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Lonley Nights
Her finger rimmed the glass of Rioja that sat nearly empty in front of her. Cristina was on call tonight and the idea of sitting home alone again in their empty apartment seemed more depressing than the idea of sitting alone in a nearly empty bar. If someone had told her a year ago that her life would twist and turn as it had she surely wouldn’t ( Read more... ) -
As Cold as it Gets 6/?
This was turning into a bad habit. A habit that was proving hard to break. Well, to be honest, Callie didn't quite know why she would want to break this particular habit. It had been 3 months since they had first been together on that late night at Mark's loft. And since then she had found her way over to Mark's apartment again on more than a few ( Read more... ) -
Cold as it Gets 5/?
Callie sighed deeply as she slowly removed her keys from the ignition. Her heartbeat was audible as she flipped down the mirror in front of her and smoothed out her hair. Sharp pangs of anxiety bounced around her stomach. She couldn’t decide if an act of this boldness, lacking any restraint, was a huge mistake or just long overdue. She shut off the ( Read more... ) -
The End
Set During the Beginning of Season 4
The air was heavy with the threat of rain as Izzie made her way from the hospital to her car. Her feet shuffled laborly as she tried to scan the lot, looking in vain for the spot where she had left her Honda 18 hours earlier when she had arrived. Her lids felt heavy and her stomach hollow as images of her ( Read more... ) -
Cold as it Gets 4/?
This Chapter is entitled “Lover’s Will”.
For Callie, weeks seemed to pass by with a monotonous hum. But with each day that slipped by she could feel her resolve strengthening and motivation returning. Living with Christina had proven to provide some much needed change and distraction from all that was familiar to her. Well, sleeping on a coach in ( Read more... ) -
Cold as it Gets 3/?
Chapter 3 entitled "Paperweight" after the song by Joshua Radin and Schuyler Fisk.
Mark clasped his fists in front of his mouth as he blew warm air into his palms. The past couple days had been bitterly cold in Seattle and for the first time in months he was beginning to long for New York. Not that it was warmer there this time of year, but at least ( Read more... ) -
Cold as it Gets 2/?
Chapter 2 entitled "Ache", inspired by the song written and performed by James Carrington.
Callie threw the shoe guards from her feet as she exited the scrub room, rounded the corner and paced down the hallway towards the lounge. Tears streamed down her checks as she looked up to see Izzie and Meredith filling out charts at the nurse’s station down ( Read more... ) -
Cold as it Gets 1/?
Chapter 1 is entitled "Empty"
The title was inspired by the song of the same name written and performed by Ray Lamontagne.
The rain was steady and chilling. Definitely a night that would have warranted a jacket. In reality she was frozen. Frozen in the same arm-crossed stance she had as Bailey had left her and re-entered the hospital.
Hollow. Void. ( Read more... )