AN: Hey guys, I'm sticking to the usual two updates a week. So this is the last one for this week. Just want to maybe point out that my medical background is Grey's. So I know nothing about medicine and I'm using my friend Google. I hope you enjoy this one.
Aria's POV.
We are still sitting here and Callie is looking at me like she is about to kill someone. The room is silent. I'm looking around. I don't want to make eye contact with her. She asked me again. By now she's angry because I'm delaying my answer.
"Where did you hear that, Aria?"
"Okay don't be mad. I met Arizona in LA at the hospital when I went for a check up. She was my doctor but when she heard I was coming here she withdrew herself. We started talking and we are kind of friends now. I like her."
This was the best lie I could come up with. I can't believe I just lied to her. Well part of it is true and part of it is not I just hope she is okay with it.
"Okay."
"Is that all you are going to say."
"Yeah we don't talk anymore. She lives her life and I live mine. I'm happy she's okay though."
"And Sofia and Aaron? Do they see her often?"
I know they don't. Mark already told me they don't see Arizona. Arizona does not even know about Aaron but I'm just testing the waters here. I would like to see if she opens up towards me.
"They don't see her. She doesn't know about Aaron."
She's getting uncomfortable and I don't mean to push her but Calliope opening up to would mean we are getting somewhere.
"Oh so Aaron is not hers. I just assumed with his name, you know Arizona…Aaron"
Then she totally switched off. She didn't answer. Her eyes started to glitter and I know I might have pushed it too far. So to ease the mood just a little bit I asked her something. I hope she says yes. I asked her this just before I was about to leave because if she says no, there at least won't be any awkwardness.
"Listen I'm going in to hospital tomorrow morning. Dr. Bailey will be there and the surgery is basically in the early hours of the day after. So I was wondering if you could maybe bring Sofia and Aaron by the hospital. You don't have too."
She looked up at me smiling.
"I'll bring them in the evening for dinner. Then I'll ask Mark to take for the night and I'll stay there for you."
Shit I knew this would happen but Arizona taught me a few tricks with Callie. She said we should schedule the operation early morning so that we can be done at 8. This mean I'd still have to sleep of the narcotics. So I'll only be awake much later. Callie doesn't like leaving Sofia alone for a night or so Arizona says. So I tried my luck.
"No, don't leave your babies for me. Please don't. I'll be in surgery and then I'll only get out at 8, maybe. So please just stay with them and come in when you usually do."
"No way. Mark can look after them. He loves having them over."
"You'll just sit there waiting. No really, I'll be fine. "
"No Aria, I'm staying with you."
"Please, stay with them and then maybe stay with me the next night? I don't want to go into surgery worrying about you having a panic attack. I'll even ask Doctor Bailey to update you every time."
"I said I'm staying waiting for you."
She is not giving in. It does not look as if she will be giving in any moment soon. So I'm going to let her stay. Surely we can work around her being at the hospital. Arizona can sneak in and sneak back out again. Dr. Bailey can check up on me and the baby. We finished up and she left. I went back to my apartment and when I got there I saw Arizona looking really bad. She looked like she has been crying a lot. How do I break the news of Callie staying at the hospital for the operation now? I'll just rip the bandage and tell her.
"Hi, listen, something happened?"
"Oh God"
"Callie wants to stay for the operation. She's asking Mark to watch the kids."
Oh shit. I dropped another hint. What is wrong with me? I hope she didn't hear it. Actually she heard it. I can see it on her face. I mean she is a doctor, nothing gets past them.
"Kids, what do you mean kids?"
"I mean Sofia and then obviously his son. He'll watch them. Anyway how do we to this?"
"Ask Bailey for an OR without a gallery. I'll wait for you inside and I'll leave as soon as Bailey starts closing."
It was sorted. Our plan was sorted. I booked into hospital the next day. I didn't tell Arizona that Callie and the kids will be having dinner with me. It was one of the best days of my life. I got to spend time with my niece and nephew. Mark came to fetch the kids and Callie and I was catching up. Then it was time for me to go into surgery. Callie was going to take a nap in one of the on call rooms.
Arizona's POV.
The surgery started and everything seemed to be going well. Bailey was rocking the surgery as always. It felt good to be back home. I wasn't worried of Callie barging into an OR. I was just focusing on the baby. Callie was asleep in an on call room. Sofia was safe. Aria and her baby were safe or maybe I spoke too soon. The baby's BP was dropping. She was in distress. Bailey wasn't done but she got the most of the tumour. I suggested they close immediately. The surgery was done almost an hour before it should have been done. So even though it wasn't the out come we wanted, it meant that I could actually sneak to an one call room to change and then sneak out to the apartment without Callie noticing. Bailey was busy closing and I could actually stay till the end. One of the nurses checked the hall way and it was clear. I checked the baby's heart rate and the nurse went to check again. Again she says it's clear. Bailey was done and the nurses and one resident pushed Aria out to the recovery room. Bailey was going to go wake Callie up after we scrubbed out. We were done scrubbing out and waited for a signal to start moving. Then I dropped my phone but it took me two seconds to pick it up and control myself again. We walked and talked. I asked Bailey to update me at least every 30 minutes. The halls of this place after almost six years still feel so familiar. Bailey is walking me to the nearest on call room. Then we hear someone asking for Doctor Bailey.
"Have you seen Doctor Bailey?"
Shit I know that voice. She is around the corner. We have to turn back around now. Bailey looks at me and I look at her. We turn around almost instantly. With us turning someone flies past us with a tray. Both of us walk into this stupid resident and the tray. We both fall down. It is a lot harder for me to get up with only one leg. Bailey gets up and helps me up. When I look up I meet a dumb fold brunette. She is shocked and she isn't saying anything. I'm shocked. I froze. Bailey looks at us. No one speaks. Then finally I say, 'Hi' but she just turns and walks away. My heart sinks. Bailey walks closer to hug me. I want to die just there. I want to run again I want to walk away again.
"I have to go." I tell Bailey.
"No, you are not running again. She saw you. No more sneaking around."
"I'm not running. I just need a minute."
"You and Callie are both my friends but I will not allow you to hurt Callie again. Stay and help her sister."
"I told you I'm not running."
Even though all I want to do is just go away, I'll stay. I want to leave because I saw the hurt in Callie's eyes. I saw hate I her eyes. I'll stay to help Aria. No more sneaking around. I was about to go to go change and then go to the apartment but now that Callie knows I'm here, I might as well stay and check on Aria myself. So I'm staying.
Callie's POV.
I just saw Arizona. I wished to see her so many times over the last few years. So many times I wanted to see her. Today I finally did and I froze. All those feelings of hurt and hate came back the moment she opened her mouth. I just had to leave before I said something I'd regret. Why was she with Bailey? What is she doing here? I pray to God that she is not Aria's doctor from LA. She probably is. Why would Aria lie to me? I hate this. Everything was going great. My kids was smiling and dancing. We were finally happy and now this.
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