Callie was livid. She stormed through the front door and headed straight to Arizona, sending Ben out to the backyard with Aria and Mark, silently communicating through eye contact with her sister that she was not to be interrupted while she spoke with Arizona.
Arizona was roughly pulled away from the kitchen, Callie dragging her up the stairs by the one good hand she had "Whoa, whoa – Cal, what the hell? – I – ow! Could you please tell – ugh – me what's going on?"
As they got to the master bedroom for privacy, Callie swiftly closed the door and spun Arizona around to face her "Erica put the house up for sale."
"Okaaaaay…" Arizona could tell that Callie was upset, but she didn't quite understand why she was this upset, and why it seemed like she was getting in trouble.
"Erica put the house up for sale." She reiterated "Without telling me. Or consulting with me. Or anything. I just drove by and saw a for sale sign. I called the hospital and apparently she resigned over a week ago. Over a week ago!"
Arizona opened her arms and moved forward to embrace Callie, but Callie just stepped back and crossed her arms and that look flashed across her face. Arizona knew that look, she had seen it a few times between Callie and Aria; she knew she was in for a doozy now.
"No! No. You don't get to hold me now." At the confused and hurt look on the blonde's face she continued "What are we?! We don't talk…about anything that we need to talk about! We've been sharing a bed for almost two weeks, now! I wake up tangled up with you and Ben every morning! Ben calls you his other Mom! I like you! I thought…I thought you liked me too…but we just keep moving around each other and I know it's soon after Erica and you apparently don't like commitment, but I've known – I've known since the middle of that night I showed up looking for Ben that there was just something about you…I-I just – "
She was cut off by soft pink lips pushing up against hers and arms wrapping around her waist as she found herself walking backwards until the back of her knees hit the bed. Falling into a sitting position, lips still connected to Arizona, and the blonde straddled her legs and broke the kiss to rest their foreheads together. Looking into blue eyes that were now a few shades darker she tried to regain her resolve "You can't just – "
She was cut off by another soft kiss from the gorgeous blonde on her lap.
"I like you too." Arizona looked into Callie's deep brown eyes and gave her another quick peck on the lips "I know I don't handle the whole talking thing as well as I should, and that there are a lot of things we should talk about. But don't think that I don't like you too, Calliope."
Callie wanted to just give in and take the woman on her lap right now, but she knew she couldn't just do that "But what about…everything? Our feelings? Ben? Him calling you Mom? Me being homeless? You know…everything?"
Arizona grinned and gently pushed Callie backwards with her upper body until her back was against the mattress, subtly moving her hands from Callie's hips under the edge of the blouse she was still wearing from work.
"Well, let's see…our feelings? I like you, you like me; problem solved. Ben? He's awesome, a really, really great kid. I've gotten used to him calling me Mom and love being a part of his life. You aren't homeless, you live here, with me. Everything will be fine."
Callie still looked hesitant and Arizona motioned for her to explain "It's just…that's a lot of…commitment…" She narrowed her eyes, seeing a different sort of sparkle in those beautiful blue eyes. The only other time she saw a look like that was…when her and Ben were up to something… "Okay, not that I don't love the direction this is going, or you doing the whole…communicating thing. But, what's going on?"
Arizona's eyes momentarily widened and she decided to give sweet ol' distraction one more try and begin kissing and nibbling her way along Callie's jaw "Nothing," she sweetly grinned, causing Callie to wonder how one woman could be so sweet and sexy at the same time "You just bring out the best in me, Calliope."
"Okay, that was a little cheesy, even for you." Callie swiftly flipped them over, effectively pinning the blonde to the bed causing soft moans to escape both women. Callie wasn't going to let it detour her though "Seriously, what's up?" She waited for an answer but Arizona's eyes were still glazed over; their owner lost to the world. Payback, Callie thought, leaning down and planting soft, wet kisses up Arizona's neck to the base of her ear "Nothing else happens until I have answers, Robbins…"
Arizona felt like she was going to explode; her whole body was buzzing, Callie could somehow make her feel like she was on fire and being thrown in a lake of ice water at the same time. Knowing Callie would likely want to jump up and pace when she heard the news, she quickly rolled them back over with strength that impressed the Latina. With Callie's hands now clasped in her own and her body holding Callie's down, she took a deep breath "My parents called today…"
She felt Callie relax underneath her and wondered how she could have misjudged the potential reaction by that much. As if Callie could read her mind, her question was soon to be answered "That's it? Babe, they've been calling you for a while; you keep telling me every time you let your phone ring forever."
Arizona grinned, Callie hadn't even recognized it, "You called me babe." Callie's eyes widened "Shit. Did I? I – " Cut off by a kiss, again.
"It's okay – I like it." Another peck on luscious lips. "…I mean, unless you don't – or – " Now it was Arizona's turn to be cut off by a kiss.
She pressed their lips together again and couldn't help but moan "I could get used to kissing you – mmm – so awesome."
Callie chuckled "Awesome? Really? But no changing the subject! Whatever you're not telling me can't be your parents calling, because that isn't news, so spill."
Arizona sighed and made a face "Well, technically it is…" At Callie's face, that looked like the new habit of kissing might get revoked, she continued "I, uh…answered this time…" As Callie stared at her imploringly, her speech sped up as she started to panic "Well, I didn't…Teddy did…thinking it was someone else…and it obviously wasn't. My Mom was not impressed…and Benjamin called me Mom loud enough to be heard shortly after the Colonel came on…they, uh, talked and stuff…theyrecominginaweekorsotovisit."
"THEY'RE WHAT?! A WEEK! Arizona!" Callie tried to jump up off the bed but Arizona respectably held her down "A week! One freaking week! Arizona, I thought we were going to talk about this! I – ay dios mios!"
Arizona smiled and placed her lips against Callie's, she could handle being the calm one when Callie wasn't. "It'll be fine – you'll like them; they'll love you. Ben already loves them and I'm pretty sure they already love him."
Callie sighed as she began to cave "How can you be so calm about all of this?" A shrug was given in return "Because you're not."
Soulful brown eyes rolled at the blonde's answer and she sighed again "What if they don't like me? Or Ben? Or whatever we're doing? Or if they blame me for everything? It's just going to look like I took advantage of their son, and then ditched Erica to play house with their daughter and take advantage of you – I mean, you just said I can live here, and I pretty much have been, but it's your house, and I don't really contribute, and we all share a bed, and, and they're going to hate me!"
Arizona's eyes rolled towards the ceiling and her lips puckered as she feigned thinking "You're right, you're totally horrible, Calliope. Totally horrible. Waking up to your gorgeous face and a handsome little man every morning? Why on Earth would I want that? You should stop taking advantage of me, it's just horrible. Although, if you wanted to take. advantage. of me..." She grinned at the unpleased look on Calliope's face.
"Seriously." Callie groaned as she dragged the word out "What am I supposed to do? Introduce myself as the mother of their stolen grandchild? Your dirty mistress? The filthy freeloader?" Arizona's eyebrow lifted as Callie continued; she swallowed, she could do this; she was ready. After an affirmative nod, she looked into Callie's eyes and waited until Callie got everything out of her system.
"All done?"
"Arizonaaaa"
"What? It's a serious question."
"I'm done if you have answers for me."
Arizona blew out a steady breath and wiggled against Callie, savouring the feeling in case this blew up in her face "You could always introduce yourself as Calliope mygirlfriend Torres." Well that wasn't too bad, she thought. She only mumbled the one, important, part and sandwhiched it in there in a sort of sneaky way.
Callie's mouth opened and closed, she didn't know if she had heard Arizona correctly or if she had been imagining things, but Arizona quickly interpreted it as a bad sign and began back peddling but quickly changed her mind; she wanted this, if she had to work for it, so be it. "It's stupid, I know it's really soon, and we haven't had very much time for just the two of us. But, Calliope, you make me feel…all sorts of things. Things I don't normally feel. I enjoy getting to text you while you aren't here, and getting to see you every day, and waking up to you and spending time just hanging out with you and Benjamin. I like knowing you're just here, and normally that would make me want to run away…but I want to stay, for you. And for Ben. For us."
Tears welled up in Callie's eyes as she listened to Arizona's speech. It was the most emotionally vulnerable speech she had heard from the blonde, and it was for her. Before Arizona knew what was happening, she was on her back once again, as Callie flipped them and repeatedly kissed her saying yes until she caught Arizona's lips in a long, passionate kiss before they separated to breathe with grins spread across both of their faces. They laughed as they continued stealing kisses, realizing they should have just "had the talk" sooner.
"Moms! Moms! Moms!" By the time they heard the chant, the little boy was through the door and excitedly talking about dinner when he stopped dead in his tracks "You're having a tickle fight without me?!"
He ran and jumped up onto the bed, successfully wedging himself between Callie and Arizona, who both tickled and hugged him closer. He looked between the two women who were smiling and happier than he had seen either of them in a while and beamed, turning his head to Arizona "You as'ed her?!"
"I did." Arizona beamed back and Callie narrowed her eyes at the pair and then at her son "You knew about this? You're supposed to be on my side!" He kissed her cheek before laying down with his head on Arizona so he could look up at Callie, who was still holding herself above them "But it was 'possed to be a surprise! I couldn't. I double promised." He stated seriously "Now I get to be Teddy's wing man while you have Mami and Mom time!" He exclaimed, and before he could be questioned, bounced in place "Does this mean we can talk 'bout Nana and Grampa Colonel now?!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa." Callie's eyes narrowed once again, bouncing back and forth between two dimpled faces, who looked awfully guilty. It certainly wasn't hard to tell when either of them were up to something. "Why are you Teddy's wing man? I thought we talked about putting an end to your wingman days, and how long, exactly, have you two known about the grandparents' visit?"
Arizona shrugged and tried her best to look cute enough to get out of trouble but Ben held no such reservations, he was too excited that he could finally talk about "the secrets" and started rattling off everything he wanted to share "Auntie Aria says Teddy like a fire head at the 'ospital and she's having a baby so I'm 'pposed to show her that kids are awesome and Teddy's awesome. Like the pretty ladies with Mom and Mark!" He stated proudly and put his serious look on, recalling 'the rules', "Not lies. That's bad. Just helping them see the awesomeness and paying 'ttention to the good fings." He beamed as Arizona grimaced; this definitely wasn't helping her case.
Callie just took it in stride "And the grand – Nana and Grandpa Colonel? How long have you two known about that?" Ben just shrugged "Only a few days."
A sigh escaped Callie's lips as she looked down at the two blondes "What I am supposed to do if I can't even be mad at you guys right now?" She pouted as two sets of dimples popped out and Arizona and Ben reached up to wrap their arms around Calliope and give her a big hug. She was in serious trouble when it came to those two.
