The following few days Arizona decided she shouldn't be mad at Callie and instead make the most out of the last days they had together before she had to go back to Colorado. She knew that the only reason why the night she came back in Seattle she reacted the way she did was because she was tired and overwhelmed by all kind of feelings, so she just let Callie off the hook. As promised, they spent the two days following the brunette's exam together, most of the time studying, but at least at night they could go out and relax together. The last exam for pre-law before graduation was the same for both Callie and Arizona, so they could study together and spend literally all of their time with each other. They did the exam, which went good for Callie and very good for Arizona, and that night they went partying with their friends. Most of them were done with exams as well, so the party was going to be pretty big. Amelia and Maggie still had a couple of exams left, but they were going to join the party anyway. First part of the night was going to be held at Mark's place, so there were also going to be Derek, Alex and George, his flat mates. There was going to be a lot of booze, so depending on how drunk they were going to be after the get-together at Mark's, they were going to decide whether to go out dancing or not. Arizona had to fly back home the next day mid-afternoon. In two days was Tim's birthday and then on Saturday she was starting work. So Callie and Arizona were at the blonde's place, in the bathroom, getting ready for the night. They were looking forward to the party, but they knew very well it was their last night together, so the mere thought of it was saddening them. They were both applying some light make-up on their eyes, not talking. The silence wasn't really uncomfortable, but it wasn't comfortable either. Both of them wanted to talk but didn't quite know what to say.

"So, are Maggie and Amelia coming tonight?", Arizona asked, only to say something before heavier topics could come out.

"Yeah, they are…", Callie answered, without removing her gaze from her own reflection in the mirror.

"So you going to stay with them? You know… Since they aren't friends of other people besides you…"

"Uh, yeah? Why are you asking?", Callie asked, sensing something was off with her girlfriend.

"I-I… I don't know… It's just… I was hoping to spend this last night with you but… Your friends are going to be there so it's right for you to spend time with them", Arizona rambled.

"I don't follow, Arizona…"

They both stopped their make-up application and looked at each other in the mirror.

"I mean, it's you who proposed to go to Mark's party, and it's you who told me to invite Maggie and Amelia too… I would have been fine with just spending the night here the two of us, but you had other plans, so I agreed on that. But now you don't want me to spend time with my friends? Really, Arizona, sometimes it's just so difficult for me to understand what you want…", Callie explained, in a soft voice.

"I know…", Arizona said, a small tear rolling down her cheek. Callie turned towards her and sweetly wiped the single tear from her girlfriend's face.

"I'm sorry, Calliope, I'm just that bad at dealing with feelings… I wanted to spend what is probably going to be my last night ever in Seattle with them… I mean, I'm going to spend all my time with you in LA, but I'm not going to see them anymore. But now I just wished I could stay in bed with you all night, making you feel good and then sleeping next to you for the last time…"

"I know, baby, I know… I wanted to be alone with you too, but you're right, you're not going to see them anymore after tonight, and we are going to be apart for only a month, or less, it's not the last time, don't be overdramatic. Besides, we can still leave the party early and your flight is not until mid-afternoon, so we have all morning to each other…", Callie smirked, eliciting a giggle from Arizona.

"You always know what to say, Calliope".

"Of course, I'm an awesome girlfriend", Callie said, smiling.

"You are!", Arizona agreed, "and I love you".

"I love you too… Now let's get dressed and out of here, Mark is going to ask in front of all our friends if we were doing the nasty, if we are late", Callie said, causing the blonde to chuckle.

"You're right! You know my best friend already better than I do. Let's get out of here!", Arizona exclaimed.

So they applied the final touches to their make-ups, curled their hair and then got dressed. Callie opted for a long, dark blue skirt and a white crop-top that showed off her flat, tanned stomach, while Arizona chose a knee-length, purple dress. They took the booze they had bought from the fridge and stocked it in a plastic bag, before walking to Mark's.

When they got there, the flat was already pretty full. It was not big, but the living-room had a couch and a loveseat, but most importantly, it had a big table. Mark came out of the kitchen and greeted them hugging them both tightly. He motioned them for the table where to put the booze they had brought. Also the table was already almost full of bottles of every kind, beer above all but also wine, vodka and tequila. There were some snacks too. The music wasn't too loud for fear of the neighbors, but the flat was made noisy by the people in it talking. Maggie texted Callie that they were outside, so she left Arizona's side for a second and went to ask Mark to open the front door of his building for them. Arizona was looking around the room trying to spot her other friends, but no one seemed to have arrived yet. After a couple of minutes, Callie and Mark went back to where Arizona was, with Maggie and Amelia. Arizona greeted them and then spotted Teddy and Cristina entering through the main door. They started with a beer and the conversation flew easily, the group was helped to be formed by the right amount of alcohol. Callie and Arizona kept stealing glances and winks and they brushed their hands every time they had a chance, but they didn't really want to display affection at that kind of party. After a while, Callie wanted to go to the other side of the living-room where there was some sort of dancefloor. Amelia and Maggie followed her, while Arizona decided to stay back with Mark, Teddy and Cristina. They downed together a couple shots of tequila, toasting to the end of pre-law. Arizona was starting to feel a little bit intoxicated by the alcohol, and found herself craving her girlfriend. She spotted her dancing with her friends, wearing a big grin on her beautiful face, she didn't want to interrupt them, so she just stood there, watching. She was about to open herself another beer, when she felt someone's alcoholic breath washing over her hear.

"Hey there, beautiful", the guy said.

She turned around only to see that it was Alex, one of Mark's flat mates and friend, who she knew had a weak spot for her. Initially Mark tried to make her go out with him, but he soon realized she wasn't interested in him, like at all. Besides, he was the kind of guy who tried to hit on almost every girl he met, just to take them to bed, whereas Arizona was always looking for a relationship or it was nothing. So Mark tried to explain to his friend that Arizona was not one like the other girls he was used to bang or to date and to leave her alone. It seemed to have worked, or at least until now.

"Hi, Alex", Arizona replied, not trying to sound too harsh but also not too welcoming.

"You okay?", he asked.

"Yeah… How are you?"

"I'm good…"

"Don't you have your share of girls here tonight?"

"No, Marky didn't want me to… He became pretty boring… Does he get laid, like, at all?"

"I think you know the answer to that question…"

"So he doesn't… And really, he should, he became a pain in the ass lately… Where is the last guy he used to date, José?"

"He went back to Peru…"

"Oh, yeah, sad story… He'll find someone else, I hope… But, enough with him… What are you doing here all alone, opening the nth beer? No boyfriend?"

"Nope"

"So, you want to go to my room instead of being here with that look on your face? We can go all night, just say the word".

"No, thanks"

"Oh, come on… We both know you haven't gotten laid in ages, just like your best friend Marky, let me put an end to that misery…"

"You're so wrong!"

"Oh, am I?"

And with that question Alex with a single move put his hand on Arizona's thigh and started moving it up. With his other arm he grabbed her neck.

"What are you doing?", Arizona asked in disbelief, trying to free herself from Alex's hold.

She knew nothing was going to happen to her, the room was full of people, but she still felt very uneasy with his hands roaming her body. She belonged only to Callie.

She wanted to scream to get Mark's attention, but he was nowhere to be seen, and even though the room was packed, Arizona didn't see anyone she could ask for help. Probably the other people around them thought she was just one of Alex's casual hookups and she agreed on him touching her. But of course she didn't, she just wanted to free herself from his arms, but he was strong and the amount of alcohol she just drank made her feeling weaker and unable to oppose Alex. She started kicking him with her one leg he wasn't blocking, but he pulled her head closer to his own and his lips touched hers. In that moment she finally spotted Callie coming in her direction, she felt relieved to have someone coming to rescue her from Alex's grip. But she suddenly saw the look of hurt in the beautiful brown orbs of her girlfriend and realization of what that situation must have looked like to her girlfriend hit her. Damn it! She saw Callie turning around and heading in the opposite direction, but she wasn't able to make out where exactly she was going because of the crowd around her. She punched Alex's stomach as hard as she could and he flinched in pain, letting go of her. She moved as fast as she could through the crowd, looking for Callie, but her girlfriend was nowhere to be seen, nor were her friends. Arizona started cursing under her breath. If she only hadn't had that much to drink.

Callie was heading out, she didn't bother to go look for her purse where she left it before, she had her phone with her and it was all she needed. She could always ask Mark the following day, in that moment she just needed to get out. Arizona was kissing a guy, she had just left her for a couple of minutes and there she was, kissing some dude. In the back of her mind she knew it couldn't be all Arizona's makings, she believed her when she told her she loved her, and she was no cheater or not someone just to sleep around. But jealousy and the alcohol were making her blind and in need of fresh air. Maggie and Amelia were following her, trying to calm her down and make her reason that it must have been some misunderstanding.

"Callie, where are you going? Stop!", Maggie called out, trying to catch up with her.

"She wasn't kissing him, Callie, he was the one doing it! Besides, she is a smart girl, don't you think she would at least wait until you're not around, before kissing someone else?", Amelia asked, sarcastically, trying to get a reaction out of Callie, who was pacing restless towards an unknown destination, which was probably being the railway station.

Maggie was almost running, but she was able to catch up with Callie and grab her by the wrist.

"Damn it, hot head, stop!"

Amelia reached them, completely out of breath.

"I swear if this is what I think it is, I'm going to kill you!", Amelia threatened, "she was clearly trying to free herself from him, listen to me, go back there and talk to her!"

"No!", Callie pouted.

"She is leaving tomorrow and then what? You break up with her without letting her explain herself? I swear you are so stubborn sometimes…", Amelia started to get angry at her friend's antics, not only because she had to run after her.

"So what if it was your perfect, handsome boyfriend kissing someone else in front of you at a party?", Callie spitted back.

"See, you're not making any sense… Someone else in front of you? Are you listening to yourself right now? I'm not taking her side, but if you love her the way you say you do, you at list give her the benefit of the doubt… You're such a stubborn! You keep screwing up with her and then apologize, but you just need to grow up, you can't be in a relationship if you're so immature!"

Callie felt as if someone punched her. Amelia was right, and that was exactly why her words hurt that much. But she was still shocked to hear her usually very calm friend attacking her like that. She was thinking twice before saying anything she was going to regret, when she felt someone's hand sweetly stroking her shoulder.

She turned around and there she was. Her eyes were the bluest Callie had ever seen them. She had tears on her cheeks and some stains of mascara around her eyes, but she still was breathtaking. Callie's head started to spin, probably because of the alcohol and the sight of her heartbroken girlfriend. Amelia's words from just a couple of seconds before invading her mind.

"Arizona…", she said, the word breaking, feeling tears gathering in her eyes.

"I… He… I… I'm sorry, Calliope… I swear it isn't what it looks like…"

"I believe you, I'm the one to be sorry… I shouldn't…I…"

Arizona stopped Callie's rambling placing a finger on her lips. She then leant in and replaced the finger with her own lips. They kissed softly, expressing all what they were feeling in the kiss. When they needed air, they broke the kiss. Callie saw Amelia and Maggie silently walking away, leaving them alone to solve their issues.

"Shhh, Calliope, it's okay… I love you, only you…"

"I know… And I trust you, it's just… God… I need to deal better with my feelings…"

"Yeah, that you do!", Arizona smirked.

"Oh, shut up. Now take me to your place and fuck me!"

"Woha, easy tiger!", Arizona teased, wrapping an arm around Callie's waist and starting to walk towards her apartment.

They walked in silence, quickening their pace when they both felt the increasing need to be naked with each other. As soon as Arizona opened the door to her apartment, Callie pushed her inside and closed the door behind them, turning around their bodies and pinning Arizona against the door. Her lips soon attacked the blonde's neck, her hands roaming the blonde's breasts.

"Callie… Owen…", Arizona was barely able to breathe out, already out of the world because of Callie's ministrations.

Callie completely ignored the blonde's worries and lifted her smaller body up. Arizona was now wrapping herself around Callie's frame, her back on the door. Callie slipped the hand that she wasn't using to keep the blonde in place under her short dress and with two fingers she pulled to one side her lacy panties. She didn't have time for teasing, she just gathered some arousal and entered Arizona with two fingers, moving her thumb to apply light pressure to the blonde's clit. Arizona couldn't help but moan loud. By now she was sure that Owen was enjoying the free show they were giving, but she couldn't care less. All she cared about was there with her, and she had two fingers deep in her center. Callie placed her mouth on Arizona's neck and started biting hard. She wanted to mark her girlfriend as hers for everybody to see and to know that she was taken, even though she knew the marks weren't going to last until the next time they got to see each other, but she kind of wished to leave some permanent signs on her skin and also deeper inside her. She also knew Arizona enjoyed the beating and indeed she soon felt her walls tighten around her fingers.

"Fuck, Callie, so good…", Arizona whispered.

"Come for me, Arizona", Callie urged her, feeling both her arms burning from the effort they were making.

Arizona didn't need to be told twice, Callie's skilled fingers mixed with the sensations of her teeth sinking deep into her skin were almost too much to take and very soon her orgasm hit her full force, making her scream Callie's name and spill a flood of arousal down Callie's hand and forearm. Callie slowed the ministrations on Arizona's clit and slipped her fingers out of her. She put the blonde down, but she still needed some leverage to stay, so her back didn't leave the door. Callie seductively licked her fingers, before taking Arizona's hand and pulling her towards her own bedroom.

"This was just the beginning of me marking you. You are mine, Arizona!", Callie exclaimed, placing sloppy kisses all over the blonde's shoulder.

Arizona didn't answer, she just pushed Callie hard so her back came to rest on the mattress.

"And you are mine, Calliope, let's get a matching tattoo", she said, ripping Callie's silky skirt form her and throwing it on the floor.

They spent the whole night making love to each other and when they were completely spent, they laid back and fell asleep, not before having set an alarm for 2 p.m. so that Arizona had the time to finish packing her things and catch her plane. The goodbye they shared at the airport next day was teary to say the very least, but eventually Callie could let go of her girlfriend's body, promising her to go to Colorado in a little less than a month.

So, I don't have much time to write lately, with my job and studying and stuff, but I'll try to keep this story going, if you're still interested in it, of course! Let me know :)