How do you say this…? Long time, no see? Is that the words I should use? Or am I going to beg you guys for forgiveness on my bare knees on my dirty floor for making you wait far to long? I'm really, REALLY sorry. I did loose my inspiration for everything in life but I'm slowly getting back on track again. So here we go – Let's finish this story! Are you still with me?

CHAPTER 36

Come on and take me by the hand
If only for a little while, I only want to make you smile

"I can't even tell you how good it feels to know that by the end of this day we are going to be home" Arizona sighed out.

They had just checked in and left their bags on the airport. It was Sunday and they were going back to Seattle.

"Home" Callie repeated. "OUR home"

Arizona stopped abruptly and turned around so she was facing Callie. The Latina could see the obvious happiness in the blonde's baby blue sparkling eyes and Callie couldn't describe the feelings that stirred around in her body. They had been through so much to get here. Together again at last. For real. And this time it was for eternity. Forever. They both knew it. They both felt it.

"I-I love when you say that" Arizona breathed out moving closer. "Our home"

"Our life" Callie whispered.

It was surreal. Standing in the middle of an airport that was crowded and full of moving people Callie felt something that were stronger than ever before. She loved this woman. She adored this woman. She craved this woman. And suddenly she realized it. Arizona Robbins was everything she had ever dreamed about in life. Everything she had wanted to achieve when it came to love and happiness.

"Marry me"

Arizona stiffened surprisingly.

"W-what did you just say?" she stuttered not at all sure of what she just had heard.

"I said; marry me" Callie simply said. "I love you"

A moment of silence settled in between to two lovers standing in front of each other with all the people running around them. People that for sure either were coming home or going away. People that didn't pay any attention to what was about to happen between Arizona Robbins and Callie Torres.

"Y-yes!" the blonde finally let out. "Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

Callie relaxed and smiled the widest smile she had ever had before when she heard Arizona's answer. She leaned in at the same time as Arizona and they hugged and held on to each other for dear life. Neither one of them could believe what had just happened. They had just got engaged. In Miami International Airport. They were getting married.

The whole plane ride home they just sat, holding hands and were looking deep in each other's eyes. Not a word was exchanged. But words were overrated in this very moment. The air around them was thick and heavy. But not in a negative way. Not at all. Waves of emotions filled with joy and happiness were crashing around them and as soon as they arrived to their apartment back in Seattle they didn't waste any time at all before they started to express every single feeling they felt for one another. Hours later they both fell asleep in each other's arms, exhausted but happy and relieved with the fact that they both had been so smart that they had taken the following day off from work…

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The first thing that shot through Arizona Robbins mind when she woke up the next morning was the realization that yesterday not was a dream. She smiled and turned around. The first thing she then noticed was that she was alone, not just in bed but also in the apartment. She frowned and quickly reached for her iPhone that was lying on the small table beside the bed. The time on the display surprised her. 11.23. It had been a long time since she had slept this late. She sighed and lied herself back down on the bed. At the same time she heard the door to the apartment open and a second later Arizona's smile was back in her face. She sat up again waiting for Callie to reach the bedroom. She felt like a child on Christmas morning, waiting to open her presents. It took Callie a few minutes to get to the bedroom, which made the blonde impatient.

"Good morning beautiful" the brunette said softly with a smile plastered all over her face when she got back in to the bedroom.

"Where have you been?" Arizona asked suspiciously.

"Nowhere" Callie said and was suddenly looking very amused by the sight of a whining blonde sitting up in their bed clearly newly awake with her hair all messy. "Have you slept well?"

"I have" Arizona answered. "But I don't like waking up alone. Haven't we talked about this before?"

Callie laughed softly and took the few steps that separated her from Arizona and the bed.

"I think I will be forgiven in no time at all for this one" she whispered and cupped one of the blonde's cheeks gently.

"Oh really?" Arizona said and rolled her eyes. "What makes you so sure of that?"

"Oh, just the fact that you love me and that I have been out and getting you something that I know that you're going to like" Callie smiled and leaned in and started to place small kisses behind Arizona's ear and continued down her neck and shoulder. "No, I take that back. Not like, you're going to love it."

Arizona leaned in to Callie's gentle touch. It seemed like she never could get enough of being in the arms of the brunette in front of her.

"I'm loving it already" the blonde breathed out. "Don't stop"

"I have no intention of stop loving you" Callie said softly and continued to let her lips adore Arizona's neck.

Feeling very pleased by that promise from the brunette Arizona relaxed even more and threw herself completely in to the safe and familiar hands that caressed her in this very moment. They had been at it practically around the clock this last week but still both of them just couldn't seem to get enough. It had been everything from raw sex to pure lovemaking. But even so still it was like the first time every time.

"Wait a minute, I'll be right back" Callie said and suddenly stopped her actions. "Don't move"

Arizona was just about to let Callie know exactly what she thought of leaving her hanging like this but before she got the chance to do so Callie placed one finger over her lips to make sure of that the blonde was going to keep quiet.

"Sit still and keep your beautiful and oh so sexy mouth shut" the brunette smiled.

"I wasn't going to say anything" Arizona protested vaguely.

Callie raised her eyebrows with an expression of obvious doubt.

"Fine" Arizona huffed. "I'll sit still and I'll be quiet"

Callie laughed when she got of the bed in one quick motion and left the bedroom. Arizona heard Callie moving around outside in the living room like she was looking for something and before the blonde knew it she had company in bed again.

"Now, close your eyes" Callie ordered. "No questions. Just do it"

"You know that I don't like surprises" Arizona tried. "I might start crying"

"Believe me honey. You're going to like this one" Callie smiled. "Close your eyes"

Arizona did was she was being told and closed her eyes. She felt Callie taking her left hand in her own.

"I love you" she heard Callie say somewhere out of the blue. "I want to spend my life with you. Forever and ever. From here to eternity. I want you and I want us. Do you want that to?"

"Y-yes" Arizona got out. "I've never wanted anything more in my whole life"

The sincerity in the blonde's words encouraged Callie and before Arizona had the chance to react she felt something slip on to her left ring finger.

"I feel like I've been on a treasure hunt my whole life" Callie continued. "I've been searching for that special thing, a diamond that was going to give me everything that have been missing in my life. And now, I don't have to search anymore. Because I've found my diamond. My treasure in life. You"

Arizona gasped and even though she tried her hardest she couldn't hold the tears back any longer.

"C-can I open my eyes now?"

"Yes" Callie answered. "You can open your eyes now"

Tears were streaming down the blonde's cheeks when she opened her eyes slowly and looked down in search of the jewelry that now was decorating her left hand. It was a simple ring. Clad in white gold with one simple stone, supposedly a diamond.

"I-I-I…"

"Schhh" Callie said soothingly. "You don't have to say anything. Just be mine. Be mine by wearing this. Let this show the world how much I love you"

By now Arizona was crying loudly. Tears of joy.

"You know that surprises makes me cry" she sobbed while trying to get herself together. "I love you. I love you. I love you. I LOVE YOU"

Callie laughed happily when Arizona started to kiss her all over.

"Does this mean that you like it and that I'm forgiven for not being here when you woke up? Which I'm truly sorry for by the way"

"It means that I LOVE it and that you are forgiven. For sure!" the blonde giggled. "Now, this really craves a proper thank you…"

Another wave of happiness crashed through Callie's body when Arizona pushed her down the bed and quickly made sure to follow to straddle her waist.

"I really need to get you more jewelry if this is what's coming with it" Callie mumbled and helped Arizona to get out of both her own clothes and the blonde's.

"Oh you ain't seen nothing yet" Arizona smiled lustfully. "But you're lucky. Cause I'm going to show you…."