Doctors don't make promises, do they? (Callie/Erica, 2/?)
Title: Doctors don’t make promises, do they?
Author: Nelfy
Characters: Callie Torres, Erica Hahn, Callica ship, slight mentions of Mark, Christina and Addison
Summary: This fanfic shows what happened during the season 4 finale and goes further to explore the relationship between Callie and Erica.
Spoilers: Starts with the season 4 finale
Rating: PG-13 (will change to NC-17 in upcoming chapters)
Disclaimer: Characters belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes
Author’s Note: I feel like I’m on my own now. I hope you like what I did with this. The song titles and lyrics sometimes correspond to what I wrote, but sometimes they don’t.
Previous chapters: Chapter One
Chapter Two - Goodnight
“Wow” was all what Callie was able to mutter. She had kissed a few men before, but never had a kiss been so loaded with emotions and made her feel so warm, loved and wanted inside. Even though these might seem like differing emotions, they were all going through Callie’s body and mind at once. “Wow”.
“You’re repeating yourself” muttered Erica with a sarcastic undertone and looked into Callie’s eyes. The both couldn’t stop themselves and started to laugh, laughing away all the tension that had been building up between them.
“As much as I would love to keep kissing you, I think we should take this somewhere else. So…” Erica paused, then gathered all her courage and asked “My place or Joe’s?” Callie was surprised that Erica was able to formulate such clear thoughts. She was still in shock about the kiss and her bold action.
“Ahm. Hm. I want to be alone with you.”
“Then my place it is. I still haven’t found my keys.”
“Did you put them in your coat pocket?”
“No, I put them in my bag” Erica reached into her coat pocket and groaned. She pulled her keys out and looked at Callie apologetic. Callie shot her a glance that said “I told you so”, but then her love interest leaned in and kissed her again, which made Callie forget about the keys and everything else in the world.
After kissing for some minutes, Erica took Callie’s hand and they went to Erica’s car to go to her place. They rode in silence, both tired from the day, but also on the edge of their nerves because neither of them knew what would happen once they arrived at Erica’s place. Callie couldn’t stop thinking about the kiss and wondered whether Erica had ever been with a woman before. She hadn’t mentioned it in any of their conversations, but then again they had never really talked about lesbianism except for that one time. While Erica seemed calm, her heart was racing. She could hardly believe that this absolutely stunning doctor was sitting next to her and that they were actually going to her place - together! She was not sure whether Callie was ready for more and as much as she wanted it, Erica knew very well that it was better to wait and let the younger woman get acquainted to the idea of sleeping with a woman. First times were always scary, no matter whether you were sleeping with a man or with a woman.
When they arrived at Erica’s house, it had started raining and so Erica let them in through the garage. Callie had been to her friend’s place once before, so she knew where the living room was and immediately let herself fall down on the black leather sofa. Some people might say that Erica’s house looked cold, but Callie felt at home in the beautiful house. The living room was furnished in black and white and Erica had kept everything rather simple. The brown wooden floor added a sense of cosiness and Callie loved the big, soft white pillows that lay on the sofa. She leaned back and closed her eyes, tired from the day’s events. Meanwhile, Erica went to the kitchen to get them a bottle of wine and when she entered the living room, Callie had her eyes closed and looked as if she had fallen asleep. Erica sighed, knowing very well that she was ready for bed as well, but never the less sat down on her armchair to watch Callie’s chest rise and fall slowly. She couldn’t tear her eyes away from the beautiful orthopaedic surgeon who had kissed her so passionately and had proven that she wanted them to be more than friends as well. She sipped on her wine, enjoying the taste it left in her mouth and dreaming about a now very possible future with the woman she was so into.
Callie had heard Erica enter the room, but she was too tired to open her eyes. However, she felt Erica’s gaze on her and after a few minutes, she mumbled without opening her eyes
“Are you watching me sleep?”
Erica could not hold pack a grin and replied “Well, apparently not, because you are NOT asleep”.
Callie smiled, finally looking at Erica and stuck out her tongue. “Do you always have to be right?”
“How do you think I got to where I am today?” Erica was teasing Callie, but she enjoyed that they were still able to fool around without feeling awkward.
“Well, if I may remind you, I was the one who kissed you tonight, so actually, I got you where you are tonight!” Touché. Erica smiled, allowing Callie to be right and then tried to suppress a yawn, but it was too late.
“Am I boring you?” Callie asked appalled, but her smile showed Erica that she did not really mean it that way.
“I do think we need to talk about this, about us, but I am so tired. Let’s go to bed and talk about this tomorrow morning. You’re off too, right?” Callie wiggled her brows, put on her sexiest grin and asked in a deep voice “What are you suggesting, Dr. Hahn? You want to go to bed with me?”.
Then it struck the cardio-goddess what she had just said and her cheeks turned scarlet red. Callie grinned, seeing that she had actually been able to make Dr. Hahn, the poker face in perfection, blush.
“Um, that’s not what I meant, I mean… You know… I meant that we should go to sleep, not do anything else.” Erica stressed the world sleep, hoping she would be able to save the day. Callie pouted and, still teasing her love, asked “So you are not interested in me at all?” She sighed and then started laughing when she saw Erica’s facial expression. The older woman had had enough and so she got up, went over to the only person who meant something to her and kissed her forcefully, sucking on Callie’s lower lip and at the same time fondling her right breast. Callie was surprised and unable to move, not having expected this reaction, but enjoying it nonetheless. She moaned and started to protest when Erica pulled away. Erica silenced her by putting her finger over her lips.
“Listen, I’m really tired and you are too, so let’s just go to sleep and then we’ll discuss this whole situation tomorrow, ok?”
“Okay.” Callie sighed, wanting more of those forceful kisses. She love the idea of being taken by the seemingly “cold” surgeon, who most of the time did not show her feelings to anyone.
“So, I don’t want to put any pressure on you, we don’t have to do anything tonight if you don’t want to, but I would still love to sleep in one bed with you.” Callie furrowed her brows, unsure why Erica was so sure that she was the one who wasn’t ready for more. Then it dawned on her, that maybe she should get this question out of the way once and for all.
“Erica, have you ever been with a woman?” Erica sighed, looked at Callie and decided to get it over with.
“Yes, actually I have. When I was an intern, I practically lived in the hospital and there was only one other female intern. We were best friends and then one thing lead to another and we ended up sleeping with each other. We spent every minute of the day with each other, so we just figured, why not be friends with benefits. We both didn’t have time for dates and were not interested in the male interns, who thought they were better than us, so…” She let her voice trail off, not knowing what more to say. She wasn’t sure how her love interest would take the news, but Callie did not look appalled, just surprised. Then, out of nowhere, Callie started laughing.
“You know, I once actually lived in the hospital, in the basement” Callie said, looking like she meant it. Erica just looked at her in surprise, not knowing what to do with this information and then just answered with an “Okay.” Obviously, they were both too tired to keep up a conversation.
“So, my bed or the guest bed?” Callie still hadn’t answered that question and Erica was already nearly falling asleep. For a short moment, Callie seemed to consider her options, but then the dark-haired beauty smiled at Erica, planted a kiss on her lips and gently whispered “I would love to spend the night with you!”
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Next up: Chapter Three