"And then she winked? Are you sure she didn't have something in her eye?"
"Seriously Alex? No, it was a wink." Callie pressed the elevator button and stared up at the lights.
"Dude," Alex leaned over and whispered in Callie's ear, "You gotta tap that."
He quickly walked away as he noticed Arizona heading towards the elevator doors.
"Alex!" Callie shouted after him before collecting her composure as the blonde stood beside her.
"Dr. Torres," Arizona smiled as she adjusted her purse over her shoulder.
"Dr. Robbins…"
They both stepped into the elevator and watched the doors close. The surgery had been flawless, having only known each other for a few short hours Callie and Arizona made quite a team in the OR. However Callie couldn't shake what Arizona had said to her before the surgery and those eyes; she couldn't stop staring at them the entire time.
"I'd like to take you to dinner?" Arizona broke their silence.
"What?"
"Dinner, me and you."
"L-Like a date?" Callie blushed as she felt Arizona's eyes gazing over her.
"Yeah a date, where I pay for dinner, we take a walk under the stars, I bring you back home and try to kiss you."
"Okay," The brunette couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.
"Okay," Arizona stepped out of the elevator, "Tomorrow night?"
"Tomorrow night."
Callie watched Arizona walk away as the elevator doors closed.
-.-.-.-
"Thank you for dinner," Callie said, putting on her coat as they walked outside.
"Thank you for having dinner with me."
They walked along the harbour, as the moonlight glowed down on them and the stars reflections made the water sparkle. Callie reached for Arizona's hand and intertwined their fingers together.
"So where did you grow up?" Callie asked, lightly swaying her arms playfully back and forth.
"Everywhere…and nowhere, I was an army brat we moved around a lot."
"Oh, I'm sorry that must have been hard."
"Not really, I didn't know any better. That was my life."
They paused, leaning over the railing, watching the boats in the distance sway back and forth on the water.
"What's Callie short for?" Arizona wrapped her arm around Callie's.
"Oh no," Callie shook her head, "I'm not telling you."
"Oh come on, it can't be that bad," Arizona gave the brunette a slight pout, "Please?"
"You have to promise you won't laugh…"
"I pinky promise," Arizona held out her pinky as Callie raised her eyebrow, "What? I work with kids. Pinky promises are unbreakable."
"Okay," Callie wrapped her pinky finger around Arizona's.
"So?"
"Calliope…" Callie mumbled as she looked away.
"I'm sorry?"
"Calliope!"
Arizona flashed Callie her dimples before covering her mouth with her hands.
"Oh god, you're laughing aren't you? I thought pinky promises were unbreakable!"
"I'm not laughing, I think it's a beautiful name. It suits you." the blonde grabbed Callie's hand and continued their walk.
"Okay what about you?"
"Arizona isn't short for anything," Arizona giggled at her own statement.
"Funny! Okay why 'Arizona'?"
"I was named after a battleship,"
"Really? Hardcore!"
"Oh I'm nothing but hardcore," Arizona nudged Callie with her shoulder.
"Says the PEDs surgeon with butterflies on her scrub cap," Callie teased.
"Hey now! PEDs is hardcore, I can't defend the butterflies, they're just so pretty,"
The both laughed and cuddled into each other as the Seattle night cooled down.
-.-.-.-
They spent the majority of their walk exchanging embarrassing childhood stories and relishing in comfortable waves of silence. Arizona accompanied Callie home, walking most of the way there just to spend more time together. They reached Callie's apartment door, standing face to face both not wanting to say goodbye.
"I-" They both started speaking at the same time, pausing to let the other go.
"You go,"
"I had a really nice time tonight," Arizona tucked her hair behind her ear, "I'd like to do it again sometime if you'd like."
"I would love to,"
"Okay…well, goodnight," Arizona gave Callie a subtle smile before turning and walking away.
"Wait," Callie waited for Arizona to turn around, "I thought you were going to try to kiss me. That was the deal right?"
"Yes, it was," Arizona walked back towards Callie, pulling her closer by the sides of her jacket.
The blonde cupped Callie's cheek, bringing their faces only inches apart. She paused as her gaze moved from Callie's eyes to her lips. Arizona watched Callie slowly grazed her teeth along her bottom lip, waiting for the blonde to kiss her. The brunette closed her eyes and Arizona put her lips to Callie's. It was slow and sweet, the kind of kiss you'd except to see in a black and white movie; the symbol of a new innocent love. Their lips parted slightly before Arizona pulled away and glided her tongue where Callie's lips had just been. Callie let out a sigh and rubbed her lips together letting the tingling of the kiss linger.
"Goodnight Calliope," Arizona gave Callie one last glance of her dimples before turning and walking away.
"Wow," Callie whispered to herself as she watched her perfect woman disappear around the corner.