"I love you," Arizona let the words come out of her mouth like she had said it a thousand times before.

Callie sat there for a moment, her heart racing as she heard Arizona say the words she had been feeling for so long.

"You do?" Callie asked, a smile growing on her face.

"I do,"

"I love you too."

"I'm sorry about earlier," Arizona rested her forehead against Callie's.

"It's okay,"

"I just-"

"Arizona, its fine really," The brunette rested her arms on Arizona's shoulders, running her fingertips along the back of the blonde's neck.

"Can I stay here tonight?"

"Yeah, of course," Callie swung her legs over the edge of the bed and stood up, "I'll even run you a nice bath."

"Thank you," Arizona tugged at Callie's shirt as the brunette leaned over and placed a sweet kiss on the blonde's lips.

Callie walked into the bathroom and turned on the water, adjusting the temperature to what she hoped Arizona would like. She scooped some bath salts into the hot water and the aroma of lavender began to fill the bathroom. She placed a towel on the edge of the tub along with a candle on the other side.

Arizona took a deep breath and sighed as she took in the doorway of the bathroom. She smiled as she noticed the relaxing setting Callie had made for her.

"You're amazing," Arizona smiled as she stepped into the bathroom.

"Lift up your arms," Callie walked towards the blonde and grabbed the hem of Arizona's shirt, lifting it over her head. The brunette trailed her fingertips down Arizona's stomach, stopping to unbuckle her belt and unzip her pants.

"I'll be right back," she said before kissing Arizona's jawline and walking past her through the door. Callie made her way to the kitchen were she grabbed the wine she was drinking earlier and poured Arizona a glass.

Arizona finished undressing herself before she slid into the tub, pausing halfway as her body adjusted to the temperature. She continued to lower herself in until her body was submerged in the warm water and she tilted her head back, resting it on the edge of the tub. She closed her eyes and concentrated on the water rippling along the curvatures of her body. She listened to the water moving against the edges of the tub and the faint noises of Callie in the kitchen. She breathed in the quiet and the calmness. She engulfed herself in the comfort of knowing that she had said 'I love you' to the most amazing woman she had ever met and that it was said back to her, and both had meant it.

Callie walked back in the bathroom, a glass of wine in her hand, and watched a peaceful Arizona in the water. She moved closer to the blonde, placing the glass next to her and kissing her cheek; waking Arizona from her dream-like state.

"What were you thinking about?" Callie asked as she stepped behind Arizona into the tub, sitting on the edge of the bath.

"You," Arizona leaned back into Callie's lap and used the brunette's legs as an arm rest.

"Me?" Callie gently began to rub Arizona's shoulders and the blonde closed her eyes.

"How much I love you," Arizona focused on Callie's fingers that massaged the tops of her shoulder while her thumbs pressed in circles along her shoulder blades.

"I love you too," Callie let her hands glide down Arizona's arms as she leaned down and kissed the blonde's shoulder. She rubbed Arizona's upper arms and worked her way back to her girlfriend's shoulders and down her back.

"That feels good," Arizona whispered, closing her eyes and tilting her head to one side.

"What, this?" Callie continued to rub Arizona's back.

"No, hearing you say 'I love you'...oh and that, that feels good," Arizona responded to Callie's thumbs pressing into her lower back, "That feels really good,"

"Finish your bath, relax," Callie kissed the crook of Arizona's neck, which sent goosebumps down the blonde's spine, "I'll do more after,"

"More, more is good," Arizona kept her eyes closed as she felt the tingling on her neck of where Callie's lips just left.

Callie stood up and stepped out of the tub, closing the door behind her as she walked into the bedroom.

-.-.-.-.-

Arizona finished her bath and wrapped the towel Callie had set out earlier for her around her body. She walked into the bedroom where Callie was laying on the bed reading a book.

"How was it?" Callie asked, lifting her eyes from the page she was reading to Arizona.

"Amazing," Arizona reached into the top drawer of Callie's dresser, where she kept some of her clothing in case of an impromptu sleepover.

"Good, thats good," Callie reverted back to her book as Arizona got dressed into a pair of shorts and a tank top. She climbed on the bed next to Callie.

"What are you reading?"

"Uh, nothing important," Callie placed her bookmark between the pages and put her book down on the night stand next to the bed.

Callie reached into her drawer and pulled out a container of almond body lotion. She sat on her knees in front of Arizona and rubbed the lotion in between her hands before grabbing on of Arizona's legs. She started with rubbing Arizona's foot, pushing her thumbs into the arch. Callie moved her fingers in a circular motion up towards her ankle and slowly kneaded her calf.

Arizona relaxed on the bed, watching as Callie worked higher and higher up her leg. She could feel all her stress and worry from the day disappear with every movement of Callie's hand.

"You okay?" Callie asked, breaking the silence between them.

"Yeah, enjoying all the attention," Arizona smirked and winked at the brunette.

"I mean, from earlier...the surgery,"

"Yeah, I don't know what happened with me. Just so much happening at once it all got to me,"

Callie's hands had now made their way to Arizona's thigh, where she massaged the blonde's muscles that had become sore from working all day. Callie's body hovered over Arizona as she finished the first leg, kissing Arizona quickly before grabbing her other one and starting at her foot. The brunette worked her way up Arizona's leg just as she had done previously.

"Is that okay?" Callie asked as she put pressure on the tight muscles in Arizona's leg.

"Mmhmm, feels good,"

Callie finally reached Arizona's thigh again, hovering over the blonde's body she stopped and gazed into Arizona's eyes. She licked her lips and leaned forward. Their lips grazed each other and they stilled their bodies. Arizona closed her eyes and closed the remaining gap between their lips. They kissed each other slowly and softly, almost subtle as if a breeze of wind flowed against their lips. Callie pulled back and smiled before pulling the blankets over top of them. She turned towards Arizona and tucked their bodies together.

It wasn't long before they had fallen asleep.