Chpt 7

Callie's POV

"Dr. Torres. Dr. Torres" I hear my name being called as I head back down to the surgical floor nursing desk. "Is it really her" I turn around to see Karev and Kepner sprinting towards me.

"Is it really who?" I chuckle as I search my schedule to see the hours I have punched this week.

"Dr. Arizona Robbins." Kepner puts me in mind of a certain roommate of mine having her own Christmas celebration in her head at Rainne last night. "Was that really her that you took to your office earlier"

I suddenly put my guard up. What was she implying? Did she see something between us? Did she hear that we spent the night in her hotel room. Damn this hospital is good for gossip.

"Torres." Karvev spoke up. "She is the Peds god you know and if you are keeping her a secret from Kepner and I..."

"Calm down" I cut him off. "Both of you. Deep Breathes" I pushed my schedule aside and starting walking away. Maybe they wouldn't see me leave.

"Dr. Torres" Kepner cried. "If she is here for some special surgery, we need on her service like now."

"Yeah Torres." Karev grabbed my shoulder. I only let him address me that way because he had been a go to when things were rough with Sam this year. His marriage had also went up in smoke and he was a shoulder to cry on when I was at my worst. "You know Peds is my life right now and if I can get in with Dr. Robbins, I will be fast-tracking my way into the fellowship in no time"

I stopped and now realised that these two were in awe of Arizona. They new her reputation and wanted nothing more than to learn from her. I felt a certain sense of pride at that moment. Until Mark's voice brought me back to reality.

"There you are" he said walking up to us, giving Karev a pat on the back. "How is the Peds Patrol today?"

"Mark" I always seemed to be screaming his name. He was my best friend and I would never be able to live with out him, but his manors with the residents and interns was unreal sometimes.

"Kepner" I smiled at her and Karev thinking about how they were so excited about Arizona's presence. Almost as much as I was. " Can you and your sidekick here check on my post ops and report back to me before 3?" It was my day off and I was definitely way into my overtime.

"No problem Dr. Torres" Kepner spun and grabbed Karev as she walked away.

"Torres." Karev had to have the last word. "Baseball. Drinks. Tonight. Bring the Peds God with you will ya?" as the scurried off.

"Now Mark" I turned to face him "I don't want to hear anything about her."

"But Callie, come on" He sulks a little as we both walk into the locker room. "I know your hot for her and I know that something happened between you two. So Spill."

We both take a seat on the bench as I take off my lab coat and start fiddling with my name tag. He can read me like a book.

"Where's Dax?" I ask, my thoughts really on where Arizona is right now.

"He had to make some calls or something" Mark shifted his leg so he was sitting with one on either side of the bench. "He'll page me when he's done i guess. Plus he thought Arizona was gonna be tied up with you for a while...so...spill"

"Nothing Mark." I sigh. "And it doesn't matter anyway because Arizona is straight. Like just broke off an engagement to a man straight. Like spent her entire sexual career sleeping with MEN straight." I turn to him and burrow my head on his shoulder.

"Now Cal..." here it comes. Dr. Phil himself. "We both know that you have special powers. And I'm not talking surgical powers, because we know you're a rockstar in the OR. You have this way, you can turn the straightest girl gay with just a glance. Sure Sam wasn't on your team nor had she ever even tried out before she met you" he rubs my back as he presents the cold hard facts.

" I know Mark" I look up at him and then to the ground. "Its just different with her. Its like she can see herself in my eyes when she looks at me. I'm never felt so connected to someone as I do with Arizona and I haven't even know her 24 hours. I have freaking lost it" I stand up and start pacing back and forth the room.

"Ok now Torres, NO Spanish or I am outta here" Mark reminds me of how I react when I panic.

"How can I go from being so torn about Sam, to not even remembering what she looks like. In 24 hours Mark! Its not normal! How can someone have that affect on me? Really?" I stop pacing. Only because McPhil has stood in my way.

"Breathe Torres" He smiles." The first time I ever laid eyes on Lexie I knew. I thought I was going crazy if you can remember. I couldn't believe that a self professed manwhore was now looking into the eyes of my future wife. And here we are 3 years later" as he shows me the band around his finger.

He was right. I needed to breathe.

"Take this for what it is Callie. If you're feeling this way about her, imagine how she must be feeling right now. You've always been with women. If she is even half experiencing what your head and heart are, I'm willing to bet she is doing more than freaking out right now"

He was right. Again. I remember what it was like the first time I fell for a women. When you think your whole life that there's only one way to love, finding out there are a million ways to love is really scary.

We are interrupted by Christina running in the room like she's just been promoted to head of the Cardio kingdom and is late for her first proclamation.

"Derek is on the stairs. He is getting ready to talk and he's got your girlfriend, aka the new love of my life up there with him" she says in one breath before running right back out.

What? Arizona is on the stairs? What is Derek doing with her? Why is she referring to her as my GIRLFRIEND? The stairs meetings always mean business. I was gonna need more than tequila once this day was over. Mark and I make our way to the nurses station as my mind continues to race.

"Thanks everyone for taking a minute out of your busy schedule" Derek starts. Arizona is indeed right next to the chief. Looking very confident I might add. Our eyes meet and she smiles at me. I'm pretty sure that it just kept getting bigger and bigger every time. Oh yeah. Dimples. Flip.

"What is all this about" Teddy comes up and stands next to Mark and I with an evil grin. "Is your girlfriend hitting on McDreamy now too Cal?"

"Teddy" I grit my teeth and elbow her. I love her so I ignore her sarcasm.

"Good one" Mark gives her a low handed five in front of me.

"Glad you could join us Dr Torres, Dr. Sloan and Dr. Altman." Derek's voice makes us all aware that the stair meeting is still on going. And Arizona is still on display for the whole hospital. Man is she hot.

"As I was saying" Derek continues. "We are very lucky to work in one of the highest ranked trauma facilities and teaching hospitals in the country. We are also very lucky today to have with us today one of North America's highest ranked Pediatric surgeons. Dr. Arizona Robbins"

Karev and Kepner erupt with applause and Christina lets out a few whistles. They really do love this woman. I look up at her as she acknowledges the crowd and I feel my breath hitch as she make eye contact with me again. I need to talk to her. I need to finish what we started this morning. Derek isn't gonna let that be any sooner though is he.

"I am pleased to say that Dr. Robbins has agreed to spend sometime in our Peds department next week while she is visiting Seattle. Those of you who are interested in the field will want to take full advantage of her presence..."

and here it goes...

Bang. Bang. Yup. Just as I expected. Christina is down for the count. Kepner. Down for the count. Thank god Karev and Owen are close by. I see Derek chuckle and Arizona also appears to have a smirk. I was getting ready to head up to the stairs to try and steal Arizona before the masses attacked her until i realised that Derek wasn't done.

"I would also like to take this opportunity to announce that one of our very own Doctors has won the distinction of being awarded her first Harper Avery award for research this year. Not only is she a woman, but she is the first openly gay doctor to ever win such a distinction. Dr. Callie Torres everyone."

Bang. Okay. That was me.

AN: So I thought at this point I should make my own presence known to you guys... I practically have this story written in my head, hence the quick updates. I guess you've picked up on the fact that Arizona is a little different then we would normally envision her. Same with Callie. I really do love this story and love where its headed. I'm not gonna lie, there may be some turmoil, but I'm a sucker for happy endings. I kinda wanna make this a series, but I guess we'll see how this one fairs! I really like including some of the other characters, I think it adds to the fullness of the story I'm telling...So...thanks for the reviews...keep 'em coming!

Disclaimer: Don't own anything. You know the drill!

Annnnnddddd...this is my first fan fic so if there's a few things off, I apologize! Thanks.