Chapter 3: Things Happen in 3's

General POV

During the little photo-op with the photographer from The Seattle Times, while Addison and Teddy were wrapped up closely to each other, Addie whispered to Teddy that she needed to talk to her right after this.

So with the photos done, Addie takes Teddy's hand and leads her back into the locker room she just exited from. After checking that they were alone Addie walks towards Teddy and brushes a strawberry blonde piece of hair out of her face a tucks it behind her ear and says, "You are so hot in your uniform", becoming distracted from the task at hand by her girlfriend. Still wanting to finish what she started Addie wraps her arm around Teddys waist and pull her close not giving her a chance to think before she crushes their mouths together. Everything starts up again and before she can even comprehend the word stop Addie picks Teddy up and pushes her between the lockers essentially holding her up. When Teddy's mouth travels to her neck realization sets back in.

Pulling back saying, "Wait, wait I actually have to talk to you about something important." While setting Teddy down.

"Really Addison, you are like vagina blocking your own girlfriend now!" Teddy says through heavy breaths

"THEODORA!" Addison snaps back at her girlfriend.

"Wow that was an in the moment thing, I'm sorry babe, I just want you like all of the time and I feel like we keep getting stopped an-" She was cut off by Addison's lips on hers pulling back smiling that it was okay now.

"Okay but anyways, I uh, sorta saw something and someone earlier lady before the game...it was uh Joanne. And another guy, engaging in some specific activities that she shouldn't have been doing..at least not with anyone but Arizona." She says trying not to sound to blunt.

"God that stupid whore. Arizona saw her after the game too...making out with some guy and really laid into her and broke up with her. Who was it anyway?" She asks very irritated toward Joanne.

"It was Jeremy Fuller, why is that who she was with after the game too?" Addison asks out of curiosity

"Just curious myself. I know I have to tell Zona." Teddys replies

About to turn to leave, Teddy feels a hand on her arm and turns around to see somewhat of a shy look on her girlfriends face, quickly replaced by confidence and determination.

"I love you too Theodora." Addie says with a bright smile. Teddy bring her girlfriend into a searing kiss and twirls her around. Pulling away she retakes her girlfriends hand and walk back out to their friends.

Teddy sees Arizona talking comfortably with Callie and she stops and think what a hot yet adorable couple they would be. Thinking she will have to ask Addie about Callie later she gets Arizonas attention and waves her over.

"Hey uh, so I know you wanted to drop it and not talk about it but I just thought I'd let you know that Addie saw her with someone too, but before the game with someone else you know yeah. I just thought I'd let you know because I couldn't keep that from you." Teddy says feeling a little awkward telling her cousin this after she already broke up Joanne.

"Fucking Christ! Am I really that unappealing?!" Arizona says very agitated. She then asks, "Do you know who she was with?"

"Uh yeah, Jeremy Fuller." Teddy replies and then backs away from a now furious Arizona.

"TWO GUYS?! GUYS, NOT EVEN CHICKS?! She was with Brent Hallow after the game and Jeremy before. I should have known, I'm idiot." Arizona says with her anger starting to fade and being replaced by self-consciousness and stupidity.

"I'm so fucking done with today." Arizona grumbles walking back towards Callie and Addison signaling the end of that conversation.

Arizona POV

As I am walking away from Teddy I keep thinking if the day could get any worse.

Lost my last college game.

Broke up with my girlfriend.

Found out she cheated on me with not only ONE but TWO guys and lord knows how many more.

I guess when they say shitty things happen in 3's they weren't kidding.

When I look up, all of that shittiness dissipates when I see Callie. With her head thrown back in laughter and a wide, perfect smile. Still in her spandex, I openly admire her ass and not worry about feeling guilty because I no longer have a girlfriend.

I am single.

Callie is single.

I am pulled out of my thoughts when a soft hand is placed on my arm and mesmerizing brown eyes are looking at me and her mouth moving.

"Wait what? I'm sorry?" I laugh at myself.

"Oh yeah well Addie and I are having a like celebration thing back at our dorm and since uh, since Teddy is coming, I sorta thought you, m-might want to, ya know come? Um and your girlfriend can come if she wants too." Callie asks me in the most adorable shy way.

I slightly cringe at the mention of Joanne and my smile kind of falters, but I reply "Yeah of course I'll come, I just have to run by my dorm, but I'll meet you guys there." I say trying to sound enthusiastic but the pity comes rearing its head again, and then I add "Teds you can just ride with Addie and Callie if you want, I won't be long."

All I want to do is drive.

Teddy must sense that I want to be alone but her concerned side comes out and says "Okay, but can Callie go with you, that is if you don't mind. I can go with Addie to get everything ready and you guys can just hang and get to know each other."

I surprise myself because I normally like to cool off by driving alone but I quickly say "Yeah that'd be okay if she's down with that of course."

"Yeah I don't mind at all!" She says and throws me a charming smile.

10 minutes later after the four of us got our bags packed and got the last minute praise on our seasons we are finally in the parking lot.

I haul myself up into the cab and sit there. I let my head fall into the steering wheel and just sit. Sit. Forgetting that Callie would be back 'real quick' because she had to get her charger. About a minute later I hear the passenger door open and feel the weight of someone climbing in. By then my tears are already flowing.

I just couldn't hold it in any longer.

Next thing I feel helps alleviate the events of the day a little when a soothing hand on my back rubbing circles. I look up finally after about 2 minutes and give her a smile.

"I hate to ask, but do you, ah, could you maybe drive?" She looks at me confused and I say "I don't think I'm in the best shape and I couldn't forgive myself if something happened to you while you were with me. Something that I could attempt to prevent." I say kind of embarrassingly.

"Of course! Yeah I don't mind, that's sweet of you to consider me." She says before she gets out and rounds the truck to hop into the front seat. When we pull out of the parking lot, we turn right instead of left.

"Um Callie my dorm is the opposite way." I say to her with confusion.

Without looking at me she says, "You really don't think that I didn't know you weren't actually going to your dorm. You were probably going someplace to think or to just drive. So now I am going to take you to the place I always go...I mean if that's okay."

"That sounds wonderful. I just need to get away for a bit, today has been just overwhelming. Do you mind if I plug my phone in for music? I like to listen to music while I drive too." I ask her while already reaching to plug my phone in.

As we drive and music fills the car I can't help but feel so comfortable with this whole situation. I don't know if that is bad or good but I am leaning towards the latter.

Callie turns her head slightly towards me and opens her mouth to say something but quickly decides against it, and then repeats that same process.

I softly laugh at her and raise a questioning eyebrow, "Can I help you?"

"Um well I uh just uh wanted to say that I don't find that you are unappealing that's all." She says a little quietly.

I can't seem to place that random statement anywhere in the range of relevance so I say "What?"

"I said I don't find that you are unappealing. At all actually. When you were talking with Teddy you got on the loud side a little and I heard you say something about someone thinking you aren't appealing. I just wanted to bring light to that statement and call you wrong on it." She rambles and it is absolutely adorable.

"Oh! Well jeez I didn't even realize I was getting loud, my bad. But I appreciate that I really do." I say as I lay my hand atop of her that is sitting on the gear shifter.

"So are you gonna tell me where we are going or are you actually some murderer who drives other people to the woods to kill them?" I say with sarcasm.

"Really Arizona?" And she laughs a magical laugh. "I just called you indirectly beautiful and you come back with calling me a murderer?"

"A very pretty murderer?" I say with a smile.

"Patience is a virtue Arizona. Like 2 minutes away anyways." She says looking back at the road.

We pull up to a open field filled with flowers and in the distance is a lake. She looks at me and gives me the look to get out and get myself together. So I do. I didn't think that once I was finally free that I would feel so many things.

Hate for Joanne.

Disgust toward Joanne.

Pity because she's a slut.

Vulnerable because of being cheated on.

I break and collapse onto the ground becoming over whelmed. With my elbows on my knees I feel tears stream down my face and my shoulders shaking. The next thing kind of startles me when I feel a body, assuming it is Callie's slide in behind me. She takes my arms off my legs, straightens them out and hold my arms together by my wrists with one hand and bends my arms so they are pressed against my chest and sort of pushing my body into Callies front. The other moves my hair off my neck and I feel a cool breath on my neck blowing softly. I immediately calm and my tears subside. How the hell did she do that? After about 30 seconds she whispers right next to my ear, "Ready?" and it send pleasant shivers through my body. Damn. I nod my head and take her offered hand to pull me up.

We get back into the truck and start our drive back to her dorm. Breaking the silence I ask, "How did you do that back there?"

"Oh uh sorry if it was uncomfortable or weird, but it was something my mom used to do with me whenever I was upset or anything. It gives off a sense of surrounding which calms you and the breathing just remind you that someone is there with you to help." She elaborates to me.

I nod my head and ask, "We're friends right Callie?"

Slightly laughing she responds, "Well after that yeah I hope that could be considered friendship."

"Okay then this won't be weird." I say as I move over and lean my head on her shoulder and wrap my arm through her one not driving. With 25 minutes of a drive left I eventually nod off from the exhaustion from today.

When I feel the truck turn off I grumble not wanting to move from this heavenly nap. I feel whoever it is I am leaning on shaking me to wake up. I only ignore it and pull them closer by pulling their leg that my hand is resting on. Wait what?

Callie. Shit.

My eyes open and I look at her wide eyed and apologize, "Callie I'm sorry, I guess my hand fell off your arm. Wow I'm sorry for doing that. And for falling asleep, shit."

"Arizona it's okay don't worry about it. Friends right?" She says putting a hand on my thigh.

Friends right.

With that we walk into her dorm to the party.

Callie POV

Arizona and I got back from our drive about 10 minutes ago. It feels weird but I feel almost lost without her presence. I hope that's not creepy. But I am sitting on the kitchen bar with my back on the beam going up into the ceiling just thinking. Mostly about a blue eyed blonde that I can't get out of my head. People are dancing all around so this was the only place I could sit without getting grind on. THERE ARE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.

I look around at all of the people here. When my eyes land on her I witness her shaking her head no to an attractive dirty blonde girl. With that I see her kind of just standing there. Growing a pair, I get off of the counter and maneuver my way towards her. When I reach her she is just taking a sip of her drink.

I lean into her and say "Why are there so many fucking people here?"

She laughs and shrugs her shoulders. When the next song came on some random guy came and grabbed my hand to dance. I tried to pull away but he turned me around and put his hands on my hips so I said what the hell. About a quarter of the way through the song he started getting a little frisky and started making me uncomfortable.

Shit, what do I do?

When I was mid-thought, Arizona appeared in front of me. I mouthed a 'Help me' and she obliged. Next thing I knew I was spun again this time with my back pressed against Arizona's front. The guy looked at me as if I was uncomfortable but I immediately started moving my hips. Putting my hands in the air I reached around to pull Arizona closer. I'm so glad she doesn't mind this because one, I'm enjoying this too much and two because I don't want to dance with a creep like that again.

Once he gets the memo, that doesn't stop me. Being Latina, I love dancing. I would do it all of the time if I could. So I test my waters here. I keep my hips moving in rhythm to the music and start bending over. I think to myself 'damn I hope she is enjoying this as much as I am' and get the answer I am looking for when she moves her hand to my lower back and up and down as I am bent over. When I come up and the song is about halfway over now she moves her hands back to her place on my abdomen. I cover my hands with hers and move them slightly lower. She gets the idea and starts moving more freely. By the end of the song one hand is on my hip and the other testing on my lower stomach.

Once the song finishes, I turn in her arms now having the hand that wasn't on my hip now resting on my lower back but more on the curve of my ass.

I lean in and say "Thank you" with a wink. She tells me she is going to get a drink and with that we somewhat keep our distance but catch each other multiple times looking for the other.

When the end of the party rolls around there are only a few of us left. Teddy and Addie are in the corner practically having sex while others are passed out in the couch.

I see Arizona leaning against a counter almost falling asleep while standing up. I walk over to her and nudge her giving her a questioning look.

"Teddy supposedly can't find the keys and NEEDS to spend the night here." She says with a yawn. I grab her by the arm with no further questions and take her towards my bedroom. Once there I throw her a sweat shirt and some pants and she blankly stares at me.

"You'll sleep here in my bed and I'll sleep in the floor, problem solved because I know you want to sleep." I tell her giving her no room for argument.

She looks at me and says "Thank you, but I'm not going to let you sleep on the floor. We are friends. Friends can share a bed no matter how big or small."

We both know we haven't been very 'friendly' to each other tonight but I oblige. Telling her I just have to go to the bathroom to change.

Once changed and teeth brushed, I walk back to my room and my heart flutters.

There is Arizona.

In my bed.

Wearing my clothes.

She seems to have fallen asleep already but left the covers pulled back for me to climb in. So I do.

I fall asleep just as fast and only faintly remember her turning towards me and throwing an arm around my waist.

I woke up several times during the night to check on the drunken ones and to make sure that they didn't ruin the dorm with throw up everywhere.

But each time I came back to my room and got in bed Arizona would roll over and reach out to make some sort of contact with me. Not that I was complaining.

All the while thinking 'friends'. I could do that.

I think.

Hopefully.

A few hours later when I woke up I was alone. I somewhat remember the weight of the bed shifting and then something pressing softly to my cheek, but that was it.

I turn my head and see a note.

Callie,

Thanks for letting me crash last night. I REALLY hope you don't mind but I had to get back to my dorm to submit a paper at 8 this morning so I took your car. My number is at the bottom so just text me when your awake and I'll bring it back

xo Zona
P.S- you snore (;
397-183-1183

When I think about last night, I have no complaints at all.

Arizona and I are 'friends'.

I cuddled with her.

And I got her number.

What do they say? Great things happen in 3's?

Then, I turn to the clock. 8:42 a.m. Eh I'll give it a little more time. I want sleep.

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AN: Just thought I'd let you lovely people know that there will be a slight time jump to progress the story a little farther along but not necessarily any faster. And I will always do Callie and Arizona POV and some General too as you can see so far. Thanks!