Hey everyone! Sorry about the Chapter 9/10 mix up earlier... but I fixed it and hopefully not too many people noticed my screw up! Lol.. I felt so stupid. XD Anyway, I decided to write another chapter while I'm on a roll here, so here ya go! Enjoy.

Chapter 11

Nerves are a whitish fiber that transmit impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and then impulse from there to the muscles or organs. But it could also be used in different ways, "You're getting on my last nerve," some might say, or "You sure have some nerve talking to me like that!" And then of course, there is the common feeling of being nervous... when every possible sensation feels as if it's set on edge. There's no cure, there's no helping it... it's a natural feeling that you just have to ride out.

The next morning, Arizona woke up first. She glanced behind her slightly, and a small smile played along her lips, revealing her dimples. Callie's arms were tightly secure around the blonde's waist, and their legs were intertwined, with Callie's face buried into Arizona's back. The awake woman decided that she didn't have anything to do, and just laid there, enjoying being in her wife's arms.

After about 10 minutes, Arizona's cell phone alarm suddenly started ringing, causing the blonde to curse profusely, jumping to grab it and silence it before it could do any harm to Callie's sleep. It was too late. Callie rolled awake, groaning slightly and rubbing her eyes, "What was thaaat?" she moaned in slight annoyance, Arizona sighed, "I'm sorry babe, I forgot to turn my alarm off from yesterday. Go back to sleep, sweetie." Callie shook her head, "No, it's too late, you already woke me up!" she said, playfully mad. She grinned and rolled back over towards Arizona, grabbing her torso and pulling her towards her, "Now you're really in trouble!" she threatened, starting to tickle her wife in her most ticklish spots. Arizona yelped and giggled, rolling around and trying to get away from the stronger woman's hold. She managed to wriggle away and pin down Callie's arms above her head, "Gotcha!" the blonde proudly announced. Callie wouldn't tell her that she had let Arizona win this time. "So it would seem..." Callie said with faux defeat in her tone, then raised her eyebrow and asked, "So what's my punishment?" Arizona pursed her lips and shifted her head side to side as she thought about it, "Hmmm. How about this?" she said sweetly as she leaned forward slowly, placing a few lingering kisses along Callie's neck, leading a path up to her jawline, nibbling gently there, and then kissing her lips passionately, letting her tongue separate Callie's lips, entering her mouth and twisting with hers. Callie's arms still pinned above her head, she broke away from the kiss momentarily and said, "Oh, now you're just being a tease, not letting me touch you." Arizona nodded, "This is called punishment, is it not?" Callie pouted slightly and settled with lacing her fingers through her wife's and holding them tightly. Arizona, currently straddling Callie's body, began grinding her hips against the other woman's, ever so slightly, causing a soft moan to escape Callie's lips. "You better finish what you've started," Callie remarked, causing Arizona's bright blue eyes to make contact with the deep brown ones in front of her, "I intend to," is all she said, letting go of one of Callie's hands, bringing it to her wife's face in a gentle caress to accompany another long kiss.

The couple made passionate love over the next 45 minutes, taking it slow and making sure every inch of skin was attended to and given ample attention. Callie secretly loved it when Arizona was the dominant one, since Callie usually was. Consequently, Callie was the first one to reach climax, and Arizona took deep pleasure in that fact alone.

Afterwards, they showered together, which ended up being 15 minutes longer than necessary, due to the fact that the two women couldn't keep their hands off each other for very long, especially when wet and steamy.

Callie, wrapped in a towel, stepped out of the bathroom and was grabbing the blow dryer as she commented, "Well, at this rate, we're gonna have to just eat cereal for breakfast... we've spent all our extra time before work making out, soooo... I won't have time to make anything." Arizona giggled, wrapping her hair up in a towel, "That's fine... this is why we buy the cereal in the first place. Also, you don't always have to cook for me, Calliope... I love it, but I can cook sometimes too, ya know!" Callie chuckled, "That's what you said last time, and then you ended up burning the pancakes. Which was hilarious, by the way." Arizona's mouth twisted into a pout, "That was one time, and I wasn't used to your kitchen!" They laughed together, and continued getting ready for work.

As they walked up to the hospital, Callie realized for the first time since last night just how nervous she was. She stopped abruptly before the doors, and Arizona was caught off guard, having to turn around and face her wife, knowing exactly what was stopping her. "Hey," she said softly, placing a hand on her shoulder, "It's going to be okay. I'll be there the whole time, there's nothing she can say that will scare me off, nothing to make me change my mind about you. About us. And besides, we've gotten through hell together... the car accident, your dad's incident, and so much more. Don't worry, okay?" Callie's eyes went back and forth between Arizona's comforting eyes and the hospital doors. There was no way she could resist those striking blue eyes... they were like the ocean. Hypnotizing, mesmerizing, and breathtakingly beautiful. Callie nodded her head at last, "Okay," she breathed, taking her wife's hand, and entering the hospital.

After entering and changing into their scrubs, they both had a little time before rounds, so they walked to the nurse's desk together, hoping to maybe find Mark Sloan or Teddy Altman to converse with. What they found, however, was just what they had been dreading. Erica Hahn was leaning against the desk, talking with Mark Sloan... catching up, Callie assumed. For this, Callie would have to scold Mark about later. The last thing she wanted was Erica working her way back into her life, especially through her best friends. When Erica spotted Callie out of the corner of her eye, she turned and waved a little, "Hey, Torres," she started, then saw Arizona next to her, and just kind of nodded her head in awkward acknowledgement, "Robbins." Callie's eyes were subconsciously wide, and she just stood there with her hands in her pockets, "Hello," she said. Mark grabbed his charts and added grotesquely, "If you three end up having a threesome, be sure to let me know." Callie gave him the death stare and promptly said, "Goodbye, Mark." He laughed, and turned to leave.

Erica walked over closer to the couple, "So, how about that talk, Callie?" The dark-haired woman blew the air out that she had been holding, and rocked on her heels, "Um, yeah sure. Arizona will be accompanying us, hope you don't mind." Although it was clearly evident on Hahn's face that she did in fact mind, she just clasped her lips together and nodded, "Not at all," she said, almost through clenched teeth. A small smirk appeared on Arizona's face as Callie led the three women to a conference room nearby.

Arizona and Callie sat side-by-side, and Erica sat across from them. Callie was suddenly pissed. Pissed that Erica would put her in this position, pissed that she was giving Arizona a dirty look, and pissed that Arizona had to feel awkward. In this state of agitation, she initiated the conversation, "Okay, so what's this all about, Erica?" The taller blonde folded her hands together and looked from Arizona, then to Callie, "Well. First off, I wanted to thank you for helping with my father's surgery. I want you to know that when I heard he was coming to Seattle Grace, I called the Chief and requested you as his orthopedic surgeon." So that's why Richard was walking on egg-shells around her, Callie thought to herself. "And," Erica continued, "I also wanted to..." she glanced at Arizona, unsurely, "to apologize." Callie furrowed her brow, "Apologize? For...what?" Erica sighed, "For leaving you the way I did. Not saying goodbye. It was all very childish, I realize now. And I'm sure I hurt you, and I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for that." Under the table, Arizona placed a hand on Callie's thigh and gently squeezed in support. Callie took a moment to collect her thoughts, then looked up at the blonde across from her, "Okay..." she finally said, "I'm a big enough person that I will forgive you, Erica. But let me just say, that I got over you, very quickly. When I realized how incredibly selfish you were... not only to me, but to everyone. To my friend Cristina... you didn't teach her anything, at all. And for what? So you didn't re-live your own residency through her? And the minute that something didn't go your way, you left. You couldn't take it, and that doesn't just make you selfish, but it also makes you childish. And I realized very soon after you left, that I didn't need anyone so extremely childish in my life. However, I accept your apology. You're forgiven." Erica swallowed hard, and was angry now, "Childish? You have the nerve to call ME childish?" She said, holding out her hand, pointing to Arizona, "What about her? The blonde on roller skates? The one who's constantly perky and spends her day reciting baby talk to three-year-olds?" Arizona's jaw dropped, crossing her arms as she begins to speak, "Excuse me, but I –" she was cut off by Callie, "No, baby, don't defend yourself against her. You don't deserve to be talked to that way, and you definitely do not owe her an explanation." Callie stood up, placing her hands on the table in front of her and leaning over, getting inches away from Erica's face, "Listen to me," she said threateningly, "I'm glad your dad's okay. Believe me, I know what it's like to have your dad hurt and in the hospital, but that does not give you the right to walk around this hospital like it owes you something. Like the people in it should bow at your feet and praise the 'almighty Erica Hahn.'" She said the last part with sarcastic air quotes. Erica laughed condescendingly, "Oh, okay," she said, rolling her eyes, "You know, Torres, you're kinda hot when you're angry," she remarked with a smirk. Arizona couldn't hold back this time, "Oh, shut up, ya blonde orc." Callie couldn't keep a snicker from escaping her, and Erica tilted her head, "Hey look, the 12-year-old can talk!" Callie stood up straight and put her hands on her hips, "If you say one more thing about my wife, I will personally have you and your father escorted, and transferred to another hospital. Now, during your remaining time here, don't talk to me or Arizona... don't look at us, don't even think about us. Are we clear?" Arizona stood up next to Callie, placing her hand on the small of Callie's back. Erica started to talk, but Callie held up her hand, "Ah! I don't want to hear it. Now, I wish your father a speedy recovery. Goodbye, Erica. For good." As the two women opened the door to leave, Erica laughed to herself, "Oh come on, you've got to be kidding me." Callie exited the room, with Arizona behind her. But before the blonde left, she peeked her head back around the door and stated, "And just for the record, my heelies make me hardcore, not childish. I'd like to see your giant feet skate around this hospital without falling on your ass!" Before a reply could be given, Arizona marched out of the conference room with her head held high.

Callie grabbed Arizona's hand and ran with her to the nearest on-call room, and closed the door behind her. They both bust into fits of laughter, doubling over and holding their stomachs. Callie sat down on one of the beds and wiped tears of humor out of her eyes, as Arizona giggled continuously, "Oh my god," she said between laughs, "That was the most hilarious thing..." she inhaled sharply, "I've ever seen!" Callie nodded, still cracking up, and managed to squeak out, "I know! Wheeewww.." As they started to catch their breath, Arizona sat down next to Callie on the bed, "See? That wasn't half as bad as you thought it'd be." Callie looked up into the blonde's eyes and grabbed her face, kissing her lovingly. The dark-haired woman sighed happily, "I love you so much, Arizona," she said with a grin plastered across her face, Arizona nodded ever so slightly, and looked back into her wife's eyes, "I love you, too."

When the nerves are finally gone, when all that remains is relief, that's when you realize that there really wasn't much to be nervous about in the first place. Our minds over-think things, make them seem scarier than they really are. All you have to do is take a deep breath, and get it over with.

Thank you for reading! Please review and let me know what you think! I might write one last chapter, since I can't really think of where else this story could possibly go. If you guys have any ideas or suggestions, let me know!