Faith by George Michael
"Calliope Torres," Arizona sighed, holding the, really rather perfect, pink silk nightie.
"What?" Callie eyed her, confused.
"Not that I don't love it, but…it's just…" Arizona wasn't sure how to put it. This was their first Christmas together, and they were exchanging gifts. Arizona had already given Callie hers. She got her a beautiful forest green cocktail dress that would look amazing on her. Next, she had given her a delicate silver frame containing a black and white photo of the two of them--
It was Thanksgiving Day and Callie, Arizona and Lexie were preparing dinner. Arizona was arranging food on plates, and admiring Callie as she cooked, which was always her job in the kitchen. Without a sound, Callie came up behind Arizona, pressed her body against her back, and placed a hand on the counter on either side of Arizona. Arizona briefly closed her eyes at the contact and smiled softly. She felt Callie lean her lips to her ear and whisper, "Te quiero".
Arizona grinned, she didn't know much Spanish, but she knew that one, Arizona turned to meet Callie's eyes, "I love you, too." Callie brushed her lips across Arizona's then pulled back and smiled. Lexie was still in the room, so naturally she snapped a picture of the couple. Lexie liked pictures, although there were only pictures from up until she cut off her finger.
And, lastly, Arizona had given Callie a fantastic silver watch with a faded black, leather band, that Callie had expressed interest in a few months back. Arizona had put a lot of thought into her gifts, and she wasn't sure Callie had. So far she had gotten candles, a shower massager, lingerie, and a Toys-R-Us gift card.
"Just what?" Callie inquired.
"It just seems you were only thinking about sex and…and I don't know what the gift card is for…a joke?" Arizona didn't mean to be rude, but she was feeling a little hurt.
Callie frowned, "Oh…that's not really how I thought about it…"
Arizona suddenly felt foolish, and shook her head, "Nevermind…I'm just being silly."
"No, no, you're right about how it looks…the candles, massager and lingerie are about sex, but… I love making love to you, so I get a little carried away." Callie grinned sheepishly, making Arizona smile. "And, I picked that lingerie because of the colors. The pink is the same shade of pink on your scrub cap, which I used to dislike because the butterflies were a little perky for me, but I've grown to love it and love it on you. And, the deep blue lace is the color of your eyes when you're turned on…I just really liked it and wanted to give it to you."
Arizona smiled, "That's really sweet…I'm really sorry, Calliope." Arizona kissed Callie, "I hate to ask, but…the Toys-R-Us gift card?"
"I know that you sometimes get those patients that really get to you, you form bonds and really get to know them, which I love about you. You go that extra mile to make their experience as undamaging as possible, and that includes buying special gifts and toys to make them smile. I thought you might use that card for that, but if you don't want it, that's okay, I'll give it to my niece."
Arizona was once again surprised, and felt guilty, "Don't you dare, I love it."
"You've got to have faith," Callie answered.
"In God?" Arizona asked, confused, this seemed an odd time to discuss religion.
"No, in me and how I feel about you," Callie smirked before adding, "And, your body. Now, open your next one."
"Ok," Arizona nodded. She unwrapped the small box to find a scrub cap with a huge picture of Callie wearing a wide, cheesy smile on it. Arizona found the cap a little scary, but was even more scared of looking up at Callie. There was no way Callie thought she would like this, but after she already accused Callie of not caring as much as her, she couldn't say anything. Slowly, she plastered a painfully fake smile on her face and looked up to Callie, "Wow…I…uh…"
Arizona stopped stuttering and frowned as she looked at Callie. Her girlfriend had her hand over her mouth, her eyes squeezed shut and was shaking with inaudible laughter.
Arizona wasn't sure what was so funny, "Uh, Cal…what are you laughing at?"
Callie not so gracefully snorted, which just made her laugh harder. Finally, she regained enough breath to choke out, "You…should…have seen…your face."
Arizona gave her a confused look, "What?"
Callie explained, though still laughing, "That was a joke gift. I was ordering new scrub caps and saw that you could order ones with pictures on it, so I got you one with me on it just to see your face…and it was awesome!" At this, she started another giggle fit.
Arizona promptly slapped Callie on the arm with the cap, "Calliope, that was mean!"
Arizona's wounded expression made her chuckle, "I'm sorry, babe. I thought it was funny…and it totally was, admit it."
Seeing Callie begin to laugh again, Arizona threw her body onto Callie's, tackling her to the ground, and clamped a hand over her mouth. "Fine, it was a little funny."
Callie grinned under her hand, and her eyes sparkled. Arizona removed her hand and braced herself against the ground and she lay on top of Callie. "So, you don't expect me to wear it in the OR?"
"I'll give you ten million dollars to wear it tomorrow."
"No way, I'll give you ten million dollars to wear it tomorrow!"
Callie started laughing again at the mental image of wearing a scrub cap with her face into her knee replacement.
Arizona kissed her forcefully to quiet her, "You're not as funny as you think you are," and she slid off of Callie.
"Yes, I am. Ok, you have one more. A real one this time, I promise."
Arizona narrowed her eyes, "Uh, huh…" She unwrapped a flat, velvet box and opened the lid. Inside was an elegant silver chain with two silver intertwined hearts, and a very light blue diamond in the middle. There was also a set of matching diamond dangle earrings. Arizona fingered the necklace, and glanced back up at Callie, "Wow, Cal…I…uh…"
"That was your reaction to the scrub cap…do you hate it?"
"No, Calliope…I love them, they're totally awesome and…and beautiful," Arizona exclaimed breathlessly.
Callie moved to Arizona and carefully picked up the necklace, as she gently placed it around her neck she said in almost a whisper, "Now, I picked this particular one because the diamond reminded me, again, of your eyes…this is the color of your eyes when you're teasing me while secretly thinking about how much you love me. All sparkly, clear, and stunning." From behind Arizona, Callie trailed her hand along the chain, grazing the skin on her neck and chest, causing Arizona to shiver.
"You're really fantastic, Calliope."
"Yeah, I know, how else could I be with you?" Callie winked as she climbed to her feet.
"That was cheesy."
"Are you complaining?"
Arizona shook her head, and smiled softly, "Nope."
"Good. So, we had breakfast and opened our presents, I think that means it's time to retreat to the bedroom until lunch," Callie announced it with a clap of her hands and two thumbs jerked in the direction of the bedroom, making it more like an agenda item than a sexy invitation, which caused Arizona to smirk.
"Oh, yeah? Well, since you asked so nicely…" Arizona grasped Callie's proffered hand and allowed herself to be pulled to her feet and led down the hall.
"Oh, wait…" Callie dropped her hand and went back into the living room, returning with the framed picture, "I want to put this on the nightstand."
Arizona grinned, "Oh, yeah, there's something I want to grab, too." Arizona returned a second later clutching her gift.
"Seriously? I give you candles and lingerie and you're bringing the scrub cap?"
Arizona tied the cap, and walked by an incredulous Callie, grabbing her hand, "Yep, suck it."
"That's my phrase," Callie mumbled before closing the bedroom door.