A/N any thoughts on how the story is progressing or where you'd like it to go? Any characters you'd like to see feel free to review. When we last left Callie, she had gotten into Alex's limo rather than wait on a taxi.

(The Score)

Callie found her eyes roaming all over the limo, not sure at first what to say. Alex was first to break the ice.

"So where were you thinking for dinner", Alex asked casually, "I'm heading towards an area called the Road, it has a few spots."

"If you're still dropping me off, I can just go somewhere close." Callie said quickly, not wanting to impose.

"No, don't be silly, I'm not doing anything tonight and I'd be happy for you to join me...unless you're already meeting someone else" Alex questioned.

"I don't know anyone here to meet...I don't work that fast" ,Callie deadpanned.

"Of course, I wasn't implying anything...obviously you're married, I can see by your wedding ring...so what does your husband do? Alex's eyes held hers, as if the answer was something of importance. "I apologize if I'm being intrusive...I just thought we'd make small talk", she said with a crooked smile.

"No, its okay , I'm not shy..and my wife", Callie paused for emphasis, "is a surgeon also like me."

Alex was very surprised but only allowed both eyebrows to raise momentarily before recovering quickly, "Well I guess you must be used to spending time apart"

"Actually, we work at the same hospital, but our schedules are pretty frenetic. I was thinking we could use a vacation."

"Yeah, well let me know, sometime we can arrange to have a suite for both of you." Alex had her charming Public Relations smile on, "you know, now that I know we're family of sorts...There's a club with a restaurant nearby if you don't mind." Alex rattled off the address to the driver.

"Family?'...Callie's tone was questioning

"Well, I wouldn't normally divulge personal information, but I also am a lesbian."

"I know,"...Callie hedged..."My first night here, I went to your office... it was late... to thank you for picking up the tab at Stone Crab. Callie smiled, slightly embarrassed to admit, "Well, I won't elaborate, but let's just say that you were otherwise entertained with a very pretty woman."

Alex could only cough and readjust her position nervously, caught off-guard, "Oh my, well I apologize for that." She cleared her throat again while holding Callie's eyes with her hazel ones, "Well, that must have been Nadia...we had a difference of opinion on what our relationship should be, since I know that she has a habit of bedding hotel employees where ever she has a photo shoot...and I wasn't going to be her latest conquest despite her beauty."

"Oh well that's none of my business who you sleep with..", Callie said a little nervously, yet a odd sensation in her stomach when she found out Alex hadn't slept with Nadia, was that relief?

Callie's eyes met with a tall , two story building with rainbow flags outside. A line of people wound around the building. Women, and men all dressed colorfully and tasteful. The driver came around opened the limo door and held out his hand for Callie. Alex and her were quickly ushered inside by security. Alex stopped to talk to several employees while she drifted forward.

Callie stared at the scene around her, gyrating bodies and flashing lights. The loud Cumbia music pumped with bass pulsing in her chest, so this was the best South Beach's gay nightlife had to offer. She saw many tanned bodies float by her in the massive swell that was The Score.

She hadn't figured there would be this many people let alone mainly lesbians. Many breathtaking Latinas, miles of long legs, sweet perfume, and clothes that left little to the imagination were packed in from wall to wall...

There were a few bars back home in Seattle, but Arizona and her were so busy...besides this usually wasn't their scene. The bar was stacked like a high rise building with people pushing towards the edge. Callie suddenly felt like she needed some fresh air...turning for the exit, she felt Alex's hand at the small of her back again.

The gesture was calming in the face of chaos... the loudness of the music made speaking virtually impossible, so Alex simply grabbed her hand and pulled her into the sea of bodies. They went up a winding staircase into a more private area overlooking the top of the dance floor. It was roped off at the top of the staircase, but they were let wordlessly through, into a wide open second floor with individual white tented areas complete with plush white couches and black tables.

On one table was a chilled bucket of champagne with two glasses, while the other held several bottles of popular liquors with shot glasses stacked high. Callie glanced out at her newly elevated level and noticed matching tents across the club, they were facing each other...she watched a woman come out of the one directly across from them.

She met equally dark eyes and a seductive smile...as the woman waved a hand motioning her to join them..inside were two other women with shot glasses in hand...Callie didn't move...and the unknown woman simply shrugged and pulled a gold rope hanging at the front of the tent. A black shroud then fell down all around the tent allowing those inside complete privacy from prying eyes. Callie had been here ten minutes and she had just been invited into what was most likely already a threesome...shaking her head, Callie took one step backward...and thought this was mistake... she was definitely out of her element.

"Don't worry...that's not my intention...Alex's voice came close into her ear..."I just thought we could blow off a little steam and celebrate your victorious presentation is all...I don't expect anything from you."

"Good, because I have nothing to give you..." Callie turned to face Alex, caught off guard by their sudden closeness...and found a lime and shot glass of Patron placed into her hand..."We're not getting too crazy, right?"

"No worries, mami," Alex gave her the boyish wink again "I've got everything under control." Alex's steadfast confidence was more intoxicating than the clear liquid that passed over her lips. They both finished at the same time slamming the glasses on the table.

Alex sat down on a white oversized chair that stretched out long, removing her suit jacket and vest along with her silk button down shirt, which she threw over the back of the chair... leaving only a black muscle tanktop on with her pants. Callie noticed her well defined arms with surprisingly nearly an entire sleeve of an Asian themed tattoo running down the left one.

"Don't just stand there, relax, get comfortable..." Alex gestured to the couches next to hers.

"Of course, sorry.." Callie fumbled slightly, not sure why, and sank into the couch taking off her heels, and propping her feet on the table...getting an encouraging nod from Alex.

Alex promptly poured them each another shot of Patron which went down as smoothly as the first. Alex turned and motioned one of the cocktail waitress over, she gladly obliged to bringing over a bucket of Miller Lite.

They chatted casually, while Callie grabbed her phone from her purse. She briefly warred with calling Arizona... but thought maybe she'd let her sleep. Since she saw that she had not missed a text or call most likely meant her wife was exhausted and had inadvertently passed out. Arizona would be surprised that she was here, but Callie would just tell her in the morning. Alex was right, she deserved to have a little fun. Glancing over, she noticed the waitress was gone and Alex was standing at the rail looking down at the dance floor.

"Having fun?" Callie questioned

""Sure...are you ready for another one.." Alex asked while pouring them a third shot. Third times a charm she thought as that one definitely burned all the way down and she felt an unexplainable grin on her face.

She joined Alex by the rail and looked down. She saw the DJ furiously jumping to the pulsing beat, another girl like Alex...that androgynous mix of male and female ...with a couple of girls vying for her attention below the booth. She glanced sidelong at Alex as she lifted the long neck bottle to her lips. Her eyes were drawn to the tiger that started mid-bicep and snaked down half of her forearm.

"So are you ready to go home tomorrow?"

Callie found herself pausing, "Yes and No"

Alex knew she had someone back home so that wasn't the answer she had expected, but recovered quickly, "Well, you are always welcome back for a longer stay, why not ask for some vacation time and come back for the Dia de la Muerta carnival?"

"It's a thought...but my life is very hectic" Callie said with a far away look in her eyes

"I understand...your profession has a way of swallowing people up...Alex leaned in close , "just don't get so caught up in making a living, that you forget to make a life"

Callie felt a whisper of her breath on her neck as Alex pulled away... Callie said, "That makes a lot of sense actually"... their eyes meeting, Alex gives her a crooked smile.

Just then the waitress comes by, she lightly grabs Alex's shoulder and motions down toward the ropes where a woman is waiting. Callie notices the look on Alex's face suddenly becomes guarded, "Pardon me...an ex of sorts just popped up".

Callie watches Alex go down to greet the woman. She seemed to match the last woman she'd seen Alex with only an Hispanic version. Long hair, long legs, with a body that had definitely never pushed out a baby..not that Callie was insecure, she knew she still turned heads...but she was no model.

Alex found herself walking toward what had been a train wreck to get out of...wondering why she had been having such a good time just talking with Callie, something about her was different...but a really good kind of different.

"Carmen...its been awhile...how have you been..." , as Alex leaned in giving the woman a polite hug.

"Yes, it has been too long..." , Carmen had seen her talking closely with Callie from the dance floor. As Alex pulled back from the hug, she kept her hand on Alex's forearm that rested on the railing. "I would say that I'm sorry for interrupting...Carmen nodded her head in Callie's direction, "But, we both know I'm not...

Alex let out a long sigh, "She's a friend". A seductive smile that Alex knew well played across her pretty face..."Good, then you won't mind dancing with me...you've stood up there all night...just one song", Carmen's dark eyes begging Alex.

Carmen moved her hand from Alex's forearm and snaked her arm up around Alex's waist urging her downstairs. Alex stood motionless, looking back at Callie, not wanting to leave the brief connection she had felt to the beautiful surgeon. Alex met Callie's eyes, but hers were unreadable...seconds passed...and Callie waved her out hand out towards the dance floor with a nod of acquiesce.

Alex gave her a brief smile of relief or what emotion Callie wasn't sure. Alex wasn't sure why she had been disappointed and wanted Callie to rather wave her back to the couch next to her but she didn't.

Carmen's smile was victorious, she would make Alex miss their raw sexual encounters and hopefully finally have the relationship she craved from Alex.

Alex stopped their waitress at the bottom of the stairs, "Can you bring my guest a sampler plate from the Chef, please". She threw one last glance upstairs, Callie still watching her and then the two were lost in the sea of bodies on the dance floor. Callie's eyes followed Alex as they weaved to an area where they could breathe, her hand linked to other woman's. She grabbed a cold beer from the bucket and opened it.

Their bodies immediately melded into time with the Latin beat. It was obvious as the mystery woman's arms slinked around Alex's waist as she did a sexy dance in a circle around her that they were no strangers. Their eyes locked onto each others. Alex grabbed her hand and spun her around quickly, then drew the woman's body flush tight against hers, grinding their hips together.

Alex's hands were firm at her waist as they swayed to the beat. They were picture perfect in time with the sultry beat, matching intricate foot work with turns that brought their bodies closer and closer. Suddenly the woman went x-rated turning around to push her buttocks back up against Alex's crotch rubbing seductively. Alex's hand wound briefly into the woman's dark hair pulling it taut, several long moments passed, before pulling her up and bringing their faces close together as if in a kiss but their lips seconds from touching. Alex looked to be whispering in the ear, with her arms wrapped around her waist from behind.

Callie took a long draw on the cold beer, watching Alex's hips sway and her masculine control of the other woman was slowly building a heat in her that the beer was not quenching. She took another long drink. She watched as the woman then turned slinging her leg over Alex's hip while sliding her hands down to grab Alex's ass firmly. Callie could feel herself becoming more aroused and turned away from the near sex scene on the dance floor choosing instead to move to the couch. She downed the rest of that beer and uncapped a second one.

Alex glanced upwards as the song ended and saw that Callie was no longer watching them. She wondered what had she been thinking or was she even watching them at all or just people watching in general. Carmen had left no doubt by the way she clung her considerable curves to Alex's body, that she was more than willing to continue right where they had left off...which was crawling out of bed.

Alex delicately pulled out of her embrace and kissed her cheek lightly. "It was a pleasure my dear...", and headed back upstairs to Callie. Carmen left wondering what she had done wrong.