It's no Sacrifice Chapter 4
I just copy/pasted from what I had saved (I'm lazy like that :P) so I haven't changed the A/N sorry
It's no Sacrifice Chapter 4
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: PG-13 (for now)
Summary: post 6x20 fic
A/N: Hey guys. Here's the next chapter. It starts out a little slow (I think) but then it get's better. It's pretty late here so i kinda rushed through the ending, I'm literally falling asleep on my keyboard LOL. I'll reread it tomorrow and change it if something doesn't fit. All mistakes are mine! (There's probably gonna be a few in this one...I'm really sleepy:P)
Thank you very, very much for all your comments. Again they are greatly appreciated.
A/N2: I have never been to Seattle, so I totally made up (and will probably keep making up) locations, roads, etc :P
All GA characters belong to Shonda Rhimes, no Infringement is intended.
Chapter 4
Mark was sitting by himself in the cafeteria, staring at his untouched lunch tray, waiting for his girlfriend, Lexie, to join him for lunch. He wanted to be a gentleman and wait until she arrived before he started eating, but she was running 10 minutes late and he was starving. Just as he was about to cave in and engulf his turkey sandwich he saw Eva walk through the cafeteria doors. She did not look good. Her hair was a mess and it looked like she'd been crying. 'It finally happened' thought Mark without being able to suppress the joy he was feeling at why he thought the younger woman was in this state. 'Arizona finally broke up with her. He couldn't wait to tell the news to Callie, maybe than his best friend would get her act together and go after Blondie.
Don't get him wrong, he liked Linda, Callies' current girlfriend just fine. And he was also the first to admit that the peds surgeon could sometimes get on his nerves with that consistent, unwavering perky attitude of hers. But she had been the only one that had really seen Callie for who she really was; she had fixed her and had treated her like she deserved. For that alone he would always have a soft spot for the blond attending. He was sure that Arizona and Calliope missed each other, painfully so, and he hadn't seen either of them as happy as when they had been a couple. He understood why they broke up but they had been good together; they had made sense, for him at least…but what did he know, right?
Eva looked around the cafeteria clearly searching for someone and Mark was surprised when a relieved look crossed the woman's features as she set eyes on him. She quickly walked over to his table. He did not like the look in her eyes or the heavy set feeling beginning to course its way through his chest. "Mark" she said with a shaky voice as she approached him. "Have you seen Arizona today? Ha-has she come into work?" She asked hopefully. "I'm, I'm not sure. I think she was supposed to come in for rounds this morning, but Derek has been changing everyone's schedule around so….Is everything all right?" He asked sincerely concerned. "She was supposed to meet me for dinner yesterday. I talked to her just as she was getting off work…she-she said she was going to pick up some wine for us…she never came home and she's not answering her cell" She was nearly sobbing as she finished the last statement, her eyes filled with unshed tears. "Hey guys" Lexie was standing next to Eva holding her lunch tray, a confused look on her face. She saw the other woman's' distraught state and her boyfriends worried look, not liking what she was seeing at all. "Have you seen Dr. Robbins today Lexie?" Mark asked the resident. "Uh, no, actually. I don't think she came into work today. I was just checking in on a peds patient, Dr. Gilbert was attending. Why?". A quiet sob escaped the beautiful redheads' lips. Mark stood up, "Listen, Eva, we don't know anything yet. She could've come down with something or Derek might have changed her schedule. I'm going to go find him, ok?...Lets not worry until we have to" He said placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. He looked at Lexie and she immediately understood what she had to do. "Come on, lets go get you some coffee and then you can fill me in on what's happening" She said as she placed her untouched tray on the table and led the other woman to the small coffee stand in the corner of the cafeteria. Mark watched them for a moment before turning on his heels and heading out the doors, his lunch completely forgotten.
Callie had just finished repairing a pretty complex tibia fracture and was heading to the attendings' locker room to change out of her scrubs when she caught sight of Linda. The ortho surgeon smiled profusely at the sight of her girlfriend who was currently leaning casually over the nurses' station reading a magazine. "You look…busy" She stated sarcastically as she stood next to the smaller brunette. The nurse jumped at hearing the other woman's voice, clearly not expecting any company. She looked down at the magazine and then back up at the Latina, obviously embarrassed at getting caught red handed relishing in one of her favorite pass times "I'll have you know, Dr. Torres, that I am currently in the process of doing very important research" The nurse said with a serious face as she closed the magazine keeping her place with a post it as she tried to hide it from her girlfriends view. Calliope laughed and went with it."Oh really? And, dare I ask, what we're researching?" She said as she swiped the magazine from her girlfriends grasp. "Give it back!" Linda said, trying to sound mad but couldn't quite keep the playful tone from her voice. "oooo….Giselle Bundchen back with her ex? That is pretty important stuff" she said as she scanned through the magazine, not paying attention to the now red faced woman standing next to her. She closed the magazine and handed it back nonchalant to the nurse. "Giselle? really?" she said, scrunching her nose a little. "uh, yeah…she's only like the hottest supermodel in the whole entire universe" The smaller woman stated matter-of factly."Hmmm…If I had my pick, I'd research Cindy over Giselle any day" Callie whispered with a lascivious yet playful tone to her voice. "Really? I had you pegged for more of a 'blonde type' sort of girl" her girlfriend replied only half jokingly.
Callie could easily make out the insecure tone in her girlfriends' voice. She had been going out with Linda for about three months now and being a nurse in this hospital, she had obviously been aware of Callies' past relationships even before they had met. In the beginning, they had not talked about their previous relationships, both of them trying to keep things light and drama free, which was just fine by Callie. But, as time went by it began to be painfully apparent that the other woman was curious and a little jealous of one particular ex-girlfriend. When Linda broached the subject a few weeks ago, Callie had stopped the conversation before it could go any further. She had simply told the short haired nurse dryly that she and Arizona had broken up and were not getting back together, that she was happy dating her now and that was that. They had never talked about it again, but once in a while Linda couldn't help her insecurities flourish. Callie tried not to get too annoyed with her girlfriend, putting herself in the other woman's shoes. She decided not to let this particular comment bother her, instead she gave Linda the sweetest smile she could muster and leaned closer to the smaller woman "Nope, definitely liking brunettes" She said suggestively as she threaded a short strand of dark hair through her fingers. "Oh god, get a room" A grumpy Izzie Stevens bellowed dryly as she placed a chart in a small pile next to Callie. "Hey there sunshine!" Linda smiled at the recently re hired resident. "I am sooo hating this day" Izzie sighed as she looked at the two women standing close to one another "god! what is it with this hospital? It's like high school all over again only with crazed, surgery starved children" She said as she watched Alex walk past them, completely ignoring the tall blonde doctor. Izzie sighed heavily "just, just don't be all lovey dovey around me today ok?...please?". Callie gave the blond woman a sympathetic smile before noticing Mark and Derek who were ushering two police officers into Dereks' office. Before he entered Mark looked up and caught Callies' eye, a worried look washing over his features. He placed his hand over his mouth,clearly torn about something before he made a decision and turned his attention back to the officers and Derek He excused himself and made his way over to his best friend. "Hey Mark, what's up? Is someone in trouble?" Callie asked concerned as the other attending neared the station. "Callie, I need to talk to you" He looked at Stevens and Linda before turning back to the brunette. "in private." He said as he took her by the elbow and led her to a near by on call room "I guess I'll see you guys later" Callie uttered with a smile over her shoulder as she tried to keep up with Marks long strides.
"Ok Mark, What is it? You're scaring me here" She simply stated once they were inside the room. They were standing face to face, Mark looking at anything but the woman in front of him. He took a long, shuttering breath collecting himself before placing his hands on his friends shoulders lowering his face and leveling himself to her height. "Callie, I need you to listen to me, and I need you to try and stay calm. Ok? We don't know anything for sure yet. Promise me you'll try and stay calm" He said with a look so intense, Callie couldn't help but feel her heart sink a little. "Ok, ok Mark. I promise…What is it?" She asked with trepidation, trying to not let her friends' flustered state get to her. After a long silence the plastic surgeon spoke
"It's Arizona" At the sound of her name, Callies' heart tightened, she did not like where this was going. "What-what about Arizona?" She asked with a frightened tone to her voice as she took a few steps back, making Mark let go of her shoulders "They found her car a few miles from here. It appears that someone rammed into her and took off. I don't know any of the details, but she wasn't in her car." "WHAT?" She practically yelled, "What do you mean she wasn't in her car? Where the hell is she then?" she asked masking her fear with anger. "Torres, Torres, calm down!" The older man tried to comfort his friend who was currently pacing about the room like a caged animal "CALLIE!" He yelled, snapping her back from wherever she had gone to. "She's probably at another hospital. The police are looking for her. They'll find her!" Callies' breathing had become erratic and she felt like the room was going to cave in on her. She clutched at her stomach and leaned against a near by wall, her vision tunneling and her chest tightening, making it hard for her to breathe. She was having a panic attack. Mark moved to help her but as he placed his hand on the small of her back, Callie immediately stepped out of his reach. "I-I-I-I can't be here" She gasped as she made her way to the door. Mark quickly blocked her path "Callie, where are you going?" "Move, Mark" She stated flatly as she tried to calm herself down, her eyes fixated at some point near Marks chest. "Callie, I can't even begin toimagine what you must be going through right now but, I know you and whatever you're thinking of doing…just, take a minute to get yourself together…Eva is here, I don't think she knows anything yet…so think about that before you go out there" He finished lamely, becoming increasingly worried at how calm his friend had suddenly become. "Get. Out. Of. My. Way" She punctuated each word menacingly as she finally looked up meeting his eyes. Not standing the weight of Marks' worried gaze, she stormed passed him opening the door and shutting it with a deafening slam.
Callie walked with a purposeful stride to Shepherds office. The nurses' station was currently littered with people, curious at the scene unfolding before them. Eva was now in the room, she had clearly been informed of Arizona's disappearance. She was sitting in front of Derek's desk, her hands covering her face as the chief and the officers stood helplessly by. Linda saw Calliope storming her way to the office. "Baby, what's going on?" She anxiously asked as she tried to grab Callie's hand while she walked by. Callie brusquely pulled away "Don't" She simply stated putting her hand up as she kept walking undeterred. She quickly walked up to the office door and opened it without a second thought.
"Can somebody tell me what the HELL is going on here? WHERE is Arizona?" She demanded as she angrily looked at the three men standing in the office. At the sound of Callie's voice, Linda stood up, her face red and swollen from all the crying. She quickly rushed to the surgeons' side and wrapped her arms around the taller woman. Stunned, Callie stood there for a moment before composing herself. She awkwardly wrapped an arm around the redheads shoulder, confused and not really knowing what else to do. After a few moments she looked up at Derek "Please" She feebly pleaded.
Derek was at a loss for words. He was distraught with the news and he couldn't even begin to imagine how the two women standing in the middle of his office must be feeling. He let out a nervous cough, trying to clear his throat and wrap his head around what had happened to one of his hospitals most beloved surgeons. Officer Martin noticed the helpless expression on the Dr's face and quickly stepped in. "A few teenagers who had skipped school this morning found an abandoned vehicle a ways off from the side of the road near I-95. One of them had the good grace to call and report it. We couldn't identify the owner since the license plate has been removed. When Dr. Shepherd called in reporting the possibly missing person and describing the vehicle we investigated the scene under the assumption that the cars' owner was Dr. Robbins". "But that-that doesn't prove anything…That-that car could be anyone's. There are thousands of people who buy Saabs everyday Why are you assuming it was her in that car?" She asked vehemently, a glimmer of hope making its presence felt. "It was her in that car" She heard Linda say meekly. Callie looked down at the redhead who had taken a step back. She was holding in her hand a necklace, Callie's necklace, the one she had given Arizona so long ago. "She never takes it off…The officers found it in the car, …it was her in there Callie" Eva whispered defeated as a new wave of sobs racked her body. "Oh god!" Callie held her hand to her mouth, trying to stop the guttural moan that threatened to escape her throat. As soon as she saw the necklace all hope had vanished from her being. She didn't know whether she was going to cry, faint or be sick. She tried to calm her uneven breaths, focusing on the situation at hand. She had to know everything before she could let her mind wander to the thing she feared most. She took a deep, calming breath and shook her head imperceptibly forcing the tears back. She had to be strong for Arizona. "Did-did they find any blood in the car?" she croaked, her brain automatically shifting to doctor-mode. When she didn't get an immediate response she cleared her throat ".Blood. in the car?" She asked more purposefully. She was a doctor, an orthopedic surgeon. She knew what a car accident could do to someone's body and if they had found blood then her Arizona could be seriously injured or worse. Officer Martin looked at his partner who gave him a slight nod of consent. "We found some blood on the steering wheel, but not enough to indicate massive blood loss" A few tears escaped Callie's eyes upon hearing this but she maintained her composure. "What now? What are you going to do? What can I do?" She practically pleaded for an answer. "Obviously, we are currently treating this situation as a missing persons' case, we're hopeful that someone found her and took her to a near by hospital. She could've also gotten up and gone herself for all we know" Officer Mckee spoke out for the first time since Callie's arrival. He was much older than the other Officer and he appeared to be more certain and equipped at dealing with situations like this. Callie saw Officer Martin open his mouth, apparently wanting to elaborate on what his partner had said. Officer Mckee shot him a warning look and the younger man shut his mouth. "What?" Eva spoke out, her voice sounding stronger and more certain than moments before "What were you going to say?" She asked, her voice increasing in volume. Officer Martin looked intently at the two women before continuing. "We are concerned about the stolen license plate. It could've been one of the kids that found the car who removed it, or anyone who was near the area for that matter. But if it was deliberately taken to slow our investigation down, then we have to assume that this is a kidnap and we will treat it as such as soon as we are certain she isn't a patient at any of the hospitals" He finished.
Callie closed her eyes unable to listen to anymore of the conversation. The officers were still talking but she wasn't paying any attention. Hundreds of memories of her and Arizona flooded her mind, threatening to stifle her rapidly beating heart. She didn't know why, but the memory that burned the brightest behind her closed eyes was the one where Arizona had held her hand for the first time. It had all started the day the peds surgeon had asked her out, explaining in that stuttering, nervous way of hers that Callie had grown to love so much, that she had made a mistake judging Callie the way she had. She had sweetly asked her out and Callie had said yes, of course. She remembered getting ready for her date, Arizona having insisted on picking her up. When she heard the knock on the door she couldn't help but feel happy for the woman staring back at her from her bedroom mirror. She couldn't even recognize the woman in the reflection. A few weeks before she had been a sad, insecure, shell of a woman but now the woman staring back at her looked confident and sexy and…happy. She quickly went to open the door, her breath catching at the sight before her. Without saying a word, Arizona gave her a sweet, almost shy smile and stepped closer to her, giving her a soft kiss on the cheek. Callie was rooted to the spot. She took in Arizona's perfume and soft lips before the petite blonde lightly nuzzled her jaw and backed up.. "You ready?" she asked with that dimpled smile still brightening her face. "Uh, yeah, let me just get my jacket" Callie said looking for an excuse to turn away from the beautiful woman standing at the entrance. That small, innocent gesture had gotten the ortho surgeon very much flustered; she could feel her cheeks reddening. She had needed a second to compose herself so she made her way through the apartment to the couch where she had left her jacket. Only after putting it on did the raven hair woman turn around to look at the blonde. She slowly walked to where the peds surgeon was standing as they both smiled at each other with what were probably identical goofy grins. Callie followed Arizona out and closed the door behind her. Almost immediately, Arizona started talking; in that happy, care-free way of hers, smiling and moving her hands about, clearly excited. Callie couldn't for the life of her remember what the blonde had said that day. She only remembered Arizona's smile as they had made their way down in the elevator; her beautiful blue eyes as she listened to the brunette as if hanging on to every word that came out of her mouth. But, the thing she remembered most was the way the smaller woman had lightly taken a hold of her hand as they walked to her car, making easy conversation. She had entwined their fingers together, unconsciously squeezing her hand every few seconds like it was the most natural thing in the world. Callie had known right then that she was a goner. She had no way of controlling the flurry of emotions that rushed through her body, nor did she for one second want to.
Now, standing in the office, the memory that had once been a treasured possession was torturing and taunting the Latina. It was just too painful to think of her, but she knew that that is all she would be doing for the foreseeable future, and it was most likely going to drive her insane. She couldn't stand being in that office anymore. Without a word she turned and left. Ignoring the worried glances and concerned questions from her co-workers as she exited the office. Still in her scrubs, she left Seattle Grace. She crossed the street and headed to a near by park. She thought of sitting down in a bench and just bawl her soul out but, her legs had a different idea. Two hours later she had not stopped her aimless trajectory. She couldn't stop walking, if she stopped then all the anguish and fear would catch up to her and what would she do then? She was completely and utterly lost without her Arizona.
Hope the ending didn't feel too rushed, I have to focus on my thesis for a few days! :S So the next one is probably going to take a litte longer to post. I'm also having this idea of what I want happening but It's not necessarily a good idea, I still don't know if I like it yet. So if anyone is willing to read whatever I spew out before posting the next couple of chapters and give me an honest opinion I would really be grateful. Thanks again for all your comments! If you have any suggestions don't be shy!