More coffee, more Christmas music and some horseback riding have done it possible for me to deliver TWO new chapters today. I'm guessing you all know what getting away to a medical conference and hotel rooms will be about after reading this ;)

CHAPTER 23

Might be late for work

But I promise that it's worth it baby

Don't go, so hungry for you,

Taste me and I'll taste you

There's no stopping

What I'll do to get you in the mood

Our bodies touching,

I just can't get enough

I wanna love you, love you, love you, love you, love you

Won't let you sleep

Want you deep inside of me

So I can love you, love you, love you, love you, love you

My Dearest Calliope,

If you could go back and change just one thing about your life, would you? And if you did, would that change make your life better? Or would that change ultimately break your heart? Or break the heart of another? Would you choose an entirely different path? Or would you change just one thing? Just one moment. One moment that you always wanted back…

All My Love,

A

"So, do you wanna watch a movie or something?" Callie questioned the blonde who was comfortably seated in the couch in her living room.

They had gone straight to Callie's apartment after Arizona's 'show' involving hot kissing and then stop hot kissing just to tease the living hell out of the brunette in the locker room. Now they had all evening free to do whatever they wanted and work wasn't calling them until Wednesday morning which meant one night, one whole day and another night off to just enjoy each other's company.

"Sounds good to me", Arizona responded and leaned back against the cushions at the corner off the couch.

"I'm just going to take a quick shower first", Callie informed.

The brunette looked cautiously at her girlfriend.

"Care to join me?" she continued and used a very flirty tone in her voice.

"YES!" Arizona's body screamed in total agony just by the thought of being in the shower with Callie. The brunette's wet, slick and hot skin came in to the blonde's vision and she turned her eyes away from Callie so that she wouldn't see what so obviously was on the blonde's mind at the moment.

"No, I'm good", Arizona said giving her best to sound neutral.

Callie could tell that it was taking a lot of strength from Arizona to say no and smirked to herself. Well, the blonde might be turning down a shower but Callie sure wasn't done with Arizona yet.

"Suit yourself. I'll be back in a few."

Callie disappeared from the living room and one moment later Arizona heard the shower started.

"Focus Robbins", she muttered to herself. "You can do this. You can. You are NOT going to lose this battle."

Arizona leaned back again in the couch picking a magazine up from the table and tried to read an article about interior decorating. And without even noticing how many minutes that had passed, the brunette suddenly was standing very close to her. Dripping wet with just a towel wrapped around her.

"See something you like?" Callie teased.

Arizona swallowed hard and closed her eyes for a brief moment.

"I've seen better", she managed to get out.

Callie raised her eyebrows still looking down at the sitting blonde.

"Oh really? And may I ask who or what you have seen that's been better?" the brunette asked and leaned down to touch Arizona's face.

Oh God! She couldn't give in, she couldn't give in. Callie was trying to seduce her and she just couldn't lose. Think about…appendectomies! Yes, blood and surgeries. This is helping.

"I'm not sure I can reveal such thing to you", Arizona therefore declared and kept her mind firmly on blood and surgeries and NOT on the Goddess in front of her still wet from the shower.

"You might have seen better but I'm sure that no one is DOING you better than I am", Callie whispered and leaned in to give the blonde a kiss so mind blowing that Arizona forgot all about blood and surgeries and appendectomies for the moment. "Or am I completely wrong here?"

Arizona whimpered as the kiss intensified and the brunette's hands came up to cup her face. God, what did this woman do to her? The blonde felt her body giving in to Callie's kiss and for a quick moment she cursed the fact that the brunette had so much power of her.

When Callie started to place opened hot-mouthed kisses on her jaw and continued back to her ear she sighed with pleasure and pulled Callie flat against her.

"So, what do you say about that we just forget this stupid little bet just for tonight?" Arizona panted out.

Callie stopped her moment and leaned back so she could lock eyes with the blonde who obviously was turned on beyond words.

"Are you saying you lose?"

"Do you think telling you I'm willing to do whatever you want me to do answers your question? Arizona whispered back happy with the expression on Callie's face caused by her reply. "So why don't you just lie back and get yourself comfortable so we can enjoy our night from work off properly?"

The blonde gave Callie a slight push so she was lying with her back against the cushions on the couch's other side. When the brunette was comfortable Arizona quickly followed climbing on top of Callie.

"Close your eyes baby" the blonde commanded and Callie did exactly what she was told.

Arizona started to place soft kisses on the brunette's lips only stopping while she busied herself sucking on Callie's lower lip. In response the brunette moaned and pressed herself further down in the corner of the couch. Arizona shifted her position slightly and placed her left knee between Callie's legs and made sure to cause enough friction to make the brunette squirm with pleasure.

Callie enjoyed the blonde's actions more than words could ever say and she was just about to grab the hem of Arizona's sleeveless shirt when she suddenly felt the pleasure disappear. She realized that Arizona had moved away from her and when she opened her eyes she was met with a very satisfied look from the blonde who was now sitting back on the other side of the couch again.

Callie sighed out with frustration and Arizona smirked.

"Two can play this game you know", the blonde stated. "And Arizona Robbins does not lose her battles."

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"She is driving me crazy!" Callie grunted. "I know she wants to have sex with me just as badly as I want to have sex with her but because of this stupid, STUPID bet we have going on my life is hell right now."

The brunette was more frustrated than she'd ever been in her whole life and she had to whine to someone about it and therefore it had suited her perfectly when Mark had stopped by for coffee before work the next morning. Although she knew that talking to Mark could be a little risky considering what Arizona felt about it, she just had to talk to her best friend right now. Callie had also soon learned, a bit in to their conversation this morning, that Mark so badly wanted to talk about what was going on between him and Lexie as well so it felt slightly allowable to talk with him.

"What is that I've been telling you all along?" Mark said and laughed. "That girl sure knows how to play her cards right. She is strong. And when she put her side to it, she is also very, very intimidating. You don't want to mess with her, believe me."

Callie looked with concern at her male friend.

"I'm sorry. I know she's a bit hard for you to handle right now but you do understand why, don't you? Give her a little more time and she will come around. I promise."

"I could give the same advise to you, you know", Mark replied and winked playfully back at her. "But yes, I know Cal. And I am really glad that the two of you seems to have things going again so I'm gonna lay low for a while. I don't want to mess things up for you. Both of you deserve a little happiness after all that's been."

Callie couldn't help but feeling a bit surprised after hearing Mark's statement. Although she knew he cared deeply for her and that he could be sensitive when he really wanted it was nice hearing him saying this to her.

"Thanks Mark", she said softly and placed her hand on his arm and squeezed it comfortingly. "So enough about me. How are things developing between you and little Grey?

"I'm not sure that I dare to tell you because then I'm sure everything's going to fall apart…again. BUT it's going well. We're dating again, taking things slowly. Very slowly. Maybe even to slow for my taste but I really want to make things work with her again. I love her."

"I'm sure you have learned a thing or two since the last time Mark", Callie said and smiled warmly at him. "I know I have."

Suddenly it knocked on the door and Callie put her cup down to go and open it. She was surprised to see Arizona standing outside smiling widely and was struck by nervousness when she saw that the blonde's smile faded slightly at the sight of Mark Sloan.

"Hi there", Callie said trying to sound normal but also very happy to see whom it was. "You're here early. Can't stay away from me, can't you?"

The brunette shot her best smile back at the blonde with her last words and to her relief it seemed to work. Arizona leaned it to give her a quick peck on the cheek.

"You know I can't", she said speaking with a low voice. "Am I interrupting something?"

"No", Mark said and got up from the chair. "I was just about to leave actually. Work you know. But you two have a nice day. Bye Cal and thanks for the coffee."

And then he was out the door before the two women even had the chance to reply. Arizona felt a pang of guilt shooting through her for a moment. Mark Sloan obviously was terrified of her after her outbreak at the hospital last time they had been speaking. Or screaming. Whatever. On the other hand it was satisfying. She was not ready to let Mark in the way he had been before it was revealed that he had been screwing her girlfriend while she had been away.

"Are you gonna come in?" Callie suddenly asked waking the blonde up from her thoughts.

"Uuum…yeah."

Arizona stepped inside and discarded her coat and placed it on Callie's sofa.

"Are you okay?" Callie asked carefully and looked cautiously at the blonde. "I mean…you know with…"

"I'm fine", Arizona interrupted. "You know what I feel about Mark at the moment but I can't disregard the fact that he is your friend. And…I trust you."

Callie relaxed and exhaled slightly before she took a few steps up to Arizona and cupped the blonde's face staring lovingly in to a pair of baby blue eyes.

"I've missed you" Arizona mumbled and blushed slightly. "So the answer to your question is: No, I can't stay away from you."

Callie shot a sweet smile at her girlfriend and leaned in to place a soft but chaste kiss on the blonde's lips.

"Does that mean that you are ready to give in yet?"

Arizona frowned and laughed sweetly.

"No way! What did I tell you last night? Arizona Robbins doesn't give in. NEVER!"