"Arizona? Oh like the state?" Callie questioned as she buckled her seatbelt. "Nope, like the battleship" the blonde replied with a smile. "How about you? Are you named after the state?" She said sarcastically. Callie laughed, "Oh, no it's actually short for Calliop…." She cursed internally 'Seriously, why would you even say that?' she questioned herself. "Um, yeah sure, like the state" she continued. Arizona stared, "Come on. You think you're getting away with that?" "Getting away with what?" Callie replied innocently. "I heard it, don't try to pretend you didn't say it, what's it short for? I won't laugh, I promise" Arizona stated with a very honest tone. Callie sighed deeply, and gazed out the window, watching the trees go by, as the plane had started moving down the runway. Then she turned her head slightly back toward the blonde and peered through her long brown hair shyly, "It's um.." she paused, frustrated, she didn't give this name out willingly very often. "Calliope" she finally blurted out. "Calliope? Wow I've never heard a name like that before it's..." "Ugh, I knew I shouldn't have said anything" Callie interrupted rolling her eyes. Arizona stared back, confused, "I was about to say, it's a beautiful name. I like it" she smiled brightly. Callie blushed "Really?" Arizona's blue eyes widened, "Really." Her smile grew "Very unique. I like unique". Callie smiled back getting captivated by the bluest eyes she'd ever seen, then quickly snapping out of it. She stared out the window with a cheeky grin, watching the rain fall over the bright lights of Seattle, as the city below slowly disappeared from view. 'This is my getaway'she thought with a smile.

The nearly 3 hour flight seemed to go by alarmingly fast, as Callie had been hanging on every word spoken by her new friend, she didn't notice how much time had passed, until she heard the captain come over the intercom informing the passengers that they'd be arriving in Los Angeles shortly. Callie let out a short sigh. As much as she'd been looking forward to getting to LA, after meeting this perky blonde woman, and spending the last 3 hours talking about anything that came to mind, she secretly wished the plane would never land. This thought faded as the wheels landed on the runway with a bounce.

The pair continued with light conversation and laughter as they walked through the airport toward the baggage claim to retrieve their luggage. "It was really nice meeting you, Calliope" Arizona stated as she found her suitcase in the endless sea of bags. Callie smiled, "Likewise, I wish every flight came with such great conversation. Oh, and I'll let the 'Calliope' thing slide, cause I like you" she smirked playfully. "Well I hate to end this so soon, but duty calls. Early day tomorrow, back to work for me" Arizona said with a sad expression. "Oh, of course. And I've got to begin my 'getaway'" she laughed. "So maybe I'll see you around" she said doubtfully. "Yes, if fate should have it" Arizona said with a grin, extending her hand to properly say goodbye. Callie was staring, again, not realizing the blonde's polite extension, "Helllloooo" Arizona said, waving her hand in Callie's face. She snapped out of it, blushing. Then reached out and shook hands softly. "Bye, Calliope" said the blonde as she turned on her heels and hurried off. Callie stood there for a moment, watching her leave, willing her to come back. But as the blonde disappeared into the crowds of people, Callie's heart sank. Realizing that in the 3 hours or so that she'd just spent with this amazing woman, she never even got her last name. She grew sadder, knowing she'd probably never see this woman again. 'If fate should have it' she thought.
As she made her way through the airport, Callie wondered to herself how she had felt such a connection to woman she barely knew. Allowing herself these emotions so quickly made Callie angry with herself. 'Stupid' she thought, as she stepped through the doors, into the open air. The warm air hitting her face instead of raindrops, made her smile softly. As she approached a nearby taxi, she felt a rush of excitement, "Hello LA" she whispered to herself as she opened the door and climbed inside.

Heading down the freeway Callie watched as the sun set over the vast city. Marveling at its beauty, you don't see sunsets like this in Seattle, not with the constant cloud cover, and downpours. This thought made her smile. 'No rain, what a concept' she thought as she pulled her phone and began writing a text:
Hey Addie, I'm here, in LA! I should be there in less than 10 minutes, can't wait to see you!
Her excitement grew as she sent the text. It had been a while since she'd seen Addison she missed having her around when she needed someone to talk to. Sure, she had her best friend Mark, but he was, different. There are just some things you can't share with him; he's a bit of a perv. Knowing that soon she'd be back in the company of Addison and able to tell her everything was comforting. Her thoughts began trailing as her phone buzzed. It was Addison:
OMG I'm so excited Cal! Dinners cooking so I hope you're hungry!
'Starved' Callie thought, she hadn't eaten since breakfast this morning. Her stomach grumbled at this thought. The taxi pulled up to a small, sleek white house, Callie smiled with excitement handing the driver a $50 and telling him to keep the change.

Callie could barely contain her excitement as she burst through the doors of Addison's beach house, "Honey, I'm home!" She shouted sarcastically. In almost an instant Addison appeared, running, with a giant smile on her face."You're here!" She yelped almost knocking Callie over to give her a hug. "I know!" Callie replied excitedly, hugging her friend back tightly. "You look great!" Callie said eyeing the tall, thin red-headed woman, as the two pulled away from their embrace. "Oh please! Look at you!" the red head said enthusiastically. Both women laughed as Addison lead them into the kitchen.
"So, how was your flight?" Addison asked as she poured two glasses of wine. "Good, really good." Callie replied with a beaming smile. Addison looked up after replacing the cork on the wine bottle. "What happened?" She said with a questioning grin. "What, a girl can't just be happy about a flight?" she replied with a short smile. "Please Cal, I know you. The girl I know smiles like that after pulling off a cool surgery. Not from a 3 hour flight." She said sternly "So spill it". Callie's face grew red. 'Damn, busted'."It's nothing, really" Addison shot her a glare. "Ugh, fine" she scoffed. So, I met this girl.


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