Arizona tensed slightly as she awoke to a warm arm wrapped around her waist. Realising who it was and remembering the incredible night they had spent together, she relaxed back into the warm body spooning her from behind. Listening to Callie breathe for a few minutes, Arizona then turned in her arms to face the sleeping beauty that was Calliope. She moved the blanket that had covered Callie's shoulder and left soft open mouth kisses on her bare caramel coloured skin. Trailing kisses up her neck, she was pleasantly surprised to see Callie's eyes opened as she got to her plump pink lips.

"Good morning"

"Good morning and Merry Christmas" Callie smiled as she pulled Arizona's slender naked body closer to her own. Resting her forehead on the blonde's, she closed her eyes and remembered their very first night together.

Arizona had been so busy rehearsing for the Nutcracker that they only got fleeting moments together as Callie brought lunch to the studio. The overworked blonde came home tired every night so the pair specifically planned Christmas Eve as their night to take their relationship that one step further.

Both ready to tell each other how much they loved and adored each other; they knew intimacy would come very soon after. It felt like a long time coming but their first night was definitely worth the wait.

"Merry Christmas my love and it's already a perfect Christmas"

"Perfect huh?"

"That's right, I said perfect" Arizona giggled and ran her fingers up and down Callie's arm watching the goosebumps form. There was no other word Arizona could use for what she had experienced and how she felt right at that moment. Everything really was perfect. "The only thing that could make this an even better day is my famous Christmas pancakes because I am starving" she laughed

"Christmas pancakes? What makes them specifically Christmas?"

"Red and green M&M's mixed through the batter"

"Seriously?" Callie gasped excitedly. She didn't feel much like getting out of that bed but her girlfriend's bright smile changed that. Callie would get out of the comfort that was bed for her and those pancakes.

"Seriously" Arizona giggled placing one last kiss on Callie's lips before getting up off the bed. Groaning softly, Callie tried to catch the blonde's arm but she wasn't quick enough. Arizona pulled on her long red plaid pyjama pants that she never got the chance to put on the night before leaving her torso bare except for her black racer back sports bra. She wanted to give her girlfriend something nice to look at through breakfast.

"You never did tell me what your tattoo means" Callie observed as she eyed the black writing under her girlfriend's right breast. She had seen it the night before and caressed the inked skin but Arizona didn't mention its meaning.

"It's the motto of the US Marines in Latin. Semper Fidelis means 'Always Faithful'" Arizona smiled and looked down at her tattoo "I paid for Tim to have this tattoo done when he started basic training. When we were in the shop I decided to get it done too. It was a bonding thing for us before he left. To my brother it represents what he's fighting for, his country and his family"

"And what does it mean to you?"

"To me it means that Tim and I always have something worth fighting for"

Callie sat up pulling the sheet over her chest and took Arizona's hand. Pulling Arizona closer, she kissed Arizona softly with a smile. Her explanation about that tattoo was just another reason why she loved Arizona. Returning the kiss, Arizona only pulled away at the sound of the bathroom door slamming.

"Teddy's up" she chuckled and stood up "I'm gonna go get a start on breakfast"

"See if we have to share with Teddy and Mark because I really don't want to"

"Me either but they're Teddy's favourite. She was the one who dubbed them famous"

Arizona looked back at Callie quickly before walking out the door. Leaning back against the wall out of Callie's sight, she took in a deep breath in an attempt to slow her heartbeat. Callie had always had that affect on the blonde but now after their night together, it was amplified by a hundred.

As if she was walking in mid air from sheer happiness, Arizona skipped off to the bathroom wanting to share everything with her best friend. Arizona and Teddy were so open with each other that they didn't care if one was in the shower when they needed to talk. Issues like that had never been awkward between the best friends of almost 20 years.

Arizona walked into the bathroom and the smile on her face quickly turned into an expression of shock as she saw Mark and Teddy in the shower getting very hot and heavy. They wouldn't have needed the water running for them to fog up the glass door of that shower.

"Oh my God I'm sorry"

Arizona raced out of the bathroom and back to her room. Slamming the door behind her, a frantic blonde collapsed back and covered her eyes with her hands. A concerned Callie quickly got up, wrapped the navy sheet around her body and rushed over to Arizona. Scared something bad had happened to Teddy, Callie tried to pry her girlfriend's hands away from her eyes.

"What happened?"

"Bad mental image! Bad mental image!" Arizona shuddered as she shook her head

"Talk to me baby..."

"Teddy. Mark. Sex. Gross"

"Complete sentences please" Callie chuckled and relaxed a little.

"I just walked in on Mark and Teddy having sex in the shower" she explained and looked up from her hands "Bad mental picture!"

Callie tried to hold back her laughter at the thought of what her girlfriend would have just seen. Having a great idea to replace the mental picture in Arizona's head, she adjusted her grip on the sheet covering her naked form.

"Would this be a better mental image?" she smiled and dropped the sheet so she was fully exposed. Arizona bit her bottom lip so hard that she almost drew blood as she took in everything about the completed naked woman standing in front of her. The perfect outline of her curves and round, perky breasts were before the blonde in all their glory. Unable to resist, Arizona captured Callie in a searing kiss as their bodies pressed up against one another. Slipping off her pyjama pants, the blonde leant back against the door and pulled her girlfriend closer. Arizona ran her hands along Callie's soft curves before backing her toward the bed. Laying down, Callie pulled the blonde to straddle her lap and took charge from there...

XXXXX

"Thanks, I needed that" Arizona giggled as she started pulling her sports bra back on as well as her pyjama pants. Her girlfriend had the best remedy for getting rid of disturbing mental pictures.

"Anytime my love, anytime" Callie smiled and pulled on her black yoga pants followed by her red tank.

Making their way out to the kitchen, both were now incredibly hungry after their morning workout. That was definitely something they could get used to. As she got to the kitchen, Arizona began pulling out what she needed to make her Christmas pancakes. Banished from the kitchen, Callie had to resort to sitting at the counter and watching her girlfriend cook. She would get her chance later that day when they started cooking their big family dinner.

"Are you sure you're not going to burn yourself?" Callie chuckled referring to Arizona's clothes or lack thereof.

"I'm a pro" she laughed and stirred the pancake batter. From the scar just below her navel, Arizona knew to be careful in the kitchen. When she was eight and Tim was eleven, the pair attempted to make chocolate chip cookies with their babysitter. While the sixteen year old babysitter was using the house phone to call her boyfriend, Arizona insisted they took the tray out of the oven. Pulling it too fast, the hot tray hit her stomach before she dropped it. The tray burnt through her t-shirt leaving a scar a few inches long. Over the years it started to shrink and fade but it definitely taught her to be cautious in the kitchen especially when her brother was involved.

Arizona ladled the mixture into the pan and watched them form into perfect round cakes. Looking up from the cooking pancakes a few minutes later, she saw Mark and Teddy hand in hand. Shirtless, Mark followed Teddy through to the living room who seemed to be wearing his missing shirt.

"Bad mental picture" Arizona sighed softly and closed her eyes. Holding onto the counter, stepping back and leaning forward, the blonde did her best to focus on Callie's perfect naked body rather than those of her best friend and her boyfriend. Arizona took a deep breath and stood up straight. As she opened her eyes, she was met with Callie flashing her breasts to her "Oh hello" she giggled and took in the full force of Callie's perky breasts.

"Whoa Torres put the girls away! What the hell are you doing?" Mark gasped and tried to block out the sight with his hands. He really didn't need to see any breasts but those of his girlfriend that early in the morning.

"I'm being a good girlfriend" she chuckled and slid her tank back down before turning to wink at Arizona. Giggling softly, she remembered the pancakes and quickly flipped them.

"Do I want to know what that means?" Teddy chuckled as she came into the kitchen and dipped her finger into the pancake batter. Nudging her best friend gently, Teddy silently told Arizona that she was finally happy. Returning the smile, Arizona silently told Teddy the same thing.

"I'll tell you later now get your grubby little hands out of the mixture" Arizona laughed and slapped Teddy's hand as she tried to dip her finger in the bowl once again.

"Are you gonna do the special topping?"

"They wouldn't be my pancakes without it. I just had to improvise with the Pièce de résistance. Mom couldn't get any of the usual candy sent over"

"Oh that sucks that's my favourite part"

"I know it's mine too"

"Did you at least get something similar?"

"I did my best but you'll have to be the judge. I'm just glad Tim isn't here, he would never forgive me for using something else"

"As long as it tastes the same..."

"What the hell are you two talking about?" Mark laughed as he and Callie watched the two best friends babble on without specifically saying what they were talking about. Teddy and Arizona had been best friends for so long that they could talk for hours and not actually mention what it is they're talking about. For outsiders it was a little strange and confusing to listen to those conversations

"You'll see" Teddy chuckled and stole another taste of the pancake batter before slipping out of the kitchen. Serving up the pancakes a few minutes later, Arizona pulled the chocolate she had been melting on the stove and poured the smooth, velvety liquid over each plate of two pancakes she'd plated up. No-one would want more than two each with the amount of sugar in them. Sprinkling left over red and green M&M's over the pancakes, Arizona topped it off with what looked like a reindeer shaped marshmallow candy.

Everyone moved to the dining table as Arizona carried the first two plates of breakfast to them. Setting them in front of Mark and Callie, she and Teddy giggled at their facial expressions. The sight of their breakfast was a little overwhelming for the newcomers to the Robbins-Altman Christmas tradition.

"Are you trying to give us a heart attack Riz?" Mark gasped lightly as Arizona went back to the kitchen to get the other two plates. He was still trying to comprehend all the sugar and chocolate on his plate.

"Ok to be fair" Arizona began as she set a plate in front of Teddy before sitting down herself "We have been having these pancakes at Christmas every year since we were 12 years old and we only ever eat them at Christmas. We never got this kind of sugar when we were kids so it was always a treat"

"And the perks of us going on this kind of sugar high on Christmas was that there was always a million people around to catch us before we ran into a wall or a glass door in Arizona's case" Teddy laughed as she took a bite of her pancakes. Sighing in pleasure, she gave her best friend encouraging thumbs up to signal how amazing they were. Arizona had always been a great cook but pancakes were definitely her specialty.

Mark and Callie were silent as they took their first taste of the chocolate overload pancakes. Arizona knew they both liked what they were eating when their eyes closed and soft moans were heard from each of them. Fist pounding Teddy across the table, Arizona could start her own breakfast knowing that it was a hit with their guests.

"Now I understand why they are considered famous"

Thoughts? I seriously tried to write smut but I failed miserably so I didn't burden you with that... I hope you all liked the chapter :)