Chapter 12

Arizona looked at her watch and began her mental countdown to five pm. Today she had to make one of the toughest decisions of her career, and in the end she decided that love had won. Inside she was praying that there wouldn't be an emergent surgery that would come in and require her attention. Not tonight…Tonight she was looking forward to going home, simply for the fact that she knew Callie would be there waiting for her. She didn't have to come home to an empty house. She didn't have to wait a few hours until Callie got off of work due to the time difference. For the first time in such a long time, she got to come home and have Callie waiting for her. She got to see her smile…her arms…her.

Before heading home Arizona managed to find a moment to call Alex. She knew that it might have been a little bit too late given that she had already given her notice, but she wanted to have a serious talk with him to really gauge his interest in applying for the soon to be open position at Children's Hospital Boston. Thankfully, her protégé still had the desire and drive that he had during his residency and he still had a somewhat nomadic personal life afforded him the luxury to just pack up his bags at such an opportunity. Now all she had to do what to get Chief Berger on board with her plan.

"Hey!" Callie said as Arizona walked through the front door. "I wasn't expecting you quite so soon." The brunette smiled, her hair was in a bun and she was adorned with a kitchen apron as she was cooking.

Arizona walked in a discarded her purse on the couch and walked over to the kitchen to join her girlfriend who was stirring ingredients in a saucepan. "What's all this?" she asked as she wrapped her arms around the Latina's waist. "It smells delish."

Returning the hug, Callie answered. "I thought I would make you dinner. I did have to go out and do a little bit of shopping. Your fridge was empty! But I hope you'll still like my chicken piccata…"

"Wow! You didn't have to go to all this trouble." Arizona said, shocked that her girlfriend would go through all the effort just for her but pleased none the less. She leaned in a placed a delicate kiss on Callie's lips.

"It was no trouble at all…" Callie smiled. "Anything for my girl. Now why don't you go get changed. Dinner will be ready in a bit."

Arizona trotted toward her bedroom and changed into something more suitable for an evening dinner at home. One of the things that she had always loved about Callie was that she didn't always have to be dressed up around her. She was completely comfortable in her sweat pants and a t-shirt. And even now she felt just as sexy around her as she did all those years before. After digging through her dresser drawers she settled on a red camisole tank top and a pair of black yoga pants. She quickly returned to the kitchen to find Callie setting two plates at the place settings on the small dining table. She smiled as the brunette held out the chair for her offering her a place to sit.

"Thank you, Calliope." Arizona said as her partner took the seat across from her. "This looks fabulous!"

"You better eat up! I've got more surprises in store for you." Callie teased.

The two women started in on their meals. Arizona loved every bit of it. Cooking had never been her forte. Having a home cooked meal was a treat, especially one that was cooked in her own home…by her amazing girlfriend. Once they were finished eating, Callie stood up and reached out to grab Arizona's plate, she was determined to make her lover's night as easy as possible.

"Oh No you don't!" Arizona protested. "You cooked this delicious meal, the least I can do is the dishes!"

"How about we do them together?" Callie countered.

Arizona was at the sink with the sponge in hand washing the plates and handing them to Callie to place into the dishwasher. Callie tried hard to focus on the task at hand but she couldn't take her eyes off the blond that was standing beside her. Her breath caught for a moment as she noticed how sexy she looked standing there beside her in that tank top that she desperately wanted to rip off. Her mind couldn't stop racing with all the naughty thoughts she wanted to do to her. Every second turned into pure torture.

"Callie?" she heard distracting her from her thoughts "You want to take this cup?"

Callie took the cup and placed it into the dishwasher. One she discarded the item she couldn't resist herself, she leaned in placed a soft kiss on the back of Arizona's exposed shoulder. The Latina almost got lost in the smell of Arizona's apple scented shampoo.

"What are you doing?" Arizona smiled.

Callie continued kissing, working her way to the pressure point on the blonde's neck "Don't you like?" she asked in between kisses.

Arizona turned to face her partner. "Oh…I didn't say anything about not liking it….But what about the dishes?"

"Forget about the dishes…" Callie commanded, her voice had turned raspy.

Callie grabbed both of Arizona's hands into her own; she brought one up to her mouth and kissed her palm, her eyes made contact with those sparkling blue eyes. "I want to show you just how much I love you. Is that okay?"

Arizona could feel herself quickly getting turned on. "Yes" she simply replied.

The brunette reached up and caressed the side of Arizona's face, gently letting her thumb brush her lips, before she leaned in and kissed her neck. She started kissing her at a more feverish pace, sucking the skin into her mouth. "Mmm…" Arizona moaned in excitement as Callie allowed her hands to roam under the hem of that red tank top. Arizona's chest started to rise and fall at a more rapid rate, she had to remind herself to breathe. Callie played with the hem of her shirt for a moment before she pulled the garment upwards until it was over the blonde's head and dropped it on the floor. Callie gasped when she discovered her partner wasn't wearing a bra; the response made Arizona chuckle.

The two women continued kissing as they worked their over the couch across the room. Callie firmly pushed her lover back on the sofa and began to have her way with the one Dr. Arizona Robbins.

…

Both of the women were lying in the middle of the living room floor reeling from the orgasm that just soared through their bodies. They had originally started out on the couch but sometime during their romp they managed to push the coffee table across the room and make the floor their notorious love pad. They both laid there trying will themselves to calm their erratic breathing.

Callie turned to nuzzle the blonde's neck. In a sudden outburst she had to voice the thoughts that were racing through her mind. "I love you…I love you…I love you."

Arizona turned around and hugged her lover tight, she could literally feel her heart melt at the declaration of love. Words couldn't even begin to express her gratitude for all that Callie had done for her by just being here to comfort her. "I love you too so very much."

"Even in my old age I'm still a rock star." Callie bragged, smiling from ear to ear.

"That you do…" Arizona said; her voice demure.

The Latina could immediately sense the change in Arizona's behavior, turning to meet her eyes with her own. "Babe, what's the matter?" she asked.

Arizona sighed. The last couple of days had certainly taken an emotional toll on the doctor. "I put in my notice today at work…" She said softly. She knew that this was a huge decision, one that she probably should have consulted her partner with before she made it. "Look…I know I should have talked to you about it…I know. But I just couldn't take much more of being so far apart. I want to get to get to know you all over again…and we can't do that so far apart. And Sophia…I want to get to know everything about her but she is going off to school soon. I know I should have talked to you about it but…"

Callie knew her only option was to cut Arizona off in the middle of her rant. "Arizona…I think it's great." The brunette had to work hard to fight back the tears that were beginning to form. Those words were like music to her ears, something that she was praying would happen sometime sooner rather than later. But she knew that this was such a huge sacrifice for Arizona, something that she hoped she wouldn't one day regret. "But what about your job?"