Title: Braces Not Glasses 4/?

Author: Jay

Rating: On the cusp of R

Pairing: The only one really significant Callie/Erica

Summary: Picks off after Erica walks of, leaving Callie in the parking lot at Seattle Grace. In my mind the time between Callie telling Erica she slept with Mark twice and the unwanted return of Denny is about a month or so instead of a few days or a week.

Disclaimer: Well obviously if I owned Grey's the world of Callica would be a happier place because it would be Callica almost 24/7.

AN: Well I couldn't wait till tomorrow to post up the next chapter so here you go and I think you're gonna like how this one goes !

Braces Not Glasses

Callie looked Erica in the eyes and thought about her words very carefully.

Don't do it don't scare her off like you did before. I have to tell her, she's different. She won't panic. No you're right she won't panic, she'll just be awkward again like the two of you were for those two weeks after that kiss. Mm that kiss, that was an amazing kiss. Focus Calliope. What you say next will be monumental. Alright here goes nothing.

Erica was still staring at Callie waiting for the next words to come out of her mouth.

What if she's telling me all of this to say she thought that she needed me but she doesn't need me? Wait where would you get that idea? Um... actually that wouldn't make sense at all. So why would you think that? Because it always happens to you. Shit did her lips just move while I was arguing with myself?! Oh my God did she say something? Why is she staring at me like she's about to cry?! What the hell did she say?!

Callie jumped up and grabbed her purse about to run out the door, but before she could realize what was happening she was pushed up against the door.

"I ...I...I'm sorry. I was panicking in my head and I was having an argument. Yes, I realize that this could make me certifiably insane but I was panicking and I needed to think. So while I was doing this I ...I missed what you said. I didn't hear it at all. Say it again. Please just say it again. I need to know." Erica rushed the words out of her mouth as she looked at the silent tears making their way down Callie's cheeks from both of her eyes.

Callie looked at the desperation in Erica's eyes and let out a slow breath as she swallowed the lump in her throat, "I said that I was in love with you."

Erica kept her hands on Callie's wrists as she looked at her in disbelief," What?"

Callie looked her with the sad smile on her face, "I know. I know we haven't even been dating for a full month and here I am again falling in love too soon, but this time it's worse. It's so much worse."

Erica still couldn't quite grasp what Callie was telling her, "How is it worse?"

Callie chuckled, "I didn't even see it coming this time. I was blind sighted by it this time. One moment I was sitting here and kissing my best friend and the next thing I know I'm excited and smiling every time some one mentions her name. I can't breathe when I see you in the hall way. Jesus I mean I wanted to jump you the other day while I was watching you operate on some poor guy cause you were so focused and in control. For our first date I changed my out fit eleven times before I found the dress I wore that night and that hasn't changed. Every time we have a date I panic over how I look. But it's not just that. It's the way you make me feel like I'm number one. You make me feel like I did the first time I had those braces on my legs. You make me feel more amazing than I ever thought was possible. So there it is. I love you Erica Janine Hahn."

Alright now would be the perfect time for you to say something. I mean anything will do. She just said she loves me. Callie is in love with me. Calliope Iphengina Torres is in love with me. And you still haven't said anything Hahn. What? You're still staring at her with that stupid deer in the fucking headlights on your face and you haven't said a word to the woman who just confessed she was in love with you. Oh. Erica, let me go. Wait you've lost me again. We didn't say anything Erica Jane, but the woman you're holding down against the door with your freakish upper body strength did.

"What," Erica finally said as she made eye contact with Callie again.

"I said let me go. Please. I know you don't feel the same way and it's fine. I just…I just needed to tell you so would know why I was acting crazy and— "

"I said you were beautiful," Erica rushed out in a whisper as her cheeks turned red and she looked down at the floor. Smooth Erica Jane, smooth.

Callie gave her a blank and confused look as she tried to make Erica look at her, "What?"

Well now you have to tell her Erica.

Erica finally looked up and took in Callie's entire face.

"I um…I called you beautiful when Addison came for that first time. We were at the bar and she asked me if I thought you were pretty and I…well I just said you were beautiful and well…you um. You were…well you are it's just. I thought you were beautiful Cal. I just wanted to…I wanted…"

Callie moved her head closer to Erica's until their foreheads were touching and whispered, "What did you want Erica?"

It's now or never Hahn. Well if I say it now she'll just think I'm saying it because she said it. If you choose never, you won't get to go from having sex with Callie to making love with Callie. Well fuck that.

"I wanted to tell you I loved you then. In that moment at the bar, I wanted to tell you that I loved you. I didn't care that you were dancing with Mark Sloan. You were the most beautiful thing in that bar and I was in love with you. That's what I wanted to tell you. I'm in love with you Calliope Iphengina Torres."