"Callie, what are you doing here?"

The brunette had just snuck into her office and held a cup of coffee in one hand, a bag of pastries in another. It was the official opening of the Robbins Herman Center for Women's Health. Days that ran up to 18 hours from filing and checking every detail left Arizona exhausted, but she was finally here. It was the opening day and in just under an hour, a conference would be held to explain her ground breaking maternal mortality prevention program. To say she was nervous was an understatement, but seeing Callie caused her heart to flutter and a smile to appear on her face.

"You didn't think I'd forget about your opening day, did you?"

Arizona took a step forward and pushed a piece of hair behind her ear. "Well, no."

Callie held the items out in front of her and held in a laugh as she watched Arizona take a generous sip from the coffee cup. "I talked to Nicole and I've cleared your schedule for the rest of the week."

Arizona's eyes widened and she licked her lips, her hands close to dropping the cup in her hands. "What? Callie, we still have so much to do. This is the first day and from here on out is just more work and—

"And you've been spreading yourself thin the past month. Sofia misses you and I…" she held her tongue and leaned against Arizona's desk. "I planned something for tomorrow. For us."

Arizona set the items down on her desk and blushed, the room suddenly feeling a lot smaller, Callie much closer. Avoiding Callie's eyes, Arizona went to quickly shut and lock her office door. It was still early morning, so the little light that leaked into the room from the fluorescent lit hallway was gone. She held her hand on the stiff handle for a moment before turning around. Her heart leapt and increased in speed when she saw Callie.

Her black leather jacket was snug on her body, the concentration on her face as she sent a few texts and ran a hand through her new haircut left Arizona in a puddle of lust. "What did you have planned?"

Callie looked up, slipping her phone in her pocket and reaching into the pastry bag to grab a donut hole. "You'll have to find out tomorrow." she smirked.

Rolling her eyes, Arizona returned to her previous position and mimicked Callie's motion. Licking her lips and then her fingers, she soon found her hands gripping the front of Callie's jacket.

"Hey, get your sticky fingers away from me," Callie playfully swatted Arizona's hands away before leaning down to kiss sugary lips. It was sweet and her tongue peaked out only briefly before she pulled away to look into blue eyes. With just enough light from Arizona's desk lamp, she traced the shadows on her pale face and simply stared into her eyes.

"Thank you for coming, Callie." Arizona said.

After a few moments of simply enjoying each other's company, Callie cleared her throat and headed towards the office door. "I'll see you at home tonight."

Nodding, Arizona turned away so she wouldn't have to see Callie walk away and put all her attention on finishing the donuts in the greasy paper bag.

Arizona finally came to the apartment around midnight. The house was quiet and she did her best to tip toe to the kitchen so that she could finally eat something after hours of being on her feet and rocking it as a fetal surgeon. Opening the fridge, she sighed in relief when she saw a box of pizza. Minutes later, she found herself in her usual spot on the couch, leg resting against the coffee table while she watched tv with the volume on mute.

"Hey, you're back." Callie's voice was rough, the backs of her hand wiping the sleep from her eyes. "Sorry, I tried to stay awake, it's just been a long day."

Arizona moved the pizza box onto the coffee table and patted the seat next to her for Callie to sit. Shutting off the tv and scarfing down her second piece of pizza, Arizona giggled when Callie lay her head on her shoulder and fell back asleep.

"Callie." she ran a hand through short locks. "Calliope."

"Mmm."

"Did you come out here just to fall asleep on me?"

"Mmm."

Arizona pulled her comforter up to cover the both of them and listened to Callie's light snores. She used to think it was annoying, but right now, it was soothing and reminded her that she was home. The five weeks she had been back, she had struggled sleeping on the couch, but she knew that sleeping in bed with Callie wasn't something Callie was ready for yet. Still, it didn't stop the brunette from sneaking in some nights the past two weeks in particular and snuggling up next to the blonde.

Though the couch wasn't as comfortable as she'd like, she had to admit that having Callie with her always made the issue non existent.

"This couch is horrible." Callie mumbled.

Arizona held Callie closer. "It's okay."

Tiredly shaking her head, Callie squirmed in place for a minute until she grew tired of the springs digging into her back. She got up and examined the area, her brain finally catching up to her heart. "You shouldn't be sleeping here." she took the blanket and cast it to the side.

At Callie's words, Arizona's heart sunk. Maybe Callie really wasn't ready for more than just the two of them sharing a bed. Maybe this was her needed space. Maybe this was her kicking her out after weeks of turning her once pristine living room into a tornado of clothes and books and files.

"You want me…gone?"

The pain in Arizona's voice caught Callie's attention and she sat back down to take Arizona's hands. "Honey, no." Grasping Arizona's hand, Callie kissed each knuckle with the utmost amount of gentleness. "You shouldn't be sleeping here because," she dropped their hands and squeezed Arizona's thigh. "You should be sleeping in bed with me."

Callie watched as the blonde opened and closed her mouth in an almost comedic fashion. She was prepared to ask Arizona tomorrow when she'd surprise her on a trip to a bed and breakfast though, seeing the mother of her child sleep on the couch for weeks straight was becoming harder and harder to do. Sleeping in a bed and staring at the empty spot next to her was becoming harder and harder to do.

Rising to her feet, Callie took Arizona's leg and went to help Arizona put it on.

"Can you carry me?" Arizona pouted. It was just about the cutest thing Callie had ever seen. "I'm too tired to put that on and then walk all the way…" she trailed off, her eyes starting to droop as the day started to weigh on her.

Callie plopped back onto the couch and returned to her previous position of resting her head on Arizona's shoulder. "I would but I'm too tired."

It became clear to both of them that they would be sleeping on the couch one more time. They giggled, adjusted themselves and held each other as best as they could on the small couch. It wasn't perfect or practical, but being in each other's arms, feeling each other and realizing that what they had was moving forward was enough.