AN 1: I'm sorry this is late, gosh, it's almost time for the new episode, and there's been a week off! In my defence I've been unbelievably busy; parents visiting and bestie having a baby and all...life just got in the way!

AN 2: This is short. I felt that the Calzona ending in 9x04 was awesome, so I didn't want to touch it. Instead, here is Callie and Arizona discussing her appointment. I hope you enjoy :)

Callie watched her wife from behind the kitchen counter. She'd become accustomed to Arizona's silence, but Callie noticed the blonde chewing thoughtfully on her lip, which usually meant she was thinking about something in particular.

Ever since the night of the settlement meeting, since Callie's breakdown in the shower, Arizona had seemed just a little less hostile towards her wife. Just a little, but it was something. Taking courage from this fact, Callie rounded the counter, handing Arizona a glass of wine and sitting awkwardly on the arm of the couch with her own.

"Looks like you're trying to solve the world's problems in that head of yours tonight. Care to share?" Callie asked softly, surprised when her wife's eyes met hers almost immediately.

"I want to get my prosthesis fitted."

Callie had notbanked on those being the words to come out of her wife's mouth, the momentary shock silencing her.

"I'm sick of being so dependent on everyone." Arizona spoke quietly.

Callie moved to sit properly on the couch, as close to Arizona as she would allow before speaking.
"Hey, I've made myself clear, I will always help you; you don't ever feel like a burden to me. But if you want to do this for you, then I'm right behind you."

The blonde's features softened as she looked at her wife.
"I'll always feel like a burden. I don't ever want to be the me that was sitting on that bathroom floor again. I want this for me, but also for you and for Sofia. You guys deserve me to at least try."

Callie couldn't contain the smile that spread across her face at her wife's words. There was no yelling, just honesty. It was progress.

"I'll make you an appointment with Moore. He's the best in the state."

Panic suddenly flooded Arizona's features.
"No."

"No…?" Callie frowned, thinking that perhaps her wife wasn't as ready as she claimed to be.

"Not 'no' to the whole thing…just not Moore. Not our hospital with our friends. I can't handle that. Them seeing me…staring at me…" Arizona explained softly, averting her gaze from Callie's.

"They won't stare. Our friends miss you. They ask me about you every day."

Arizona shook her head.
"I can't, Callie. I'm not ready for that."

Callie sighed. She could easily make an appointment for her wife at Seattle Pres, but their prosthetist was nothing compared to Moore, and Callie wanted the best for Arizona.

"How about if I get you a super early appointment, before anyone's around. No one has to see you if you don't want them too. I want this to be as easy for you as possible."

The blonde bit nervously on her lip again.
"I don't know…"

"I promise, Arizona."

Her wife chuckled bitterly.
"Well then go ahead. We all know you keep your promises!"

Callie sighed in frustration, standing and walking towards the kitchen to pour another glass of wine.
"Damn it, Arizona. I won't apologise for saving your life anymore. Yeah, I made a crappy promise that I should never have made, but you do understand why I did it."

Arizona was silent again, refusing to look up from her lap. Callie could see the anger and resentment festering within her wife again.
"Fine."

The word was so quiet Callie wasn't sure she'd heard it.
"Fine…?"

"Make the stupid appointment."

Yay for progress, even if it's slow. Please let me know what you think :)