"Jeez, how long do we have to stay at this thing for?" The scruffy doctor asked before popping a mini crab cake into his mouth and finishing off a glass of champagne, "I've got better things I could be doing."

"Yeah right, Karev. Besides, there's free food and free alcohol. Those are the two things you love most." Arizona replied while watching the front door.

"You forgot sex. I love that too, but if we're being honest it's probably second to free alcohol." The two doctors shared a laugh and watched as Chief Webber moved into the center of the reception room to begin his speech. The blonde was a little worried because she hadn't seen Callie yet, but that was becoming a little routine for the brunette. Arizona noticed she was always five to eight minutes late to stuff. Never too late, but just enough to make you double check you had the right time to meet up. "Well, well, well, who do we have here?" Karev noticed a couple of new faces coming in through a side door.

"There she is." Arizona breathed to herself with a big grin as she saw Callie walk in with a few other women. "Who are you talking about?" She asked her fellow pediatric surgeon, hoping he didn't have his eyes on Calliope already.

"The woman in the burgundy dress. Give me a sec, Robbins." Karev excused himself and Arizona was silently thankful that he wasn't talking about her girl. Last thing she needs is Karev trying to hit on Callie.

"Everyone, if I could please have your attention. I just have some opening remarks and then you are free to mingle!" Webber announced. Turning her attention to the center of the room Arizona listened to what her boss had to say. "This is always a special time for me and the other doctors here at Seattle Grace…"

"I wasn't too late was I?" A familiar warm body cozied up to Arizona, which caused the blonde to turn her attention away from the commanding Chief. "I ran into a few girls from my tour at the mall and it turns out we all got accepted. We all got ready together."

"You're just on time." The blonde answered. She looked Callie up and down taking in her terrific form in her black dress. When her blue eyes connected to the brown ones staring back at her a moment was shared. It's like they could communicate without any words at all, a look was all it took. "You look great."

"You look simply stunning." Callie beamed back, "I really, really want to kiss you right now." She added with a lowered tone, "but we'll save that for later." They both returned their attention to Webber who was still in the middle of his rousing speech.

"So please, socialize, eat, drink, and remember this time now. Soon it'll become an afterthought to your busy careers, but when you get as old as me you'll want to reflect on the this time and have a happy memory. Thank you everyone and enjoy!" The crowd of nearly sixty people applauded and raised their glasses to the respected Chief. "Remember residents, you have orientation tomorrow at six in the morning!" The soft music returned as doctors and residents alike headed to the bars and food stations.

"So I see you made some friends already?" Arizona grabbed a fresh glass of champagne from the waiter walking by and so did Callie.

"I did. The girl in the burgundy dress is Jo." The brunette pointed towards the young woman talking to Karev. "And the girl with the glasses and curly hair is Stephanie." She directed her hand towards the young lady talking to doctor Bailey. "I met them on the tour, you know where I met you, and we stayed in contact a little. When I saw them at the mall we talked and figured out we all passed the final interview and got accepted into the residency program. They're great." Callie smiled. It was clear her level excitement for everything, and Arizona couldn't be more proud and a little amused by her youthful spirit.

"That's good. Having friends in this hospital is important especially since you'll all be working long hours together." She finished with a sip.

"Exactly, so how did the rest of your day go?"

"Well I went to go pick up Sofia from school…"

"Second grade, right?"

"Second grade, yes." Arizona replied with a smile. She thought it was nice that Callie remembered. "Classes just started so she had a little homework of reading and math. We got that done before the sitter came over. I made dinner for them before I changed and came here. Enough about me, I don't want to hold you too much longer. You should go meet some other doctors. You'll end up working with them on one of your rotations."

"You sure?"

"Of course. Go. Trust me, I'll be fine." Arizona waved the brunette away playfully. "I think your friend Stephanie is already introducing herself to doctor Bailey. You should do the same, trust me you want to get on her good side."

"Okay. Well I'll make sure to find you before I leave." The blonde couldn't help herself watching Callie walk away.

"Yeah I most definitely saw that Robbins." Turning her attention to a new voice, she smiled when she saw who it was coming from. "They've only been residents for one hour and you already have an eye on one."

"Excuse you, Theodora, but I was just having a friendly chat with doctor Torres." She teased back. "Don't think I didn't see you give one of those young doctors a hug."

"Oh that was nothing. His name is Matt. His uncle and I served together. I've meet him before. Besides, you know I just came out of a relationship. The last thing I'm trying to do now is start a new one, especially not with a resident who's going to be working here. I can hear HR already." They laughed together and shared a hug. Everyone knows that Teddy and Arizona are best friends. From the moment Teddy arrived at Seattle Grace they just hit it off. "What about you? How's the mystery girl you see every four months?"

"I actually saw her today. She's in town." Arizona responded while catching a glance at Callie across the room.

"You've got to give me more details. Texting and calling on the phone can't be all you girls do. Plus I didn't think you were the long distance relationship type."

"It's not a relationship." She was quick to fire back.

"Arizona." Teddy deadpanned. "It most definitely is."

"Okay yes it is, but not in the traditional sense. We just have an understanding." The blonde did not like keeping Callie a secret her best friend, but she wanted to continue to keep it to herself. Plus with her being a resident at the hospital now she didn't want to make it awkward for anyone else.

"Fine, but don't you want more than a couple weekends? You deserve to have someone around all the time. And Sofia…"

"I can handle Sofia." The blonde's guard when up when her daughter was mentioned. "She's fine."

"I know she is. You're the best mother, all I'm saying is having someone around to make both of you happy and maybe help out isn't a bad thing. Long distance makes that hard. Does mystery girl even know about Sofia?"

"She does." Arizona replied proudly. "But Sofia isn't her responsibility so we don't talk too much about her. Plus, she's about to be super busy with a new job."

"Long distance and a new job? Seems like there won't be any more booty calls in Miami."

"Lower your voice Altman." Arizona sneered lightly. "Trust me, she'll be around. Speaking of Sofia, you're coming to her party in a few weeks right? My little girl is turning seven."

"Damn, that went fast. Of course I'll be there. Always." Teddy placed a comforting hand on the blonde's arm. "Now tell me, which of these residents do you think will flame out first?" They both gazed around the room while drinking their champagne.

"I'm gonna head out soon. I've got an early day tomorrow." Callie approached Arizona who was sitting down on the bench checking her phone.

"Me too. Gotta go relieve the sitter, plus I have an early consult myself. Did you have a good night?"

"I did. Bailey was intense, but I like her. Doctor Karev asked a lot of personal questions, but he seems harmless. I met doctor Avery, he's a real charmer. Oh, and I got to meet doctor Meredith Grey. I mean she has a Harper Avery. She's amazing. I can't wait to work with them. I will say though I'm most excited about my peds rotation with you." The brunette nudged Arizona who blushed a little. "Not only are you gorgeous, but you're an amazing doctor. I can't wait to see you in your element."

"That's very sweet of you. I was thinking maybe this weekend—"

"Callie you ready to go?" Jo asked approaching the two sitting down. "Stephanie is in the bathroom."

"Yeah I'm ready." Callie titled her head sorry to the blonde. "Um Jo Wilson this is doctor Arizona Robbins." Arizona stood up and the two shook hands.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. Where are you all going?"

"Back to our place. Apparently there's an apartment building two blocks away that most of the new residents move in to. It's cheap and close by. Steph and I signed the lease yesterday when we found out we got accepted. Then we were at the mall today getting some furniture and we saw Callie. We were looking for an additional roommate so it worked out great."

"Yeah I figured it was a good opportunity, plus I can't stay at a hotel forever."

"Oh my gosh. Doctor Robbins I'm doctor Stephanie Edwards." Stephanie appeared with a burst of energy. "It's such a pleasure to meet you. You're a miracle worker. You work miracles on babies and infants. I'm am such a fan! I mean you—"

"Stephanie, you don't have to gush over every doctor you meet." Jo stopped her friend from going on and on. "Sorry about that. It was nice to meet you. You ready Callie? I've got a celebratory bottle of champagne at the place ready to be popped!"

"You all have fun and get some rest. Your lives are about to change a lot tomorrow with orientation."

"Thank you doctor Robbins. I look forward to seeing you around the hospital." Callie grinned as her new friends dragged her out of the room.

XXXXXXX

How are the new roomies?

Great. It sucks cause we'll be working so much we might not be able to hang out much, but they're amazing. Callie typed back. After leaving the reception, all three girls went back to the hotel to help Callie pack before going to their new place. They drank cheap champagne out of paper cups before returning to their individual rooms. Callie purchased a bed and dresser at the mall after talking to Steph and Jo and had it delivered before they reception. Sorry our not ended kind of abruptly.

Trust me, I get it. Plus I don't think a goodbye kiss would've been appropriate.

Definitely not appropriate if I kissed you like I really wanted to kiss you.

And how would that be? Arizona replied lying in bed in pajamas with the television on quiet.

Oh I think you know ;)

Where you saying something about this weekend earlier?

It's not important right now. Listen get some rest and maybe I'll see you tomorrow. You earned this.

Thank you. Sleep well. Did I tell you that you looked super sexy by the way?

You did, but I love hearing it again.

Night.

XXXXXXXX

"Feels like the first day of school with all the new faces in the building." Teddy said as she waited in line to get some coffee with Arizona. "They all need name tags."

"They have white coats with their names on them." Arizona quickly added.

"Oh right, well it's in the fancy cursive so it makes a little hard to read." Arizona phone beeped. "Got something?"

"Um yeah…" The blonde looked at her phone a little confused "…but it shouldn't take long. Get my usual and I'll meet you in the longue." Looking for the nearest elevator, she got on it and hit the floor button. Once she got off her floor she walked down the quiet hallway full of extra medical equipment and beds. A hand reached out and pulled her into a closet.

"What the hell?"

"It's me." Callie said turning on a light.

"How did you end up down here? Are you okay?" A hint of concern came from Arizona's voice. "You lost?"

"I'm fine. Doctor Karev told me about this room last night. He said it's one of his secret spots to relax. Now what that means exactly I don't know and I kind of don't want to think about it." The brunette wrapped her arms around the woman in front of her. " I just really, really wanted a good-luck-good-morning kiss from my woman."

"Well you don't need any luck, but I'm always down for a kiss." Pushing her back against the closed door, Arizona happily reached forward to capture her favorite lips for a soft kiss. Sliding her hands under the navy scrubs, Callie grabbed Arizona's left breast over her bra and massaged it in her hand. Moving her lips to the brunette's neck, she continued to kiss on the soft skin that smelled of lavender. "I want you to have an amazing first day." She said between kisses.

"I want you right now." Callie groaned back. Pushing the blonde back and removing her hand from under her shirt, she pulled the entire scrub shirt off and tossed it on the ground. "God you're beautiful." She bit her lower lip as she stared at her blue-eyed beauty wearing a black lace bra.

"Callie…" The brunette puller her lover back in and kissed her again, with both of her hands wrapping around her body to release the hook of her garment. Once it fell down, she turned them around so the blonde was up against the door and Callie licked and sucked each full breast and hardened nipple before lowering herself before the blonde.

"I thought you just wanted a kiss."

"You know I always want more from you." Callie replied looking up while untying the scrub bottoms. A second later they froze. Arizona held a finger up to her lips to keep Callie quiet and waited for the sound of whistling janitor with a trash can to pass by. Once it was quiet again Arizona pulled Callie up giving her a look."

"I know…damnit." Callie reached down to pick up the bra and scrub shirt. "Sorry."

"It's okay, trust me I was enjoying it as much as you…" Arizona began putting her clothes back on "…we just have to be extra careful."

"I didn't mean to put you in a bad spot."

"Hey, listen." Arizona reached out for Callie's hands. "You didn't and I don't mind sneaking off every now and then. We just have to be discrete."

"I know. I need to get back anyway. I just wanted to see you."

"Me too." Arizona said opening the door. "Let's go."

"Should I take the stairs?"

"Riding the elevator together is fine." Grabbing her hand, they walked to the elevator and waited in silence for it to arrive together. When it chimed they let go before the doors opened.