A/N: This early chapter is brought you by, boredom at work... Like seriously I've been sitting in a robotics lab for the past 5 hours with nothing to do.
Chapter Five
After the attack on the lesbian couple and their daughters, the past few weeks have been nothing but controlled craziness. We were able to save both daughters, but only one of the mothers. After seeing the daughters upstairs in the peds ward, I can tell it's going to be a long tough road for their recovery. I know Marcus' schedule like the back of my hand, but right now I don't have any time to myself to actually go all the way with my plan on killing the man before Teddy and Addison's wedding, which is scheduled for tomorrow evening. That means that I have to kill this man tonight, no questions asked.
I usually don't like doing things on a rushed schedule, but I think I should be alright this time. Since Teddy asked Lexie to be in her wedding, the two have been attached at the hip planning out every detail with Addison and Callie. I know I should be helping, but I have a lot on my plate right now. Along with Lexie doing my part in planning the wedding with Teddy, it would seem that Dr. Stark is also on his best behavior. Ever since I called Special Agent Ramsey, Stark has been on his best behavior. It would seem that the Nyx is on vacation, no orchid, no deaths, no nothing coming from Stark and his patients.
The sound of my office phone ringing is what brings me back to reality. I glance at the caller id to see that it is the main nurses' station downstairs on the main floor. "Dr. Robbins," I say into the receiver.
"Hey Dr. Robbins, I have a Leo Mullaney the chief of surgery at Boston's Children's hospital. He wants to talk to you about Dr. Boswell, should I patch him through?"
"Yeah,"
"Ok, give me second."
The line goes quiet before it rings once and someone is on the other line. "Dr. Mullaney," I say when I hear the breathing coming from the other end.
"Yes, hello Dr. Robbins, I hope I wasn't interrupting you." Leo says in an apologetic tone.
"Not at all, what can I do for you today?" I ask.
"I was wondering when you might be done with Dr. Boswell. I know she had some compilations with two of patients that required her to stay longer, but it's been 3 weeks since she was supposed to come back and we haven't heard from her."
I don't say anything for a few seconds while I look around my room in confusion. "We haven't seen her either." I pause for a second, "she finished her last patient 3 weeks ago. She said her goodbyes and then left for the airport. I just assumed that she made back to Boston safely."
"No she's definitely not here. I have called her house, her sister's house and her parents' house. They haven't seen or heard from the either." Leo confirms.
"Do you mind holding for a moment, while I check on something?" I ask.
"Not at all,"
I put Dr. Mullaney on hold, before I call Mark's office. "Dr. Sloan," Mark says after about 6 rings.
"Hey Mark, its Arizona."
"What can I do for you today, Arizona?" Mark asks.
"Is Dr. Boswell still around?"
"No," Mark drags out his answer a little bit. "She left about three weeks ago, why?"
"She never made it home; I've got Boston's chief of surgery on the other line asking if we've seen her."
"Interesting," Mark is silent for a few seconds, "well I'll keep a look out for her just in case she is still here."
"Ok, thanks Mark." I say before I return to the other line with Dr. Mullaney. "Dr. Mullaney," I say when I hang up with Mark to make sure that the Doctor didn't hang up.
"Yes," he responds back.
"We haven't seen her around the hospital, but we will keep a look out for her and let you know if we find out anything." I say to him.
"Ok, thank you Dr. Robbins." Leo says to me before we hang up the phone.
When I hang up the phone I look down at my computer to see that it is 3:30 which means I have enough time to leave work, kill Marcus and be on time to hang out with Lexie, Teddy and Owen for Teddy's mini bachelorette party.
I close everything down and turn off my lights. I leave and lock my office, but when I turn to my right to go downstairs to change and leave I'm greeted by my wife, Callie.
"Hey, are you done for the day?" Callie questions.
"Yeah, I got off early because I have to run a few errands before tonight." I say to her with a light smile.
"Is there any way you can pick up Sofia and drop her off at Addison's, I have an emergency surgery in about 10 minutes. I can pick up the twins, its just one of us has to be there to pick up Sofia."
I give a heavy sigh to myself, so much for killing Marcus tonight. "Yeah no problem, I'll get her right now." Callie just gives me a kiss on the cheek before she turns around and goes downstairs to the OR.
I go downstairs and get changed before I drive over to Brightwater to pick up Sofia. I manage to be one of the first parents there so I'm able to park somewhat close to the entrance of the school.
It's around 4:10 when the kids slowly start to pile out of Brightwater. Last year there was a scare when Winchester elementary school reported a man trying to kidnap one their students and as a result Winchester and the schools around them took extra steps to make sure that the kids were safe. So now before any kid at Brightwater can leave the school building they must physically point out their parent.
As the kids start to file out of the building slowly, a boy with dirty blonde hair catches my eye. It was the same boy that was the hospital a few weeks ago with David Sivic. I follow the kid as he runs to a sliver Mercedes M class SUV. "Daddy!" the boy says as he goes running to the car.
I tilt my head to the side when I see a man lower down to one knee. He has dark brown hair, a long pointy face and dark green eyes. He is wearing a dark blue polo shirt that is tucked into his khaki pants and he has on black dress shoes. Who is this man, and why was David with this son. They give each other a hug before they get into the SUV and drive away. As they drive away I make a mental note of license plate number.
Right as I memorize the number I hear Sofia call my name. "Mommy!" Sofia comes running into my arms.
"Baby girl," I say with smile. I pick her up and give her a kiss on the cheek. "How was your day?"
"Good, how's was yours?"
"Fantastic now that I get to see you again." I say with smile.
Sofia just giggles as I open the car the door and sit her down in the back seat. Once she is buckled up in the backseat I close the door and get into the driver's seat. "Are you excited to spend the night at Aunt Addison's house?" I ask as I drive us out of the parking lot.
"I guess," Sofia shrugs.
"You guess? you used love hanging out with Aunt Addie."
"I still do, but I want to hang out with you and Aunt Teddy instead."
"I'll tell you what, bud? You, me and Teddy are going to hang out all day tomorrow."
"Promise,"
"Cross my heart," I say with smile as I briefly look at her through the mirror.
The rest of the car ride is sent with Sofia telling me about what she learned in school. The ride from Brightwater to the Hue where Addison and Teddy live now is about 40 minutes. When we get to Addison's apartment I see that Bailey, Addison, Mark, Callie and twins are already there with Gloria our babysitter. I don't really stay long, I just say goodbye to Callie and kids before I'm out door.
Addison decided that she was going to stay at the apartment while Teddy stays at my house, because they wanted to keep the tradition of not seeing each other until their wedding day. On my way back to the house, I stop by my boat to pick up a few of my kill tools and supplies. If I can't kill Marcus tonight, I'll just have to kill him tomorrow after the wedding, because I know for sure that even though Jennifer is going to be Teddy and Addison's wedding photographer, Marcus will still make an appearance because he isn't too fond of gays getting married.
After I get what I need from my boat I go home to see Owen, Lexie and Teddy sitting in the living room laughing and just talking. "Sorry, I'm late traffic on the way back from Addison's." I say with smile.
"It's alright we were deciding where we wanted to go," Lexie says as I take a seat right next to Owen on the love seat.
"Did you guys come up with anything?" I ask.
"Yeah, the Bridge. It's a nice sports bar here in Seattle." Owen says.
"Works for me." I say.
After we all agree on the Bridge we leave my house to go to the bar. When we get there we get a nice high top table and not too soon after we order endless wings and round of drinks. All are alcoholic expect mine, I order an Arnold Palmer without the vodka. Our table is right in front of one of the large TVs, which is playing one of the games from the Champions league. All four of us used to play soccer when we were younger so we are familiar with the rules, and the teams that are playing.
"I'm sorry but AC Milan is going to win this game hands down," Owen says as he takes a sip from his beer.
"Are you serious, Chelsea is really good this year. Not only are they going to win this game, but I bet they win the whole tournament."
Owen just smiles at Teddy for a brief moment, "you want to make this our usual football drinking game like we did in Iraq?"
Teddy smiles back, "you bet your ass I do. The question should be, are you sure you want another ass kicking?"
"Bring it."
"What is this football drinking game?" Lexie questions as we both stare at Teddy and Owen puzzled.
"First you pick a team, I chose AC Milan and Teddy chose Chelsea. So now you two chose." Owen starts out.
"I agree with Teddy," I say.
"I agree with you, Owen" Lexie says.
"Ok, so it's Lexie and I versus Teddy and Arizona." Owen pauses for a second. "Every time someone scores a goal, you have to take a shot. If our team," Owen points to Lexie and himself, "scores a goal, the round of shots goes on your guys tab, and if your team scores the round goes on ours. The team who loses has to pay for any extra drinks or food that we might order."
"Bring it," I say Teddy and I clink our glasses together.
2 hours, 70 hot wings, 3 rounds of beer and 8 shots later, Teddy and I have won this football drinking game. Chelsea beat AC Milan 5-3. After the game we decide to call it night, the entire night my drinks and shots were nonalcoholic so I'm the one that drives us home after we pay our bill.
When we get back to my house we end up passing out in the living room. Owen is in the lazy boy, Lexie has the love seat, while Teddy and I are on opposite ends of the couch. It's around 8 in the morning when we get up, we don't have to be at the hotel until about noon so I make French toast for breakfast before we go back to the living room and play Mario Kart, Mario Party and Wii Sports.
After Owen redeems himself by kicking our ass at the Nintendo Wii the limo comes to pick us up and take us to the Red Lion Hotel. While Owen, Lexie and Teddy ride the in limo, I follow them in my car, because I plans after this wedding.
When we get to our little dressing room we spend the time doing Teddy's hair and make-up. Lexie is doing Teddy's make-up while I do Teddy's hair. Apparently, a lot of the women at the hospital love my hair and what I can do it. We are in the middle of helping Teddy into her strapless Sophia Tolli wedding dress when there is a knock at her door. "It's open," Teddy says right as I zip her up.
"Hi Ms. Altman, congratulations on your wedding day," Marcus says as he enters the room. "Jennifer couldn't make it today, so I'm going to be your photographer. Is it ok if I take a few pictures while you guys get ready?"
"Not at all," Teddy says with a smile.
Marcus takes a few pictures of Teddy while she gets ready, and he even takes a few pictures of Lexie, Owen and I while we get ready as well. After Lexie and I do our own hair and makeup we get into our Sophia Tolli bridesmaid dresses. Since Teddy and Addison are getting married in the middle of October, they have an autumn and Halloween type feel to their wedding.
Lexie and I's bridesmaid dresses are dark orange and strapless that stops right above our knees. Our shoes are medium length high heels and are white. Owen is wearing black Hugo Boss tuxedo, his vest, bow tie and boutonniere however, are the same color orange as Lexie and I's dress. When everyone is ready we leave the room and walk upstairs to the fifth floor where the wedding ceremony is going to be.
When we get upstairs we see Mark, Callie and Bailey by the door waiting for us. Callie and Bailey have on black dresses with a side strap that goes over their left shoulder. Just like our dresses, they stop right above the knee and they have on black medium length high heel shoes. Mark is wearing black Hugo Boss tuxedo, just like Owen, but his vest, bow tie and boutonniere are black as well.
We take a few seconds to line up, Bailey and Lexie are at the front of the line since they will be the furthest away, Mark and Owen are in the middle and Callie and I are at the back. As soon as we are in position the doors open and the six of us walk down the aisle and stand on our side of the podium. Once we get our sides, Teddy is the first to walk down the aisle and she looks gorgeous and happy. I don't think I've seen her this happy in a long time.
Teddy and I look at each other briefly before we turn our attention to the door in the back of the room where everyone is coming out of. After Teddy, comes my baby girl holding the rings, she makes sure that she smiles at everyone before she stops to wave at Zola who is with her parents and little brother on Addison's side. Sofia walks over to me, and we both smile at each other before a mixture of awes and chuckles get our attention.
Next to come through the doorway is Jackie and William. Jackie is walking down the aisle throwing rose pedals, which is where the awes are coming from, however, William is hot on her trail picking up the discarded rose pedals from his sister. Cue in chuckling.
When they reach the end of the aisle, Jackie runs to the Callie's side while William runs to my side. He holds up his left hand and gives me the rose pedals that Jackie dropped before he raises his right arm indicating that he wants me to pick him up, which I do.
We wait a few minutes before we see Addison and her mother walking down the aisle, in true Addison fashion she is wearing a Vera Wang wedding dress and looks stunning. The ceremony is being held on the balcony of fifth floor, so we get a nice view of the sunset as Teddy and Addison exchange their vows. Several times Callie and I exchange looks as we smile at each other. I've accepted the fact that I truly love that woman, and my life would suck and be miserable if she wasn't in it.
After the ceremony we move the fourth floor where the reception is being held. After dinner and Callie and I's speeches the night of dancing and parting begins. Even though I don't really dance I think I pretty much danced with everyone there; Callie, Sofia, William, Jackie, Teddy, Addison, Mark, yes Mark. You name them I danced with them. As the night continued people started to leave, first to leave were the doctors with kids, soon followed by the doctors that had to work the morning shift tomorrow.
In true Sofia and Zola fashion the two didn't want to leave each other's side so when Meredith and Derek and had to leave because it was Bailey's bed time the two of them worked the four of us over until Derek was the first to cave. The result was Sofia spending the night. We really didn't have worry about clothes because Sofia has a change of clothes and Meredith and Derek's house just like Zola has a change of clothes at our house. Just to give a sense at how much those two are together. Lexie and Mark are dancing and playing with twins and even offered to take them off our hands for the night, which we let them do without hesitation. A night with just the two of us has been so rare that we jump at any opportunity to spend a little one on one time with each other.
After the twins leave with Lexie and Mark is when I notice that mostly everyone is gone, including Addison. Without alarming Teddy I find her talking to Adele and Richard, as the three are saying their goodbyes. "I'll see you when you get back, Teddy, and congratulations." Richard says as he and Adele leave.
"Hey, I never thought in a million years I would be getting married." Teddy says with a smile as she leans back in her sit.
"Me too," I say with smile. "Have you seen Addison? I wanted to ask her something but I haven't seen her."
Teddy looks around the room for her wife. Wife, it sounds a little weird. I always thought Teddy would have a husband, and not a wife. "She said she was using the bathroom, but she hasn't gotten back yet." Teddy smiles before she shakes her head, "she's probably having a hard time getting out or getting back in her dress." Teddy is about to leave to go find her wife, but the sounds of Jackson calling her name stops her.
As Teddy talks to Jackson and April, I take a moment to excuse myself. I'm out the door when I hear Callie call my name from behind me. "Arizona," I turn around and smile at my wife.
"Hey you,"
"Where are you going?" Callie asks.
"The photographer, Marcus, needs someone to help him with some heavy lifting and Teddy volunteered me to help." Callie pauses as she processes my story, and all I think of is 'please believe it.'
"Ok," she says as I release a breath that hadn't realize I was holding. "Well when you get done do you want to leave? I would love to a nice romantic evening with my wife. Watch whatever is on the Netflix queue, even if it's one of your horror movies."
"I would like that a lot," I say with smile as lean in to kiss her.
"Good, hurry up." Callie says as slaps my ass.
I just smile at her before I go upstairs to change in my traditional kill outfit. Once I change I set out to find Marcus. I'm not sure about his thinking style and I have no clue on how to find him, and the more time that goes by the more I start to feel uneasy. Teddy would never forgive me if I let anything happen Addison. I'm in the hallway on the first floor, when I get my first clue. A luxury hotel like the Red Lion would have cameras all over the palace expect for one area, the basement.
With my new strategy I go to the basement and see that the cameras are limited down here. I do my best to avoid the few cameras as I look for Marcus and Addison. I'm by one the loading bays when I hear movement coming from a room to my left, so I quietly enter the room. When I enter the room I see Marcus holding a knife hovering over an unconscious Addison.
Marcus lowers himself to one knee while mumbling something over Addison. He lifts up his knife and is about stab Addison when I charge at him and tackle him to the ground. The sudden attack causes him to drop the knife and slips from both of our reach.
I manage to punch Marcus in the side of the face before he finally snaps out of his haze and fights back. He lands one good punch to the left side of my face, which causes me to get upset and I give him a hard and bone crushing right hook. In an instant he is knocked out and his right cheek is slightly drooping because I broke it, so much for staging a suicide.
Addison gives a slight groan, which causes me look over to her. I look over towards Addison to see that she facing our direction and she is trying to open her eyes. I give most of my M99 to Marcus before I walk over to Addison.
"Please, don't… hurt…me…" Addison says in a groggy voice.
"You know I have always dreamed of doing this to you, and now that that day has finally come. I kind of feel guilty about it." I say before I give Addison not more than a drop of M99. It's not enough to make her pass out, but it's enough to keep her dazed and confused until I can get her back to Teddy safely.
I pick up a dazed Addison as I we go up to the fourth floor. When we round the corner I see Teddy in the hallway calling Addison's cellphone. "Oh my god, Addie!" Teddy drops her phone and runs towards us, as I sit Addison down on a bench in the hallway. "What happened?" Teddy is looking towards Addison, but her question is geared towards me.
"She drank too much," I say to Teddy.
For a moment, Teddy looks up at me, and we have a silent conversation. Teddy shakes her head and understands before she sends me away to finish my job.
When I return to basement I find Marcus unmoved so I take a few minutes to convert the room that we are in to my liking. I tie Marcus to a table before I look around the room and find a picture a Jesus. I place the picture in front of Marcus making sure it's the first thing that he sees when he finally comes too.
I'm waiting for another 10 minutes debating if I should us smelling salts to wake him up. I'm going through my things looking for my salts when I hear Marcus give a light groan. I just stand in the background out of his view while he starts to come too. "God?," Marcus says when his eyes land on the picture that I put up.
"Marcus," I reply back as I step in front of the picture.
Marcus's eyes grow wide when we make eye contact, "What the hell is this?" Marcus yells at me when he finally realizes that he can't move.
"Haven't you heard? It's Judgment day." I say with a smile, "for you at least."
"No," Marcus starts to chant.
"Sorry," I say in dry monotone voice.
"It can't be. I'm still carrying out God's plan. He chose me to get rid of the all the gays in this world. I'm nowhere near finished so it can't be my judgment day!"
"God wanted you to kill innocent people?" I hiss at him as I take a scalpel and slide from my kill tool kit.
"None of those people where innocent," Marcus says to me.
"My friends upstairs are," I counter.
"They are homosexuals, they should not be together. It is a sin for them to be together, they will burn hell for their sins and I was told to make sure they pay for what they are doing."
"How can you believe in that?" I ask.
"Because I walk the path of righteous."
"I know people just like you who believe in god, and they don't go around killing people based off their beliefs." Well I know only three, April and Callie's parents, and they seem down earth and very open minded about the world. I walk over to the top of Marcus's head, "they would never use god as a convent excuse to kill 20 people." I press my scalpel to the top of his forehead. "You used god, not the other way around."
"You're going to burn hell. First because you gay, yeah I saw how you were looking and dancing with that Latina women during the wedding, and second because you're going kill an innocent man trying to carry out the word of god."
"I don't think so," I say as cut into the side of cheek and take a drop of his blood. "I think my place in this world is right here, just as I am." I take me my new trophy and put it next to my knife set. After I kill Marcus I'm going to stage it look like a fight that way I can just leave the body, but it also means I have to his knife and line the angle up to look like he was stabbed accidently. "Everybody always says that light cannot exist without darkness, I guess you can say that my darkness helps brings balance to this world." I grab his knife and walk back over to his side, "because let's face it, this world will be a better place without people like you in it."
"When my Judgment day finally comes, I will be accepted into the kingdom of heaven for all of the work I did while I was on this earth." Marcus says to me.
"Are you sure about that?"
"Yes,"
I tilt my head to side and position the knife to my liking, "good for you."
"You can make fun of me all you want, but I believe in god and trust in his plan." Marcus pauses to think about he is statement, which causes me to lower my knife. "This means that it must be god's plan that I'm here on this table with you."
I shake my head as I snap at him. "None of this is god's plan," I yell as point to the picture of Jesus. "You are strapped to this table, because I'm a serial killer and I want to kill you. You're on this table because I want you on this table, not god."
"Fine, then kill me," Marcus yells at me. "We'll see who is sitting on god's side in the kingdom of heaven and who will be burning in pits of hell for all eternity."
"I guess we will," I reposition the knife to the way it was before I lowered it and proceed to stab Marcus in the lower abdomen. Usually I take the time and enjoy watching the life drain from my victims' eyes but when the knife penetrated Marcus's abdomen, there was a small shallow gasp that didn't come from Marcus, but from the doorway.
I look towards the doorway and in that moment my heart stops and I forget how to breathe, as my blue eyes met the wide brown eyes of my wife.
"Calliope"
A/N: Shit is about to get real people. Like really real...