Okay, it took me almost four hours to write this chapter! It was intense, even for a straight girl like me ;)

I hope I have made them justice with this. I'm actually kind of nervous about how this chapter turned out…

So people! Be gentle with me…my heart can't take much more tonight…

CHAPTER 26

Once upon a time

I had a dream I had a vision

Of that someone that was missing

In my life

Here I am, looking back

On the road I used to travel

Through the darkness

Through the times of sacrifice

I can't believe how things can change so fast

I can see it in your eyes

We're gonna last

With every bit of me with all my heart

With every single breath I'm gonna love you

Fall into my arms tonight

Let's make it all right

If you ever come to doubt these words

Let me be the one to break it to you

I'm gonna love you endlessly

With every bit of me

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Callie waited until Arizona had fallen asleep against her shoulder. The blonde was breathing in a steady rhythm and looked very peaceful all cuddled up to Callie and the brunette realized it was time. Careful not to wake her sleeping girlfriend she reached for her purse and took the envelope out. Arizona's last letter. She had saved it on purpose wishing she would've the chance to read it during this plane ride. Mainly because Callie had a feeling it would give her the last piece of the puzzle regarding Arizona's inner thoughts. But she had also saved it because she knew that when this night had been coming to its end they were going to be an 'US' and a 'WE' for real again. It felt a little sad though that this was the last. Callie had been touched beyond words by the letters from the blonde in ways she never could've imagined. Throwing one last look at Arizona to just make sure she was sound asleep Callie opened the letter carefully.

My Love, My Life, My Everything, My Calliope,

I'm on my way home. Back to you. My heart has spoken. I don't know where this road will take me and that I've never been more scared in my entire life. I just know that I can't live with this uncertainty in my life anymore. What ever happens will happen. These are the words that are rushing through my head as this airplane is taking off from Malawi with its destination that will be Seattle.

Cause its just one thing I forgot to tell you and I can't do it in a letter, or with a phone call or an email. I'll probably be rambling something really stupid or some really unimportant things when I first see you but please, hear me out and listen to what I have to say and maybe, just maybe you are going to be willing to give me a chance to fix what once have been broken. I know that my heart is going to pound like crazy and my mouth will be as dry as the sand in the Sahara desert and my hands are going to be all sweaty and I'll probably going to look like a deer, ready to run. See, I already ramble. You'll probably wonder why I'm doing this but it's an easy answer to that question. Even though you might not see it right away I'm going to devote my whole life to make you see it if I have to. With this letter I'll vow to give you all of me and everything that I am will be yours if you want it. I haven't been able to say this out loud until now. But now I say it to myself all the time; I am going home. I am coming home. I am staying home. Cause my home is with you.

Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours. (Did you know that it's Beethoven who wrote those words?)

And here is Arizona Robbins written words.

I loved you then. I have loved you since. I love you now. I will love you forever.

A

Callie managed to hold her emotions steady enough to not cry. Although it would've been the happiest tears she had ever cried…

Looking down at the sleeping blonde in the seat next to her she felt waves of emotions crashing around inside her. She felt it hard to believe that this beautiful and painful journey they had been taking together these last weeks had taken them up to here. Folding the letter away she leaned back in her seat and relaxed. And for the first time in Callie Torres's life she was sure of the fact that whatever it was she was feeling right now; it was the real deal and what life was all about.

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"So, Karev is with Avery, Altman with Kepner, Robbins with Torres, Shepherd with Grey the eldest, Hunt with Yang, I'm with Little Grey and Bailey; you're on your own", Mark stated in the hotel lobby while handing out their keys. "Dinner is served around eight so I'll see you then."

Arizona locked eyes with Callie during Mark's announcements with a look that said that dinner was not an option. At least not outside their hotel room.

"And if someone's deciding to skip dinner", Bailey said looking around her colleagues with fiery eyes. "Just make sure you're up and in the time for 8 pm in the morning."

"Well, I myself am really hungry so dinner at eight it is", Meredith Grey declared.

"Yeah, count me in", Alex Karev said.

"Me to", Teddy stated and April Kepner who was standing beside the cardio surgeon nodded.

"Let's go check out the rooms", Cristina Yang suggested and dragged Owen Hunt towards the elevators.

Callie and Arizona hadn't said one word since they arrived at the hotel but to them, Cristina Yang's word, sounded like the best idea someone's ever come up with during this whole day. The group reduced when everyone had found their rooms and Callie and Arizona was one of the first to disappear and as soon as the door was shut and locked behind them they sighed out.

Arizona took a few hesitant steps in to the room before she turned around and gave the brunette a small smile. She couldn't deny the fact that she suddenly was feeling very nervous. A shivering silence engulfed the couple as their eyes found its way to lock with each other and for a while they just stood there enjoying the loneliness they had been longing for with such hunger these last few days. Butterflies was playing around in Arizona Robbins stomach and it appeared as Callie also was starting to feel a bit nervous as the brunette shifted her weight from one foot to another.

"Would it be a total turn off if I told you that I'm nervous?" the blonde half whispered half said and blushed at the same time.

Callie looked cautiously in to Arizona's baby blue eyes. She then took a few steps and walked up to the blonde so she could face her properly.

"No", Callie whispered. "But then again, you could never be a total turn off…"

Arizona giggled silently.

"I love you", she managed to get out although she was slightly out of breath. "Right now I am so in love with you I just don't know what to do with myself."

Callie swallowed hard in an attempt to moisturize her already way to dry mouth. Closing her eyes for a brief moment she felt her head spin. They were so close but hadn't tried to touch each other yet and the tension was building, as were the emotions. When Callie opened her eyes again she found the blonde looking intensely at her.

"I love you to", the brunette said.

It was the simplest statement ever made. But to Arizona it meant everything in that exact moment, mainly because the words were true and honest. The blonde exhaled her relief and inched herself closer to Callie. Suddenly they were as close as someone could be without kissing. Warm breaths were exchanged and Arizona felt it as her knees were going to give in and that she were about to fall. Then Callie lifted her hands and started to stroke her upper arms with light scrapes of her fingernails causing the blonde to shiver in response. Arizona lifted her hands up to Callie's face and cupped it gently to stroke her thumbs back and forth from the brunette's mouth and back.

"Kiss me", the blonde pleaded in a hoarse whisper. "Kiss me."

It was a tender kiss. It was a slow kiss. But it was dripping with emotions. Callie's hands had made their way up to Arizona's blonde locks. Making sure to take this slow and gentle Callie's tongue demanded a gentle entrance in to the blonde's mouth and when tongues came in contact Arizona released a sigh that was full of pleasure and relief.

So there they were, standing in the middle of a hotel room, just kissing each other. All thoughts and all the feelings regarding one fast and furious lovemaking was gone, right now they both wanted to take their time to explore each other again. They had time. There was no hurry this time. They both knew it.

And from that moment their eyes told the only words needed. Arizona lifted her arms in slow motion when Callie tugged slightly at the hem of it and when it was off the brunette took her time to just look and appreciate what had came in to her vision. Soft, pale skin that demanded to be touched. Arizona opened her heavy lidded eyes and felt her body starting to react to the brunette's heavy stare at her.

"God, you're so beautiful", Callie mumbled before she took a hold of the blonde's hips and pulled her close again.

Playing with one strap that belonged to Arizona's bra Callie gently eased it off, leaving the blonde's shoulder bare for her to place a soft this on. Arizona couldn't move, she was all Callie's at that moment. Callie moved to the blonde's other shoulder repeating her actions that was followed by tender kisses up to Arizona's jaw. This action caused a wave of wetness between the blonde's legs and she whimpered loudly at the familiar feeling.

Arizona moved herself and took a hold of Callie's top to take it off but the brunette stopped her before she could do it. She frowned a bit and looked with confusion in to Callie's lovingly brown eyes.

"Soon", the brunette promised.

All Arizona could to was to nod and she started to chew on her lower lip in anticipation on what was about to come next.

Callie then leaned in and placed a wet and hot kiss in the corner of the blonde's mouth before pulling her flat against her own body again. The slow kissing resumed with tongues battling each other, this time a bit more forcefully though and Callie reached behind to unclasp Arizona's bra. Taking it off very carefully she couldn't help but sigh with pleasure at the sight of what was revealed.

Arizona felt as she was going to cry. This was so intense. Feeling Callie's heavy stare at her bare upper body was turning her on like never before. Arizona Robbins had never felt more beautiful as she did now. She moaned at Callie's touches and gentle caresses and her body wasn't obeying her anymore. The blonde squirmed and pushed her hips forward, trying so hard to ease the burning desire between her thighs. God! She couldn't recall being any wetter.

"Open your eyes", Callie suddenly demanded. "Open them. I want to see you."

Arizona had to gather all strength she had to comply with the brunette's wish. And at the same time she opened her eyes Callie's hand found its way down her jeans and in one quick movement the button was undone.

"God!" Arizona whimpered. "I'm not sure I can take this anymore…"

In response Callie took a hold of the blonde's hand and lead her over to the bed, gently sitting her down and then got on her knees in front of Arizona. The blonde leaned back and rested her hands on the beds cover to get the support she needed. Callie began to pull on the blonde's jeans and panties and while she did she placed soft and gentle kisses all the way down her legs. After the jeans had been removed she traveled up with kisses again up to Arizona's stomach and then back down again…

Arizona felt that the strength holding her up suddenly disappeared and she fell back on the bed just in time for Callie's kisses to reach her inner thigh. Arching her back and grabbing a hold of the beds cover she let out a sound mixed with pure pleasure and passion when Callie's kisses reached its final destination. God! Her wetness didn't seem to cease one bit. Instead it just kept pouring out of her and it didn't get any better when Callie's tongue pressed at her and in to her.

"Oh Goooood!", the blonde cried out. "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Feeling the blonde's release quickly approaching Callie stopped her actions causing Arizona to whimper. But without saying a word the blonde grabbed the brunette's shoulder and pulled her down flat against her at the bed.

"I need to feel you", Arizona whispered breathlessly. "I need you."

And then she pulled at Callie's clothes and a few minutes later they were both naked. Moans, sighs and whimpers were the only sounds filling the room as they came in close contact with each other. They fell back on the bed and started over with a make out-session, which was fueled even more at the sensation of being so near one another again. Hands were roaming, touching and caressing all over. Arizona flipped them over so Callie was the one lying back and she quickly straddled the brunette at her hips. Before any movements were done the blonde locked eyes with her girlfriend and they shared the most intense look that said everything.

Arizona leaned forward to kiss the brunette's neck and continued down Callie's body, letting her tongue swirl around her girlfriend's bellybutton causing Callie to groan out loud.

"God, you're good at this", the brunette panted.

Arizona mimicked Callie's earlier actions and when the brunette was ready to fall of the edge she stopped and crawled back up her girlfriend's body. It was minutes mixed with pure pleasure caused by the fact that they were together again but also pain cause they wanted to savor this moment forever and ever.

"I want you", Callie whispered in the blonde's ear. "Tell me what YOU want."

Arizona felt herself being flipped over yet again and Callie staring down at her with a questioned expression.

"I need you to…love me", she whispered. "Show me how much you love me."

Callie leaned in to give the blonde a kiss full with reassurance before she entwined one of their hands together above Arizona's head. The brunette's hand slipped down and made a quick travel path south on the blonde's now slick body.

"Look at me."

And there it was again. Arizona opened her eyes in the exact same moment that Callie entered her with one finger soon to be followed by another. The blonde's mouth froze in a perfectly shaped 'O' and she arch her back throwing her chest up close to Callie's face much to the brunette's pleasure and she lowered her head enough to let her tongue play with Arizona's erected nipple.

"Oooh…Ooohh…that feel's SO amazing!" Arizona cried. "God I love you! So much!"

Callie moved inside her in a slow pace and watched the blonde intensely. She loved the affect she had on Arizona right now. It made Callie feel powerful. Suddenly the blonde opened her eyes and before Callie knew it Arizona's slender fingers had made a rough entrance in to her as well. Callie gasped in surprise and breathed out in an attempt to not explode right away. Moving inside of each other they kissed again, this time hard and slightly rough, before the lack of air became inevitable to ignore and when their eye's locked again, they both flicked their fingers making sure to hit just the right spots to push each other over the edge once and for all to put a stop to this extremely intense and almost painful lovemaking. Using their thumbs to add the extra pressure they both know the other one needed they peaked at the exact same second.

Arizona cried out trying to muffle the sounds she was making by turning her head at the side and bury her head in to a pillow. Callie buried her head in the crook of one of the blonde's shoulders.

"Oh God Calliope!"

"Ahh…Arizona!"

And then there was silence mixed with heavy breathing. Still connected as one, they lifted their heads to look at each other and one second later they were kissing again. It didn't last long though they were still out of breath and air was very necessary to both of them. Callie eased herself carefully off from the blonde and collapsed beside her letting out a sigh of relief and Arizona immediately cuddled up and entwined their legs to each other.

"That was…amazing", the blonde whispered. "Awesome. Super. Fantastic. And I have never loved you more."

Callie pulled Arizona closer in response, placing a soft kiss on the blonde's forehead.

"Words can't describe my love for you", she whispered back. "I love you so much."

Arizona turned and pulled Callie with her. The blonde pressed her back against Callie who soon had settled in to spoon her. Suddenly everything was the way it was meant to be. Arizona was finally home again. Safe in the arms of the woman she loved so deeply. And then she couldn't hold back any longer. Tears filled her eyes and she started to cry loudly letting her tears fall freely…