Callie sat at the bar with her hair in a bun, she knew if she was going to drink her sorrows away she'd need it to be out of her way. She had only gotten there twenty minutes ago and yet she was on her third drink. Erica was gone. Thinking about it made Callie's chest hurt. She felt like everything she had done, relationship wise, was a huge mistake. She made mistakes with George, that's why he cheated. She now made mistakes with Erica, that's why she left her. This was just proof for Callie that it wasn't the people she was dating that messed things up, it was her. The thought of that made her angry. She decided to punish herself by ordering several shots. As she finished them one by one she could feel the alcohol begin to take affect. She didn't care who was around her or what anyone at the bar thought of her. All she knew was that she was hurting and she just wanted to forget why for one night. Little did she know she had an audience, at least an audience of one. A blonde beauty who sat at the other end of the bar had been watching her for almost the entire time she had been there.
"Here you go!" the bartender said as he placed a shot of tequila in front of Callie. Callie looked confused.
"I didn't order another one.." her words came out slowly. Maybe I did order another? She examined the shot.
"No. You didn't, but the hot blonde starring at you did!" the bartender walked away before Callie could respond. Looking up for this blonde bombshell Callie searched the bar. It didn't take her very long to figure out who the bartender was talking about. Callie starred, frozen, unsure of what she should say or do. The blonde gave her a big smile and got up from her seat. Callie began to panic.
"Do you mind?" the smiling blonde asked as she pointed to the available seat next to Callie. Callie shook her head, still not sure she should speak. The blonde sat down and turned towards Callie. It was a slightly awkward moment of silence on Callie's part until she figured she should thank her for the drink.
"This, uh, this was nice of you. Thanks!" Callie blurted out. She quickly took the shot. The blonde began to laugh.
"I'm Arizona. Robbins…" She stuck out her hand and Callie returned the gesture. Arizona? Cute face and cute name.
"I'm Cal-" before she could finish Arizona chimed in.
"Callie right?" She stated with the same grin she had been sporting before she came over to sit next to Callie.
"Uh, yeah. Callie Torres." This made Callie smile slightly.
"Ped's Surgery! You're Ortho right?" Arizona said softly. Callie was almost sure she had never seen Arizona at the hospital.
"Yes. Yeah, I'm Ortho. How did you-" Arizona cut her off again.
"I've heard about you." Arizona sipped her drink. Callie realized drama spread around the hospital faster than it did in high school.
"Oh, oh. Well yeah that's me." Callie said with a grunt in her voice. The sad, pathetic, gay Ortho surgeon who got dumped.
"I've heard a lot about you. Ya know, people talk a lot over there. Especially about you." Arizona smiled.
"I could just imagine." Callie remembered why she was at the bar to begin with and held the empty shot glass up, signaling that it needed to be refilled.
"Ya know, it not bad talk. It's all pretty wonderful things actually. People seem to really like you over there." Arizona tone of voice was so pleasant, she didn't seem fazed by Callie's sudden lack of happiness.
"Mhm-" Callie said sarcastically.
"It's true. I've heard lots of people saying great things about you. About how you're a fantastic doctor, how you're super talented, about how sexy you are. A lot of great stuff!" Callie smiled a little. "At least they're speaking the truth about you." Arizona took a sip of her drink. Callie was new to the lesbian world and she couldn't really tell if Arizona was gay or not, but she wasn't new to the flirting world and she was pretty sure Arizona was flirting. Nah, she's not gay. She's just being nice because she feels bad for you. Stop getting excited.
"Well, that's very kind of you. Thank you! For all that…and the shot!" Callie gave a polite smile. Arizona tilted her head and began to laugh. "What?" Callie was genuinely confused.
"Oh, nothing. I'm sorry.. it's not actually funny." Arizona stood up from her seat and began to walk away. With full sincerity she spoke up, "Ya know, I get it, you're upset. I'm sorry I bothered you." Callie still very confused. Arizona now about halfway back to her original seat.
"Wait, what?" Callie shouted confused as to what happened. Arizona turned around and walked back.
"I didn't mean to bother you really. I just thought… Ya know what, never mind." Arizona said smiling.
"You thought what?" Callie was interested to see what the blonde had to say. Arizona sat back down next to Callie.
"I just thought I did everything right. I mean, I ordered you a shot, I put my biggest smile on, I mentioned you being sexy.."
"I appreciated all that, thank you." Callie said genuinely. God, she's so adorable.
"I should be more understanding right?" Arizona sounded slightly defeated.
"With what?"
"I mean, I know things about you. Not to sound super creepy or anything. I just mean, I know about you… and" Arizona was now talking extremely fast.
"Erica?" It hurt Callie to say her name.
"Yes, yes. Erica. I am being rude? I mean, I guess it's not very nice to hit on a girl after something like that, right? Even if she is ridiculously hot!" Arizona had this mischievous smile on her face. Callie smiled right back at her. Gay. She's so gay. God and so sexy. It took Callie a second to say something.
"I guess it depends." Callie spoke up.
"Depends on what?" Arizona replied.
"On whether or not the girl thinks you're ridiculously hot too!" There was a pause.
"Hm, well does she?" Arizona smiled and began to nod.
"She does." Callie said confidently as she bit her lip. They stared at one another for a while. Until Arizona broke eye contact. Callie was not sure where this was all going. Arizona stood up from her seat and grabbed Callie's hand. Callie willingly followed wherever she was being led. They walked out of the bar. People were around the front of the bar, but there wasn't anyone hanging out near the side of the bar, where Arizona was leading them. Before Callie could ask where they were going Arizona stopped short and turned around. Callie bumping into her. Arizona smiled. Still holding hands Callie could feel her heart beat out of her chest. Arizona was quite close to her face now, Callie attempted to keep calm.
This girl was much different than anyone else she had ever met before. She had the bluest eyes Callie had ever seen, a head full of blonde, curly hair, and dimples that made Callie melt. She was sexy, confident, beautiful, and mysterious all wrapped in a pretty black dress. Before Callie knew what was happening Arizona's lips were on hers. The kiss began slow. Arizona's lips were soft and tasted like cherries. With their hands still holding one another Callie could feel Arizona tighten her grip on Callie's hand. This was the last thing Callie anticipated to happen on her night of self pity. Callie began to feel bold, she wasn't sure if it was how attracted she was to Arizona or the amount of liquor she had consumed earlier, she was pretty sure it was a combination of both, she began to deepened the kiss. Arizona smiled against her lips. Unlinking fingers Arizona moved her hands to Callie's cheek. Arizona wanted more. Her tongue had entered Callie's mouth and Callie wasn't complaining. As their tongues intertwined Callie was now leaning against the cold brick wall on the side of Joe's. Arizona's hands traveled down Callie's sides, resting at her hips. Slowly stopping the kiss Arizona let her lips linger on Callie's for a moment. She then smiled, bite her lip and backed away from Callie's face. Callie stood their pleasantly surprised by what had just happened. Arizona gave her a large smile before beginning to walk away. Callie put her hand against her mouth in disbelief , but quickly flinched her hand away once she realized Arizona had turned back around.
"Ya know, she must have been pretty crazy to just leave you like that." Arizona shouted. At this point the last thing on Callie's mind had been Erica. Callie shrugged her shoulders, unable to speak. "Hm," Arizona smiled. Callie couldn't help, but smile back. Arizona began walking away again. Callie stood still and was sure that Arizona was leaving and that they probably wouldn't see each other again. The thought made her slightly sad. You just met the girl half an hour ago, you can't be upset. Arizona turned around once more, "Well, are you coming?" she said as she held out her hand. It took a second for everything to register in Callie's mind.
"Um, yeah. Yes, I am." She walked quickly to catch up to where Arizona was currently standing and grabbed her hand. Arizona smiled. Callie had no idea where they were going now or why this blonde, who she had just met was so interested in her after hearing all about her pathetic love life, but she honestly didn't care. All she knew was that this night had turned out a lot better than she had thought it would. Little did she know, everything was about to get a lot better.
