Title: Barnburner
Author: Tweyelite
Rating: PG
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Disclaimer: Nothings mine.
A/N: Unbeta-ed
A barnburner is a very good fight. One that is very intense and exciting, a real nail-biter. A fight that is so close it's hard to predict who will come out the winner until seconds before it ends.

Callie POV:

Callie had just finished with a patient at the hospital when she saw Dr. Arizona Robbins going into her office. It had been two days since she'd spoken to the woman that had basically called her infantile. It had been two days since she had made a fool of herself at Joe's trying to talk to the blond, while she was on a date.

A date. Pfft. That girl that Arizona was with, now SHE was a newborn. How old was she anyway, twenty one? Callie rolled her eyes at the thought. However she had been thinking about what Arizona had said. Sure the way she'd phrased it was rude but she did have a point. Callie was new in the world of women. When she had gotten home that night, the night she had horribly embarrassed herself, she'd gone online.

She found a chat room for lesbians and bisexual women as well as a forum about people just coming out. She'd learned quite a bit from both and had discussed her newness with the women in the chat room. They helped Callie put some pieces together. She explained the situation to them and their thoughts helped shed some light on Arizona's reticence to the idea of dating her.

They had said that the blond doctor had probably been burned by a woman in her past, someone that had been newly discovering their own sexuality to only hop back on the man train. One of the women had called the stage Callie was in 'gay puberty' which Callie thought was an apt description. She kind of did feel like a teenager in this specific arena, especially around the almost painfully perky and self-confident Dr. Robbins.

The women in the chat room suggested she should just become friends with Arizona and allow things to play out as they would. They suggested Callie go to the gay bar and get comfortable in the scene. They said she should flirt and dance and have a good time. Callie enjoyed doing all of those things so she took the advice to heart and began planning a night out. Plus she realized there was no need to rush into another relationship. So what if Arizona didn't want to date her. They both obviously found women attractive and they were both doctors so they had at least two things in common. Even if Arizona didn't want to date her Callie hoped they could become friends. After all a person can't have too many friends right?

Callie definitely found Arizona attractive but at this point that fact was secondary. The primary fact was that Callie had recently realized she was bisexual which she was now beginning to feel comfortable about. So instead of feeling ashamed or hurt because of Arizona's brutal dismissal she'd decided to feel proud that her level of awareness had been expanded and she now knew herself better. Callie proceeded to Arizona's office door, screwed up her courage and knocked.

She heard a faint reply of, "Come in" so she entered the room and shut the door behind her.

"Calliope." Arizona acknowledged, her face a mask of polite sweetness.

"Hi Arizona. I just stopped by to let you know that you were right. I am obviously in gay puberty and I understand your reluctance to get involved with me. Having said that I think you could have been a little less abrupt when you shot me down. It hurt my feelings, after all everyone, including you, has felt like a newborn at one time or another in their lives." Callie took a breath then and noticed comprehension dawning on the blonds face.

"I do hope however that we can be friends and maybe hang out sometime." Callie finished with a smile and a shrug. Arizona looked down to her desk and then back up into Callie's eyes.

"Wow. You're right, I was a bit harsh wasn't I?" Callie nodded and smiled showing that there were no hard feelings.

"I'm sorry I hurt your feelings, really." Arizona apologized her eyes showing her genuine regret. "And I would love to be your friend Calliope." Arizona said smiling, her dimples making a cameo.

"Great." Callie smiled as she let out a breath of relief. "Well I have to get back to my rounds but if you wanna hang out or get a drink at Joe's sometime let me know."

Arizona nodded, her smile still firmly in place. "Ok sounds good. Have a great day Calliope."

"You too Arizona." Callie replied before exiting the office. As Callie walked down the hall to get her next chart a self-satisfied grin graced her features and she thought 'Newborn my ass. I rock.'

For the rest of the day she walked tall because she'd finally won a round in this boxing match called life. Her relationship with George had sapped her of her strength and after Erica had left Callie felt the K.O. But this, this is a new struggle. Arizona had won the first round but Callie was a fighter. She was back in the ring and so far the count was Arizona 2, Callie 1. The brunette could feel the tide changing. She had persistence on her side. Calliope Torres was many things but she was not a quitter. In the end Callie promised herself that this time she would be the one left standing in the winners circle.