Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: NC-17 (just to be safe)
Summary: Arizona is kidnapped and Callie is dealing with the aftermath
A/N 1 Sorry I took so long to update guys, I hate work sometimes :S
A/N 2 I was feeling kinda drained so I decided not to write anything about Seger in this chapter. There is a lot of fluff and corniness ahead so be warned (I don't know why I have a hard time writing this type of fic, but it was good practice, so I'm happy). Next chapter we're back with the angst! Yeah! :P
A/N 3 Thank you to everyone who takes the time to read and comment! I hope you like this one.
A/N 4 I've never been to Seattle so I'm making everything up as I go. Oh! And I don't know anything about French food either, other than it tastes really good! Also (last thing I promise), All GA characters belong to the brilliant Shonda Rhimes
It's No Sacrifice Chapter 11
Alex Karev stood in the corner of the beautifully decorated Cascade Room at the Edge Water Hotel. His eyes roamed the smiling faces of his co-workers and friends as he took a sip of his champagne. Tonight was a good night, he was feeling happy and carefree, not to mention proud. Tonight, Dr. Callie Torres had been honored with the Harper Avery Award.
His wandering eyes stopped when they fell upon the beautiful Latina who stood in a semi-circle with Richard Webber, Derek Shepherd, Arizona Robbins and Harper Avery himself. Callie was wearing an emerald green strapless evening gown, her long dark hair cascaded in waves down her back. She looked absolutely radiant. Standing next to her, Arizona wore a simple low cut black dress; her curly, golden hair adorned her pretty face, her round belly only emphasizing her beauty. She was holding a single red rose in her left hand which was still encased in her trademark light pink brace, her other hand was lightly entwined with the ortho surgeons'.
Alex heard the men laugh at something the brunette said, Arizona subtly tilted her head to the side, giving her girlfriend an adoring look. Callie, feeling Arizonas' eyes on her, turned to her left and winked at the blonde making the smaller woman blush and look away.
Alex smirked at the two women as he finished the last remains of his drink. His eyes then wandered over to the tall and elegant figure of Izzie Stevens who was currently talking to Cristina and Meredith a few feet away. Despite the anger he seemed to constantly carry for his ex-wife, he felt his heart skip a beat at the image before him. Izzie was in a light blue evening gown, her hair was pinned up, a few wavy blonde strands fell loosely around her face. She met his gaze and gave him a warm yet tentative smile. Karev couldn't help but smile back. Then, realizing what he was doing, he looked away and headed towards the bar to get himself another drink. It had been a great night but he would not let it cloud his judgment. He poured himself another drink and thought back to the events that had led him up to here.
He had met up with Callie, Arizona and Cristina at the hotel at eight. As soon as they entered the large, imposing room, Karev, along with the other two women, turned to the ortho surgeon wanting to witness her reaction.
Upon seeing the size and grandeur of the room, Callie's face visibly whitened. She couldn't quite believe this was all for her. Sensing her girlfriends' nervousness, Arizona encircled her waist with her arm and leaned into her, whispering something Alex couldn't quiet catch; but whatever it was it had worked. Callie instantly brightened, her lips turning up into a small grin as she turned and looked at the blonde before giving her a chaste kiss on the cheek.
Mark, Lexie and Owen were already seated at their table talking amongst themselves as they waited for their friends. There were about 25 large round tables in the room and Alex sighed heavily, not looking forward to searching for his place tag. As he started to walk over to a nearby table, he felt a soft hand on his forearm. Arizona absentmindedly guided him over to their table as she happily carried on a conversation with Callie and Cristina. With a confused look on his face, Alex simply followed the women. As he neared the table closest to the podium his confused expression turned to one of surprise, then a small smile appeared on his face even though he was trying his best to seem nonchalant.
Alex's place tag rested next to Arizona's. He couldn't help but feel flattered, knowing full well the ortho surgeon had chosen who she would be sitting with tonight.
He quickly hid his smile when he felt the peds' surgeons' eyes on him. He turned to her, making sure his almost permanent scowl was plastered on his face and simply pulled out her chair. Arizona smiled broadly, not buying the young residents' act for a minute. She squeezed his forearm before letting go and taking her seat.
"Why thank you kind Sir" She said, giving him a mischievous grin. This time he couldn't stop the smile that appeared when he saw the playful glimmer in her eyes.
"My lady" he said as he helped her push her seat closer to the table.
He then sat down next to her and proceeded to read the menu in front of him, his bad mood at being the only one without a date disappearing instantly.
"Ok, how am I supposed to order? I can't even pronounce half of what's on the menu" Cristina remarked dryly as she skimmed through the exotic foods.
"You should try the 'Coquilles Saint Jaques', It's scallops dipped in this delicious mushroom sauce served in clam shells, it's remarkable" Owen recommended while he distractedly read his menu. He swiftly looked up when he noticed the silence that followed. Everyone at the table was staring at him, a mixture of curiosity and shock on each of their faces.
"You seriously freak me out sometimes" Cristina said after a short pause. "I'm gonna ask for the steak and fries…anyone else?" She continued.
"Yeah, I'll have the steak", "Me", "Same here" Mark, Lexie and Alex stated in unison as they closed their menus' and proceeded to fill up their glasses with the champagne that waited for them in a small cart next to the table.
After dinner Dr. Harper Avery had slowly made his way to the podium. Alex had sincerely been impressed with Callies' demeanor all through out their meal. She had seemed absolutely calm save for her left leg which had been bouncing up and down non stop until Arizona had calmed her down, resting a delicate hand on her knee. Now with her acceptance speech coming up, Alex couldn't take his eyes off the attending. This was not the same Callie Torres who had nervously stumbled through her speech in the Lecture Hall a couple of years back. She quietly stared ahead, paying close attention to Avery. He was commenting on the importance of Callies' research, and how she was only the fifth woman to ever win the award. She was also the first Latina and the youngest honoree, which solicited a few impressed and even spiteful stares her way. Yet she remained completely serene, holding the blonde woman's hand, making light circles over her skin.
Avery then proceeded to introduce the young attending, putting his hands together for her and stepping away from the microphone, reaching over to a nearby table and grabbing a plaque that rested their, he then waited for the young doctor to take her place at the podium.
Everyone in the room stood from their seats while they fervently clapped. Callie looked down a moment, a small abashed smile crossing her features before standing up and leaning down to place a tender kiss on Arizonas' upturned lips, squeezing her hand before letting go and climbing the few steps to the center of the stage.
The older surgeon solemnly presented her with the plaque and shook her hand while whispering a few words of encouragement into the raven haired womans' ear. Then she slowly made her way to the microphone and patiently waited for the room to quiet down. She stared at the blonde woman standing before her, proudly clapping her hands as she lovingly smiled at Callie. In that moment, a sense of pride and fulfillment filled her and she took a deep breath, clearing her throat before speaking.
"Thank you…Umm, I'm really bad at this" Callie began with a nervous chuckle as she tucked a dark strand of hair behind her ear "—I actually spent the entire week working on what I was going to say…I know I'm supposed to bore you now with how I came about my research and what I'm planning to do next…but now that I'm standing here…all I can think about are the people who helped me get to where I am today…they are the people I work with, they are brilliant doctors and amazing surgeons, but above all they are kind and wonderful human beings and I am honored to call them my friends" As she spoke Callie's eyes searched out Mark…Lexie…Cristina…Owen… Alex…Miranda…Meredith…Derek… Richard…and Teddy. She felt a sharp pang at not seeing Addison in the group of faces, and she immediately regretted not inviting her friend. She missed her deeply.
Callie tried to convey in her eyes and in her words how much she cared for them and how indebted she felt. It was because of them she was standing here with her sanity intact, with hope and love in her heart. "—I have no words for how grateful I am to have met you, to have you in my life. You are the reason I'm here. This award is as much mine as it is yours and I-I know they're just words but…thank you…from the bottom of my heart" Her voice broke as she said this last statement; she took another deep breath to calm down and then her gaze turned to the beautiful blonde sitting next to Alex. The resident could see Arizona's shoulders tense and he could tell she was holding her breath; he quietly leaned in and placed his hand gently over hers. She immediately grasped it.
"…and Arizona, all of this-" Callie gestured to the majestic room and the prestigious award "It means nothing without you…you give my life meaning…and I love you so much" Callie stated, nodding her head as her eyes watered over. Arizona wiped the tears from her eyes and swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat. She had never been prouder of anyone than she was of Calliope at this very moment.
Callie cleared her throat again and smiled at her words. This was not what she had planned on saying in the least. She slowly shook her head before she continued
"Thank you again, to everyone, and well, please stick around, I'm sure there's plenty of free food and drinks left…let's face it, we all know that's why most of you came here anyway" She joked as she gave a dazzling smile and backed away from the microphone. Everyone laughed as they stood from their seats one more time, applauding and congratulating the young attending as she made her way over to her table. As soon as she got close enough to the blonde, she enveloped her in her arms.
"Is this really happening?" She whispered, half joking and half serious. Arizona laughed at Callie's words and hugged her impossibly tighter
"This is really happening Calliope…you deserve this so much, I love you" She whispered into her ear. Callie pulled back to look into Arizonas' eyes but before she could say anything Mark spun her around and wrapped his arms around her, giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"Loved the Oscar speech Torres" He joked as he let his friend go and made room for Lexie who tightly wrapped her arms around the ortho surgeon.
"Shut it Mark" Callie warned over Lexie's shoulder as she smiled in the young residents' warm embrace.
"That was really beautiful Callie" Lexie praised the attending as she pulled away. Before any more of her friends could get a hold of her, Dr. Avery rushed to her side and guided her through the crowded room, wanting to have their picture taken by the group of photographers who waited impatiently in an adjacent room.
People Callie had never seen in her life made their way over to her, eager to shake her hand, interview her and have their picture taken with the young honoree. She politely smiled and chatted to them, simultaneously looking around for her girlfriend who she hadn't seen in over an hour.
"Dr. Torres, this is my colleague Dr. Bennett" Avery presented the two women with a grin, waiting to see the young attendings reaction.
Callie's eyes instantly widened as she shook the older womans' hand.
"You-you're Dr. Bennett? The Dr. Bennett? Head of ortho at New York Presbyterian?" an awestruck Callie asked.
The older attending chuckled at the beautiful womans' enthralled expression. "Yes, that'd be me" She said modestly with a warm smile.
"I'm a huge fan. My dissertation was actually based on your bone graft placement by modified plastic syringe…I can't believe you're here, I didn't think you'd be so-so…" Callie quickly caught herself and shut her mouth not wanting to embarrass herself anymore.
"You thought I'd be a cynical, middle aged, paper pusher?" The surgeon offered the Latina.
"No offense Harper" She continued as she gave her friend a playful look.
"None taken" He chuckled at the beautiful surgeon.
"Um, something like that yeah" Callie admitted, her cheeks turning slightly red.
"Harper do you mind getting us ladies something to drink? I have some business matters I want to discuss with Dr. Torres" She said without taking her stunning hazel eyes off of the younger surgeons face. Callie cleared her throat and looked away. She made eye contact with Karev who was speaking to Owen and Cristina in the other room. She gave him a pleading look and motioned for him to come and get her.
"Well, I have to tell you Dr. Torres, I am very impressed with your work. You know New York Presbyterian is ranked number six among the countries top hospitals, don't you? It's also number three in orthopedics research and surgery…"
"Yeah, I'm aware of their program. I actually considered starting my residency there but Seattle Grace is a teaching hospital… that finally won me over"
The taller doctor nodded, understanding the younger attendings' position
"Well that's understandable but, Seattle Grace in no longer the hospital it once was. Its teaching program is going down the drain, it's not even ranked in the top ten hospitals anymore…I'm looking to make Presbyterian number one, and for that to happen I need the best…and you are definitely the best…I want you to consider working for me, you'd be in charge of the orthopedics research facility and you'd keep your place as an ortho attending with a considerable raise of course." Dr. Bennett offered the young woman. Callie stared blankly at the stunning woman in front of her, not really sure what to say. It had been a surreal day and she couldn't quiet believe what she was hearing.
"Callie, hey. Have you seen Robbins anywhere? She left her purse with me over twenty minutes ago and her cell phone is ringing like crazy" Alex interrupted Callie's train of thought as he handed the attending her girlfriends purse.
"That's weird" Callie said as she opened the purse and took out Arizonas' cell phone. It was Marks number.
"Looks important, you should go look for her" Alex suggested, a wry smile making its way to the corner of his lips.
Callie looked over his shoulder and saw Mark with his cell phone in hand, he caught her eye and gave her a quick wink before he turned and headed to the bar.
"Umm, yeah…I should. She's been waiting for this call all night…Thank you Dr. Bennett" Callie turned to the surgeon who quietly waited beside her.
"Please call me Angela. Look, here's my number. You can call me day or night. I know you'll probably be receiving several dozen job offers after this but believe me, this is as good as it gets" She said as she handed Callie her card. The brunette simply nodded as she read the card in her hand.
"I'm in town for the next few days, so I'll be waiting for your answer" Angela said as she softly took the other womans' hand, shaking it before giving her a wink and turning to leave.
"Was she—she was totally hitting on you" Alex teased the brunette.
"What are you talking about, she was just being nice" Callie answered back, not quiet believing her own words.
"Whatever you say, but the hot, rich, bone doctor is practically undressing you with her eyes as we speak" Karev stated matter-of-factly as he took a few steps back. Callie looked over her shoulder and sure enough, Angela was talking to Avery and a few other doctors but she had not taken her eyes off of the young attending, Callie gulped and turned to Alex.
"Arizona?" She asked, wanting to go see her girlfriend immediately.
"Robbins is waiting for you in the garden on the other side of the room" He said with a smirk as he received the purse from Callie and made his way over to Mark at the bar.
Callie rushed out of the room, avoiding eye contact with everyone. As soon as she opened the doors to the dimly lit garden she sighed in relief. She had felt so overwhelmed in there; she needed Arizona with her in order to make everything real, to process the things that had just happened.
The garden was huge, a beautiful fountain with a statue of a woman pouring water onto a bed of flowers stood in the middle of it. Callie walked over to a small rose garden and plucked a rose from it. Then she made her way over to the fountain, making out her girlfriends' small figure quietly contemplating the water.
"Hey" Callie greeted the blonde in a soft voice, not wanting to surprise her.
"Hey you" Arizona answered back, a tiny smile forming on her lips as she turned her attention back to the fountain.
Callie took her place beside Arizona and gently took her by the hand, slowly interlacing their fingers together.
"This is for you" She offered the rose to her girlfriend, utterly captivated with the blondes' beautifully serene face as she smiled down at her gift and then looked up at her, the same, bright smile directed at her now.
They both stood looking at the beautiful statue in comfortable silence, their shoulders brushing against each other, their hands still tightly clasped together.
"So, who were you talking to just now?" Arizona asked after a few seconds, a hint of jealousy could be heard in her chirpy tone. Callie looked at the beautiful blonde, a small smile spreading across her features.
"Arizona Robbins, are you jealous?" The ortho surgeon lightly mocked the blonde as she turned and pulled her into her arms.
"I am not jealous" The blonde assured Callie, avoiding her girlfriends amused stare "…But she was pretty…very pretty" Arizona uttered after a short pause, hiding her face in the crook of Callies' neck.
"Really, I hadn't noticed" The ortho surgeon stated, grinning when she heard the other woman scoff into her neck.
"That was Dr. Bennett, head of ortho at New York Presbyterian" Callie tried to ease into the conversation. Arizona pulled her head back a bit, a worried look taking over her features.
"She offered you a job" The blonde stated, sure of the answer.
"Yeap" Callie confirmed, watching the different emotions cross Arizonas' expressive face.
The blonde pulled away, hugging herself with her own arms.
"Hey, don't do that, don't pull away…come here" Callie whispered as she took a step closer to the blonde. Arizona took a step back, a cautionary look in her eyes.
"Well, what did you tell her?" Arizona questioned impatiently as she rubbed her arms, trying to regain some of the heat she had lost when she pulled away from Callie.
"I-I told her I'd think about it" The brunette answered sincerely.
"Do you want to move to New York?" The blonde inquired, not really sure she wanted to know the answer.
"I don't know-" Callie started, but as she saw the heartbroken look in Arizonas' eyes she walked over to her and cupped her face in her hands. "-All I know is that I want to be with you…That whatever my decision may be, being apart from you is not an option ok? This has been such an incredible night, and that job offer came out of nowhere, it just took me by surprise, I don't know what to think but if moving to New York means being without you, I'm not even going to consider it" The raven haired woman stared lovingly into Arizonas' deep blue eyes, feeling like she was drowning in their depths. She closed the distance between them and kissed her deeply, running her tongue over the blondes' bottom lip, before slowly sucking on it. Arizona put her arms around Callie's neck, deepening the kiss and pressing her body against the other womans' curves.
Callie smiled into the kiss, but as soon as she felt Arizona pull away, a small pout appeared in its place.
"After the baby is born, we can talk about it…about moving, is that ok? 'Cause I don't want to be without you either and if moving to New York will make you happy, then we'll go…together", Arizona promised the brunette, as she searched for her mouth again. She lightly pressed her lips to Callies'
"But if that woman ever looks at you that way again, I swear I'll beat the you know what out of her" Arizona declared, her lips lightly moving over the ortho surgeons' as she spoke. Callie grinned; even when her girlfriend was jealous and pissed she rarely found it in her to curse. She loved that about her…she loved everything about her actually. The younger woman sought out the blondes' lips but Arizona dodged her easily, a mischievous smile appearing on her face. She placed her mouth over her pulse point and began nipping softly at it, immediately running her soft tongue over the spot. When she heard Callies' breath hitch she pressed her body closer to the taller woman, an annoyed grunt escaping her lips when she became aware that her belly was keeping her center away from Callies' body. The brunette noticed Arizonas' predicament and giggled lightly.
"Calliope, it's not funny" She chided as she left a trail of butterfly kisses down the brunettes' smooth neck, stopping as she reached the swell of her left breast. Callie instantly stopped laughing, a small groan escaping her lips when she felt the blondes' hand slowly make its way up her torso, stopping right below her breast.
"Ari, what are you doing?" She breathlessly asked, already feeling herself become impossibly wet.
"I'm fooling around with my hot girlfriend, what does it look like?" Arizona answered, completely absorbed with the task at hand. She left wet kisses on her girlfriends' breasts, groaning in frustration when her lips met the soft fabric of her dress.
Callie leaned down and captured the blondes' lips in her own, immediately seeking entry into her mouth. Both women moaned loudly as their tongues met and fought for dominance. Arizona grabbed Callie's right hand which rested on her waist and slowly guided it upwards, placing it over her left breast.
"Oh god" Callie moaned into the blondes' mouth, kneading the soft flesh under her hand.
"Baby, somebody might see us" The raven haired woman panted, searching out Arizonas' earlobe and tracing her tongue over the sensitive area. Arizona whimpered into Callies' neck, and lowered her hand to the Latinas' backside, squeezing the taut flesh and soliciting a whimper from the younger woman. Arizona maneuvered her body so that Callies' center rested on her hip, as soon as she did this, the brunette involuntarily began to slowly grind against her.
"..Crazy" Callies' voice came out in uneven huffs, her head rested on Arizonas' shoulder, her lips attached to her neck as her center rubbed against the blondes' hip.
"I want you so much" Arizona admitted, placing her hand over Callies face and searching her dark brown eyes. Callie immediately stopped her almost frenetic movements and simply gazed into the blonde womans' eyes. They held each others' gaze, feeling something almost magical grow between them in that brief period of time, solidifying there bond even more than it already was.
"Can I stay with you tonight?" Arizona asked softly.
Callie smiled at her girlfriends' rare demonstration of shyness. "Ari, if you're not sure, we don't ha—"
"I'm sure" the blonde quickly interrupted, her gaze never wavering, a small grin appearing on her lips when she realized how eager she sounded.
Callie chuckled, her heart starting to beat even faster with thoughts of what she would be doing later on with the beautiful blonde.
"Torres, Robbins" Karev's voice snapped them out of their reverie, they turned to see the young doctor heading towards them, a glass in each hand. He handed the one filled with champagne to Callie and then he offered Arizona the other one.
"It's some weird tropical fruit drink, it's the only thing without alcohol they have that isn't water" he explained with a wry smirk.
"oo, thanks!" she said eagerly as she took a sip of her drink, her face scrunching up instantly.
"that's…tangy" she said between coughs.
"It can't be that bad" an incredulous Alex said as he grabbed the glass from her hand and downed the rest of the drink.
"Oh god" He whimpered as he forced the drink down.
"That. Is. disgusting" the young resident admitted, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
"Sorry, It's just that Webber and Shepherd are looking for you guys…They want to make a toast, so I figured I'd bring you your drinks". He tried to explain, the women noticing his red rimmed eyes and his glazed expression grinned at the young resident.
"Karev, are you drunk?" Callie taunted the surgeon.
"No, I'm not drunk" he answered, shaking his head a little too emphatically "I'm happy…I'm actually having a good time, so why don't we go inside, toast to your success and get the hell out of here…some of us are heading out to Joe's, so let's go" He finished as he wrapped an arm around each woman's shoulders and ushered them into the hall. Both women stared at each other knowingly, Callie rolled her eyes and Arizona snickered quietly, shaking her head as she wrapped an arm around Alex's waist, seeking out Calliope's hand.
Now, 45 minutes later, Alex found himself staring periodically at Izzie. Frustrated, he downed another glass of champagne.
"Easy Alex, you do not want to get wasted in front of these people, trust me" Meredith warned her friend.
"So when are we leaving?" he asked anxiously, wanting to get out of the hotel and go to Joe's where he could get mercifully plastered without having to fear for his job.
"You know Izzie is coming with us right?" Meredith informed the young surgeon.
"Whatever, I don't care. So long as everyone else is going, I don't give a crap" he answered back, trying to sound as indifferent as possible.
"Methinks the lady doth protest too much" Meredith quipped with a sing song voice.
Karev stared intently at his friend, his eyes wandering over to Izzie despite himself, he quickly turned his attention back to Meredith who was smirking at him openly.
"Shut up" He dryly stated. "Can we please go now?"
"Fine!" she uttered in exasperation as she turned to look at Derek who immediately met her gaze. She smiled at him and raised a seductive eyebrow.
"Ok, done…we're leaving" She said as she grabbed her coat hanging on the back of a nearby chair.
"That was hot" Alex joked as he put an arm around his friend and led her over to the exit.
Joe sighed heavily as he served yet another shot of tequila to Mark, Lexie and Cristina who were seated at the bar, drunkenly chatting away.
"Ok? Ready?" Lexie asked as she grabbed her tequila shot. Without waiting for a response she downed her glass and winced as the hot liquid made its way down her throat.
"Amateur" Cristina muttered under her breath as she grabbed her drink "You forgot the salt…and the lime wedge Little Grey" The resident informed the younger woman as she shook her head and licked the salt from her hand before expertly finishing her drink and placing the lime between her lips.
Callie made her way over to Cristina, resting her elbows over the bar looking at the people dancing and chatting away. The resident exhaled loudly, rolling her eyes.
"Ok, What do you want?" she quickly asked.
"Listen, you have rounds with me next week, I'll talk to Teddy and you can switch over to her if I can have the apartment tonight" The Latina offered the cardio obsessed resident, her eyes looking straight ahead.
"Done" Cristina agreed without hesitation before finishing off another drink.
Callie grinned from ear to ear. "Ok then, Thank you-" Callie finally turned to Cristina, her wide smile still plastered onto her face "-I mean it Cristina…"
"Yeah, yeah, go get your freak on with Roller Girl, just try not to break anything" The resident answered wryly, giving the ortho surgeon a small smile despite herself.
Callie made her way over to Arizona who was sitting in a booth with Teddy and Izzie. The brunette slid next to her girlfriend, taking a hold of her hand.
"What's up with you?" Izzie asked, noticing the attendings' broad, goofy grin.
"Nothing's up, I'm just happy. Can't a girl be happy?" She nervously answered, trying to tone down her excitement.
Arizona chuckled, and lightly placed her hand on the brunettes' right knee, smiling to herself when she felt the younger woman jump in her seat. She made light circles over the soft fabric of her dress as she continued her conversation with the other two women. Callie took a sip of her coke, trying to distract herself from the blondes' soft touch but as Arizonas' hand inched upwards, the brunette suddenly choked on her drink.
"You okay Callie?" Teddy asked, worry clearly showing in her eyes. The young attending had been acting really strange tonight.
"Fine—" She cleared her throat, trying to compose herself. She shot Arizona a warning look "—I'm fine, thanks" She repeated as she wiped her mouth with a paper napkin.
Arizona gave her a beaming smile, raising her eyebrow "You sure baby? You look kinda flustered" The blonde teased, holding her hand to her girlfriends' brow.
"Teddy! I have a bottle of tequila with your name on it!" Cristina yelled from across the bar. Teddy turned to the young resident and laughed when she saw Cristina holding up a bottle of tequila and giving her an inebriated smile.
"Someone's drunk…lucky" She said with a small chuckle as she stood.
"Listen Teddy, Cristina is kinda under the impression she's going to be under your service next week" A cautious Callie informed the older attending.
"Why would she think that" Teddy inquired as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"I may have promised her she would be?" The ortho surgeon physically cringed as she uttered the words, knowing Teddy hated to have her residents moved around without her consent.
The cardiothoracic surgeon raised an eyebrow and directed her attention to Arizona
"Whoa, don't look at me, I have nothing to do with this" She said, showing off the most surprised and innocent face she could muster.
"I assume you did this for a good reason?" Teddy inquired, her eyes returning to Callie once more.
"Yeah, Yes, of course...a very good reason" Callie stumbled over her words. Altman gave both women a knowing smile and took a step back
"Ok then, but you owe me" She pointed to Callie as she turned and headed to the bar.
The ortho surgeon turned to Izzie, obviously trying to ignore her girlfriends questioning eyes and lopsided smile.
"So Stevens, I haven't spoken to you in a while…how's life treating you?" Callie asked, an exaggerated look of interest on her face.
Izzie smiled, happy to finally get a real chance to talk to Callie, they weren't exactly best friends for obvious reasons but Izzie was determined to make amends.
"Oh, okay well…you will not believe who I ran into yest-"
"I don't want to talk to you" Karev interrupted the blonde resident. He was standing in front of her, a determined and solemn glint in his eyes. Izzie's smile melted away instantly, her eyes widening in shock, he was the last person she thought would approach her tonight.
"I don't want to talk to you-" He repeated "-I can't! cause I'm still so god damn pissed off at you-" Ashamed, Izzie directed her gaze to the floor "-but if you want we can dance…together…for a little while" He said as he offered her his hand. Izzie's brown eyes looked up in surprise, a small, hopeful smile adorning her face.
She slowly nodded and took his hand. Alex turned to the two women who had been sitting opposite his ex-wife and gave them a fleeting smile before he guided the blonde over to where a few couples where slowly swaying together.
"That was…unexpected" Callie mused out loud as she observed Izzie tentatively wrap her arms around Alex's neck, while he gently placed his hands on her waist.
"I don't think it was…not at all, they're in love, it's as plain as day, I'm surprised it took them this long… whatever happened between them before, it's not important …they're together now and that's all that matters" Callie heard Arizona quietly contemplate. She turned her attention back to her girlfriend, surprised when she saw her deep blue eyes fixed on her. Her gaze so intense and penetrating, Callie could feel small goose bumps forming on her arms. The brunettes' lips felt suddenly dry, she quickly ran her tongue over them, noticing how Arizona's eyes turned a shade darker as they stared intently at her mouth.
Arizona slid closer to Callie; her hand, now on her upper thigh, continued to make small, lazy circles over her sensitive skin
"Can I stay with you tonight?" Arizona whispered, repeating the same question she had asked in the garden a few hours back. This time though, there was no hint of shyness in her voice. Her eyes never wavered from Callie's face as she leaned closer to the brunette. Callie's breath caught in her throat, she exhaled loudly, her breath mingling with Arizonas'.
"You can stay with me for as long as you'll have me" She whispered back, looking intently into Arizonas' blue eyes as she urgently captured the blonde's lips with her own.