Chapter Twenty Five

Callie's POV

Time has flown by since the incident in the diner and suddenly it's new years eve. I've never been one for celebrating the new year, I always end up thinking about my own mortality so I tend to avoid celebrations when possible, just going to bed early or binging a good tv series with some popcorn. However, this year things are going to be different. Arizona's parents have some friends and a couple of relatives over to bring in the new year which honestly, is making me feel really anxious. Thankfully, Arizona has already said to me that she has somewhere special she'd like to take me if things get too overwhelming. I really don't deserve her; she's really too good to me.

Since Arizona's parents found out that I'm transgender, I would have to admit that despite not wanting to tell them, it has made me more relaxed around them. I was never in a million years expecting Daniel to share a story like the one he did about Tess, but it made me feel even more safe than I had before. Hopefully I get to talk to Daniel more about Tess and just life in general. Though he has a tough exterior, he's extremely sweet, just like Arizona said.

Since my talk with Daniel, Barbara had apologised for her pregnancy joke and a couple of questions about my relationship with her daughter, thankfully nothing intrusive though about our sex lives (or lack thereof!). She just wanted to know more about how we met, who asked who out first; just motherly stuff like that, which I was more than happy to discuss with her. I could talk about Arizona for hours!

As Daniel gave me permission to sleep in Arizona's room, I gladly accepted. Arizona was over the moon and each night since we have spent in each other's embrace. I've had a few close calls with hiding my excitement in the morning but if Arizona notices, she never says anything. As much as I don't want to be aroused in Arizona's parents house, I can't help it. Sharing a bed with Arizona has me intoxicated by her scent, but I wouldn't go back to sleeping in Tim's room even if you paid me! Arizona has turned me into quite the cuddler and I love it.

Taking one last look in Arizona's bedroom mirror, I take in my appearance. My hair is now at the awkward length but I've washed it and added a small plait, making it slightly better. I decided, with a lot of persuading from Arizona, to wear a dress, I think mainly because she wants to see my legs. But I decided to go with what she suggested. The dress is a deep purple and reasonably figure hugging, but not too much so that I'd feel uncomfortable. It emphasises the curve of my breasts, another thing Arizona appreciates as I can tell by the looks she gave me when she first saw me in it. The sleeves come down to my elbow and I decided to wear a pair of deep purple pumps as I don't want to risk heels and fall over. The way Arizona looked at me when she first saw me in this dress was a real confidence boost if I'm honest with myself. I don't want other people checking me out but when she does it, I feel kind of sexy in my own skin. To be honest, she checks me out whatever I'm wearing but with the light make up I've applied and jewellery I'm wearing, I feel like the most beautiful girl in the world.

I head downstairs and am greeted by a smiling Arizona, her dimples fully on display. "Calliope!" she runs across the room to give me a big hug. "You look absolutely divine, even more beautiful than a goddess" I melt at her words. I really needed those words in my mind as I meet a couple of her relatives and family friends. It's a really big, and nerve-wracking big step in our relationship.

Our lips meet, the taste of her lips so sweet against mine. But unfortunately, a cough, coupled with a laugh, from Arizona's mum breaks us apart which causes Arizona to scowl and the other people in the room to laugh.

"Well don't just stand there pouting Arizona, are you going to introduce us to this beautiful young lady?" A brunette woman asks, causing my cheeks to fill with colour.

"This is Calliope, but only I get to call her that" she says, putting an arm around my body and squeezing me into her embrace "So you can call her Callie and she's my girlfriend." The smile that's spread across her face is gorgeous, she radiates beauty all the time, but especially when she smiles.

"Well hello Callie, it's nice to meet you. I'm Pearl, Daniel's sister, and this is my husband Nick and our son Danny." As Pearl smiles, I see her facial resemblance to Arizona which previously I had thought was all Barbara, but seeing her smile, I can see a lot of Daniel's side of the family in her face as well.

I continue to mingle with the relatives of Arizona's that are present as well as the family friends. Though my nerves are sky high, with Arizona's hand either in mine or her arm around my waist, the feelings of anxiety bubbling around my mind like a kettle at it's boil, bubbling over with feelings of uneasiness in myself and a fear that I'll say or do something that will upset them or maybe they won't be accepting of transgender people and I'll make the whole evening awkward. But Arizona's touch sooths the quaking nerves and I begin to enjoy myself. As everyone talks, I learn more stories of Arizona's childhood, much to Arizona's protest. Having never really experienced spending time with family in a similar sort of care free environment, I would expect to feel out of place but surprisingly, I felt like I fit in right in and everything feels right.

Arizona's POV

Watching Callie laugh and joke with my family, honestly fills my body with a warm tingly feeling. At first I could feel her shaking with nerves, though you couldn't tell by looking at her, but as she relaxes I can see she's enjoying herself and that my family like her. However, I can see that after a couple of hours, she's beginning to feel overwhelmed and I would be lying if I didn't want to escape and spend some time alone.

Before everyone showed up this evening, I put blankets, cushions, fairy lights and chocolate covered strawberries. Seeing a good time to escape when everyone is talking, I take Callie's hand and lead her out of the room and up to the attic.

"Ta da!" I say as we reach the attic, smiling shyly at Callie, really hoping that she won't think what I've done is stupid.

"Oh Arizona" She says, pulling me into a tight hug "This is beautiful" And for the first time today our lips finally meet properly as we are finally alone. As our kiss becomes more passionate, both of us moaning at the feeling.

"Let's sit down" I break away from the kiss and lead her down to the blanket, cushion nest on the floor.

"If you insist" she says, "But I'd really like to keep kissing you" her voice full of bashfulness and before she can say another word, my lips are on hers; pulling her into me.

Her lips are soft and taste slightly of the lemonade she drank earlier. I open my mouth slightly, inviting her in which she gladly accepts. Her hands find their way to my hair and she runs her fingers through my blonde waves, tugging slightly which causes me to moan into her mouth.

With my mouth open, Callie slips her tongue into my mouth which I readily accept and return. Our tongues dance and our hands wander, my hands tentatively run up Callie's stomach which causes her to shiver but intensifies the kiss, pouring more passion into it. As our kiss intensifies, our tongues battle for dominance and I push Callie backwards, putting my legs on either side of her body.

My hands reach her breasts and I carefully cup them "Is this ok?" I whisper against her lips.

"This is more than ok" She whispers back and moves her hands up my back and she digs her nails in slightly, the slight pain feeling extremely pleasurable.

I massage her breasts lightly, receiving the sexiest moan I think I've ever heard come from Callie's lips. Our bodies are so close, our chests heaving, and my hips start to grind onto Callie's lap, moving with the kiss.

Her hands reach my breasts and she rolls my left nipple between her thumb and forefinger and a wave of pleasure shoots through my body, straight to my core. I bite her lip as an innate reaction to her action and my hands knead her breasts harder than before as I adjust myself so I'm sat more on Callie's left thigh to allow myself to rub my core against her to gain more release.

I can feel her hands everywhere, as if she was touching me almost everywhere at once. The pleasure is heightened as I'm not wearing a bra and I feel the sheer material brush against my nipples which are now erect, rose peaks. The more Callie massages my breasts, the more out of breath I become and the wetter I can feel panties become, especially with the extra pressure applied to my crotch.

Surprising me again at how confident she's become with me since we've started dating, Callie starts pulling the straps off my dress, almost in a lustful frenzy. My dress comes down and my breasts are exposed, the cool air only making my nipples more erect. I press my body against Callie's, enjoying the feeling of her dress against my bare skin.

"Did I go too far?" She asks, worry clear in her voice "Is this all ok?"

"Oh my god Calliope, it's more than ok" I reply breathlessly. "I don't think I've ever been better"

Now that our kiss is broken, she takes the time to look at my exposed skin. The look in her eyes is the hottest thing I've seen as her pupils visibly darken at least two shades. I can see her eyes moving up from my belly button, past my ribs and then focusing on my breasts. "You're so beautiful" she breathes heavily, unmoving from my breasts. Her hands come up to touch them once again and as our skin touches, a spark flies between us. As she massages my naked breasts and our lips reconnect, I can tell her pants are growing tighter as she shifts under me and I can feel her harden underneath me.

My thoughts don't race as much as I thought they would at the thought of Callie growing hard because of me as honestly, now I don't really think there's much difference as if she'd been getting wet with arousal. In the time we've been together, I've become a lot more comfortable with the thought of having actual sex with Callie, though we are nowhere near there yet as this is the first time either of us has had our breasts exposed to the other. But with the dildos I ordered that are waiting for me back at university, I'm sure I can work over my fear that I know will arise when the time comes. However, seeing Callie's response to my touches and my body is such a turn on. She's still a woman and an incredibly sexy one at that and in this moment, I would happily have sex with her right here and now if we were ready and my family weren't downstairs.

Breaking the kiss, I move my kisses down her neck, nibbling at her ear as I go until I reach her breasts. I place delicate kisses on her breasts on her dress and despite the fact she's wearing a bra, I can see her erect nipples through both layers of fabric. "Would it be ok if I took your dress down? You can keep your bra on if you want. I won't pressure you or anything…" I ramble until she cuts me off by kissing my passionately.

"I'd like nothing more…" She says seductively "Well… almost" She blushes and giggles before reconnecting our lips. I slowly unzip her dress, exposing more of her delicious caramel skin before her dress is down around her waist and I can see her breasts encased in the most beautiful black lace bra I've ever seen which frames her ever growing breasts perfectly. Through the lace I can see her nipples and my hands instantly reach up to touch them to which she throws her head back and moans at my touch.

Now, it's not just me grinding against Callie, she's returning the motions and we're moving as one, completely in synch with each other. My dress rides up so it's now around my waist and honestly, there's no point wearing it as it's not covering a lot. Callie's dress has ridden up slightly as well so now I'm grinding onto her bare leg and it feels even better knowing I'm closer to her skin. I'm sure Callie can feel my wetness through my lace panties but it just feels so good I don't worry about what she thinks as if anything it seems to be encouraging her actions and I definitely can't complain about that.

My lips are starting to tingle from all the kissing but I wouldn't stop if someone paid me too. My hands start wondering over her exposed skin, loving the feeling of her soft skin under my fingertips. Reaching her bra strap, my first instinct is to take it off to be able to see her without her bra and for the naked top halves of our bodies to connect but stop myself, knowing that Callie might not be comfortable with it. Plus anyway, I find it incredibly sexy when someone asks permission before doing anything and it's important cause I don't want her to feel uncomfortable. If I did anything she wasn't ready for I might never recover.

I snap myself out of my thoughts and put my fingers lightly on the back of her bra "Would it be ok if I took this off Calliope?" I ask, peppering her face with kisses to try to not cause her to panic at my request.

"I think so" She says slowly, "But I'm embarrassed. Your body is so gorgeous and mine isn't and my breasts are small and I know you can feel my excitement against you and I'm sorry and I don't have curves in the right place and-"

Her words stop as I cut her off with a kiss. "Trust me. Your body is gorgeous and I'm sure you can feel what it's doing to my body on your leg" I giggle, trying to make her feel more relaxed and less embarrassed. I look her in the eyes and smile fondly at her "Your body is beautiful Calliope. Your breasts look absolutely divine and honestly, what curves you do have are killing me and if you had any more my heart might explode!" I kiss her affectionately on the nose. "I'd be lying if feeling your excitement doesn't turn me on" I whisper in her ear "But if you don't want to take off any more clothes or if you want to put your dress back on that's fine. Whatever you want to do is fine with me. Because it's your body and I want you to be comfortable in it. If you want to stop then we can, just say the word."

"How did I get so lucky?" She says, half wondering to herself, smiling. "You've been so patient and understanding with me and it means more than you'll ever know"

"It's me that's lucky Calliope" and our lips brush lightly.

"I want to take it off. I even bought nice underwear in case you'd see it." She confesses.

"So you bought this sexy black lace bra with me in mind?" she nods "Calliope, I am honoured and turned on at the thought" I chuckle.

"Will you help me to take if off? I think it'll feel less weird and awkward that way. And just promise you won't laugh at me…"

"I'd never laugh at you or your body Calliope, surely you know this by now"

"I do… I just worry ok?"

"That's fine" Our lips reconnect our previous movements resume as I slowly reach around and unclasp her bra. She wiggles slightly to allow me the room to free her breasts from their hiding place and when I see them, I can't help but stare. They're the most perfect breasts I've ever seen, a perfect tear drop shape with deep caramel nipples in hardened peaks, and when they are attached to the most beautiful girl in the world that makes them all the better.

"What are you looking at?" She asks, shielding herself from me.

"Just at how perfect you are"

"You're so cheesy" She says into a kiss "Now how about you show me how perfect you think they are?" She pauses, drawing her lips away from mine "Did I really just say that? Oh my god I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me…"

"Well whatever it was, it was so fucking sexy and I'm going to follow your words and show you just how perfect these breasts of yours are and how much I want to touch them and not just with my hands. I want to make you feel good Calliope. If that's alright with you that is?"

"That's more than alright. Now, stop talking and put that mouth to good use" She chuckles.

I like this bold side of Callie, and I'm sure her leg can feel just how much I like it. But who cares, my girlfriend is so freaking hot.

Callie's POV

We jump apart from each other at the sound of fireworks starting and I instantly miss the feeling of her lips on mine. The way her lips explored my body was heavenly; making me feel things I've never felt before, even when I've masturbated. She kissed down my neck, occasionally nipping at the skin which sent waves of pleasure shooting through my body. The way she caressed my breasts, squeezing them, playing with them and when she put her mouth on me I almost came in my pants. The way she played with my nipples, with her fingers, mouth and tongue was purely erotic and I don't think I've ever felt as connected to Arizona as I had in that moment. I glance down at my breasts and I feel myself strain against my underwear even more than before as I can see my breasts are now covered in hickeys; small yet already a deep shade of purple.

I also explored the top half of her body with my hands and sometimes my mouth, though I felt insecure with my actions but based on how Arizona reacted, moaning my name and expletives, I grew more confident with everything as time goes on. The first time I put her nipple in my mouth I moaned at the taste of her sweet skin against my tongue.

"I didn't realise the time" Arizona says, chuckling as she checks her phone for the time. "It's almost the new year"

"That's cause I was having such a good time" I whisper into her ear "And I wouldn't say no to doing it again soon" I nibble at her ear before pulling her into a hug. "Can we watch the fireworks from up here though?"

"I'd love nothing more at the moment" she says and we wrap ourselves in each other's arms, throwing a blanket over our semi naked bodies and watch the fireworks. The cuddles at a complete contrast from the passion that was between us just minutes before. I love that we can be both passionate and comfortable and relaxed with each other as both sides of this relationship are of equal importance to me. I would have never thought even four months ago that I would be as comfortable with someone as I am with Arizona. I'm so much more confident now in myself, it's not perfect but I feel so much more comfortable in my skin than I ever have been.

As we sit and watch the fireworks, one of Arizona's hands find there way to my hair and she starts to lightly massage my head, sending a fuzzy tingle down my spine. I nuzzle into the crook of her neck as the firework display, a sense of calm washing over my body as I run my fingers lightly up and down her leg.

From the attic, we can hear the chants of Arizona's parents, family and friends as they count down the seconds to the new year. I join in, my voice getting louder as Arizona joins in with me "Three. Two. One." We chant together and our lips connect once again as the clocks strike midnight, our kiss softer than our previous ones from today. "Happy new year Arizona" I whisper against her lips, pecking her soft lips again.

"Happy new year Calliope" She whispers back, our voices drowned out by the explosion of fireworks and the celebrations of surrounding.

Minutes pass, or it could be hours, when I'm in Arizona's arms time means nothing to me as I feel so comfortable. We sit in silence, content in each others arms and I start to think about what happened earlier and how currently I have nothing covering the top half of my body apart from a blanket with in Arizona's arms and everything just feels right. Even the fact that I started to get hard as we made out couldn't put me off, and feeling Arizona's wetness against my thigh was certainly a plus!

"Calliope?" Arizona breaks my out of my thoughts, "How about we play a game of would you rather and then maybe, we could play a game of truth or dare" her voice dripping with seduction as she whispers which makes me almost forget to breathe.

"Uhuh" I stumble out "But you go first"

"Ok then… Would you rather spend an evening cuddling or making out?"

"Can't I pick both?" I complain playfully.

"The game is called would you rather silly, but I'd like to do both too and maybe we can get back to making out soon" The pure sexual tension coming from her lips is torturing me.

"I guess I'd say cuddling, but then I also really enjoyed what we just did and would be more than happy to do it again" My voice slightly sultry. "Ok, would you rather give a massage or receive one?"

"Who is massaging me or who am I massaging because that makes a huge difference depending on who it is"

"Let's say massaging me or having me massage you" I blush slightly at my words.

"I'd rather massage you, and let my hands explore that gorgeous body of yours and help make you feel relaxed in the process" she whispers, her tongue running down the outside of my ear before biting it lightly, causing me to moan loudly.

"Well, would you rather kiss in the shower or in the rain?" She asks, her fingers dancing over the skin on my arm.

"Kiss in the rain. That's an easy one."

We ask each other a few more questions, before I stop to kiss her on the lips "How about that game of truth or dare now?" I whisper against her lips, feeling confident.

"Truth or dare Calliope?" her voice causing Maria to twitch in my pants.

"Uhhh… Tr-truth" I stutter, frustrated at how she can make me turn into a stuttering mess.

Her hand runs over my stomach, brushing lightly over my exposed skin "What's the body part of yours do you like the most?"

"Since starting hormones I'd say the thing I like most is my breasts cause they make me feel more feminine, even if they aren't the size I'd like ideally. But I've always liked my hands as I think they look quite feminine and kind of dainty, even though I'm not a petite woman."

She takes my hands in hers, almost inspecting them, running her fingers over them before kissing her way up my hands to my breasts, taking my left nipple into her mouth and sucking lightly as she runs her tongue over my erect bud.

"Oh god" I moan as her hand plays with my other breast, causing me to strain against my undies which are almost uncomfortably tight at this point, especially with the added pressure of Arizona's weight on top of me.

"I love these hands" she says before putting one of my fingers in her mouth in the most seductive act I've ever seen, licking from the base of my finger to the tip, almost making me cum right there and then. "And I love these breasts, they're absolutely beautiful and so responsive to my touch", proving her point by biting each nipple.

"You're turn now, so Arizona… Truth or dare?" My hand playing with her hair.

"Truth… for now anyway" she winks cheekily.

"Have you ever had a dream about me? A sexy dream that is…"

"Well that'd be telling wouldn't it."

"Yeah, that's the point of this game isn't it?"

"It's embarrassing how many dreams I've had though. I've had plenty of dreams where we don't do anything sexy, like the one we went to the beach and sat and watched the sunset. But I've also had dreams ranging from just making out to full sex…" Her cheeks are completely flushed and she manages to somehow look adorable as well as sexy.

"If it makes you feel better, I've had some dreams about you…" I pause for dramatic effect before I continue and whisper in her ear "Of both nature…"

"Oh god that's hot" Arizona mutters under her breath "Ok I don't want to be the centre of attention now, so Calliope, truth or dare?"

"Only if you tell me what those dreams are about in a lot more detail"

"You have yourself a deal Calliope. Now, truth or dare?"

I chuckle "I think I'll stick with truth for now, I'm boring and I don't think I want to know what kind of dare you'd come up with"

Arizona looks me dead in the eye and says "Have you ever watched porn and if so, how often do you watch it?"

"ARIZONA!" My body automatically recoiling away from hers in embarrassment, my hands covering myself as if that would help her to not see how embarrassed I've become.

"Answer the question Calliope or you'll have to do a dare" She taunts, her eyes dancing with glee as if she was taking delight in my discomfort but by the hand on knee with the thumb rubbing small circles against my skin, I can tell she's feeling the slightly uncomfortable with her question. We've had some conversations of a sexual nature, discussing our boundaries and some likes and dislikes.

"Fine. I have watched porn, not a lot of it though as I find it's unrealistic, though what would I know right? Even though I'm bisexual I prefer to watch women on women porn though even saying that makes me feel dysphoric as I feel that's a very male thing to do… But women are just so damn beautiful and the noises they make are just… divine. So a lot of the time I just listen to them instead of watching… I find that better… God this is embarrassing but I'll keep going, I've also looked at some transgender porn to try to find people who look like me which does make me feel better but that is still aimed at straight guys instead of actual trans people for example… Yeah… Now I feel embarrassed."

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about Calliope, trust me. Sometimes I watch porn too and I promise that there is nothing to be ashamed about for watching lesbian porn because you are a woman and though you are attracted to me, you are also attracted to women so that doesn't make you any less of a woman or anything else that you may think that's along those lines. Though I must say I have a preference for erotic novels instead of videos but that's a conversation for another day but maybe you can borrow one sometime"

My heart stops at her words. I have to stop the thought of Arizona reading an erotic novel from my mind before I completely fall over the edge and make a mess. "I might just take you up on that offer one day. Now, truth or dare?"

"Ummm… Truth. This is just turning into a game of truth, maybe we'll play a proper game including dares at a later date and we can maybe amp it up a bit and have some good dares" She winks.

"Ok then… Um… What's a sexual fantasy of yours?"

"There's nothing really kinky that I'm into that I'm aware of but I do like to be dominated. Nothing like chains and whips but having someone take control… really gets me going" Her voice is husky in my ear, her breath tickling and her words sending shivers through my body. "But then I also sometimes like being the one to take control. I guess that's not really a fantasy then but that's all I've got at the moment."

As turned on as I am by her words and everything that had happened since we had been in the attic, a yawn escapes my lips. "I'm so sorry about that, I'm just really tired. Meeting new people always makes me anxious and that then makes me tired. Plus, we've been having our own mini work out up here for a few hours. Not that I'm complaining though, I really enjoyed myself tonight" I whisper the last words into her ear, kissing my way down her neck before adjusting the pillows.

"If you want, we can sleep up here. I brought up pyjamas so you can pop them on if you want to"

She's so thoughtful, my heart aches. "I would just put pyjama bottoms on but I don't want your parents coming up here and seeing me naked. It's one thing them being ok with me being trans but they don't need to see my body. That is for your eyes only"

Quarter of an hour later, pyjamas are on and we're ready for bed. Arizona lies down and I press my body up against her back, spooning her, wrapping my arms around her mid-section so I can hold her close to me. "Thank you for such an amazing evening Arizona" I whisper in to the darkness "I just hope the rest of the year will be as good as this" I kiss the back of her hair and close my eyes.

"Good night Calliope, I'm glad you had a great evening, I did too and I can only hope that we will build on what we did; kisses, games and all."

"Sleep well"

"I always do with you by my side"

"Sweet talker." I mutter, though I agree with her statement. Exhaustion takes over my body and sleep washes over me, the scent of Arizona's floral shampoo filling my nostrils as I drift off to the land of dreams.

AN: In case you didn't see, I posted a one shot called Black Cloud so if you want to, feel free to check it out!