Sleepless Nights Chapter 18
Author: jazzkintz
Rating: NC-17 (for later entries)
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Disclaimer: I own nothing. No profits here. All characters belong to Shonda Rhimes
Summary: I’ve began writing what I think is going on in the lives of the characters when we don’t see them on the screen. I am trying my best to keep up with what is happening in the show as I write. No beta, all mistakes are mine. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT!!!
ERICA
“Welcome back Dr. Hahn. It’s good to see you again” she heard a few of the nurses say as she passed one of the nurses stations on her way to the Chief’s office. A lot of people had greeted her warmly since she had been back, it felt good but she also knew that it was fake, since she hadn’t exactly made a good impression on her co-workers in the time she was head of cardio here at Seattle Grace.
Erica had read about this groundbreaking surgery in the recent medical journals, so of course being a cardio-thoracic surgeon her interest was piqued. She had signed herself up to be one of the very few doctors who would be able to witness and hopefully learn from this procedure. Of course at the time it was not known where the procedure would take place and once she had found out that it would be here in Seattle she tried to back out, her current Chief of surgery at New York Presbyterian however would not allow this.
So she had swallowed her pride for the sake of her career once more and returned here to Seattle Grace. It was now Seattle Grace Mercy West and as she walked the halls there definitely was a different vibe as well as a number of new faces to be seen. It felt strange being back here because it looked so much the same yet it felt so different. She was no longer in the loop here and all the conversations whilst a lot of them were about her sudden reappearance, most of them were about things and people she was unfamiliar with. Another thing that felt strange about walking into this hospital this morning was that Callie Torres wasn’t waiting for her with a big smile and large macchiato.
Erica felt a sharp pang of regret as she thought about Callie, she also found herself feeling curious as to where the gorgeous orthopaedic surgeon was hiding out. She had been here since 8am and hadn’t so much as caught a glimpse of her ex lover and best friend. She thought about asking someone but knew that the gossip mill would be running rampant the second she did, so she decided to just wait it out because she had to run into her at some point, right?
******************************************************************
After her uneventful meeting with the Chief who seemed a little off his game if she were being honest, she decided to take a walk down to the cafeteria to grab some lunch and hopefully bump into a certain Orthopod. The cafeteria was fairly busy for this time of day and as she scanned the room looking for Callie, her heart skipped a few beats when she finally laid eyes on the woman who had changed her life over a year ago now.
The first thing that Erica noticed about Callie was of course that she was still as beautiful as ever but the second thing she noticed was that she was wearing navy blue scrubs which meant Callie was now an Attending. Erica couldn’t help but smile at this fact, Callie was a tremendously talented surgeon and no one deserved this promotion more than her. Sitting at the table with her was a rugged red headed man and next to him was a slim blonde, both wearing navy blue scrubs. The other person at the table she knew to be Brookeleigh Robbins, a third year surgical Resident and board certified OB/GYN. Erica watched as Callie smiled and laughed with her two lunch companions, she looked happy which made the heart surgeon smile but she also felt an unbelievable sadness wash over her.
As she stood there motionless watching Callie she hadn’t noticed Mark Sloan edging towards her from the other side of the room, close behind him was her favourite person, Cristina Yang. She made eye contact with Sloan as he stopped in front of her, arms folded in a guard like stance, Yang stopped close behind him leaning back on a table with her arms crossed in much the same way as Sloan. They were both staring at her with a steely glare, neither of them spoke but the way they had positioned themselves so that she could no longer see Callie made it clear how they felt about her return.
“Hello Sloan, Yang” Erica decided she should just say something and get it out of the way. She felt slightly awkward but was determined not to let it show. Yang remained silent; it was only Mark who spoke.
“What are you doing here Hahn?” he lifted his brow questioningly at her. He was clearly not happy about her being here and she knew it had to do with Callie. Did this mean that Mark and Callie were an item now? Was this the reason he was being so protective of her? Erica had known about their history together, in fact Mark had been a large part of the reason she had left Seattle and Callie in the first place. The thought of Mark and Callie together still made her skin crawl but what really bugged her was that if they were together it meant that he had won; he had won Callie’s heart which in turn meant that she had lost.
“In Seattle or here in the cafeteria?” she was trying her best to remain her smug, confident self.
“I know what you’re doing in Seattle Erica. What are you doing HERE? There’s nothing here for you, I think you should leave” Mark was speaking with a bit of venom in his voice now and Cristina was nodding behind him showing that she was supporting his motion for Erica to leave. Usually she would defend herself and make a stand against the bullies on the playground but she really didn’t feel much like causing a scene and she understood the sentiment behind their actions, in fact it made her sad when she realised that she didn’t have any friends who would stand up for her like this. This was just another way in which the universe was telling her that Callie was too good for her.
Just as she was turning around to exit the cafeteria she bumped straight into a small blonde who was gliding her way into the room. Erica recognised the blonde as the other Robbins leading the groundbreaking surgery that had brought her to town. She had met her earlier this morning, she was very… perky. She also had a reputation that preceded her; Erica had heard great things about the Paediatric surgical Attending all the way from New York. As far as she had heard Robbins was not only brilliant and skilful but she was well known for her excellent bedside manner. The reason Seattle Grace Mercy West had been chosen to host this surgical phenomenon was all due to one Miss Arizona Robbins and the fact that she had garnered the hospital a 25 million dollar donation from one of her patient’s parents. Erica came back to Seattle with high expectations of the PEDS surgeon and from what she had seen so far she was not disappointed, in fact she was extremely impressed by the tiny doctor’s ability to command a room and she had walked by a patient’s room earlier and she noticed that Robbins definitely had a way with the kids. It was hard to impress Erica Hahn but so far Arizona Robbins had been succeeding in doing this.
“Oh my God, I am so sorry. Oh, Dr. Hahn are you okay?” Arizona was indeed very sweet as she fumbled over herself trying to make sure that she hadn’t hurt Erica.
“I’m fine Dr. Robbins” Erica straightened herself up and as she did so she noticed how tense both Sloan and Yang had become. They were practically standing on top of her at this point, she noticed that Sloan had a hold of Robbins’ elbow and realised that he had stepped forward to catch her from falling.
“Well it’s good that I bumped into you, I was looking for you actually. I was wondering if you were available for a consult” Arizona smiled brightly and batted her eyelashes slightly, Erica felt herself almost blushing at this sweet blonde before her.
“Uh, yeah sure” Erica managed to mumble out.
“Awesome! I’ll meet you up on the PEDS floor”
Erica gave Arizona a small smile and headed out of the cafeteria; she was relieved to be out of there and welcomed the distraction of a case to work on. She took a look back and noticed Arizona shove Sloan hard in the chest and wave her arms around at Yang, she was clearly reprimanding them. Maybe she had been wrong about Sloan and Callie, perhaps this tiny blonde dynamite was really the one Mark was with… and with that she scooted off to the PEDS floor with a little hope in her heart.
Rating: NC-17 (for later entries)
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Disclaimer: I own nothing. No profits here. All characters belong to Shonda Rhimes
Summary: I’ve began writing what I think is going on in the lives of the characters when we don’t see them on the screen. I am trying my best to keep up with what is happening in the show as I write. No beta, all mistakes are mine. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT!!!
ERICA
“Welcome back Dr. Hahn. It’s good to see you again” she heard a few of the nurses say as she passed one of the nurses stations on her way to the Chief’s office. A lot of people had greeted her warmly since she had been back, it felt good but she also knew that it was fake, since she hadn’t exactly made a good impression on her co-workers in the time she was head of cardio here at Seattle Grace.
Erica had read about this groundbreaking surgery in the recent medical journals, so of course being a cardio-thoracic surgeon her interest was piqued. She had signed herself up to be one of the very few doctors who would be able to witness and hopefully learn from this procedure. Of course at the time it was not known where the procedure would take place and once she had found out that it would be here in Seattle she tried to back out, her current Chief of surgery at New York Presbyterian however would not allow this.
So she had swallowed her pride for the sake of her career once more and returned here to Seattle Grace. It was now Seattle Grace Mercy West and as she walked the halls there definitely was a different vibe as well as a number of new faces to be seen. It felt strange being back here because it looked so much the same yet it felt so different. She was no longer in the loop here and all the conversations whilst a lot of them were about her sudden reappearance, most of them were about things and people she was unfamiliar with. Another thing that felt strange about walking into this hospital this morning was that Callie Torres wasn’t waiting for her with a big smile and large macchiato.
Erica felt a sharp pang of regret as she thought about Callie, she also found herself feeling curious as to where the gorgeous orthopaedic surgeon was hiding out. She had been here since 8am and hadn’t so much as caught a glimpse of her ex lover and best friend. She thought about asking someone but knew that the gossip mill would be running rampant the second she did, so she decided to just wait it out because she had to run into her at some point, right?
******************************************************************
After her uneventful meeting with the Chief who seemed a little off his game if she were being honest, she decided to take a walk down to the cafeteria to grab some lunch and hopefully bump into a certain Orthopod. The cafeteria was fairly busy for this time of day and as she scanned the room looking for Callie, her heart skipped a few beats when she finally laid eyes on the woman who had changed her life over a year ago now.
The first thing that Erica noticed about Callie was of course that she was still as beautiful as ever but the second thing she noticed was that she was wearing navy blue scrubs which meant Callie was now an Attending. Erica couldn’t help but smile at this fact, Callie was a tremendously talented surgeon and no one deserved this promotion more than her. Sitting at the table with her was a rugged red headed man and next to him was a slim blonde, both wearing navy blue scrubs. The other person at the table she knew to be Brookeleigh Robbins, a third year surgical Resident and board certified OB/GYN. Erica watched as Callie smiled and laughed with her two lunch companions, she looked happy which made the heart surgeon smile but she also felt an unbelievable sadness wash over her.
As she stood there motionless watching Callie she hadn’t noticed Mark Sloan edging towards her from the other side of the room, close behind him was her favourite person, Cristina Yang. She made eye contact with Sloan as he stopped in front of her, arms folded in a guard like stance, Yang stopped close behind him leaning back on a table with her arms crossed in much the same way as Sloan. They were both staring at her with a steely glare, neither of them spoke but the way they had positioned themselves so that she could no longer see Callie made it clear how they felt about her return.
“Hello Sloan, Yang” Erica decided she should just say something and get it out of the way. She felt slightly awkward but was determined not to let it show. Yang remained silent; it was only Mark who spoke.
“What are you doing here Hahn?” he lifted his brow questioningly at her. He was clearly not happy about her being here and she knew it had to do with Callie. Did this mean that Mark and Callie were an item now? Was this the reason he was being so protective of her? Erica had known about their history together, in fact Mark had been a large part of the reason she had left Seattle and Callie in the first place. The thought of Mark and Callie together still made her skin crawl but what really bugged her was that if they were together it meant that he had won; he had won Callie’s heart which in turn meant that she had lost.
“In Seattle or here in the cafeteria?” she was trying her best to remain her smug, confident self.
“I know what you’re doing in Seattle Erica. What are you doing HERE? There’s nothing here for you, I think you should leave” Mark was speaking with a bit of venom in his voice now and Cristina was nodding behind him showing that she was supporting his motion for Erica to leave. Usually she would defend herself and make a stand against the bullies on the playground but she really didn’t feel much like causing a scene and she understood the sentiment behind their actions, in fact it made her sad when she realised that she didn’t have any friends who would stand up for her like this. This was just another way in which the universe was telling her that Callie was too good for her.
Just as she was turning around to exit the cafeteria she bumped straight into a small blonde who was gliding her way into the room. Erica recognised the blonde as the other Robbins leading the groundbreaking surgery that had brought her to town. She had met her earlier this morning, she was very… perky. She also had a reputation that preceded her; Erica had heard great things about the Paediatric surgical Attending all the way from New York. As far as she had heard Robbins was not only brilliant and skilful but she was well known for her excellent bedside manner. The reason Seattle Grace Mercy West had been chosen to host this surgical phenomenon was all due to one Miss Arizona Robbins and the fact that she had garnered the hospital a 25 million dollar donation from one of her patient’s parents. Erica came back to Seattle with high expectations of the PEDS surgeon and from what she had seen so far she was not disappointed, in fact she was extremely impressed by the tiny doctor’s ability to command a room and she had walked by a patient’s room earlier and she noticed that Robbins definitely had a way with the kids. It was hard to impress Erica Hahn but so far Arizona Robbins had been succeeding in doing this.
“Oh my God, I am so sorry. Oh, Dr. Hahn are you okay?” Arizona was indeed very sweet as she fumbled over herself trying to make sure that she hadn’t hurt Erica.
“I’m fine Dr. Robbins” Erica straightened herself up and as she did so she noticed how tense both Sloan and Yang had become. They were practically standing on top of her at this point, she noticed that Sloan had a hold of Robbins’ elbow and realised that he had stepped forward to catch her from falling.
“Well it’s good that I bumped into you, I was looking for you actually. I was wondering if you were available for a consult” Arizona smiled brightly and batted her eyelashes slightly, Erica felt herself almost blushing at this sweet blonde before her.
“Uh, yeah sure” Erica managed to mumble out.
“Awesome! I’ll meet you up on the PEDS floor”
Erica gave Arizona a small smile and headed out of the cafeteria; she was relieved to be out of there and welcomed the distraction of a case to work on. She took a look back and noticed Arizona shove Sloan hard in the chest and wave her arms around at Yang, she was clearly reprimanding them. Maybe she had been wrong about Sloan and Callie, perhaps this tiny blonde dynamite was really the one Mark was with… and with that she scooted off to the PEDS floor with a little hope in her heart.