A/N no1: Okay I don't even know where to begin, let's just start with I'm SO SORRY about the ridiculous LONG delay! I'm not sure what happened and why, there really is no excuse. I don't even know if people still want to read this, but let's just humor me and say you will.
A/N no2: I edited the previous chapters, nothing huge changed but since it's been so long you'll probably have to read them to know what the hell I'm talking about ;-)
A/N no3: Again my apologies.
15
Callie's POV
As I'm leaving the on call room Bailey left me in earlier I bump into a clearly upset Teddy.
''Watch it!'' she snaps at me before realizing it's me.
''Sorry, can I do something for you?'' I ask her while she tries to cover up her tears.
At hearing my voice she looks up. I'm not really sure what it is I see in her eyes, but there's something in there, anger? Is she angry with me as well? What on earth did I do to her?
''It's not you'' she answers my unspoken question.
''Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to Joe's so I can forget about Arizona's stubbornness. But I guess you know everything about that since she's your''
''Roommate!'' Mark interjects her angry ramble.
She looks pissed at his sudden appearance and walks towards the exit. Addison meets up with her and I see them leave, probably in search of tequila.
I feel Mark's arm giving me a hug.
''Come on kiddo let's follow them ladies in search of liquor, he tells me.
''No I'm good, I think I'm going to go check on Arizona'' I tell him while walking towards her room.
''Ha! I see your stubbornness is coming back as well'' he jokes before he gives me a hug and walks away.
Arizona's POV
I wake up and see Calliope sitting in a chair next to me, drooling on my bed, she looks adorable. I try shifting a bit without her waking up, but I can see her beautiful eyes opening slowly, adjusting to the light.
''How do you feel? Can I get you anything?'' she asks me in a bit of a husky voice from just waking up, it's undeniably sexy.
''I'm alright, thank you'' I reply softly. It stays silent for a while.
''Do you want me to go?'' she asks, already making a move to stand up.
I grab her hand ''I don't know how to deal with this'' I tell her. She sinks back into her chair.
''Everyone tells me what to do, and how to deal with it, but I don't know which way is best.'' I start and I know I have to finish it.
''Mark tells me to just be myself, I tried doing that but in the end I don't know how. I don't know how to be myself without the love of my life next to me. I don't know how breathe without their touch. So then Christina opted to burry myself in my work, take on more cases. And I have to tell you that actually seemed to work for a while. But then I had to stand still, I had to stop because of my health. And the moment I stood still it all came back to me in tenfold. Addison offered me a job in L.A., I guess I can always consider that as my last option…'' I take a deep breath before I continue, because I know if I don't then I'll never be able to pull through.
''Teddy tells me I have to talk. I have to let people back in my life, I have to explain my feelings to them. So that's what I'm trying to do now, starting with you.'' God Calliope must think I'm insane! She probably doesn't even know what the hell I'm talking about!
Calliope takes my hand in hers ''first of all I wanted to apologize about Erica'' she starts but I quickly interrupt her.
''What you do and with who is really none of my business Calliope'' I tell her, trying not to sound to bitter.
''Probably not but still… I wanted you to know that nothing happened that night Erica stayed over.''
I try to hide my tears, I haven't been this happy since she first awoke from her coma.
''So, you're going to try and talk now?'' she asks me with a beautiful smile playing on her lips.
Callie's POV
After Arizona told me what happened to her and her fiancée I have to try really hard not to stand up and go running around the city to look for the guy. She stayed a little bit vague on the details, like what happened to her fiancée. I opt to ask her about it but she doesn't look ready to talk about it.
''Could you maybe call Teddy and ask her to meet me? I have to explain a couple of things to her as well'' she asks me with a bit of a tremor in her voice.
I stand up and kiss her forehead ''sure'' I whisper closely to her skin.
It seemed like the right thing to do, the kiss I mean. Well not entirely the right thing to do, the right thing to do would be kissing those beautiful pink lips but fortunately I can control myself. I give her my biggest smile before leaving the room.
After waiting a few minutes Teddy meets me at the nurses station nearby Callie's room.
''Is she okay?'' she asks me still trying to catch her breath from what I presume her running from Joe's to here under 5 minutes.
''She asked me to get you… she told me about how she, well how she ended up in the OR last week'' I tell her.
Teddy looks at me in disbelief, but then there's a smile beginning to form on her lips. ''Good, she should talk! Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to make her grovel for a bit. So don't expect to hear from her anytime soon'' she tells me with a now wicked looking grin on her face.
''Why does she have her 'evil smile' on her face?'' Addison asks me curious, looking at Teddy entering Arizona's room.
''I really don't' want to know'' I reply to her.
''Do you want to join me at Joe's? Mark had to go back to the hospital and it doesn't look like Teddy will join me anytime soon'' she asks me while already gently pushing me in the direction of the hospital exit.
''Oh wait I have to get something from my locker'' she says while already pulling towards the other direction again.
We walk into a room that says 'Attendings lounge', it looks familiar, I stop to try and take it all in.
''Are you okay?'' she asks me while opening a locker.
''This place, it looks familiar'' I answer her.
She smiles at me ''good! Small steps Cal, small steps.'' She walks towards a different locker. ''This one is yours'' I try to open it but I don't know to number combination. ''When is my birthday again?'' I ask her whilst trying the standard four zero's and one, two, three, four's.
''You wouldn't have used your birthday as a combination'' she tells me with a grin.
''Then who's?'' I try to pry it out of her.
''Patience'' she says, while locking her arm in mine and turning towards the exit.
We sit in a booth and she's telling me about her life and clinic in L.A.
''Why are you working at SGMW when you have your own clinic in L.A.?'' I ask her.
''Because of you silly'' she answers me matter of factly.
''Isn't your practice falling apart without you?'' I ask her genuinely concerned.
She laughs at this.
''They'll manage a few weeks without me. Besides when you do remember everything again, you're going to want me here to get Mark of your back because believe me he'll smutter you'' she jokes.
After we eat a salad I ask her how Arizona's doing, physically.
''You know as well as I do Doctor Torres, that I can't give you patient's information without their consent.'' I pout at her. ''But I'm waiting for some blood work to come back, if that turns out okay I'll discharge her this afternoon'' she finishes.
''What happened to patient doctor confidentiality?'' I joke.
''I think I remember your name as a contact somewhere in her file'' she winks at me.
''So why don't you go home and make her a nice 'welcome home dinner'? I'll make sure one of us will bring her home around 5pm.''
I smile wildly at her and check my watch to see it's already 2 pm.
''Go!'' she tells me. I quickly put down enough cash to cover the bill.
''Thank you Addy, you're a good friend'' I tell her after I hug her.
''And don't you forget it!'' she yells at me when I'm already at the door.
My first stop was at the grocery store to get the ingredients for the chicken picata recipe that Lexie taught me how to make. When I get back to the apartment I start cleaning and getting dinner ready.
Addison later texts me that Arizona's blood work came back and everything looks good. I nearly jump in the air because of my excitement.
I don't know what's going on with me, why I'm so incredibly happy that Arizona's coming home but I am. And all I can think about are her beautiful sapphire blue eyes en dimpled smile.
I take a long shower and pick out a nice outfit to wear. It's 4.30 pm so I decide to clean up Arizona's room before she comes back. After I put away all her medical textbooks, I start changing her bed sheets when a picture falls on the ground. When I pick it up my heart suddenly stops. There in that picture I see Arizona staring in the lens with so much love it nearly melts my heart. Next to her a woman kisses her cheek with a huge smile on her face, I recognize the woman as myself. I gasp for air as I fall down on my knees.
Arizona's POV
Teddy and I talked for a long time, we're good again. She's making me laugh so hard right now I'm concerned my stitches will burst.
''What's up with all this noise?'' Mark asks while walking in.
At this moment there are literally tears running down my face so I'm not able to explain our behavior.
''You chicks are weird'' he jokes after pulling up a chair on the other side of my bed.
''Listen Blondie, I just wanted to let you know that I'll support you. Even if that means you moving to L.A.'' he tells me in a more serious tone.
The atmosphere in the room changes, just as I want to answer him Addison walks in the room.
''I hope you're not talking about L.A. 'cause I think the chief will kill me if I steal his head of pediatric surgery from underneath his nose'' she says while checking my chart.
''So you don't want me to come back to L.A. with you?'' I ask her confused.
''Oh I want you to, believe me I want you to. But apparently the gossip mill has reached Richard and he made it very clear to me what he would do to me and my career if you decided to move down there'' she says with half a mile on her face.
''Good that's settled then'' Marks says.
''What happened to you being supportive and stuff?'' I ask him.
''You know that was all Lexie, I would've kicked your ass from here to Sunday if you'd moved there.''
''Well I have some other good news for you'' Addison quickly interrupts. ''Your blood work looks perfect so I'm really here to discharge you'' she tells us with a huge smile on her face.
''I'll get some booze so we can celebrate tonight'' Mark says while Teddy's already packing my stuff.
''No you're not'' Addison says while blocking the door. ''Callie's home to celebrate this with Arizona, we'll meet them later at Joe's.''
I can't wait to go back home, I know that Calliope still doesn't remember anything, but as Teddy pointed out maybe I have to help her remember her in another way. I blush slightly at the images that are now flying through my head.
''Ah! You're thinking McNasty Blondie! Care to share?'' Mark asks eagerly. Teddy and Addison slap him at the same time.
''No Mark you don't have to come in, I can carry my own bags'' I tell him before shutting the door in his face and locking it so he can't get in with his spare key.
The apartment looks wonderful, Calliope lit candles and I smell chicken picata.
''Calliope?'' I call out her name but get no response. I walk around the apartment to look for her, she's not in her room or bathroom. I see that the door to what has become my room is slightly open, when I walk in I see Calliope kneeled on the floor with her back towards me.
''Calliope?'' I say her name softly, but she still doesn't respond.
I kneel down in front of her, she has a picture in her hand. FUCK! It's the picture of Calliope and me showing off our engagement rings! She looks me in my eyes, tears silently falling over her face.
''Calliope I'm SO sorry I didn't tell you about'' she puts her finger on my lips to silence me.
''Ortho right?'' she repeats the first words I ever spoke to her before cupping my face with both hands and reaching forward.
The moment her lips touch mine I know she has found me again.
Callie's POV
The moment I saw the picture it all came rushing back to me, the hospital, my job, my parents, my high school graduation, Mark, Addison, Erica, George O'Malley, but most of all a pair of sapphire blue eyes.
I hear her come home and I want to run towards her but I'm still paralyzed by the shock.
The moment my lips touch hers I know I'm home, and I know that she's the one who guided me there.
A/N no4: Penny for your thoughts? ;-)
A/N no5: Epilogue yes/no?