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A/N: All mistakes are my own!
Previously:
"Alex if you want a back rub, take your shirt off now and hand me a beer. I want to relax for the night, maybe watch some Game Of Thrones or something because I've had a long day." Arizona rattles off taking off her jacket as she enters the front door. Heading to the kitchen where she smells dinner. "You need to get moisturizer as well. And I'm only doing your back, no butt or thigh busi-." Arizona stops, taking the scene in the kitchen in.
Alex's face is bright red and Hales and Boo are sporting smirks. "W-what are you two doing here?" Arizona asks shocked and embarrassed at the speech they all would have definitely heard as she entered the house.
"It's your birthday Az, you didn't think we would miss paintball this year did you?" Boo asks feigning hurt.
"We need a fourth and dads too busy to play, obviously." Arizona tells them, walking around the bench and hugging her sisters tightly.
"Well Alex is coming to play with us tomorrow, and we roped in Zach, Ben and Finn so we have a team." Boo says jumping excitedly. Arizona raises an eyebrow towards Alex who shrugs.
"I'm going in to work tonight so I can be there tomorrow." Alex tells her and checks his watch. "I'm going to head in now."
"Awesome, should be fun. Alright you two can take my bed and I'll take the couch since we don't have any spare beds." Arizona tells the girls while grabbing the take out menus from the draw.
"you can have my bed tonight since I won't be home, you know where everything is. I'll see you ladies tomorrow morning." Alex waves while grabbing his bag and heading out of the kitchen.
"I'll be right back.' Arizona quickly says walking after him. "Could you keep me updated with Thomas, he's in the PICU, just text me?"
"Can do boss." Alex says winking and shrugging his jacket on.
"Thanks for saying yes to paintball as well." Arizona tells him opening the front door.
"Yeah, no biggy. Who were the other guys boo said?" Alex asks stopping in front of Arizona, closer than normal.
"It's a long story, promise I'll tell you later." Arizona says softly, her eyes darting to his lips and quickly back to his eyes.
"Your preferred boxers and shirt are in my top draw." Alex says smirking before leaning in and kissing soft pink lips and pulling back and stepping out the door too soon in Arizona's opinion.
Arizona closes her eyes as she hears 'awwwww' behind her before turning around to glare at the green and blue eyes poking around the corner.
"You guys are so cute, I don't think I've ever seen you kiss a man." Boo laughs.
"I didn't know you two were still kissing." Hales says raising an eyebrow.
Arizona clears her throat and decides to change the conversations direction. "So what do you feel like for dinner? I'm feeling Chinese." Arizona rattles off ignoring the looks from hales and boo.
"I'm up for Chinese, anything chicken. I'm just going to grab a shower because it feels like days since I've had one." Hayley says grabbing her bag and heading upstairs.
Arizona grabs two beers from the fridge and hands one to Boo. "How's work going for you?"
"Crazy busy so it's been good. A lot of fun. Some of the models are crazy though." Boo says shuddering making Arizona laugh.
"Anyone new in the picture?"
"Maybe…. They're a makeup artist that been working with us. It's just early so I don't want to jinx it." Boo says shyly.
"You mean this is a serious thing? No playing games or anything?" Arizona asks shocked.
"Wow, tell me how you really feel." Boo says sarcastically.
"You know what I mean boo. I just want you to be happy, you know that." Arizona says seriously, before huffing at Boo's sour face. "Alex and I are… he's… it's complicated but I've decided to stop trying to fight it anymore. So were going slower than slow but were moving forward in whatever is going on between us."
Boo takes in her words before a giant smile spreads across her face. "Her names Quinn and we've been on three dates." Boo announces.
"Is that the red head makeup artist I met like two weeks ago?" Hales asks coming down freshly showered in her pyjamas. "You're dating her?"
"Yup but it's on the DL so don't tell anyone, it's new and I don't want to jinx it." Boo says grabbing another beer.
"She's hot! You'd be proud Az." Hales says smirking as Boo lets out a groan making Arizona giggle.
"Alright we won't mention it anymore. Now you can order dinner while I go get showered and changed, cash is in my wallet."
Arizona, Hales and Boo are all wedged together on the couch as the credits role on the screen. Junk food, doughnut boxes, Chinese containers and wine bottles covering the coffee table in front of them.
"I love all the superhero movies at the moment, maybe even a little too hooked. Alex pays me out about it but I know he secretly loves watching them." Arizona laughs as she remembers finding a superman cape in his wardrobe and how red he turned when she made him put it on.
"I think I ate too much, I've got a food baby." Boo groans, patting her round stomach.
"Same." Arizona and Hales say rubbing their stomachs as well.
"I need to sleep, I'm going to bed. I'll see you losers in the morning. Love you." Arizona hears a 'love you too' behind her as she makes her way up to Alex's room and crawling under the covers on what is now known as her side. Scooting closer to the middle she wraps herself up tight and takes a deep breathe instantly smelling Alex and drifting off in a deep sleep instantly.
Alex glances at the clock as he pulls into the driveway, its 4:30 so he can still catch some sleep before the day really starts. Having a boring, uneventful night at work was extremely hard to stay awake. Dropping his bag and coat with his shoes he creeps upstairs trying not to wake anyone. Dropping his jeans just inside his room and grabbing a thermal shirt, he walks to the bed to find Arizona sprawled out on her stomach. Holding in a laugh he pushes her leg softly and she eventually moves and he slips into the warm covers. Before he can get comfortable, Arizona faces him and scoots closer until he has his arm wrapped around her with her head in his chest. "How's Thomas?" Alex hears the soft whisper.
"Going strong, he's going to make it." He whispers running his fingertips up and down Arizona's arm.
"Mmm good. G'night."
"Night." Alex whispers before falling asleep himself.
"Az and hot buns, what do you think?" Boo asks half groggy still as she pours her and Hales a coffee.
"I think we might have to start calling him Alex." Hayley says laughing to herself before sipping her coffee and humming. "She looks and sounds happier, so Alex has to be doing something right. Right?"
"Agreed." Boo says. Silence descends on the kitchen as the sisters sip there coffee sitting at the kitchen bench. "I wonder how far she's gone with hot buns…"
Hayley chokes on her coffee and starts giggling. "Oh god, at least wait till I swallow my coffee." Boo starts giggling along with Hayley. "Let's go wake her up so we can dish on her love life because we agreed to not say anything last night."
Boo and Hayley creep up the stairs, hitting a creak every now and then, making it to the door they slowly open it and stick their heads in and freeze.
"They look so cute." Hales whispers. Alex has wrapped himself around Arizona's back with his arms around her waist and fingers linked together with Arizona's and his face buried in her blonde locks.
"I know, she looks happier than she has in months, even in her sleep she looks happier." Boo says softly. "When did hot buns get home? I didn't hear him."
"If you two don't have coffee in your hands I suggest you close the door and go make some." Arizona mumbles making boo and hales snap to attention.
"Busted." Boo laughs.
"Coffee…" Arizona mumbles without opening her eyes and turning around and burrowing into Alex's chest.
"Right, on it." Hales says laughing and closing the door.
"Did we just get called cute?" Alex asks while still trying to hold onto sleep.
Arizona's laugh is muffled into Alex's chest. "Yeah, you get use to them always being there. Sticking their noses in everything."
"I was getting that vibe from them. I can get used to it." Alex mumbles, his fingertips slipping under the hem of Arizona's shirt and drawing soft patterns on her lower back.
"We should get up if we're going to make it to paintball at 10. I've got to clean my gun before we go."
"You have your own paintball gun?" Alex asks and feels Arizona nod. "That is so hot." Alex says smirking, making Arizona laugh a push herself out of bed and make her way to the Alex's bathroom.
"So, you have your own personal gun…" Alex calls out as Arizona finishes washing her face. "Does that mean you're a good shot?"
Opening the door Arizona sees Alex leaning against the head board. "Yeah I was actually trained in rifle shooting and sniper at 15. We all were." Arizona kneels on the bed watching shock cross Alex's face.
"Well, I'm definitely going down today."
"Oh yeah you are. You don't know what you got yourself into. Now, you shower and I'll make Boo cook waffles." Arizona says jumping up and walking out the door.
Watching Arizona walk out the door in his boxers and shirt made Alex's heart rate pick up. When girls wear his clothes he liked it but when Arizona is wearing his clothes makes his stomach do flips. Cold shower, definitely cold, Alex thinks to himself and makes his way to the bathroom.
"So who's the other dudes coming again, Zach, Ben and Finn?" Alex asks as they all pull out of the driveway.
"Our security detail." Boo shrugs.
"What?" Alex asks worried and confused.
"Dads the Secretary of Defence." Arizona says.
"As in work at the Pentagon?"
"Yeah, we only get body guards when there could be a threat to us. When dad was director of the CIA, Zona had an incident but after that happened we get body guards whenever dad orders." Hayley informs him.
"You can't tell anyone this by the way." Arizona says stressing the word anyone.
"Secrets safe with me." Alex says thinking what the hell he has gotten himself into. He is internally freaking out about Arizona's dad and knowing what he could do to him if he hurt Arizona. "I am so going to lose." He groans making all the girls burst out laughing.
"I am so unfit." Alex groans as he reloads his paint gun, he can feel the sweat dripping down his brow in his helmet. He can hear Zach and Arizona laugh behind him.
"I told you, you should start jogging with me when I go." Arizona tells him, reloading as well.
"I'm not giving up sleep to run with you in the morning." Alex laughs.
After coming up with a plan of attack they get into position, hearing the 'go' the three of them jump up and start firing and running forward. Alex gets Finn in the back and thigh as Arizona gets ben right in the chest.
They all duck behind a beat up truck and wait. Arizona hears a twig snap to the left and opens fire and hears Hales squeal as she's hit in the chest. "Damn it Zona!" she huffs making them all laugh.
"Have you seen Boo?" Alex asks Zach who shakes his head. Sneaking a look over the top of the truck he sees a flicker of blue from Boo's vest and quickly ducks down. Signalling to Zach, they both get there guns ready and moves to the right near the rear of the truck. Counting to 3 they jump out and run towards Boo and fire.
Before Alex can register what happened he's on the floor in pain as he holds his crutch. "It burns!" he almost screams. Zach and Boo stand over him, both covered in paintball paint.
"I'm so sorry, I so did not mean to hit you there." Boo says feeling bad.
"What happened?" Arizona asks pushing Boo out of the way only to see the paint on his crutch and laugh.
"It's not funny Robbins." He says through clenched teeth as his eyes water.
"You have a cup on, it couldn't have been that bad could it?" Arizona asks taking his helmet off for him.
"The cup is a size to small and it shifted and the paintball hit my tip." Alex whispers hoping not everybody heard but the muffled laugh from everyone tells him otherwise.
"Again so sorry." Boo says feeling even worse
"We have some ice packs in the SUV dude, come on." Finn says helping Alex stand.
"You want anyone to check it? Or just an ice pack will do?" Hayley asks, Ben handing him an icepack.
"Should be good with just an icepack for now." Alex sits in the front seat placing the icepack over his crutch. "Pretty good shooting though Boo." Alex jokes.
"I swear I didn't mean to hit your crutch. I was aiming for your chest when I got hit by Zach in the shoulder."
Arizona can only laugh at the look on Boo's face. "Let's go home, I stink and so do all of you! You boys having dinner with us tonight?" Arizona asks Zach, Ben and Finn.
"Sure, we can pick up some beer after grabbing a shower, Griff will be on duty when you get home." Zach says as they load into their SUV and wait.
Alex slowly and carefully makes his way inside, pain still throbbing. "I'm going to shower." He says making his way upstairs slowly. Shutting his bedroom door he heads to his bathroom turning on the water and stripping off. Looking down he can see that his tip is swollen and red, something he never ever wants to see down there. Thinking it's going to be a bitch to pee for a while. Hesitantly standing under the water he feels all the sweat and grime from the day come off him, muscles relax and unwind that will probably hurt tomorrow.
Thinking back over the day, about the smile on Arizona's face as they pulled into paintball. The laugh coming from her of pure happiness. So many times he wanted reach over a kiss her senseless for all the things she did, like the cute army rolls or the way she handles the paint gun. Her tongue poking out at the side as she fired from a distance. And that very smile he got when he said or did something funny, dimples always popped and her eyes softened and she gave him a look he couldn't figure out yet. All he knew was he's wanted to kiss her all day.
Arizona's head snaps up as Alex opens the bathroom door, taking in Alex standing there in a towel with water traveling down his torso to the towel wrapped around his hips her eyes travel back up, Connecting her eyes with light brown she gives a little smile and gets one in return. She can't deny that he looks good, guys were never her thing but the way he looks right now does things to her that she's never got from looking at a guy. Arizona's eyes travel down to the visible V and his tattoo, clenching her fists so she doesn't reach out and touch them.
"You ok Ari?" Alex asks as he watches as red creeps over her cheeks.
"Um, ye-yeah just came up to check if you're really ok?" Arizona says trying to recover herself.
"Just red and swollen, it's going to sting like a bitch to pee but I think I'll survive." He tells her walking over to his closet and pulling sweats out and slipping the sweats on under his towel.
"Cool… awesome… so I'll see you down stairs." Arizona walks towards the bathroom but feels a tug on her wrist. Turning to Alex and gulping at how close he is and having no shirt on, she feels her cheeks go bright red again.
"You know, a kiss would make me feel a little better though." He whispers, Arizona feeling the hot air on her lips.
"Well if it will make you feel better I have to do it." Arizona says in a shaky voice before she feels Alex's lips connect with hers and his arms wrap around her. Her fingers run in his short hair and hook behind his neck and lets out a moan as she opens her mouth letting her tongue in her mouth.
One of Alex's hands travels down her back to cup one ass cheek pulling her into him. Alex pulls back letting out a groan as Arizona slightly grinds against him. "Wha-?"
"Hang on." He says through clenched teeth and eyes tightly closed, both of them heavily breathing. "Sorry, you… it just hurt. A bit sensitive is all." He says giving her a smile.
"Oh… ohhhhhh, shit, sorry. I forgot." Arizona says stepping back but Alex stops her.
"It's ok, I forgot to but I am feeling better." He says winking at her.
"Ha ha. I'm having a shower now." Arizona says throwing her thumb over her shoulder.
"Kay." Alex says pecking her quickly before grabbing a shirt and heading downstairs.
Arizona stands there shaking her head clearing her thoughts. She can feel arousal already in her panties just front a kiss. Fuck, what the hell is going on with me she thinks stripping off and jumping in the shower. Thinking she has a little time in the shower, her hand makes it down her torso and disappears between her legs with only one thing on her mind. Alex.
Arizona checks her watch as she finishes the last of her coffee off and throwing the cup away. All day she has found a coffee in her hand when she needed on the most and all she saw was Alex disappearing with smile and a coffee of his own.
She heads to Thomas's room, her last patient for the day. "TJ, how we feeling tonight?" Arizona asks as she goes over his vitals before continuing to check his incision sight on his stomach.
"Like I got hit by a car." His voice groggy as he jokes.
"Very funny. Well your healing nicely, has Dr. Torres come and checked you br-."
"I'm here to check them now." Callie says smiling as she enters the room. "Hey TJ, Dr. Robbins." Callie says going to check his breaks. TJ has a drugged up smile as he watches the doctors do their thing.
"If I ever have to go to hospital after this visit I'm coming here. You Doctors are hot!" He slurs, the drugs having a funny effect on him. Callie and Arizona just laugh as his mother turns bright red and tells him to be quiet.
"Everything looks good so I'll see you again tomorrow TJ." Callie says making notes in his chart before following Arizona out and handing a nurse the chart.
Zach watches from a distance as Arizona and Callie share awkward glances, Callie opening her mouth to say something but thinking better of it. Arizona blows out a puff of air. "Well I'm finished for the day." Arizona runs her hands through her hair as her eyes dart to Callie's growing stomach before looking up again.
"Oh my god. What happened?" Callie asks concerned lacing her voice. Arizona follows her eyes to her bright deep bruise on her bicep.
"Oh we played paintball yesterday. Hales and B-."
"Az, you ready to go? We're heading out now." Boo calls as she makes her way around the corner with Finn close behind and spots Callie.
Callie turns and sees Boo, eyes landing on her stomach. "Hey Allie, good to see you." Callie says knowing she lost the right to call her Boo.
"You too, you look good. Pregnancy obviously agrees with you. And you can still call me Boo." Boo says hooking and arm over Arizona's shoulders. "Go grab your stuff, Alex is bringing his car around."
"Kay, night Callie."
"Night." Callie and Boo watch Arizona head to her office with Zach catching up to her.
"I don't like what happened between you two." Boo says softly making Callie look down at her feet. "I didn't agree with her when she left you to go to Africa and then what happened when she got back, I was beyond pissed at you. I was pissed at both of you. But… you can't change the past now, she's finally getting to her happy self, thank goodness." Boo says watching Callie's reaction, brown eyes getting teary.
"I honestly didn't mean to hurt her, I still love her. But I've accepted what happened between us and now I'm trying to get ready for the arrival of this little one and I can only hope she doesn't hate me forever." Callie cups her stomach while her eyes dart in the direction of Arizona's office.
"She doesn't hate you." Boo tells her. "I miss our Saturday morning chats you know." Boo tells her, lightly tapping her shoulder on Callie's.
"Me too. I didn't think you would want to hear from me though." Callie shrugs.
"Well I didn't but I think we should start them up again. I've got so much to catch you up on." Boo says excitedly. "So I'll Skype you on Saturday, regular time?"
"Yeah of course. I'll be waiting."
"Awesome, can't wait." Boo beams. "Oh I wanted to ask you something but feel free to say no." boo waits for a nod from Callie. "I'm doing a shoot for a new company for mothers and babies in a couple of months, and they need hot pregnant mamas. And well when peanut here gets bigger I was wondering if you could be in the shoot?" Callie laughs at the idea but her laughter dies at the serious look on Boo's face.
"You're serious?" Callie asks shocked.
"For sure, just think it over and let me know. You'd be perfect because you've got the perfect skin for the shoot they want. Anyways, I'll call you Saturday same time." Boo pulls Callie in for a hug. "Laters." And with that Boo is gone.
Alex enters his house and finds two suitcases sitting at the bottom of the stairs and laughter coming from somewhere. Five days his house has been full of girls and he is not the least bit annoyed, which normally he would be running for sanctuary and quiet by now. "Hello?" he calls out and gets 'kitchen' called back.
"You two leaving already?" Alex asks as he grabs a beer.
"Yeah, we're just waiting to say goodbye to you before heading off." Hales says giving him a hug. "Don't hurt her." She whispers so only Alex can hear it.
"Thanks for letting us crash." Boo says hugging him as well. "We know where you live." Boo whispers in his ear making him smile at the girls.
"Did I really have a choice on that?"
"No." all three sisters say at once making him laugh.
"Alright we better go before we miss our flight. Bye big sis." Boo says hugging Arizona tightly.
"Later Boo, I'll miss you." Arizona says kissing her check before turning to Hales. "You too, Hales."
"You better be coming home for Christmas this year, it's been too long." Hales says.
"Yeah and you too hot buns. If you don't have any plans already." Boo says slugging Alex in the shoulder.
"I usually work Christmas." Alex shrugs and gets a glare from boo. "I'll think about it." He says quickly.
"Let's go Boo. Bye you two." Hales grabs her suitcase as she pulls the front door open. "And call more often. Love you."
"Love you." Boo says following Hales out.
Alex and Arizona watch as Finn loads there bags into the car and wave as they pull out of the driveway.
"The house is so quiet now." Arizona says ash flops into the couch. She feels the couch dip as Alex sits next to her.
"I know, it's freakishly quiet." They sit there in silence, Arizona resting her head on Alex's shoulder.
"I have to prepare for the Patterson surgery tomorrow and you have Ollie's surgery." Arizona says still not moving.
"How bout I kick your ass at Mario Kart first and then we can pour over the books?" Alex asks getting a scoff from Arizona.
"You haven't beaten me once."
"My day will come when I beat the pants off of you and on that day you will cry in defeat." Alex says setting up the Wii as Arizona giggles.
"I don't think that day will ever come, I'm too awesome and kick ass hun."
Alex just smiles at the nickname and chucks her a remote getting comfy against the couch between Arizona's legs and stating the race.
sorry it took so long i had writers block and then i got sucked into tv and had to catch up on every thing lol. so im not sure about this chapter just let me no becase i might have to redo it. ive lost my writing groove ATM so just let me no but if your going to be REALLY mean about it dont bother writing a comment :D