"Can I borrow your mascara?"
"Yeah sure, be careful though it's pretty clumpy."
Arizona and Teddy were standing in the bathroom doing their makeup together, trying their best to look drop dead gorgeous for the party. Arizona had decided to wear a dark blue dress that stopped just above her knee, showing off her toned legs. The cut of it made her boobs look extremely impressive and she knew she looked good. Her wrist was extremely swollen and purple; she couldn't even cover it with bracelets as it hurt too much to push them on. Teddy had gone for a short red dress with matching lipstick and her hair straightened. Arizona opened her mouth slightly as she applied the mascara, careful not to smudge it. She checked herself in the mirror before turning to a grinning Teddy.
"How do I look?" she asked.
"If I were gay, I would take you to my bed right now," Teddy replied as she picked up her purse.
"If you were gay, I would let you. You look awesome," Arizona replied with a wink and Teddy laughed as they exited the bathroom together. Alex had yelled at them to hurry up half an hour ago before giving up and slouching on the couch with a beer to watch reruns of the basketball. He noticed them walking out from the room and let out an exaggerated sigh as he stood up.
"About time, you two took-" He stopped talking as he registered how hot the two woman in front of him looked, quickly putting his hands into his pockets.
"You guys look great," he mumbled and turned away from them to hide the lump that had appeared in his pants, grabbing his keys and hastily walking out the door. Teddy raised her eyebrow at Arizona and they tried not to laugh as they followed him into his car. Arizona sat in the front seat next to an unusually silent Alex and smirked to herself. Time to have some fun.
"You look really good too Alex," she said smiling flirtatiously. He was wearing jeans and a blue t-shirt, basically what he wore every day when he wasn't in scrubs.
"Teddy and I were thinking," she continued, twirling her finger around the gearstick, "that we want to try something different and we were wondering if you were interested?" Alex raised an eyebrow at her as his eyes flicked down to Arizona's fingers which were now stroking the gear stick.
"What did you have in mind?" he asked gruffly. Teddy had caught onto Arizona's drift now and sat forward so her head was peeking between the two front seats.
"We're both feeling adventurous," Teddy said, emphasizing the last word and smiling as Alex blushed slightly. "And we were wondering if you would be adventurous with us."
"What would I be doing?"
"Well," Arizona said as she leant closer to Teddy. "Theodora here wanted to experience the touch of a woman and a man at the same time. I volunteered to be the woman but we still need a guy who could handle both of us."
Alex's eyes darted from Teddy to Arizona, looking for one of them to crack a smile. But both women's faces remained straight as they looked seductively at him.
"You guys are just pulling my chain, aren't you?" he said lowly, his voice cracking slightly as he continued staring at them. Teddy shook her head slowly as Arizona rested her head on her shoulder.
"If you're not up to it, we can always ask Jackso-"
"No!" Alex yelled. "I'm in, I'm so in. When? After the party? Or should we go back to the apartment now or…" his voice trailed off as the two women burst into laughter. He growled and turned the car on, slamming his foot down onto the accelerator and speeding down the street. Arizona wasn't even bothered by how fast he was going she was laughing so hard and she could hear Teddy clapping in the backseat.
"You-you-you really thought-" Teddy choked out before a fresh wave of laughter racked through her body.
"You two are bitches, you know that?" Alex growled, taking a corner at alarming speed. "That's the last time I compliment either one of you."
"Oh, don't be like that!" Arizona said, wiping her eyes and praying her eye make-up hadn't smudged. Alex grunted and didn't talk all the way to Addison's house. Exiting the car immediately, he shoved his hands into his pockets and walked through the front door. Arizona and Teddy followed suit, still chuckling to themselves as they entered the party.
Addison's house was huge; two stories tall with marble floors and stunning views over Seattle. The music was reverberating loudly and there were at least 150 people there already. Considering there were only 30 people who actually participated in the game that afternoon, Arizona assumed word had gone around the hospital that a raging party was being thrown at Addison's. A group of nurses she had never seen before walked in behind them and Arizona figured they had better move from the doorway; it looked like there was going to be a lot of foot traffic coming through tonight. She pulled Teddy over to a table groaning under the weight of bottles of alcohol. They poured themselves a glass of wine each and turned around to survey the party. They had arrived slightly late and so things were already in full swing. Derek and Meredith were making out in the corner, Stark was talking to a thoroughly bored looking Bailey and Alex was avoiding their eye and talking to Avery with a scowl still on his face.
"Hold my drink, I need to pee," Teddy shouted in her ear and Arizona nodded. She thought about searching for April or Cristina while she waited but felt a tap on her shoulder before she could decide. She turned around to come face to face with Nurse Tia and had to stop herself from outwardly groaning.
She had slept with Nurse Tia a few weeks after her bitch ex had left Seattle. She was simply trying to dull the pain she felt in her heart with a night of passion, but Tia had other ideas. She insisted on eating lunch with Arizona and her friends, texting Arizona every second of the day and implying that they were a couple. Arizona felt too uncomfortable to tell her otherwise, until Tia had stormed up to her in the middle of Joe's when she was hitting on someone and screamed at her for being unfaithful. They hadn't talked since that night, over a year ago now, yet here she was.
"Hey," Tia said and smiled nervously. "I saw you were alone and thought I'd come over and say hello."
"Oh, uh, great" Arizona said, looking around for one of her friends to help her out but they were all too far away. Damn Addison and her massive house.
"Also, I wanted to apologize," Tia continued and now she had Arizona's full attention. "I know we haven't talked in a while but I just wanted to say I'm truly sorry for the way I acted when we were dating."
Arizona chose not to correct her last statement and smiled at her instead. Tia took a long drink of what looked like Vodka and lemonade and Arizona guessed that wasn't her first. Her face was slightly flushed and her eyes drifted in and out of focus.
"I really liked you Arizona. But I'm with someone now and I'm happy and I hope you are too," she continued, swirling the ice in her drink.
"That-that's good news, Tia" Arizona said and forced a smile onto her face.
"But if you ever wanted to go for round two-" Tia began before Arizona made a noise in her throat and cut her off.
"No, no. You just stay with your girlfriend, I'm sure she's lovely."
"What? I'm not gay."
Arizona looked at her bewilderedly as Tia looked just as confused. They stared at each other in awkward silence for a few moments before Tia burst out laughing and patted Arizona's shoulder. She felt incredibly grateful when Tia's drunken friends screamed her name and she went running back over to them with an unopened bottle of tequila. Arizona turned back to the table and refilled her glass, feeling extremely confused but pleased she had dealt with it the way she had.
"Are you and Tia friends?" a familiar voice said behind her and she felt her heartbeat pick up a few paces as she turned with a real smile on her face. A smile that dropped into an 'o' shape when she saw what Callie was wearing. A tight red dress that glossed over her curves deliciously, making her breasts pop. Her hair hung in loose curls down her back and she had on black heels that made her toned legs look even longer than usual. Arizona wanted to take her right then and there as she felt her body react immediately to the sight in front of her. Instead she gulped and tried to focus on her face.
"Uh, hey Callie. I-um- we're not. We met once… briefly."
Callie raised an eyebrow at the babbling blonde and suppressed a smile.
"Briefly as in in your bed after a night at Joe's?"
Arizona felt her stomach sink slightly as Callie tutted in mock disapproval.
"How do you-?"
"Tia's an ortho nurse, she thinks very highly of you Dr Robbins. She asked me the other day if I could talk to you for her about getting back together."
"We were never together," Arizona said quickly. "She was…confused about the situation. It was just a one night thing."
"Mhmm," Callie said thoughtfully, sipping at her drink. "Just like Nurse Rachel, Maria, Stacie, Carly, Alice, Jasmine… I could go on."
"H-How did you find all that out?"
"Seriously? That hospital is a constant swirling gossip mill."
Arizona felt a little sick as Callie discussed her dirty track record. She hadn't realized so many people knew about this, never mind actual names. She felt slightly embarrassed as the brunette looked at her with a small smirk on her face.
"Was that what you were planning for me Arizona?" she asked, her voice dropping to a low sexy level. "Because I promise you, one night with me and you would keep coming back. I'd be in your head all day and in the end you would give in and beg me to make you come again and again and again…" Callie trailed off, grinning at how dark Arizona's eyes had now become. Arizona felt her mouth become extremely dry. She was pretty sure her underwear was soaked and she would definitely need to go to the bathroom to freshen up. Or let Callie take her right now. The latter being preferable.
"I-I-I," was all she managed to stutter before Callie leaned in close, her lips inches away from her ear as she whispered.
"But then again, this is my third drink so maybe that's why I feel so confident right now. You said you needed time to think, even though it sounds like you usually act on instinct when it comes to sex. You look amazing tonight, Arizona."
With that she pulled back, smiling seductively at Arizona before walking over to where Mark was standing and struck up a conversation with him. Arizona stood rooted to the spot unable to process what had just happened. That was so, so hot. She didn't need to think anymore, she wanted Callie now. She didn't care who she wanted her to pretend to be, she'd be anything Callie wanted her to be. She threw back the rest of her drink when Teddy came striding up to her, a hassled look on her face.
"I just got so lost! This house is fucking huge, come on, let's get drunk."
"Um, not now Teddy, I've got something to do."
"What? No! You said tonight we were going to have fun and get drunk together. Don't be a party popper; you always ditch me to go chat up random woman."
"No, you don't understand, this one's important."
"Yeah, yeah, they always are."
Teddy huffed and made to walk over to where Cristina and Meredith were now talking. Arizona reached out and grabbed her arm, tugging her back by her side and rolling her eyes.
"Fine! I'm sorry I'm such a terrible friend; I'll go find that person later. Come on, I'm going to drink you under the table."
Teddy's eyes lit up and an excited smile stretched across her face.
"Yay! You're a hopeless drinker Az, don't make promises you can't keep. Let's line up some shots."
Teddy walked down the table to where the bottle of Vodka was and began pouring it into some glasses. Arizona glanced back at Callie one more time before sighing heavily and walking over to her squealing friend.
"Did you see him? Arizona? ARIZONA!" Teddy yelled and Arizona nearly fell of the bar seat. She was quite drunk, Teddy had forced her into drinking shot after shot and she knew she would pay for it in the morning. Her mind was unfocused and she couldn't stop staring at Callie, she looked gorgeous. She had managed to catch her eye a few times and Callie would smile before resuming the conversation with whoever she was talking to.
"See who?"
"Henry! Over there, by the speakers. He's hot right? God, he's really hot."
"Yeah, she is," Arizona replied, still staring at Callie.
"Should I go over? I'm gonna go over. Wait, should I? Yes. No. Yes!"
Teddy stood up and walked in a zigzag over to where Henry was standing. A grin spread across his face as he saw Teddy approach, his eyes looking her up and down quickly and they fell into conversation. Arizona immediately stood from her stool, swaying slightly and made her way over to Callie, who was talking to Bailey. She cleared her throat as she approached, getting a glare from Bailey who was mid-sentence.
"Dr Robbins," she said in her authoritive tone. "Is there something we can help you with?"
"Yes. I mean, not you but Dr Torres can. May I borrow her for a moment?"
Arizona grabbed Callie's hand before Bailey could reply and nearly dragged her upstairs. It was quieter up there, only a few drunken people staggering around but bottles lay everywhere. Nobody even look at the two women as they passed.
"Where's the spare bedroom?" Arizona panted. Callie didn't reply but walked a bit faster so now she was ahead of Arizona. They got to the last door in the hallway and Callie shoved it open pulling Arizona in before shutting the door and locking it. She pushed Arizona against the wall with her body and Arizona let out a gasp as Callie's face was inches from hers.
"You finally came to your senses," she breathed. Arizona groaned as Callie's hands wrapped around her hips and pulled them into her own.
"Yeah," Arizona said breathlessly, moaning loudly as Callie kissed her neck. She tilted her head to the side to give her better access, legs wobbling from the mix of alcohol and sheer arousal.
"With a little bit of help from my friend Vodka," she continued, fisting her hand in Callie's hair and closing her eyes as Callie worked wonders on her neck. She moaned grumpily when Callie pulled away and looked at her.
"How much alcohol have you had?"
"A little."
"How much?"
"About a quarter of a bottle of Vodka," Arizona giggled as she leant forward to capture those lips in her own, but Callie pulled back.
"I didn't really plan on you being this drunk," she said slowly. "Isn't this like, taking advantage or something?"
Arizona frowned and shook her head quickly.
"No, no, no. I want this. Like really want this. I've wanted this since the first moment I laid eyes on you; you're one of the most beautiful women I've ever met."
Callie smiled sweetly and brought her hand up to cup Arizona's face as she leant in. And finally, finally, their lips met. Arizona felt like fireworks were going off in her body as they kissed passionately, tongues running over each other slowly, like they had done this a million times. A moan from the back of Callie's throat seemed to travel right to her core and Arizona began kissing her harder, tongues now dueling as both women's want grew. Arizona placed her hand on Callie's hips and walked her backwards quickly towards the bed, her hands never leaving those delicious curves as they fell onto the mattress. Everything was going perfectly, until Arizona remembered her damaged wrist too late.
Her injured hand was now under Callie's back and the weight of both of their bodies falling on it caused her to pull away from those full lips and yell out in pain. Callie looked at her confused before realization struck her and she sat up quickly, releasing the trapped hand. Arizona grabbed it with her other hand as tears sprung into her eyes and she gritted her teeth against the pain.
"Oh my God, I'm so, so, so sorry Arizona!" Callie said as she jumped up from the bed. "I'll go get you some ice."
"No, wait," Arizona said, willing her brain to ignore the massive amount of pain she was in. "I'm-I'm fine. Come back here, ignore the hand."
Callie shook her head and walked towards the door.
"Don't be stupid Arizona. You need to ice it. Maybe it's for the best anyway… I don't know."
Arizona couldn't believe she had just heard that. Their chemistry was undeniable, she had basically begged her to come and have sex with her and now she was saying it was best if they didn't? Arizona gritted her teeth in frustration as she spoke.
"What do you mean a sign? This whole hot and cold act you're playing with me, it's not funny anymore Callie. One minute you're basically begging me to fuck you and the next you're saying we shouldn't do this? What the hell's going on?"
"It's complicated, Arizona. This whole Erica thing-"
"No!" Arizona nearly shouted. "No! You're seriously not bringing her up again!?"
"You don't understand!"
"Obviously not since you always want to talk about her whenever we have a moment. Is the thought of her some kind of fucking aphrodisiac for you or something?"
"What!? No! And even if she was, it's none of your business; I know I'm just going to be another notch on your bedpost anyway so why do you care so much?"
Arizona gaped at her, feeling hurt at her words. Callie's face immediately dropped as she realized what she had said.
"I didn't mean that," Callie said quietly as she tried to walk towards Arizona but she stepped away from her.
"No, you're right. I'm just some massive slut out to screw all of Seattle. You should leave."
"I'll go get you some ice."
"No, just go."
Callie looked at her sadly but Arizona avoided her eye and stared at the wall. Eventually, she heard a sigh and the door opening and closing."
As soon as the door shut Arizona let out a groan of frustration and fell backwards onto the bed. Her head was a mess. She was angry that Callie had basically called her a slut, but then again it seemed like the entire hospital staff thought the same way. She liked sleeping with woman; she didn't care what the other doctor's opinions of her were. But she did care about what Callie thought of her. Why? Why did she care too much?
Realization slowly crept into her brain and she laughed at how stupid she had been. She liked her. She had a crush on Callie Torres. It wasn't just sexual to her anymore; she wanted the woman all to herself. That's why she felt so insanely jealous whenever Erica was brought up. Because Erica had already had Callie and Arizona hadn't and that made her angry.
Arizona sat up, clutching her throbbing wrist. She hadn't felt this way since Joanne, the ex-Neonatal surgeon that had broken her heart into a million pieces in the worst possible way. Did she really want to give herself to someone like that again just to be thrown back into that dark pit of depression when it turned sour? Screwing woman and sneaking out the next morning was easier, no feelings, no talking just pure sexual satisfaction. But she didn't want to sneak out of Callie's bed, she wanted to cuddle and talk and have amazing morning sex. This was all so complicated. The throbbing in her wrist wasn't helping her thought processes so she stood up and made her way to the door. She would get some ice then track Callie down and they could talk and try to work something out. She was going to turn over a new leaf.
Arizona walked down the hallway and made it to the stairs, feeling a hell of a lot better now that she had figured out her feelings. She saw Teddy making out with Henry in the corner and decided she would tell her about her realization in the morning. Alex was talking to Meredith and Cristina by the drinks table, holding a glass of water as he had work early in the morning and couldn't afford to be hung over. Arizona made her way through the rest of the crowd stopping dead in the kitchen doorway when she saw a sight that made her want to be sick.
Mark had Callie pinned against the wall and they were kissing furiously, his hands cupping her face. She held a bag of frozen peas in her hand, the other one held against his chest but not pushing him away. Arizona felt like the world had gone completely silent as she watched the scene in front of her. This was wrong, this was all wrong. Callie with someone else, Callie with a Mark Sloan. Mark let out a moan and Callie suddenly pushed him back, seemingly coming to her senses.
"What are you doing?" she asked. "We're just friends, Mark."
"No, Callie, I don't think you are," Arizona spat and Callie whirled around, fear crossing her features as she saw the upset blond in the doorway. Arizona spun around and stalked over to where Alex was standing, fighting to hold back the tears that filled her eyes. He saw her approaching and shook his head violently.
"You had your fun Robbins; you don't have to rub it in any further okay?"
"Alex, can you please take me home? Right now?"
Alex saw the tears that were threatening to spill out of his friend's eyes and the scowl on his face dropped immediately to be replaced by one of concern.
"Are you okay?" he asked sincerely.
"Fine. Can we just go?"
He nodded and said goodbye to Cristina and Meredith who were looking at her with confused expressions. Arizona turned and began walking to the door, not slowing down when she heard Callie calling out her name.
"Arizona! Wait, it's not what it looks like!" Callie said, reaching forward and grabbing her uninjured hand. Arizona pulled her arm violently away and spun around.
"It looked like you were mashing faces with that disgusting asshole! You know my history with him, how could you!" Arizona shouted, tears now spilling out of her eyes. Callie face held a panicked expression as she watched the visibly upset blond.
"I can explain this," she said quickly but then Mark came sauntering through the crowd, a smirk plastered across his drunken face.
"Looks like I win again, Robbins" he said with a sneer and Arizona didn't even try to fight back. He was right and they both knew it. Her shoulders slumped in defeat as Alex walked forward and grabbed Mark by the scruff of his shirt.
"I don't know what you've done this time Sloan," he hissed, "but talk to my friend like that again and I'll kick the crap out of you."
Mark pulled his shirt out of Alex's grasp and smirked but didn't speak. Arizona turned and walked out the door, arms huddled against the chilly night air. Callie made to follow her but Alex placed a hand on her arm to stop her.
"Leave it," he said. "I don't think she wants to talk to you right now, you'll only make things worse if you do."
Callie stared out the door after the blonde's retreating back but didn't move any further forward. Alex shook his head sadly and followed Arizona's to his car, shutting the door quietly behind him.