Back Together?- A Different Time Means Different Circumstances

Chapter 54- Back to it

Callies pov:

A week later....
Arizona and I have sorted out the situation about my twin. I explained to her how he died in a car wreck shortly after we turned 23 and since then, my family has been a wreck. She decided that when we have our next baby, she wants to use his sperm. I don't like it, but I guess she's just trying to be sweet, so I won't protest.

"Arizona, babe! We are going to be late for work!" I yell.

"I'm coming, I'm coming, let me just finish adjusting this stupid leg!" She replies.

As she walks into our mud room with Thea in her arms I can't help but smile.

"Is little miss ready for her first day of day care so mommies can work?" I ask while tickling my baby's tummy.

"Yes, she is" Arizona says while chuckling before she plants a kiss on my lips.

When she pulls away, we smile at each other in admiration. I can't believe the gorgeous woman before me.

As our smiles fade, a twinge of nervousness becomes apparent in her eyes, I put my hand on her shoulder as she puts on her shoes.

"Arizona" I pause and wait for her to look up at me, "you... are amazing" I say with a smile and confidence. She smiles back at me and the nervousness fades from her eyes.

As she stands up, we both reach out our hands and grasp. "You ready?" I ask with a smile.

"Yeah" she says after a sigh of relief with a smile and a twinkle in her eyes. The twinkle in her eyes mesmerizing me, and her super magic smile making me smile uncontrollably.

"Alright then, let's go." I say, opening the door. As she passes me to walk out, I earn a kiss on the cheek which makes me smile even wider. As I walk out behind her and lock the door, all I can do is wonder how I got so lucky to find somebody who is as perfect as Arizona.

Arizona's pov
At work....

I walk into the hospital completely empty handed and without Callie. She brought Thea with her to get coffee before drops her off at day care. I would've never imagined a place that I thought would always feel like home, no matter where I was in the world, feeling like such a strange and scary place. As I get close to the front desk to have the nurses page Nicole to meet me in the attendings lounge, I stop. I look around and take a deep breath, trying to shake all of the stress off of my shoulders. There is no sign that says "Grey+Sloan Memorial Hospital." It makes me miss it even more.

Just as I'm about to tell the nurse who to page, I hear "Robbins! You look better than ever!" I chuckle at her, knowing full well that she can't see me, and then we pull each other into a hug.

As we release, she says "so, I heard that you had a baby, and didn't use me as your doctor!" She says with a playfully offended tone. I can feel myself getting nervous as bad memories flood my head, even if she's just joking.

"Well, I couldn't. First, well, obvious reasons. And second..." I pause. Her facial expression drops and a caring hand reaches for my arm. "Well I just couldn't," I finish somberly. I know that she knows my full situation because one day she started getting pushy on the phone with Callie after I had an extra bad day. I smile at her with grate for not pushing me to relive that part of my life.

She smiles back. "Come one Robbins, let's get you back to where you belong before we talk about moving the Robbin Herman center back to Seattle. Your first surgery back is in 30 minutes."

I smile back at her and chuckle. She always has been a great friend just as much as a great teacher.