Title: Point Blank
Authors: Ash (designing myself) and Gina (gatorgirl2009)
Pairing: Callie and Arizona
Rating: R
Summary: Callie is involved in a dangerous situation where she fights to get out. Arizona is completely helpless but will do everything to save her. Will their love pull them through?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this fiction, nor do I have any rights in regards to them. All characters belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes

A/N: This chapter is from Callie's POV. Thanks to everyone for reading"

Hi Callie come in…" He smiled warmly at me. His usual black trench coat was folded on the chair next to his lamp. Today he was casually dressed in a black t-shirt with khakis. He was talking to someone on his cell phone.

"This is gonna take a minute."

"It's fine…" I take off my coat and sit in the chair in front of his messy table.

Adrian's office looked the same as it did during the previous days I had been visiting him. Files and books about police and law enforcement were stacked on the table. The first time I formally met him was after they had detonated the bomb that dreadful night. They immediately moved me into a van and attached a device to me. They ran a couple of tests before unlocking my vest from the front.

"Please be still." The officer informed while pushing the opening of the jacket sideways. I looked at his bullet proof vest jacket and saw the label "bomb squad". All I could think about right now was what Arizona just did. The sheer enormity of the act made my senses dull to the reality of the situation.

I looked at my arm and realized that Jim's blood was splattered on it. They shot him instantly the moment he had pulled the trigger on Arizona. And then it was utter chaos. I attempted to run towards Arizona before a mass of officers dressed in black stopped me and immediately brought me inside this van.

"Officer, we need to find the wireless trigger or any trigger for that matter…" He ordered one of the cops. "Please investigate the perimeter while I will work on her…"

"Hi, Ma'am… May I have your name please?"

"Ca-Callie…" I saw his tense yet serious eyes.

"Callie, My name is Jared Christopher… I will take care of this situation for you… I am with the bomb squad." He moved closer.

"O-Okay…" I whispered.

He then slowly touched the front of my jacket and unlocked the front latch.

I inhaled slowly.

The officer pulled out a set of wires with clip like things in the end from his bag and started attaching them inside my vest. He then pulled out another device with blinking LED lights and something it displayed something that resembled frequency waves.

The beep from the device startled me.

"It's okay, just don't move…" He said without lifting his eyes. It felt like he was re-wiring the jacket. He was clipping wires and twisting some of them. My mind was still focused on Arizona. I kept remembering that last look on her face when she challenged Jim and almost faced death. Or is facing death to say the least.

Beep.

My heart skipped a beat.

"There is a trigger mechanism within the jacket." He looked up for the first time since he worked on it. "It's the same trigger mechanism as on the remote." He continued.

He double checked the blinking device with the obnoxious beeping sound.

"Meaning?" I asked curiously.

"Meaning, if you attempted to remove that jacket anything within 25 feet radius would've been blown to pieces…." He gravely informed.

I looked down at the jumble of wires and looked at him with a shocked expression.

He kept checking the device with the frequency waves and then pulled the wires to make sure he had the correct one.

"You can take it off now but we have to do it slowly. I re-wired the system within." He gave a comforting smile.

He helped me remove the jacket slowly.

Finally.

I was sitting still for a moment and taking it all in. I tried controlling the rush of feeling coming over me. I tried controlling my pessimistic thoughts of Arizona's condition. I wanted to go to her right away. It was then I was introduced to Lieutenant Adrian Sebastian.

This is going to be another long night, I thought to myself.

We had a long talk that night in this very office I am sitting at right now. He assured me that Arizona would be okay and was being treated immediately. He knew from the expression on my face that I wasn't buying any of it. I needed to know for sure.

I requested to make a call to SGH from his office to speak to whoever was the attending at the ER right now. The nurse informed me that they were treating Arizona in the OR at this very moment. And not to my surprise and to my immense relief, Bailey and Owen were the attending's who were scrubbed in.

I buried my head in my lap.

When is this gonna end.

I probably visited the authorities and Adrian almost everyday for the past week. I had to go through a thorough explanation of the situation. I had to make sure I recognized each person and explained to the best of my abilities their roles while I was inside the store. I also served as a witness on the case along with the others involved in the incident. I had to undergo psych evaluations and was recommended a month of therapy sessions until I got clearance from the chief. Adrian explained the importance of such actions especially to the victim. All this was happening during the past weeks while Arizona was still recovering at SGH.

I waited for Adrian to end his call.

"How are the sessions going?" He asked while swiveling in his chair.

"The usual. I keep venting… I am encouraged to vent." I explained.

"Well.. that's good right?"

"I can do the same to Arizona you know?"

"She is a psychiatrist for a reason Dr. Torres." He smirked.

I usually ranted about how boring the sessions were getting and how I was being treated like I had a huge case of depression. I agree about the fear and being cautious but sometimes these things can be dealt with personally. We would then talk about Arizona and how she is recovering in the hospital. It was very tough at first. I never told Arizona but I cried a lot in his office.

I would tell him about how much pain Arizona is in but how she still managed to smile through it. I informed the nurses that I could handle changing her sheets, hospital robe, or her dressing. We were very careful because they had a catheter placed to drain the fluid from her shoulder. She would wait for me to arrive before sleeping. Then I'd safely situate myself beside her and tell her about my day while having her safely wrapped in my arms.

"This is for you…Callie" He handed me a black frame.

"Certificate of Honor?" I read from the frame. "The recipient of this honor Calliope Iphigenia Torres has demonstrated courage and honor during a time of tragedy and trial. The Seatle Police Department and Hostage negotiation team extends to you one of its highest commendations ."

"There aren't a lot of civilians we have given that to Callie" He smiled.

"I.. I don't know what to say." I looked at him.

"You deserve it… with your cooperation and what you did…" He extended his hand for me to shake it.

Before heading to the hospital, I picked up a garden salad, pasta with chicken, and two slices of lemon velvet cake from Pasta & Co. for Arizona and I. I remember Bailey reminding me that Arizona was on a high protein diet not on a high carb diet because she saw the food we ate together. I know that Arizona grudgingly tolerated the food in the hospital. But I loved the look on her face when I brought her something she missed eating because she was confined in the hospital. I loved eating with her from the same plate. Or kissing off that last bit of icing left on the side of her mouth. I loved it.

"Torres…" Bailey stopped in front of the door.

"Hey… how is she?" I peeked inside the room. Arizona was watching TV.

"We pulled out the catheter from her shoulder this morning… she can be discharged today…Just waiting for some test results." she informed.

"Really?" I smiled.

A smile of relief and joy.

"Torres, whatever you guys do. Or whatever it is that you guys do. Be careful." She raised her eyebrow.

"Um, okay…" I replied defensively.

"Dr. Mitchell sent her psych report already."

"Bailey, I am cooperating…with her questions."

"Torres, you're last session is tomorrow" She informed.

"Really?"

"Really."

"Thank god!" I hugged her while she stood surprised.

"And this is for you…" I added.

I gave her my slice of the cake.

I saw Arizona's face light up when she saw me walk in. I pulled the curtains shut because this moment is just for the both of us. This is one of those simple moments that make every battle we have fought worth it.

"I have food!" I showed her the bag and placed it on the table.

"Yay!" she grinned.

I walked towards her and kissed her on her forehead. There is a bandage on her left shoulder. They extended some of the bandaging towards her chest for security. When I would help her bathe that was the hardest part to keep dry. I had to be extremely careful because of the extent of pain she was experiencing. I hated the way she would flinch in my arms when she couldn't take the pain anymore.

I took of my jacket and sat on the right side of the bed. I was directly facing her with my arm extended across her waist.

"Adrian gave me this…" I showed her the certificate.

"Calliope…wow… my dad has one of these." She looked up at me with a proud smile.

"Oh yeah?..." I placed the certificate on the table.

"I am so proud of how you dealt with this…" She pressed her forehead against mine.

"Ari, it is you who saved me… So I can say the same for you too…" I moved my face to nuzzle against hers.

I love her smell.

Her presence.

Her affection.

It reminds me of the bright beam of sunshine

I paused for a second.

And pulled back to look into her eyes.

"Bailey, will discharge you tonight" I smiled.

"Really?" She grinned.

"Really…and I have a surprise for you." I kissed her forehead.

Later that evening after having signed the discharge papers and enduring a lecture from Bailey about the do's and don't's of Arizona's care I headed to her room to pick her up. I found her sitting on the bed ready to go with her bag packed.

Inspite of her injury she was bouncing around and had the energy of a five year old going to Disney world for the first time.

Inspite of her protests I made her sit in a wheelchair and wheeled her to my car.

She pouted all the way there but I wasn't going to be taking any chances. I knew exactly what to do because I had been planning this for the entire week. I made sure there weren't going to be any interruptions.

Once we reached our destination, I said "Ready for your surprise?"

"Calliope, I know you were talking about being adventurous …I hope this isn't the hot air balloon ride you were talking about." She cutely warned.

I removed a white scarf from my pocket and blindfolded her. I didn't want her to guess the surprise too soon.

"You'll be grounded…" I grabbed her things and carried the bags on my right arm. I held her hand tightly making sure that she followed my lead.

We made our way upstairs on the elevator and I anticipated she would truly appreciate the hotel suite I had booked for the both of us.

After leading her to where I wanted her to be I removed the blindfold and said "You can open your eyes now…"

She opened the door and the scent of roses and lilies filled her thoughts and knocked her off her feet. She began to look round the room. It was a mix of yellow, pink, white and red rose petals. Lilies lined every corner of the room contrasting with the beauty of the roses. The candle light flickered against the vast colors of the flowers making it look like it was an artist's canvas. Trying to catch her breath, she heard Gomez in the background. She smiled remembering their first date, dancing to Gomez in Callie's living room.

"Oh my god Calliope, this is so beautiful" she said in awe.

"Not as beautiful as you" I smiled.

I took her hand and showed her around the room. I knew deep within she loved the tender scent of the roses. It was light and dreamy, the exact thing that was needed to relax her right now.

"I hope you like it…" I whispered kissing the palm of her hand.

"I do…" She inched towards me.

I knew she missed the small things that we took for granted when everything was going our way. I knew she missed the morning sunshine that chased the darkness away in our room. I knew she missed the warmth of our bodies beneath the blanket on a chilly Monday morning. This moment is our sweet escape from a reality so different from what we expected.

I placed our stuff on the study table by the lamp. I loved how spacious the hotel suite felt. The ambience was accentuated by the candles and the fire place that was softly lit.

I took out Arizona's medication and placed it on the coffee table. This was to ensure that I absolutely did not forget that they were due in four hours.

"I'll help you…bathe." I said as I unbuttoned her pea coat. "It will help you relax and then we can go to bed…"

"You know Calliope, I am perfectly capable of doing such things…" she teased back.

"Oh really?" I was slowly unbuttoning the front of her blouse.

"I am a paediatric surgeon and bathing is not exactly rocket science." She inched closer and whispered slowly in my ear.

I slowly took off her blouse because this was the hard part of undressing.

Minimizing Pain.

I recognized her expression when she tried to suppress the tinge of pain from her bullet wound. Yet she bravely smiled through it.

"I'm sorry…" I gradually pulled the sleeve off her arm.

"It's okay…" She pressed her lips to the opening of my ear and wrapped her arm tight around my neck.

"Come with me." I took her by the hand and led her to the bathroom which was also filled with candles and the fragrance of Juniper breeze. I felt like I was in heaven and by the dazed expression on her face I knew she felt the same.

"Calliope how did you do all this." she asked amazed.

"I have my ways…you know" I winked at her. It felt so good to be with her without fear of death surrounding us like a bad omen.

I walked towards her and kissed her on the tip of her nose.

"I'll help you in…" She faced the bathtub and I slowly inched towards and ran my hands along her bra strap and gently took it off.

"I'll do it…" I slowly took off her last piece of clothing that secured her below.

I noticed how her blue eyes slowly changed shades to a darker color because of the effect of the low lighting. She's calm and breathing deeply.

I loved how you could still see the indention of her dimples even when her face was relaxed. It still gets me as if I am seeing it for the first time.

"Is the water okay?" I was sitting at the edge of the tub.

She took my hand and pulled me closer. My lips were barely touching her lips but I was completely inebriated by her breath.

"Join me…" she looked into my eyes with an intense longing and hoped for a positive response.

I pulled back.

"I can't…" I tried to compose myself.

"Why not?" Now she was pouting. That pout that makes me give up anything for her.

"Ari, I think we should wait a little. I want your injury to heal fully and I don't want to hurt you further just because we couldn't control ourselves." I slowly explained.

I knew she wasn't going to accept an excuse this time.

"I almost lost you…" I looked away to hide any trace of painful emotion.

"Calliope look at me, I almost lost you too. But the important thing is we are here now together. Our love prevailed." she said with tears in her eyes.

I knew she needed me as much as I needed her. I tried for days to keep myself guarded and strong but I felt that the more intimate we were getting the more vulnerable I was becoming towards her.

She moved towards the front slowly and I comfortably positioned her between me. This felt beyond perfect.

I laid my head on her unhurt shoulder drawing comfort from her touch while she was stroking my hair with her good hand. She tilted my head up and gave me a soft, loving kiss.

I gently ran my hands along her waist and pulled her closer.

"I wanna tell you something…" My head was safely situated by her neck.

"Yeah…" She was playing with the rose petals on the water.

"When I went to Adrian's office a couple days back, I saw Jim's family and his 5 year old daughter…" I wrapped my arms around her tighter. She was resting her head tenderly on my collarbone.

"How come you never told me?"

"I just didn't wanna bother you with it…"

"His wife asked forgiveness for everything that happened…" I explained.

Arizona took my hand and laced her fingers around it.

"And what did you say…"

"I said that we forgave him… I mean what else could've I said?" I tried sounding as reasonable as possible. I moved the rest of her blonde hair away from her shoulder to expose her neck completely.

"I would say the same." Her response settled my doubts yet again. "But Calliope, nobody messes with me." I giggled at her cute response.

"You know what I have missed most these past few weeks Calliope? Making out with you in our kitchen, starting the day by sharing a shower with you, snuggling with you while you softly hum to chase the tiny coffins away. I need that Calliope. I need you."

She tilted her head slightly, smiling as she felt my soft lips on her shoulder. I felt her momentarily stop breathing. I placed butterfly kisses all around the bandage before moving down her arm.

"Come here …" I whispered.

"Mmmm." She quietly moaned as I continued to taste her skin, the aroma of her vanilla perfume invading my senses.

She leant her head back as my hands explored her body. She let out a quiet moan as I gently moved my hand down towards her breast.

I gently smoothed one of my hands around the side of Arizona 's body as I softly caressed the back of her neck with the other.

She closed her eyes as my fingertips lightly traced over the smooth skin on her stomach. I could feel her lips brush against my jaw, gently licking and biting my skin.

I tried controlling my feelings. I didn't know what else to do but to have her this very moment.

She quietly moaned as my lips finally met her own. Our mouths moved together as our hands continued to explore each-other's bodies.

Our kisses became more heated as the friction of our bodies became more insistent. The feel of Arizona's tongue in my mouth, her hand exploring my body..... I had never wanted anyone this much in my entire life.

"Wait…" I moved back.

"What…" she was almost panting.

"We can't …"

"Calliope…" she fixed her position and removed her hand.

"It's slippery. Intense. Your bandage cannot get wet." I warned.

She slowly got up with one arm and headed out the door.

"Wait.. wait…" I walked after her.

Argh.

What the hell is wrong with me?

"I hate your excuses…" she was on the couch.

Bandage is still intact.

Thank god.

She took my hand and situated me beneath her. I loved her sitting position on top of me.

We were both sitting on the couch and the pressure beneath us tightened.

I love the curvature of her body. It radiated even in this light. It was glowing from both pleasure and pain.

"Are you sure about this?" I whisper between our kisses. She pushed her self tightly into me. The pressure was intoxicating.

"I am…" She confirmed.

I stabilized myself by pressing my back against the couch. I stared at her for a moment to take this in. I traced my finger around her chest towards her bandage.

She took her hand and brushed it slowly against my lips. I kissed it before it trailed away towards the side of my face.

I pulled her deeper into me.

"Calliope…" She had buried herself against me.

I pressed my lips against hers as eagerly as I could. I didn't bother taking a second breath. For her breath was mine.

I was slowly shifting my position because I knew I had to be careful. Any sharp pain from the wound could ruin this perfect moment. I made sure she was lying down comfortably.

I was secure now.

This time Arizona Robbins I am on top.

"Are you okay…" her legs positioned me perfectly in between.

"I am…"

Right when I was about to slip inside her unexpectedly….

"Something is vibrating…" Arizona said.

"What?" I looked at her slightly confused.

"I think you're phone is vibrating…"

Great.

"Gosh, it's Adrian…"

"Seriously?" Arizona was giggling because of the look of frustration on my face.

"Ari, sorry I thought it was on silent and all…"

She took my phone and turned it off.

"Calliope, I think we really need to get far away from here…far away"

"I know…." I sucked hard on her neck almost marking her.

I took the phone from her with my free hand and threw it underneath the couch.

This time I will do what I have been intending to do all night.

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