This chapter is dedicated to two sweetheart readers- helenkidd1 & Chopper79. Thanks folks for your support.

I just have finished writing the final term paper- so I'm super happy. While writing the paper, I told the girl that I would stay away from her for two days as I needed to concentrate in writing. Can you believe that I could not control myself even for 12 hours? My self-control sucks! But, I'm still happy- she makes me happy- so a happy chapter for all of you…

But the last scene of Penny, Sophia and Callie together in the last episode has upset me so much that all I want is to punch those silly writers of the show. But, again I think maybe Callie is pretending and she actually wants to be with Arizona shouting for Sophia

Chapter 18

Arizona wakes up in the morning while Callie is being pressed to her back, hiding her face in Arizona's back crook. Still closing her eyes, she tries to visualize the last night- the most amazing night both of them ever had had. It was full of passion and love. They kept making out till they did not have energy to do it anymore. She gently rubs Callie's hand which is resting on her upper abdomen. Callie slowly starts placing gentle kisses on her neck, "good morning."

"The morning was never this good before," Arizona replies softly.

"We can make it better, you know!" Callie rubs her cheek on Arizona's neck and places another wet kiss, "why are you backing me?"

"So that you can kiss my neck," Arizona replies playfully.

Both the women lie down in the same position for a while and enjoy their morning slumber. This is was their favorite part of the day.

Arizona turns to Callie and she puts her leg across Callie's thigh, "I can do all these right?" But looking at Arizona, Callie feels that she is thinking something. She has known this perky emotional woman for last 10 years. It is enough to know what Arizona has on her minds.

"Arizona?"

"Hmm!"

"You have something going on in your mind"

"Nah!"but Arizona avoids Callie's eye contact. Callie lifts up her face holding her chin, "tell me," she says with all her assurance.

"Last time, you left me after that amazing night- I trust you but…"

Callie quickly moves, switching the position she tops on Arizona, "I was thinking to do this with a right way, but there is no right or wrong way to do this." Telling this Callie kisses Arizona, but Arizona seems to be confused as she does not know what she is talking about, "Callie, what are you talking about?"

"Arizona, marry me," Callie says looking straight to Arizona. Arizona's breath literally seems to be caught in her lungs. She does not reply, because she does not know what to say now. Callie starts stroking Arizona's cheek with her thumb, "I do not think it is too quick or something like this. I think we already lost two years and I do not want to live without you anymore."

But, Arizona just keeps looking at Callie. It is so sudden. Last time, Callie shocked her telling that she wanted a divorce and this time Callie is about to kill her telling that she wants to marry her.

Callie starts becoming nervous. She knows that she wants to marry and this is not a decision she has taken in the morning. Once Arizona confessed her love last night, the next thing she knew that she wanted to marry this women and wanted to make her only hers. Now holding her love in her arms, she just hopes that she has not screwed anything again, "Arizona, you do not have an option to say no… you are mine and you have to marry me," Callie rambles with a slight anger in her tone. "So, you will not marry me, right?" telling this Callie impatiently tries to sit up and Arizona catches her by her neck and pulls her into a wet kiss. Once the kiss seizes Arizona says, "who said no? I am dyeing to marry you… Calliope, I will marry you." Callie laughs and suddenly feels relieved and warm inside. she leans for a kiss without saying anything.

After the meeting, Teddy, Meredith and Arizona go to the scrubbing room to get ready for their next surgery. In the OR, while passing the scissors to Arizona, Teddy blurts, "You know Penny and Callie are not together anymore". "Ohho… sad", Arizona instantly realizes that she has used too much aggregation in her tone; thank God they cannot see my face right now. Teddy and Meredith have a quick exchange of looks.

-"Yeah! Sad that Penny left her."

-"No, Callie left her," comes out from Arizona before she could stop this

-"You knew", Teddy comments

-"No… it is my guess and how I will know about Penny and Callie!" Arizona laughs behind her face even if she knows how exposed she might have been right now in front of her friends. But, now it does not matter, they already have decided to share the news with their friends- they just need to find out a right time to do so.

Meredith listens and laughs at the entire situation, "I think we need to plan for tonight". I hope they are not planning for Callie's Birthday… I want to wish her all myself right at 12 midnight like the way I used to do… But, Teddy blows her happy bubble, "yeah… we will party whole night… I just hope we are not on call tonight". Awesome, they want to party! I was not invited for past two years… now how I am gonna make myself invited. "Arizona, sorry we should not have planned it in front of you". "I am okay", she is too annoyed, and sometimes she hates their friends and now she hates them even more. Meredith observes Arizona's pissed off eyes and winks at Teddy.

All three doctors come back to the café to grab coffee. Minutes later April and Callie join them too. While Callie tries to sit next to Arizona, Teddy quickly occupies the seat and gives a sweet smile to Callie. I would have killed you long back if you would not be my Arizona's bestie.

-"Cal, we are coming to your home tonight to celebrate your B'day", Meredith informs.

-"Oh! No", Callie almost burns her tongue with the hot coffee. She actually has planned to spend the night with her… she does not know how to address her relationship to Arizona, but she knows she is everything to her, she always has been.

-"you do not want us to come?" April shouts

-"Noo…I want…I was not prepared"

-"Then okay, this would be a good girls' night after a long time."

Callie looks at Arizona with a pouting face. Although they have not discussed about tonight, she has been expecting tonight with Arizona. The way Arizona is looking at the coffee cup, she can tell that Arizona is also equally frustrated like her. Why this birthday has to come tonight? Arizona was always right- Birthdays are not something to be celebrated.

-"Why don't you invite Arizona too," Meredith suggests with a straight face. Callie cannot let this opportunity to slip away from her hand, "Ya, I would be happy if you come…I mean Sophia would be happy", she stutters. Arizona simply nods in agreement; she is very annoyed at the entire situation.

"I have half an hour free time and I am so tired," Arizona says casually looking at Callie and Callie gets the hint. She also wants this badly. Her body is on fire just noticing the way Arizona is looking at her. "Arizona, can you please come with me, I have to discuss a patient's condition with you," Callie says nonchalantly not making eye contact with anybody else. Arizona suddenly perks up, "yes, of course." Both of them quickly leave the cafeteria.

"So, both of them will discuss about a patient!" Teddy smirks.

"Yes, discussion in the call room," Meredith says in the most plain voice.

In the call room, Callie starts pulling out Arizona's scrub and once this is gone, she quickly unbuttons her bra, "the whole morning your naked body was in front of my eyes, Arizona." Arizona grabs Callie's bottom lip with her teeth while pulling her near holding Callie's waist band. She slowly breaths, "last night was so perfect and I can remember every move of yours," Arizona shivers thinking about the most amazing night of her life. "And we are gonna recreate that again," Callie says while she almost throws Arizona on the small bed and jumps on her removing the last piece of cloths from her body. Arizona is again hers! She can claim her whenever and wherever she wants.

Amelia, Bailey, Maggie, April, Meredith, Teddy all have come except Arizona- Callie is looking at the door in every 5 minutes. She has not talked much after their call room quickie. So, when she hears a knock at the door, she runs towards the door. Arizona is standing in a red dress, the dress which she liked the most, this is the dress which she bought her on April's wedding, brings back so many memories to both of them. Arizona notices Callie's look, "will you ask me to come in?" "This is your house too." Arizona enters into the house after almost two years. This is the house which was once her home- their home together. She looks around. Somehow Callie has left it as it was-there is not much change or maybe Callie has redecorated the whole house. Callie pulls her in with her wrist. Finding the wind chime just at the entrance of the living room, Arizona looks back to Callie in bewilderment, "You kept this?" says touching the old wind chime swinging it slowly. This was the first thing Arizona bought for their house. She loved to listen to the soft music of the wind chime. She used to tell, the sound always would remind of Callie's coming back to her. I was so in love then. But, seeing the wind chime hanging in its place even after their separation also makes Arizona feeling how much Callie always has been hers. Callie observes the sparkling eyes of Arizona and leans for a kiss. "Not here", Arizona stops putting hands on her lips. "I need a birthday kiss". "This is 9 o'clock, so we have time for that", telling this she finally enters into the living room to join her other friends leaving a pouting woman behind her.

The next few hours pass easily, although both women does not leave any single opportunity to eyeing each other… while pretending they are enjoying this too. When it is 10 minutes to 12, Arizona suddenly asks, "Callie, I got a case of beer in my car. Will you please help me to bring it in". April stands immediately and says, "I will go with you". Teddy pulls April back to the sofa "you should finish the game you started Kepnar. They will manage". They are playing poker, so April stays back. Arizona sheepishly pulls Callie outside of the house and drags her to the backyard. Callie sees a small cake is kept on the tea table. Arizona opens the box and lights a candle and holds her hands back "remember your first birthday after we bought this house?" Callie remembers the way they celebrated her birthday at the backyard under the moonlight. Arizona never liked camping kind of things, but she used to do this to make Callie happy and she is again doing this today. Looking at her wrist watch, "time to cut the cake birthday girl, but make a wish before this". This has brought tears in Callie's eyes, "all my wishes have come true… now I just want to spend rest of my birthdays with you, as long as I live". Callie cuts the cake and Arizona takes a small piece to feed Callie. Arizona slightly rubs the cream on the Birthday woman's lips and when Callie smilingly tries to wipe that out, "let me do this," Arizona leans in for a kiss while wiping the cream with her lips, "I love you Calliope," she breaths out in between the kiss leaving Callie's heart pounding and her body wanting more than the kiss. "I love you too," Callie deepens the kiss but Arizona pulls away, "one more thing". She brings out the necklace from her purse and hangs it in front of Callie's eyes. Callie simply takes the necklace and ties it around her neck before initiating open mouth kisses around Arizona's neck. She almost fiercely sucks the pulse points of Arizona pushing her on the table. "Callie, they are waiting for us", Arizona tries to stop her before things go out of hands. "Let them… I need to do this right now". Arizona laughs and pushes Callie from her neck, "we have time, you know…" she winks seductively, "you know that I do not like hard things for…" Callie swallows hard looking at Arizona's seductive smile, my God, this woman can bring her on her knees only with her words and smile.

When they come back with the case of beers, Meredith says, "I thought you would never come back" looking at the watch she says "by the way happy birthday Callie, although we are late". Callie laughs shyly and parrots what Arizona has taught her few minutes back, "we went to Arizona's flat as she left the case mistakenly, so it took time".

"So, I guess no one has wished you yet," Teddy raises her eye brows. "oo…hoo, Callie…happy birthday", saying this Arizona hugs her, while Meredith interjects quietly, "I thought this part was done already". Miranda and Amelia bring out the cake from Sophia's room and all the kids Zola, Sophia and Bailey start singing for Callie. After so many months finally Arizona's heart has started feeling full.

Arizona goes to the kitchen to get some glasses for wine and Teddy follows her "Ari, I think you should wear a scarf"

-"I do not like wearing scarf"

-"yes, but sometimes they are good in hiding the bites" Teddy pulls her in front of the corner mirror and shows her a big red mark right below her left collar bone.

-"this is …a bug…you know" Arizona is totally red by the uncontrollable embarrassment she is feeling right now. Callie has this bad habit, something she does not mind as long as people do not see them.

-"Yeah… a bug named Calliope", Teddy gives her an ear to ear smile

-"You knew…since when?"

-"since I have seen your hands making out under the table"

Arizona blushes the worst, "you should have told me". "Yes, I told you about the marks…now hide them before everyone starts asking questions". Arizona brings her locks on her shoulder so that the mark is hidden, but she also feels a kind of happiness because of this branding. She always used to fight with Callie in the morning following their sexy nights because of various marks she would leave on her body. Although she never told Callie, she liked to be marked by her.

"By the way, I did not know that your Calliope is a vampire." Arizona slaps lightly on Teddy's shoulder and both of them move towards the living area to join others.

Callie and Arizona pass a relax night with friends who are actually their family, who have seen them coming together, loving each other, hating each other, leaving each other and eventually growing together. What else these two could want from life? Just the Harper Avery is missing and need to find a time to tell these people about us, Arizona reminds herself, but she is enjoying this hide and seek with Callie- just like before- in the beginning of their relationship. Arizona and Callie sit cozily with each other slowly sipping the wine.

I guess, I could have finished the story here! But, there is one loose-end which I need to weave. Let me know, if I have missed anything! In our world of fans, Callie and Arizona deserve everything…