Title: Where the Lines Overlap
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: NC-17
Summary: AU Arizona and Callie are best friends and roommates while going to college.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. I do not intend to profit in any way, shape or form by posting this story. It's for fun, nothing more, and nothing less. Please don't sue me.
A/N: Okay, finally. I hope this lives up to everyone’s expectations and anticipations. Thanks again to
greys_ajunkie for being the most awesome friend ever! Thank you to everyone that has been commenting and continues to comment, they all mean so much to me. <3
Callie was running through the courtyard of her campus. Her lungs were screaming at her to stop while her feet just wanted her to slow down. She had already tripped once and twisted her ankle slightly, so she was already dealing with a dull throbbing in her leg. Her hair whipped violently in the wind as she double checked which building she was near. “One more to go”, she whispered to herself as she ran past that building and into the next.
Arizona was sitting in class, surrounded by her friends and other classmates, of course. She was glad this was a lecture course and one of the bigger ones, the room was fairly large and easily had over a hundred students sitting in it which let her blend in. Her mind wasn’t on the class today. Callie hadn’t shown up for their first class and it made Arizona sick with worry. Callie had been acting strange since they had their talk and although her heart was so lightly and happy knowing that Callie had fallen for her, it sunk to the depths when Callie said nothing to her when she came back from her run. She felt with all of her heart and soul that Callie was her one, but it made her sick with anger and hurt that it looked like Callie would succumb to social pressures and never even experience her love.
Everyone asked her where Callie was this morning and it really infuriated her. She wasn’t Callie’s keeper and with all the drama surrounding the two of them right now, she just wanted to go to class, learn and let her mind be focused on anything other than Callie. At least for the duration of class, she could empty her mind of outside drama and focus solely on the work she needed to do. An interruption from thinking about Callie was what she needed and it was difficult to obtain with friends like theirs. Mark mentioned she shoved him out of their apartment that morning and she looked ragged, sad and like she had the weight of the world on her shoulders and knowing that only added to Arizona’s worry.
The teacher was in the middle of a sentence when suddenly a loud tromping sound could be heard in the hallway. The sound distracted all of the students as well. Arizona blinked and looked up and felt a shiver work its way down her spine. The sound was getting louder and more ominous as it was getting closer to the class room. She looked at the teacher, who was a mousy man with a small moustache that he was probably really proud of. One of those old timey types where the ends made circles on each side of his nose and it reminded her of the first class she and Callie had with him. She leaned over and asked Callie when the circus would begin, because she hated clowns and wanted to make sure she left before they came. They both broke into laughter and all their friends wondered what was so funny, but they never told.
Suddenly the door to the class room burst open and it was so loud as it crashed against the wall that the teacher screamed and jumped behind his desk. The laughter in the room was deafening, even Arizona snickered, but she quickly stopped when her eyes made their way to see who opened the door. There stood Callie, her hair was messy as though she’d been in a hurricane and her eyes were wide as they searched the room. Part of her hair was matted to her forehead and slick from sweat. Her chest was heaving as she sucked air into her lungs and it was obvious to Arizona that Callie must have run all the way to the classroom. She was wearing a black short sleeved shirt with a gray thermal beneath it and some blue jeans that were baggy and looked like they were a size to big. Around her chest was a strap that was holding her bag against her butt. Arizona wondered why she ran all the way to class, it usually wasn’t a big deal to be late, especially if you had friends to copy notes from.
Callie’s eyes were wildly roaming the room and they finally locked onto Arizona. She was sitting near the middle of the room and all her friends were surrounding her. She glanced further around and realized there were no empty seats even near Arizona. She pulled her bottom lip between her teeth and nibbled on it as thoughts raced through her brain. She couldn’t get close enough to Arizona to sit and have a quiet conversation, so screw it. She decided she would just have to put it all on the line, here and now, in front of her peers, in front of the ringmaster teacher, in front of anyone who wanted to witness it, because Callie finally, truly, understood Arizona’s desire of not wanting to be hidden away.
“Arizona!” Callie yelled and took a few timid steps away from the door. He hands grabbed at the strap around her chest, gripping it to steal away the fear that public speaking instilled in her. “You were right and I was scared. I mean, I was really scared of what my parents would think. Of what they might say to me when I introduce you to them. It wasn’t that I was ashamed or anything like that, it’s just… They’re my parents, you know?” She smiled shyly at that and tilted her slightly as she focused solely on Arizona. She watched as Arizona nodded her head and then sighed before slumping in the chair and turning away from Callie. Callie could see, even from this distance that tears had pooled in her beautiful blue eyes. “But I talked with someone and they made me realize that a parent’s love is unconditional, right? So, if they have a problem with it, then there is something wrong with them, not me. There’s no one at fault here, love is love and I shouldn’t just let love pass me by just because it’s not what most people consider normal!” She laughed sharply at her words and smiled brightly when Arizona raised her eyes to look at her again.
“I don’t care what they think! And I don’t care what anyone else thinks, for that matter. The only person that matters is you, Arizona! I love you. I have loved you for two years and my own stupid fears and uncertainties kept me from ever telling you. I tried to use people to fill that piece in my heart that you managed to take, but it’s impossible. The only person that can make me feel whole is you.” She had taken another step closer to where Arizona was sitting at this point. The entire room was silent, most people in shock of what was happening in front of them and the ones that weren’t didn’t want to ruin this moment for either woman.
“I tried to deny it. And after the speech you gave me the other day, I was just scared out of my mind! I felt lost and confused, but I’m so glad you said it. I’m so glad you made me really consider the consequences of what may come, because even knowing all of that, I still want you. I can conquer anything as long as you’re by my side. I didn’t realize it right away, but I know for certain that it is true now.” She smiled genuinely at Arizona and had to hold back a laugh when she saw Arizona furrow her brow and start biting her lip. She knew Arizona was considering everything she was saying.
“I’ve been pining for you for so long that I almost scared you away when I finally realized you might feel the same way. I don’t want to let love pass me by, not this love, not your love. I dream about you, Arizona.” Callie let out a laugh and smiled brightly when she saw a smile cross Arizona’s lips. “I really do, all the time and they’re very distracting and wonderful dreams, but I want to go where the lines overlap. I don’t want to dream about something if there’s a chance I can really have it. If there’s a chance that I can be with you, I want to jump in it, sink my teeth into it, wrap my arms around it and never let it go.” She walked to the row where Arizona was seated and raised her arm, holding her hand out to Arizona. “Please tell me that you want to be all in too. Please. I love you.”
There was a collective gasp in the classroom and all eyes shifted from Callie to Arizona and she could feel them. Over a hundred pairs of eyes and they were on her, she felt like the side show at this circus. She almost laughed at loud, remembering that Callie called the teacher ‘the Ringmaster’. Arizona’s heart was beating wildly in her chest. Her eyes were locked onto Callie’s and she could see all the love in those beautiful and warm chocolate brown eyes. Those eyes that made Arizona feel like she was the only woman in the world. She licked her lips and then made a decision. She threw all of her things into her bag, threw it over her shoulder and then jumped up. She ran right past Callie’s hand and wrapped her arms around Callie’s shoulders, hugging her tightly. She then pulled back and crushed her lips against Callie’s, so hard that Callie was stunned for a moment. Callie’s arms wrapped around Arizona’s waist and Callie lifted her up slightly and spun her around in a circle. When they finally ended the kiss, they were surrounded by applause and wolf whistles and cat calls. Callie offered Arizona a lop-sided grin and then took her hand and walked her out of the classroom. They had a lot to still talk about.
The walk to the apartment was tense and silent and both women kept glancing at one another and smiling when they caught each other. Arizona squeezed Callie’s hand as they reach the apartment. Callie unlocked and opened the door, then shut it closed and locked it behind her. When she was done, she turned and smiled at Arizona. Arizona took her hand and led her deeper into the apartment. They both toed off their shoes and socks as Arizona tugged Callie toward her bed. When they reached the mattress, they both sat down and smiled nervously at one another. Arizona squeezed Callie’s hand again and then let out a sharp ripple of giggles. “I can’t believe you did that.”
Callie started laughed and raised her free hand to her forehead. “You can’t believe I did that? What about me! I’m petrified of public speaking!”
“I know, Calliope, which is why I’m still kind of in shock. Did you really mean all of that?” Arizona tilted her head and her hair curtained over her shoulder like a waterfall of sunshine.
Callie sucked in a sharp breath. She still couldn’t believe how Arizona just took her breath away. She raised her free hand and gently caressed Arizona’s cheek, then slowly pulled her fingers through Arizona’s soft golden hair before answering, “Every single word of it, Arizona, every last word.” Callie moved her fingers to Arizona’s jaw and slowly trailed her fingers forward along her jawline and the action caused Arizona’s face to slowly moving closer to own. She watched as Arizona licked her lips in anticipation and the action caused the butterflies in Callie’s belly to take flight. The fluttering caused her clit to clench tightly and heart beat to pick up its pace. She leaned forward, finally pressing her lips firmly against Arizona’s.
They both released a breath into each other as they parted their lips. Arizona’s tongue ripped past Callie’s lips and into the warmth of her mouth. Callie’s lips wrapped around Arizona’s tongue and she sucked firmly while her own tongue pressed against it. She released it and languidly slid her tongue against Arizona’s and pushed their lips even more firmly together. The kiss was so sensual and filled with emotion, Callie could barely believe it was actually happening to her. She felt Arizona’s hand on her cheek and she leaned slightly into the touch. After several long moments of enjoying the warmth of each other’s touch, Arizona backed away slightly and leaned her forehead against Callie’s. “Wow,” she whispered breathlessly.
“Yeah, seriously…” Callie laughed and looked directly into Arizona’s eyes. She could see the love pouring from her blue eyes and she moved her own hand covering Arizona’s which still rested on her cheek. “So much better than any dream my mind could conjure up.” They both laughed softly.
“You really dreamed about me?”
“My god, Arizona, if you knew what my mind had you doing to me in my dreams.” Callie swooned slightly and laughed as she remembered the antics her subconscious has been putting her through. “I’m sorry it took me so long to get it all together, but please, please believe me when I tell you that I want to be with you. You’re not going to be an experiment for me and I’m not going to hide you away. I want to shout how I feel about you from rooftops, yeah, I’m that cliché.” She nuzzled her nose against Arizona’s and then closed her eyes and kissed her again, softly moving her lips against Arizona’s and then sliding her tongue along Arizona’s bottom lip and pulling away slowly. She opened her eyes and looked at Arizona. Her lips were parted and then worked their way into a pout when she realized Callie had pulled away.
“I can deal with a romantic for a girlfriend. Especially when she’s so super, super-hot and she insists on wearing that leather jacket almost all the time and then she looks at me with those beautiful brown eyes and I just feel like I’m drowning in her love.” Arizona licked her lips slowly and then offered Callie a bright smile. “I’m sorry too, Calliope. I’m so sorry that I pushed you away, but you can hurt me, Calliope and that terrifies me. You terrify me, but you also excite me and make me feel things I’ve never felt before. So delightfully out of control, I just can’t explain what I feel for you, but thank you.” Arizona kissed Callie’s cheek. “Thank you…” She kissed her other cheek. “Thank you for choosing to be with me, Calliope. My Calliope,” she finally pressed her lips against Callie’s and plunged her tongue immediately between Callie’s lips. Callie groaned softly and playfully swirled her tongue around Arizona’s before pulling their lips apart.
“I have to admit, I’m a little nervous about this,” she whispered softly.
“You have nothing to be nervous about. I want to be with you, you want to be with me, right? It’s perfect.” Arizona smiled and raised her right hand to gently caress Callie’s cheek.
“That’s the thing, Arizona, I’ve had sex. A lot of sex, but I’ve never been in love before. I’m in love with you and that already makes this special. It’s so much more than sex. I mean, we haven’t even touched other than kissing and my heart is racing. It feels like it’s going to fly out of my chest.” Callie pulled her bottom lip between her teeth and bit it nervously.
“Okay, you need to stop doing that or I won’t be able to control myself, Calliope.”
“Who said I want you to control yourself?”
Arizona timidly reached out and pulled at Callie’s shirt. Callie leaned forward and felt a light breeze as Arizona pulled the shirt over her head. She grinned at Callie and pointed to the red bra she was wearing. “God, you look good in red.”
Callie laughed and shrugged slightly, “So yeah, I might have remembered that you liked me in red and I might have purposely put that on.”
“Oh, just maybe, huh?” Arizona laughed and then reached down and pulled her own shirt off and tossed it next to Callie’s. “I’m sorry to disappoint, but I just threw on this plain white job this morning as I left.” She looked up when Callie didn’t respond.
Callie’s eyes were on Arizona’s breasts and she had swallowed the lump in the throat. “You’re so beautiful, Arizona.” Arizona blushed and stood up. She held out her hands to Callie, who took them, and she pulled Callie to her feet. Arizona unbuttoned Callie’s jeans and pulled the zipper down and watched as they fell to the ground.
“Really, Calliope, matching underwear, are you trying to make me look bad here?” Arizona laughed as she worked her way out of her own pants. She was wearing a pair of pink panties with a picture of The Pink Panther on the center. Callie looked down and then back up into Arizona’s eyes and the both broke into giggles.
“We really need to get you out of those. I can’t believe you ever bought them.” Callie chuckled and she grabbed Arizona’s hand so that she could pull her into her arms. She wrapped her arms around Arizona’s shoulders and she smiled as Arizona tilted her head and laid her cheek against her chest. She felt Arizona’s arms slide around her waist and then squeezed her softly.
“Hey! The Pink Panther is cool. You know, for someone who said they were nervous a few seconds ago, you’re being awfully forward.”
“Arizona, I really want to make love to you.”
“I thought you’d never ask…” Arizona’s lips press to Callie’s as her finger tips slide from Callie’s lower back up to the strap of her bra. Arizona’s fingers nimbly release the latch and she groaned as she felt the swells of Callie’s breasts fall against her own. “You’re so breathtakingly gorgeous, Calliope.” Callie smiled into the kiss, enjoying the feeling of being surrounded by Arizona in every aspect, sight, taste, touch, smell and sound. She was so caught up in her senses that she barely registered Arizona moving her out of her own panties and then Arizona moving out of her bra and panties as well.
Arizona gently pressed forward, forcing Callie to sit down in the bed and then lay her head back against the pillows. She smiled as Arizona followed her and spread her legs slightly so that Arizona could settle herself on top of her. Arizona placed her hands on Callie’s sides. She leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss above Callie’s navel. Callie released a shuddering breath as her hips jerked forward. She blushed when she heard Arizona’s soft giggling and looked up at her sheepishly. “Someone is impatient.”
“Can you blame me? You’ve been molesting me in my dreams for weeks.”
“Molesting? Really, Calliope?”
“I was a willing participant. And I was truly shattered every time I would wake up disoriented and realize I’d been dreaming.”
Arizona looked down at Callie and felt her heart break at the sincerity of her words. She laid her body on top of Callie’s so that their centers were touching and feeding heat from one to the other and their breasts were gently being pressed against each other. Callie felt tears pooling in her eyes and felt them fall from the corners. Arizona gently reached up and wiped the tears away. “Calliope, this isn’t a dream. I promise you. It’s all very real and happening right now.” She kissed Callie softly on her lips and shifted so she was leaning slightly on her left elbow. She then pressed her body against Callie’s and thrust herself forward and back. Callie’s jaw dropped at the pleasure that just ignited through her body. Arizona repeated the action and watched as Callie licked her lips in order to stifle a soft moan. Arizona caressed Callie’s cheek softly and kissed her again.
Arizona laid herself back fully against Callie and slipped her thigh around Callie’s and brought their legs together in a tangled web. She pressed her thigh against Callie’s dripping center and heard her moan deeply. “Lift your knee a little.” Arizona patted the leg she was referring too; the one between her legs and Callie quickly complied. Arizona pressed herself against it and rocked her hips, ensuring that her own thigh rocked against Callie’s clit. She let out a shuddering sigh and she smiled down at Callie. “Yeah, like that… now move with me,” Arizona whispered softly as she pressed her lips into another kiss against Callie’s lips.
They kissed languidly as their bodies rocked together. They sucked air from one another and grunted with the forced actions. Callie couldn’t believe how delicious Arizona felt against her, her entire body felt as though it were tingling and fire coursed through her veins. She had both of her hands gripping Arizona’s shoulders until Arizona grabbed her right hand. Arizona shifted up slightly while smiling at Callie and she guided Callie’s hand to her thigh. They were still rocking together as Callie felt Arizona’s free hand creep down her stomach and then she felt her fingers stroking her clit. She opened her mouth and nothing came out for a moment, but then she released a deep moan. It clicked in her head what Arizona wanted her to do. She worked her fingers to Arizona’s clit and repeated the motions she’d just felt, stroking it firmly.
“Oh Calliope…” Arizona threw her head back and Callie stared in awe at what was on display in front of her. Arizona’s long elegant neck and the pure alabaster white skin of her Arizona’s chest. Callie’s eyes widened as she watched as Arizona’s rocked against her and her breasts bounced firmly with the force of the thrust. She loved how dark the tan skin surrounding the peak of Arizona’s nipples was and she was overcome with the want to touch them so bad. Callie brought her free hand up to grip the pliant flesh, squeezing it firmly which cause Arizona to hiss in pleasure. She then dragged her fingers over Arizona’s nipple and pulled at the peak, before pressing her thumb to the end of it and very softly circling the pad of her thumb against the sensitive tip. She smiled when she heard Arizona moan loudly and start thrusting her hips more quickly.
Arizona kept one hand wrapped around the wrist of Callie’s which was stroking her clit and she maintained the firm stroking against Callie’s clit with her other hand. She couldn’t remember feeling this in tune with another person in her entire life. Her heart was racing and she felt her orgasm coiling in her stomach. “Don’t stop, Arizona… I’m so close.” Hearing Callie’s whimpering request nearly pushed her over the edge, but she wanted to wait for Callie. Her fingers started to push into Callie’s clit and circling it firmly twice and then stroking again. She repeated the motions again and then heard Callie moan her name as her entire body tensed, her back arching off the bed and then shaking once before dropping back down. Arizona’s orgasm burst forth as she watched Callie’s body convulse in pleasure. She panted, forcing air into her lungs and then fell lifelessly against Callie’s body. She turned her head so her ear was resting over Callie’s heart and she heard it racing within her chest. She smiled knowing she was the one that made it race that way.
“I love you, Calliope.” She maneuvered her arms around Callie’s shoulders and held her tightly, their legs still wrapped around one another and their bodies relaxed from the intense emotions which just poured out of them both.
“I love you too, Arizona.” Callie smiled and grabbed the sheet at their side and halfheartedly draped it over them. Then she brought her hand to Arizona’s back and gently stroked it while her other hand wrapped around her waist. “I can’t remember a time in my life that I’ve been happier than at this moment. I feel content. I feel safe. I finally feel at home.”
Arizona kissed Callie’s chest above her heart and then adjusted herself next to Callie, pulling the sheet more fully over them. She curled into Callie’s side and yawned before stretching to place a soft kiss on her lips. “We’re both home now.”
Callie smiled at that thought and squeezed Arizona slightly, “I’m so glad this wasn’t a dream.” She kissed Arizona softly on her temple and then settled back down, both of them wiggling against each other playfully before Callie yawned. Arizona laughed and then the both drifted into a peaceful sleep within each other’s arms.