bTitle/b: It's about sex and saving lives (4/?)
bAuthor/b: emdha
bPairing/b: Callie/Arizona
bRating/b: N17
bSummary/b: Arizona prepares for date with Christina. Not what you think though. Some drama and lots of smut!
bAuthor's note/b: There will a bit of Christina Yang too, simply because she is the funniest character on the show and that makes her perfect for adding a bit of humor between all the smut...
bDisclaimer/b: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.
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After what seemed like a lifetime of fixing broken bones and comforting panicked relatives, Callie plopped down on the couch in the empty attending's locker room. She was exhausted, physically and mentally. Even though none of her patients died on her today, she felt sick to her stomach thinking of all the patients and their families. She almost felt guilty for being so healthy and happy herself.
Suddenly Arizona came bursting in, her eyes filled with tears and her scrubs covered in blood. She smelled horrible. But despite the blood and the smell, Callie lifted her arm and gestured her girlfriend to sit with her. Arizona sat down next to her and Callie pulled her in her arms. That's when Arizona fell apart.
"I…don't…want…to…go…back…out…..there…!" she cried.
"It's OK baby, it's OK…" Callie told her reassuringly, pulling her closer and kissing her hair.
"I…I…can't take it any…more…he's crying and…and screaming and…the pain…and all those other people…"
"Shhhhh, don't talk, let it all out…" Callie whispered, stroking her hair. She felt the hot tears falling on her scrubs. "It's OK…"
Callie felt helpless, she wanted to say all the right words to make her feel better, but nothing came up. All she could do was whisper soft words and let her know she was there for her. It tore her apart but it surprised her that someone else's grief could affect her so much.
After a few minutes, Arizona started to calm down. She let her head fall down in Callie's lap and wrapped her arms around her. She closed her eyes, tired of crying, tired of caring. "I want a bath. A warm bath and a bed" she yawned.
"I know baby, me too" Callie whispered back. "Just a few more hours. Relax for a minute and get back out there. You want me to stay with you and the kid?"
"No, I think I can handle it. I just needed…this" Arizona replied, sleep taking her over. She hugged Callie more tightly and her eyelids got heavier.
Callie felt sleep take her over as well. A few minutes couldn't hurt, she thought.
"I love you" Arizona mumbled, before drifting off.
"I love you too" Callie replied, closing her eyes and dowsing off.
Their words echoed in the empty room. And just like that, they both said it. Nothing awkward, nothing big, but they both truly meant it.
Christina was standing in the doorway, observing the sleeping couple. She needed an orthopaedic consult on one of her patients, but decided against it when she saw her roommate sleeping contently with her girlfriend in her arms. Very un-Christina-like, she chose not to wake them and let them enjoy their moment a bit longer. She turned around and carefully closed the door behind her.
"So….what's up with you and Ortho?" Christina inquired, sneaking up on Arizona charting at the nurses station.
"What do you mean, what's up?" Arizona asked, a bit startled by the direct confrontation.
"I mean, I saw you guys taking a nap earlier and it looked very cosy. Are you getting serious? I mean…not that I care or anything…just curious, that's all."
Arizona eyed her suspiciously. "Right. Yeah, it's getting pretty serious, I mean we love each other and…."
"Woah hold on hold on! Love?! There's love involved???"
"You say it like that's a bad thing" Arizona said. She was starting to get pissed. If this was Christina's way of showing her interest, she was failing miserably.
"It's just that I'm surprised. I didn't think Ortho and Love would ever be a match again after what happened with George and Cardio God."
"Cardio God?!"
"Forget it. You're perky and happy. You don't walk, you wheel. You wear stuffed animals on your scrubs. You drink through a straw. I mean, you're hot and all, but you drink through a freakin' straw!" Arizona opened her mouth to protest, but Christina held up her hand, she wasn't finished yet. "But Ortho clearly loves you. You make her happy. And seeing she's my non-friend slash roommate, I will have to at least like you too from now on. So…you and I are going on a date."
"A….date?" Arizona stuttered.
"Oh come on…don't pull that face on me! Not a Date Date, just a date. You and me, Joe's, liquor shots and a game of darts. Tomorrow night. You in?"
"Uhm, sure, why not" Arizona responded insecurely. Should I be afraid?"
Christina grinned mischievously. "No. Well…maybe. Probably. You'll see." At that, she turned on her heels and walked away. Arizona was still staring after her long after she disappeared around the corner. What the hell was that all about?!
Callie was laughing at the sight of her girlfriend, fidgeting and roaming around her bedroom. There were clothes everywhere; it looked like something exploded.
"So you're going on a date with Christina."
"It's not a Date Date! It's just a….date. Whatever that means" Arizona replied, a bit irritated.
A smile spread across Callie's face. "I'm just teasing babe. I love that you make an effort for me. Getting to know my real non-friends, it's cute. But stop stressing for a moment, come here." She pulled Arizona's arm and cupped her face with her hands. She leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
"I'm only doing it for you" Arizona said, pulling from the embrace and continuing her search for the perfect outfit. "What about this one?" She held up a little flaming red dress that left little to the imagination.
"Hell no. You might even turn Christina gay wearing that."
"I'll take that as a compliment. This one?"
"OK, stop that right now. We've just had a physically and emotionally exhausting 28-hour shift. You're freaking out. You wanted a bath, you're getting your bath. After that, we are going to bed and we're going to have mindblowing hot sex. And if you can do all that without stressing, I'll tell you the do's and don't on Christina Yang afterwards. You think you can do that?"
"Uhm, yeah" Arizona stammered. She stopped listening after the mindblowing hot sex part. "Or we just have sex now and forget about Christina."
Callie snorted. "Tempting, but you still smell of burnt skin."
Arizona pulled up her scrub top and smelled it. "Ugh...yeah I'm taking a bath." She pulled off her clothes while walking to the bathroom, leaving a trail behind her. Callie could just sneak a peak of her naked form before it disappeared into the other room.
Callie quickly grabbed her bag and started on a little plan of her own.
Arizona sighed when she lowered her body in the hot water. This was just what she needed. She felt her tense muscles relax and she closed her eyes in delight. The lavender scented bathing soap affected her senses and she immediately started to feel sleepy. She heard Callie rummaging around in her bedroom. "Everything OK babe?" she yelled, playing with the water and washing her hair.
"Everything's fine!" Callie yelled back.
Reassured, Arizona leaned back and within seconds, she was in a deep sleep.
Half an hour later, Arizona woke up from a deep sleep. The water had turned lukewarm and the foam had vanished. Drowsily, she heaved herself from the bathtub and dried her wet body and hair with a soft towel. She put on a sexy night piece she had ready for tonight.
"Calliope?" she called. No answer. "Babe?". Silence. Slightly worried, Arizona hurried into the bedroom, only to stop dead in her tracks at the sight before her.
There were lit candles everywhere. There was a pot filled with hot tea, and a plate with what looked like expensive chocolate on the night shelf. Her clothes were all cleaned up and back in the closet, and they were replaced by feathers and rose petals all over the floor and the bed. Relaxing music was very softly playing in the background.
But what touched her the most: Callie was fast asleep, curled up in the bed, wearing a sexy nightie that showed off all her features. Her hands were both under the pillow, supporting her head. She must have been waiting for Arizona to finish, but didn't want to rush her.
A loving smile formed on Arizona's face. She stood at the foot of the bed for a few minutes, realizing how lucky she was, having this amazing woman lying in her bed and waiting for her. She felt actual tears well up so she looked up, blinking them away. She switched off her stereo and blew out all the candles. Carefully, she climbed onto the bed and pulled the sheets over herself and her girlfriend. She pressed her body softly into Callie's back and snaked an arm around her waist, pulling her closer.
"I love you" she whispered in her neck, joining her girl in a deep sleep.
Callie woke up with a start. What time was it? What happened? 2:30?! Damn it, I must have fallen asleep, she thought. That's when she noticed the small body pressed up against her back, snoring softly into her back.
Suddenly, she panicked. I need to get out of this bed! was all she could think. Careful not to wake Arizona, she slid from under her arm and out of the bed.
Arizona woke up at the coldness around her. She rolled to her side and was confused to find Callie missing. Barely awake, she sat up, looking around, her eyes adjusting to the dark. She pulled on her robe and made her way to the living room.
Callie was staring out the window, holding a cup of tea. She didn't even look when Arizona came in.
A horrible feeling crept up on Arizona when she noticed that Callie was wearing her coat and her handbag was on the table, packed.
"Calliope?"
Silence.
"Cal, please talk to me. I'm freaking out here."
Silence.
"Is it because I kept you waiting tonight? I'm so sorry, if I knew..." Arizona shifted her feet nervously. She eyed Callie closely and was shocked to see that she had red, puffy eyes from crying. She didn't know whether to keep her distance or comfort her. What was going on?!
"I uh....I panicked" Callie said, her voice trembling. She was looking intently at the cup she was holding, her hands trembling, too. She cleared her throat before continuing "I panicked and I needed to get out of there."
Arizona tried to catch her eye, but she wouldn't look up. "I don't understand. Why..."
"I'm scared. And confused. Mostly scared. Of you. Of us and this...wow, I'm rambling...I feel like this can't be happening to me. Like I'll wake up soon and realize it was all just a good dream and I can go back to my crappy life now."
Arizona opened her mouth to say something, anything, but Callie stopped her. "Don't. You...you don't know how afraid I wake up every morning" she said, shaking her head. "The first thing I do is check if you're still there. When I see you talking to another woman, I compare myself to her, assuming you are, too." She looked up and finally looked Arizona in the eyes. "My previous relationships haven't exactly been a success. You know that, I mean...people talk. But you don't know how exhausting it is to feel like this all the time. When I'm with you, I don't want the moment to end, afraid I'll lose you if we part. And when you look at me with those blue eyes, I drown in them but at the same time, I'm always searching if there's something else in them, pity or... boredom maybe, because I just can't believe you're with me. George and Erica, they told me they loved me and they left me." Tears were streaming down her face now. "They left me. And I was miserable for a long time. And then you came along and put me together again. And I love you so much it hurts, and I'm afraid you don't love me back, I'm afraid to be alone and miserable again, I..." her voice was thick with emotion now. "I'm afraid." She wiped away the tears, looking away embarrassed.
Arizona's eyes were filled with tears, too. She bit her nails nervously all through Callie's emotional display. She wanted to take her in her arms so badly, but she knew Callie needed to ramble. So she stood there. It was the right thing to do.
"Anyway, I wanted to leave, so I put on my coat. But I couldn't bring myself to leave. I was hoping you'd come for me, to stop me. So I made tea to put if off. But I don't blame you if you let me leave. I mean, who wants a jealous and insecure train wreck as a girlfriend right." She tried to sound tough, but the emotion in her voice betrayed her.
Arizona couldn't restrain herself any longer and walked up to Callie. She took the cup from her hands and put it on the table. She ran her fingers over Callie's cheek. Callie tried to look away, afraid to look into her eyes. She was still trembling and she was shivering under Arizona's touch. Arizona turned Callie's head and forced her to look at her. "Hey. Look at me. Calliope please." She tightened her grip on Callie's face so it was impossible for her to look away any longer. "Look at me" Arizona said, her voice thick with emotion and fear.
They looked deeply into each others eyes. Arizona tried to show her how she felt just by looking at her. She could see the hurt and fear in Callie's eyes and it broke her heart. Callie looked back.
What she saw in those beautiful blue eyes, took all of her fear away. There was no pity or boredom. All she saw was love. Tears and pure love.
Without saying a word, Arizona took Callie's lips between hers and kissed her with all the love she had to give. It was slow, soft and sweet, but never had her kisses meant as much as this one. Gradually, Callie stopped shivering and relaxed into the kiss. Arizona pulled away and looked into Callie's brown eyes again, still holding her face tightly. She felt a tear roll down her own face.
"I love you so much Calliope, it hurts me too. I've never been as insecure as I am with you. I feel all the things you're feeling, too. But I'm confident about us. And you have to remember that I will never, ever leave you. I don't want to leave you because it will make me just as miserable. I'm afraid too, just like you. But I want to make this work. You don't realize how amazing you are. I have to say that more often. And I don't compare you to anyone, because nothing, Calliope Torres, nothing compares to you. You will never lose me and I will never leave you...because I love you. So...yeah, I'm stopping you. Come back to bed so I can show you how much I really love you."
Callie looked at her in amazement for a while, before pulling Arizona to her and pressing her lips upon hers again. This time, the kiss was more urgent and passionate. Arizona let her tongue slide in and start her assault on Callie's mouth. Soon, they were stumbling back to the bedroom, all the while kissing and Callie pulling off her coat and Arizona's robe.
They fell onto the bed, Arizona on top. Callie tried to switch positions, but Arizona pressed her down with her whole body. "Lay back" she whispered. She stood up and started to light the candles Callie stalled out earlier that night. When the room was dimly lit by soft romantic candlelight, Arizona crawled back into bed and settled over Callie again. Her hand grazed up her thigh and pushed the sexy nightie up. Callie started her sweet assault on Arizona's neck, who was working her magic on the inside of Callie's thigh. Callie pulled down the straps of the Arizona's night piece and pulled it down. She settled her mouth on one exposed breast, circling her nipple and fondling the other one with her hand. Arizona moaned softly and cupped Callie's mound under her nightie.
Both women were panting. Arizona pulled Callie up, so she was straddling her, her legs on either side of her waist. Callie's mouth left her nipple so they could both pull their nightwear off, their eyes never leaving each others. When they were both naked, they dived for each others mouths again, their bodies writhing against each other. They held each other tightly, wanting to be as close as possible. Callie moved her hand in between their bodies and slid one finger through the blondes folds. The moment she entered her, Arizona took Callie's bottom lip and bit down on it. Callie added a second finger and raked her thumb over her swollen nub. Arizona tugged the dark locks and started moving her body up an down on Callie's fingers. Her lips were grazing Callie's and Callie could feel her ragged breath on her lips. Their eyes were still locked.
Arizona started moving her hand down too and entered Callie with one swift motion. Now it was Callie's turn to moan in pleasure against her girlfriends mouth. She closed her eyes for a moment but Arizona whispered "look at me Calliope." There it was again: love. Calliope felt the tears well up again, tears of happiness this time. She took Arizona's lips again while their bodies found a steady rhythm, pumping and writhing against each other. This wasn't just sex. They were making love to each other, slow, sweet love. Arizona left her mouth and kissed away the single tear that was running down her cheek.
Lost in the passion of their lovemaking, they fell back against the pillows. Arizona was adding pressure now by placing her hip behind her pumping hand. She was panting heavily now as she felt Callie's long fingers slide in and out of her, all the while applying just the right amount of pressure on her clit with her thumb. "Calliope...I'm coming" she whispered through ragged breaths, her nose touching Callie's and looking at her intensely. She could see she was close, too.
Callie felt waves of pleasure spread through her whole body. Her walls tightened around Arizona's fingers, just as she felt Arizona start to tremble uncontrollably. They didn't close their eyes as their orgasms took over, but they kept their eyes locked, the lust and the love visible in them. Callie arched her back in pleasure and felt like she was going to pass out by the sheer force of her climax. Arizona kept whispering "I love you, I love you, I love you" as she rode out her amazingly strong climax, never losing contact with her lovers eyes.
Their lips met as the waves of pleasure subsided.
"I love you too. So much" Callie whispered in to her mouth.
"So you're not leaving?" Arizona asked.
"Never."
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A/N: bit of an emotional chapter, but tears and rambling usually lead to hot sex so I had to try it! Next chapter will be a happy one, promise. Please tell me what you think of the story! XoXo
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