Fanfic: Famous Last Words Chapter 3
Title: Famous Last Words
Author: AloneInThisBed
Rating: PG
Summary: An alternate ending to the spectacular ending of Grey's Anatomy season 6. Callie and Arizona's story.
Disclaimer: All things Grey's Anatomy belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes
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The next few weeks were the same, Arizona's day consisted of two things, working and sitting by Callie's bedside. She never left the four walls of the hospital, she ate in the hospital cafeteria and slept in a chair by Callie's bed. Derek had said that she could wake up at any moment, and Arizona promised herself she would be there when that happened, if it even did happen. A month and a half was a long time to wait and Arizona's optimism was slowly fading each day.
"Arizona," a familiar friendly voice called after her, she stopped just outside of Callie's room and turned around to find Mark.
"Hi Mark," she muttered. She was drained. Exhausted. Everything was too much effort, even just saying hello.
"You look tired," Mark said sympathetically, "Why don't you go home and rest? I'll sit with Callie tonight."
"No, I'll stay, it's fine."
"Robbins, have the night off, you've been here since it happened, and everyone here is getting lil worried about you, it's fine, really. Go home, have a nice bath, sleep in your own bed." There was an awkward pause between them, Arizona didn't want to leave Callie's side, and Mark wasn't going to let her stay. "I promise I'll call you if anything happens."
"If ANYTHING happens."
"Anything," Mark repeated, "Even if her heartrate monitor changes slightly, or even if she rolls over and says hello,"
Arizona smiled slightly, and hit him playfully. "Ok fine, but I'll be back in the morning, and you better call me-"
"If anything happens, I know. Now go home, get out of here." Mark cut her off, and practically shoved her down the hallway back towards to elevators.
Arizona didn't want to leave, but didn't have the energy to fight Mark, he had a slight advantage being a lot bigger than she was, and fully rested. So she dragged her weary legs back to the elevators and out of the hospital.
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The apartment door swung open and Arizona dropped her bag, she kicked off her shoes, and headed straight for the shower. She took of her clothes and left them wherever they landed before stepping into the shower cubicle and turning on the water. 'What if she doesn't wake up? Then what am I supposed to do? How can I live without her?' Thoughts filled Arizona's head as she closed her eyes and rested her head against the cold bathroom tiles, warm water running down her aching body, soothing her muscles, rehydrating her skin. She had been lost without Callie, she missed bumping into her at work, paging her to on call rooms whenever she was feeling mischievous, cuddling up to her in bed on a night, falling asleep in her arms, she missed her scent, and the way she could light up a whole room with her presence.
Arizona was pulled back to reality by the sound of the phone ringing. 'The answer machine will get it,' she thought, closing her eyes again.
"Arizona!" Mark's voice echoed from the machine. "Get here now!" Click.
Remembering that Mark was with Callie tonight, she lept out of the shower, not even bothering to dry herself off she threw her clothes back on over her wet body, grabbed her keys and set off back to the hospital.
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As she opened the door to Callie's room she expected to see her girlfriend, sat upright in bed, joking with Mark, she'd smile as Arizona walked in, and everything would be ok again, but nothing is ever like we expect.
Callie was exactly how Arizona had left her a few hours before, still laying motionless in the bed. However the expression on Mark's face told her that something had happened.
"You have to see this!" He declared before grabbing hold of Callie's hand and leaning over to whisper in her ear, "Callie, can you hear me?" Arizona watched in shock as Callie squeezed Mark's hand as if answering his question. "Good, now squeeze my hand again." Callie squeezed again, and stirred slightly.
"PAGE DR. SHEPHERD NOW!" Arizona called out down the hall, before running to Callie's bedside, tears flowing from her eyes. "Callie, baby, can you hear me?" This time Callie managed to squeeze Arizona's hand. "Cal, I love you," This made Callie grasp hold of Arizona's hand slightly more. A faint groan emanated from her lips, and her eyes slowly began to open.
Mark and Arizona both looked at each other, huge smiles pasted across their faces. "What's happened?" Derek asked as her entered the room.
"Shes waking up," Arizona cried out with happiness.
"Extubate her," Derek said as Callie groaned again. He rushed over to her, examining her pupil reflexes, whilst a nurse removed the tube from her throat. "Callie, can you hear me? It's Dr. Shepherd,"
Callie slowly opened her eyes even more and glanced around the room. "Whe... Where am I?" She stuttered.
"Callie you're in the hospital, you had an accident."
"Wha... What?" She managed to say.
"Don't worry, everything seems to be fine, you'll be ok. You had us all worried for a second then." Derek moved away from her bed to check her chart, he then began telling the nurse to change her meds, and keep an eye on her.
"Hey baby," Arizona said taking Derek's place by Callie's side. "How are you feeling?"
Callie opened her mouth to speak but no words came out, she attempted again but Arizona cut her off. "It's ok darling, don't talk, just rest." She touched Callie's face lovingly, and gently kissed her on the forehead, but as she did so Callie moved away slightly. "Wh... Who are you?" was all she could muster.
Author: AloneInThisBed
Rating: PG
Summary: An alternate ending to the spectacular ending of Grey's Anatomy season 6. Callie and Arizona's story.
Disclaimer: All things Grey's Anatomy belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes
**********
The next few weeks were the same, Arizona's day consisted of two things, working and sitting by Callie's bedside. She never left the four walls of the hospital, she ate in the hospital cafeteria and slept in a chair by Callie's bed. Derek had said that she could wake up at any moment, and Arizona promised herself she would be there when that happened, if it even did happen. A month and a half was a long time to wait and Arizona's optimism was slowly fading each day.
"Arizona," a familiar friendly voice called after her, she stopped just outside of Callie's room and turned around to find Mark.
"Hi Mark," she muttered. She was drained. Exhausted. Everything was too much effort, even just saying hello.
"You look tired," Mark said sympathetically, "Why don't you go home and rest? I'll sit with Callie tonight."
"No, I'll stay, it's fine."
"Robbins, have the night off, you've been here since it happened, and everyone here is getting lil worried about you, it's fine, really. Go home, have a nice bath, sleep in your own bed." There was an awkward pause between them, Arizona didn't want to leave Callie's side, and Mark wasn't going to let her stay. "I promise I'll call you if anything happens."
"If ANYTHING happens."
"Anything," Mark repeated, "Even if her heartrate monitor changes slightly, or even if she rolls over and says hello,"
Arizona smiled slightly, and hit him playfully. "Ok fine, but I'll be back in the morning, and you better call me-"
"If anything happens, I know. Now go home, get out of here." Mark cut her off, and practically shoved her down the hallway back towards to elevators.
Arizona didn't want to leave, but didn't have the energy to fight Mark, he had a slight advantage being a lot bigger than she was, and fully rested. So she dragged her weary legs back to the elevators and out of the hospital.
**********
The apartment door swung open and Arizona dropped her bag, she kicked off her shoes, and headed straight for the shower. She took of her clothes and left them wherever they landed before stepping into the shower cubicle and turning on the water. 'What if she doesn't wake up? Then what am I supposed to do? How can I live without her?' Thoughts filled Arizona's head as she closed her eyes and rested her head against the cold bathroom tiles, warm water running down her aching body, soothing her muscles, rehydrating her skin. She had been lost without Callie, she missed bumping into her at work, paging her to on call rooms whenever she was feeling mischievous, cuddling up to her in bed on a night, falling asleep in her arms, she missed her scent, and the way she could light up a whole room with her presence.
Arizona was pulled back to reality by the sound of the phone ringing. 'The answer machine will get it,' she thought, closing her eyes again.
"Arizona!" Mark's voice echoed from the machine. "Get here now!" Click.
Remembering that Mark was with Callie tonight, she lept out of the shower, not even bothering to dry herself off she threw her clothes back on over her wet body, grabbed her keys and set off back to the hospital.
**********
As she opened the door to Callie's room she expected to see her girlfriend, sat upright in bed, joking with Mark, she'd smile as Arizona walked in, and everything would be ok again, but nothing is ever like we expect.
Callie was exactly how Arizona had left her a few hours before, still laying motionless in the bed. However the expression on Mark's face told her that something had happened.
"You have to see this!" He declared before grabbing hold of Callie's hand and leaning over to whisper in her ear, "Callie, can you hear me?" Arizona watched in shock as Callie squeezed Mark's hand as if answering his question. "Good, now squeeze my hand again." Callie squeezed again, and stirred slightly.
"PAGE DR. SHEPHERD NOW!" Arizona called out down the hall, before running to Callie's bedside, tears flowing from her eyes. "Callie, baby, can you hear me?" This time Callie managed to squeeze Arizona's hand. "Cal, I love you," This made Callie grasp hold of Arizona's hand slightly more. A faint groan emanated from her lips, and her eyes slowly began to open.
Mark and Arizona both looked at each other, huge smiles pasted across their faces. "What's happened?" Derek asked as her entered the room.
"Shes waking up," Arizona cried out with happiness.
"Extubate her," Derek said as Callie groaned again. He rushed over to her, examining her pupil reflexes, whilst a nurse removed the tube from her throat. "Callie, can you hear me? It's Dr. Shepherd,"
Callie slowly opened her eyes even more and glanced around the room. "Whe... Where am I?" She stuttered.
"Callie you're in the hospital, you had an accident."
"Wha... What?" She managed to say.
"Don't worry, everything seems to be fine, you'll be ok. You had us all worried for a second then." Derek moved away from her bed to check her chart, he then began telling the nurse to change her meds, and keep an eye on her.
"Hey baby," Arizona said taking Derek's place by Callie's side. "How are you feeling?"
Callie opened her mouth to speak but no words came out, she attempted again but Arizona cut her off. "It's ok darling, don't talk, just rest." She touched Callie's face lovingly, and gently kissed her on the forehead, but as she did so Callie moved away slightly. "Wh... Who are you?" was all she could muster.