AN: Sorry for the delay. I'd like to take the time to say thank you to a few of you. AZgirl, Calzonafan123, FFChick, Beeex3, tumnus96, and Macharm1, along with numerous guests, I would really like to thank you for your continued support. You have been with me since the very beginning and always leave constructive criticism and encouraging words. I've been writing for years without an audience so I would write regardless but knowing people are reading and enjoying my words is amazing on a whole different level. So thank you, very much. Lostindallas62 and InsertWankyNameHere, you seem to be new to the story or at least new to leaving reviews. Welcome and thank you.
I've been in a bit of a mood lately. I lost a two patients that hit me pretty hard and some family stuff happened at the same time. 2020 has been rough, I am usually able to look at the bright side but it's been difficult these past eight weeks. I was thankfully able to take some time off of work to get a breather and my head back in the game. After the passing of RBG this week, though I just am struggling to find the bright side of anything. Now is not the time for self pity or giving up though so I will rally, I just need some time. How are all of you doing? Mental health check.
I really hope this finds you all happy and healthy as always.
Happy reading:)
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Callie
"Hola hermanita." Callie said, answering her phone with a smile as she saw Aria's name pop up on her cell. It was Sunday night and she and Arizona had spent a very unsuccessful weekend house hunting. They had, however, spent a lot of quality time together, something Callie had been missing, so she couldn't call the weekend anything close to a loss.
"Hola Callita. How are you? How is the house hunting going?"
"Ugh, so frustrating. It's hard to find what we're looking for in our price range but we really want to split it evenly and only use our salary to estimate the payments we can afford. Arizona has a decent salary and quite the savings plus a small inheritance that she got when she was twenty five from her grandparents and I have my trust fund so really we can afford much more than the range we are looking at."
"So what's the problem?"
"Arizona hasn't gotten over the money issue yet. I know she's worried what mom and dad will think if we get something too flashy or more pricey than our salaries would normally allot for. And I understand, I do, but if she would just agree to a little bit more for a bigger down payment it would open up so many more opportunities for us."
"I can understand her hesitancy, especially after what mom and dad did. But I also understand your frustration and your logic. Have you spoken to her about it?"
"Yes, I have and I feel bad for being frustrated with her. She's proud, she was raised that way. She was raised to work hard and earn what you get so in her eyes, my trust fund and her inheritance were given, not earned, so they don't count. I can't fault her for that, can I?"
"No, I don't think you can, Cal. I kind of admire it, actually."
"Me too. It's one of the many many things I love about her." Callie replied, a soft smile on her face.
"I understand, there's so many things I love about Jared too. And some of those things also make me want to murder him." Aria replied. The sisters shared a laugh.
"That sounds about right. So, enough about me, what were you calling about?"
"Well, I wish I could tell you in person but are you sitting down?" Aria asked, a tone of excitement in her voice.
"I am." Callie replied, sitting down on the sofa as if Aria would know if she were lying.
"Jared asked me to marry him last night and I said yes."
"You said yes? Aria, that's great! I'm so happy for you." Callie gushed, a huge smile spreading over her face at her sister's news.
"There's something else."
"Don't tell me you're pregnant."
"What? No, of course not. Kids are years down the line. Why would you even put that out there into the cosmos?"
"Oh, relax, I was only teasing, sort of."
"I wanted to ask you, will you be my maid of honor?" Aria said, ignoring her sister's comment.
"Really Aria?"
"Yes, of course really. But after that pregnancy comment maybe I should reconsider." Aria teased before continuing on with her conversation. "I'm going to ask Alicia and Vanessa to be my bride's maids but you are my only sister and the only one I would want as my maid of honor. Jared has three brothers and his two best friends he wants to ask. I'm going to have his sister, Jenna be another bride's maid if she will agree. And I was thinking about asking Arizona to be one, what do you think?"
"Oh Aria, that's so sweet to think of her. I'm not sure what she will say but you can definitely ask her. Don't feel obligated though, she will be happy for you either way, I promise."
"It's not a pity invite. I really like Arizona and I hope she's going to be around for a long time." Aria replied.
"Me too and I'm glad you two like each other so much. I am so happy for you, Aria. We have to celebrate."
"When are you coming out to visit?"
"Arizona just ran to the store real quick for a few things I need for dinner, we will talk about it when she gets back and I will let you know. When is the big day, any idea?"
"We haven't set a date yet but when we do, you will be one of the first people I tell."
"I can't believe my baby sister is getting married."
"Me neither. I should go though, Jared and I are having dinner tonight with Mami and Papi to break the news."
"Oh, yikes. Tell Jared to wear a bulletproof vest just in case." Callie teased.
"He's already nearly fainted twice at just the thought of telling dad, I don't think that kind of joking will help."
"Who is joking?"
"Callie…"
"It will be fine, Aria. Love you, congrats again."
"Thanks Cal, love you too."
"Who was that?" Arizona asked, opening the door with a handful of grocery bags just as Callie sat her phone down.
"Aria, she had some pretty big news to share."
"Oh?" Arizona asked, unpacking the groceries and stacking them onto the counter with her back to Callie. Callie slipped off the couch and came up behind Arizona, wrapping her arms around her waist and resting them on her abdomen.
"Jared popped the question."
"Wait, what? Like the question?" Arizona asked, halting her movements and turning in Callie's arms.
"Mmm."
"Well, what did she say?" Arizona asked in an exasperated tone that made Callie laugh.
"She said yes, of course."
"When are they getting married?"
"They haven't set a date yet but she asked me to be her maid of honor."
"This is so exciting. I'm so happy for them. You will be the most beautiful one there, seriously, Aria should have considered that when she asked you. I wouldn't want to stand up there next to you on my wedding day. I mean...that's not what...that did not come out how it sounded in my head." Arizona replied, a blush covering her face and ears in her flustered state.
"You're kind of adorable you know."
"Shush. So, what do your parents think?"
"They're getting ready for dinner with my parents to tell them the news tonight."
"Oh God, poor Jared. He should wear a bulletproof vest." Arizona said, causing Callie to laugh once again.
"That's what I said. You know, I think we're starting to be one of those couples that shares thoughts."
"That's because we're awesome."
"Aria wants to know when we're going to visit."
"When do you want to go? My schedule is pretty light until August when Stark leaves and I take over head of the department. He thought he was going to make me run everything and cover all the on call shifts but the Chief is making him do his share of oncall and all of his own paperwork."
"Are we still visiting Tim and your parents over Fourth of July?"
"Only if you want to, Callie. We can go another weekend if you want to go to Miami instead."
"No, I kind of want to experience the Robbins style Fourth of July for once." Callie replied.
"Well, since it's in the middle of the week, why don't we either go to Miami the weekend before or after? We could spend two or three days with each family. Either it could be an extended weekend or maybe we could even take the whole week off. I could trade some shifts with Karev and make it work."
"Let me look at my schedule. Minnick starts her fellowship in July so it may be tricky. But if we went the weekend before, I might be able to make it work." Callie replied, kissing Arizona on the neck and releasing her.
"What can I help with?" Arizona asked as Callie started pulling out the ingredients she needed for dinner.
"Why don't you just sit there with a glass of wine and keep me company while I cook? You can look up some more houses."
"Ugh." Arizona sighed but grabbed Callie's laptop.
"What's with the face? Don't make that face, we will find something."
"I did some thinking and talked it out with my dad while I was shopping. I could put down more of a down payment if we find something we really like. My grandparents left us each a little something because they wanted us to be able to use it for college or to buy a house someday. They would be happy if I spent some of it for this." Arizona replied, shyly, avoiding Callie's shocked stare.
"Really? You're seriously ok with this?"
"It's not a lot, Callie. Not nearly as much as your trust fund but it's an investment into our future, right? And I want to do this with you. I'm sorry I've been so difficult."
"Are you saying you were wrong?" Callie asked, a sly smile crossing her lips. She knew this was a big thing for Arizona but she couldn't help teasing her just a little bit.
"Never. I'm just saying, I'm willing to bend, for you."
"I think you did an awful lot of bending last night, babe."
"Calliope, I am trying to be sweet and have a serious talk with you and you are being a butt."
"What are we twelve?" Callie asked, arching an eyebrow as she chuckled.
"Apparently so." Arizona replied with an eye roll. Callie knew she was getting seriously frustrated and she was pushing her buttons intentionally. She considered pushing a few more but for the sake of her sex life, she decided against it.
"Arizona, I'm sorry for teasing you. I am really happy that you want to do this, I'm thrilled, actually. I just couldn't resist teasing you a little bit first."
"Well, now that you've had your fun, I can add another ten thousand to my down payment. If you're willing to match that, it gives us an extra twenty thousand for a down payment."
"I can more than match it, Arizona."
"I know but I really want this to be equal. I'm trying to wrap my head around all of this and I know you're not one to flash your money and status but it's new to me, the idea that you don't ever have to worry about financial stability. I know it can't always be fifty fifty but for this, for our first house, the start of something for both of us, I want it to be equal, ok?"
"Ok." Callie agreed. She turned to finish chopping the veggies she was using for the stir fry and to hide the giant smile that crossed her face. Arizona might be stubborn and slow to come around but when given time and space, the blonde generally came around to an agreement or compromise.
"Oh babe, we could fly out to Miami on the first and head to Salem on the 3rd then head back to Seattle on the 5th." Arizona said, the previous conversation already forgotten by the peds surgeon.
"I'll check my schedule tonight babe." Callie replied.
XXXXX
By the end of June, Callie was ready for their upcoming break. She had less than twenty four hours left and they would be on their way to Miami to visit her parents and partake in Aria and Jared's engagement party. Her father had taken the news surprisingly well and their mother was ecstatic and in full wedding preparation mode. Aria was hoping for a spring wedding but Lucia Torres had other ideas and if the elder woman got her way, the wedding would take place by the end of the year. She opened her phone for the third time in the past ten minutes to yet another photo of dresses from her mom and a message from her sister that threatened to toss their mom into the ocean.
"What's so funny?" Arizona asked, coming up behind Callie in the cafeteria line.
"My mom is driving Aria bonkers with all of this wedding stuff and I'm thoroughly enjoying it." Callie replied.
"Just remember that when you're planning ours, karma is a nasty thing, Calliope." Arizona replied before she grabbed a premade salad and walked off to pay.
"Hey, what's with the face?" Teddy asked, breaking the stunned silence. Callie shook her head a little and broke her gaze from the retreating blonde.
"Arizona, she...nevermind."
"What did she do? Do I need to take her out to the woods for a beating? Because after the day I've had, I seriously wouldn't mind."
"No, no, I don't know if she even realizes what she said."
"Well, what did she say?"
"She said something about karma when I plan our wedding."
"Wait, do you need to tell me something?"
"No, no we're not. I mean, I haven't asked her yet. I figured she would think it was too soon but then she said that and now all I can see is her in a white dress."
"She would make a beautiful bride, you both would." Teddy said. When Callie didn't move, she placed a hand between her shoulder blades and gave her a gentle shove, "You gonna actually pay for that and eat it or just stare at Arizona all day?"
Callie shuffled her feet and paid for her burger and fries. Arizona was already sitting at a table with Mark and Addie, arguing with Mark about something as he smiled cockily at her and took another bite of his apple. Callie sat down next to Arizona and Teddy took the seat on the other side of Callie.
"Uh oh, what's Mark done now?" Teddy asked no one in particular just the general occupants of the table.
"Nothing, why am I always the one who did something?"
"Addie was asked out by one of the residents and Mark is giving her a hard time but I think she should go for it." Arizona replied.
"He's a resident, an infant." Mark countered.
"Little Grey is an infant." Arizona replied.
"Ok, ok, I will decide whom I do or do not go out with." Addie replied.
"Who is the resident?" Teddy asked, noting how Callie was still staring at Arizona with an odd look on her face. Arizona had stolen a good portion of her french fries and the Latina hadn't even flinched so Teddy reached over and snagged a couple as well.
"Charles Percy."
"It must be something in the air. Henry Burton asked me out today." Teddy replied, her mouth full of stolen fries.
"Henry is a smart guy. And he's definitely not an infant, he's your age, Teds, he just started med school late because he was in the major leagues." Arizona encouraged.
"How do you know all of this, Blondie?" Mark asked.
"Because, Mark, I'm an awesome teacher so the residents like to be on my service and I actually take the time to get to know them as people. I don't just use them to get my coffee and lunch."
"Oh Avery loves being the second half of my plastics posse."
"No, Avery sucks up because he actually wants to learn and for some reason he idolizes you. He's a smart resident, you should actually teach him, Mark." Arizona argued.
"Arizona, do you want to get…ouch" Callie spoke suddenly but was cut off by Teddy's kick under the table. Blonde hair whipped around as Arizona turned to face Callie with a look of concern.
"Are you ok?"
"Yea, I was just going to ask…"
"She was going to ask if you want to get breakfast on the way to the airport tomorrow morning but she bit her tongue." Teddy replied, covering. Callie looked at Teddy with wide eyes.
"You really want to get up earlier than three to get breakfast?" Arizona asked both Callie and Teddy who would be driving them to the airport.
"No, no, I don't know what I was thinking. I forgot we had to get up so early to be to the airport on time."
"Ok well, I will set the timer on the coffee pot and put an extra scoop in just for you." Arizona replied with a dimpled smile as she kissed Callie on the lips, "I have to go, I have surgery. I'll be to your place by eight, I just have to go grab a few things from the house. Tim left his lucky baseball cap and he won't stop bugging me about it."
"Have a good surgery, babe. Love you."
"Love you too. Later guys." Arizona said, with a wave to the rest of the group.
"I have to go too." Mark said, getting up and following behind the blonde.
"Ok, what were you really going to ask before Teddy kicked you?" Addison asked in a whisper once the three of them were alone.
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Addie."
"Calliope Torres, you are lying to my face. You're supposed best friend."
"Ugh, Addie…" Callie said but the redhead just pierced her with a steely glare. Teddy just shrugged her shoulders and held her breath, waiting to see if Callie would talk. "Fine, I was about to ask Arizona if she wants to get married."
"You were going to propose? In the cafeteria?" Addie cried in a hushed scream.
"Shhh. No, no I wasn't proposing, of course not. I was just going to ask her if she wants to, like someday if I were to propose would she say yes, that sort of thing."
"Ummm, that's proposing." Addie replied. "And you should thank Teddy for kicking you. Arizona deserves better than a cafeteria proposal while she's arguing with Mark."
"I wasn't proposing. She said something about our wedding while we were getting food and it just made me wonder."
"Trust me, if you had asked her, it would have sounded like a proposal." Teddy replied.
"Thank you." Addie said and the two clinked their soda cups together.
"So, are you going to go out with Percy?" Callie asked Addison, changing the subject.
"No, of course not. Going out with a resident is...is juvenile and lame. Plus, Percy is not my type."
"Is it juvenile and lame? Because I was kind of considering saying yes to Henry." Teddy said, suddenly looking self-conscious.
"What? No, Henry is not Percy." Addie replied.
"What about Owen and Allison?" Callie asked.
"Ugh, Owen, Owen is my friend and I do have feelings for him but he just has so many issues right now. He needs a friend, not a girlfriend. We talked and he agreed. And Allison, Allison is a good friend, probably my longest and best friend next to Arizona. And she's possibly the love of my life but she's married. She said she was going to leave Claire but she hasn't and I can't be the one who is responsible for the destruction of their marriage." Teddy replied sadly.
"So, Henry, he's hot." Callie said with an encouraging smile, trying to be supportive to Teddy moving on from two people she obviously cared greatly for.
"He is, right?"
"Umm, hell yes. Those eyes alone." Addie replied with a wink to Callie. The three women spent a few more minutes gossiping over residents and giggling before they were interrupted by Addie's pager. Teddy realized the time and had a surgery to get to so Callie decided to head up to her department to take care of some last minute paperwork before heading home for a long holiday weekend with Arizona in Miami and then Salem. She smiled again as she walked the hallway of ortho, gathering the charts she needed to sign off on and thought of Arizona in a white wedding dress. God, she was in trouble.
XXXXX
"Callie, what do you think of this one?" Aria asked Callie as she sat on the sofa with her mother, aunts, their cousin, Nonna, Abuela, Jared's mom and sister, Aria's best friend, and Arizona. The couple had been picked up from the airport and taken directly to lunch and now wedding dress shopping.
"Aria, you look beautiful. Do you like it?" Callie asked. Their mother was set on Aria wearing a more modest and traditional dress but Aria had fallen in love with this more modern and revealing dress. The sweetheart neckline and mermaid style bottom showing off her perfect latin curves.
"I love it." Aria said with a giant smile on her face.
"Alright, Aria, if you love it so much and promise to wear a long veil, then we can put it on hold." Lucia compromised, much to all of their surprise.
"Thank you, Mami, it's the dress I have always imagined. It's the one."
"Wouldn't you rather look around some more. Are you sure this is the one, mija?"
"Mami, I have imagined this dress since I was seven. It's the one." Aria replied.
"Ok, then let's buy it."
"Really, Mami?" Aria squealed.
"Really." Lucia laughed as her daughter threw her arms around her.
"Wow, I really thought Aria would take months to pick out a dress, not two hours." Arizona whispered to Callie.
"Me too." Callie said with a smile.
"Can we go to the hotel and relax now? I am so tired." Arizona asked as they all gathered their belongings.
"Babe, my parents cancelled the hotel, I forgot to tell you. We're staying with them. I really hope that's ok. I only just found out in the car from lunch to here and haven't had a moment of quiet to talk to you. If it's not ok, we can get another hotel."
"No, it's ok. Of course they want you to stay with them." Arizona replied with a smile. She was a bit uneasy with staying at the Torres mansion but it was Callie's family and she wanted to make as much of an effort with them as Callie had with her family.
"Hey, you sure?" Callie asked, reaching for Arizona's hand and stopping her. The rest of their group had already made their way to the front of the store to make the very expensive purchase.
"Callie, they're your family and I want to get to know them better. Of course I am ok with it."
"Thank you." Callie said.
"You're welcome, now, let's go before they change their minds."
The drive back to the Torres estate was filled with excited chatter. Spanish was spoken faster than Arizona could keep up with and Callie smiled when the blonde stopped trying and rested her head on Callie's shoulder, her eyelids growing heavy and shutting within minutes. The peds surgeon was usually a light sleeper but Callie knew she was exhausted. The surgery she had gone into after lunch the previous day had not gone to plan and taken double the amount of time she had allotted for it and then she had been pulled into an emergency after a premature baby was born requiring immediate surgery. It had been after midnight when the blonde collapsed in bed beside Callie and their alarm had woken them up less than three hours later.
"Is she ok?" Lucia asked. She was sitting across from them in the limo.
"Si Mami. She had a late night last night. A baby needed her, she didn't get much sleep." Callie replied.
"She works hard. You both do, mija. I worry about you."
"I know, Mami."
"You better take good care of her, Mija. You both should rest when we get home. I will wake you up before the dinner party starts at eight. That gives you four hours to rest and get dressed for the party."
"I thought the engagement party was tomorrow."
"It is. This is just a little dinner party with Jared's family so we can all get to know one another before the engagement party."
"Of course." Callie replied with a smile.
Callie half carried Arizona up to her bedroom when they arrived at her childhood home. The blonde walked on her own but kept her eyes closed and relied on Callie to steer her in the right direction. She collapsed on the bed and the second Callie had removed her shoes, her feet were curled up onto the bed as she lay in the fetal position. Callie was sure she was asleep when she laid down beside her and pulled her against her but the blonde surprised her.
"How long before your mom comes to get us?" Arizona asked.
"About four hours. We will need to get up and start getting ready in three though."
"Mmmk." Arizona replied and a split second later, Callie felt her relax and she knew Arizona had drifted off to dream land.
"I love you so much." Callie said, squeezing her tightly and kissing her shoulder before she laid her head down to share the pillow with Arizona and fell asleep.
Arizona and Callie returned downstairs just a few minutes before eight that night. The formal table in the formal dining room was set. They never ate inside unless it was Thanksgiving or an important dinner. Family dinners had always been outside in the garden by the pool for as long as Callie could remember. This was a gathering meant to make a good impression.
"Did you get some rest, girls?" Lucia asked as Arizona and Callie joined her, Carlos, Maria, Nonna, and Aria in the sitting room while they waited for Jared, his parents, brothers, and sister to arrive.
"Yes, we did, thank you Mrs. Torres." Arizona replied.
"Arizona, can I speak with you for a moment on the patio before Jared and his family arrive?"
"Yes, of course." Arizona replied with a questioning look to Callie before she followed Aria outside.
"You know I asked Callie to be my maid of honor?" Aria asked as she turned to face Arizona.
"Yes, she told me and she's very excited."
"Well, I have my cousin, Alicia, my best friend, Vanessa, and Jared's sister, Jenna, all of whom you met today at lunch and the shop who have agreed to be my bridesmaids."
"You will all look so beautiful Aria, I am so happy for you."
"Ok well, I was wondering if you would be my last bridesmaid. I know we don't know each other well but I hope someday we might be family and I really would love for you to be part of my bridal party."
"Aria, you don't have to do that…"
"I know but I want to. It's ok if you aren't comfortable though. It's going to be a big wedding but I would really love for you to be part of it."
"Yes, yes of course I will be Aria." Arizona replied with a genuine dimpled smile. The two hugged tightly before Callie interrupted.
"Hey, sorry but Jared and his family just pulled up."
"Oh, I need to go before Mami and Papi can bombard them." Aria said, releasing Arizona and running inside.
"Everything ok?"
"Yea. Aria just asked me to be in her wedding. Is that ok with you?"
"She told me she was going to and of course I am. I love that my sister wants to include you. She knows how important you are to me so you're important to her. But, if you don't want to do it, it's ok."
"No, of course I do. I think it's so sweet that she considered me."
"That's because you're amazing." Callie replied with a smile. She wrapped her arms around Arizona and pulled her in for a passionate kiss.
"Eh-hem." A voice interrupted a few moments later. Arizona's cheeks flushed red when she looked up to see Mr. Torres was behind the voice.
"Yes daddy?"
"Your mother sent me to get you. Dinner is being served in fifteen minutes, she would like you to come in and meet the rest of the Walker family."
"We're coming dad." Callie replied, smiling at Arizona and her father's obvious discomfort. Carlos stepped aside for the two women to enter before him and then followed them back into the sitting area where the rest of the group was congregating.
"You must be Aria's sister." The elder man Callie presumed to be Jared's dad said.
"Yes sir. I am Callie. I met Mrs. Walker and Jenna this afternoon for lunch."
"Jared, how are you?" Arizona asked politely, hugging Aria's fiance tightly.
"I'm great. How are you, Arizona? You're looking as beautiful as ever."
"Thank you, Jared."
"Arizona is Callie's girlfriend, dear." Mrs. Walker explained.
"Pleasure to meet you. Named after a state huh? Better than a food at least." Mr. Walker joked.
"Actually no. I'm named after the Battleship, the USS Arizona."
"Oh." Mr. Walker replied, a slight flush to his chubby cheeks.
"Arizona, Callie, these are my brothers, Mikey and Todd." Jared introduced them to two men with sandy blonde hair and hazel eyes. "And this is my eldest brother, Sam, his wife, Rita, and their son, Wil."
"Hello there, Wil." Arizona said to the shy little boy holding onto his mother's dress. He was about the age of two and he peeked up at Arizona with big hazel eyes and smiled.
"Hi." the boy replied shyly.
"Wow, he never talks to anyone, he usually just screams his head off." Jared commented.
"Arizona is a peds surgeon, kids adore her." Callie replied fondly.
"You just have to know how to talk to them and read them." Arizona shrugged as the little boy reached out for Arizona's hand.
"Well, I guess he's made a new friend." Rita replied.
"Jenna, is Greg going to make it to dinner?" Aria asked her future sister in law about her boyfriend.
"No, he is taking summer classes and is super stressed right now." Jenna replied.
"Well, if we're all here, let's go get seated and Constantina can get us all drinks before dinner is served." Carlos replied.
The Torres and Walker families plus Arizona made their way to the dining room. Each of the two fathers took seats at the heads of the table. Arizona sat between Callie and Rita, Wil shyly eyeing Arizona and playing with her curls from his mother's lap. Callie watched on as the child warmed up to Arizona with a smile. She was distracted as she got caught up in a conversation with Mikey and when she looked back over, her heart melted as she saw Wil now sitting in Arizona's lap as the blonde was lost in conversation with Rita. Callie smiled at the little boy as he peeked at her from Arizona's lap and he hid his face in Arizona's chest, catching the blonde's attention.
"Wil, this is my friend, Callie." Arizona introduced. The young boy unburied himself and looked at Callie suspiciously before he smiled back and said, "Hi."
Dinner was served and polite conversation ensued. Carlos and Roger retired to Carlos's den for cigars once dinner was done. Jared, Aria, Jared's three brothers, and Jenna went out to the pool for a late night swim and Nonna and Maria retired to the guest house for the evening shortly after dessert. Callie sat at the table with Rita, Mrs. Walker, her mother, and Arizona who was now holding a sleeping Wil in her lap.
"I just can't believe how well he has taken to her." Mrs. Walker said, watching her sleeping grandson on Arizona's lap.
"I'm the baby whisperer." Arizona teased but Callie knew this to be true. She was always able to put her smallest patients to bed. Which was out of her job description really but it was one of the things she loved about the peds surgeon. She had seen it over and over again, she just had a way with kids.
"It will come in handy once you have kids of your own." Rita replied, off handedly. Callie felt Arizona stiffen under her touch. At the same time, she saw her mother's eyes grow curious as she looked between Arizona, the sleeping little boy, and Callie.
"It's been a long day. We should probably get some sleep if we're going to be functional for this engagement party tomorrow." Callie said, trying to break up the tension.
"I have booked a spa day for all of us tomorrow so be ready by eleven, ok girls. Oh and Arizona, honey, I took the liberty of ordering a dress for you. I ordered Callie and Aria's as well. I guessed your size but I think it will look fantastic on you. I can't wait to see it." Lucia replied.
"Thank you, Mrs. Torres. You didn't have to do that but it was so sweet of you." Arizona replied. Callie could tell she was uncomfortable but trying to be polite.
"I wanted to. I saw it and I instantly thought of you and those gorgeous eyes of yours. It's hanging up in Callie's closet for you."
"Thank you, Mrs. Torres."
"Arizona, I told you, it's Lucia."
"Well thank you. Goodnight, Lucia."
"Goodnight dear."
"Goodnight, Mami." Callie said, kissing her mother's cheeks.
"Sweet dreams, Callita."
"It was so nice to meet you. Thank you for letting me steal your little guy for some baby snuggles. It's the one thing I miss when I'm off of work." Arizona said, gently handing Wil back to his mother.
"No problem. Too bad you don't live in Miami, I could use a babysitter." Rita teased.
Callie followed Arizona up the stairs and to her room. The two undressed in silence and Callie climbed into bed, waiting for Arizona to emerge from the bathroom where she had disappeared to brush her teeth a few minutes before. Callie felt her heart rate triple in speed as Arizona emerged from the bathroom in just a wife beater and a pair of boy shorts. It was so simple and yet very sexy on the blonde's slight frame.
"Like what you see?" Arizona asked, feeling Callie's eyes on her.
"Very much so." Callie said, pulling Arizona into her arms and planting a passionate kiss on her.
"Calliope Torres, you better stop right now. If you think we are having sex in your very religious parent's house you are sadly mistaken. Honestly, I'm surprised they are even letting us share a room."
"Mami really wants you to feel welcome here. And we are not spending the entire time we have off together not having sex, Arizona."
"We can have sex when we get to Massachusetts."
"Oh, so under your parent's roof is ok but not under mine?"
"I don't make the rules." Arizona replied with a shrug.
"If we can't have sex in Miami then we're not having sex in Salem, Arizona. And we haven't had sex in almost two weeks because of our schedules and then you had to go and have your period just when I thought I was going to get lucky." Callie whined.
"I didn't have my period just to spite you, Callie. And I told you, I could still take care of you, you were the one that said not until we could both participate."
"Do you want to talk about the "having babies of your own" comment?" Callie asked, knowing Arizona would do just about anything to avoid that topic.
"Your dad will know if we have sex under his roof, Callie. You know I'm a horrible liar." Arizona replied.
"Do you want to feel how wet I am?"
"You fight dirty." Arizona replied with a pout but Callie could tell she was enjoying this little disagreement.
"Fine, I guess you can just lay there while I satisfy myself then." Callie challenged with an arch of an eyebrow as she snaked her own hand down her abdomen and to her soaked superwoman panties.
Arizona's eyes widened for a moment and a pink tongue poked out as she licked her lips, "I kinda think it would be hot to watch you touch yourself."
Now unable to back down from her challenge, Callie continued dipping her fingers below her panty line and spreading her legs a little wider. She took one last, daring look at Arizona and then swiped her fingers through her wet folds, unable to stop her hips from jerking as she made contact with her clit with her own index finger. It had been far too long and she wasted no time with teasing herself, she didn't need to, she hadn't been lying when she told Arizona she was wet. She had been turned on the whole day with seeing wedding dresses, constant wedding talk, and then baby talk. It had just done something to her.
"Tell me how it feels baby." Arizona whispered seductively as she watched Callie's fingers work on her clit through her underwear.
"It feels..uh..so good."
Callie's eyes were shut tightly and Arizona was tempted to take over. She wanted to, she was definitely turned on by the sight and as much as she wanted to help Callie out, she wanted to see the Latina make herself come undone. Plus, she was not necessarily as scared of Carlos as she once had been but she also was in no mood for a sex talk from the man.
Arizona placed a hand over Callie's on the outside of her panties, feeling her fingers move and adding pressure but not assisting her. Callie bucked her hips up as she felt Arizona's hand rest over hers through the thin material. "Arizona…"
"Use your fingers inside." Arizona whispered as she nibbled on Callie's ear. Arizona felt Callie's hand move down as she obeyed Arizona's command. Arizona placed her hand over Callie's, helping her thrust deeper and harder, "Come for me."
"Oh fuck, Arizona." Callie shouted, Arizona quickly placing her free hand over Callie's mouth even as her other hand added more force, pushing Callie over the edge as her body trembled. Arizona held Callie's hand in place, milking every drop of pleasure she could from the Latina.
"That was hot." Arizona replied, now feeling the wetness coating her own thighs.
"Hmmm, I needed that."
"Feel better?"
"Not as good as I would if it had been your fingers inside of me."
"Well, if it makes you feel any better I am completely turned on."
"It does, a little." Callie replied with a wicked smile. "Goodnight Arizona."
"Goodnight Calliope." Arizona replied as she squeezed her thighs together and thought of anything that would make this less sexy but at the moment she just kept replaying Callie's orgasm over and over in her head. This was going to be a long vacation indeed.
Arizona
The spa the next morning was not like anything Arizona had ever experienced. It was suddenly abundantly clear how much clout the Torres family had. The entire place was rented out by the Torres family. Nonna and Abuela had decided to come, as well as Callie's aunts, Paula and Fatima on her dad's side and Lelia on her mom's. Callie's cousin, Alicia had returned as well as Aria's best friend, Vanessa. And of course Jared's mother, Vivian, Jenna, and Rita had joined.
Arizona sat in a bathtub full of mud with cucumbers on her eyes while she, Callie, Lucia, and Aria awaited their massages. Nonna and Abuela were getting their hair done with Lelia and Vivian while Jenna, Alicia, Rita, and Vanessa got their mani's and pedi's. Fatima and Paula were taking their turns with the two masseuses Lucia had hired in another room.
"Is this what rich people do?" Arizona whispered to Callie. She was in the far tub by the big picture window. Aria and Lucia were on the other side of Callie. Callie smirked at Arizona's question.
"Yes babe."
"I could get used to this."
"Really?" Callie asked. The couple had already gotten mani's and pedi's, Arizona opting for a sparkly royal blue at Lucia's suggestion and Callie going for her beloved black much to Lucia's annoyance.
"Mmmhmm."
"I'm going to remember you said that the next time you get weird with me about money."
"I'm sure you will, dear." Arizona replied with a small smile, knowing Callie would definitely remember it during their next argument but not really caring at the moment. Who knew a bathtub full of mud could feel so nice or be so relaxing?
"Mrs. Torres, Miss Aria, your masseuses will be ready in ten minutes if you would like to shower the mud off now." Silence ensued as the two Torres women climbed out of their tubs and made their way to the private showers across the hall.
"This mud is amazing but I cannot wait for a massage." Callie replied.
Two hours later, being completely pampered, the group returned to the Torres estate where they would all get dressed and have the option of having their make-up done professionally for the engagement party that would start in a few hours. Since leaving the house that morning, the mansion had been transformed, decorations and flowers were strategically and meticulously placed. The formal table was adorned with a long champagne colored table cloth and burgundy cloth napkins. Crystal glasses and real silver silverware were set at the table, along with what were probably very expensive china plates.
"Arizona, dear, after you have changed into your dress, come find me. I have a necklace that I think would be perfect for the dress."
"Thank you, Lucia."
Arizona and Callie went up to Callie's room to change and do their hair and make-up for the party. The pair had opted out of having it done professionally, both preferring a more subtle touch. Arizona pulled the dress from the bag, she could see why Lucia chose this dress for her, it would make her eyes stand out for sure. It was really much simpler than she expected knowing that Lucia had picked it out. She had to admit, it was a very pretty dress and would look great on her.
"Can you zip me, babe?" Arizona called into the bathroom where Callie was putting the finishing touches on her hair and make up.
"Wow, you look beautiful in this dress, Arizona. My mom did fantastic with the color." Callie said as she took in the royal blue, v-neck, sleeveless lace dress.
"She really did a good job didn't she." Arizona replied, noting Callie's A-line red cocktail dress that accentuated her curves and skin tone perfectly.
"Maybe I'll be getting lucky after all." Callie teased.
"Maybe." Arizona replied.
"I'm almost ready, I just have to decide what to do with my hair."
"Leave it down, I love your hair." Arizona replied, then added, "I have to go see your mom, meet you downstairs in a few minutes."
"Ok babe."
Arizona made her way down the hall and knocked on Aria's bedroom door where she knew Lucia would be. Aria opened the door looking stunning in a white halter top cocktail dress.
"Wow." The two women said at the same time as they caught sight of each other and then giggled.
"Mom is in the bathroom, Jared is downstairs waiting for me, guests will be arriving soon so I will see you downstairs, ok? You look amazing by the way."
"You too, Aria. You and Calliope are going to be the most beautiful women in the room tonight." Arizona replied and she truly meant it. The Torres sisters were beauties, there was no question.
"Arizona, is that you?" Lucia asked, coming out of the bathroom with a necklace in her hands.
"Yes ma'am." Arizona said, entering the room.
"Now, each Torres woman has one of these. It's for good luck and it's picked out specifically for each one. Nonna, Abuela, and I picked it out for you." Lucia said, handing Arizona the necklace to inspect. It was a gold necklace with a rectangular bar dangling from it. Alegre was written down the center of it and at the bottom were two towers engraved with a little crown above them.
"It's beautiful."
"Calliope's says Callita on it and Aria's says Torbellino so we thought your nickname would be appropriate as well. Torres means towers." Lucia explained the emblem at the bottom.
"I'm really honored to be given such a thoughtful gift." Arizona replied, now trying to keep tears at bay so as not to ruin her makeup. It seemed Lucia too was feeling emotional as she swiped at her own eyes.
"That dress looks beautiful on you, Arizona. Do you like it?"
"I do. Thank you so much, Lucia." Arizona said as she turned so Lucia could clasp the necklace behind Arizona's neck.
"You are very welcome. Now go, Callie will be worried about where you're at. I'll be down in just a minute."
Arizona found Callie on the patio with her grandmothers, Aria, Jared, and Carlos, the five of them chatting and laughing over something Maria had said. All eyes turned to Arizona as she stepped out onto the patio and she suddenly felt self-conscious, something that was rare for her.
"Wow." Jared said, earning him a punch from his fiance. He turned and smiled at his future wife and placed a kiss on her cheek.
"He's not wrong." Callie said with a giant smile.
"Lucia will be down soon." Arizona replied, a blush now rising over her chest and cheeks.
"Well, all of you ladies just look completely lovely. Mama, Nonna, shall I escort you into the main house? Our guests should be arriving soon." Carlos said, standing and offering an arm to each of the older women. Jared and Aria followed behind them but Callie stopped Arizona from following.
"Arizona, you look so beautiful." Callie said, placing a kiss on her lips.
"As do you. Seriously, Calliope, I'm not sure how I will keep my eyes or hands off of you tonight." Arizona replied, unsure how Callie could ever question how gorgeous she is.
"Well, I guess it will be fair then because I don't think I'll be able to keep my eyes or hands off of you either."
"Guess it will make for an interesting evening then."
"May I look at the necklace Mami gave you?" Callie asked, reaching toward the cool metal that was resting just above Arizona's cleavage. Arizona nodded and watched as tears filled Callie's eyes once she recognized it.
"She was quite emotional when she gave it to me."
"She's really accepted this. I can't believe it." Callie whispered.
"She loves you. And I am pretty awesome with moms." Arizona replied with a teasing smile.
"I guess so." Callie replied with her own smile.
"Should we go join the troops?"
"One more kiss first." Callie demanded, to which Arizona placed a closed mouth kiss full of emotion on plump painted red lips, careful not to smudge either of their lipstick. "Now I'm ready."
The hours passed and Arizona was introduced to every Torres in existence. Callie's family wasn't huge but there were enough of them to keep Arizona on her toes. Carlos had two sisters whom she had already met, Paula and Fatima. Paula was married to Pedro, an immigration lawyer from Mexico who Arizona instantly loved. Uncle Pedro was loving and witty and quick with the story telling. Arizona had also instantly hit it off with their three children, Alicia was the eldest and was between Calliope and Aria's ages. She had of course already met her as well. And then there were Alicia's two younger brothers, Dominic and Mario both of whom seemed to have their father's charm and sense of humor.
Carlos's other sister, Fatima and her family couldn't be more different. She had married an American named Junior who was apparently an investment broker. The couple had two children, J.J. and Juan, one of which was older than Callie, J.J. by two years. Juan was older than Aria by a month. Arizona found herself uncomfortable in the company of Callie's Uncle Junior and his two sons. Juan seemed more timid and less creepy but in the presence of his brother and father, Arizona was more than uneasy. She found herself keeping close to Callie's side which didn't go unnoticed by the Latina. Even out of her comfort zone, Arizona wasn't generally shy, she may be cautious but she was a social butterfly by nature and the Robbins charm quickly won people over.
"Everything ok?" Callie asked her for what seemed like the dozenth time that night.
"Yes, of course, just getting to know everyone."
A little while later, Callie had wandered off with Aria when some of their old friends from high school had arrived. Not wanting to rain on Callie's time to catch up with old friends, Arizona had found herself sitting with Maria, Nonna, and Lucia's sister, Lelia who was unwed and had never had children, leaving Aria and Calliope the only children on that side of the family. Arizona entertained the women with stories of her adventures in Malawi and Afghanistan and in turn, they told her stories of Callie's childhood.
"Attention, attention everyone, could you come in here for a toast please?" Carlos asked, as he stood in the large living room near the fireplace where he could easily be seen by all of his guests.
Arizona stood and followed the women into the room. She was standing at the back, looking to catch sight of her favorite Latina in a sea of dark hair, fancy dresses, and Spanish whispering when she felt hot breath on her neck and someone invading her personal space. The hair on the back of her neck stood up and her heart rate increased as her palms began to feel sweaty.
"Hey gorgeous, haven't gotten much of a chance to speak with you."
"I've been avoiding speaking with you." Arizona replied shortly as she looked into the beady blue eyes of Callie's cousin, J.J. He was the only grandchild who had inherited his grandfather Diego Torres and his Uncle Carlos's blue eyes.
"Oh we have a feisty one. That wasn't very polite though."
"Carlos is about to make a speech, I'm not in the mood for conversation with you. What is it that you want?"
"I'm just curious if you've ever been with a man? I mean my cousin thinks she's one but clearly she's lacking in a certain department if you know what I mean."
"Have you ever been with one?" Arizona asked, turning to face the intruder head on. She had dealt with men like this several times in her life and she had no patience for it. She saw anger flash through blue eyes for a split second before he recovered.
"If you've never been with a man then how do you know you don't like it?" J.J. whispered, his scotch stained breath assaulting her.
"I'm assuming you've been with one then if you know you don't like it."
"What are you implying?" JJ asked, now unable to hide the anger.
"I'm just being logical. If you think that I need to be with a man to know for sure that I don't like it then the same could be said for you. So I'll be with one right after you are and we can compare." Arizona replied then turned to walk away but not before a strong hand caught her by the elbow and dug short fingernails into her tender flesh. It was painful and would leave a mark but there was no way she was going to show him pain or fear. Instead she faced him again.
"You should be careful about being disrespectful to men in my family."
"Everything ok back here?" Jared's bother, Sam asked, interrupting the tension. J.J. had no choice but to release Arizona.
"Peachy." J.J. replied before walking away. Sam watched him go and then turned to Arizona.
"Are you sure you're ok? It didn't seem like a nice conversation. Rita noticed so I thought I would come check it out."
"It wasn't a nice conversation but not anything new. I'm ok though, thank you for checking."
"Why don't you come stand over there with the Walkers. We're a bunch of weirdos but there will be none of whatever just happened over there with us." Sam offered, pointing to the place where his brothers, sister, and wife stood. Jared and his parents were standing up front with Aria, Carlos, Lucia, and Calliope who Arizona finally caught sight of. Their eyes met briefly through the crowd and Arizona offered her a small smile as she followed Sam over to his family where he positioned her protectively between himself and his other two brothers as his hand rejoined his wife's.
Arizona listened to the last part of Roger Walker's speech to his son and future daughter in law with a dimpled smile. She had missed most of Carlos's speech during her encounter with J.J. Once the speech was over, everyone raised their glasses for a toast to the future bride and groom and individual conversations broke out once again. It seemed like half of Miami had shown up to this party and were excited to celebrate the happy couple. The Walker brothers proved to be true gentlemen and completely entertaining and Arizona found herself laughing genuinely with Rita as she watched them try to outdo one another with their imitations of different members of society.
"What's going on over here? Looks like I'm missing out on all the fun." Callie said as she joined their group, slipping an arm around Arizona's shoulder as she did.
"You are. Jared's brothers are something else." Arizona replied with a smile at the boys who were now watching Callie and Arizona.
"We are rather chivalrous." Todd replied.
"And handsome." Sam said, wiggling his eyebrows at his wife.
"And total beefcakes." Mikey added, making everyone laugh.
"Well thank you for being my knight in shining armors tonight."
"Anytime, Arizona." Sam replied with a wink and genuine smile. Callie joined their group for a while before the couple made their rounds, socializing with groups of people. Arizona found that many of the people were not actual family members but rather families that worked with and for the Torres family, she found it endearing that they had hired outside staff and invited their usual employees to the party like they were family.
By the time the couple made their rounds and it was an appropriate time for the party to break up, allowing them to retreat upstairs, Arizona was beat and her cheeks hurt from smiling so much. She had been nervous about what kind of reception she would get from the Torres family, considering their Catholic upbringing but it seemed that if Abuela was ok with it then no one dared to challenge her.
"As beautiful as you look in that dress, I think it's time to get you out of it." Callie whispered as soon as she shut the door to her bedroom.
"Calliope…" Arizona warned but she knew her resolve wouldn't last tonight. Callie was just too beautiful to resist and her own body was already betraying her. Callie didn't respond, she flicked the lock on her door in place and turned, slowly but deliberately walking toward Arizona.
The blonde felt her heart rate quicken and her stomach did a few somersaults as she watched Callie's eyes grow dark. She took a few steps back out of instinct and not real fear as Callie approached her, only stopping as the back of her knees collided with the bed. Callie reached her moments later and wasted no time claiming Arizona's mouth with her own. Arizona moaned into the kiss as Callie's tongue dominated her mouth. The blonde's hands tangled into dark locks and Callie tipped them both onto the bed, the Latina landing softly on top of the smaller woman with her head cradled protectively in Callie's hand. Arizona giggled but stopped almost immediately as she felt Callie's mouth roaming over the skin of her neck and chest before reaching her cleavage.
Arizona felt Callie's hands roaming over her sides and an instant later, her dress was pulled up to bunch around her abdomen. Conscious thought finally hit the blonde and she attempted to roll them in a feeble attempt for dominance but Callie held her in place with an "Uh-uh". Her breath hitched as she felt Callie's breath ghost over her abdomen a second before she felt Callie's lips place a kiss above her panty line.
"I'm a fan of this thong." Callie whispered before she hooked her fingers into each side and pulled it down slender legs, tossing it aside.
"I thought you wanted me out of this dress." Arizona said, opening her eyes as she saw Callie lowering herself between her legs.
"I decided I'd much rather take you with it on." Callie replied with a smile and then her lips were back on Arizona and the blonde couldn't argue with that logic when Callie's lips felt like that.
"Oh God, Callie." Arizona said as plump lips made contact with her swollen clit.
"Spread your legs for me baby."
Arizona obeyed as she felt Callie's fingers open her up and a split second later a skilled tongue was at work licking and caressing her in a way that only Callie could. Her breath caught as Callie's tongue worked slow circles around her, applying the lightest of pressure that felt amazing but wasn't enough. Just as she was about to beg for more, she felt Callie flatten her tongue and take a more deliberate swipe as she hummed. The sensation sent shock waves through the blonde. One hand snaked down, needing a connection to Callie and the brunette brought her hand up to lace their fingers together. Arizona's other hand covered her own mouth in an attempt to keep from alerting Carlos as to what exactly was happening under his roof.
The things Callie's tongue was doing was making Arizona crazy. Her girlfriend was playing her body like a well played instrument and it was driving the blonde crazy. Her hips bucked up to meet Callie as her finger lazily circled Arizona's entrance. She dipped her finger in, gently probing before removing it completely and sucking Arizona's clit into her mouth.
"Oh fuck, Callie." Arizona whispered, trying hard to be quiet as Callie worked magic on her in the most intimate way.
Callie smiled at the blonde's cursing and took a broad swipe up Arizona's slit once more, poking her tongue into her entrance before sliding it up deliberately and stroking firm and steady circles around the blonde's clit once more. The sounds she was pulling from Arizona, though quieter than usual were doing things to her.
"Please Callie, I need to come." Arizona begged. And those were the magic words.
Callie pulled Arizona's clit into her mouth once again and sucked, flicking it with her tongue. Arizona's hips bucked and she could feel her stomach muscles rippling as she neared the edge of a powerful orgasm. Callie began humming again and Arizona's movements grew frantic.
"Yes, yes, oh God, Callie, I'm going to come." Arizona said, her voice much louder than it had been minutes before. Arizona's body tensed and then relaxed, shaking and quivering under Callie's skilled mouth as she continued slow and gentle swipes until Arizona pushed her head away.
Callie kissed the inside of each thigh and then her abdomen before she climbed back onto the bed and laid beside her recovering girlfriend. Arizona turned onto her side, a lazy smile on her face and kissed Callie's lips before curling herself into Callie's body. Callie kissed her bare shoulder and rubbed her back while the blonde recovered.
"I love you." Arizona whispered against Callie's chest, her face buried in Callie's cleavage as she kissed the top of each breast.
"I love you too, Arizona."
"My turn." Arizona said suddenly, unzipping Callie's dress.
"My how the tables have turned, I thought we weren't doing this under my parent's roof."
"We're leaving tomorrow anyway. Do you not want to get laid?"
"Oh no I definitely do."
"Then stop talking." Arizona replied with a dimpled smile before she started performing her own magic on Callie's body.
XXXXX
The next morning the couple had a quick breakfast with the Torres family before they were whisked off to the airport at another ungodly hour to make it to Salem in time for the Robbins cookout that evening. Arizona couldn't help but think that they were going to need a vacation from their vacation as she felt the wheels of the private Torres jet leave the tarmac. She gripped Callie's hand tightly until the plane leveled out and sighed a breath of relief.
"You ok?"
"Yea, I just hate taking off."
"I know."
"Did you have fun with your family?" Arizona asked as she looked over at Callie.
"I really did. Did you have a good time?"
"You know, I actually did. Aria is marrying into a great family. I really like the Walker family."
"Me too." Callie replied with a smile.
"You ready to meet the Robbins crew? My whole family won't be there, just my mom's side, well most of them, Aunt Judy can't come but maybe the boys will. My mom's twin brother, Barrett and his partner, Lance will be there."
"And they don't have any kids?"
"No, just a couple of cats but they were great uncles. I never knew my Uncle Tim, he died when mom was pregnant with Timmy but his wife and their four sons were always part of our family. Aunt Judy remarried eventually and she and her second husband had a daughter but she was ten years younger than me so we were never really close."
"I can't believe all the boys and twins in your family."
"I know. My mom and dad are both twins. Dad is an identical twin with Uncle Darrel. And uncle Darrel has a set of identical twins and my mom's brother, Tim had two sets of twin boys, one identical, one fraternal."
"I'm never going to keep this all straight." Callie replied.
"Don't worry, there won't be a test." Arizona replied with a smile and then a peck to Callie's lips.
"Do you think they will like me?"
"Callie, they will love you, almost as much as I do."
"I hope so. My family seemed to adore you."
"I'm pretty adorable."
"And humble too." Callie teased as she tickled Arizona's side. The tank top and shorts the blonde was wearing was doing all sorts of things to her.
"Just as humble as you are dear."
"Do you think about getting married?"
"What?"
"You've made some comments recently so I was just curious."
"Honestly, I never really thought about it before. But now…"
"But now?"
"But now I can't stop thinking about it."
"Really?"
"Really. But I'm not ready yet."
"Me neither but I can't stop thinking about it either." Callie replied with a giant smile.
"Someday soon."
"Soon?"
"Soonish." Arizona replied with her own giant smile before she kissed Callie firmly as if sealing a deal.