Title: Getting over it 2/
Author: MsCrazybird
Pairing: Callie/Arizona, Callie/Jackson
Rating: PG
Summary: The story continues as Callie gets closer to her patient and feelings flare up in the hearts of our characters.
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Arizona's eyes shot open when she heard that very familiar voice saying her name. At first she thought she had imagined it; that she had wanted to hear it so badly that she made herself hear it. Slowly she let her eyes close again, trying her hardest to feel good. It's not Callie. She's moved on. She told herself in the back of her mind.
Callie stood there, she saw as Arizona's eyes darted open, but only for a brief second and it didn't stop the nurse from continuing her biting and sucking into her neck. Callie couldn't believe her eyes. That nurse all over Arizona as she was backed up against the wall of the dimly lit hallway her leg wrapped around her waist just as it used to be on her own body. Callie couldn't look anymore she closed her eyes and turned her head.
This has got to stop; all I wanted to do was see Molly and then this? Great, that is just totally my luck. Okay well I can't just stand here. Do something. Callie pumped herself up before clearing her throat very loudly. "Excuse me, but the on-call rooms are that way." Callie stated as she pointed her thumb toward an on-call room.
Arizona was stunned she thought she had heard that angelic voice and now it was true there she was standing there looking away from what she was doing. She felt utterly embarrassed and ashamed of her actions. Arizona and the nurse separated, pulling at their shirts and trying to straighten up a little. Arizona didn't dare look at Callie when she walked by, instead she kept her eyes low locked in a stare with the tiled floor. Arizona knew exactly where Callie was going and for a second she thought of going after her, but decided otherwise; she would sit here to collect herself and her thoughts.
Callie didn't let her mind wander back to what she had seen instead she looked forward she concentrated on getting to Molly. She knew that it being her first day in a strange new environment might be difficult, especially being all alone. Callie crept into Molly's room as quietly as she knew possible hoping that she would not wake the sleeping girl.
Callie was surprised to see Molly still awake when she entered her room. "Hey." Callie said softly giving Molly a gentle smile. "Why are you still awake? Is anything wrong? You're not in any pain are you?" she questioned.
Molly laughed lightly, "No, no and no. I just can't sleep is all; it's kind of cold in here." She scrunched her nose a little when she mentioned that it was cold.
"I'll get you some more blankets, okay." Callie smiled tenderly looking down at her. "Let me just call a nurse here." She reached over and hit the call bottom. The nurse quickly arrived shortly after.
Callie's stomach churned at the sight of the nurse that had entered the door. The nurse entered smiling at the child lying on the bed before her, but her smile soon fell at the sight of Callie standing next to her in the room her eyes widened a little bit and she staggered for a moment to find her words. "Um…" she cleared her throat. "Yes… is there… is there a problem?" she finally managed to say not directing her question at either of the two.
"Yes, well Molly here," Callie smiled and looked at Molly then let it disappear as she looked back at the nurse, "is feeling a bit chilly. Go get her a warm blanket…please." She squinted at the name tag then added "Debbie"
Debbie nodded at Callie practically bowing "Right away Dr. Torres." And quickly she was out of the room.
Callie sat in the chair next to Molly's bed. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I was pushed out of a window," she smiled and tried to look a little shocked "oh wait, I think I was." She laughed a little lightly. Callie smiled happily, but her smiled quickly faded at what the girl had said. Callie rubbed her arm softly. Sensing Callie's discomfort Molly gave her an apologetic smile "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."
Callie shook her head a little "No, no" she said half trying to convince herself "it is ok." With that there came a small knock on the door. Callie turned, but realized it must be Debbie back with the blanket she requested for Molly. "Come in." She called to the door. As it slowly opened Callie began to stand, but her knees went a little weak when she saw that it was not Debbie who was at the door, but Arizona.
Arizona gave a weak smile to Callie quickly looking away trying not to make eye contact. She cleared her throat nervously. "Just got to check your monitors one last time, ok sweetie." She smiled brightly at Molly. Walking over to the monitors she heard the door creep open and turned curious to see who else would be coming into the room. Her heart sank down into her stomach at the sight of Debbie the same nurse that she had been making-out with in the hall earlier. Arizona shifted her gaze to the tiled floor. She suddenly felt like crying and she tried her hardest not to let that happen. She heard Debbie finally squeak out, "Here is the blanket that you requested Dr. Torres." as she handed Callie the blanket that had been in her arms.
Debbie began to back out of the room "Is there anything else?" she asked hoping that there wasn't so she could go and hide away somewhere.
"No," Callie replied a little plainly then lightened her speech a little as she spoke once again "thank you. If we need anything else I'm sure I can manage." She said dismissing Debbie from the room and her view.
Debbie began backing further out into the safety of the hallway. "Dr. Torres," she gave a nod looking at Callie, "Dr. Robbins," she nodded at Arizona who just looked up and gave a very small smile, with that Debbie shut the door and rushed away.
Arizona almost envied Debbie for being able to escape so quickly from the awkward situation. Unlike her who was still standing half staring at the floor and half trying to look at the monitors in front of her. She shifted her weight to her other leg as she looked at the monitors. Everything seemed to be fine, but she didn't want to walk away so soon after Debbie had left, afraid that it might look as if she were going to catch up with her, so she waited and tried to focus her mind on counting in her head. She decided counting to one hundred would be appropriate. One, two, three…she began counting in her head.
Both Callie and Molly sat in silence for a while and looked at Arizona staring into the monitors. "Here Molly," Callie said getting up and unfolding the blanket to lay it on Molly, "does that feel better?"
Molly smiled "A lot actually." She said in a whisper.
Callie smiled back at her, but knew the young girl was hesitant to talk to her because of the other woman standing in the room.
Sixty-seven, sixty-eight, sixty-nine, seven… her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Callie clearing her throat loudly. "Does there seem to be a problem Dr. Robbins? You have been looking over the monitors for quite some time now." She said calmly.
Arizona felt a little relieved to hear Callie taking a soft tone with her unlike the one that she had heard her use earlier to the nurse. "Oh…No your right, I just wanted to make sure that I was being thorough." She smiled reassuringly at Molly, but did not look at Callie for fear she might see the hurt that was written all over her face. "I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't rushing through and was taking the appropriate amount of time." She said the last word hoping that Callie understood her double meaning.
Callie completely understood what Arizona was speaking about and she felt herself fall a little deeper inside herself, this was taking a lot out of her and she didn't know how much more she could take. "It's okay." Callie whispered softly. "It is all okay." She tried not to allow the defeated feeling she had show in her words, but she knew that she couldn't hide it from Arizona, she knew her all too well.
Arizona felt a single tear leave her eye at the defeated sound of Callie's voice. She kicked herself on the inside for being so stupid and not going into an on-call room or her office instead of out in the hall where anyone could see. She just nodded and hurried out of the room and into an on-call room.
She locked the door behind her and fell onto the bed turning over onto her stomach allowing the tears to fall. How could everything have gotten so mixed up and wrong. This is not how this relationship was supposed to end. It wasn't supposed to end! And because of me and my inability to just settle down it is all over. Kids. I love kids! Hell, I work with them everyday. Callie I wish you knew how much pain I am in right now. I love you. Arizona's tears began to fall harder at the thought of Callie. She sobbed into the pillow and hugged it to her body as she curled herself into the fetal position on the small bed. Her tears stung her eyes and soon she was drifting off to sleep.
Molly looked a little confused at what had just happened and all Callie could do was shrug.
"Molly I know that this whole situation must be so hard on you, but I want you to know that you are not alone. I will be here when you need me and if I'm not in the hospital I can always be contacted." She smiled.
Molly nodded then her face contorted a little. "This situation…this situation is horrible. I don't know what to do and everyone is being so fake-nice."
"Am I being fake-nice?" Callie asked with a slightly raised eyebrow.
"No, you're the only one that seems real to me, you knew when no one else did, you knew because no one else wanted to." Molly began to cry quietly.
"But now something can and will be done." She said reassuringly. "It will all get better from here."
Callie left an hour later she had spoken to Molly until she fell asleep upon her request and had promised that she would bring her a couple of things so she wouldn't 'die from eating the awful food they feed her'.
She was smiling as she stepped out into the hall; Callie was amazed at how Molly could have the effect of changing her mood from what it was to not even remembering what she had witnessed in the hall earlier. Deciding that she would just go to sleep, Callie headed first to an on-call room hoping to find relief for even a couple of hours.
The halls were now empty. She found relief in it, for a moment it was just her in her own little world and she liked it; she liked it a lot. She reached out for the handle of the door only to find that it was locked. It was locked! She couldn't believe after her day it was locked because in this hospital people had to use them because they couldn't keep it in their pants. And she stood there tired. No exhausted hand still on the handle of the door staring at it. In her frustration she jiggled the doorknob back and forth a couple of times letting out a loud sigh of displeasure. "Ugh, seriously?" She began to turn away when a ruffling of noise coming from within the room made her stop for a moment only to hear the door open and a small familiar voice still groggy from sleep. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lock the door; sleeping."
Arizona spoke eyes not quite open completely yet, but Callie knew exactly who was speaking to her and she refused to show her discomfort. She wouldn't let her know that what she had witnessed in the hall, no matter how bad it made her feel, fazed her at all. She drew in a ragged breath, "No it's fine." She said simply as calmly as she could trying to fight the hurt out of her words that would have surely been there. She wouldn't let her emotions win today she was in total control, but she felt her bravery slipping and her chin quiver. She needed to get out of there and fast. "I'll let you sleep. Sorry." She said no longer being able to hide her hurt anymore she began to walk away.
She only got two steps away when Arizona's hand had reached out and grabbed her arm and was whirled around and was somehow now in an on-call room alone with that woman.