Heyyyyyyyy! So this is our newest story Paths of Love. We hope you enjoy it. We also have the story Falling in Love with a Surgeon going and we hope you guys stop buy to read it :). We already have about 10 chapters for this story done, but since we do not have a beta so all the edits are my job :) so that means all the mistakes are ours. If you are interested in being our beta, pm us and we would gladly like to have you.
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"Thank you for letting me stay Mark" Arizona said as she entered the apartment right behind Mark. "I promise I'll look for a place as soon as I'll get a job." She said softly.
"I told you" Mark said with a smile as he turned around, "You are welcome to stay as long as you want" he said placing a key in the blondes hand. "Don't feel pressured to leave okay?"
Looking down at the key she swallowed hard. "I'm not sure Mark... I don't want to get between you and Lexie" Arizona said as she looked back up. "But thank you" she said then tightened her grip on her duffle bag.
"She knows that you're practically family" Mark said with a small smile. "She's excited to finally meet the amazing Arizona Robbins"
Laughing softly, before hitting Marks shoulder
"Thank you for the flattering words.. But.. not to be rude.. But.. Can you show me where to put my bag?" She asked softly. "I'll tell you everything after that and a shower" she said winking to the man.
"I can join you in that shower right?" Mark said with a smirk, before shaking his head, "your room is down the hall, second door on the right" he said softly.
"Well.. It wouldn't be the first time we would shower together..." Arizona said smirking "I'm still surprised you never tried anything" she teased lightly. Hugging the man, before she walked down to what was her room. She opened the door and found that what she owned was already in the room. Some clothes, a few furnitures and small memories , like pictures, figures and other stuff like that.
Following his friend down the hall to her room, before leaning against the door, "I hope you don't mind" Mark said softly not to startle the blonde, "I asked your mom to send some stuff over"
"Yeah... No it's cool. I'm happy you did" Arizona said with a soft smile. "Did you get Timothy's things over as well?" She asked as she dropped the bag to the floor, and looked around "and let me guess... Lexie unpacked my stuff and put it the right places?" Arizona asked smiling
"I did" he said softly, "They are in a box in the closet, I didn't know what you wanted to do with them?" Mark said softly, "and yes. She did. I helped her ya know?"
"I'm just glad he let me keep the box, even when he is home safe" Arizona said softly "and you're a good helper Mark. It looks great in here" she said smiling to the man.
"Thank you" Mark said with a smirk, "so I'll give you some time to settle in and while you're doing that I'm going to make us some food" he said with a smile, "anything you want?"
"i could really eat anything Mark.." Arizona said chuckling "serve and I'll eat" she said then fell around on the bed. "it's so soft..." she whispered out, not used to that
"Okay" Mark said softly as he left the door and walked towards the kitchen to make his friend and himself something to eat.
While Mark cooked, Arizona walked into the shower. She let the water run down her body, feeling herself not being able to take a long shower, because she hadn't done that in years. So she got done quickly and then got into some shorts and s t shirt, then emptied her duffle bag, looking at the clothes she was used to walk around in. Putting it all in a special place, she kept her dog tags around her neck, then walked out to Mark in the kitchen "it smells good" she said softly.
"It probably won't taste it" he said with a chuckle. "I tried to make something simple." He said softly.
"it will be great Sloan" Arizona said confidently as she kept looking around, something she had done for years out in the field.
"So how has my best friend been?" Mark asked with a smile as he put a plate in front of the blonde.
"like usual" Arizona said honestly "happy to be home. But I miss the guys.." Arizona said softly. "and I'll look myself over the shoulder all the time.. Walk on the paths only... All that" Arizona said honestly "like always" she whispered out.
"Well I'm glad war hasn't changed you" Mark said with a chuckle as he sat down next to the blonde. "You didn't get hurt while you were out there right?"
"well... If you don't look at the scars I have on my ribcage then no... I'm as good as I was when I left last time" Arizona said softly.
"Well I'm glad you came back on one piece" Mark said as he began to ate his food.
"me too Sloan... Me too" Arizona said then took some of the food. "whatever you may say Sloan... This…it tastes pretty great" she said honestly then took some more food, while keeping an eye on her surroundings.
Noticing that his friend was a little on edge but not wanting to make her feel bad about it, Mark smiled as he continued to eat. "So what is the first thing you want to do now that your back?"
"I'm not sure... I am not really good at sitting still.." Arizona said honestly "I think I'll look for a job. Stay around your place for a bit?" she asked with hope in her eyes
"Of course you can stay here" Mark said with a smile, "I have more than enough room and even if Lexi and I need some alone time we can go to her place" Mark said softly. "You don't need to rush into getting a job or moving okay? Take your time"
"okay" she said softly and then nodded. "but I need something to do... I can't just sit Around" Arizona said closing her eyes. "but... I'll take it a day at a time" she said as she opened her eyes again.
"You can always clean my place" Mark said trying to keep a straight face, "I wouldn't mind you doing that"
"because we both know I just LOVE to clean" Arizona said chuckling "but maybe" she said nodding.
"It's something to do" Mark said softly as he smiled at the blonde as he felt a vibration in his pocket. "Crap" he said as he pulled his phone out. "No" he said frowning at the blonde.
"What?" Arizona asked softly. "you need to go to the hospital?" she asked looking on the man. "I can just go sleeping a bit. The plane ride was long and I could use some sleep" she said smiling to the man, not wanting him to feel bad for leaving.
"Okay" Mark said as he leaned forward and kissed the blondes temple, "I'll be back as soon as I can" he said softly as he stood up.
"sure." Arizona said softly "if I threaten you with your baseball bat when you come back, then don't mind it" Arizona said casually. "just.. Don't spook me" Arizona said, wishing Mark wouldn't do it.
"I promise I'll try not too okay?" He said as he hugged his friend quickly before heading towards the door. "Make yourself feel at home okay?" He asked softly before walking out the door.
"i will" Arizona said and then cleaned up for the food mark made. Just as she had dried off the pan, she heard some noises, and grabbed the pan, holding it, ready to swing it up and knocking the person out, if it was a person. 'maybe it's just some noises...' Arizona thought then heard the door open, and all her senses was out.
Pushing the door open, Callie sighed as she was looking down at her phone, "Mark how many times have I told you to keep your door locked? I could be someone who is trying to-" Callie said as she looked up to see someone other than Mark. "I... Uh.. Hi" Callie stuttered out.
"shit!" Arizona said then let herself relax slightly, considering it wasn't anyone she didn't know, but it should have been anyone else than the one in front of her. "H-hi" she said awkwardly
"I... Uh... Mark..." Callie said as she swallowed hard before smiling and taking a step towards the blonde and pull her into a hug, "when did you get back?" She asked softly as she held the blonde.
Surprised by Callie's actions, she slowly put her arms around the Latina's waist. "uhm... A few hours ago" Arizona stammered out.
Placing her head on the blondes shoulder, Callie sighed happily, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming home?" Callie asked a little hurt before pulling out of the hug and looking over the blonde.
"i don't know. I.. Suddenly it just happened and me and Timothy was on a plane home." Arizona said honestly "but I did send you a letter... I sent you a lot of letters" Arizona said softly.
"What?" Callie said shaking her head, "I never got any letters" Callie said softly. "I would have replied to them." She said as she continued to look over the blonde.
"but I-" Arizona said then noticed Callie wasn't listening a hundred percent "What are you doing?" she asked tilting her head and tried to pull a little more away from Callie, feeling bad under her eyes.
"I'm making sure you didn't get hurt" Callie said softly with a smile, "And trying to tell my eyes that you really are here. I... I haven't seen you..." Callie said as she began to shake her head and look away not wanting to show the blonde emotion. "I thought..."
"no hey Calliope... I... I'm right here and I'm good. I'm alive and.. Alive" Arizona said then pulled Callie into her arms again. "everything is alright" she whispered out stroking Callie back.
"I just stopped getting your letters and I thought..." Callie said as she put her head in the blondes neck again and held the blonde tight. "I even..." Callie said shaking her head before closing her eyes. "I've missed you"
"i don't know why you didn't get them... But I swear I'm okay" Arizona said, not wanting to tell all the bad things that has happened out there. "I've missed you too" Arizona said relaxing in Callie's arms
"I..." Callie said as she held on tight. "I don't understand either. Do you have the right address?" Callie asked softly.
"i think.. I don't know" Arizona said then said the address "don't you still live there?" she asked softly. "I swear I've tried to reach you.. And I've been writing everything down that had happened down there" Arizona said, not wanting to pull out of the hug.
"I do" Callie said as she as she smiled into hug, never wanting to let go. Forgetting everything but how the blondie feels against her again. "That's really weird" Callie softly.
"it is" Arizona said nodding against Callie's body. "but.. It doesn't matter. I'm here now and there will be some time before I get called back" Arizona said nodding.
"Called back?" Callie asked softly as she pulled away, "you mean you could have to go back?" She asked sadly.
"I'm not sure.. I might get called back, but nothing is sure yet" Arizona said softly "I'm not the first in line to get called back in. I've been there several times and.. You know" Arizona said shrugging "someone has to protect our country"
"I know" Callie said softly as she moved to sit on her best friend's couch, "I just... I haven't seen you in ten years and I might lose you again. We already missed so much time together"
"I'm pretty sure I won't get called back in, unless there's a war breaking out." Arizona said then walked over to sit by Callie. "and you'll see me. It's not like I'll get called in anytime soon. And not at all the next 3 months" Arizona said shaking her head, then placed her hand on Callie's thigh. "I'm good. My scars are looking nicely. Owen fixed me up every time I got hurt. I've saved people" Arizona said "and.. I've lost some army family" Arizona said, not wanting to go into details with everything.
Smiling as she felt the blondes hand on her thigh, "I'm glad that you're good" Callie said with a smile as she placed her hand on the blondes turning it to lace their fingers together. "And I'm sorry about your friends" Callie said as she squeezed the blondes hand.
"yes.. It's hard losing some" Arizona said then swallowed hard. "but luckily I still have him" Arizona todding way her ways not wanting to get upset
"Him?" Callie asked softly as she tilted her head, before remembering, "Oh that's right your brother went with you, How is he?"
"he did yes.. We've been at each others side from day one." Arizona said looking on Callie. "he is the reason I didn't go crazy down there... Or well... One of them"
"I'm glad you had someone down there" Callie said softly with a smile as she squeezed the blonde's hand, deciding to drop the topic for another time, "I'm really glad you're back" she said with a grin.
"yeah?" Arizona couldn't help but ask. "you really missed me even when it's so long since we've seen each other?" she asked softly "don't get me wrong. I LOVE seeing you again, just slightly confused about what's going on, you know?" Arizona asked, hoping the Latina understood.
"Of course I missed you" Callie said with a smile, "How can I not?" she asked as she swallowed hard, "Or did you forget how much time we spent together?" she asked with a smirk.
"oh please" Arizona said in a huff before she broke into a laugh and leaned into Callie's side "how could I ever forget?" Arizona asked as she closed her eyes. "it was amazing"
"It was" Callie said holding onto the blonde, "It was really amazing" she said as she ran her hand down the blondes arm. "I've missed it." Callie said softly, "I've missed you"
"I've really missed you too Calliope" Arizona said softly "and I am glad I got the scar on my wrist from the time we tried throwing with knives because I would look down and get reminded of you" she said with a soft smile "maybe it's weird.."
"I still don't know why we did that" Callie said shaking her head, "But it was fun" she said with a smile, "and it's not weird it's just like whenever I look down at my thigh" Callie said with a smirk. "You know how hard it is to explain to someone I am dating how I got that scar?"
"Oh yeah.. Now that was Amazing" Arizona said nodding 'dating?' she thought to herself as Callie asked, then she looked in the ground 'you asked her not to wait anyway'
"It was" Callie said with a smile, "Best sexual scar ever" Callie said as she didn't notice the blondes change of mood.
Forcing a soft laugh out "yeah. It was amazing" Arizona said then took a deep breath 'she's probably dating one now...'
"Hey" Callie said softly, "what's wrong?" She asked as she turned her body to look at the blonde. "Did I say something to make you upset?" She asked softly, "because if I did I'm-"
"I'm good" Arizona said then sighed. "I just missed you... And I was stupid enough to let you go back then, because I thought that was what was the best for both of us.. You know?" Arizona asked "and it's just now that I realize you listened to what I said and moved on"
"I've missed you too" Callie said softly as she bite her lip, "and it took me awhile. Everything I did would remind me of you and then I would just begin to worry. You were the first woman I loved" Callie said swallowing hard. "And I kept thinking that whenever I would date someone... I would feel like I'm cheating on you." She said softly, "but as the years went on and time passed, I finally was able to understand that I wasn't cheating on you but you loved me enough to let me go. So I moved on" she said nervously as she looked at the blonde. "Did you...?"
"move on?" Arizona asked then looked away again "no.." she whispered out then got up standing and started to walk around. "I mean... I'm happy for you Calliope.. But I didn't move on because I didn't pass my love to someone else. But I get why you did and it was probably also for the best that you moved on" Arizona said with her arms crossed over her chest, mostly holding her, and she ended up standing still, with her back to Callie. "I'm just glad you are happy"
"But I wasn't" Callie said shaking her head, "For a year I was depressed. My girlfriend left to save the world. And I... I missed holding you" Callie said as she stood up and walked to the blonde, "I didn't want to do much of anything but stare at the door and hope that you would walk through it and say 'I'm kidding' and then we would kiss and laugh it away." She said softly as she closed her eyes, "It took me nearly three years to finally understand that you weren't coming back" Callie said honestly, "then it took me a year after that to even begin to think of dating someone else." She said softly as she looked at the blonde. "And even once I did start dating I kept missing you every since day" she said swallowing hard.
Turning around she looked at Callie and then in the ground. "you know I couldn't disobey the order... In our family we have to go there... And I had nothing to say in it" Arizona said "I'm glad you moved on because with the letters disappearing and me not showing up in Seattle until now.. You would have thought I died" Arizona said swallowing hard "I really... Really" Arizona said keeping a small break 'love you' breathing out "i'm sorry for what I caused you of pain" she ended up saying.
"I did think you were dead" Callie said loudly before she tried to calm down, "I thought you were dead and that you were never going to come back" Callie said as she stepped forward. "You promised me that you would come home safe and I thought... I thought you died" she said as a tear ran down her cheek. "I thought..."
Arizona's heart broke at the sight of Callie crying. She did the only thing natural and reached over to move away the rear. "I know... I'm sorry" Arizona said 'but I can't change that you didn't receive my letters..'
"It's not your fault" Callie said as she leaned into the blondes hand. "I'm going to give my mailman a firm talking too" she said with a smile.
"Okay" Arizona said nodding. She kept her hand there for a moment before removing it, and looking into the ground as she crossed her arms again.
Sighing, Callie uncrossed the blondes arms as she laced both their hands together, "I'm sorry. We shouldn't be fighting. I shouldn't do that to you. It's not far after all your been through to fight over something so stupid that we can't change" Callie said softly as ran in hand up the blondes arm to tilt the blondes head up so they were looking into each other eyes.
Nodding Arizona kept quiet for a moment. She knew they were playing with fire and one of them would get burned. She just didn't know how she knew, but something was nagging her. "If you ever get them... Then burn them" Arizona said "I.. I wrote a lot of stuff in there, including what happened and I don't want you to read it, because some of it was not meant to be told you.." Arizona said then cleared her throat.
"I what?" Callie asked softly as she looked at the blonde just like she did ten years ago, with love and understanding shining in her eyes.
"you burn them" Arizona said swallowing hard. "I wrote some stuff and what was happening over there but I don't think you should read it now.. Just know that I'll be home.. S-safe" Arizona said as she looked into Callie's eyes seeing the love.
"I'll try to remember that if I ever find them okay?" Callie asked with a smile as she moved her hand from the blondes chin. "But I can't promise that I'll throw them out"
"why not? I... I mean. I'm alive and I'm home safe." Arizona said 'only attacking people with a pan if they aren't welcome' she thought to herself "I told about my wounds and what I saw.. I don't want you to read it" she said shaking her head.
"But I want to learn about how it was like for you" Callie said softly, "And sooner or later you're going to have to talk to me about it so wouldn't you rather if by chance I find them, you want me to read it instead of you replying it in your head?"
"why do I have to tell you?" Arizona asked softly. "it's not something I want to talk about.." she whispered out "it will just worry you and you won't let me go if I get called back.." Arizona said "I can tell a slight piece of what happened to me, but I can't tell you everything. Or the half of it"
Not wanting to argue about it Callie nodded her head at what the blonde said, "Fine if by the slightest chance I find them I'll throw them away" Callie said softly. "Let's talk about something else"
"What do you want to talk about?" Arizona asked as she looked into Callie's eyes and found herself lost in the eyes. "I.."
"You what?" Callie asked with a smirk as she moved a piece of hair out of the blondes face and tucked it behind her ear.
"nothing.. Nothing" Arizona said as her breathing got caught in her throat "nothing" she whispered out one last time, then swallowed hard
"I don't think it's nothing" Callie said honestly as she looked into the blondes eyes, "What were you go-"
Instead of letting Callie finish her sentence, she got forward and crashed her and Callie's lips together in a strong kiss.
Taking a moment to respond to the blondes kiss in shock of what's going on before Callie began to get lost in the kiss. Putting her hands on the blondes waist and pulled her closer she moaned into the blondes lips.
Happy that Callie didn't hit her, she pulled the LAtina even closer, before snapping her eyes open and pulled away. "Sorry! sor-"
"Never be sorry for that" Callie interrupted before pushing her lips back to the blondes and pushed her against the back of the couch.
Getting surprised, Arizona took a minute to answer back, before she got just as engaged in the kiss as Callie herself was. Her hands found their way to Callie's hair, and pulled her closer
"God" Callie moaned as she began to kiss down the blondes cheek and attached her neck. "How I've missed this"
"Me too" Arizona said "God..." she moaned out. Her hands travelled down Callie's body, and gripped her ass.
Kissing back up the blondes neck to kiss the blondes lips softly but forcefully telling the blonde how much she missed her in a kiss.
Biting down Callie's bottom lip, she kept her hands where they was.
"God" Callie moaned out as she ran her tongue along the blondes bottom lip asking for entrance.
Opening her mouth, she let Callie be the dominant one. "Mmmm" she got out from the back of her throat, loving the feeling of Callie's lips again.
Pushing her tongue into the blondes mouth, Callie smiled into the kiss, slowing it down so that they are kissing really slow and lovingly.
Loving the kiss's slow burning passion, Arizona relaxed into the kiss and let Callie decide how loving it should be.
Running out of air, Callie pulled back and placed her forehead against the blondes. "I really missed this." Callie said as she leaned in again and all her thoughts and worries left her body.
"I really missed it too Calliope" Arizona said, then kissed Callie back with the same love and slowness, making it even more passionate, wanting to connect with Callie on this deep level again.
"Mm" Callie moaned as she pulled the blonde as close as she could get her. There fronts were pressed against one another which made Callie moan.
Moaning back to Callie, Arizona's hands moved down to callie's waist, letting her hands run under her shirt, and caressing the soft skin she found.
Having the blondes hand move under her shirt made Callie groan before opening her eyes wide. Quickly pulling away from the blonde, Callie placed her hand over her mouth as she turned around and tried to control her breathing.
"Wauw... wait… What… what did I do? I… I'm sorry it was just… It was natural and I… I didn't mean to push you. I-"
"It wasn't anything you did" Callie said honestly as she turned back to the blonde. "Believe me when I say this, I wish we could go there. I really do but I... I can't." Callie said sadly.
"What do you mean you can't?" Arizona asked confused and with a tilted head. "If you want to we can… can't we?"
"I..." Callie said shaking her head as she swallowed hard. "I can't." She said running her hand over her face. "I really want to and I wish we could but I can't do it"
"Why not Callie? Because you think I'll be shipped back?" Arizona asked confused.
"No" Callie said shaking her head, "well there's that but that's not why I can't" Callie said stand in front of the blonde. "If I continued this... If I slept with you... I... I would be cheating on my fiancé"
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