What Happens

So I recently went on holiday to Florida, and of course I had to go to Miami! Everything was so relaxed and beautiful there, and I could totally imagine Callie growing up there. Anyway, we went to Miami Beach and there was a band playing some kind of music, and loads of people were watching and I saw this couple dancing, and I immediately thought of Callie and Arizona.

Chapter three

"They're gonna hate me, they're gonna hate me…" Arizona muttered under her breath as they watched for their luggage arriving on the carousel. No matter how many times Callie had assured her that they would love her, Arizona's nerves over meeting Callie's family were no way near diminished.

"They're gonna love you, they're gonna love you…" Callie muttered back in the exact same tone, taking Arizona's hand in hers and giving her a reassuring smile. "I love you, so they'll love you."

Arizona scrunched her nose, laughing at that last comment. "You're such a sap."

"A sap who you love." Callie sighed, putting on a big fake smile and batting her eyelashes.

"Okay, Calliope." Arizona laughed, before jumping up. "Look, our bags!" She pointed to the carousel where there was indeed a black suitcase heading towards them. They were only staying a week so they figured they wouldn't need a bag each. Callie quickly grabbed the bag and began to pull it away, Arizona following beside.

"So what brings you to Miami?" Our taxi driver asked us as we got settled in the back of the car. Arizona's leg wouldn't stop bouncing and Callie had to put her hand on her thigh to stop it.

"We're visiting my parents." Callie replied with a smile. Not much was said after that, and the whole journey was in silence, apart from Callie occasionally pointing out different places and buildings.

"Oh, wow!" Arizona exclaimed as they pulled up to Callie's childhood home. It was like one of those houses that you saw on TV after Extreme Makeover or something, or on the front of brochures but you never actually saw in real life- until now.

"Pretty cool, huh?" The taxi driver laughed as he helped them unload their bags/cases, before getting back into the car and driving off.

"You didn't tell me that your house was practically a freakin' mansion!" Arizona exclaimed to Callie, who just laughed. Just then, probably because they'd heard the car or the voices, the rest of Callie's family came spilling out of the front door, engulfing Callie in hugs that nearly cut off her oxygen.

"Aria- can't- breathe…" She pretended to joke with her sister who let her go at once.

"And you must be Arizona!" Lucia exclaimed, walking forward to Arizona who was standing there nervously.

"That's me! It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs Torres!" Arizona greeted, sticking her hand out. Lucia studied it for a second before pushing it out of the way and leaning in for a hug. Arizona was shocked for a moment but soon hugged back.

"We hug in this family, dear, and call me Lucia." Lucia told her warmly, and Arizona felt relieved. It was going better than expected. Aria then ran over to hug her.

"Finally we get to meet the famous Arizona Robbins! Callie never shuts up about you, whenever we talk." She told her, making Callie groan loudly and face-palmed.

"Ariaaa!"

Carlos laughed at his daughters before holding his hand out to Arizona, who shook it gladly. Although there was no hugging involved he was smiling warmly, which put everyone at ease.

"Oh, do come inside, you must be exhausted!" Lucia started fussing, ordering Carlos and Aria to take our bags. Callie turned round to look at Arizona and rolled her eyes.

"We're not that tired, mom, it was only five hours." She told Lucia who was having none of it.

"Nonsense! Would you like something to eat, drink…?"

"We're good just now, mom. I think we're just gonna take our bags up to our room."

Once they reached Callie's old bedroom Callie immediately collapsed onto the bed, while Arizona looked around laughing.

"So this is where the teenage Callie slept?" She laughed, gesturing to posters of bands she didn't recognise, shelves of books and a teddy bear on the chair in the corner.

"Yup, where I spent most of my time." Callie replied with a laugh. She then took Arizona's hand and pulled her down onto the bed with her.

"Your mom's really nice." Arizona commented after a few moments of silence. "So is Aria, and your dad, even though he didn't say much."

"That's because mom and Aria never shut up to let him." Callie joked, lifting their still entwined hands up and examining them. "I'm just glad they never took a freaky and sent us away."

"Aww, and you said you weren't nervous." Arizona smiled, turning round to face her.

"I wasn't, not until we got outside." Callie admitted, before jumping up and holding her hand out. "C'mon, they're probably wondering what's taking so long."

When they reached he kitchen down stairs they were greeted by the wonderful smell of lasagne.

"Mmmm, mom's lasagne." Callie sighed, closing her eyes and taking in the smell. "It's the best." She told Arizona.

"Well then instead of sitting there, why don't you help me?" Lucia instructed. "There are pots in the sink to be washed."

Callie groaned loudly before standing up and dragging her feet over to the sink. "I remember one time, after I had worked a twelve hour shift, Arizona tried to make lasagne for me coming in." She gave a sly look to Arizona. "Emphasis on the 'tried'. I was this close to having to call the fire department." She laughed, holding her thumb and index finger millimetres apart.

"Hey!" Arizona faked hurt. "It wasn't that bad!"

Everyone laughed at that. "Of course it wasn't. Cremated lasagne's my favourite." Callie mocked. The rest of the family watched their easy joking in amusement. It was clear for them to see that Callie had chosen the right person.

Twenty minutes later found Arizona and Carlos in the dining room setting the table. Their conversation was a little awkward, but that was normal.

"I'm just going to cut to the chase- I'm assuming you know what you'll be faced with if you hurt my Calliope?" Carlos asked. Arizona in the past had thought that when she was asked this question she would freeze, but apparently when you run over the answer so many times in your head it becomes easier.

"Probably the same as what Mark Sloan threatened me with." Arizona laughed, but then switched to a more serious tone. "I love Calliope, sir. When I think of my future with her I don't just see a few months ahead- I see a lifetime. Marriage, kids, everything. I have no intention to break her heart. If she realises that I'm not who she wants then I'll be gone- it'd be a privilege to have my heart broken by her." She admitted. "I love her." She repeated.

Carlos thought for a minute, then smiled, obviously pleased with her answer. "You're good for her. She's a lot happier now that you're around."

That night around dinner, the topic of conversation was whether to go out or not. Ultimately, it was Callie and Arizona's decision.

"We could go down to the beach, it's so pretty there!" Callie suggested, to what seemed like an agreement from everyone else.

"So, Arizona, where did you grow up?" Lucia asked as she took a sip of her wine.

"Oh, all over the place!" Arizona began. "My dad's a Colonel in the Marine Corps, so we never stayed anywhere longer than 18 months. By the time I was 14 we'd lived in over ten states."

"That must have been great, seeing so much of America. Did you ever consider enlisting?"

Arizona thought for a minute. "A few times as I was growing up, I think. I always knew I wanted to go into medicine so I thought of trauma, but it just wasn't really for me, because I wanted to work with kids. My brother, Timothy enlisted though. He loved it."

Callie squeezed Arizona's hand under the table, knowing that the topic of her brother wasn't the easiest.

"Does he come home often?"

Arizona sighed, wishing that that would happen. "Um, he died over there about four years ago. It was a roadside bomb. Everyone on that truck survived except him, because he was trapped under it." She gave Callie a reassuring look to let her know that she was okay. Tim's death was something she'd never get used to, and she thought about him every day. But one thing that had gotten easier over the years was talking about him.

"I'm so sorry, Arizona." Lucia apologised sympathetically, putting a gentle arm on Arizona's shoulder.

"Don't be, you were just asking questions. The subject was bound to come up, considering he was and still is a big part of my life."

It didn't take long for the atmosphere to lighten up again after that, and soon enough they were heading down to the beach. Callie didn't talk much as her parents happily told Arizona all different types of stories from Callie's childhood. She would have liked to protest at some of the more embarrassing ones, but she was just glad that her parents accepted Arizona and didn't completely shut her out.

"It's so amazing here!" Arizona exclaimed as they stopped to look around. Everyone around them seemed to be smiling, there was a band playing some sort of Latin music and everything was just so relaxed.

"You know, I always wanted to dance to this music but I never had a partner." Callie commented, taking Arizona's hand. Arizona, who knew what was coming next, gasped and tried to pull her hand free.

"Callie, I can't dance!" She exclaimed, looking around. "And there are loads of people!" She added, turning bright red.

"And loads of those people are dancing to! They don't care whether you can dance or not. Besides, we're probably never gonna see any of these people ever again.

Arizona would've liked to have been given a minute to consider this, but she didn't have a chance as Callie had already taken her hand again and was dragging her to an open space. She sighed as she watched Callie begin to dance, and she actually found herself relaxing as she began to move to the music.

After a while people began to gather round to watch them, but they didn't even notice as they were so wrapped up in their own little bubble. They didn't care about the people, or the fact that Aria was running a circle around them taking photos from every angle, because they didn't notice. They were just so happy in this moment, to be together and not having a care in the world.

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Super cheesy, I know. But I hope you liked it!