It's No Sacrifice Chapter 8
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: R
Summary: Arizona is kidnapped and Callie is dealing with the aftermath
All GA characters belong to Shonda Rhimes, no infringement is intended.
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It's No Sacrifice Chapter 8
Callie sat quietly in the cafeteria. She was visibly restless. Her elbows were resting on her legs which were impatiently moving up and down. She kept her gaze on the entrance, a stern look on her face. She was waiting for Eva and the ortho surgeon was pissed...
After Officer Mckee had exited Arizonas' room, Callie had instantly gotten up to sit on the edge of the bed next to the blonde woman who was staring off into space, clearly forcing back the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes.
"Ari…Look at me" she prompted softly as she lightly tucked a strand of blonde hair behind the ped surgeons' ear. She wanted to be strong for Arizona but she couldn't help the warm tears that ran down her face. The things she had just heard would haunt her 'til the end of her days. She couldn't even imagine how the beautiful blonde must be feeling. Arizona looked up, as if just realizing the other womans' presence. As soon as her sky blue eyes met the stunning dark mocha orbs staring at her with worry and affection the tears she had so valiantly been trying to avoid made their way down her pale skin. A painful sob escaped her lips and once she let go of that first heart wrenching cry she couldn't help the onslaught of pain that racked her body. She was scared and embarrassed, she was tired and confused. But, above all she was frustrated with herself. She didn't like to feel helpless and after Sergeant Mckees' questioning, that feeling was all that she had been left with.
Her cries became more and more agitated and all Callie could do was wrap her protectively in her arms as the smaller woman quickly unravelled before her.
"I'm-I'm so sorry, oh god!" She whimpered as she cried, grabbing the attending by the lapel of her leather jacket frantically pulling the other woman closer to her and burying her face in the Latinas' neck.
"Shhh-None of this is your fault Ari" Callie comforted the other woman, slowly threading her fingers through her blonde curls.
"I'm sorry-I'm sorry- I'm sorry…" The blonde continued, clearly not listening to Callie.
"Look at me!" The younger woman said more firmly this time as she gently pulled away from Arizona, placing their foreheads together. Arizona quieted down and stared at the beautiful woman in front of her.
"Take a deep breath with me, ok?" Callie urged the other woman as she took a deep calming breath. The peds' surgeon nodded slightly and followed suit. After a few seconds of this, Arizona had finally quieted down some and Callie took the opportunity to speak.
"Now, listen to me Arizona" She whispered adamantly staring fixedly at the blonde, waiting for the peds' surgeon to give her a sign that she was indeed listening. The smaller woman simply nodded taking another shuddering breath.
"This is not your fault…Seger, he's the bad guy here, ok? He took you away from us…from me. You don't need to apologize to anyone. Do you understand me?" She finished a sombre expression on her face. She softly wiped Arizonas' tears as she waited patiently for the other woman to respond. She would not allow Arizona to feel guilty over something some prick did to her.
"Ari?" She questioned as she lightly kneaded the blonde womans' earlobe trying to coax her into saying something.
"I-I'm scared, I don't know what to do" she shyly confessed as she rested her head on the other womans' shoulder.
"That's ok too, you've been through so much…you're entitled to feel scared, there's nothing wrong with that…you have your parents, and friends and-and Eva who are going to be with you every step of the way…you are so brave, the bravest person I have ever met. I know you'll get through this"
"I have you too, right?" The blonde surgeon asked shyly after a few seconds, moving her face to Callies neck, breathing the other womans' unique sent in, finding strength in that simple gesture.
"Yeah, you have me too" The ortho surgeon whispered reassuringly a small smile spreading across her face knowing full well the true extent of that statement.
"Zona" Eva called out. The two women holding each other had been oblivious to the redheads' presence. She was standing on the other side of the bed, worry etched into her features.
As soon as she saw the beautiful redhead, Callie gently extricated herself from Arizonas' tight grip, trying to ignore the soft whimper of protest that escaped the smaller womans' lips. She stood up and gave her a warm smile wanting to give the couple some space.
Eva slowly sat down next to her girlfriend and lovingly kissed Arizona on the corner of her mouth.
"Baby, what's wrong? Please tell me" She pleaded as she cupped the womans' face with her hands, lightly caressing her cheeks with her thumbs. She wanted Arizona to open up to her; she needed the other woman to trust her.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. It was just too much too soon, you know?...I'm fine" Arizona repeated trying to convince her girlfriend as much as herself.
"I'm going to go…if you guys need anything…I have rounds, so I'll be nearby" Callie said as she walked toward the door, not able to look at the scene in front of her.
"We won't be needing you Callie, so don't worry about it" Eva stated, her eyes not leaving the blondes' face. The ortho surgeon could hear the jealousy in the other womans' voice. And so could Arizona.
"Eva…" The blonde warned her girlfriend. She understood where Evas' jealousy was coming from but she would not allow her to speak to Calliope that way.
"It's fine Arizona" Callie assured the blonde making her way to the door.
"You know what Callie? No, it's not fine. I need to talk to you" Eva blurted out as she turned her attention to the ortho surgeon.
"Eva, don't..." Arizona protested not liking where this was going.
"ok…talk…what do want to say to me" Callie said as she folded her arms across her chest defensively.
"Not now… I want to spend some time with my girlfriend if you don't mind" The redhead stated. "when are you free? She continued after a quick pause.
Arizona pinched the bridge of her nose tightly, feeling a headache coming on.
"Eva…what are you doing?" The peds' surgeon asked incredulously
"I have a break in a couple of hours, I'll wait for you in the cafeteria" Callie offered as her left eyebrow shot up, waiting impatiently for a response.
"Great, I'll see you then..so, now if you'll excuse us…" And with that she turned to Arizona, resolutely ending the conversation.
"Callie…don't" Arizona pleaded with a tired tone. The last thing she needed was for the two women in the room to fight. She cared deeply for both of them and she was just too tired to deal with the consequences of a jealous show down.
"Ari, we're just going to talk. Obviously Eva has something on her mind she needs to get out…If you need anything I'll be nearby" She offered the blonde as she tried to reassure her with her eyes. Arizona lightly nodded, and with that Callie turned to leave.
Now, she was waiting impatiently for the social worker to make her appearance. The past two hours had only served to aggravate her bad mood. She knew her feelings for the blonde were blatantly obvious, but she had not crossed any boundaries. She loved Arizona and she would respect her relationship with whoever she chose to be with, even if it killed her. She had never really liked Eva, but she was also aware that she was completely bias when it came down to the blondes' romantic relationships. In all honesty she knew Eva to be a kind and caring woman. She had seen the love the redhead felt for Arizona and the pain she had gone through when she disappeared. Eva would do anything for the beautiful blonde that much was obvious. But Callie would not sit idly by and let the social worker threaten or make her feel bad for loving Arizona.
Callie straightened in her seat as she saw Eva enter the cafeteria. The redhead immediately pin pointed Callie and quickly walked up to the ortho surgeon, taking a seat next to her.
They both took a few seconds, observing the doctors, nurses and patients that were enjoying a late dinner.
"I love her" Eva simply stated after a while, all the anger and jealousy washing away with that simple statement.
Callie nodded, knowing those words to be the truth.
"I love her too" She answered back looking at the redheads' profile. With that Eva turned to look at the Latina.
"I know you do…heck, the hot dog vendor across the street knows" She tried to lighten the mood.
Callie gave a sarcastic laugh before the redhead continued. "But she's with me now….Me. And right now she's scared and-and confused and vulnerable. We were happy before that son of a bitch took her. You know that….and I just don't want that to go away." She finished solemnly.
"What am I supposed to do? I can't leave her, I won't…she loves' you, fine…but she needs me, and I'm not leaving her" Callie stated firmly.
"I just think you should evaluate your role in her life Callie, you're her ex…of course she still cares for you…but she has her family, and she has me…you are not her friend and all you're going to do now is confuse her and that isn't something she needs right now…I think you should give her some time" Eva tried to reason.
"Time? Time? For what?…she's going through hell. And I get what you're feeling right now, really I do, but that's not my problem and I'm not going to just sit around and wait for all this to go away because it's not " Callie stated, her voice rising as she finished digesting the hurtful words the other woman just said.
"And I'm not asking you to…I'm just telling you, you have no place here…really you don't…all you do is make her more emotional, all you do is bring up things that were buried a long time ago…she doesn't need you Callie. What she feels for you when she sees you….you-you just remind her of what used to be…that's all…so, please…just think about who you are to her…cause all you really are is her ex…her past…and she needs to be with the people who are going to share their life with her…please don't make this any more difficult for her than it has to be" Eva finished, trying to reason with the younger woman.
Callie was speechless. She didn't know how to respond to the redheads' painful words. If she really thought about it, Eva was right…she was Arizonas' past….nothing more and nothing less.
Before she had time to respond her pager went off…a 911.
"Look I have to go" She said as she stood; glad to finally be finished with this. She had been so sure she was going to at least be able to vent some of her frustration out on the older woman…she had never imagined she would be leaving so confused and defeated.
"Just-just please think about what I said" Eva stated as she lightly grasped her arm.
Callie simply nodded and turned to leave, hoping that the emergency required some sort of surgery to help her take her mind off of what had just transpired.
Two weeks had passed since then and Arizona had not seen or heard from the beautiful Latina. She had confronted Eva about it several times but had gotten nothing out of her. Callie was up for a Harper Avery Award thanks to her cartilage research and that was probably the reason she had been too busy to visit was the excuse she had gotten from her friends. Arizona knew better. Eva had said something to Callie that had made her vanish from the face of the earth, of that she was sure. As the days passed Arizona grew more restless and angry at her former lover. She never would have thought that Callie would just leave her like this, especially after the last time they had seen each other.
LATER THAT WEEK
Mark had just finished pouring himself another glass of wine. Lexie looked at him from the other side of the room, raising a warning eyebrow. He simply gave her a mischievous smile as he held his glass up to her before downing most of the delicious liquid. He was celebrating his best friends' victory, and he planned to get plastered.
Callie had rightfully been granted the Harper Avery Award. She had just gotten the news today and as soon as he heard he had immediately started to plan the party.
Callie wasn't at all amused when she entered her apartment to find all her friends' and co-workers happily drunk and festive. She was definitively not in the mood. Mark had prompted her to get dressed and coaxed her to at least pretend to be enjoying herself. So now she stood with a low cut black dress and high heels, talking to Linda and Meredith as she glared menacingly at Mark. He simply poured himself another glass and made his way over to her.
"Torres, why the sad face? You should be happy, happy and drunk…You won the Harper Avery…Everyone in here hates your guts" he joked, trying to get a smile from his friend.
"I hate you!" Cristina yelled from the other side of the room as she downed yet another glass of wine.
"Do we not have anything stronger?" The resident asked as she made her way into the kitchen, sure that she had left a bottle of tequila hidden away somewhere.
"Mark, I'm really not in the mood. I've had back to back surgeries today and I just want to sleeeeeep" she wined as she finished her drink and handed the empty glass to the plastic surgeon, taking his full glass and drinking its contents.
"No Callie…this is your night. We are all here to bask in the glow of your awesomeness. And you will just have to endure our happy, drunken selves…oh! And did I mention I hate you?" A tipsy Meredith joked.
Callie laughed, finally feeling the effects of the wine.
"No, you forgot to mention that" Callie replied with a smile.
"Just a little" The older Grey quipped back with a wink.
Callie felt Lindas' eyes on her. The ortho surgeon turned her attention to the shorter scrub nurse. They hadn't seen each other outside of work for over a month. Her hair had grown considerably since their break up, she had it pinned up and was wearing a beautiful red dress that stopped at the knees. Linda looked quite stunning Callie had to admit. She was presently looking adoringly at the Latina and giving her a somewhat lascivious smile. Callie could feel her cheeks burning up as the other woman stepped closer to her stopping a breath away from her ear.
"I really missed you Callie" She whispered softly as she slowly clasped her hand and intertwined their fingers.
Callie let out an audible gulp and downed the rest of her wine. Mark was giving her a questioning look as Meredith gave them a playful smile and raised eyebrow.
They all turned at the sound of the door opening. Alex let himself in and quickly made his way to the bar, opening a beer and taking a long swig before spotting Callie and making his way to her.
He lightly tapped her empty glass with his beer bottle "Congrats Torres" he stated coolly before taking another swig and giving her a small smirk. Then he saw her holding hands with the scrub nurse and knitted his brows together in confusion. Callie squeezed the other womans' hand giving her a dazzling smile before letting go and ushering Alex to the corner of the living room.
"How is she?" Callie immediately questioned him
"How do you think she is?-She's pissed…you should talk to her, like soon" He advised the older attending as he took another drink of his beer.
Callie sighed heavily and took the beer from the residents' hand, taking a considerable gulp before handing it back. "That's not what I meant" An annoyed Callie replied.
Alex rolled his eyes in exasperation "She's doing better, physically at least. Her wounds are healing nicely. She'll be leaving the hospital in a couple of weeks. She's seeing a shrink, Dr. Gibson. She told me he was helping her…look, dude you know all this, you practically live on her floor, just go talk to her. She misses you" the young man said as he put his hand on her shoulder and squeezed it encouragingly as he raised his bottle to his mouth with his other hand.
"Give me" the attending said as she unceremoniously snatched his drink from his hand before he could take another sip and proceeded to drink the beer giving him a raised eyebrow and walking away without another word.
A couple of hours later, a happily buzzed Callie was chatting with Addison, Linda and Cristina near the island. Her hand had somehow laced itself with Lindas' again. The ortho-surgeon would not allow herself to over analyze it. This was the first time in a long time that she was actually enjoying herself. She had gruesomely worked on her research for more than a year and she was finally getting recognized for it, Arizona was safely resting in the hospital and she was surrounded by the people she cared for the most. She was entitled to have a few hours of guiltless pleasure. Callie smiled to herself as she felt the younger woman gently squeeze her hand. Out of nowhere a mental image of Arizona flashed before her and she resolutely forced down the guilty feelings that had made their way into her consciousness. Arizona had a girlfriend, she was not hers and she hadn't been for a long time now. Linda was beautiful and nice and she was clearly into the Latina. She wasn't planning on getting back together with her but she could definitely think of ways to take advantage of the situation she was currently in.
"Arizona?" A surprised Teddy hollered from the other side of the room. Callie turned her attention to the door and her heart instantly dropped at the sight that greeted her. Arizona wearing a dark green shirt and jeans was leaning against the door frame. Her golden hair, which had grown well past her shoulders, fell in stunning waves around her pale face. She was holding her right side where her ribs had cracked, clearly in pain.
Teddy rushed to her side and helped her stand straight, placing a careful arm around her waist.
"Dr. Robbins you shouldn't be here. You should be resting…back at the hospital. How did you get out?" Derek Shepherd asked crossing his arms knowing full well that patients were not allowed to leave the hospital without being discharged by a doctor. Silence filled the room, all eyes were on the beautiful blonde.
Arizona raised her right hand trying to placate the Chief
"Ok-first of all…this played out a lot better in my head. And-and secondly… I snuck out, it was my fault, so please don't take it out on Karen" Arizona pleaded not wanting to get the young nurse in charge of the third floor into trouble for something stupid she had done.
Arizona scanned the room until her eyes settled on the face she had come here for. Callie stood motionless; she was like a deer caught in headlights. Arizonas eyes' moved downward to where Callie and Lindas' hands were still clasped together. The blonde quickly averted her eyes back to the Latinas' face. She swallowed hard and cleared her throat before speaking.
"You-you don't get to-to-to freak out and leave me. Ok Calliope Torres? I don't know what Eva said to you and frankly I don't care…All I know is that you said that you would be there for me and-and you're not" She paused for a moment looking intently at the raven haired woman who had disengaged herself from the nurses grip and had taken a few steps towards the blonde. Arizona looked at everyone in the room before averting her eyes to the floor and shaking her head. This was definitely not how she wanted this to play out but as soon as she had seen Callie all these emotions had made there way to the forefront of her heart. Her weak body was quickly betraying her. She had broken out into a cold sweat and she was feeling light headed. The peds' surgeon took another soothing breath and continued
"I just came here to say that you don't get to freak out because I. Need. You" She softly finished, too weak and tired to say anything else.
Teddy put a hand on her friends' forehead noticing the cold sweat that had broken out across her face.
"She's burning up" Teddy alerted Callie.
With that the ortho surgeon snapped out of her daze and quickly made her way to the blonde.
"I`m fine" The blonde attending reassured everyone in the apartment.
"Here, I'll take her" Callie said as she gently took the blonde by the waist.
"Page Hunt and tell him I'll be there in three minutes" She directed Teddy.
"Come here" The raven haired woman lightly whispered as she tucked the smaller woman more closely to her side, grabbing her leather jacket as they walked out the door.
As soon she stepped out of the apartment Callie saw a young police officer leaning against the wall. As soon as he saw the women he straightened and adjusted his uniform.
The ortho-surgeon looked him up and down and then scoffed. "You have got to be freaking kidding me" she said as she kept walking with the blonde safely by her side.
"She talks…a lot. And she's stubborn as hell and she was going to come down here one way or another. I thought it best to bring her in my car" The young officer stammered in his defence. "Is-is she alright?" He asked worriedly.
"I'm fine Chris-just a little dizzy" Arizona offered with a small weak smile. Officer Michel sighed in relief and made his way to the blondes' right side and without saying a word put her arm over his shoulders helping both women to the elevator.
Once outside the apartment building the officer ushered them to his patrol car. Callie and Arizona road in the back seat the short drive across the street.
Dr. Hunt was waiting for them in the hospital. "Can I get a wheelchair here?" Callie requested as Owen checked the blonde womans' pupils with a small flashlight.
"Robbins what the hell were you thinking?…you're in no condition to leave this hospital" Owen reprimanded the slight woman as he helped her into the wheelchair.
"I-I wasn't" Was the peds' surgeons only response as she kept her eyes on the Latina.
As they made their way to her room, a portly young nurse wearing pink scrubs came rushing to their side. "sorry,sorry,sorry" she apologized comically. "She-she asked me for pudding- chocolate pudding…I know I shouldn't leave the floor under any circumstances-but, but she was all smiley and then-then the dimples…I couldn't say no" She rapidly tried to excuse her behaviour.
"Karen, I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have done that to you…I talked to Shepherd, you don't have to worry" Arizona tried to reassure the young nurse.
Despite the serious circumstances, Callie had to bite her lip to keep from laughing. Arizona had literary charmed her way out of the hospital. She couldn't help but feel sorry for the young nurse and officer, they had been helpless against the blonde doctors' charm and she couldn't blame them.
Callie helped Arizona onto the bed. The peds' doctor was completely exhausted. As Owen inserted an I.V. into her arm, the younger doctor wordlessly stroked the blondes' damp hair. The smaller woman stared groggily at Callie her eyes closing of their own accord. She wanted to ask the raven haired woman to stay but her body would now allow it. Callie bent down and gave Arizona a light kiss on the forehead. The blonde had fallen asleep.
Arizona slowly opened her eyes. Her breath caught in her throat when she realized where she was. She was back in that dark, putrid basement. "Nononono" she cried as she tried to stand up but her legs wouldn't function. She dragged her body across the damp floor trying to feel her way around the room.
She looked up and saw a dark figure standing in the corner. Her heart stopped as a soft cry escaped her lips. He was there. The shadow slowly made its way closer to the petrified woman lying helplessly on the floor. She tried dragging herself away but her arms also gave out on her. "This isn't happeningl, this isn't real…" She repeated over and over again as she tightly closed her eyes. She heard his heavy footsteps getting closer and closer. After a few seconds, she felt a cold hand on her back. Arizona screamed and stood up.
She was now running through a vast thicket. She did not stop to look back; she could feel his breath on the back of her neck. She pushed harder into the brush, branches cutting her fair skin, tears streaming down her eyes. Arizona made her way up a small hill and her heart sank even further. There was nowhere else to run to. The hill abruptly stopped and plunged hundreds of feet into a raging river. She looked back; a faceless shadow appeared from behind a tree a few feet away slowly gaining on her. Arizona looked back down. She said a small prayer before taking one last breath and jumping into darkness.
Ari shot up in bed, tears streaming down her face, her breathing erratic. She felt her ribs painfully protest and she grabbed her side trying to sooth the sharp pangs. A soft, warm hand gently clutched her hand, another one delicately rested on her shoulder. That's when she heard the soft voice trying to calm her.
"Ari…shhh..Ari, you're alright, you're safe, shhh" Callie tried soothing the scared woman on the bed. Arizona lifted her eyes and saw Callie anxiously looking at her. "
Cal-Callie?" She whimpered. Callie gave her a comforting smile, worry etched all over her features.
"Yeah, it's me, your safe" She gently stated. The ortho doctor grabbed the remote on the bedside table and raised the head of the bed so the smaller woman could sit more comfortably and rest her side. She lightly guided the other woman to rest on the pillow behind her. They were now facing each other at eye level. The raven haired woman had not let go of Arizonas' right hand.
They shared a comfortable silence, waiting for the blonde to steady her breathing. When she had recovered her bearings Arizona slowly turned her hand in Callies' light grasp and enlaced their fingers. Callie looked at their intertwined hands with an awe struck face. Then she turned to the peds' surgeon, a beautiful smile gracing her features.
"You're here…you didn't leave" Arizona simply stated a similar smile adorning her face taking in the woman in front of her. She was still in her black, low cut dress, she was wearing her leather jacket and her heels had been carelessly discarded under the chair near her bed. She was the most beautiful thing Arizona had ever laid eyes on.
"I won't leave you ever again…Arizona, I'm so sorry" She apologized truthfully her eyes watering over.
"Come here" The attending simply stated as she guided the younger womans' head to her shoulder. Callie immediately wrapped her arms around Arizonas' waist and closed her eyes. The blonde affectionately rubbed the raven haired womans' back.
"I-I thought I was back in that basement with him…I was so scared" Arizona quietly admitted after some time. With her arms still wrapped protectively around the blonde, Callie slowly lifted her head in order to look her in the eye. They both remained quiet, Callie waiting patiently for the other woman to organize her thoughts.
"I'm going to keep it" Arizona softly admonished looking directly at Callie.
Callie simply nodded knowing the other woman wasn't finished.
"It's-it's weird…He used to leave me in that god-awful room for days at a time and I felt so helpless and alone…when-when I found out I was expecting…I-I didn't feel so alone anymore. I had a small person growing inside me. I had to be strong for the both of us" She looked at the younger woman…not knowing if she was making any sense. Callie slowly disentangled herself from the smaller woman and threaded her hand through the peds' surgeons blonde hair, gently running her fingers through her soft locks.
"It can have a good life…I can find it parents that will love and-and protect and take care of it, It can grow up to be a wonderful human being" The blonde said as she slightly nodded. She ran her hand softly over the small bump.
"If the baby is anything like his mother than I have no doubt he will be" Callie stated calmly as she held Arizonas' hand resting on the slight bump.
LATER THAT NIGHT
Callie made her way into room 3021, Arizona was sitting up in bed waiting impatiently for the raven haired woman. The ortho surgeon gave the blonde a dazzling smile as she raised her hand holding a small plastic spoon.
"Yeah…I'm starving" Arizona beamed as she took the spoon from the younger womans' hand. She took the pudding cup from the night stand and proceeded to open it.
They hadn't talked much after Arizona had woken from the horrible nightmare. They had simply revelled in each others' presence, both of them too tired to trudge through the mine field that was their relationship. Callie sat on the edge of the bed, lovingly watching the woman practically inhale the chocolate dessert.
"What am I to you?" Callie blurted out without thinking; she had been driving herself crazy for weeks trying to understand her place with Arizona. Now, as she sat next to the beautiful blonde she couldn't help but ask the question that would probably destroy her.
Arizona, spoon half way to her opened mouth, stopped moving. "Wha-What do you mean?" She asked, sincerely confused.
"I mean what am I to you? I'm not family, I'm not your girlfriend, I'm definitely not your friend…what's left?…so yeah…what am I to you?"
Arizona shook her head, brows knitted together, as if hearing the most ridiculous thing in the world.
"You're my Calliope" She stated with a small smile as she resumed eating her pudding.
"See...you-you can't just say things like that, you can't be all beautiful and-and charming and just blurt things out like that…what does that even mean?" Callie finished, thoroughly exasperated at the blonde womans' calm demeanour while she was utterly confused and frustrated at the situation.
Arizona put down the spoon and cup on the bedside table and took Callies' hands in her own, kneading the soft skin under her fingertips. "It means that I want you in my life, I need you in it…you make me happy, you give me strength and courage" Arizona stated a sincere and loving look on her face. She suddenly felt embarrassed and had to turn away from the beautiful Latina.
"I-I broke it off with Eva, I wasn't being fair to her…I'm not ready to be in a relationship…I have to get better first, I have to be myself again in order for that to happen…and I don't know how long that's going to take" Arizona looked up at Callie wanting to make sure the younger woman was really understanding what she was trying to say "You understand that right Calliope?"
Callie had tears running down her face, hoping against hope that this conversation was heading where she thought it was heading.
"I-I also wasn't being fair to Eva because I don't love her…I'm in love with somebody else…blindly, crazy, head over heels in love" Arizona continued and as she heard a soft sob escape Callies' lips she couldn't hold back her own tears any longer.
"I love you Callie, I love you so mu…" Arizonas' teary confession was abruptly cut off by a pair of soft lips capturing her own. The blonde melted into the kiss, she felt the fine hairs on the back of her neck stand on edge, every nerve ending in her body going into over drive, she actually thought her heart was going to burst through her chest. She didn't care. Only the woman kissing her right now could make her feel this way, only Calliope held this much power over her and she wasn't afraid of that, not anymore.
"I love you, I love you, I love you…" Callie softly whispered between kisses, her tears mixing with Arizonas'.
The blonde woman cupped the young attendings' face, trying with all her might to take control of the situation before it got out of hand. They looked longingly into each others eyes. Arizona leaned in and placed a soft, sweet kiss on the other womans' upturned mouth before she gently nuzzled her nose.
"Calliope..what-what I said before.." Arizona started.
"I understand…we'll take it slow…I'll be here for you, and when you're ready I'll be waiting…however long it takes" Callie solemnly promised as she planted a soft kiss on the other womans' cheek. Callie sat upright still holding the ped surgeons' unharmed hand in her own.
"You should get some rest" Callie said as she carefully examined the other womans' face. Her watery eyes were blood shot and she had dark circles under them. She made to move to the chair, with no intention of leaving her, but wanting the other woman to rest.
"Where do you think you're going?" Arizona inquired as she tightened her grasp.
"I'm not going anywhere…I just want you to get some sleep" Callie promised with a small smile. She hadn't felt this alive and hopeful in a long time.
"So don't go" Arizona simply stated returning the smile. She carefully moved over, making space for the Latina on her bed. Callie gave her a beautiful smile. She wasn't about to argue with Arizona on this. Callie turned off the small lamp on the nightstand and settled next to the beautiful blonde, possessively wrapping her left arm over the smaller womans' stomach and resting her head next Arizonas'. She inhaled her tantalizing scent and gave her a light kiss on the neck.
"I love you Calliope" Arizona whispered as she drifted off to sleep,
"I love you too" Callie replied, exhaustion unexpectedly washing over her body and sleep taking over her.
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