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Chapter 8
Arizona POV
It's not even lunchtime yet, and this day is seemingly never-ending. Days without surgery always seem to be longer than normal. Therefore, I stay on top of everything, so that I don't have to be in my office. I haven't seen Dr. Gellar in about an hour. I guess I should go and teach him something. Glancing at the clock on my desk, I think it can wait until after lunch. I giggle softly.
"Hey lady, you free for some lunch," Teddy says as she enters the office. Looking around "where's your intern?"
Rolling my eyes "You're in luck. I was just thinking about grabbing some food and I sent him down to the NICU" standing up "but seriously did they just let anyone in that program at Mercy West? He's terrible with the kids and the families."
Laughing "maybe he's just nervous or something. You can be quite intimidating yourself Dr. Robbins, it's weird how scary you can be for someone so small"
Swatting her playfully "what can I say, I'm my father's daughter" we make our way to the elevator. "let's swing pass ortho, I'm gonna have to drag Callie from her lab. She's super excited about the cells she's trying to grow"
"so…" Teddy just stares at me with this blank look on her face.
I raise an eyebrow "so… what Teddy"
"did you talk to her? Is it as big of a deal as you were making it?" Stepping off the floor on the ortho wing, we walk towards the lab.
"yea, I was just being crazy. She just makes me crazy…my feelings are all over the place for her. I can't seem to…." As we turn the corner I suddenly stop. I suddenly can't breathe as I take in the scene in front of me.
There's Callie, laying on the floor and there is blood all over her. I lean up against the wall as everything seems to be moving in front of me. It's like I can't believe my own eyes. I watch as Teddy runs straight ahead trying to figure out what's going on.
I'm just frozen there, staring at my unconscious friend as my colleagues try their best to help her. I can't explain what I'm feeling right now, but the driving force right now is fear. Fear that I'm going to lose her. It takes a few more seconds for my brain to finally catch up to the moment. I snap out of it and run forward.
"what the hell happened" I scream over at Grey. She and Yang are working on Callie who is now placed on the gurney. I look behind her and see that Gellar is on the floor. Teddy is checking him for a pulse.
"he's dead," she says. All I can do is shake my head. I have no idea what the fuck is going on.
"Let's move her now. I have the bleeding under control" Meredith says, she looks at me. "she took a bullet in the shoulder. She pretty bruised up though. I'm going to need someone to get Derek for me. We need to get an MRI, and X-ray done. Come on let's move" they start running towards the elevator.
I look up to see Det. Jacobs and a slew of other officers coming towards us. I run up to the man.
"is she gonna be ok?" he asks me
"where were YOU!?, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PROTECTING HER"
The tall man in front of me looks ashamed, "I know I'm sorry. The last thing I remember is me sitting here outside of the lab waiting as I always do. Then the next I woke up in a supply closet. I think I was drugged. I feel like shit"
"you guys are fucking useless," I say
"Arizona" Teddy warns as she approaches me.
"Jacobs come and check this out," an officer inside the lab says
"come on Arizona, they moved her upstairs. Let's go check on her." Teddy glides me along to the elevators.
"I can't believe she was SHOT and at work, this is a safe place" I look over at Teddy.
Teddy breaks her silence "Arizona what is going on?... Now I never asked why Callie always had a bodyguard, but I know you know what all that was about"
I shake my head "I only know bits and pieces Teddy. She only tells me parts of the story. I never thought anything would happen to her. She made it appear that they were just being overly cautious. Was that really Gellar in there on the floor?"
"it was him, with two bullet holes right through his heart." We step off the elevator "she really was not playing when she fired that gun. There were two guns in there. Did you know that Callie carried a gun?" She asks me incredulously.
I shake my head no "but I'm glad she did today." As the elevator doors open on the ER, I look up and spot the chief coming out of a trauma room. I walk towards him "how is she chief?"
"she's gonna be ok. She's about to go into CT. The bullet got her in the shoulder but there's an exit wound. Owen is in there taking care of her. Once he is done Derek will take her to MRI, he thinks she may have a grade 2 concussion since she has been unconscious. Or she could have simply passed out from the ordeal. We just aren't sure yet. Dr. Robbins" he pulls me over away from Teddy "Now did you know that you were her emergency contact person?"
I shake my head, yes, and I think back to that conversation we had a few weeks back.
FLASHBACK
"come on Please Arizona, do this for me"
"you don't think it's a little strange Calliope" I squint my eyes at the women sitting opposite of me at my desk. She came into my office fifteen minutes ago talking about life and death, more importantly, her death.
"I know I have told you some of the issues that I have with my family, and I promise that I will fill you in on everything eventually but in case anything does happen to me. I don't want the state to do God only knows what with me" she pleads with me with her eyes "I know we've had a few short conversations about what we want to happen to us if we are somehow incapacitated. You know me, you know what I want"
"but why now? What's going on right now that you think you need to give someone power of attorney?" I start to freak out a little "did something happen are you ok, when was your last checkup?" I run over to the other woman and start to do a little exam. Flashing my light in her eyes, she stops me and grabs my hands from her face.
She gives me a smile "Arizona I promise you I am fine" she must be able to read my mind because before I open my mouth she continues. "I promise I really am in good shape and there have been no attempts on my life…I just…I just want it to be taken care of just in case. We live in this crazy city that always seems to have some disaster going on in it. I need to know that I have someone who I can trust with this" she lets go of my hands.
I sigh and walk over to the front of my desk and sit on the edge of it. "Callie are you sure? You don't have an aunt or uncle…even a cousin maybe who you want to be your power of attorney?" She looks up at me with those big brown eyes. I can see that my question is painful for her. I just wanted her to be sure. Giving someone that type of power is kinda scary. I'm not sure I should be making those types of decisions for her.
She takes my hand in hers again, "even if I did Arizona, you are my best friend. The only real person that I have had since my sister, the only person who has ever gotten this close to me" I nod my head as she continues. "I have never been this close to another person in my entire life. I trust you"
I open my mouth to object again, but she doesn't give me a chance. "I trust you Arizona, I know you will make the best decisions for me if I can't make them for myself. She is giving me that smile. How can I say no to her when she is looking at me like that?
"Alright Calliope, where are the papers?"
END FLASHBACK
"yea we discussed it awhile back chief"
"Ok…well, I know a little about her personal life and situation. I know she doesn't have any close family but is there anyone else you can think of that we need to call, George maybe aren't they dating?"
Well, that is an interesting question I think to myself. George is smitten with Callie, but I don't think she is interested in anything too serious right now. I shake my head "No, just me. I'm it, I'm sure this has already made its way through the hospital so I'm sure George will be here in no time, but I don't want anyone in there until she is conscious and gives the ok."
I turn my head and look through the window at the team working on her. I can tell that the adrenaline is starting to wear off and I can feel my emotions starting to creep up on me. "why would anyone want to hurt her?" I'm asking no one in particular. The chief gives me a reassuring squeeze on the shoulder.
"Don't worry Dr. Robbins, Torres is tough. She will be back on her feet in no time" With that he walks off and Teddy approaches me. Derek is now wheeling her out to CT I'm sure.
"Hey, come sit a minute," Teddy says to me. We walk over to two empty chairs that are not too far from the room. "I talked to Owen she's going to be ok. The bullet didn't hit any major arteries, she's lucky. It's just going to be painful for her for a couple of weeks. Derek is running the scans on her now."
I feel some relief but not a lot. All of this just came out of nowhere for me. "Teddy, she could have been killed" I lean forward and put my head in my hands.
"but she wasn't. no need to think things like that. She is going to be fine." She puts her arm around me. "will you keep me updated? I have to get ready for surgery"
"Yea, I'll come find you once she wakes up" she gives me a hug and takes off. I walk my way back and inside of the room Callie came out off. The orderlies are just finishing cleaning up all the blood and changing the sheets. I start looking through her chart. As surgeons we deal with these situations every day, it's so different when it's someone that you love.
I stop mid-page "WOW" I whisper softly to myself. Did…did I just use the L word? I mean yes, of course, I love Callie, next to Teddy she is my best friend. The days that she was there for me and my parents only cemented our friendship.
We have this connection between us, I felt it when we first met, and it's only deepened as time passed. I've been working through my feelings around her and Sara for some time now. It's not complicated. It's just scary as hell.
"Dr. Robbins, checking up on our patient I see."
"how is she Derek, what did the scans show?" I start to help them get her settled back in bed. Her beautiful face is badly bruised, and she has hand marks all over her neck. I swear if he wasn't dead already I would kill him.
"just as I thought she has a grade two concussion, she should wake up soon though. She has slight swelling in the brain from all the trauma but that will decrease over the next few hours. She's gonna have a killer headache for a couple of days but she's gonna be fine."
"thanks, Derek" I watch as he exits, and I sit in the chair next to her bed. I can't believe this is how the day is going. I sit here for minutes just staring at the women in front of me. I never thought we would be as close as we are. Now I couldn't imagine my life without her in it. I take a hold of her hand. If I have anything to say about it, she will never be hurt again. I'm going to protect you and keep you safe.
I hear a small whimper coming from her. "Callie?" she is softly sobbing in her sleep. She's starting to wake up. "Callie, can you hear me. Can you open your eyes for me, sweetie?"
"ugghh, please…please stop yelling," she says to me. Her voice is still rather rough.
I lower my voice as much as I can with her still being able to hear me. "I know it hurts, but open your eyes for me." She has one eye open and then the other. I know it's difficult because of the swelling "those are the beautiful brown eyes that I wanted to see."
"Ari…" clearing her throat, she tries again "Arizona"
"I'm here, try not to talk. I know you are in quite a bit of pain. Here let me get you some water" I go over and get the water pitcher. I sit down on the bed and help her take a couple of sips. "is that better?"
Shaking her head, yes, and I can tell that she instantly regrets it. She closes her eyes and tries to move her arm. I think its then that she remembers she was shot!
"that son of a bitch shot me"
"yes, do you remember what happened?" I reach over and hit the nurses button, having them page Derek to the room.
"I was all excited about my work. I was really making some progress today. When Gellar comes to get me, says you wanted us to meet for lunch" she stops to take a breath, I know how difficult this must be for her and how painful.
"sshh you don't have to finish now, lay down and get some rest it will get better I promise." I watch as she gently tries to get comfortable around her hurt arm. I brush some of the hair out of her face. I don't know what I would have done if she didn't make it. "It's going to be ok. I promise."
