AN: Thanks for your initial responses. To those who didn't like it. I do believe that's how Arizona would react. Especially since it pertains to Mark and Callie so much, the history there just begs for the drama. And it's drama that wouldn't usually be touched with a ten foot pole. And I'm waking the bear. Everyone views it a little different. But thank you for your criticism, I appreciate it, and I will try to portray both how I view Arizona, and try to be more accurate. Keep it coming, but please respectful.
Also, sorry to keep you waiting. Major school stuff going on. Also – who caught last Thursday's episode? I died and went to heaven. JCap is gorge. Okay. Enough from me.
Again, everything belongs to Shonda Rhimes.
Arizona had gone off to Africa for three years, and Callie went and built a family. Hurt, betrayed that's what she was feeling. Arizona felt the door open up behind her. "Excuse me." said a polite voice from behind her. Arizona swung around and saw a doctor she'd never met before. Realizing she was being kind of rude, Arizona stuck out her hand. "Arizona Robbins, Peds Surgery." The new doctor offered up her hand to Arizona and said "I'm Jo Wilson, I know I shouldn't be in here, I'm looking for Dr. Karev, I'm on his service.. I've heard a lot about you Dr. Robbins. You've been spending your time in Malawi, helping African children right?" Arizona nodded. "Yes, I have been working over there helping them receive care that they normally wouldn't receive, and my guess is that Karev is in an on-call room somewhere." Arizona laughed. Alex Karev was pretty predictable.
The blonde put her stuff in the same locker she used to do when she was the Chief of Pediatric Surgery. It was nice to be back in Seattle. There was so much more to look at her than in Malawi. And there was rain. Rain was a rare occurrence in Malawi, but in Seattle it was almost an everyday kind of thing. Arizona put on her lab coat and attached her badge to the right lapel and started for the Pediatric Ward.
When the blonde got there she found Alex Karev standing at the Nurse's Station. She took him into a great big hug and said "Alex Karev. Look who I find following in my footsteps. I'm glad to have you." Alex gave her an incredulous look and scoffed. "Dr. Robbins, it's nice to have you back. We've got a great case on our hands. Here, follow me, I'll get you all caught up before we meet him."
Callie couldn't believe what she had just encountered. Arizona Robbins was back in her life. Just when things were starting to get normal for her again, the woman who had left her in the dust returned from the grave. Walking down the hall to the main OR nurse's station, Callie ran into Miranda Bailey. "So, you'll never believe who came back from hell's fiery pit." Callie said with disgust oozing. "I've heard Arizona Robbins is rolling down our halls again. " Bailey laughed at the mention of Arizona rolling down the halls like she used to do.
"Bailey, you're not helping me here.. Look I have an osteosarcoma patient up in Peds waiting for me.. Up – in – Peds. Dammit." Callie said as she walked away shaking her head. Up in Peds. Which meant Arizona was going to be on the case too, which meant they'd have to work together. Callie decided on her way up to the Pediatric Ward that she was going to rise above. Far far above, Arizona won't know what hit her.
Walking into the room, Callie looked at Jo, who looked at Karev who inadvertently looked at Arizona. The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Alex coughed rather loudly as to break the awkward silence. "Wilson, present." Callie said quickly. "Jake Thompson, age 16, has an osteosarcoma of the lower tibia." Jo replied. Smiling at Callie hoping to lighten the mood. "Thank you Dr. Wilson." Arizona said flashing her dimples.
Arizona looked over at Callie who made no move to mention what was going to happen next so Arizona took the reins. "Alrighty Jake, so for right now we're going to take some scans of your leg and see where we can go from there. Dr. Torres and I are a pretty awesome team. We'll come up with something." Arizona looked over at Callie and gave her a genuine smile. Callie looked at her like "really". They walked out of the room leaving Jo and Alex to prep him for Radiology.
"Well that wasn't so bad now was it?" Arizona asked Callie. Callie looked at Arizona incredulously, "I don't need your "I'm sorry." Or your "I missed you." I'm over you, do you hear me OVER you. When you left me in that airport you said it yourself. I have a child, I have a best friend who is supportive and I have a boyfriend who wants to be everything that you didn't want to be. I'm living my dream, and you're living yours. I'm fine working with you. I'll rise above, but that's where I draw the line." Callie sighed. It was nice to finally get that all off of her chest.
Arizona looked at Callie like she had just hit her with a two by four and then ran her over with a semi. "Alright, Calliope." was all that Arizona could get out. "No, you don't get to call me that anymore.. It's Callie or Dr. Torres. Actually Dr. Torres would be best." With that Arizona walked down the hall away from Callie with tears burning her eyes. She hoped to come back and reconcile, and if not reconcile, try and fix things. But now Callie had a three year old daughter, Mark and a boyfriend. A boyfriend, so much for being a lady lover.
It had taken everything out of Callie to confront Arizona like that. She looked down at her phone. She had a text message from Dr. Everett Matthews, her boyfriend and current neuro fellow.
Hey you, I'll see you around 8 tonight. I made
reservations at that new Thai place on 33rd.
Love you - E
Callie smiled. Everett always made her feel better. She'd been dating him for almost a year and she couldn't be happier.
AN: I'm fully prepared for the WHAT THE FK A BOYFRIEND?! Reviews. Bring them on.
