fanfic: Playing With Fire 3/?
Callie closed the door to her apartment and determined marched across the hall. Just as she was going to start pounding at the door, it opened, revealing a very disheveled Mark. He tiptoed in the hall and quietly closed the door, and motioned to her that he’s ready to go. She didn’t move and just stared at her best friend like he was insane.
“What?” Mark looked at his watch. “We need to get going, our shifts start soon.”
“We live across the street from the hospital, so don’t panic.” The plastic surgeon just rolled his eyes. “And why are you acting so strange? Sneaking out of the apartment, looking like you just committed a crime…”
Mark shifted nervously. “Well, I didn’t want to wake Lexie. She had a rough shift and, you know…”
“Uh huh… So why are you looking so guilty?” Now Mark looked very nervous and a little scared.
“I just wanted to make her a breakfast… And there was a little accident.”
“I think I’m gonna love it.” Callie smirked. “What accident?”
“I burnt her favorite frying pan…” Torres burst out laughing. Mark threw her a dirty look.
“You need to be in crowded places today. That way Lexie won’t have a chance to kill you - too many witnesses.” She smiled widely. “Or you can always run to Canada.”
“Very funny…” He drawled sarcastically. “Another word and I’ll remove your name from my will. And you won’t get my waffle maker.”
Callie gasped dramatically. “I won’t say a word! Just leave my future waffle maker alone.” She paused and looked at him thoughtfully. “But research on which countries would give you asylum won’t hurt.”
Mark groaned. “You’re incorrigible… Tell me again, why we are friends?”
“I’m irresistible.” She flashed him a cocky smile.
“Oh, by the way, what happened with you and Blondie yesterday at Joe’s? She fled from the bar.”
“Nothing extraordinary. I was hitting on her, she got scared and the rest of it you saw.”
“Whoa, Torres. Since when do you hit on your co-workers?”
“There’s first time for everything…” Callie smirked and Mark looked worried.
“I hope you understand that this could end with not so good consequences.” Callie just rolled her eyes. “And who said that she’s interested in you?”
“Oh, believe me, she’ll like me. I have a plan.” She turned around and headed to the elevator. A very good plan…
* * * * *
Teddy was making her way to her office, carrying a cup of fresh coffee and whistling some popular tune. She opened the door and headed to her desk with intention to finish a department monthly report. Just as she was about to put down her coffee
“What’s with the whistling?”
“Aaahh!” Teddy jumped with a scream and started to look around. She spotted Arizona, who was sitting comfortably on the couch.
“Holly crap, Robbins! You nearly gave me a heart attack!” She was clutching at her heart and shooting daggers at peads surgeon.
“Hey! It’s not my fault you’re so jumpy today…”
“You sneaked on me!”
“… and paranoid.”
Cardio surgeon mumbled something illegible and flopped down on her chair.
“So what brought you to my humble abode?” She drawled sarcastically.
Suddenly Arizona lost all her playfulness and looked down at her hands.
“I met Dr.Torres after you left.”
“Oh…”
“And she kind of was hitting on me…”
“And?”
“… and I got all insecure and almost ran out of there.” The peads doctor looked like she was about to cry, so Teddy rushed to her side.
“Hey, don’t think like that. Knowing Torres, you’ve got nothing to worry about.”
“How so?”
“Well, she’s not the dating material.” At Arizona’s confused face Teddy tried to explain. “She’s a very known player.”
Now younger blonde was sitting with her mouth hanging open.
“And even if you ran out of the bar, I think she didn’t have trouble finding someone for the night.”
“Somehow this doesn’t make me feel better…
Teddy decided that a change of topic was in order.
“If it’ll make you feel better, I can tell you why I was whistling earlier…”
Arizona smiled and settled more comfortably on the couch.
“I’m all ears…”
“Well, there’s new psychologist guy at our hospital…”
* * * * *
Arizona was standing near the one of the hospital beds in the ER, listening to Alex Karev, who was reading from a patient’s chart. Her patient was a 10-year old boy with a fractured arm.
“… so I ordered the X-rays and paged an ortho.”
“And who’s on-call today?”
“Dr.Torres.” Crap.“Oh, and here she is.”Double crap.
Callie smiled inwardly when she saw blonde surgeon. My day gets better and better.
“Hello, Dr.Robbins.” Arizona smiled tightly in response and shifted nervously. It was a very awkward situation for her. Callie showed the scans. “Good news - no need in surgery. Just a cast” she looked at the boy. “What’s your favorite color?”
“Blue.”
“Blue it is. Now Dr.Karev will get you a cast and your parents will take you out for some ice cream” Callie winked at him. And turned to Arizona. “Dr.Robbins, can I have a word with you?”
They stepped away from the patient. The blonde surgeon was looking everywhere but at Callie.
“I want to apologize. Again.” It got Arizona’s attention.”Yesterday at the bar I was out of line. I hope you’re not angry with me.” Callie flashed a megawatt smile and Peads surgeon blinked in surprise.
“Not really… You just caught me by surprise.” Hm… She could be quite charming.
“Then, I want to apologize for catching you by surprise.” Come on, Robbins, relax a little.
“Then apology accepted.” Now Arizona was smiling slightly.
“And in order to make it up to you, let me buy you a lunch, Dr.Robbins.”
“You could do that.” Her dimples made a full appearance. “And it’s Arziona.”
“As you wish, milady.” Callie bowed her head a little and Peads surgeon laughed with ease for the first time today. I think this will be interesting…
“What?” Mark looked at his watch. “We need to get going, our shifts start soon.”
“We live across the street from the hospital, so don’t panic.” The plastic surgeon just rolled his eyes. “And why are you acting so strange? Sneaking out of the apartment, looking like you just committed a crime…”
Mark shifted nervously. “Well, I didn’t want to wake Lexie. She had a rough shift and, you know…”
“Uh huh… So why are you looking so guilty?” Now Mark looked very nervous and a little scared.
“I just wanted to make her a breakfast… And there was a little accident.”
“I think I’m gonna love it.” Callie smirked. “What accident?”
“I burnt her favorite frying pan…” Torres burst out laughing. Mark threw her a dirty look.
“You need to be in crowded places today. That way Lexie won’t have a chance to kill you - too many witnesses.” She smiled widely. “Or you can always run to Canada.”
“Very funny…” He drawled sarcastically. “Another word and I’ll remove your name from my will. And you won’t get my waffle maker.”
Callie gasped dramatically. “I won’t say a word! Just leave my future waffle maker alone.” She paused and looked at him thoughtfully. “But research on which countries would give you asylum won’t hurt.”
Mark groaned. “You’re incorrigible… Tell me again, why we are friends?”
“I’m irresistible.” She flashed him a cocky smile.
“Oh, by the way, what happened with you and Blondie yesterday at Joe’s? She fled from the bar.”
“Nothing extraordinary. I was hitting on her, she got scared and the rest of it you saw.”
“Whoa, Torres. Since when do you hit on your co-workers?”
“There’s first time for everything…” Callie smirked and Mark looked worried.
“I hope you understand that this could end with not so good consequences.” Callie just rolled her eyes. “And who said that she’s interested in you?”
“Oh, believe me, she’ll like me. I have a plan.” She turned around and headed to the elevator. A very good plan…
* * * * *
Teddy was making her way to her office, carrying a cup of fresh coffee and whistling some popular tune. She opened the door and headed to her desk with intention to finish a department monthly report. Just as she was about to put down her coffee
“What’s with the whistling?”
“Aaahh!” Teddy jumped with a scream and started to look around. She spotted Arizona, who was sitting comfortably on the couch.
“Holly crap, Robbins! You nearly gave me a heart attack!” She was clutching at her heart and shooting daggers at peads surgeon.
“Hey! It’s not my fault you’re so jumpy today…”
“You sneaked on me!”
“… and paranoid.”
Cardio surgeon mumbled something illegible and flopped down on her chair.
“So what brought you to my humble abode?” She drawled sarcastically.
Suddenly Arizona lost all her playfulness and looked down at her hands.
“I met Dr.Torres after you left.”
“Oh…”
“And she kind of was hitting on me…”
“And?”
“… and I got all insecure and almost ran out of there.” The peads doctor looked like she was about to cry, so Teddy rushed to her side.
“Hey, don’t think like that. Knowing Torres, you’ve got nothing to worry about.”
“How so?”
“Well, she’s not the dating material.” At Arizona’s confused face Teddy tried to explain. “She’s a very known player.”
Now younger blonde was sitting with her mouth hanging open.
“And even if you ran out of the bar, I think she didn’t have trouble finding someone for the night.”
“Somehow this doesn’t make me feel better…
Teddy decided that a change of topic was in order.
“If it’ll make you feel better, I can tell you why I was whistling earlier…”
Arizona smiled and settled more comfortably on the couch.
“I’m all ears…”
“Well, there’s new psychologist guy at our hospital…”
* * * * *
Arizona was standing near the one of the hospital beds in the ER, listening to Alex Karev, who was reading from a patient’s chart. Her patient was a 10-year old boy with a fractured arm.
“… so I ordered the X-rays and paged an ortho.”
“And who’s on-call today?”
“Dr.Torres.” Crap.“Oh, and here she is.”Double crap.
Callie smiled inwardly when she saw blonde surgeon. My day gets better and better.
“Hello, Dr.Robbins.” Arizona smiled tightly in response and shifted nervously. It was a very awkward situation for her. Callie showed the scans. “Good news - no need in surgery. Just a cast” she looked at the boy. “What’s your favorite color?”
“Blue.”
“Blue it is. Now Dr.Karev will get you a cast and your parents will take you out for some ice cream” Callie winked at him. And turned to Arizona. “Dr.Robbins, can I have a word with you?”
They stepped away from the patient. The blonde surgeon was looking everywhere but at Callie.
“I want to apologize. Again.” It got Arizona’s attention.”Yesterday at the bar I was out of line. I hope you’re not angry with me.” Callie flashed a megawatt smile and Peads surgeon blinked in surprise.
“Not really… You just caught me by surprise.” Hm… She could be quite charming.
“Then, I want to apologize for catching you by surprise.” Come on, Robbins, relax a little.
“Then apology accepted.” Now Arizona was smiling slightly.
“And in order to make it up to you, let me buy you a lunch, Dr.Robbins.”
“You could do that.” Her dimples made a full appearance. “And it’s Arziona.”
“As you wish, milady.” Callie bowed her head a little and Peads surgeon laughed with ease for the first time today. I think this will be interesting…