Title: Understanding

Author: Jrn77

Pairing: Callie/Arizona

Summary: Based off of 9x10. Pieces that might have been left out of the hotel room scene.

Rating: T for now

Disclaimer: All characters belong to ABC/Shonda Rhimes.

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Understanding

Both Callie and Arizona sat up in bed watching the movie being shown on the big screen in the hotel room. While Callie was content simply being on the same piece of furniture as her wife, Arizona couldn't focus. She kept moving her hand up and down Callie's thigh out of nervousness. She kept replaying the entire day over and over again in her mind. This was not how this night was supposed to go. She couldn't help but wonder how Callie could be so patient with her. After finally giving up on attempting to understand anything going on within the movie being shown, she decided to ask Callie herself.

"Uh..Callie..?" Arizona quietly said. "Huh?" Callie responded, which meant she was semi listening and at the same time distracted by the movie.

"I just wanted to say thank you." Callie finally turned and looked into her wife's big blue eyes. They were the same blue eyes that kissed her in the dirty bar bathroom years ago, the same eyes that asked her to marry her, and the same eyes she looked into on the day of her wedding.

After realizing she had just been blatantly staring at Arizona remembering all that they have been through, Callie finally laughed and responded by saying "Thank me for what exactly? You were the one who was thoughtful enough to get us this hotel room while other the other guests are stuck downstairs."

Arizona put her hand on top of Callie's and squeezed it tight. She closed her eyes and let out a deep breathe, "No,Callie. For being here for me. For never leaving even when I was such a monster to you. For always being my wife."

Callie squeezed Arizona's hand even tighter and kissed the side of her face. After pulling away from the sweet and delicate kiss she realized that her wife had begun to cry.

"Hey,hey why are you crying? Of course I am never going to leave Arizona. I love you. More than anything or anyone and nothing could ever change that." Callie cupped Arizona's face with her hands and smiled. A smile that Arizona returned as she tried to stop the tears from continuing to fall.

"I guess I just never realized how lucky I am to have you Callie. I think I just abused our marriage because deep down I knew that you were the only person who would never leave. But at the same time, I wouldn't blame you for leaving. After all.."

Callie pulls her wife in for another kiss, this time face to face, not allowing Arizona to finish a statement Callie would refuse to hear.

"Arizona,I will never ever leave. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I took that oath and I will keep it until the day I die. I will never stop fighting to get your trust back. And I will never stop loving you."

Once again the tears begin to fall from Arizona's blue eyes. But she somehow manages to look Callie directly in the eyes. Those brown eyes that gave her butterflies. That still give her butterflies.

"I wanted this night to be special. I wanted us to finally be us again. I want everything we once had and more." Callie's grin turns into the biggest smile Arizona has seen.

"Well,I could not agree anymore. Arizona I will wait as long as it takes."

Arizona pulls Callie in closer and runs her hands through her hair. "Well,I do have an idea..."

To Be Continued...