Chpt 6

Callie's POV

I could never understand how Seattle Grace Mercy West could be so big, yet so small. I stepped onto the elevator after finishing a routine hip resurfacing and came face to face with the woman who had occupied all my thoughts that day. She looked horrified to see me, which made my heart sink until she spoke.

"Going up?" she was so nervous. Her voice was high pitched and I could tell she did not expect to see me at this point. Nervous was good thought. She wasn't completely freaked out by last night and this morning. This morning. Callie, think about something else. Femur, Humerus, Scapula. Ok now speak.

"Hey guys" I think I sounded normal "What are you two doing here?"

"We are just on our way to meet Mark for lunch" Dax responded as we reached the surgical floor and the three of us walked out together.

"I can have him paged for you if you want?" I walked up to the nursing station where Karev and Kepner were looking after some of my pre-op charting.

"Sure" Dax said walking up behind me. "Zona was hoping we would run into you. She was really looking forward to checking out some of your research." He glanced at me as I shot him the death look.

"Arizona?" I looked behind me to see she was hugging herself again. So she was either gonna bolt back to the elevator, or bolt at me and pin me against the nurses station. I was hoping the latter.

"I know your probably really busy Calliope." She walked towards me, still hugging her sides "I can come back another time, plus I know Dax and I are supposed to have lunch with Mark and..."

"Hey buddy" Marks voice is clearly heard coming down the hall. "Have any trouble finding the place?" he joked. Our hospital was massive. Cant miss it. "Hey Arizona. How are you feeling today" he gave her a squeeze and glared at me.

"I'm great Mark" she looks a little uneasy so I know I have to take control of this before she really does bolt for the elevator.

"So I'm just heading to my office now Arizona, if you want to come up with me for a bit while these two feed themselves" I hand the file I was pretending to look at to Kepner and proceed to remove Arizona from Marks evil clutches.

"Sure" she responds as she lets me put my arm where Marks had just been. I shiver because of he touch under my arm, and the fact that I can feel her shiver too.

"You okay?" I ask as we head up the stairs to my office.

"I'm fine Calliope" she starts to sound a little less nervous. "I'm just happy to see you" as she flashes me the dimples, and gives me a little nudge. Did she just nudge me? Like we are sisters, long lost cousins, old football teammates? My confusion is my own doing. This whole situation is my own fault. First rule of being a Lesbian. Never, under any circumstance, crush on a straight girl.

"This is it" I open the door to my office. As she walks by I can smell her perfume and my stomach makes an appearance for the first time today. Close the door Callie. She will be more comfortable when your behind closed doors. I didn't know if I liked that last thought.

Arizona's POV

She was wearing dark blue scrubs and a white lab coat. How in the holy hell can that outfit turn me on so much. I'm a doctor for god sakes. I see scrubs and lab coats all day long. I was so turned on by her assertiveness with Mark, the way she carried herself through the hospital halls, and by dark blue scrubs, that I didn't think I was going to be able to be in the in closed space with her. Of course she has to have her hair pulled back so I could see her neck. STOP. Arizona. NOW.

"So how was your morning so far?" She asks as she start fiddling with beakers and siruinges on her lab desk. She was obivously trying to look busy because I know science and what she was doing was more like a kindergarten craft project.

"Better now that I'm here" Wait. Was that my voice? "ummmmm...I mean. Good thanks. Yours?" I walk over towards her and sit on the stool to the left of where she was doing arts and crafts.

"Arizona" She turns and looks into my eyes. I really look tired this morning, as I see my reflection for the 100th time in hers. "You don't have to be nervous around me" as she moves closer. Dear Heart, please stop now. Thanks. "I think your a great girl and for whatever reason you have made me..."

Saved by the knock. Wait. That Knock just ruined my life. I quickly get up off the stool and move to the other side of the room

"Come in" Callie says as she notices that I have jumped ship.

"Dr. Torres" a man who I haven't met yet enters and looks over at me right way. Busted. Busted for being in the room with this hot, hot woman and only wanting her to push me against the door and...my thoughts are interrupted by my name being spoken.

"Dr. Robbins" the man is now talking to me. "I'm Derek Sheppard, The chief of surgery here at Seattle Grace Mercy West. I heard you were roaming our hallways and I wanted to be the first to welcome you and tell you what an honor it is to have you here" he moved towards me and offered me his hand.

"Thanks so much Dr. Sheppard" I engage his hand, as I glance over at Calliope who is not impressed that he has dropped in on us.

"I see you have met Dr. Torres." He turns to her and then back to me. "She is our top Orthopedic surgeon and a leader in her field of research." he states very proudly.

"Ah, Derek?" Calliope finally chimes in. "Thanks for the praise, but Arizona and I have actually met before now."

"Right." He looks a little flustered which is confusing me slightly. He's trying to impress me. He is actually trying to impress me with Calliope. Ah, note to Derek Sheppard, already impressed.

"So Dr. Robbins," he looks back at me once more. "I would love to show you are Peds floor and some of the research labs that we have recently added to the program"

I look at Calliope who looks a little flustered herself at this point. She gives me a smile and a wink which starts a fire in me. I'm now really interested in checking our the Peds department. It is my first love of course. Funny she could bring that to the front of my mind with a wink.

"I would love to Dr. Sheppard" I say in my normal perky tone as I start making my way to the door.

"Please" he says " Call me Derek. Dr. Torres." He acknowledges her as he opens the door for me.

"Thanks Calliope" I look back to her with a smile. She smiles again as my heart finally decides to slow for the first time today.

"So Derek" I decide I should show him my dimples seeing how he is so set on impressing me right now, why not humor him. "What's a girl have to do to see a NIC U around here?"