Subtlety. What Subtlety?
Title: Subtlety. What Subtlety?
Author: walking_weapon
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: PG
Summary: Sometimes Callie just has to let her wife know how awesome she is.
Note: A little add on to episode 9x16 or at least the buying a house conversation that popped up in there. I really wish we had that brought up again or pursued. So since season 10 is going to be angst central, I wrote it myself.
“Here.” I say, thrusting a small stack of papers at Arizona as she sits sipping a glass of wine and looking over charts from work as she tries to catch up and get back in the loop after our period of unemployment. It wasn’t very long really, but it was just enough to let the interns and residents wreak havoc with things. I can handle the chaos a little better, generally, but Arizona likes to run a tight ship and it drives her mad when people mess with it.
“Um…Hi? What is this?” Arizona asks curiously, setting the wine glass aside and accepting the papers with a questioning look. Considering I just got home and didn’t even say hello before semi-assaulting her, her confusion is pretty warranted. I suppose subtlety has never quite been my strong suite.
“It’s real estate listings that I’ve put together. We don’t have to go look at them or put offers in or anything but I think these are great options. A yard for Sofa, in a good school district from what I could tell, not a lot of stairs so it’s easy for you to get around after a long shift…I mean if you don’t like them at all then we can toss them and look at other ones.” I explain in a rush, needing to just get all of this out after having it bottled up for the entire day.
“Uh…whoa, wait, slow down…real estate listings? Like for houses? But I thought you weren’t ready to move yet? I thought we weren’t ready?” She questions, looking baffled. “As in we said we weren’t ready just last night.” She adds pointedly, studying me like I’ve grown a second head.
“I know I said that, and you said that, and if you aren’t ready and this is too much then say the word I’ll forget all about it until you change your mind but…I just…I’ve asked for so much from you lately with this whole buying the hospital insanity. And even before that I asked you to bend on kids and Mark and you…You’re not a woman who compromises easily but you’ve done it for me so many times. I want to do this for you, to give you a place we can call home and build our family without any of our…baggage. With the Avery’s swooping in to save the day my trust fund is safe and a house is a good investment to use it on isn’t it?” I ask as I try and explain my sudden about face on the issue of buying a house.
After our conversation last night I had a hard time sleeping as the issue played havoc on my mind and just wouldn’t be laid to rest. Then today after going into the hospital to check up on the Ortho department and take care of a few things in preparation for the sale it was still there in the back of my brain screaming for attention. So…I gave it that attention. I called my banker, and I called a few real estate offices, and then I turned to the internet and searched local housing listings and looked at market prices and all kinds of crap that was boring as hell but that I was oddly motivated to do properly.
“It…um…well ya but…Callie, you don’t…owe me anything. We’ve both had to compromise and bend to get to where we are but I don’t love you any less because of it. If anything I love you more because you made me want to bend, to be better for you.” Arizona says softly, setting the papers aside along with her charts and motioning for me to sit down.
“Yeah?” I ask, feeling a little bit vulnerable and exposed at the moment after blurting out everything I did and dumping something kind of huge on Arizona’s lap.
“Yeah. Now come here and let me kiss you. Moron.” Arizona says with a voice full of affection and love, eyes twinkling with the same emotions and a touch of amusement as she uses what’s become a term of endearment between us.
“Ya, well, I guess it’s my turn to be the crazy one.” I mutter as I plop down next to her and lean in to meet her halfway for a sweet kiss. It’s clearly just what I need since I feel my angst and tension drop by at least half. She really does have a magic touch to go with her super magic smile.
“Eh, well you’re due.” Arizona winks, shifting on the couch to face me and tucking her leg up under her. “And us buying a house…that’s due too. But I meant what I said last night, we don’t have to do it yet, there’s no rush. I want a house and kids and all the rest with you still, that hasn’t changed, but…a lot of other things have changed, not the least of which is that we’re buying a freaking hospital.” She laughs as she takes both of my hands in hers.
“You’re right.” I sigh, relaxing even more as she toys with my hands, finding my wedding band like always and fiddling with it. “So…maybe we shelve the house thing for now, get through this whole buying a hospital thing, and then…reevaluate?” I suggest, knowing that that’s a much saner course of action given our situation.
“I’m always right.” She winks playfully. “And yes, that sounds like a plan. One giant life changing mess at a time if we can manage it please.” She chuckles, shifting again to fully cuddle into my side. Smiling I lift my arm up and wrap it around her shoulder, letting out a contented sigh as we fit together just as perfectly as always.
“You’re…mostly always right.” I smirk, dipping my head for a kiss. “And one step at a time, no matter how giant, sounds like a perfect plan.” I agree, feeling my body finish relaxing and losing all the tension I built up today trying to look at houses and decide how to talk to Arizona about it. I had a decidedly better speech planned out then ‘here’, but it worked out.
“But that doesn’t mean we can’t casually look in case we find the perfect one and to get an idea what’s out there. And I think us talking about it could be fun. You know, laying in bed planning our dream home together, you describing your perfect kitchen, me describing the yard and the hot up on the back porch.” Arizona says with a smile, her hand finding my knee and rubbing softly.
“A hot tub? There’s a hot tub?” I ask in surprise, grinning at the idea. A hot tub sounds awesome, like all kids of awesome.
“Oh, there is so, so, a hot tub.” Arizona smirks up at me, giving me a glimpse of that flirty and sexy side of my wife that I love so much. Oh ya, this house hunting thing could be kinda fun after all maybe.
Author: walking_weapon
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: PG
Summary: Sometimes Callie just has to let her wife know how awesome she is.
Note: A little add on to episode 9x16 or at least the buying a house conversation that popped up in there. I really wish we had that brought up again or pursued. So since season 10 is going to be angst central, I wrote it myself.
“Here.” I say, thrusting a small stack of papers at Arizona as she sits sipping a glass of wine and looking over charts from work as she tries to catch up and get back in the loop after our period of unemployment. It wasn’t very long really, but it was just enough to let the interns and residents wreak havoc with things. I can handle the chaos a little better, generally, but Arizona likes to run a tight ship and it drives her mad when people mess with it.
“Um…Hi? What is this?” Arizona asks curiously, setting the wine glass aside and accepting the papers with a questioning look. Considering I just got home and didn’t even say hello before semi-assaulting her, her confusion is pretty warranted. I suppose subtlety has never quite been my strong suite.
“It’s real estate listings that I’ve put together. We don’t have to go look at them or put offers in or anything but I think these are great options. A yard for Sofa, in a good school district from what I could tell, not a lot of stairs so it’s easy for you to get around after a long shift…I mean if you don’t like them at all then we can toss them and look at other ones.” I explain in a rush, needing to just get all of this out after having it bottled up for the entire day.
“Uh…whoa, wait, slow down…real estate listings? Like for houses? But I thought you weren’t ready to move yet? I thought we weren’t ready?” She questions, looking baffled. “As in we said we weren’t ready just last night.” She adds pointedly, studying me like I’ve grown a second head.
“I know I said that, and you said that, and if you aren’t ready and this is too much then say the word I’ll forget all about it until you change your mind but…I just…I’ve asked for so much from you lately with this whole buying the hospital insanity. And even before that I asked you to bend on kids and Mark and you…You’re not a woman who compromises easily but you’ve done it for me so many times. I want to do this for you, to give you a place we can call home and build our family without any of our…baggage. With the Avery’s swooping in to save the day my trust fund is safe and a house is a good investment to use it on isn’t it?” I ask as I try and explain my sudden about face on the issue of buying a house.
After our conversation last night I had a hard time sleeping as the issue played havoc on my mind and just wouldn’t be laid to rest. Then today after going into the hospital to check up on the Ortho department and take care of a few things in preparation for the sale it was still there in the back of my brain screaming for attention. So…I gave it that attention. I called my banker, and I called a few real estate offices, and then I turned to the internet and searched local housing listings and looked at market prices and all kinds of crap that was boring as hell but that I was oddly motivated to do properly.
“It…um…well ya but…Callie, you don’t…owe me anything. We’ve both had to compromise and bend to get to where we are but I don’t love you any less because of it. If anything I love you more because you made me want to bend, to be better for you.” Arizona says softly, setting the papers aside along with her charts and motioning for me to sit down.
“Yeah?” I ask, feeling a little bit vulnerable and exposed at the moment after blurting out everything I did and dumping something kind of huge on Arizona’s lap.
“Yeah. Now come here and let me kiss you. Moron.” Arizona says with a voice full of affection and love, eyes twinkling with the same emotions and a touch of amusement as she uses what’s become a term of endearment between us.
“Ya, well, I guess it’s my turn to be the crazy one.” I mutter as I plop down next to her and lean in to meet her halfway for a sweet kiss. It’s clearly just what I need since I feel my angst and tension drop by at least half. She really does have a magic touch to go with her super magic smile.
“Eh, well you’re due.” Arizona winks, shifting on the couch to face me and tucking her leg up under her. “And us buying a house…that’s due too. But I meant what I said last night, we don’t have to do it yet, there’s no rush. I want a house and kids and all the rest with you still, that hasn’t changed, but…a lot of other things have changed, not the least of which is that we’re buying a freaking hospital.” She laughs as she takes both of my hands in hers.
“You’re right.” I sigh, relaxing even more as she toys with my hands, finding my wedding band like always and fiddling with it. “So…maybe we shelve the house thing for now, get through this whole buying a hospital thing, and then…reevaluate?” I suggest, knowing that that’s a much saner course of action given our situation.
“I’m always right.” She winks playfully. “And yes, that sounds like a plan. One giant life changing mess at a time if we can manage it please.” She chuckles, shifting again to fully cuddle into my side. Smiling I lift my arm up and wrap it around her shoulder, letting out a contented sigh as we fit together just as perfectly as always.
“You’re…mostly always right.” I smirk, dipping my head for a kiss. “And one step at a time, no matter how giant, sounds like a perfect plan.” I agree, feeling my body finish relaxing and losing all the tension I built up today trying to look at houses and decide how to talk to Arizona about it. I had a decidedly better speech planned out then ‘here’, but it worked out.
“But that doesn’t mean we can’t casually look in case we find the perfect one and to get an idea what’s out there. And I think us talking about it could be fun. You know, laying in bed planning our dream home together, you describing your perfect kitchen, me describing the yard and the hot up on the back porch.” Arizona says with a smile, her hand finding my knee and rubbing softly.
“A hot tub? There’s a hot tub?” I ask in surprise, grinning at the idea. A hot tub sounds awesome, like all kids of awesome.
“Oh, there is so, so, a hot tub.” Arizona smirks up at me, giving me a glimpse of that flirty and sexy side of my wife that I love so much. Oh ya, this house hunting thing could be kinda fun after all maybe.