A/N: Here's the season 12 opening Calzona scene...
The song haunts her, every time she hears it, it stops her in her tracks. It's not fair. The break up was necessary, but the moving on is all but impossible. Looking up from her drink, the blonde's heart stops as she connects with soft deep brown eyes that never fail to make her heart flutter. The eye contact is excrutiating. Does this song affect her like it does me, the blonde wonders as she brings her drink up to her lips, taking her eyes off Callie briefly. Looking back up, she's gone. Minor panic sets in. Did I just imagine seeing her? I felt her presence, she tells herself. Setting her glass down, Arizona sighs. I should just go home. I'm losing it, she thinks.
Walking into Joe's, she hears the first notes of the song and she immediately regrets the decision to grab a drink after work. Feeling eyes on her, she glances at the bar and immediately sees her. Unable to look away, Callie stops in her tracks. Damn, damn, damn, she says to herself as she stares into those deep blue eyes of her ex. Arizona glances down and breaks the spell, but Callie can't help herself. She walks around to the other side of the bar, but this damn song. This damn song was practically written for their break up. The first time she heard it, she cried the entire drive home, then bought the damn song on iTunes, so she could what? Continue to torment herself with it. It's so beautiful, but painful to hear it. From this side of the bar, she watches Arizona spin on her chair, looking for her. Sighing, Callie nods to Joe for the shot of tequila. He sets it in front of her and she tosses it back.
On her last glance around the bar, the blonde finally sees her. Unable to hide the visible relief that she's here and not some sort of hallucination, Arizona smiles to herself. Then she panics again, Callie is here. The blonde is paralyzed with indecision, the two women continue to exchange glances, each one avoiding intense eye contact, but unable to not keep looking at the other. Finally the song ends and Arizona can't take it, so she stands up and walks around the other side of the bar and into the bathroom.
Callie watches her move around the bar, realizing immediately where she's headed. Taking a deep breath, the brunette considers what to do. Still under the spell of the song and probably the tequila, she makes her decision and pushes away from the bar. Once her feet hit the floor, it's like they have a mind of their own and Callie is surprised to find herself headed in the exact opposite direction. Pushing the door open she gasps. Arizona is standing at the sink, composing herself, looking tragically beautiful. Unable to move at first, Callie just watches her, leaning back on the door.
Leaning into the mirror trying to clean up the smudged eyeliner, Arizona hears the door open. Looking up, she sees Callie gasp and fall back against the door. Bravely, the blonde turns around and faces her. "Calliope... I-I", she begins, not sure what to say, but words trying to spill out.
"Arizona, just wait. I-I have to say something." Callie says crossing the room and standing in front of her all but touching her. The space between them just enough to keep them from falling into each other, but still close enough to be distracting.
"I don't know what you meant in the OR the other day, but I am not interested in dating an intern. Hell, I'm not interested in dating anyone, apparently." Callie spits out, dodging the intense blue eyes staring at her, until she can't any longer. Looking down, she sighs, then continues. "Arizona, it's been two years and I still wake up every morning reaching for you. Two years and I can't stop wanting you. Tonight, after watching you, I got up to leave. But here I am, my mind says leave and my feet walk this direction, your direction. My head wants to move on, but the rest of me wants you and needs you."
Tears slip down the blonde's face. She feels the same way, but until now she wasn't sure if Callie did. Leaning in without even realizing it, Arizona finds herself pulling Callie into an embrace. As their bodies touch, they both instantly relax into each other and wrap themselves around the other. "God, I've missed you." Arizona whispers.
"You still feel like home to me." Callie says softly.