Title: I Need You

Summary: AU- Sometimes you find yourself falling for someone you know you shouldn't, but when does that ever stop you? Arizona finds herself in this situation. Will she listen to her head over her heart or will she throw caution to the wind and go for it?

Disclaimer: All creative rights go to Shonda Rhimes and ABC.

A/N: Wow THANK YOU guys so much for the comments on my last 2 chapters they were really nice. Please continue to leave me feedback, good or bad. I want to start trying to respond to all of your reviews to show you guys how much I appreciate them so here goes.

xenaville: Hey, thanks for the feedback and welcome to the story :) Hope that you will continue to be pleased with it
supermagicoasis: Really glad you are enjoying the story, the build up is always a good thing right ;)
chawkchic: I love myself some drama :P
NncyL72: I agree she needs to stop being so stubborn ;)
Calzonafan123: Your wish may be granted sooner than you think ;)
Trish92: You'll have to wait and see mwhahaha :P
SDARCTfan: I can see your point, Arizona is being a very stubborn woman.
allthingsluv: Aria may walk away that is a good point :)
12MilesWest: I honestly wish I could post more often but life gets in the unfortunately. Between my college work, attending college, working and having a social life it just seems impossible. I can say that I will always do my utter best to post once a week and if I miss a when then I will try to make up for it by posting two chapters. Also thank you so much for the little crit I will try to avoid that in the future :)
AZsgirl: I know! What is Arizona thinking right? ;)
Louisa17: Erm WOW! I actually LOVED your review. To answer your question it is never something I have concidered. For me writing is a hobbie, something I do to vent. Its only one of many passions I have.
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Now I'm finished rambling :P On with the story

Happy reading

Gail Jo

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p.s Thanks to my awesome Kerper my beta :D

Chapter 12 – Dinner and a movie

Callie had left the blonde's apartment and drove home. She just wanted to change into sweats, lay on the couch and let the TV rot her brain.

As the older Latina entered her apartment, she was met with a cloud of smoke and an unpleasant smell. She walked further into the apartment waving her hand in front of her face to clear her vision. As she made it into the living area she spotted her younger sister diving about the adjoined kitchen.

"Aria... What the hell happened?", she asked.

Stopping in her tracks, the younger Latina span round. "Callie! Thank god you are home. I need you to cook me that chicken peca dish you just perfected", Aria said in a rush.

Callie tilted her head to the side slightly trying to take in her sisters words. "Come again"

Aria ran a hand over her face. She took a deep breath and started again. "I need you to do me a big favour... I told Arizona I'd cook her dinner tonight... and as you can see", she pointed around the smoke filled kitchen before continuing, "I can't cook".

"Why tell Arizona you would cook for her when you know you can't cook? You never could", Callie whispered the last part.

Aria moved to sit on one of the bar stools in the kitchen area. "I like her Cal. Like really like her. I don't know why I said it, I think I was just trying to impress her..."

Callie looked at her sister, she had only ever seen Aria like this once, back in Miami with Kate. Aria had been so in love with Kate. Callie thought they would last forever but turned out Kate didn't feel the same as she slept with Aria's boss, it had crushed the younger Latina. That's when Aria had moved to Seattle, moved in with Callie and took Mark's advice to no longer date.

Looking at her sister, she couldn't not help her. If Aria really liked Arizona, how could Callie get in the way of that?

"Okay", was all Callie said.

"Okay? Meaning you will cook it?", Aria smiled as she spoke.

"Yes, I'll do it, but you owe me!", Callie smiled as as much as she could.

The younger Torres jumped up from her sitting position and embraced her older sister in a tight hug.

"Thank you, thank you!"

The older sister laughed and hugged her sister back. "Okay release me", Callie said as she continued to laugh.

Aria let go of Callie and stepped back. "Seriously Cal thank you. You're the best".

Callie nodded and headed into the kitchen to get started on cooking dinner for her sister and the woman who she could fall for.

"By the way Aria, when Arizona asks what you have cooked, please don't say chicken peca... it's chicken piccata", the elder sister laughed again.

"Oh... okay... do you need any help?", Aria asked.

"No! You little sis are officially banned from the kitchen area. You go get showered and dressed and I'll have this ready for you leaving", Callie said as she got to work.

2 hours later, Aria was knocking on the blondes door with 'her' cooked meal in a picnic basket and a bottle of wine in hand.

Inside the apartment Arizona looked at her watch assuming it was Aria at the door, she shouted, "Come in... unless you plan to kill me".

Entering the apartment, Aria laughed along with the blonde. "Well we will have to wait and see what your comments are on my cooking", the Latina said with a wink.

"I'll remember and keep them good then", the blonde replied.

Aria headed over to the couch where the blonde was sitting in a white vest and joggers. She smiled at the blonde.

"Sorry about my choice of outfit, but it was difficult to get into anything else", Arizona said with a shy smile.

Aria placed the basket and wine on the small coffee table in front of the couch and sat next to the blonde.

"Don't be sorry. I think you look perfect", Aria said and then kissed the blonde on the cheek.

"Thanks", the blonde replied in a daze. She was too busy with her inner thoughts, 'still no spark'.

Aria jumped back off the couch.

"Where can I find plates and glasses for our food and wine?", she asked the blonde knocking her out of her daze.

"I'll get them", she said as she attempted to get off the couch.

Before she could make much more effort, Aria placed a soft hand on her shoulder. "You're injured, let me take care of you. Now the plates?"

'She is so sweet, why can't I just let myself forget about Callie and fall for her?', the blonde internally interrogated.

"Arizona? Plates and glasses?", Aria snapped the blonde out of her daze again.

"Oh, sorry world of my own... they are in the top right hand cupboard in the kitchen... fill my glass with water please? I can't have wine with the pain meds I'm on", the blonde smiled.

"Sure thing", the Latina said as she headed off to the kitchen.

She returned minutes later with two plates, knives and forks and two glasses of water.

"You can have wine I don't mind", the blonde said feeling a little guilty.

"It's okay, I'm driving anyway", Aria said as she began to dish the food out.

"What we eating anyway? It smells amazing", Arizona asked.

"Chicken piccata. What movie you want on?", Aria said.

"You can pick since you are a guest, the dvd collection is over there", Arizona said as she pointed to a large stack of DVD's beside the TV.

An hour and a half later, the two sat side by side on the couch as the credits to The Blind Side scrolled down the TV.

Arizona had complemented Aria profusely about the meal once they had finished eating. Other than that, they had sat in comfortable silence and watched the film.

"No matter how many times I watch this film, I still love it", Aria said as she stood up to remove the dvd.

"I'm the same and Sandra Bullock looks and sound so sexy", the blonde added.

"Agreed", the Latina said as she started to tidy up the plates she and the blonde had ate off of.

"Hey leave that I'll get it".

Walking over to the blonde, Aria bent down and placed a kiss on the blondes lips pulling back she spoke, "Ari, I'm here to look after you, now you keep your sexy ass planted to that couch while I clear up. The blonde simply smiled at the brunette. Aria planted another soft kiss on the blondes lips before taking the used dishes through to the kitchen.

After the Latina had tidied up all the mess, she sat back on the couch this time gently pulling the blonde into her. For the next hour, the two chatted about what had happened in their lives since the last they had been together.

During this time, Arizona had felt slightly uncomfortable but at the same time felt relaxed. She was very confused about her feelings toward the brunette. 'Maybe it's just because this is only the 3rd date, maybe I just need to spend more time with her', the blonde concluded.

It came time for the Latina to leave and before she did, she gave Arizona a passioniate kiss. The blonde had returned the kiss. She felt awkward not doing so. It was a nice kiss. There was just no fireworks like there was with the other Latina.

After Aria had left, Arizona called Teddy and explained the night to her best-friend. Teddy had told her she should break it off with Aria and just try things with Callie but the blonde had declined that idea, she was determined to make it work with Aria.

With the blonde being off work for the next week, she had arranged to meet up with Aria a few times for lunch and once for dinner. She just needed to spend more time with the Latina. That would solve everything, or so she tried to convince herself.

A/N: Reviews are more than welcome :) Don't hate because Arizona is pushing things with Aria, we all know Arizona can be stubborn. If I wrote her just giving up it wouldn't be a true portrayal of the character. I can say that this IS a calzona fic so we know that at some point they will be together so please stick with me because it may be just around the corner ;). Now on a bad note I will travelling up to a close friends for her birthday next weekend so won't have my laptop. I'm going to speak with my beta and see if she will be able to post Chapter 13 for me if she can't then it won't be up until the Monday I return home. MAYBE Sunday night depending when I arrive back home. Sorry for the delay but it will only be for one or two days if any at all.