A/N: Surprise! This is the last chapter of the story. A longer author note is added at the end of the story.

This is us at our best, and at our worst

And when we speak, does it feel unrehearsed?

Cause where I wanna be is far apart

From where we are, from where we are

And I thought I found the place where we could start

Talk from the heart, talk from the heart

Chapter 35

It's been almost two weeks after the grad day and I have been avoiding Arizona quite successfully.

But, I met her yesterday in a local pub. I went there with my colleagues and unexpectedly, I saw Arizona sitting at one of the table just string of my nose. This was the longest time that I had not met her. My first reaction was to run towards her and hug her tightly. It's been so many days that didn't feel her soft body against mine. But, I had to walk tall. So, I kept pretending that I hadn't seen her. However, after a while, I saw with the corner of my eyes that she had started walking towards our table and before I did any movement, she was just standing there.

"Hi!" Arizona greeted in such a way that it could be directed to anyone.

"Hey, Arizona? How are you doing?" Dr. Erik asked joyfully.

"Not good." I heard her saying in a low voice.

"What happened?" Another Professor asked.

"Dr. Torres, I need to talk to you." since I was not looking at her, I only heard how she came strong on this line- demanding.

"What?" I asked now looking at her.

"I need to talk to you. will you please come outside for a while?" Arizona said stronger than before.

"Sorry…Ms. Robbins! You need to fix an appointment, if you want to talk to me." I tried to sound as stern as I could in front of her, but Erik hushed from my side, "she looks in distress… you should talk to her."

"Okay… let's go."

Once we were outside, Arizona kept mum for next 5 minutes occasionally looking here and there.

"Will you say something?" I was little louder. "I don't have time for your drama."

"I …. Am…" She then looked at me with eyes pooled with water. I probably could tolerate anything in this world, except seeing Arizona in pain. For me, she always came first. At that moment, all I felt was to take her in my arms, but I could not as there was a chance that my colleagues might come out.

"Zona, come home."

"Home?" She asked in a soft voice.

"Yes…"

Now Arizona is in my house since last half an hour and has not uttered a single word. I have tried to do some small talk, but she seems to be in her won world. I know this nature of her. She is planning to tell me something. God knows what is left to speak after what she already has told me on the grad day.

"Okay… since you are not in a mood to talk, let me cook. At least, I'll have something to do."

In the kitchen, I start doing preparation for mashed potato, which is her favorite. I remember how she claims that she could live only on mashed potatoes. Suddenly, I feel that Arizona has stood just behind of me.

"Arizona?"

No saying a word, she twirls me facing her and pins me on the kitchen wall coming dangerously close to me. She cups my face, "Calliope… it's been so many days that we have not kissed. I'm dying, baby. Tell me what I have to do. I'll do everything just to convince you that I love you and only you." This is the first time when Arizona tries to persuade me. I see how truthful her eyes are! They never have been this sincere, this begging before. Only her eyes are enough to melt every wall, I have ever built around me.

"Didn't you get an opportunity to rip off her clothes?" I ask softly. I can feel that the insane anger I had few days is gone.

Somehow deep in my mind, I always have known that neither of us is capable to sleep with anyone else, except with each other. Before I even have barely moved, she jumps on me hugging tight, "just stop it… you know that I would never do that." Arizona places a soft kiss on my neck, "I don't think that I would ever find anyone's neck as sexy as yours."

She puts her hands on my hipbones. Her fingers are placed so softly on them that I feel little tingly feelings all over my body. But, she does not move anymore, rather she breaths on the back on my ear, "Calliope, let's get married."

I cannot believe that she is asking me to marry her, when we have not talked properly since last two weeks. I turn slowly to look at her being careful not to touch her. I place my hands on my kitchen counter, because the way my heart is beating in my chest, I need something to hold on. Arizona again looks at me, "I don't have a ring and fancy proposal. All I know is I want to marry you."

I look down trying to hide my forming tears. I always have wanted to marry her and even I have planned a beautiful proposal for her, but everything went wrong between us.

"Calliope, I'm done with running away. These last few days made me realize that I could live anywhere, but not without you. I could not tolerate the way you did not see me." I can sense the pain in her voice even without looking at her too. "As if, I wasn't there…you didn't see me, at all…"

"I have always seen you, Arizona, always. But, I didn't know how not to look at you without these feelings...I have never known to look at you without being in love with you."

"Let's get married." She simply states again. "I know you love me…and I'm still your kiddo and I want to spend rest of my life being your kiddo."

"Arizona…" but she cuts me in kneeling down in front of me, "I know you like all this dramatic stuff. So, here I Arizona Robbins ready to make your life dramatic for the rest of our lives together." I start giggling, but she continues, "I'll do all those weird dramatic romantic thingies for you, even though I find them bizarre. Now will you marry me, my drama queen?" She wraps around my abdomen and rests her head on it, "Callie, don't dare to say no."

"No." I say holding her head near to my stomach.

"What?" she looks up leaving my stomach. "You are saying NO?"

"No, dumb…I'm saying that I would never say no to you…" I nod smiling.

"It's a yes..." She's looking at me making a total puppy face. After ages, I can see my kiddo. Instantly I decide not to drag anything, anymore. I simply nod my head up-down combing her hair back.

Then she starts rolling my shirt up and starts peppering my lower abdomen with feather like kisses. "Arizona, people kiss on the lips when they agree to get married not on the stomach." I say while grinning, but I'm surely turned on. It's been a while that we have slept with each other. My body aches out of longing, desire and love. It's never lust. The draw I feel to Arizona is a different kind of thing altogether. It's more chemical, more organic, and more natural. It's all consuming.

She then stands up and starts unbuttoning my jeans. "I missed you, Dr. Torres, the way I have never missed anything in my life." She starts pushing me on the kitchen counter locking her eyes on me, "I never knew that you had so much of effect on me." She starts playing with my waistband with one hand and with other hand she cups my cheek, "never ever hate me… promise me that you will always love me, no matter what!" she whispers in a demanding voice, her eyes are shimmered.

"I promise, Kiddo!" she slides her hands in my pants even before I have finished the sentence leaving me out of air.

That night we promise to each other never to be separated from each other. life is too short to play with it. We may have several love affairs in our lives, but there is one that true love- one that person, who will always be the one- no matter we are together or not! For me, Arizona is the one!

I think that now the story must meet an end. There might be an epilogue, no promises to be made though!

This story took a toll on me. There were thousands of times, when I wanted to stop writing. But, every time, I rolled back. This was my time of living and dying and living again. The intensity I felt for that girl, while writing Arizona, only I know. That was painful and at the same time, worthy too. There are things for which we are destined!

This was a story of lost and found! I found someone who is my partner of crime now, who is there even though I'm irrational, moody, cranky (she has a longer list though). And thank you, wilderness, for turning me into a monster…you know what I mean! I love you, wild cat! I cannot imagine spending a single day without you…but, I think you are crazy…otherwise, how come somebody could fall in love with a person like me, who is a total mess! But, you did! I promise to go dance classes with you, eat your hot food even if they burn my lips, will take you back home when you are drunk, spend my Sundays as you want them to be leaving my sports channel and books and wait for million seconds so that you get ready to have a life with me!

There were so many readers who messaged me and comforted me in my bad days. I got so many passionate and loyal readers. Trust me, I love you all!Thanks to all of them… special thanks to Helena- I loved all your words… I would always want to have a reader like you who is there to bring a sweet smile on my face…

By the way, I have another new crazy story down the line… ARE YOU READY?

And kiddo, if you ever read this story, just know that I'm thankful to you. I got the most amazing thing because of you. Thanks to you! I wish you all the happiness in life- I know you deserve all the world.