Finding Her Way
Title: Finding Her Way
Author: xxcalliefanxx
Rating: R
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Summary: Arizona calls Callie a newborn. Callie is determined to prove she wants to be with Arizona. She won't stop fighting until she gets what she wants.
Disclaimer: 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 libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.
Author's Note: Summary sucks, I know. Don't read it. Just read the fic. Also, this is just the Prologue. It has not been Beta read, but the rest of the story will be. :-) Enjoy. Hope you like it.
Prologue
"Uh.. hey."
"Calliope," a massive grin forms on Arizona's face, "I haven't seen you around."
Callie nods. "Yeah.. well, I've been avoiding you." Both women laugh. "I know it's.. it's so weird. You, uh, share a kiss with a woman you've never seen before. Honestly, it's a new adventure- one I'm so ready to take for the second time." Callie's eyes nervously scan around them to make sure no one is listening too closely. "Anyway.. um.. do you want to go on a date with me?"
Arizona's smile erases from her face and lets out an awkward laugh. "Wait.. so Erica and you, she was your first?"
"Yeah." Callie's eyes continue to monitor the area around them.
"Oh." Arizona thinks for a second, before allowing her signature perky smile to form. "Okay then I guess my answer is.... no. I'm sorry." She turns around and begins to walk off.
Callie quickly grabs her arm. "Wait.. wait, wait.. What?" she stares at the blonde obviously confused. "Um.You kissed me. Out of nowhere. In a bathroom."
Arizona tries and begins to try to explain herself. "Okay, see this is what I tried to avoid. You're all exploring and experimenting and yay!!!" Callie's gaze holds on Arizona completely dumbfounded. Whether it was from what Arizona was saying or why she was so damn perky about declining her, she wasn't sure. "This is a really exciting time for you, but I work in peds. I spend my entire day around newborns so I try not to in my personal life. Thank you for asking, though. I'm super flattered. Super."
'And that was a super burn. Super.' runs through Callie's mind as Arizona walks off. 'Your ass isn't so cute anymore.' Callie turns her head to the side. 'Okay maybe it is super cute. Super.'
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'Let's try this one more time.' Callie picks her glass of alcohol off of the bar and struts towards Arizona. Her back is facing Callie and her hair is straight. 'Where are the curls? Curls make me happy.' Callie knows she looks cocky, and she loves it. She should be cocky. Hell she is Callie Torres. She was born to be cocky. She bites her bottom lip. "I have experience to give."
Arizona turns around, surprised to see Callie standing there. "Calliope."
"Life experience. Like the fact that I was married, did you know that? Or the fact that I was in the Peace Corps. Botswana. That's what convinced me to go to med school. And most recently, I've experienced the joy of cooking. Yeah, I make an excellent chicken picatta. That in addition to many other delicious meals that you'd be lucky to experience yourself. And the fact that you can't open your eyes to see that makes you.." Callie raises her drink to her lips. "A little inexperienced."
Arizona forces a smile. "Calliope, this is Julie."
Callie looks at the brunette sitting on the bar stool. She smiles. She knows she is much hotter. "Hi." Must be a friend or maybe even a family member.
"My date." Arizona gives Callie a look she hasn't before. No smile. She actually looks a little.. pissed.
'Well fuck. Strike two, Callie.' Callie glances back at the woman on the stool. 'Nice, Callie, very smooth.' She takes a sip of her alcohol again before placing it on the counter. She quickly walks away from embarrassment.
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"She called me a baby." Callie quickly drowned the fifth shot placed in front of her by Joe. Closing her eyes, she allowed the alcohol to burn as it makes its way to her stomach. "A baby. I'm no baby." Hearing no reply, she turned her attention to her best friends. "Addison and Mark. Are you listening to me?"
"We've had this conversation ten times ever since you sat down at this table that you were not even invited to join." Mark growned rubbing his face with his non-injured hand. "Damn McDreamny. My hand is injured for life."
"Oh shut up, it'll be fine in a couple weeks. You can go without walking the dog for that long." Addison smirked. "Or.. your preschooler could always help you with that."
"You two. I'm talking. My moment. My pity time. Mark had his when his penis was broken and Addy, you had yours... well you had yours yesterday with your brother." Callie explained. "Now where does she get that I'm not experienced? I'm very experienced. I'm an animal in bed."
"Amen to that." Mark held up his scotch.
"I'm an amazing surgeon. I fix broken bones. I've slept with guys and a girl..and.."
"I got an idea. Peds is looking over here at us right now. I have the perfect way for you to show her how experienced you are." Mark grinned suspiciously.
"What?"
"Kiss Addison right now. She'll see it."
Addison smacked him on the back of the head. "Mark Sloan. Would you like me to break your good hand?"
"Wait.. Addy, he does have a point. She will see it. She will get jealous hopefully. It will be a kiss that she is missing out on with me." Callie moved in closer to her friend. "Just one kiss."
"Callie, are you drunk?" Addison looked at her. "Hm.. hell maybe I'm drunk, cause your lips sure do look kissable at the moment."
A massive smile plastered itself across Mark's face. "See? I'm a genius."
"We're drunk, right?" Callie questioned. Addison nodded nearly falling off of chair.
"Drunk we are."
"Mark, is she looking?"
Without even turning to see if Arizona was paying attention to them, he nodded. "Of course she is. Now kiss her."
Callie licked her lips before placing her hand on Addison's cheek. She closed her eyes and leaned in slowly. Just as their lips were about to touch, Callie was suddenly pushed back as Addison vomitted all over her lap.
"Addison!! You ruined my dream!!" Mark stated in frustration. "Damn girl never could hold alcohol," he shook his head looking down at Callie's pants that were now covered in vomit. "You've had one shitting day, Torres. Maybe that's a sign you aren't meant to be with women."
"Go to hell, Sloan."
"Callie, I'm so sorry." Addison apologized trying to wipe her puke off of Callie's lap.
"Addison. Stop. It's fine." Callie sighed. "It's time for me to go home anyways." She threw more than enough money on the table for everyone's drinks and turned to exit the bar. Three strikes and she's out for the night. But she wasn't giving up just yet. She was going to have Arizona. She was going to be sure of that. Callie Torres was no baby. Arizona would see that. Callie was sure of it.
Walking so confidently up to the peds surgeon who so bravely kissed her in the disgusting bathroom at Joe's, Callie Torres smirks. Damn.. her ass sure looked good in the scrubs. Callie wouldn't actually mind if Arizona slipped on the stupid, but cute Heelys of hers and hit the floor. Callie would make sure it was her hand that the cute tush landed on.