I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas.

Note: All characters belong Shonda and ABC.

Chapter 4

Derek walked out and was bombarded with questions. He tried to answer all of them at once. "The only thing I know is that she remembers nothing. Not the accident, or the any of us. She is just a blank slate. Hopefully it will come back, but it isn't something that can be pushed. It has to come in its own." Derek advised everyone to go home and get some sleep. They could all come back another time, but for now, Callie needed rest.

Arizona waited until everyone was gone. "Derek?"

Derek smiled knowing what Arizona wanted. "Just a little while, Arizona. She needs rest."

"Thank you."Callie sat in the bed reading some material that Derek had given her. Callie got frustrated and laid her head back. "God, think. You have to remember!" She screamed and throw the book just as the door opened. The book hit Arizona on the shoulder as she turned sideways trying to get out of the line of fire. "Oh god. I'm so sorry. I di..I didn't mean to hit you."Arizona walked in after picking the book up. "That's alright. I'll consider myself warned. Remind me to never give you a brick." She smiled awkwardly at watched closely the woman that entered her room. Derek had told her the ladies name was Dr. Robbins. She was a doctor here so Callie thought maybe she could help her with some things. "Can I ask you something?" Arizona nodded her head. "The Doctor said that I need to let you all know how I feel about things. If something is bothering me, that I should ask.""I agree with Derek. So what's going on?"

"Well…"

Callie couldn't help notice the complete compassion in Arizona's eyes. "If you need to ask me something you can. Always."

Arizona said as she pulled the rolling stool over to the bed and sat down. She realized that Callie was having trouble so she thought she would start. "Your name is Calliope Torres. Everyone calls you Callie." Her heart broke as she extended her hand to Callie. "Hi, my name is Arizona Robbins."

"Arizona? Like the state?" Callie chuckled.

"No." Arizona smiled. "Like the battleship, thank you."

"You were named after a battleship?"

"No, not just any battleship. I was named after the USS Arizona. My grandfather was killed on the Arizona when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. My dad named me Arizona in memory of him."

"Wow. Well, my name is Callie beat that." Callie laughed. "What am I like?

"Oh the many tales of Calliope Torres." Arizona smiled. "You are one of the best Doctors that I have ever met. You are kind and compassionate, with undying love for your friends and family. Here….here you're a rock star. A surgical god. You were…awesome."

"Why can't I remember?" Callie seemed frustrated.

"You will." Arizona said reassuring. "So my name is Callie, I work here, I am a rock star and I'm awesome? Well all my questions are answered." She smiled at Arizona. "So anything else?"

Arizona just looked at Callie. As her mouth started to open, the door to Callie's room opened. Derek walked back in. "Hey you, she needs some rest. You can come back tomorrow.""Yeah I need to run. I have patients down stairs that I need to check on before I leave."

Derek smiled and said his goodbyes. "And I will be back to check on you in the morning. Good night." Derek thought he would give them another moment in private"Thanks Derek." Arizona watched him leave and started toward the door. "Well I will come back to check on you tomorrow. That is if you don't mind?""Mind? Are you kidding? Here I am in this bed and the only name I know is Arizona Robbins." Callie smiled the smile that always melted Arizona. "I would love for you to come back.""O.k. tomorrow it is." Arizona started out the door."Arizona?" She turned in the door frame. "So, you and I are…good friends?"Arizona had tears in her eyes but she managed to smile. "Yeah, we're friends. Goodnight, Callie.""Goodnight."The door closed behind Arizona and Callie leaned her head back smiling "Arizona Robbins. My friend Arizona. Now who is Arizona?"It was six a.m. and Arizona was just trying to wake up. Before she was to start rounds at 6:30, she thought she would check on Callie. She walked into Callie's room to find her sleeping, or so she thought. Arizona started to leave. "Hey. Where are you going?""I thought you were sleeping.""Well I'm not. So come in and act you are going to stay awhile." Callie smiled again at her causing Arizona to melt as just smiled back. "I brought you something to eat.""This is great. I have yet to be made to eat hospital food."

"You've already ate?""Yes, calm down. What are you really, my Mom?" Callie thought smiling. I sure as hell hope not. Arizona noticed that smile again. That smile and that look. "Well at least they are taking care of you.""I had someone bring me breakfast this morning." Callie said."Who?""Unless their name is Arizona Robbins, I wouldn't know. Now would I?""Are you being sarcastic?" Arizona looked at Callie with squinted eyes. "What did they look like?"Callie laughed and looked around. "Well she had long dark hair, pretty smile, and a white jacket." Arizona was trying to concentrate on who it was. Arizona was just looking at Callie with a confused look. "She was a Doctor, Columbo.""Colum…? Oh, you don't remember me, but remember Columbo?Callie tilted her head and smiled at Arizona. "Jealous?""Of Columbo? Yes, yes I am." Arizona said while pulling the tray over the bed. "So what was their name?""Ummm. I think Lexie? Is that right? Lexie?"

"There is a Lexie, yes. Lexie Grey. She is Derek Sheppard's sister-in-law."

"Really?"

"Yes." Arizona said she started to help herself to Callie second breakfast. "She is also with Mark Sloan. Mark is your best friend."

"My best friend is a guy?"

"Yes. I don't understand it either, but what do I know."

"You don't like my best friend." Callie smiled. "Now there has to be a story there."

"No. No story."

"Come on, my best friend is a guy and my hot friend doesn't like him? There's a story."

Arizona smiled at being called hot by Callie. Then she noticed it again. There it is was. That smile and that look.

Arizona put her fork down. She'd had enough. "Are you flirting with me?""Am I related to you?""No. Your Latina, Callie." Arizona said laughing."Then that would probably mean…maybe.""O.k. I just checking." Arizona held the sadness down. She remembered the first times that Callie had flirted with her. That was something that she did better now. Arizona just smiled. Arizona finished her visit with mostly small talk and her sharing breakfast. You could tell that something was bothering Callie. Arizona looked at her watch and decided it was time to get to the Peds unit. "Damn, I have to go. I will come back after work.""I'd like that.""Your parents and sister are still here so I am sure they will be by later on."

Arizona smiled and made her way to the door where Callie, once again, stopped her. "Can I ask one more question?"

"Sure.""What was I to you? Really?"Arizona didn't know how to answer the question. She was trying so hard not to push Callie. "Why?" Arizona said softly. "Because I need to know why it is that I respond to you." Callie couldn't help but laugh.

"Why am I flirting with you? Why you are bringing me breakfast and my best friend isn't? Why I only feel safe when you're here? And feel lost when you aren't? Why is that and I don't even know you?"

"I told you. We're friends, Callie." With that Arizona had to get out of that room.

Arizona spent most of the day in the peds unit, with the exception of a trip to the emergency room. She had two surgeries that were back to back and was exhausted. It was now seven o'clock and she had made several calls upstairs to check on Callie. She had Cristina, Meredith and Lexie keeping check on Callie. They all said she was fine, but there was no change.

Carlos and Julia had come to talk to Arizona. Carlos was being called back to Miami on business and didn't want to leave Callie.

"Carlos, I told you that I protect the things I love. She is in good hands here. I mean, there is nothing that you all can do, but sit here and wait for her to remember. It may be months or years…or.."

"She will remember." Carlos said.

"You are just torturing yourselves. I will call the minute she remember anything. I promise."

Carlos was content with that. "Alright, but if she needs anything, you call."

"I will." Arizona promised as they hugged her. "I promise."

"I wouldn't leave one of my girls with just anyone."

Arizona smiled. "I know."

"But I know you love her and you will make sure she is alright."

"I will."

Carlos, Julia and Aria said there goodbyes and left for the airport. They knew there was nothing they could do. Arizona was right. Callie may never remember fully. Arizona finished her charting for the day and made her way to Callie's room.

When she walked in Callie was asleep again. Arizona had her chart looking at it when Callie opened her eyes. She said very groggy, "Does it say in there how old I am?"

"What?"

"My age? I had a visitor today. Her name was Cristina…well she told me that you had

called from the Pediatric Unit." Callie smiled. "I am sure I shouldn't still be seeing a Pediatrician."

Arizona raised her hand quickly pointing to Callie. "Calliope, I am a Pediatric surgeon not a Pediatrician, we already discussed this bef…." Arizona stopped noticing that she had just called Callie by the name only Arizona and Carlos used.

"Calliope?" Callie wanted to break the tension and said, "Well it obviously isn't a conversation I remember."

Arizona sat the chart down and began to tell Callie the story. "You had the chickenpox."

"Chickenpox?"

"Yes. So we put you in a room and Lexie Grey stayed with you because I hadn't had them. You said that I was a Pediatrician and was in shock that I had never them."

"Never? You're a Pediatricia….Pediatric Surgeon and you never had chickenpox?"

"Yeah."

"No chickenpox, huh?"

"No, I mean…yes I have had them." Arizona looked embarrassed. "I had the chickenpox. I told you hadn't."

"Why did you lie?" Callie was now confused.

Arizona knew that she had to come up with something. "Because I didn't want you being the outbreak monkey. I just thought being around children, that it was best for me to stay away from you."

"So you kept tabs on me then too?" Arizona lowered her head and grinned. "So am I gonna make it?"

"What?"

"The chart. I'm a gonna make it?"

Arizona smiled. "If we are careful." Arizona yawned.

"You look really tired. You should go home and get some rest."

"Home?" Arizona chuckled trying not to sound hurt. She knew that all of this was coming down on her. She was tired and now this whole situation was just emotionally draining.

"Yeah, maybe I should." Arizona gathered her things.

Callie watched Arizona put her jacket on. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. I am just really tired. I'll come back in the morning ok. Goodnight." Arizona was trying to get out of the room before Callie saw she was upset.

"Arizona?"

Arizona had her back to Callie trying to fight back the tears. "Yeah." She said never turning around.

"You are here first thing in the mornings. You are Pediatric Surgeon and you are always checking on me. I know that you call throughout the day to check on me. I feel like my heart is racing because I am in a world that I don't remember and when you come in, everything stops. The worry is gone. I am still scared, but somehow believe that you could make anything better."

"What do want me to say Callie?" Arizona turned to face her.

"Tell me."

"Callie it's best if you just let it come back on it's own."

"What were we?"

"Callie." Arizona whispered.

"I want to know why I feel this way. I need for that to at least make sense."Arizona walked back to the bed, sat back down on the stool and looked at Callie. "O.k." She took a deep breath. "One question at a time.""What am I to you?"

Arizona knew that the answer to that question was that she was person she loved more an anything in this world. Arizona also knew that she needed to take it slow. "We were together."

"Together? In the accident?"

"No" Arizona almost smiled at how sudden Callie had become so naive. "We were together. A couple."

Callie smiled. "Really? So that is why."

"Why what?"

"Why every time that door opens, I want it to be you that walks through it." Callie looked at Arizona and smiled. "Damn, I did pretty good for myself.

Arizona smiled at Callie glad to hear that she was waiting on her visits, although she blushed at the complement. "I could say the same thing. Ok, what next?""Was I with you during the accident?"

"No. You were with Cristina."

"Cristina that was here earlier?"

"Yes. You two were room mates for a while and had became friends."

"Were we going to meet you?"

"No." Arizona said hoping the questions stopped.

To Arizona's dismay they did not stop. "Where were you? Were you here at the hospital?"

"No, no I wasn't." Callie waited as Arizona delayed. "I was in Africa."

"Africa! You were on vacation without me? Not cool, Arizona." Callie smiled, but noticed that Arizona didn't change. She seemed sad.

"No. I…I won a grant. A HUGE grant. It was a wonderful career high. It was a grant that I couldn't turn down, so I had to move to Africa."

"You..you moved? And I was here? I thought we were together?" Arizona didn't have to answer Callie it was all over her face. "We were together, just not when the accident happened."

Arizona shook her head. "No, we weren't."

"Oh." Callie then realized more than expected. "That's why you're here? You're here because you feel bad?"

"No. No, I wanted to make sure that you are ok, Callie."

"Then what? Then you go back to Africa? I'm fine and you're really tired. Go home, Arizona." Callie said almost in a demanding voice.

"Callie." Arizona said under her breathe.

"Just go, Please. You don't have to keep coming by here. I know that we are over so…"Arizona interrupted Callie as tears were streaming down her face. "I said that we weren't together, not that we were over." Arizona almost sounded angry. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to…"

"I feel all these things when I see you. I don't remember anything about you, but it is pretty obvious that I loved you. So why was I here?"

"Callie, it's not good for you to get upset. Maybe we should talk about this another time."

"Maybe we should. Maybe it's best that I don't remember."

"Callie, please listen to me."

"You don't have to do this. I will be fine. There was a reason that we weren't together so it must still be a reason now."

"Calliope…."

"Arizona I am tired. We can talk about this some other time." Callie laid her head back and looked at the ceiling.

Arizona looked at Callie's body language and decided that it was time for her to go. Arizona knew that the last thing she wanted was to push Callie. "Ok. I'll go." Callie never stopped looking at the ceiling. "Goodnight, Callie."

Without looking at Arizona, Callie quickly said, "night".

"I…..I loved you Callie. I know that you don't understand that now, but I did…I do."

Arizona took a deep breathe and walked out of the room. Callie was left wondering what had happened between them that was so bad that Arizona would leave her behind. That was something that Callie would wonder for the remainder of the night.