CHPT 10

Arizona's POV

My eye's opened to the sun beaming in our bedroom window. I was on Calliope's side of the bed and I felt her arms wrapped tight around my waste and her head was buried in my hair. We were both still wearing our clothes from last night, she even had her jacket still on. We very rarely went to bed mad at each other, and last night was no different. After Calliope found me at Mark and Lexie's, they graciously let us have their bedroom to have it out with each other.

FLASHBACK

"It's not good enough Callie" I yelled at her as she sat on the bed in front of me. She was crying and through sobs, apologizing for her comment at the bar. "I know this week has been an off one for both of us, but that's no excuse for your words tonight."

"Ari" She tried to take my hands and I took a step back. Her touch would make me cave, and I couldnt let that happen right now. She hurt me. I needed to stand my ground. "The last thing I ever want to do is hurt you like this. I don't know what came over me. I saw you with Liam and I just went crazy inside, and instead of talking to you, I drank."

She put her head in her hands, and it took all my self control to not comfort her. I knew she was angry at something and now I knew she must of seen Liam and I together at the hospital.

"I don't get it Cal" I say as she looks up to meet my eyes. "You have met Liam before. You know there is nothing between us, he's happy for me and he has made no secret of his love for you"

Liam had been in town about 6 months ago and insisted on taking Calliope and I out for dinner. I was a little hesitant, but she really wanted to meet him. It turned out to be an amazing evening and Liam and Calliope instantly hit it off. Why would she be so jealous about seeing me with him?

"I know Ari" She says using her jacket to wipe her tear soaked cheeks. "This week has been really rough on me. I felt like you were pulling away from me and I got really scared."

"I felt like you were pulling away from me Calliope" I say finally caving in and stepping towards her while putting my hands on her shoulders. "What happened for us to feel like this?"

I knew why we were distant with each other. I had already had that revelation earlier thanks to Teddy and Addison. The wedding comment should have brought us closer together, not further apart.

"I don't know Ari" She says and I can see the relief in her face with my hands now touching her again. "All I know is that I don't ever want to feel like this again. I never want to hurt you again. I love you so much and without you, I don't think I could survive."

I knew she was being 100% honest. I felt the same way about her, but it is still no excuse for her comments.

"Do you really think that I am not committed to you, to us?" I finally sit next to her and take her hands in mine. "I fell in love with you Calliope. I am not, and will never be, interested in anyone else, except you. Liam is apart of my life, just like Sam is apart of yours. But it doesn't excushe your attack on my character or my commitment to you"

"I know that Arizona and I don't ever want to you to think that I don't trust you or that I doubt us and what we have" She says as my heart picks up pace seeing the sincerity and hurt in her eyes. "You didn't deserve my lashing out tonight, and I promise you wit all of my being, that something like this will never happen again"

I believed her, and in that second the hurt seemed to ease a little as I lost all control and let my lips press hard against hers. She was obviously shocked, as it took her a few seconds to let her lips move in time with mine. I wrapped my arms around her shoulders and pulled myself onto her lap. Her arms, now around my low back, held me tight and I let my hands tangle in her hair. I loved her so much, and as much as she had hurt me, I wasn't going to let anything ever come between us. I grazed her lips with my tongue, and they parted as her tongue met mine in a fierce battle. I pushed myself up, never breaking our kiss, and straddled her legs as I felt her hands slide under my shirt, first to my back, and then ribs, as her fingers dug in to my skin. I let out a moan as I pushed my pelvis down hard against her thighs.

"Ummmm if you two are done in there," Marks called out, while interrupting what was about to be potentinally the best make up sex we had ever had, from outside his closed bedroom door. "I would like to get in bed sometime tonight, and don't think I don't know whats going on in there, Robbins. I know your moan very well"

"I guess we should probably go" I say to Calliope, as I am mentally kicking myself for letting my voice be the messenger that we were now physically making up.

"Arizona" Calliope grabs my hand, as I push myself up from her lap. "I love you. I am never going to stop loving you. This love, our love, is forever."

END OF FLASHBACK

Lying in our bed, wrapped in her arms, thinking about our love and how she said it was forever, erased any doubt I may of been carrying that week. She wasn't going anywhere, and I was going to make sure of it. I put my hand into my jean pocket, trying not to wake my still sleeping girlfriend. I let my hands wrap around the ring. The ring that Liam had given me at the hospital last night. Dad knew Liam was going to be here for business, and asked him to bring it to me, after I told them about the proposal last week. I can't help but laugh quietly to myself thinking about how odd that situation really was. My ex-fiance, handing me my grandmothers ring, so I can propose to my girlfriend. Life is full of surprises, and what I have planned for Calliope in Vegas, is hopefully gonna be the best one yet.

"Arizona" Calliope says as she squeezed my hand so hard, I'm pretty sure my fingers were turning blue. "What is that noise?"

We had just left the runway and were now starting our climb to 30, 000 feet, as I look down to see how much time I have left before needing to amputate my fingers because of necrosis.

"Its just the landing gear Calliope" I reassure her, as some of the pressure is relieved from my fingers. I knew she hated to fly and we went through the same routine whenever we traveled.

"Are you really that nervous Torres?" Mark asked from the seat directly across from ours. "I thought Lexie was bad, " As he puts his hand on the knee of his now passed out wife in the seat next to him. 'Then I remembered a little drug called ativan"

"I'm fine Mark" Calliope says with a hesitant laugh. "I just need the seatbelt sign to come off. Then I'm okay"

"Yeah" Addison's says from the seat in front of Mark and Lexie "Until we hit turbulence and you start crying like a little baby."

"This coming from the woman who was throwing up in the bathroom of the airport" Derek says not breaking his eyes from his paper. Meredith laughs in the seat next to him, as Addison glares at them both from across the isle. "And if I remember correctly from being your husband at one point, you spend a lot of time in airport bathroom before flying"

We all laugh, and I feel Calliope's grip lighten again, at the realisation that her friends also share her fear of flying.

"Its all about control" Christina says from the seat next to Addison. "Most people's fear of flying stems from not being in full control of the situation. We have no choice but to put our faith in the airplane gods, and if they let us down..."

"They WON"T let us down" I interrupt her as I feel my hand losing all feeling once again. Calliope was so hot when she was nervous. She was making me want to join the Lesbian Mile high club very quickly.

"Right" Christina said turning her attention to the flight attendant walking down the aisle. "When do you start serving alcohol on this bird and do you have tequila?"

I didn't know how Derek did it, but he managed to arrange our surgical schedules so we could all have the week off. Mark of course had been so excited and insisted that we all fly together, and here we were. Addison's surprise visit turns out to be well orchestrated by Mark, and she was able to get a seat to fly to the conference with us. As the seat belt sign finally went off, Mark jumped up and started rooting around in the over head compartment.

"So" He started as he began handing out small boxes to everyone "Seeing how some of you have never been to Vegas, I thought I would give you all a little something to make your trip a little more enjoyable"

"Don't forget" Derek said as Mark handed Calliope and I our boxes with a wink "We do have a conference to attend while we are here Dr. Sloan"

"Really?" Mark replied in a sarcastic tone "I thought this trip was a gift from the hospital allowing us to get really drunk, gamble, and see lots and lots of strippers"

"Oooooh Strippers" I thought out loud and am met with the raised eyebrows of my girlfriend.

"The only stripper you will be looking at is the one who you share your bed with Ms. Peds" she said as she looked at me with a sultry smile. And here it goes. Forget the in flight movie, Sex on an Airplane will be starting in less than 5 minutes.

"A rabbits paw?" Teddy says as she turns around from her seat in front of us next to the chief and his wife. "Are you kidding me Sloan?"

"THIS, was definitely a good idea" Calliope says revealing the business like card with completely naked women on both sides. I knew from being in Vegas a few years back that we would be seeing more of those once we hit the strip. I remember thinking if I heard one more 'flick" of said card coming from a man trying to entice the crowds, I was gonna flick them.

"Now" Mark starts "This is what I like to call a Vegas survival kit. and there's something for everyone as Torres as just found out" he winks at me and my girlfriend as I feel a little jealous rage coming on. I didn't want her looking at that card and I rip it out of her hand. Wow, I thought, this blond is kinda hot.

"Ummmm Arizona" Calliope reads my mind "I never took your for a blond type of girl"

"You two can continue drooling over the hooker card" Mark says as I give Calliope a playfull whatever look "and I will finish explaining the contents"

He went on for the next 15 minutes talking about his little kit. Christina and Meredith were especially happy with the shot glasses on beaded necklaces. So much so, that Christina started using hers right away. There was a rabbit foot, as Teddy pointed out, a bunch of those cards with the hot blond, a map of the strip, on which Mark had kindly labeled all the bars we had to scope out, but what I really wanted to know, was why we all had room keys, if we hadn't even checked in yet. Mark was getting really good at reading my mind as he gave me my answer.

"And I guess your all wondering why we have our keys already" as he held the plastic card for all of us to see. "The hosptial has provided us with accomidations for the week at Planet Hollywood. I like that hotel, but Torres and I decided that wasn't good enough for this trip."

I look to my girlfriend who's now wearing the biggest smile. She was in cahoots with the Vegas devil himself. What were they up too?

"So Mark and I booked the penthouse suit at The Bellagio" Calliope beamed with excitement as Christina practically jumped over her seat, wearing her new Surgical Shot Team memorabilia.

"Seriously?" Derek and Addison said together "The penthouse?" again in unison.

"Yes the penthouse" Mark replied "And it has 6 adjoining rooms so we will all have our own sleeping quarters"

"Like that matters" Addison said looking at Calliope and I with an evil grin. "These two don't sleep, and unless they have airtight sound proofing, its gonna be like we're in the same sleeping quarters with them anyway"

"Addison" Calliope and I are also now in unison as we scream at our redheaded friend.

Her remarks about Calliope actually just turns me on more and I lean in to my super nervous and hot girlfriend and whisper in her ear.

"I know the perfect way to rid you of your fear of flying Callie" as she turns to me with a surprised look, which quickly changes to desire, as she takes off her belt and practically trips over a flight attendant, on her way back to the bathroom.

"She okay?" Mark gives me the 'I know what your up to' look as I take of my own seat belt and stand up in the isle next to his seat. I wink to him, and Addison, who has now to caught on to whats happening. I lean into his ear and whisper in a teasing, yet sultry voice, before turning to go find whats waiting for me behind door number 2.

"I just hope that airplane bathrooms have airtight sound proofing"