A/N: So with the help of people from Twitter (thank you to every one of them) I come at you all with a new piece of Calzona writing. I do plan to update Wish You Were Here soon for those of who you read that, but after watching the Grey's finale I so needed to write this! Hopefully in the pain and sadness of losing Arizona this will make some of you feel just a bit better. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and feedback is always welcome.
Chapter 1
Nerves were running through her whole body like she had never imagined. She knew the blonde better than anyone did, she knew her but still the nerves that raced through Callie's blood stream was unexplainable. Maybe it was because Callie hadn't seen Arizona since the blonde had waved her and her daughter off at the airport the day the brunette was headed for New York. Maybe it was because Arizona was actually moving to The Big Apple, and not just for a short visit. Or maybe it was because this was a fresh start for every one of them. The past would be forgotten and they could start over again.
As the minutes past and it was getting closer to the time of Arizona and Sofia's arrival, Callie became more nervous but she also became excited in the midst of her nerves. She couldn't wait to finally hug the blonde and know she wasn't going anywhere this time.
During the time of the two of them being apart and living in two separate states, Callie had come to realise just how much she missed the blonde. How much she still loved her. The love and affection she still harboured for Arizona became a driving point when she ended her relationship with Penny. She found herself thinking of Arizona during every little thing they did together, how different it would be if she was there instead of Penny, how much better it would be all around for everyone. In the end, the brunette couldn't pretend anymore, her heart belonged to Arizona; it always had. Even after everything the two women had been through together, the car crash, the plane crash and Arizona's subsequent leg amputation, the miscarriage, the cheating, the divorce and the custody battle, Callie's heart had never fallen out of love with Arizona.
She couldn't describe how ecstatic she was to see and be with Arizona again.
The same could be said for Arizona, she too felt all the emotions that Callie was also feeling. She never once fell out of love with the brunette, receiving texts, hearing her voice on the phone and the odd FaceTime call made Arizona smile from ear to ear to the point where her cheeks ached more than they did with anyone else. The two relationships which Arizona had been in during her time of being separated from Callie weren't ones to be desired. The sex was good, after all Arizona was a sex positive person but when it came to actually loving the person she was with, it never truly worked. She always found herself in a situation where the other women would like or love Arizona more while the blonde never felt the same, she was always ten steps behind and if anything, it was the lust that kept the relationship going for her, not the love. They were nothing like the relationship she had with Callie and the love she held for her. They couldn't be compared.
Like Callie, the experiences and moments she shared with the women she was seeing always saw the fetal surgeon wondering how different they would be if Calliope Torres was living them with her. They would be that much more interesting. That much more fun. That much more enjoyable That much more loving.
She too couldn't wait to wrap her arms around Callie once again, inhale her scent and feel at home once again.
The seconds ticked by slowly as Callie waited in JFK for the arrival of Arizona and her daughter. Every person that passed her on their way out she wished were the two special people she was waiting for. She never imagined a day would come where Arizona would depart a flight with their daughter to start a new life there in New York, leaving the old one she had back in Seattle behind.
"Hey, Sof," Arizona began, crouching down to Sofia's level. "I have an idea, okay, but you have to promise to stay with me, okay? And be as quiet as you can."
Sofia nodded enthusiastically, already happy enough that she was now back in New York and this time Arizona was with her and would be staying. "Okay, mommy."
"Good girl." Arizona smiled, ruffling Sofia's dark hair as she stood back up and took her daughters hand in her own. She noticed Callie stood some distance away from them, facing the completely different direction. She was nervous, happy and excited all at once. Taking a deep breath to steady her nerves, exhaling slowly, the blonde began to approach Callie with a wide smile on her face. This was actually happening.
Eventually reaching the spot where Callie was stood, Arizona lightly tapped on the brunette's shoulder, garnering her attention as she turned around and her face lit up, a bright smile across her face which only spoke the words of happiness and adoration.
Arizona smiled back with as much adoration on her face, it was completely undeniable what she was feeling.
"Ortho, right?" She reiterated the first words she ever spoke to Callie back in the dirty bathroom of Joe's bar all those years ago symbolising a new beginning for the pair of them before Callie could even say hi.
Callie didn't need to say anything after that, instead opening her arms wide as she stepped forward and embraced Arizona for the first time in years. The familiar touch, smell and warmth of Arizona instantly calmed Callie, making her sigh in relief. She finally felt like a part of her wasn't missing anymore and the blonde could also concur the feeling.
The two women didn't let go of each other once until Sofia made her presence known with a loud cough. Laughing, Callie bent down and also took Sofia into her arms, hugging her tight. "I've missed you so much." She spoke softly as Arizona watched on, still the same loving smile on her face as she watched her two favourite people in the whole world exchange hugs and words of 'I missed you'. She had missed this, the three of them together in a circumstance full of joy.
"So I was thinking," Arizona spoke, grabbing the attention of Callie and Sofia. "Why don't we go get some ice cream somewhere? I'm sure you both know some good places around here and it's my treat, what do you say?" She finished, looking between the two of them.
"Yes! Please, mama!" Sofia exclaimed eagerly as she started jumping up and down on the spot.
"It's fine by me. I couldn't say no to ice cream with my two favourite girls anyway, could I?" She smiled, taking hold of Sofia's hand as Arizona took hold of her daughters free hand.
Turning her head, Arizona shot Callie a gooey eyed smile causing the brunette to smile just as much. Her heart felt completely happy.
Sitting opposite one another with Sofia beside Callie, Arizona and Callie were in comfortable conversation as they both enjoyed each others company for the first time in a while, the blonde's hand resting atop of Callie's.
"The whole day was quite something else," Arizona recalled the day of Alex and Jo's wedding. "Alex and Jo managed to lock themselves in an old shed in typical Alex and Jo fashion and while this was happening, their wedding planner went into anaphylactic shock and to top it all, the officiator had been missing all day and eventually arrived when the cake had been ruined and the whole party had got on a ferryboat ride, excluding myself, April, Jackson and Matthew of course." Arizona chuckled with a shake of her head. "In the end April had ended up unknowingly planning her own wedding, but the whole day only made me look back... Our wedding day had its ups and downs, nowhere near as much as that but my point is, the day made me think back to when we got married as well as reminding me how much you mean to me. It was the most special and luckiest day of my life and you mean so much to me, Calliope." She said truthfully, her thumb stroking across the brunette's hand gently.
The soft strokes of Arizona's thumb across her hand sent sparks through Callie's body, ones that she had missed from the touch of Arizona alone.
"Arizona, I- I-," Callie felt overcome with emotion after hearing Arizona's words. "I've missed you so much. More than you know."
"I've missed you too. So much." Arizona nodded with a smile. "You hurt me more than anyone, but I know I've hurt you more than anyone in the past too.. But I'm just scared, you know? What if it doesn't work between us?"
Callie nodded, knowing Arizona's thought process inside out. "I understand, I do, but what if it does work? What if it works and it's something completely amazing?" She spoke with hope.
"I want it to work more than anything, I want us to be so in love again, Calliope," The way Callie's name rolled of Arizona's tongue made her heart beat faster than ever, when Penny spoke it she never felt the same. The only person she ever wanted to call her Calliope was Arizona. "I want us to have more children.. I know it didn't go to plan last time but I, we, could try again, we could adopt too, we could do anything we want as long as we are beside each other."
Moving her hand so that Callie was now holding Arizona's, the brunette squeezed it lovingly. "We can do that and so much more. When you open The Robbins Herman Center for Women's Health I want to be there with you feeling prouder than ever and being as supportive as I can be, if you want to try again I want to be with you every step of the way until that tiny human is in our arms and beyond that, we could get married again. We can do anything."
"I want all of that with you and more." Arizona agreed, she didn't know her smile could be more wider or show more love than it did before, but somehow it did.
Callie too mirrored the blonde's smile. It felt like her life was coming together once again. "But before any of that, can I ask if I can take you on a date, Dr. Robbins?" She spoke teasingly but direct.
"I would love that more than anything." Arizona confirmed, trying her hardest to remain in her seat instead of leaping up and kissing the brunette sat opposite her like she so very wanted to. After all, she had to wait until after the first date to at least to do that.
