know, so just keep your mouth shut." Callie softened. "Please."
Mark's pager went off. "Crap, I gotta run." He picked up his tray and started to walk off, but couldn't leave well enough alone. He was only a few steps away when he turned back and said to the whole table. "Oh and Torres, I'm off later tonight so if you need me to help patch up the holes that you, and someone that shall not be named, put in you apartment walls, let me know." Mark raised his thumb and picky finger to a phone gesture and mouthed 'Call me.'
Callie started throwing grapes at him as he walked quickly away and then hit a hysterically laughing Teddy with one too. "God, three year olds."
Cristina leaned in again. "Damn, the wall?"
Callie was at the nurse's station when Arizona walked up and, with her hands firmly in her pockets, she rocked from heels to toes. "So, I've had a interesting day."
Callie stopped charting and turned to look at Arizona. "What's up?"
"Nothing like getting a phone call from your brother laughing hysterically because he just heard my new girlfriend had me against a wall last night." She crossed her arms and continued, "Really, Callie?"
Callie panicked at the thought Arizona was angry. "I didn't tell. Mark did. Apparently…" Callie leaned in and whispered. "We, and by that I mean you, were a little loud and he was about to come over and make sure my apartment wasn't coming down. He stopped when he heard you screaming my name. Besides, you told Teddy."
Arizona smiled. "Well remind me tonight that I need to be a little quieter."
"Nope, screw Mark. You know how many times we've heard him? Countless."
"He'll have his ear against that door tonight." Arizona laughed.
"You laugh, but it's very likely."
"Ok, I gotta run. You know, sick kids and all." She placed a hand on Callie's elbow as she went by and gave a quick peck on the check. "See you later."
"You too." Callie turned to watch the woman roll down the hall. She shook her head and smiled. She could have never seen herself falling for someone like Arizona. But she had and it was….good.
After an exhausting six more hours, Callie was finally home. Arizona had a late surgery so she had a chance to shower and relax before Arizona would come home. Callie sat heavily on the couch and before she knew it, was asleep.
Arizona walked out of surgery and was scrubbing up with Owen walked in. "Hey."
"Hey." The look on Owen's face was very serious. That look sent a shiver down Arizona's spine. "Can we talk?"
"Um, sure. Is everything….Owen what's wrong?"
"We just need to talk."
"Ok" Arizona said slowly as she dried her hands. "What's up?"
Arizona opened the door to the apartment and saw Callie laying peacefully on the couch. She was obviously a very heavy sleeper. Arizona walked over to the couch and Callie opened her eyes. "Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."
Callie sat up. "Nope, I'm awake."
Arizona smiled at the woman who was trying so hard to wake up. It was late. She was tired, Callie was tired, but she knew there night was about to get a lot longer. She sat down next to Callie and placed a hand on her knee. "I need to talk to you."
Callie had the exact same feeling that Arizona had experienced earlier with Owen. "What?" Callie looked at the expression on Arizona's face. "What? Is this about the sex thing. Look, we talk a lot. About everything, about nothing. We talk….a lot. If that made you angry I am sorry….."
Arizona smiled. "I'm not angry, Callie." She repositioned herself to where her knees were touching Callie's knee and she was looking the woman straight in the eyes. She took both of Callie's hands in hers and looked at them. Trying to figure out how to start.
"Just say it. Whatever it is, just say it." Callie didn't know what to expect.
"Owen came and saw me just before I left the hospital."
"Is Cristina ok?"
"She's fine." Arizona took a deep breath. "Owen heard from one of the commanding officers of the Army about an hour ago."
Callie's heart sank. Suddenly she knew what was coming. "George?" It came out in a whisper.
Arizona looked away for a split second and then returned her look to Callie. "There was an attack on the mobile hospital where George was assigned. There were only a few survivors."
A tear rolled down Callie's check. "Does his mother….." She couldn't even finish.
"Maybe by now. They were sending a couple of men to their house when Owen was called." Arizona wiped the next the tear that ran down Callie's face. "I'm so sorry."
"Lexie. I need to call Lexie." Callie said numbly.
"Ok. I can have Danny bring her over if you'd like."
Callie just nodded.
"Alright, you wait here and I'll call him. Do you want me to have him tell her or do you….."
"Let him." Callie tried to smile. "I'm so glad that you're the one that told me. I think Lexie will feel the same way." Callie looked down at her hands in Arizona's. "I…I just felt better with it coming from you."
Arizona reached over and pulled Callie into a hug. "I would do anything for you. I just want you to be alright."
"I'll be fine. If Lexie comes by you don't have to stay up. I know you're tired."
Arizona rubbed Callie's back and continued to smile. "Then I guess we're gonna need a lot of coffee. I'll make some and call Danny." She placed a kiss on Callie's forehead as she stood.
Callie laid her head back against the couch as she watched Arizona in the kitchen. It was an odd feeling for Callie. George was gone, but something about watching Arizona move around her home made her the happiest that she had ever been. She was sad about George. Heartbroken really. George was a good man, maybe not a good husband, but a good man. Even with all the sadness and worry about his family, Callie's looked at Arizona again. It was funny how in one of her darkest hours, Arizona had the ability to make her smile. Words are cheap and unintentional lies are often spoken, but in that moment Callie knew that the love she had professed to Arizona the night before, was the truest, most alive thing, she had ever felt.
