"Oh, Cal brought me home last night."
"What?" The surgeon stood staring at the beautiful woman. She had red hair with eyes just as soulful as her girlfriend's.
"Amber, you're supposed to still be passed out." Callie said as she entered the kitchen and started making breakfast.
"What can I say; I've developed a bit more stamina."
"Can somebody explain to me what's going on?" Arizona was still at a loss.
"Darling, this is Amber, one of my oldest friends. We were at school together."
"I didn't know we were having visitors."
"No, neither did I. Somebody showed up last night with no warning." Callie explained as she placed a glass of orange juice in front of her friend.
"You telling me you didn't have fun last night?" Amber asked after a large sip.
Arizona turned to her girlfriend. "Why didn't you tell me when she got here?"
"Well you weren't gonna be home and I was gonna tell you when I saw you."
"But you still didn't tell me." The surgeon was beginning to get annoyed. "What did you think you'd miss out on shower sex or something?"
"Ha, you still doing inappropriate things in showers Cal?"
"Shut up Amber."
"What does that mean?"
"Oh you haven't heard that story?" Amber asked. "That's a good story. How many members of the hockey team was it?"
"Seriously, shut the hell up." Callie knew Amber was just trying to wind her girlfriend up but Arizona actually did seem pissed off.
"I'm going to get dressed." With that the blonde went back into the bedroom.
"Well that was easier than expected."
"Amber will you stop it. She's having a tough time at work at the minute. This isn't just my apartment anymore. Its her's to."
"Okay. Hand me some toast then." She said with a smile as innocent as she could muster.
"No. This is for Arizona." Callie explained as she picked up a cup of coffee and a plate of toast.
When she got to the bedroom Arizona was in the closet.
"Honey, I made you some breakfast." She offered. The blonde appeared at the adjoining door in only her underwear. "But you are gonna have to come over here to get it."
"Thank you." Arizona said as she took a piece of toast and went back to find more clothes. Callie sat on the side of the bed and put the toast and coffee on the bedside table.
"Sorry I didn't warn you about her. We just got a bit carried away and just ignore pretty much everything she says."
"Why?" Arizona was now fully dressed and coming back for more toast.
"She's seen a lot of my unflattering sides."
"You know that doesn't bother me."
"She also lives to wind people up."
"Yeah I got that. Why is she here anyway?"
"She had an argument with her husband in Miami."
"So what time did you get home last night?"
"Um, about two." Callie knew she wasn't gonna like that and watched as her partner searched through her bag for something. She produced a small flashlight.
"How much did you have to drink?" Was the question Arizona asked next whilst shining the light in Callie's eyes.
"If this is your idea of role play then you suck at it."
"Answer the question."
"A few."
"Calliope..."
"No Arizona I'm thirty years old I was just having fun with an old friend."
"Well I'm sorry I care." The blonde remarked as she downed the rest of her coffee and went to leave.
"No wait." The Latina stood and pulled her girlfriend back into her arms. "I'm sorry darling. I love that you care but you don't need to worry."
Arizona turned to look Callie in the eye. "Can't help it."
"Are you gonna be home tonight. It's been ages since we spent the night together."
"It's been a week."
"Well it feels like forever."
"I know and I should be able to leave at a decent time. It depends how today goes."
"You'll be awesome. I love you."
"I love you too."
After a kiss goodbye she left the apartment.
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By some miracle Arizona was able to get a break for lunch that day. She found Teddy and Mark in the cafeteria and went and sat with them.
"Hey stranger." Mark greeted her.
"I thought you got back a week ago?" Teddy said.
"Yeah we did. I've just had this case ever since I got back. Sorry I haven't really seen you guys. I haven't been able to give you your presents."
Arizona then produced a stuffed loch ness monster toy for Mark and one for Teddy which was a man in a kilt playing the bagpipes.
"I got you that one Teddy because you're perpetually single; thought you could use him for company."
"Thanks ." She responded sarcastically. "I thought you went to London not Scotland."
"We ended up going to both. She surprised me. And then she surprised me this morning with a strange woman in our kitchen."
"What?" Both of her friends asked in shock.
"Don't worry she's an old friend of Calliope's; they went to school together. Apparently she turned up out of the blue last night and they stayed out till two this morning drinking."
"That doesn't sound good." Teddy said.
"She was probably just excited to see her friend." Mark reasoned.
"Yeah; I know. I think Amber makes her nervous."
"How'd you mean?"
"Well they were at school together and Calliope always says that was the hardest time with her injury and she really struggled. I don't think she dealt with it very well and now she's scared her friend is gonna reveal some dark secrets or something."
"Well if you haven't been scared off yet, what will make you run?"
"Nothing but Calliope's private when it comes to her injury."
"Okay two questions. One: Why did you go to Scotland and not buy me any whiskey?" Mark asked to lighten the mood.
"Because I don't like you that much and Calliope said if you want to drink whiskey you should buy it from her."
"Okay, and two: Is this Amber hot?"
"Yes but she is married."
"When you say Callie and her are friends..." Teddy raised her eyebrows to imply how her question ended.
"No, nothing like that. At least I don't think so. I'm fairly sure she's straight."
"So I still have a shot?"
"No Mark!"
"Fine." He conceded.