Is it you?
A/N: Thanks to everyone who's been reading this story thus far. Really appreciate the reviews and everyone who put it on their alert thingy. I really, really hope you enjoy this chapter. Annnd any spelling and grammar faults are the property of me!
Disclaimer: Not mine. Just messing around.
Chapter 7
The ever present Seattle rain continued to pour down from the dark, ominous sky; Callie watched the rain trickle down the window. As a child she could remember watching the raindrops 'race' each other to the bottom of the window pane. To be a child again, she thought.
Callie closed her eyes and silently wished that the rain could pour down on her, could wash away all the doubts in her mind. Grow up, Callie scolded herself, wishing will get you nowhere.
"I don't know what to do Izzie." Addison said gripping the phone tighter, "She's just sitting there staring at the rain."
"My one's just lying in bed. She hasn't been out of her pj's yet and its noon." Izzie replied.
"I knew that something was going on between them. So, what are we going to do?"
"Yeah, we're not going to do anything."
Addison sighed turning to look once more at her best friend, Callie was yet again wiping away her constant tears.
"At least you have the perky, happy one. Callie looks like she has her own personal storm cloud following her around."
"God speed Montgomery."
"Yeah I'm gonna need it."
"Oh and Addison, just so you know. Sandy isn't an issue anymore."
Addison placed the phone in its cradle, walking cautiously towards Callie, "Do you want to talk about it?"
"Talk about what?" Callie dabbed a tissue at her ever present tears.
"Arizona." Addison whispered sitting next to the sniffling woman.
"She must think that I'm pathetic. Why would she even be interested in me? Look at me I'm a mess.
I'm a closet case." Callie sighed, "In every sense of the word."
"I don't understand."
"Closet case as in crazy and you know...like in the closet."
"Like gay, but not out yet?" Addison frowned, "Are you even gay Cal?"
"I don't know. Do we have to have labels?" Callie frowned raising her eyebrows.
"Oh, so you're bi-sexual."
"I think I'm someone that sees past gender and sees the essence of the person."
"You do know that that's just a complicated way of saying that you're bi-sexual right?"
"You're impossible Addie." Callie grinned.
"Hey at least I made you kind of smile." Addison squeezed Callie's shoulder, "And that is reason to celebrate. I'll pour us some red wine."
Arizona's POV
Arizona took a sip of her hot chocolate, the warm mug keeping her hands warm. She watched as Izzie attempted to make sense of what she had just told her. Arizona felt tears escape her eyes and quickly wiped them away with the sleeve of her pj top. (Her box of Kleenex empty)
Izzie frowned at her cousin, trying to understand the current situation between Arizona and Callie. Izzie gingerly sat on the bed trying to avoid the many used tissues. She had never seen Arizona cry before. Izzie thought back to when they were young, Arizona had proudly told Izzie that soldiers were not born with tear ducts.
"So let me get this straight." Izzie focused on Arizona, "Callie almost kissed you that night at Joe's and last night she was all touchy-touchy. So technically...nothing actually happened."
"Everything happened without anything happening." Arizona said absently.
"Is that alcohol in that mug? Cause that made no sense whatsoever."
Arizona took a sip of her hot chocolate and pulled the duvet over her legs.
"Callie's just confused. She doesn't know want she wants. She couldn't possibly want me."
"How do you know that?"
"She's straight. She's never been with a woman before. She's dated men all her life."
"So what has that got to do with anything?"
"She's straight Izzie."
"What is it with you and the labels? So what if she's straight. Maybe you're the exception."
"I'm not following."
"You're the exception. Maybe you're the only woman she'll ever be attracted to." Izzie stood up, in an effort to emphasize her point. "What if out of all the women in the world you're the only one that she'll ever want? You're the only exception."
Arizona closed her eyes trying to comprehend what Izzie was saying. But all she could see was the look in Callie's face as she turned to walk away. The look of defeat in the woman's eyes. Arizona had not followed Callie with the intention of scaring her off. Instead all she had wanted to do was capture Callie's lips with her own. But as soon as she had come face to face with the woman something changed. She did not want to force Callie to do anything she was uncomfortable with. So she had told Callie to stop, she had told her to stop pursuing her. Was that what Callie was doing, she wondered, was she pursuing me?
Callie's POV
Callie wrapped the blanket around her shoulders and took a long sip of wine. A few days ago her life had been simpler. She did not cry on a whim, she was not confused and she definitely did not have such intense feelings for a woman. Callie had to admit that during their two year friendship she had developed a tiny crush on the petite blonde. An innocent crush, Callie thought. But now Callie wanted to do things to Arizona that was definitely not innocent in nature.
"Why didn't you kiss her that night at Joe's?" Addison asked softly.
"I wasn't planning on kissing her. I mean I wasn't even planning on being that close to her, someone accidentally-"
"Nudged you in the right direction?" Addison cut her off.
"Why am I not surprised?"
"You're welcome by the way." Addison winked and then continued, "So why didn't you kiss her?"
"Mark interrupted us."
"Callie if you wanted to kiss her. You would have."
"She didn't deserve that."
"She didn't deserve a hot woman to kiss her? Kinda harsh don't you think."
"No Addie, she didn't deserve to have a confused woman kiss her in the middle of a crowded bar. She deserved more than that."
Addison looked closely at her best friend. She saw the hurt etched on her face as Callie dried her tears with the palm of her hand. Addison had never seen her friend express this much emotion over anyone before.
Callie caught the intense look on Addison's face as the redhead studied her.
"What?" Callie looked at her friend, frowning slightly.
"Are you still confused Callie?"
Arizona's POV
There was only one thing that could get Arizona out of her gloomy mood. Sitting on the couch snuggled in her blanket and drinking her umpteenth cup of hot chocolate, Izzie and Arizona were watching her favorite movie Aladdin. You're never too old to enjoy a good cartoon, Arizona smiled to herself.
"A whole new world, a new fantastic point of view, no one to tell us no or where to go, or say we're only dreaming!" Arizona and Izzie sang in not so perfect harmony.
Arizona heard the distant sound of the doorbell.
"My mom will get that." Izzie said turning her attention back to the movie.
The sound of footsteps made their way to the den, Arizona turned to see the figure of her aunt.
"Arizona, there's a visitor for you."
Arizona thanked her aunt and made her way to the front door.
Standing on the porch was a drenched Calliope Torres. Her wet clothes clinging to every curve of her body. From the redness of her eyes Arizona could tell that the she had been crying. She opened her mouth in an attempt to speak; instead it was Callie who broke the silence.
"I'll admit that I was jealous Arizona…I couldn't stand seeing her touch you or even be near you." Callie paused stepping closer to Arizona. "I was confused. I didn't understand what I was feeling. I didn't know that I could feel this strongly for anyone. But Arizona right now in this moment I've never thought this clearly before."
Arizona reached for her arm,"It's pouring Callie, you'll freeze to death. Come inside."
"I want to catch you Arizona, but I need you to slow down. So that I can try…"
"Callie…"
"No Arizona, we've wasted enough time. I can't pretend anymore. I can't pretend like I'm not attracted to you. I can't pretend that I don't want you so, so badly. I don't want to be your friend, I want so much more and all I need is for you to give me a chance. Please Arizona."
Arizona looked at the soaked raven haired woman standing in front of her. Her tears masked by the rain. Arizona stepped forward, her hand cupping Callie's soft cheek, "You're kinda cute when you're grovelling."
"I was not grovelling. Entreating maybe."
"We'll agree to disagree." Arizona looked into the smiling eyes of her Calliope, a smile tugging at her lips, "Calliope it's always been you. I've always wanted you."
With those words, Arizona brushed her lips against Callie's. Her hand now tangled in Callie's hair, she shivered knowing that this was what the past few days had been building up to. She pressed her lips against the brunettes. The kiss was filled with first time nervousness, her lips neither soft or hard against the brunettes. Standing with her arms wrapped around Callie, she felt an awkwardness she hadn't felt since high school, a thought that seemed rather silly. Arizona peppered Callie's lips with soft kisses, their kisses soon becoming more adult as Callie eagerly responded.
"If I had known you were such a good kisser, I would've done this sooner." Arizona smiled against Callie's lips.
"Would've saved us a lot of time." Callie agreed, once again capturing the blondes lips with her own.