A/N: Thank you all SOOO much for all the reviews that you've been giving me, I've really appreciated the enthusiasm and input from everyone. There were two main themes that seemed to be coming from you guys and I've made up my mind!
The storyline I've gone with was inspired from TWEEDLEDEE13; thank you for your input as always :D
Couple of days later.
Arizona woke up alone and yet she smiled; today she was going home. She had been cleared by Bailey, Teddy and her physician, and boy was she glad. Callie had left her at about four in the morning to answer a 911 page down to the pit, leaving with a swift kiss and a wink. Arizona stretched and winced, her wounds were still giving her pain when she overdid some movements; she would have to go home in a wheelchair and have crutches until her thigh healed fully. Using crutches though was problematic with the wound to her shoulder but she was determined to succeed.
It had been agreed that Callie would continue conducting her main exercise regime whilst she was at home but that she would have to come into the hospital twice a week to be fully checked over and have at least an hour-long session to check that she was still making progress.
She hadn't seen Jessica since the day that she had nearly coded in her patients room and Callie and her had been in serious trouble with Dr. Foster. Apparently Jess had recovered well from her coughing fit but her overall condition was worsening even more. Arizona had never been more determined to find a way to help a patient than she was where Jess was concerned. Maybe why that's why it took her so long to see the only way to save her life was staring her straight in the face.
The idea to help Jess had come at her like a bolt out of the blue and she had shared it with no one, not even Callie. She had to be sure first. Had to be sure that it would work one hundred percent before she got everyone's hopes up including her own.
She wanted to make sure of whether the plan would work before she left for home that day because she knew she wouldn't get a chance otherwise. Arizona swung her legs to the side of the bed and stood up, shifting very carefully onto her wounded leg she twisted into the wheelchair. It was only seven in the morning so she knew that the hospital would still be slightly quiet so she wheeled herself out and into the supply room, getting what she needed before she went into the toilet.
Once she had done what needed to be done she wheeled herself to the elevator and pressed the relevant buttons to go to the lab floor. When she got to the window she passed them across and told Hank to process them as quickly as possible, as Hank was a fan of the perky Head of Peads he put them at the top of the pile.
Arizona decided to wait for them as she didn't want to over-exert herself going back to her room and having to come back up again. Also waiting there meant there was less chance of one of her many friends or family seeing the results because then they would instantly know what she was planning. It took Hank an hour to push the results through and as he handed them over to Arizona he simply raised an eyebrow. When she just smiled and shook her head he understood to not press the matter and went back to his work.
Arizona wheeled herself back down to her room and once back inside she opened the envelope tentatively, scared at what this was about to mean for both her and Jess.
She stared at the page in her hands and smiled, this was what she had wanted to read. She had been ninety percent sure but knew that it had to be a hundred percent certainty so that when she proposed the idea she had all the evidence she needed.
Her thoughts were interrupted by Callie creeping into the room without looking, she was on her tiptoes and pulling the funniest face Arizona had seen; she obviously thought Arizona would still be asleep. Arizona stifled her laugh and watched as Callie turned round in shock when she found the bed empty.
'Looking for something?' Arizona asked with a smirk on her lips. Callie jumped at her voice and laughed as she saw her sat in the chair at the side of the bed.
'I thought you'd be asleep! I didn't want to wake you, thought I'd just slide back in so you never knew I'd left.' Callie jumped on the bed and did her best star fish impression. She was exhausted after a seven-hour-long surgery that had thankfully been worth her efforts.
'Surgery go ok?' Arizona asked as she reached out and stroked Callie's hair, amused by her position.
'Yeah, some bloke decided it would be a good idea to see if he could fly...completely drunk...thirty broken bones, but he'll live to be stupid again.' Callie turned her head so she could face Arizona. 'So why are you up so early?'
'I had to go and do something...check something out.' Arizona said cryptically.
'Ummmm...ok...where did you go? You know you shouldn't push yourself babe...' Callie turned her whole body towards Arizona so she could concentrate on the blonde's reactions and what she was saying.
'Ok, I don't want you to get mad that I haven't told you, I just wanted to make sure that it was possible, and even though I sort of already knew I just wanted to make one hundred percent sure cause it's a big thing Calliope and I appreciate if you don't like the idea because it's out of the blue but it's something I want to do...something I need to do because medicine has failed me...and I'm out of ideas and I need to make it right...'
'Babe as much as I totally love your rambling, I seriously have no idea what you are on about.' Callie was concerned now at what was going to come out of the beautiful mouth.
'I'm a match Calliope...for Jess...' That was all Arizona had to say for Callie to know what she was intending. 'Both her blood and her marrow...I want to go and see Jarrad...I'm sorry.' Arizona didn't really know what else to say.
'Why are you sorry?' Callie asked confused.
'I don't know...I'm sorry for not telling you...I'm sorry for wanting to do it?'
'Arizona, you wouldn't be the woman I love if you didn't want to do this. I'll come and see Jarrad with you, we'll do this together.' Callie had got off of the bed now and was bent down in front of Arizona.
'Thank you,' Arizona couldn't say anymore as tears enveloped her, Callie instantly reached out and held her, not totally sure why she was so upset.
'Shush babe, it's ok.' Callie shushed her until the sobbing ceased. 'Why are you so upset sweetheart?'
'I d-don't know...I-i-i just thought you'd be madder?' Arizona didn't really know why she had doubted that Callie would do anything but support her.
'Baby, why would I be mad?' Callie was hurt that her girlfriend thought she would be anything but supportive.
'I don't know...I just thought that after getting shot and all it would be another thing to get through?' Arizona realised now how stupid she had been.
'Arizona, I love you more than anything, and I know how much you love Jess...to be honest with you since I've met Jess I've found myself fall in love with her...and seeing you with her...Arizona it's been amazing. I know how much it's hurt you not being able to find a donor and now you can do just that and save her life...and be so super amazing, in the only way that you, Arizona Robbins, my super girlfriend can be.' By the time Callie had finished her speech Arizona's tears had started again, Callie held her once more.
'Do you think Dr. Foster will let me? Will Bailey and Teddy?' Arizona asked Callie once she had calmed down.
'Ummm...I think Bailey and Teddy will want to make sure you are one hundred percent up to this physically babe...much like myself...you know the marrow extraction can be painful after it's done and you're already in pain when you try to walk.' Callie said. 'As for Dr. Foster, I'll leave that one up to you, I don't know the man...although from the moment he walked in here and shouted the odds at us, I can't say I've been his biggest fan.'
'I can't not do this Calliope.' Arizona said, trying to condone her actions once more.
'I know babe, you don't need to keep explaining it to me...I get it Arizona.' Callie smiled to show that was totally supportive of this plan.
'Thank you. I can't thank you enough for being so supportive through this Calliope.'
'Annnndddd I've already told you...you wouldn't be you if you didn't do this and you're my girlfriend whom I happen to love rather a lot, hence it's ok, so stop saying thank you!'
Arizona just smiled and pulled on Callie's collar so that their lips could meet in a passionate kiss.
Callie helped Arizona get changed into her normal clothes so that they could up and see Dr. Foster before she was discharged. They wanted the answer yes or no from him before they asked Bailey and Teddy if Arizona was ok to do it. Arizona thought to herself that even if Jarrad did say no she would overrule him, and still then she would go to the Chief if she needed to go even further up the power-line at the hospital.
As Callie wheeled Arizona up to the Paediatric floor she felt nervous at what was about to happen. She didn't like this Jarrad bloke after the way he had spoken to them yesterday but she knew that she would have to be on her best behaviour to get him to agree to this. She didn't see how she could refuse but also knew that he would put up a fight just because he was an awkward man; he'd probably go down the patient/doctor line and how Arizona would cross it way too far if this donation and transplant went through.
Her thoughts were interrupted as she saw Jess out of the corner of her eye as they entered the ward. Arizona hadn't seen her and Jess hadn't seen them and as Callie looked she felt even more certain that this was the right thing to do. Jess looked so sad and alone Callie just wanted to run over and scoop her up in her arms. She was sat in the corridor, a drip on her left side and her favourite teddy on the right side. Callie didn't know why she was sat in the chairs in the corridor but she thought her heart was going to burst out of her chest at the sight.
'Callie why have we stopped?' Arizona looked behind to Callie only to find her eyes were on something else, she followed her gaze and smiled when she saw she was staring at Jess.
'Do we have time to say hello before we see Foster?' Callie asked, her eyes still on the little girl.
'Always.' Arizona answered in a whisper as Callie wheeled her off towards Jess. Jess saw them coming before they reached her and instantly a huge smile broke on her face. She gently got to her feet and walked cautiously as she pushed her drip alongside with her.
'Zona and Callleeeeee...' She tripped as she tried to walk to fast to her two favourite people. Callie rushed round and picked her up to her feet, making sure she was ok and that her drip was still attached.
'Are you ok sweetie?' Arizona asked when she reached them.
'Yes, fank you...silly wheels get in my way...' She said as an explanation before looking up at both Callie and Arizona, both were beaming at her which instantly made her feel a lot better. 'Where ave you been?'
'We've been downstairs sweetheart, Dr. Foster needed to make sure you were ok and I was told that I had to stay in my bed so I could get fully better remember.' Arizona smiled.
'Are you better now?' Jess asked sadly as she knew what that would mean.
'I am kind of better now yes.'
'So you are going home now?' Jess asked, looking down to the floor.
'Yes, I can go home tonight. But it's ok Jess I'll still come in and visit you, cause I have to come back to the hospital for my recovery sessions.'
Jess smiled at that, at least she would get to see Dr. Zona and Callie every now and then at least.
'Why are you sat out here in the corridor anyway Jess?' Callie now asked, she was bent down in front of Arizona and next to Jess who turned and looked her in the eye.
'I was bored...no one comes and visits me except you and Dr. Zo...' Callie felt her eyes well up at the sadness in the little girl's voice but she quickly wiped them away so she didn't see.
'Well me and Arizona have to just go and do something and then we'll come back and have another round of Monopoly. How does that sound?' Callie asked.
'Can we have teas and cakes too?' Jess asked, a smile covering her whole face now.
'Yes of course, now you go back to your room, set up the game and we'll be back in a bit ok sweetie?' Callie almost burst as Jess threw herself at her, hugging her tight, before doing the same to Arizona and walking off as fast as the drip would allow her to her room.
'God that kid has my heart.' Callie said as she watched her go.
'Yeah, she's something special isn't she?' Arizona said, placing her hand on Callie's shoulder.
'Yeah, bit like the other woman in my life that has my heart.' Callie grinned as she turned round and reached up so she could kiss Arizona. Arizona returned the kiss with all her heart; hearing Callie talk how she did about both herself and Jess was enough to make her fall more in love with her each time.
Callie got up and wheeled Arizona back to where they were intending to go in the first place. Knocking on Dr. Fosters door they went in.
'Dr. Robbins...Dr. Torres...what can I do for you?' Jarrad looked up from the charts he was finishing briefly to take in the two women who were disturbing him. He wasn't too sure what to expect.
'I need to talk to you about Jessica Jarrad.' Arizona met his eyes; she knew this was going to be an interesting conversation to have.
'Dr. Robbins I can assure you that I'm doing everything I can for that patient, I know you're close to her but I don't like people coming in here telling me how to do my job.'
'Jarrad, I am your superior. I know you have loved this whole I'm in charge routine but I'm getting better and within a few weeks I will be back and I will be your boss once more. I may not be back performing surgeries but I will be in charge of your ass and I will be able to do with it what I please. I have not come here to tell you how to do your job, I have come here to tell you that I have found a donor for Jessica.' Arizona took a deep breath as she finished, Callie just stood there slightly open-mouthed as she had gone to defend Arizona before she had brilliantly done it herself.
'You've found her a donor?' Jarrad was actually glad to hear this news, he didn't want the kid to die. 'Where? Who is it?'
'Me.' Arizona said simply.
'You?' Jarrad threw his hands up in the air and then slammed them onto his desk. 'How do you know you're a match?'
'I did the tests this morning.'
'You ran tests on yourself?'
'Yes, I thought I would be a match as we share the same blood group but I wanted to make sure with the bone marrow.'
'And you think I can authorise such a thing?' Jarrad wasn't sure whether this was a breach of the line between the patient and the doctor but it sure as hell sounded like it to him.
'If you don't, I will go to the Chief.' Arizona said very calmly.
'And you think he will authorise it?'
'Yes, I do, because if this process doesn't happen now, that little girl will be dead in a month.'
'I can make her live longer.' Jarrad said, wanting to re-assert his own authority on the situation.
'No you can't Jarrad so don't bring arrogance into this...'
'Arrogance? Excuse me Dr. Robbins but you're the one being arrogant here, walking in like you own the place and stating that you will be making a donation to my patient...you're not working at the minute and I...'
'You could what Dr. Foster?' Callie spoke for the first time now. 'Because if the end of that sentence is a threat to my girlfriend then I'd rethink that because... I. Will. Hurt. You.'
Arizona chuckled very quietly as Callie moved in front of her as a protective gesture.
'I'm not threatening anyone here, I'm just saying this is out of line, it breaches all sort of stuff ethically...'
'This isn't about fucking ethics Jarrad! This is about saving Jessica's life.' Arizona was getting annoyed now that he wasn't budging at all.
'That's it I'm paging the Chief.' With that comment Jarrad turned on his heel and slammed the office door shut behind him.
'I seriously hate that bloke you know.' Callie said as soon as he had left. 'Can't I just punch him and be done with it?'
'He's just...covering his back...oh I don't know Calliope, I give up with him, he's an asshole I agree.' Arizona admitted defeat, she was fed up defending the guy who so obviously disrespecting what they were trying to do.
Within five minutes Jarrad was back, closely followed by Richard Webber; his face was unreadable and Callie moved next to Arizona and took her hand.
'Hello ladies.' Richard greeted his two surgeons, who greeted him warmly in return. 'What's the situation?'
'I want to donate my blood and bone marrow to Jessica Flynn, she's five years old and has had Leukaemia for the past three years of life. Her parents were killed in a car crash on the way to the hospital two months ago, her Dad had donated blood and marrow but it didn't work, she's at the top of the donor list but she has no time left. She's dying Richard.' Arizona finished sadly, looking for the first time into the eyes of her boss.
Richard surveyed his Head of Peds for a minute, she was one of his favourite surgeons that worked for him, and he had great respect for the woman. Also Callie was another of his personal favourites; Dr. Foster however, he had had hardly anything to do with him as such he instantly found himself on their side, but he knew he had to remain impartial as the Chief.
'Dr. Foster?' Richard turned to hear his side of the story.
'I think it's completely unethical if Dr. Robbins is responsible for saving her life by donation...she's her doctor not her mother.' Jarrad finished simply. Those words caused Callie's hand to ball into a fist whilst Arizona looked up at him in a slightly hurt manner.
Before either woman could speak Richard spoke, 'Dr. Foster, do you want the child to die?'
'What? Of course not, that's a preposterous accusation!'
'Well then you'll let Arizona donate the blood and marrow, without it this patient is going to be dead within the next couple of weeks.' He turned to the grinning Arizona and Callie. 'On the condition that Bailey and Altman give you the all clear physically Arizona I will ok this procedure, just be careful and don't push yourself please.' Richard placed a hand on Arizona's shoulder as he left the room, a smile forming on his lips as he knew he had made the right decision.
Back in Dr. Foster's office there was an awkward silence as the three surgeons remaining in the room surveyed each other. 'Well that's that then. Go and get your clearance and we'll book you and Jess in for the procedures asap.' Jarrad didn't say anymore or any less than he needed to and left without a goodbye, he was pissed that he had been overruled to do something that he thought breached all sorts of rules ethically, but secretly he was just happy that Jess was going to live.
'Jackass.' Callie said as the door closed behind them. 'I swear if I ever have to work with him in an OR I think my hand will just slip when I'm brandishing my scalpel.'
'Callie...' Arizona chuckled at her girlfriend.
Callie bent down in front of her girlfriend. 'You're going to save her life babe.'
Arizona smiled broadly as they kissed before they went round to Jess' room and underwent an intense round of Monopoly.
A few hours later Callie was taking Arizona back down to her room after Jess had fallen asleep after winning Monopoly much to Arizona's distress. They hadn't told her about what had just been decided about her future, they didn't want to distress or worry her. When they got back into Arizona's room Teddy was already in there looking agitated as she had seemingly lost her best friend.
'Oh there you are! Where the hell have you been? Every time I've come in here to discharge you you've not been here! I was starting to think my patient had gone AWOL! I'll page Bailey.' Teddy finished her mild rant as she pulled out her pager and sent one out to Bailey.
'We've been upstairs on the Peds word sorry.' Arizona explained as Callie helped her onto the bed so Teddy could examine her. 'We need to talk to you about something actually...well you and Bailey.'
'Oh?' Teddy raised her eyebrows as she wondered what the couple could need to talk to both her and Bailey about. Before anyone could answer Bailey whirled into the room as only Bailey could.
'Well better late than never!' She said as she greeted the three other women in the room.
'Hang on Miranda, apparently these pair need to talk to us about something...' Teddy gestured to Callie and Arizona.
'Oh right, what's that?' Miranda turned to the couple.
'You remember Jess who we met on the day of the Memorial service?' Teddy and Bailey nodded their heads. 'Well she's running out of time and she needs a donor...I'm a match and I...we want to do this so I just need the all clear from you two physically?' Arizona spoke quickly.
Both Teddy and Bailey stood, mouths open as they processed what Arizona had just said.
Callie laughed at this; 'But seriously guys, is Arizona fit enough to do it and to recover afterwards?'
'Well let's do our examination that we planned to do and then we can discuss whether you can go home and then whether you can go through with that procedure.'
Teddy and Bailey both examined Arizona's wounds as they all discussed what they had done in the day. Once they had finished they stepped back and just looked at each other whilst Callie and Arizona waited patiently for their diagnosis.
'Well...I'd say, you can go home right now, and I don't want you to argue, you are to go straight home please. Tomorrow you can come back and talk it through with whomever you need to about the donation process, just take it easy whilst your doing it and afterwards. Just remember that your body's already recovering from trauma so it might take longer for you to recover from the marrow extraction.' Bailey gave her diagnosis.
'Really? I'm ok to do it?' Arizona asked, eager to get clarification.
'Yes,' Teddy smiled. 'Your wounds are healing up nicely, like Miranda says, go home tonight, take it easy and sort it all out tomorrow.'
'Thanks guys.' Callie and Arizona said together as Bailey and Teddy left the room.
Callie turned and met Arizona's own smile with one of her own as she lifted Arizona off of the bed and into her chair. Callie wheeled Arizona out of the hospital with a broad smile on both their lips, they were going home.
Arizona smiled as she walked into Callie's apartment, Callie instantly ran around picking up clothes that she had thrown around the living room.
'Calliope...' Arizona said as she watched her rushing around.
'Yeah?' She stopped and looked at Arizona.
'Come here.' Arizona beckoned her to her, as soon as they met they kissed passionately as they ran their hands over each other's bodies, reacquainting themselves with the body's that they had missed so much.
'Arizona...Teddy and Bailey said you needed to rest.' Despite the definite wetness she could feel building, she didn't want Arizona to push herself.
'I am...I will...after...this...' Arizona said each word in between kisses that she planted down Callie's neck, she didn't care that she had been told to rest, she just wanted to make love to her girlfriend for the first time in a very long time.
Callie lost all resolve and let a moan escape her mouth as she lifted Arizona in her arms and carried her into the bedroom where she laid her gently on the bed as she traced her fingers delicately over Arizona's form.
'Too many clothes...' Arizona breathed as she tried to pull of her own clothes and winced as a pain shot through her shoulder.
'Baby, look...'
'No, Calliope, I want to make love to you, you've just got to help me with these clothes...'
Callie didn't need any more encouragement than that and gently pulled Arizona's top and pants off of her before quickly whipping of her own.
'Go I've missed this so much.' Callie breathed into Arizona's ear as she gently placed herself on top of her, taking care not to lean on her sensitive areas.
'Mmmmm, I've missed you too...' Arizona said back as she ran her hands up and down Callie's curved body, squeezing her ass as she did.
'God Arizona...you make me crazy...' Callie grinned as she kissed Arizona's own smile. Callie ran her hands all over Arizonza's body, following the pattern her fingers were tracing with soft kisses. She reached behind Arizona's back and flicked her bra clasp with one hand as she removed it and kissed her breasts.
Arizona let out a moan as she felt the wetness building between her legs, wanting to feel Callie's she traced her hands back along Callie's body, flicked her own bra off and began to knead her breasts. Callie groaned into Arizona's breasts as she bit lightly into her skin leaving her mark. Arizona continued tracing her fingers and eventually found what she wanted as her fingers met Callie's wet core. Callie, feeling Arizona's touch, instantly sat back, took of her own and Arizona's knickers before regaining her position back where she was before.
'Calliope...please...'
'Please what?' Callie teased her girlfriend as she kissed around Arizona's stomach and thighs.
'Touch me...please...' Arizona was gasping and raising her hips, craving the Latino's touch like never before.
Callie smiled and didn't wait long to kiss Arizona's core which brought another, louder, moan from the blonde's lips. Callie circled her tongue around Arizona's clit before delving her tongue between her wet lips enjoying the taste of her.
'Come here,' Arizona gasped as she pulled Callie upwards so that she could kiss her hard and do her own exploring with her fingers. Callie copied her girlfriend's movements, not wasting any time in pushing two fingers inside of her. Arizona bucked her hips and bit Callie's lip as she felt the fingers inside of her, she mirrored the movement, pushing her own two fingers inside of Callie.
Both women began to rock back and forwards, moving their hips and fingers at one with each other, their wetness' building as they merged into one.
'A-a-arizona-a...' Callie could hardly speak as she felt her orgasm building; Arizona felt the same surge building within her own body and wrapped her free arm around Callie's back pulling them, if possible, closer together. Both women sped up the movement of their fingers, both hitting that one spot that they had only been able to find since making love to each other.
As one their orgasms crashed over them both, both women moaning loudly, their orgasms intensifying as they felt the other orgasming at the same time.
Once they had both come down off their high Callie crawled off of Arizona and picked the duvet up off of the floor, draping it over them both. Arizona turned on her side and cuddled in close to her Calliope, wrapping her arm around her waist and resting her head into Callie's neck. Callie kissed her head as she pulled her in tight.
'I love you Arizona Robbins.'
'And I love you Calliope Torres, with all my heart.'
