ACT FOUR: DATING…AND GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER…

Our first date consisted of introducing me once again to the one…and only…Sofia Torres. The morning after I made my appearance known to Callie that Teddy and I moved our careers from Baltimore to Seattle, I knocked on Callie's front door once again and the beautiful little tiny human answered the door again. With a very polite "Good morning Dr. Robbins" from Sofia I quickly won her over with my dimpled smile and my polite retort "And good morning to you Miss Sofia. Are you and your mother about ready"? With Sofia closing the front door behind me as I enter their home when she says "Mami will be right down. She is having trouble deciding what to wear today". Then the inquisitive little munchkin asks me point blank "Dr. Robbins, are you and my mami dating"?

Before I can even answer the adorable little girl's question my eyes are fixated on the gorgeous Latina gliding down the staircase when I hear her say to me "Well I must've chosen the right outfit…and Arizona". Then both Sofia and I hear her mother say to me in a whisper as she walks up to me "Arizona, close your mouth my dear…no wait…let me close it for you". Then without any type of warning Callie plants the sweetest kiss ever on my lips and Sofia begins to walk away from the two of us saying "Yep…you both are dating each other". Sofia grabs her backpack and a small overnight suitcase as the three of leave the house and head out to my rental car. Callie takes her hand in mine as we both smile at each other and I say questionably "What's with the extra bag"?

Once inside my rental car Callie begins to tell me about Sofia's Saturday night ritual she has with her grandmother. "Sofia and her Grandma Louise spend every Saturday night together because according to them" Callie begins to explain to me why Sofia stays at her grandmother's on Saturday nights but then her beautiful daughter interjects by saying "My mami needs a life outside the hospital. So Grandma Louise and I thought that if we give her one night to herself…and go out on a date with someone…that she will find someone to love again…like she used to love my daddy". The inside of the rental car grows silent with Sofia's response for the longest time until the cute little seven year old says "And besides having Saturday nights together…just me and my grandma…is a win…win…for both of us. The two of us get to spend some quality time together and mami gets a date night".

With Sofia and my plan for today includes taking Arizona on a whirl wind sightseeing tour of Seattle but first I ask "Arizona, Have you eaten breakfast this morning"? My friend says "Well if you call me swiping a half piece of toast off Teddy's plate this morning breakfast then I would have to say no". Then Sofia and I say in unison "Jake's" as I tell the good doctor "Then we will begin our day at the best breakfast diner in Seattle". Navigating our way through the streets of Seattle for about seventeen minutes Arizona pulls her car into the practically full parking lot of my daughter's and my favorite diner. Once inside all of the regular Saturday morning customers shout out "Sofia" and "Doc" as my daughter and I greet our ritualistic group of breakfast patrons when we both say "Hello everyone" and take our favorite window seats. Arizona sits next to me to give my daughter her own side of the table when our favorite waitress Penny walks up with a pot of coffee along with two cups and a cup of hot chocolate with a tall order of whipped cream and a cherry on top.

Sofia takes it upon herself as she introduces Dr. Robbins to Penny and they both share a smile and say "Hello" to one another. After Penny takes our order and retreats back behind the counter Sofia begins the do the crazy word puzzle that is her placemat. I take this time to ask Arizona "Is there any place in particular you want to visit today here in Seattle"? Then Sofia and I watch Arizona take out a note pad and say "Well I was up late last night looking at different thing to see and do here when I thought I would love to see the farmer's market and the Space Needle. What do you both suggest"? But before I could answer Arizona's question our food has arrived and Penny serves the three of us and then takes a seat at the end of our table and pulls out the section of newspaper for her and Sofia.

Arizona and I continue talking about what to see and do while you are in Seattle when I see Arizona focusing on what Sofia and Penny are doing. Penny has taken the crossword section out of The Seattle Times newspaper as she and Sofia are working the puzzle together. Penny has completed most of the puzzle herself but saves some of the clues for her and Sofia to do when we come in for breakfast almost every Saturday morning…unless I am at the hospital…then Sofia comes into the diner with her Grandma Louise. Both Penny and Sofia are stuck on the capital city of the state of Vermont. After watching the two of them both struggle with the answer for a few minutes Arizona politely says "The answer is Montpelier". Both Penny and Sofia say "thank you" back to Arizona and after Penny leaves our table to wait on some other customers my daughter asks "What other state capitals do you know Dr. Robbins"?

Arizona takes both mine and her plates from in front of us as she places them on top of one another and off to the side of the table to give her some more room when she says to my daughter "All of them…you see when I was a little girl…my brother and I always had trouble remembering things…important things. So my mama and daddy taught the two of us how to remember certain things. My favorite subjects in school were math and history and science while Timothy favorite subjects were English and math and any sport he could play. But since we moved around so much growing up, on account that our father was in the military, our parents taught us to remember all about where we lived each time and all about the city and state we lived in. So I was able to remember all of the state capitals and my father told me one time that if I remember a certain subject matter that I would always be able to carry on a conversation with anyone…anytime…anywhere…just like we are doing right now". Sofia smiles at Arizona while eating her chocolate chip pancakes with maple syrup dripping down her chin when Arizona asks her "And do you know what else the state of Vermont is known for"? Sofia shakes her head from side to side indicating that she does not when we both hear Arizona tell her "maple syrup…they have some great tasting maple syrup". Sofia picks up the syrup bottle as she reads the label on the bottle and says "You're right Dr. Robbins…you are right".

After a fun filled day of sightseeing and touring the great city of Seattle with stops at Pike's Farmer's Market and having lunch atop the Space Needle and a visit to the Seattle Zoo, Arizona pulls her rental car down the long driveway to my mother-in-law's home. The three of us exit the vehicle and my friend and I watch my daughter bolt out of the car and up on to the porch and into her grandmother awaiting arms. Before Arizona and I reach the top of the steps Sofia is already introducing Dr. Robbins to her grandmother Louise. With a heartwarming O'Malley hug wrapping Arizona up in her arms Louise then states without any hesitation "C'mon inside ladies, supper is almost ready".

After finishing a delicious meal of pot roast with roasted potatoes and carrots and home made biscuits, Callie and Sofia venture upstairs to get the little munchkin ready for bed. Louise and I clean up the dinner dishes and the kitchen while we have an intimate conversation as Louise voices her concerns about me dating Callie. I try my best to ease her fears by letting her know that I am truly interested in Callie and Sofia's well being. I tell Louise about my life in Baltimore and my medical career but the two things I make very clear to Callie's mother-in-law and Sofia's grandmother are my intentions towards Callie and how I have a place of my own and am not going to jump in to moving in with her and Sofia. I tell Louise directly "I think Callie is very special and I plan on doing some old fashioned courting of her and am not rushing into anything permanent at this time".

Teddy and I talked about where we wanted to live in Seattle weeks before we made our move across country. My mother's dear friend Savannah, who is a real estate agent in Boston, was only one phone call away when my mother called to ask about homes for rent or for sale in Seattle. Within three days Savannah emailed me about twenty five homes for either rent or sale in order of the best sections of the city of Seattle and outlining areas. After narrowing the selection down to five before we both left Baltimore once we landed in Seattle and took a look at the fourth house…Teddy and I fell in love with it right on the spot. The little cottage we both chose has three bedrooms but one bedroom we turned into our office and a two and a half bath along with a one car garage and a carport. The cottage sets off the road a bit but has a cute little stream running through the back of the property. There is plenty of room for a vegetable garden out back along with a screened in porch area for some late night sitting in the cool state of Washington summer and fall night air.

Louise O'Malley hands me three coffee cups with four saucers teetering underneath in my right hand as she hands me a medium size glass of cold chocolate milk in my left hand. Sofia's grandmother is holding a large Pyrex rectangular glass pan in one hand while she grabs the pot of hot coffee from the automatic coffee maker and she nods for me to follow her outside. We set everything down on the square table our on her small portico that seats maybe a half dozen people at one time. In the rectangle glass Pyrex dish is Louise O'Malley's famous peach cobbler according to her granddaughter that suddenly appears behind her grandmother and me along with her mami. "Grandma Louise makes the best desserts in all of Seattle" praises Sofia of her grandmother's baking skills. Making relative small talk while Callie, Sofia and I watch Louise dish each of us some of her infamous peach cobbler while I pour the two older women and me each a cup of coffee and Sofia enjoys her glass of chocolate milk. We each take turns and talk about our lives so we may get to know each other a little better.

Then after almost all of the cobbler is eaten and our coffee gets colder Callie and I begin to say our goodbyes for the evening when Sofia latches onto my hand and pulls me further out into the back yard. With Sofia's cute little small arm extending upward to the night sky she says to me "Look Dr. Robbins, look up there…these are called the Northern Lights". By now Callie and Louise have followed Sofia and I out into the back yard and the four of us watch these array of glowing lights dance across the night Seattle sky. After about ten minutes or so I feel Callie standing right behind me but I am respectful of Louise so I do not move any further back. But as my luck would have it out of the corner of my left eye I see Louise give me a sweet smile when she takes her granddaughter's hand in hers and say to Miss Sofia "Baby girl, why don't we give your mami and Dr. Robbins some time alone". Just as they both begin to walk away I say to the two of them "You know you both have made this day truly wonderful with your hospitality…so why don't you both start calling me Arizona…Dr. Robbins is way too formal…and now that I consider you both my friends…what do you say ladies"?

Arizona and I watch my daughter and my mother-in-law begin to walk back into the house but before they do they both answer Arizona's question with Sofia going first. "I would love to call you Arizona…and you are right again…Dr. Robbins is way too formal" Callie's little munchkin says to me. Then Louise O'Malley says proudly "Well if my two best girls are allowed to call you by your first name…then I would be honored to follow their example Arizona". With a round of "Goodnight" being heard and said by all four of us, Sofia and Louise leave Arizona and me to continue to watch the spectacular light show in the sky. Once my daughter and mother-in-law have retreated back into the house I pull Arizona into my arms as we hug and kiss and snuggle together like we are couple of junior high schoolers on our first date. Then as our slightly PG rated make out session comes to an end I suggest an alternative when I say to Arizona "What do you say we go inside and give both Sofia and Louise a proper goodnight and then the two of us will have my house all to ourselves until tomorrow afternoon…sound like a plan to you…Dr. Robbins"?

I cover my mouth and lips over the very voluptuous mouth and lips of Callie's as I answer her question the best way I know how and with her moaning into my mouth during this passionate kiss I feel she likes my answer. Callie and I both make our way back inside Louise O'Malley's home and tell both her and Sofia goodnight and that we will see them tomorrow. Then we both rush out to the rental car and make a mad dash back across town to Callie's place. With our little stolen kisses at each red traffic light stop and both of our free hand or in Callie's case…hands…slowly gliding up and down each others thigh while I am driving it does not take a genius to figure out that the feeling in our private parts is becoming more magnified with each stroke of our hand…and each touch of our fingers.

I do not even remember the two of us leaping from the rental car and onto Callie's front porch but I do remember when Callie dropped her house keys in such a flurry because she is so anxious that when I knelt down to retrieve them I placed a kiss on the apex in between Callie's legs and she suddenly screamed with excitement "Good god woman, give me those damn keys". Undressing each other throughout the foyer and living room we both were finally naked by the time we reached Callie's bedroom. No one could ever say that Callie and I are ever shy about anything as Callie pushes me backwards and I fall crossways onto her queen sized bed. Never missing a beat in her playfulness of her attempt at foreplay Callie begins to focus on the task at hand…well really…in both of her hands.

It has been so many years since I have been this happy…sexually happy…that is…I mean…because I have been happy…having Sofia in my life has made me happy…but tonight I am happy for a different reason. Seeing this gorgeous blue eyed blond lying under me and making me feel this way again…falling in love again…all over again…I do not know if I can contain my happiness without telling her that I am falling in love with her…but now is not the time. This time…right here…and right now…this is the time for me to concentrate on making love to this beautiful woman…and waiting my turn…for when she makes love to me in return…because tonight it is just me…and Arizona…for the rest of the night together.

With Callie's naked body lying on top of mine, she begins by kissing me deeply as we both moan our approval simultaneously. Then as her mouth moves from my lips to infiltrate my left ear and neck I hear her whisper "You are so wet baby" while she grinds her pussy over mine and we both feel the moisture impaling the tops of our individual thighs. My hands begin to roam down her back but come to a halt at her very full and plump ass squeezing it ever so gently when I whisper back into her ear "You sort of have this effect on me my dear…whenever I am near you…my wetness seems to run wild…like it has a mind of its own". Feeling the soft and sweet kisses on my neck and slowly making their way down my chest I feel the sudden caressing of both of my breasts in Callie's strong ortho hands. With her face coming to rest, but the kisses never cease, in the valley between my boobs Callie raises her head to look at me as she smiles up at me and says "You have such great tits".

Callie's strong hands never leave my "tits" as she refers to them as she deeply massages them both while her tongue finds a new adventure to explore. Arching my back upwards into the warm night air and screaming her name ever so loudly Callie continues to plunge her tongue deep inside of me as her face is buried in my pussy. Using the palms of my hands to push her head deeper into my vagina while continuing to scream her name over and over again, it is the feeling of Callie sucking on my clit and her two fingers that enter me for a few moments that bring me the most wonderful and powerful climaxes ever. With my first orgasm of the night escaping my body in such a rush it does not take long for my second orgasm to appear as Callie never leaves my pussy but continues to thrust her fingers in and out of me while flicking her tongue over my now sensitive clit and then suddenly I am screaming my head off and her name over and over again as my second orgasm consumes me. Callie crawls up my body to kiss my lips and I taste myself in her mouth.

Arizona and I are cuddling underneath the warmth of the blankets in my bed when she snuggles her face into my neck and begins to kiss and nip at my skin. Then her right hand begins to travel down my stomach and comes to rest in my curly pubic hairs. Using her right knee and leg to separate my legs as she spreads them open wider her fingers slide into my wetness and we both moan in unison. Arizona moves her body over mine and her kisses become more passionate when I feel her fingers glide into me and she uses her hips to propel all three fingers deeper…and deeper…into me. When my upper body begins to arch up Arizona takes the nipple of my left breast into her mouth and the sensation of that feeling and the force of her fingers driving in and out of me Arizona brings me to an earth shattering orgasm and several aftershocks. But just as my I begin to catch my breath Arizona slithers down my body and her mouth and lips take over where her fingers left off.

Smothered in the blankets and pillows that not only smell like Callie…but are Callie…I watch this gorgeous creature walk back into her bedroom carrying two cups of hot and freshly brewed coffee. I sit up and lean my back against the queen sized headboard while Callie slips back in beside me and we drink our coffee…together. We both sit in silence then without warning I begin to hear some whimpered sounds coming from my Latina beauty when I see tears streaming down her cheeks and I say the one thing that I know we both are thinking but have been deathly afraid to say to one another "I am falling in love with you Calliope Torres and I think you are falling in love with me too". I place my hot cup of coffee down on the nightstand next to the bed when I take the same thing from her gripping hands and place her cup of coffee next to mine. But before I can even turn around to finish the conversation I feel Callie pull my face into hers as she kisses me passionately and we both slide under the covers and make love to one another again.