Chapter 2
A/N: Hey guys! I’ve been wanting to start an AU Calzona story but I want to get some ideas from some of you. If you have any good story ideas, please let me know!! You can PM me or message me on tumblr (greysandcalzona)
A/N 2.0: Italicized sections are flashbacks.
A/N 3.0: I’m a little nervous about these next couple chapters, it really changes the direction I was heading for. I just wanted to make things more interesting. Please let me know what you all think. You should also know that I don’t know much about medical stuff so I might be wrong a couple things. Bear with me…
It was early in the morning—the sun wasn’t even out yet—and Callie and Sofia were at the airport waiting for their flight to take off.
“Where are we going?” A sleepy Sofia asked her mother.
Callie sighed, “We’re going to Seattle, sweetheart.” She hadn’t told Sofia about Arizona being in the hospital. She wanted to, but at the right time, and seeing as she still couldn’t cope with what was going on, she knew it wasn’t time to tell her daughter yet.
“To see mommy?” Sofia asked excitingly.
“Yes, to see mommy.” Callie attempted to smile. “Go to sleep, we should be there by the time you wake up.”
Sofia nodded and Callie helped her get as comfortable as she could—giving her an extra pillow and covering her up with a blanket.
Still, after hours of knowing what had happened to Arizona, she still had a lump in her throat and struggled to talk. It took a lot for her to control her voice when talking to Sofia.
Penny hadn’t exactly been thrilled when Callie told her she had to leave.
“Well how long are you gonna be gone?” Penny asked. “Where are you going to stay? What are you gonna tell Longone?”
“I don’t know!” Callie began shouting but then lowered her voice. “I will figure it out on the plane. Right now, I have to leave.”
“Callie, just wait until morning. There most likely aren’t any planes leaving till tomorrow.”
“Don’t you get it? Arizona, my ex-wife and the mother of my child, is in the hospital. I have to go.”
“And I’m not telling you not to go, I’m just telling you to wait till morning, as soon as the sun comes up I’ll take you to the airport myself.” Penny argued. “Make a plan, figure out what you’re gonna do, where you’re gonna stay.” She continued. “At least check the flights online, so you won’t have to stay at the airport waiting all night.”
The red head had ended up being right, the earliest flight was at 4:30 AM. Callie hadn’t even bothered to go to bed, she knew there was no point. She would constantly text Alex and ask how Arizona was doing.
She left their apartment at 2:30 AM, not being able to just sit around any longer. Now, she was on the plane and she would arrive at 7:30 AM Seattle time. She was planning on staying at Meredith’s so Sofia could be distracted by playing with Zola, Bailey, and little Ellis.
She began thinking of the last couple conversations that she had with Arizona over the phone.
“So is Longone anything like Grey Sloan?” Arizona had asked her.
Callie chuckled, “Of course it isn’t. Not at all.”
“Well, you know what they say: there’s no place like home.” The blonde said. Callie could hear her smile through the phone.
It was quiet for a moment, “I miss it. I miss everyone.” Callie admitted.
“Everyone here misses you too, Callie.” Arizona confessed, “And maybe someday you’ll be able to move back…” she said hopeful.
“Maybe… hopefully.”
Callie tried to fall asleep but couldn’t. She still couldn’t believe any of this was happening. And to all people, it had to be Arizona. Her head was spinning. The thought of Arizona not making it through this crushed her heart into a million pieces so she tried her best to keep those thoughts out of her head. She kept trying to keep so many thought out of her head. She knew this was going to be a long and anxious flight.
Finally, after what felt like forever, they arrived at Seattle. Callie and Sofia were going down the escalator when the brunette saw Meredith waiting for her.
“Hey.” Meredith said pulling Callie into a hug when they’d reached her. Then she looked over to Sofia and glanced back at Callie, who slowly shook her head to let Meredith know that she hadn’t told her anything yet.
“Hey, Sofia. Zola’s really excited that you’re here.” Meredith said pulling the little girl into a soft hug.
After Meredith helped get their bags in her SUV, they headed to the hospital.
Neither of them said anything most of the way there, but Callie broke the silence when they were close to the hospital, “I’m not even sure what I’m supposed to say to her.” Callie whispered looking over at Sofia.
“I know what that’s like.” Meredith responded, making sure Sofia couldn’t hear anything. “I think I should take her to the house with the kids, Amelia’s looking after them. No child should have to see their parent like this, trust me.”
Callie nodded. All she wanted to do was get to Arizona already, but she needed to make sure Sofia was okay, first. She took a deep breath and turned around.
“Sof? Aunt Meredith is gonna take you to play with Zola, okay?”
“Why didn’t mommy pick us up?” Sofia asked immediately.
Callie looked up to keep the tears from flowing down her face, she didn’t want to lie to her daughter but she didn’t know what other option there was, “Mommy’s really busy at the hospital, you’re gonna see her soon.” Callie paused, “Can you please behave while Amelia looks after you?”
Sofia nodded slowly. They were already pulling up in front of the hospital. When Meredith parked, Callie got out of the passenger side and opened Sofia’s door to say goodbye. She gave her a tight hug and a kiss on the cheek.
“I’ll be back after I drop her off.” Meredith said before Callie could walk away. “Do you need anything else?” she asked
Callie shook her head and headed inside the hospital.
While she was in the elevator, she was appreciative that Meredith had offered to take Sofia to her house. She didn’t know how much longer she could’ve stayed calm around her daughter.
When the elevator doors opened, Alex was waiting for her. It was obvious that he hadn’t gotten any sleep.
“Where is she?” Callie asked immediately.
Alex didn’t say anything, he just started walking and she followed. She didn’t bother to pay any attention to all the doctors that were looking right at her.
When they got to the ICU, Alex stopped. “Callie… do you need anything?”
Callie shook her head.
“If there’s anything you need… just say it. We’re all here for you.” He said before he slid the door open.
Callie suddenly couldn’t breathe. Arizona laid there hooked up to all the machines. She had an orthopedic cast around her whole right arm and Callie noticed that she had been intubated. The brunette stood at the end of Arizona’s bed and that was when she finally let go and started sobbing. She put her right hand over her face and continued crying. After she managed to stop sobbing, she pulled up a chair and sat down to Arizona’s left. She reached for the blonde’s hand and started crying all over again, resting her head on the Arizona’s arm.