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I had previously used chapters 12 & 13 as Author notes, but I've since deleted these, and have written proper chapters. I think if you left a message before, it may not let you do it again...so I'll just have to hope you like this one.
Things have taken a turn for the worst in the UK with many of my friends plans for spending Christmas with family ruined due to a new stricter lockdown. Thinking of everyone affected by the new version of the virus as countries try and stop it spreading too far.
Feel very lucky that I was able to get to Dublin and have this week spent time with nephew and nieces. Ireland is heading into a lockdown soon so making the most of my time here whilst keeping safe.
Anyway, writing this story is a pleasant distraction.
"1 ummm should probably go back down the front" Arizona said to Callie.
"Umm yeah sure" the American replied as she moved her hand onto her lap, breaking the contact they had.
As Arizona rose from her seat she turned and said "No training tomorrow OK. You need to ice and rest that calf OK?"
"Really? Not even swimming?" Callie asked causing Arizona's brain to picture Callie in her costume.
"Just give it 24 hrs OK?" She said with a soft smile "we want you available for the next game."
"OK. I was slow out there" Callie added thoughtfully as she remembered her legs feeling like lead.
"You did brilliantly. You are brilliant." Arizona responded with a warm smile "you just need more game time."
"Thank you Arizona" Callie said as she held the blondes gaze.
"Come see me tomorrow and I'll give you a rub down, you are going to ache".
Callie watched the blonde make her way back down the aisle of the coach to re join the other physios, when she reached her seat Arizona turned and looked back down in Callie's direction and blushed slightly when she realised Callie was watching her.
Callie smiled to herself, Arizona was still interested, she could tell. She just had to prove to her that she was worth the risk. Callie closed her eyes as she pictured the message Arizona had promised her. In reality it would be a painful deep tissue rub down in the middle of a brightly lit treatment room, but in Callie's imagine it was something completely different.
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"Holy fuck!" Callie swore out loud to herself as she when to climb out of bed. Arizona was right, her body was stiff. She groaned in pain as she raised her arms up above her head as she stretched her back before hobbling to the shower room.
An hour later and she slowly hobbled into the treatment room when she found Arizona and Sam deep in conversation.
"Here she is!" Sam said warmly "match winning hero" she added with a smile.
"How you feeling?" Arizona asked as her eyes did a scan up and down Callie's body.
"As you predicted" the brunette replied as she plopped down on the edge of the massage bed.
"OK well, we'll having you feeling better in no time. Do you wanna take your tracksuit off and hop yourself up on the bench" Sam reached for the bottle of massage ointment but before she could put any on her hands Arizona spoke
"Actually Sam, I need you to do me a favour, can you head back to the office and finish up the report on the game last night, I'll cover this" the blonde said as she put her hand out for the bottle.
Sam narrowed her eyes at her boss knowing full well that she had already finished the report. "Sure" she said with a smile.
"Thanks, I appreciate it" Arizona said smiling at her friend
"I'll umm see you guys later" Sam said as she headed out I'm the door.
When Arizona turned round she stopped in her tracks as She saw Callie's bronzes body waiting for her on the massage table. She was just wearing a pair of shorts and.a sports bra.
"I feel like I did ten rounds in a boxing ring, not twenty minutes on a soccer pitch!" Callie commented as she turned her head so she could see the blonde physio.
"Ha welcome to the Super League" Arizona said with a small smile as she pulled her hoodie off over her head. Callie's eyes widened as she caught a glimpse of Arizona's toned abs as her t-shirt got pulled up along with the hoodie. Fuck she had a fit body! Callie quickly turned the face the other way so Arizona didn't see her looking.
"Ummm yeah I umm don't think I've ever felt cold like that." Callie said trying to put the thought of Arizona's body out of her mind.
Callie took a sharp intake of breath as she felt Arizona's fingers roll up her shorts so that more of the back of her thigh was accessible.
"Ready?" Arizona asked
"Uh huh" Callie replied
"You do realise this is going to be more pain than pleasure" the physio said as she used the heel of her hand to rub up and down the Americans thigh warming the muscle up before she went to work with her thumbs, work deep into the soft tissue.
"No pain, no gain right?" Callie replied as she turned her head so she could see Arizona.
"So you must be delighted with the goal?" Arizona asked making conversation to distract Callie from the pain she was about to inflict as she rammed her knuckles into the bronzed muscle.
It didn't work!
"Fuuuuck" Callie yelled at the pain
"Sorry!" Arizona said trying her hardest to keep a smile forming on her face
"No you're not!" Callie replied with a small chuckle "you're probably enjoying yourself right now, especially after the way I behaved the other day..." Callie paused before adding "you know when I was having my fading diva meltdown moment!" In reference to their argument.
"Callie you are brilliant, you are such a good player and the US team know that, you keep working hard and scoring goals and you'll be picked for the Olympics for sure" Arizona responded as she moved around the other side of the table and started on the other thigh, Callie moved her head so she could continue to watch Arizona as she worked.
"I needed that dressing down the other day, I'm sorry I was such a brat. I shouldn't have told you to fuck off!" Callie said sensing the opportunity to apologise for her part in their argument.
"Yes...yes you should have...I went too far and I totally deserved that." Arizona said solemnly pausing slightly before admitting
"I was upset you were leaving".
"Really?" Callie asked a smile forming on her face as she listened to Arizona speak, she could almost forgot about the pain the blondes hands were causing right now.
Arizona briefly stopped moving her hands and looked down at Callie "I meant what I said, I'm really glad you stayed" Arizona surprised herself that she was opening up so much and quickly resumed the rub down.
"You know we umm need your goals at Spurs" Arizona added with a cheeky smile but the tone of her voice made it clear she was joking and that it wasn't the main reason.
Over the next 30 minutes Arizona moved around Callie's body providing a deep massage on all the key muscles that were tight following the game. They spoke about the fixtures coming up and Arizona filled Callie in on key players and what to expect.
"So any tips on how to play against your ex?" Callie asked as Arizona indicated she had finished and the brunette could sit up.
"Oh you don't have to worry about Alex, you are way better" Arizona said smiling as she rubbed her hands on a towel
Callie took to opportunity for a little flirt "are you still talking about soccer here?" She raised an eyebrow and smiled as she caught the blonde look over at her in surprise.
Shit! Arizona thought. That eyebrow move had some serious impact on Arizona as she thought through possible answers.
A) go back with a killer line about looking forward to finding out; or
B) ignore the flirt and keep it professional
Arizona was still feeling relieved that Callie hadn't run back to the States and that she had a chance to see where this went, to rethink her priorities. Yes she loved her job, but she was only human and given the way she had felt when she thought Callie was leaving, there was something big here. Or there could be...if she gave it a chance.
In that split second Arizona decided to throw caution to the wind
"Well, obviously I can only comment on your ball skills Calliope...at the moment!" Arizona replied
Callie felt a throb between her legs as the blonde used her full name again
"Meaning...there may be a moment?" The Latina asked hopefully
"Yes...I think there could be" Arizona said softly
Callie swallowed hard as she looked at Arizona and held her gaze
"And the moment would be soon ?" Callie asked
Callie held her breath as Arizona lent in closer to brunette and whispered in her ear "I think you'll know Callioppppppe!" before turning, leaving the room and the American in a hot mess.
Arizona smiled to herself as she walked out the room. It felt good to flirt with Callie to feel a mutual attraction after what had happened with Alex. She had almost messed the opportunity up, but she was pleased she had a second chance, but she wasn't going to make it easy for the American.
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Over the next couple of days Callie went back to full training with the squad and the manager worked the team hard practising set pieces and set them all homework to watch their opponents recent games. Their next game was away to Everton which would mean an overnight stay before the game.
Callie and Arizona had exchanged a few flirty text messages, but they had hardly seen each other since the rub down.
One day Callie had been eating with a couple of other players when Sam and Arizona had walked into the canteen area. Callie watched from her seat as the blonde tried to casually scan the room of faces and then burst into a big dimpled smile when she found Callie who's own face was smiling back at her.
Callie was hoping she might come and speak to her, or that they would have another physio session together so she could flirt some more, but Becky and Sam and taken her sessions and it seemed Arizona was making her wait for this moment she promised.
On the coach journey up to Liverpool, Arizona's phone buzzed constantly with messages from the brunette who was sat further down the coach.
Arizona smiled as she read the text
You know Dr Robbins..,I'm feeling a little tightness right now!
Oh no! That doesn't sound good. You maybe need to do some stretches.
Hmmm maybe, but I think a rub down would be better.
You want me to send Sam down to sort you out? She's very good you know.
I want the best Dr Robbins!
"What are looking so happy about?"
Sam said as she slipped into the seat next to her friend who was engrossed on her phone.
"Nothing!" Arizona said with a guilty look on her face. Her cheeks blushed as her phone buzzed indicating another message which she daren't look at with Sam next to her.
"You Robbins are a truly terrible liar!" Sam laughed as the blondes phone buzzed again.
"Hadn't you better see what she wants?" Sam said gesturing to the phone.
"Who?" Arizona said innocently
"Torres!" Sam said with a smile
"I don't know what you mean!" Arizona said trying to keep a straight face.
"Wow! Look at that!" Sam said excitedly as she pointed out the window.
As Arizona turned to look, Sam grabbed her phone from her
"Hey!" Arizona complained with a chuckle at her friends sneaking move of distracting her
"Oh!" Sam said with a serious voice as she held the phone out of Arizona's reach as she read the screen "sounds serious Ari..."
"Sam!" Arizona said as she desperately tried to grab her phone back
Sam laughed "she is... and I quote..." Sam read the latest text "...getting tighter down there!"
"Oh my god..." Arizona pleaded "...will you give me my phone back! " she said as she felt her cheeks blush
Sam smiled at her friend and gave her phone back.
"Thank you!" Arizona said shoving the item in her hoodie and turning to gaze out the window.
"I'm pleased Ari" Sam said
"Why? What for?" The blonde responded turning her gaze to her friend
"For you...for this!" Sam said gesturing to the blondes phone
"Nothing has happened " Arizona said
"Yeah, but it is...right?" Sam asked "I mean you want it to"
"Yes I want it! Like I REALLY want it" Arizona confessed "and I know initially I said nothing could happen because of my job, but..."
"But...?" Sam asked
"But I honestly can't stop thinking about her!" Arizona whispered
"Ohhhh Robins has it baaaaad!" Sam teased her friend
"I know right! I mean nothing has even happened yet!" Arizona shook her head
"Hey...it's good...it's a good thing Ari...god I remember all those years ago when I first met Lou and it's the anticipation...so sexy"
"Err didn't you two shag the first night you met???" Arizona challenged her friend who had met her now wife in a gay bar.
"True...but we'd spent at least an hour in the bar flirting!" Sam laughed
"Well in that case..." Arizona said with a chuckle
"My point is enjoy it Ari, have some fun, but be careful OK?" Sam said
"I will be. I promise" Arizona said seriously
"And you know I don't just mean about the job!" Sam added in reference to Alex and how things had ended.
Arizona didn't like to dwell on things and she preferred to learn from bad things and become stronger, but finding out Alex had cheated on her had been hard to move on from. Coming back to the UK after a few years away had helped, but she hadn't felt the desire to get involved with anyone in a year...until now. Until she had met the gorgeous, talented, sexy Calliope Torres.
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Once they had arrived at the hotel the manager got the team together in the conference room they had hired and they watched some more videos on their opposite on also on their last game and talked tactics.
The manager then read out the squad for the game and Callie was delighted that she would be starting the game. She knew fitness wise she probably wouldn't last the whole 90 minutes, but the coach had discussed her plan to start her and then assess at half time how much longer she could continue. The plan was to attack hard and fast at the start of the game.
The team had dinner together and then they were encouraged to get an early night. Callie was sharing a room with Lisa, one of the other players. Callie knew she was too excited to sleep so said to Lisa she was going for a swim.
Being selected wasn't the only reason why Callie was excited. She was enjoying the flirting with Arizona and she kept hoping today would be the day for their 'moment".
Callie picked up towels from the gym receptionist and headed into the locker room to change. There were maybe three other people in the pool when she climbed down the steps and her body gave a slight shiver as it adjusted to the temperature. Callie ducked her head under the water before starting on a lap of the pool. She was careful not to overdo it and swam at a fairly slow pace, she had been focused on her strokes and breathing that she had missed the blonde woman in the red swimming costume take a quick shower before heading to the sauna room.
As Arizona entered the enclosed room her breath was taken away by the dry heat. She politely said hi to the couple in the sauna before climbing up and then laying down on the top row of the seating. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she felt the heat hit her skin. Her eyes were still closed a few minutes later when she heard the couple leave the room and she relaxed even more knowing she was alone.
Callie had decided on a five minute sauna session before she hit the shower, as she entered the sauna she initially thought she was alone, her vision was slightly hazy from the heat and the dimmed lightening, but then she stopped in her tracks when she saw she wasn't alone.
Callie's mouth dropped open as her eyes adjusted and spotted Arizona lying on her back on the top row on the sauna. The blonde had her eyes closed and was wearing a red swimsuit, one leg was bent up and her skin glistened from the heat. Fuck, Callie said to herself as she tried to control her breathing.
Arizona felt the cold from the door that had she had heard open and opened her eyes to see who was joining her and why they were letting the heat out. As she turned her head towards the door she recognised the familiar silhouette of Callie standing there frozen.
A small smile formed on the blonde face as she took in the site of Callie in her swimsuit with a towel thrown over one shoulder "close the door Torres, you're letting all the heat out!" Arizona said before she closed her eyes again and turned her head back to face the ceiling.
"Ummm shit...sorry..." Callie said apologetically, finally pulling the door closed behind her, in a fluster. She walked over to the lower bench and sat down resting her back against the wall and stretched her legs out.
The blonde had told her she hadn't wanted her to leave and had indicated that she had changed her mind about something happening between them, but Callie just didn't know when.
Her stomach was doing somersaults being so near to Arizona, all alone and with very few clothes on. Surely this was time for their moment! Callie would have liked nothing better than to climb on top of the blonde right then.
"How's that tightness feeling right now?" Arizona asked with a smile on her face
Oh my god, Callie thought to herself as Arizona picked up the flirting.
"It's umm...it's still bad..." Callie paused, if the blonde wanted to flirt, she could do that too "only now I ummm well now I have a dull throbbing sensation near my groin"
Arizona's eyes shot wide open and before she could stop it a small groan escaped her mouth at the imagine generated by Callie's words. Fuck! Arizona felt her clit throb hard as she pictured herself touching Callie.
Callie smiled as she heard the small groan from the blonde "you OK up there?" She asked innocently
Arizona cleared her throat "Uh huh" was all she could manage as she took a deep breath of the warm air. "I umm I'm just getting a little overheated up here" Arizona said trying to regain some composure
"Well maybe you should take a cold shower!" Callie responded innocently
Arizona smiled at the suggested "maybe I will" she said as she swung her legs down and climbed down off the top bunk. Callie was sat with her back against the sauna wall her brown locks wet against her head from the pool, those long golden legs stretched out in front of her on the bench.
Arizona took a step nearer the brunette who maintained eye contact with her as she did and this time Callie let out the groan as Arizona slowly ran her tongue over her bottom lip, before playfully biting it.
"Now?" Callie whispered as Arizona took another step nearer to her, in reference to Arizona saying she would know when their moment was.
Arizona was about to speak when the door burst open and she quickly took a step back as a lady in her 60's entered the sauna and said hello to the two women.
Fuuuck! Callie screamed inside at the woman who had innocently just ruined a very big thing.
Arizona rolled her eyes and reluctantly grabbed the towel she had been lying on and wrapped it around her waist before turning to Callie "Don't over do it. Make sure you rehydrate."
"Oh don't worry about me...I'm pretty wet right now" Callie replied arching an eyebrow at the blonde who looked slightly shocked at the comment, before smiling back "me too, me too" as she left the room.
"She's umm my physio" Callie said to the woman in the sauna feeling the need to explain "you know, I play soccer and she umm was just looking out for me."
"That's nice dear!" The lady replied with a knowing smile and a wink!
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Arizona took Callie's advice and had a cool shower rinsing the sweat off her body and washing her hair. That had been close! She was literally about to lean in and kiss Callie when the door had opened. As much as she had wanted to, it was risky as anyone could have walked in. She need to be way more careful.
Arizona wrapped a towel around her naked body and walked into the changing room and headed to the vanity mirror to use one of the hairdryers. She hadn't been drying her hair long before she saw Callie exit the shower area and go over to her locker to get her clothes. Arizona watched in the mirror as Callie towel dried her brunette hair and applied moisturiser to her legs and arms. Arizona tipped her head upside down as she let the heat dry her blonde curls, but her eyes remained fixed on the view in the mirror.
Callie knew she was being watched and so decided to put on a little show as she slowly rubbed cream into her skin and glanced over to catch those piercing blue eyes staring at her.
Callie slipped on her underwear and pulled on her tracksuit before making her way to take a seat next to Arizona.
"Nice show!" The blonde said with a smile as she switched off the hairdryer and ran her hands through her hair quickly.
"Thanks." Callie replied "your turn now?" She challenged with one of her by now signature eyebrow raises.
Arizona smiled as got up and headed to her locker and retrieved her belongings before placing them on the bench in front on her. The blonde turned to face the direction of the vanity area where Callie was now drying her hair, but watching the view behind her in the mirror. There were two other women changing near by Arizona, but after making sure neither of them were looking, Arizona looked directly at Callie via the mirror and quickly readjusted her towel, opening it just long and wide enough for the brunette to be able to catch a glimpse of her naked body. Arizona smiled as she saw Callie's eyes widen in the mirror at the sight of the blonde before she turned her back to the brunette and quickly got changed.
Callie was so turned on from all the teasing and then the vision of a naked Arizona. It had lasted less than four seconds, but Callie had used the time wisely, her eyes scanning every part of the blondes toned body that she so desperately now needed to touch.
Callie followed Arizona out of the changing room and the two women joined a couple waiting for the lift, neither of them speaking.
Callie entered first and stood up against the back of the lift, Arizona choosing to stand in front of her with her back to Callie, whilst the couple stood along the side. Callie watched as they punched the button for floor 3. Callie punched the button for floor 9 and the blonde hit the 8 button.
Callie could hardly breath with anticipation as she stared at the back of the blonde's hair as she counted away the floors, breathing out a sigh of relief when the couple said goodbye to them both and no one else got in. They were alone at last.
Callie sighed before softly whispering Arizona's name.
The blonde couldn't wait any longer, she turned round hungrily planted her lips firmly on the brunette's, her hands coming up and gripping Callie's face as she pushed the American back against the lift wall.
Callie felt the butterflies, hundreds of them as she felt Arizona's soft lips on hers. Her legs felt like they had turned to Jelly as Arizona kissed her for the first time. She made a small groan as she opened her mouth to let Arizona in, however, the blonde slowed her kisses and pulled back slightly.
Callie's eyes searched Arizona's blue eyes pleading her to continue. Callie couldn't speak, she watched as the blonde started to lean in close for another kiss, before seemingly changing her mind, instead resting her head against the brunette's.
As the lift pinged indicating it had reached Arizona's floor, the blonde turned and walked out of the lift without saying a word.
Callie watched as the blonde walked down the corridor until the lift door closed and she punched the air and jumped up and down like a small kid. It had been everything she hoped for and more!
I really hope you liked it. I enjoyed writing the flirting parts and have tried to play homage to the famous lift scene kiss, although didn't come any where close to that scene which was just WOW!
Cant wait for 2020 to be over that's for sure. Hope everyone is keeping safe and if I don't manage a Christmas update, I wish everyone a safe and healthy Christmas or Nollaig Shona Duit as they say in Ireland. S x
