Love Trap Chapter 7
"You kissed her?"
"Yeah... well... no, I... she kissed me but I kind of asked her to. It was great. So soft and sweet, almost like that cherry pie you like so much but without the cream." Arizona closed her eyes and smiled. "But if I did have the cream I would whisk it until it was just right, then pipe it onto her voluptuous round breasts and then..."
"God, stop it! You're making a pie porno. I'll never look at a cherry pie the same way again." Tim argued but quite amused by his sister's filthy mind. She always did have a filthy mind, even as a young teenager, when sex usually would enter their world, she would always tell dirty jokes in class, to the teachers disapproval of course, and she would often get into trouble for it. The curiosity of the female body, in particular, caused Arizona to quickly learn about sex, reproduction and sexuality. She knew from a quite young age that she preferred women instead of men and made no efforts to hide it.
In high school, Tim and herself would check all the girls out before the other would get permission to date her. It was like a ritual at this stage and even now Tim felt like he had the responsibility to make sure Callie was good enough for his sister. He knew that she was already, since they had become quite good friends when Arizona was asleep for a week, but he knew nothing about Callie's dating background or her sexual preferences. Maybe she wasn't gay? Maybe she was bisexual or just experimenting? Who knew?
"I'm gonna have to have 'the talk' with her, Arizona." Tim simply stated and placed his hands on his hips.
Arizona frowned. "I think she knows all about the flowers and the bees, Tim. She's a doctor. No wait, she's a surgeon. And a very hot one at that. I think she learnt all of that in med school."
Tim narrowed his blue eyes at his sister and gave her a dirty look. "Smarty pants. You know what I mean. I have to make sure she's good enough for you, baby sis. I don't want you to get hurt again. Remember Trish?"
The blonde shivered at the memory of her, slightly abusive, girlfriend. They had been happily together for two years when Trish suddenly began to change and her bitter, narky and aggressive side made itself known. Arizona had taken a few blows before she finally left her. She had no idea where her ex was or what she was doing now, but it didn't bother her one bit. That chapter of her life was done and dusted. Well, maybe just done, things were still a bit dusty but she was getting there.
"Who's Trish?" a dark and sultry voice said, coming from the doorway. It was Callie and she had a curious look on her face, like she really wanted to find out who this Trish person truly was.
"Arizona's abusive ex girlfriend." Tim spat. Angry at just the thought of that woman laying a hand on his sister in an aggressive way.
Arizona rolled her eyes and blushed slightly, embarrassed that Tim had just said that out loud. "Tim, this is not the time and place. I can't believe you just blurted that out. I'll never watch Indiana Jones with you ever again." she pouted, knowing how much of a fan Timothy was of the movies.
"That's not fair. It's two completely different things." he stated in a huff.
"Whatever shit face." the blonde spat back at her brother who was now pouting like a child who didn't get his lollipop as promised.
Callie looked slightly concerned as she approached the bed. "Abusive? Really? Where is she? Can I kick her ass so hard she'll never shit the same way again?"
Tim giggled. "I don't think I need to have 'the talk' with this one at all, sis. She's good to go."
The Latinas eyes flickered between the two in confusion. "What are you guys talking about? What's' the talk'?" she watched as the two blondes looked sheepishly at each other and change her mind. "You know what, I don't think I want to know." she turned her full attention back to Arizona and gave her a beaming smile. "I have some good news. I was looking at your most recent scans and it looks like you won't need additional surgery. Now, I'm not a hundred percent sure but it's looking that way for now. Everything appears to be going in the right direction and maybe in a couple of weeks we'll have you starting some light physio. How does that sound?"
"Physio? Already?" Tim asked in surprise.
"Yeah, just very light and simple exercises like wiggle your toes and stuff." Callie watched as Arizona pulled the covers of her feet.
"I can do that already, look!" she gently wiggled her toes in satisfaction, looking like a small child who had managed to set the table properly or change their clothes by themselves for the first time. To Callie it looked so cute and endearing and she couldn't help but to smile widely.
"That is hardcore, Arizona." the brunette beamed. "I didn't expect such great progress already. Well done!"
The blonde frowned and covered up her feet again as they were getting cold. "You say that as if I had just climbed Mount Everest, without any oxygen, made it to the summit and rescued a litter of puppies while flawlessly skiing back down. All I did was move my toes bit."
Callie sighed, sat down on the bed, took her hand and held it tight. "Well, maybe one day you will do all those things but, for now, a little toe wiggle is really good news. I wish you'd see that and not just brush it off like it's nothing. Believe me, Arizona." she said, cocked her head to the side and looked into pale blue eyes. "It's good news."
Tim smiled behind Callie's back and looked at the two joined hands. He was happy for his sister. Happy that she had such a good surgeon and doctor and also a friend and maybe something more than that. He just wanted her to be happy in herself and with herself. He gave his sister a thumbs up and mouthed 'she's a keeper' behind Callie's back, grinning from ear to ear.
"I think Timothy Robbins have to go to work." Arizona said sternly but with a sense of humour to it.
He looked at his watch and pouted. "I think Arizona Robbins is right. I'll leave you two love birds to it." he winked and quickly disappeared before anyone could comment.
Callie chuckled at their somewhat childish behaviour. "Have you two always been like this towards each other? Always messing around, I mean?" she asked curiously.
Arizona shrugged. "Yeah, pretty much. It use to drive our parents crazy." her eyes turned distant, almost as if she went to another place and time but her mouth wore a sad smile. Callie placed a hand on her soft cheek and brushed her thumb over smooth skin, bringing her back to the present.
"I'm sorry for what happened to them. You must miss them a lot, huh?"
The blonde sighed and tried to keep her tears at bay. "Yeah," she sniffled, "I'm sorry, I... I'm usually not this emotional, I swear. I... I don't know what's wrong with me." she sobbed, lowered her head and tried to hide her face.
Callie was slightly caught of guard. A minute ago she had been messing with her brother and now she was almost full on sobbing. Crying her heart out. The sounds of her cries tore at Callie's heart and she brought the woman in slowly to her chest and held her close, stroking her hair and back in soothing circles. "Hush baby, I know I know. I'm so sorry. Cry all you want, sweetie, I'm right here. I'm right here, shhh." she began to rock them both in a comforting mannor and continued speaking soft words and made sushing noises until the blonde had calmed down some. She then pulled back and wiped Arizona's wet cheeks with her fingers. "It's okay." she said softly.
The upset blonde tried to hide her face again, embarrassed for crying like a baby. Callie gently lifted her head up with her index finger and looked straight into her eyes. "Hey, don't be embarrassed for crying in front of me, sweetheart. It's okay. You are still so very beautiful." she kissed Arizona's forehead and frowned slightly as she felt a bit too warm to the touch. Maybe it was the crying that had brought on a temporary increase in her body temperature but Callie didn't want to take any chances and reached for the ear thermometer.
"I'm just going to take your temp, sweetie. You feel a bit warm. How do you feel?" she asked concerned.
Arizona shrugged. "A bit tired I suppose." she winched at the cold bit of plastic as Callie gently inserted the tip, only a couple of seconds later she pulled it back out, looking at the didgits.
"Hmm, 101.6. It's a bit high, sweetie. How is your throat? Your head? Any pain anywhere? Do you feel sick?" she bombarded her with questions as she felt Arizona's glands at the side of her throat. The blonde just shook her head but flinched as Callie touched a tender area. "It hurts here?" she asked and Arizona confirmed it with a nod.
"I... I do have a sore throat and a slight headache." she finally admitted, looking guilty for not telling the truth earlier.
Callie sighed and kissed her forehead. "Why didn't you tell me, sweets? I'm a doctor, you're in a hospital! There's no reason for you to be in unnecessary pain." she asked Arizona to open her mouth so she could look down her throat. Sighing she carefully stood up. "I'll be right back." the brunette exited the room but came back not even two minutes later. "I got you something that will help with the fever and headache. I'm also giving you some antibiotics because you, my dear, I believe you might have strep throat." she handed Arizona three pills and sat back down on the bed.
"There's not much I can do about your throat. The painkillers might help a bit but I'm afraid you're gonna have to let it run it's course." she tucked a loose strand of hair behind a flushed ear. "Why don't you try and get some rest. It's the best medicine. I'll stay with you until you fall asleep, unless I'm being paged."
In a healthy, non feverish state, Arizona would've argued and tell Callie she would be fine but that wasn't the case now. She simply closed her eyes and was asleep in the matter of a few seconds.