Best For Last


Chapter Nine


ELIZA'S POV


Okay so Arizona is jealous. I mean, it wasn't my intention for that to happen when I told her about Kelly and Lisa, but she was jealous and I don't really want her to feel that way. Sure, it makes me feel kinda good knowing that someone is interested enough to become jealous, but she doesn't have to worry about it. I wouldn't ever do anything to hurt her and I'd hope she would know that. She said she was offended. When I turned down her offer to spend the night, she said she felt hurt, maybe even offended. God, I want nothing more than to lock the door and get naked with her, but isn't it too soon? Honestly, it doesn't feel like it's too soon, but realistically, I guess it is. Why, though? Because people say so? Because others have an opinion? Well this isn't their relationship and when the time comes for Arizona and I, I'm grabbing it with both hands. Hell, I'm grabbing HER with both hands. It was just that look on her face as I was leaving. I could see that she was a little hurt but I didn't expect that reaction from her. I didn't think she would be so open about her jealousy.

I'm headed over to her place and basically, I just need her to know that I'm not interested in anyone else. You see, I know all about Arizona and her relationships. She was open and honest about them. Me? I couldn't be open with her about mine because nobody even knew I was gay. Okay, except everyone seems to know I'm gay. Rolling my eyes and smiling as I head down the street, I can see Arizona's home just a few more minutes away and I'm kinda glad I changed my mind about staying the night. Nothing is going to happen, I know that…but it's been so long since we hung out all night and yeah, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't happy about the thought of waking beside her tomorrow as something more than friends.

Clearly, we've both wanted to kiss each other when we've spent the night together over the years, and now we can. Now we can do whatever the hell we want because we're together. We're together and it feels so good. So good that I don't know what to even do with myself when I'm not with her. You've got it bad, Minnick. Mm, so bad. Quickening my pace, I glance down at my cell and reread the message Arizona sent me around fifteen minutes ago.

A - Come lie beside me and just be mine, Eliza x

My stomach fluttering at her words, I've never felt so wanted by another person before. All the years we've spent as best friends have been some of the best times of my life so far, but this is going to become so much more. I can feel it. I can feel that happiness we've always had between us getting that little more intense with every look. Every touch. Every kiss. I can feel it and I don't ever want to lose that feeling. We can't lose it. It's too strong.

E - I'm here x

Locking my cell and shoving it into the back pocket of my jeans, Arizona's door suddenly opens, her dimples showing just for me. "Hey…" She holds out her hand and takes my own, pulling me inside. "I'm sorry I was a bitch to you before, Eliza."

"Uh, were you?" I furrow my brow, my bag dropping to the floor close to the staircase.

"Well, I thought I was." She shrugs. "I'm sorry, anyway."

"I figured you were just mad at me," I admit. "I'm not sure what for, but yeah."

"I'm not." Her arms wrap around my waist. "I promise."

"Okay." I smile. "So, we can sleep in the same bed without getting carried away, right?"

"I've managed it for long enough, so I think we will be okay." Giving me one of her gorgeous smiles, her lips press against my own. "How was it?"

"Which?" I ask as she pulls back, her eyes narrowing. "That kiss?"

"N-No, them?" Them? Who? Oh! I know what she is asking me. Giving her a slight shrug, I know she wants more from me. I know she wants to know everything. I'm not going to do that, though. I'm not about to describe in great detail the nights I spent with other girls.

"Fine."

"Fine?" She snorts. "Just…fine."

"Well, yeah." I furrow my brow. "Is it not supposed to be fine?"It really is the only way I can describe it.

"No, it's supposed to be amazing." She scoffs. "Amazing and unforgettable." Okay, so it wasn't amazing or unforgettable. I'm sure when our time comes it will be both of those things, though. "Sorry…tell me to mind my own business." She rolls her eyes playfully.

"Mind your own business." Pressing a quick kiss to her lips, I pull away from Arizona and grab my bag. "So, what's the plan for this evening? Your mom not around?"

"No, I called her but she's having drinks with Susan." Arizona shrugs. "You know how that night is going to go…"

"Pretty much, yeah." Arizona's mom is awesome but I think she sometimes forgets that she isn't young anymore. She will come home a little worse for wear and then complain about it the following morning. I know exactly how that routine goes. "Can I grab a shower?"

"Go for it." She nods. "I have some prep for tomorrow so I'll just hang out and wait for you."

"Okay." Taking the stairs two at a time, I head straight for Arizona's bedroom and the scent of her hits me square in the face. I've always felt at ease here and now is no different. Throwing my bag down, I pull out some fresh shorts followed by an oversized tee and set them out on Arizona's bed. Disappearing into her en-suite, I turn the taps and wait for the temperature to rise.

Stripping my clothes from my body, I push my panties down my thighs and step out of them. Yes, I'm a little tense right now because I'm not quite sure what tonight will bring, but Arizona and I are going to sleep side by side and that is more than enough for me, it really is. Stepping under the steaming hot water, a low moan rumbles in my throat and my muscles instantly relax. This shower is big enough to hold a party in and yeah…I'd be lying if I said I wasn't thinking about what Arizona and I could get up to in here. I'm only human and I am allowed to have these thoughts. Very hot and arousing thoughts.

The bathroom door suddenly opening, Arizona strolls in and heads straight to her medicine cabinet. Startled and not sure what to do, I turn my back and squirt some shampoo in the palm of my hand. Why is she in here? Deciding to act as normal as possible, I go about washing my hair and then she clears her throat. She speaks. She breathes. "What time did you want to leave tomorrow?"

"Uh, don't mind," I reply. "Usual time?"

"Sure, yeah." I turn around, my eyes closed. "Today was awesome." My eyes opening, I find my best friend sitting on the edge of her freestanding tub, watching me like it's the most natural thing in the world. "Don't you think?"

"Y-Yeah." I furrow my brow. "Um, Arizona?"

"Mm?"

"Why are you in here?" I wash the shampoo from my hair.

"We always hang out when we shower." She shrugs, clearly oblivious to the fact that this is a little much right now. "Oh, but things changed…I'm sorry." She stands and clears her throat, her eyes focusing on the frosted glass covering most of my body. "I'll leave." She gives me a soft smile and I turn around, giving her a thankful smile. "Hey, Eliza?"

"Yeah?" I glance over my shoulder.

"Amazing ass." Closing the door behind her, my mouth hangs open and I have to stop myself from calling her name and dragging her into the shower with me. I know we are trying to 'be sensible' but I can't wait much longer. I've thought about my hands roaming her body so hard over the past year or so and now that I know it will one day happen, I'm pretty much done with waiting.

Screw the supposed rule…


Twenty minutes later, I find myself nervously standing behind the door that will take me to Arizona. She respectfully stayed away for the remainder of my shower but if I'm being honest, I kinda wished she had just taken over and walked on in here…naked. She has the body of an absolute goddess and I know that better than anyone. I know that her back flexes perfectly. Her stomach is tight and toned. Her legs? Shit, her legs…her thighs, more so, are something people could only dream of. Yes, she has worked hard for that look but I don't really know her any other way. She has always been athletic and built perfectly and now? Now she belongs to me. Wow.

Gripping the handle, I turn it and head out of her en suite in just my towel. The towel she left me that seems to barely even cover my thighs. Yeah, she knew exactly how I was going to come out of the bathroom and I could kill her right now. Damn, I wish I had her confidence. Her eyes focused on the training plan in front of her, she chews on the end of her pen but I can see that slight smirk she is trying to keep at bay. "Busy?" I ask.

"Just prepping for tomorrow." She says, her eyes still fixed firmly on the papers beneath her, her body splayed out and on her stomach.

"Oh, okay." I sigh. Time to play her at her own game. "Never mind."

"Why? What's up?" She asks, still no eye contact between us.

"Nothing, it's okay." I head for my shorts and pull them on underneath my towel. Allowing the soft heavy material to fall to the floor, I hear her swallow loudly but I don't turn around. Squirting a healthy amount of lotion in my hand, I feign my struggle to reach my shoulders and my back. I can feel her moving on the bed but she is now at a loss. Just like I have been over the years.

"Y-You know, I could do that for you?" I glance over my shoulder to find her climbing to her knees on her bed. "You need some help?"

"Well, that is what I was going to ask but you looked busy…"

"N-No." She holds up her hands. "N-Not busy at all." Shifting closer on her knees, I weave my hand around my back and she takes the lotion from the palm of my hand. Her hands connecting with my bare skin, it takes everything within me not to gasp. Yeah, she has the most amazing touch but I didn't doubt that for one minute. "Not too cold?" She asks.

"No." I clear my throat. "Just perfect."

"Good." I can feel her smiling but I can't turn around right now. If I do, I'll push her down on the bed and I won't stop until she is screaming my name. Also, she will have the perfect view of my boobs and I'm not sure that is such a good idea right now. "So, uh…Lisa?"

"What about her?" I can hear the change in Arizona's voice but I'll see where this is going before I say anything else.

"Just…she's hot."

"Sure, she's attractive." I shrug, the applying of my lotion turning into a massage. "She isn't for me, though."

"Why?" Arizona clears her throat. "There must have been something there if you guys slept together, no?"

"Guess I was just trying to get some things off my mind," I say, honestly. "I know that is the wrong way to go about things, but we dated for a while and she seemed kinda nice."

"Y-You dated?" I can hear the shock in her voice and I'm not quite sure how to take it.

"Yeah…I didn't just climb into bed with her, Arizona." I scoff. "What do you think I am?"

"What? No!" She stills her hands. "That isn't what I was trying to say." Dropping her hands, I feel her drop back on her knees and I quickly grab my tee. Pulling it over my body, I turn to face her and she seems a little upset. "I wasn't trying to call you a slut, Eliza."

"I know you weren't." I sit down beside her on the bed, taking her hands in my own. "Sorry, I just don't know what you want me to say."

"Me neither." She sighs. "I just hate that she had her hands on you. I hate her."

"Hey, relax." I squeeze her hands tight. "Where am I right now?"

"With me." She gives me a small smile. "Sorry…"

"Look at me," I demand, softly. Her eyes finding my own, I give her a sad smile and she has unshed tears in her eyes. "I had to watch you with Lori for way too long, Arizona. Don't you get that?"

"Well yeah, but…" Furrowing her brow, she decides not to finish her sentence and it's just as well really. "Yeah, I get that."

"Not that it matters to me." I shrug as I lie. "She is who you wanted to be with and I cannot change that. No matter how much I wanted to be the one with you pushed up against the pool wall, I wasn't. I wasn't and she was."

"Okay, I need you to never say that again." She breathes out. "I'm not sure I can sleep tonight with that image in my head."

"Oh, don't worry…" I scoff. "I will do that one day and it will be a damn sight better than that bitch." Whoa, where did that come from? "I mean, we will do those things…and it will be better. Real."

"Yeah?" She glances up at me, her eyes shining.

"Oh, yeah." Shifting uncomfortably when the image settles in my own mind, I really cannot wait much longer to have Arizona. I really need her soon. "If that's what you want."

"You know I do." She climbs into my lap, her legs now straddling my own. "I'm sorry I'm being a jealous bitch."

"Don't be." I wrap my arms around her waist. "It's kinda hot…"

"Oh really?" She narrows her eyes. "You've no idea just how hot I can be, Eliza…" Her tongue slipping past my lips, my stomach somersaults at her words. I know exactly how hot Arizona is, but yeah…I've no idea what to expect when I'm faced with her naked body, desperate to be touched. I've no idea and right now, I'm not sure I'll survive it. I mean, has she seen herself? Does she realize just how gorgeous she is? I'm not sure she does, but I do. I know exactly how lucky I am to have her in my lap.

Pushing me down, my back connects with the mattress and her body leans over me. "A-Arizona…"

"Don't worry." She smiles against my mouth. "It won't be tonight, but I may just have to take control of this situation we seem to have going on here…"

"W-Wha" Cut off by her lips, she pulls back and grins.

"When you least expect it."

Jesus Christ! My best friend is going to be the complete death of me, and yeah…I'm more than ready for her to take control.


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