"Come on in", Arizona said, stepping aside to leave the doorway for Callie to enter.

"Thanks…", Callie said while entering the small apartment. Things were being weird. They went straight to Arizona's room and after entering it, they stood still in the middle of it, Arizona biting her cuticles, Callie with her gaze fixed on the floor.

"This is so weird, Arizona… Damn it, we are girlfriends, we are not supposed to be this embarrassed around each other", Callie blurted out suddenly, breaking the very uncomfortable silence.

Arizona had teary eyes. Callie was right, but she didn't know how to fix the situation. So she moved towards Callie and hugged her. She hid her head in Callie's hair, behind her neck, inhaling the scent that was the only one to drive her crazy. After a while, she felt Callie's arms wrapping tightly around her waist, reciprocating the hug. They stood like that for more than a minute, then Arizona pulled back, looking into Callie's eyes. Not a word was exchanged between the two, so Arizona leant in to kiss the brunette. Callie was about to reciprocate the kiss but then she realized that it was the reaction she was expecting from the blonde but she knew it wasn't the right thing to do. They couldn't keep hiding their problems under the rug and use sex to pretend they didn't exist.

So Callie pulled back quite abruptly.

"Arizona, no!", she uttered, "we can't keep using sex as a way to make up, now we have to talk".

"I know… But I don't have much to say to you, besides the fact that I'm sorry for the way I treated you yesterday…"

"You already said that, Arizona, and I forgave you… It's not that, we have bigger issues…"

"As?", Arizona asked, not really understanding what was going on in Callie's head.

"Do you promise to listen to what I have to say and not interrupt me?"

"Yeah… Go on…", Arizona gave Callie permission to talk, looking quite defeated.

"So, let me start saying that I think that what we have is special, I mean, I feel good around you, I like you, and being with you is what I have been wanting for quite a lot… We are girlfriends, Arizona, I have been dreaming of this for almost two years…"

"But?", Arizona chanced, wanting for Callie to get to the point.

Callie sent her a hard glare.

"Please, don't stop me…", Callie pleaded, annoyance evident in her voice.

Arizona just nodded, mumbling an apology under her breath.

"We have a good time, we end up in bed and that is really awesome, best sex ever. But then something comes up and you shut me down. Not just this once, but also the morning when I left for Portland, and yesterday when I came into the kitchen for coffee you were cranky too. This is not going to work this way. I get that you can have bad days, I get that in the morning you're not happy to have people around you talking to you, but I'm not people Arizona, I'm your girlfriend! We can't solve our issues going to bed, we need to open up to each other… I don't know so many things about you, every time that you act in a certain way I just feel like I don't know square about who you are. But I want to, Arizona, I need to know the small details about you, we need to find a routine or something, we need to open up with each other, we can't keep making assumptions because if we assume wrong then we delude ourselves and we disappoint each other and we argue. This is not how I meant to say it to you, I wanted to say it yesterday, maybe cooking dinner for you after your exam and then making love to you all night, but you wouldn't let me. I meant to say that I love you, and I really felt it, Arizona… And I thought you loved me too, and maybe you did, or you even do, it's just difficult for me to see it, if you don't give anything away. You can be yourself with me, you can open up, there's no need to build walls all around you, not with me…"

Callie paused for a while and Arizona was still looking at her straight in the eyes. When she opened her mouth to speak, Callie gently placed a finger on it to shush her.

"No, not yet. You don't have to say anything yet, I can give you time to think, to process, to decide what to do, if I'm worth the trouble or not, if you maybe want to take a big step back and start all over again by being friends and then see if things evolve in this direction or not. Maybe we just rushed things, I don't know, I'm pouring my heart out to you once again, then the choice is yours. But I need to tell you something else before, I know we should have talked about this sooner, I'm sorry and I know that I was selfish… Well, I told you about the job offer I got in LA, and I know you really were enthusiastic for me, but… I don't know if you understood what it entails… I would move to LA for one year at least, maybe two. And I have time until Saturday to figure things out with you and give them an answer. I would love for you to come with me and I thought I would ask you today after my exam. I was also pretty confident you would at least consider the option, but now I don't know anything anymore. I know you want to stay here in Seattle for law school, but there are some good universities in LA too, and in my dreams we were moving together to LA and start a life there. I would move there in September, then come back a couple of days for graduation in November. I know it's rushed, I know it's soon to ask you to move with me, but as I said, I love you and I can see myself growing old with you. I won't ask you to give up on your dream, I won't ask you to do anything, just know that I would be open to give up this job to stay here with you, if you asked me to. I would be a bartender or something, anything just to be with you. If one of us has to give up on their dreams for the other, I would be the one, really, Arizona, this is how much you mean to me. But I don't know what I am to you, what you want to do with me, if I'm just a fuck buddy to you or what… So now I opened up completely, think about what YOU want and let me know… Just, don't lie to yourself or to me, if you don't want this, just say the word, there won't be hard feelings, I swear. Just, be honest with yourself and with me. I don't want an answer to anything now, it won't be true, it's a lot to take in, so I'll just give you the time… Call me when you want to talk…"

Before Arizona could realize that Callie had stopped her talking that turned almost into a rambling, the brunette gave a quick kiss on the blonde's cheek and left her room, rushing out of the apartment and down the stairs. Arizona was still standing there, mouth agape. She opened the window and looked down, just in time to catch a glimpse of the raven-haired disappearing around the corner.

She started crying, she was so confused. What did that mean? Of course she loved Callie, she just wasn't used to be in a relationship like that so she acted weird. She was with Jackson for more than a year, but it was just different. She had feelings for him, she loved him, but what she felt for Callie was just so much more than that. Those damned walls she kept building.

She lied down on her bed and stared at the ceiling. Of course she had noticed that things weren't great with Callie, but she just thought they were going to get better once they got to know each other more. She knew it was rushed, getting into a relationship after only a handful of dates, but it just felt right. They had a rough start with all her going to Callie's house at night and Callie pushing her away and things, but now she thought they were good, that they were past it, they poured their hearts out, Arizona was the first to confess her feelings to the other girl, yet now the terms they were in were that bad. Damn it, Callie told her she loved her, and she was sure she loved Callie too, so why had things to be so complicated?

And now there was the LA thing, on top of everything else. Sure, when Callie was in Portland and texted her about it, she realized that that was going to be a turning point in their relationship, she didn't know the details yet, but she wasn't stupid, of course having a job in LA would mean move to there, and it being a 3 hours' flight from Seattle it was sure difficult for them to try long-distance. Maybe Callie was going to have some free time, but she wasn't, law school meant a lot of studying, even more than now in pre-law. Their relationship just started, they weren't going to make it. But Callie would even give up on her dream for her, that was how much she loved her already. It wouldn't be a big deal for Arizona to go to law school in LA, of course she would rather stay in Seattle, but it wasn't like she had to give up on her dream. She loved the girl and it was high time she pulled her head out of that damned ass and bended for her girlfriend. Callie said she could see herself growing old with Arizona, and Arizona felt the same. Maybe they didn't have chemistry outside of the bed yet, but they had to get there, it was so simple.

Damn it, Robbins, stop crying and go get her.

She stood up from her bed and went to the bathroom. She took a shower, letting the hot water flowing down her body release her tension and using the time to gather her thoughts. She exited the shower, dried her hair, put on some fresh make-up and new clothes. She gathered her purse and went almost running to the railway station. Next train to Callie's town was in thirty and Arizona was so impatient that she didn't know what to do while waiting. So she decided to text the brunette, not able to wait.

'Calliope, I'm coming to your house, I need to tell you something and I can't wait. I'm at the station waiting for a damned train. Are you home? X'

Callie wasn't online and definitely not replying.

Arizona started pacing nervously around the station and picked up something to chew on, otherwise it would have been her cuticles. The train arrived so she got on and waited for it to take off. In the meantime, she got a reply from Callie.

'Yes, I'm home, I'll be waiting. X'

Arizona could barely hold it together, so she started pacing restlessly through the train, not able to stay seated anywhere. She reached Callie's town 45 minutes later, luckily there was no delay. She went running towards Callie's building and rang the bell. Her mother answered the intercom and opened the door. Arizona was afraid of elevators but she took it anyway, it was 5 floors and she was already out of breath, she couldn't run up the stairs. The apartment's door was slightly opened, so she peeked in, suddenly shy.

"Can I come in?", she asked, not seeing anyone in the hallway.

"Hi, sweetie, of course, come on in", Lucia said, appearing from the kitchen, "Callie is in her bedroom, she is waiting for you", she added, before disappearing back into the kitchen to give the girls some privacy, even though Arizona was sure she was so curious to know what was going on. All in all, she was the only person Callie told about their relationship.

So Arizona went towards Callie's bedroom and knocked lightly on the door.

"Yes?", Callie's voice came weak throughout the door.

Arizona entered to find Callie sitting on her bed, not doing anything in particular.

"Callie, I need to talk to you…", Arizona said, rushing towards the brunette and falling on her bed into her arms, all the emotions hitting her in that moment, making her start to sob uncontrollably.

"I know, sweetie, I know…", Callie soothed her, and held her, kissing her lovely on the forehead and inhaling the smell of her shampoo. They sat like that for a couple of minutes, Callie rubbing Arizona's back, helping her to get it together.

"I love you, Calliope", Arizona said, pulling away from the hug, looking straight into the brown orbs of her girlfriend. "And I'm so sorry for everything that happened. You were right, I was hiding behind my walls and I almost screwed up everything. I don't know where we will go from here, I really don't. But you should accept the job in LA and I'll be with you no matter what, Calliope", she stopped to wipe her tears. Callie leant in and place two soft kisses on Arizona's cheeks.

"I don't know what will happen, but I love you, and I want to be with you. We will do whatever you want, we can even start from scratch and wait until we really know each other to be intimate again, no matter how long it takes. I can live without sex but not without you. I'll take into consideration moving to LA with you, I promise you I will, but you have to promise me something…"

"Yeah…", Callie said, now the emotions of that day hitting her too and making her start to cry.

"Don't ever give up on anything for me, or for anybody else, Calliope. You deserve the best and I want it for you, and if the best is LA, don't give it up. We will figure it out, we will talk about it… It's not even June yet, we have until September… I have to talk to my parents first, you know… I can't live without their financial help, so I need them to agree on it, but I want to be with you, so I'll try everything I can", she finished, completely out of breath.

Callie didn't know what to say, she didn't expect it at all, she thought they were over, and yet Arizona was there telling her that she was ready to do anything she could to be with her, so they really were on the same page.

She hugged Arizona tightly and kissed her all over her face.

"I love you, Arizona, I love you so much… I'm so happy we talked and we are on the same page!"

"I'm happy too, Callie, so happy. We will figure things out, eventually. Now can we just lay here cuddled and not talking?"

"I would love to. Come here".

They laid down and wrapped their arms around each other's body, both taking a moment to let all the events from the previous days sink in, a whirlwind of emotions running through their bodies.

"Arizona?", Callie breathed out.

"Yes, Calliope?"

"Do you really want to wait to be intimate again?"

"Why, don't tell me you want to make love now…"

"No, Arizona, not now, my parents are here and my heart is already bursting with love and happiness I don't think I can handle any more, but maybe tomorrow?", Callie chanced.

"I would love to, Calliope, but tomorrow I'm taking you out, let's say to the beach? And just enjoy the day doing absolutely nothing with my girlfriend by my side!"

"Sounds great! I love you so much…"

"I love you too!"

"How about you borrow some night clothes, we get ready for bed and just sleep everything off?", Callie asked after taking a brief moment to think about it.

"Yeah, I could use some sleep, next to you sounds even better…", Arizona answered happily.

"As much as I love my comforter, I love to have you to keep me warm much more", Callie added.

"Cheesy! You know I'm not a big fan of cheesy stuff…", Arizona said sheepishly.

"Sorry", Callie feigned to be offended.

"So is it okay for your parents if I sleep here with you?", Arizona asked.

"Of course! But I don't want them to hear you screaming my name…", Callie blushed.

"No, no sex tonight, it was so much better to make up talking… Besides, don't get ahead of yourself, Torres, it's not that I scream your name every time…", Arizona said, playfully slapping Callie's arm.

They went to the bathroom to brush their teeth and take off their make-up together and then they went back to Callie's room. They took off their clothes and wore some pajamas before lying down on the bed and cuddling up. They didn't say anything anymore, sleep invading their bodies and letting the worries and hurt of the previous days leave them.

Sooo, are you happy with the make-up talk? How is this whole LA situation going to affect them?

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