A/N...After this chapter...taking little break for a couple of days...Wishing everyone a Happy New Year...see you all in 2014...be safe...KJB
Chapter Seven
March 1, 2036
"Why do I always do this…wait until the last minute do anything" I whisper to myself while I am online shopping on my Ipad. It is six months until our 25th wedding anniversary and I have not been able to find Calliope a gift. I want to buy her something that she does not have but she really wants and needs. "Think…Think…Arizona…what does Calliope not have that she may need"? I mumble to myself as Teddy walks over to me as I am sitting at a table by myself in the cafeteria waiting to have lunch with Calliope looking for a gift online. "Whatcha doing there, Arizona"? Teddy asks as she takes a seat at the table. "Trying to find Callie a gift for our anniversary". I answer Teddy. "Arizona, why are you waiting until the last minute to find a gift for Callie"? Teddy asks skeptically. "I know Teddy…I know…I want to buy her something that she does not have but that she really wants…really needs". I say. "Well I can think of a few things but you may not agree". Teddy says inquisitively. "What…Teddy…What"? I question Teddy. "I am not questioning you about your sex lives but what is the one thing that Callie gave up for you Arizona? The one thing that was a constant in Callie's life before but she never wanted again when she married you"? Teddy quizzes me.
"Hey baby" Calliope says as she places a kiss on my inquiring lips. "What's up with the faces on you two, Arizona"? Calliope asks as she looks at both Teddy and me. "Oh nothing Callie, just asking Arizona about a case that I am working on". Teddy says "Yea, we're just discussing a case" I say to Calliope. "You both are very bad liars. You know how I can tell when Arizona is lying to me Teddy, she never looks me directly in the eyes just like you both are doing right now. "You both are such bad liars". Callie tells us as we both try to look away from her. "Well no matter…Arizona will eventually tell me in the end. She always does I just have to give her time. She always tells me eventually. Don'tcha Baby"? Calliope kisses me again, runs her hand along my back and states confidently." Yes sweetie, in the end I always tell you everything". I refutingly say to my wife. When Callie goes to get her something to eat, Teddy lets me know if I want to continue this conversation to find her later. Then Teddy walks away but then she turns and tells me to think about what she says at the beginning of our conversation. What Callie gave up for me? Oh No!
Calliope returns to the table and she starts talking about what to do for our anniversary. She starts by asking me if we want to keep it low key and just do something together or do we want to invite the whole family and have a huge party? "Arizona…Arizona…hey blue eyes…are you even listening to me? Are you even in there"? Calliope questions. "I'm sorry I was just thinking about something else. What did you say again, baby"? I say as Calliope starts again asking about what type of anniversary plans we should make my mind wanders back to try to make sense of what Teddy had suggested earlier. Did Calliope miss that part of her life? After twenty five years of being married to me did she? She never says anything to make me wonder about this before today. Or would she think that this was a crude gift? I have to think about this one for a while.
Calliope continues talking about anniversary plans and what we should do when I suggest that we invite the family to a getaway weekend for our anniversary. That way no one has to worry about cooking or cleaning up after one another or who will stay with whom. We can find somewhere that we all can agree upon and have a wonderful time. Calliope loved the idea and she will talk to the rest of the family and she will come up with some choices for the getaway destination. "Twenty five married year's together Arizona but twenty seven of the best years of my life. You have made me the happiest woman everyday. Do you know that Arizona, Everyday"? Calliope says to me. I take her hands in mine and look deeply into those big beautiful brown eyes and say to my beloved wife "I too have loved everyday with you these past twenty seven years and can't wait to celebrate our anniversary together". After we finish our lunch, we give each other a kiss and Calliope says she will pick up Alexander from school. I tell her that I should finish my day and will be home around 6p.m. We both say "I Love You" and head in different directions.
I am in my office finishing up some last minute paperwork when Teddy walks in. "I'm sorry Arizona. I should have not suggested what I did at lunch today. You and Callie must have an amazing sex life and I should not have put any doubt in your mind". Teddy apologizes profusely. "It's Ok Teddy…it's ok…honestly I just never thought about that before today. Callie has never brought it up in all our years together. She has never mentioned it once and I guess I just never gave it any thought. I have known from the beginning that it is not what I have ever wanted in my bedroom but I never gave it a thought when it comes to wondering if Callie may have wanted it again in her bedroom. We never discussed it". I say with a concerned look on my face "I just wanted to let you know that this idea is all mine. Callie has never once said anything to me about this matter. I don't want you to think that she has says anything to anyone Arizona. This is all my craziness in my head". Teddy states firmly. "I understand Teddy but maybe you are right. It would definitely be a gift that she has not had between us but maybe she really wants. I will investigate this item online. Teddy, do you think you could help me find the perfect one? I am no expert in this matter so I could use all the help I can get". I ask shyly. Teddy laughing at me "Sure Arizona I'm no expert on this either but I can help".
April 3, 2036
As we enter the bedroom I push Calliope back onto the bed and climb on top of her then I tell her "You must lay here and wait for me to return but first you must wear this" and I place a silky scarf around her eyes and say "no peeking" as I kiss her deeply. I leave her lying there on our bed and while I back away to go into the bathroom only to be gone a minute or two and when I arrive I climb back on top of her and say "I bought this for you but if you do not like it let me know and I will take it back. Now relax and let me make love to you". I begin by kissing her all over and when I feel that I have her full attention and arousal, by how wet she is down there, I move in between her legs separating them, running my fingertips along the inside of her thighs, listening to her moan my name, telling her how beautiful she is and staring at the sight before me, smelling the perfect aroma coming from my wife and then in one swift motion I enter her, softly and slowly, but not with my fingers or my tongue.
As I begin to make love to my wife, I whisper in her ear "I bought this for you for our anniversary night but due to extenuating cir…cum…stances I thought it might be appropriate to give up your present a little early". Calliope whispers back to me "Thank you for my present baby. Ohhh…Ohhh…You are the most wonderful and thoughtful lover I have ever known". She kisses me long and hard in appreciation of her gift. "Just tell me what to do baby. I want to make this good for you. Just tell me what you want me to do" I ask her softly. Calliope runs her nails along my back and throughout my hair all the while still kissing me deeply she begins to speak in her sexy voice "Just keep doing what you are doing baby…it feels so goooood…just keep sliding it in and out…yea baby just like that…" Calliope continues giving me direction and when I feel her body begin to tighten she screams my name over and over and tells me to go faster….faster. After another few minutes I hear my wife say to me as she is trying to catch her breath "Arizona, paraphrasing your own words, that was fucking awesome baby. I love you…I love you…I love you…my fucking fantastic wife" as she peppers my face and lips with kisses. I lift myself from my wife's chest and take her face in my hands, smile and say to her jokingly "So you don't like my gift huh"? She smiles back at me kisses me deeply.
I am hovering over my wife's beautiful body I hold myself up with my left hand and arm and run my right hand over Calliope's face as her breathing begins to regulate. I caress her lips with my thumb and she begins to inhale my thumb and suck on it ever so gently. Then I begin to move my hand down her face around her neck and down her chest where I can feel her heart beating. I place my face in her chest and kiss her where her heart is beating still. She moans my name and runs her hands through my hair and says "That feels wonderful baby". I move my lips to the left and then to the right to engage each of Calliope's breasts in my mouth. Gently sucking and swirling each nipple in my mouth. "God you taste so sweet, honey. I could just lick every inch of you". I say to her in my very sexy voice. She begins to giggle as I reach her belly button and dart my tongue in and out of it. As I look up at Calliope she says to me "Kiss me my gorgeous hunk of a wife". I move upwards to the awaiting lips of my wife only to be drawn into her with such force that she flips me over on my back so she is now straddling me. The fantastic thing about this maneuver is that the strap on I used to pleasure her with earlier was still inside her when she flips me onto my back and it stays inside of her the whole time. She is truly amazing my wife of twenty five years.
So as my wife is a striding me, she looks down and asks "So what possessed you to purchase such an amazing gift for me Arizona"? I begin my answer with a question. "First Calliope, is that strap on hurting you in any way by still being inside of you"? "No Arizona it actually feels very good and it is making me horny again but please answer my question before I begin to take full advantage of you" Calliope says with a giggle to my question. "I wanted to give you something for our anniversary that you did not have and that I really thought you wanted. About six months ago, while I was waiting to have lunch with you, Teddy caught me trying to look online for your gift. When she was appalled that I already did not have a gift for you, she suggested that I give you something that you once had in your life but after you married me you gave it up. So after a lengthy discussion and with help from Teddy I went online and purchased this gift for you. I know that throughout our time together that you have never once mentioned that you would like to have this as a gift but I just thought that maybe you had missed this part of your life before me. So that is why I purchased this gift for you and you alone".
When I finish my story I see that my wife has begun to shed a few tears. I say to her "Baby why are you crying. Did I upset you by buying this gift"? "No…No…I just love you so much. You are always thinking about other people and how you can make them feel better. You just amaze and astonish me everyday Arizona. Yes I will admit from time to time I have missed this part of my life but when I met you all those years ago and when I married you almost twenty five years ago I wanted you and only you. And this is not you Arizona. I love what we have together. I love the way you and only you make love to me. I understand that you want me to have something that I once had before and that you could never physically give me but I just want you to know that I want you and that is all I have ever wanted. So we will clean this off and place it back in its box. Then if we both decide to use it again someday we will together take it back out of its box and try it on for size again. I do love my gift and the thoughtfulness behind the gift giving but this is not you and this is not us. I do not want you to think for one minute that I am ungrateful for the sentiment but after twenty seven years together, this is just not us Arizona". Calliope finishes her speech and climbs off me. She unhooks the straps from around my waist and together we go into our bathroom and cleaned off the strap on, dry it off and place it back into its box. We put it in the back of our closet.
No words were exchanged between the two of us, no words had to be as we climb back into our bed together. As we lay there in each others arms we begin again together as we make love the way we always have for the past twenty seven years. There was no rush, no hurry just the two of us enjoying the touch, the smell, and the ecstasy of one another. When we both complete each other, Calliope lays her head across my chest with her arms wrapped around me and with our legs intertwining along with my right arm stroking Calliope's back and my left hand holding onto her lower right arm, we fall asleep in each other's arms. There is no better feeling in the world and no place would I rather be in my life I thought to myself before falling into a deep and restful sleep.
"Shit…Shit….Shit Arizona wake up….ARIZONA WAKE UP…" Calliope is screaming.
"What the hell is the matter Calliope"? I rise from the bed watching my wife run around the bedroom. "Alexander…we forgot to pick up Alexander from school. We fell asleep and did not hear our phones. We forgot to pick up our son Arizona" as Calliope still screaming at me.
"Holy Shit Calliope…Shit…How did we forget to pick up our son? How did this happen"? I am now screaming while I am trying to put on some clothes. I run out of the bedroom to the living room when I see Calliope standing there smiling with her phone to her ear. "What…What are you smiling about Calliope…What"? I ask frantically. "It's alright…he is ok. When we did not arrive at the school to pick Alexander up the school called Karev and he went to pick him up. He is fine Arizona. Karev has him. Listen baby". "Hey you lovebirds the school called me when neither of you did not show up to pick Alex up. I got the little man with me and he says that you two had a little fight last night. I figured that is why you called me Callie last night looking for Arizona. Anyways the little man is with me just hanging out. So when you both are finished with the make up sex give us a call and I will bring him home. One final thought, the make up sex must have been really hot…really hot for both of you to fall asleep and forget to pick up your son. Yep…really hot. See you both soon". Karev says over the phone laughing.
I calm down from this latest scare, I tell Calliope that I will call Karev and let him know that he can bring our son home. Calliope comes up behind me and wraps her arms around my waist and places a few kisses on my neck to make sure that I am alright. Then she tells me that she is going to take a shower. I turn to face her and kiss her deeply and after the kiss I place my forehead onto hers and say "I was so scared Calliope I was so…so scared". "I know baby me too…me too". Calliope repeats herself too. Calliope walks toward our bathroom and I turn on my heels to call Karev. Alex answers the phone and starts laughing "Hey Arizona" as we discuss him bringing Alexander home, Karev is laughing throughout the whole conversation. I ask to speak to little Alexander for a moment and I apologize to him telling him that I love him and that I will see him in a little while.
I open the door and enter our bathroom and I am hit with a burst of steam coming from the shower. I remove my clothing as I watch my beautiful wife bathing herself and singing along with the music from the sound system we installed in our bathroom. I slide the glass door to our shower open and poke my head inside to ask my gorgeous wife "Any room for me". "Always" my wife says back to me. I enter the shower and place myself behind Calliope pressing her backside against me. I begin to slowly slide my fingertips along her soft and wet curves of her body. Placing tongue filled kisses along her neck and back she lets out a soft moan and then asks "Do we have time for this"? I move my body in front of hers, smile at her and say "We always have time for this. Besides Karev says he will be at least another hour before he returns Alexander home. He says that he and Alexander have to finish their video game first". "Well then….". Calliope begins to explore her options and so do I. As we finish our shower and straighten up our bedroom Calliope begins to laugh out loud. I say to her "What is so funny"? She looks at me from across our bedroom and says "I told you that you would tell me about what you and Teddy were really talking about at lunch when I startled you and you both said that you were discussing a case". Calliope still laughing "I says that I would give you time but in the end you always tell me Arizona". I smile my super magic smile and say back to my wife "Yes dear, I always tell you everything". "Yes you do Arizona…yes you do". Calliope says playfully.
A little while later there is a knock at the door and Calliope and I sprint across the room to answer it. Calliope throws open the door Alexander runs into my awaiting arms. I kneel down and pepper him with kisses all over his face and say to him "I am so glad to see you our baby boy. I love you…love you…love you to death…". As I kiss him each time on the lips. "Mama please…I am glad to see you both too…now stop with all the kisses…you are embarrassing me in front of Uncle Alex…please mama". Our baby boy says laughingly. Our son's Uncle Alex chimes in "It's cool little dude. All this affection for you shows you how much they love and care for you. It's cool don't ever be embarrassed". Calliope reaches down to Alexander and holds him in as a self described death grip, as little Alexander explains later, she holds him like that for a long time never wanting to let him go again. "Ma…mi…ca…n't bre…athe…Ma…mi…bre…athe". Our son begins to complain. "Calliope" I exclaim "you must let go of your grip you have on the boy before you smother him". Calliope finally releases Alexander trying to hold back the tears realizing that she never wants to let him go. "He is our baby Arizona. How did we forget to pick him up today? He is our baby". Calliope can't hold back the tears any longer and the flood gates open. They open hard and fast.
Once Calliope starts crying uncontrollably little Alexander stands in front of her taking her face into his hands and says "Don't cry mami, Uncle Alex explained the whole situation to me". I turned to Alex and say "What"? Karev looks back at me and says "Let the little dude finish Arizona" all the while Karev and I making faces and shrugging our shoulders at each other. "Mami, Uncle Alex says that both you and mama probably just fell asleep from the jet lag from our trip to Miami and from the argument you both had from the night before. He says that I should not take it personally and that after you both realize what happened today that he is sure it will never happen again". Little Alexander continues "Mami please stop crying. It is not your fault. It was an accident. I love you. Please stop crying". Then Alexander places his arms around Calliope's neck and holds her close kissing away her tears. Calliope begins to calm down and squeezes her baby boy tight. "I love you too baby boy…I love you too" Calliope whispered into his ear. Karev breaks the constant silence by saying "Well now that he is back where he belongs, I guess I'll call it a night. Hey little man, you take good care of these two ladies for me alright. I love you little dude". Karev tells Alexander as he picks him up and gives him a great big hug. Little Alexander hugs his favorite uncle right back and whispers in his ear "Thanks Uncle Alex for always being there for me. I love you too, dude" as he places a kiss on his uncle's cheek. "Back atcha little man" Karev tells his godson.
We all tell Karev goodnight, I walk him to the door as we both look back to see Alexander showing Calliope his homework and how his Uncle Alex helped him finish it. I opened the door for Karev and we both walked out onto the porch. While we were standing there I give Karev the biggest hug and say "Thank You Alex for being there for our son. We love you so much". "Anytime, Arizona…I love you all too" Alex says as he walks away. I walk back into our home and see that Alexander and Calliope are still talking about Alexander's homework. I slide in behind my wife on the sofa and engulf my arms around her placing my chin on her collar bone kissing her neck softly as we both continue to listen to our baby boy Alexander.
After his bath Alexander comes back downstairs to say goodnight to Calliope and I when he finds us talking to both sets of his grandparents and his siblings through the plasma screen in the library. After Alexander tells everyone of his adventure with his Uncle Alex earlier that day, he asks what we are all talking about. I explain to Alexander that we are trying to make arrangements to celebrate our wedding anniversary in August. "It's our 25th you know son" Calliope reminds him. With everyone talking at one time Alexander hears his mother phones start ringing in the other room. "Mama, mami your phones are ringing. Mama, mami helllloooo phones for you". Alexander screams and waves our phone at us to get their attention. Calliope and I excuse ourselves and leave the room to answer our phones, Alexander sits down in the chair in front of the plasma screen and listens to everyone still talking. He hears all the different ideas from everyone and then asks for their attention.
Once everyone stops talking and his mothers are still out of the room he looks at his family and says "Why don't we give both of them the wedding they deserved all those years ago. Grandma Barbara do you remember what you told Grandpa Daniel at your 50th anniversary party a few years ago? You thanked grandpa for making an honest woman out of you all those years ago. So why don't we make honest women out of our mama's. Bailey was the only one of us children that was there the first time but she was too little to remember. Grandma and Grandpa Robbins along with Grandpa and Grandma Torres were there too, but the rest of us weren't. So why don't we throw them the biggest wedding around. What do you all think"? Alexander smiles back at his family with his blue eyes looking back at them and dimples showing for all of his family to see.
Carlos speaks first by saying "You are a very smart young man my grandson. Now that this country has gotten its head out of its ass and it is actually legal for them to be married, why don't we give them a wedding? What do you say everyone? Do you like Alexander's idea"? Everyone is in agreement with Alexander's idea. "Alright my beautiful little grandson, you must keep this quite and not let your mothers know what is going on. Can you do that mister"? His Grandpa Robbins asks his little soldier of a grandson. "Yes sir I can be a quite as a church mouse sir". Alexander tells his grandfather his answer and then salutes him, Alexander notices that his grandfathers and his brothers salute him back. Bailey and Addie tell him that they will be in touch with him soon to tell him all the details. Then his Grandma Robbins speaks to her grandson in her wonderful grandmotherly voice "Are you sure we are not asking too much of you to keep this secret from your mothers my beautiful baby boy"? "Naw grandma, don't you worry it will be fine. I may even have some fun with them. Seriously grandma don't worry. I can keep a secret. Honest". Alexander tells his grandmother reassuringly. His Grandma Torres is the next to say something. "Well it is getting late and you have school tomorrow so why don't you say goodnight and tell you mothers that we will be in touch. I love you Alexander and sleep well mijo". "Goodnight everyone, I love you and will talk to you soon. I will tell mama and mami that you all love them too and will talk to them soon. Goodnight…Love you all". Alexander finishes his goodbyes and turns off the plasma screen just as his mothers come back into the room.
"Why did you turn off the screen, mijo? We wanted to finish talking with them about our plans" Calliope asks our son. Alexander stood at attention in front of us and says "They all say they would be in touch soon. Everyone says that they would call you both back later. I think they all wanted to get started on making some of the arrangements without the two of you. I am going to bed now because I have school in the morning. Love you mama…Love you mami". Alexander gives us each a kiss and begins to walkout of the room. When he stops at the doorway and turns to look at Calliope and me, Calliope was not paying any attention to him as he left her embrace, he looks straight into my eyes and smiles but it wasn't his usual smile. It was that shit eating grin that I have discovered he had just days earlier. "Calliope…Calliope" I shout at her "You see…you see the way he is smiling at me…he has that same grin you have….you know the one I am talking about…the one I love so much on you…he now has that same grin". Calliope turns around to look at our son she too notices that grin and says to Alexander "Son, is there something you want to tell us? Do you know something, mijo"? Alexander just keeps grinning at the two of us as he begins to run upstairs with both his mothers hot on his trail.
