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I decided to start a new Calzona story. I think this could be a great one, but I'm gonna need your help for that. Reviews are what keep writers going. I have no idea how this story will go, so I'm gonna need your input, illuminating ideas, sexy suggestions, terrifying cliffhangers and encouraging messages to keep me going! I plan on updating every week :)

This story won't be about doctors, so forget the hospital atmosphere. Callie and Arizona are both flight attendants for Seattle Shuttle, a very famous airline. Very famous and very non-existent in real life. I made everything up, so any similarities with real life, real life people or someone else's story are totally coincidental. I'm sorry in advance if you feel disadvantaged in any way.

I've written stuff before but I'm not a writer and English is not my native language. Go easy on me in that department please :)

This story is rated M for later chapters, so prepare for some Calzona sexy times! Also, I'd love for you to read the whole story and not skip to the sexy scenes (confession: I do that myself sometimes). If you read it from the start, the build up will lead to an even better experience of those scenes! I speak from experience :p
Of course, I'm just giving advice here, you can also choose to ignore it ;)
I will try to make the less 'exciting' scenes as enjoyable for you to read as possible, with lots of flirting and not too many boring conversations ;)

Ok, I've bored you enough with my long prologue, now please start reading and tell me what you think by writing a review!
You can also contact me through PM here or you can just send me a message on twitter: {at}capmirezcalzona!

XOXO from a Dutch Calzona addict and wannabe-writer

CHAPTER 1.

'Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard of this Boeing 747-800 headed to San Francisco. We wish you a pleasant flight. Please listen carefully to the safety instructions as explained in the following video.'

Callie's voice echoed through the plane as she spoke into the microphone. She pushed a button and several small television screens appeared from the airplane ceiling. A loud sigh escaped her mouth as she leaned back against the wall. She just got back from a strenuous flight from New York to Seattle and was now asked to be a substitute in this flight to San Francisco. Some colleagues' brother died in Iraq and the woman was forced to cancel working on this flight on short notice. Nobody else was available and Callie wasn't a person who said 'no' often. Besides, she needed the money. That new apartment in Seattle turned out to be quite expensive after all. However, she cursed herself for saying yes at this moment, tiredness washing over her, blocking out any other feelings she might have.

'Are you ok?' A tall woman stood in front of her, her long hair tied in an elegant ponytail. 'I'm Teddy. You must be Arizona's substitute? '

'I'm someone's substitute, no idea whose..' Callie managed to flash her a tiny smile.

'You look exhausted. Why are you even working now?'

'Because.. Seriously, I don't even know. I just hope this flight will be over soon.'

'It's only two hours. I have lots of energy, I'll work a little harder so you can relax.'

'That's really sweet of you, thanks.'

'Anytime. Oh, we're heading to the runway. We should make sure everyone has their seatbelts on.'

They walked through the plane together, Callie checking one side and Teddy the other. When they made sure everyone was ready to leave, they sat down and fastened their own seatbelts.

The rest of the flight passed in a haze for Callie. She gave someone coffee instead of coke and didn't even notice a cute guy who was obviously hitting on her, but somehow she managed to survive till they landed safely in San Francisco.

'I'm gonna crash in the first hotel that crosses my path', she said to Teddy. They had been talking quite a lot during the flight and Teddy turned out to be surprisingly nice company.

'You can crash in my apartment if you want, it's not far from here.'

'I thought you said you live in Seattle?' Callie replied, a slightly amazed look on her face.

'I do, but I also have a small apartment here because I'm on this particular flight often.'

'In that case, yeah, I'd love to crash at your place for the night. Thanks for the offer.'

After making sure all passengers left and the plane was more or less clean, they left too and reached the streets of San Francisco after a short walk through the airport.

'This way', Teddy pointed.

The tall woman hadn't lied when she said her apartment was close, the walk was barely ten minutes.

'I don't really have a guest room, my apartment is pretty small, but you can sleep on the couch, I have an extra blanket.'

'I can't thank you enough', Callie said gratefully. Teddy handed her the blanket and five minutes later, she was out like a light.

Bright sunlight was shining through the opened curtains as Callie woke up the next morning. Teddy was already up, making coffee in the kitchen.

'Oh, hey, you're up! You can take a shower if you want, towels are in the bathroom.'

'Thanks.' Callie ran her hand through her dark, wavy hair in an unsuccessful attempt to untangle it. 'I'm sorry, I'm always a bit of a mess in the morning.'

'Who isn't?' Teddy laughed. 'Go shower, you'll feel better after. Are you planning on taking a flight back to Seattle today?'

'Yeah, I need to go home, my apartment is still a mess because I just moved there. I have a couple of free days now, luckily.'

'That's great, I'm sure it'll look beautiful when it's done. Where in Seattle do you live by the way?'

'Prospect Street, close to the Volunteer Park.'

'No way! Arizona just moved to that area too! Harrison Street.' After receiving a blank look from Callie, she added: 'Arizona. You know, the colleague whose shift you took over yesterday.'

'Oh, her. That's coincidental, maybe I'll see her some day.' Callie highly doubted that though; Seattle was a big city and up till now, she had never been on the same flight with the mysterious woman. Teddy seemed to like her very much. 'What kind of flights does she do? I never work with her.'

'She mainly does short trips, like from Seattle to SF or Sacramento.'

'That explains why I've never met her; I usually do the long flights to New York and Europe.'

'You should meet her some day, I think you'd really like her!'

'Yeah, maybe I will.'

There was a short silence, in which they just smiled to each other.

'Hey, I already checked the flight schedule to Seattle today, there's a flight at 1pm. Wanna take that one?' Teddy asked.

'That would be perfect. I'll take a quick shower and I'll be back soon!'

'Arizona! How are you?'

'Hey Teddy. I'm... I'm glad you're calling. Will you come to the funeral tomorrow?'

'Yes, of course. I'll be there for you. Again, I'm so very sorry for your loss. Tim was a great man. I know I only met him twice, but he was kind and generous. A good man. Do you want me to come over now? For a hug?'

'I know you're in SF now. Don't come back just for me.'

'I'll come tomorrow anyway. I'll see if I can get a flight tonight.'

Arizona let out a content sigh. 'Thanks Teddy. You really are the best.'

'Hey, you need a friend right now. I hope I can make you feel a little bit better. See you at the airport in a few hours, I'll text you when I land.'

'Sure. See you soon!'

Tears streamed across Arizona's face as her best friend walked over and gave her a bone crushing hug.

'It's ok. I'm here for you. I've got you.' They just stood there hugging in the arrivals hall for a while. 'Let's go home', Teddy said when Arizona had calmed down a little.

They walked over to Arizona's apartment, Teddy holding her hand reassuringly. 'Arizona, you will get through this. I know you're somewhere very deep at the moment, but we can get you out of there. When you're ready for it.'

'We?'

'Yes, you and me. And I just met an awesome young woman, I'm thinking she could be an amazing friend to both of us. She took over your shift a few days ago. When... When they...'

'When they brought him home from Iraq. Yeah, I had to call off work. I couldn't handle it.'

'Of course, we understand, Arizona. I talked to the boss, you can take as many days off as you need.'

'No, I wanna start again next week. I can't be in this apartment all day, all alone.'

'Are you sure that's a good idea?'

'Yeah, I guess so. I don't know what else I'd do.'

'I really want you to work with someone who is kind and capable of comforting you then. The problem is, I'm going on a big trip to Europe next week so I can't work with you and be there for you.'

'I'll be fine Teddy, don't worry. I can manage, I'm a big girl. A good man in a storm.'

'Yeah, you are. I know you're strong and I know you will push through this. But you can allow yourself to be vulnerable sometimes, girl. It's only human. People won't think of that as weak.'

'Yeah..' Arizona didn't really believe in that statement. 'I can do this alone.'

Teddy gave her a loving hug. 'Just know that you don't have to be alone in this. You can always call me. Now let's get you to bed.'

Callie was in her apartment, painting the walls of her bedroom. Teddy had walked her to the San Francisco airport two days earlier and they had said goodbye, exchanging phone numbers to keep in touch. She really liked this woman, Callie thought as the wall she was painting gradually turned more purple. The phone rang. The Latina quickly got rid of her paint-covered plastic gloves and accepted the call.

'Teddy, I was just thinking about you!'

There was a short silence on the other side of the line and then a snigger. 'I hope you don't have a thing for me, Callie, because I don't play for your team.'

'I wasn't thinking about you in that way, miss popular. Besides, I don't fall for girls.'

'Oh.' There was another silence. 'Really? I thought.. You know, people talk. At the airport, people talk. I was told you slept with a woman, so I figured... Never mind, it's none of my business, forget I asked.'

'No it's ok. I did sleep with a woman. Once. Huge mistake. I thought I felt something for her but it probably just was the lack of sex I had the months before.'

'Oh, I see. So you're not into girls?' Teddy was a little disappointed. She was convinced that Arizona and Callie would be a perfect match. Her blonde friend had been into girls since she was a teenager and was currently single. This changed all her matchmaking plans.

'No, I'm not. I mean, I'm not against it or anything, and I must feel some kind of attraction to women, otherwise I would have chosen to sleep with a man, not with a woman. But I've never been in love with a woman.'

'Yeah, there might be something then', Teddy deduced. 'Anyway, the reason I'm calling. Arizona is in a pretty bad place at the moment but she wants to start working again. I'll be out of the country though, and I really think she needs a nice person to catch her when she falls, you know? Talk to her, be there for her, take over when it's too much for her. And I am sure you are the perfect woman to do that. You're kind and comforting and just talking to you feels like being hugged very tightly. You have this.. this thing over you that makes other people feel at ease. So I'm calling you to ask if you would please work with her on the short flights next week. I know you usually don't do those, but she really needs someone. And you'd be perfect. So as a friend, I'm asking you if you could do it. Please.'

Callie was silent for a while. She didn't even know this Arizona woman and now she was supposed to comfort her? On the other hand, a few short flights couldn't hurt, with all the work that had to be done in her apartment.

'Ok, sure, I'll do it. Tell me when her shifts are and I'll talk to the boss.'

'Thank you, Callie, you're the best! This really means a lot to me.'

'You're welcome. I hope I can make your friend feel a little bit better.'

'I'm sure you can. Like I said, being around you makes me feel relaxed. I hope you have the same effect on Arizona.'

'Yeah, I hope so.' Callie smiled shortly and then shot a quick glance at the semi-purple wall. 'Hey, I gotta get back to painting before it dries out. Have fun in Europe and call me after, I'd love to hear your stories!'

'Sure thing! Good luck with the painting. And with Arizona, she can be a real piece of work sometimes.'

'Thanks. I think I can handle her, I'm pretty hardcore.'

Teddy chuckled. 'You're a soft teddy bear.'

'I'm hardcore.'

'Ok, tough guy, talk to you later!'

'Bye!'

Callie threw the phone on the couch and grabbed her paint brush again.

This woman better be worth it.