Love Trap Chapter 6
"Tim, I'm telling you one last time. I'm fine. Go home, get some proper sleep in a proper bed. I can't really entertain you anyway cause I'm kind of stuck here."
Tim finally raised his hands in a resigned manner. "Fine, I'll go, but promise me you'll ring me if you need anything?" he insisted.
"I will, I will. Now go, you look like shit anyway and you need to sleep." she smirked.
"Thanks sis. Love you too." he chuckled, kissed her cheek and left. Not even five minutes later, Callie came through the door.
"Hi sunshine. You ready for some x rays? I'll even take you up there personally cause I'm having a quiet day."
Arizona's face lit up when she saw her favourite doctor. "Yes please. Wohoo, I get to leave these four walls for a while. Can't wait." the sarcasm was evident.
Callie began to adjust the bed railings and wheeled her out. "If you're good I might even take you somewhere special." she offered, smiling.
Arizona raised her eyebrows. "You're taking me to an on call room to have your way with me, aren't you? I knew it. I finally got to you, Torres. Take me to get my bones photographed and then you can do whatever you want with me. I'm all yours, just lead the way."
The brunette rolled her eyes but laughed heartedly at Arizona's light banter. The x rays were done quickly and Callie even showed the blonde the scans, explaining what she was seeing and where the metal screws and pins were located. "I'm bionic. Cool." she grinned and looked straight into brows caring eyes. "Now, where's the on call room?"
The latina stood up and began pushing the bed out of the room with an eager and excited Arizona. "I'm taking you somewhere better. Just wait and see."
"Better than a bed with you in it? Naked? I doubt it."
Callie entered the elevator and pushed the button to go all the way to the top, where the emergency helicopter usually landed. The doors opened and a gust of wind hit them at once, the smell of the ocean entered their nostrils and Arizona closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. Callie pushed her out of the lift towards the edge of the building to get a better view of the city. She had never appreciated the sight of the big city so much as she did now. Being cooped up in a room in a bed for so long was not good for anyone's mental health and she could kiss Callie hard on the lips for taking her time to bring her out here when she clearly had better things to be doing.
"Thought you could use some fresh air and a change of scenery." Callie said softly and stood by Arizona's side as she watched the blonde's face taking in the view before her.
"Thank you so much, Callie. It... it mean a lot." she was almost emotional, touched by Callie's thoughtfulness and kindness. Not many doctors or surgeons would go out of their way and take their time to do something nice for a patient. They were always so busy. She could feel tears brimming in her eyes and she quickly wiped them away, hoping Callie wouldn't notice.
The brunette could see the blonde from the corner of her eye as she brushed the tears away and she grabbed one of Arizona's hands in her own. "Hey, I didn't bring you out here to make you cry." she said, smiling as she softly stroked the back of her hand with her thumb. "What's up?" she asked tentatively and sat down on the edge of the bed, a delicate hand still resting in hers.
Arizona just smiled nervously and shrugged. "Those dust particles again."
Callie pursed her lips. "Hmm, I think it's a bit too windy up here for any dust to be able to accumulate and build up. Must be the exhaust fumes from the cars then?" Callie suggested.
"Must be." the blonde said softly, knowing that Callie obviously didn't believe her pathetic excuse for crying.
There was a long silence between the two as they just sat there and looked over the city's busy streets bellow before Callie spoke up. "You don't like to talk about your feelings do you?"
Arizona shrugged again and avoided any eye contact. "Depends." she simply said.
"On what?" Callie asked and tilted her head to one side in wonder.
"What I'm feeling." her tone was absent and quiet, almost a whisper.
Callie rolled her eyes and offered her a small but gentle smile. "See, there you go again. Brushing it off like it doesn't matter. Why do you do that? Do you think that you don't matter?"
Arizona got uncomfortable and shifted slightly in the bed. "I... I don't know. I mean, it's just something that I do, I suppose. Don't you have bones to break or screw metal pins into? Why are you doing this for me?" she insisted on knowing.
Sighing Callie thought about what to say and how to say it before she could verbalize it. "Well, I believe that when you're healing, from a physical injury, you don't just need medication or surgeries to feel better. You also need to keep your mind and spirit alive and I think fresh air, change of scenery and someone to talk to does make a big difference. I may not be a shrink or some kind of life coach but I have two excellent well functioning ears on my head and some experience when it comes to these kind of things. I'm here because I want to be, otherwise I wouldn't have brought you up here in the first place. So... talk to me, please. Tell me what's going on in Arizona Robbins's mind?"
She waited a while for an answer. It almost felt like Arizona didn't know herself what she was feeling, or maybe she just didn't know how to put it into words? She decided to help her out a bit. "Are you scared? Afraid of the outcome of all this? That's completely normal, sweetie." the endearment slipped from her mouth like it was the most natural thing to say. "I'm gonna be here every step of the way and you also have Mr Softy to lean on."
Arizona smiled at the nickname Callie had given her brother and wiped away another tear that made it's way down her cheek. The latina shifted her position so she was facing the blonde. She placed her palm on Arizona's wet face and swiped her thumb just bellow her eye. "Hey, look at me." Callie softly demanded and gently brought her head up to look at her. "Whatever you're feeling is okay. If you need to cry, just cry. I'm not gonna think any less of you if you do." she offered another smile. "And I won't tell Mr Softy. Your secret is safe with me." she winked.
Arizona chuckled at first, then she began to laugh and finally she broke down in almost hysterical sobs. If she was physically able she would've thrown herself into Callie's arms and nustled her face in the crook of her neck but that wasn't an option. She was more or less immobile. She was embarrassed to cry in front of Callie and, to Arizona's relief, she seemed to know that. The brunette scooted closer, brought one arm around her back and placed her other hand on the back of Arizona's head and brought her in close, tucking her head against her chest and stroked the soft hair.
"Shhh, just cry. It's okay, sweetheart. It's okay."
For about ten minutes they just sat there, Callie holding onto Arizona and Arizona desperately holding onto Callie for dear life. She was almost afraid to let go of the distraught woman, as if she would fall apart and break into tiny little pieces if she did. Eventually she slowly pulled back, feeling the need to look at her and make sure she was okay. Again she placed her hand on a moist cheek and met teary blue eyes. "You doing okay?" she asked, her voice full of concern and care.
Arizona sniffled and nodded. She opened her mouth to say something but her throat closed up and another sob escaped. Her chin began to quiver, tears welled up again and her body shook. She wasn't okay. Her walls were down, leaving her all exposed and she couldn't find the strength to build them back up, at least not now.
Callie grimaced in sympathy and used both of her hands to wipe the tears away. "Oh, baby. It's okay. It's all gonna be okay." she shifted even closer to the blonde even though there was hardly any space left between them. "Come here, honey." she opened her arms up once again and brought the crying woman close. "Just let me hold you for another while. I promise I won't let go until I know you're okay." she began rocking them slightly from side to side, hoping the soothing motion would help Arizona to relax. "Shh, shh you're gonna be okay. Just let it out. Just let it all out, sweetie."
Another ten minutes passed before Callie realized that Arizona had fallen asleep in her arms. Her breathing was slow and deep and soft snores escaped now and then. Gently she extracted herself from the tight embrace and softly lowered the sleeping woman back down onto the pillow.
She carefully pushed the bed all the way back into Arizona's room but somehow couldn't find it in her heart to leave. She sat down on the bed and just looked at the beautiful woman. Her cheeks were flushed from all the crying, her hair was a bit disheveled from the wind but she was still, by far, the most stunning woman Callie had ever laid eyes on. Her eyes travelled down to her slightly parted pink lips and wondered what it would feel like to kiss them.
A voice suddenly broke the silence. "You just gonna sit there and watch me sleep like some weirdo or are you gonna kiss me already?"
Against Callie's better judgement she lowered her head and instantly claimed the plump lips, pressing softly against them. She was amazed by the softness. It was a slow and gentle kiss, no tongues involved, just the new and existing feeling of someone else's sweet lips, tasting and exploring the tingling sensation that it caused. Callie couldn't help but to smile into the kiss and brought her hand up to stroke a flushed cheek before pulling back. "Did you just call me a weirdo?"