A/N
Just a warning - this story has nearly reached its conclusion
Callie paced up and down, periodically stopping to click the refresh button on her laptop before sighing and continuing with her ritual.
"Cal…" Arizona said softly, trying not to startle her girlfriend who had clearly zoned out.
"Huh?" the brunette turned vaguely in the direction of Arizona's voice.
"Jackson said the new articles go live at 10am. It's only 9.55 and I'm slightly worried that you might wear a hole in the floor before then and fall right on through to the apartment downstairs" the blonde walked slowly towards Callie with a slight smile.
"It's…what?" the brunette peered at her computer screen, registering for the first time that it was in fact still not 10am.
"Hey" Arizona cupped her cheek, forcing the brunette to look at her "how about I distract you for a couple of minutes?"
"I'm not sure I can be…"
Callie's protestations were interrupted by the feeling of the blonde's lips pressing against hers. Despite her claim, the moment Arizona's tongue slipped past her lips, everything else seemed to disappear. Every kiss was slow and deliberate, and Callie could feel herself melting into the blonde. She let her fingertips lightly graze over Arizona's hips, before gripping more firmly and bringing their bodies closer together. The blonde responded by deepening the kiss and tangling her fingers into Callie's hair, before trailing light kisses across her cheek and up to her ear.
"You were saying…?" Arizona whispered.
"I…uh…" the brunette swallowed "I have no idea what I was going to say"
"Good" the blonde smiled, her eyes darting to the side to confirm that her estimate of 5 minutes had been accurate "then my work here is done"
"What?"
Arizona nodded at the laptop and the brunette spun round to look at it, her eyes widening as she saw the headline on the screen.
Toxic Masculinity: It starts in our schools
By Callie Torres
"Oh my god" Callie gasped "it's actually…like it's actually there. My name is right there on the screen"
"You did it baby" the blonde wrapped her arms round Callie's waist, resting her chin on the brunette's shoulder as she kissed her cheek "I'm so fucking proud of you"
Placing one hand over Arizona's, the brunette reached down with her other hand to scroll down the article, checking for her own reassurance that it was all just as she had written it.
"I can't actually believe it" she said softly.
"Well you'd better get used to seeing your name in print. Because this is just the start"
"Oh I wouldn't be so sure about that" Callie brushed "I mean, it's just one article"
"Calliope Torres" the blonde said sternly, turning the brunette in her arms to face her "today is not the day for self-doubt. You are now officially a New York Times published journalist. Do you have any idea how huge that is? That, right there…" she pointed at the laptop "your name, on that article, is proof of how brilliant you are. I've always known it, and now the whole freakin' world is going to know it. So please, accept the praise, and give yourself a little love for once"
"Give myself a little love?"
"Yes"
"But I have you for that" the brunette winked.
"Damn right you do" Arizona kissed her tenderly "but you know what I meant"
"Ok fine" Callie rolled her eyes.
"So honestly, how are you feeling?"
"I'm…" the brunette took a deep breath "feeling a lot of things. Relieved, mostly. But yeah, I'm proud of myself. Even if it doesn't quite feel real. And like, incredibly grateful that I have such an amazing, supportive girlfriend…"
"Hey" the blonde wagged a finger at her "don't start trying to make any of this about me, this is your success"
"But you do understand that I couldn't have done this without you, right? I know deep down that I'm capable, but you know me, you know how much I doubt myself, and you know just the right buttons to push to get me to believe in myself. I've got to where I am because I have you in my corner"
"You know I've always been in your corner"
"I know. I'd say we make a pretty good team" Callie smiled.
"The best damn team I've ever been on. And part of being in a team is celebrating the success of one of your members. So what do you say tonight I take you out to celebrate?"
"Hmm" the brunette pretended to consider the offer "I suppose I could take one for the team and accept the offer"
Arizona leant in and grazed her teeth over the brunette's earlobe "Oh you'll definitely be taking one for the team tonight"
Callie shivered "Is that a promise?"
"Oh absolutely. You can hold me to it"
The brunette slid her hands up Arizona's arms "In that case I'll be sure to hold you very, very tight"
Later that afternoon, Arizona had popped out, insisting that she needed to get some things for their date that evening and she had to go alone.
Callie was restless. She'd taken a bath, but it hadn't been as relaxing as usual. Deep down she knew that, despite the fact that her article was cause for celebration, there were also certain individuals who wouldn't receive it so well. Of course, the damage to Eduardo's reputation was something she had deliberately factored in when deciding on the subject matter, but it had left her with a sort of impending sense of doom as she anticipated his reaction.
And so, when her phone rang, she found herself feeling sick. Seeing that it was Mark calling did little to quell her nerves.
"Hey Mark, long time no speak"
"Well well well" the smirk on his face was audible "so the great Callie Torres does still remember her small town fans"
"Unfortunately you're pretty much ingrained in my memory, no matter how much I try to erase you"
"Hahaha" Mark responded sarcastically "but seriously though, I was actually calling to congratulate you. That's some article, Cal"
"Thank you" her voice softened "I'm…well, I'm pretty proud of it"
"You should be. This is literally the shit that you've been working towards for years. Honestly, I'm so pleased for you"
"Thanks"
"You're blushing, aren't you?"
"Maybe…"
"You never were very good at taking compliments"
"I know, I know. So uh…is it just you that's read the article?" she asked hopefully.
"Hardly! Torres, you're the talk of Newport today. Who even knew that so many people here knew how to use the internet?"
"Oh god, so…"
"Whatever name you're going to say next, the answer is yes" Mark interrupted "Unless you were going to say my grandma, who's very blind and slightly senile, otherwise yes, everyone read it"
"Do I even want to know?"
"There's a lot of support for you, Cal. People are pretty proud that you've said things that they've been thinking for years"
"Yeah…I'm guessing not quite everyone feels that way"
"Well obviously Eduardo is taking the whole thing…well, you can imagine. But your dad…I think he's actually kinda proud"
"Really?" she asked incredulously.
"Yeah…I mean, don't count on him telling you that anytime soon…"
"Believe me, I won't"
"Yeah, well I think Eduardo is kind of out there on his own though. I mean, it wasn't too hard for people round here to put two and two together with the anonymous account from what we assume was Alex Karev, plus your killer final line…I think you've finally managed to hit him where it hurts"
"The line wasn't too much?"
"Are you kidding? And how do I know about these abusive jocks? Well I'm sorry to say that I married one. Dynamite, Torres. I always knew you had cajones…but that really was a knockout blow"
"It's not often I say this, but you've actually just made me feel so much better"
"You wound me, Torres!"
"You love me really, Sloan"
"In your dreams"
Callie laughed "I think we both know that it's definitely your dreams that all of that goes on in"
"You've got me there. But you know what…I do love you. And it really isn't the same without you here" he said honestly.
"Is that your way of saying that you miss me?"
"Yeah, I think maybe it is"
"Well…you could always come visit New York some time?" she offered.
"You and Arizona gonna take me out, New York style?"
"Hell yeah"
"Oh it's on Torres. You better get yourself ready"
Later that night, Callie and Arizona walked back into the apartment hand in hand. They were both giggling slightly after the cumulative effect of the bottle of champagne that they'd opened before they left the apartment, plus the bottle of wine that they'd shared over dinner. Over what Callie assumed had been a very expensive dinner, on the basis that the menu didn't have prices on and Arizona had refused to let her see the check.
"Soooo Ms Torres" the blonde gave her a full dimpled smile "how about we finish off that bottle of champagne?"
"Why Ms Robbins, are you trying to get me drunk?"
"I don't know, will it help me get you naked?"
Callie stepped forwards, lightly kissing her way up the blonde's neck "I think I've very much proved that you don't really need to do very much for me to get naked for you"
"Noted" Arizona shivered as the brunette's tongue flicked over her earlobe "does that mean I can just ask you to take your clothes off, and you will?"
The brunette chuckled, aware that her breath was tickling Arizona's neck "I think I have slightly more dignity than that"
The blonde stepped back, smiling as she opened the fridge and pulled out the champagne bottle, walking back to the brunette "You sure about that?"
Callie raised her eyebrows "Shall I get the glasses?"
"Nope" the blonde grinned.
"Sooo…we're drinking from the bottle?"
"Not quite" Arizona winked "and this is the part where ask you to take your clothes off"
"Oh yeah?" the brunette's voice grew breathy.
"Uh huh"
"Right here?"
"Yes"
"Ok then"
Callie's eyes focused on the blonde's as she reached behind herself to unzip her dress. Arizona took a swig of champagne from the bottle as she watched the brunette wriggle her dress down over her hips and step out of it.
"And the bra" the blonde continued with her demands.
Their eyes stayed locked together, pupils dilating as Callie reached behind herself, slowly unhooking her bra and letting it slide down her arms.
"Perfect" Arizona breathed, only half aware that she had even spoken.
"So I assume there's some specific reason that I'm wearing very little right now?"
"Uh huh" the blonde smiled, stepping closer so that she was inches from Callie.
There was something predatory in Arizona's eyes, and the brunette could feel her knees growing weak at the sight. The blonde lifted the bottle of champagne and poured a tiny amount over Callie's collarbone, waiting for it to trickle down over her breast before lapping it up. She repeated the action, making sure that her tongue flicked over the brunette's nipple as she licked the champagne. The third time she poured, she misjudged the amount slightly and most of it ended up running down Callie's stomach.
"Ok" the brunette laughed "maybe we should take this to the bedroom? I wouldn't want any more champagne to go to waste…"
"Sounds like a great idea…although you know that I'm going to be licking every drop of that off of you"
"I have the feeling you're gonna be licking a hell of a lot more than that" the brunette winked, before turning and leading the way to the bedroom.
The blonde swallowed and followed, unable to keep her eyes off Callie's ass in her lacy underwear, particularly when it continued to be accentuated by the fact that she still had her heels on.
Fully aware that Arizona's eyes were on her, the brunette reached the bed and instead of turning around, knelt up onto it and crawled up on all fours.
"Fuck" the blonde hissed involuntarily.
"You like what you see?" Callie turned her head to make eye contact with the blonde.
"Fuck yes" Arizona replied honestly "you stay exactly where you are"
The brunette thought about disobeying, but thought better of it when she saw how dark Arizona's eyes had gone. Placing the champagne bottle on the floor, the blonde reached forwards and slid Callie's underwear down until it reached her knees. She picked the bottle back up and poured a little of the champagne into the small of the brunette's back, catching the liquid with her tongue as it ran between her ass cheeks.
"Oh god" the brunette whimpered.
Arizona repeated the action, this time letting more liquid flow so that she could spend longer licking it up. In fact, she was pretty sure all of the champagne was gone but still she carried on with her tongue, putting bottle back down so that she could grip the brunette's hips, flattening her tongue and pressing it inside her tentatively. Hearing Callie groan, she slowly moved her tongue downwards, guiding the brunette back towards her at an angle that meant that she could reach her clit.
Without warning, the blonde broke the contact and knelt back up before climbing off the bed. Callie turned over, pulling her underwear the rest of the way off and kicking off her heels.
"I think it's about time you got naked" Callie ordered huskily.
"Hmm" the blonde pursed her lips "I guess I am really enjoying the view"
"Take it off, now"
With a glint in her eye, Arizona lifted her dress from the hem, pulling it up and over her head. Seeing the look in the brunette's eyes, she continued to remove her underwear and heels until she stood at the foot of the bed, completely naked. She picked up the champagne bottle again, noting there was a little liquid left, and crawled up the bed until she was straddling Callie's thighs.
"Lift your head" she said softly.
The brunette did as she was told, lifting herself up on her elbows, and she was rewarded by Arizona pouring some of the champagne into her mouth. As Callie swallowed, the blonde moved the bottle down and poured the rest of the liquid down her body. She cast the bottle aside and began to lick her way down the brunette's torso, taking her time on Callie's nipples before working her way down her stomach.
Satisfied that she had licked up most of the liquid, Arizona knelt back up, straddling her hips so that their centres pressed together.
With her eyes focused on the blonde's, Callie reached out one hand deliberately, sliding between their bodies until she reached the wetness between Arizona's legs. The blonde couldn't hold back the moan that emitted from her throat as Callie's fingers slid up inside her, her thumb immediately seeking out her clit.
"That's…" Arizona panted, feeling her hips begin to rock "not fair"
"No?" the brunette asked innocently "you say that like it's a bad thing, yet your body says otherwise"
"It's…oh god…so good"
The blonde was grinding her hips down against Callie's fingers, feeling the pressure against her clit grow with every thrust. She slid her hands up her own body, cupping her breasts before moving them to grab her own hair. She arched her back, riding the brunette's fingers with increasing vigour.
"Holy fuck" Callie growled "you're the sexiest thing I've ever seen"
"I'm…I'm yours Calliope…fuck I'm yours"
"Keep going baby…you look so fucking hot right now…"
The sensations were overwhelming the blonde. She could feel Callie's eyes all over her body, and the way that her fingers were curling inside her was driving her crazy. It was like every possible nerve ending was on fire.
Sensing that Arizona was close from the way that her muscles were beginning to twitch, the brunette began increasing the pace of the circles that her thumb was making.
"Oh fuck!" the blonde cried out.
"That's it baby" Callie purred.
Arizona's body dropped forwards, her hands grabbing the brunette's shoulders as she cried out, letting the waves of pleasure crash over her body. Her hips thrust frantically against Callie's fingers until they finally slowed and her breathing began to calm.
"Oh my god" she breathed, her eyes slowly fluttering open.
"Hey you" Callie grinned up at her.
"You…you're so bad" the blonde leant down to kiss her.
"Bad huh?"
"Mmm hmm" Arizona mumbled into the kiss "I think you'll find I was very much enjoying having my way with you, and then you snuck right in there when I wasn't expecting it"
"I think you'll find I slid inside you because you were so wet"
"I can't deny that"
Their bodies pressed together, causing Callie to wince.
"Oh" the blonde laughed "I guess I didn't get all the champagne off after all"
"Yeah…I feel kinda sticky…the gross kind…"
"I'm sorry" Arizona kissed her again.
"Give me a few minutes to clean up and I'll be right back with you" Callie said, sitting up as the blonde climbed off her so that she could make her way into the bathroom.
She had a quick shower, and when she returned to the bedroom, her jaw dropped. Arizona was stood at the end of the bed, still naked, but during the brunette's absence, she had put on what Callie assumed to be a new purple strap on.
"Oh…" the brunette said quietly "that's why you had to go shopping"
"This…and the champagne"
"Right. Fuck Ari"
"Is this ok? God I've totally misjudged this haven't I? I can totally…"
"Stop" Callie walked quickly towards her, crashing their lips together "you are so fucking hot"
"Really?"
"Really" the brunette confirmed "so this is what you meant by me taking one for the team?"
"Yeah…"
Callie swallowed "You want to fuck me?"
"I really, really want to fuck you"
"Mmmm" the brunette moaned, leaning in to kiss Arizona deeply.
"Let me get some lube"
The blonde was stopped in her tracks by Callie grabbing her arm "You won't need any"
Arizona whimpered "Sorry, I…"
"You were driving me crazy earlier…and then the feeling of you coming on top of me…I think it's safe to say I'm wet enough not to need any more lubrication"
"Fuck Callie"
"That's exactly what I want you to do"
"Sorry" the blonde blushed "I know this was totally my idea. But I'm nervous all of a sudden. Because you…well…"
"Because I've slept with men before?" Callie reasoned.
"Yeah…" the blonde looked at the ground.
"Arizona"
The sound of the brunette's voice made Arizona look back up at her. All that she could see in Callie's eyes was love. Love and desire.
"I want you, ok. The reason I'm so wet, the reason I'm so insanely turned on right now, is you. And whether you fuck me with your fingers, your tongue, your pussy, or a toy, the only thing that matters is that it's you. I want you in every possible way, ok? Inside me, on top of me, underneath me, I just want you"
Arizona bit her lip, fighting back a tear that threatened to escape "I love you Calliope"
"I love you too"
The blonde swallowed, pulling Callie against her and kissing her "Now get on the bed"
The brunette smiled and did as she was told, lying back on the bed and instinctively spreading her legs so that Arizona could crawl between them.
"Are you ready for me?" the blonde asked huskily.
"Yes…god, please…"
Arizona reached between them, letting the tip of the toy stroke up and down the brunette until it was coated in her wetness. She then positioned it against Callie's entrance, and slowly used her hips to inch it in.
"Oh god" Callie gasped.
The blonde took hold of Callie's ankles, lifting her legs in the air and using the resistance to thrust her hips back and forth so that the toy moved with her. Their eyes locked together, and both women felt on the edge of tears with the deep connection that they were feeling.
"I…I love you" the brunette gasped.
"I love you so much"
Slowly Arizona released the brunette's legs, leaning her body down so that she could kiss Callie.
"Wrap your legs around me" the blonde breathed against Callie's lips.
The brunette whimpered and complied, digging her heels into the small of Arizona's back. Immediately she could feel the toy pressing deeper inside her, and she groaned loudly. Her nails dug into the blonde's shoulders and she let herself be taken completely.
"More" she begged.
Arizona groaned, letting her tongue delve into the brunette's mouth as she increased the pace with which her hips were thrusting. Every thrust made Callie groan as their bodies grew slick with sweat.
"Please…" the brunette whimpered against Arizona's lips "I need to come"
"Tell me what you need baby"
"My clit…I need you to touch my clit. I'm so close…please make me come"
Arizona leant back up, resting on one arm so that she could reach the other between their bodies. The moment her fingers came into contact with Callie's clit, she heard the brunette gasp.
"Oh god yes…right there…fuck yes…"
"Come for me baby" the blonde breathed.
"Ari…zona…shit yes…don't stop. Oh god, don't stop!"
With one final thrust of the blonde's hips, combined with a flick of her finger, Callie came undone. She grabbed Arizona's upper arms, crying out in pleasure as her whole body shook.
As she slowly came back down to earth, she whimpered as the blonde pulled the toy out of her and climbed off the bed to remove it from her body.
"Come back here…please…" Callie begged with a pout.
"Right here baby"
Arizona crawled back up the bed, settling herself into the brunette's arms "So that was ok, then?"
"There's no such thing as 'ok' when it comes to you"
"I will take that ego boost, so thank you" the blonde grinned, giving Callie a peck on the lips.
"God I love you"
"I love you too"
Arizona lay down so that she was facing the brunette, unable to wipe the grin from her face.
"Ok, what are you smirking about?" Callie asked suspiciously.
"Oh, I dunno, I just totally bedded a New York Times journalist"
The brunette laughed loudly "You're ridiculous"
"And you're amazing"
"Come here" Callie said softly, inviting the blonde into her arms and kissing the top of her head.
"Mmm you're like the most comfy pillow ever" the blonde murmured, nuzzling into Callie's neck.
The brunette laughed "Love you too Ari"