Along you came (5/?)
Title: Along you came
Couple: Callie/Arizona
Rating: PG-13 (NC17 for later)
Summary: AU Callie and Arizona meet at Law School.
Disclaimer: I wish I could claim that I own Grey's Anatomy or the characters but the simple fact is that I don't, I own nothing. All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libellous, defamatory, or in any way factual.
ATT: Thank you all for your reviews. Best motivation ever. Also i am on stuvac (it is basically two weeks off uni to write assignments) so hopefully i will get this story done and then i can get back to 'Their belated honeymoon' which i have some ideas roaming around in my head for. Hope you enjoy this chapter. xx
Arizona could feel Callie’s hands working upward on her body from her stomach to the underside of her breasts, slowly stroking in circles. Arizona closed her eyes at the sensation, moaning quietly to herself as she felt Callie begin to kiss her from her ear down her neck to her shoulder.
“Callie,” Arizona whispered as Callie continued her ministrations. Arizona ground her hips back into Callie prompting her to slide her hand completely over Arizona’s breast and squeeze while every few moments rolling her nipple in between her thumb and forefinger. Arizona moaned again and, no longer in control of her movements, ground into Callie once again. Callie took this as permission to move her hand away from Arizona’s and south. Arizona’s eyes were slammed shut as she felt Callie toy with the hem of her pants before slipping her hand inside and gently stroking her folds, all the while continuing to kiss Arizona’s neck and shoulders.
“Calliope,” Arizona moaned again before her breath evacuated her lungs suddenly as Callie plunged her fingers inside. Arizona’s clit was throbbing and the surge of pleasure Callie’s movement created caused Arizona’s eyes to shoot open.
Arizona stared at the roof for a few moments, allowing her breath to return to normal while she begged for her clit to stop throbbing. Her cheeks were flushed red in embarrassment and she didn’t dare glance in Callie’s direction in fear that she might be awake and had watched Arizona enjoy her dream just a little too much. Finally she felt that she got herself under control, well at least a enough of a grip, though she was still very highly strung and right on the edge.
“Mmmm, good morning,” Callie said after a few moments as she rolled over toward Arizona.
“Morning,” Arizona returned with a very fake smile.
“Hmm, really, what’s with the fake smile then?”
“Nothing, not fake, what are you talking about,” Arizona rambled, her eyes slightly widened as she scrambled to get out of the bed as quickly as possible.
“Oh, ok then,” Callie replied sarcastically, “You want some breakfast?”
“Ah, probably not, I should get going,” Arizona replied as she scrambled to get all her things together.
“Really, and what has you in such a rush at 8 o’clock on a Sunday?” Callie asked, now sitting up against the headboard, her eyebrows raised as she watched Arizona.
“Ah, just got a lot of school work to do is all,” Arizona replied, refusing to look Callie in the eye.
“Oh so when you have a lot of school work you don’t eat breakfast, cause it is kinda the most important meal of the day, you know, get your metabolism working,” Callie explained.
“No I eat breakfast, it’s just... I just... I can’t ok?” Arizona replied, so embarrassed but unsure if Callie knew what she had just been dreaming.
“What’s gotten into you, it’s just breakfast, some coffee, and maybe some pancakes and then you can be on your way, or you could even study here, I mean we take mostly the same classes,” Callie replied, pulling herself out of bed and heading toward Arizona to stop her from fretting. She placed her hands on Arizona’s shoulders and waited for her to make eye contact, “Just breakfast.”
“Just breakfast?”
“Mhmm,” Callie replied, nodding her head.
“Ok, I guess I can stay,” Arizona replied dejectedly, knowing that she could never deny this woman.
“Ok, I am going to get started, you can borrow some clothes if you want, pick whatever, and the bathroom is through there, but you probably already know that,” Callie replied as she threw a jumper over the thin t-shirt she was wearing.
“Um, ok, thanks,” Arizona replied as she headed into the bathroom and Callie for the kitchen.
“So, coffee is on and I hope you like pancakes,” Callie said as Arizona emerged from her bedroom, still in her jeans from the previous night, but now wearing one of Callie’s sweaters.
“Yes, I love both,” Arizona replied with a nervous smile.
“Oh, by the way, how did you sleep, hope I didn’t hog the doona or anything,” Callie asked with a nervous chuckle.
“No, I slept great, and no doona hogging, here.. Ah. How bout you?” Arizona answered awkwardly. Callie just gave her an ‘um ok’ look before answering.
“Yeah, like a baby,” she answered before plopping the first of the batter into the pan to get it cooking, “Do you mind making the coffee? Cups are in that cupboard.”
“Yeah sure, I’d love to,” Arizona replied as she entered the kitchen to help preparing their breakfast.
“Arizona?” Callie asked after a few minutes of comfortable silence.
“Hmmm,” Arizona answered as she turned to direct her attention to Callie.
“Can I ask you something, but you don’t have to answer, I am just curious,” Callie asked.
“Yeah sure,” Arizona replied as she passed Callie a cup of coffee.
“Why don’t you date newborns? I mean the other night you said you can’t do it again, so it kinda sounds like there is a story there, so I was just wondering if you would tell me, I mean you don’t have to, just curious,” Callie asked, rambling nervously toward the end in hope that she hadn’t upset Arizona.
“Oh,” Arizona replied as she pulled her gaze from Callie and placed it on the floor. “Well I kinda had a bad experience. I mean I have known I was gay since like 14 and I never had a boyfriend cause I was never interested. Anyway last year I met Ellie and we became really close friends, and I have been out for like 5 years, so she knew I was gay, and I had feelings for her but she was straight, well supposedly, so I didn’t go there, we just became friends. Anyway we went out to a party one night and she got pretty drunk and she told me that she thought she was gay cause she had feelings for me. Long story short, we kissed and then we dated and I fell completely head over heels, I mean she was my first real girlfriend out of high school, and we were together for about eight months before Teddy caught her with a guy. She denied it first, and then said that the supposed girls just weren’t for her,” Arizona finished, raising her eyebrows at the end.
“Wow,” Callie said completely shocked, “I am so sorry.”
“Yeah, well I guess I should’ve known, but that is why I don’t date newborns, cause it hurts too much when they decide gay is not for them and they head back to the straight world,” Arizona finished, clapping her hands before starting again, “Alright, what else needs to be done?”
“Ah, nothing, everything is good,” Callie replied, but as she turned back to Arizona she saw the hurt in her eyes, “Hey, com here,” she offered, holding her arms out ready to wrap Arizona inside of them.
“I’m fine. Really,” Arizona said as she headed toward Callie anyway, clinging to her tightly when she got there and instantly feeling calmer when she was inside Callie’s embrace.
“Yeah I know you are,” Callie said as she hugged the blonde tightly, “I know you are.”
“So how bout you, you said you were in a relationship for like 3 years, that is a long time for someone our age,” Arizona asked but not making a move to retreat from Callie’s embrace.
“Ah yeah, his name was Damian, it was nice in the beginning and he was a great guy but I think we just fell out of love, you know. And it doesn’t help when you are kinda discovering that you feel attracted to women as well, so I think we just wanted different things, and I feel so much better now that it is over, so much easier to focus on school and what not,” Callie explained.
“Fair enough,” Arizona replied, “Um, Callie, can you smell that?”
“Oh shit, the pancakes,” Callie replied as she pulled away from the embrace and headed for the pan that housed a now black pancake. “It’s alright, it was just one, there are plenty more. Oh you can raid the fridge and pantry and get out whatever you to have with these. There should be some fruit in there, and cream and some maple syrup.”
“Alright,” Arizona replied as she headed for the fridge and took some of the things she wanted for breakfast to the table and set up to settings for them to eat at.
“Alright, pancakes are done,” Callie said as she approached the table with a plate stacked high with pancakes.”
“Wow Calliope, they look great,” Arizona replied as she took a seat at the table, closely followed by Callie, before pulling a couple of pancakes onto her plate and dousing them with maple syrup.
“Wow, easy with that stuff, I don’t want you to be on a sugar high and bouncing off my walls,” Callie giggles out before digging into her pancakes.
“Wow, Calliope these are amazing,” Arizona complimented with her mouth half full of pancakes.
“Thank you,” Callie replied sincerely.
After a few minutes of eating in a comfortable silence Arizona spoke, “Callie, can I ask you something?”
“Yep, go for your life,” Callie replied before taking another mouth full.
“You said before that when you were with Damian you started to realise that you liked girls as well, so I was just wondering how it all played out for you,” Arizona asked, keen to get an insight into the girl that she was falling for.
“Well Damian and I got together in our last year at school, and I mean I hadn’t really had any boyfriends before him, I was really kind of nerdy for most of highschool and I was never really interested in boys and they weren’t interested in me. But then in the last two years I really started coming out of my shell and I made some new friends and Damian was a part of that group and it just kind of happened. I started to get to like him but I was never really attracted to him, you know like sexually, but he was a great guy with a great personality and I think I might have confused liking him like a friend and then liking him like a boyfriend. I mean it was really nice to have someone want to spend so much time with me and so I went along with it. Then after about a year I started kind of looking around and I realised that girls were hot, and I don’t know, it just kinda happened. At first I thought it was terrible and that I was betraying Damian, but then I kinda got used to the idea but ignored it cause I was with him and then after we broke up I became comfortable with it, I mean it took me a bit, but I think I am alright with liking girls, perhaps better than guys. But then I think it might be something I just make up in my head, cause I haven’t actually been with a girl, but I’m not sure... How bout you? How did you know?”
“Ah,” Arizona laughed nervously, “Well I asked my mum to buy me a poster of Cindy Crawford when I was like 13, and then it became pretty crystal clear being in the change rooms at high school, major hormone overload let me tell you, and awkward as all hell.”
“Wow, you were a perv,” Callie joked.
“Well you imagine being a teenager and in a room filled with half naked girls,” Arizona defended.
Callie looked to the ceiling, acting as if she was imagining what Arizona had explained, “Hmm, yeah, pretty hot.”
“Yeah, that’s what I thought,” Arizona deadpanned.
“So have you come out to your parent’s?” Callie asked, her attention unequivocally on Arizona.
“Yep, I did it on my 16th birthday,” Arizona started, getting an a far look as she recalled the day, “I wanted to bring my girlfriend with me to my sweet 16th birthday family dinner, so I had to ask my parent’s if I could bring her home. I still remember the nerves of when I approached Dad’s office, he and mum were waiting in there, my brother Tim already knew, I mean I think he knew before I did, but I was literally shaking in my boots. So I knocked on the door, and they called me in, and I said, ‘Mum, Dad, I want to bring my girlfriend Sarah to dinner for my birthday tonight,’ and both of my parent’s just stared at me, my father had his poker face on and was not giving anything away. He nodded slowly, and then asked ‘So you have a girlfriend?’ and I replied, ‘yes sir’ and then he asked, ‘so you are gay’ and I said ‘yes sir’ again, while he nodded slowly as if processing it all. Then after a few minutes he asked, ‘I raised you to be a good man in a storm, and honourable and loyal person, is that still who you are?’ and I replied simply ‘yes sir’ cause I knew the answer immediately and he said ‘great, bring her to dinner, I am very excited to meet her.’ I swear I was so ready to get kicked out that day, I was so lucky, so many parent’s don’t take it that well, I mean later my mum even said that she was expecting it and was just waiting for me to do it.”
“Wow, that is amazing,” Callie said in awe.
“How bout you, do your parent’s know?”
“Um, no,” Callie replied, “They are Catholic, and by Catholic I mean church every Sunday, I would be going to hell for sleeping with a woman, Catholic. I mean I will tell them, I just don’t see the point until I am with someone that is worth it, you know.”
“Yeah I get that,” Arizona said understandingly, “I mean I was so lucky that my parents were so understanding, some are not, and people get kicked out for coming out, so I get why you would be hesitant, I mean hell I was.”
“So did you have many girlfriends growing up?” Callie asked.
“Not really, I mean Sarah and I only lasted about 3 months cause we moved away, and that was kinda the story of my life. Moving made it hard enough to make friends let alone girlfriends, so I just kinda stuck to the books, got good grades so I would guarantee my spot in law school, and look, here I am,” Arizona replied, gesturing with her hands.
“So why did you pick law?”
“Well, I am not sure really, I think it is a really powerful degree and you can use it to change society, that is kinda why. I am really interested in human rights and I want to change the world. Ambitious, I know, but a girl can dream. How bout you?”
“I was in Botswana for 6 months with the Peace Corps last year and I saw some massive inequality, so it is the same kind of thing, with the human rights. When I finish I would love to go back over and help out as much as I can, they never knock back an extra set of hands,” Callie finished with a smile.
“Wow, you went to Botswana?”
“Yeah, it was an amazing experience and it really set in concrete that I wanted to study something that could allow me to help people, so it can down to this or medicine, and most people would think that medicine was a no brainer, but I had a certain pull to law,” Callie explained smiling as she reminisced. “Alright, let’s get these plates cleaned up and then do you wanna stay for another movie or do you have to get going?” Callie asked, after realising the amount of time that they had been talking at the table.
“Dishes then definitely another movie,” Arizona replied, much more at ease than she had been when she awoke that morning.
Xxx
“Thank you so much for breakfast this morning and a great night, I really was awesome,” Arizona said as she stood in the doorway of Callie’s apartment.
“Hey, its fine, I’m just glad you had a good time,” Callie replied giving Arizona a wide smile.
“So I will see you tomorrow?” Arizona asked, wanting to ensure that she could see the brunette.
“Definitely, contracts in the morning and then a coffee study sess after?”
“Absolutely. I will meet you out front of the lecture theatre,” Arizona suggested.
“I will be there,” Callie replied, smiling again not knowing what to do next. If it was a date she would kiss her goodbye, but they were friends, so... Callie’s internal debate was interrupted when Arizona stepped forward and pulled Callie into her, wrapping her arms around her tightly.
“Alright, bye,” Arizona said as she pulled back from the hug and then turned quickly to walk down the hallway.
“See you tomorrow,” Callie called after her.
Xxx
“Good morning,” Callie heard a familiar voice say from behind her.
“Good morning,” she replied as she turned to face the blonde haired beauty behind her.
“Here you go,” Arizona said as she passed Callie a cup of freshly brewed coffee, “To get your morning going.”
“Wow, thanks, you so didn’t have to do this, but it is wonderful,” Callie replied before taking a sip and savouring the taste.
“You ready to go in?” Arizona asked as she motioned toward the lecture theatre.
“Actually I kinda gotta wait for Addison, do you mind waiting?” Callie asked with an apologetic smile.
“No that’s fine, I am more than happy to wait,” Arizona replied as Addison approached.
“Good morning Callie, Arizona,” Addison said as they turned to head inside, “Nice of you to buy me a coffee too Callie,” Addison accused.
“Um, actually that was my fault, I bought the coffee, sorry,” Arizona replied sheepishly.
“I suppose I can forgive you,” Addison replied jokingly as they took their seats, Callie sitting with Arizona to her right and Addison to her left. “Oh by the way, party at my place this Saturday night, so you both better be there, and invite whoever you want as long as the whole of campus doesn’t show up. BYO but there will be lots of punch and probably some God awful beer that was on special. And wear your partying dresses cause we are gonna have a hell of a night.”
“Um, ok, sounds like fun,” Callie said, turning to Arizona to gauge her response.
“If there is alcohol and dancing, I’m in,” Arizona replied with a smile, as the lecturer begun.
Couple: Callie/Arizona
Rating: PG-13 (NC17 for later)
Summary: AU Callie and Arizona meet at Law School.
Disclaimer: I wish I could claim that I own Grey's Anatomy or the characters but the simple fact is that I don't, I own nothing. All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libellous, defamatory, or in any way factual.
ATT: Thank you all for your reviews. Best motivation ever. Also i am on stuvac (it is basically two weeks off uni to write assignments) so hopefully i will get this story done and then i can get back to 'Their belated honeymoon' which i have some ideas roaming around in my head for. Hope you enjoy this chapter. xx
Arizona could feel Callie’s hands working upward on her body from her stomach to the underside of her breasts, slowly stroking in circles. Arizona closed her eyes at the sensation, moaning quietly to herself as she felt Callie begin to kiss her from her ear down her neck to her shoulder.
“Callie,” Arizona whispered as Callie continued her ministrations. Arizona ground her hips back into Callie prompting her to slide her hand completely over Arizona’s breast and squeeze while every few moments rolling her nipple in between her thumb and forefinger. Arizona moaned again and, no longer in control of her movements, ground into Callie once again. Callie took this as permission to move her hand away from Arizona’s and south. Arizona’s eyes were slammed shut as she felt Callie toy with the hem of her pants before slipping her hand inside and gently stroking her folds, all the while continuing to kiss Arizona’s neck and shoulders.
“Calliope,” Arizona moaned again before her breath evacuated her lungs suddenly as Callie plunged her fingers inside. Arizona’s clit was throbbing and the surge of pleasure Callie’s movement created caused Arizona’s eyes to shoot open.
Arizona stared at the roof for a few moments, allowing her breath to return to normal while she begged for her clit to stop throbbing. Her cheeks were flushed red in embarrassment and she didn’t dare glance in Callie’s direction in fear that she might be awake and had watched Arizona enjoy her dream just a little too much. Finally she felt that she got herself under control, well at least a enough of a grip, though she was still very highly strung and right on the edge.
“Mmmm, good morning,” Callie said after a few moments as she rolled over toward Arizona.
“Morning,” Arizona returned with a very fake smile.
“Hmm, really, what’s with the fake smile then?”
“Nothing, not fake, what are you talking about,” Arizona rambled, her eyes slightly widened as she scrambled to get out of the bed as quickly as possible.
“Oh, ok then,” Callie replied sarcastically, “You want some breakfast?”
“Ah, probably not, I should get going,” Arizona replied as she scrambled to get all her things together.
“Really, and what has you in such a rush at 8 o’clock on a Sunday?” Callie asked, now sitting up against the headboard, her eyebrows raised as she watched Arizona.
“Ah, just got a lot of school work to do is all,” Arizona replied, refusing to look Callie in the eye.
“Oh so when you have a lot of school work you don’t eat breakfast, cause it is kinda the most important meal of the day, you know, get your metabolism working,” Callie explained.
“No I eat breakfast, it’s just... I just... I can’t ok?” Arizona replied, so embarrassed but unsure if Callie knew what she had just been dreaming.
“What’s gotten into you, it’s just breakfast, some coffee, and maybe some pancakes and then you can be on your way, or you could even study here, I mean we take mostly the same classes,” Callie replied, pulling herself out of bed and heading toward Arizona to stop her from fretting. She placed her hands on Arizona’s shoulders and waited for her to make eye contact, “Just breakfast.”
“Just breakfast?”
“Mhmm,” Callie replied, nodding her head.
“Ok, I guess I can stay,” Arizona replied dejectedly, knowing that she could never deny this woman.
“Ok, I am going to get started, you can borrow some clothes if you want, pick whatever, and the bathroom is through there, but you probably already know that,” Callie replied as she threw a jumper over the thin t-shirt she was wearing.
“Um, ok, thanks,” Arizona replied as she headed into the bathroom and Callie for the kitchen.
“So, coffee is on and I hope you like pancakes,” Callie said as Arizona emerged from her bedroom, still in her jeans from the previous night, but now wearing one of Callie’s sweaters.
“Yes, I love both,” Arizona replied with a nervous smile.
“Oh, by the way, how did you sleep, hope I didn’t hog the doona or anything,” Callie asked with a nervous chuckle.
“No, I slept great, and no doona hogging, here.. Ah. How bout you?” Arizona answered awkwardly. Callie just gave her an ‘um ok’ look before answering.
“Yeah, like a baby,” she answered before plopping the first of the batter into the pan to get it cooking, “Do you mind making the coffee? Cups are in that cupboard.”
“Yeah sure, I’d love to,” Arizona replied as she entered the kitchen to help preparing their breakfast.
“Arizona?” Callie asked after a few minutes of comfortable silence.
“Hmmm,” Arizona answered as she turned to direct her attention to Callie.
“Can I ask you something, but you don’t have to answer, I am just curious,” Callie asked.
“Yeah sure,” Arizona replied as she passed Callie a cup of coffee.
“Why don’t you date newborns? I mean the other night you said you can’t do it again, so it kinda sounds like there is a story there, so I was just wondering if you would tell me, I mean you don’t have to, just curious,” Callie asked, rambling nervously toward the end in hope that she hadn’t upset Arizona.
“Oh,” Arizona replied as she pulled her gaze from Callie and placed it on the floor. “Well I kinda had a bad experience. I mean I have known I was gay since like 14 and I never had a boyfriend cause I was never interested. Anyway last year I met Ellie and we became really close friends, and I have been out for like 5 years, so she knew I was gay, and I had feelings for her but she was straight, well supposedly, so I didn’t go there, we just became friends. Anyway we went out to a party one night and she got pretty drunk and she told me that she thought she was gay cause she had feelings for me. Long story short, we kissed and then we dated and I fell completely head over heels, I mean she was my first real girlfriend out of high school, and we were together for about eight months before Teddy caught her with a guy. She denied it first, and then said that the supposed girls just weren’t for her,” Arizona finished, raising her eyebrows at the end.
“Wow,” Callie said completely shocked, “I am so sorry.”
“Yeah, well I guess I should’ve known, but that is why I don’t date newborns, cause it hurts too much when they decide gay is not for them and they head back to the straight world,” Arizona finished, clapping her hands before starting again, “Alright, what else needs to be done?”
“Ah, nothing, everything is good,” Callie replied, but as she turned back to Arizona she saw the hurt in her eyes, “Hey, com here,” she offered, holding her arms out ready to wrap Arizona inside of them.
“I’m fine. Really,” Arizona said as she headed toward Callie anyway, clinging to her tightly when she got there and instantly feeling calmer when she was inside Callie’s embrace.
“Yeah I know you are,” Callie said as she hugged the blonde tightly, “I know you are.”
“So how bout you, you said you were in a relationship for like 3 years, that is a long time for someone our age,” Arizona asked but not making a move to retreat from Callie’s embrace.
“Ah yeah, his name was Damian, it was nice in the beginning and he was a great guy but I think we just fell out of love, you know. And it doesn’t help when you are kinda discovering that you feel attracted to women as well, so I think we just wanted different things, and I feel so much better now that it is over, so much easier to focus on school and what not,” Callie explained.
“Fair enough,” Arizona replied, “Um, Callie, can you smell that?”
“Oh shit, the pancakes,” Callie replied as she pulled away from the embrace and headed for the pan that housed a now black pancake. “It’s alright, it was just one, there are plenty more. Oh you can raid the fridge and pantry and get out whatever you to have with these. There should be some fruit in there, and cream and some maple syrup.”
“Alright,” Arizona replied as she headed for the fridge and took some of the things she wanted for breakfast to the table and set up to settings for them to eat at.
“Alright, pancakes are done,” Callie said as she approached the table with a plate stacked high with pancakes.”
“Wow Calliope, they look great,” Arizona replied as she took a seat at the table, closely followed by Callie, before pulling a couple of pancakes onto her plate and dousing them with maple syrup.
“Wow, easy with that stuff, I don’t want you to be on a sugar high and bouncing off my walls,” Callie giggles out before digging into her pancakes.
“Wow, Calliope these are amazing,” Arizona complimented with her mouth half full of pancakes.
“Thank you,” Callie replied sincerely.
After a few minutes of eating in a comfortable silence Arizona spoke, “Callie, can I ask you something?”
“Yep, go for your life,” Callie replied before taking another mouth full.
“You said before that when you were with Damian you started to realise that you liked girls as well, so I was just wondering how it all played out for you,” Arizona asked, keen to get an insight into the girl that she was falling for.
“Well Damian and I got together in our last year at school, and I mean I hadn’t really had any boyfriends before him, I was really kind of nerdy for most of highschool and I was never really interested in boys and they weren’t interested in me. But then in the last two years I really started coming out of my shell and I made some new friends and Damian was a part of that group and it just kind of happened. I started to get to like him but I was never really attracted to him, you know like sexually, but he was a great guy with a great personality and I think I might have confused liking him like a friend and then liking him like a boyfriend. I mean it was really nice to have someone want to spend so much time with me and so I went along with it. Then after about a year I started kind of looking around and I realised that girls were hot, and I don’t know, it just kinda happened. At first I thought it was terrible and that I was betraying Damian, but then I kinda got used to the idea but ignored it cause I was with him and then after we broke up I became comfortable with it, I mean it took me a bit, but I think I am alright with liking girls, perhaps better than guys. But then I think it might be something I just make up in my head, cause I haven’t actually been with a girl, but I’m not sure... How bout you? How did you know?”
“Ah,” Arizona laughed nervously, “Well I asked my mum to buy me a poster of Cindy Crawford when I was like 13, and then it became pretty crystal clear being in the change rooms at high school, major hormone overload let me tell you, and awkward as all hell.”
“Wow, you were a perv,” Callie joked.
“Well you imagine being a teenager and in a room filled with half naked girls,” Arizona defended.
Callie looked to the ceiling, acting as if she was imagining what Arizona had explained, “Hmm, yeah, pretty hot.”
“Yeah, that’s what I thought,” Arizona deadpanned.
“So have you come out to your parent’s?” Callie asked, her attention unequivocally on Arizona.
“Yep, I did it on my 16th birthday,” Arizona started, getting an a far look as she recalled the day, “I wanted to bring my girlfriend with me to my sweet 16th birthday family dinner, so I had to ask my parent’s if I could bring her home. I still remember the nerves of when I approached Dad’s office, he and mum were waiting in there, my brother Tim already knew, I mean I think he knew before I did, but I was literally shaking in my boots. So I knocked on the door, and they called me in, and I said, ‘Mum, Dad, I want to bring my girlfriend Sarah to dinner for my birthday tonight,’ and both of my parent’s just stared at me, my father had his poker face on and was not giving anything away. He nodded slowly, and then asked ‘So you have a girlfriend?’ and I replied, ‘yes sir’ and then he asked, ‘so you are gay’ and I said ‘yes sir’ again, while he nodded slowly as if processing it all. Then after a few minutes he asked, ‘I raised you to be a good man in a storm, and honourable and loyal person, is that still who you are?’ and I replied simply ‘yes sir’ cause I knew the answer immediately and he said ‘great, bring her to dinner, I am very excited to meet her.’ I swear I was so ready to get kicked out that day, I was so lucky, so many parent’s don’t take it that well, I mean later my mum even said that she was expecting it and was just waiting for me to do it.”
“Wow, that is amazing,” Callie said in awe.
“How bout you, do your parent’s know?”
“Um, no,” Callie replied, “They are Catholic, and by Catholic I mean church every Sunday, I would be going to hell for sleeping with a woman, Catholic. I mean I will tell them, I just don’t see the point until I am with someone that is worth it, you know.”
“Yeah I get that,” Arizona said understandingly, “I mean I was so lucky that my parents were so understanding, some are not, and people get kicked out for coming out, so I get why you would be hesitant, I mean hell I was.”
“So did you have many girlfriends growing up?” Callie asked.
“Not really, I mean Sarah and I only lasted about 3 months cause we moved away, and that was kinda the story of my life. Moving made it hard enough to make friends let alone girlfriends, so I just kinda stuck to the books, got good grades so I would guarantee my spot in law school, and look, here I am,” Arizona replied, gesturing with her hands.
“So why did you pick law?”
“Well, I am not sure really, I think it is a really powerful degree and you can use it to change society, that is kinda why. I am really interested in human rights and I want to change the world. Ambitious, I know, but a girl can dream. How bout you?”
“I was in Botswana for 6 months with the Peace Corps last year and I saw some massive inequality, so it is the same kind of thing, with the human rights. When I finish I would love to go back over and help out as much as I can, they never knock back an extra set of hands,” Callie finished with a smile.
“Wow, you went to Botswana?”
“Yeah, it was an amazing experience and it really set in concrete that I wanted to study something that could allow me to help people, so it can down to this or medicine, and most people would think that medicine was a no brainer, but I had a certain pull to law,” Callie explained smiling as she reminisced. “Alright, let’s get these plates cleaned up and then do you wanna stay for another movie or do you have to get going?” Callie asked, after realising the amount of time that they had been talking at the table.
“Dishes then definitely another movie,” Arizona replied, much more at ease than she had been when she awoke that morning.
Xxx
“Thank you so much for breakfast this morning and a great night, I really was awesome,” Arizona said as she stood in the doorway of Callie’s apartment.
“Hey, its fine, I’m just glad you had a good time,” Callie replied giving Arizona a wide smile.
“So I will see you tomorrow?” Arizona asked, wanting to ensure that she could see the brunette.
“Definitely, contracts in the morning and then a coffee study sess after?”
“Absolutely. I will meet you out front of the lecture theatre,” Arizona suggested.
“I will be there,” Callie replied, smiling again not knowing what to do next. If it was a date she would kiss her goodbye, but they were friends, so... Callie’s internal debate was interrupted when Arizona stepped forward and pulled Callie into her, wrapping her arms around her tightly.
“Alright, bye,” Arizona said as she pulled back from the hug and then turned quickly to walk down the hallway.
“See you tomorrow,” Callie called after her.
Xxx
“Good morning,” Callie heard a familiar voice say from behind her.
“Good morning,” she replied as she turned to face the blonde haired beauty behind her.
“Here you go,” Arizona said as she passed Callie a cup of freshly brewed coffee, “To get your morning going.”
“Wow, thanks, you so didn’t have to do this, but it is wonderful,” Callie replied before taking a sip and savouring the taste.
“You ready to go in?” Arizona asked as she motioned toward the lecture theatre.
“Actually I kinda gotta wait for Addison, do you mind waiting?” Callie asked with an apologetic smile.
“No that’s fine, I am more than happy to wait,” Arizona replied as Addison approached.
“Good morning Callie, Arizona,” Addison said as they turned to head inside, “Nice of you to buy me a coffee too Callie,” Addison accused.
“Um, actually that was my fault, I bought the coffee, sorry,” Arizona replied sheepishly.
“I suppose I can forgive you,” Addison replied jokingly as they took their seats, Callie sitting with Arizona to her right and Addison to her left. “Oh by the way, party at my place this Saturday night, so you both better be there, and invite whoever you want as long as the whole of campus doesn’t show up. BYO but there will be lots of punch and probably some God awful beer that was on special. And wear your partying dresses cause we are gonna have a hell of a night.”
“Um, ok, sounds like fun,” Callie said, turning to Arizona to gauge her response.
“If there is alcohol and dancing, I’m in,” Arizona replied with a smile, as the lecturer begun.