Ok, Here's the Truth (2/?)
Erica stood silent for about half a second before she punched Callie dead in the arm.
“What the hell, Callie?” she yelled, watching the brunette wince in pain and saw shock and fear flash in her chocolate eyes. “You really scared me for minute! I thought you were dying or something, Jesus Christ. I swear, you ever do that again-
Erica stopped in mid-sentence because she could see that Callie was confused about her reaction, because lets face it, her girlfriend had conceived a child with a man she truly despised and she hadn’t kicked her out yet. Callie didn’t know what to think or feel about the blonde’s reaction. She was totally speechless and would open her mouth as if to say something, but nothing would come out. The whole conversation she had with herself before Erica came home was now useless, and she didn’t have a back up. Erica could read everything that Callie was thinking threw two dark brown pools and decided to end her suffering.
“Baby, come here,” Erica said, reaching out for Callie’s hand and leading her to the dining room table.
The brunette still couldn’t believe that she wasn’t out on her ass with Erica throwing all of her stuff out of the upstairs window. She was so inside her own head that she didn’t realize that had been seated with Erica sitting at her side.
“Cal, I am a doctor and I know what can happen when a man and a woman do the ‘McNasty’, as it is now called,” Erica started, using hospital slang to try to lighten the mood and smiled when she saw the corners of Callie’s mouth upturn. “I knew before we got together that you were sleeping with Sloan, I didn’t like it, but I dealt with it because you were my friend. Now you are so much more than that, and I know as well as you do that you can’t change the past and what happens, happens. I would not allow myself to watch our relationship diminish because of something that happened before we were together, and if you decide to keep this baby, I am one hundred percent behind you. I love you and we have worked too goddamn hard to fall apart now.”
Callie felt her emotions clog her airways as she began choking on her sobs. Tears quickly filled her chestnut eyes and the only thing she could think of to do was to grab a hold of Erica and never let go. She practically leaped into the heart surgeon’s arms, silently begging her to do what she did best; hold, repair, and heal her broken heart. Erica felt tears well up in her eyes, but blinked them away commanding herself to be the strong one while the other broke down in her arms.
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Erica intertwined her fingers with Callie’s as they walked up to the doors of Seattle Grace, and received as mixed look of joy and confusion from her. She smiled at the brunette, letting her know that everything was fine and she just didn’t care anymore if everybody knew, because in all reality they all did anyway. Addison was at the hospital for only a day and saw something that neither wanted to admit, then everyone else who say them on a daily basis knew weeks before they even had a slight clue. Erica could feel Callie’s hand tremble in hers and she knew that she had decided that today was the day she needed to tell Mark. The blonde stopped short of the door, yanking Callie back at her when she tried to keep walking.
“Everything is going to be ok, babe,” she whispered in Callie’s ear as she gave her a chaste kiss before continuing walking, all the while never releasing the raven haired woman’s hand.
Callie was in a state of shock. Not only was Erica holding her hand while walking into their place of employment, but she had kissed her right outside the entry doors. She felt as if she was being dragged along due to her nerves and the amount of time she was spending inside her head. Her hand got hit with an icy blast and she was forced back into reality at the sudden loss of contact with Erica. She ached to grab it again and hold her hand forever, but Erica’s pride was her hands and that included both of them.
“I’ll meet you for lunch, okay?” Erica asked, receiving a nod as a reply from Callie and then watched her quickly slip back into her own world. She gave her a quick smile and kissed her on the forehead before turning and walking toward the surgical board. Erica released a breath she didn’t know she was holding as she walked toward the white board scribbled with names of doctors and nurses, when she felt no more eyes on her than normal. See it’s a new age, people are more understanding or just don’t care, she thought to herself before erasing all thought from her mind as she searched for her name on the marker board.
Callie stood glued to her spot for another couple of minutes before feeling the eyes of nurses on her. She shook her head as if to move her thoughts around, and she started her search for the last man she really wanted to talk to right now. She rounded the corner by the nurse’s station and saw him walking toward her. Callie’s heart was beating so loudly, she was sure not only could Mark hear it, but the nurses at their station could hear it as well. She pasted a smile on her face and quickly raised an eyebrow seductively to get his attention.
“Sloan,” she bellowed, watching his eyes light up like a child on Christmas, “on-call room, now.”
“What the hell, Callie?” she yelled, watching the brunette wince in pain and saw shock and fear flash in her chocolate eyes. “You really scared me for minute! I thought you were dying or something, Jesus Christ. I swear, you ever do that again-
Erica stopped in mid-sentence because she could see that Callie was confused about her reaction, because lets face it, her girlfriend had conceived a child with a man she truly despised and she hadn’t kicked her out yet. Callie didn’t know what to think or feel about the blonde’s reaction. She was totally speechless and would open her mouth as if to say something, but nothing would come out. The whole conversation she had with herself before Erica came home was now useless, and she didn’t have a back up. Erica could read everything that Callie was thinking threw two dark brown pools and decided to end her suffering.
“Baby, come here,” Erica said, reaching out for Callie’s hand and leading her to the dining room table.
The brunette still couldn’t believe that she wasn’t out on her ass with Erica throwing all of her stuff out of the upstairs window. She was so inside her own head that she didn’t realize that had been seated with Erica sitting at her side.
“Cal, I am a doctor and I know what can happen when a man and a woman do the ‘McNasty’, as it is now called,” Erica started, using hospital slang to try to lighten the mood and smiled when she saw the corners of Callie’s mouth upturn. “I knew before we got together that you were sleeping with Sloan, I didn’t like it, but I dealt with it because you were my friend. Now you are so much more than that, and I know as well as you do that you can’t change the past and what happens, happens. I would not allow myself to watch our relationship diminish because of something that happened before we were together, and if you decide to keep this baby, I am one hundred percent behind you. I love you and we have worked too goddamn hard to fall apart now.”
Callie felt her emotions clog her airways as she began choking on her sobs. Tears quickly filled her chestnut eyes and the only thing she could think of to do was to grab a hold of Erica and never let go. She practically leaped into the heart surgeon’s arms, silently begging her to do what she did best; hold, repair, and heal her broken heart. Erica felt tears well up in her eyes, but blinked them away commanding herself to be the strong one while the other broke down in her arms.
xxx
Erica intertwined her fingers with Callie’s as they walked up to the doors of Seattle Grace, and received as mixed look of joy and confusion from her. She smiled at the brunette, letting her know that everything was fine and she just didn’t care anymore if everybody knew, because in all reality they all did anyway. Addison was at the hospital for only a day and saw something that neither wanted to admit, then everyone else who say them on a daily basis knew weeks before they even had a slight clue. Erica could feel Callie’s hand tremble in hers and she knew that she had decided that today was the day she needed to tell Mark. The blonde stopped short of the door, yanking Callie back at her when she tried to keep walking.
“Everything is going to be ok, babe,” she whispered in Callie’s ear as she gave her a chaste kiss before continuing walking, all the while never releasing the raven haired woman’s hand.
Callie was in a state of shock. Not only was Erica holding her hand while walking into their place of employment, but she had kissed her right outside the entry doors. She felt as if she was being dragged along due to her nerves and the amount of time she was spending inside her head. Her hand got hit with an icy blast and she was forced back into reality at the sudden loss of contact with Erica. She ached to grab it again and hold her hand forever, but Erica’s pride was her hands and that included both of them.
“I’ll meet you for lunch, okay?” Erica asked, receiving a nod as a reply from Callie and then watched her quickly slip back into her own world. She gave her a quick smile and kissed her on the forehead before turning and walking toward the surgical board. Erica released a breath she didn’t know she was holding as she walked toward the white board scribbled with names of doctors and nurses, when she felt no more eyes on her than normal. See it’s a new age, people are more understanding or just don’t care, she thought to herself before erasing all thought from her mind as she searched for her name on the marker board.
Callie stood glued to her spot for another couple of minutes before feeling the eyes of nurses on her. She shook her head as if to move her thoughts around, and she started her search for the last man she really wanted to talk to right now. She rounded the corner by the nurse’s station and saw him walking toward her. Callie’s heart was beating so loudly, she was sure not only could Mark hear it, but the nurses at their station could hear it as well. She pasted a smile on her face and quickly raised an eyebrow seductively to get his attention.
“Sloan,” she bellowed, watching his eyes light up like a child on Christmas, “on-call room, now.”