Title: Their Belated Honeymoon
Couple: Callie/Arizona
Rating: NC-17
Summary: It is a look back through Callie and Arizona's relationship and their honeymoon which takes place twelve months after their actual wedding. Hopefully it will fill in the gaps for some missing scenes but it is not completely based on the show, as you will see.
Disclaimer: I wish I could claim that I own Grey's Anatomy or the characters but the simple fact is that I don't, I own nothing. All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libellous, defamatory, or in any way factual.
ATT: Thank you everyone for the reviews, they are honestly the thing that motivates me to keep writing and I am glad that you seem to like it so far. Also I have started back at uni this week so updating might not be as prompt, if it was prompt at the beginning, but I am not abandoning this story, I like writing it too much to abandon it. So enjoy this next chapter, it is unbeta'd so every mistake is mine. :)
It was day five of their honeymoon and other than heading down to the beach Callie and Arizona had remained in their suite, enjoying the perks of the fantastic room service that the resort had to offer.
"So I was thinking that maybe we could go out for dinner, you know get all dolled up and go to a fancy restaurant?" Arizona asked Callie as she cleaned up the plates off of their bed left over from the breakfast they had just consumed there.
"Yeah sure, I like the sound of that," Callie replied, a smile spreading across her face at the thought of Arizona in a nice dress and heels.
"So do you want to go to the resorts restaurant or go into town?" Arizona questioned.
"How bout we try the resorts one tonight and then another day we can explore town and pick one to do another night, I mean we do have a fair bit of time left," Callie explained.
"Sounds good, I will make a booking then, oh and my parent's said we could call today and talk to Sofia if we wanted to."
"Ohmygod yes, I miss her so much and I bet she has no idea we are even gone," Callie replied, a glint of sadness in her eyes.
"Yeah me too, but I am super excited to talk to her today," Arizona said before turning on her heels and exiting the bedroom to make the booking, leaving Callie to read the newspaper in bed for a few extra moments. That was one of the things both of them loved the most about vacations, the lazy mornings, even when Sofia was with them, she generally fell back asleep when she was in bed with her Mama and Mommy and there was no rush to have everything ready to go and to be at the hospital. The other thing was the uninterrupted sleep, something they didn't mind so much when it was from Sofia, but when those pagers rung through the night, the response was filled with nothing but frustration.
"So, how bout we do something a little interesting tonight," Callie suggested as Arizona re-entered the room and came to sit next to her wife.
"Yeah, what did you have in mind," Arizona responded with a cheeky grin.
"No getting ready together, get ready separately so we can surprise each other with what we are wearing," Callie explained.
"Mhmm, I like the sound of that a lot," Arizona replied as she leant in and planted a chaste kiss on Callie's lips, which was quickly deepened.
"Ok then," Callie said pulling back as she climbed out of the bed, "I am going to go for a swim and burn off some of that huge but extremely yummy breakfast."
"But I have a better idea for burning off the extra calories," Arizona pouted.
"Well if you come swimming, maybe we can mix both our ideas together," Callie suggested as she pulled her swimmers on.
"Touché," Arizona replied as she too climbed out of bed and headed for her swimmers.
The pair had a lazy day, swimming, eating, sunbaking, and reading, simply enjoying each other's company, something they did not get to do at home as often in between working, Sofia and all the other things that threw themselves their way.
"I am gonna call my parent's," Arizona told Callie as they came through the door of the patio.
"Yeah, give me a yell when I can talk to Sofia," Callie replied, heading to the bedroom to find a shirt to pull on. Both of the girls chatted with Sofia and Arizona interrogated her parents about how much she was eating, if she was sleeping, and all the things that she thought she needed to know to make sure that her daughter was ok. After the call ended Arizona flopped down on the couch and threw her head back and closed her eyes.
"Everything ok?" Callie questioned as she headed for the lounge as well.
"Yeah," Arizona replied, not half convincingly, "I thought talking to her would make me miss her less, you know, but it just made it worse."
"You know we could maybe get your parent's to fly over with her, even just for a few days," Callie suggested, liking the sound of the idea herself.
"Really? I mean you'd be ok with that," Arizona replied, shocked that such an idea had never occurred to her.
"You're asking me if I am ok with spending a few lazy days with the two best girls in my life, really Arizona Robbins, I can't believe you sometimes," Callie said jokingly, putting her hand over her chest to feign hurt.
"No... I mean it is supposed to be our honeymoon and all, but maybe she could come for like the last four days or something, cause I miss her super bad," Arizona replied.
"I think that sounds great, and I miss her super bad too, now come here," Callie finished as she pulled Arizona in for a tight hug, "Do you want to call you parent's and ask now?"
"Yeah, maybe they will stay for a few days, they probably need a holiday too," Arizona replied.
"Ok, but it is still our honeymoon and as much as I love your parents I would love to spend time just with my family, and we still have those few days with them when we get back so..." Callie said, trying not to sound horrible.
"I am sure they will understand," Arizona replied as she headed for the phone to redial her parent's number and suggest the change in plans.
After a few more hours of relaxing it was time to start getting ready for their dinner. Arizona took the bathroom first, taking a shower, which she had to fight tooth and nail to be able to have solo rather than with Callie, before applying her makeup and doing her hair. Arizona decided to keep it simple, knowing that Callie loved it when her hair was loosely curly and just left out. Callie was next, having a quick shower, which was unusual for her, and then applying her own makeup and letting her shoulder length locks sit on her shoulder, using the straightener to tame a few of the wild pieces. Knowing that Arizona was getting dressed in the bedroom, Callie headed for the lounge room where she was going to get dressed, feeling giddy about the nights events. It had been a while since her and Arizona had gone all out and done the dinner thing, not to say they hadn't gone out at all, because they had, just not somewhere really fancy like they were doing tonight. Once she was dressed Callie headed to the bedroom where she knocked lightly on the door, feeling butterflies start to flutter in her stomach.
"Arizona, are you ready?" Callie called through the door.
"Just a sec," Arizona called before Callie heard the clacking of heels make their way to the door. Callie suddenly felt nervous and excited, like it was their first date, a night she would never forget.
About 3.5 years ago
It was the day after Arizona had bailed Callie up in the elevator to tell her that sometimes she called it wrong and asked her to dinner, where Callie had said maybe and then quickly confirmed the date. But in the heat of the moment, no numbers or contact details had been exchanged so Callie was unsure if they were even on for that evening or not. As she entered the lobby 10 minutes early for the start of her shift, Callie was unsure as to what to do. Did she page Arizona, even though pages were meant for work only? Did she go and wander the halls of paeds and hope to run into the blonde, even though that could come off as a little creepy? Or did she just wait and let the blonde find her? These were the questions swimming through Callie's mind as she headed for the resident's lounge to change for her shift. Callie quickly tossed her street clothes into her locker and exchanged them for some light blue scrubs and headed out the door with a newly brewed cup of coffee. As she turned to head to the ER to see if she was needed, she ran into someone nearly tossing the entire coffee she held over the person but she was able to save it in the last minute.
"Oh my god, I am so sorry," Callie said apologetically, "I really should have looked before..."
"Calliope," Arizona interrupted Callie, who still hadn't looked up from the floor and stopped talking instantly at the sound of the familiar voice.
"Arizona, oh man, I am so sorry," Callie continued, feeling even more embarrassed than before.
"Its fine, I was kinda hoping I would run into you actually," Arizona replied, beaming a dimply smile in her direction.
"Oh, really?" Callie questioned.
"Yeah, I realised that yesterday we didn't exchange numbers or anything, so that kinda makes it hard to organise a date, so I was wondering if I can have you number?" Arizona explained confidently.
"Oh yeah, sure, I'll put it in your phone if you like," Callie offered, putting her hand forward to take Arizona's blackberry when she pulled it out of her pocket. Callie typed in the number and passed the phone back, allowing Arizona to save to number.
"I will send you a message so you have mine, and you still good for tonight?" Arizona asked.
"Yeah so far I have a couple of surgeries but nothing too heavy, I should be done around 4," Callie told Arizona.
"Alright, well I will pick you up at 6 then," she finished before turning on her heels and rolling away yelling, "See you tonight Calliope," before she was too far away. Callie stood in the middle of the hallway in shock at the interaction that had just taken place, only pulled back to reality by the sudden beeping at her hip. She sighed when she read the flashing 911 on the screen and headed to the pit.
OoOo
As she sat down in the cafeteria to eat her lunch Callie felt a buzzing at her hip, fumbling through her pocket to find the offending item, noticing that she had 3 new texts. She opened her mailbox to see an unfamiliar number, and opened the message that she first received. It read: Calliope, this is Arizona, so now you have my number, BTW I am super excited for tonight, see you at 6 :). Callie smiled at the message and saved Arizona's number, scrolling down to the next message. It read: Ok so for tonight, it is a surprise, but casual attire is required, make sure you are comfy. This made Callie's smile grow even larger, her excitement for the evening exacerbated. The third and final message read: Oh and BTW it would be super handy if you sent me your address so I know where to pick you up from, Seattle is a big place and I would hate to be late cause I was door knocking to find out where you live :). Callie smiled again before hitting the reply button. She typed quickly: Ok so casual attire, 6pm and I live at 5A in the building across the street from the entrance of the hospital, it's called 'The Mont'. And no hints cause what if I don't like the date and you ruin your chances for a second one? Callie read over the message again before sending it, setting her phone down and digging into the salad she bought for lunch. Her phone buzzed a few minutes later, another message, which read: I know you will like it, so no, no hints. Callie quickly replied, enjoying the banter they had going, Confident aren't we! Callie's phone buzzed almost instantly, the message reading: I know more about you than you think Calliope :). Man she loves those smiley faces Callie thought to herself. Callie decided to reply once more before setting her phone away, Whatever you say Robbins, whatever you say.
OoOo
At four o'clock Callie was walking out of the hospital doors and into the chilly autumn wind of Seattle, planning on heading straight across the street to get ready for her evening with Arizona. As she unlocked the door of her apartment, Callie noticed that Christina was home, dancing out in the lounge room. Callie decided to ignore her roommate and head straight for the shower. After long and hot shower, Callie emerged from the bathroom, her wet hair wrapped up in a towel, body wrapped in another, and she headed straight for her closet to pick something out. Casual she kept thinking to herself, how do I keep it casual without looking like I am ready to settle in on the lounge for the night with a movie. She pulled out a few pairs of jeans, jeans were casual, finally deciding on a pair of dark blue skinny jeans. Now just for the top half. Callie pulled out nearly all of her shirts and had them tossed on the bed as she ciphered through them, now wearing the jeans and a black bra, hair still in a towel.
"Dammit," she said to herself, at a complete loss of what to wear, deciding to go dry her hair and do her makeup before deciding. Leaving her hair out and with a slight curl and keeping the makeup simple, Callie was satisfied with her look, but now all she needed was a shirt to finish it. Looking at all the ones she had left she decided to call Mark, knowing her would have some advice.
"Mark," Callie gasped when he answered the phone.
"Torres, what's got your panties in a bunch?"
"Mark I am going on a date, and Arizona said keep the attire casual, and I am wearing dark jeans but I don't know what shirt to wear, please help me?" Callie gushed.
"Ok, ease up, I am at the hospital so I can't come over, but what have you got," Mark reassured Callie. Callie explained the shirts she had narrowed it down to.
"The blue one, the long sleeve blue one, that's your shirt," Mark told Callie, "Now take a deep breath, you are going to be fine."
" Thank you Mark, you are a life saver," Callie said before disconnecting the phone and looking at the clock as she threw the shirt on. 'Five to six, where did all the time go', Callie thought to herself as she grabbed a clutch and jammed some things inside that she would need. She quickly looked out of her bedroom door for Christina.
"Christina... Christina... CHRISTINA" Callie finally yelled.
"Wow, yeah," Christina replied as she turned the music down a bit.
"Can you turn that down, someone is gonna be here in a sec," Callie asked before retreating into her room to make sure she was set. As she exited her room she saw Christina in the kitchen mixing some cereal and milk together.
"Well you look nice, going on a date?" Christina asked, expecting the answer to be no, but when Callie didn't answer and looked at the floor as she blushed a little, Christina couldn't help but be intrigued. "You are going on a date, ohh, who with... ooh, ooh, I know, it's with roller-girl isn't it, she finally agreed to go out with you didn't she," Christina said as her face lit up.
"Yes I am going on a date, and her name is Arizona," Callie explained as she heard a knock at the door, "That's probably here," Callie said but made no move to get the door, the nerves rising again.
"Well are you going to get it?" Christina questioned as a second knock came, pulling Callie from her reverie.
"Oh... um yeah," Callie said making her way to the door, opening it slowly to reveal Arizona standing there with one rose in her hand. Callie took in Arizona's appearance as she stood in the doorway, while Arizona did the same with hers. When Arizona's eyes came up and met Callie's she smiled softly.
"Hey," Arizona said through her smile.
"Hey," Callie replied, remaining in the same place. Arizona tilted her head to the side, waiting for an invitation inside, but spoke up when none was given.
"Can I come in?"
"Oh, yeah, um sure, it's a bit of a mess," Callie explained nervously as she opened up the door more to allow Arizona room to enter.
"Thanks," Arizona replied, before turning in the entrance, "Oh and I bought you this, as kind of an apology for the whole newborn thing," Arizona replied, smiling shyly.
"Thanks," Callie said as she took the flower and headed to the kitchen to put it in some water, "Oh this is Christina by the way, she is my roommate." Christina simply groaned at the reference and walked from the kitchen into her bedroom, closing the door behind her. "Don't take her too seriously, she may not be all about feelings and talking but she is a good roommate," Callie explained to Arizona, who simply shrugged off the introduction.
"So are you ready to go?" Arizona asked Callie.
"Yep, sure am," Callie replied as she grabbed her purse and headed for the door. As the waited for the lift Arizona reached down for Callie's hand, intertwining their fingers together. Callie was a little shocked at first, but quickly reciprocated the hand-holding, smiling at the ease with which their hands fit together. At the feeling of the Callie tightening her grip Arizona also smiled, loving the comforting feeling that came with holding Callie's hand. As the elevator dinged to signify its arrival both Callie and Arizona stepped in, Callie hitting the lobby button with her free hand.
"So are you going to tell me where we are going yet?" Callie asked.
"Nope, you'll just have to wait," Arizona replied with a sly grin on her face as she led Callie toward her car.
"Are you going to tell me anything about tonight?" Callie continued, desperate to at least find out some of the details.
"No, Calliope can't you just wait and stop trying to ruin my super awesome surprise?" Arizona begged, her pout out in full force.
"Fine but you have to change the subject, all I can think about is where you are taking me," Callie replied, turning to Arizona as if she should continue.
"Ok, that I can do, did you grow up in Seattle or are you from somewhere else?" Arizona said in an attempt to change the subject.
"Do I look like I grew up in Seattle?" Callie answered, pointing down to her golden coloured skin, she continued after Arizona shook her head, "No I grew up in Miami, my parents still live there, how bout you, local or foreign?"
"Foreign, I grew up in lots of different places, my family liked to move a bit," Arizona explained as she opened the car door for Callie to get into. In the car the chatter continued, filled with questions you would ask on a first date: where are you from? What's your family like? Etc. Callie was so engrossed in the conversation that she didn't even realise that Arizona had pulled the car to a stop and turned the engine off.
"As much as I want to stay in here and talk, we have reservations, so," Arizona explained to Callie. Callie laughed softly in response, more at how oblivious she was and how easy the conversation with Arizona was. She reached for the door handle but shrilled back at the sound of Arizona's voice.
"DON'T! I'll get it, just give me a sec," Arizona said, before she jumped out of her side and jogged around the front of the vehicle to open Callie's door for her. Callie smiled at her chivalrous action, taking the hand Arizona put out for her and let her date lead her into a small restaurant in the centre of Seattle. Arizona led Callie by the hand into the restaurant and to say that Callie was surprised at what she saw would be an understatement.
"I can't believe I have never seen or heard of this place, it is so cute," Callie remarked as they waited to be seated. It was a little restaurant/cafe, the kind of place you would definitely need a booking for. It was quirky, none of the plates and cutlery matched and they ranged in colours, the table cloths were bright and they had to oddest, but nicest array of paintings on the wall. Callie stood in wonder, taking in everything inside the small cafe.
"Yeah I kind of just stumbled across it, I may have been lost," Arizona explained as a blush rose on her cheeks, "But they make the best coffee around."
"Alright ladies, I have you seated by the window over there, is that ok?" the waiter asked as he approached with two menus in hand.
"Yeah that would be great," Arizona replied, before taking off to follow the waiter to the table with Callie hot on her heals. As they reached the table Arizona held the chair out for Callie and then helped her push it in once she was seated.
"You know," Callie started once Arizona was seated and the waiter had left the table, "I thought chivalry was dead."
"Well, it almost is, but my Dad always taught me that I should expect a man to open doors, pull out chairs, and been generally polite, and then when I told him I was gay, he told me that I should expect the same from a woman and treat any woman the same, so I do," Arizona explained with a smile.
"Well I like it, thank you Mr. Robbins," Callie replied as the waiter returned to take drink orders. After they ordered wine they both pondered through the menu to find something that they wanted to eat. Callie settled on a pasta dish and Arizona on a chicken. The pair chatted about colleges and med school, internships and residencies, picking specialties and anything else in an attempt to discover as much about the other as possible. They only stopped talking to eat, and when one was eating the other was usually talking. It was the easiest and most comfortable date that Callie had been on ever, and Arizona felt the exact same way. They continued to talk until the waiter returned after the plates had been cleared.
"Can I get either of you any dessert?" Callie looked at Arizona to see if she wanted to order anything.
"Actually, could we get two take-away coffees and the bill please," Arizona said to the waiter, turning to Callie when he was gone, "I have another plan for dessert, if you don't mind going somewhere else?"
"No, that's fine, I am up for anything," Callie said with a smile, excited to find out where they might be headed next.
"Ok then," Arizona replied with a smile as the waiter returned with the bill. Callie reached for it, only to have it snatched from her hand by Arizona. "I invited you to dinner, you can pay next time."
"You say that like there will be a next time," Callie replied cheekily.
"Are you saying you don't want there to be a next time?" Arizona asked, despite knowing the answer.
"Not at all, I would love a next time, but only if I get to plan the date."
"I think that can be organised," Arizona replied as her receipt and coffees arrived. "So are you ready to go?"
"Most definitely," Callie replied as she stood from her chair and pulled her coat on, "Point the direction."
"Ok, let's go," Arizona said as she reached for Callie's hand with her free hand and pulled her to the exit of the cafe. Callie instinctively headed towards to car, but Arizona pulled her in the other direction, "We are going for a bit of a walk, you're not too cold are you?"
"No I'm fine, where are we walking to?"
"Ah, secret. But I promise you'll like it," Arizona replied, pulling Callie down the street. They continued their chatter until Arizona pulled Callie up in front of a brightly lit shop.
"Really Arizona?" Callie said in disbelief.
"What? I love this place," Arizona defended.
"Yeah along with the entire Seattle youth," Callie said looking in to see the abundance of crowds.
"Its fine, we won't be waiting that long, and I am taking you somewhere else to eat it, so," Arizona explained, as if seeking permission to take Callie in.
"Ok, fine."
"Yipee," was the reply that came from Callie as she bounded in to the Dunkin Donuts shop, dragging Callie, who was now smiling, with her.
As they approached the counter and walked past the array of donuts, Callie eyed all of them. "I don't know what is good; can you tell me what is good?" Callie asked with a pout.
"Yes, anything with sprinkles, especially if it is pink with sprinkles, but if you are not a fan of that I would go for the glazed ones, basic but sweet," Arizona explained.
"Ok, um..." Callie pondered her decision, "Can you just order for me?"
"I would love to," Arizona replied as they reached the counter, "Hi there, can I please have one each of the chocolate and strawberry ones with sprinkles, two glazed ones and two caramel dinosaurs."
"Yep sure," the assistant replied as she grabbed a box and put the donuts in it, "That's $18.20 please." Arizona handed over the cash whilst giving the box to Callie.
"Thank you," Arizona finished as she took Callie's free hand and exited the shop. Callie loved the ease with which Arizona took her hand and she loved the contact, it felt right, nothing hard or complicated about it, it was simply nice. Once back on the street Arizona pulled Callie back in the direction of the car, "So we need to drive to our next location," Arizona explained.
"Oh, ok," Callie replied, "This is definitely a well planned evening."
"Well, I had to make it up to you somehow," Arizona replied with a smile as the car came back into sight.
"No you didn't, dinner would have been fine, really," Callie replied as she slid past the open door of the car, sitting the box of donuts on her lap. Arizona ran around the front of the car and slid into her seat, turning on the ignition and pulling out of the car park and driving down the street. There was a comfortable silence for the car trip, their hands resting together on the glove box as Arizona easily manoeuvred her car through the quieter streets of Seattle. It was only a few minutes before she pulled the car up again.
"Alright, here we are," Arizona explained, "Well almost, I want you to close your eyes for a few seconds while I find a park, and promise you won't peak."
"Um, ok," Callie replied cautiously, unsure of what Arizona was up to, and seeing no reason for them to be where they were.
"I promise it will be worth it Calliope," Arizona explained, turning to face Callie.
"Ok, closed, nice and tight," Callie replied as she closed her eyes. Arizona drove the car around the bend and parked in the centre car park.
"Ok, now you can open them," Arizona said as she turned in her seat to see Callie's reaction. Callie opened her eyes slowly, and her jaw dropped the opened when she saw the sight. They were at the top of a hill that was looking over the entire of Seattle with the space needle right in the centre. The view of the city in the night lights was amazing, and it left Callie utterly speechless.
"Um... Uhh... Wow," was all Callie managed to get out while Arizona sat with a huge and impressed grin on her face as she looked from the view to Callie.
"Yeah I know, I was driving round when I first moved here and I found it, there is a chair just down there but it is way too cold to go down there now, so I thought we could sit here and eat donuts before I take you home?" Arizona explained.
"I would like that, really like that," Callie replied still mesmerised by the view. Arizona slid the box off of Callie's lap and pulled a donut out.
"Glazed to start you off?" she asked.
"Mmm, that would be great," Callie replied as she took the donut. Both of them bit into their respective donuts, Arizona going for her favourite, strawberry with sprinkles, eating silently as they looked over the Seattle sky-line. Callie was the first to break the silence once she had finished her donut. "I've had a really great night tonight, thank you," Callie said the sincerity of her statement obvious in her tone.
"Yeah me too," Arizona replied turning in her seat further so that she was facing Callie straight on. Both stared into each other's eyes, nothing uncomfortable or awkward about it at all, Arizona decided that she was the one that was going to have to make the first move, firstly dropping her eyes to Callie's luscious lips, and Callie followed suit, dropping her eyes to Arizona's pink lips. Arizona's gaze remained on Callie's lips as she spoke.
"Can I kiss you?" she asked, though she thought asking would sound funny it didn't, and in response Callie simply lent in and connected their lips together. At first it was slow and soft, but slowly it turned less innocent and the pair begun to explore each other's mouth. Callie was the first to seek entrance to Arizona's mouth, swiping her tongue over her lower lip where she was quickly granted access. They continued to kiss, slowly and passionately, neither fighting for dominance, but rather just enjoying the feel of each other, until air became an issue. Puffing when they pulled apart, Arizona leant her forehead on Callie's, looking deep into her eyes. Finally, after another quick peck, Arizona leant back into her seat. "So when are you taking me out?" she questioned with a cheeky grin on her face.
"Oh, so you just assumed that I enjoyed the night enough to go on another day, do you?" Callie replied, now smirking.
"Well I think that kiss said it all, I mean wow, that was some kiss," Arizona replied, as she smile broadly.
"Well I am working tomorrow night, so Saturday, are you busy?" Callie gave in, really wanting to go on another date with Arizona and get to know her better.
"Saturday it is," Arizona agreed, kissing Callie on the cheek before starting the ignition of the car, "Now it's getting late so I should get you home."
"Ok," Callie replied as she buckled her seatbelt, disappointment evident in her tone.
"Not that I want to, I mean I don't want tonight to end, but its late and I don't want to be the reason you are tired," Arizona explained, as she put her car in reverse and started the trip back to Callie's apartment.
"Yeah I know, you know tonight I have been to two places that I never knew existed and I have been in Seattle now for like 5 years. I can't believe it, especially that park, the view is magnificent," Callie started as they drove down the street, a chatter that continued for the remainder of the trip. When they reached Callie's apartment block both Callie and Arizona looked up at it from the car in silence. Arizona slowly unbuckled herself before exiting the car to open the door for Callie. They made their way into the building hand in hand, up the elevator and to Callie's door in silence, neither wanting the night to end but knowing at some stage it had to.
"Well here we are, you can come in if you want?" Callie said, a little self-consciously.
"I better not, but I had a great night, and I am super excited for Saturday," Arizona replied as she took a step toward Callie who was now facing her, "Thank you for letting me take you out even though I was a major douche the other day," she finished before she leant in to capture Callie's lips in her own.
Once they pulled apart Callie spoke, "All is forgiven," she said. After one last peck Arizona backed away from the door and headed for the elevator, turning around at the last moment. Callie watched Arizona go before she unlocked her own door and headed inside. She noticed that Christina was missing from the apartment so she headed straight for the lounge, falling down on it with a huge sigh, exhilarated about how the whole evening had gone, and realising that since that kiss in the bathroom she had fallen out of her pattern of self pity and forgotten, well almost all but forgotten Eric Hahn. She felt good, she felt light, and she felt the remnants of happiness. Callie sat on the lounge for a few more minutes, unable to wipe off the goofy grin she had plastered on her face, before she headed for her bedroom to snuggle in for the night.
Present
Callie was pulled from her thoughts when the door was flung open to reveal her Arizona in a sky blue dress that fitted in all the right places and left not much to the imagination while remaining on the modest side. She was speechless, something Callie Torres rarely was. Her wife looked amazing, jaw-droppingly amazing and all Callie could do was stare, from tip to toe, up and down over and over again with her eyes popping out of her head. Finally Callie was able to speak.
"Wow, you... you look... Wow," Callie said in complete awe. Arizona wished that she could have had a witty comeback, but if she was to be honest with herself, she was going through the exact same thing when she saw Callie in the doorway. Her sexy Latina wife was wearing a hot red dress that clung to her curves and cut off just before the knee, leaving her long and gorgeous legs out for full viewing, which were accentuated by the heels she was wearing, and Arizona had always found black pumps the sexiest thing ever, but on Callie it was a whole different level. She was pulled a little from her trance and Callie's bust when Callie spoke, feeling that she should also say something.
"You... Amazing... Heels... Boobs," was all Arizona could get out, realizing what she said she internally chastised herself whilst shaking her head. Callie giggled a little but took a step towards Arizona, wrapping her up in her arms.
"Clearly we both had the intended effect on each other, and you do look amazing, I am just not sure I am going to manage to get through an entire meal without trying to tear your clothes off," Callie explained as she dropped a kiss on Arizona's forehead. Arizona, already having forgotten her outbursts cuddled in closer to her wife.
"You take my breath away every time, you know that, I wait for the day, thinking it won't happen and then it does, from the simplest of things, you literally leave me breathless, as corny as I know that is," Arizona said, sucking in the smell of Callie's perfume.
"Alright, we need to get out of here, cause I swear, another minute and this dress," Callie said pulling at the blue fabric of Arizona's dress, "is coming off." Arizona giggled as she stepped back, took another appreciative look at Callie before grabbing her hand and leading her to the door of there suite.
"Did I mention that I was wearing some super sexy new lingerie under this," Arizona said, smirking back at Callie.
"You're killing me here, you know that right, killing me," Callie said with a smile on her face which signalled to Arizona that though she might be killing her wife slowly, Callie was loving every moment of it.