"That's the Way the Oreo Cookie Crumbles" [Chapter 2]
Title: "That's the Way the Oreo Cookie Crumbles" [Chapter 2]
Author: JCapzona
Rating: T
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Disclaimer: All television shows and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings ext. are the properties of their respective owners. This work is non-profit and simply written for fun. Reference to persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be factual.
Summary: This chapter just got a little more sexier.
Author's Note: Wow. Thanks for all the reviews! I'm sorry this update took so long and I wish I had a legit excuse for my two week-ish hiatus from writing, but as usual, the culprit is just life in general. It's a bit bothersome at times (like the HP puppet pals) but I'm going to try and do another chapter before school starts on Monday. I know. Ew to summer school but I need the course. Voiceovers are back- though I'm not sure what I think about them. I think my One Tree Hill watching these last couple of weeks has made me warp my GA voiceovers a bit. Anyways, this one is a little more intense and a little more sexy- though it isn't as light and fluffy as the last but I did try to squeeze in a couple scenes of cutesy happiness before the turmoil tsunami'd the story. Hopefully you guys will enjoy it! As always, reviews are like Fruit Roll-Ups, the longer they are, the more hyped I am to continue writing =)
***Oh and I update faster on fanfiction so feel free to check there for slightly faster updates- just cause LJ sometimes ...upsets me haha. Formatting restrictions to the max. yuck.***
***Arizona Voiceover: *** They say secrets make the world go around. That the truth sometimes needs to remain hidden. Covered. Silenced. We tell ourselves it's okay to keep secrets because secrets are a necessity in life. It's okay because secrets are as ordinary and commonplace as a rainy shower on a spring morning. But secrets have the curious tendency to lead to lies. And before we know it we're surrounded. By the lies we tell others. The lies others tell us. And the lies we tell ourselves. And even the most righteous people, the most noble men, who live on the honour of their words, cannot deny the reality of it all...that lies sometimes do need to be told.
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"Hey there, are you feeling any better yet?" Callie whispered softly as she re-tucked Arizona underneath the dark covers of their bed. Arizona stirred as Callie sat down beside the blonde with some warm milk; a faint smile tugged at the edge of Arizona's normally permanently gigantic grin as she sat up a bit and rubbed her eyes endearingly. It was moments like this that made Callie fall deeper and deeper in love.
"Oh hey, yeap...I'm feeling a bit better but could you maybe turn off the tv? It's kinda loud." Arizona's voice was hoarse from not having spoken for the last couple hours since she'd had a migraine which gradually progressed to a fever. The blonde gave a small smile and indicated to the RECESS dvd that Callie had put on for her. A worried crease played across Callie's features as she quickly flicked the off button on the remote control before leaning in to feel Arizona's forehead, it was much better than before but still a tad too warm for comfort. When Arizona doesn't want to watch RECESS, Callie knows it's serious. "Hey, hey, don't worry about me...I'm fine Calliope. Really!" Arizona giggled softly as Callie took a washcloth and dabbed away gently on Arizona's forehead to wipe away the sweat that had built up from her chills earlier.
"Arizona. I told you not to eat so much junk food! Now you're sick...and...and it hurts me to see you so un-perky like this." Callie whispered as she checked Arizona's forehead obsessively again. It had happened so fast. One minute she was watching Backstreet Boys with Arizona and the next, the blonde beside her was running a fever.
"Calliope. It's going away. I'm not sick. I'm fine...I'm more than fine. I'm awesome." Arizona whispered dully without her usual brilliance. Her blue eyes were missing its trademark twinkle, something that Callie did not miss. A frown played across the brunette's features as Arizona blinked hazily.
"I brought you the warm milk that you asked for, I'll leave it here though, so you can have some if you get thirsty." Callie continued as she watched Arizona carefully. It was literally hurting her to see the blonde like this, so weak and un-sugar high and...un-Arizona. Callie was a doctor so she knew it was irrational for her to be so upset over something as little as a slight fever, but when it came to Arizona... it mattered. Everything mattered. It was Arizona, and with her, everything mattered.
Callie's brown eyes glistened as she felt the rosiness of Arizona's cheeks, she was still running a fever and despite the blonde's attempts of putting on a fine facade- Callie worried. It's incredible how much it hurt her to see Arizona sick like this, this irrational ache that tugged at Callie's heartstrings as she sat beside Arizona and watched her grin weakly back. It was as if she was suffocating, as if the pain was physical, it was more than empathy, it was as if...as if they were one, one being that shared the pain, like they were connected somehow.
Callie climbed down inside the covers and wrapped her arms around Arizona, feeling the blonde's unusual heat radiating from her fever. Callie nuzzled her head inside Arizona's neck and placed a gentle kiss on the spot behind the blonde's ear, slowly moving downwards along the neck. Callie could feel Arizona's pulse with her lips and its rhythmic beat electrified her senses.
"Hey, don't be so worried. I'm super. Really." Arizona giggled softly as Callie pulled her into a tighter hug. Arizona closed her eyes, taking comfort at the warmth that was reverberating from the brunette. As Callie continued to nuzzle her head between Arizona's neck and shoulder, the blonde felt herself melt in the security of the brunette's caring arms. It was so serene. So carefree. So...hot. No really, it was...
"Um Callie..." Arizona whispered as she struggled to free herself from Callie's relentlessly tight grip. Callie's body was giving way too much heat and normally Arizona wouldn't pass up the opportunity to snuggle with her girlfriend but she was running a fever and the heat was starting to become quickly unbearable.
"Hmm?" Callie responded before continuing her lips' attack on Arizona's neckline.
"You're hot." Arizona stated uncomfortably as she closed her eyes and blocked out the fact that Callie's hands had shifted underneath her shirt and were now caressing the blonde's stomach softly. Suddenly, the heat wasn't the only problem.
"You're hot too." Callie whispered through her marathon of pecks, her lips barely leaving Arizona's neck as she responded lustfully. Callie could feel the blonde's abs tense up as she ran her finger down Arizona's body teasingly.
"No...you're hot. Like making me too hot." Arizona moaned as she struggled to free herself from Callie's body. As always it was unsuccessful. But then again, Arizona never tries too hard to free herself from Callie.
"Oh really?" Callie laughed as she raised her eyebrow seductively. Completely getting Arizona's true concern and knowing fully that temperature wasn't the issue here.
"Calliope." Arizona reprimanded as she faux glared at the brunette beside her. It was taking everything inside her not to give in to the brunette's finger which was circling her belly button teasingly as well as the barrage of kisses which were now strongly and almost feverishly placed along Arizona's neck.
"What? I'm kissing your boo boos away!" Callie innocently defended in response to Arizona's eye roll. The brunette could feel Arizona helplessly stifle a small moan as Callie's lips parted gently to allow for carefully teasing bites along the neck.
"Calliope Torres. Baby talk will not get you in my pants. Nope. Na-uh." The blonde responded sternly, willing herself to block out the fact that Callie's finger had now begun to tug at the waistband of her pyjama pants.
"Oh...then I guess I'll have to take a different ...route." Callie whispered as she climbed atop of the now fully awake blonde.
"Wha..heyy..no..no. no. I'm sicckkkk!" Arizona pouted and whined at the same time, pretending that she did not care for the turn of events though her smirk gave her away.
"Me too. I guess we can." Callie whispered as she leaned in and kissed Arizona's stomach, pushing her shirt up to clear the path. "be sick..." Callie continued to kiss lower, "...together." Callie was pulling down Arizona's pants now as she continued to move her lips downwards. For a good minute, Arizona's mind was lost in the feeling of the luscious lips that were now paving the path towards the top of her panties, her trance was broken however, by the intruding ring of the telephone in the living room.
"Hey! Hey! HEY!" Arizona yelled with a smug grin as she sat up and literally shoved Callie away, who pouted childishly like a kid who was banned from the toy box. Arizona ignored the adorable look on the brunette and re-wrapped the blankets around herself, pulling them away from the disgruntled Callie. "Go get the phone!"
"I don't care about the phone. It's probably just Addy anyways. Screw the phone" Callie pouted with puppy dog eyes to the amusement of Arizona as the tone of the phone continued to surround the room.
"Calliope I'm serious. I don't want you to get sick. So no. Nope. We're not going to continue with...this." Arizona raised her eyebrow as Callie broke out a mischievous grin. "Now go get the phone so I can get some sleep."
"Fineeeee..." Callie whined as she reluctantly dragged herself off the bed. Then, turning to the Arizona, she whispered in a graver tone. "Feel better soon okay? I'm going to call Addy and tell her not to come since you're sick." Callie whispered as she placed a chaste kiss on Arizona's soft lips. Surprisingly, she felt the blonde deepen the kiss as their tongues intertwined into a growing embrace, soon Callie's mind was swirling in surrender as Arizona's lips continued to rob Callie's of its freedom. It was as if Arizona was physically holding Callie's lips there, with nothing but her tongue. "Arizona." Callie gasped as she finally broke away to take in air moments after, the brunette's heart was racing and her breathing was ragged as she regained coherence after the sudden attack.
"Calliope."Arizona smirked innocently as she saw the lustful swirls that had developed in the brown eyes before her. "I think you should get to that phone call." Arizona couldn't help but be a tease after having to literally push Callie off of her moments before.
"You're mean when you're stuck in bed." Callie groaned as she saw the teasing twinkle in the brilliant blue eyes of the blonde. The phone had ceased ringing but the thudding of Callie's racing heart long blocked out the sounds of reality.
"Well I had to do something to make sure you'll come back for me." Arizona grinned impishly as she bit her bottom lip rather seductively.
"Yeah well we'll just see about that." Callie muttered nonchalantly as she narrowed her eyes in an angry facade. Though Callie had to give it to her, she looked hot for someone who had their hair tied up carelessly and had been running a fever for the last couple of hours. Arizona continued to smirk as she revealed a lop-sided dimple that had more than pure intentions.
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"Calliope?" Arizona muttered curiously after having woken up from a bad dream. She sat up from her bed and rubbed her eyes groggily. 7pm. Wow, she'd been out for three hours. Arizona cautiously felt her head, it didn't seem so warm anymore but the tinge of a headache still made her wince a bit as she sluggishly moved off the bed and slipped into her SpongeBob slippers.
Ugh. Head rush. Arizona paused and closed her eyes, taking a moment to regain her balance before heading to the bathroom. Looking at her reflection she saw a blonde in a dark black tank-top and short grey pj bottoms. Wow. She didn't even remember changing...oh wait. Wait. There was some throwing up. Yeap. Definitely, there was some throwing up...Callie must've helped her change. Super. Just...super.
Arizona pulled her unruly waves into a refreshed pony tail and brushed her teeth, minty freshness returning instantly. Yay. Arizona thought sarcastically. Just awesome. The blonde began heading out the bedroom door barefoot when she heard a contagious laugh, ahh the familiar laughter of Calliope Torres. Arizona felt herself beaming as she stepped out to the living room, expecting to find her girlfriend watching another episode of FRIENDS.
"Calliope...I'm thirsty and the milk on the table looks bleh...do you know if we have any..." Arizona froze in her tracks as she stared at the redhead who was sitting beside the chuckling brunette. This moment was beyond FML.
"Arizona! You're up! Addison this...is Arizona Robbins, my peds surgeon girlfriend I've been telling you about." Callie grinned cheerfully as she jumped up to pull Arizona down to sit beside her.
"Robbins eh? You don't say." Addison whispered as she took off her thick-rimmed glasses and bit on the edge of it. After all these years Addison still had that effect. The blonde felt her insides scream as it was jolted upside down in a split second. Arizona bit the inside of her lip momentarily before coming up with a socially-acceptable reaction.
"Addison, hey! I'm Arizona, Arizona Robbins. Nice to meet you." Arizona smiled reluctantly as she offered a hand to the all too familiar redhead. Addison responded with a raise of an eyebrow, to which Arizona reciprocated with a sharp intake of breath. Please go along with this...please go along with this...please...please...please...
"I'm Addison, Montgomery. Nice to um...meet you...Arizona." the redhead replied with a fox-like grin. Addison raised her eyebrow as if to say what-the-heck-are-you-on-Arizona-Robbins as Arizona quickly let go of the handshake. The tension in the room could cut ice but Arizona's insanely straight posture seemed to hold her world up for the time being. Addison's eyes seemed to search inquiringly as she gazed into the slightly widened blue orbs of Arizona's. The blonde felt her heart pound in unease as she mentally instructed herself to breathe in and out, feeling the pace of her breath dance teasingly and awkwardly out of its normal rhythm. The only person who was oblivious to everything was Callie.
"Arizona, are you okay? You feel really clammy... maybe you should take a rest or something." Callie suggested as she felt the clammy hand of her girlfriend and slowly rubbed circles on her thumb to soothe her. It did the exact opposite. Arizona tensed up even more and muttered about something about getting Advil from the store before dashing back into the bedroom to change. Within a minute, Arizona had slipped on jeans, an old t-shirt and grabbed her jacket before hastily slamming the door behind her, leaving Callie stunned.
"Sorry, she's not usually like this." Callie apologized in a cloud of confusion as she stared at the door that Arizona literally just ran out of.
"No...it's...fine. I'm sure she's just not feeling well. Um, you know what Callie I actually have to run to the store for something myself, I'll be right back. And hey, thanks again for letting me crash here." Addison replied as she walked to the door swiftly but with much more poise than the blonde that had exited moments ago.
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"Arizona! Robbins! ROBBINS!" Addison Montgomery called out to the blonde figure who was huddled in her jacket with one hand in her jean pocket and the other hand holding a cigarette. Arizona let out a long breath of smoke before turning to the redhead beside her. The appearance of Addison Montgomery made Arizona cough and sputter before she quickly took another long drag of the dying cigarette.
"So are you going to tell me why we had to lie to Callie back there? I've known you since undergrad. Why didn't you just tell her that? And since when did you smoke?" Addison questioned, eyeing the cigarette with disgust and crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"I started smoking...undergrad. And...no. We're not going to tell her. Just...don't." Arizona whispered as she turned away the disgruntled yet beautiful redhead's expectant gaze with no intent on detailing further.
"Um. I'm sorry. But why exactly not? Look Arizona, Callie is one of my closest friends, and I'm not going to lie to her! And you're her girlfriend! You of all people shouldn't be..."
"We kissed Addison. I don't know if you remember...but we kissed." Arizona retorted rather loudly as an air of panic settled and dissolved in the smoky haze she was causing.
"What are you ...oh...look Arizona, it was a long time ago and it was...just a kiss. And yes...some words were said..."
"Exactly. It was ...just a kiss. So can we let it go?" Arizona pleaded. She wasn't feeling in the mood for a trip down memory lane right now, especially not this particular one. It was a long time ago. It doesn't matter anymore...just...don't look at her okay? Arizona gulped as she heeded the internal voices that constricted her from turning towards Addison fully. Yet she couldn't control her eyes from trailing towards the redhead, to the Montgomery that looked, if anything, more gorgeous than her twenty-something self.
"Yeah. It was just a kiss so why are we not telling Callie about this? Not the kiss exactly, but the fact that we knew each other from university. Look, I haven't talked to Callie in a while but I know for a fact that she HATES being lied to. If we don't tell her now and she finds out later..." Addison reasoned stubbornly as she analyzed the situation for the surprisingly inflexible blonde before her. She really didn't know what this was about. So they kissed. Once. Big deal. Addison didn't really get what this was about and if Arizona hadn't brought up the kiss, she wouldn't have remembered it. It was just another chapter of her insane university life.
"Look, I know. I know. She's going to be pissed if she finds out later, but I didn't have a choice...I just clammed up, I didn't know what to say! You're supposed to be a lawyer! I thought you went to law school! I didn't think that ten years later, I'd see Addison Montgomery as DOCTOR MONTGOMERY, in my girlfriend's living room! I..." Arizona's frenzied rambling came to a sudden halt as her eyes widened slightly and her jaw clenched as if bracing itself for what was about to come.
"What?" Addison muttered before turning around in the direction of Arizona's gaze.
"Calliope..." Arizona whispered softly as she quickly ran towards the shell-shocked brunette. Arizona reached out towards Callie only to see her step back immediately.
"Don't. Don't Calliope me." Callie whispered, her eyes flickering between the guilty look on Arizona's face and the pursed lips of Addison Montgomery. "You left...you left your keys." Callie tossed the set of keys towards Arizona staring anywhere but at her. She couldn't believe what she'd just heard. It felt like the world had gone black and white. Arizona and...Addison? This was...this was...
Callie turned one-eighty, she couldn't deal with this now. Not...now. Just as she was about to walk away, she felt the familiar fingers wrap around her wrist, pulling her back.
"Callio..."Arizona began, holding firmly onto Callie as she stopped herself from Calliope-ing her girlfriend. This was not the time to tread those waters. "Please. Hear me out. It's not as bad as it looks...or sounds." Arizona heard Callie scoff coldly before turning around to face the blonde.
"Oh really? Because what it looks and sounds like is that you lied to me. Me. Arizona. You've been lying to my face all this time. You've been pretending to..." realization dawned on Callie's face as it came to her. "This...this is why you didn't want Addison to come...and your fever? It was just your way of trying to get out of this isn't it."
"Calliope. No. That's not true, I really did have a fever...And yeah...Addison and I know each other. But it was EONS ago and we weren't even that close, it was just this one time when we... we just..."
"Kissed?" Callie offered coldly. "It seems to me it was more than that Arizona. Because if it was just a kiss then why would you lie about it?" It wasn't the kiss that was bothering her. It's the fact that Arizona chose to lie. To her face. At Arizona's sudden wordlessness, Callie let out another disbelieving scoff as she tried to hide yet another reality that had dawned. It was more than a kiss. "God. If Addison's plane hadn't arrived early and if I had gotten the chance to tell her not to come, I would've never known about this would I?" The question required no answer and Callie's incredulity fuelled her rage which showed prominently on her features.
Addison stood quietly as Arizona dropped her cigarette and squished out the flame.
"I didn't know. I didn't know if...that the Addy you talk about was her. But then you told me Montgomery. You said her last name was Montgomery. So then...then I knew...but...but I didn't know before and if I had known, if I did know I would've..." Arizona began.
"Would've what? Lied to me? Because you did Arizona. You lied." Callie whispered icily. There was no accusation or anger, it was simply the facts. The cold hard facts.
Arizona's eyes were brimming with tears now and it wasn't just Callie's words that were hurting her, it was everything. The disbelief and disappointment mixed on the brunette's features. The cringe and step that Callie had taken away from Arizona. The undeniable reality that Arizona had dug her own grave and was now rotting in it. Not to mention the overwhelmingly inappropriate segments of information Callie had just heard her say to Addison Montgomery.
"Calliope..." Arizona mustered up as she forced her tears back, she had to explain, this wasn't the time to break down.
"This is...this is insane...you're...this is..." Callie scoffed wordlessly and turned to leave without another word. Arizona was too stunned to reply and simply stood there as she watched Callie get into her car. It took her a moment to register what had just happened and for a good minute, Arizona stood frozen as if cemented to the sidewalk.
"Don't worry, I've got this." Addison whispered hurriedly as she ripped Callie's door open and jumped in. Surprisingly, Callie didn't react to this intrusion and simply floored the pedal, speeding down the street and out of sight.
Arizona Robbins only smoked on very rare, really rare occasions- but right now, she would've killed for a cigarette.
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***Arizona Voiceover: *** We tell lies because the truth is too dark. Too revolting. Too painful to bear. We tell lies because it's easier to invent reality than to accept it. It's easier to pretend we're fine. Easier to keep the skeletons in the closet. We lie to cover-up the past, to delete the mistakes, eradicate the memories. But all too often, the lies come back at us and we're left with nothing but the unbearable truth all over again.