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Chapter 3
Callie wakes up with a tired mind from her tired sleep. She could not sleep properly-she was occupied with Arizona. Moreover, now she knows that she owes an explanation to Penny too. This woman does not deserve to be treated like this. She calls Penny asking her to meet her somewhere for lunch. "But you have a board meeting over the lunch, you remember?", Penny reminds her. Oh! She has one to attend. She told this Penny last week, before this love-sick drama started. "Okay, since I am coming to hospital, we may meet there after the meeting". Penny agrees, though she sounds less interested.
While stepping into the hospital, Callie reminds herself not to look at Arizona anymore. She meets other members including Arizona just in front of the meeting room. After entering into the room when everyone starts taking their seats, Callie quickly occupies the seat next to Arizona sheepishly looking here and there. How could I do this in front of everybody? I am just as ass. She simply could not control her love-sick butterflies. Arizona notices this and hides her victory smile. However, the smile quickly fades when she sees Dr. Lauren Boswell entering the room. Her throat becomes dry. Why is she here? "Well, Dr. Boswell has a new plan for the PED section and I want all of you to give your opinion about the idea", the new chief, Bailey clarifies the reasons for the meeting. Arizona wants to see Callie's expression, but she is too afraid to turn. Why is this happening to her? When finally Callie has started feeling something for her, Lauren has to come back as the storm again in her life. She wishes, she could erase that stormy night from her mind that it never had happened.
Suddenly Callie holds Arizona's hand underneath the table and gives a consoling squeeze. The blonde cannot believe in it. Holding a breath, she looks back to Callie only to find the other woman looking at her in a friendly way. So, Callie does not hate her anymore! On the other hand, Callie's mind is reeling thousand miles per minute. She could feel the storm that night had brought in their life, but she is surprised to discover that she is not angry towards her ex any longer. But, Lauren has seen her naked… no… nobody has right to see her Arizona naked. She finally is able to hold Arizona's hand, when she needs her, without any resentment.
While the presentation is going on, Arizona's hand becomes more relax in Callie's. They intertwined their fingers and nothing seems to be more perfect than this. After so many months, these hands have met with each other. Callie wonders how she could ever let this hand go away from her. She does not remember if she has felt like this with anyone else. And, for Arizona this is like home-which she craved for last two years. Right in this moment, her mind stops thinking about her silly game with Callie. She enjoys the warmth it has brought to her mind.
Suddenly, Meredith drops the pen, who is sitting to the opposite to Callie and Arizona. She leans under the table to grab the pen and surprisingly discovers the laced hands of Arizona and Callie. She comes back to her chair with a shocked face and notices how Callie and Arizona are into each other even though they are pretending to listen to the presentation. She does not know what this is, but she is happy for them. Except these two fools, everyone else knows that they can never be happy without each other, Meredith thinks sadly.
When Bailey announces the end of meeting and invites people for lunch, both the ex-wives let go each other's hands reluctantly and queue for the food. In the buffet queue, Arizona is in front of Callie and Meredith is behind of Callie. From the back, the blonde notices the interaction of these two love-sick people.
-"You like shrimp, take more," saying this Callie serves a piece of shrimp on Arizona's plate.
-"you remember"
-"I never have forgotten… and you should eat more- you have become so lean"
From the back, Meredith tries to understand from where Arizona has become lean. "I think rather she should lose some weight," Meredith says unable to resist herself anymore. Both Callie and Arizona almost jump out of their blissful world and move towards two different corners of the room. How come they are top doctors? Both of them are behaving like teenagers! An amused Meredith thinks.
After the lunch, Arizona goes back to her PED's floor to check on something with Alex. When she is about to enter into the elevator, Lauren quickly chips in, "you know we need to talk". Arizona does not reply and keeps looking on the floor. Lauren follows her to her office.
-"See, it is more than two years and still you could not forget that."
-"I forgot that, but I could not forget the guilt it gave me". Arizona impatiently adds, "please do not try to be friend with me… I can't".
-"I could not forget the night… it was amazing"
-"Lauren, do you even realize that you made me to cheat on Callie… because I could not resist your temptation", Arizona's eyes form large drops of tears.
-"You still love her, right?"
-"goodbye, Dr. Boswell and remember that sleeping with you was the biggest mistake of my life- it made me hate myself"
While coming out from the PEDs floor Lauren meets Callie in the hallway. Callie tries to ignore her, but Lauren comes to her.
-"Dr. Torres, I know that you hate me, but I am really sorry"
-"Why do you want to discuss this after more than two years?"
-"See, I am gonna work in a project with the PED's, so I need to clarify things with people, who hate me," Lauren continues, "See I could not resist Arizona's charm and she…"
-"Do not dare to take her name again", Callie stops Lauren almost furiously.
-"you know, I have never seen two people so much in love even though they are not together", Lauren is surprised even her own wordings. Callie looks away, as her large eyes are welled up. "Does not matter you two are together or not, you are sleeping with other people or not, you will never be able to stop loving each other", Lauren cannot believe that she just has said this to the woman standing in front of her- the love of her crush. But, she noticed the silent communication between Callie and Arizona earlier in the presentation. That made her realize the inevitable destiny of these two… after so many things, still these two belong to each other. How is this possible?
Callie needs a drink right now. How head is spinning. She knows what she wants, but she does not know if this want is enough to make a decision. After sending an apology text to Penny for missing the promised meeting, she leaves the hospital.
Arizona's apartment at 1 am
Arizona wakes up from the bed hearing the ringtone of her mobile. Who has called her at this hour? Without looking at the screen, she receives the call.
-" .."
-"Meredith, what happened?"
-"hmm…no..I mean..Callie met an accident", before she could finish her sentence, "I am coming", Arizona replies.
Within next 10 minutes, she is in the ER. Callie is laying on a gurney and her face is full of blood. Arizona cannot think of anything. The images of Callie's first accident start coming to her as a flashback. Slowly she moves towards Callie. Meredith and other two interns are cleaning her. Callie moves slightly and growls, "I am okay…do not make me a patient". Then she notices Arizona is standing there with a pull of water in her eyes. She immediately feels bad- "you know it was not my fault-the other driver did not give me signal and …", Callie rambles. Arizona still does not say anything; all she wants to do is to hug this bleeding woman and feel that she is really okay. Meredith puts the final bandage, "I think you should stay at the hospital tonight-just for observation".
-"No way, tomorrow is my off day and I do not want to spend the morning here"
-"Okay, then go, but if you feel like puking or dizziness, please contact someone immediately", telling this she leaves the room and Arizona follows her outside.
-"She is okay, right?"
-"She came here senseless and the first thing she said was your name. So, I just called you on impulse"
Arizona really does not know how to reply this. She just hugs Meredith and goes back to the ER room to find Callie sitting on the gurney with a guilty face. Arizona approached to her and stops just in between her legs. Callie cannot help but hold Arizona's hands and looks at her eyes, which are little swollen due to crying. The blonde woman touches the bruises, "does it hurt?". "Umm! They will not hurt if…", Callie stops, but Arizona exactly knows what she means. While they were married, whenever Callie is hurt somewhere, she would always ask Arizona to kiss on that place. She was always like a child to Arizona-restless grown up child. Arizona does not think anything else- she places a soft kiss on the forehead of Callie. And that's it. Arizona suddenly pulls herself from the closeness and asks,
-"I think you need a ride home"
-"Ya, my car is toed by the police… hey where is Sophia?"
-"Simi is with her", Arizona actually called Simi to look after Sophia realizing that her other friends are at hospital and she did not have an option except Simi.
Hearing this Callie's heart starts burning - an alien feeling overcomes the bliss she just had few minutes back. Simi is at Arizona's home looking after Sophia. So, Simi probably has spent the night with her. That means, Arizona is making progress with Simi. Callie has never felt this defeated in her whole life. She simply steps down the gurney and tells Arizona, "You know I want to spend the night at hospital, thanks for coming though". Arizona does not understand what has happened. Why suddenly Callie is behaving strange.
-"hey, what happened?"
-"I am feeling unwell, so I will stay", Callie simply says without making eye-contact and Arizona knows something is wrong. But she prefers not to bother the woman anymore, "okay, I will see you in the morning". "No need, you enjoy your time with Simi and drop Sophia at the hospital. I will take care of her".
Oh! So this is why, you are pouting! How could I tell her now that she is getting everything wrong? Uff! Callie, there is no one in the whole world I will ever sleep with. I am done with sleeping around people. I am done with everyone else. Now rest of my life, I just want to sleep with you… Arizona nods her head and comes out of the hospital slowly. She needs to tell Callie about this, but how!
Thanks to those who left review…I love you guys… this chapter is especially uploaded due to a request of a guest, who said, "Patiently (not really) waiting for your update".
Note: some of you sent me personal message asking why Callie and Arizona are not together yet, when both of them already know that they are in love. See, we have to realize that Callie and Arizona were not together for last two years. They cannot rush to each other's arms just within next two days. Callie has to get rid of Penny and both Arizona and she have to be ready to be committed again with each other considering their past history. They have to think about Sophia too. When I started writing the story, I also thought like you. I only wanted Callie to jump in the arms of Arizona. But, now I see, they should take little bit of time to make the final move towards each other and this time- for forever.
Moreover, don't you enjoy the fluffy time with a mix of little drama?
ALL MISTAKES ARE MINE AND I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS… I AM ONLY A CRAZY FAN OF CALZONA J