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Arizona
Yesterday was hell. I've been through worse but it was still pretty bad. It was Tim's anniversary yesterday. The first. We all went to visit his grave at Miami City Cemetery, said a few words and then spent the day as a family at mom and dads. Calliope was my rock through the whole day, always there forming some sort of contact with me that comforted me more than I have ever known. Ashley was pretty quiet which is understandable. Calliope kept a close eye on her as well and helped look after Hunter. All in all it was a depressing day. Night came and after maybe one too many drinks, Callie called her driver and he came and picked us up so I could leave my car for Ash while she's here.
Callie got me to drink a massive cup of coffee and a huge glass of water before falling asleep in her arms to end the dreadful day. Right now I'm trying to fight off sleep but I know it wont last long so I crack my eyes open to find my girlfriends caramel back on display with her singlet pushed right up around her shoulders. Leaning forward and laying a lingering kiss on her back, I slip out of bed and find some boxer shorts and slip them on making my way out of the room. After washing my face of yesterday's makeup I make my way down stairs to find an assortment of fruit and pastries along with a fresh pot of coffee and a note stuck on it.
Callie,
Thanks for tomorrow off, I snuck in and got this ready before me and Kate hit the road for the wknd. Enjoy your wknd, you to Arizona.
Jet!
P.S I got fresh orange juice for mimosas and stocked the fridge with champagne for you and your lady love. HAHA
I burst laughing at Jet's note, leaving it on the counter for Callie to read and grab my self a coffee before anything else. I find an assortment of fruit, grab my surf magazine and sit down at the outdoor dining table just where I can feel the morning sun rays on my back. It's still pretty early and knowing Calliope will try and sleep in as much as possible I sink into my magazine and slowly make my way through the fruit.
I'm brought out of my article as I hear a knock on the front door and quickly make my way there so it doesn't wake Callie. I open the door to find a younger version of my girlfriend standing there with a honey blonde girl with big green eyes smiling behind her. The young Latina looks exactly like Callie only shorter and not the same amount of curves and her eyes are a grey instead of deep brown like my Calliopes. "Hi, can I help you?" I ask pulling my dimples on full force. I watch as the young Latina's eyes rake up my body all the way to my face and then smile the exact same smile Callie has.
"Callie was right, you are hot." She says making me go red and the honey blonde shoves her slightly in the back. "oh sorry, I'm Caroline, Callie's younger sister and this is my g-, my friend Poppy." Poppy says a faint hi.
"Ooh wow, so good to finally meet you, I've heard a lot about you. Come on in, Callie's not awake yet though." I usher them in and they drop their duffel bags at the door and we make our way into the kitchen. "Jet made fruit and pastries so help yourself and there's juice in the fridge. I'm eating outside at the moment, I'm just going to make a phone call and then meet you out there." Both girls nod and make there way around the kitchen grabbing plates and cups.
After ringing Ashley to see when she was coming over I make my way back through the kitchen and on to the patio. I stop as I see Caroline rub Poppy's back leaning in and kissing her lips like they have been doing it for years. I don't remember Callie saying anything about her sister being gay, I'm pretty sure I would have remembered that. Quietly walking back through the doors so they don't hear me, I pick up my phone and bring it to my ear. "Ok bye." I say walking back out to the patio pretending to hang up my phone. "So are you two here for the weekend?" I ask taking a seat.
"Yeah we have a couple of days off from summer school and we thought we might have a mini vacation before going back so we're here till Monday." Caroline says taking a massive gulp of coffee.
"Awesome. So you want to be a doctor as well?" I direct towards Poppy.
"Oh yeah, I can't wait. I want to be a surgeon, I'm thinking of either cardio or trauma." Poppy says with an Australian accent, smiling and a dimple shows only on her left check.
"Cool. So where are you from? It sounds like you have an Australian accent."
"Originally I'm from the gold coast Queensland but my family moved here when I was ten. We started off in Seattle then L.A, I came to Miami to do this summer school and then I'm going to Hopkins as well." Poppy says giving a warm smile to Caroline.
"So you are escaping reality then. Sounds pretty good to me this weekend." I say as the girls go back to their breakfast. "You two been together long?" I ask and watch as Caroline chokes on her juice and Poppy's eyes go wide.
"What?" Caroline croaks out looking a little pale.
"Have you two been friends for long? You just seem really close." I state trying to keep my face natural after them just giving me all the confirmation I need.
"Oh umm we met last year when we had orientation for summer school." Caroline says not looking at Poppy at all.
"We stayed in contact and then when school started we got to bunk together." Poppy jumps in. "And we've been best friends ever since." I'll bet you have.
"Awesome it's always good to have a best friend especially since you two are starting med school straight away, you will have a permanent support system in each other." I say standing and grabbing my plate and cup. "I'm going to grab my swimmers and see if Calliope is in the land of the living yet." I wink at them and make my way to the kitchen putting my plates in the dishwasher and head up to the bedroom.
I walk in the room to find Calliope sprawled out on her back with her arms above her head and the sheet half on her body. I walk up to the end of the bed and starting at her ankle I lay open mouthed kisses up her shin to her knee then her thigh, hip bone, soft flesh of her stomach, ribs, chest, neck and finally jaw as I nestle a thigh between hers and my other leg on the other side. Kissing her jaw all the way to her ear I whisper. "Calliope, wake up." I feel her stir but I know she's not going to wake, her so I apply a little pressure on her centre with my thigh. "Baby, you have to wake up." I kiss back down her jaw before kissing her lips as I get a moan and her hips lift slightly from the pressure of my thigh.
"I like waking up like this." She mumbles out, still not opening her eyes and I lay kisses all over her face. She opens her eyes to see my dimpled face hovering over hers.
"Hey sleepy head." I giggle.
"Hey beautiful." She smiles and bring her hands down to grab on tightly to my ass, pushing me down into her.
"Mmm baby you have a guest down stairs." I tell her while thoroughly enjoying the pressure applied to my centre. But she stops.
"Who?" She asks confused as to who would be here this early.
"Caroline and her gir-, her friend Poppy are here for the weekend. I assume that's who you were talking to Thursday morning when I picked up my 'rents and Ash." I tell her, I'm not sure if I should tell her about Caroline and Poppy, I think I will see if Caroline will tell her or not .
"Oh yeah I forgot they were coming." She runs her hands up my back to my neck and pulls me down towards her lips for a soft kiss. "I guess I should get dressed then." Callie sighs and I slip to the side of her and off the bed.
"Yeah I'm going to chuck on my swimmers the weather is beautiful today." I walk over to the closet where Callie keeps my swimmers and pick up my navy blue bikini. I drop my boxer shorts and pull my top off, about to put on my swimmers when I feel Callie wrap her arms around my waist kissing my left shoulder blade.
"How you doing today babe?" Callie asks with such concern in her voice as I relax back in to her arms.
"I'm ok, just glad I have you with me, I love you." I say as I twist in her arms and resting my forehead against hers.
"Anything for you my love, I love you too." She whispers against my lips and closes the distance with a passionate and loving kiss that makes my head spin. Pulling back she slaps my bare ass teasingly and smiles. "Now get dressed so we can go laze around the pool. When is Ash coming over?"
"She said she was just having lunch with momma and dad then she will be over with Hunter." We get dressed with our bikinis under our shorts and singlets and head down stairs. "Does your sister have a boyfriend?" I ask Callie out of the blue.
"Nope not that I know of, she's always been so focused on her studies and getting ready for med school that I've never seen her date. Why?"
"Oh just wondering babe." Callie shrugs and I race out to the patio before Callie to see if Caroline and Poppy are at a safe distance. "I finally got her to the land of the living." I announce making the girls turn around.
Caroline jumps out of her chair with a massive smile spreading on her face and runs towards Callie. "Callie!" she shrieks flinging herself in Callie's arms and Callie spins them while laughing.
"Echo de menos ge ti." (I missed you.) Callie says as she puts Caroline on her feet, I really have no idea what she's saying but it's hot to listen.
"Le eche demasiado." (I missed you too) Caroline says squeezing Callie one more time before stepping back. "Sso I want you to meet someone." Caroline grabs Callie's hand and pulls her to the table. "Callie this is Poppy, Pops this is my big sister Callie."
"Its great to finally meet you, Aro never shut's up about you." Poppy shakes Callie's hand with a bright smile on her face.
"Its good to meet you too, Caroline talks about you a lot but I was beginning to think you were imaginary." Callie smirks as Caroline slaps her forearm lightly. "Oh I'm kidding sis, have you girls had breakfast?"
"Yeah we ate with Arizona, I think we will get changed and head to the pool side."
"Well you can take any room except mine or the one closest to the stairs, that's Addies, you tw-"
"Addie's here?" Caroline asks as her face lights up.
"Yeah she moved here about 2 months ago nearly. She'll be around sometime today, I don't know if she and Teddy are working. So as I was saying you two can share a room or have separate, what ever you want, I'm getting food and then we're hitting the pool." Callie says heading backwards towards the kitchen. Caroline reaches out and grabs Poppy's hand pulling her inside.
"Come on Pop's." And they're gone.
I hear Callie laugh. "Hey lady love." She calls out making me giggle while walking into the kitchen. "I don't think I will survive when Jet leaves." Callie says smiling at the note.
"I don't think he will be going anywhere for a while babe, he will be here with school being so close. I think we will be seeing him for years." I tell her circling her waste and kissing her left shoulder blade as she leans back into me.
"Years huh? You plan on sticking around that long?" Callie asks twisting so she can look at my face. I smile and lock eyes with brown depths. "I'll stick around forever if you'll have me." My voice is full and never wavers at that statement. It's true, I will never let go of the woman in my arms and even if she lets go of me, I will fight tooth and nail to hold onto her.
Calliope stares into my eyes seeing nothing but love and truth, I watch as her eyes get a layer of tears over them. A bright smile comes to her face. "Forever sounds pretty damn good." She states and leans in kissing me with force as if she's trying to lock us together forever and I kiss back with the same force. I feel her hands make there way around my waist as one goes south dipping below my swimmer bottoms, grabbing a handful of my ass making me moan in her mouth, the other pulling at my string bikini under my singlet. Callie brings that hand down hooking it behind my thigh and bringing my leg up so it's hooked around her making my centre grind into her thigh. A pool of arousal instantly flow in my swimmers, I grind harder into her leg letting out a whimper and feel my nipples go rock hard. The things this woman can do to me in a matter of seconds should be illegal. A cough in the background makes us pull away and I look over Callie's shoulder to see Caroline and Poppy smiling at the kitchen entrance. I drop my leg and step back trying to get my breathing under control while Callie spins around and finishes pouring her coffee.
"That was hot." Poppy says making three sets of eyes turn to her. "What?" she shrugs. I'm still trying to get my body under control but I can't help but laugh at her bluntness. And slowly we all start to lose it and end up laughing.
"Oh Pop's, god I love you." Caroline says wiping the tears still laughing. Poppy smiles affectionately at the young Latina. I honestly don't know how Callie has not caught on to what is going on but I can see it clear as day. "We will meet you two out at the pool." And again Caroline grabs Poppys hand, intertwining there fingers and heading outside.
"I think I'm going to like Poppy." Calliope says shaking her head and sipping her coffee, I wait for her to say something else but that's it. She grabs a plate and fills it with fruit and pastries. "Babe can you grab the orange juice and champagne, the girls can have some mimosas' too."
"Seriously?" I ask in disbelief of her still not seeing it.
"Yeah, I know they're only 18 but they're here at the house with us and they're not driving anywhere. I don't see the problem." She gives me a look like I'm crazy while biting a strawberry.
"No babe I don't care about that, you seriously don't see the interaction between Poppy and Caroline?" I say watching to see if she catches what I'm saying. Still nothing.
"What are you talking about?"
"They're dating, as in each other." I say.
Callie stops mid chew and looks at me. I don't know what is going through her mind but her face is expressionless. She slowly shakes her head swallowing what's in her mouth. "No… they, she… she would have… Caroline is not gay." She says and I can't tell if she's upset or what. "She would have told me." She says looking me in the eye. "What makes you say that?"
"Well for one they're are always touching, Caroline just said I love you in front of us and Poppy went all lovey dovey looking at her a-"
"They're best friends, why wouldn't she say that." Callie remarks.
"I saw them kiss when I walked out to come and sit with them at breakfast." I watch as something that looks like realization flashes across her face and she walks around the bench and leans over the sink looking out the window.
"No way." She whispers at something she saw and I make my way over and look out the window. "I would never have thought she was gay." She says as we watch Caroline and Poppy sit with their legs dangling in the pool, thighs touching they're that close. Poppy whispers something in Caroline's ear that makes her smile, her eyes flash toward the patio, me and Callie instantly lower our heads even though she wouldn't be able to see us. Slowly we lift our heads just in time to see Caroline turn and kiss Poppy full on the lips as she bring a hand up cradling her cheek.
"What are you two doing?" A voice behind us asks making us jump up straight and Callie lets out a yelp. "Oh sorry didn't mean to scare you." Ashley laughs as I put a hand over my chest, my heart racing a mile a minute.
"Holy crap." Callie says picking up the berries she dropped.
"God Ash you scared the crap out of me." I tell her making her laugh more. "What are you doing her so early?"
"Momma said we should come over early since the weathers so nice and I need sunshine after yesterday, Hunters asleep at the moment I just stuck his pram in the theater room." She says pointing to the baby monitor attached to her pants. "Seriously what are you looking at?" she asks walking over squeezing herself between me and Callie looking out the window. "Whoa didn't expect that." She says as Poppy pushes Caroline back and hooks a leg over her. "Who are they?"
"My sister and apparently her girlfriend." Callie says stepping back. "I can't believe she didn't tell me. Why wouldn't she?" she looks at me like I have all the answers.
"You didn't know they were dating?" Ash asks.
"I didn't even know she was gay." Callie lets out a laugh.
"Well maybe she was just nervous or scared, I mean…" I hate bringing this up, every time I watch her heart break at the thought, Callie looks at me expectantly. "Maybe she's afraid of what your mom would do." I say softly as she nods taking in my words.
"Good point." Callie says, Ashley moves back blending into the kitchen and picking at the fruit on the bench. "Ok, we're going to act like we saw nothing and I'm going to wait until she comes to me I guess." I can tell Callie is trying to process this news calmly.
"Ook babe what ever you want, now let's go spend some time by the pool and drink some mimosas'." I grab the drinks heading for the door.
"Ohhhh mimosas', I haven't had them in forever." Ashley says heading to the theater room. "I'm just going to grab my swimmers." And she heads off to get changed.
"Come on babe." I say and she hops up and heads for the patio but stops.
"I'm going to grab towels, I'll meet you out there." Callie heads back inside while I walk out to the patio.
"Can you grab my hat please?" I yell back into the house and in the corner of my eye I see Poppy and Caroline jump apart and sit up. Smirking I turn towards them and walk to the pool bar. "We're making mimosas girls." I say as I grab glasses from the cupboard.
"Oh yeah, I love these." Caroline smiles and hops up walking over to me and opening the champagne bottle. I can see a slight hickey on her neck making itself known and little nip marks on her collar bone and I smile.
"You can tell Callie, you know." I tell her keeping my face smiling and watch as she falters a little with the bottle and her head snaps up to me. "She loves you and just wants you to be happy. You can trust her." I say locking eyes with her, shock on her face.
"What? H-how did y-you…" she stutters out, I can see a little bit of fear reminding me of when I had to come out to my family.
"I can see in the way you look at each other, she is quite a catch." I say trying to and lighten the mood sending her wink. That gets a slight smile from her but I can still see the worry. "My brother knew I was gay before I even admitted it. Having my brother know helped a lot, I knew he was there for anything I needed and he was. So you can trust Calliope, and she will want to know and most of all she will be there for you sweetie." I say softly. We break eye contact as we hear Callie's full belly laugh and see her walking out, Hunter in her arms with Ashley laughing just as hard pushing the pram out.
"Look who decided to wake up." Callie says with the biggest smile on her face as Hunters legs go wild with kicking.
"Hey little guy." I clap my hands and scoop Hunter into my arms peppering his face with kisses.
"You have a kid?" Caroline asks shocked looking at me making all of us laugh.
"No this is my nephew Hunter, Ashley is his mother. Ash this is Caroline, Callie's sister and that's her best friend poppy." I introduce everyone as Callie pours the drinks.
"Sorry I just thought he was yours." Caroline says going a little red.
"Wow he's the spitting image of you." Poppy says as Hunter grabs onto her finger.
"Here we go everyone, there may be a little more champagne than orange juice." Callie says shrugging and handing out the drinks.
"Awesome. I'm hopping in the pool, I'm roasting." I say handing Hunter to Ashley, shedding my clothes and diving in the pool closely followed by Poppy and Caroline.
Morning turns into mid day which turns to afternoon as mimosas get drank with eating and lounging around the pool. Caroline and Poppy telling us stories from summer school, Poppy talking about med school and Caroline talking about what specialty she wants into. I have a nice buzz and I'm pretty sure everyone else does as well, well except for Ash because she still has to feed Hunter. Addie called to tell us that she and Teddy are going to Schnebly winery so we won't see them till Monday night. Mark and Lexie are double dating with Alex and Becks so it looks like it's just us for the night. The suns just starting to set, as we all lounge around, Ashley's inside getting Hunter ready for bed and feeding him. I'm nestled between Callie's legs as we lay on a deck chair, her fingers drawing soft patterns on my stomach as I trace patterns on her shins. Poppy and Caroline are giggling away in the hot tub in their own little world.
"She looks happy." Callie muses and I open my eyes to see Caroline laughing with her head thrown back.
"Mmm she does. Did you see the hickey on her neck?" I ask.
Callie lets out a laugh. "Yeah I did, it blended in nicely with all the little nips on her collar bone." I chuckle along with Callie as I turn and lay on my stomach. She brushes her fingers through my blonde curls, tucking a piece behind my ear. "I love you, you know that right."
"I love you too Calliope." I say laying a kiss on her stomach and looking back up at her to see a breath taking smile cross her lips. I hear splashing and look over to see Caroline hopping out of the hot tub and helping Poppy step out as well and then head this way. "What do you girls feel like for dinner?"
"I'm easy, I'll eat what ever." Poppy says sitting on the deck chair next to ours and Caroline sitting next to her with a nervous smile.
"What ever you get is fine." Caroline says shrugging. I nod and go to get up and grab the take away menus. "Wait." Caroline says and I stop moving looking at her.
"Yeah?" I ask.
"You ok?" Callie asks Caroline.
"Yup. Yeah I'm more than ok. I just wanted to talk to you and I want Arizona to stay as well." She says pulling her lip between her teeth like Calliope does when she's nervous. I swing my legs over the chair so I'm in front of Caroline and Callie does the same grabbing my hand.
"Ok, I'm all ears." Callie says smiling lovingly at her sister. Caroline looks at me and I give her an encouraging nod as she takes a deep breath.
Caroline grabs Poppys hand and links their fingers. "Poppy is my girlfriend not just my best friend."
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