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Chapter Sixty-Three
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Arizona's POV
"I think a spa day was just what we needed."
"I think you're right. It seems like I'm always moving around. Rarely do I have time to just relax."
"That's to be expected, right? I mean you've got a toddler and an infant. Cute kids, but I'm sure they drain you out."
"They do, but it's totally worth it. I'm sure you'll be in my position in five or so years."
"Maybe, I'm just worried about getting through the wedding first." I decided to cash in on the spa day gift Callie got me for my birthday. I invited Teddy as a pre-wedding, bride thing since I am her maid of honor. As far as Teddy is concerned, it's just a special day for the two of us. Teddy and Henry are both simple people, so the wedding is going to be small and most of the planning is already done. Earlier Teddy and I looked at a few wedding dresses and my dress before coming to the spa. Mostly I'm just here for moral support and her bachelorette party. With the wedding being only a few weeks away, I have some serious planning to do but I'm sure I'll figure it out.
"Speaking of, I need a contact list of the people you want me to invite for your bachelorette party."
"Just a few friends from out of town, but I'll get it to you." She says as we both are in the middle of getting pedicures. "I know yours was just a dinner, but I want to go all out! Party bus, games, dinner, a bar. The whole works." Teddy says getting excited just thinking about it. "And by bar I mean strip club. Ever since I saw Magic Mike I've been dying to go to a strip club. Something about Channing Tatum dancing really did it for me."
"You know that was just a movie, right?"
"Either way I want my Channing moment."
"The bride gets what the bride wants!" I say cheerfully. "So after our feet dry we have our massages."
"I knew I picked you to be my maid of honor for a reason. I love a good massage."
"Me too…Callie gives the best massages. I'm not even talking sensually, like just a really good massage. Her hands are golden. God, I miss her hands on me." I comment earnestly.
"I take it it's been a minute since you guys have been close?"
"Going on nine weeks, Teds." I say giving her a narrow look.
"Nine weeks! I can't remember the last time I've gone nine weeks without sex." The two pedicurists just smile and nod. I'm not sure if they're paying attention or not, but at this point I don't even care.
"I know. We've been close a few times, but something always gets in the way. I'm hoping tonight will change that. The hospital is having some type of fundraising gala to raise money for pro bono surgeries. It'll be the first time just the two of us will be out together since having Noah. It's a hotel downtown and I rented a room for just the two of us. No kids, no distractions."
"Does Callie know about this?"
"Nope! She just thinks Lexie is coming over to watch the kids for a couple of hours. I, on the other hand, texted Lexie earlier today and asked if she would be okay watching the kids for the night. She said it was fine."
"Doesn't she work at the hospital too?"
"Yeah, but tonight is for the top doctors, she's still an intern. Plus Sofia likes Lexie so it works out."
"Will this be your first night without the kids?"
"Yeah, but we'll be back early in the morning. Callie and I just need this time together alone. It was her first week back and she seems a little off. I'm sure it wasn't easy going back to work after being off for eight weeks. I don't know how I'm going to do it when school starts again. By that time I would've had three months off."
"I'm sure tonight will be special. A night out for just the two of you guys is all you need. I'm positive once Callie realizes what she's been missing for nine weeks you'll be back to your old ways."
"I hope so. Enough about me, what dress are you going to pick?"
"I'm really liking the strapless one, but I have an irrational fear that it just going to fall off when I'm walking down the aisle, so I'm leaning towards the one-shoulder dress. It's a little bit more expensive, but it's beautiful and I won't be stressed about it falling off all night."
"Well you can't go wrong with either one, both were stunning."
"Sorry to interrupt ladies, but your massages are ready when you are." Says one of the attendants at the spa. "You're welcome to sit here and let you toes dry, or we can get you some open-toed slippers and you can begin you massages now. Tyson and Joe will me your masseurs." Tyson and Joe appear in white pants and shirts. Clearly they are muscle men, and very handsome. Not my thing, but the grin on Teddy's face says otherwise.
"Yeah, we'll take the open-toed slippers." Teddy says eagerly. "I'm ready to get this massage started." After our manly rubdowns and subsequent lunch, Teddy and I parted ways. I stopped at the dry cleaners to pick up our dresses for the evening and then went home. Upon entering my home I noticed that it's quiet, but Callie's car was in the driveway so they must be home. Putting down my bag and dry cleaning, I searched through the house for my wife and kids. It wasn't until I heard Sof's little giggle that I realized they must be outside in the backyard.
"Mommy!" Sof says running up to me and grabbing onto a leg. I pick her up and give her a kiss and a hug before setting her back down so she can roam freely around the green grass.
"How was your morning with Teddy?" Callie asks giving me a kiss hello.
"It was good. She loved that spa, one day you and me should just go. The massage was good, but not as good as yours." I state flirtatiously, but only earns me a small smile. "Where's Noah?"
"He's sleeping." Callie says holding up the audio baby monitor. "But he did eat from me from the bottle earlier."
"That's good! I told you it would just take some time. I take it you guys went shopping?" Sofia is playing on a new tree house that I've never seen before. It's small enough for Sof, and it has a little slide, a few climbing steps, and a little lookout deck.
"We needed some more diapers and wipes so we went to the store, and then I saw this little tree house. Sof liked it and it was on sale so I got it. I was thinking about a sandbox, but that was too messy and knowing our daughter she would try to eat the sand."
"You have a point there."
"I also plan on tiring Sof out from all the playing so when Lexie comes over she'll be sleepy and easy to put to bed."
"Smart thinking….so what's the deal for tonight? I've never been to this gala before."
"It's basically all of the doctors pulling out their best tricks to get wealthy people to donate money. It's a friendly competition between the doctors. It's my first time going since becoming an attending. But I think I already have an upper hand." She says smirking.
"How so?"
"Because I may have asked my dad to make a hefty donation in my name on behalf of T Hotels."
"Calliope Torres are you cheating your way to the top?"
"Cheating? No way." She sneers. "It's a win-win situation. The money goes to a good cause, and I'm starting out the night a million dollars ahead of everyone else."
"A million dollars!? Callie that's so not fair. Not everyone has a dad who owns a multi-million dollar hotel chain."
"Gotta use your strengths to your advantage." She quips. "Besides, I heard one year Bailey brought in over five million dollars. She probably just gave everyone the Bailey glare until they coughed up the money, but still. We have some serious competition tonight, babe."
"We? I thought I was just supposed to be your date and make you look good." Honestly I'm just excited for a night out. Some free food, booze, and watching rich people give their money away is enough excitement for me. I'm prepared to play the role of Calliope's arm candy tonight. I know nothing about bones and orthopedic work. Students and learning? I can talk all night, but medicine is not my strong point.
"Well of course you're my date, you my wife. We're a team. I was thinking you talk about your love for teaching a little, and I talk about medicine. We make the perfect team. We can totally dominate this thing tonight." Callie says enthusiastically. Competitive Calliope is so sexy. She's got a serious look in her eye, it's very dominant.
"Seems like you've got a whole game plan mapped out."
"I guess." She shrugs. "I just really want to win."
"Well let's make sure we win this thing!"
"Hell yeah let's win!" She says giving me an energized kiss. It's nice to see Callie excited about something, especially now. It seems like this entire week has been a little rough on her. Maybe tonight will help out, even more so if I get to have my way with her.
"Wait, Callie look at Sof." I say pointing to our daughter. She's standing in the grass with a pensive look on her face, but really that just means she has to go to the bathroom. We're slowly trying to get her to tell us when she has to go to the bathroom so we can start potty training her.
"Hey Sof?" I call walking up to her. "Do you have to go the bathroom?" She nods her head aggressively and I quickly pick her up to hurry inside. Callie follows right behind us into the downstairs bathroom. We bought some potty seat trainers and I take off her pants and diaper and plop her down on the toilet. She looks at Callie and I and we give her nods of encouragement. After a few seconds we hear a little trickle and Sofia grins.
"I don't think I've ever been so excited to hear someone pee." Callie whispers in my ear.
"Me neither." The rest of the afternoon passes quickly and soon Callie is showering and getting ready for the evening. Lexie came over a couple of minutes ago and is playing with Sof and watching Noah while I get everything ready for tonight. I pack a small bag for Callie and myself with some clothes, although I'm hoping we won't be wearing any by the end of the night, nonetheless I pack some pajamas and some clothes to wear home tomorrow morning and a few toiletries. I put the bag in the car and then join Lexie, Sofia, and Noah.
"So Sof ate a earlier, but you can give her a snack if she gets hungry later. Noah has some bottles in the fridge; just warm one up a little before giving it to him. It might take a little convincing on your part, but just keep trying with him."
"I got it under control tonight. Just have fun at the gala. Have you told Callie about your plans tonight?"
"No, it's a surprise."
"Well I think it's very nice what you're doing. I'm sure Callie will love it."
"I hope so. I've got to head up to go change, you good down here?"
"Yep!" With Lexie and the kids situated I head upstairs to the bedroom to find Calliope coming out of the bathroom. Callie goes about getting ready for the night, and I hop in the shower. Forty-five minutes later we are ready to leave, but Callie is still giving Lexie thorough instructions for the evening.
"Seriously call for anything. We both will have our phones on us."
"Got it, Callie."
"And make sure Sof goes to sleep with her green blanket. It's her favorite, and Noah likes to drink out the blue bottle."
"I've got it, Callie. I've watched Sof before."
"I know, but not Noah and not at the same time."
"Lexie will be fine. We have to leave now or we'll be late." I state, trying to get my wife out the door. After ten minutes of hugs and kisses goodbye and another fifteen in the car, we finally arrived at the gala.
"You know I meant to tell you earlier, but you look very nice, Arizona." Callie says as we walk into the large ballroom holding hands. Large chandeliers hang from the ceilings, waiters are passing out glasses of champagne, there's a huge banner welcoming everyone to the event, a live band, and at least a hundred people mingling with one another. Everyone is dressed in their finest outfits. I settled on a magenta evening gown with the necklace Callie gave me with her and Sof's initials on it resting on my chest. Now that I think about, maybe I should get us new necklaces that has Noah's initial as well. Something to think about…
"I'm pretty sure I have the most beautiful date tonight."
"Well aren't you a sweet talker?" I play giving her a kiss. "I could say the same for you." Callie has on a black evening gown paired with appropriate black heels and diamond earrings. She looks absolutely gorgeous. "So do you want champagne or something from the bar?"
"Bar…I'm going to start the night with some ginger ale. Gotta keep a sober mind."
"One glass one hurt, but fine ginger ale it is. I'll have a white wine." We walk after to the bar to place our orders when Meredith comes up to us.
"Two shots of tequila, please." She orders quickly.
"A little early for shots isn't it?" Callie inquires amused.
"Callie! Arizona! You guys look nice. And no, it's never too early. If I have to beg rich people to donate money, I have to be a little bit loose." She says knocking back two shots quickly. "Ahh, that felt good. Plus, Derek said whoever brings in the most money between the two of us tonight get's to take charge in bed tonight. Let's just say I have a couple of things us my sleeve that I want to try out." Meredith throws us a wink before picking up a glass of champagne from a passing tray and walking away.
"Well that was interesting."
"Nah, that's just Meredith." Callie says taking a sip of her drink.
"Did you know that Jackson is an Avery?! As in Harper Avery! The world-renowned medical foundation. " April franticly rattles off coming up to us. "His mom donated money on his behalf already."
"Crap, how much?!" Callie mutters.
"Uh, probably a million or so. The Harper Avery foundation is worth millions! I'm talking millions on millions. How are we supposed to compete with that?!"
"Damnit! Where's Jackson? We need to have a quick conversation." Callie says scanning the crowd. I guess she's not the only one with a rich parent.
"Talking to the owner of the Seattle Seahawks." April points to Jackson and some middle-aged man talking and smiling. Clearly the Avery charm is working on him
"I'll be back." Calliope walks off, no doubt going to insert herself into the conversation with Jackson and the football team owner.
"What was that about?"
"Rich people problems." I shrug and take another sip of wine. April leads me over to the table where Callie and I are seated, along with Meredith, Derek, Jackson, and Alex.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Seattle Grace's Annual Gala!" Chief Webber announces getting everyone's attention. People take their seats and gather at their respective tables.
"So what's the deal?" I whisper to Callie as she takes her seat next to me.
"Looks like Jackson is my biggest competition. The NFL owner gave us each half a million."
"That's good, right?"
"Good for the gala, but okay for me." She says displeasingly.
"Babe I know you want to win, and I want you to too, but it's all in fun."
"I know…have you checked on Lexie and the kids?"
"No, we've barely been gone an hour. We can give her some time." Putting a soothing hand on her thigh underneath the table, I give her a little squeeze to get her attention.
"Hey, tonight will be fine."
"I know I just want to make a good impression." My wife says nervously.
"You will because you're awesome and charming. I love you, and if the night doesn't go well at least you get to go home with me." I finish with a cheesy smile that makes her chuckle. Giving her a quick kiss, we return our attention to the Chief on stage as he tells us more about the evening and introduces the members of the hospital board. Servers come around and place food in front of us that we all dig into while taking amongst each other. Since everyone at the table is a doctor they mostly talked about unique cases that came into the hospital recently, but Callie kept me informed and whispered little bits of information to keep up to date. I did catch a glimpse of Jordan from across the room at another table. I'm not surprised to see her here considering she works at the hospital, although she did have a longing look on her face. We gave each other tight smiles before returning to our respective conversations. After dinner people start getting up and socializing again.
"So I've got a few important people I want to squeeze some money out of, you want to come or stay here?"
"I'll come with, gotta attack from all angles."
"Torres, starting so soon?" Jackson teases.
"Take a page out of her book, you'll need all the donations possible." Derek jabs back.
"In case you guys forgot my mom is Ellis Grey. I'm the daughter following in her footsteps, everyone loves me already." Meredith gloats standing up.
"I'm just here for the food and drinks." Alex comments.
"This is soo not fair." April says depressingly. Waving off their remarks, Callie and I start our trek around the room talking to all kinds of people. After an hour, I decide to leave my wife and head over to the bar to refuel.
"White wine, please." I ask the bartender. A minute later he puts the glass in front of me and I place a small tip in jar.
"How's your night been?" Jordan asks stepping up beside me.
"Good, thanks for asking. What about you?"
"Same. People love little kids." Getting the bartenders attention she asks for another rum and coke and I can tell she's had a few already.
"How's the new baby?" I can tell she's just trying to make conversation, so I entertain her for a little bit. I have no hard feelings towards. Last I heard she and Callie were on good terms.
"He's good. His name is Noah." I say with a huge grin thinking about our baby boy. "It's our first night away from him."
"Ohh, so tonight's date night?" She asks, taking a sip from her new drink.
"Something like that." My phone alerts me of a text from Lexie. "If you'll excuse me for a sec."
If you have a chance to talk, Sof wants to say goodnight. Dipping out the room I call Lexie right away.
"Lexie?"
"Hey, Sof was having a little trouble going to sleep. I figured if you talked to her it would help."
"Of course, put her on." I hear the phone shuffle and the soft breathing of my daughter on the other line. "Sof?"
"Mommy!"
"Hey, go to sleep for Lexie okay? I'll be there in the morning."
"Mmkay, wuv you."
"Love you too, and so does mama."
"I think she just wanted to hear your voice." Lexie says taking the phone back. "We read a couple of stories."
"Good, how's Noah?"
"Out like a light. He took the bottle well. No problems at all."
"Good, thanks for tonight, we'll see you in the morning."
"Of course, take care." Hanging up, I decide to take the opportunity to use the restroom. Coming out of the stall and washing my hands, Jordan comes into the bathroom.
"The drinks finally got to me." She jokes lightheartedly.
"I totally understand." Drying off my hands I throw the paper towels in the nearby trashcan. Heading for the door, her voice stops me.
"Is everything okay with you and Callie?"
"What?"
"I mean…after our conversation at Joe's a while back. I think it was the same day as Sofia's birthday, she seemed a…I don't know, unlike herself." I remember the day clearly, besides the fact that it was our daughter's birthday it was also the day I spazzed out on Callie in the bathroom. "At then she filed a complaint against me a while back." Why the hell would Callie file a complaint about Jordan, and why didn't she tell me?
"Everything's fine between us." I say sharply. Even if it weren't good with us right now, I sure as hell wouldn't let Jordan know that. "I'm going to go now."
"Does s-she talk to you?" She says with a slur, stutter, and stumble. If I wasn't convinced earlier, she's definitely drunk.
"I'm sorry?"
"In bed. Before she met me she was as quiet as a mouse, but after a couple of rounds with me I've never heard her so loud and vocal before. I'd like to think I had something to do with that." Jordan says with a conceited smirk. I don't even know what to say. What do you say to the person your wife was previously intimately involved with and just made that abundantly clear? I could give her another Arizona tongue-lashing, but I've already done that once, and evidently that didn't work.
"Get over it, Jordan. She's with me." Leaving it at that, I leave the bathroom only to run into my wife.
"Where have you been? I've been looking for you? They are about to announce the winner."
"Ahh, I just had to talk to Lexie then use the bathroom."
"Oh, well is everything okay?"
"Yeah, just spoke to Sof for a sec." Shaking off the previous conversation with Jordan, I take her hand and lead us back into the ballroom.
"Sorry Torres, but I've got this in the bag." Derek brags as we take our seats at the table.
"We'll see, Derek."
"It's time to announce the winner!" The Chief says coming up to the microphone. "Even though this is a friendly competition, the real winner is all the patients we will be able to help through all the funds raised tonight." After a light round of applause, he opens the envelope. "With a little over five million dollars raised this evening the winner is…Dr. Jordan Mitchell, pediatrics!"
"What?!" Everyone at the table says in unison.
"Second was Dr. Callie Torres, orthopedics with a four million dollars, and third was Meredith Grey with just three and a half million! Congrats to Dr. Mitchell! Overall we rose close to twenty million dollars! Good job everyone! Thank you to all the doctors and generous givers. Please enjoy the music, food, and drinks!"
"You came in second, that's awesome Calliope!" I cheer congratulating my wife.
"Not too shabby for your first time, Callie. Congrats." Derek says.
"Well I've got us a room upstairs and since I won we need to get moving. It's going to be a long night." Meredith says pulling him up from the table. "Have a good night guys."
"This is one time I'm not mad about losing." Derek says throwing back the rest of his drink.
"Next year, Torres. Just wait." Jackson says in defeat.
"Four million dollars is a good amount of money. Congrats Callie." April says. "I wonder where Jordan is?"
"Who knows, but thank you. I'm actually proud of myself."
"You should be."
"I mean I wanted to win, but second isn't too bad. You ready to go home?" Calliope asks turning to me.
"Actually I was thinking we stay the night?"
"Huh?"
"Can we talk…like in the hallway or something?"
"Sure, sure. Let's go. See ya later, April."
"Have a good night."
"Torres is so getting laid tonight." I hear Alex mumble under his breath. Stepping out into the hallway, Callie leads us to a nearby couch.
"So what's up?"
"I was thinking we spend the night here. I got us a room and I have a bag packed for us in the car."
"What about—"
"I've already cleared it Lexie."
"Seems like you've got it all worked out."
"I do. Tonight was a little date night for us, so I thought we could end it alone, in bed…preferably naked." I end, hoping she takes the hint.
"Mhmm, I like the way you think, but I'm kind of spent tonight. All the ass kissing kind of wore me about. Not to mention being in this dress and heels."
"Calliope…I thought you wanted to reconnect?"
"I do, I really do, but just not tonight. I mean we can sleep here if you want, especially if you already got us a room, but can we just sleep?"
"Fine, sure. I'll go get the bag out the car." I'm not sure why Calliope is deflecting. Jordan's comments from earlier creep back into my mind, but I know nothing has happened between them. At least not physically. Callie would tell me, and I honestly do trust her. Although I would like to know why she filed a complaint against her. After getting the bag and checking us into our room, Callie and I go about changing into some more comfortable clothes in silence.
"Why did you file a complaint against Jordan?" I spit out. Callie stops her movements and looks up from her side of the bed she was about to slide into.
"File a complaint? What are you talking about?"
"I just want to know. If it was a professional thing then that's oaky, but I have a feeling it was personal."
"Arizona what are you talking about?" She asks moving around the bed to stand in front of me.
"She told me tonight. We ran into each other in the bathroom."
"I didn't file a complaint, I threatened to, but I never did." Hearing her say that calms me down internally a little bit, but there has to be more to the story.
"Why even threaten?"
"Cause we talked and she said some things that I didn't like."
"Was this your talk at Joe's? When you told me you were talking with Addison?"
"I was talking to Addison, I ran into Jordan there. She said she still had feelings for me, or something to that idea. I told her I just wanted friendship, but she started to take advantage of that. I thought threatening her would shut her up. Maybe it's not practical, but it's been effective. Haven't spoken to her since. Haven't even had a case together. What else did she say?"
"Nothing…that was it." I lie. The other comment isn't important. Whether it's true or not, bringing it up won't do any good. I just want to forget about it.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah…she was just drunk and belligerent."
"Okay…did she make you feel uncomfortable or something?"
"No, I was fine. Nothing I couldn't handle." Running my hands down her arms until our hands meet, I give her a good look over. Something in her face is telling me that something is wrong. She looks a little preoccupied. If it wasn't the Jordan issue then it's something else.
"What is it? Why are you looking me at like that?"
"Tell me." I plead.
"Tell you what?" She asks completely confused.
"What's going on with you? This whole week you've been like a beat off. I know it's your first week back so it might take some time to get back used to the swing of things, but I don't think that's it. You've been a little distant, and it's not about the sex. There's something going. So please just tell me, I'm your wife and it's driving me crazy not knowing what's going on."
"Arizona…"
"I really trying to keep my cool, but in a minute I will start freaking out cause now I'm getting scared and worried." Letting out a deep sigh to collect herself, shetakes a seat on the edge of the bed and I follow.
"So on Monday I had a meeting with my doctor and she had some concerns with some my lab results."
"Okay…"
"Long story short, I have some symptoms of coronary heart disease so I had an echocardiography test Monday evening. That's why I was late coming home. It's a test to look at my heart to make sure it's functioning properly."
"Calliope, why didn't you tell me?!"
"Because if the test didn't show anything then it wouldn't be so serious. Maybe a change in my diet or some medication to help lower my high cholesterol and high blood pressure."
"I didn't know you had those issues."
"Neither did I. I knew about the blood pressure because of the preeclampsia with Sof, but it's been mostly okay since."
"What did the test show?"
"On Wednesday we went over the results and the exam was inconclusive so they want to run another test. It's a bit more intense. It's an actual hospital procedure. I'll probably have to stay overnight. I was going to tell you, I hadn't scheduled the exam yet."
"You need to schedule it now!" I yell standing up. Starting to pace back and forth in front of her, I cover my face with my hands trying to soak in all the information she just gave. This was certainly the last thing I thought she was going to tell me. "You need to schedule it now! We need to know what we're dealing with. I mean it's your freakin' heart, Calliope! You need that to live! We have Sofia and Noah. We need you around. I need you around! We've barely been together three years, and we have a life together. We have us!" I spew off rapidly.
"I know."
"Whatever the test is you're doing it. I can call my mom in to help watch the kids or something. She'll love that and that way I can be with you. I'm mad that you didn't tell me earlier. How come?"
"How do you tell the person you love that something might be wrong with you?" She says taking my hand to get to me stop pacing. "I saw you, Sof, and Noah in my mind when she told me I was going to need further tests. Coronary heat disease is a very real thing. It means your heart isn't receiving the proper blood to your heart. That could lead to heart attacks or other heart problems. What if I was with the kids and something happened to me? They couldn't do anything and I'd be helpless. I didn't want to think about that. Or what if my heart just gave out in my sleep and you couldn't wake me up? What then Arizona? Thinking about that brought me to tears." She says with a shaky voice. "I didn't want to think about that."
"I understand Calliope, but you have to." Taking a seat again next to her on the bed, "You need to schedule your…"
"Coronary angiography."
"Your coronary angiography so we can do what we need to do to get you healthy. You're a doctor, I shouldn't be telling you this."
"Trust me, the irony of the situation is not lost on me."
"Good. Now you're going to get comfy in bed and wait up for me. I need to pump because my boobs are seriously killing me. When I'm done, we're going to lie in bed together and you're going to tell me everything. From Monday up until now, and you better not leave anything out. The last thing you want is me calling your doctor like you ten years old. I'll do it if I have to." I say lightly, releasing some of the tension in the room. "I'll be back." Returning to the bathroom to empty the "milk jugs" as Callie once called them, I think about everything my wife just told me. There are some things I don't understand, but I'll get the answers. It's crazy that I even thought this was a Jordan issue or about me. I was starting to take it personally when Callie said she was too tired to have sex. I mean we've woken up in the middle of the night to go at it like a couple of teenagers. I thought surely she could muster up some energy tonight. I'm not too worried about our alone time though, it'll happen soon enough. Her health is a more serious issue, and I'm sure it's weighing heavy on her mind. She just told me ten minutes ago and I'm already beginning a mental checklist of things to take care of. I'm not a doctor, but I know rest is a good thing so if that's what she needs tonight, then that's what we'll do.
"Anything good on television?" I ask sliding into the bed next to her once I finish in the bathroom.
"Not particularly."
"Good." I say taking the remote from her and flipping the television off. "I love you so much, Calliope."
"Don't make it sound like I'm dying, Arizona."
"I'm not! And don't say that, but I just really, really love you."
"I do too." Sharing a deep kiss that could easily get me fired up, I cool the jets and snuggle deeper into her side putting an arm across her abdomen pulling her close.
"Tell me everything, and start from the very beginning."
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