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So the story will continue for now. It won't be long. It won't be sad. It will be fun and Calzona will be endagame.
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"Who was that girl?" a voice asked behind Callie as she was about to get in her car.
"Oh! It's you?" Callie replied to Penny. "That was... Nobody important..."
"Apparently you know her since you told her that you weren't happy to see her again." Penny asked not so innocently.
"What? Are you stalking me or something?" Callie asked, exasperated. "Forget it. She was just an intern a few years ago. She was fired, and now she's working here again, in the labs apparently, for a few days now..."
"Great... So why is that bothering you?"
"Because she was fired from the program, and I own this hospital and I won't tolerate them hiring incompetent staff." Callie replied. "If you'll excuse me, I have to go home. The sitter is supposed to leave in less than 20 minutes."
"Okay. But can we talk? Not right now but later?" Penny asked as Callie sat in her car.
"Yeah. I will call you..." She replied curtly.
She closed the door and drove away from the parking lot as fast as she could. It was all too much for her, in a short amount of time. But despite Penny's need to talk and Murphy unexpected comeback, the thing that she was thinking about the most was Arizona and Richard's perky and suspicious friendship. She kept wondering what the two of them were up to. Where the hell were they going?
She hadn't heard anything about any gala or professional dinner at all. Form what she knew, Arizona didn't even go out much and going out with Richard Webber made no sense. It was not normal.
...
Reaching the bar, Richard gallantly opened the door to let Arizona enter first, with a big smile on his face.
They were used to coming here now. They even greeted some known faces on their way to the counter where they sat on the stools. Richard ordered a soda and Arizona a glass of wine to start the evening. They were talking about their day, their surgeries and all the latest gossip from the hospital. It wasn't some deep conversation but they were enjoying these simple moments. And when the time came, Richard reminded Arizona the goal of their visit to the bar.
"So you crashed..." Richard asked, smirking.
"She had a gorgeous red head girlfriend who came to pick her up just when I was asking her for a coffee." Arizona explained. "I must have done something wrong to some red head in a past life..."
"Why are you saying that?" Richard asked. "Is this about the resident Torres is dating?"
"Yeah. But I was just kidding." Arizona said. "Seeing Callie with someone made me realize it was time for me to move on and stop dedicating all my life to my job."
"That's a good thing Robbins. So, did you see someone tonight that you might be interested in?" Richard asked, taking his new role seriously.
"Well, I don't know... That crash calmed me down... I don't know if I'm in the mood to..."
She stopped talking when she saw the bar tender serving her another glass.
"I'm sorry, I didn't ask for another one..." Arizona explained.
"It's from the lady over there..." She summarized, pointing at a brunette with short hair who smiled at her when she turned her gaze towards her.
"Oh..." Arizona smiled awkwardly, turning back to Richard immediately, gasping.
"What?" Richard asked. "This is good. Isn't it? A little old fashioned way to hit on someone, but its great!"
"No, it's not..." Arizona said.
"Why? You don't like her?" Richard asked, raising his head to look at the woman.
"No... I mean yes. She's cute. That's the problem..." Arizona said. "What am I supposed to do now?"
"You're such a fool..."Richard sighed. "Go! Talk to her!"
"But what would I say to her? And I don't want to leave you alone..."
"Maybe 'Thank you for the drink' could be a good ice breaker? And don't think about me... We're here for you, remember?"
Richard stood up and pushed Arizona off her stool. As she wasn't moving, he grabbed her glass and her arm and dragged her to the table where the brunette was sitting alone.
"Hi! I'm Richard, and this is my friend Arizona." Richard said.
"Nice to meet you Richard, and you too Arizona..." The woman said, smiling at her. "I'm Andrea, but everybody calls me Andy."
"Thanks for the drink..." Arizona mumbled, mostly hiding behind Richard like a child who has done something wrong.
"Nice to meet you Andy!" Richard said, shaking her hand. "I'm sorry I have to go, my wife is waiting for me."
"What?" Arizona asked, knowing he was lying.
"Okay then, have a great night with your wife Richard." Andy replied, turning her gaze to the blonde. "And what about you Arizona?"
"I ... I'm Uh..."
"She's got all night..." Richard said, pushing Arizona's shoulder to make her sit at Andy's table. "Have a good evening ladies!"
Richard nodded and left the bar, leaving a speechless Arizona in front the beautiful stranger. Andy was a tall woman with a piercing clear gaze. She was thin and her skin was tan. Arizona took a minute to gather her thoughts and smiled.
"So, is Richard a friend of yours?" Andy asked
"Yeah, he is. We ... We work together." Arizona said.
"And do you often hang out with your senior coworkers in gay bars?" Andy teased.
"It's a long story..." Arizona said, taking a long sip of wine.
"And what is your job, Arizona?" Andy asked, looking intensely at Arizona, which made her blush. Andy was clearly hitting on her and Arizona was not used to being in this position. Before Callie, she was the player. She was the one who chose a girl in a bar and made her blush.
"I... I am a surgeon, and so is Richard..." she mumbled. "And what about you?"
"Wow, that's impressive!" Andy said, bending her head. "I have a bookshop downtown. We sell comics, manga and all kinds of nerdy and geeky items."
"That's cool!" Arizona said, becoming more comfortable. "Have you been doing it for a long time?"
"For 6 years. My brother and I bought it and made it our own." Andy said. "It's not big, but we're proud of what it has become."
"It must be amazing..." Arizona said, intrigued by the woman. "You... have amazing green eyes..."
"Talking about eyes, yours are just as beautiful..." Andy said, not leaving Arizona's gaze.
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The next day.
"Did you know that Murphy is back?" Callie asked Alex as she was waiting to pay for her lunch.
"Murphy? Leah Murphy?"
"Yeah!" Callie replied. "I can't believe they hired that girl back... She's working in the lab..."
"Good for her..." Alex said, not wanting to talk more about this news.
As the two surgeons walked to a table to settle down, they crossed Penny who left the cafeteria without a single glance towards Callie.
"What was that?" Alex asked.
"I don't know... Things are complicated lately..." Callie said, as Alex settled at the table where Arizona and April were already eating their salads.
"Hi!" April greeted them, while Arizona was busy laughing like a teenager, texting on her phone.
"Hey!" Callie replied, looking with suspicion at her ex-wife who didn't pay any attention to her or Alex.
Feeling the awkwardness of the situation, April tried to kick Arizona discreetly under the table.
"Ouch!" The blonde said, looking angrily at her friend. "What's wrong with you?"
"You're not alone Arizona. We are sharing a lunch table so could you please put you phone in your pocket?"
Arizona grudgingly obeyed and realized that Callie and Alex had joined them at the table.
"Oh! Hey!" She said.
"What were you doing?" Callie asked.
"Nothing, I was texting ... Teddy." Arizona lied, turning her gaze to her tray.
"You're lying! I saw the name on your phone! It said Andy..." Alex said.
"Can you mind your own business for once Karev?" Arizona said, shrugging, and standing up.
"Where are you going? You haven't eaten anything!" April said.
"I have to see someone!" Arizona said, walking to Richard's table a little further away.
"What is it between Webber and her?" Callie asked, witnessing Arizona sitting at the table with the former chief and talking to him. She was even showing her phone to him.
"You don't know? He's kind of her wingman." April said.
"What? I'm sorry... What?"
"She's looking for someone and Richard is helping her." Alex explained.
"Thank you Karev, I know what a wingman is..." Callie replied.
As she saw Arizona and Richard talking intensely, Callie knitted her eyebrows and asked herself what was really happening.
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"Hi, I need the results of Mr. Spencer's blood test please... It's for Dr. Grey..." Penny said, entering the lab, looking at her tablet. "It's urgent..."
"Here they are..." Leah Murphy said, sending the data to Penny's account.
Penny raised her head to thank the person that had been so quick to answer her request. She immediately recognized the woman who Callie was talking to the day before. As Callie had been really evasive about who she was and about her connection with her, she decided to take her chances and to try to find the truth on her own.
"Thank you..." She said. "Are you new here?"
"Yeah, I've been here for a few days only." Leah explained.
"I'm Penny Blake, third year resident."
"I'm Leah Murphy..."
"Leah Murphy... Your name sounds familiar..." Penny lied.
"I was an intern here a few years ago, but I don't think a lot of people remember me." Leah said.
"Yeah, maybe..." Penny replied, taping on her tablet. "Would you like to have a drink after my shift?"
"Oh... Why not..." Leah replied, taken back by Penny's sudden request. "I'm off at 7..."
"Perfect. I'll wait for you in the lobby then." Penny said, smiling and left the lab.
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Callie was leaning on the handrail of the lobby after her last surgery of the day. She was taking a few minutes to just breathe before going to the daycare to pick her daughter up.
It had been a strange day, between Arizona and Webber whispering and the tension between her and Penny, not to forget Murphy's reappearance.
She was thinking that nothing weirder could happen after the things she had seen today when Bailey called her. Nothing can be stranger than today's events.
"Torres! I was looking for you!"
"Not now Bailey! My shift is over!" Callie said.
"I know! I know! I wanted to ask you something..." Bailey said, as she saw Callie's eyes grow twice in size, which made her turn her gaze to the lobby.
They saw Penny leaving the hospital with Leah Murphy, the two of them smiling and talking to each other.
"Wow... That is ... strange..." Bailey said.
"What the hell..." Callie said out loud.
"So, I was about to ask you if..." Bailey stopped again as she saw Callie's face become very pale, which made her turn her eyes back to the lobby.
Now it was Arizona who was walking excitedly towards a tall brunette, wearing a leather jacket, and then she proceeded to hug her before leaving the hospital.
"Oh..." Bailey said. "What is it tonight? Is there a 'ladies night' anywhere'?"