It's no Sacrifice chap. 2/?
Post 6x20 fic
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: PG-13 (for now)
A/N: Next chapter. A lot shorter than the previous one and it probably has a lot more mistakes (I haven't had time to proof read it thoroughly).
A/N 2: I have no medical knowledge, so I just used what I see in GA
A/N 3: All characters are property of Shonda Rhimes no infringement is intended.
Thnx for all your comments! If you have any thoughts,ideas,critisism, comments, etc. don't be shy! :)
Chapter 2:
"Nooooooo, I don't want it! Pleeeeease!" six year old Justin Summers screeched as Karev was preparing his PCV vaccine. The young resident could now admit to anyone: He loved peds surgery. And at times like this he knew why, the patient was usually unconscious. The child was starting to get out of control, and Karev? He could deal with worried and overprotective parents…whiney, scared brats? Well, he was still on a learning curve when it came to them.
"Hey Justin" Arizona entered the room, her usual bright smile adorning her face. Alex couldn't help but feel a little relieved that Dr. Robbins had shown up. He had been trying to get the kid ready for his vaccine over 15 minutes ago but the little monster wouldn't hold still. Arizona looked at Karevs' frustrated face and tried to hide the smile that threatened to appear on her own. She shook her head imperceptibly and took the syringe from the residents' hand. "Dr, Zonaaaaa….I don't want it! Pleaaaaaase"" the little boy cried as he saw his favorite doctor smile down at him. Arizona turned to the boys' mother. "So Sonya, how's that trip to Florida coming along?" The woman knew immediately where this was going and played along "Everything's going as planned, Justin here wants us to go visit Mickey and we promised him that as soon as he got better we'd go" "Really? Is that right Justin?" The little boy had quieted down as soon as he heard the word "Mickey". "Yes, I'm better! I'm better!" he said excitedly. Arizona laughed as she carefully took the boys arm in her hand. "And what are you going to do when you meet Mickey?" The boy was now looking contemplatively at his mother. "I-I want Pluto". "You want Pluto?" Arizona said as she easily located a vein and inserted the needle in the boys arm; she then turned to his mother, seriously looking for a better explanation. "Unbelievable" an exasperated Karev muttered as he saw how easily the peds surgeon had tricked the little boy into submission. Justins' mother laughed "He wants to ask Mickey if we can take Pluto home with us". Finished with the task at hand, Arizona checked the boys' vitals and quickly scanned his chart. "Well little man, I think you're going to be seeing Mickey and Pluto very soon" she said as she looked encouragingly at Sonya. "Yeah?" the relieved look on the mothers face was priceless. "Yeap" The blonde doctor said smiling while she gave the small boy a lollipop. "I'll come back later with the discharge papers" she said as she ruffled the smiling boys hair.
Arizona quickly left the room and as soon as she was out of sight she leaned her head against the wall and held her side. Karev walked out just in time to see the petite woman's attempt to mask her pain. "I heard what happened earlier" he said, trying to sound casual but couldn't quiet keep the worry from his tone. "I'm fine Karev". She said sternly. "I'm just saying what I heard, but you should get yourself looked at". He said while leaning against the wall, looking at the people passing by. "In case you haven't noticed, I'm a doctor and I'm telling you I'm fine" she repeated also staring ahead. Karev turned to his left and saw a very determined looking Callie Torres walking their way. "See? This is what happens when people don't take care of themselves when they should" he said turning around to face his mentor, a devilish smile on his face. "Wha-what are you talking about Karev?" Arizona asked confused. "Later" and with that he pushed himself off the wall and headed towards the elevators, leaving Arizona a clear view of Calliope Torres marching towards her. She immediately stood up straight but before she could decide where to go and hide, Callie was already by her side. "Come with me now" she ordered as she walked passed Arizona and entered the attendings' locker room. The blond doctor sighed heavily and walked after Callie, knowing that there was no way she could ignore the Latina when she was like this
"Siempre haces esto! nunca, pero nunca te cuidas! Te apuesto que ni siquiera te acuerdas dela vez que te fracturaste el tobillo…no me dejaste examinarte y estuviste dos semanas sin poder moverte-orgullosa, egoísta….."
This is what bombarded Arizonas' ears as soon as she opened the doors to the attendings locker room. She didn't quite understand what Callie was saying but she was positive the Ortho doctor was ranting about the whole ankle ordeal. It had been a year and a half ago. Callie and Arizona had just finished their shifts and were heading back to the brunettes apartment. Arizona hadn't even taken the time to change out of her scrubs. After all, her girlfriends apartment was right across the street and after a 48 hour shift all her tired brain could think about was a hot shower, and her girlfriend…preferably in bed…and naked. It was mid winter and the peds surgeon didn't even have a jacket on, having left everything in her cubby. Just as Callie had taken her jacket off and placed it over her girlfriends' shoulders, the blond surgeon had gotten paged for an Emergency. "No,no,no,no" she whined, stomping her foot on the ground like a little kid while she checked her pager. She turned to her girlfriend, a tired and apologetic look in her eyes. Although Calliope felt a little sorry for Arizona, she couldn't help but laugh at her girlfriends' antics. She kissed her softly as she zipped up the jacket over Arizona's chest. "I'll have food waiting for you when you get back" she whispered. The blond smiled at her beautiful girlfriend and kissed her again tenderly. All too soon, they heard the annoying beeping sound again. Arizona groaned and pried herself from her lovers' lips. She turned quickly and started sprinting towards the hospital, not paying attention to her footing or Heelys for that matter. Suddenly her right wheel lodged itself in a crack in the sidewalk and she fell face first onto the cold cement. She immediately felt a searing pain coming from her ankle. "oh my god, Ari? Are you alright?" Callie asked worried. She had immediately run to her side and was now kneeling down next to her. Great, her girlfriend had just seen her make a fool of herself. She looked around praying no one else had been privy to her humiliation. She immediately saw Cristina (of course) bent over, actually tearing up from laughing so hard. Now the pain wasn't anything compared to the embarrassment that coursed through her body. She stood up, trying not to make a face as she stood on her hurt ankle. "Baby, let me check it" Callie said, still kneeling on the ground trying to assess the damage. "Callie, I'm fine! I have an emergency, remember?". She said, suddenly in a really bad mood. "Hold still, Arizona" The Latina grunted, ignoring the blonde as she tried to prod the hurt ankle. Cristina had recovered from her laughing attack and had walked over to stand next to Arizona "Thank you" was all she said with a straight face. Arizona rolled her eyes and started limping towards the hospital entrance. Cristina caught up to her and encircled her waist without saying a word. Callie looked at the two doctors utterly frustrated with her girlfriend before jogging up to them. "I'm going to take a look at that ankle". She said matter of factly. "I'm going to go into surgery" Arizona replied with the same tone of voice. "Arizona! You have a sprained ankle…at best…it could be broken! You need x-rays and if you don't take something for the pain and the swelling you won't be able to move it for weeks" Callie said exasperated. "Callie, I…am….fine!" She said as she let go of Cristina and started walking to the E.R without limping. She gave a cute smile and a wave disappearing behind the revolving doors. "She's going to regret that tomorrow" Cristina said as she watched the peds retreating form.
Sure enough, Arizona hadn't been able to move her foot for more than two weeks. Her emergency surgery had lasted almost three hours and by the time she had gotten home her ankle had swelled to the size of a tennis ball. Callie had never let her forget that little incident; always making sure the peds was aware of her most infuriating flaw: Not being able to ask for help.
Now, a year and a half later, Callie had obviously found out about the little incident in the peds waiting room. And was currently immersed in the lecture she was giving the blond doctor. Arizona watched as the beautiful woman walked up and down, flailing her arms about and ranting god knows what in Spanish. She was touched that the raven haired woman still cared, at least enough to get all worked up over her health. She took a deep breath and, feeling the pain at her side, decided to sit down on one of the benches while she let the other woman vent. As soon as she took a seat, an involuntary hiss escaped her lips, the pain increasing as she positioned herself on the bench. Callie immediately shut up and looked at Arizona, concern written all over her face. She slowly walked towards the smaller woman and sighed heavily as she knelt in front of her. They stared at each other for a few brief moments before Arizona broke eye contact, too tired to even pretend the other woman had no effect on her. "Let me see" Calliope whispered. "Cal-" Arizona started to protest, but the Ortho surgeon interrupted her, repeating with the same soft tone as before "Let me see". Arizona looked at her ex-lover; the worried look in her eyes was enough to make her heart break. Callie stood up taking Arizonas' left hand in one of her own, helping the petite woman to her feet. Callie had not once broken eye contact and as she stepped closer to the blond and tenderly lifted the other woman's scrub shirt she could see the faint blush appearing on the smaller woman's neck. She was so relieved to see that she was causing some effect on the blond, because although Calliope intended to be the utmost professional now, she couldn't quite help feeling that her heart was going to drill its way out of her chest. She stopped lifting the shirt when she came to the underside of the blondes braw. She only really needed to take a look at her ribs and she didn't want to make the other woman any more uncomfortable than she probably already was. Arizona was staring intently at Callies' hands. They were manoeuvring professionally and quickly over each rib, but she was still mesmerized by their softness. When Callie prodded a particularly tender point, a soft moan escaped Arizonas' lips. "I'm sorry Ari" The ortho whispered tenderly, so immersed in what she was doing, she didn't notice she had just called her ex by her nickname. Arizonas' head shot up, looking intently at the brunettes beautiful features, surprised at how much the use of her nickname had affected her. Tears started to well up in her eyes. Callie looked up and as soon as she saw the blonds' pained expression she stopped what she was doing. "Arizona? Are you alright? Did I hurt you?" "I'm fine…A-are we finished here?" she croaked out hoarsely. Callie nodded and slid the shirt back down the other woman's body. "It looks like you haven't cracked any ribs, but you should go up and get an x-ray just in case…" Callie finished, then opened her mouth like she wanted to say something, then quickly closed it again. She finally decided to ask if the peds wanted some company, knowing how hard today must have been for her." I know this has been a really crappy day for you and…and, well, my shift ends in 20 minutes. I just wanted to know if you nee-" "Dr. Robbins?" A nervous intern interrupted her train of thought "of course" muttered the brunette to herself as she turned around to see who was going to get stuck with extra hours of scut work this week.
Arizona still hadn't taken her eyes off the brunette who was now looking like she wanted to kill Kristen, the young intern. She knew what Callie had wanted to ask her; she was sure that the Latina was worried for her and didn't want to leave her alone. She was grateful Callie had come looking for her. She had been devastated when she lost Sophie today and then Patrick, her father hadn't been able to cope with the news, blaming the childs' death on her. That had been a blow worse than the one he had given her when he pushed her against the wall. But now, these last few minutes with Calliope had given her at least some peace. For that alone she would always be grateful to the beautiful woman standing next to her "um, a Ms. Eva Cashore is looking for you?...I-I wouldn't normally bother you but it seems really urgent"
"Thank you Kristen". The younger woman smiled at the peds surgeon and then directed a worried gaze at the ortho attending before turning around to leave.
Callie looked at Arizona, plastering a fake-albeit sweet smile on her face. "Go, don't keep her waiting". "Thank you…for everything" Arizona said honestly. She turned to leave but before she reached the door she quickly turned and looked at the brunette. "I would've said yes" she said, directing a bright smile at the beautiful woman-dimples and all. Callie smiled back, nodding her understanding. And as the peds surgeon left the room Callie couldn't control the goofy grin that had appeared on her face.