Special Thanks to my wonderful beta, Scronkidile!


The next evening Calliope and Addison walked into Canlis. They were immediately led to La Femme's usual table. Nearly everyone was already there; the only ones missing were Arizona and Cristina. Cristina was still running about, but she should be joining them before dinner was over. As they neared the table, Calliope noticed that no one was wearing dresses. During peace time, no one had to worry about mobility or the need to fight, but now…well, it was good to see that everyone still fit into their suits.

As Calliope and Addison took their seats, she looked at Teddy. "Where's your oh-so-charming roommate?"

"Very funny," Teddy glanced over her head, "Here she is."

Calliope turned around in her chair. Arizona was walking toward them in a dark blue dress that was tight at her waist and flowed down to her hips. Her hair was slightly curled down her back and her heels made her legs look perfect. Addison leaned over to whisper in Callie's ear.

"Close your mouth. You'll catch flies."

Calliope turned around quickly, embarrassed at having been caught staring. She looked over her shoulder again. Arizona was only a couple tables away when she was stopped by a hand on her arm. A pretty, brunette woman leaned in closely to whisper in her ear. Callie watched as Arizona's eyes darkened and she turned fully to look at the woman. She smiled at her, her dimples popping out and she pulled a card out of her purse. She quickly scrawled something on the back and gave the woman a wink.

Callie realized Arizona had started heading toward them again and quickly turned back to the table. Addison was looking at her, a sly smile on her face and one eyebrow raised. Callie just gritted her teeth and shook her head as Arizona took the seat beside her.

"Hi! Sorry I'm late, I told Teddy I'd take my own car and then got hopelessly lost." She smiled at everyone around the table before looking back at Calliope. "So, are you going to introduce me?"

Calliope looked across the table at Bailey, nodding.

"Well, I'm Miranda Bailey, call me Bailey. I'm in charge of the Militia; you need a gun, you come to me." Arizona looked around the room nervously.

"Can you just talk about guns in public?"

Everyone laughed. Calliope but her hand on Arizona's arm. "We can do whatever we want. We basically own the south side of Seattle." Arizona looked at her for a moment before looking down at her hand. Callie quickly snatched it back.

"That's convenient! I was wondering how you managed to stay out of trouble."

Meredith smiled at her. "Well, we have a lot of blackmail on a lot of people." She reached across the table and shook Arizona's hand. "I'm Meredith Grey, head of Technology, and this is my sister, Lexie Grey, she keeps the records and does research." Lexie smiled and waved.

"I'm April Kepner, publicity."

"Well, I know who you are! At least, I've seen your face before."

Kepner grinned, pleased that Arizona knew her. She looked over at Lexie, her eyebrows raised. Lexie just rolled her eyes and grabbed a roll of bread from the center of the table. "You shouldn't encourage her."

"Hey! I do a lot for La Femme!"

Calliope raised her hand. "Ladies, Ladies, you're both useful. Calm down."

Everyone chuckled.

"I'm Addison," All eyes turned toward her, "I'm the busty redhead."

Arizona blushed. "Uh, hi." She looked at Callie who was bright red and focusing on her silverware. She looked at Addison. "What do you do?"

Addison grinned. "The real question is: what don't I do?"

"Addison!" Callie stared at her and shook her head. "Behave."

Kepner looked between Arizona, Addison, and Callie. "I feel like I'm missing something." She looked at Lexie.

"I think it's a lesbian thing."

Teddy finally spoke up. "Oh, it's definitely a lesbian thing." Arizona looked at Teddy disbelievingly. "What, were you keeping it a secret?" Teddy glanced at Addison quickly, "I mean, you did pick up a chick on your way over here. It wasn't exactly subtle. Oh, don't give me that look! Be proud you're a chick magnet!"

"Yeah," Bailey chimed in, "an actual one, not like Calliope over there pretends to be."

Callie looked at her in shock. "Bailey! I'm a total chick magnet!"

Mer laughed. "I don't know about that, you haven't brought anyone home in a few years."

Everyone laughed as Callie sputtered. "Well, I have Addison!"

"Oh no! Don't hide behind me! I used to have sleepovers with Teddy twice a week because you needed the apartment to yourself." She and Teddy clasped hands across the table. "I miss you! Callie doesn't have an Xbox and she only drinks wine. I miss Beer and Grand Theft Auto Tuesdays."

Teddy sighed dramatically. "I'm sorry your roommate slash lesbian lover has lost her touch. We can still have sleepovers. My roommate is very vocal in bed and I need some sleep."

Arizona punched Teddy in the arm. "Really, Teddy? Really?"

Teddy and Addison just nodded sadly. Then Addison spoke up. "We should hook them up. My roommate slash lesbian needs some real lesbian action and your roommate slash lesbian is handing out some real lesbian action. We bring back Beer and Grand Theft Auto Tuesdays and they get real lesbian sex. It's a win-win."

Teddy opened her mouth to speak, but was thwarted by the waitress.

"Do you need more time?"

Callie turned to her quickly. "No! God no! We needed less time."

As the table gave to waitress their orders, Callie met Arizona's eyes. Arizona smiled at her, her dimples showing. As they looked at each other, Callie started to wonder if she should let Addison bring back Beer and Grand Theft Auto Tuesdays (although, what the fuck, Addie?). Addison shook Calliope's shoulder.

"Hey, isn't that Tuck?" Calliope looked towards the door, sure enough, there stood Cristina and Tuck.

"Yang – What the hell is my son doing here?" Bailey had stood up. Cristina put Tuck down in front of her. "Hi, baby, I'm glad you're here, but aren't you supposed to be with grandpa? Mama's out with friends."

"I didn't want to be with Grandpa. He's mean!"

Bailey looked up at Yang, "and how exactly did you come to be in possession of my son?"

"Your father was outside with him. I figured it would be better if he didn't come in and see who you were sharing a table with." She crossed her arms. "Besides, he knows me. I'm the math teacher at the high school you teach at, remember?"

Bailey huffed. "Right. Fine then." She sat down and pulled Tuck onto her lap. "You can share my dinner."

Calliope smiled at Tuck awkwardly. Bailey was the only one with a child. Cristina didn't believe in them. Addison was desperately single. Teddy had mentioned once that she and Owen had talked about kids, but Calliope didn't know if she still wanted them. Mer was too busy taking care of Lexie who was too young to be thinking about children. The same goes for Kepner. Calliope thought about her own ideas about children. She had always planned on them, but after what happened -

"So, are any of you married?" Arizona smiled around the table. Everyone shifted uncomfortably and eventually all eyes settled on Calliope.

Callie shifted her silverware around. "Uh, no. No one is."

"Is it the mob thing? I get how that can be off-putting." She smiled kindly.

Callie looked up at her. "I, uh, I was married. 15 years ago." She looked at Addison who nodded gently. "I was married to a man named George O'Malley." She saw Arizona's eyebrows furrow in confusion.

"A man?"

"Yeah, I, uh, I'm bisexual. Although, I didn't find that out until a few years after George." She looked at Arizona and tried to gauge her reaction. She seemed a little surprised, but ok. "Anyway, um, George died. He was shot by a man named The Sergeant." At that everyone at the table shifted; Arizona was confused by the sudden tension. "He was…an army man. He served under Owen, Owen Hunt, in Afghanistan and when he came back he was a mercenary. But yeah. He shot and killed George. So, Yeah, I'm single."

Arizona covered Callie's hand with her own. "Has there been no one since George?" She smiled at Addison. "Besides our resident busty redhead?"

Addison laughed. "Well there was Erica."

Callie's head dropped back as everyone at the tabled laughed.

Cristina spoke up. "Oh man, I forgot about Erica! She wrecked you!"

Mer laughed loudly. "I see leaves! I love leaves! And then she leaves!"

Callie glared at her. "I hate you."

Teddy waved her hand to get attention. "'I hate women!'" She impersonated Callie. "'Demons! All of you! Why is this an all-female mafia? Where are the men?!' Oh, how the times have changed."

The entire table was cackling as the waitress gave everyone their food.

Addison took Callie's hand and held it up to her cheek. ""Addison! Please! Let me use you! I need a woman's touch, but they're all untrustworthy, heathens!'"

"That's rich coming from the two divorced women at this table!" Callie's eyes widened as she realized what she'd said. Addison dropped her hand and sat back in her seat. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

Arizona was looking back and forth from Callie to Addison to Teddy, unsure how to react. Everyone else at the table was very pointedly looking at their food and not at the three women.

Teddy spoke first. "I was engaged to Owen Hunt, not married, seven years ago. We served overseas. I didn't know the Sergeant, though, I was his replacement. Uh, when we came back to America and moved to Seattle, I was working at Seattle Grace and Owen was trying to find a job somewhere and one night I was home with my best friend, Beth, and Owen came in drunk and…beat us. He sent us to the ER. I survived, but Beth didn't. That's when I came found out that Owen had joined L'Homme. I kept asking around about La Femme until Cristina came and found me and I signed up."

Arizona put her hand on her arm. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed."

Teddy smiled at her, tears in her eyes. "It's fine."

Cristina cleared her throat. "My grudge is with Owen Hunt, too. I went to Dartmouth with Mer, but my family lives in Beverly Hills. My father was the head of the mafia there and he came up to Seattle to talk to The Chief about allying or something. Owen didn't trust him and had him killed." Cristina gritted her teeth. "I don't even know why. It doesn't make any sense. Anyway, when Mer came back to Seattle after Ellis died, I came with her and signed up. Hunt is going to die one day and it is going to be by my hand."

Arizona squeezed Teddy's arm lightly before starting to eat again. The table was quiet for a moment before Addison started speaking.

"I was married to Derek for 11 years. We didn't have children. I…can't have children."

Callie's head snapped up to look at her. She hadn't known that.

"You've never told me that."

Addison looked at her, her eyes watering. "Of course not. I was already so upset about you that I couldn't make you upset about me. Besides, I've known for years. It's one of the problems Derek has always had with me." She quickly wiped her eyes. "Derek hated that I couldn't have children, but he tossed me out because I…I slept with his best friend, Mark. I, um, Derek was gone a lot on mafia business and I just…I got so lonely and Mark was always really good to me." She took a sip of water, her hand shaking. "I, uh, I think I loved Mark. I didn't love Derek at any rate. We were college sweethearts and 11 years later that just wasn't enough. I know cheating is never justified, but I almost don't regret it." She smiled at Callie. "I don't regret you anyway."

"That is just too touching."

Calliope's head whipped up to see Derek standing a few feet from their table. The sound of scrapping chairs filled the restaurant as La Femme stood up. Derek, Mark, Owen, and Karev stood there just looking at them.

Calliope just looked at them. "What do you want?"

Derek smiled. "Can't two opposing Mafias just eat at the same restaurant?" He looked at Arizona. "I see you have a new member."

Arizona glared at him.

Derek took a step toward their table. "I just wanted to chat."

"So, Chat."

"Calliope, do you really want to have a meeting in public?"

"I really do. You're less like to act out if we're surrounded by civilians with camera phones."

Derek laughed. "Do you really think so little of me?"

"Yes."

"Well, I only came to ask you to stop killing off my men. I know we're at war, but there's no need to just shoot us down."

"Bullshit." Everyone looked at Bailey. "We're on the defensive. If our girls are killing your boys, it's because they've attacked us first."

Derek frowned and looked at Owen. Calliope realized that Derek probably didn't know that Owen was ordering attacks on their outposts and soldiers. Calliope looked at Bailey who was already looking at Cristina who was typing on her phone. They could use this. Calliope looked at Derek again and saw that he and Owen were whispering back and forth. That was interesting; it seemed there was dissent among L'Homme.

Mark walked up to Addison. "Hey." Addison just looked at him, determined not to show emotion. "How are you?"

"I'm fine, Mark, really."

Mark just nodded, awkwardly fiddling with his tie. "Yeah, I, uh, just wanted to make sure you're ok."

"I'm fine."

"Yeah, I know. I just wanted to check on you."

Addison crossed her arms and glanced at Calliope to see if she was watching. Calliope was completely focused on Derek and Owen's conversation. "I'm fine, Mark, really, I am. I…I almost kind of miss you sometimes."

Mark smiled slightly. "Yeah?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I almost kind of miss you sometimes, too."

They looked at each other for a moment.

"You know, we could get out of here and –"

"God, Mark!" Addison punched him in the arm. "You're the worst!"

"Sloan, leave the girl alone." Alex Karev had appeared at Mark's side. He grabbed his arm and pulled him away. "Sorry, Addison, Dude's a pig."

Addison just nodded, trying not to smile. She noticed Calliope looking at her, frowning slightly. Walking over to her, she dropped her arms down. "Don't worry, he's just being Sloan."

Calliope just looked at her, raising her eyebrows slightly. "I'm sure."

"Hey! I said stop!" All eyes snapped to April who was trying to free herself from Jackson's grip. He didn't let go of her until he noticed Calliope walking towards him. He backed away with his hands raised.

"Hey, I was just messing around."

Calliope turned to Derek. "I'm going to have to ask you and your men to leave." She crossed her arms. "This is why I think so little of you."

Derek turned red and glared at Calliope. "You seem to think you have all the power in this situation, Calliope, but you seem to forget that my men carry guns, too."

"Is that a threat? You're on our side of Seattle, Shepherd. I can guarantee that my girls are far more loyal to me than your men are to you. Bailey and I may fight, but I have no doubt she has my back. You, however, you don't even fucking know what Hunt is doing."

At this Derek took a step forward and pulled his gun on Calliope, who didn't even flinch. "Why aren't you scared of me?"

"Do you think dying scares me?" She just looked at him. "I've been dead for years."