Arizona stirred in her bed very late in the morning and felt like she got hit by a bus. Really she got hit by a whole bottle of tequila. She didn't even like tequila, but Callie's stash in the kitchen somehow made her feel closer to her missing wife. She dragged herself out of bed when she heard someone continue to knock on her door. She opened it to find a man in a suit.
"Arizona Robbins?" he said.
"Yes, that's me."
"You've been served," he said as he handed her a large envelope and turned quickly to leave.
"What?" Arizona asked now to no one because he was gone. She walked back into the kitchen and opened the envelope.
"Oh no, no, no, no" she choked out as she started sobbing. They were divorce papers. Callie was giving up on their marriage. She didn't think simple pieces of paper could cause her so much pain, but they did. She flipped through and saw that Callie had already signed. How could she do that? Callie may have been ready to move on, but Arizona sure wasn't.
She stormed up to Meredith and Derek's house and didn't even bother knocking this time. Instead, she burst in to find Callie drinking on the couch.
"What the hell Arizona?"
"What the hell me? Oh, no, what the hell to you!" Arizona screamed throwing the divorce papers on the table.
"What did you expect?"
"Calliope, I understand that you are hurt and mad, but we haven't even talked yet. It's only been 2 weeks! I thought eventually you would come around and come home."
"It isn't our home anymore Arizona. We're done."
"No, we can't be done. I'm not done."
"We were done the moment you touched that woman."
"Callie I had a mistake, one mistake. Please," she begged.
"Arizona, this wasn't a mistake. It was the mistake. This one is the dealbreaker."
"How did you even get these papers so fast?"
"I filed for divorce the day after the storm."
"What? It only took a night for you to decide to end our marriage."
"Well it only took a pretty doctor flirting with you to end our marriage."
"I'm not signing them."
"You have to."
"No I don't. Try and make me, but I won't. I won't sign a piece of paper that means we're over. I won't do that because I love you and we can figure this out."
"Sign or don't sign. Either way, we're done. Goodbye Arizona."
Arizona moved to sit next to Callie on the couch. She tried to grab her hands, but Callie pulled away.
"Don't touch me," Callie spit with venom in her voice.
"Calliope, I love you."
"You don't love me because you don't destroy the person that you love."
And with that Callie got up and left the room.
A few months passed that way. Arizona begging for another chance and refusing to sign the divorce papers. Callie was sick of it, she couldn't bear to hear Arizona tell her how much she loved her with the same mouth that touched someone else. She loved Arizona with all of her heart, she knew she always would, but she couldn't stop picturing her beautiful wife fucking that other woman. It haunted her everyday. Finally, she decided she needed to leave and get out of Seattle. Without even saying goodbye, she packed Sofia up and left. On the way out of town, she slipped a note under Arizona's door. When Arizona came home from her shift, she found the note and opened it up.
Arizona,
I'm sorry I didn't say goodbye, but I knew you would try to talk me out of this. I took a job in LA. I just couldn't be here anymore and see you everyday. It hurts too much, I just want to move on and be happy again. If you love me at all, please let me. Sign the divorce papers and get some help. If not for me, then for Sofia. I'm not trying to take her away from you. You can come see her whenever you want and we will work out custody at the divorce hearing. I'm sorry it came to this, but I really do love you, I think I always will. Calliope
Just when Arizona thought it couldn't get any worse, her daughter was now a plane ride away. It was definitely time to drown herself in the tequila again.
