Doctors don't make promises, do they? (Callie/Erica, 15A/?)
Title: Doctors don’t make promises, do they?
Author: Nelfy
Characters: Callie Torres, Erica Hahn, Callica ship, slight mentions of Mark, Christina and Addison
Summary: This fanfic shows what happened during the season 4 finale and goes further to explore the relationship between Callie and Erica.
Spoilers: Starts with the season 4 finale
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: Characters belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes
Previous chapters: Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five, Chapter Six, Chapter Seven, Chapter Eight, Chapter Nine, Chapter Ten, Chapter Eleven, Chapter Twelve, Chapter Thirteen, Chapter Fourteen
Author’s note: I’m trying a new approach here, hope you like it. There’s some drama ahead for Erica, something to keep the story interesting. I might end this soon, since Grey’s is going to return in less than a month *doeshappydance*. I’m posting this chapter in two parts because the second part isn’t finished yet.
Chapter Fifteen - Similar Features
Part I
Two weeks later, Callie sat at the nurses’ station and wrote a few remarks on a chart when a blond woman approached her.
“I’m sorry, I’m looking for Doctor Hahn.” The raven doctor looked up into Erica’s eyes and blinked a few times to realize that the woman in front of her was *not* Erica. The resemblance was undeniable, even though the woman’s nose and mouth didn’t look identical to Erica’s. Their eyes, however, were clearly the same tone of blue. Callie didn’t even need to see Erica standing next to her mother to know that this woman was her mother, biologically at least.
“She’s in surgery. Can I help you with anything?”
“No, thank you. We’ll just wait.”
“It’s going to take at least another two hours, possibly more.” Callie checked her watch and saw that hers and Erica’s shifts would be over in four hours. “Erica is off at 6, so why don’t you come back then. Or you could leave your number, I’ll make sure she gets it.”
“She probably wouldn’t call.” The woman smiled a sad smile and then continued “I think we’ll just wait, it’s okay.”
“You are her mother, right? Her biological mother?”
The blond looked at Callie with surprise, her eyebrows shot upwards and then furrowed. “You know about the adoption?”
“Yeah, Erica and I, we’re friends. Listen, I’m sure Erica will be hungry after work, so why don’t you wait in the lobby at six o’clock. I’ll make sure that she doesn’t miss you and then you can go out to dinner or something.”
Erica’s mother thought about the proposal for a moment and turned to the young woman standing behind her, who nodded.
“Okay, so six o’clock it is. Thank you,-“ She checked Callie’s badge “Dr. Torres.”
Callie smiled at the woman, still astonished by the resemblance between Erica and her mother. “You’re welcome.”
When Erica rushed past Callie in the ER, sitting on a patient while giving him cardiac massage at five to six, Callie knew that she would have to stay longer. Since the ortho doctor had already checked on her last patient’s for the day, she went to get changed and joined Erica’s mother in the lobby.
“She’s not coming, is she?” The woman asked with sad eyes.
“She’s going to be late, a patient just came into the ER, I’m sorry. But she will come, I’ve told her to meet me here as soon as she’s finished.”
“Oh, okay.” Erica’s mother let out a long breath and stretched out her hand. “I’m Marie Anderson, this is my daughter Sandra.” Callie shook the women’s hands and they sat down. “I’m Callie.”
“You must be a really good friend of Erica’s. She told me that she never tells anyone that she’s adopted.”
Callie couldn’t stop the huge grin from spreading across her face and lowered her head to hide the blush that colored her cheeks.
“It took a while but yeah, we are good friends.”
Callie’s phone started ringing with the ring tone that was reserved for her lover and she smiled as she picked it up.
“Hey Erica!”
“Hi. I just lost the patient, I’ll change and then I’ll meet you in the lobby, okay?”
“Yeah-” “Good.” Erica cut Callie off and disconnected the call before Callie could say anything about her mother.
Callie sighed and sat down again. “She should be here any minute.”
The three women sat in silence and watched the doors of the elevators slid open and close until finally the blond cardio goddess got off one. Erica walked towards the lobby, her eyes searching for Callie. When she saw the woman sitting next to Callie, she stopped dead in her tracks, eyes fixated on her mother. She inwardly cursed Callie, her dead patient and god for the situation she was facing. Even though there was nothing she would have loved to do more, she couldn’t just turn and walk away, since the three women had already seen her and were walking towards her. So Erica did what she used to do when she had to tell a patient’s family that their loved one had just died. She took a deep breath and wiped all emotions off her face and then started walking towards the trio.
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Erica had seen and met her biological mother probably about 20 times in her life and she had received birthday and Christmas calls and cards every year since their first reunion. Her mother cared about her, even though it was hard for Erica to believe that the affection was real and not just pity. The cardio goddess was friendly and polite, but she never warmed up to her mother. They talked about work and Marie told Erica about her half-siblings. As soon as Erica let her mother know that she had no interest in getting to know them Marie dropped the subject. Erica used her professional achievements to boast about her successful career while she never talked about her private life. Not that there was so much to talk about anyways. When her ‘real’ mother had died, Erica was so heart-broken she called Marie but as soon as her biological mother offered to come to the funeral Erica had gotten angry. She had said a few things she regretted saying later, but the fact that she had shown so much emotion made Marie call her repeatedly over the next few months. Sometimes, they would actually talk about what Erica was going through, but mostly, Erica used the opportunity to let off some steam. Why her mother still called so often was a mystery to her, but over time the calls got fewer and fewer. Erica simply didn’t have anything new to say.
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“Dr. Torres. Marie.” Erica nodded at Callie and shook Marie’s hand. Sandra stretched out hers and said “Hi, I’m Sandra, it’s so nice to meet you.” The cardio goddess shook her sister’s hand and nodded at her, not returning the compliment.
“I didn’t know you were in town. You should have called.”
“I’m sorry, this trip was a bit on short notice. I just wanted to see you and talk to you, it’s important.”
Erica nodded and seemed to consider her options for a moment. She let out a long breath and said “Okay, how about dinner? I know a small restaurant close-by where we should be able to get a table without a reservation. It’s nothing fancy, but without a reservation… ”
“It’s okay.”
“We can walk from here, it’s just 10 minutes away.”
Callie wondered whether Erica wanted her to join them. Erica was so protective about her family life that Callie didn’t want to intrude the family reunion, but Marie decided for her.
“Callie, do you want to join us? I’m sure you’re hungry as well!”
Callie looked at her lover for approval and Erica gave her a small nod, as if she was admitting defeat. The four women left the hospital and Marie started asking Erica about her work.
When they reached the restaurant, mother and daughter were still talking about the changes Erica had been through since she came to Seattle Grace. They sat down at a table in a corner, a bit secluded from the other tables and placed their orders.
“Sandra got offered a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Johns Hopkins, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston *and* University of Washington Medical Center here in Seattle.” Marie addressed Erica, pride evident in her voice.
“So you’re an orthopedic surgeon? Me too!” Callie said excitedly. She hardly ever met female orthopedic surgeons, her field was as male-dominated as neurosurgery and cardiothoracic. Sandra smiled at Callie and replied “I thought so. You have that not-too-serious slash rock-star look that ortho chicks all seem to have.”
Erica interrupted their bonding moment by asking “Have you chosen one hospital yet?”
“No, I would love to go to Johns Hopkins, but there are a few things I need to take into consideration. It’s on the other cost, so not an easy decision.”
“I went to Johns Hopkins University, it’s an excellent institution. I can’t see what would stop you from moving there.” Sandra’s smile fell from her face and she looked down, her reaction made Callie smack Erica on the thigh under the table.
“She doesn’t want to move away from me. Erica, the reason why I came here unannounced is because I have a tumor in my brain. It’s inoperable.”
For a short moment, shock was clearly evident on Erica’s face, but she caught herself quickly.
“How long?”
“Two to four months.”
“Have you tried all treatment options?” Callie could sense that Erica was in doctor mode and it hurt her to see her lover close herself off, but she didn’t want to interfere and she couldn’t think of anything to say either.
“Most. I’m going to die, I’ve accepted my fate. But I wanted to tell you myself. We plan on going to Paris next week, I want to show my children the city of love before I get too sick.” Sandra stood up and excused herself from the table.
“You should see Dr. Shepherd. He started a clinical trial at Seattle Grace, specialized on brain tumors.”
“My doctor told me about this trial, but in the first round, only one patient out of thirteen survived. I don’t want to die at a hospital far away from my family. I want to die at home.”
“The second round of testing is working better, as far as I know they have saved three more patients.” Callie said and by the reaction of the two women, they were both surprised to see her still sitting at the table. She excused herself and decided to check on Sandra.
Erica’s sister was in the restroom, splashing her face with ice-cold water.
“I am really sorry about your mother. Is there anything I can do?” Callie asked softly.
“Talk some sense into your girlfriend! She meets me for the first time in my life and doesn’t even show any interest. She finds out that her mother, our mother is going to die and she doesn’t even flinch. You know, my mother always told me that I don’t get to have an opinion on Erica because I’ve never met her. Yesterday she told me I don’t get to have an opinion because I was never in her situation, I wasn’t given up for adoption. Now I know why she doesn’t want me to have an opinion! Erica is a horrible person! I was so excited to finally meet her, can you image being thirteen and told that your own half-sister doesn’t want to meet you? At first I thought that she didn’t want to share our mother, that she wanted to have her all to herself, but the older I got the more I realized that she simply didn’t want to meet me. I grew up knowing that I had a sister, an older sister out there somewhere. I grew up looking at her baby pictures, wondering what she would look like. Whether we would look like sisters. My mother has a photo album, bit instead of pictures there are articles inside. She has collected every article, every paper Erica has ever published or that has ever been written about her. One day, I was already in college, I came home early and I found the album sitting on our living room table. I looked at all these pictures and I got so jealous. My older sister, who didn’t even want to meet me, was the spitting image of my mother! I mean look at their eyes! She never really talked about Erica, I thought she didn’t because she didn’t want to hurt our feelings or make us jealous. But I realized that she didn’t want us to see how hurt she was over how badly Erica treaded her. And still, she couldn’t stay away from her. Still, she called her and then cried afterwards. You know that my mother didn’t allow my father and my brother to join us because she didn’t want Erica to be uncomfortable? The only reason why I was allowed to join her on the trip is because she already had a seizure and I’m a doctor, so she felt relatively safe. Isn’t that great? I only get to meet my sister because I’m a doctor and my mother is dieing!”
Callie didn’t even try to interrupt Sandra, she was way too stunned by the woman’s outburst. Tears rolled down Sandra’s cheeks as she dried her face, making her actions completely redundant.
“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.” Callie opened her arms to hug Sandra and the dark-haired woman happily stepped into the embrace. She snuffled and apologizes for her outburst, then thanked Callie.
“How did you know that Erica is my girlfriend?”
“I’m gay too. The way you look at Erica was just a too obvious for my gaydar. Can you imagine that, we are half-sisters and both gay!” Sandra looked at Callie and laughed, but then tears started to spill again and Callie embraced Erica’s sister again.
When the door opened and Callie heard Sandra gasp, she turned around in time to see Erica glaring at her.
“Callie! I’m going home, if you want to join me move your ass!” Callie turned to Sandra and looked at her apologetically and then hurried to catch up with Erica who was already leaving the restaurant.
“Erica, wait! Erica!” Callie caught up with her lover and started to explain the situation Erica had caught her in but Erica interrupted her.
“Don’t!” “But,-” “No.” “Let me explain-” “CALLIE!!” Erica glare at Callie and it took all of the raven beauty’s willpower to not avert her eyes. Erica walked away, letting Callie just stand there until the ortho doctor decided to follow her girlfriend even though she wasn’t going to let her talk.
They drove to Erica’s house in silence, where Callie’s car was still parked. Callie thought about the last two weeks and how her relationship with Erica had evolved. They had never gotten around talking about the fight as Callie didn’t want to push Erica or move at warp speed and Erica didn’t want to fight. They had been out dancing once, but after watching Callie sway her hips for half an hour Erica told her that they either went back home immediately or she would take her right there on the dance floor. The couple met at Erica’s house most evenings to cook or watch TV or make out on the sofa for hours. Their schedule even allowed them to share one lunch at the hospital. Mark and Cristina were so surprised to see them sitting on one table they sat down on the next and watched them eat, which made Callie laugh and Erica tell them to ‘fuck off’. Callie smiled at the memory but then thought about what would happen next as Erica turned into her street. Erica parked her car in the garage and still didn’t say anything, so Callie followed her into the house.
Erica poured herself a glass of wine and took a sip, almost spilling some of the ruby colored liquid because her hands shook so badly. Callie rushed forward to take the glass from Erica’s hand and hugged her, trying to sooth her lover even though the blonde didn’t respond at all.
“You need to be on my side!” Erica murmured stubbornly.
“I’m sorry?”
“You need to be on my side! I need to tell you something and you need to be on my side!”
Callie took a sip from the glass and made up her mind.
“Okay. I’m on your side!”
Erica led Callie into the living room and made her sit down while she paced, almost leaving a trail on the carpet.
Author: Nelfy
Characters: Callie Torres, Erica Hahn, Callica ship, slight mentions of Mark, Christina and Addison
Summary: This fanfic shows what happened during the season 4 finale and goes further to explore the relationship between Callie and Erica.
Spoilers: Starts with the season 4 finale
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: Characters belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes
Previous chapters: Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five, Chapter Six, Chapter Seven, Chapter Eight, Chapter Nine, Chapter Ten, Chapter Eleven, Chapter Twelve, Chapter Thirteen, Chapter Fourteen
Author’s note: I’m trying a new approach here, hope you like it. There’s some drama ahead for Erica, something to keep the story interesting. I might end this soon, since Grey’s is going to return in less than a month *doeshappydance*. I’m posting this chapter in two parts because the second part isn’t finished yet.
Chapter Fifteen - Similar Features
Part I
Two weeks later, Callie sat at the nurses’ station and wrote a few remarks on a chart when a blond woman approached her.
“I’m sorry, I’m looking for Doctor Hahn.” The raven doctor looked up into Erica’s eyes and blinked a few times to realize that the woman in front of her was *not* Erica. The resemblance was undeniable, even though the woman’s nose and mouth didn’t look identical to Erica’s. Their eyes, however, were clearly the same tone of blue. Callie didn’t even need to see Erica standing next to her mother to know that this woman was her mother, biologically at least.
“She’s in surgery. Can I help you with anything?”
“No, thank you. We’ll just wait.”
“It’s going to take at least another two hours, possibly more.” Callie checked her watch and saw that hers and Erica’s shifts would be over in four hours. “Erica is off at 6, so why don’t you come back then. Or you could leave your number, I’ll make sure she gets it.”
“She probably wouldn’t call.” The woman smiled a sad smile and then continued “I think we’ll just wait, it’s okay.”
“You are her mother, right? Her biological mother?”
The blond looked at Callie with surprise, her eyebrows shot upwards and then furrowed. “You know about the adoption?”
“Yeah, Erica and I, we’re friends. Listen, I’m sure Erica will be hungry after work, so why don’t you wait in the lobby at six o’clock. I’ll make sure that she doesn’t miss you and then you can go out to dinner or something.”
Erica’s mother thought about the proposal for a moment and turned to the young woman standing behind her, who nodded.
“Okay, so six o’clock it is. Thank you,-“ She checked Callie’s badge “Dr. Torres.”
Callie smiled at the woman, still astonished by the resemblance between Erica and her mother. “You’re welcome.”
When Erica rushed past Callie in the ER, sitting on a patient while giving him cardiac massage at five to six, Callie knew that she would have to stay longer. Since the ortho doctor had already checked on her last patient’s for the day, she went to get changed and joined Erica’s mother in the lobby.
“She’s not coming, is she?” The woman asked with sad eyes.
“She’s going to be late, a patient just came into the ER, I’m sorry. But she will come, I’ve told her to meet me here as soon as she’s finished.”
“Oh, okay.” Erica’s mother let out a long breath and stretched out her hand. “I’m Marie Anderson, this is my daughter Sandra.” Callie shook the women’s hands and they sat down. “I’m Callie.”
“You must be a really good friend of Erica’s. She told me that she never tells anyone that she’s adopted.”
Callie couldn’t stop the huge grin from spreading across her face and lowered her head to hide the blush that colored her cheeks.
“It took a while but yeah, we are good friends.”
Callie’s phone started ringing with the ring tone that was reserved for her lover and she smiled as she picked it up.
“Hey Erica!”
“Hi. I just lost the patient, I’ll change and then I’ll meet you in the lobby, okay?”
“Yeah-” “Good.” Erica cut Callie off and disconnected the call before Callie could say anything about her mother.
Callie sighed and sat down again. “She should be here any minute.”
The three women sat in silence and watched the doors of the elevators slid open and close until finally the blond cardio goddess got off one. Erica walked towards the lobby, her eyes searching for Callie. When she saw the woman sitting next to Callie, she stopped dead in her tracks, eyes fixated on her mother. She inwardly cursed Callie, her dead patient and god for the situation she was facing. Even though there was nothing she would have loved to do more, she couldn’t just turn and walk away, since the three women had already seen her and were walking towards her. So Erica did what she used to do when she had to tell a patient’s family that their loved one had just died. She took a deep breath and wiped all emotions off her face and then started walking towards the trio.
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Erica had seen and met her biological mother probably about 20 times in her life and she had received birthday and Christmas calls and cards every year since their first reunion. Her mother cared about her, even though it was hard for Erica to believe that the affection was real and not just pity. The cardio goddess was friendly and polite, but she never warmed up to her mother. They talked about work and Marie told Erica about her half-siblings. As soon as Erica let her mother know that she had no interest in getting to know them Marie dropped the subject. Erica used her professional achievements to boast about her successful career while she never talked about her private life. Not that there was so much to talk about anyways. When her ‘real’ mother had died, Erica was so heart-broken she called Marie but as soon as her biological mother offered to come to the funeral Erica had gotten angry. She had said a few things she regretted saying later, but the fact that she had shown so much emotion made Marie call her repeatedly over the next few months. Sometimes, they would actually talk about what Erica was going through, but mostly, Erica used the opportunity to let off some steam. Why her mother still called so often was a mystery to her, but over time the calls got fewer and fewer. Erica simply didn’t have anything new to say.
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“Dr. Torres. Marie.” Erica nodded at Callie and shook Marie’s hand. Sandra stretched out hers and said “Hi, I’m Sandra, it’s so nice to meet you.” The cardio goddess shook her sister’s hand and nodded at her, not returning the compliment.
“I didn’t know you were in town. You should have called.”
“I’m sorry, this trip was a bit on short notice. I just wanted to see you and talk to you, it’s important.”
Erica nodded and seemed to consider her options for a moment. She let out a long breath and said “Okay, how about dinner? I know a small restaurant close-by where we should be able to get a table without a reservation. It’s nothing fancy, but without a reservation… ”
“It’s okay.”
“We can walk from here, it’s just 10 minutes away.”
Callie wondered whether Erica wanted her to join them. Erica was so protective about her family life that Callie didn’t want to intrude the family reunion, but Marie decided for her.
“Callie, do you want to join us? I’m sure you’re hungry as well!”
Callie looked at her lover for approval and Erica gave her a small nod, as if she was admitting defeat. The four women left the hospital and Marie started asking Erica about her work.
When they reached the restaurant, mother and daughter were still talking about the changes Erica had been through since she came to Seattle Grace. They sat down at a table in a corner, a bit secluded from the other tables and placed their orders.
“Sandra got offered a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Johns Hopkins, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston *and* University of Washington Medical Center here in Seattle.” Marie addressed Erica, pride evident in her voice.
“So you’re an orthopedic surgeon? Me too!” Callie said excitedly. She hardly ever met female orthopedic surgeons, her field was as male-dominated as neurosurgery and cardiothoracic. Sandra smiled at Callie and replied “I thought so. You have that not-too-serious slash rock-star look that ortho chicks all seem to have.”
Erica interrupted their bonding moment by asking “Have you chosen one hospital yet?”
“No, I would love to go to Johns Hopkins, but there are a few things I need to take into consideration. It’s on the other cost, so not an easy decision.”
“I went to Johns Hopkins University, it’s an excellent institution. I can’t see what would stop you from moving there.” Sandra’s smile fell from her face and she looked down, her reaction made Callie smack Erica on the thigh under the table.
“She doesn’t want to move away from me. Erica, the reason why I came here unannounced is because I have a tumor in my brain. It’s inoperable.”
For a short moment, shock was clearly evident on Erica’s face, but she caught herself quickly.
“How long?”
“Two to four months.”
“Have you tried all treatment options?” Callie could sense that Erica was in doctor mode and it hurt her to see her lover close herself off, but she didn’t want to interfere and she couldn’t think of anything to say either.
“Most. I’m going to die, I’ve accepted my fate. But I wanted to tell you myself. We plan on going to Paris next week, I want to show my children the city of love before I get too sick.” Sandra stood up and excused herself from the table.
“You should see Dr. Shepherd. He started a clinical trial at Seattle Grace, specialized on brain tumors.”
“My doctor told me about this trial, but in the first round, only one patient out of thirteen survived. I don’t want to die at a hospital far away from my family. I want to die at home.”
“The second round of testing is working better, as far as I know they have saved three more patients.” Callie said and by the reaction of the two women, they were both surprised to see her still sitting at the table. She excused herself and decided to check on Sandra.
Erica’s sister was in the restroom, splashing her face with ice-cold water.
“I am really sorry about your mother. Is there anything I can do?” Callie asked softly.
“Talk some sense into your girlfriend! She meets me for the first time in my life and doesn’t even show any interest. She finds out that her mother, our mother is going to die and she doesn’t even flinch. You know, my mother always told me that I don’t get to have an opinion on Erica because I’ve never met her. Yesterday she told me I don’t get to have an opinion because I was never in her situation, I wasn’t given up for adoption. Now I know why she doesn’t want me to have an opinion! Erica is a horrible person! I was so excited to finally meet her, can you image being thirteen and told that your own half-sister doesn’t want to meet you? At first I thought that she didn’t want to share our mother, that she wanted to have her all to herself, but the older I got the more I realized that she simply didn’t want to meet me. I grew up knowing that I had a sister, an older sister out there somewhere. I grew up looking at her baby pictures, wondering what she would look like. Whether we would look like sisters. My mother has a photo album, bit instead of pictures there are articles inside. She has collected every article, every paper Erica has ever published or that has ever been written about her. One day, I was already in college, I came home early and I found the album sitting on our living room table. I looked at all these pictures and I got so jealous. My older sister, who didn’t even want to meet me, was the spitting image of my mother! I mean look at their eyes! She never really talked about Erica, I thought she didn’t because she didn’t want to hurt our feelings or make us jealous. But I realized that she didn’t want us to see how hurt she was over how badly Erica treaded her. And still, she couldn’t stay away from her. Still, she called her and then cried afterwards. You know that my mother didn’t allow my father and my brother to join us because she didn’t want Erica to be uncomfortable? The only reason why I was allowed to join her on the trip is because she already had a seizure and I’m a doctor, so she felt relatively safe. Isn’t that great? I only get to meet my sister because I’m a doctor and my mother is dieing!”
Callie didn’t even try to interrupt Sandra, she was way too stunned by the woman’s outburst. Tears rolled down Sandra’s cheeks as she dried her face, making her actions completely redundant.
“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.” Callie opened her arms to hug Sandra and the dark-haired woman happily stepped into the embrace. She snuffled and apologizes for her outburst, then thanked Callie.
“How did you know that Erica is my girlfriend?”
“I’m gay too. The way you look at Erica was just a too obvious for my gaydar. Can you imagine that, we are half-sisters and both gay!” Sandra looked at Callie and laughed, but then tears started to spill again and Callie embraced Erica’s sister again.
When the door opened and Callie heard Sandra gasp, she turned around in time to see Erica glaring at her.
“Callie! I’m going home, if you want to join me move your ass!” Callie turned to Sandra and looked at her apologetically and then hurried to catch up with Erica who was already leaving the restaurant.
“Erica, wait! Erica!” Callie caught up with her lover and started to explain the situation Erica had caught her in but Erica interrupted her.
“Don’t!” “But,-” “No.” “Let me explain-” “CALLIE!!” Erica glare at Callie and it took all of the raven beauty’s willpower to not avert her eyes. Erica walked away, letting Callie just stand there until the ortho doctor decided to follow her girlfriend even though she wasn’t going to let her talk.
They drove to Erica’s house in silence, where Callie’s car was still parked. Callie thought about the last two weeks and how her relationship with Erica had evolved. They had never gotten around talking about the fight as Callie didn’t want to push Erica or move at warp speed and Erica didn’t want to fight. They had been out dancing once, but after watching Callie sway her hips for half an hour Erica told her that they either went back home immediately or she would take her right there on the dance floor. The couple met at Erica’s house most evenings to cook or watch TV or make out on the sofa for hours. Their schedule even allowed them to share one lunch at the hospital. Mark and Cristina were so surprised to see them sitting on one table they sat down on the next and watched them eat, which made Callie laugh and Erica tell them to ‘fuck off’. Callie smiled at the memory but then thought about what would happen next as Erica turned into her street. Erica parked her car in the garage and still didn’t say anything, so Callie followed her into the house.
Erica poured herself a glass of wine and took a sip, almost spilling some of the ruby colored liquid because her hands shook so badly. Callie rushed forward to take the glass from Erica’s hand and hugged her, trying to sooth her lover even though the blonde didn’t respond at all.
“You need to be on my side!” Erica murmured stubbornly.
“I’m sorry?”
“You need to be on my side! I need to tell you something and you need to be on my side!”
Callie took a sip from the glass and made up her mind.
“Okay. I’m on your side!”
Erica led Callie into the living room and made her sit down while she paced, almost leaving a trail on the carpet.