I've had this story in my head for a while and I finally got the chance to sit down and start it. I hope you like it! Please feel free to write comments...they make my day!

Arizona POV

As I sit flying anxiously across the United States, I try to think of happy thoughts to help reduce my fear. God I hate flying…I mean I know it's more likely to be killed in a car crash than on a plane, but I can't help it. So as I sit there trying not to think of bad thoughts, my mind takes me to happy thoughts of her…Calliope. In truth anytime I feel down, I think of Calliope and a smile spreads across my face.

I remember when we became friends our freshman year of high school. We were acquaintances in middle school, but were in different social circles. Plus I thought she was a bitch. But when we both made the soccer team I realized that we had an instant connection. She could make me laugh until I couldn't breath anymore. And I could tell her anything. We would stay up for hours just talking and being happy to be in each other's presence. That was 15 years ago…I can't believe it's been that long ago. Now I'm the Head of Peds at Seattle Grace. Yes I'm young to be in charge, but what can I say? I'm talented!

Calliope was the first woman I was ever attracted to. A group of friends went to a music festival and of course we thought we were so cool. I mean we were 15 and 16 year old kids…everyone around us was getting drunk and high, and we were too naïve to know. On the way back home, Callie and I were in the back seat with our other friend Teddy. Callie was in between us and she was sleeping with her head turned towards me. I looked at her peaceful face and then down to her full lips and thought how easy it would be to kiss her.

After this revelation I tried to suppress my feelings. I kept thinking to myself that I couldn't be gay. But the more I tried to hide it, the more I noticed how true it was. I realized it wasn't "normal" to constantly be telling myself that I wasn't gay. So I hid my urges for several years. And every time I was around Callie I could feel myself falling for her. There was an intimacy we shared that I didn't share with anyone else. At times I felt like Calliope had feelings for me too. The way she would look at me like she was looking into my soul. Or the times when we spent the night at each other's homes and we'd accidentally brush the other's leg or hand. The feeling I would get when this would happen sent chills through my body.

We were both a part of each other's families. Her family would call me Big A and Aria was Little A. We'd sit around the dinner table and laugh at the stories her parents would tell. She would come over to my house for my family's weekly game night. Both of us being too competitive for our own good, getting mad at the other for winning, and then laughing ten minutes later at how stupid we were being.

In the middle of my senior year of high school my parents sat Tim and I down one night. During this talk my parents told us that my dad was being transferred to another base and I remember being so upset. My brother and I were going to be able to finish the school year, but after that we would no longer call Annapolis home. How could they do this to me? This was where I was supposed to come home on Christmas and summer breaks and see Calliope and my other friends. Now that wasn't going to happen?

Luckily Callie lived just two blocks away. I ran to her house, opened the front door (which was common for both of us to do), and ran into her room.

"Arizona, what's wrong?" Callie asked.

Trying to stop the tears from running down my face I was finally able to catch my breath and speak.

"My dad's been transferred to another base. After Tim and I finish the school year we're moving."

"Come on…let's go for a walk," she said as she grabbed my hand. Just that simple gesture alone calmed me.

On the way out Callie raided her parent's liquor cabinet for some tequila. We were pretty good kids, but like most teens we did drink.

As we made it to our favorite spot, which was an open field behind Callie's house, we both sat down and opened the tequila. After we each took a swig, I looked into Callie's eyes and she offered me one of her best smiles.

"Arizona, everything is going to be okay. We were already both going to different universities and although you won't be here for breaks, you know that we'll both take the time to see each other and talk to one another."

"Calliope I know you're right…it's just I was in shock. We've been here the longest out of any place we've ever lived and I thought it was somewhere I would always call home."

"There's nothing we can do to change it, so let's just enjoy the last few months we do have. And let's start by drinking more of this tequila!"

Callie always had a way of making things better. So we sat there and we drank and we talked and laughed. She helped me to forget what had happened only a few hours before. As we lay on our backs looking up at the stars, I looked over to Callie and wished we could stay that way forever, so peaceful and happy in that moment. With the way the moonlight hit her face, she looked even more beautiful to me. I wanted so badly to kiss her and tell her how I was feeling. But I didn't want to ruin the last few months we had together.

Those last few months went by so quickly…too quickly. Before I knew it my family was packing up the car, getting ready for our move. Callie came over to tell me goodbye. I remember we were both crying and when she hugged me I didn't want to let go. I knew it wouldn't be the last time I saw her, but I was scared about the future.

At first we both called each other everyday, but then we started college and things got busier. We started talking once a week, which turned into once a month. During summers, internships kept us apart. Before I knew it Calliope and I had drifted apart. I never thought that would have happened. After college I went to medical school and was lucky enough to go to the same school as Teddy. Teddy was the first person I came out to, which she wasn't surprised at all. To my dismay she asked me if Callie and I had a thing in high school.

"What? No! We were just friends."

"Well you guys always seemed so close and flirty. You had undeniable chemistry."

I smiled at Teddy and told her about my attraction to Callie, but unfortunately nothing had ever happened.

I saw Calliope a few times over the years, but we were always in group settings. The two of us would try to talk to just each other, but we'd always be pulled back into the group somehow. One thing is that no matter how long we had gone without talking, we were always able to pick up where we had left off. It was like we had remained best friends. And every time I saw Calliope she got more and more beautiful. After all of these years my feelings for her have never died, nor do I think they ever will.

A loud voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "Ladies and gentlemen we are making our descent into New York City. Please turn off all electronic devices and bring your seats to the upright position."

When Teddy told me there was a Peds convention in New York I felt a pull and a need to go. Teddy, the hopeless romantic, always thought that Callie and I belonged together. She thought that I should give it a shot and see what happens. I was pretty sure that my feelings for Callie wouldn't be reciprocated, but I guess I thought it would give me an excuse to see Callie and to actually spend some one on one time with her. I missed having her in my life so much. I sent Callie an email telling her I would be in town and if she wanted to have dinner with me. I was so excited that she said yes.

As I stepped off the plane a wave of nerves hit me and butterflies filled my stomach. It is just dinner with an old friend...nothing more. But God did I hope it could be.