Chapter 21
Amelia can't believe what she's hearing. "Wait, you spent the afternoon and evening with Callie yesterday and she offered to fly to Houston with Sofia?"
Nodding, Arizona takes another sip of her wine.
"And Lauren is already job hunting in Seattle?" She asks incredulously. "Damn Zo, you've got some powerful juju." She says joking.
"Yesterday with Callie was surreal, it would have been so easy to fall back into it with her and part of me really wants to, needs to be close to her again. I miss that part of us. We lost it. But for a little while yesterday we almost had it again." Arizona says trying to explain.
"I don't know what to say Arizona. I don't think I've ever had that with someone." Amelia says looking worriedly at her friend.
"I've only had it once." The blonde admits sadly.
Taking a sip of her wine, Amelia considers everything they've discussed so far.
"So now you go to Houston tomorrow and what?" The brunette can't help but ask.
Setting her wine down, Arizona replies "I see patients, practice medicine and I see Lauren and I figure it out. I know that although I love Callie, I am not in love with her."
"Do you know how you feel about Lauren? I mean, I know you're going to Houston, but this was planned before you two got together." The brunette asks trying to help.
"We seem to fit together in ways that Callie and I never did. But Callie's the only long term relationship I've ever had, in fact, before Callie, I never even thought long term, so I really don't have any basis for comparison, but I think I'm falling for her." Arizona explains pausing to pour more wine into her glass.
"And Lauren makes a valid point. If we're going to figure this out, we've got to be in the same city so we can have a normal relationship. And she's already made the first compromise by offering to move here." The blonde points out. "Did I tell you that she's been to Africa, in fact, she volunteered at my clinic two years ago."
"Are you kidding me?" Amelia exclaims sarcastically. "Jeez, Zo. She's ready to move out here, she's been to Africa...I can see your dilemma."
"Smart ass." Arizona replies tossing a pillow at her friend.
"Okay, kids are asleep. Spill it Chica." Addison says as she sits down on the other end of the couch from Callie.
"Well, the date was fine. But I got called in on a trauma, and she insisted on driving me back to the hospital. Then she walked me in, it was awkward Addie, I mean I needed to go, but she was hot and trying to kiss me, so I gave in and kissed her. Next thing I know Sofia is running up to me and Nadia is looking at me like I have two heads." Callie begins the story.
"Are you saying Arizona interrupted your date?" Addison asks confused.
"No, Amelia did. Then Arizona." Callie says laughing. "Then the next day Arizona tells this story about a woman who stalked her at the clubs when she first moved here and it turns out it was this same woman."
"Oh, I miss lesbian drama." Addison says laughing. "There was so much in LA, you didn't even have to know any lesbians to experience it."
Taking a sip of wine, Addison sets the glass down and asks, "Wait, so you saw Arizona yesterday?"
"Yes, I texted her after my surgery, because the whole situation felt really weird and I just wanted to talk to her." Callie explains. "When I did get a hold of her the next morning she was dropping Amy off to get her car, so I asked her to take me over to my car and then I ended up taking Sofia so she could run errands. I mean, she's going out of town for a few weeks. I just wanted to help."
"Sure Callie." Addison says sarcastically, "I feel like the next thing for me to ask, is 'then what happened'".
"Then Sofia and I had lunch with Meredith downtown and afterward, I took Sofia back to Arizona's place and we got to talking, while Sofia took a nap. And then it got late and we were all hungry, so I offered to cook dinner." Callie says pausing to take a sip of wine.
"Okay, hold on. You had a date with internet chick, then you spent the next day, excuse me, evening with your ex?" Addison pauses, raising one eyebrow. "You didn't have sex with her did you?"
"NO Addison!" Callie says loudly, then lowering her voice. "We didn't do that. She's seeing someone."
"Oh, where's your sense of irony Cal. You could have cheated with Arizona on Lauren!" Addison teases.
"As funny as that would have been, it is not my thing." Callie replies. "As much as I love Arizona, and I realize that I do still love her. I don't want to be with her, especially not like that."
"Hmm, so that leaves us here as two old spinsters. When does Amelia have Sofia this week? Let's get her to take Henry too and have a girl's night!" Addison suggests. I definitely need one as much as you do. Hell, let's go the Wild Rose, I haven't trolled for girls since college." Addison says laughing.
"Wait. What?" Callie stops laughing and looks over at her friend.
"Calliope Torres, don't even pretend to be surprised by that remark." Addison says reaching for her wine glass and raising her eyebrow in her trademark smirk.
Touring the hospital with Dr. Johnson, the Chief of Staff, all Arizona can think about is when she will see Lauren today. When her flight landed and she turned her phone back on, she had a very sweet voice mail from her before she went into surgery.
"So Dr. Johnson, where are your surgical floors?" Arizona asks as they leave the NICU. "I'm just wondering how far and you know just want to get my bearings." She explains.
"I can help you with that Doctor." A familiar voice from behind her says.
Turning around, it's all Arizona can do not to run into Lauren's arms.
Sparking blue eyes and a huge smile greet her when the blonde turns around.
Dr. Johnson clears his throat as he looks from blonde doctor to blonde doctor. "Doctor Boswell has agreed to finish your tour Dr. Robbins, I have a meeting to attend." He says shaking her hand and walking off down the hall.
"Well, hello Dr. Boswell, is it?" Arizona asks playfully walking over to her.
"Come here Dr. Robbins, have you seen the NICU on-call room?" Lauren asks, shoving the door open and pulling the blonde in behind her.
Pushing the door closed behind them, Lauren pulls Arizona to her and kisses her softly. "Hello." She whispers into her mouth.
"Mmmm, I've missed this." Arizona whispers thickly into Lauren's mouth, then deepens the kiss.
Pulling back, Lauren smiles and says thickly, "I-I-I want to kiss you and talk to you and look at you. It's like I'm on Arizona overload." She exclaims.
Looking over at the bed, Arizona pushes the taller blonde over and makes her sit down. "First can we agree that we're not having sex in this on-call room." She says before sitting down beside her.
"Considering the first time we had sex in an on-call room didn't really work out so great..." Lauren says smiling.
"Good point." Arizona agrees, leaning over and kissing her again.
"Did you get settled into your hotel room?" Lauren asks, caressing her face.
"Yes, I did. It's lovely. A little nicer than the one I had in Baltimore, maybe we should go check it out?" Arizona says flashing her dimples and with her eyes twinkling.
"I love that idea." She says kissing the blonde again. "But I need to go up and check on my post op from today. Would you like to go with me?" Lauren asks.
"Okay," Arizona says, but then her phone rings. "It's the office. I need to take this."
"Hello? Addison?" The blonde asks as she answers the call. "What? No I haven't heard from Nicole today. She wasn't in the office?"
"Okay, well keep me posted." Arizona says hanging up the phone. "That's weird. Nicole didn't show up to the office today. God, I hope everything is alright."
"Zo do you need to stay here and make some calls? I can go do my post op and come back and get you." Lauren offers.
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea actually. Thanks Lauren. I'll just wait for you here." Arizona says kissing her again.
Standing up Lauren bends down and kisses the blonde again. "Mmm, I'll be back soon." She says backing out of the room.
"Room service was an excellent idea, Arizona". Lauren says leaning over to kiss her again, then laughing as her robe falls open.
"Hmm, I know what I'm having for dessert." Arizona teases as she leans down to kiss an exposed breast.
Standing up the taller woman pulls her up then bends down and sweeps her up and carries her to the bed.
Caught off guard, the blonde squeals and then calls out, "You didn't."
Laying her out on the bed, Lauren moves on top of her and says thickly, "I did."
"So not fair. You do not just get to carry me around." Arizona protests.
Lauren continues to kiss her neck, unties her robe and lets it fall away.
"So you are complaining?" She says moving down to kiss soft breasts, "Should I stop?" She whispers as she begins circling a taut nipple with her tongue.
Breathing harder now and fully aroused, "No, no, don't ... stop." Arizona says breathlessly.
Smiling mischievously, Lauren continues to tease her nipples. Softly she trails her hands down Arizona's body, stopping to cross her hand over into her wetness. Slowly, she teases her folds making the blonde cry out.
"M-m-more", Arizona begs.
Lauren trails hot wet kisses down the blonde's abdomen, pausing to slip two fingers into her slick folds. As the blonde's body responds and she moans with pleasure, the taller woman softly begins slow circles with her tongue as she gently moves her finger inside her.
Arizona trembles at the addition of Lauren's tongue. Now close to climax, Lauren increases her tempo, until the blonde calls out, "Oh god, Lauren, Oh god."
Keeping her hand in place, Lauren slides back up the bed to kiss her. "I want to be able to do that more often." She says thickly.
"Mmm, that was a-amaz-ing." Arizona says, still breathing heavily and still trembling with aftershocks.
Opening her eyes, Arizona sees Lauren smiling sweetly at her. "You're so, so beautiful", Arizona says touching her face and tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
Looking down at the blonde doctor, Lauren sighs. "You're here. You're really here." She whispers.
"I am." She says catching her breath. "But Lauren, there's something I need to do..." Arizona says sweetly.
Confused, Lauren says, "Okay."
Reaching up Arizona pulls the taller woman down into a heated kiss and then flips her over on to her back.
"Hey!" Lauren calls out surprised.
Straddling the taller woman, Arizona begins kissing her neck and Lauren laughs. "Um, is this what you needed to do?"
"Yes, yes it is." Arizona replies smiling and laughing as she moves to kiss soft generous breasts and tease taut nipples. "Disappointed?" The blonde teases.
"God!" She calls out, "No, not at all." Lauren replies thickly.
Smiling, Arizona continues trailing hot wet kisses along the lithe body of the darker blonde, making her way down the inside of each thigh closer and closer to Lauren's clit, causing her to flinch in anticipation.
Slowly, Arizona moves her hands under Lauren's ass and tilts her up as she slowly begins exploring her folds with her tongue.
Lauren's breathing gets heavier, as Arizona slips two fingers in and replaces her tongue with her thumb as she continues to stimulate her clit. Now moving back up to tease her nipple with her tongue, the blonde smiles again as Lauren gasps as she blows across the wet nipple. "Mmmm, you feel so good." Arizona says thickly, moving back down, as she feels her reaching climax.
"No, don't slow down... I'm so so close..." Lauren cries out.
Glancing up towards Lauren's face, the blonde stops moving her hand, until Lauren opens her eyes and looks down at her, then she flashes her dimples mischievously and begins exploring her folds with her tongue again, the heightened sensitivity from being so close to orgasm, it doesn't take long before she is crying out again.
"Oh, OH, OH, babe, slow, slow down. Let me catch my breath", she begs and Arizona does go still, but then she softly blows across her clit and she trembles with aftershocks.
Twisting on the bed, to force the small blonde to move back up beside her. "That was intense, babe." Lauren says still trying to regulate her breathing.
"I think, I need a moment to... uh, just be." She says pulling the smaller woman into a tangled embrace.
Also breathing heavily, Arizona lays there, just staring at Lauren. "You're even more beautiful when you've come undone." She says playfully.
"Undone?" Lauren repeats. "I may have to call in tomorrow."
