Chapter 4: Weird

General POV

Throughout the rest of their senior year, the four friends got even closer.

Teddy and Addie were that lovey dovey couple that everyone envied and we're together practically 24/7. As for Callie and Arizona they grew close too. The two lovers noticed a change in their friends too. It was almost like they became more protective over one another but yet it seemed more than that. They both figured out that it started happening around their last game and there after.

During that time Callie came out to Teddy and Arizona, though Teddy had already found out through a red headed bird a while back but kept it to herself. That information gave Arizona confidence. Confidence in herself and finally realizing her feelings for Callie were more than a friendship.

She wanted more.

Arizona also found out that Callie was what she called a 'newborn'. That didn't stop the feelings from growing because she was able to look past it. But it did make her feel like if she tried to tell Callie that she had feelings for her that she would push her too far.

As for Callie, the situation was slightly different. She was slowly falling for Arizona as well, but her fears had nothing to do with Arizona's experience, but the fact that she didn't think the feeling were reciprocated.

But boy was she wrong. If only she knew how bad Arizona wanted to be her person. The person that makes her laugh, makes her smile, comforts her and loves her. All of that and more because she was damn sure that if they got their chance, it would be a hell of a ride.

Callie POV

Addie and I are walking into the gym at about 8:30 today. It's become a daily routine of ours now that volleyball is over and we don't have anymore classes to take for the semester.

I need to ask Adds about tonight. Tonight is the 2004-2005 Captains dinner of all of the colleges in Seattle and the captains of each sport. We are given a plus 1 invitation and since Arizona is already going I thought why not ask Addie and see if she can see if Teds will go. I guess in a way they can help me out with Arizona since they will be there tonight and Addie mostly knows how much I have come to like her. And then she also knows I fear the feelings just being one sided. So tonight I will see what I can do.

"Do you think she is already bringing someone? Like her own date? Oh god Ads, I don't know if I could handle seeing her with someone else!", I say kind of rushed because I am freaking myself out now.

Addie turns off the treadmill and looks at me, "I know she doesn't have a date Cal. I am two steps ahead of you already because Teddy is her plus 1 so chill."

"Right. Yeah chill.", I say more to myself than Addison.

We grab our bags from the locker room and head back out to the car. Normally after working out we go to a coffee shop around the corner but Addie says, "Looks like we are heading over to Arizona's and Teddy's place. She says she has two cups of coffee with our names on them."

We get into my car and start driving. About 10 minutes into the drive Addie turns down the radio and looks at me, "Okay so I need a big favor tonight," I look at her and nod my head for her to continue, "it's mine and Teddy's 10 months today so I wanted to bring her back to our dorm and spend the night with her," now I just look at her confused, "alone Cal. Very much alone."

"OH. OH YEAH. Yeah of course, I'll just crash at like Zona's dorm maybe." Yeah that will definitely have to work tonight because I wouldn't be able to handle hearing them pounding each other all night long, "I'll talk to Arizona when we get over there today."

"I really appreciate it Cal.", Addie looks at me with a huge smile.

About 5 minutes later we pull up to their dorm. We walk into their dorm, and I'll be damned; there are two cups waiting for us on the counter plus a whole other pot as well. Addie says something about Teddy in the shower and disappears back towards the bathroom. I grab my cup and sit on the couch with my head tilted back. Next thing I know there is a head of blonde hair on my lap, a loud groan and a body taking up the rest of the couch.

"I just wanted to say a big thank you for waking me up, I REALLY appreciate it.", Arizona says to me in the cutest sleep filled voice.

"Arizona it's 11:30, how could you of all people sleep that late?", I say as I run my fingers through her hair.

"It happens ever so often, but you of all people shouldn't talk to me about sleeping late Mrs 'I can sleep through an earthquake'." She says. When I don't respond with a smart remark but instead stare at her bare back that is showing because she shirt rode up, "That's what I thought."

I decide that now is a good time to bring up the Addie/Teddy thing tonight, "Okay so I was kind of wondering if I could uh, crash here tonight because Addie wants to do something nice for Teddy after the dinner tonight."

"Yeah of course that is totally fine. I don't have anything planned afterwards." She says with what I think is excitement.

We sit in silence for a few minutes with me drinking my coffee and her still resting her head in my lap when she says, "You are using that shower after Teddy, Callie." With that she gets up to make herself her own cup of coffee.

Complying, I do use the shower after Teddy but realize afterwards I don't have any clean clothes with me. Walking out in a towel, I see Teddy and Addie watching TV in her room.

"Hey, uh can I borrow some clothes?", I ask the couple.

Teddy replies without looking up, "Yeah ask Zona, she's in her room."

Walking across the hall to be room, I knock softly. After a few seconds she opens the and quickly finished up her conversation, "Okay Mama, yes I know, I'm gonna try because I think it could be great. Yes, tell Dad I said hi...okay, love you too. Bye."

When she turns around she says, "Oh my god," and quickly turns around.

"Uh Arizona?" I ask confused ",I uh just came to borrow some clothes..."

"Oh yeah there a sweats right on the dresser." Okay? Is she purposely not turning around? I don't get the problem. I grab the clothes and head to the bathroom to change.

Not 30 seconds later I hear foot steps padding out of what I presume to be Arizona's room and over to Teddy's. I'm guessing she was trying to be quiet but failed miserably when I hear, "Teddy are you serious? She was practically naked and you sent her into my room? That is so weird! That whole situation was so weird!"

Wow. I can't really form a coherent thought right now. How was that weird? And my god she couldn't have tried to sound a little less disgusted? Damn.

I walk out of the bathroom and right next door to Teddy's and say to Addie, "Hey I'm leaving now since apparently I'm too weird," I say indirectly but directly at Arizona, "so you can either stayhere andTeddy can drop you off or you can come with me." With that I walk out of the room leaving three mouths open.

I hear Addison yell that she's coming, while Arizona follows me out and puts a hand on my arm to try and stop me, "Callie wai-".

But I stop her, "No Arizona because that would mean that my weird self would be around you longer than you like, so no." With that I walk out into the car and wait for Addison behind me. She opens her mouth in the car but I quickly stop her, "Drop it Addie."

Silence.

Silence is all I know. After we left Teddy and Arizona's dorm I dropped Addie and went driving. I drove and drove. Passed signs, and people and animals and cars but even though I passed them I didn't notice them. I just wanted to drive. So I did. I pulled up near a drop off and say out on the edge.

I started thinking about everything..okay not everything. Just Arizona. Wondering why and how I ever thought that she ever thought of me as anything more than a friend. I guess I should have never gotten my hopes up and now I get to pay the price. I know it's not rejection because we were never an item but it sure fucking feels like it.

So now I would put on that happy and calm face for the rest of tonight and tomorrow since I still have to sleep at her dorm because I won't ruin Teddy and Addie's anniversary.

When I get back to the dorm I have about an hour to get ready. It's a formal dinner and I love to doll myself up so I get down to it...plus I need to cover up some of my weird..

My hair is pulled back, leaving a few strands out with diamond earrings in my four holes. My dress is a soft blue and flows to the floor with an open back down to my lower back and a diamond shape cut between and just below my breasts with a pair of white flats. Putting the last of my red lipstick Addie calls out to me asking if I'm ready.

"Yeah I'm coming now, but isn't it a little early to leave?" I ask her while looking for my purse.

"Uh no, because I told Teddy that we would pick her and Arizona up." She replies not looking at me.

Grunting I grab my keys and tell her I'll be in the car. Great not only do I have to spend the night with her but I get to drive her as well. More time with the insanely beautiful woman who thinks I'm weird. I really just want this day to be over already.

Pulling in to a parking spot outside of their dorm, I honk the horn. Not too long after I see the two of them and I am speechless.

They look stunning.

I look to my right at Addie and I'm pretty sure she feels the same way. When they get in the back of the car Teddy leans around the front passenger seat to give Addie a kiss on the cheek. I say nothing to Arizona. Once we get there I find a parking spot. I am the last one out, having to find my purse on the ground, and before I think Arizona has opened my door and stretched out her hand to help me out. Giving her a weak smile I take her hand.

Damn fucking tingles every time we touch.

We start walking in and Teddy and Addison are linked through the arms, when I feel Arizona do the same to me..'so now she wants to be nice to me and actually look at me'.

I sort of lean away from her and then she whispers, "You look really beautiful tonight Callie." Nice try Robbins..

Again when we get into the dining area she pulls a chair out for me and I sit in the chair next to it. I don't understand? One minute she was saying I was weird, the next she's telling me I look beautiful and pulling chairs out for me?

This is going to be a long night.

Arizona POV

So Callie is mad at me. She's mad and I didn't even get the chance to explain. Explain exactly that it wasn't her that was weird just the situation because she was practically naked in my room with a little towel around her. Explain that she makes me feel things I haven't felt before, even with Joanne and the fact that if I looked at her any longer with just that towel on, that she would have never made it out of that room in time to get ready for dinner.

And yet I chose to describe the situation as "weird".

FUCK.

Now she won't even look at me, or talk to me, let alone sit in the god damn chair that I pull out for her. This is going to be a long night. But besides the fact that she is mad at me, she looks stunning. Absolutely gorgeous. And the cut outs on her dress just leave me with my imagination. Running my hands down her back or putting my hand in the hole that's on her abdomen.

Okay, now I feel creepy because I know I'm staring. If this woman is anything, it is anything but weird. Sex on legs. Goddess. Anything but weird. When she got up to go to the bathroom I definitely watched her leave. Then and there was the moment I decided that things between Callie Torres and I change tonight.

Then and there was also when Addie spoke up, "Zona I hate to be the bad guy here, but you really need go do something about Callie. I don't know if you have gotten it through your stick skull or not but she is crushing hard on you. Really hard. She's got it bad and I don't even know if she knows it yet and I know you do. So I suspect you do something...especially if you want her at your dorm room tonight."

When I turn my head again I see her talking to someone. I think he's on the soccer team, but besides that he is getting a little closer to her than I like. Not that she would go for him; the whole gay thing kind of makes that not an option. But when he puts his hand on her back and I see her back away, that's when I get up. And again that's where I decide that no one will get to put a hand on her back, especially that low, except for me.

Walking over to her, I put my arm around her waist and pull her close. I feel her tense but I continue, "Hey buddy, I would really appreciate it if you wouldn't touch Callie here. No one likes a jealous lesbian now do they?" Shit. Did I just say I was jealous?

Realization crosses the poor kids mind and he immediately turns and walks away.

Did I just do that? Before I let whatever just happened become reality by talking about it, I too quickly walk away back to the table. When I get there Addie smirks at me and Teddy nods her head.

Callie and I spend the rest of the evening distancing ourselves and trying to hide the obvious tension and confusion.

Once the dinner is over we all walk together back out to the car. I still do the things I was raised to do, like hold and open doors for people, so I do. I hold the door for my three friends and open Callie's car door for her. Just because things are weird doesn't mean I am going to change anything I would normally do.

I stay within my thoughts the whole car ride trying to figure out how I will go about my situation with Callie. I don't even remember when Addison and Teddy left or when we pulled up to my dorm.

I guess she still is staying the night.

"Will you grab my bag for me back there Arizona?" Callie says to me and I acknowledge it by doing what she asked and carrying it for her.

Once we get upstairs and settled, both going our ways and getting ready for bed after a long day. Callie sleeps in Teddy's room across the hall so as when I am all ready for bed I peek my head out of my door and say, "Goodnight Callie."

I get into my bed and listen to her movements until they stop. Five minutes go by and I am almost asleep resigning to the fact that since she made no attempt to talk to me tonight that I will try in the morning.

But then suddenly I hear foots steps, and a door opening, and a few more foot steps and then Callie is standing in my room, just staring at me. And I stare back, trying to figure her out and figure out what she is doing or better yet what she is going to do.

"I thought we were friends Arizona. I really did. In fact I would have considered you one of my best friends, but then you call me weird? That my presence is weird and in a disgusted tone. All I fucking wanted was some clothes to I don't know, hide my weirdness? And then you call me beautiful and open doors and wrap your arm around me to protect me from a kid who didn't stand a chance and you and I both know that. Please so tell me how one second I am weird and you can't look at me, but the next I am beautiful and you are jealous! Yeah and what the fuck was that about?!" I let her get it all out of her system now.

"Are you done?" I ask while sitting on my bed.

"Wha-" "Are you done?"

"Good so I can answer your questions. So no we aren't friends," she looks as if she is about to say some thing so I quickly continue, "we can't be friends. At least not after what I'm about to say and I hope you'll be okay with it because if not I don't know what I am going to do. So you are 100% right, you aren't weird at all. What was weird about everything was the situation granted the word weird probably wasn't the right word to use. But Callie, lord Callie you are in no way weird. You are hot and sexy and beautiful and gorgeous. It's just a little unsettling having the girl you have the these feelings for, feelings you've never had before not even with past girlfriends, standing in your room with barely anything. You drive me crazy Callie. Absolutely excruciatingly crazy because for the last few months I have had to hide my feelings for you because I haven't wanted to pressure you, but god Callie, I can't hold back anymore. I'm sorry if this is too much but I have such strong feelings for you it's crazy. And yes I was jealous. Some loser had his hand where I had wanted mine all night long so forgive me if I was jealous and you were the MOST BEAUTIFUL woman in that room tonight." I lay everything out there for her.

She knows I have feelings for her, she knows I think she's beautiful and that she drives me crazy. So now I get to sit here and either get rejected or get to get on that ride that could change my life.

The next thing that happens literally carries my heart out of the door with her when she leaves. She just walked out.

Dammit I knew I pushed to hard, I'm such an idiot. Not only did I rui-

My words were cut off when she comes back into my room 2 minutes later with tears streaming down her face.

AND I MADE HER CRY. Good fucking job Robbins.

Then she smiles through her tears and walks towards me. When she gets to me at my bed she hold both of her hands out for me to take. So I stand up with her and she stares at me, right in my eyes. Those brown orbs state right through me into my heart and she smiles even wider. Her eyes flicker down to my lips as mine do the same. She starts leaning in and before we connect our lips she says, "I really really like you too Arizona."

Her lips are on mine. I am kissing Callie Torres. I think my heart stopped, but quickly starts up again when she presses into me more. I bring my hand to cup her cheek and stroke my thumb over it. She pulls back and we lock eyes. They are darker than normal and next thing I know her lips are on mine again. This time it is more hurried and passionate. Going further than our first kiss she quickly swipes her tongue across my lip and who am I to deny Callie Torres. I part my lips and we both begin to explore each other's mouths.

A few minutes of making out and getting comfortable with each others mouths I am the one to pull back. She immediately has a pout on her face so I kiss her one more time and ask, "So are you still gonna sleep in Teddy's room?"

She smiles and shakes her head so I continue, "So does that mean we can sleep. Not that I didn't like where that was going at all because I mean it's you and you-" I am cut off mid rant by her lips and a smile.

"Of course we can sleep, and we can talk more about what we are in the morning. And I hope you like cuddling because I am the best cuddler out there!" She says with a cute excitement.

We climb into my bed and I immediately scoot close to her and intertwine our legs and throw an arm over her waist. Scooting closer, I lift my head and place a light kiss on her cheek and lay my head on her shoulder and say, "Goodnight Callie, sweet dreams."

AN: DIDNT want to go 3 days without updating. But I normally post the chapters after I write the ones after it but I haven't finished ch 6 yet so that should be up tomorrow night most likely. You guys are great. Review!