A/N. Another chapter! Yay!
When Carina moved in for a hug, Arizona expertly evaded her. "No. You don't get to touch me for the foreseeable future." The blonde walked around the table, not actually trusting herself not to jump into those amazing arms. "You promised me you'd call, yet you never did. For all I knew you were lying dead in a ditch somewhere in Rome." The brunette grinned charmingly at her and tried to walk around the table, to Arizona. The blonde just stepped in the opposite direction. "Carina, no. I'm mad at you. What on earth are you even doing here?"
They continued to circle around the table, mischief clear in Carina's eyes. "Well, tigrotto. I have decided to move closer to Andrea, and when I found out you work at the same hospital as him, I thought that maybe you'd like me to take you out on dates. Become actual girlfriends maybe?"
When Carina flashed her those puppy eyes, Arizona caved and stopped circling the table. The brunette finally reached her and took her into her arms. The blonde sighed a bit and burrowed het nose in her lover's neck. "I'm still mad at you."
"I know, Tesoro. I know, I am really sorry that I didn't call you." The brunette buried her nose in the blonde locks and breathed Arizona's scent in. "But, for what it is worth, I missed you very much." The brunette looked up to see two pairs of eyes looking at her suspiciously.
"Tesoro, I have to go. But this time I will give you my number. Call me when your shift is done and I will begin my grovelling then." She handed the blonde a business card and gave her a kiss on her cheek. "Bye." She said with a wink, turned and walked out of the cafeteria.
Arizona bit her lip and watched her leave, eyes glued to the Italian woman's curves. God, how she had missed her.
"Okay Arizona. It's time for you to tell us what exactly happened in Italy." She heard April and turned around with a sheepish look on her face.
"Well… Sophia and I were walking around a market during one of our first days there." She sat down again at the table and looked at her friends. "There was this little Italian boy that came out of nowhere and gave Sophia a flower, being all smooth about it." April squealed a bit at that, finding it adorable. "Anyway, Carina is his aunt. We got to talking and after she used a terrible pickup line on me, she and Bruno became our guides. We uhm…" The blonde hesitated, not sure if she wanted to tell her friends the physical aspect. Ultimately deciding to come clean entirely. "We started sleeping together during the final week. She promised to call me when we said goodbye at the airport, but she never did."
"Wait. Minnick was just a rebound for you?" Alex snorted, entirely too amused by the prospect.
"Yes, I only was with Eliza because I was upset that Carina hadn't called me back." The blonde admitted, rolling her eyes as she did so. That's why she didn't really minded that Eliza had left her, she was just upset with the way she left.
"I don't stand a chance resisting Carina, she's just way too perfect. That doesn't mean that she doesn't have to make a lot up to me. But she's even more gorgeous than I remember her to be." The blonde bit her lip and got a faraway look on her face, picturing the Italian woman in various stages of undress.
"Arizona, get your mind out of the gutter. You'll have enough time to do that later. You have a surgery in half an hour." She decided that Alex was right and quickly finished her lunch, starting to make her way to the OR.
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The blonde called Carina just before scrubbing out of her final surgery. Luckily it wasn't too late, only nine pm. The brunette had excitedly told her she'd be there, and that she wouldn't miss it for the world. When she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Carina in the reception. With a giant bouquet of flowers. And a teddy bear. 'How cliché.' She thought and began making her way over there. When Arizona reached her lover, she arched her eyebrow.
"So the cheesy pickup line wasn't enough? You had to go and be even more cliché?" She couldn't contain the fond smile that creeped on her face though. "I love it. Thank you." The brunette smirked and offered her arm to Arizona.
"I hope I did not presume too much when I took a cab to the hospital. I hoped I could come to your place and make you a meal." They began to make their way towards the parking lot, where Arizona's car was.
"You didn't presume too much. But don't mistake me taking you to bed tonight for me forgiving you. You still have a lot to make up for." The grin on the blonde's face Carina she was just kidding. "But you're off to a great start, making me a home cooked meal and all."
Carina put the presents in the back seat before joining Arizona in the car. The radio was already on, music played softly in the background.
"So… have you found a job in Seattle yet?" Arizona's eyes concentrated on the road, but also interested in what Carina had to say.
"Sì. I have signed a contract with your chief of surgery. I will begin Monday morning. I have also put down a payment on an apartment not far from the hospital. How is little miss Sofia, by the way?"
The blonde smiled when she thought of her daughter. "She's good. With the sitter now, but she'll be happy to see you. She exchanges letters with Bruno, I can't believe your nephew is better at keeping in touch than you are. Is he still in Italy?"
The brunette shook her head. "The family is on vacation at the moment. But they are also moving to Seattle, Angelo got offered a job here."
Arizona smiled, Sofia would be very happy that her 'boyfriend' was moving here. Probably even more happy than Arizona was about her sort-of girlfriend moving here.
They got to Arizona's house a couple of minutes later. They made their way into the house, and the blonde pointed Carina to the kitchen before checking on Sofia. The little girl was out like a light. After paying the babysitter, she went into the kitchen to see Carina already stirring a pot. She went behind the Italian woman and moulded herself into Carina's back, kissing the back of her neck. "What are you making?"
The brunette chuckled and pressed a little closer to the gorgeous woman behind her.
"Well Tesoro, I am making a pasta dish. Spaghetti al Pomodoro. With tomatoes, garlic and some basil. It is a very traditional and delicious dish. My mother taught me how to make it, I think you will like it." Carina turned her head and gave Arizona a sweet kiss. "But, go. Take a shower, get comfortable. It will be ready when you are finished."
The blonde nodded and went into her bedroom, grabbed her crutches and some clean comfy clothes and made her way to the bathroom. She quickly showered, taking her time in shaving everywhere. When she was done with her shower, she slipped on some underwear and pulled her oversized sweater over her head, after she brushed her hair, she made her way back into the kitchen with the help of her crutches.
"I need to warn you about my roommate, he isn't here now bu- hello there." There stood Carina, no shirt, but all abs and breasts.
"I thought that dinner would be more enjoyable for you this way." She grinned, showing off perfectly straight, white teeth. "But what was that about a roommate? Should I be worried?"
"His name is Andrew, but let's talk about those newly acquired abs of yours. They weren't there before." Her hands found Carina's muscled stomach, enjoying the feeling.
"Dinner can wait, right?"
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