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Arizona's POV
I could feel my cheeks reddening. Did she just really tell me I was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen? How do I respond to that? What do I say without sounding like a total tool? Come on Arizona. Think of something. I know you've been out of the game for a while but say something.
"I think that's impossible." I says blushing, grabbing her hand under the table. "Surely you've looked in the mirror."
I can see Eliza's face redden as well. "Thank you." She says looking down at her drink and drawing circles on my hand with her thumb.
I grew nervous from her touch. A nervousness that wasn't known to me. I was usually very confident when it came to women. I could persuade just about any woman I wanted to sleep with me and I was always successful. This felt different though. I didn't just want to sleep with this woman. I wanted to see if there could be something. I wanted to get to know her. How could I feel this way after so little time. Her touch was electric. I needed more. We continued to carry on conversation. Jo and Alex made their way back to the table a few times. Ordering more drinks, dancing, and then eventually leaving to go home for the night. Eliza and I were left alone at the bar to continue our exploration of each other. We continued talking about our lives and our future aspirations. Before we knew it we were the only ones left in the entire bar.
"Well, looks like we're the only ones here." She says to me batting her eyes.
I don't know if its the dimmed lights of the room, or the fact that I've had one too many drinks, but Eliza was beginning to look even more beautiful then she had before. The way her hair framed her face perfectly, and the way her cheeks were now brightened probably from drinking a little too much was making my heart skip a beat.
"I guess we are." I say in a slight drunken state. "I think were both too drunk too drive. I can call you an Uber. I'm sorry. I didn't expect to get this intoxicated."
"Well, maybe we can share an Uber." She says winking at me. Was this an invitation to her house? To my house?
"Well, no need for me to catch an Uber, I live right across the street." I placed my hand on her thigh under the table hoping she would be responsive. She was. She scooted in closer making my hand scoot farther up her leg. She moaned with the contact. I knew what was on her mind at that moment, and it was certainly on mine as well.
"Well, maybe I could walk over there with you."
I leaned in as close as I could get and whispered into her ear. "Maybe you could." I could see her body react to my breath against her ear. I felt my center began to throb. I wanted this woman right now more then I wanted anything in this world. I stood up, threw some money on the table grabbed my bag, and reached my hand out towards Eliza to follow me. She picked up her things and took my hand. Standing up was a bit more complicated then I think we both expected because we stumbled a bit together. We headed out the bar and across the street. My house was just a block down the road, but the walk felt like it was taking forever. I could see the anticipation in her expression and at that moment I knew she wanted this just as much as I did. We arrived at my apartment, and Eliza pushed me against the door and placed a passionate kiss on my lips as I was stumbling to find my key. I could feel the kiss radiate through my entire body. My heart pounded, my core pulsated. I managed to unlock the door not breaking contact, and we stumbled in the door. Eliza pushed my jacket off of me and we stumbled to the nearest flat surface. She moved the hair from my neck and began to place soft, but strong kisses on my neck, not stopping until she found the spot that makes me weak at the knees. My breath hitched at the contact she had made. I began to moan as I sat back on the couch. She took no time to follow my lead and straddled my lap. Our lips crashed into each others again. She slid her tongue across my lip begging for entrance, which I quickly allowed. Our tongues battled for dominance as hands explored under hem lines. She felt so good, but something came over me. I didn't want this to just be another hook up. Our conversation at the bar, it made me feel something. I could see something in her. Something that enticed me, and made me crave more of her. I pulled away, and caught my breath, nervousness overcame me.
"Eliza.. wait, you're so beautiful, and I want nothing more then to take you to my bedroom right now and have my way with you, but I can see something in you. Something I haven't seen in another woman in a long time. There is potential here. Potential to be more then just a hook up, and if you want, I would like to slow this down, to explore what this could maybe become, without complicating it with sex already."
She pulled back even more to look at me as I spoke. I didn't know what she was thinking. Maybe she didn't see this as anything more. Maybe I just messed things up, but I had to try. I had to see if this could possibly be something more. Finally she spoke.
"Oh Arizona, I can see something in you too. The way you look at me, the way you feel so confident in yourself, and yet so humble in the way you live. It is amazing to me. The talking to you at the bar. I've never met another woman who shared so many of the same interest as me. I would love to get to know you better. To maybe go on an actual date with you, you know if you want to."
I smile thinking about what she is saying. A real date. I haven't been on a real date with someone I could see potentially being in a relationship with in a long time. "I would love to go on a real date. I'm sorry, that you know I started something tonight, and didn't finish it."
"Haha, its okay." She says letting out a slight chuckle. "I'm kinda glad you did. Start something, and then stop it. It makes me feel good actually. Like you care. I like that."
I blush. I can't get over how amazing and understand she is. I can't wait to go on a date with her. To talk to her more. It was late, and I knew that she was going to have to either get a super late Uber ride, or just stay at my house until morning when I could take her home and let her get changed and ready.
"So, If you want to still stay over, you can." I say looking down not knowing what to expect. "I have a room mate, but he is usually sleeping in the morning, so he won't even notice, and you can use my shower, and I have some night clothes here for you to sleep in. Then in the morning you can shower here, and we can go ahead and get my car and I'll take you to your place so you can get ready, and then we can head off to work together. I mean, if you want. If not I can still call you that Ub-"
I'm cut off by her lips crashing into mine again. "I would love to stay here with you tonight, even if we don't do anything." She winks at me, and I feel my heart to start to race again. I haven't been this happy for a sleep over since high school.
We get changed into some night clothes and go to bed. The next morning my alarm goes off, I go to move to shut it off, and realize that Eliza in cuddling into me with her arm around my waist. I can feel myself get the cheesiest smile on my fast. This felt so good, so right. I carefully move her off of me to not startle her and turn off the alarm. I turn around to look at her still peacefully sleeping, and move her hair from her face, and plant a gentle kiss on her lips.
"Good morning beautiful." I say as she stirs awake.
"Hmm.. good morning to you too gorgeous." she says in a sleepy tone.
"It's time to get up and get ready so we can make it to your house and you can get changed."
We both sit up in bed and get ready. After we both shower and I get dressed, I make coffee for us and we head out the door to pick up my car, and hear to Eliza's so she can get dressed. I wait in the car because all she has to do is throw on some clothes. We arrive at the office after Alex and Jo, and I know that there are going to be questions. We both look at each other, smile, and get out of the car to head in and start our day. Almost immediately, Alex steps into my office and shuts the door behind him.
"So, what happened last night? I mean when we left the bat, you too seemed pretty cozy, and then this morning Jo and I get to work and her car is still here, so did she go home with you last night? You get lucky?"
Alex was always involving himself in my personal life. We weren't just work partners, he had been my best friend since law school, and I had come to expect the intrusion.
"Yes, she spent the night at my house last night..." I could see his mouth open to say something, but I cut him off before giving him a chance to speak. "But, we did not sleep together. I wanted to, oh believe me I wanted to, but I don't know. She's different Alex. Like I see something in her. I haven't felt this way since, well Callie."
Alex rolled his eyes at the mention of my ex-wife's name. He was not her biggest fan. "Well, that good I'm happy for you. It's about time you start to get serious with someone again. Seriously, Callie is out of the picture. Thank God." He says walking out the door.
The rest of the work day goes smoothly. Eliza and I catch each others eye often. Smiling at each other. I'm finishing up my last call of the day, as she walks in to tell me good bye for the day.
"So about that date. How about tomorrow? Maybe dinner?"
She smiles at me, and nods. "Dinner tomorrow sounds amazing."
