TITLE: Learning to Fly (1/?)
AUTHOR: MelDomingo
RATING: NC-17
PAIRING: Callie/Erica
SUMMARY: Set after the season 4 finale kiss. Coming out can be quite the rocky journey...
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Grey's Anatomy or its characters. No infringement intended...




CHAPTER ONE

“I just... I wanted to say...” Callie took a deep breath and stepped forward praying that this leap of faith wouldn't send her plummeting down a 10 story building. “I just wanted to say...” As hard as she tried, the words had completely escaped her so she closed her eyes and took Erica's lips in her own.

Erica was taken slightly aback from this newest development. Of course, It was what she had been wanting for so long. Still, it was almost ridiculous how she found herself in this situation today. She had wanted so badly to just run home and escape the day's madness at the hospital. But now, she wanted nothing more than to be exactly where she was. She was finally in the embrace of the woman she had been admiring from not so far away for the last few months. It was beautiful...

The two women stood in front of the hospital continuing to explore each other. Their lips rarely parted and arms pulled around each other so tightly that the jaws of life would be needed to tear them apart. It was the long awaited Hollywood movie climax that the two had been looking for since the kiss in the elevator.

After what seemed an eternity, Erica pulled slightly away resting her forehead on Callie's. She took moment to peer deep into her best friends pools of dark chocolate and smiled. “This is ridiculous. We're standing in front of the hospital acting like horny teenagers hiding under the football bleachers.”

Callie couldn't help but giggle... It WAS a tad ridiculous that everything they had been hiding from the rest of the world was suddenly on display for every passing person to see. “And your point is?”

“My point is... I think we should take this somewhere else. Maybe somewhere that's not the entrance to our place of employment?” Erica's voice was nearly a whisper, not wanting to break the intimacy of the moment.

“But Christina's going to be home tonight and you appear to be having trouble finding your keys. We seem to be running out of options Erica,” Callie teased. In reality, she wanted nothing more than to have Erica whisk her far, far away from this place.

“I'll tell you what,” Erica pulled away for a second to drink in everything that is Calliope Iphigenia Torres. She snaked her arms around Callie's hips and continued, “Why don't we take your car back to my place? I have a spare key stashed somewhere so it shouldn't be too hard to break in.”

Callie nodded in agreement as Erica placed her had in her own. The pair immediately interlaced their fingers knowing just how “right” it felt. They headed out to the parking garage in a comforting silence. They knew that words didn't need to be said. Their souls were already in communion with each other.

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The ride to Erica's house was pretty uneventful although surprisingly silent. The pair had made this drive together a good number of times. Every time, the car would be filled with conversation and laughter over the events of the days past. Today, it was different.

As Callie navigated her way 20 minutes from the hospital, the pair continued to keep their hands locked in an intimate embrace. Every few minutes, a glance and a giddy smile would be exchanged. They both knew that what happened tonight would change everything. It was exciting and scary... It was exactly where they both wanted to be.

After 20 minutes that seemed to take an eternity, Callie pulled her Toyota Rav4 into the driveway. Turning the car off, she turned to Erica with blissful eyes. Slowly, she picked up Erica's hand and brought it up to her lips, placing a chaste kiss on the back of her palm.

Erica couldn't help but smile. It had been so long since she had been offered such a romantic gesture. It almost made her giddy like a schoolgirl. “Come on Torres... Let's take this inside.”

The pair got out of the car and grabbed their belongings. Erica led them to the doorway where she bent down to pick up a rock that had the spare key taped under it.

“Well, if I knew it was this easy to break into your place, I would have done it weeks ago!” Callie teased.

Erica opened the door and took Callie by the hand to lead her inside. “You want some wine or something?”

“Yeah, that'd be great,” Callie walked towards the living room and plopped herself on the sofa. She had never told Erica that it was possibly one of the favorite couches she had ever crashed on. It was almost as good as sleeping in a real bed and every inch of it smelled like her best friend. The essence of her was everywhere in the living room. Every time Callie had slept over, she felt like she was wrapped in Erica's embrace even though she was upstairs sleeping on her own bed.

Callie's reverie was interrupted by the sound of glasses clinking onto the coffee table and the slight grunt emanating from Erica's throat as she worked on popping the bottle of wine open. Callie couldn't help but smile. It was the same story every time they had shared wine after a long day at work. Erica was highly skilled in the operating room but somehow the intricacies of operating a bottle opener seemed to evade her.

“Need help with that?” Callie couldn't help but egg her on. She would ask every time and every time Erica seemed bent on doing it on her own.

The “pop” of the cork echoed through the room as Erica bragged, “I told you again and again that I'm perfectly capable of operating a bottle opener. I'm a heart surgeon for god sakes!”

“Sure, whatever you say!”

Erica shook her head and grinned as she poured two glasses of the velvety liquid. As she set it down on the table, Callie took a glance at it and slightly gasped. “Erica, that's your two hundred dollar bottle of Cabernet Savignion from France. You really didn't have to...”

“Yes I did,” She interrupted Callie and handed her a glass, “Besides, this is the kind of special occasion I was saving this for.”

“Well, it's much appreciated.” Callie couldn't help but gaze into her new lover's eyes. They were so full of hope and excitement for their future together.

“To us... and the journey it took to get us here,” Erica raised her glass in a toast.

“To us...” Callie smiled and clinked her glass with Erica's, both taking in a short sip of the heavenly drink.

Slowly Callie reached for Erica's glass and she turned to set both on the coffee table. When she was sure she wasn't going going to waste a single drop of the wine by accidentally tipping it over, she turned back to Erica with lust filling her chocolate eyes. She reached forward to cup Erica's cheek and brought her in for another kiss.

This kiss was enough to open the flood gates of passion. Both had been craving each other's touch since they left the entrance to the hospital. Faster than their brains could think to do so, each woman's hands found their way to the other woman's body. Eventually, Erica found herself concentrating on the sweet spot at the base of Callie's neck. She settled in there letting the scent of her lover overpower her... DKNY Delicious. It was definitely delicious!

Callie moaned and leaned hear head back slightly, enjoying the sensation of Erica's lips and tongue exploring the flesh on her neck. Her hands found their way to the hem of Erica's shirt and she reached under to access the creamy soft skin of her back and belly. She reached up higher and with newfound skill, was able to undo Erica's bra with one hand. Slowly she moved her hands towards her front side and found herself entertaining Erica's already erect nipple.

Now it was Erica's turn to moan. The sensation of Callie's fingers on her overly sensitive nipples completely overwhelmed her entire body. She pulled away from her neck and collided with Callie's lips again. The pair shared deep, open-mouthed kisses. Their tongues played a sort of tug of war with each other and dipped deeper and deeper into the other person's awaiting mouth.

Callie couldn't help it anymore. She wanted to touch and feel Erica in the most intimate ways possible. She pulled away and with a husky voice requested, “Let's take this upstairs.”

Erica looked deep into Callie's eyes and searched for reassurance, “You sure you want to do this? I mean, we can wait if you're not ready...”

“I'm sure...” Callie interrupted. She stood up and offered her hand. Erica took it and let Callie lead her up the stairs to her bedroom.

As soon as they passed the threshold to the room, Callie turned and wrapped her arms around Erica's waist, taking Erica's lips captive with her own swollen ones. In a whirlwind of movement, the pair had stripped each other's clothes off. Somehow in the process, Erica had backed Callie towards the bed. As soon as they were completely naked she gently lay her down and rested her own body on top, entangling her limbs with the other woman's.

Erica lay gentle kisses on Callie's lips. Callie tried to take the reigns a few times but Erica just wouldn't let her. She pulled her lips away and locked Callie's arms above her head. “You trust me?”

“Always...”

“Good,” Erica smiled, knowing that she was in complete control.

Slowly she started at Callie's lips and let herself trail lazy kisses down her neck onto her full breast. She took a moment to kiss her already erect nipple and then took it into her mouth letting her tongue trace circles around the base. She could feel Callie's breathing become more and more labored and it threw her into overdrive. She trailed more kisses down Callie's belly and stopped just short of her awaiting sex and took a moment to admire the landscape of Callie's curvaceous body. She could feel the heat emanating from her center and smell the sweet aroma that is so distinctly Callie. It was hot, sexy, and just enough to drive her completely mad.

Erica parted Callie's legs and slowly peppered kisses from each knee and trailed her way towards Callie's pleasure center. Knowing that she had tortured Callie enough, she settled between her lovers legs and took her clit into her mouth. She was already soaking wet and she tasted sweet like fresh strawberries. Erica eagerly sucked and licked Callie on the way to her climax but stopped just short of Callie's release. Quickly, she crawled her way up so she could look her lover in the eyes. As she thrust her tongue into Callie's mouth, Erica let two fingers find their way deep into her center. She could feel her lover buck and writhe against her hand and knew that she was nearing her release. With expert surgeon hands, she curled her fingers and pumped them in and out to the rhythm of Callie's hips. It wasn't long before Erica felt Callie's inner walls clamp onto her fingers and her lover scream out her name in boundless pleasure.

Letting Callie ride down from her high, she slowly withdrew her fingers and peppered kissed onto the darker woman's face. As Callie opened her eyes to meet hers, Erica whispered and smiled, “Wow...”

Callie smiled back and flipped Erica over so she was on the bottom. “It's your turn now...”

Callie locked lips with her beautiful blonde goddess once more. She couldn't seem to get enough of those sweet honeysuckle lips. It was an aphrodisiac like no other she had ever experienced. She had never given a woman pleasure before but she was determined to give Erica a most unforgettable experience. Callie let her fingers trace lazy circles around the other woman's torso. Every now and again she would notice Erica arching her body towards her so she figured she must be doing something right. Her fingers found their way back to Erica's sensitive nipples and they began to stroke and gently flick against the hardened flesh. It was enough to make the fair skinned woman gasp for air. Callie took this cue and started inching her lips down Erica's torso.

Quickly Erica grabbed her by the hips and pulled her up so they were face to face, “Stay here... I want you to be right here when I come.”

The huskiness of Erica's voice with her request was enough to drive Callie clinically insane. She was so hot for the woman who was in bed with her and all she wanted to was to give her wave after wave of pleasure. She complied with Erica's request and settled her lips onto the base of Erica's neck. She let her hand find it's way between Erica's thighs and into the now very slippery center of her desire. Callie had never thought that feeling another woman's arousal would be a turn on. Now, all she wanted to do was dive in and enjoy the wetness that she herself had caused.

First at a slow pace, she let her fingers move in and out as her thumb circled around Erica's clit. She figured that all the pieces must be falling the right place because her beautiful partner had started to buck wildly and moan uncontrollably. No more than a few seconds after she added her own hips into the undulating motion did Erica finally reach her point of ecstasy.

Callie curled herself next to her best friend and waited as she float back down from the heavens. Even though Erica's eyes were still closed, Callie couldn't help but gaze and admire the beauty that lay in her arms. After Erica let her moment pass, she opened her eyes and gazed back at the raven haired beauty with a smile.

“Baby, are you sure you've never done this before?” she teasingly inquired.

“Of course not!” Callie retorted, “You're my one and only.”

“Wow...” Erica settled into Callie's arms and offered her a chaste kiss. “You're really one of a kind Callie Torres.”

Callie smiled at the compliment. It was so rare to hear such things about herself and it made her feel special. “I can say the same about you, Erica Hahn.”

The pair shared another promise-filled kiss before settling in each other's arms and falling asleep for the night. Both of them couldn't believe the events that had just unfolded themselves over the course of the evening. On this day, they had started on a brand new journey together. It was new and scary and exciting and neither knew where this uncharted road would take them.

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A/N: Coming in chapter two... What happens the morning after their first night together as lovers.