CHAPTER 43

And you can see my heart beating

You can see it through my chest

Said I'm terrified but I'm not leaving

I know that I must pass this test

"Say something" Arizona pleaded in a very small voice that seemed to be extremely fragile. "Please."

Callie was pacing around the room and hadn't said one word since Chief Webber had left them a couple of minutes ago.

"Why didn't you say something?" It wasn't meant to sound so harsh but Callie's inside was reeling with rage about this whole situation.

"Because I thought that I could handle it just for today" Arizona admitted and felt the tears filling her eyes again.

"Yeah?" Callie replied in an instant and turned her head to look at the blonde who still sat in the corner of the Ped's coffee lounge. "And look how great that turned out."

The Latina immediately regretted those last words and almost bit her own tongue hard. She held her breath for a short moment and wished for someone to kick her stupid ass when she saw Arizona's obvious hurt caused by the words she just had spoke out loud. When the blonde broke down in another waterfall of tears Callie hurried up to her and took Arizona in her arms.

"I'm sorry", the Latina mumbled with guilt. "I really shouldn't have said that. Please don't cry."

But there was nothing stopping Arizona's tears from falling freely at this point. This day had been a complete disaster and to have this accusation thrown at her was not doing it better. She sobbed so hard she was having trouble to breathe and Callie felt her own heart breaking bit by bit for every time Arizona sniffed against her shoulder. The Latina suddenly felt pure rage rushing through her body when she thought of Nathalie Porter.

"I'm going to kill her!" she muttered angrily while stroking Arizona's blonde hair tenderly. "I am actually going to kill her."

Arizona tried to get herself together and leaned back to meet Callie's eyes with her own teary look.

"I-I didn't do anything. You have to believe me. Cause if you don't then I seriously am going to die."

Hearing the honesty in the blonde's words was enough for Callie. Although she hadn't believed anything else since the second Chief Webber had announced what was up earlier. In fact she had been quite irritated on the Chief since he used to think that Arizona was guilty at first. At least he had used that tone when he spoke. After trying to reason with him he had calmed down a bit. Arizona had reassured him that she hadn't been anything but professional with Nathalie Porter and then she had told him what actually had happened. He had given her an apology before he had left them but even so he was hoping that both Callie and Arizona understood that there was word against word and until it was solved he had to take actions. So before he had left he had told Arizona to take the rest of the day off and that she should stay at home tomorrow.

"Baby, of course I believe you" Callie reassured and felt the blonde almost immediately relaxing against her. "You know what? Let's just go home. I can take some charts home and finish today's work at the apartment. Do you want me to get you anything?"

"Can you just grab my things from my locker?" Arizona said softly. "I don't think I want to show myself out there more than necessary right now. I'll just go home in my scrubs."

"Sure. I'll be right back. Okay?"

"Thank you" the blonde said and tried to hold her voice steady enough to not let the tears take control again.

"You're welcome" Callie said tenderly and caressed Arizona's cheek with her fingertips.

Arizona swallowed and closed her eyes trying to breathe slow enough to calm herself down when Callie left. This was a nightmare from the beginning to end. She should have known that Nathalie Porter had meant trouble when she had made that comment about how good Arizona looked without her scrub top last night. Feeling the tears stir in her eyes again she wished for nothing more than to get home to the safety of their apartment with Callie. Just so she could forget about this awful, awful day.

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"Okay" Chief Webber started firmly. "We have a situation here people."

He had called all the attendings in for a meeting the next morning to discuss the accusations that Nathalie Porter had thrown at Arizona. Mark, Teddy, Miranda, Derek, Owen and Callie sat around the table in the conference room and everyone beside Callie was looking very confused.

"Where is Dr Robbins? Derek Shepherd asked quite harshly. "Tell us what is going on here."

Teddy desperately searched for eye contact with Callie but the Latina stubbornly was choosing to look down the table to make sure to avoid anyone's attempt to read her eyes.

"Callie?" Mark questioned. "Has something happened?"

"Listen to me here now" Chief Webber said. "Dr Robbins is not here cause one of our staff members came to me yesterday and accused Dr Robbins of sexual harassments."

Everyone around the table got an expression in their faces that showed nothing but doubt.

"You're kidding, right?" Mark Sloan said sarcastically. "Dr Robbins? Sexual harassments. Those words don't match."

It didn't take long for the other attendings to turn to Chief Webber again almost sure of the fact that he was going to call this off just to actually say that this was a real joke. But by the look on his face it wasn't.

"Can you just please the us what the hell is going on then?" Derek said forcefully. "And who the hell is it that has come up with these lies?"

Chief Webber sighed.

"What I say to you people in here cannot leave this room, do you understand me?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

"It's our newest staff member in Ped's. Nathalie Porter."

Mark's eyes widened and he took a sharp breath remembering his and Callie's conversation about this girl a few days ago.

"For now it is word against word and there is nothing I or anyone else can do but wait for the hospital's own investigation in this case" Chief Webber continued. "Until then Dr Robbins has taken some time off."

"Is this Nathalie still on service then?" Teddy asked. "This is ridiculous and we all know it. Arizona would never do such a thing. Whatever this woman is saying it's all lies!"

"Poor Arizona" Miranda Bailey said with sadness. "I can't imagine what she must feel right now. I know this is a stupid question, but Callie, is she okay?"

Soon everyone's attention was turned to Callie that still hadn't said one word yet. Although the Latina was feeling relieved that her colleagues also took side with Arizona in this stupid mess. Callie's heart ached when she thought about how Arizona had been last night. She had cried in silence nonstop from the moment they had gotten home and then had finally fallen asleep from what Callie could only imagined it to be, exhaustion. This morning she had been deadly quiet and had still been in bed with red, puffy eyes from last nights crying sessions and even though Callie had seen that she had tried to smiled when the Latina had said goodbye and left for work she knew how much the blonde struggled with everything right now.

"No" Callie said trying to make it simple. "She is not okay. She's devastated."

Everyone felt sorry when they heard Callie reveal that their good colleague that always was so happy and perky all the time was not at the moment.

"But" Owen cut in. "This is Arizona we're talking about Chief. We all know that she couldn't have done such a thing. Besides, we really need her here. She's one of the best and we all know it. We're talking about patients here and they are the most important things for us as doctors and surgeons."

"I agree" Derek pointed out. "And I also agree with Teddy. This is completely ridiculous."

"I've already got the fact that you're all supporting Dr Robbins", the Chief said. "I can't say my opinion out loud to you. As your Chief I have to be neutral. I hope you all understand that. But I'm sorry to say that this is what's on the table right now and if Nathalie Porter sticks with her story then it needs to be investigated."

"But what the hell is she accusing Robbins of?" Mark blurted out. "And what did really happen?"

Again everyone turned to Callie with wonder in their eyes.

"She is claiming that Arizona has been hitting on her ever since she got here" Callie said between gritted teeth. "She's also saying that Arizona has been delivering inappropriate comments regularly. But the worst thing is that she is accusing Arizona for feeling her up in the Ped's coffee lounge yesterday after they had done morning rounds together. Just for the record, all of that did happen but it was the other way around."

"That's just crazy" Bailey snorted. "Doesn't sound like Arizona at all."

"I think that's enough for now", Chief Webber said firmly. "Like I said, it's the same procedure for everyone during cautions like these and I have to follow every single rule there is. Mr. Jennings will look at this as soon as possible. But just to make it clear. If anyone of you have seen or heard anything this week regarding…this. I want you to come to me and talk to me about it. Also, I'm having the best faith in everyone of you that you all can act and behave professionally as long as this is a situation."

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"Torres, for God's sake!" Mark said and pulled her arm when they got out from the conference room. "Why haven't you said anything?"

"Is she going to be okay" Teddy asked obviously concerned for her friend.

"Can we see her?" Derek asked.

"Okay, okay!" Callie said holding her hands up. "Enough! One at a time please, Mark, I didn't say anything yesterday because Arizona didn't want me to, Teddy, I don't know, Derek, I'm going to ask her but I'm sure she would want that."

"Well, give her our best" Owen interjected. "Tell her we believe in her and that this is going to be okay. We're all going to make sure of that."

"Indeed" Bailey added quickly.

The group scattered and in silence they walked back to where they were supposed to be.

"Callie" Owen said quietly. "Come home to her. Be with her. I can scrub in for your surgeries today. You have nothing spectacular in the OR scheduled so I'm sure I can cover for you."

Callie looked gratefully at Owen.

"Are you sure?"

"Completely", he assured her and squeezed her shoulder. "Go."

Callie gave the redheaded trauma surgeon a wide smile before they went in different directions. The Latina quickly headed to the locker room to get her things. Since she almost ran and was looking down at the floor she didn't notice the people she met in the corridor and suddenly she bumped in to someone who dropped all their things, paper and all, over the floor.

"Oh" she said. "I'm sor…"

And then she saw who it was.

"Don't be", Nathalie Porter said. "In fact I should be the one who's sorry. For you I mean. It can't be easy to find out that your fiancé is not trustworthy like that."

The rage towards this human being standing in front of her was almost scary. Callie's eyes narrowed and for a split second Nathalie Porter looked unsure and almost a little scared. The Latina didn't say a word but took two small steps closer and then she hissed angrily:

"You're crazy if you think you're going to get away with this."

Nathalie chuckled nervously at the sudden close presence from Callie.

"I have nothing to be worry about" she said and gathered herself again. "I'm not the one who has been doing something wrong here."

"Oh really?" Callie gritted. "I suggest that you walk away from me right this second if you don't want it to be really ugly. And you know what else I suggest? You stay away from me. And from Arizona. Got it?"

When the young blonde didn't respond directly Callie felt her anger burst up to a new level and pressed her fingertip hard in to Nathalie's chest making her whimper at hard touch.

"Again" Callie repeated quietly and cold. "Do. You. Got. It?"

Nathalie swallowed hard before she found the strength to answer.

"I-I got it."

"Good", Callie said and just walked away sensing she could do something more worse then just hard poking the annoying little blonde bitch if she did stay.

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Trying to calm herself down before she reached the apartment Callie tried to breath calmly and in a steady rhythm so that Arizona wouldn't notice her raged up temper.

"You're home!" Arizona said sounding more at ease then she had done the same morning when Callie had left.

Callie smiled widely when she saw the happy expression in the blonde's baby blue eyes.

"I am", she said. "I got permission from Owen to sneak home a little bit early today."

The Latina plopped her self down on the couch beside Arizona and looked cautiously at her.

"Everyone is saying hello to you", she continued before Arizona had the chance to speak.

"Who is everyone?" the blonde asked carefully.

"Teddy, Bailey, Owen, Derek and Mark" Callie told her. "They want to meet you."

"Oh" Arizona let out sounding quite relieved. "That's sweet."

"Are you okay?" Callie felt that she had to ask that question.

Arizona sighed and curled up against the Latinas shoulder before she answered.

"I would be lying if I told you that everything was okay", she said in a low but steady voice. "This whole situation makes me sick."

"I'm so sorry about this mess", Callie whispered and took a strand of blonde hair locks from Arizona and played with it between her fingers.

The blonde turned her head up to meet Callie's lovingly gaze. At the sight of the Latinas gorgeous face Arizona's heart swelled with emotions of love. She didn't notice the tears that filled her eyes until Callie reached her hand out to dry her tears away from her cheeks.

"Don't cry sweetheart", the Latina whispered. "I can't stand to see you hurting like this. Tell me what I can do to make it feel better."

"Take me to bed", Arizona breathed out. "Take me to bed and make love to me. I need you."

Callie simply nodded at the blonde's request and when they got up from the couch she took a hold of one of Arizona's hands and led her towards the bedroom. Once they were inside Callie cupped the sad blonde's face with her hands and placed a kiss, light as a feather, on Arizona's lips. The blonde shivered caused by Callie's tender touch and without saying one word Arizona lifted her arms up so the Latina could undress her. After she had removed the blonde's shirt Callie took a moment to admire Arizona's silky, white skin that came in to her vision.

"You are amazingly, stunningly beautiful", the Latina murmured.

"So are you", Arizona whispered back. "I love you so much."

"I love you too", Callie pointed out in a low voice before she reached out to touch the blonde again. "In fact, we are amazing."

Arizona giggled softly at the Latinas comment.

"Yes we are."

Leaning forward Arizona wasted no time and started to work quickly with the mission to get Callie out of her clothes. Suddenly she felt a rush and an urgent need to feel Callie's naked skin against her own. It was like she somehow needed to be reassured that the Latina still wanted to be with her and still trusted that Arizona was innocent. Still standing up and facing each other they helped one another and a few minutes later the barrier of clothes was nowhere to be seen. At the sensation of skin against skin they both let a series of low moans escape from their mouths before they started a slow make out session. Through the kisses they moved towards the bed and Callie pushed slightly at the blonde so she landed on it with a small thump lying on her back. The Latina quickly followed and resumed the kissing. Their tongues danced in a heated duel, hands roaming each other's body and for the moment neither one of them thought about anything else then just being this close to each other.

"I want you" Arizona panted and lifted her head up and cached Callie's lower lip between her teeth.

"I always want you", Callie whispered back when the blonde finally released her lip with a low popping sound.

The Latina focused on a spot just below Arizona's right ear and sucked slowly making the blonde whimper at the sensation. To have someone that knew exactly what to do when it came to create this sort of feelings still felt unreal to Arizona. But with Callie everything had come to be different. The Latina knew everything about her and sometimes it felt like Callie knew stuff about her that she didn't even know her self.

"Wait", Arizona managed to get out when Callie's hands and fingers came dangerously close to her burning desire. "I want us together."

Callie chuckled.

"We are very much together baby", she whispered seductively.

"No", the blonde protested. "I mean that I want us to do each other together."

"I'm listening" Callie pointed out suddenly eager to hear what Arizona had in mind.

"Sit up", the blonde ordered still somewhat out of breath. "Against the headboard. Can you do that?"

They rearranged themselves in position with Callie sitting up and leaning against the bed's headboard and Arizona was straddling the Latinas waist. When Callie dove in to kiss the blonde's chest Arizona couldn't hold back the silent moans any longer and changed style in to one with more vocals in it. In an attempt to try and soothe her wet and aching center she started to rock her self against the Latinas upper leg.

"God, you're so wet!" Callie breathed out when she felt the obvious arousal from Arizona's movements against her thigh.

The blonde stopped her movements and tried to regain control over her body since she really, really wanted this to last longer than just a few seconds more. She was sure of the fact that she would soon explode if she continued to ride Callie's leg. Framing the Latinas face with her hands she leaned in and forced Callie's mouth open and sucked her tongue in to her own mouth. The blonde was quickly rewarded with a loud moan that escaped Callie's mouth. Arizona changed the angle a bit and pressed her self down even closer to the Latina while she let one of her hands slip down between their already sweaty and slick bodies.

"So are you" the blonde established while letting one of her fingers slide in between Callie's thighs.

With a feeling that told her she couldn't wait any longer she used her free hand to guide the Latinas hand to where she wanted it the most.

One loud and long moan in unison slipped out from their mouths when they entered each other at the same time. Callie used her free hand to grab one of Arizona's shoulders and the blonde took her free hand to grab the headboard. Both their actions caused by the fact that they needed something to hold on hard to while they found their rhythm. Callie picked up the pace first causing Arizona to throw her head back in ecstasy. But the blonde quickly followed and added another finger to her actions between Callie's thighs making the Latina shiver almost uncontrollably.

"Oh God, wait!"" Arizona almost screamed out when Callie added her thumb in an attempt to send the blonde flying over the edge.

"W-what?" Callie asked totally out of breath in pure confusion.

"I-I want us to come together" Arizona admitted still breathing heavily that revealed that she was so near the release she wished for. "Look at me."

"You are very demanding today Arizona Robbins" the Latina choked out between short breaths.

Locking eyes with each other they sped up their actions again. Arizona whimpered when they once again found their steady rhythm of lovemaking. While drowning in each other's eyes it didn't take long for both of them to just totally explode in each other's hands.

"God! Oh God!" Arizona screamed out when she felt the orgasm invade her body.

"Ooooooh!" Callie moaned loudly at the same time when her own waves of orgasm started to reel inside of her and was taking fast control over her body.

They continued to ride their releases out and they soon collapsed against each other, panting and breathing heavily. None of them said one word in what seemed to be several minutes instead they just leaned against each other's foreheads just trying to take control over their breathing again.

Arizona was the first to move when she rolled to lie down beside Callie and reached to take the bed's cover up to cover them both. They snuggled up close to each other in a comfortable silence just enjoying the presence of one another.

"Don't ever leave me", Arizona suddenly whispered.

Callie tensed when she heard the desperation in the blonde's words.

"I won't" she said and kissed the top of Arizona's head. "I won't."

And then the reality came back to Arizona. It was like something had slapped her over the face. And reality was cruel. Cause reality still included the fact that she was accused of sexual harassments…

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