Arizona's POV
"I'm so mad right now, you know that?" I give a pissed look at Teddy and continue on curling my hair for tonight with Teddy, Mark and Callie. I hear her giggle and see her from the mirror.
"Yeah I know, but it was an accident and you know it!" Teddy defends herself and starts searching something from my purse. I furrow my eyebrows but keep my eyes on my curling iron to avoid burning my fingers which happens way too often.
"I just love your lipsticks!" She changes the subject after finding a pink one of mine and puts it in her purse. Rolling my eyes I curl the last piece of hair and turn off the curling iron.
"I'm nervous Teddy", I whisper and avoid her eyes. I hate talking about how I feel, it's just so blaah blaah blaah. You know what I mean? Teddy sits on my bed in front of me and starts: "You shouldn't really. You know why?" I shake my head like a child that needs encouragement and she continues: "Because you're Arizona Robbins. To be honest, what would be the harm if you'd flirt with her? At least Mark could notice me for once again" I laugh at the last comment and start thinking about her words.
What would be the harm, Arizona? Actually, I don't know. Maybe the fact that she's pissed at me. There's also the feeling I get when I'm around her. I've never really felt something so weird around anyone. Weird isn't really a great word for it, but it's something I've never felt before.
Mixed feelings and the urge to touch her. I could just do her like I do any other girls but something inside me says I need to take care of her. I'ts just so weird. I just have this need to know her better. And it scares me and it's so damn weird.
I've never really wanted to touch anyone so bad. I can't decide if I want to kiss her against a freaking wall or hold her against me until we both fall asleep. Whenever we are in a same room I need to do something with my hands to avoid touching her, even just for a bit. I have a small memory about the last time I was drunk and when I left Callie and her date - I touched her.
It wasn't planned and it's pathetic how much I miss it.
It feels so stupid to even think about her like this, we have known each other for such a short time.
"I don't know, maybe she's not my type" I shrug and Teddy starts laughing: "Stop lying AZ! Just think about it, okay?"
Maybe there would be no harm. Maybe I should really pull myself together and just try it. Try to be nice at her at least.
The weird feeling comes back again. It's terrible and it's scary.
The doorbell rings and Teddy automatically gets up to open the door. We both know it's Mark so I don't bother to get up.
"Looking good Altman!" Mark yells and gets in.
This is going to be interesting.
Looking at the water glass in front of me I feel bad that I didn't order a drink like Teddy and Mark did. Maybe she's not coming? That would be a great thing - I guess? Mark is being Mark, flirting with Teddy and I feel like a third wheel. We are sitting at a table that has room for four and luckily for me the free chair is between mine and Mark's and I'm already feeling anxiety about it.
Dreaming about the possibility that I could be at home watching TV and enjoying my free night I take a sip of my water and Mark laughs: "Don't look so pissed! You're gonna scare her away if you didn't already!"
I grin at Mark: "Can you just for once act lik-"
"Hi I'm sorry that I'm late I really didn't know what to dress and I needed to find somebody to take care of Sofia!" The familiar voice starts and she sits next to me. Turning my head to see her I realize I'm holding my breath because of her. She's dressed in a purple dress that shows her curves and I try not to stare. Her hair is straightened and she has red lipstick on which makes her lips look amazing.
From the corner of my eye I notice Mark staring at her too and I feel pissed.
"Wait is Sofia a dog or?" Mark asks and I know I should feel bad for him but I don't. Callie starts laughing. Mark just keeps looking confused so Callie tries to hold her laugh: "Wait, you were serious?"
Mark nods and I giggle a little and notice how Callie's face immediately turns around and our eyes meet for the first time tonight. Quickly I pull myself together and look at Mark. "Sofia is Callie's child", I explain and Mark makes the 'Ooooh' sound.
"Are you sure you have given a birth to a child? I mean look at you!" Mark flirts and I feel like I should punch him for that. Happily I notice Teddy's facial expression and I bet she wants to punch him even more harder. Callie just laughs at his joke and I really hope she just wants to be polite.
She can't fall for that kind of pick-up line, can she?
"I really should order something so wait a second!" Callie says and starts searching for her wallet from his black leather bag. Teddy takes a huge sip of her drink and Mark keeps checking on Callie which makes me feel uncomfortable.
"Damn it, I was so busy and I forgot my wallet in my car. Just wait and I'll go and get-"
"No no! I can pay your drinks!" I order and feel the weird need to take care of her again.
She turns her head to face me. "You don't really have to. You have your own drinks to pay besides!"
Shaking my head I say: "I'm not actually drinking so it's not a problem". She takes a few seconds to think about it and then nods. I'm not sure why I'm doing this but it doesn't matter. Our table is close to the bar so it doesn't take a long time for Callie to order and get her drinks.
So all the four of us, we just talk. Mostly I just listen to their conversation because I don't feel a need to share anything about my mostly boring life and I really like to hear Callie's voice. I notice how she tries to hold her glass with two hands when explaining something but when she gets super excited - like when she explains about how this hospital seems much better than the last one she used to work at, she moves her hands to different directions. I'm so hypnotized about everything she does but the moment when I realize I should have said something about earlier comes way too early.
"People are dancing!", She says and looks around at the drunk people around us. I can tell she's a bit drunk when she announces loudly: "I want to dance!".
I give Teddy a pissed look and she mirrors it because we both know what is going to happen in a few seconds. "Well then you must dance!" Mark says and gets up to dance with Callie. Callie smiles big at him and they go like a few meters away from us. Resting my head on my left hand I look at them.
Mark is kind of living my dream at the moment. I can hear Teddy's sigh beside me and I know she must be thinking about the same thing about Callie.
The jealousy gets to me before I even understand it, when I see Callie's amazing hips moving against Mark. Teddy sits on the chair next to mine and rests her head on her hands too.
"This wasn't supposed to end like this you know?", she sighs and I laugh.
"Is it okay if I take a shot now?" I suggest out loud while I keep looking at those two dancing. Mark is holding Callie's hips and whispering something in her ear. I wonder what he just said, because Callie looks a bit serious after hearing Mark's voice and suddenly I realize we are staring at each other.
"So I could be the only one sitting here because you would be trying to get Callie's attention too? Please no," Teddy mutters pissed. I get my eyes off Callie and laugh.
I knew Teddy and Mark would end up like this, because Mark is the kind of guy who doesn't do relationships - like I don't, and Teddy's the kind of person who needs someone she can trust. Their 'thing' was never going to work.
Besides, who wouldn't fall for someone like Callie?
The night goes on and somehow Callie and Mark come back sitting with us - took them long enough though. Callie keeps taking small shots with Mark and I keep checking on my phone. This would be a great time for Karev to need me at the hospital or for my mother to ask what I want for Christmas this year.
But no one contacts me and I try not to lose it. Mark keeps cheesily flirting with Callie and at some point I find myself nervously laughing at his cheesy comment which goes: "So tell me, if you'd have to choose one of us, who would you choose?" Are we in high school? How drunk are you Mark Sloan?
After hearing a small laugh that escapes my lips before I even realize it Callie looks at me and I immediately freeze praying that somebody would get me out of this situation.
"Oh wow, it's already over 11pm and we all have work tomorrow!", Teddy saves me and points at the clock on the wall. Mark doesn't take his eyes of Callie because he wants to hear the answer but Callie ignores him.
"Shit! I'm sorry I really need to go and get Sofia but thanks it was fun!", Callie worries and gets up. I quickly get up after her and the feeling of taking care of her is there again. I pay the bartender for Callie's shots and run after her.
She's standing outside the bar looking at her phone.
"Hey is everything okay?" I ask and walk next to her. She shows me her phone and explains: "My battery just died and I really need to go and get Sofia but I can't reach my mother".
I nod.
"Wait, you're not going to drive aren't you?" I ask worriedly and she laughs: "No, I was supposed to get a cab and get my car tomorrow after work but I guess I don't have much options left."
I search for my phone and give it to her.
"You can call a cab on my phone", I offer and try to smile at her.
She nods and stars dialing a number on it. After calling she gives me my phone back and I can't really say whats going on in her mind right now. She looks a bit happy and sad at the same time.
"Callie, are you ok-?"
Turning her head to the right so I can't see her face she laughs: "Oh yeah I'm great!"
I furrow my eyebrows confused. After a few seconds she turns her face and looks at me. I feel a need to hold my breath to not to say anything stupid and I feel like I can't get my eyes away from hers. I don't think I even want to.
Suddenly Callie shakes her head and says: "No okay this is full of shit and you know it, Arizona! I'm just gonna go now"
Widening my eyes in confusion of her sudden mood change I peep: "What?"
Callie laughs a bit and continues: "You're moody. Way too moody!"
"Moody", I repeat her words slowly and keep my eyes on hers.
"Moody. Like, yeah lets date, uhm nope you're my patients mother not happening after all", she starts and I feel annoyed.
"You know-" I try to talk over her voice but she keeps on going: "Oh I can buy your drinks, but on second thought look pissed when you talk to other people." She pretends to be me and I feel guilty, because it's true. Well kind of true. It's not that simple after all and the thought, that she thinks I change my opinion for fun makes me mad.
"I'm not moody!" I defend myself and shake my head.
"Oh but you are!", she raises her voice and continues: "But just so you know, I thought you were different when I first saw you but you're so moody and it drives me crazy, and you don't really have to choose what to feel anymore because I'm not looking for anything like this!"
Blinking my eyes in disbelief I just shrug and mutter: "Okay".
Callie closes her eyes for a few seconds realizing I'm not gonna argue about this. Taking a deep breath she whispers: "No you know what, I'm sor-"
"No just let it go! See you at work tomorrow." I say and turn around, because I don't want to fight over something like this. She's drunk and maybe she doesn't mean what she's talking about, but I have no reason to stay.
"Arizona are you serious?" She raises her voice after me, but I keep on walking.
The next morning I walk in the hallway trying to keep it together even though I didn't get any sleep last night. All I could think about was the stupid word 'moody'. The memory of dancing Callie with Mark was enough as a nightmare for me.
Callie should know that I'm not the kind of person she described last night. I don't change my mind for fun. I have reasons.
Don't we all?
One step, two step - I try to keep my mind clear when Alex yells: "Robbins!" and runs next to me gasping for air.
"Yeah?" I answer and try to sound like a person who slept last night.
"Wow what happened to you?"
"First, nothing. Second, you don't talk to me like that and you know it!" I raise my voice and stop walking so I can face him.
"Uhm okay? I was just thinking about if you could go and see this patient's parents at some point? They're being pissed at me because I'm an intern and they don't trust me so just go and say I'm good?" Alex hands me the patients chart and I take a small look at it and nod.
"Arizona do you have a second?" I hear another voice and I turn around to face Callie now. Alex quickly looks at both of us and points at the chart: "Just take a minute to tell the parents, okay? " And leaves us alone.
I start walking again to the elevators and Callie runs after me.
"Arizona just-"
"I'm kind of busy right now so hmm... no!" I explain and smile at her and keep on walking. I stop and wait for the elevator and hope that she understand I'm not going to talk to her. I don't want to talk.
"Just a moment Arizona!"
I quickly turn around so I see her eyes and lower my voice: "My name is Dr. Robbins and I'm sorry but I don't have time!"
She rolls her eyes a little and takes a deep breath: "You don't have any surgeries, because I checked and if you want to say I'm a stalker then be my guest but just for a moment!"
I bite my teeth together and mutter: "Fine, but I really do have some work to do!" It's a lie.
There really isn't any work for me this early because I have Alex. Looking at the chart in my hands I realize that's one thing to do but it honestly can wait.
So we go to the same on-call room I showed to Callie the first night we met at the hospital and Callie closes the door behind us.
Awkward silence.
"I don't really have time for this!", I sigh and put the chart on a table ready to get rid of this conversation.
