A/N: Finally, right. Had to really think where I wanted to go with this chapter, but after getting it finished, I finally know how I'm going to continue the rest of Calzona's journey. This was just one of those chapters where you can get stuck, it was kind of tough for me. Hope you enjoy. Happy reading!


Chapter 8 – Stuck With You

"I am so fucked, Mark…"

"Come again?" her friend asked, on the other side of the phone.

The brunette shook her head and plopped down on her couch in the den. It was Sunday afternoon and Mark had finally had a chance to call Callie back after hearing her desperate phone message.

"I had sworn to myself that it wouldn't happen," Callie went on. "I promised myself I wouldn't let it happen... but now it did and I'm fucked," the brunette groaned.

"Whoa, whoa…" Mark cut in. "Can you tell me what the hell you're talking about?"

"It's Arizona… I'm totally in love with her, Mark… and I don't know how it happened."

There was a pause. "You don't mean love love, right? You just like her…"

"No…" Callie pitifully sighed. "I'm talking fireworks… heart pounding… I can't wait to see her again love. I am so fucked," she whined again.

"Arizona? Really?"

"Yes…"

"This is kind of fast don't you think? You've been out there, what? Two and a half months and you're already in love?"

"Well, it didn't happen right away. I mean, I've always had a thing for her, but I don't think it really hit me until I spoke to her Dad last night."

"Her Dad? Why would you be talking to him?"

"Remember when I saved Arizona's life?"

"Yeah…"

"Well, the 'Robbins' wanted to thank me with a dinner at their house."

"Really? How did that go? Was Arizona there?"

"Of course she was… and it went… really well. I think her parents like me," Callie said, not believing her own words. "Then her Dad wanted to speak to me alone… it was like he was able to see right through me, Mark. He could tell I had feelings for Arizona just by the way I looked her."

"Huh… a psychic Daddy. So, you're already 'in good' with the parents… how does Arizona feel about you?"

Callie smiled softly. "I'm not completely sure… but she did tell me straight up that she liked me… after we kissed. Well, she kissed me…"

"She what?" Mark practically shrieked in surprise. "Kissed you? We are talking about the same chick who slapped you in the face for kissing her right?"

Callie smiled fondly, remembering the moment that happened ten years earlier. "Yes, that'd be her."

"Hell, this is a miraculous turn of events…" Mark stated with intrigue. "So, blondie finally wanted a piece of that Torres hotness, huh? How was the kiss?"

The brunette closed her eyes, instantly being transported to the night before. She remembered everything about their makeout session. Every kiss, every touch, every moan or whimper that the blonde made. "It was incredible... and it was way more than one kiss."

"Yeah? Was there some bow-chicka-bow-wow?"

Callie let out a small chuckle. "No, just kissing… and a little second base…"

"Nice…" Mark purred.

Callie let out a quick, frustrated breath. "But it's not nice. This is killing me!" Callie growled.

"Why? You two are into each other, so go for it."

"I can't, that's the thing. She doesn't want to get more involved with me because we work together. That's why we didn't go all the way. She doesn't want to cross the line of work and… well, sex."

"And you agree with that?"

Callie sighed heavily. "As much as I want into her pants… yes, I do agree with that."

"So, what are you going to do? Walk around with an ache in your pants while you two work together?"

"Pretty much… I just don't know if I can do it, Mark. How am I going to keep my hands off her?"

"I know what you mean. I went through the same thing with Lexie. We tried to stay away from each other, but eventually we couldn't take it any longer. It's not anyone's business at work what you do at home."

"I know that, and I'm sure Arizona knows that too. But this was just so things would not get weird between us. I mean, we work together five days a week. It could be distracting."

"Well, being horny five days a week is distracting too."

"Mark…" Callie warned.

"I'm just saying…"

"I need your advice, damn it. What should I do?"

"Hmm…" the man hummed in thought. "This is a sucky situation you're in."

"Tell me about it…" Callie mumbled.

"I've got it…" Mark suddenly said.

"What?"

"Focus your mind on the job, the work. Just take all that pent up sexual energy and put back into your genius. Your genius of being the best damn cop I've ever met. Don't let your hot little blonde partner throw you off. You're better than that Torres. I may not be, but you definitely are."

"You know what? You're right," Callie said with new found confidence.

"Damn right, I'm right."

"I'm a damn good cop… and I shouldn't be drooling over a woman while I work. I am better than that."

"You are," Mark agreed.

Callie sighed.

"What is it?"

"This is going to be a bitch…" she murmured.

"Yeah, it will be," Mark agreed. "Just stay strong… and don't be the first to cave in," he chuckled.

"Hey! What about the nice pep talk you just gave?" the brunette questioned.

"I'm just speaking the truth, Cal. If you two want each other as much as you're saying… neither one of you is going to last long," he chuckled.

"Whatever…" the brunette grumbled. "Some help you are."

"Hey, I'll always be here for you, Torres."

"Oh, suck it, Mark. Goodbye."

"By Callie. Have fun not having sex with your partner," he teased.

After hanging up, she threw her body to the side and buried her face in her couch cushions. How the hell was she supposed to act around Arizona tomorrow?


Arizona and Teddy were having lunch at one of their favorite burger joints this Sunday afternoon. They were in a booth, sitting across from one another. Their plates stacked with fries and a hearty hamburger.

"Arizona, have you lost your mind? You kissed her?"

The blonde cringed slightly as Teddy nearly choked on her burger at the news.

Arizona buried her face in the hands and shook her head. "I know, I know…" she murmured. "It was wrong…"

"Yes! Wrong and very bad. I know you've been a bit softer on her after the whole saving your life thing, but kissing? Where did it come from?"

Arizona shrugged, not having an answer herself. "I don't know. She was just so… adorable after she hit her head and then… all of a sudden I was just looking at her, and she was... beautiful. I saw something there... then before I could stop myself I just leaned in and kissed her. I really wanted to," the blonde purred, her voice lowering an octave.

Teddy raised her brow, never seeing her friend have such a reaction to another woman. "Look, I know you're all for acting on spur of the moment. That's what makes you awesome… but making out with your work partner? That can get messy, Arizona."

"That's why we stopped." Arizona bit her bottom lip and averted her gaze as she began to replay her and Callie's couch naughtiness in her head. "We were so close, Teddy…" the blonde admitted. "I was so ready to rip her clothes off and…"

"Okay, don't need all the details," Teddy interrupted, raising a hand. "So, how did you leave it?"

The blonde smiled lightly, remembering the night before. "We ended up talking for hours about everything and nothing… it was nice. She's actually a good listener, believe it or not." The blonde shrugged thoughtfully. "I never knew we could have a decent conversation until last night… and Callie is… she's kind of… great…"

Teddy studied her friend who obviously had stars in her eyes. "Wow… you are totally in love with her!"

Arizona frowned, coming out of her remembrance of Callie. "I am not! We're just friends. That's what we agreed on and that's how it will be." The blonde picked up a fry from her plate and defiantly popped it in her mouth.

"Right," the honey-blonde replied in disbelief. "We'll see how long that lasts."

The blonde gaped her mouth open in mock hurt. "Thanks for the encouragement, Teddy."

Teddy shrugged. "I'm sorry…" the honey-blonde replied with sincerity. "So, what happened next?"

"She got pretty wasted so I let her sleep over. On the couch," the blonde quickly finished. She noticed the smirk on Teddy's face.

The blonde sighed heavily. "It was what happened in the morning that really got me."

Teddy raised an eyebrow. "What happened?"

"She…" Arizona hesitated. "Well, first I made her hangover breakfast and-"

"You can't cook," Teddy interrupted.

"I can make eggs and toast, you ass," Arizona shot back, making Teddy snicker.

"Okay, then what?" the honey-blonde smiled.

"When I had my back turned… she just came up behind me and hugged me... or held me."

"Whaaat?" Teddy purred, surprised by Callie's boldness.

"She told me she just wanted to hold me," Arizona replied, trying to hide her smile.

Teddy raised her brow even higher and smirked.

"My whole body was tingling and I could barely think straight. So, that's when I told her to leave... and she did. But I'm telling you, Teddy. That was one of the hardest things I had to do. I can't explain it... but it felt like my entire body was on fire whenever she touched me…" Arizona helplessly confessed.

"Okay, Arizona…" Teddy concluded. "You have it bad for her… and she obviously feels the same."

Worried blue eyes connected with Teddy's gaze. "I don't know what I'm going to do," Arizona groaned. She placed her elbows on the table and leaned her head against her balled up fists on either side of her head.

Teddy shrugged. "Just do what you always do when things get tough. Do your perky and carefree thing."

Arizona gave Teddy a deadpanned expression.

"Don't give me that look. It's just a suggestion. Now, I'm not saying it will work, but it's worth a try if you really just want to be friends with Callie."

The blonde contemplated this for a moment and then gave a decisive nod. "I can do that." I think.


Callie sat in the station's break room silently sipping her coffee at a table. She had arrived at work early that morning and barely slept at all the night before. Stress… that had been her companion for the past day. Actually, ever since the morning she left Arizona's apartment. Today, they would finally have to face each other since it happened. The Latina was a nervous wreck and tried to allow the steaming cup of joe in her hands to calm her nerves.

When a figure entered the room, Callie lifted her eyes and her heart stopped as she perked up slightly in her chair. Arizona had come into the room and stopped short when she saw Callie sitting a few tables away. They stared at each other for a second or two, neither sure what to say or do. Arizona felt like sprinting from the room, but decided to stick to her guns. She broke their trance by bursting into a dimpled smile.

"Good morning, Calliope!" Arizona perkily chanted. She headed over to the coffee pot.

Confused and by no means expecting that type of greeting, Callie had a perplexed expression on her face. "Uh, morning…" she replied, carefully watching the blonde. "How are you?"

The blonde glanced at her with a simple smile. "I'm super! How are you?"

Confused. "I'm okay. You seem to be in a good mood."

The best way to overcome a situation that was disturbing Arizona was to throw rainbows and butterflies at it; to turn the problem into a happy solution and keep on smiling. It was her defense mechanism. But the longer she was in the room with Callie, she realized her defense was quickly dwindling.

"It's a nice day and that always puts me in a good mood. How's the head feeling after your infamous door incident?" the blonde asked, glancing back at Callie.

The brunette sheepishly reached up and lightly touched the tender spot on her forehead. "Oh, it's fine now. Just a small bruise since the swelling went down."

"Awesome. I knew it wasn't that bad."

"Yeah."

The brunette took another sip of her coffee and gritted her teeth in distaste. She then realized that she had forgotten to add creamer to her beverage. She looked over by the cabinet she needed to access and to her displeasure Arizona was standing right in that very spot. With a small huff, she stood from her seat and headed over to the counter with her cup.

Arizona noticed Callie was coming near her and immediately felt her heart begin to pound faster. As the Latina drew closer, all she could think about was the last time they were in a kitchen. When she was held against the front of Callie's body so tenderly. And here they were again… all alone… in a kitchen. The brunette was standing next to her now and Arizona trembled slightly as she poured her coffee.

As Callie stepped closer she instantly caught a whiff of the blonde's familiar scent, which sent her hormones into a tailspin. Trying to regain her composure, Callie raised a hand and reached slightly in front of the blonde in order to grab the creamer.

Seeing Callie's movement, Arizona nervously jerked back a bit, spilling coffee on the counter in the process. "Crap!" The blonde sputtered.

The brunette noticed Arizona's reaction and frowned in confusion. "You okay?" Callie calmly asked.

"Yeah, I'm… I'm fine…" The blonde glanced at Callie, giving a tight smile. In truth, Arizona was fearful of how she would react if their bodies made just one millisecond of contact.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," Callie commented.

Arizona felt like an idiot for jumping away from the Latina that way. She shook her head slightly. "No, it's okay," she muttered, barely looking at Callie. "I can be a klutz."

The brunette studied Arizona for a moment and wondered if she was the cause of Arizona's little blunder. Nah. "I just needed to reach the creamer," the brunette smiled lightly, shaking the container of powdered creamer in her hand.

"Right…" the blonde nodded. "You like creamer in your coffee…" Arizona commented with an uneasy smile.

Suddenly, both women were transported back to yesterday morning in Arizona's kitchen. The blonde had asked Callie if she liked creamer in her coffee right before… 'the holding.' Callie's eyes involuntarily darkened and she looked up into the blonde's eyes. Arizona saw the rawness in the Latina's gaze and blushed.

The brunette kept her eyes locked with Arizona's. "Yeah, I do," she stated, before snapping open the small container. She lowered her eyes down at her drink as she poured in the contents.

"Great," the blonde squeaked, stepping away from the brunette's close proximity. She grabbed a few paper towels and began to dab at her spilt coffee.

Callie put down the creamer and began to stir her beverage. Her eyes lingered towards the blonde as Arizona cleaned her mess. She took in her partner's body, appreciating the way those jeans fit Arizona's ass so perfectly. Feeling herself grow hot, she tore her eyes away and picked up her coffee, heading back to her seat.

When Callie was safely sitting back at her table, a bit of the tightness in Arizona's chest began to feel some relief. There was silence in the room. The blonde tossed the damp paper towels in the trashcan before picking up her coffee cup and turning towards Callie. Placing a wide grin on her face, Arizona spoke. "My parents thought you were super company when you came over for dinner."

Callie was thankful that the blonde was trying to steer away from the growing tension in the room. "Yeah? What did they say?"

"Well…" Arizona began, leaning her behind on the counter. "My Dad said he thought you were a good person and that I'm lucky to have you as my work partner."

Callie nodded with a small smile.

"And my mom, well… I think you already know what my mother thinks of you..." the blonde drawled, rolling her eyes.

Callie snickered and nodded her head. "Yeah, I think I have a good idea."

Arizona smiled lightly and shrugged. "They like you."

The brunette smiled as well, pleased to hear what the Robbins' thought of her. "I like them too," Callie genuinely said. "They're good people. Which makes it kind of hard to believe that they produced you," Callie teased.

Arizona gave a light chuckle at the insult. "Thanks…" the blonde murmured.

Callie laughed at Arizona's response, then downed the rest of her drink and stood. "So, I'll meet you outside in ten?"

Arizona swallowed her sip off coffee and grinned. "Sounds like a plan partner," she happily replied.

"Okay," the brunette smiled. She began to walk out the room but stopped, turning around. "I'd like to drive though."

The blonde sighed. "Fine," Arizona smirked. She reached in her back pocket and pulled out the keys. She tossed them to Callie.

"Thanks," Callie smiled, before leaving the break room.

It was then that Arizona began to think that maybe this friendship thing with Callie would not be so bad. She could do this. However, part of her wondered how the brunette could act so calm and nonchalant. Especially, after what happened. The blonde shook her head and finished her coffee.

Callie walked past the police bullpen and stopped by her mailbox. She took out a few envelopes and skimmed through them.

She felt someone stand next to her and looked up. "Hey, what's up Teddy."

"Hi, Callie…" Teddy drawled out with a smirk on her face.

Callie gave a bemused smile, wondering why the honey-blonde greeted her in such a tone. "Um, hi."

"So, how was your weekend?"

"I've had better…" the brunette grumbled.

As Callie read an envelope she felt Teddy's eyes on her. She ignored it at first, but when Teddy began to linger around too long, Callie raised an eyebrow at her. "Teddy?"

"Yeah."

"You're staring at me with a goofy look on your face. What's going on?"

"Nothing… so you didn't have a good weekend?"

"It was okay."

"Yeah? Anything… interesting happen?" the honey-blonde asked, wiggling her eyebrows.

"Why are you being nosy about my weekend?" the brunette curiously asked.

"No, reason," Teddy beamed, waving her off. "I'm just saying things can happen during the weekend, you know? Things that are unexpected, surprising, sexy…"

"Sexy?" Callie frowned in confusion.

Realizing she already said too much, Teddy thought it would be best to leave at that moment. "Uh, I'll see you around," the honey-blonde sputtered, making a quick exit.

"Yeah… okay…" Callie murmured, looking after the strange woman.

Soon Arizona was walking out to the parking lot. She saw that Callie was already sitting in the driver's seat of their car. The blonde felt her heart rate begin to pick up the closer she got to the vehicle. "I can do this…" Arizona muttered to herself.

The brunette started the engine when she saw Arizona approaching. As soon as she caught sight of the beautiful woman her stomach did flip-flops. The slight breeze in the air was whipping lightly through Arizona's golden locks and Callie enjoyed watching the movement of the blonde's hips as she walked. Just a day ago she had her hands on those hips. Man! "Come on, Callie. Stay cool…" the brunette whispered.

Arizona opened the passenger side door and climbed inside, taking a seat.

"All set?" Callie asked, trying to ignore Arizona's vanilla scent.

"Ready to roll," the blonde grinned, putting on her seatbelt.

Callie gave a satisfied nod before reaching her hand between them. Startled, the blonde jumped slightly in her seat, but relaxed when Callie was only going for the gearshift. Arizona felt silly and tried to cover her anxiety by reaching up and tucking some hair behind her ear. She hoped Callie had not noticed. She had.

"Okay, that's the second time today," the Latina said with irritation in her voice.

"What?" Arizona asked, fidgeting with her hands.

"You backing away whenever I reach my hand near you. First, in the break room with the coffee and now here in the car."

The blonde gave a light chuckle and frowned with ignorance. "I'm not backing away from you, Callie."

"Yes, you are. You're freaking out."

The blonde shook her head, not liking where this conversation was going. "Would you just drive the car already?" Her tone quickly steering towards annoyance.

"No. Not until you tell me what's going on."

The blonde locked Callie in a steely gaze. "There is nothing going on, Callie. I just want to start our patrol, that's it."

The brunette sighed heavily. "I know what this is, Arizona. But you don't have to be afraid of me."

Arizona rolled her eyes. "Oh, please, Callie. I'm not afraid of you."

"It sure seems like it…"

"I'm not."

"Then what is it then?" Callie pushed.

"I'm trying to keep my distance, okay?" the blonde suddenly snapped. Her façade of pretending everything was butterflies and candy had completely withered. "This isn't going to work. We can't be partners anymore, Callie. Just being in the same room with you and hell being in this car with you is too hard. And you're just sitting there without a care in the world like nothing happened between us!"

"Oh, I am well aware that something happened," Callie quickly retorted. "But you're the one that didn't want us to do anything about it."

"How dare you make this out to be my fault? Don't put all this on me. We both agreed to the 'just friends' bullshit, Callie."

"Fine, we both agreed," the brunette shot back. "But don't think this is any easier for me. You think I don't want to kiss you and hold you right now? When I first saw you today that's the first thing I wanted to do!"

Arizona felt her heart flutter at Callie's words. They looked into each other's eyes for a moment before Callie lowered her gaze. The Latina still wanted her. There was silence between them now. The blonde sheepishly glanced at the fired up Latina.

"Really?" Arizona quietly asked.

"Yeah… I did."

Arizona sighed heavily in defeat. "This is fucking, crazy, Calliope."

"I know…" Callie whispered, gripping the stirring wheel.

"I don't know if I can do this. Not when I'm feeling so… I can't think when you're around. How are we supposed to make this work?"

"I've been asking myself that ever since I left your apartment."

"Let's go talk to the Captain," Arizona spoke with finality.

Callie frowned. "And tell him what? We can't work together anymore because we want to jump each other's bones?"

The blonde shook her head. "I'm serious."

"So am I. I highly doubt the Captain will reassign us partners without a good reason."

"We'll just have to think of something, come on," Arizona demanded, opening the car door.

They both climbed out of the car and headed back inside the building. They went looking for the Captain in his office, but he was not there. They were informed by a fellow officer that Webber was in the meeting room.

"Oh, good Sergeants, you're here," Webber anxiously announced. "I was hoping to catch you before you went out on patrol. I have some exciting news to share," Webber grinned.

Arizona had never seen the Captain this happy before and in all honesty it was really strange. "Uh, what exciting news would that be Captain?"

"Well, this morning I got a call from the King5 TV news station and spoke with one of their producers. They want to do an exclusive interview with the two of you."

"What?" Callie sputtered nervously.

"Why us?" Arizona asked.

"Well, they found your story interesting. They just want more details on happened when you saved Arizona's life during the Petrov bust and an update how you both have been afterwards."

The two women remained silent as they took in this new information.

"Wow," Arizona replied, not at all expecting this.

"And there will be cameras?" Callie apprehensively asked.

"Well, of course. It is a news station. So, what do you say, Sergeants? Both of you are the perfect representative officers for our force. And telling people your story will put Seattle P.D. in a good light… you two are the best pair that has ever been put together in years."

Arizona bit her lip and glanced at Callie. They both exchanged wary looks. Here they were, wanting to end their partnership and their boss was standing there buttering them up to no end. To him, they were Seattle P.D.'s partners of the year. They were stuck.

The blonde's face spread into a smile. "Well, lights, camera, action. We're in."

"Really?" The Captain smiled, looking between the both of them.

Callie took Arizona's lead and nodded in agreement. "Sure, of course. If it helps Seattle P.D., we're your gals."

"Fantastic!" Webber spoke with enthusiasm, clapping his hands together. "I will inform the station and they should have you set up for next week."

"Yay," the blonde chanted with a grin.

Webber patted them both on the shoulders before happily exiting the room. Callie and Arizona misfortunately looked at each other.

"That didn't go so well did it partner…" Callie deadpanned.