After carrying the girl around the hospital for a while, Amelia decided to go eat something. She headed to the cafeteria and noticed people were staring at her. She saw Callie on a table eating and headed there.
"Hi" Amelia said.
"Oh hi" Callie said looking up and Amelia took a seat and placed the girl on her lap.
"Who's this princess?" Callie asked smiling at Olivia who got shy and hid her face on her new bear. Amelia smiled at the adorable reaction.
"Oh this is my friend Olivia." Amelia said happily.
"Hi Olivia. What a pretty name" Callie said tickling the little girl arm.
"Callie do you mind grabbing us something there?" Amelia asked with a face that said 'there's no way she'll let me go'.
Callie smiled and said yes.
"So Livy what do you wanna eat?" Amelia asked and the girl stayed quiet.
"Huuumm How about some cereal? Would you like that?" Amelia said.
"Yes" Olivia said shyly and Callie smiled at the little girl's sweet voice.
"What about you?" Callie asked Amelia.
"Just a salad is fine. I'm not really hungry" she said.
"Okay" Callie said and left.
"Dr. Shepherd." Olivia said.
"Just Amelia honey" Amy said.
"Sorry" Liv said.
"It's okay" Amelia smiled. "What did you want to say?" She asked the girl who took her head out of her hidden spot and stared right at Amelia's eyes.
"Where's Susan?" Olivia finally had the courage to ask.
"She had to go home but she'll come see you." Amelia said and the girl looked sad.
"Do you miss her?" Amelia asked and Olivia nodded yes.
"What about your mommy?" Amelia asked.
"Celia is not my mommy" Olivia said pronouncing the woman's name wrong. "My mom is in heaven" the little girl explained.
"Is Sean your dad?" Amelia asked just to see what the girl would say.
"No" Olivia answered sounding like she was staring the obvious. "Dad's with mommy" she added sadly.
"Oh honey. Your parents love you very very much" Amelia said feeling very sorry for the girl.
"My real parents?" Olivia asked.
"Yeah. But you don't think Sean and Cecilia love you?" Amelia asked and Olivia shook her head no and hugged the woman tight.
Amelia knew something was definitely wrong and when she was about to ask Callie Torres went back.
"So here it is. A salad for you and Cheerios for the princess" Callie said putting the tray on the table.
"Alright. So let's eat, Liv?" Amelia said. Olivia sat straight on Amelia's lap and Amelia put her down right next to her on the bench. But the girl barely reached the table.
"Do you want to sit on my lap so you can eat?" Dr. Torres asked and the girl hid her face on Amelia's arm.
"It's okay. She's cool" Amelia said as she was telling the child a secret. "She won't hurt you I promise" she added and the girl let go. Amelia put the blanket and the bear on the table and Callie picked the girl up and sat her on her lap unable to hide the worried look on her face. Why was the girl so scared of someone hurting her? Was she scared of Doctors or just people in general? She thought.
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They finished eating and as soon as Amelia was done Olivia wanted to go on her lap. The girl looked tired.
"Come here" Amelia smiled and got the girl. She laid Olivia down on her lap and the girl snuggled her blanket and her bear.
"How about a nap huh?" Amelia asked and then looked at the machine that told Olivia sugar level. It was at 94 which was okay since she had just eaten.
"I thought you weren't on call" Callie told Amelia and smiled at the little girl whose eyes were starting to close and she could see the kid was tired but fighting her sleep.
"I wasn't. I got paged to check on her" Amelia said.
"Oh. And what's up with her? I've never seen you carrying kids around. You don't even pick them up" Callie said smiling. "Well only Meredith's" she added.
"I don't know. She's scared and she likes me so" Amelia said.
"And she's out" Callie said noticing the girl had fallen asleep. Amelia smiled.
"Well she has a minor concussion and also hyperinsulinsm. Her foster parents skipped her medicine." Amelia said.
"Foster parents?" Callie asked with sad eyes.
"Yeah. She lost her parents when she was 6 months old" Amelia said.
"Poor baby" Callie said.
"And why are you carrying her around?" She asked curious.
"Well they are jerks" Amelia said.
"Who?" Callie asked confused.
"Her foster parents. Owen basically had to bribe them to let her stay here and they left. They just went home. And let a 4 year-old with a nurse they don't even know. The kid is terrified. " she said.
"Can't you call social services?" Callie asked worried.
"Owen did. They'll come talk to her first" Amelia said. "Like that will change anything"
"She won't talk to them" Callie said.
"I know. Owen wants me to try" Amelia said.
"Maybe it works" Callie said.
"They spank her Callie" Amelia said and Callie shook her head no.
"They have a biological daughter. Olivia only asked about her. Every time the parents come up she gets tensed. The girl is terrified of them. Who know whatever they might have done" Amelia said sounding angrier then she meant to.
"Well she has you now. I bet she's pretty safe" Callie joked at the woman's attitude about the child.
"I just don't want her to get more hurt" Amelia said. "She's just 4. She doesn't deserve this"
"Nobody does. But especially not a 4 year-old." Callie said.
"Well I should take her back to bed" Amelia said and stood up.
"Let me help you with that" Callie said talking about the pole.
And they headed out.
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When they walked in the room they saw Owen and the social worker sitting on the couch.
"Hi" he said getting up. "Um Dr. Shepherd, Dr. Torres, this is Rose James. She's the social worker." Owen said.
"Hi. Nice to meet you" Callie said shaking the woman's hand. She looked young. About 32, had blonde hair and seemed sweet.
"Sorry" Amelia said as the woman waited for her to shake her hand too.
"Oh sorry" the woman laughed.
"Let me put her down" Amelia said. "She just feel asleep. Do you need me to wake her?" She asked.
"Oh no. I'll wait. Let her rest" Rose James said.
"Can you hold this really quick?" Amelia said eyeing the bear because it would probably fall. Callie grabbed it and Amelia went to put Olivia on the bed and as soon as she laid her down she woke up. She opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was the blonde woman.
"Amelia?" The girl whispered and hugged the Amelia tight.
"It's okay. I'm just putting you back on the bed" Amelia said.
"No" Bella said and started to cry.
"It's okay honey" Amelia said.
"Stay here" she cried.
"Okay. Okay. I'll stay" Amelia said. She was impressed with how her heart had soften because of that child. She took her lab coat off, threw it on the couch, and laid down next to Olivia and the girl snuggled up to her hiding her face on her belly again.
"Here Liv, Your baby" Callie said and the girl looked up and grabbed the bear. She hid her face again when she saw the others.
"There you go" Callie smiled at the girl as she hugged the bear and Amelia at the same time.
"Let's give her some time and then I'll speak to her" Rose said and Owen nodded.
"Any questions you have feel free to ask Dr. Shepherd" he said.
"Okay" Rose said.
"Well, Olivia. Susan called me and she said you might want this" Owen said holding out a pink pacifier/dummy. Susan told him Olivia slept with one every night and she asked if Owen could buy one for the girl. So he got the pinkest one he could find.
Olivia saw it and everyone could see she wanted it but she was embarrassed.
Amelia got it and gave it to her.
"Don't be embarrassed honey" Amelia said and the girl put it on her mouth and hid her face again.
"Well I gotta go check on a patient" Callie said.
"I'll see you later Livy" Callie told the girl.
"Bye" she whispered.
"What?" Callie said not picking up what the girl said.
"Bye" Olivia said louder and everyone smiled.
"Bye" Callie said and left with Owen.
Rose sat back down on the couch.
"Do you want to watch some tv?" Amelia asked the girl.
"No. I tired" Olivia said and Amelia couldn't help but smile at what the girl said.
"Okay, so let's try sleeping a little?" Amelia said putting a lock of Olivia's hair behind her ear.
"Okay" the girl said and closed her eyes. "Don't leave" Olivia said holding Amelia's shirt.
"I'm not going anywhere" Amelia said and kissed the girl's head.
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