Please note that I have no medical experience so what is written in this story is solely for entertainment purposes. I'm sorry if it makes no medical sense.
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Chapter 5
"OK! Lets get you to the doctor" Arizona said with a little too much enthusiasm. "Where is your car?"
"In the garage… like a normal persons car…" came Callie's sarcastic response rolling her eyes at Arizona's excitement about going to the doctor.
"OK! Do you want me to drive or do you want to?" Arizona asked.
"I can drive. I mean I have lived here longer and I know my way around a little better than you do."
Getting into the car both women pulled on their seat belts as Callie began to back out of the driveway. "Where to?" she asked Arizona.
"To Seattle Grace Hospital of course" came the chirpy response.
"Alright" Callie laughed back.
Arriving at the hospital about fifteen minutes later Callie parked the car and unbuckled her seat belt. Stepping out of the car she turned to Arizona "I don't like the hospital" she stammered out.
"It's OK Callie. I'm with you. I will work here in a couple weeks and I can promise that this is a nice hospital." Arizona responded.
"OK…" Callie responded hesitantly.
Callie and Arizona walked into the hospital and over the elevators. Arizona leading the way and pressing the appropriate button for their floor. Once that arrived on the correct floor Arizona lead them down the hall to a nurses station walking up Arizona began talking with the nurses and eventually went back to where she left Callie just outside the elevator.
"This way Cal. We are going to wait in a room until David is ready for you" Arizona said with a smile.
Callie followed behind Arizona and didn't say a word. Lost in her own thoughts about what hospitals meant to her. Callie continued to remain in her own head until a man in a long white lab coat walked into the room they now occupied.
"Arizona Robbins how are you? It's been forever since we saw each other. What was it med school at Hopkins right?" David asked smiling.
"That sounds about right. It's been a few years" came Arizona's response standing up to hug her old friend.
"Bringing your lady to see me huh? I always thought you were chivalrous Robbins never saw you as the hurting type" David laughed at his own joke knowing Arizona was to caring to ever hurt anyone. He had even witnessed her put a spider outside instead of killing it. Looking up from the chart in his hand he caught Arizona's eye.
"Um… She's not 'my lady' David she's just a friend" came Arizona's hesitant response looking at Callie and trying to gage her reaction to something that wasn't common knowledge between them. Callie was back in her own world and didn't seem to be paying attention to anything that was going on around her which made Arizona relax and let out the breath she was unaware she was holding.
"Well lets get to examining what is going on" David said taking a step closer to Callie who sat on the bed in the middle of the room. "Hello, I'm Dr. Franks. What seems to be hurting you today?" David mustered up with a huge grin on his face.
"My knees. I fell down the stairs yesterday" Callie whispered.
"Alright lets take a look. I'm going to step out of the room and let you slide into a gown. You can leave your shirt on just need to be able to see your knees" David smiled.
"OK" Callie said back.
David walked out the door. Arizona also began to walk towards the door wanting to give Callie some privacy while she changed.
"Where are you going?" Callie asked Arizona.
"Um.. Out to give you some privacy to change." came Arizona's response.
"Oh, come on Arizona like you never saw me in my underwear in high school. Plus you are the reason why I'm in this room anyways so you missy aren't going anywhere." Callie shot back.
Stunned Arizona turned and walking back into the room averting her gaze while Callie changed into a gown. Silence thick in the room as neither woman knew what to say.
About three minutes later a knock came at the door.
"Come in" Callie called.
"Alright, lets take a look at those knees" Dr. Franks said.
Pulling up the gown and looking at Callie's knees Dr. Franks said "I know this going to be unpleasant but please let me know when I hurt you more than what it feels like while walking."
Pushing on Callie's knees Dr. Franks examined Callie's facial expressions and tried to gage her pain as Callie was remaining stolic and being stubborn about admitting to being hurt. "Alright. What I would like to do is order some X-rays and an MRI to check and make sure nothing is broken or torn. As long as you don't have a medical condition preventing you from getting these tests and are not pregnant then we are good to go. I will send an intern in take you down."
"Um…. I'm pregnant" Callie whispered hoping it was just loud enough for Dr. Franks to hear but not loud enough to make it to Arizona's ears.
"Excuse me? I didn't quite hear that" Dr. Franks said politely not knowing that Arizona didn't know about this prior to this very second.
"I'm um… I'm pregnant" came Callie's voice this time a little bit louder.
"Well OK. Let me get a portable ultrasound to check the blood flow in the leg and if everything looks normal I will give you some pain meds, safe while pregnant of course, and you can be on your way" Dr. Franks said. "Oh and congratulations"
Dr. Franks left the room to get an ultrasound machine leaving Callie and Arizona together alone.
"You're… You're pregnant? Why didn't you tell me?" Arizona asked shocked.
"I really don't want to talk about this right now Arizona. We both obviously have things that we should have shared with each other… I'm not your 'lady friend'... you could have shared that tidbit of information" Callie shot back.
"You heard that?" Arizona asked eyes wide.
"Yep. Now we can discuss all of this … later… Right now I have a headache and just want some damn drugs and to go home and go to sleep."
Dr. Franks came back and did the exam on Callie's knees finding that blood flow seemed to be fine. He then made sure that Callie saw a nurse to have a proper ultrasound done to check the condition of the baby. Leaving and taking Arizona with him so they could catch up a little and give Callie some privacy.
The nurse came in. It was early so the ultrasound didn't show much as least as far as Callie could tell and the nurse told Callie that the baby appeared to be perfectly normal for only being 8 weeks along.
After making another appointment in two weeks to make sure that her knees were healing and the baby was still doing well Callie was free to go. She changed back into her jeans and headed out of the room towards the elevators passing the nurses station that Arizona and Dr. Franks were talking at not giving either a passing glance.
Arizona watched Callie walk towards the elevator passing her without even acknowledging their existence. Saying a quick goodbye to Dr. Franks and promising to catch up more when she began working she walked over next to Callie and waited for the elevator. The ride down to the main floor was silent neither one knowing exactly what to say to the other. They both had questions but didn't know where they stood with the other so silence was what they settled on.
The ride home was also silent. Arriving in the garage they both hopped out of the car and headed inside the house.
"Can we talk now?" Arizona asked timidly.
"NO!" came Callie's chipped response. "I need some time. I'll be in my room JUST LEAVE ME BE!"
"OK then…" Arizona said at a loss for what else to say. She just stood at the door watching as Callie limped up the stairs stomping her feet to the best of her ability.
Callie was just trying to emphasize how upset she was with… well with everything.
