CHAPTER 25

None of them wanted to burst their bubble by leaving Miami, but work was calling.

They got on the plane back to Seattle, and Arizona felt confident sitting next to Callie who once again talked Arizona through the take-off. This time Ella was behind them, and fell asleep soon after take-off, so they didn't have an audience for everything.

When they reached the cruising altitude, the stewardesses started serving snacks. A tall, beautiful woman walked down the aisle and stopped right next to Callie.

"Captain Torres" the stewardess said and handed the latina and Arizona little bags of peanuts. She leaned in over Callie, giving the brunette a nice view of her cleavage.

"Tina" Callie simply said and took the peanuts. The stewardess winked at her before she walked on down the aisle.

Callie stared straight ahead, trying to act like nothing happened.

Arizona looked at her.

"You know her?"

"Uh…yeah" Callie said, avoiding eye contact with the blonde.

"How well?"

"Pretty well"

Arizona chuckled as Callie nervously moved around in her seat.

"Callie, it's okay. We both have a past. I just didn't know that yours worked here"

"We…uh…have a lot of free time when we're in between flights… Sometimes things happen"

"You don't have to explain, Callie. I get it" Arizona took a deep breath, and then she continued "I trust you won't let things happen now that you have a girlfriend"

Callie locked eyes with the blonde.

"Girlfriend, huh?" she said as the corners of her mouth slowly lifted her lips into a smile.

Arizona smiled. She didn't get to answer though because right as the plane started the descent towards Seattle, they heard a large thump from the back end of the plane, and then frantic voices.

"We need a doctor, please. Is there a doctor on board?" a desperate voice called out.

Arizona immediately got out of her seat and rushed down the aisle. A man was on the floor, not moving.

"I need some help!" she yelled as she started ripping the shirt of the man on the floor apart. Everybody was in shock and no one reacted, so she yelled again "SOME HELP!"

Sebastián sprinted down the aisle and kneeled next to her. She didn't look up from checking the guy's vitals, and simply gave directions as she prepped him for CPR.

"You'll blow twice every time I stop. Not a large blow. What a regular breath would be"

She could feel that Sebastián was nervous.

"It'll be okay" she said to calm him down before she lifted a fist in the air and crashed it down on the guy's chest. She listened for a heartbeat. Nothing. Another hit with her fist. Still nothing. So she climbed on top of the guy and started pumping. Every time she paused, Sebastián blew air into the lungs of the man"

After a couple of minutes a small strangled cry came from the man. He was back.

Arizona's voice changed from commanding to soothing as she told the man to lay still and simply breathe.

"Don't worry, don't worry. You're okay, you're okay" she chanted while keeping two fingers on the man's pulse point as the plane set down in Seattle and they saw the flashing light from an ambulance approaching the plane.

The man was brought out, and then the rest of the passengers were allowed to get off.

Ella had slept through the whole thing, and Sebastián carried the groggy girl out of the plane, leaving only Callie and Arizona.

Callie stared at the blonde.

"You…" the latina started.

Arizona tilted her head and studied Callie questioningly. The brunette looked flustered.

"I what?" Arizona whispered softly and pulled a lock of dark hair behind Callie's ear. The blonde didn't think much of what she had just done. Saving lives was her job. She did it every day.

Callie looked down and shook her head with a smile. Then she looked up and locked eyes with Arizona.

"Nothing, you're…you're extraordinarily amazing. And I love you"

It had been 10 weeks since Arizona realized that she was crazy about Callie. Eight weeks since their first kiss. Five weeks since they had sex the first time. And now it had been one second since Callie's had said 'I love you'.

Arizona swallowed.

"Too soon?" Callie asked with a small cheeky smile.

Arizona let go of a breath.

"Not at all" she then said "Not at all" She chuckled "I just…I just wasn't prepared. And I never imagined I'd be saying this on a plane, I mean, I hate planes, but, I love you too"

Callie's beautiful face lit up and her lips pulled into a radiant smile. She leaned her forehead against Arizona's, and then she pressed her lips against the blonde's.

They were pulled out of their bubble when someone behind them cleared their throat. It was the captain who smiled at them.

"Well, now that we've established that you guys love each other, maybe you can get off my plane so I can get home to my wife?" he laughed.

Both women blushed, grabbed their bags, and walked towards the exit. He shook both their hands and thanked Arizona for saving the other passenger's life.

After getting their luggage they met with Sebastián and Ella in the parking garage.

"Did you see the ambulance, tia Callie?" Ella yelled as soon as she caught sight of the two women.

Callie let go of a sigh "It's going to be a long ride home with that one in the car" she said in an exasperated voice.

Arizona chuckled.

"Yes, I saw the ambulance, baby" Callie then said with as much enthusiasm as she could muster.

"Now she want to become a…" Sebastián started.

"Doctor!" Ella yelled "Then I can help the little kids in the hospital, right Arizona?"

"That sounds great, sweetheart" Arizona said, squatted, and received a big hug from the little girl.

"No more army?" Callie asked.

Ella put her hands on her hips and took on an almost grown up expression.

"No. The army is too far away. The hospital is close to papa's house so I can visit him even when I grow up. And Arizona can help me at the hospital. If you and Arizona are girlfriends with each other you also have to live together and then we will all live in the same place FOREVER. And dad can make another daughter so I can have a sister. And we can also go camping, and, and…"

The girl's voice was muffled by Sebastián's arm as he gently pushed her into the backseat of the car to stop her from babbling.

"Time for that birds and bees talk. I don't need to tell you that you won't be able to produce another daughter all alone, do I?" Callie mockingly said to Sebastián and wiggled her eyebrows at him.

"I thought that maybe you could explain that to her?" he said with a pleading look.

"I'll volunteer" Arizona said and the siblings both turned and looked at her.

"I explain it to kids at the hospital all the time" the blonde said "You wouldn't believe the questions I get"

Sebastián and Callie smiled at her.

"On one condition though" the blonde then said "I get another minute with Callie before you drive her home, Sebastián"

"You've got a deal" the man said, gave Arizona a hug and got in the car to wait for her and Callie to have a minute.

Arizona was going to go straight to the hospital to start a night shift, and the thought of not seeing Callie for a while made her sad.

"I don't want to go to work. And I don't want you to go home. I want us to be together. I know that when we part now it will be a few days before we see each other. Actually, we haven't even talked about when, and it makes me feel slightly unbalanced. Does that sound needy? Clingy?"

"Who cares! I feel the same way" Callie chuckled, put her hands on Arizona's hips and pulled the blonde closer.

Arizona smiled.

"How about you call me when your shift ends tomorrow morning and then we'll make plans for as many days as our schedule allows?" Callie suggested.

"That sounds really good"

And so they parted. Arizona watched as Sebastián backed the car out of the booth, and all three Torreses waved at her.

They already felt like family. It scared Arizona. But it also made her feel very, very good.