Chapter 21
Title:Gale Winds
Author: Luvsara
Pairing Callie/Arizona
Rated NC-17.
Summary: AU fic. Some details follow the Grey’s story line although time frames are skewed. After Callie’s marriage falls apart, she gets fired as Chief Resident and her first attempt at a new relationship ends horribly bad, her self esteem plummets to a new low, to the point where even becoming an attending doesn’t make her happy. She decides to get away from it all.....she needs a change of scenery.
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A/N 1: Events in this chapter may seem a little far reaching but hey....it is fiction.
Chapter 1 http://luvsara.livejournal.com/17993.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 http://luvsara.livejournal.com/18204.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 http://luvsara.livejournal.com/18477.html#cutid1
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Chapter 10 http://luvsara.livejournal.com/20317.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 http://luvsara.livejournal.com/20638.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 http://luvsara.livejournal.com/20866.html#cutid1
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Chapter Twenty One:
When Callie arrived in the ER, she was furious when she found out that the apparent emergency wasn’t even surgical. "Where the hell is the resident on this case? They should have known that this wasn’t surgical. Wait until I get a hold of whoever it is."
Little did Callie know, that the resident was a friend of Mandy’s who had been conned into thinking that Mandy was playing a joke on Callie. She was told to call Dr. Torres in with any ortho case, regardless of what it was.....so that’s what she did. When Callie found her, she played innocent stating that she was told that Dr. Torres liked to make those determinations herself...so she was to call.
"Who......told....you ....that? Because I sure as hell didn’t." Callie was trying to maintain her composure.
The resident wasn’t sure if she should reveal that, but by the look in Callie’s eyes, she sort of feared for her life if she didn’t "Um...Dr Ortega."
Callie turned from the resident and strode down the hallway mumbling under her breath "I’m going to fucking kill her." Before Callie could out of the door and back home, a severe trauma came in. A young male involved in a motorcycle accident, who did require surgery, so she stayed. At one o’clock in the morning, she finally made her way back to her bed where Arizona was lying.....naked as promised....but sound asleep. Callie was exhausted from the surgery, so she crawled in beside her sleeping beauty and spooned up behind her. Arizona stirred but didn’t fully awaken.
They were able to finish what they had started in the morning and then laid entwined in each other’s limbs for a couple of hours, neither woman at all interested in doing anything else. Callie was thinking out loud when she said "You know after the summer fishing season.....you could come here and stay.....with me. We both have plenty of money, since my father re instated my trust fund, so you wouldn’t have to worry about not working.....and then we could spend more time together."
Arizona looked up into Callie’s face "I’ve been thinking about that same thing, but I didn’t want to assume anything or crowd your space."
"Are you kidding me?....Arizona I want nothing more than to be with you as much as possible. I understood when Gertie was here, that you couldn’t leave the island, but now....." Callie was hopeful that they were going to take the next step.
"Well, I love the island in and of itself....but you’re right, I wouldn’t have considered leaving Aunt Gert. Like I said though, it gets pretty lonely now and I miss you something fierce when we’re apart. I wouldn’t want to abandon the island all together, but maybe we could visit, when we could both be there." Arizona was considering the possibilities.
"Arizona Robbins, that would make me the happiest woman alive" Callie leaned down and crashed their lips together. She teased Arizona’s bottom lip with her tongue until Arizona granted her full access. They made out like teenagers and playfully taunted each other until Callie flipped Arizona on her back and grabbed an erect nipple in her mouth, sucking firmly causing it to pucker even more.
Arizona whimpered out her pleasure "I know somewhere else you can suck" she said in a sultry tone and Callie wasted no time taking the hint. Arizona was about to explode in orgasmic bliss when Callie’s pager once again rang throughout the room. "Oh God no....no....no don’t stop" she cried. Callie never intended on it, but expertly applied just the right amount of pressure to get Arizona off. Only after Arizona came down from her high, did Callie roll out of bed and check her pager. It ended up that she had to go in, so she showered and once again left her naked girlfriend lying in bed.
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Mid afternoon rolled around and Callie still had not made it home. Arizona decided that if Callie couldn’t get home, then she would go to Callie. Perhaps they could grab a bite to eat in the cafeteria and/or if time allowed.....make use of an on call room. She called Callie’s cell and left her a message saying that she was coming over to the hospital and she would meet her in the cafeteria. When she got there, Callie wasn’t around, but she did see Mandy.....sitting at a table talking with what looked to be a resident based on the scrub color. Arizona was sure that Mandy hadn’t seen her, so she left and asked a nurse to page Dr. Torres. Callie was just coming out of surgery when she got the page and her face lit up when she saw the blonde waiting for her "Hey there.....what are you doing here?....Not that I’m not thrilled by it."
"I just came to see if you had time for a late lunch." Arizona couldn’t help but stare at Callie dressed in her scrubs and took particular note of her scrub cap....dark reds and blues.....very bad ass. "Or maybe something else" she said with one raised eyebrow.
"I have another surgery in 30 minutes.....so food would be good....only because I want to be able to take my time with the other." Callie smirked as she put her arm around Arizona and led her to the cafeteria.
When they got there, Arizona didn’t see Mandy anymore. They got their food and sat at a small table in the corner...away from others. "I called you to let you know I was coming......but you probably haven’t had a chance to check your phone......so when I got here, I came to the cafeteria first.....to see if you were here.....and I saw Mandy talking to a resident. I thought she wasn’t going to be around which is why you’re on call?"
"Hm....really? Well good, because I need to have a chat with her anyway. It seems she has ideas about how call is handled and I need to set her straight" Callie’s tone was irritated.
"Sounds fishy to me Calliope.......did she know I was coming to town?" Arizona was getting more and more suspicious of Mandy’s motives.
Callie laughed "Well, everyone knew you were coming to town because I was super excited about it.....Do you think she lied to me? Why would she do that?"
"Really Calliope?........You know she wants you......she has from the beginning. Maybe this was her way of thinking we wouldn’t have any time together....little does she know that we make the best of the time we do have." Arizona winked at Callie and grinned a sexy little grin.
Callie looked unbelievingly "Yeah....but I set her straight a long time ago....she knows that I’m in love with you."
"She also knows that we live three hours apart and maybe she thinks that the distance will drive a wedge between us....and the less time we spend together, the more chance she has to spend time with you." Arizona intuitively had things figured pretty well.
Callie thought for a minute and then smugly said "Well, that’s about to change.....isn’t it.?"
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After Arizona left Callie, she wandered around the hospital for a little bit. She stopped by the nursery window to see the babies. She noticed the sign for the NICU and was pleased to see that the hospital was set up for that level of care......not many were. She found herself on the Peds wing and noticed the colors and cartoon figures on the walls and it brought back a lot of memories. She was brought out of her reverie when a nurse asked her if she needed any help. "Oh....no...I just got turned around....but thank you." Arizona left and was about to exit the building through the ER doors when a young woman came rushing past her carrying a boy about the age of seven. "Help!....please somebody help me!" the woman yelled, but there was no one at the ER desk.
Arizona saw that the boy was blue in the face and couldn’t stop herself from trying to help. "What’s wrong?.....what happened?"
The woman was in a panic "I don’t know.....he came in and said that a bee had stung him and I went to get some medicine for it and he couldn’t breathe. Please can you find someone to help me?"
Arizona searched for a nurse or even an intake person but no one was around....which she couldn’t believe in a hospital this size. She peaked in the front window and saw a stethoscope, so she slid the window back and grabbed it. She went over to the little boy and listened to his chest, noticing that his airway was closing quickly. Again she tried to find help, but no one came.....so she did the next best thing. She picked the boy up and burst through the ER doors, spying an empty gurney next to the wall. She laid him down on it and started rolling him further into the ER until finally someone stopped her "Hey....you can’t be back here!" an intern came running towards her.
"This boy is having an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting......his airway is closing off and he needs to be intubated immediately" Arizona put the stethoscope back in her ears and continued listening while she waited for someone to respond.
The intern got them in a room and got the necessary supplies, but then hesitated "Um.....I’ve never done this on a kid before" she said nervously.
"What?....Where’s a resident or an attending?" Arizona asked
"Um....the resident went to lunch....and I’m supposed to page if I need him." the intern was shaking.
Arizona looked around "There isn’t time for that....listen to me....I’m a doctor and I can step you through this, but we have to hurry." By this time the commotion had caught the attention of a nurse. The intern agreed to try, but not knowing who Arizona was....the nurse got concerned and called for help. Arizona tried to coach the intern but the swelling was too severe and there was no way to get the tube in. "Shit.....okay....get me a #12 blade and some Betadine.....now!" The intern did as she was told and Arizona cut a opening in the boy’s trachea so that he could breathe. "Okay now bag him" Arizona directed the intern. The nurse was in there now....handing her supplies as she needed them, but was scared to death by what she was witnessing. "We need to get an IV started and push 25 of Epinephrine" Arizona was giving orders just like she belonged there. The nurse got the boy hooked up to and IV and a monitor, pushed the drug and in just a few minutes, they watched as his vitals stabilized.
They all looked up when a booming voice came into the room "Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my ER!?
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"Dr. Hunt.....I can explain.....please" Arizona had been taken to the administrator’s office and was met there by the Trauma attending.
Dr. Hunt looked exasperated "Please.....Miss....do explain how it is that you performed a surgical procedure in my ER.......and you don’t even work here. Are you even a doctor?"
"Yes.....I am Dr. Arizona Robbins.....a Licensed Pediatric surgeon.....and I wouldn’t have had to do anything if your staff was available to take care of that boy....not too mention you had an intern left in charge who couldn’t intubate the patient. I had no choice....if his life was going to be saved. I’m sorry if I stepped on anyone’s toes, but it was a kid’s life at stake." Arizona was starting to get nervous by what she had just said.
Dr. Hunt seemed to relax a little bit at knowing that she was a surgeon "But...you don’t work here? How is it that this situation occurred?"
"I was here with my gir.....I was here visiting Dr. Torres...and I was on my way out when the boy’s mother stopped me. Can you page Dr. Torres?.....please? She can corroborate. Arizona really just needed to see Callie, she could feel a panic attack coming.
The intern that she worked with came through the door "Dr. Hunt......Can I just say that this woman saved that boys life....I mean wow....it was intense."
Hunt looked at the intern like she was a worm "Dr. Grey.....please page Dr. Torres for me.....now."
Callie was still in surgery when she got paged, so one of the Surgical Techs answered it "Um Dr. Torres.....Dr. Hunt is having you paged.......there appears to be a situation and your being asked to come to the administrator’s office as soon as you’re finished.
"Okay......I’ll be done here in 45 minutes or so" Callie was confused and a little nervous. It was like being called to the principle’s office. When she was through, she knocked lightly on the door before going in. Needless to say, she was shocked to see Arizona sitting there especially because the look on her face was one of almost terror. "Arizona?.....Honey what’s wrong?.......What happened?"
Arizona was finally able to take a deep breath after Callie took her hand and she and Dr. Hunt explained what had occurred. "Really!....Oh my God....Arizona do you know what that means?......You saved that boy’s life......with a scalpel in your hand......I’m so excited."
Dr. Hunt looked at the two of them very confused by their conversation but decided to let it go "Dr. Robbins.....I don’t know if you’re interested or not, but our Chief of Surgery is looking for a Pediatric Attending. It seems to me that if you were looking to make a move.....we would be lucky to have someone like you on board." With that he got up and left the room.
Callie about jumped out of her skin "I’m so proud of you.....you did it.....and you were great. Do you think.....maybe...you would want to apply for that position?"
"Oh Calliope.....I don’t know......I don’t know if I’m ready for all that......I mean today I just acted sort of out of instinct because the boy couldn’t breath......but then earlier in this office, I started to panic.....I was sweating and my heart was racing.....and all I wanted was to see you." Arizona was rambling
"Okay....okay....calm down......I just think that it would be amazing to have you here and for you to be doing what you loved.....but if you’re not ready....it’s okay." Callie took Arizona in her arms and hugged her tightly. "Why don’t you go home and get some rest. I have a few more things to do here and then maybe we’ll go out for pizza or something......what do ya say?"
"Yeah.....I would like that.....thank you Calliope." Arizona kissed her girlfriend and they walked out together....each going their separate ways.
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Callie ran into Mandy in the attending's lounge "Dr. Ortega......how is it that I'm covering for you....... yet you're here. Cuz I've been missing a whole lot of sex time with my woman."
Mandy rather enjoyed that statement but held back her smirk "Well, I'm not really here....I just needed to check on a patient that's being discharged and then I'm out of here."
"Before you go, I was told by a resident that you said that I should be called in on every ortho case that came in, regardless of whether or not it was surgical. That's not how I do things. I think by the time someone is am resident, they should be able to make that determination and then call me in when necessary." Callie was trying to get a read on where Mandy was coming from with those instructions.....was Arizona right? or was there another reason.
"I'm sorry Callie.....but I knew who the resident on call was, and I don't really trust her judgment. She's a nice girl and I didn't want to seem to harsh with her, so I told her that, so that she would be sure to get another opinion. I was hoping that it would help her to learn to differentiate." Mandy had her story all worked out so she could come out clean in the end. "Let me buy you a cup of coffee...to make it up to you."
"I'm afraid coffee won't get it on this one......you owe me a beer." Callie said halfheartedly.
"Great....let's go get one" Mandy said almost too emphatically.
Callie was again confused thinking that Mandy needed to be with her friend "No....sorry...not tonight. Tonight I have an date and there better not be any emergencies to ruin it. I'll take a rain check though."
"Count on it Torres" Mandy had already slipped into thoughts of taking Callie out and getting her tipsy "Count on it." Mandy turned to leave and Callie tried to figure her out. She wasn't stupid...she knew Mandy sort of had a crush, but she also felt like Mandy understood where Callie was.......she certainly didn't try to hide the fact that she and Arizona were very happy together. Oh well, when Arizona moved here full time, she would have to accept them together or not have Callie's friendship.
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Once at home, Callie showered and she and Arizona tried out a new brick oven pizza restaurant that made a phenomenal white pie with lots of garlic. It was a good thing that they both ate the same thing or they wouldn’t be able to stand the other’s breath. Good pizza and a couple of beers was just what the doctor ordered., but they ate so much that when they got home, they both crashed. Arizona hated to not spend their last night making love, but with all of the excitement from the day, she just couldn’t manage the energy requirement. Callie was feeling the same way, being on call this weekend had really taken a toll. But, they held each other close and fell asleep, both dreaming of the day when they wouldn’t have to leave one another for extended periods.
Callie got paged early Sunday morning for a multi car accident with several victims. She would be spending most of the day at the hospital, so Arizona got up with her and headed back to the island when Callie went to work. "Call me and leave me a message letting me know you got there safely. I love you more than you’ll ever know." Callie kissed Arizona goodbye.
"I love you too darlin......have a good day and I’ll call ya." Arizona pulled her in for another kiss....not able to get enough.