AN: Thank you all for the wonderful reviews. I am really glad that you all enjoyed the last chapter. I honestly did not expect the response I have gotten from this fanfiction. To answer one question from the reviews, yes, Callie and Arizona will be taking a trip together in the near future but it hasn't happened yet, sorry for the confusion. I know it has taken me longer than usual to update a chapter. Boston was great and inspiring but I was just so busy during the day and then exhausted at night that I didn't get the chance to write. So, though this chapter is not as polished as I would like, I didn't want to keep you waiting any longer. Happy reading and please let me know what you think. The pace will be picking up soon as far as time jumping goes :)
Chapter Twelve
General POV
The masked figure could hardly contain their laughter at the sight of the two women huddled together in the shower. Arizona was hiding behind Amelia with one of her fists gripping the back of her pajama shirt tightly, while the other one was gripping her hip firmly and her eyes were squeezed shut. Amelia stood in front looking slightly braver with her left hand gripping Arizona's tightly over her left hip and her right hand out in front of her with a bright pink razor in it as if it were a shield. The masked person responded quickly, grabbing Amelia's hand and successfully freeing the razor from her hand as she lunged forward to attack. Arizona screamed an ear splitting sound that was sure would wake the whole base.
Suddenly, Amelia shouted for Arizona to run and save herself but Arizona squared her shoulders and stood in front of the presumed psycho killer and loudly proclaimed that she was not afraid of them. The sight was so ridiculous that they just could no longer contain their laughter or maintain their composure and suddenly the mask was being pulled from their face by Arizona's trembling hand.
"You're dead meat." Arizona said with a deadly look that he had seen so many times growing up.
"Boo!" he shouted as the mask was finally pulled completely free.
"Tim?" Amelia shouted, half in relief, half in anger.
"I'm so sorry, sis, but that was just too good to even try to pass up."
"How...what...why?" Arizona fumbled for words but she was stopped as Amelia attacked, running from behind her and jumping on Tim. She pounded him with her tiny fists as she launched herself onto his back.
"Ow...ow...ouch, ok, uncle, uncle." Tim shouted, attempting to pull Amelia from his back as she continued to hammer him with her fists. Arizona took the opportunity to join in the attack on her brother and latched herself around his waist and legs, causing all three of them to tumble and land with an "oomph" on the tile floor of the bathroom.
Limbs were flying in a tangled web and curses sounded in the air as the three wrestled each other on the floor. Tim landed a solid fisted hand to Arizona's lip as he brought his hand up to defend himself from Amelia's relentless attack. Arizona tugged hard at his leg hairs in retaliation, something she had learned in her preteen years when he was much bigger than her. It was below the belt but she was past the point of playing fair. Tim caught a handful of Amelia's hair to ward off another attack by her as her hands continued to lash out in a fury. And much like their wrestling matches as kids, he had Arizona's ear in the other hand while she continued tugging at his leg hairs, his legs doing an involuntary dance in an attempt to avoid her hair pulling. This is how the trio was tangled together in a heap on the floor, Arizona and Amelia showing no mercy in their attack and Tim trying to fend them off without hurting them when a voice interrupted their frenzy.
"What's going on? I heard screaming?" Callie came running in, her hair a mess, clearly having been woken from her sleep. She had heard a blood curdling scream that pulled her from her sleep and as soon as she saw Arizona's empty bed, she knew who the scream had belonged to. Her heart had plummeted and she had run toward the scream without a second thought or a weapon. Cristina was right behind her with a curling iron in her hand and Jo behind her with a baseball bat, both having paused to grab weapons before running toward the screaming.
Callie's eyes widened as she took in the sight of the three of them. Arizona had a handful of Tim's leg hair, his knee dangerously close to her mouth, leaving Callie wondering if her girlfriend was about to bite her brother as she looked up at Callie with big bright eyes. Amelia had Tim's shirt clad nipple in her hand as she froze, mid twist at the interruption, and Tim still had Arizona's ear in one hand and Amelia's hair in the other.
"What the hell is going on here?" Callie demanded.
The three of them looked at each other, both girls glaring at Tim before they all let go of each other and scrambled to their feet. Arizona crossed her arms over her chest and Amelia stood with her hands on her hips. Tim was bent over, hands on his knees and Arizona felt a pang of guilt for a second thinking that maybe they had seriously hurt her brother when he spoke.
"These two were in the shower together and I scared them." Tim laughed, he doubled over, holding his belly, "It was priceless."
"What?" Callie asked.
"Why were you in here while they were getting their freak on in the shower?" Cristina asked Tim then added, "She's your sister."
"Hiding in the shower together. Fully clothed and not getting our freak on." Amelia clarified as Callie's eyes narrowed and her fists clenched. Arizona dropped her face into her hands as embarrassment replaced fear and anger. She was now going to have to explain this to three, no make that five people as Eliza and April joined the growing crowd.
"We thought we heard screaming." April said as she stepped around Jo and Cristina and stood beside Callie.
"You did hear screaming." Callie replied as she continued to glare.
"Ugh, ok. I watched some scary movies with Callie last night and…. how did you know by the way?" Arizona asked, turning to her brother suddenly as the thought interrupted her explanation.
"Teddy, Nick, you, and I all have the same movie account remember? Mom and Dad got it for us for Christmas last year so we could have entertainment while we were deployed and you were in Malawi saving tiny humans. I can see your purchases. I thought it was an odd selection of movies in your que."
"We're waiting." Callie replied, feeling slightly less than amused at whatever was going on. Being woken up by that scream had nearly caused her heart to stop and then being told that Arizona and Amelia were found in the shower together was not doing anything for her mood or patience.
"Right, we watched some scary movies and I couldn't sleep. I had to go to the bathroom but I was scared so I woke Amelia up and made her go with me. While I was washing my hands and keeping lookout so Amelia could also use the bathroom, I saw a shadow of a figure with a knife and when Amelia came out of the stall she saw it too. We hid in the shower and Tim attacked us in a mask with that fake knife in his belt. I screamed, ok, I was freaked out and we were hiding in a fricken shower. We were trapped in the shower like the stupid girls in the movies with only a razor for protection and I panicked." Arizona replied. Suddenly Amelia burst out laughing, the fear and adrenaline having finally gotten to her. Slowly, everyone else began laughing too but Arizona kept an icy glare on her brother with her arms firmly across her chest.
"It is a little funny, Arizona." Callie whispered as she smiled at the cuteness of her girlfriend in her fuzzy pajama pants and a tank top with flip flops on her feet with furrowed eyebrows and narrowed eyes as her arms crossed over her chest. Her hair was a mess from the fight and a pout was on her lips. All annoyance on Callie's end was forgotten as she pictured what happened in her head.
"You're going to pay for this Timothy Daniel Robbins." Arizona said to her brother. He laughed lightly, unafraid of his little sister's threats.
"I'm shaking in my boots."
"Good one G.I. Joe, I just wish we had all gotten to see it." Cristina said as she patted Tim on the back.
"A razor? I keep a baseball bat in my cubby, next time, take that with you. It might deter moron brothers in the future." Jo said as her laughter died down.
"You should be afraid, not only did you scare and embarrass me but you also scared Amelia and humiliated her as well."
"I'm not afraid of you or little Shepherd."
"You might not be afraid of Arizona's threats but I'll make sure we pay you back. And you won't see it coming, you won't know when or how or why but I have a little darkness that Arizona doesn't possess so you should be scared." Amelia said with a sweet smile and a deadly glare as her own laughter died down.
"Oh, I saw your darkness as you tried to take me out with a hot pink razor. That was really sweet of you to jump in front of Arizona and tell her to save herself." Tim teased, causing both Amelia and Arizona's cheeks to burn red.
"You're going down, Robbins." Amelia said as she pushed past Tim, no longer finding the situation amusing.
"We should get back to bed before Bailey gets the calvary." Cristina said.
"Arizona…" Tim started only for her to cut him off.
"Don't. Unless you do want me to get Bailey so Owen and Teddy are aware of your whereabouts and activities for the night." Arizona threatened, she would never actually narc on her brother. They had grown up with a serious "snitches get stitches" motto, so, they always handled these things themselves. She arched an eyebrow at her brother as if challenging him.
"Fine." Tim said as he placed the pink razor in Arizona's palm and walked away leaving just Arizona and Callie in the bathroom.
"Honey, why didn't you wake me up if you were so scared?" Callie asked, tilting Arizona's chin up so she would look in her eyes. She had kept her head down, eyes averted to the floor or with a death glare pointed at her brother the entire time she had been rehashing the story. Callie gasped as Arizona looked up at her, "Your lip is bleeding."
"Yeah well, Tim punched me in the mouth on accident but he has a bald spot on his right leg so it was worth it." Arizona shrugged as she ran her tongue over the cut on her lip and winced. Callie led her over to the sink where she wet a paper towel and dabbed her lip with it.
"You still didn't answer my question. Why didn't you wake me up if you were scared? I would have gone with you."
"Because, I didn't want you to be right so obviously I couldn't tell you I was scared. Plus then Tim would have scared you too."
"So you decided that Amelia would be good protection? She's tiny but I can handle Tim. " Callie smiled and added, "And the trusty little razor, that's your weapon choice?"
"Ok well, I didn't think we would actually be attacked by a psycho killer. I just figured, safety in numbers. But she was pretty badass with the razor." Arizona laughed for the first time. "She nearly cut Tim with it."
"Well, he would have deserved it, scaring you like that." Callie said, deciding to not let Arizona know exactly how amused she was with Tim's prank for her own benefit.
"Come on, we should go to bed. You have to be to the hospital in the morning and I'm manning the medic tent."
"Want to sleep with me?" Callie asked, causing Arizona to pause and turn to face her once again. Arizona opened her mouth to speak, they really should be laying low but Callie cut her off, "Just sleep, I mean. I know you're not scared but I would feel better. I would sleep better if I knew we were both safe."
Callie smiled as she saw Arizona having an internal argument with herself before she turned and asked with a cocky grin, "Are you scared?"
"Maybe a little." Callie lied and she knew it worked as Arizona nodded her head and led them to Callie's bunk. She just couldn't resist, Arizona looked adorable with her hair a mess from the fighting and the split lip. She could clearly imagine the Robbins siblings having battles as children. Callie climbed up the ladder to her bunk first and Arizona followed as Callie laid down on her back and opened her arms so that Arizona could snuggle in. She lay down with her right ear pressed to Callie's chest as she listened to the steady drum of her heartbeat and for the first time that night, sleep overtook her. Callie sighed as she felt Arizona's breathing even out within minutes of her head laying on her chest. She closed her eyes, falling asleep with a smile on her face and a blonde on her chest, her arms wrapped tightly around a slender body.
"Well aren't you two just adorable." the sarcastic voice of Amelia woke Arizona from her sleep the next morning and she was slightly confused as she looked down at the ladder where Amelia stood and realized this was not her bunk.
"What time is it?" Arizona goraned, she felt as though she had only just fallen asleep.
"Five am sunshine, time for our run."
"Ugh." Arizona replied as she tried to work her way out from under Callie's arms without waking her.
"No, stay, I'm warm and comfy." the brunette whispered without opening her eyes.
"I have to go, but you stay and go back to sleep while Amelia and I go for a run and make a plan to kill my brother." Arizona said sweetly as she kissed Callie on the mouth. She smiled as she realized she was already back to sleep.
"So, how are we gonna get your brother back?" Amelia asked as the two of them, along with April stretched while waiting for the rest of the group to arrive a few minutes later.
"I'm not sure yet but it has to be good and evil and, and, and horrible." Arizona said, her anger from the night before returning at the memory.
The rest of the group arrived, including Tim who both Arizona and Amelia snubbed. And as they ran, Amelia and Arizona thought carefully over all the possible ways to get vengeance on the other Robbins. April and Teddy would occasionally throw in a suggestion but nothing they came up with seemed feasible or appropriately horrible enough. But the suggestions were fun and cathartic so it made them at least feel better.
Tim ran a leisurely pace behind Arizona and Amelia. Nick was jogging beside him and kept sending side glances his way, wondering what he had done to piss off Arizona and Amelia, neither of which were ones to be seriously mad about anything without good reason. Hot tempered with certain things maybe but not ones who held a grudge. "I'll tell you later." Tim replied as he caught Nick's eye for the third time.
"So what did you do to piss off Amelia and Arizona?" Nick asked Tim later as the two walked to the showers.
"Remember that mask we found in the shed and the fake knife mixed in with the base decorations?"
"Yea." Nick laughed, already guessing where this was going.
"I scared the girls in the bathroom last night with them. Arizona rented some scary slasher movies and I knew she would be freaking out all night so I waited. You know how her bladder gets overactive when she's scared, I knew it was a matter of time before she would get up. I didn't expect Amelia to go with her but I should have known she'd phone a friend."
"Man, I wish you had told me." Nick said with a laugh, "I would have paid to see that. Remember when I tricked Arizona into watching scream."
"Yea well, now they're both mad."
"How are you going to get back in their good graces?"
"You know they want to even the score. But I'm thinking maybe I'll just give Arizona that Hustler magazine she's been hounding me for."
"That would make her happy but what about Amelia? I don't think a Hustler will have the same effect."
"No, Amelia will be harder but I'll come up with something."
Callie
"Did you forgive your brother?" Callie asked as Arizona entered the latrines to shower.
"You're up early." Arizona commented as she stopped and watched Callie standing at the mirror fixing her hair and applying a light amount of makeup to the face Arizona already found perfect. She was freshly showered and already dressed in the beige scrub pants that they wore to the hospital and Arizona found herself disappointed that she had missed Callie's shower, even if she couldn't join her. She hadn't put her scrub top on yet and stood in her fuchsia colored bra at the sink as she finished getting ready.
"I couldn't sleep once you were up." Callie said without looking up. Arizona's eyes were fixated on the tan skin of Callie's abdomen, chest, and back even if it was just a profile view. Fuschia was a good color for Callie's skin tone and Arizona found herself wanting to remove it. She had felt her breasts and tasted them on their first date so she knew first hand how magnificent they were. In fact, yesterday it was only her fear of the slasher films that had caused her to momentarily forget these things as their bodies had been pressed together during their movie date. But now, with a runner's high and the body she had been fantasizing over for three weeks in front of her, her arousal hit her full force. She licked her lips as she took in the muscular back, how did she make shoulder blades look so sexy? "Are you ok?"
"Hmmm?" Arizona asked, not really hearing her but instead noticing Callie turn so she was now facing her with a concerned look on her face.
"I've been talking to you but you've just been staring back at me with this weird look on your face." Callie replied, "Are you still freaked over those movies?"
"No, no, it's not that." Arizona licked her lips, "It's umm you, you're just…"
"I'm just what?"
"Hot." Arizona blurted. At that, Callie realized it was her being shirtless that was causing the blonde's behavior and she laughed lightly.
"Does this bra do it for you, babe?" Callie teased. Arizona just nodded her head dumbly, still mesmerized. And then voices entered the latrines and popped Arizona's lust-filled bubble.
"I need to shower." Arizona said suddenly, then turned as she saw Eliza and Jo enter the room and whispered to Callie, "You should put a shirt on."
Callie raised an eyebrow at Arizona. She wasn't sure if it was because Arizona was struggling to control herself or because she didn't want others to see her in her very sexy bra. It was her favorite one. Even in her scrubs, her boobs looked amazing in this bra and it was also her most comfortable one. Arizona turned and entered the shower before Callie had a chance to respond. She remained topless as she completed her routine, she had never been the modest type and she enjoyed her morning routine. So when Arizona emerged from the shower ten minutes later in just a towel with her own clothes bundled in the bag she was carrying, Callie remained topless. Callie did a double take as she caught a glimpse of Arizona just as she was finishing the final touches on blow drying her hair.
"Hey, you tell me to put a shirt on but then you come out here dressed like that?" Callie asked, although she was not complaining at the sight. But she did have to leave for breakfast in half an hour and for the hospital an hour after that, not to mention they were in a public place and her brain and libido were having a silent internal battle over it.
"Well, you didn't put your shirt on. I'm meeting Amelia to plot our revenge on Tim and your lack of shirt is distracting me." Arizona pouted. She had her towel tucked tightly around her while another was up on her head, containing her wet hair. The beads of water dripped down and Callie imagined the droplets running over the freckles she had licked way too long ago for her liking.
"Come here." Callie whispered in a low growl that Arizona had never heard causing her to stop suddenly and look up. She realized they were only feet apart, Callie half naked and herself in only a towel. The look in Callie's eyes was predatory and Arizona gulped as she suddenly felt flushed with heat. This was not good or very good, she wasn't yet sure.
"I caaa...caaan't," She stuttered. And it was the truth, her legs were glued to their spot. Even if she could move, she knew she shouldn't. Something would get started that she knew they couldn't finish. Unfortunately Callie's legs worked just fine and she sauntered over to her, grabbed her wrist roughly and pulled her behind the curtain of one of the changing stalls where they had semi privacy. She yanked the curtain closed behind them and turned to face Arizona.
Callie's heart was thumping in her chest. Having Arizona so close to her during the movies and then pressed up against her in the tiny bunk as they slept had left her body aching for more contact. The sight of the blonde in a towel that covered from her chest to upper thighs was just too much for her to maintain control. As she pushed Arizona against the wall of the changing room, she caught a water droplet that was trekking down a pale chest to the cleavage below with her tongue and followed in up Arizona's neck. She felt Arizona's heart rate quicken as her mouth latched on to her pulse point.
"I want you." Callie whispered in Arizona's ear. She watched as Arizona opened her eyes and she could see that she was trying hard to maintain her control. Callie ran a hand up a bare, wet thigh and watched Arizona's resolve crumble as she latched on to Callie's mouth. A heated kiss that involved teeth and tongue and a battle for dominance ensued. Just when Callie was sure her chest was going to catch fire from the burn of the lack of oxygen she was experiencing, Arizona pulled back.
"I want you too, Callie, so, so much." Arizona replied sounding breathless and sexy as she leaned in and brought her tongue to Callie's pulse point. Callie held her breath as her own heart rate quickened yet again in anticipation. Arizona's hand found her bra clad chest and was fumbling for the clasp when a rapid tapping occurred outside the curtain. "Riz, Riz, you in there? You need to get dressed. I have an idea on how to get that rat, Timothy back. You're late for our pre-breakfast plan so we will have to do it over breakfast now. Hurry up."
"I'm coming" Arizona blushed furiously and reworded her sentence, "I mean, be there in a few minutes, Amelia."
"Do I need to help you in there? You're taking forever." Amelia said as she grabbed the curtain, ready to slip into the changing room. Arizona quickly reached out and held it firmly closed. "No, Amelia, I'm fine. I'll be there soon, go get us a table."
"Fine, but if you're not there in a reasonable time you're going to be part of the revenge I seek on Tim instead of planning it with me." She waited to hear Amelia's retreating footsteps before she looked back at Callie. And now the lust that had filled her eyes was gone and Callie could see her resolve had returned. She sighed in frustration.
"I'll let you get dressed." Callie said as she too came back to her senses and turned to leave.
"Wait." Arizona said, grabbing Callie by the wrist and stopping her. "You are so beautiful, Callie."
Callie could see the softness in Arizona's face and knew that she was being sweet and completely sincere. She also knew that Arizona was trying to soften the disappointment and Callie appreciated it even if her sexual frustration was getting the better of her at the moment. She reached up and brushed a strand of hair out of Callie's face before she placed a gentle kiss on Callie's lips.
"I'm going to help you get Tim back so it will stop any further interruptions like that one." Callie said, causing Arizona to giggle. But Callie was not amused, she was serious.
"As much as I was enjoying what we were doing, I'm not sorry we were interrupted." At the look on Callie's face, Arizona pressed on," Don't get me wrong, I was enjoying it so much that I forgot where we were and why we decided to wait."
"You decided we should wait." Callie replied with a huff.
"Ok, I decided, but you agreed, and for good reasons. Come on, help me plot revenge on my stupid jerk of a brother. It will take your mind off of...stuff."
"I doubt that." Callie replied and then turned and said, "Get dressed and I'll think about it."
Callie threw on her scrub top and made her way to the mess hall without waiting for Arizona. She needed some space and fresh air to clear her head and to tap down her growing frustration. She was a sexual being and though she may not be as permiscuous as Arizona had previously been, she had relied on sex to take the edge off her stress and tension in the past. It was why Mark and her had started fooling around pre and post Blake. Arthur Blake, wow she hadn't thought about him in a minute. And to think, only a year ago, last August to be exact, he had proposed and she had said yes. And then, three months later she caught him in an on call room with a redheaded intern. She had heard from mutual friends that the two had gotten married already. She had dated Blake for three months, been his girlfriend for over a year, been his fiance for three months, and they hadn't even discussed wedding plans, no once. She was no longer upset about it, though when she heard he had gotten married in April, it had stung. Now, she was thankful because she knew now that she felt more with five weeks of Arizona and no sex than she had with Blake after nearly two years of being together. But that didn't change the fact that she was feeling very frustrated at the moment.
As she entered the mess hall, she spotted Amelia and headed in her direction as a satisfied smile crossed her lips. She knew she should just go find Mark and Addie and let this go because she was in a terrible mood and it wasn't really Amelia's fault but she really just couldn't help herself. The offering to help Arizona dress had irked her. "Hey." Amelia said, barely looking up as Callie sat down.
"You interrupted." Callie said suddenly, fixing a glare on Amelia as she stabbed a powdered egg with her fork. Amelia looked up, confusion written all over her face.
"Interrupted?"
"The changing room. Arizona, me…."
"Ohhh….oooooh." Amelia said, a smirk landing across her face before it disappeared into a grimace as she remembered the bet she had with Teddy and April, "No, no, dang it, I'm sorry."
"You didn't know. But I would appreciate it if the next time Arizona is naked anywhere, you just walk away. She doesn't need help getting dressed. And just because you've seen her naked before, doesn't mean you'll be seeing it again." Callie said before she got up abruptly and walked over to the table where Addie and Mark both sat. She really was in a terrible mood and her jealousy, however irrational it may be, was rearing its ugly head.
"What's up Cal?" Mark asked.
"I just got cock blocked by Amelia Shepherd and I'm trying really hard not to be pissed at her about it because we agreed to take things slow and wait but it's been a really long time and Arizona is hot. Besides, Amelia has seen Arizona naked and I haven't and I really want to and it's driving me crazy. Like really, really, really want to. And I haven't head sex in a long time." Callie rambled with a whiny voice as she tore apart an innocent roll she had plucked from Addie's plate.
"Wouldn't that be a clam jam?" Mark asked with a laugh that neither Addie nor Callie joined, "Well, if it's sexual frustration I could help you out."
"Mark." Addie said, slugging him in the shoulder.
"Considering Arizona and I are girlfriends now, I don't think she would like that."
"What?" Addie exclaimed.
"I figured after she nearly killed me with her laser glare at the pool table yesterday it was only a matter of time before you two became official." Mark replied with a shrug. "I am impressed that you nailed down the infamous player, Arizona Robbins after only five weeks and no sex though. Maybe she would be up for a threesome."
"Why do you have to be such a man about everything?" Addie asked, fixing Mark with a glare equal to Arizona's.
"He's just jealous because he's barking up the wrong tree. For once there's a hot, talented woman out there who won't sleep with him and it's driving him crazy. Plus, I am pretty brilliant in bed and he knows he can't touch me now." Callie replied.
"Shut it Torres." Mark said as he stood and left the table.
"Woah, think you struck a nerve. Usually it's us saying 'shut it, Mark'." Addie commented.
"He'll get over it. Plus, it made me feel a little better." Callie sighed.
"So, you and Arizona?" Addison asked but before either woman could answer, Arizona entered the mess hall and looked around. She spotted Amelia first and waved to her before her eyes fell on Callie. She could see the inner turmoil within the blonde and she smiled as Arizona took a last glance at Amelia before she made her way to Callie's table.
"Hey." Callie said with a smile. She patted the seat Mark had just vacated but her smile slid off her face as Arizona shook her head.
"I can't stay, I promised Amelia we would make a plan to get revenge on Tim over breakfast. I thought you were going to join us."
"Oh, well, I umm, Addie needed some girl talk so I'm going to have breakfast with her." Callie lied. The last thing she wanted to do was sit with Amelia at the moment.
"Ok." Arizona said with a smile then turned her attention to Addie, "Good morning, I hope you two have a great breakfast."
"Sure you don't want to join us?" Callie asked.
"I promise I won't murder you." Addie joked.
"No, I wish I could. If you two think of any ways to get back at my rotten brother, let me know. Until then, Amelia and I have some plotting to do."
"What happened?" Addie asked.
"I'll fill you in." Callie replied, then turned to Arizona, "Are you sure you can't just let this go? It was a harmless prank. Besides, we stole his Hustler a few weeks ago. Maybe this is a bit of karma?"
"Calliope Torres, he taunted me with that Hustler for years and years. Are you seriously taking his side?"
"No, I'm just saying, maybe you should let it go, for you."
"Oh no, he is going down. And if you're not with us then you're against us." Arizona replied before she stomped away and joined Amelia at the table.
"Wow." Addie replied.
"Ugh." Callie replied in return. Explaining the prank that Tim had pulled on Arizona and Amelia the night before after their movie date, Addison let out a roar of laughter and an uncontrollable fit of giggles followed which Callie joined in on earning them a glare from both Arizona and Amelia though they were too far away to know they were laughing at the prank for sure.
"God, I needed that but I think you're in the doghouse."
"Probably. But I have five weeks to get out of it." Callie replied. The two walked together to their respective vehicles before parting ways. Callie waited for Arizona to exit the building, as was customary if they didn't have breakfast together on Mondays or Wednesdays so they could say goodbye to each other. Much to her relief, Arizona didn't seem mad as she saw Callie standing by the vehicle waiting for her.
"You and Addie have a good chat?"
"We did. Did you and Amelia come up with a plan yet?"
"No, we're still working on it. But Tim's birthday is a week from today so I'm thinking that might be our best opportunity to strike."
"You want to have dinner together tonight?"
"After you laughed at me and told me my near heart attack was just karma?"
"Oh come on, you aren't going to hold that against me are you?" Callie asked but she knew immediately that was not the right thing to say as Arizona's eyes narrowed, "I didn't mean it like that."
"Then how did you mean it?"
"I just think...it was just a...Tim was just…" Callie tried but no matter what she started with, she knew it was not going to dig her out of this hole.
"That's what I thought. Well, I can't have dinner with you tonight because Amelia and I are still working on our plan and I already told her we could do it over dinner. You're welcome to join us though."
"Arizona?"
"I have to go, I hope you have a good day, Callie." Arizona said, kissing her on the cheek before she turned and joined April and Amelia for their walk to the medic tent.
Callie's mood sank considerably. Arizona hadn't seemed mad exactly, it was more like she was disappointed. Yes, disappointment was definitely what she had seen in her eyes. Ok, maybe she should just get on board with this even if she really thought it was ridiculous. Clearly it was something Arizona was determined to do. Getting Tim back could even be fun.
By Friday, Callie was fed up with hearing about the revenge that was going to take place on Tim. Fun was at the bottom of her list of words she would use to describe all the plotting. It was all Arizona talked about the whole week and she spent most meals and free time plotting with Amelia. Despite Callie assuring Arizona that she was on her side and would help with their revenge, the blonde seemed to still be suspicious of Callie for her initial defense of Tim and so she hadn't been privy to their plans. The couple had held hands and had a few stolen kisses in the mornings and evenings but aside from that, no physical contact and Callie was more than ready for this to end. The last straw had been today during their lunch break when Arizona had been fifteen minutes late to their lunch meeting and left ten minutes early, having scarfed down her lunch at alarming speed and apologizing for the short lunch, promising to make it up to Callie. Though the tardiness hadn't been Amelia or plotting revenge related, Callie was really getting irritated with the whole situation.
"You really managed to piss off your sister." Callie said as she plopped down in the vehicle next to Tim.
"I know, it was so worth it though." Tim smiled.
"Ummm...I give you mad props because I was pretty amused by it and it was definitely something I wish I had thought of. It was pure genius."
"Thank you, thank you."
"Plus, it got her into my bed for the rest of the night, even if all we did was sleep. But, I have to be on my girlfriend's side about this. And now, it's affecting me and my time with her, so I'm no longer amused."
"She'll get over it."
"Well I'd like for her to get over it sooner rather than later so tell me how you're going to fix it."
"I was thinking of giving her this Hustler magazine that she has wanted for years, not just wanted but been obsessed with."
"It won't work."
"Trust me, I know my sister, it most definitely will work."
"It won't work because Teddy and I helped her steal it from you weeks ago."
"You did what?! When? How?" Callie laughed as she saw the resemblance to Arizona with the confused rambling.
"It doesn't matter, she has the Hustler so it won't work." Callie replied. Then she brought out her mom voice and pointed her finger, realizing she had let the cat out of the bag, "And you're going to let her keep it too. And you're not going to tell her that you know she has it."
"Well, I'm out of ideas then."
"Have you ever thought of apologizing? A simple, genuine apology can go a long way."
"Might work for Arizona but I don't think Amelia would think that's enough. I think I kind of humiliated her."
"You think?"
"I'm not sure what they want me to do."
"Well, I just so happen to know that there is one thing that both Arizona and Amelia want and I am willing to help them get it if you can't find a way to end this quickly."
"And what's that?"
"Your humiliation." Callie replied with a smirk before she undid her seatbelt and exited the vehicle. The problem might not be solved but she definitely felt a little better about it all.
Walking down the line of vehicles, Callie stopped at the third vehicle where she knew Arizona's group was riding and waited for her to emerge. She was either joining them or putting an end to this but either way, she was done with this obsession.
"Hey." Arizona smiled as she jumped from the back of the vehicle and spotted Callie.
"Hey, beautiful. You have plans tonight?"
"Nope. Why, you lookin for a hot date?"
"Maybe. No plans with Amelia tonight?"
"Nothing else we can do yet so I'm all yours tonight if you want me." Arizona winked. The truth was, they had been scheming all week and had yet to come up with anything that was close to satisfactory. A small prank was planned for Tim's birthday on Monday and they did have stuff they needed to do for that but Amelia had convinced her that she had been neglecting Callie. And the fact that tomorrow would mark the third week since their first date had not escaped her. Plus, she really had missed Callie all week and she really did want to focus on her tonight.
"I always want you." Callie smirked with dirty thoughts floating around her brain.
"What do you have in mind?"
"I was thinking that I owe you a movie night. Full of disney characters and romantic comedies and absolutely no slasher films."
"I like the way you think. But...I have a better idea because I actually have a surprise for you later."
"You do?" Callie asked with a wink.
"Not that kind of surprise." Arizona giggled. And then laughed as Callie placed a full pout on her lips, "I think you'll like the surprise though."
"Fine."
"Can we do some more Salsa dancing tonight?"
"Really? You want to learn?"
"Absolutely. The way your hips move and I will never be that good but I want to learn so we can Salsa together."
"So Salsa dancing tonight then?"
"Yes and then maybe a movie?"
"Can I cop a feel this time?" Callie asked with a husky tone that caused Arizona's giggle to freeze in her throat.
"You can always cop a feel, Callie."
After dinner, the couple found themselves in the entertainment room once again with Spanish music playing softly and the number cards laid out on the floor. Arizona had once again convinced Callie to dance first and she smiled widely as she watched curvy hips moving provocatively to the upbeat Salsa rhythm. Once Callie had danced to two songs at Arizona's request, she brought Arizona against her as she had the first time to remind her hips how to move to the beat. Callie secretly loved the way Arizona's eyes had roamed over her body and how their bodies were currently molded together as she forced their hips to move in sync.
Callie's hands roamed over slender hips and up a toned abdomen before coming up and cupping Arizona's breasts that fit perfectly in her hands. Arizona's head fell back onto Callie's shoulder and Callie leaned down to place featherlight kisses over her neck and jawline. She nuzzled her nose into her hair and breathed in the sweet smell of Arizona's shampoo. Callie kept their body in rhythm as she bit down gently on Arizona's pulse point causing her to gasp before she spun her away from her and brought her back. Now facing each other, Callie placed her hands on Arizona's hips once again as the two of them finished the song with Callie leading Arizona.
"I need a break, I'm burning up." Arizona panted, though she highly doubted it was from the dancing since she was an avid runner and was capable of far more cardio before feeling this overheated.
"Here, drink some water."
"Can I ask you something?" Arizona asked, once she caught her breath. She hopped up on the counter behind her and slid the cd player down, making room for Callie as she patted the spot next to her. Instead of joining her, Callie came and stood in front of her between her knees and reached up to tuck blonde locks behind her ear.
"You can ask me anything."
"Do you ever worry about what is going to happen at the end of this trip?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, this mission trip ends on February first and everyone will be heading back home. You will be off to Seattle Grace and I could come too, for two weeks, if you want me to but I have to leave for Malawi again on February fifteenth. I have at least six months left of my commitment and they could technically keep me for a whole year if they want to." Arizona replied, her eyes were on her hands in her lap as she avoided Callie's eye contact. Although Callie felt a sudden weight in her chest that hadn't been there before, she used her hand to tilt Arizona's chin up gently so they could make eye contact.
"I hadn't really thought about it. I guess I just assumed we would be going back to Seattle together."
"We have a little less than six months to figure it out." Arizona whispered, looking down at the bottle of water in her hands. Callie could see that this was something Arizona was worrying a great deal about.
"I know it's something you are worried about, I can see that but I'm not. I know this is new and we don't know what will happen in the future but I can tell you that I don't want to be separated from you. When I said I can't imagine my life without you, I meant it. But I also know that you made this commitment before there was an us to consider and I wouldn't expect anything else from you other than you honoring that commitment. So, whatever happens, we will figure it out." Callie replied. She pulled Arizona in for a kiss which she happily accepted.
"I can't imagine my life without you either." Arizona whispered, "But what does that mean?"
"Well, it's six months away and we aren't going to come up with any solutions overnight but I have no intentions of breaking up at this point. So, let's table this for now. It's out of our control and worrying won't help but we will talk about it more in the future." Callie promised.
"Ok. How about we go shower and watch a movie? I promised to let you cop a feel." Arizona said as she smiled into the kiss she was planting on Callie's lips.
"Any chance we can shower together?" Callie asked with a hopeful smirk.
"You're making this hard for me, you know, but no, we can't, it's too risky. Especially after what Eliza said to me."
"What did Eliza say? You never did tell me."
"She said that some people weren't happy or as comfortable with our relationship as we think and that she was worried that someone might say something to someone off base."
"What? Was she threatening you?"
"I'm not sure. I don't think so. She seemed concerned but it sort of felt like a threat. And then she said that she and I could be friends like you and I are friends and I told her that we can't be."
"Wow. Why didn't you tell me this before?"
"Because I was sort of in the middle of asking you to be my girlfriend and I didn't want to ruin the moment even if it was a rambling mess. And then I just forgot about it with all the Tim revenge planning."
"I know you're going to tell me to let it go but I think I should talk to Eliza."
"Callie, please don't. If she continues or threatens us again, I promise I won't stop you. But I will say something to the Chief. My biggest concern is your safety."
"I'm not afraid of Eliza."
"I'm not worried about Eliza. I'm worried about her or someone else that she claims doesn't like our relationship saying something out of spite and it getting overheard by the wrong people. I wasn't joking when I said it's illegal, Callie. It's punishable by prison time or 100 lashes or even death here. We are both American so that might make a difference but I don't want to push our luck or take unnecessary chances."
"Ok, we can talk to the Chief together but Arizona, I am not going to let them bully us into breaking up. If it comes down to a safety issue, I agree, your safety is the most important thing to me but we have been discreet at the hospital. We will be even more careful from now on, ok? There's no laws against us having lunch together, no one can prove it's anything more than friendship. We've never even kissed at the hospital and we've barely touched. We just won't be able to share cots or hold hands anymore, ok?"
"Ok."
"Now, what movie are you going to torture me with?" Callie asked, wanting to put an end to all these worries and just enjoy some time together.
"Hmmm, I really have wanted to see Pitch Perfect."
"I suppose it could be worse."
"Slasher films." Arizona deadpanned.
"Ok, ok, no more complaining from me." Callie laughed.
An hour later, the pair were found cuddled up on Callie's bunk once again and Pitch Perfect was playing on Arizona's laptop. Her eyes were firmly on Callie though as she sang along to one of the songs and her voice was completely stunning and captivating. Callie had previously been too absorbed in the movie that she hated to admit she was enjoying greatly to notice Arizona's eyes on her but as the song she had been singing ended, she felt self conscious as she felt those brilliant blue eyes on her.
"Callie, you really have no reason to be embarrassed, your voice is beautiful and quite sexy." Arizona whispered as though reading Callie's thoughts.
Callie blushed slightly at Arizona's words but she could see how genuine the statement had been and she could also see that her eyes had grown a bit darker. Looking around to see that they were still alone in the barracks, Callie paused the movie and whispered, "You're sexy" to Arizona before she turned and brought their lips together in a breathtaking kiss.
Remembering that Arizona had promised to let her "cop a feel", Callie boldly slid her hands up under the t-shirt Arizona had changed into and ran her hands over bra clad breasts. Arizona moaned and placed her hand over Callie's, urging her to continue. Callie traced over the skin at the top of the bra for a few seconds before she let her fingers roam below the fabric and seek out the taunt nipple. Arizona shuddered beneath her at the contact and it shot warmth through her that ended straight between her legs. While her left hand continued to massage Arizona's breast, her right hand trekked down a toned abdomen and found the waistband of her pajama shorts. She hesitated for a moment, seeking permission and wasted no time once Arizona nodded her head for her to continue her trek south.
She considered sneaking beneath the cotton of the boy shorts the blond was wearing but she knew this couldn't go much further so she settled with feeling Arizona through the underwear that were damp against her fingers. She applied a bit of pressure and watched in awe as Arizona moved her hips just a tiny bit up to meet her fingers. She could tell Arizona was also trying to restrain herself and she just had to know what she felt like. 'Just one touch' Callie told herself as she swiftly moved the underwear over and slid her hand into wet folds for just a moment. She moaned at the feeling of the blonde beneath her fingertips.
Arizona whispered, "Callie," in a pleading voice and she wasn't sure if it was begging for her to continue or to stop but her decision was made as voices were heard approaching. Callie quickly removed her hands from both bra and underwear and hit play on the screen before the heads of Cristina and Meredith were seen entering from the latrines. She smiled to herself as it reminded her of a time when her mother had nearly caught her and Miguel in a compromising position while they "watched" a movie in Callie's room instead of the family's home theater.
"What are you watching?" Meredith asked.
"Pitch Perfect." Callie replied with a smile that was much too big to be solely for a movie but, she couldn't help it, she had made it to third base with Arizona, sort of.
"That's a good one." Meredith replied, seeming none the wiser.
"Too much singing for me." Cristina replied. The duo walked down to Meredith's bunk and Callie chanced a glance at Arizona who was laying with her eyes closed and her bottom lip between her teeth. She seemed to be concentrating and Callie found her equal parts adorable and sexy.
"You ok?" Callie whispered.
"Mmmmm. I'm just thinking about you and me in Spain."
"Spain?"
"Mmmhmmm, while we're in Spain on our vacation, I want to salsa with you and then take you back to the hotel where I can...you know...ravish you." Arizona said, lowering her voice because Meredith and Cristina were still nearby.
"Spain?" Callie asked again.
"Well that's the surprise. I booked us a trip to Spain for our ten days off, well we will be in Spain for eight of them, traveling for two, and I really, really hope that's ok with you." Arizona opened her eyes and smiled, popping her dimples.
"You booked us a trip to Spain?"
"Mmm."
"Arizona, how much did that cost?"
"Don't worry about it. I got a great deal with my frequent flyer miles and I was planning a trip anyway so adding you really didn't cost much more. I really thought we could go to the Maldives but they are under Sharia Law, both homosexuality and alcohol are illegal, not exactly the romantic getaway I was hoping for. Plus, you in a bikini at the beach. You and those hips salsa dancing. You talking dirty to me in Spanish, now that's a vacation I can get on board with."
"Spain. I can't believe we're going to Spain, I've always wanted to go."
"I know, I remember you telling me that the other day during lunch when you didn't think I was paying attention but I am always paying attention to you. I was just distracted by the image of you in a bikini while you are Salsa dancing." Arizona smiled with a far off look on her face.
"You're perfect, you know that."
"I've been told but you can keep saying it." Arizona replied. She leaned in for a kiss and quickly deepened it as soon as Callie granted her entrance.
"Get a room." Cristina yelled from Meredith's bunk across the room.
"Four weeks." Arizona breathed out in frustration.
"Four weeks and we will be alone in Spain." Callie smiled, her sour mood from the past five days having vanished completely.