Hey guys! The flashback up here is A/U and it is to show that I cut all the stupid "newborn" stuff out of my fic. Enjoy!
'There she is,' Callie thought. 'Just go up to her.' With a deep breath, Callie took a few confident steps closer. Then she froze. Her stomach was knotted painfully and she felt like her heart had jumped into her throat. Feeling sick, she dodged into the nearest room to avoid being seen by Arizona Robbins.
"Come on," she whined aloud, leaning against the closed door to the on-call room. She flipped on the lights. Mark Sloan was lying on the bed, facing her. He squinted in the light.
"Don't you knock?" he asked irritably.
"I was escaping," Callie explain. She nudged Mark, telling him to move over and she lay down beside him.
"Escaping who?" He sounded tired and disinterested, but Callie kept talking anyway.
"Arizona Robbins. I was going to talk to her, but…I freaked out. I can't do this Mark," Callie confided. She turned her head towards Mark, searching for advice. His eyes were closed and his breathing was slow, but he was still awake.
"Grow a set and go talk to her," Mark said before rolling over so his back was to her. Callie glared at his back for a few moments, but then she heard low snoring and decided to leave.
Arizona was standing exactly where she was when Callie had begun her mission. Callie commanded her feet forward and tried to remember how to speak as she slowly approached the blonde surgeon.
"Uhm…hey," Callie said, stopping short a few feet behind Arizona. Arizona turned, looking for the source of the voice. She smiled when she saw Callie.
"Hey. What's up?" she asked. Her smile made Callie more confident. She took a step closer, breathing regularly again.
"About what you said…in the bathroom the other night….You said that when I wasn't upset anymore, you'd be here. And, well, I'm still upset. But…I don't want to be upset anymore. And the only way to not be upset is to not be alone. So, I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go out with me sometime, because I think that you can make me happy again, and I really…really just want to be happy again," Callie said, somewhat quickly. Arizona had heard every word spoken though She walked up really close to Callie, only a few inches away.
"I'd really love to make you happy again Callie Torres," Arizona whispered sweetly.
Arizona's face was just inches from Callie's. Callie opened one eye reluctantly.
"Can I help you?" she asked Arizona's smiling face. She was lying in bed, trying to take a nap. But Arizona was laying half next to her and half on top of her, making sleep unlikely.
"Welllllll," Arizona began brightly. "Mark and Lexie also happen to be off tonight. And you know how that doesn't happen very often, us all being off on the same night…"
"No," Callie said firmly. "No way, I'm not going out tonight. I'd have to get up and shower and get up and spend and hour and a half getting ready…and get up."
"Please?" Arizona begged, popping out her lower lip. Callie sighed.
"Damn you Arizona Robbins," she muttered. Arizona cheered and jumped off the bed. Callie sat up slowly, wishing she could have just slept.
"Good, because I've already told them 'yes'," Arizona said cheekily, grabbing a towel and heading towards the bathroom.
"What if I hadn't back down?" Callie asked. She too grabbed a towel from the hall closet.
"You can't resist my charm," Arizona scoffed. Callie rolled her eyes, but she knew it was true.
"Hey, I have to shower too!" Callie called over the sound of the water pouring onto the tiled floor of the shower.
"So come join me," Arizona yelled back. Callie distinctly heard her giggle from the other side of the door. Callie smiled and entered the already steamy shower.
…
"How is it that we always take longer showering together than both of us showering alone?" Callie asked as she wrapped her towel around herself.
"Because you can't resist my charm," Arizona said again, smiling.
"Yeah, yeah," Callie agreed. With only an hour left until they were supposed to meet Mark and Lexie, there was no more time for fooling around. They ran around, digging through closets and dressers, looking for alternate mirrors and fighting over the hairdryer. 58 minutes later, they both appeared at the door, looking worn out but beautiful.
"So where exactly are we going?" Callie asked from the passenger seat car. She was digging in her purse, making sure she had everything she needed.
"Just to dinner. Noting fancy," Arizona replied. They arrived at the restaurant 4 minutes late, but Mark and Lexie were still in the lobby.
"This place is packed," Mark complained.
"Want to go somewhere else?" Callie asked. The lobby was indeed full of people waiting for a table.
"How about the diner?" Arizona suggested. No one had any objections and they left the crowded restaurant willingly.
"This is better," Mark said, taking in the dull hum of the diner. There were only a few tables full and they were seated immediately. At the table to the right was a couple with a young boy. He was probably around three years old and he smiled and waved at them as they sat down, acting like he knew them. Arizona smiled and waved back, talking to him in a baby voice.
"He's so cute," she said to Callie. Callie 'Mhm'-ed her and flipped open the menu. "I can't wait to have one of my own."
Callie froze. She was very much aware of Mark and Lexie staring at her, but she didn't look up. She hardly dared to blink or breathe. Had Arizona really just said that? Callie laughed nervously.
"Yeah…"she said uncomfortably, still not looking up. She could feel Arizona's eyes on her now too. Eventually Mark said something, changing the topic and Callie joined in the discussion eagerly, avoiding Arizona's eyes. The rest of the evening passed too quickly for Callie, who was dreading being alone with Arizona. Although Arizona had joined in every conversation, Callie could tell she was angry.
"Why did you freak out when I mentioned having a child?" Arizona asked after three solid minutes of silent driving.
"Well…we've never talked about it before, and then you just spring it on me like that in front of Mark and Lexie!" Callie defended.
"So it was just that you were surprised, not that you were scared?"
"Well, I mean, I was…a little scared of the thought of…it's a big deal Arizona, and we've only been going out…not even a year yet!"
"I know that," Arizona said. Her voice was calm but Callie knew she wasn't as Zen as she appeared. "I didn't mean right this minute Callie. Having a child is definitely something I want to experience, and you have a problem with that, you should tell me now before things get more involved." Callie couldn't see how they could get much more involved, they were living together already, but she didn't mention that.
"I just…I don't know Arizona, okay. It's something I have to think about," Callie said slowly. She was hoping that would calm Arizona down for now. Arizona nodded, but didn't talk to Callie for the rest of the night.
Seriously?! Was Callie's last thought before falling asleep that night.
So are you gonna stand there
Are you gonna help me out
You need to be together now - I need you now
Do you think you can cope
You figured me out - I'm lost and I'm hopeless
Bleeding and broken - though I've never spoken
I come undone - in this mad season
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