Thank you for the wonderful feedback again. This chapter is not as long as you guys are used to, but l will make it up to you in the next. I don't necessarily think Arizona is all over the place per say. It's just hard to walk away from any relationship. She will figure things out for herself, in the upcoming chapters.

Chapter 7

General POV

"really you were worried about that"

"well it has been days Calliope, actual days," says Arizona

"I would never, not talk to you Arizona, why would I do that to my favorite person" Callie gives her a bright smile.

Smiling back "ok. Fine maybe I panicked for no reason," bumping her shoulder into her best friend. "so, when are you getting a new cell phone?"

"I don't know I kinda like not being a slave to my technology at the moment" watching as the blonde raises her eyebrow "ok no I'm not actually serious" giggling "it should be in a couple of more days I guess. It has to get the FBI's stamp of approval first, so how's your first day back?" making their way to the cafeteria, with Jacobs behind them.

"overall it's good. I'm crazy busy trying to catch back up on all the paperwork. And apparently, I have to revise my budget" making a salad from the bar "and all everyone can seem to talk about is this hospital merger that's apparently happening tomorrow. Everyone is scared that they are going to lose their jobs."

"yea, mostly the interns are all crazy. I mean most of them have nothing to worry about we only have a couple of duds, you know the one's Williams and Peters. I'm not sure what those two should be doing but practicing medicine is not it"

"Calliope don't be so mean, not everyone can be a genius like you" As they move to a table.

"ha, you're giving them to much credit. You just haven't had them on your service yet but wait until you do. Then you will want to be pulling your hair out." They both fall into a fit of giggles.

"Hey guys, mind if we join you"

"I don't know Karev, why should we take pity on you lowly interns?"

"Oh, come on I had to hold down your department with psycho Stark making all of us insane"

The Pead's surgeon just nods her head and kicks out the chair across from her. "why so quiet O'Malley""

"Oh, don't mind him. He can barely speak let alone think." Says Karev

"shut up Karev, how can you guys not be more worried about getting kicked out of the program."

"well that's because we are amazing surgeons, hands like a God," Arizona says as she points to the ortho surgeon "and I save all the tiny, tiny babies" popping a tomato in her mouth. "no one is getting rid of us"

Karev just rolls his eyes at his boss. "and besides you too are safe, why are you even worried George?" asks Callie

"because he keeps killing all of his patients," says a smiling Karev

"Alex do you have to be a complete ass all of the time?...yea that's right I forgot you just can't help it" O'Malley fires back

The four settle down and enjoy their lunch and finish out the rest of their days. It is the next day and almost everyone is a little on edge as new face after new face makes its ways through the hall of Seattle Grace. Everyone is in the lobby waiting for the chief to give his announcement for the day.

Arizona POV

"Now I want to welcome everyone who is here from Mercy West. We are happy we could open our arms and take all of you brilliant doctors, nurses, and interns in. Today will be a big day for the majority of you" Webber is speaking from the top of the stairs.

"why does the Chief keep pretending that anyone here is happy to see these guys in bright orange scrubs?" Calliope whispers in my ear.

"it's his job, Callie, to be positive about this disastrous plan to merge these two hospitals. I mean he could be happy. I mean he could have just as easily been replaced as chief right"

"I guess so, but the other guy let his hospital get shut down, so he probably got canned," says Callie

"hey, do you see the guy next to Stevens. He has been staring at you on and off since we got here" pointing my head in the direction of the guy.

She turns her head, and I know that she sees him. He gives me a tight smile and turns his head back to face the chief.

"well he is totally giving me a creepy vibe," says Callie

"hopefully he's not another Mark Sloan, we wouldn't be able to survive two of them" I laugh to herself.

Callie looks over at him again "I wonder what his deal is?" she says.

"well maybe he just thinks your hot, I mean it's not like he would be wrong Calliope," I tell her.

She shots me a smile, "says you Dr. Robbins" she looks up again "Look he's coming over"

"Excuse me, ladies," he says as he approaches us. "Dr. Robbins I am on your service today. I'm Dr. Gellar"

"well Gellar, do you have an interest in Pead's,"

"I just want to learn Dr. Robbins and the sooner we get started the better"

"Wow, alright let's go. Calliope. I will see you for lunch. Come on Gellar we have rounds."

I have been showing this guy around for a few hours now, and he really has no future in Pead's or really any form of medicine. He has disappeared for an hour today at two separate times with no explanation besides he got lost. Which was probably true, but come on people's lives are on the line. He is so dull and seems to be distracted by something.

"Robbins did you hear what I said"

"I'm sorry what was that?" we are sitting in my office going over some charts. This is where we can do the least damage.

"I asked where are you having lunch with Dr. Torres?"

"Normally we just go to the cafeteria, we rarely ever get to leave for lunch. One of us always gets paged away"

He nods at me and responds, "how long have you two known one another"

I raise an eyebrow up at him "just a few months, why are you asking?" he gives me this look, I'm not sure what it is, but I don't really like it.

"no reason, no reason at all Dr. Robbins. This hospital seems pretty close is all I've noticed,"

"yea I guess we are" I lean back into my chair and study the man in front of me. Growing up a Marines daughter I learned a few things from dad, and right now my spidey senses are all tingly.

"so. where were you before Mercy West?" I ask

"I was out of the country for a while. I took a break from medicine." I shake my head. He is looking me straight in the face, but I can tell by his voice that he's not being completely honest with me.

"So is Dr. Torres close to anyone else here in the hospital,?" Gellar asks

I sit up in my chair, hands on my desk. "tell me why you are so interested in Calliope? I saw you watching her earlier…if your thinking about asking her out" he stops me.

"I don't want to ask out your friend. I just like to know the type of people that I'm going to be working with."

"well you're actually working with me and all you have asked me about is Dr. Torres" I say annoyingly. "look why don't you go down to the Nicu and see if there are any babies you can hold or something, or better yet go take a tour of the hospital so that you don't get lost anymore today. He shakes his head at me and leaves my office.

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Callie's POV

I almost got it, almost. I am about to make a breakthrough on my bone density project I have been working on. Once I get the cells to grow at a more accelerated pace I can move on to trialing them on animals. I am so excited about this. I get up and I'm dancing around the empty room. I calm myself down enough to know that I want to share this with Arizona. I go to exit the room. I open the door and I am surprised by two things.

"Oh, hey Gellar what are you doing out here?" I say

"Dr. Robbins told me to come get you. She said she wanted to show you something."

I nod, she can't have better news than I at the moment. "ok, lead the way" looking around "you didn't happen to see Jacobs out here did you"

He looks at me funny "I'm sorry ma'am who?" that's right he has no idea who I am talking about. I stop walking it's not like Jacobs to just abandon his post. I turn back around and start heading back to my office. "I'm actually gonna wait here, tell Arizona I will catch up with her later" As soon as I place my hand on the doorknob. I feel a hand coming over my mouth and I am being pushed into my lab.

I grab the arm that is clung to my face and using a move that I've only practiced in class. I hip toss whoever it is on the other side of me. Trying to catch my breath. I look at the man.

"Gellar, what the fuck was that?"

He slowly gets up "you know what this is. Now I am supposed to bring you back alive, but I don't think your father would care too much if I take care of you right now myself." He sneers at me.

I can feel my blood begin to boil. Yea in this moment I should probably be terrified, but I am utterly pissed. I see him charging at me I try to sidestep him to get out of the way, but he grabs me and throws me into the metal door. My head smacks it hard. It takes me a second to get my bearings, but it is a second too late as I can feel his fist connect with my face, another to my ribs

Before I fall to the ground he grabs me by my neck. I am struggling for breath. It feels like minutes but I'm sure it only is seconds. I do what I know how. I lift my left knee and connect to his groin. He is instantly on the ground in pain.

"you fucking bitch, I'm going to kill you myself."

I fall to the ground trying to get air into my lungs. I see him trying to reach behind his back. I know what he is reaching for. I try to react quickly, reaching behind my own back and pulling out my 22. I'm not quick enough as he gets off one shot as I fire two of my own straight into his chest.

"FUCK!" I yell as much as my voice allows me to. I maneuver my body from in front of the door and drag myself outside just outside the door. Then it all goes Black.

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