A/N: Very sorry for the long wait! Life got in the way! More is coming. I hope you stay with me.

Chapter 14

"I hate you. I hope you know that." Callie mumbled as she hauled herself out of bed after her alarm clock had gone off. Their flight to Miami was at 10:00 am which meant they needed to be up and moving by 8. That idea didn't sit too well with her.

Mark rolled over in bed and watched as she moved around the room. "No you don't. You love me." He smiled when Callie rolled her eyes. "Besides, it's not that bad. We're just visiting your parents, Cal. What's the big idea?"

Callie whipped around to face him, "What's the big idea?" she mocked, "The big idea is that I didn't want to do this in the first place, Mark." she grumbled, "My parents are crazy!"

"I'm sure they're not-" Mark stopped himself when Callie shot a look of death at him over her shoulder. Instead, he stood from the bed, made his way over to her and slid his hands around her waist. "Everything's going to be fine. Stop freaking out."

"I'm not freaking out!" she shot at him, "I'm just...nervous."

"Well stop. You have nothing to be nervous about." he said calmly as he brushed a lock of hair out of her face.

Callie looked up at him and raised an eyebrow, "You're very confident aren't you, Sloan?"

Mark smirked, "It's one of the many specialties I offer. Building people's confidence with my own."

"It works." she said then pecked his lips before heading off to the bedroom to get ready.

An hour later, Mark swung open the door and grinned at his two best friends on the other side, "Cal!" he called over his shoulder, "Derek and Addie are here."

"Coming!" he heard her call from the bedroom. Mark moved aside to let Derek and Addison in then closing the door after them.

"Hey, thanks for taking us to the airport, man." Mark said clapping a hand on Derek's shoulder.

Derek smiled, "Yeah. No problem."

"How is she?" Addison asked Mark as she sat on one of the breakfast bar stools.

Mark shrugged, "She was freaking out earlier," Addie rolled her eyes, "But she's okay now. I calmed her down a bit."

"Good." Addie concluded, "It's your fault she's in this mess anyway."

"Hey-" he began to defend but Callie coming out of the room cut him off.

"Morning." she greeted them with a smile, "Ready?" she asked Mark. He nodded, then he and Derek moved to grab the luggage and began taking them out.

Callie moved around the living room grabbing last minute things when Addison pulled her to the side, "Hey. You okay?"

"I'm fine." she shrugged meekly.

Addison gave her an encouraging smile, "If you need anything. Back up, someone to help you hide the body, just call. I'll be there in a heartbeat."
The pair of best friends embraced each other in a warm hug before walking out of the apartment and toward the car.

The car ride to the airport was comfortable. Addie sat in the back with Callie while Mark sat in the passenger seat next to Derek, who was driving. The conversation was light, they discussed patients that had come in that week and what surgeries they would be performing. And soon, Derek was pulling into the loading zone and putting the car in park.

Mark and Derek quickly got out and started unloading the luggage as Callie and Addie climbed out of the back seat.

"Are you sure you're gonna be okay?" Addison asked again. "You don't have to put on a brave face, it's just me."Callie nodded and glanced at Mark who was saying something to the man who was checking their bags in carside.

"We'll be fine." she reassured her best friend. The two women smiled at each other before kissing each other on the cheek and embracing each other. "I love you, Adds."

They pulled away and Addison wiped her cheek where a few tears had slipped, "I love you, too Cal." The girls were startled when Derek and Mark started clapping behind them.

"Wow." Mark commented, then pretended to wipe the tears from his cheeks, "That was just beautiful."

"It really was." Derek added in between his laughter, "Who knew that Satan and The Bone Crusher had soft sides."

Both women turned and glared at both guys before turning to each other.

"They are in no position to tease about 'soft sides'." Callie told her friend. Addison nodded and raised an eyebrow at the two men who had suddenly gone silent.

"I think I still have picture of them cuddling together when we were in college. I wonder where I put that..."

"Okay!" Mark announced, "I think it's time for us to get going."

Callie laughed then looked at Addison, "I'll call you when we land."

"You better."

The four friends exchanged goodbye hugs and then they were off.

Mark leaned down to take Callie's hand in his and squeezed tight as they walked through the sliding doors. "You ready?"

Callie looked up at him and squeezed his hand tighter, "I'm ready." Together they walked hand in hand to their gate.

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"Holy Hell! It's fucking hot!" Puck said as he and Santana walked out of Miami International Airport hand in hand.

Santana laughed as she pushed her sunglasses on her face. "We're definitely not in Ohio anymore."

"You could say that again." he laughed. "So what's on the agenda for this week?"

"Shopping, beach, visiting my grandparents, Disney World." she lowered her voice when she mentioned her grandparents, hoping he wouldn't catch that part.

"Disney World-" he started, "Wait! Did you say visiting your grandparents?!"

"Uh. Yeah." she said meekly before quickly adding, "It'll be over before you know it." she promised.

Puck sighed and ran a hand through his mohawk. "You're gonna owe me big for this, Lopez."

Santana grinned and turned to wrap her arms around his neck, pressing her body against his. "I think I have a few ways to repay you." she whispered in his ear then lightly tugged on the sensitive lobe. Puck groaned and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her impossibly closer.

A loud clearing of a throat caused them to pull apart and when they did her mother was staring at them with her arms crossed over her chest.

"Santana Lopez, I agreed to let him come on this trip for one reason and one reason only." Aria reminded her daughter. "However, I did not agree to...this." she sneered gesturing to how close they were to each other.

Puck stepped away from Santana and smiled at Aria. "Thank you again, Ms. Lopez." he said as sincerely as he possibly could, "For letting me come with you guys."

Aria simply nodded before turning back to her husband.

"Just ignore her." Santana told him as she placed a kiss to his cheek.

"Alright guys, let's go." Her father announced as a limo pulled up in front of them and a tall man dressed in a suit got out and began loading their things. "Your grandfather sent the limo." Antonio told his daughter.

Santana sighed as Puck's eyes practically bugged out of his head. "Did I forget to mention that we're staying with them for the week?" she asked innocently.

Puck turned to her incredulously, "No you did not mention it! Santana!"

"What?" she snapped, "It must've slipped my mind."

"Slipped your mind my ass." Puck mumbled as he helped her in after her mother climbed in. Antonio stopped him before he got in and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry. The Torres' can be a little...much." he told him. Puck's eyes widened and Antonio let out a little chuckle, "All you have to do is nod and smiled and everything will be fine." he patted Puck's shoulder before climbing in the limo.

Puck let out a heavy breath, "Oh boy." he muttered before getting in.