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Chapter 4
Laying in bed Callie thought about what tomorrow might bring. 'Maybe with someone else in the house I'll actually get some sleep' she thought to herself around 4 am when she still couldn't seem to get any shut eye. She stayed in bed trying to sleep but failing miserably until around 7 am when she finally gave up the endless staring contest with her ceiling fan and rolled out of bed.
Callie slowly walked over to her ensuite bathroom and began to wash her face. Throwing cold water on her face to try to wake her exhausted body up enough to at least look presentable. After brushing her teeth and hair Callie exited her bathroom in search of something to keep her occupied until Arizona came back later in the morning.
Walking down the stairs proved to be a task in itself with her knees now a deep shade of purple and extremely sore. Making it to her main floor Callie gave herself a quick pep talk about how her day was going to go. "OK Callie be nice. Arizona is one of the nicest most caring people you know even if your life sucks just try to make it work. She needs a place to stay until she gets a place of her own. It's only a couple of weeks tops. You can do this Cal." Nodding her head to herself she made her way into the Kitchen to see what food Arizona had brought over yesterday. Callie hadn't been to the store in nearly a week and a half and knew that her kitchen was running low on goods.
What she found was surprising… Callie had forgotten that Arizona had made dinner last night so this morning she walked into her kitchen to find the table set for two with two beautifully plated dinners that even in their dried up state from being out all night didn't look at all bad. It looked to be a pasta dish of some kind and Callie took note to ask Arizona to make it again sometime so that she could taste the dish and thank her friend for caring so much.
After taking care of the plates, the dishes from cooking having already been done and in the dishwasher Callie went looking around her kitchen. She opened the refrigerator to find it stocked full of food… She looked to the pantry doors and began a slow walk towards them, opening the doors she found her pantry also stocked full of food. Callie was in awe of the situation occurring in her kitchen. Arizona had been nothing short of wonderful to Callie and she had been such an ungrateful bitch in return, making a mental note to thank Arizona for shopping for groceries Callie began to check if she had all of the ingredients for her famous chicken picatta thinking that it would be the perfect thank you meal to serve for lunch even if it was a little fancy for the occasion.
Back at her hotel room Arizona was still laying in bed. She was staring at the ceiling thinking about what the day would bring. She had told Callie that she would be there for her and she meant it but she also had some secrets of her own and needed someone to lean on just as much as Callie needed her. Arizona closed her eyes and said to herself "Don't be selfish think about Callie, her life just got flipped upside down. You have had over a year to deal with your own problems Robbins suck it up, pull up those bootstraps and get back out there. You can do this! You are a good man in a storm!"
Looking over at the clock after her little motivational chat with herself Arizona realized that she had better get out of bed and begin packing if she was going to make it to Callie's in time for lunch as it was nearly 10 am. Pulling the covers back and climbing out was a struggle. Arizona used to be a morning person not so long ago but now if given the chance she would stay in bed all day. Deciding that honoring the promise she made to Callie's parents about helping Callie get through losing Greg and the promise she made to Callie about being at her house for lunch were more important than her sleep she finally made it off the bed. Heading to the bathroom to take a shower and become presentable for the day Arizona signed "Just another marvelous day Zona" sarcasm dripping from every word.
Exiting the bathroom forty-five minutes later Arizona looked in the mirror. "Well not too bad looking" she said to herself "not like it matters what I look like anyways, I'm not going to the bar to pick up women I'm going to see a person who saw me in middle school… God I looked so awkward back then. I'm sure Callie doesn't care what I wear. Hell I'll be lucky if she is out of her pajamas based on how she was yesterday. Great, now I'm having full conversations with myself. Well Zona you have hit a new all time low" Arizona chuckled to herself before turning to being packing her bags back up.
Finishing packing Arizona called down for a cart to help get all of her stuff down in one trip having multiple bags not just the one she brought by Callie's the night before. Loading all of the things onto the cart Arizona checked out and headed towards the front of the hotel to call herself a cab.
Five minutes later the cab driver was packing all of Arizona's things into the trunk in full out tetris fashion. Finally realizing that not everything would fit in the trunk the driver began loading the back seat. About fifteen minutes later when he had finally finished stuffing Arizona's clothing bags into the backseat he struggled to close the door.
"Miss I think you might have to sit in the front" said the timid sounding cab driver.
"That's fine… I'm just glad it all fit in the cab" Arizona giggled back.
"Thank you for not being upset that it took so long to pack" came the cab drivers response.
"No, thank you for packing it all in for me" Arizona replied plastering a smile on her face.
"Where to Miss?"
Telling the cab drivers Callie's address they pulled onto the busy downtown Seattle streets. Heading to Callie's took longer than anticipated because of the late morning traffic. Arizona wasn't used to drive or in this case riding in a car. Most of her time spent in Boston Arizona lived within walking distance of work and rarely took her car out of storage. When she decided to move to Seattle she sold her car along with most everything else she owned keeping only two suitcases of keepsakes and her large array clothing.
Arriving outside of Callie's home a little after noon Arizona helped the cab driver unpack her large array of bags from the cabs backseat and trunk. Once everything was unpacked Arizona handed the driver a moderately large tip for his troubles and bid him farewell.
Standing on the driveway surrounded by suitcases Arizona felt herself begin to become overwhelmed. 'What am I about to do?' she thought to herself 'this was a really dumb idea, I don't even know Callie anymore… why did I agree to help her… How did Lucia talk me into this?'
Arizona was pulled from her thoughts by Callie's voice.
"Hey! You're here!" came a surprisingly chirpy voice.
"Um… Yeah. Just got unpacked from the cab. Was about to venture through this mountain of bags and knock on your door" Arizona responded with her eyes remaining on the mountain of bags next to her.
"Well let me help you get moved in. I have the bedroom across the hall from mine all set up for you. It has it's own bathroom as well so I thought that it would be perfect for you."
"Thanks" was all Arizona could muster as a response taken back by the complete 180 of Callie's behavior towards her.
Callie bent down to pick up the first bag from the ground and sighed in protest as her knees ached with pain. Seeing the look on Callie's face Arizona quickly relieved her of the bag.
"You should really see a doctor about that Cal" came Arizona's response.
"Good thing I'm living with one" Callie shot back with a wicked smile.
"I'm a kid surgeon Callie not a bone doctor. What if something is broken or if you tore a ligament?" Arizona responded back with concern evident in her voice.
"I'm fine really" Callie shot back.
"Not you're not!" Arizona said with nothing but concern. "I'll call in a favor from an old friend at least then we will know that you are ok."
"Fine" Callie said to tired to fight about seeing a doctor.
"Thank you. Now I'm going to move this stuff in if you could lead the way to this room you speak so highly of" Arizona smiled back, happy she had won this little battle.
"Oh, it's not that special… I mean don't get your hopes up… it's… it's just a room… you know walls, doors… You can paint it if you want… I mean it's just beige right now" Callie stammered out as she walked back towards the house.
"Cal calm down. I'm sure that the room is perfect. I really only need a bed oh and maybe a bathroom but I could always use the couch as a bed and share the guest bath with guests… You really don't have to set me up with a room all of my own" Arizona said.
"It was no trouble, I'm just happy someone is going to use the room. This house is too big for one person to live in. Greg and I always said we were going to fill all of the extra rooms with kids but that isn't going to happen now" Callie said as tears began to well behind her eyes.
"Callie, I'm so sorry. Lets get me all moved in and then we can talk about everything OK? You can cry and scream and yell and be upset at the world or whoever you want to be upset with. Just so you know I'm not going anywhere, at least not until I find a place of my own and that won't be for a couple of weeks at the earliest" Arizona responded. "It's cold out here Cal, come on I don't want you catching a cold. Do you ever wear a coat when you come outside?"
Laughing Callie answered "um… yeah I usually always wear one. You were just standing out here for a while and I didn't want you to change your mind so I came out to help you move in… I wasn't thinking that I would be out here this long."
"Well lets get inside then. I believe I was promised lunch" Arizona shot back with a dimpled smile.
After Arizona had moved everything she now owned into her new bedroom upstairs she made a call to a fellow doctor who she knew would make time to see Callie right away. After getting everything settled and making Callie and appointment Arizona made her way back down the stairs.
"Wow! What is that? It smells amazing" Arizona hummed into the air while inhaling again deeply to get another whiff of that amazing smell.
"It's my famous chicken picatta" came Callie's response a smile of her own adorning her face.
"I cant wait to try it."
"Good because it is ready when you are! Drinks are in the fridge… Which you most likely already knew since you put them there. Thanks for that by the way."
Arizona grabbed a water for herself from the fridge. "What would you like to drink?"
"Whatever you are having is fine I'll have the same."
As Arizona sat down at the table Callie brought over two plates full of chicken picatta.
"Thank you Cal"
"You're welcome. Thanks for coming back after I was such a jerk yesterday."
"Not a problem" Arizona replied while taking a bite. "Oh my… Oh my gosh Callie when did you learn to cook like this?"
Laughing Callie replied "I have learned a lot since I was eightteen."
"I have learned a lot too… So much actually… I mean you were a great cook in high school but this is insanely good… You should open a restaurant or something" Arizona smiled back with her.
Tearing up Callie replied "I learned to cook like this when Greg and I took cooking lessons together. We used to play around and have so much fun in the classes that I'm surprised we learned anything. Greg actually became a better cook than me and he actually enjoyed it. He even started cooking dinners for us on nights when I was working late at the office."
"That was so sweet of him Cal. He sounds like he was a wonderful man. I wish that I would have gotten to meet him. He meant a lot to you, I can see that by how emotional you get when anyone says anything about him. I'm here for you Callie. I know you probably aren't ready to talk about everything just yet but when you are I'm here for you."
"Thanks. And you are right I'm not ready yet but when I am ready to talk I'll let you know. You were always such a great listener in high school I'm sure you are even better at it now" came Callie's response
Throwing her head back laughing Arizona began "I'm not actually… I have changed a lot since I was 18 as well… I think I just got tired of everyone taking their problems out on me and not allowing me to do the same. I mean I enjoy listening and being helpful when I can but I want the same courtesy in return… Sorry didn't mean to unload all my past problems on you, you have enough to deal with already."
"Not a problem. I think that I can listen too… I mean if you ever have anything you want to talk about. You always seemed to have everything so together in high school, you still do actually. Cool, calm, and collected… yep that's still how I would describe you" Callie smiled back at her friend.
"I haven't been that girl in a while but thanks anyways. I mean I'm trying to be all of those things because … Nevermind" Arizona said.
"No because what Zona?" Callie said "I really want to know. I can't listen if you don't talk silly."
"I just… I guess… If I were you that's what I would want… A friend that is cool, calm, and collected to lean on. Not someone who is well me…" Arizona said back averting her eyes to the plate of food in front of her.
"What do you mean… not someone like you… What is going on Zona? Talk to me" Callie said back concern in her voice.
"I'm not ready to talk about it yet Cal… I'm just not ready" Arizona whispered still looking down at the food that she was now pushing around her plate.
"OK. I can understand that. When you are though will you promise to talk to me about it? I don't want to be another person that just uses you for your awesome listening skills… I actually want to be your friend. I mean we used to be really close, maybe we can have that again" Callie said.
"I would like that" Arizona whispered. Looking up from her plate Arizona said "Oh by the way… um how would you feel if your old/new friend made you a doctors appointment to see a specialist about your knees?"
Coughing on her bite of chicken picatta Callie looked shocked. "Um… I would feel… It doesn't matter how I feel actually because I think that regardless of what I say you will drag me to the appointment."
"Still honest I see… One of the traits I have always like the most about you" Arizona said pulling her dimples out and hoping they worked their charm on Callie as they did with so many others.
"Flattery will get you everything Robbins" came Callie's answer "But I'm not going to say I'm thrilled… When do we need to leave?"
"Um… now?" came Arizona's response popping those dimples out once again.
Callie looked at Arizona and tried to be upset that her friend had gone behind her back and made plans for her. Callie was an independent person and always had been, she took pride in doing things herself but no matter how hard she tried Callie couldn't be mad at those dimples. 'What the hell' Callie thought to herself 'when did I become a pushover?'
Callie was pulled out of her thoughts by Arizona asking "ready to go?"
"Um… Sure" came Callie's response.