Callie's P.O.V.
*knock**knock*
I hear at my front door. "It's open!" I yell knowing that it's most likely Arizona.
"Hey babe" my blonde greets, confirming my suspicions. Finishing the last bit of my make-up, I make my way back into my bedroom where I see my girlfriend sprawled out on my bed reminding me of the many times, she did that when we were in high school.
"Hey baby" I smile, leaning over to peck her lips before moving to my closet.
"I know I'm early," Arizona starts as I find the perfect outfit for tonight and pull it from the closet before shedding my robe, "but I was bored at home so I figured-" Arizona starts but goes silent.
Looking up, I see her eyes glued to my body, causing me to smile. "Um, hello?" I say, reaching over to lift up her chin effectively closing her mouth.
Shaking her head as she clears her throat, she runs her hands up and down her thighs, "Uh, sorry Calliope. It's just, I-I've never seen this much of you before" she says softly, blushing.
Chuckling, I say, "Well I just wanted to give you a preview of what tomorrow night will intel."
"Man do I need tomorrow to hurry up" she groans.
"Relax Ari, we've waited 3 months, not to mention the last ten years so I am sure that you can last," I glance at the clock, "17 or so more hours"
Running her eyes over my body one last time as I pull on my dress, she says, "Speak for yourself woman" and I laugh, turning my back to her.
"Will you zip me up please?" I ask nicely, walking over to stand in front of her.
Not even a minute later, I feel her hands on my hips as they slowly move to my zipper. What I didn't expect was to feel her lips trail light kisses up my back as she pushed the zipper to a close.
Biting my lip, I whip around once she's done, wrapping my arms around her neck, "You look beautiful tonight" I say softly.
"Me? Cal you're the one in the sexy ass romper and those heels. Now, not only am I going to have to bat Erica off of you but everyone else with eyes too." She jokes and I chuckle.
"Don't worry, I only have eyes for you so Erica and everyone else can try as hard as they want to, but you are the one taking me home tonight" I whisper softly against her lips.
"God, you're hot" she groans, "Can't we just skip tonight and stay here? I promise that I'd make it worth your while" she smirks.
"Nope" I smile, "I am technically the one who's dragging everyone out, so it'd be rude of me not to show up"
Releasing a playful exaggerated sigh, "I guess you're right" she says, leaning in for one last kiss before pulling back completely, "We better get a move on anyways. You ready?" she asks.
"Yeah, let me just slip on my shoes and grab my purse." I tell her and two minutes later we are heading out of the door.
Twenty minutes later we arrive at the club and I must say that this place is nice. It isn't as packed as I thought it'd be, but I guess that's because it's the middle of the week.
Looking around, we see that we're the first to arrive, so we grab a booth.
"Cal, I'm going to grab us some drinks. What would you like?" Arizona asks.
"I'll just take a ginger ale for now. Thanks babe" I smile, watching as she walks across the floor to the bar.
I am nervous about how tonight will go. I am hoping that after a while, Erica will get the picture and give up on this little fantasy of her and I hooking up.
"Wow, you look great Callie" I hear a voice say, bringing me out of my thoughts. Looking up I see Erica standing there smiling.
"Um, Erica, hey." I smile, "Thank you. You look" I give her once over and I must admit that she cleans up nice but she's nothing compared to Arizona, "great, too."
"Thanks" she says, smile not leaving her face, "May I?" she asks.
"Yeah, of course" I say, gesturing for her to sit in the booth across from me but again like earlier she decides to it right beside me.
"Uh, Erica-" I start but am immediately cut off by Mark and Addison's arrival.
"Hey Cal" they both say, sitting down in the booth across from me, completely ignoring the woman next to me. Meeting the redhead's eyes, I subtly gesture to Erica silently telling her to speak.
Rolling her eyes, Addison puts on her infamous fake smile, "Dr. Hahn, glad you could make it tonight."
"Well Dr. Montgomery, it was originally mine and Callie's idea before she went and invited you guys so why wouldn't I be here?" Erica replies, placing her hand on my knee to which I move over enough for it to drop.
"We were banking on that being your turn away point" Mark says, and I sigh. 'This is not going to be good, where the hell is Arizona?' I think to myself.
"Oh, look more people have arrived" I hear the voice of my girlfriend say as she approaches the table. Immediately spotting the person sitting beside me, she sends a smirk my way.
Unlike with the blonde sitting beside me both, Mark and Addie, are quick to speak to my blonde girlfriend.
"Hey guys" she greets with the cutest dimpled smile on her face before she sits down beside Mark.
Sending her a silent apology, she shakes her head telling me not to worry about it. Arizona, being the people the nicest person ever, strikes up a conversation and even attempts to include Erica. Not long after, Meredith, Derek, Cristina, Teddy and Alex arrive, and the party is in full swing.
I am wrapped up in a conversation with Cristina when I feel a tap on my shoulder. Turning, I am face to face with Erica.
"Want to dance?" she asks, and my eyes slightly widen.
"Uh, no-" I start but she cuts me off.
"Come on, it's just one dance." She says, turning to look at Arizona. "Dr. Robbins, would you mind if I took Callie for a dance?" she asks.
Eyebrows furrowed, Arizona sends me a confused look as if to say, "Why is she asking me?"
"Um, sure, I guess. Calliope's a big girl, she can speak for herself" Arizona says, politely.
Whipping back around to me, Erica holds out her hand, "Well?"
"Sure." I say reluctantly.
Standing, I can feel everyone's eyes on Erica and I as she leads me to the dance floor.
Arizona's P.O.V.
Tonight, hasn't been as bad as I thought it'd be. Erica is acting like her usual rude self but I am being the bigger person because they say that if you want to really hurt someone, be kind to them even when they aren't to you and its proving to be right because I can see that she's a bit thrown off when she says something snarky and I just brush it off.
I've been keeping an eye on Calliope all night to be sure she's okay. Since I returned from the bar with our drinks, she's had this uncomfortable look on her face because of how close Erica has been sitting next to her but I am not going to intervene unless she wants me to because I mean after all, Calliope got herself into this situation by agreeing to this mess in the first place.
Laughing at a story that Teddy is telling about her many adventures in college, our conversation is interrupted by Erica.
"Dr. Robbins, would you mind if I took Callie for a dance?" she asks.
The words hell no are on the tip of my tongue right now but I know that's what she wants me to say and I do not control what Callie does.
"Um, sure I guess. Calliope's a big girl, she can speak for herself" I say, politely.
Whipping back around to Callie, Erica holds out her hand, "Well?"
Callie's eyes dart to mine for a quick second, "Sure." She says reluctantly.
Watching as they stand up and head to the dance floor, I feel Alex nudge me. "Dude you just going to let her take your girl for a dance?" she asks.
"First off, I trust Calliope, she's just being nice" I tell them all as we watch the two out on the dance floor. Seeing Erica put her arm around Callie's waist, mind my goes back to one of the best and worst times in high school.
**Flashback**
"Hey Cal" Arizona smiles, jogging up to the brunette.
"Arizona, hey" Callie smiles, continuing to pull the books that she needs for a next class out of her locker.
"So, uh, are you going to the dance this Friday?" the blonde asks, biting her lip nervously.
"I wasn't planning on it. I don't have anyone to go with and I am not going to spend my Friday night alone at a dance when I can be alone at home, watching Netflix."
"Go with me." The blonde blurts out, catching both herself and the brunette off guard.
"W-What?" Callie asks.
"I, I said go with me. I don't have anyone to go with either, but I have to be there because the team is sponsoring it." she explains, "Please?"
"W-Why me?" Callie asks softly.
"Why not you? You're my best friend and we'll have fun I just know it." she smiles, making sure to pop her dimples.
"Um, okay, sure."
"Awesome! My chauffer a.k.a. mom I will pick you up around 7 that way we can go to that burger place that you love so much before we go." The blonde winks before walking off to get to her next class.
Sighing, Callie turns back to her locker, zeroing in on a picture of her and Arizona that the blonde had her mother take of them. "What have I gotten myself into?" she asks herself. 'How do you go to a dance with your crush, but only as friends?'
Friday came a lot quicker than Callie thought it would. She had been hoping that something would come up so that she wouldn't be able to attend tonight's event but when you're going with one of the most popular people in the school, word travels fast. With that, that means that Aria, Callie's younger sister heard about it and of course she told their mom who insisted that they go dress shopping. So long story short, there was no way out of this one.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Callie can't help but smile because she actually does look nice tonight.
"Are you re-" the brunettes dad barges into her room, stopping in his tracks when she sees her daughter standing there looking as beautiful as ever.
"Oh mija, you look beautiful." He gushes, moving over to her and placing a kiss on her forehead.
"You really think so papi? I-I-" Callie stutters, now having second thoughts.
"Stop it Calliope. You look beautiful and everyone at that dance is going to envy you" he smiles.
'Oh, they'll envy me alright' she thinks to herself opening her mouth to respond to her dad but she is cut off by the sound of the doorbell.
"Oh, that must be Arizona" I tell my dad, "Could you tell her that I'll be down in a second?"
"Sure thing sweetie" he says, walking back downstairs to greet my best friend.
Looking back at her reflection, the brunette takes a deep breath. 'You've got this Callie. You're just going with Arizona. You guys are going to have fun and the none of the rest matters' she tells herself before grabbing her purse and heading down the stairs.
Seeing her favorite blonde standing at the bottom with her family laughing at something Aria is saying, everyone's attention turns to me once I clear my throat.
"Hey Ari" I smile shyly
"Hey Cal" she smiles back, stepping forward. "I, uh, I bought this for you." She says, holding up a corsage, "Well technically my mom made me buy it. Not that I didn't want to buy it for you it's just that you know that I'm not good at picking these things out and my mom-" she stops when I place my finger against her lips.
"It's beautiful Arizona. Thank you" I tell her, holding up my wrist for her to slide it on.
We spend ten more minutes at my house allowing my parents to take a few pictures of us before heading out. We go to my favorite burger place which proved not to be our brightest idea because with our outfits, we didn't want to mess them up and burgers aren't exactly something that you can eat nicely. Nonetheless, we made it through without wasting anything on ourselves and before I know it, we are pulling up to the gym where the dance is being held.
Walking in, I could feel the eyes staring at us and I don't know how Arizona did it but she continued on smiling and greeting people as if nothing was wrong.
We found two seats at one of the tables where many of Arizona's teammates had taken up residence. Surprisingly they greeted us both without hesitation before breaking off into separate conversations. Looking around, I notice that it seems as if the entire school decided to show up tonight which, I guess, is good for the lacrosse team since all of the proceedings from tonight will be going to them.
"Want anything to drink?" Arizona asks me.
"Yeah, sure, but I can get it. Stay here and talk to your friends" I smile, standing to head over to the refreshments.
Glancing over the items displayed, I decide to grab two chocolate chip cookies for myself and two sugar for Arizona since they are her favorite. I wouldn't be surprised if she's the only reason that they even have them tonight.
Moving over to the punch, I grab a glass before turning to head back to the table but as my eyes land on their desired destination, there is an empty seat where Arizona was just sitting not even five minutes ago.
Looking around, I catch sight of her now on the dance floor with Janney Winters, a girl that I know has been interested in Arizona since she first arrived here.
Right now, I know that I look like an idiot because I am just standing here with the plate of cookies and my punch staring at the two as they laugh and talk.
I am so caught up in my thoughts that I don't hear someone walk up to me.
"Awe, don't like what you see Cantaloupe?" the voice says, breaking my concentration.
"Uh, uh" I say, turning and coming face to face with non-other than Lauren, "Huh?"
"What, cat got your tongue?" she scoffs, "You heard what I said. Don't think that I haven't seen the way you look at Arizona."
Tensing my jaw, I look down at my feet as she continues, "You know that she'll never want you of all people. You'll be nothing more than her little sidekick that does her homework or something." She pauses.
"You-You don't know what you're talking about." Not replying, she glances over my shoulder, "Oh, I don't? Well I guess that won't bother you then" she says gesturing for me to turn around and once I do, I immediately regret it because there is Arizona and Janney standing there with their lips locked together.
Feeling the familiar sting of tears in my eyes, I sigh, "Oh, are you going to cry?" The brunette laughs, moving closer to me.
"Don't you get it? She doesn't want you like that, hell, I don't even know why she wants you as a friend." She continues and as I sit there listening to her harsh words which I cannot help but think are true. What would Arizona want with a nobody like me when she can have Janney, the junior star point guard.
Placing the plate and punch down on the table, I hightail it toward the exit trying to leave before everyone sees the water works leaving Lauren standing there laughing at my misery.
Making it out of the gym to the quad, I sit and listen to the water fountain as the water shoots out of the top only to fall down into the pool of water.
I knew tonight was a bad idea. I was stupid for letting Arizona talk me into coming here in the first place.
A few minutes pass and I have finally managed to stop crying. Deciding to call my parents to come pick me up, I pull my phone out of my clutch and begin dialing. Just as the phone starts to ring, I feel someone sit beside me.
Arizona's P.O.V.
So far tonight has been going great! Although we didn't make the best choice with where we ate, it was fun watching each other attempt to each our burgers 'lady-like'. Then again, we have fun with anything we're doing.
I knew how nervous Calliope was for tonight, so I wanted to make tonight fun for her.
Sitting here at the table with her and my teammates, I am listening to Brooke talk about some new plays that coach introduced at practice the other day while silently trying to work up the nerve to ask Calliope to dance.
Deciding to start off small, I excuse myself from the one-sided conversation with Brooke and turn to my favorite brunette.
"Want anything to drink?" I ask her.
"Yeah, sure, but I can get it. Stay here and talk to your friends" she smiles, standing to head over to the refreshments table.
Watching as she surveys the table, I can tell just by the way that she suddenly stops that she sees the two items that I specifically requested for tonight, just for her.
I am broken out of my trance by a tap on my shoulder. Turning, I see Janney Winters smiling down at me. I know that Janney has liked me since I first started here, she doesn't really make it a secret. So far, I've been able to come up with excuses as to why she and I can't hangout, and you'd think that she'd take the hint, but I think that she thinks I am just playing hard to get.
"Hey Arizona" she red-head smiles
"Janney, hey. How's your night going?" I ask being polite.
"Pretty good but do you know what would make it even better?" she asks.
Lifting my eyebrow in question, she continues, "You agreeing to dance with me." She says loud enough for my teammates to hear and of course they begin to urge me to go.
Glancing back over at Calliope, I see her back still to me as I silently will her to come back to the table but of course I have no luck.
"Uh, sure" I say somewhat reluctantly but also not wanting to hurt the girl's feelings.
Squealing, Janney grabs my hand pulling me out of my seat and onto the dance floor. We stand there swaying back and forth to the beat of the song and I must admit that she is a pretty good dancer.
"You know, for someone who has to be coordinated on the field, you're not that coordinated when it comes to dancing" she jokes, causing me to laugh.
"Yeah well, now you understand why I've been sitting at the table for most of the night."
"You know that I could always teach you sometime" she says, winking at me, "I'll bet that I can teach you a few things" she mumbles as she moves closer to me and before I know it, I am feeling her lips against mine.
'What the hell?!' I think to myself, 'Push her away Arizona. This is not what you want… WHO you want.' I continue to myself trying to get my body to respond to the signals that my brain is trying to transmit.
Finally coming to my senses and push her away from me, and out of the corner of my eye I see the familiar silhouette exiting the gym doors.
'Oh crap, Calliope' I think to myself, mentally face palming myself.
"Um, I'm sorry Arizona. I just-" Janney starts trying to explain.
"Look it's okay but I am just going to come out and say that you're not really my type Janney. Your sweet and really talented but I'm not interested in you like that. Sorry" I quickly tell her before heading toward the same exit that Calliope left out of.
Finding her sitting by the fountain with her phone up to her ear. I move to sit next to her. When she notices me, she immediately hangs up the phone turning the screen off but not before I saw who she was calling.
"You were calling your dad?" I ask.
"Yeah, I, um, I'm ready to go home and I figured that you wouldn't be ready anytime soon" she says, and I can tell by the rasp tone that she has been crying. It is then when I realize that she definitely saw what happened.
"Calliope I-"
"No, it's okay Arizona you can go back inside and have fun with Janney." She says with a forced smile.
"I don't want to have fun with her. Calliope I wanted to spend tonight having fun with you. That's why I wanted you to come" I tell her honestly watching as she finally makes eye contact with me.
"What?" she asks confused, "But why, I'm just a nobody and JANNEY WINTERS kissed you but yet you're out here with me."
"Well, one, you're not a nobody. You are my favorite person in the world" I tell her, smiling being sure to pop my dimples, "and yes Janney kissed me, but I pushed her away Calliope. Yes, she's hot and nice and athletic but I don't want her…" I trail off. 'I want you.' I say silently to myself.
"I'm your favorite person?" she asks, and I laugh.
"Really that's all you got from that?" I ask playfully and she nods.
"Well, yeah, Cal you're my best friend of course you're my favorite person" I tell her sweetly watching as she cheeks redden.
Hearing the beginning chords of A Thousand Years begin to play inside the gym, I stand holding out my hand. "May I have this dance?"
Seeing a look of doubt cross her face, I sigh dramatically before pulling her up to me, wrapping my arms around her back.
Slowly I feel her relax in my arms and I smile as her arms come up to wrap around my neck before leaning her head down on my shoulder. "Thank you, Ari," she whispers.
"No need to thank me. There's nobody I'd rather be dancing with right now" I say softly, kissing her head.
**End of Flashback**
Watching Callie and Erica on the dance floor, I start to realize what it must've felt like for Callie to watch Janney and I dance all those years ago let alone watching us kiss. Oh, how different things could've been had I, one, acted on my feelings and, two, stayed in Miami.
Erica – 1; Robbins – 0
"Robbins!" Mark nudges me.
Breaking out of my trans, I turn my attention to him, "What?"
Gesturing for me to turn back to the dance floor, I look now seeing that Erica is now practically grinding into an uncomfortable looking Calliope.
Clenching my jaw, I stand up, "That's it." I say more to myself than anything but loud enough for everyone else to hear.
"That-a-girl Robbins! Go get your woman!"
Moving across the floor, I find myself standing beside my girlfriend and her admirer.
Clearing my throat, I say, "Uh, can I cut in?"
"Oh, we're no-" Erica starts.
"Yes!" Callie cuts the blonde off, reaching out to grab my hand. Laughing at her eagerness, I pull her to me effectively breaking her out of Erica's hold.
"But Cal we were dancing" Erica says obviously not pleased with the turn of events.
"Sorry Erica but girlfriend trumps friend" my brunette says being sure to emphasize the words girlfriend and friend. Seeing Erica's face drop at this, I can't help but feel slightly sorry for her because I was once in her shoes. I mean, being around someone that you have feelings for is not easy especially when you know that you can't have them. It was the same thing that Calliope and I went through in the past although slightly different because she wasn't with anyone but still the feeling is the same.
Sulking back the table, I watch as Erica plops back down in the booth, eyes never leaving Calliope and me.
"Thank you" Callie says, leaning in to place a kiss on the corner of my mouth.
"No problem ma'am. I had to save my lady from distress." I joke, chuckling just as a I feel a sharp pain in my arm letting me know that Calliope just hit me.
"Ow" I pout, "what was that for? That's no way to treat the person who just saved you from whatever the hell that was."
"Yeah well you wouldn't have had to save me if you had just told her that you weren't comfortable with us dancing together in the first place." Callie whines.
"Well I wouldn't have had to do that had you straight up told Erica that you're not interested in her and declined this little outing" I tell her, smirk playing at my lips as she rolls her eyes.
"Baby I told you that I didn't want to be rude" she sighs.
"I know, and that's one of the things that I love most about you Calliope, but sometimes you have to just rip the bandage off. Agreeing to things like this is just leading her on and letting her think that she has a chance which we both know is not true" I say before giving her the side eye, "Or does she?" I question her in a joking manner prompting her to once again hit me.
Laughing, I wrap my arms around her waist, "Hey now, you keep on hitting me and someone's going to call SPD on you for public domestic violence" I tell her.
Smiling her wraps her arms around my neck, "Oh please, these are love taps. They don't even hurt."
"Eh, I beg to differ. I mean, you break bones for a living. You're pretty strong Calliope" I say and watch as a flash of guilt crosses her eyes.
"Ari, I'm sorry I-"
"No, no hey, I was just kidding babe. They don't hurt. I promise" I tell her quickly and just like that I catch a glimpse of the old Calliope. The insecure and shy Calliope that I first fell in love with.
In high school, Callie wasn't exactly skinny, but she wasn't exactly fat either. She had curves. Curves that all of the girls wish they had but she never showed them off. She always felt that she was fat and that nobody wanted someone who looked like her but she was totally wrong because I did and still do even though her she has gotten a bit smaller due to the obvious growth spurt that she must've hit somewhere between her sophomore and senior year.
"I-I'm sorry. I just-"
"I know." I tell her, "You don't have to apologize" I tell her, placing my hand on her cheek before leaning in for a sweet kiss.
Pulling back, I watch as she slowly releases a breath before opening her eyes, "How about after this dance we go back to the table, have another drink, and I'll tell Erica the truth."
"Are you sure?" I ask.
"Yes. It's not fair to you or her if I 'keep leading her on'" she says, repeating my words from earlier.
Nodding, I smile, "I'll be right by your side babe." I tell her, pulling her into one last kiss before spinning her out then back to me.
"Where did that come from?"
"Oh Calliope I would've thought that you of all people would remember how awesome my dance moves are" I joke and she laughs as I start doing some weird move making myself look like a fool in front of everyone in this place tonight but as long as it puts a smile on her face, I don't mind.
Mark's P.O.V.
"Are you guys seeing this?" Meredith cringes as we all continue to watch this God-awful excuse for dancing between Callie and Erica.
Frowning, I agree, "This makes my beer taste bad" I say shaking my head as the blond moves closer to my best friend. Realizing that Arizona has yet to say anything about this I turn my attention to her.
"Robbins!" I nudge Arizona, noticing that she's totally spaced out.
Breaking out of her trans, she looks to me, "What?"
Gesturing to the dance floor, I see her jaw clench. Watching as she stands up, I feel an immense amount of excitement flow through my body at the prospect of there possibly being a little showdown that ends in Erica Hahn getting her feelings hurt.
"That's it." Arizona mutters more to herself than anything but we still hear it.
"That-a-girl Robbins! Go get your woman!" I yell after her as she begins to make her way across the dance floor.
Watching the interaction between the three women, I can tell that Callie must've said something that Erica didn't like because the next thing I know, the blonde is sulking back to the table and Arizona is now dancing with my best friend.
Robbins – 1 : Erica – 1
"You should just give up." I say not emotion behind my words.
Turning her attention toward me, her eyes narrow, "What?"
"You heard me." I start, "Why are you trying so hard to get to Callie when we all know that all she'll ever be to you is another notch in your bed post."
"You don't know what you're even talking about" the blonde scoffs.
"Oh really? Cause I think the 87 nurses and 23 doctors that you've slept with throughout the hospital would beg to differ" I say smirking as I watch a look of surprise cross her face.
"Did you really think that no one knew?" I ask, "because you weren't being very discrete."
"Shut your mouth Sloan. I want Callie and I know that Callie wants me. She told me herself."
"And when was this?" Addison jumps in, "because if that were so, you'd be still dancing with her. Not her girlfriend." Erica just rolls her eyes.
"Look, Callie is happy, obviously!" Addison says gesturing toward the dance floor where Callie is now freely laughing at Arizona as she does some weird little dance and I must admit that I've never seen her this carefree and happy.
"You don't know what I am doing-"
"No what you're doing is trying to destroy a relationship like yours was destroyed." I tell her truthfully, "Isn't that right? Your little girlfriend left you now you want someone else to feel your pain. Is that it?"
By now, I notice that Callie and Arizona are headed back toward the table just as Erica slams her fist down on the table causing everyone to stop and focus their attention on her.
"You know what, you're absolutely right. When I heard that the Callie Torres who everyone loves and adores didn't date inside of the hospital, I took it upon myself to change that. I have been chasing her for the past year and nothing happened, but I kept going because I like a challenge but then little miss Tinkerbelle swoops in and messes all of my progress up. So yes, I am going to keep waring Callie down because I should be the one that she's with not blondie." She pauses, grabbing her jacket and standing up, "I will have Callie Torres one way or another whether it's one night or for the rest of my life." She finishes, turning around and coming face to face with a pissed of blonde and a hurt brunette.
Knowing that they both heard everything, Erica glances at Mark, "You little-" she starts but Arizona cuts her off.
"I think it's time for you to leave Dr. Hahn"
"Oh yeah?" Erica smirks.
"Yeah" Arizona growls, moving closer to her.
Placing her hand on her girlfriends' arm, she turns to Callie, "I've got this babe"
Sighing, Arizona steps back watching on just as everyone else.
"Callie" Erica starts.
"No, I am going to talk and you're going to listen." She pauses, only to continue once Erica nods her head.
"Now, in case you are wondering, yes, I did hear every single word that you just said. Am I upset? Honestly, no, I'm not because I am not stupid. I knew that I was nothing more than a conquest or a challenge for you Erica. Do you know why I've never dated anyone from the hospital? It's because of arrogant people like you who only want to keep up their reputation. So, I am going to tell you once and then you and I will never speak again. I AM NOT interested in you. I thought that you and I could be friends because you are a sad lonely person who needs someone, but you couldn't leave it at that so LEAVE me alone. If you so much as look at me, Arizona, or my friends too hard, I will break your bones so bad that even I can't fix them and to top it all off I will file a sexual harassment complaint for the numerous times that you have said out of line things to me." The brunette finishes.
"You know what, you're not even worth all of this drama." Erica scoffs, "I hope you and your little girlfriend have a happy life." She spits before pushing past them and exiting the club.
"Well it's about time!" Addison cheers, "Shots around the table!"
Arizona's P.O.V.
After hearing everything that Erica said, I was ready to punch her in the face but Calliope standing up to her and calling her out on her bullshit was so freaking hot!
Once the blonde left, we ordered three rounds of shots and before I knew it, we were all out on the dance floor having the time of our lives.
Two hours later, Calliope and I were back at her apartment settling into bed with her wrapped in my arms… not Erica's. Ha!
Laying there, I remember the memory that earlier brought up, "Hey Cal"
"Yeah baby?" Callie mumbles.
"I hated seeing you out on the dance floor with Erica tonight…" I say and she hums in return, "It reminded me of what it must've been like for you when you saw me dancing with Janney Winters that time in high school."
That gets her attention. Turning around in my arms, her eyes meet mine. "Y-You remember that?"
"Just like yesterday. It was one of the best nights of my life."
"Because you made me jealous?"
"No because it was the first night that we danced together and also the first night that I knew I loved you but could never tell you"
"Really?"
"Yes, when we slow danced that night and you laid your head on my shoulder, it was the best feeling ever. One that I knew I wanted to feel again but never got the chance to… until tonight."
"You know, I wasn't crying that night because of what you and Janney kissing…"
"It wasn't?"
"No, I-I never told you but before I ran out of the gym that night, Lauren came up to me and she said all kinds of things to me and my insecurities flared up and the only thing that I could think was, Arizona would never want someone like me when she has the whole school falling over her."
"Oh, Calliope… baby that was far from the truth." I say softly, placing a kiss on her neck as we fall into a comfortable silence.
"Arizona, I want to ask you something and I'll never ask again" Callie finally says.
"Ask away" I tell her.
"Why me? Why'd you like me when you had all of those other girls and guys for that matter fawning over you?"
"It's simple, Calliope. You were- are one of the most kindhearted, funniest, and smartest girls that I know. For me, it has always been about what's inside a person, not how tall or skinny they are. You were everything that I have ever wanted, and I finally have you and I don't plan on letting you go anytime soon."
"Good because now that I finally have you, you're stuck with me." the brunette whispers as they both slowly drift off to sleep.
Hey everyone! Hope all is well during these crazy times. With a bit more time on my hands, I have been able to get some new ideas down on paper so hopefully you'll be reading them soon. There are only two chapters of this story left, I am still debating if I will turn this to Rated M next chapter or leave it as it is. Let me know what you all want!
Please stay safe out here!