Chapter 2 of "The Whole Clan".
Arizona watched as Kate led her future grandfather-in law (if that's what you even call him) in the direction of his grandson. Arizona wasn't one to cuss but when she saw him with her she let out a few because she knew that this is what Jackson had been trying to avoid for the time being. She stepped onto the elevator and pushed the button for the ortho floor. She had to find Callie. The elevator opened on the ortho floor and their stood Callie.
"Hey you. I was just fixing to come find you." Callie said as Arizona stepped off of the elevator.
"I was coming to find you… my sister ran into Harper Avery." Arizona said.
"THE Harper Avery- oh… you mean Harper Avery as in Jackson's grandfather." Callie said as she walked with Arizona down the hall. "Is she ok? Have you talked to her?"
"No she was with him she really didn't say anything… she looked like she was about to throw up though. Oh what if she threw up on Harper Avery then he would really hate her."
"Dr. Robbins!" The two women turned around to see Chief Webber walking their way. "Have you seen your sister?"
"Yeah she was walking with Harper Avery. They were looking for Jackson. Is something wrong?"
"Harper Avery is in my hospital? And I didn't know about it?"
"With all due respect sir, I think he is on a family mission though sir. I don't think anything at the hospital has brought him." Arizona said.
"Well either way, I need to find him. Oh and with your sister's help, and Dr. Torres, we have found a heart it is on a plane headed this way… hopefully the storm will hold off long enough for it to get here. Uh, I don't mean to pry but what kind of family mission would Dr. Avery be on?"
"Well, I'm sure you heard that Jackson and my sister are getting married and Jackson adopted Kate's son. Well from what Jackson has told me his father and grandfather are not real happy with his decision. Of course in my own opinion, it is their choice they are adults and they are in love and perfect for each other and Daniel thinks Jackson has hung the moon even if he is only like 7 months old." Arizona rambled on until she could tell that the Chief was getting more information than he had originally bargined for.
"That sounds like Harper… I mean, you are right they are both adults… but either way, your heart is on it's way and you should get to telling the Kyles that their son will be living to see Christmas." Chief Webber said before turning on his heel and walking away from the two women.
"You helped get a heart for him?" Arizona looked at the taller woman.
"I called and blessed a few people out in search for you a heart." Callie smiled at the woman. Arizona pulled Callie in for a gentle kiss.
"Thank you Calliope." Arizona said. "I will give you a better thanks tonight…Ok I have parents to talk to… I think Teddy planned a girls night. Tell her I will be there when I get this heart in." Arizona said turning to head up the stairs.
Callie watched her fiance climb the stairs excited for her 'better thanks' that Arizona was going to give her tonight. Callie turned around and headed towards where she had last seen Jackson Avery. She had to make sure that Kate and him were ok when Jackson's grandfather was through with them. Kate was basically a sister to her. Hell, she was closer to Kate then her own sister which now that Callie thought about it was pretty sad. She and Aria were just different and they always had been.
Callie turned the corner running into Miranda Bailey.
"Sorry Bailey… hey have you seen Avery?" Callie asked the shorter woman.
"Which one?" Bailey asked.
"Uh… either?" Callie asked.
"Well, Harper Avery just found Jackson Avery and Kate put them in the conference room." Bailey said.
"Crap… Harper Avery doesn't like the fact that Kate and Jackson are engaged and he really hates the fact that Jackson adopted Daniel." Callie said.
"I don't want to know… I just was letting yo know I saw them. But, I will say this, Jackson has been like a new doctor since he started dating Kate… He has grown up and become a man. And from what I hear they are good for each other." Bailey told Callie. "But this is non of my business."
"Thanks Bailey… I'm going to go wait on them." Callie said taking off down the hall. She came to a stop in front of the conference room.
"Torres! Why am I not invited to girls night?" Mark asked as he walked up to his best friend.
"Mark do I seriously have to answer that?" Callie asked looking at her friend.
"I mean yeah! Derrick is all… Married and you are my only other friend and you are getting married and why can't I come?"
"Because it is girls night and you have a penis Mark which, I'm sorry that I am the one to tell you this, makes you a guy." Callie answered.
"I know that I am a guy but I like to sit around with girls and drink…"
"You also like to try and take those girls home at the end of the night." Callie said rolling her eyes.
"Well, I am being a good friend when I do that." Mark said.
"A good friend that is trying to get in their pants… right. Mark, why don't you just go hang out with Jackson tonight… I think he is watching Daniel." Callie said.
"No, I'm not baby sitting. So Callie, you are going to really tie the knot? Settle down with your old lady, buy a house, have some kids… you are seriously going to do that?"
"Uh… yeah… I love her." Callie tried to peek into the windows of the conference room.
"What are you doing?" Mark asked watching Callie trying to strain to see what was going on in the conference room.
"Harper Avery is here."
"What's he doing here? Is he picking a new award winner?"
"No… he's here to bless his grandson out for proposing to Kate and adopting Daniel." Callie said turning around and leaning up against the nurses' station. "But Arizona has a heart transplant and I'm basically done for the day so I am waiting to make sure she is ok."
"Poor kids…" Mark said. "You know I'm gonna try and get Lexie back."
"Mark… leave her alone." Callie said rubbing her temples.
"But I still have feeling for her and I think she has feelings for me too she just doesn't know what to do with them yet you know? She's probably just confused."
"She probably wants you to leave her alone…"
"Gosh what is your deal? Is blondie not putting out?"
"Do you always think about sex? This has nothing to do with that… ugh… our families are coming up for Christmas and we don't want them to. Nobody does… not me, not Arizona, not Kate, not even Jackson of course he gets hit right in the mouth with his family. Ours are no where near that brutal but we all three thought it would be nice for it to be just us…" Callie said looking up at Mark.
"Oh… I see." Mark says looking down at his hands, studying them as if they have something on them.
"What Mark?" Callie asks watching him.
"I wish I had family that wanted to come see me…" Mark said with a mixture of mock sadness and real sadness.
"Do you want to come to our family Christmas dinner? I'm going to be making enough for an army… and it'll be fun and besides you are kinda family to Arizona and I so… yeah you should come." Callie said and she heard the door open behind her. She glanced over her shoulder to see Harper Avery storming out of the conference room. She waited until he was down the hall before she turned around completely and walked into the conference room. "Are you two ok?"
Kate and Jackson were sitting next to each other at the table.
"Yeah, we're fine… Jackson I'm gonna go get Daniel and go home." Kate leaned over and kissed Jackson and then stood up and walked out of the room closing the door behind her. She looked up at Callie. "He wanted him to move back home and work at the hospital there… and Jackson told him no and that if he couldn't love Daniel and I the way he loved us then he didn't want to be apart of his family anymore… I'm ok. Jackson just needs some time. I'm going to have to skip out on girls night. Tell everybody I'm sorry." Kate said before rushing off to get Daniel from the hospital day care.
"Shit… this sounds eerily familiar." Callie said before heading off to the OR to watch Arizona's surgery.
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4 Hours Later
Callie met Arizona in the attending's lounge after Arizona's success of a surgery.
"Hey you… did you talk to Kate? How did meet the famous grandfather day go?" Arizona said as she pulled her long sleeved henley out of her locker.
"Not so good… apparently Harper Avery and my dad talk…"
"What do you mean?"
"He told Jackson to choose… he told him to choose between Kate and Daniel or his family." Callie said watching Arizona change. "And you have on my favorite bra of yours… you are being a tease."
"He said that? Oh, I bet Kate is livid… and Jackson… wait but who did he choose?" Arizona said pulling her shirt over her head. "You will get your turn tonight Calliope."
"Kate didn't say. After I talked to her she went and picked Daniel up and then went home… We'll go to girls night, give her some space and we will check on her in the morning ok?" Callie said taking Arizona around the waist and pulling her into her. Arizona leaned down and kissed her softly.
"I love you Calliope Torres…"
"And I love you Arizona Robbins. I need a drink, today has been out of control."
"Agreed." Arizona said standing up and taking her purse out of her locker and heading towards the door with Callie right behind her.
They walked over to Joes hand in hand. When the walked in the immediately found Teddy, Cristina, Merideth, and Bailey at a table, all four nursing a drink.
"Hey guys! Hows it going?" Teddy asked as she saw them come in the bar.
"We are here for girls night! Oh and Kate said she couldn't make it tonight… she had to watch Daniel because Jackson couldn't." Callie said.
"Jackson is off tonight, why couldn't he watch him?" Bailey asked.
"He is having some family… issues… I guess you could say." Arizona said sitting down at the table.
"What do you want to drink?" Callie asked placing her hand in the small of Arizona's back.
"White wine…" Arizona answered with a smile. She watched Callie walk off towards the bar but was brought out of her trance by Teddy.
"That's a shame… I really like your sister. She is smart… so smart and a hard worker."
"Yeah, I'm sure they will work it out." Arizona answered.
Callie walked back over to the table placing Arizona's white wine in front of her and then sitting next to her at the table. The women exchanged small talk for much of the night until their conversations were interupted by Jackson Avery walking through the door already looking quite drunk.
"Shit… Should we get him and take him back to his place?" Callie asked the table.
"Let him be Torres…" Bailey said taking a sip of her drink. "He is hurt and mad and this is his way of dealing. Let him deal. I for one think that it is getting late and I am going to head home. You all be good."
"I'm going to go tell Joe to call him a cab if he doesn't leave in an hour… I'll go give him some money." Arizona stood up and walked over to the bar.
"Hey Dr. Robbins, isn't that your future brother over there?" Joe asked wiping off the counter.
"Yeah it is Joe… he's had a rough day. Look if he's not gone in an hour call him a cab and here is some money for the fair." Arizona told the man. "And also, here is for our drinks… thanks Joe." And with that she walked back over to their table. "Are you ready Calliope?"
Callie knew what Arizona had in mind and she grinned at the woman.
"Oh baby I've been ready." And the two women left walking back to their own apartment. Callie stopped once and pulled Arizona into her. Her lips crashing into Arizona's she let out a moan. Callie tangled her fingers in her hair as Arizona moved her hands to Callie's sides. Arizona pushed Callie into the brick wall behind them and Callie let out a moan of pleasure as her back hit concrete. Arizona's hands trailed down to Callie's hips then around to give her butt a squeeze. Callie was the first to pull away.
"As much as I want to take you right here on this snowy sidewalk… it is cold and if I'm going to have my way with you I want to have it in our own bed." Callie said pulling Arizona with her towards their apartment.