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"You know what sucks more than breaking up?"
"What?" Arizona asked her friend, who was drunk. They both had been at Joe's only thirty minutes and Teddy was already drunk. Arizona needed to tell someone about her recent break-up and she had called her best friend in L.A. but she was just received with a voicemail. Needing someone to talk to, Arizona told Teddy. Teddy, being a really good friend, had brought her to Joe's to help her new friend.
Arizona and Joanne had finally decided to break up and go their separate ways. Arizona wasn't sad about it she was just pissed. She did love Joanne but the only problem here was that the love had changed into loved.
"Did you hear what I just said?" Teddy asked loudly, forcing Arizona to break from her thoughts. "I'm sorry, what?"
"Being single sucks more than breaking up" Teddy scowled that Arizona wasn't listening and Arizona noticed that so she threw herself into the conservation with much more interest. "Oh, Teddy, believe me, being single is way better than being in a love-less relationship."
"At least you had a relationship. I don't even have one" Teddy laughed bitterly and Arizona gave a forced laugh. Teddy rambled on and Arizona started to think again.
"Arizona… we should talk." Joanne pulled Arizona into the couch. Arizona could feel it- this was it. They were going to have the talk.
"It's over isn't it?" Arizona turned her head towards her girlfriend, with a twisted smile on her face. Joanne smiled sadly back and stroked Arizona's face with her finger. Arizona caught her hand and linked her fingers through hers.
"We don't have to do the thing-sit and talk about our relationship and then cry in front of each other making ourselves feel bad. It would be easier… if you could just leave"
"I know, Arizona, I'm sorry. I love you" Joanne pulled Arizona into a tight bone crushing hug and they both lay there for what seemed like an eternity.
"I love you too" Arizona whispered and she was surprised that she never felt the pain. Maybe it would hit her later.
"Hey, Callie!" Arizona jumped from her thoughts when she heard Teddy's loud voice. She smiled when Callie joined them. Callie slipped into the spot next to Arizona and Callie gave her a huge smile which Arizona returned half-heartedly.
Teddy ordered a few more drinks which made both Callie and Arizona worried. Teddy had already drunk too much and if she continued to drink, she would be having the worst hangover. "Relax, I ordered them for Arizona. She needs to get some alcohol in her system, because she just got dumped" Teddy spoke, seeing the worried looks on their faces.
"You seem awfully cheerful about that" Arizona commented causing both Callie and Teddy to laugh.
"You finally broke-up with what's-her-face?" Callie asked Arizona while taking a sip from her drink. "Yeah, I broke up with what's-her-face" Arizona replied as she played with her drink.
"You okay?" Callie asked softly and Arizona smiled and nodded.
"You know what would make you feel better? You should dance. Callie, why don't you dance with her?" Teddy suggested, practically pushing Arizona to the floor.
"No, Teddy, I'm fine" Arizona protested and turned to Callie who was just smiling at her. "Seriously, what's with you people and dancing?" Arizona muttered.
"C'mon let's dance" Callie extended her hand and Arizona accepted it with an eye roll. An upbeat song was playing and Callie pulled Arizona into the middle of the floor and she started dancing to the beat of the song.
Arizona just stood there watching Callie, crossing her arms. "Dance" Callie urged, tugging Arizona's arms. Arizona reluctantly gave in and started to move to the beat of the song. Unknowingly, they both got closer and their bodies were just inches apart. Arizona looked into Callie's eyes and she suddenly felt warmth spread over her.
"You okay?" Callie asked again, as she twirled around to the beat. Arizona laughed at Callie's dance movements and she thought for a minute before answering.
"I guess it hasn't hit me yet. I mean we were over a long time ago and-and… I don't know" The blonde whispered and Callie placed her hands on Arizona's shoulders and gave it a soft squeeze.
The song ended and a lady got up on the stage and he grabbed a mic and she began to sing. Everybody cheered for him and she waved his arms.
"Babe, this one's for you" she pointed to her girlfriend, who blushed and everybody wolf-whistled.
You know there's no need to hide away
You know I tell the truth
We are just the same
I can feel everything you do
Hear everything you say
Even when you are miles away
Cos I am me, the universe and u.
The mood shifted around Callie and Arizona. Callie didn't remove her hands from Arizona's shoulders and she stared into Arizona's blue eyes. She could feel herself getting lost into it. Her eyes slowly darted down to her lips-those pink lips and Callie had the sudden urge to kiss her. She wanted to kiss Arizona.
Arizona could see Callie staring at her and she gulped. The way Callie looked at her sent shivers down her spine. Callie's hands on her shoulders made her skin tingle. She looked into those brown orbs of the Latina and she forgot everything else around her. Everything disappeared and the only thing that was real was Callie's hands on her shoulders and those brown eyes looking at her.
They both stood there frozen, taking in the moment, staring at each other. The song ended and everyone cheered, causing the pair to snap out of their staring. Arizona blinked and tears formed in her eyes. Callie dropped her hands as she quickly recovered. What had just happened?
"Excuse me" Arizona muttered, quickly wiping the tears that fell as she walked to their booth and she noticed that Teddy was missing. Callie quickly followed her and slid in next to Arizona.
"I'm sorry" Arizona gave an awkward smile as she wiped her tears with a tissue. Callie smiled at her but her mind was still frozen. That intimate moment before had done something to the Latina.
"It's okay" Callie shrugged. "I know how it feels after a breakup" Callie gave a small smile.
"No, you don't" Arizona said a little harsh and she noticed the look of pain that flashed on Callie's face. She quickly realized and mentally slapped herself.
"I'm sorry" Arizona apologized sincerely but the brunette looked away from her. She placed a hand on Callie's shoulder and forced her to turn but the brunette simply refused.
"Calliope, I'm sorry" Arizona mumbled and Callie reluctantly turned to glance at the blonde and tried to hide her smile.
"Forgive me?" Arizona asked, batting her eyelashes and Callie laughed at the blonde's antics. Arizona smiled when she heard Callie laugh. It was really nice to hear her laugh.
"I forgive you" Callie smiled and Arizona smiled her super-magic smile, with dimples, for the first time that night. Something about being with the Latina always made her smile.
"Come with me" Callie said suddenly standing up.
"Where?" Arizona stood up, confused.
"Just…" Callie grabbed the edge of Arizona's jacket and dragged her out of the bar. She quickly walked them over to her car and she opened the door motioning Arizona to get in.
"Are you kidnapping me or something, Calliope?"
"Just shut up and get in. And if I were to kidnap a person, I would kidnap someone less perky. You would force me to return you with all your perkiness"
"Wow. Way to kill a girl when she is down" Arizona commented as she buckled in. Callie slid into the driver's seat and just shrugged.
"Sorry but that was the truth" Callie chuckled when Arizona stuck out her tongue at her.
"Where are we going?" Arizona half-whined but Callie ignored her. Arizona kept on asking until Callie told her to shut up.
"Just wait" Callie told her and Arizona crossed her arms, her lips forming into a pout. Callie finally pulled in front of their destination and she quickly unbuckled from the seat. She opened Arizona's door and the blonde got out, shooting a glare at the Latina.
Rolling her eyes, Callie motioned Arizona to follow her. She led them to a park bench. It overlooked the whole city and the sight was beautiful-especially at night with all the lights. Arizona's anger quickly evaporated at the Latina and she looked at Callie with an angelic smile.
"This is beautiful, Calliope" Arizona murmured as she followed the brunette and sat on the park bench beside her.
"Why did you bring us here?" Arizona spoke quietly as if she didn't want to disturb the peace and the quiet around her. She stared at the view and she found it relaxing and calm. She folded her knees, hugging them closely to her chest. She rested her head on her knees and turned to the Latina, waiting for an answer.
"I love it here, you know? It brings me peace and quiet. I sometimes come here to think. You just got dumped so I thought you could use some peace and quiet, so I brought you here. Sorry, if it's a little too much"
"Thank you" Arizona placed her hand on top of Callie's and gave it a gentle squeeze. The small touch made both of them think about their moment back in the bar. Arizona withdrew her hand and Callie let out a huge breath. Why am I feeling like electricity is running through me, every time we touch or look at her blue eyes? Callie thought.
"You know what really hurts me?" Arizona spoke, after a long time.
"Hmm?" Callie turned to Arizona and the brunette looked as if she had been pulled from another train of thought.
"I moved to fucking Seattle with her, just so I could support her. I mean, at least I cared to make this relationship work and she just… Whenever we were together, you know, I always felt like I was the one who cared more about our relationship while she was more like a care-free person. I thought I was just being insecure but a tiny part of me always told that it wasn't right. I know that she loved me too but somewhere along in the middle I stopped caring about our relationship and that's when we fell apart I guess." Tears welled up in her eyes but this time she made no try to wipe it away.
Callie listened to her talk silently and instead of replying, Callie moved closer to the blonde and wrapped her arm around the blonde's shoulder who immediately leaned into her touch.
"Hey" Callie whispered softly causing the blonde to look up. "I know breakup sucks but think that maybe it happened for a reason. I know that you loved her, but did you feel the sparks every time you touched? The butterflies in your stomach? Did you look at her and did you feel that she was the one for you?" When the blonde shook her head, Callie smiled and hesitantly brought her hand to wipe away the tear that rolled on the blonde's cheek.
"See, maybe the breakup was for the good" Callie assured her and Arizona gave a weak smile. She turned her body to face the Latina who still had her hand wrapped around her shoulders.
"Who knew badass Callie Torres was such a romantic?" Arizona weakly attempted a joke and Callie rolled her eyes and Arizona laughed.
"Thank you, Calliope" Arizona said softly.
"How did you handle your breakup with- Never mind" Arizona turned red and quickly dropped her question midway.
"With Erica?" Callie questioned, knowing too well what the blonde was about to ask and Arizona nodded staring intently at the Latina.
"I wasn't sad about Erica leaving- I was sad about why would she leave without even a note. Sure we did have problems but would you leave someone without even leaving a note or something behind? I wasn't sad- I was just pissed actually. I still am."
"I'm sorry" Arizona whispered and she grabbed the Latina's hand from her shoulders and intertwined their fingers. She knew how much it hurt the Latina.
They both sat there enjoying the silence, until they were interrupted by the sound from Callie's phone. Callie opened the text and she informed Arizona that it was Teddy who had gone home and had apologized for leaving abruptly. They enjoyed another few minutes of silence until Callie offered that they get home.
"Did you talk to George?" Arizona asked when they walked back to Callie's car.
"Yeah. I told him that he has my full support and I told him what a great thing that he is doing" The Latina smiled as she drove to Arizona's apartment. Arizona nodded and kept her eyes on the road.
"You don't believe me?" Callie could detect skepticism from the blonde.
"What? NO" Arizona quickly defended.
"Okay" Callie continued to drive and neither of them until they reached Arizona's apartment. They both got out of the car at the same time and Arizona turned to leave.
"Goodnight, Calliope" Arizona walked towards Callie and wrapped her arms around Callie's waist and rested her head on Callie's shoulder.
"Goodnight Arizona" Callie murmured and wrapped her arms around the blonde. She could inhale the scent of the blonde-a strong scent of strawberry shampoo- that intoxicated Callie. She closed her eyes for a second enjoying the comfort of the blonde's body in her arms before Arizona pulled away.
Arizona gave Callie her dimpled smile and went to her apartment. Callie drove back home and she could focus on nothing but the scent of strawberries. Callie suddenly had a liking to strawberries. She couldn't hide the smile that formed on her face as she dropped onto her head as she thought about Arizona.
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I just got my results for my exams and I scored 98.5% so I spent most of my weekend celebrating so I couldn't write.
I'm still on cloud nine thinking about my results. Okay, enough about me, let's talk about the story. Callie and Arizona are finally feeling the attraction towards each other. Also, did you notice my mention about Arizona's best friend in L.A.? Guess who?
Poor Teddy is alone-don't you think we should fix that?
Let me know ;) Don't forget to review.
Thanks for reading.