Yes, I did say that this was going to be a story written, as I wanted season 7 to be for Callie and Arizona. And I have every intention to. But this story is following season 7 from the episode's we've already seen on screen…so it's going to be my point of view from AFTER the door slamming in Arizona's face. Be patient and have faith.

CHAPTER 5

Arizona Robbins was in a daze from the moment she had shut the door to Chief Webber's office. She had never experienced this before in her whole life. There were so many different feelings rushing around inside of her and she didn't know which one she wanted to act on first. Her first thought was about running straight to Callie and tell her the 'news' but in the next moment she hesitated. It was like something had stabbed her in her heart. Callie. Her Callie. Oh. My. God. And just like that Arizona couldn't even tell if this in fact was great 'news' to tell anymore. She sighed. And then she sighed again. And again.

"Hey, you look like you've been selling some expensive stuffs and lost the money."

The blonde turned around and was met by a concerned look that belonged to none other than Mark Sloan.

"Oh hi Mark", she said simply trying to ease her voice as much as possible. "What are you up to?"

"I could ask you the same thing. It's angst written all over your pretty face", the plastic surgeon said. "Is there something I can do to help?"

Arizona looked up at Mark's gaze and was a little surprised by the expression on his face. There was no irony or teasing in his voice. There was just pure and simple concern.

"Would you believe me if I told you that there's nothing in this moment that I want more then to tell you what's bugging me?" she sighed.

"There's something in your eye's telling me you're not lying."

"I can't tell you Mark. Cause this thing is a thing that one particular person needs to know about before anyone else. So I have to spare this one for her."

Mark put his hand on the blonde's shoulder in encouragement.

"Can I just ask you one thing though?"

Arizona nodded cautiously.

"Is it a good thing you're going to tell…ehrm….this person?"

"I hope it is Mark. I really hope it is."

Mark placed his arm around Arizona's shoulder.

"So, can I offer you my company in peaceful walk to the conference room then?"

"Oh, I'd completely forgot! It's that the meeting with all the attendings that Chief Webber informed us about last night? I wonder what that is all about."

"Well Blondie, let's go and find out!" Mark said with a smile.

"Let's!", Arizona said a returned his smile.

She couldn't believe that a few minute's in Mark Sloan's company hade made her feel a little better about this whole Carter Madison Grant-thing. Maybe this was going to be okay. Maybe. Maybe. Maybe.

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"Can you believe we're going to be on National Television?" Callie said with a voice dripping of sarcasm. "I mean, it's crazy of Webber to even agree to this. We have to camera's around us everywhere we go for the next couple of weeks. I don't like it. We deal with sick people here. It's serious stuff."

Callie didn't get an answer.

"Hello! Earth to Arizona Robbins! Are you there?"

Arizona flinched and lifted her eye to Callie.

"Uhm, I'm sorry. "I just tired. What did you say?"

Callie looked suspiciously at her girlfriend. She had been awfully and unusually quiet since they've met in the locker room, and changed out of their scrubs. Now, during their short walk home Callie could actually tell that something seemed to be troubling the Blonde's mind.

"Are you okay? You seem…a little absent."

Arizona squeezed Callie's hand in comfort and suddenly she pulled the brunette in for a hug. Callie was caught by surprise of her girlfriend's sudden act to closeness.

"Just hold me for a while", Arizona whispered.

Callie could sense there was something that bothered her girlfriend but she didn't say anything and simply let herself being hugged right on the street outside their apartment building. A few moments later Arizona let Callie go but just to continue with a heavy stare, filled with emotions in to her girlfriend's beautiful brown eyes.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Callie asked again. "You're starting to get me worried here."

Instead of answer verbally the Blonde leaned in close and placed a soft and warm kiss on her lips. The kiss was full of love and somehow even with some reassurance and Callie relaxed a little. Arizona quickly deepened the kiss by letting her soft tongue sneak in to Callie's mouth but made sure of keeping the kiss painfully slow. The Blonde let out a small whimper when Callie's hands moved up in her blonde hair and started to caress her cheeks while this slow kissing thing continued. Callie had never experienced this type of emotions while kissing Arizona, hell not even with anyone in her whole life. Her head was spinning, her heart was pounding like crazy and she felt like she had carbonic acid inside her entire body. And sudden she ached to be near Arizona with no barriers what so ever. They both stopped to gasp for air and gave each other a deep look straight in the eyes. And then, without a word Callie took Arizona's hand and pulled her inside the building, pressed the elevator button, dragged Arizona in to the elevator and pressed the button again. Still no words were exchanged between them and the elevator ride seemed to last forever. They just stood there next to each other and clasped each other's hands like there was no tomorrow. Inside their apartment they it seemed like they were drawn to each other like a magnet and the kissing started again. Arizona obviously didn't want to talk and whatever it was bugging her Callie could tell that she was going to have to be patient tonight. She felt it.

They seemed to dance slowly through the apartment and suddenly Arizona's back hit the bed and Callie followed by carefully climbing on top of her girlfriend. The Blonde immediately arched her back and moaned softly at Callie's gentle caress of her body.

"Don't stop. Don't ever stop Calliope."

It was barely a whisper but Callie heard it perfectly clear anyway.

"I won't", she whispered in the Blonde's ear reassuringly. "I won't."

There was a slow pace in their usual intense, fast and almost furious lovemaking this evening. Despite this Callie was feeling closer than ever to the blonde beauty lying in their bed looking more vulnerable than she'd ever seen Arizona Robbins. Clothes were removed very carefully, almost as they both were going to shatter in a million pieces like expensive china, if they were to rough with each other. Eyes met and locked, kisses were placed with deep thoughtfulness and touches were caring than they ever had been before. Callie looked down at Arizona and saw that the baby blue eyes in front of her were on the verge of breaking in to tears and hesitated for a second.

"No, no, don't stop. You promised to never stop" the Blonde whispered with a half-broken voice. "I need you. I need you to never stop loving me."

"Stop loving you? I could never stop loving you Arizona Robbins. You are my life, my everything. You're all that I need."

And with that Callie lowered her head and dove in for yet another round of blissful kissing. Arizona whimpered and started to caress Callie's back with her hand with tiny strokes up and down. Callie groaned at the action and started to caress the Blonde's breasts with gentle touches while Arizona made sure that they stayed in close, very close contact, to each other. Kissing, nipping, licking, moaning, small cries and whimpers were exchanged and in an effort to feel even more close to the brunette Arizona fixed their positions so that they both were sitting upright against each other. Eyes locked again at the same time their releases were fast approaching and suddenly Arizona couldn't hold back anymore. She let her orgasm loose at the same time with her tears and collapsed with loud sobs against the brunette who herself was trying to recover from their emotional lovemaking. Callie pulled the smaller woman tightly to her and just held her for a few minutes. After a while the Blonde's sobbing were getting lower and later they stopped.

"Talk to me baby", Callie said lovingly. "What's wrong?"

Arizona stiffened in Callie's sweet and warm embrace. She knew that this was it. She had to tell Callie about the Carter Madison Grant. It was now or never. She closed her eyes tightly and took a deep breath.

"I've been giving the Carter Madison Grant. It's in Africa. And it's three years…and I've accepted it."