bTitle/b: It's about sex and saving lives (14/?)
bAuthor/b: emdha
bPairing/b: Callie/Arizona
bRating/b: R
bSummary/b: Valentines Day! Arizona trust the twins with Mark and Cristina to go celebrate Valentines Day with Callie, but their plans are rudely interrupted…
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Hello loyal readers! It has been exactly 4 months, 2 weeks and 2 weeks since my last update. I know, I know, I'm doing the walk of shame right now. I have recently moved back after living abroad for 6 months. As optimistic as I was in December, that didn't last long. My work abroad demanded lots of my time so I soon decided it was better to put my story on a halt for a while, until I was sure I would have time to write again regularly. I see I have LOTS of catching up to do, not only reading all of your wonderful stories, but also on writing some of the season 6 events into mine. I'm still a little out of it so forgive me if it's a (relatively) boring chapter; I intend to spice things up asap! Enjoy!
It had been two weeks since the twins had arrived and to Arizona's own surprise, no one was yet injured or dead. Even the turtles seemed to be perfectly healthy, that is, from what she could tell as a pediatric surgeon. Arizona's parents were still working out a way to eventually gain custody of the twins, but so far everything went well and Callie had been a great help. She came over occasionally, cooking for them and playing with the kids. The twins adored Callie and they still had no suspicion whatsoever of what kind of special friend she was to their new mother. This caused the occasional awkward moments when the boys would run in just as Arizona and her 'friend' were entangled in a very questionable position. After all, the spark between them was undeniable and the fact that they hadn't had sex since the kids arrived didn't exactly subdue their passion for each other. On the contrary, each time Callie swiftly kissed her lover goodbye at the door, her body kept aching for more for hours. Each time the door closed in front of her, she'd lean against the door for a minute, just to regain control of her body and rationalize. 'Keep it cool, she'll come around when the time comes,' she'd murmur to herself. Little did she know that Arizona was leaning against the other side of the door, talking sense into herself as she could still feel her lips tingling from their kiss.
They didn't get to see each other much at work either: Arizona took much time off to get the kids settled and was working like a maniac to make up for it. The chief never forced her to though; it was her own guilty feeling towards her patients that made her do it. Typical Arizona: putting other people's needs before her own. It's one of many things that made Callie love her but right now, Callie needed things to be the way they were before her girlfriend became a parent, which still made her shake her head in disbelief every time she thought about that. She just didn't want to rush Arizona into anything and wanted to make sure she gave her as much time as she needed to get used to this new lifestyle.
It was the distance that she felt between them that scared her. The love and lust was still there, but somehow, things had changed. Arizona was always distracted, always talking about the kids. Callie couldn't blame her for that and always listened, but somehow it was just a bit too much and Callie would leave abruptly, leaving a puzzled Arizona behind. They never talked about it though. Callie didn't want to hurt Arizona. She knew her girlfriend needed her space and had her own way of dealing with the whole situation, but Callie felt that distance between them creeping up on them each time they parted. In the beginning, Arizona had opened up and they talked a lot. But lately, she had closed up again and Callie had no idea what was going on in her girlfriends head. That same powerless feeling took over again and she didn't like one bit of it.
This Sunday would be Valentine's Day though, the most commercially exploited day of the year. Callie didn't think much of it, but she already embraced the trashy more than once since she met the bouncy blonde, she might as well keep it up. Plus, it was the perfect excuse to snatch her girlfriend away from everyone and build on their relationship. Everyone including those nosy little brats, who Callie loved actually, except when they were interrupting sexy times. Which happened. A lot. She had booked a hotel at the harbor, overlooking the water. Nothing special or fancy, but an opportunity to be together and be close to the children at the same time. Callie mentally patted herself on the shoulder. Now all they had to do was find someone to watch the twins.
"Come on, he can do it just fine! And you know how much he wants a kid himself!" They were discussing at the nurses station.
"Uhm, no Callie, he wants a "baby". Babies are oblivious to his manwhore-ness. Josh and Tom on the other hand are seven. And they're smart. They know how to connect the dots. Seriously, give them one night to Mark Sloan and I swear they will be scarred for life" Arizona responded angrily.
"You're not being fair. I know he has his moments, but he's softened up since his break with Lexie. And with little Sloane in his life, he gotten more responsible." Callie reached for Arizona and squeezed her arm reassuringly. "Give him a chance baby. Trust me" she said, making her best puppy eyes she could muster. "We don't have any other option. Somehow everyone in this hospital suddenly has a love life. And I really really really need some alone time with you…" she added, widening her puppy eyes as far as possible and hopping up and down like a pleading child.
Arizona narrowed her eyes and looked at Callie suspiciously.
"Can you promise me that Mark will be a good sitter?"
"Yes"
"Will he be able to feed them and put them to bed?"
"Yes"
"Can you promise me they will still be alive when we get back?"
"Yes"
"So you're saying Mark can get them through the night unharmed?"
"Uhhh…define unharmed?"
"Callie!"
Cristina was chasing Mark through the hospital for a while now. She heard he was about to reattach a baby's arm and she was dying to scrub in. Not that she was interested in peds or plastics, but come on…reattaching a baby's arm, it didn't get more juicy hardcore than that!
"Dr. Yang, am I leaving behind a trail of candy everywhere I go? Because no matter how hard I try to hide from you, you keep finding me! If it's about the surgery tonight in which I will fulfill the humble role of God who reattaches limbs to innocent children, I will have to disappoint you. As good as a resident surgeon you may be, this is a serious case which I will not have served as a come-see-freak-show, so unless you are interested in peds or plastics, I suggest you stop wasting your time and start wiping the honey from around your mouth that you've been licking off my ass for the past two hours." At that he left, leaving Yang swearing to herself for being so obvious.
Callie, Arizona, Owen and Cristina were having lunch in the cafeteria. Callie and Arizona were still discussing the babysitting arrangements for their night out.
"OK I trust him. But only if they stay at your apartment."
"Okay fine. That way, Cristina can keep an eye on them as well." Arizona nearly swallowed her whole straw as the words left Callie's mouth.
"Mark AND Cristina? Seriously Callie, are we really trying to scar them for life here?"
"Yeah Cal, are you?" Cristina added in disbelief.
"Who is doing what?" Mark asked as he took a seat at their table.
"My evil girlfriend here is trying to turn my innocent twins into two little monsters by making you and Yang here babysit" Arizona explained, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
Mark grinned widely. "Oh yeah, that" he began cockily, leaning back and wrapping his arms around his head. "I do have some knowledge to pass on. Uncle Sloanes Wisdom. You know…some tips, some tricks…some – oooouch" he finished abruptly as he felt Callie's foot collide with his knee.
"I'm just kidding Blondie. I have lots of fun things in store for them. We'll braid each others hair, bake cupcakes…I can't wait!"
Callie was rubbing Arizona's back which was literally shaking with anger while shooting Mark death glances. She wasn't going to let his witty comments ruin their Valentine's Day!
"That's great Mark! And guess what, Cristina has offered to help!" Callie tried to lighten the mood.
"…did I? There's no way in hell I'm-"
"Yeah Yang, didn't you?" Mark added teasingly. He was just Mark-talking to cover up the fact that he was terrified being trusted with Arizona's precious kids. And frankly, he could use all the help he could get, even if that meant spending the whole night with Cristina Yang.
"Tell you what Dr. Yang. You help me babysit and I will let you scrub in on my surgery tonight."
"Deal" Cristina responded a little to eager, her eyes sparkling as if Chanukah had come early. "Wait…Shouldn't you be unleashing your manwhore-ness on Lexipedia on Sunday?"
"She has to work, couldn't get off…anyway, I don't need a special day to show the ladies how much lovin' I got stored up in here…" he said, patting his chest with his fists. Arizona rolled her eyes and Callie was almost sure she heard her mumble 'pig' to herself.
"Are you sure Cristina? Don't you and Owen have plans?" Callie asked, trying to change the subject and shooting a sideways glance at Owen who was suddenly very focused on his tomato soup.
"Nah, I don't do Valentine's Day. You know. It's a Jewish thing."
"What the peep does that have to do with -" Arizona started exclaiming in surprise.
"Don't ask" Owen interrupting her while shaking his head.
"So…are we clear? You two are taking the kids on Sunday and Monday morning?" Mark and Cristina nodded. "Great" Arizona retorted while flashing her dimpled sarcasm smile, the one that always made Callie want to hide in a corner in fear. "Great!" Callie concluded in a high pitched voice. "That's settled then." She shot a nervous smile at Arizona, who once again narrowed her eyes to slits while giving her the 'You-better-make-this-worth-it-or-you-are-in-SO-much-trouble look.' Great.
Arizona was kneeling beside her lovers bed, watching as her sleeping beauty was making beautiful snoring sounds and had her mouth hanging open so beautifully. Oh how Arizona loved how everything yucky turned into something beautiful once you're in love.
"Calliope…wakey wakey!" she whispered. Callie slowly opened her eyes, squinting as she adjusted her eyes to the bright light in her room. "What time is it?" she asked groggily.
"Almost four. I let you sleep a little longer" Arizona answered as she continued stroking Callie's cheek. Callie had worked a night shift and Arizona needed her fit for their date. "So…are you ready for our twenty hours of romance?" she asked while jumping on the bed and capturing Callie by straddling her.
"Where are the twins?" Callie asked, anxiously eyeing the door.
"Cristina is already playing 'Operation Mania' with them, don't worry" Arizona responded. She placed her hands on either side of Callie's head and lowered hers so their noses were touching. "Which means we already wasted five minutes of our precious twenty hours of romance" she added in a husky voice as she captured Callie's lips with her own. Callie's hands travelled down to Arizona's hips and she thrust her own up, pressing their heating core's together. Arizona broke the kiss in a gasp and nuzzled their noses for a while.
"I can't believe this is the first time in three weeks I get to do this…" she whispered, her voice a mix of lust and regret. Once again she pressed her lips to Callie's and couldn't resist rolling her hips on top of Callie. Both women let out a soft moan.
."…are you sure?" Callie broke the kiss this time, unable to hide her fear of getting caught. "I mean…they're right next door and we still have twenty hours left for all of this somewhere without kids running around…"
"I know…but I can't stop myself…" Arizona breathed. Callie hushed her with another kiss. "You can't or you won't?" she asked.
"Does it really matter?" Arizona raised her eyebrows. Callie gave her a wicked grin before rolling them over so she was on top. "You wear too much" she said in between kisses, only parting their lips to pull Arizona's shirt off. She kissed her way down, between her breasts, around her navel until she sat up to undo her blonde minx from her pants as well. She sat between Arizona's knees like that for a while, observing the blonde who was now dressed down to her underwear, looking up at Callie expectantly through eyelids that were heavy with lust. Callie smiled at her before saying "I have to take a shower. Don't move, I'll be right back."
Before Arizona could answer, Callie already made her way into the bathroom. She grinned as she heard a frustrated "CALLIOPE!" before turning on the water. "Love you too!" she yelled back.
Not long after, the door of the cubicle opened and a very naked Arizona stepped in the steaming shower. "You know, it's not very nice to leave your girlfriend alone like that on Valentine's Day." Callie quickly pulled her under the shower beam and circled her waist from behind. "I know, but I knew you'd follow me here so you can't really blame me."
" Well, I thought you might need some help in here" Arizona answered while turning around in the tall woman's arms and pushing her backwards against the wall. She took Callie's hands and brought them both above their heads, locking their fingers there while she pushed her whole body into Callie's and let their lips meet again. Arizona rested her forehead against her lover's. She glanced down at their joined bodies and a shiver shot through her body as she saw how aroused the Latina's nipples were, even in the steaming hot cubicle. She gave the Mexican beauty a naughty grin before lowering her right hand, sliding it across the caramel toned skin, across the side of her breast, intentionally brushing it but not giving it the attention it needed. Callie gasped loudly at this movement, arching her back forward so their hips collided, drawing a moan from both of them. Arizona let her hand rest on the Latina's waist while capturing her in a searing kiss once more. Callie's arousal was becoming very obvious now and she struggled her left hand free to grab Arizona's right and guide her south, to where here throbbing core was aching for her blonde lover's long awaited touch. "Please" she pleaded before grabbing a fistful of blonde hair and diving back into the kiss. Just as Arizona was about to oblige, they were interrupted by a loud "OOOH!...ehh…g-god…" followed by a slamming of the door. They could barely make out the retreating form of a shocked Lexie Grey.
"We sure scared her for life" Arizona grinned, turning of the shower and stepping out. "Let's get dressed, we gotta go." Callie sighed loudly and reluctantly followed her girlfriend out to get ready for their date.
Half an hour later, Callie was ready and packed. She walked in to join Arizona and Cristina who were still playing "Operation Mania" with the twins. As soon as Arizona spotted her, she kissed the twins goodbye and walked towards the door. "Mark will be here in an hour, after Lexie leaves for work. I think he has some damage control to do…" she winked at Callie. "All their stuff is in that bag. You have my number, just call if you need me, we won't be far" she continued. Cristina immediately started rummaging through the bag. "Where are the diapers?"
"They're seven, Cristina" Callie said in a monotone voice.
"Right. I knew that. Just kidding. You can go, we're fine here…"
Callie took her girlfriend by the arm and gave her a soft pull towards the door. "Let's go, Cristina's got everything under control" she tried to persuade her girlfriend, without much conviction in her voice. Eventually, she managed to maneuver her to the hallway and close the door without too much tears being shed.
Their date went perfect so far. First, they checked into the hotel, which was simple but elegant. They both took their time to get ready. Her breath stuck in her throat as Arizona saw Callie stepping out of the bathroom, a gorgeous red flaming cocktail dress showing off her flawless body. Callie was equally stunned to find her girlfriend in a little black dress that was elegant and classy just as its owner, but made Callie think very inappropriate things at the same time.
Callie made reservations at a cute little bistro where fresh fish was the house specialty. They had a secured spot in the corner by the window, overlooking the boats. They were enjoying each others company until Callie couldn't hold back any longer.
"I miss this" Callie said, taking a sip of her wine.
"I know, me too. But now that they're settled things will go back to normal" Arizona answered apologetically.
"I hope so. I mean…not that I don't love them, I do, but it's…never mind. I'm just glad to be here with you. Only you."
An awkward silence fell between them and the fish main course suddenly caught both their undivided attention. Not able to bear the silence much longer, Arizona broke the silence.
"Calliope, we talked about this. I just can't give you all my time and attention anymore. I'm a parent now."
"Don't you think I know that? You bring them up every single opportunity you get. It's all you talk about lately." Arizona looked back at her, the shock and hurt visible in her eyes.
"But you said you understood. You supported me Callie. Why do that if you can't handle it?" she asked. Callie cringed at the sound of her nickname.
"I DO understand and I DO support you. But that doesn't mean I have to like it. I love spending time with the kids but I love spending time with you even more. But when we're together…the kids are still there. They're always there. I miss you Arizona. The carefree, impulsive, perky woman I fell in love with. I want to support you and I will, for as long as you let me…but…it's hard…" Callie finished, looking at her own reflection in her fish knife just to have something to look at other than her girlfriend who seemed close to tears by now.
"I don't know what you want me to say Callie. I know what you mean and I wish things were different, but they're not. I love you more than anything and I hope you'll stay with me through this, but if not, tell me now cause then, at least I'll know." Her tears were gone now. Instead, she felt a hint of anger burning up inside of her. Why drop all this on her on Valentine's Day? She hadn't seen this one coming at all. How romantic, Callie Torres.
Callie was silent. Arizona looked at her expectantly. "This is the time to say it Cal. Do you need a break?" Dammit, there were the tears again. "I need to know." Why did she have to look so gorgeous in candlelight?
They were interrupted by the loud voice of Arizona's cell phone. "Cristina? What is it?" Callie leaned back in her chair annoyed. Arizona gave her an irritated look.
"Blondie? I'm sorry for interrupting your love fest, but we have a situation here" she heard Cristina say on the other end of the line. In the background, the sound of crying children and chaos was audible. "I'll be there in fifteen minutes" Arizona said with a shaking voice, snapping her phone shut. "We're going." Her heart broke at the sight of a disappointed Callie. "I'm sorry."
"Can't they figure it out for themselves? It's probably nothing" Callie tried.
"Callie, I have to go. It might be nothing, it might be something. I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if something happens to them. I need to go. Please understand."
Callie stood up abruptly. "Fine" she started, throwing her napkin on the table, clearly pissed off. "Just give me a minute to pay and call off the rest of the arrangement I had planned for tonight" she snapped, stalking off towards the counter. When she came back, Arizona was already waiting for her at the exit, holding her coat up.
"You better be sure about this" Callie whispered when she squeezed past her, looking her straight in the eyes. Arizona looked back at her guiltily before stalking off towards the car, secretly praying that Callie was following her.
A/N: So, there it is, the 'first' chapter of my 'second' round. I hope you kind of enjoyed it. Please let me no, if there's a time to review it is NOW! I need my drive and mojo back to continue! Plus, I'm more insecure as ever about this story after being out of the running for so long! Also, running a bit low on ideas for future chapter here, and by that I mean major storylines. Feel free to help! Love you guys!
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