A/N: Honestly, I have no idea how therapy would work for Arizona, but I had this idea and I just had to run with it. I'm currently in therapy, but it's for a completely different reason from Arizona's, so if you think that what I'm writing is way out of bounds, let me know! I want to keep this as realistic as possible, but Arizona's a little difficult to write. I see her one way, but that's not always the way she is, you know what I mean? Lol. I have this image of her, probably because of all the fanfiction that I read, that might be considered a little off from the actual Arziona. ANYWAY, I have a pretty good idea of where this story is going, but if you have suggestions, hit me up! Enjoy! (:
After Callie left her standing in the waiting room, alone, she decided that maybe Callie was right; Maybe she needed someone to talk to, someone that didn't live and work at that godforsaken hospital.
So she took Callie's advice, for once, and walked into the office when her name was called. There was a middle-aged woman sitting behind a large cherry desk, her hair fell in loose curls, past her shoulders, and she was dressed pretty informally - wearing jeans and a plain, blue cardigan with simple, canvas shoes. Across from her sat two seemingly inviting looking armchairs; Although after airing out her dirty laundry while sitting in those chairs, they probably wouldn't be too inviting. The woman, who she now knew as Debbie, gave her a warm smile, motioning for her to take a seat. Arizona sat down, as directed, and began awkwardly fidgeting with her hands - she had no idea where to start.
"Hello, Arizona, what brings you here?" Debbie began with a smile, sensing Arizona's hesitation.
As soon as Arizona heard her speak, she was done for. "She just... She walked away. Callie's not the one that bails, I-I'm the one that bails - she scoffs at the memory of Mark pointing out her many flaws - I bail, not her. She's stuck with me through everything, but now... Now she's just-she left." Arizona sobbed.
"Slow down, Arizona. I'm going to need you to start from the beginning." Debbie says, urging her on.
Arizona takes a minute to compose herself, and she begins. "I'm sorry..."
Debbie nods, with a smile, "You're free to say whatever you want here, whenever you want, but I think it would be easier for me to assist you if I knew a little bit about you first... Like, your name is Arizona... That's interesting. Why did your parents chose that name?"
Arizona smiles slightly at the memory of her little speech to Carlos, early on in her and Callie's relationship. Carlos came to love Arizona, despite their initial meeting, but they still weren't all that close. Arizona didn't really mind it, though, she was just glad Callie's father chose to accept them as they were. "Most people think that I was named for the state, but it's not true. I-I was named for a battleship, the U.S.S. Arizona. My grandfather was serving on the Arizona when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor... Pretty much everything my father, Colonel Daniel Robbins of the United States Marine Corps, did was about honoring that sacrifice, so that's why my name is Arizona." She says, trying to hold back tears.
"I can see that your grandfather's death is a bit of a sore subject for you. I'm sorry." Debbie says, holding out a small tissue box across the desk, for Arizona to take.
"No, no, that's not why I'm crying - she laughs - I- When I first started dating Callie, her father didn't approve of our "lifestyle", so I tried to talk to him... He said he didn't know me well enough to talk about Callie, though, so I told him a bit about myself... I told him the story of how I got my name, and how exactly my father reacted when he heard that I was a lesbian, but I didn't want to push too hard, so after I'd told him that I loved his daughter, I left him to think about what I'd said." She says, with a shaky breath.
"Ah, I see. Can you tell me about your relationship with Callie? I'm assuming that that's probably the reason you're here, so let's start with that..."
A/N: Should I continue with this or? Please, review and let me know how you feel about this so far! Thanks for reading!