"Good morning Dr. Torres" I said stepping into Callie's office. After I had closed the door behind me, I gave her a lingering kiss on her cheek. She took my hand, bringing it to her lips for a soft kiss while she continued to type away on her computer. I set her iced chai next to her computer mouse.
"Busy day ahead?" I asked, pulling a chair up beside her.
"Yes, but nothing overtly difficult. We have three knee replacements this morning. After lunch, we have a couple shoulders to replace. We aren't on call this weekend either, so I think we will be off at a reasonable hour."
"Okay, great. Remember, today is the day I have to leave at 4:30. My parents are brother are picking me up from the hospital for dinner" I said.
"Oh, right! I remember now. You can definitely leave by 4:30. If I see any additional patients for any reason, I can just do the charting myself. You should spend time with your family, especially your brother. By the way, how is he doing?"
"He is doing well. Honestly, I haven't talked to him that much. He doesn't have a phone yet and my parents are pretty horrible at the whole communication thing"
"I wish my parents were less communicative" She mumbled.
"It seems like you have a good thing going with them, though. Free Torres Suites rooms whenever your drunken employees can't make it home at night. Plus amazing room service and maids to clean up...anything. Don't forget about the late check out, which is very accommodating for jacuzzi sex" She smirked at me.
"We never had the jacuzzi sex" She said sheepishly.
"Mhmmm...that must have just been a very realistic dream then" I said, crawling my hand up her leg.
"Let's make those dreams a reality. Our first surgery isn't for another 45 minutes, we could probably make it down to our spot" She said, pulling me in for a kiss.
"Oh, I will get to your spot alright" I replied. Just as our lips touched, her pager went off. We both sighed in disappointment.
"Damn it" She said, "They're paging me to the OR. Our patient arrived early and is ready for our services"
"After you, Dr. Torres" I said, waving her through her office door, tapping her ass as she passed by me.
Without even seeing her face, I could feel her smile the entire walk to the OR.
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We stepped out of our last surgery at 4:00, just in time for family dinner. Despite a relatively short day of surgeries, it felt like the day had lasted forever. I was so anxious to see my brother...
"You know you haven't stopped twitching all day, right?" Callie said to me as we began walking together towards her office"
"Twitching? I am not twitching..."
"You're twitching, completely restless. Excited to see you brother?" She asked. I smiled.
"Yes, more than I can begin to express. I'm sorry if I was distracting...I didn't realize I was projecting my excitement so...externally"
"You always distract me, Arizona. In a good way. It was just extra cute today" She whispered the last part quietly into my ear. We locked eyes, smiling at one another. Moments like this made our relationship fun, the sneaking around, the whispering to one another. Not that it would ever trump getting to kiss her publicly or tell my friends the truth about us, but hey, you have to look for the positive when they present themselves.
"Zona!" I heard a shout from behind me. Callie and I turned around simultaneously to see Tim standing about 20 feet behind me. I was so shocked to see him that I initially didn't notice standing my parents standing to his right, or more importantly, the person on his left. I ran towards him, jumping into his arms for a hug.
"Tim! Mom! Dad! You're a little early!" I exclaimed.
"Yeah, we beat the rush hour traffic by the looks of it. So we went to the front doors of the hospital to wait for you and I ran into Chief Hunt!" Tim said, putting his hand on Owen's shoulder. Callie and I looked to one another, then Tim and Owen, completely confused.
"You know Dr. Hunt?" I asked.
"He operated on me last year when I came down with appendicitis in the field. Saved my damn life!" Tim said, slapping Owen on the back like they were old friends.
"Hardly, Tim. It was a simple operating" He said, downplaying the whole thing. Damn him. Whenever I tried to hate Owen, he did something good to redeem himself.
"Well, we are very grateful." My mother said, my father nodding beside her.
"It was my pleasure, Mr. and Mrs. Robbins" Owen said, Callie giving him a small smile. Damn it, he was so charming. I am not nearly as charming as he is...
"Who are you?" Tim said bluntly, gesturing towards Callie. I flushed, where to begin?
"My name is Callie." She said, extending her hand for a hand shake. Tim pulled her in for a hug, making Callie laugh awkwardly.
"Dr. Torres is my boss...I am her medical scribe...She actually..."
"She's my wife" Owen said, taking a step towards her and slipping his hand around her waist. Tim's eyes widened, I stiffened on her opposite side.
"No shit? Small fucking world..." Tim exclaimed.
"Tim, please, manners" My mother said. Tim rolled his eyes
"Dr. Torres, Dr. Hunt, join us for dinner? I would love to hear more about your tour in the Middle East, Owen" I felt Callie tense beside me. Owen, on the other hand, seemed as calm and collected as ever.
"I wish I could, Mrs. Robbins, but I am on call tonight. Callie, you should go with them. I won't be home tonight and you aren't on call" Owen said, putting Callie on the spot.
"Cal...Dr. Torres is really busy mom, I don't know if she..." I started to say
"I would love to join you and your family, thank you for the invitation, Mrs. Robbins. Do you mind if Arizona and I just grab our things in my office and meet you at the restaurant?" Callie asked pleasantly.
Tim gave me a look, the look he gives me when he wants me to explain further, or elaborate on something. But my eyes shifted away from him. Like Callie pointed out today, and Teddy many times before, my expressions gave way too much away.
"Surely! Meet us at Le Meridian. We have reservations there at 6 o clock" My mother replied.
"Sounds good, mom. See you there" I said. As I turned around, I saw Tim raise his eyebrows at me. I flushed. The coincidences of this entire situation were unbelievable. For Tim to have been operated on by the husband of the woman I am in love with? Karma, fate, or whatever you want to call it, must have played a cruel joke on me today.
"I am so sorry, Callie. I totally froze. I didn't know what to say to get you out of the dinner. You could probably bail now if you wanted to..."
"Arizona, it's okay. Really. It's just dinner..." She said, walking into her office.
"Right. Just dinner" I said, taking a deep breath. Callie chuckled, handing me my purse.
"Relax, Arizona. Everything will be fine. Plus, Le Meridian is amazing" She said, kissing me on the cheek. I closed my eyes, trying to hold onto the warmth and comfort her kisses always offered me.
"I didn't know anyone called you 'Zona'" She said, kissing her way down my neck.
"Only Tim" I said, leaning against her desk.
"It's kinda hot" She whispered in my ear, cupping my left breast and locking her office door.
"Calliope, we can not have sex before we have dinner with my parents and Tim!" I said, pathetically trying to resist her advances. I was already a puddle in her embrace.
"Mhhmm..." She said, ignoring me, unzipping my pants.
"Okay please, you know I am not one to turn down sex. In fact, I will likely never turn down sex with you ever again. However, in all seriousness, if we have sex now, it will be all over my face. I will have that goofy smile on and my brother will know within two minutes of us getting to the restaurant" I said. She sighed, an irritated expression on her face as she zipped my pants back up.
"FINE. But don't let this happen again" She said, winking at me. I took her hand in mine, giving it a small squeeze before I opened the door.
"Come on, let's go get this over with"