I look down at Arizona. She has fallen asleep on my shoulder. She is so cute when she is sleeping. And boy does she smell good. Stop it. Stop thinking like that. We have been on the road for six hours. This time we are heading back up to Portland for a game in four days before finally heading home for a week before flying out to Denver. We have driven to all our games that we can. I feel Arizona move against and I look down and she cuddles more into me, wrapping an arm around my waist and burying her head into my neck. I don't move. I don't want to wake her. I then feel my phone vibrate from in my pocket. I carefully dig it out. It's a message from Teddy.
*You two look very comfortable. Please tell me you two didn't sleep together last night?* I can't help but roll my eyes at her.
*No we didn't. If you must know we just talked. It was nice. She is very nice actually* I quickly reply. I look out the window waiting for a reply that will surely come.
*Oh my god you like her. That is so cute. Have you told her? Does she like you? What will you two do when we get back to Seattle?* Wow so many questions in one message.
*No, no and what we would normally do. Get on with our lives for seven days before being shipped across the country. Teddy please tell Izzy to stop planning our wedding* I send it and can't help but smile. I know these girls so well already. I get a reply. That was quick.
*Hey I am not planning your wedding. Engagement party, but not wedding ;)* it's from Izzy. That girl is too happy for her own good.
*Glad to hear it's not a wedding but still, no engagement party needed. We are not together* I hit reply as another message comes from Teddy.
*You should ask her out. I think she likes you. She did admit it even if she was drunk. That's something right?* Oh god why do I tell these women anything. I can't help but laugh.
*Please focus on y our own love life and stay out of mine* I chuckle as I put my phone back in my pocket.
"What's so funny" I hear Arizona mumble against my neck. I can't help but smile.
"Oh it's nothing. Try and go back to sleep" I say softly. She takes a deep breath.
"I can't. You smell really good" she says as she pulls back to look at me. I stare into her eyes and the blue seems darker. I smile and nod.
"Okay. How did you sleep?" I ask trying to keep my eyes on hers. She smiles.
"I slept very well thank you. I hope I didn't snore. I have been told I snore when I am really exhausted" I see her eyes dart down to my lips then back up to my eyes.
"No you didn't snore. You were actually quite cute" I say. I don't know where this courage is coming from. She smiles at me as she sits back up.
"Well thank you. You are very comfortable Calliope" she says sweetly. I can't help but blush. Next thing I know, she reaches out and strokes my cheek.
"You are so beautiful when you blush" her words make me blush even more. I can feel my heart race.
"I-I" I can't form a sentence. Before I have time to think, her lips are on mine. They are so soft. I kiss her back. So much better then Erica.
"I like you Calliope" she says softly against my lips. I open my eyes and look at her.
"I like you too Arizona. I mean at first you were a bitch" I tell her with a laugh.
"I may have been a bitch but I was jealous. I admit I went about it the wrong way, I just, didn't want everyone to know" she gives me that dimpled grin that I have grown to love. I can't help but smile.
"I understand. Well if it makes you feel any better. Mark and I are no longer sleeping together. I actually think he has a thing for Lexi" I smile as I look across the aisle at the two sitting next to each other. They are playing snap on a make-shift table with their legs. I feel Arizona hand on my thigh.
"I think you are right. So we still have two hours to go and I would like to get to know you better Calliope" she says sweetly and I turn back to face her. How can she be so perky? I shrug my shoulders.
"Well what do you want to know?" I wouldn't even know where to start. God I feel my phone going crazy. I quickly retrieve it from my pocket. I cant help but laugh. I have messages from Teddy, Addison, Erica and even Izzy.
"I guess they all saw that kiss huh" she says looking at my phone. I don't bother replying and put it back in my pocket.
"Yeah, I think it's safe to say they did" I shake my head with a laugh. They are going to want all the details once I get off this bus.
"Tell me about your family?" she asks. I smile and shake my head and do as I'm told.
"Well my mother and father are in Miami with my sister. I haven't heard from them since I came out, which it's a good thing that I chose to play softball because they have cut me off completely" I look at her and I can tell this shocks her. I can see the sadness in her eyes.
"Anyway, I moved to Seattle because it was the furthest I could get away from them and the hospital I was at had the best surgical program. You said last night that you couldn't imagine doing anything but playing softball. When you retire, what do you plan on doing?" I have been wondering that ever since she said it last night at dinner. Again another smile graces her face.
"Well that won't be for a few more years if I can help it. But I would like to coach my own team one day. And if that doesn't work out, well then I really have no idea. Perhaps continue with the medical side of my degrees" she says with a little shrug. What? Another doctor on the team?
"Medical degrees? I thought you didn't want to become a doctor?" I ask.
"Well I didn't. But I won a scholarship to Johns Hopkins. I could play softball so I was happy, and I could work towards becoming a doctor so my mother was happy. I mean I had two career choices when I finished and I chose" she gives me another shrug.
"You really love the game don't you?" I rest back into my seat so I can look at all of her. She nods.
"Of course. I really couldn't imagine doing anything else" then she leans in close to my ear.
"I get to check out gorgeous women every day. What could be better than that" she sits back and has that oh so sweet smile on her face again. Though when I look into her eyes, they are that darker blue again.
"Well you really have a point there" I giggled. I haven't giggled in years. What has this women done to me?