The Aftermath of Callie and Arizona

All Things Heal in Time Part II

Callie's POV:

I was awakened that next morning at 3 am by Arizona's screaming. She was clearly dreaming, but I could tell it was a nightmare and assumed I knew which nightmare she was having.

"Arizona. Sweetie. Arizona..." It took me awhile to wake Arizona up from her nightmare. "Is everything okay?" I had rolled over at this point to hold my fiancé and gently wake her.

"Callie..." Arizona started softly crying, as I decided to hold her tighter to my body to reassure her.

"Sweetheart, what's wrong? I'm guessing you are having a flashback dream to..."

Between tears, Arizona managed to say, "Yes."

"Is it okay to hold you until your pulse slows down, my love?"

"Yes, Callie, thank you. I just don't want to talk about it."

"I understand sweetheart, I understand." We laid together with me spooning Arizona for the next five minutes. I could feel her heart rate and breathing eventually slow back to normal. Arizona let out a tremendous sigh, and rolled over to face me.

"I'm sorry Callie. It is always unexpected when I dream about the plane crash. I'm sorry I woke you up."

"Arizona, you never need to apologize to me about what you have dealt with since the plane crash."

"Calliope, I'm having a tough time right now between the car crash this week and everything else. I never admit to people what I'm truly going through, mostly because I hate exposing my weaknesses to others. But with the auto accident this week with our family, it has dredged up a lot of feelings."

"Arizona, I love you and whatever I can do to make you feel better, you just need to let me know, okay?" Arizona had slumped her head onto my chest and held me tightly, even for her.

"I know Callie, I know. I'm going to go sleep in the other room, so I don't keep you awake."

"You are not going anywhere and we don't need to see patients tomorrow, just your parents. Don't leave our bed, stay with me. We'll spend your insomnia episode together. I won't take, 'No,' for an answer. Now, get your butt back over here!"

Arizona had shifted to the edge of her side of the bed, but after lingering a few seconds, got back under the covers, while I pulled the front of her body, back into the front of mine. 

"Do you know how much I love you, Dr. Arizona Robbins?"

Arizona nodded, while I kissed her forehead, then her nose and finally her lips, while holding her face in my hands as I continued to speak to her.

"I want to do everything with you, for the rest of our lives. I don't care if it's waking up way too early, but I think it's wonderful just for us to be together, no matter when or what. I don't mind if we are cleaning up after our daughter, when she gets a nervous stomach in the middle of the night. I don't care what we are presented with Arizona, I just want to be doing all of it with you."

My precious girl started tearing up again, but nodded with her face still in my hands, and deeply kissed me. I flipped over on my back at this point, and pulled Arizona in, so she could lay on my chest and body. And with that, she complacently snuggled into me.

"Callie, thank you for understanding and thank you for loving me. I am sorry I woke you, but I can't tell you how nice it is to have you, again, when I cannot sleep. You always make everything better for me and Sophia, with your big heart. I love you Dr. Torres, I hope you know that."

"Well, Dr. Robbins, I hope you know how much I love our daughter and you." I kissed Arizona's lips with a mad intensity. "Wanna fool around, Arizona? We're up and we might as well do something with our alone time together, what do ya say?"