A/N: I owe my friend JF1993 another big THANK YOU! I had more reviews for the last chapter than any of the others. It was her BIG push that got me to do Arizona's POV... So thanks again J! There is more from AZ in this chapter so get ready. Thanks to everyone for reading and for the reviews, it keeps me motivated!
Chapter 7
Arizona walked into her bedroom and closed the door. Had that been too much? She wondered if that moment had embarrassed Callie. She never wanted to make Callie uncomfortable but her excitement had gotten the best of her. She had not even thought about her nakedness when she forced Callie to feel her belly. That was so out of character for her. What had she been thinking? She wanted them to be OK, not get all awkward again. She needed Callie so much but she never wanted to jeopardize that. She had never been that open with affection especially with a woman. Callie made her feel safe and she needed that. But there seemed to be something else that she could not put her finger on. It was scary but at the same time she felt happy. And had she felt Callie's lips on her neck? She must have imagined that, friends didn't share that kind of intimacy. She felt herself flush at the thought.
"Arizona?"
Arizona felt herself jump as the soft knock pulled her away from her thoughts.
"Sorry, Callie, I'm coming."
What was wrong with her? Standing here daydreaming about her friend and what exactly did that mean? She had never put a lot of thought into another woman. She had been with Pete for twelve years, ten of that in marriage, so this was not an ordinary thing for her. Pulling herself together, she finally got dressed and walked back into the kitchen.
"I thought I was going to have to drag you in here. Is everything OK?"
Callie watched Arizona's face and hoped for the dimpled smile to appear. She had really missed seeing those dimples. Finally, she was rewarded with what she had been hoping for. The dimples were great but the smile never reached her eyes. Callie wanted to see that twinkle back in her eyes and promised herself to do whatever she had to to make it come back.
"I'm OK, Calliope, just thinking about some things."
Callie kept her eyes on Arizona and chuckled as she flopped down in the chair, reminding her of a rebellious teenager.
Arizona took the first bite of soup and realized she was starving. Had Callie made this herself?
"Did you make this, Callie?"
"Why? Do you like it?"
"Oh my God, yes, this is the best soup I have ever had."
"Then yes, I did make it. I'm so glad that you like it, you need to eat more Arizona. I can tell that you have lost some weight. You need to take care of yourself. It's not just you now, you have the baby to think about."
Arizona wanted to be angry with Callie for saying those things but she knew Callie was just worried about her and the baby. Callie was very good at taking care of others but who took care of her? Arizona wanted to ask her, so she did.
"Calliope, are you dating anyone?"
Callie jerked her head around and stared at Arizona. Where the hell had that come from? They had never discussed anything like this and quite frankly it made her uncomfortable. How was she supposed to answer that? What was Arizona fishing for? She was really confused.
Arizona finished her soup and wanted more. She needed to distract herself from staring at Callie, so she walked over to the stove and poured more soup in her bowl. This was a great distraction but she wanted Callie to answer her question.
"Callie, are you going to answer my question?"
"Why are you asking, Arizona?"
"I guess I'm curious. We have never talked about that before and I don't want to mess anything up for you."
Callie laughed so loud it startled Arizona. It had been so long since she had really seen Callie smile and like this, she was so beautiful. OK, there was that word again. Where was that coming from? She was thinking things that were not making sense, she had to get over herself.
"Arizona, you are not messing anything up. I haven't dated anyone, seriously, in over a year."
"What? Why?"
"My career doesn't allow me a lot of free time. Especially for dating. I haven't had many prospects anyway."
"Are they blind? Calliope, I thought you lesbians were supposed to be more intelligent and observant. How could someone that looks like you keep walking around a free woman?"
Callie should have been embarrassed with Arizona's statement but instead it made her heart beat faster. Arizona had never said anything like that to her and to hear those kinds of words coming from her mouth was a lot to handle all at once. Did she realize what she was doing?
"I'm sorry, Callie, I didn't mean to pry. I just don't understand why someone has not grabbed you up. Not only are you beautiful but you are also a wonderful person. You're so kind and caring. Someone would be very lucky to have you."
This was getting very strange. Callie wondered if Arizona was meaning to give her mixed signals. She thought the hugging in nothing but a towel was strange and placing her hand on her very naked skin was even stranger but this was so out of character for Arizona. What was going on in that pretty little head?
"You weren't prying, Arizona, you're curious. I can understand that. And we are friends so if you want to ask me something, just go for it. I don't mind, Oh, and thanks for calling me beautiful. I don't know that I have ever heard that before. I've heard plenty of other words for me but not that one."
"Oh my God, Calliope, have you looked in a mirror? You are beautiful, inside and out. Don't let that change."
Oh shit this was getting to her. If she didn't change the subject fast she would make a fool of herself.
"Do you have your eye on anyone special?"
Callie choked on the mouth full of water. Was Arizona trying to kill her?
Arizona jumped up and came around the table. She pounded on Callie's back to make sure she was OK. After the coughing stopped, she still found herself rubbing Callie's back.
"Are you OK?"
"Yes, that sip just went down the wrong way."
Arizona was still moving her hand across Callie's back.
"Callie, will you stay with me tonight? I just don't want to be alone."
Callie was thanking her lucky stars that she didn't have another mouthful of water. She would have surely choked again. She had meant that platonically, right?
"Arizona, I'm not sure that's a good idea."
"Please, Calliope."
This was not a good idea so why was she fixing to say something stupid.
"OK."
Callie thought she only had to worry about herself doing something stupid but now she would have to add Arizona to that equation. What the hell was going on?
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