A.N. Part three…Enjoy!

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Arizona awoke slowly and blinked against the rare early morning sun. She reached out blindly to the other side of the bed and found it empty. She frowned and rolled out of bed with a sigh to get ready for work.

When she entered the kitchen thirty minutes later she found a single red rose and single post it with the word 'you' written on it. The note had several hearts drawn on it and she smiled thinking Callie had been trying to write her a note and got distracted by something so she stuffed the note in her pocket and headed out the door.

When she got to her locker a while later she found another rose and another post it. She smiled when she picked up the single pink slip of paper and again found a single word surrounded by more hearts. It simply read 'are'.

Arizona smiled as she pulled the first post it from her pocket and stuck the second one to the first so she could read 'you are' on the two of them. She felt a swirl of anticipation in her belly and the hope of more to come. She was certainly curious as to what the rest of the statement would say.

"Arizona!" Lexie called later in the cafeteria with a wave. She was seated with Mark and the blonde grew more curious when she spotted a rose at the table in front of Mark.

Arizona sat down at the table with her coffee and raised an eyebrow when he handed her the flower.

"It's not from me," he clarified with a grin.

"I think it's sweet," Lexie told them with a grin.

"This too," he told her as he handed her another post it.

"Love notes and flowers?" Lexie gushed with a sappy smile. "Callie is so romantic. What does it say?"

"It says 'absolutely'," the blonde told them.

"Well she's nothing if eloquent," Mark quipped with a grin.

"Absolutely?" Lexie asked, not getting it.

Arizona pulled the first two notes from her pocket and added the third to it so it read 'you are absolutely'. She set it on the table in front of the young doctor who read it aloud and looked up excitedly.

"What do you think the rest will say?" she asked.

Arizona took a sip of her coffee and shook her head. "No idea."

"You are absolutely wonderful," Lexie guessed with a grin.

"You are absolutely way too peppy," Mark joked with a wink.

"You are absolutely stunning with a side of awesome," Arizona chimed in with a bright smile.

"Right, cause Torres uses the word awesome so often," Mark told her.

Arizona shrugged. "Guess I'll find out at some point. I have surgery in a bit. See you guys later."

"See ya," Lexie called after her.

Mark just grinned and something in his eyes had Arizona wondering just how much he knew.

She rushed from the cafeteria with her rose and her notes safely tucked in her pocket and headed for surgery.

Three hours later, Arizona was seated in the lounge again. She'd found a rose and a post it with the word 'the' on it before she scrubbed in and another rose and post it with the word 'love' when she was finished. She added the latest post it that she'd found moments before to the previous and read 'you are absolutely the love of'.

She was growing more and more curious as to how Callie was sneaking around leaving flowers and notes around without being seen. She was curious as to how many people in the hospital were in on her plan. She also felt a nervous anticipation in her stomach every time she spotted a rose and a colored note. No one had ever done anything like this for her before and she was left feeling completely flattered and love-struck.

A young patient that she checked in on later that day had a seventh rose and note for her. The note contained only two letters but they made Arizona's heart swell. 'My' was all it said. Arizona's brain allowed her only one logical conclusion to the end of the sentence and when she took the time to really analyze her own feelings for the other woman she realized that Callie was indeed the love of her life and if she received another note, she only hoped that the brunette felt the same way.

When she finished her rounds, she returned to the lounge and found yet another rose and note and she felt her heart rate increase and her mouth go dry as she peeled the sticky note from the bench in front of her locker to find it said 'life'.

"You are absolutely the love of my life," she whispered. With the words out in the open, she felt a swell in her chest that she'd never felt and tears sprang to her eyes.

"You got more?" Lexie suddenly asked from the doorway behind her.

Arizona swiped at her tears and nodded. She handed the notes to the younger woman without looking up to reveal her tears. She heard Lexie let out a happy sigh.

"You are absolutely the love of my life," the younger woman read aloud. "She is so romantic." She caught sight of Arizona's tears and frowned. "Please tell me those are happy tears."

The blonde nodded and sniffled. "Of course."

Lexie smiled. "So is she the love of your life too?"

Arizona nodded her head. "She is."

Lexie squealed and clapped her hands excitedly. "This is so great." She suddenly thought of something. "Where is Callie anyways?"

Arizona shrugged. "I don't know. I haven't seen her all day. I think Mark is in on this."

"It's got to be more than him, he's been in surgery for two hours," Lexie told her, suddenly just as curious.

"Dr. Robbins?" Bailey called from the door.

Arizona turned around and smiled when she saw Bailey standing there with a rose and a raised eyebrow. "Hi, Bailey."

Bailey nodded her head and pursed her lips. "I think this is for you."

"You brought me flowers?" Arizona asked innocently with a smile. She heard Lexie giggle behind her.

Bailey narrowed her eyes and waved the rose around. "Very funny."

Arizona stood and closed the distance between them to retrieve the flower. She held her hand out, palm up. "The note?"

Bailey smiled in spite of herself. "I take it this isn't the first of these you've gotten today."

"This makes nine," Lexie told her.

Bailey simply nodded and handed over the post it.

Before reading the pink note, Arizona turned to the younger girl behind her. "I thought the last one would have been the last one."

"You'd think it would be," Lexie pondered.

"What did the others say?" Bailey asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.

Arizona handed the shorter woman the string of notes and watched as a smile spread over her features. "She's certainly sweet."

"So you can see why I wasn't expecting another," Arizona told her.

"What does it say?" Bailey asked.

Arizona took a peek at the note in her hand. "Will."

"Will?" Lexie and Bailey both repeated at the same time.

"Will," Arizona repeated. She shook her head and smiled at both women. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Goodnight," Bailey told her quietly. She turned and shared a knowing smile with the young doctor still seated on the bench.

Arizona headed for Callie's apartment after work and she found herself repeating the last word over and over again as she played with the bunch of flowers in her hands. "You are absolutely the love of my life Will." She shook her head. "What the hell?"

Arizona was so wrapped up in her mantra that she barely noticed another single rose at the foot of her girlfriend's door. She bent to pick it up and felt the ball of anticipation return to her stomach. The note was the same as the others; it contained one single word, 'you'.

Arizona couldn't help the curious smile that sprang to her lips as she turned her key in the door and opened it. She gasped and the flowers and notes all fell from her hands as she took in the sight of the apartment. Seemingly thousands of candles were spread around the room with soft music playing in the background and rose petals were spread over the floor and standing in the middle of them was Callie holding two roses and smiling.

"I went through a lot today to make sure you got those," the brunette joked quietly pointing at the flowers and notes on the floor.

Arizona's stunned smile was replaced by a grin as she bent to pick up the flowers and colored papers that she'd dropped. She dropped her coat and bag on the floor and slowly closed the distance between her and the other woman.

"You had lots of help," Arizona noted softly. She felt her heart swell and nearly skip a beat when she stopped to really take in how beautiful her girlfriend looked draped in soft candlelight. "You're so beautiful."

"These are for you," Callie told her with a soft smile as she reached out to hand them to the blonde.

Arizona felt tears spring to her eyes as she took a step closer and wrapped her arms around the other woman and pulled her in close, simply breathing in her presence. When she pulled back she accepted the flowers, loving how Callie's hands never released her hips, keeping her close. "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Callie replied and kissed her gently.

Arizona raised an eyebrow and regarded the other woman carefully. "No more notes?"

"Notes?" Callie asked, playing dumb.

"You are absolutely the love of my life. Will you." Arizona said each word slowly and softly.

"Will I what?" Callie asked, still feigning innocence.

"Give me the notes that go with these?" Arizona asked with a smile.

Callie grew serious suddenly and she took in a deep, shaky breath. "You sure you want them?"

Arizona kissed her and nodded excitedly. "Please?"

Callie gazed at her for a long moment before she smiled and nodded her head. "Okay. They're on the counter behind you."

Arizona turned and reached behind her to the counter to retrieve the final two notes and once they were attached to the previous notes she read the entire phrase. "You are absolutely the love of my life. Will you marry me?" she whispered the last two words and turned, completely shocked. When she was face to face with her girlfriend again, she noticed Callie holding up a small, black box.

"Will you?" Callie asked, her voice breaking slightly. She pulled the small box open to reveal a gorgeous diamond.

Arizona gasped and met the brunette's eyes. "Are you serious?"

Callie smiled and kissed her. "I've never felt this way about anyone before and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I don't want to be with anyone else. Ever. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. It's as simple as that. I love you."

"I love you too," Arizona told her with a smile, pulling her into a hug. "And yes, I would love to marry you." She smiled when she heard a happy gasp and felt a tight squeeze.

"Really?" Callie whispered.

Arizona pulled back and looked her in the eye. "Yes."

"I love you so much," the brunette told her quietly, tears swimming in her eyes.

"I love you too," Arizona whispered.

"Does this mean we can come in now?" Mark shouted through the door suddenly.

Both women laughed. "I had some help," she told her girlfriend quietly.

"I figured," the blonde admitted quietly with a wink.

Callie kissed her and moved to the door to reveal Mark, Lexie, Christina and Owen looking expectant.

"We're engaged," Callie told them all and smiled when everyone launched into cheers and congratulations, pulling them both into hugs.

"I brought champagne," Mark told them all. "I had total confidence in you, Torres."

"You did not," Callie told him with a smack on his arm.

"The ring she picked out was terrible, I knew you needed something better," he told Arizona. "And bigger," he stage whispered with a wink.

Everyone laughed and gathered around so they could all get a glass of champagne and each held them up.

"To Callie and Arizona," Lexie toasted them, holding up her glass. "May you live a long, and charmed life together."

"Cheers," everyone toasted and fell into happy, comfortable chatter.

Arizona took in the scene before her and smiled with a warmth in her heart that she'd never felt with friends that she knew would become family and a woman that she was so thrilled to spend the rest of her days with.

"You okay?" Callie asked her quietly.

"Perfect," Arizona told her with a smile. And she was. It was the life she'd always dreamed of and she couldn't have been happier. It was truly perfect.

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