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i edited a bit because hell it was really bad sorry lol
all mistakes are my own
"Got a speech figured out?" Alex asks after five minutes of silence in the car.
"Nope, kind of winging it and hoping not to cry in front of the Chief... again." Arizona says making Alex chuckle.
"Ah the old authority issues, you'll be fine the Chief loves you anyway." Alex says confidently making Arizona blush.
"I hope that's enough."
Pulling up in the car park they make their way towards the entrance and in to the elevator. "Page me when you're done." Alex calls as Arizona exits heading towards the chief's office.
Knocking on the wooden door she hears a deep 'come in' so she opens and sticks her head in. "Do you have a minute Chief?"
"Robbins, come in." Richard says smiling. "You didn't stay long in Africa, you asking for your job back?" he asks raising an eyebrow as she gives him a sheepish smile.
"Yeah, I've come to see if I cold please have my job back."
"What about Africa?" He asks folding his arms.
"The Carter Madison comity has someone in my place and all I have to do is visit every three months, and I get emails on updates every now and then. I know I left but I would really love my old job back Chief." Arizona says smiling and hoping.
"Well, I'm sorry I but I've got stark on a contract and I don't have the money for an attending job either." Richard says regretfully and watches as Arizona flops back defeated in the chair looking up at the ceiling. "But…" Arizona's eyes flash towards him. "Between you and me I don't like Stark, complete idiot. His contract is up in a month and a half and I will gladly give you a new contract. The board has already contacted me to give you your job back and have you sign a five year contract if you want too."
Arizona sits there with her mouth hanging open in shock. "Re-really?"
"I have the contracts right here if you want to take them and look them over. You're a valuable member of this family Robbins, I was sad to see you go." Richard hands over the contracts to a dumbfounded Arizona. "Now I have to go and fix the OR board before the place falls apart on me. Damn interns touching everything."
"Tha-thank you sir. I'll bring these back when I finish them." Arizona stands a firm grip on her new contract and walks to the door.
"See you around Robbins." Richard says heading towards the operating floor.
Arizona makes her way across the catwalk towards the elevators waiting for one to head up to peds. She moves in front of one that dings and her heart drops when the doors open revealing Callie and Mark laughing. Callie's laugh dies in her throat at the sight of Arizona and Mark just smirks at her.
Arizona feels her stomach flip and feels like she is about to vomit. Mark steps off holding his tongue as he passes by Arizona and Arizona steps on just as the doors begin to close. Pressing the 5 button, Arizona steps to the back quietly not looking in Callie's direction as silence hangs in the confined space. Callie pulls the emergency stop button jilting the elevator to a halt and she turns to face Arizona. She waits to see if Arizona is going to say something but the silence just continues. Opening her mouth to talk, she snaps it shut not getting the chance to even start.
"I had a dream, before I met you, I had a dream and then that changed. A plan that I changed and adjusted because you wanted children and that made me want children. I never saw them in my future until I met you and now I can't get that out of my mind. Children with you would have been amazing. I get that some of this is my fault but, what? You waited a week before sleeping with Mark after I left." Arizona says her voice getting louder and Callie just stands there, watching. "I feel physically sick thinking it was Mark, maybe it would have been different if it was a one night stand, but Mark. Mark fucking Sloan." Callie flinches alittle at the hatred in her voice when she says his name. "I can't raise a child with Mark and I could never trust you enough again, I can't spend the rest of my life worrying about you and Mark. I really wish I could but I just… I can't. So no, I don't want my second chance with you. I have to protect myself from my heart getting more broken than it already is. I still love you but I'm letting you go." Arizona finally looks up seeing tears running down Callie's face, stepping forward she cups a tan cheek swiping the tears away but more just fall. Arizona leans in laying a soft kiss on plump lips but it's over before Callie can react. Arizona reaches around her and pushes the stop button and the elevator continues on its journey.
Coming to a stop Arizona steps off but turns to look at Callie. "Congratulations on the baby Calliope." Arizona says with as much happiness as she can muster and heads towards Alex at the reception desk.
"Almost done, you ready to head out?" Alex asks having noticed Arizona standing near him. Not getting an answer he looks up and sees her eyes swimming with tears. Scrawling a quick note and handing the charts to the nurse and tells her. "I'm off for 48 hours don't page me unless Casey Adams or Will Burton are dying." He says seriously. Turning to Arizona he lays a hand on the small of her back. "Come on." He gently urges heading back towards the elevators. He gives the stink eye to anyone staring to long for his liking while they wait for the elevator.
Stepping on Arizona's relieved its empty as a lone tear drops. The doors close and Alex wraps an arm around her fully as she leans into him and buries her face into his chest. Alex gives her one last squeeze as the elevator stops and she steps back as the doors open and they head to the exit. Alex spots Teddy heading there way and hands Arizona his keys. "I'll meet you at the car, I've got one more thing to do."
"Kay." Arizona sounds defeated while grabbing the keys and heading to the car.
"Is she alright?" Teddy asks concern lacing her voice as she watches Arizona walk out with her head down.
"She will be, just a rough couple of days. Callie…" Alex says letting his answer trail off and Teddy understands.
"I didn't even know she was back until about an hour ago, one of the nurses said they saw her walk in with you."
"I only found out last night when Joe paged me to the bar to pick her up." Alex says looking where Arizona walked out. "She will be ok though, I'm looking after her." He says determined.
"Okay, let me know if you need anything then. I know she doesn't like people seeing her weak, even me." Teddy says as she watches emotions flow over Alex's face while he stares after Arizona.
"I will, I'm off to buy her a milk shake and doughnuts. I'll try and get her to call you." Alex finishes already heading for the door without waiting for Teddy's answer.
"I'm going to make a phone call and get changed." Arizona tells Alex as they enter the front door.
"Okay, did you feel like Chinese for dinner?"
"Ohhh get some egg rolls please." Arizona calls as she races upstairs.
Alex orders while grabbing beers, he hangs back and waits to give Arizona time to change and make her call.
After a quick phone call Arizona changes into Alex's sweats and shirt he gave her this morning before sitting on the bed. Still processing what was said to Callie, she's shocked herself with how confident her words sounded. It was all true, the dream she had changed because of Callie and now that Callie isn't hers she thought her dream would have gone back but it didn't. She still wanted kids and was terrified about that thought; the only change in her dream is the face of that baby. It's no longer a mini Calliope but now a mini Arizona.
Freaking out a little at that thought she picks up her phone and dials an all too familiar number knowing it's going to end up being a three way chat like always.
"Knock, knock." Alex says walking into the bedroom and handing her a beer. "All done?"
"Yup." Arizona says smiling and ending her call.
"Come on Robbins, I'm dying here. Did you get your job back?" Alex asks anxiously flopping down on the bed next to Arizona.
"I got it." She says and watches Alex's face light up and lurch forward hugging her waist tightly.
"Thank god."
"Whoa slow down, I can't start until about a month and a bit, buuuut I got a five year contract." Arizona says excitedly handing the contract to Alex.
"That's awesome." Alex says making Arizona smirk at the word awesome.
"Offer still standing for me to move in?"
"For sure, even if you are going to be my boss again." Alex says dramatically sarcastic making her laugh.
"Awesome. I need one more favour from you though." Arizona says shyly.
"Anything!" Alex looks at her expectantly.
"Could you drop me off at the airport in two days? I'm going to go back to Africa for two weeks to a month, I'm not working at the hospital so I may as well do back and do some good."
"Oh…" he says trying to hide his disappointment at her going for that long. "Yeah no problem, I can do that."
"When I get back I can just get my stuff out of storage. I'm glad I didn't get rid of it." Arizona says as the doorbell rings.
"You pick a movie and I'll be back with the food and more beer." Alex says heading down stairs.
Full belly's and credits to Beauty and the Beast roll on the screen, Alex clicks the remote turning off the TV and DVD player.
"You going to tell me what happened at the hospital after you saw the chief?" Alex asks quietly.
"I said goodbye to Calliope." Arizona whispers. "That's all I want to say." Alex nods slowly.
"You cool with sharing a bed again?" Alex asks walking to the bathroom.
"yeah, no biggy." Arizona says slipping into the sheets.
"Good because you really didn't have a choice." Alex says closing the bathroom door as Arizona laughs.
She flicks the lamp off sending the bedroom into darkness and snuggles further into the mattress. A low glow from the moon lights up the room enough to see, Alex comes out in his boxers and thermal again slipping into the sheets getting comfy. "I know I've said it before but thanks, for taking me in and looking after me."
"And I told you it's no sweat, happy to do it. I'm just glad your back." Alex says smiling and turning his head looking at Arizona and seeing the outline of her smile in the dark.
"I promise I don't normally cry this much either."
"It's cool, I know this sound's bad but I'm used to chicks crying." He says making Arizona crack up.
"Oh, I don't want to know." She giggles holding her stomach. "Good night Alex."
"Good night Robbins."
"You can call me Arizona at home." She says still giggling softly.
"Maybe." Alex smiles. The room goes silent as they drift off to sleep at either side of the mattress.
The next morning Arizona awoke wrapped in Alex's arms again and was torn between moving away and staying right there. The arms wrapped around her made her feel safe but thinking of the person they belong to was weird. Arizona remembers waking up to Alex calming her down in the middle of the night from one of her nightmares about tiny humans.
She slipped out of his arms turning to face him. She studied his face, soft cheeks with his scruffy facial hair just coming through, lips slightly parted but every so often twitching in the form of a smile and his brow creasing every so often. She remember the feel of him pressed against her back, his chest was muscular yet soft enough to snuggle in to. Breasts are her favourite thing on a woman's body but still something about Alex was making her stomach do weird things she wasn't use to.
Shaking her thoughts off before they wander too far and freaks herself out she slips out of the room heading to the kitchen to turn on the coffee and calling her parents to check in and let them know what's going on.
Alex came down stairs giving her a smile as she was on the phone and started making breakfast for the two of them.
After breakfast they made a trip to the hardware store because Alex wanted to paint the lounge room a different color before he bought furniture. Alex refused to paint it a pastel color even when Arizona came to begging. They decided on a blue not to dark and not to light but both happy.
As Alex set up the room for painting Arizona finished planning her time in Africa and ducked back to the hospital to hand her contracts to the chief. Strolling into the hospital wearing ratty torn jeans and one of Alex's hoodies she makes her way to the chiefs office.
"Chief?" Arizona says sticking her head in his office.
"Robbins, what can I do for you?" Richard smiles motioning her in.
"Just dropping off my contracts for you. I've signed them and everything." Arizona says handing the papers to him.396
"Excellent. And here are your plane tickets, could you give Karev's to him for me." Richard says handing over two tickets.
Her eyebrows scrunch up in confusion. "Karev? Sir."
"Yes he's coming out in two weeks, I thought you knew."
"Knew what?" Arizona asks still confused.
"The Carter Madison foundation have been in contact with me and found out that your star boy is doing a fellowship here and decided to send him with you for a week. He will come two weeks after you arrive and stay for your last week with you." Richard explains.
"Oh wow, Alex is going to be stoked this is awesome sir. Thank you." Arizona beams.
"Now I have two surgeons included in the Carter Madison so my arm didn't need twisting." Richard says laughing. Everybody knows the chief prides himself on having the best. "Now get out of here and I'll see you in a month, good luck."
Arizona is dismissed and leaves his office with a dimpled smile on her face. "That's a completely different face from yesterday." Teddy says making Arizona squeal and jump into hugging her. "Nice outfit by the way."
"Teddy!" Arizona beams. "Alex and I are painting the lounge room. Wait… why didn't you say hello yesterday?" Arizona asks.
"You looked upset and you just went straight to Alex's car without noticing me." Teddy shrugs. "Anyway, how you doing?"
"Well considering I got my heart ripped out and stomped on two days ago, I'm doing pretty good." Arizona says as lightly as she can. Her phone beeps. Checking it she sees a text.
We need beer for painting. Alex
Teddy watches as Arizona smile and sends a message back. "You two want to meet me at Joes tonight? Catch up?"
"Definitely. 8?" Arizona asks and Teddy nods.
"See you tonight." Teddy waves and watches Arizona skips out the doors towards her car.
"Too Africa!" The threesome shouts clinking there shots together and shooting them before taking a swig of beer.
"I'm getting more shots." Alex says making his way back towards Joe.
"It's pretty cool the committee is paying for Alex to go with you. He must be stocked."
Arizona laughs. "Don't tell him I told you but he squealed in excitement. I've never seen him smile that big." Teddy snorts laughing loudly.
"It is pretty amazing for a fellow to have that opportunity." Teddy says humbly.
Teddy and Arizona turn to see Alex whispering in a blonde woman's ear and smirking. He pulls back discreetly waving to Arizona and Teddy before disappearing towards the toilets with the blonde. Both women laugh and shake their heads at his antics.
"Why is he going to the bathroom? He usually leaves." Teddy asks.
"Pft, I don't know but I want another shot. You?" Arizona gets a nod and heads to the bar to pick up Alex's abandoned shots. "Joe gave us free shots." Arizona exclaims placing them on the table.
"Score." Teddy says downing two shots in one go.
"How's you and Henry?"
"Excellent, he's working in LA this week though. Some big shoot for some big company." Teddy smiles thinking of Henry. "He broached the subject of kid's right before jumping on a plane knowing full well I'd freak out."
"Aww that's cute, he's giving you time to process." Arizona says giddily.
"Thanks." The blonde says winking and walking out of the bathroom.
Alex grunts as she walks out only catching a glimpse of blonde hair but thinking of a different blonde completely, one with deep blue eyes. He cannot fall for that blonde, it was dangerous to even think about her that way. Shaking his head he quickly washes his hands, zips and buckles his pants before checking his appearance in the mirror. Nodding to himself he makes his way out picking up four shots, downing one before making his way to the table.
"Sorry for the delay." He says slyly smirking as the woman just laugh.
"She was cute, why not take her home?" Teddy asks.
"Oh ah…umm I well… I only have one bed at home." Alex half explains his eyes flashing to Arizona.
"Oh I could have gone to Teddy's tonight, so you know." Arizona giggles raising her eyebrows comically.
"Wait.. Back up. What's one bed got to do with this?"
"We've been crashing in his bed because his house has no furniture." Arizona says like it's the most normal thing ever making Teddy laugh.
"You two sharing a bed, classic!" Teddy says laughing as Alex turns red thinking of the first morning waking up.
"See you in two weeks Alex, I'll Skype you the day before you leave to go over travel plans, Kay?"
"Yup, now go before you miss your flight." Alex says handing her carry-on bag over.
Arizona places the bag on her shoulder before looking at Alex, hesitating for only a second she lurches forward wrapping him in a massive hug. Only stunned slightly he hugs her back. "Thank you for everything." Arizona whispers placing a kiss on his cheek and taking a step back out of the embrace.
"Anytime Arizona. Now go and I'll see you soon. Go save the tiny humans and I'll see you in two weeks." He says giving her a nudge in the right direction.
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