A/N First of all, thanks again to everyone for the reviews, favourites and follows. Last of the background filler in this chapter.
Chapter 11
The day had finally arrived to discharge Timothy Robbins. All the Robbins family, and Teddy were gathered in his room as Callie entered.
"Here's the warden with my release papers" Timothy joked, eliciting laughs from the group including Callie.
"Well you certainly didn't get release because of good behaviour" she retorted, getting more laughs.
She had gotten to know Timothy over the past week and really liked him. Despite his serious injury and an obvious amount of pain, his spirits were always high, and she had never heard him complain.
She went through his discharge. The army had arranged an air ambulance to transfer him from Seattle to San Diego. He would spend several weeks in their rehab facility before moving in with his parents until he was ready to return to work. His parents were travelling with him today, which also meant Arizona was moving to Teddy's. Most of her belongings had arrived and were in boxes in Teddy's. She would not unpack until she had found her own place.
After finishing going through her recommendations for therapy and check ups she handed him the papers to sign, which he did with a flourish.
Everybody left the room except The Colonel who stayed to help him get dressed. Outside the room Barbara had her arms around Arizona "I'm going to miss you baby girl" she said as she kissed and hugged her. Callie watched as Arizona closed her eyes and returned her mother's embrace. She could see Arizona was struggling to hide her emotions and wanted to wrap her up in her arms too. But of course they were in the hospital and surrounded by family and Teddy who knew they were going on a date but who had no idea of all the make out sessions and intimate moments they had already shared.
The door opened and Timothy was wheeled out by the Colonel. Dressed in army sweats, his leg stretched out in front, he looked so happy. Teddy hugged him first, and when Callie went to shake his hand he pulled her in for a hug. Surprised, she hesitated before returning the embrace, again so unused to all this hugging, but really starting to enjoy it. Arizona pulled her arm joking "Hands of Timothy, she's taken" before hugging him closely and kissing his cheek. "Don't overdo it" she whispered. "you either" he whispered back, motioning towards Callie. She lightly punched him on the shoulder and then hugged The Colonel.
"See you soon Dad"
Bye sweetheart he said as he hugged her back.
Finally they left, taking the elevator as Teddy and Callie stood on either side of Arizona. Teddy's pager went off and she turned to Arizona "you okay?" she asked. Arizona smiled and nodded. Teddy started to leave and said " I'm finished at 5, see you then".
Callie looked at Arizona " You sure you're okay?" she asked. Again Arizona took a deep breath and nodded and just said "I'll catch you later" squeezing Callie's arm and walking away. Callie watched her go, using a cane with her light cast, her foot still in the boot.
Suddenly Arizona veered off and headed into an on call room. Callie approached the room. She knew the blonde was upset seeing her family leave but from what she had seen, Arizona wasn't prone to public displays of emotion. She hesitated before entering and thought "dammit, I can't leave her alone if she's upset".
She pushed open the door and saw Arizona leaning against a desk in the room, her head bowed and hands covering her face. When she looked up and saw Callie she quickly wiped away the tears "Callie, what do you want?" she asked hoarsely, cleared her throat and asked again.
Callie walked up to her and cupped her face, using her thumbs to wipe away the tears . This simple but beautiful gesture caused more tears to flow. Callie pulled Arizona into her arms "Oh baby" she crooned as Arizona rested her forehead on Callie's shoulder, clutching her tightly. After a few minutes, Callie felt Arizona relax and her crying stop. She sighed and pulled back to look at Callie. "Thanks, sorry about your coat" Arizona apologised.
Callie looked at her shoulder and saw that is was damp from where Arizona had cried and wiped her tears. "I have a few spare ones" she said.
Arizona simple nodded and thanked her again. "Stop thanking me, I like you , you're my friend and I want to be the one who holds you when you need it" Callie said simply.
Arizona reached up and kissed her on the cheek. "I promise, no tears tonight on our date"
Callie pecked her lightly on the lips and squeezed her hand before walking towards the door. "I'll pick you up at 7:30" she said before leaving.
Suddenly the cloud of sadness Arizona felt with her family leaving lifted at the thought of her future in Seattle, her future with Callie.
At 7:25 the doorbell in Teddy's apartment rang. Arizona, who had been ready since 7 rushed to answer as Teddy looked on, smiling at her friend's nerves. She had never seen Arizona like this before a date which she saw as a good sign.
Arizona opened the door and gasped at the vision in front of her. Callie's, hair was loose and curled lightly below her shoulders. Her black sleeveless dress clung to her curves, displaying ample cleavage. The dress fell just at the knees revealing toned caramel legs in high heel black shoes.
Callie endured Arizona's perusal which would normally make her uncomfortable but seeing the lust in Arizona's gaze, her confidence grew. "See anything you like?" she drawled in her best husky voice.
Arizona's gaze shot up to meet Callie's and she swallowed. "wow"
"That's very articulate Arizona, hope you can improve on that or our dinner conversation is going to be limited" Callie teased.
Then she really looked at Arizona. Her hair was straightened and hung to her shoulders. She was wearing a blue fitted sleeveless top, darker than her eyes. White jeans covered her bottom half, the cast on her leg barely discernible underneath .
"Arizona", she whispered "you are beautiful"
"You are too Calliope" Arizona smiled.
"Are you ready to go?"
Arizona nodded and grabbed her purse from the coffee table before saying goodbye to her roommate.
"Have her home before midnight Cal, she turns into a pumpkin after that" Teddy called to Callie.
Callie laughed as Arizona stuck her tongue out at Teddy "Don't wait up Mom" she threw back as she closed the door. Still using a cane, she walked to the elevator with Callie trailing behind. Arizona glanced over her shoulder "You okay?" she asked
"Oh yeah, just enjoying the view" Callie gave an exaggerated eyebrow wiggle
Arizona laughed "I forgot you were an ass woman"
"I did warn you "Callie replied as she pressed the elevator button and used the opportunity to put her hand on Arizona's hip and tug her towards her. "Hi" she whispered, "Hi" Arizona whispered back before both moved towards each other and kiss, lightly at first and then deeper with tongues in each other's mouths and bodies pressed close.
The sound of the elevator doors opening made them pulls apart, both smiling.
Callie had chosen an Italian restaurant for dinner. They laughed as they ate, enjoying their surroundings and Arizona telling Callie stories of her and Teddy during their residency. Arizona didn't want to dampen the mood but her curiosity about Callie's parents led her to ask "Are you ready for that second date conversation you spoke of before?" she gently asked "It's okay if you're not.
Callie took a deep breath "Sure I want to tell you but can we get out of here, maybe go back to Teddy's for a night cap?"
"We could go to yours?" Arizona said
"No , with the way you look we need a chaperone or I will seriously take advantage of you" Callie smiled.
She paid the bill and they went back to Teddy's, Callie parked her car outside the building. Carrying both their purses in one hand, she clasped Arizona's with the other as they made their way to the apartment. Arizona opened the door, and headed for the separate kitchen area in Teddy's apartment to poor some coffee. Teddy was in the kitchen just about to head to bed. "Hey, you're earlier than I thought, How'd it go" she asked.
"Its still going " Arizona replied, nodding towards the kitchen. Just then Callie entered the kitchen "Hey Teddy" she said
"Hi Callie, did you guys have a good dinner" she asked.
They spoke for a few minutes before Teddy said goodnight and headed for her room.
"Will I need to wear earplugs?" she cheekily asked before shutting her bedroom door.
Callie carried the coffee to the sitting room and they both kicked off their shoes as they sat side by side on the couch. Arizona leaned in to Callie, who responded by putting an arm around her shoulder and pulling her close. They sat contentedly for a while, sipping their coffee.
"You don't have to talk if you don't want to "Arizona told her, rubbing her hand up and down Callie's thigh.
Callie looked at Arizona and smiled in gratitude, "No, I know a lot about your family and your past so I want you to know about mine" she said.
Arizona placed cushions on one end of the couch and settling back against them motioned for Callie to join her. They lay on the couch facing each other. It was a tight fit and Callie placed as arm around Arizona's hip, pulling her in closer so she wouldn't fall off the couch.
"Tell me something good about your family, about your sister?" she prompted when Callie struggled to start.
Callie smiled "my sister, Aria, she is 3 years older than me"
Arizona returned the smile "And you get on together?"
"Yes, we speak once a week. She's married to a lovely guy, Theo. They have two kids Alysa and Carlito. Alysa is a little firecracker, she's 5 going on fifty and Carlito is her shadow, he's 3" Just thinking about her little niece and nephew, Callie couldn't help the huge smile spread across her face.
Arizona responded with a smile of her own, glad that whatever her issue with her parents, Callie did have family that loved her. "Do you get to see them often?" she asked
Callie nodded "I visit them in Miami for about two weeks in the summer and they come to Seattle a couple of times a year. They both work for my father's business and he has a hotel here in Seattle so they use the private jet to travel here and combine business and pleasure"
"So your family is in the hotel business? Arizona asked
"Not just hotels, he's big into property development. Aria runs the hotel chain and Theo looks after the commercial properties. She went to business school and also has a law degree, so she's my father's pride and joy" Callie said sadly
"He's not proud of his daughter the doctor" Arizona asked gently, placing and arm on Callie's hip and rubbing her hand up and down in a soothing motion.
"Oh the doctor bit he's fine with, its the getting married in Vegas, getting divorced, sleeping with women bit he has the problem with" she said bitterly.
Shaking her head and softening her voice she continued "I guess I didn't go about the whole George thing the right way. We married in Vegas, totally unplanned and my father found out but accident when he paid a surprise visit. He grudgingly accepted the marriage but when George and I divorced, well that's not commonplace in our devout catholic family so I got weekly lectures about how I was a disappointment. Even when I told him George was cheating on me, it didn't matter. He came around of course when George was killed because that wiped the slate clean." Shaking her head at the memory of crying on the phone telling her mother about George, though no longer married, they were, well not quite friendly, but not hating each other either. Her mother did not sympathise at all and actually seemed relieved that any reminder of her daughter's transgression was now eliminated.
"When did George die?" Arizona asked
"About 2 years ago, I was crazy about him but he didn't feel the same way. Getting married was stupid and then I found out he was cheating with another intern. I was heartbroken, I guess he was my first love. After the divorce Mark was there for me, as a friend and well, you know, other things" she felt uncomfortable bringing Mark up again in this intimate setting. "Then about six months after the divorce, George got hit by a bus saving someone else" she shook her head at the memory.
Arizona cupped Callie's face with her hands and leaned forward placing a soft kiss on her mouth. Callie could see the sympathy in her eyes, a sympathy that had been altogether missing from her parents' when she had told them.
"Do you want to stop sweetie?" Arizona asked not noticing the endearment slip out. Callie did though and moved close to Arizona, this time she was the one leaning to capture soft lips in a sweet kiss. "No, I want you to know all this bad stuff and then we won't have to worry about it anymore and can focus on all the good things ahead of us" she said after pulling back from the kiss.
"As you already know, I started dating Erica Hahn. She wasn't the first woman I'd been with but was the first one I dated and was openly in a relationship with. When my father came to visit, he used to visit a lot, I decided to introduce them and boy, If I thought his reaction to George was bad, his reaction to me with another woman was just " she shook her head trying to come up with words " it was horrendous, he was awful, said terrible things about me about Erica, we were going to hell, I was an abomination. He left, then a few days later my mother turned up with our priest from home, trying to pray some sense into me. I couldn't believe it, she left and a week later, my trust fund was cut off. I had to pick up extra shifts and couldn't live the lifestyle I was used to so no more fancy dinners with Erica. Eventually Erica got tired of me not being available and not wanting to eat out at fancy restaurants so we started having problems then she left"
And that was it, though this part of the evening had been very emotional, having to relive the most painful experiences of the past few years, she was glad Arizona knew it all.
Arizona was looking at her with such compassion and another emotion Callie couldn't put her finger on. Suddenly she was on her back as Arizona straddled her thighs and her mouth covered Callie's . Callie's hands went to Arizona's hips as Arizona started pressing herself into Callie. Their kisses heated quickly, tongues exploring eachother's mouths. Arizona pressed forward so her chest touched Callie's . Both women groaned at the contact. Arizona started placing heated kisses along Callie's jawline while her hands moved up and down Callie's sides, before reaching up and cupping her breasts. Though covered by the fabric of her dress, Arizona could feel Callie's nipples harden beneath her touch "Oh God" Callie groaned and squirmed beneath Arizona, pushing her chest into Arizona's hands. Arizona silenced the groan, returning her mouth to Callie's, deep, languid kisses continued. Callie's hands gripped Arizona's ass, pressing their lower halves closer together. She caught the hem of Arizona's top and Arizona lifted her arms to help Callie remove it. They resumed kissing as Callie's hands caressed Arizona's bare back. Callie broke their kiss to look at what she had revealed and gasped at the blue bra that barely covered Arizona's breasts. "You approve" Arizona asked huskily.
Before Callie could respond a shocked "Oh My God" made Arizona dive on top of Callie. Teddy covered her eyes as she ran past the couch "I have to go to the hospital, 911, for God sake, get a room you two" she shouted as she left the apartment.
Callie started laughing and the look of mortification on Arizona's face. "Busted"
Arizona groaned, not in pleasure this time but in mortification. "She is not going to let me forget this".
She sat up slightly and looked down at Callie's brown eyes, darkened by lust. Leaning forward she placed a soft kiss on her lips. Callie reached up to tuck Arizona's hair behind her ear. She used her thumb to race Arizona's bottom lip. Arizona opened her mouth slightly and nipped at the thumb. Callie smiled "I'd better go "
"Nooo, Teddy is gone , we have the place to ourselves , we could" her words were cut off by Callie's lips on hers. A few moments later Callie broke the kiss "Third date remember?"
This time it was Arizona who initiated the kiss, pulling back, nodding in resignation. While things had been heating up she knew it had been a long emotional evening, especially for Callie. Now everything was out in the open they could spend their next date on just being themselves and moving forward with their future, no need to talk about the past anymore.
She sighed and with one last soft kiss to Callie's waiting lips, she moved off her and stood, reaching for her top. Callie watched Arizona put her top back on and took a deep breath. When she stood in front of Arizona, she couldn't help but respond to the huge smile on the blonde's face " What?" she asked , tilting her head to the side.
Arizona put her hands on Callie's shoulders "Our next date is the third date" she said simply "I think it might be my favourite date yet"
Callie laughed at Arizona's enthusiasm. "So when will we have this date"
"Tomorrow night? Arizona asked.
Callie laughed and then realised the blonde was serious.
"I can't wait Callie" Arizona stated "Don't make me wait" she added a pout.
Callie pulled her closer and kissed those perfect lips, once, twice, three times. "Okay, but I don't finish work until 7 so do you want to call to mine, watch a movie, have pizza and maybe do some other stuff?" she raised an eyebrow.
That raised eyebrow is the sexiest thing I have ever see, Arizona thought .
"Arizona?" Callie prompted when she saw Arizona seemed to be distracted
Arizona shook herself "Yes, yes to pizza", kiss, "yes to a movie", kiss and "hell yes to other stuff" Arizona gave Callie one last kiss.
Callie picked up her jacket and purse and left. Arizona headed for the shower.