She keeps me warm

Chapter 6

Pairing: Arizona/Callie

Summary: Arizona has told herself she is happy being single, that her life with her cat is enough. Can anything or anyone change that?

Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine. No infringement intended. The storyline and characters has nothing to do with or are reflections of real life; it's for entertainment purposes only.

Arizona's pov:

It was Saturday and that meant dinner at Teddy's. There were us four friends that a year ago decided to do monthly activities together that we normally would not do, especially alone. It had become a bigger success than we first anticipated and it was something we all looked forward to every month. We meet over dinner one Saturday every month to plan what to do the following month.

Out of habit I stepped into Teddy's apartment without knocking and was greeted by loud laughter. I lazily threw my jacket on top of the pile of the others and joined the ladies in the living room.

I saw all my friends spread out around her dining table having a heated discussion about activities to do next. They had not noticed I was there yet. I held the wine bottles above my head "Who requested wine?" I shouted which as a result made them all jump from their chairs to greet me.

"Sorry I'm late" I said as I sat down with my wine glass at the only empty chair.

Teddy smiled "You are forgiven, but only because you brought wine" she winked and returned her attention to the laptop on the table.

April stood up and started pacing around the room "So we have done wine tastings, soccer game with a male team, hot air balloon, fishing, self defense class, zumba.." she stopped to look at us "These were all great but we need more ideas, new ones. What do you suggest?"

Alice slowly raised her hand looking as innocent as she possibly could. April stared at her "Alice that would be a hard no, for the hundredth time"

We all laughed knowing that she would once again suggest what she had every time we met up like this. "So zumba is okay but learning how to lap dance isn't? It would be fun! You're all too prude" Alice grimaced and took a sip of her wine.

"We are only acting prude to annoy you Al" Teddy giggled and looked at me "You were late, what do you suggest we do next month?"

I took a sip of my drink as well "Uh…it is fall which lessens the outdoor activities but what about horseback riding? Or maybe cooking class?"

April stared at me shaking her head and Teddy cleared her throat "You know I am terrified of horses, and…" she took a sip of her drink "and April would kill us all with her cooking. Let's do the cooking class for our sake" she giggled as April started to chase her around the living room "Hey my cooking is not that bad, you suck!"

Alice and I laughed at our friends and I looked at her "If you agree on horseback riding and cooking class I'll back you up on the lap dance. They need to face their fears"

Alice went from amused to shocked within a second "What? You of all people would agree on that?"

I could feel my face getting flushed "I think we all need to face our fears"

Alice smiled widely "Wow, you really know how to surprise people"

I grinned and stood up "yes that is why I also want to suggest wall climbing" I shouted loud enough to get Teddy and April's to return their attention on me. Alice face turned white and we all laughed at her. I rested my hand on her shoulder "You are right Al, I do know how to surprise people"

6 days later…

I stood on the street outside of my apartment with one medium sized luggage. I did not want to be the typical woman-stereotype that brings way too much stuff. But to be honest it had been a puzzle to fit it all in. I was waiting for Haley to come pick me up for the big George-weekend at the cabin. I was not sure if I should feel nervous or terrified or a combination of them both. I was just about to regret it all and turn around to walk inside as I heard her call my name.

"Arizona! I'm sorry I took long. Put your luggage in the trunk and get in" Haley said enthusiastically through the open window.

I did as I was told and sat down in the passenger seat "Hey you" she said and pulled me into a hug and kissed my cheek. She pulled away and grabbed the wheel "You ready?"

I cleared my throat and smiled as widely as I could "As ready as I could possibly be"

She started driving and put her hand on my thigh "Hey don't worry they will love you. And if it's too overwhelming and you want to go home you just let me know okay?" her hazel eyes met mine and I nodded "Okay. Just tell me one thing that your mom love, or hate…I need something to work with" I said softly. I needed to know a little about her family before entering that cabin. I knew Callie from before, but I was not sure if that would be a good or a bad thing.

Haley smiled back at me with playful eyes "Oh…hmm don't talk politics with her, or any of my family for that matter. Also don't pretend you like or hate something, they will see right through that, just be yourself"

I swallowed hard "Is that supposed to calm me down?" I laughed nervously. I was now terrified I would screw something up and they would find out that I am into Callie. After several dates with Haley I still could not forget about Callie or how she made me feel when she entered a room. Haley did not have the same affect on me and I was scared that I only agreed on this weekend to spend more time with Callie, not Haley.

Haley laughed with me and grabbed my hand and looked into my eyes "Hey, you've got nothing to worry about. You are here to get to know me and them. You've got nothing to hide, right?"

I nodded and squeezed her hand "Right".

After an hour driving deep into the woods we reached a big lumber house with a big front porch and a beautiful view of the nearby lake. The lake was about 100 yards from the house and it had a beautiful private boat dock. Haley parked the car right in front of the house and it seemed we were the first to arrive. Thank god.

We exit the car and I grabbed our suitcases out of the trunk and turned to Haley "You said we were going to a cabin not a mansion" I said as I tried to take in the beautiful view. "How rich is your family?" I laughed.

Haley chuckled at my words "We're not rich, my dad inherited the land from his father. We could not afford to do anything with it and my dad didn't want to sell it. But then many years later George won the lottery and put all the money he won and then some into building this house, he said it was to honor our dad"

"Wow that is beautiful. Did your dad get to see it before he died?" I asked and put my arm around her shoulder. I knew how close she was to both her father and brother and I did not want to ask the wrong things that would upset her.

She smiled "No. But he cried when George showed him the blueprints and said that we had to promise to make it a happy and loving place for the family to grow at"

I pulled her into a hug "sorry for making you sad before we even have entered the house"

She chuckled once again "Nah it's okay, it's a weekend for stories remember?" she pulled away and grabbed my hand "Now c'mon let me show you the house and where we are gonna sleep"

It was only then it hit me that we were gonna share a room and a bed, I had been so preoccupied thinking about meeting her family and being around Callie that I forgot about the sleeping arrangements. Does this mean she wants to have sex this weekend?