Hello all
I know I have been taking my time with this post, and I am so glad to have it out the way. I'm trying not to rush with my writing so I can put a few twist into the story and it not sound like complete crap lol.
So in this chapter there is a lot going on and a lot of things will get said but there won't be any answers to. I'm putting those into the next post I want to work them into the story and make them fit how I want the story to go.
I know I know your all like what is she talking about. I won't give you the answer but I will say it has to do with Aria, and I promise the answer to that will be in the next post.
Speaking Of Aria I have made her older then Callie because Im not sure of her age and she had to be in order for what I'm going to do to work, Oh and she left Callie something very important.
Ummmmm I think thats all I have to say, Feel free to ask me any questions in my PM box and if I can give away the answer I will :-). Off to work on the next chapter hope ya'll enjoy
Red
Chapter 3: D-day for KT
Callie's POV
Wednesday
I have to say that this is the most annoying thing that I ever had to do. Why is it so damn hard of them to see that Gay and Lesbians make just as good as parents as straight people, Hell if you ask me they make better parents since they know how it feels to get the shit end of the stick every day. But here we are sitting in a tiny room with the lawyers that daddy hired for just this.
Arizona looks like she's going to vomit up her tea and Lara aka Miss Todd looks the same way. She has been with us from day one with this and I don't think she will be too happy if the court rule in our favor.
"Callie there not going to take her from us are they?" Arizona asked.
"That's not going to happen."
Everyone turned to the door at the sound of a new voice in the room. I nearly fall out my chair when I see who it is.
"MOM?!"
I jump up to stand in front of Arizona. This was not needed right now,7 days of bullshit trial and meeting and now my mother shows up.
"Seems like the very people that your father was paying to help you was stabbing you in the back." She said looking at the two men that was standing in the corner by the window.
"What are you talking about mother?" I asked
"I got the judge to give me a few days to take a look at the case myself…"
"You can't do that!" one man said walking over.
I wasn't very sure about what was going on but I did know that if someone wasn't doing anything wrong they wouldn't mind someone coming in a having a look around. These two seemed very bothered by what my mother just said.
"Why should I trust you mom? You have made it clear that you didn't want to have anything to do with me."
"Listen to your mother Calliope." My dad said walking into the room with Aria's teenage daughter Penelope behind him.
"I understand that you have questions Callie and I will answer them later, But right now you should know that Mr. Heckler and his brother have been feeding everything you bring to them to Mrs. Aarons." She said
We all turn to look at him. I think I would have blown my mom off if the chicken looking one didn't open his mouth.
"See Lee I told you not to do it and you pulled me into this."He said pushing him
"They wouldn't have known anything if you hadn't opened you mouth Matthew." Lee said
"Enough!" Arizona yelled making everyone jump
She turned to my mom and dad.
"What do we need to do?" she asked
"Nothing the Cops are right behind us." Daddy said
After all the commotion we were fee to leave the court house and head home. I would take quick glances at Arizona as we drove when I wasn't looking back at the Car that followed us that held my mother. I really wanted to know why she was here, and with Aria.
"Calliope I can take this." Arizona finally said when we got home.
"What do you mean?"
"All this." She waved her hand in the air."I can't take yelling today. I don't mind that you are going to talk to your mother. Ask all the questions that you want, but please no yelling." She said going to open the door.
"Hey wait look at me."
I grab her hand so she wouldn't get out the car.
"Arizona tell me what you are feeling, what are you thinking?" I asked
She let out a deep sigh then looked at me. I knew that this was taking a toll on her but now that she let her walls fall I saw that this was really too much for her.
"That's it you're not going to the court anymore."
"Callie…."
"No Arizona I will handle all that and I will talk to you about it but this is stressing you out and I need you healthy." I say
My voice cracked and I felt like I was going to cry and I'm not sure why.
"Calliope I'm not sure how much I can stay away from this but I will try, for you and the babies, OK?" She asked.
I couldn't say no to that, I knew if it was me I would say the same thing.
As we got out the car and made our way to the front door I could see Aria hop over the waist high fence and come running across the yard to wrap me in her arms.
"Oh God Callie I missed you so much." She said into my neck.
At 16 Penelope stood at 6 foot even and as skinny as they came. I was 17 when she was born and I hated it but as the years went by Penelope turned out to be my friend as well as my annoying niece and I would find myself spending a lot of my free time with her, when I wasn't away with work or at school. And when I came out the thing that hurt me the most was the fact that I wasn't allowed to see or talk to her. She was just about to turn 14 in two days when that happen and it killed me, 2 years without talking to my sister and best friend.
"Hey Penelope." Arizona said as she held the door open.
We both looked at Arizona and out of the corner of my eye I see Penelope blush and look down at her feet.
"Hi Arizona."She said
Arizona popped those dimples at us and walked inside. Aria let out a giggle and followed her in,I was about to grab her arm when Daddy stopped me.
"Your thoughts are right and that's half of what your mother wants to talk to you about."He said
"What?" I ask
Are you sure?
Arizona's POV
I have to say that Penelope is a little cutie, she looks just like Callie and Aria just taller. While Callie was out talking to her mom and dad Penelope stuck by my side in the house, not letting me reach over my head or climb on top of the stool to grab a pot that Callie hung over the island. I have to smile at her when she looks at me, I remember her as a little thing laying on my OR table after getting hit by a car while Aria was taking her to summer daycare or day camp as they call it. I wouldn't give up on saving her arm the way the others wanted and now look at her, she's a happy teen with use of both her arms
"Daddy really I have KT and twins on the way that's going to give me a full house." Callie said walking in the house
"Callie your sister isn't in Miami, all her friends have turned on her and as much as I would love to move I can't leave the my business behind and she hates the Idea of a privet boarding school." Lucia said
Callie turned around like a revolving door.
"You are not putting Pepa in a Boarding School."She said with venom in her voice.
I don't know what's going on but I'm sure whatever it is means I have to move again. Callie turned and looked at me.
"Callie."
"Arizona, please." She said giving me those big brown eyes
"oh amor Por favor hacer esto para quieres te la daré a ti todo lo que tienes que hacer es el nombre y es tuyo, haz esto por mí, por favor."
(Oh loves please do this for me. Anything want I will give you all you have to do is the name and it's yours, do this for me, please.)
Oh God I love when she starts speaking Spanish to me I can't speak it but I can understand every word. And it's working. God I want to say no to this woman I really wanted to tell her to just to go to hell with this idea. But she never asks for anything and those eyes I couldn't say no two.
"Fine but I want a ranch and a horse."I say.
"You want a ranch with a horse?" Callie asked looking at me like I was asking for her to get something impossible.
"Are you sure? I mean I can build you a house." Callie said
"That's what I want Calliope."
I think I see Lucia smile as I turn back to make me something to eat. Yes lady I do have you daughter wrapped around my finger.
"OK fine I'll look for it, I hope you know how much shit you have gotten me into Mom." She says
"Now someone please tell me why our lawyers got arrested?" I ask sitting on a bar stool
"Carlos told me about him seeing Callie and how you two were taking in a child that has been through so much. It took me some time to realize that I spent so much time beating my own child up for just loving someone, when there are kids in this world that have no one to love them. Don't get me wrong I don't understand it at all, but I do want to be in my grandbabies lives, And that in includes KT." Lucia says
I turn to look at Callie who was standing behind me with her arms wrapped around me.
"I had a friend of mine here do some digging and he told me that they were feeding information to Mrs. Aarons and she was going to use that to make it seem like you two wasn't fit to adopt KT."
"What's to use we haven't done anything?" Callie asked
"They are trying to use the fact that you was in jail Callie. Aria did a good job of putting a stop to it but they are hell bent on making it seem like you just attacked Mark. And speaking of he is more than happy to give out any negative information that would help make your life hard." Carlos said
"What are you talking about?" I ask
"Do you know a woman name Gwen Sumter?"
I had to think about it for a moment I haven't talked to Gwen in years, She was my first real relationship before the crash.
"Yeah we were together before the plane crash, after that she became very nasty to me and we broke up." I said
"Well she's saying that you backed out of a plan you two made to have children. In fact she is saying you owe back pay for child support." Carols said
This was begging to become too much.
"Gwen hates kids she couldn't stand the fact that I am a Pediatric Surgeon that's how much she hates kids." I say
"Wait Gwen is the one that left you when you started talking about asking Mark you help you have a baby?" Callie asked
"Yes she was long gone for six months before I got pregnant, and the only other time I have talked to her was a few weeks after the crash. She just so happen to bump into me at a café down the block from my apartment. And when she found out that I lost the baby in the crash she wanted to strike our relationship back up."
This can't be happening.
Callie pulled me closer and kissed my head before her hands came to rest on top of mine and two months of 12 weeks babies.
"Well don't worry about anything I will be sure KT stays right where she is." Lucia said smiling at me.
I did think she really meant it.
Callie's POV
That night
I never in my life thought that Aria would end up in the Marines. She had always been the one that was scared to get her nails dirty, and now she was overseas in a hot sand box with the possibility of being killed hanging over her head and ours. After dinner I left everyone in the living room to watch a movie while I hid away in the office trying to find that ranch Arizona wanted.
So far I found 5 and only 2 of them were close to town and one only 45 minutes from the hospital. That's 25 more then we normally drive to get from here to work every day and it's the best out of all, I'm about to pay out the ass for this and daddy is going to help. There is no way they are going to through me under the bus on this one. Not after the hell I gave Arizona for just saying we were going to adopt KT without talking to me first.
"So did you find your Cinderella her ranch?" Daddy asked from the door.
"Yes….."
"I know this is my fault and you know I'm not the type to through money at anything but we did put you in the path of the beast." He said walking in and sitting down
"What do you mean?"
"Calliope you are taking on so much right now and for us to ask you to take Penelope in that's more than enough alone with her being a hormonal teenage girl that's just discovered she likes other girls. I saw the look in Arizona's eyes when she realized what you were asking, and I can't leave you high and dry. So I will pay for everything, you pick it and I'll pay for it….But not the horse you can do that."He said
I can't believe a man of my father's age is still scared of horses.
"Daddy I can't ask you to do that."
"Yes you can Calliope, You have enough on your plate and you don't need us dropping Penelope at your feet. But you are taking your sisters daughter in because as much as I would like to think that I know what I'm doing with Penelope I don't. We are too old to raise teenage kids, you and Aria alone was enough for many lifetimes."
I had to laugh, Aria and I was little hell raisers when we was younger. And if Penelope is anything like Aria then I'm in trouble when the twins are born.
"Lucia is trying Calliope but she will never fully understand nor will I, But she loves Penelope and she wants her to be around someone that knows what she is feeling and how to deal with that and what will come with it. You know how she is." Daddy said
Yes I did know how mom is; she would most likely push Pepa way without knowing it because she doesn't understand what it's like to love or even like another woman in a romantic way. When I came out I may as well had told mom that I didn't believe in God and I sacrifice virgins to Satin on Sundays. That fight was enough to level the eastern seaboard.
"Daddy I would do it if I lived in a box out behind a Shopping Mall, I'm not the one that you should say thank you too."
"I know and I will, I understand she got some very life changing news. Is she ok?"He asked
"She's confused and doesn't really know what to do with everything that is going on. Her dad won't talk to her and she understands that he has so many years to process. But what she doesn't get is her mother has started to plan this wedding to Daniels brother and they haven't gotten the divorce yet. She's holding out to make Daniels life hell and the poor man doesn't know what to do."
My dad had a look that told me that he wishes he could help Daniel but there wasn't much he could say. I think if mom came out and said I was uncle Jorje's child Daddy would be in the same boat as Daniel.
""Leave everything to me Calliope you can deal with the horse but everything else I'll do." He said in a quiet voice.
A Romantic night
Arizona's POV
That Night
When Callie came to me and stopped me from changing out of my jeans and dress shirt and into my beloved gym shorts and old Boston t-shirt, I thought she was having a moment of madness. I was tired and felt fat and all I wanted to do was watch a movie.
But here we are at a movie theater at 10 at night doing just that, watching a movie. Guys and Dolls One of my favorite movies.
"Kyle likes to show classics once a month. All day nothing but the classics, it doesn't bring in a lot but there are still people out there that love to see them." Callie whispered as the movie played.
I curled up next to her and reached for some popcorn. I looked up at her and I could see that her face was relaxed and she had a soft smile on her face. She started to sing along softly and I couldn't help but smile when the others that was close enough to hear turned to look at her.
The movie was amazing it has been a long time since we went out and didn't worry about KT.I trusted Carlos more than anyone outside our little family. So leaving her at home with him was not a big problem at all, before we even left the House Callie told me that she needs to get to know her grandparents better.
Taking the chance to get out with my wife for a night alone was more than I can imagine at this point in time, everything at the hospital seem to be going so Fast but not going anywhere at all. All I ever dreamed of doing the past week was spending a romantic evening with Callie.
Taking her hand as we left movie theater was pleased when she pulled me close and kissed my head.
"When we get home what do you want to do?" Callie asked when we go into the car.
"I want you to hold me. I'm so tired lately." I say laying my head on her shoulder.
I was glad that Callie pulled the thunderbird out; the long front seat was perfect for me to slide over and rest my head on her shoulder. I let out a sigh when she wrapped her arm around me and kissed my head. Moments like this were soon to change with KT needing more of our attention and the twins coming in 27 weeks. But I'm sure that we will make it work.
Friday Mornings
Callie's POV
I love Friday's it meant that I don't have to go to work until Monday. Arizona was fast to sleep with Bat lying next to her on the pillow. I have to laugh when Arizona let out a snore and Bat put her paw on her nose. I couldn't help but grab my phone off the bed side table and start to take a video and a few pictures. After sending Addison the video of the two snoring softly I go up and put my rob on and slapped my phone into the pocket. I made my way out to the kitchen to make breakfast for my girls before they had to leave for the day, but I was shocked to see Mom standing at the coffee pot watching it.
"Morning mama, what are you doing up a 5:30?" I asked pulling my cup down
"Callie I've always gotten up at this time, you and your sister just liked to think I was up at the last minute like you."
I had to smile I really did miss my mama and I know that she is going to try to make our relationship better. But I was still iffy about her intentions.
"Why are you awake?" She asked coming to sit across from me at the table.
"We always wake up this early; it must be a Doctor/Mom thing. Arizona will be up soon and we will make breakfast and get ready for the day. I'm off on Fridays so I take her to work and drop KT at school."
It felt good to talk to mom again; It was like nothing ever happen. I smiled as she talked about the night she had with her Granddaughters.
"Callie what's wrong?" she asked
"Nothing mama, it's just you said my granddaughters. I never thought I would here you say that."
I wiped at my eyes before standing to refill my cup.
Arizona stumbled in and grumbled something that sounds like a good morning before stopping at the coffee pot. She finally gave in and started having one coffee a day, but she had to pick what time of day she wanted to have it. I could see the wheels turning in her head. She grunted and went over and pulled the large silver door open and pulled out the apple juice.
"What's wrong did you fight last night?" Mama asked looking at her.
"No as perky as she is Arizona is not a morning person. And now that she's pregnant she will only have one cup of coffee a day."I said and smiled.
We watched as Arizona gulped down the juice then stood quietly petting Bat, who had jumped up on to the counter.
"Good Moring grumpy." I whispered in her ear
Arizona smiled softly and turned to give me a kiss. She must have seen mama out the corner of her eye because she froze.
"Good morning Lucia did you sleep well?" She asked stepping out of my arms.
"I slept fine thank you. Don't mind me I'm just going to catch the morning news."
We watched my mom get up to fill her coffee cup before going to watch the news in the living room. Arizona turned back to me and put her face in my neck.
"I'm sorry its just odd kissing around your mom and dad." She said
"I know I fell the same way… Now let's make breakfast."
Arizona's POV
The Hospital
When you're a Doctor you never want to jinx your day by saying it's a slow day, not out loud anyway. You can think it all you want but never say that out loud. But it was a slow day and after my morning meetings I was ready for some action that didn't have anything to do with meetings and teaching other Doctors from other countries like I have been all week, I wanted to be in the OR.
"Hey you look like you're ready to make a run for it." Saffron said
I was standing at the coffee chart trying to pick out a good tea since I used my one coffee in the Moring meetings.
"I haven't been in the OR in two weeks, I'm going crazy. Do you know I pretended to do surgery on Callie? She was sleeping when I started but she woke up to a drawing of her digestive system on her stomach."
Calliope wasn't happy about that at all, the only good thing about that was I used one of KT's washable markers.
"Well Im about to make you happy. I need your help on a transplant/ valve repair." Saffron said.
"Don't you have Teddy to help with that?" I asked paying for my tea.
"I do but here's the thing, the kid was born with two hearts one is perfect while the other just isn't working at all. Now her older twin sister needs a valve replacement and her younger sister is a perfect match. Valves are perfect the heart just will not pump enough to keep her alive."
This must have been what Saffron was working so hard on over the past month at Seattle Pes.I have to say I never heard of anyone being born with two hearts, but you learn something new each day.
"OK I'm in but I have to look this over before and talk to the parents." I say and Saffron flashes me a big smile
"Good Mr. and Mrs. Trundle are waiting in my office."
I looked over the file the best I could while we made our way to Saffron's office. This was going to be an surgery to end all surgeries that I have done so far this year.
"I'm sorry I took so long I had to check on a few things as well as talk to my Chief about joining me on this."
I looked up and Came face to face with one of the three people I didn't want to see.
Erica Hahn and next to her my uncle David.
Callie's POV
Shopping With Lucia
Shopping with my mother has to be the most horrifying thing ever known to Torres family. If you ever liked shopping at all I would tell you not to do it with my mom ever. We walked through the mall with Pepa following behind us deep into her Facebook or twitter I don't know, All I know is she would let out a grunt to let us know she was still behind us.
That was until some creepy guy tried to rip her bag off her arm and run.
"HEY!"
I turned in time to see him make it 10 feet before all 6"0' of Pepa landed on his back. The two rolled around fighting over her bag, a crowd formed around the two so when his fist came in contact with her nose I couldn't get to her as quick. She shook it off in a split second before grabbing her bag again.
"What is wrong with you!? Get a JOB!" She yelled pulling her bag away
When her right fist came down and punched him in the jaw I couldn't help but let out a hiss along with everyone around when they heard the crunch of his jaw under her fist. I knew it was broken and I'm sure others did too, but they looked sick at the sound of it.
"Penelope are you ok?" Mom said stepping around me to get to her
She jumped back when she saw all the blood coming from her nose and through my hands.
When we got to the hospital I wasn't allowed to work on Pepa but Lexie was close buy so I let her do the work. I knew it wasn't broken but x-rays needed to be taken. While that was happening I went to look For Arizona before she got word that I was in the ER. And as luck would have it she was making her way out of an office.
"Hey." I said making her look up
She opened her moth to speak when a man came out the same office and started to follow her. The same man that I meant once but unknowingly or knowingly helped make a fool of me. And if he was here then that meant only one thing.
"Callie."
Arizona grabbed my arm and started to pull me down the hall to her office. I tried to turn around to speak to him when she shoved me into the office and tried to close the door.
"Arizona you have to talk to me at some point, your mother told me you won't answer her calls or the letters she sent to the hospital." He said
Why Erica's husbain would be talking about Arizona about her mother I don't know. But when he pushed his way into the office it really pissed me off, So I let him know that I was there.
"What are you doing here David?" I asked with my arms crossed
He turned around to look at me for the first time. Arizona had a look of shock on her face and I wasn't really sure why.
"Callie how do you know my uncle?" Arizona asked
I choked on the gasp that came out.
"You're Uncle? That's Erica's husband." I said pointing at him
"I will talk to you later Arizona." David said.
"Don't you dare walk out this room." She growled.
"It's clear that you and this woman have things to talk about, I will find another hospital." He said
"No you won't, there isn't a hospital out there that can do what needs to be done better than we can. I may be pissed at you and my mother but I'm not turning my sisters away."
Arizona was angry and she has done a lot out of anger but she never turned her back on kids no matter what.
"You have sisters?" I asked
I ran my hands through my hair, I know the answer to the next question but I had to ask when I opened my mouth to ask Arizona held up her hand to stop me.
"Yes Calliope yes she is now please let's not talk about this anymore." She Said
Chapter 2: Making a family with the mess we are in
Arizona's POV
I did my best to Keep Callie away from Erica and it worked for a few hours and I knew at some point they would run into each other. And it had to happen while I went down to the ER to see Pepa. But I honestly didn't care at this point, My wife was moody with me like it was my fault and I can't blame her if I was in her shoes I would be pissed that my ex that I did want to ever see again was back in my life and there was nothing I could do anything about it.
Erica wasn't making this moment any better with trying to talk to her. I was read to slap her in her face when Callie spoke up
"Look Erica I am not your friend and I do not like you. I am here to support my WIFE and not condensate with cheaters. And no I don't want to try and be friends."
I felt her hand slip around my hips as I watched Saffron working on Lily. I Knew Teddy was in the next OR working on LeAnn.
"What if our kids come out like this? I mean can we go through this Callie?" I asked her as I looked away from what was going on.
"If that happens we have two of the most highly talked about and sought-after Doctors in this field, and Cristina. But you don't have to think about that because our girls will be just fine."
Just having Callie softy into my ear was enough to make my fears run, for now. Looking down at my watch I saw that it was time for us to get to the court house.
"We have to go Lucia is waiting for us." I said turning to her.
"You're right.'' Callie said then let me go to gather our things.
"You can't just leave while they are in the middle of the surgery, this is important." David said
"Every surgery is important, but my family is more important."
"Some bastard child of some dyke is not your family, that is your family!" He yelled pointing down at Lily and I froze.
"Bastard kid?"
Callie looked like she was about to blow her top. I'm sure there wasn't a thing I could do to stop it if she did.
"KT's father was killed in Iraq and her mother in a robbery at the bank she was working at. And as for some Dyke as you like to call me, If I'm not mistaken your wife over there seemed to like me just fine." She said.
"What you and Erica did was just a lapse in judgment; she realized the mistake she made. That's why we are married; you and your sick perverted ways couldn't keep her from living the right way Gods way." He said with a smile
Callie gave him a look, I knew that look well. He thinks he bested her but now she is going to pull out something.
"I'm glad you feel that way, because the last I checked your entire self righteous religious group running around with their little signs that says marriage is between ONE man and ONE woman, Or did they mean for everyone but you. I mean you're married and yet you're planning on marring Arizona's mom right."
She pulled out her phone.
"Callie I think that's enough." Erica said looking at Callie's phone.
I watched Callie punch in numbers then looked back at Erica. She was looking like a boom was about to go off.
"And speaking of Erica making the right choice and marring you, you should hear just how much of a dyke she isn't. I got it this morning; it's from last night when I didn't answer her call."
Erica reached out to grab the phone and Callie stepped back.
First saved Message Sunday 10:45pm
Callie its me, I know that what I did was wrong and that I hurt you. Please call me back.
Second saved Message Saturday 11:58pm
Why are you with her she's not me she can't make you wet like me Callie. Remember how I would leave you dirty little messages on your phone like this, with me touching myself.
I think I was going to be sick hearing the sounds she was making over the phone. I looked back at Erica who was looking down at the floor clearly busted red handed.
David can never make me feel the way you do. I love you Callie it was always you."
Callie hung up the phone with a smile.
"Your right Erica she can't make me wet like you. Arizona makes me gush like fucking Niagara Falls. I'm with her because I love her with everything that I am and nothing that you or anyone says will change that."
She turned and took my hand and we started for the open door.
"Lexie give us a call if anything happens, until then we will be back as soon as we can. OH And David you should take this time to talk to your wife."
I was in shock as we made our way out to the car. I would think something was going on if we didn't turn off all our phones over the weekend.
"I didn't know your uncle's name was Trundle. "She said once we go on the road
"It's not that's Grandma's madden name, I'm not sure why he is using it. And I don't really care I just want to go and get this over with so we can start being a family." I said
"We are a family and if anyone tries to question that again I will use whatever I need to use to get that point across to them." Callie said
It amazed me how much Callie didn't care about what she had to do to keep anything negative out of our lives. I had to admit how proud I was that Callie had a strong hold of her famous Latin temper.
"Callie."
"Hum?"
"I want to thank you for not killing my uncle, I know that you didn't ask for this but I can't turn my back on my sisters." I tell her
"Arizona I don't want you to turn your back on them. Now I admit that this is going to be hard I'm not going to lie about that, but we will make it work. I'm not happy that my somewhat mother in-law is my ex. But she will have to deal with that because I am happy and in love with you." She said looking at me with the biggest smile.
The pieces are coming together
Callie's POV
Arizona was running her hand over her forehead, a clear sign that she was beginning to get a headache. We have been in court for 4 hours two more then we thought and I was starting to get moody myself. My mom was sitting seconded chair to her friend that was our new lawyer.
"Your honor we have been here for hours and the state has done nothing but show every single thing that is wrong with the adoption policy around the United States. There isn't a single person in the world that has done thing that they aren't proud of or that they wish they can go back and change." She said
"No one is saying that we just want you to take a look at the facts and rule that it's in the best interest of the child, and that's in the states care where we can find her a suitable safe home."
This guy was starting to piss me off; he's talking about us like we are monsters.
"What home is better for a special needs child that has already had one major surgery than with two Doctors one who is a Pediatric surgeon and the other an orthopedic surgeon?"
I liked Mrs. Remy she was making this Scott guy look like an ass. The judge held up his hand and looked from one table to the other. He had a face that no one could and I felt Arizona grip my arm, I'm sure that she was afraid of what he was about to say.
"I'm going to cut to the chase and not waste anymore time. I've seen many cases that I have gone home wondering if I made the right choice, praying that I never see these kids ever again in life. And while I may not agree with the fact that Torres and Robbins are in a relationship or even married, I respect that simply because you do not find love that strong in the world anymore. But my opinion on their relationship is not import and has no standing on if they will make good parents to a child that is in desperate need of a caring and loving home. Frankly I am ashamed of you Mr. Scott that you will go to such lengths to bring up mistakes that these women have made in the past. None being illegal or has put anyone in danger. Our country has spent too much time and money on keeping same sex couples that qualify from adopting children that are in desperate need of caring and loving homes.
As I've said before I do not agree with their relationship but there is no legal reason for me not to grant full custody to Mrs. And Mrs. Torres."
I hear Arizona let out a gasp and her tight hold on my arm fell away.
"You hear that Calliope? She asked
"Yes."
I can feel a smile come across my face like the one I had when Addison told us that Arizona was pregnant. We have our little girl; we can pick her up from the office in the back. Turning I grab Arizona's face and kissed her. It wasn't a kiss I would normally give her, but it wasn't a bed room kiss ether.
"Babe we can finally start to make a family out of this mess that we are in." I said softly as I rested my forehead against hers.
Arizona's POV
I think the last time I skipped was the day me and Callie got married, It wasn't the best wedding day and every so often Callie will promise me the big white wedding that I've always dreamed of. Thinking of my wife, she has been super secretive over the past few days. I know that our first year university is coming up on Saturday but Callie has been late coming home and when I ask about her day she doesn't want to talk about it. She's with Addison so I know she isn't getting into too much trouble, but that thought changed when Lexie pulled me aside at lunch.
"Am I needy?"
"What?" Where did this come from?
"Well Saffron has been distant this week, not wanting to talk about anything but work and spending more time with Addison and not to say I don't trust Addison but have you seen that woman she's sex on high heels, and they did kiss that one time….Was it only once? I don't think she would do that, I mean all the other times that has happen they say I'm being needy and I want too much."
Saffron is with Addison and Addison is with Callie, I know if something was going on there Callie would blow her top at Addison. This is Little Grey here everyone loves Lexie and she makes it hard for anyone to do anything mean to her. If they aren't complete assholes, She's super adorable and sweet.
"Lexie don't think like that ok, if she's with Addison then she's with Calliope and nothing will happen. Your right Saff wouldn't do that to you she loves you too much."I said grabbing her shoulders
"You're right I'm just a little jumpy because our first year is next week and none of my relationships last that long without falling apart. She's my you."
"You're what?" I'm not sure I heard her.
"She's my you, before you two meant Callie was a mess if you ask me. You know how much you have changed her from Callie's point of view. But from everyone else you saved us all. Callie was a monster working all the time really sad and super scary to the point that no one wanted to work with her. But she's so good at what she does that you can't help but want to work with her. You made her better. And Saffron makes me better at everything." Lexie said with a smile.
I didn't know that about Callie and I surly didn't know that was how the hospital felt about me. Here I was 4 months along and doubting everything I was feeling and I find out that everyone here thinks so highly of me for saving them from the beast that is my wife when she is in a bad mood.
Hell I'm in my first trimester and Calliope seems to have just as many mood swings as I do. Be it that mine are a bit much at times.
"Look I'm sure things are fine don't worry about anything ok." I tell her
"Ok…um I couldn't think of anything to buy you to for you anniversary so how about I cook you dinner Friday night?" She asked
"That sounds great but I thought you couldn't cook?"
"I couldn't I started taking classes on my days off and Saffron has been helping a lot. She helped me come up with a menu for Friday; she will be my sous chef."
The smile on her face was goofy but she was happy, and I was happy for her.
"Plus I just want you two to see the place, I finally moved all my things in and let go of my dealings with the house. Meredith took over her mom's house again."
Knowing Lexie's past this was a big movie and step for her. I know it was for Callie and I, and I'm sure that if Callie wouldn't have asked me to marry her she would still be at that apartment and staying with me 6.5 days out of the week. The .5 comes from the few hours she would actually spend in the apartment alone when we quote "didn't live together."
"I am happy for you, I will be sure to bring you some wine."
"You can't drink Arizona that's not fair." Lexie softly bumped my growing stomach with her elbow.
"I know maybe you can save it for next week or something like that." I said
It was a quiet between the two of us that only best friends have as we stood in the scrub room getting ready.
I realized that I haven't spent much time with Lexie lately and I felt bad about that. Just like how I felt bad about putting the added weight of finding another house on Callie. I was starting to feel the weight of my growing family and I wanted to make things harder on someone, Callie just happened to be the closest to me.
Thankfully I got to tell Callie about that before she put a bid on the ranch outside of town. That was an argument that I will openly say I was a complete bitch and shouldn't have done that to Callie. I was expecting Callie to yell at me and even call me a moody bitch, I know I would have, But she just looked at me and told me I was being difficult then went to sleep on the couch.
I'm so lucky to have a wife like Calliope, I've heard stories of couples having huge fights over less than that.
Callie's POV
Saturday
Today is our first year anniversary of our first date and by the time tomorrow gets here it will be our officially known as our wedding anniversary. June 17 will forever be the day my life began and with my plan it will be the official end of my old life and the beginning of my new life with Arizona and our kids.
It took me some time to find him but I did find Daniel and asked him to come to Arizona's surprise wedding. From what we did talk about I did learn that she really didn't want the huge wedding so tonight was great. I kept in mind that Arizona would always say that whenever I was ready she would say I do, and honestly that was the only thing that kept me going with this. If not I would be spending all this money for nothing.
"Callie what's this?" She asked as I put the dress bag down
"This love is what you are going to wear tonight." I said
I sat down next to her and pulled out a book that I had made for her. The look on her face when I sat the neatly wrapped gift on her lap was priceless, and I find myself hoping that the babies have that same look when they get gifts.
She ripped into it and her eyes lit up as she opened the cover
"A mi mejor amigo soulmate madre de mis hijos y el amor de mi vida."
(To my best friend soulmate mother of my children and love of my life.)
Arizona was getting better at speaking Spanish but she still had that all American girl way about it. We have had many conversations with her broken Spanish and it was the cutest thing ever. I watched her look through the pages at the different love letters.
"Callie these are our love letters and texts." She says with wide eyes.
"Yes."
"This is the very first text I ever sent you, how did you get these?" Arizona said running her finger tips over the page.
"I know a guy." I leaned in and kissed her.
I pulled away before things could heat up and she looked sad.
"I promise you will be so happy that you waited. For now I have to get you and KT to Addison's."
She looked at me like I had lost my mind.
"You are turning down sex to go to Addison's house, Are you ok?" She asked putting her hand on my head.
"Arizona I'm fine." I laughed out.
"I have been planning this great anniversary gift for months and Addison has everything running like clockwork. So we have to go." I said pulling her off the couch.
Addison's house
Watching KT playing with Zola made me smile; I couldn't help but stand at the foot off the stairs and watch her with a sharp eye. After everything Arizona and I went through to keep her I was so scared that something may happen while my back was turned.
"Callie Go she will be fine, I will keep a close eye on her." Saffron said walking over with Richard.
"Hey where are you going?" I asked him as her started up the stars.
"Arizona wanted to talk to me today so I just wanted to pop in and see what she wanted to talk to me about." He said looking like he got busted with his hand in the cookie jar.
"Oh." I said
"Callie, will you get up here?" Addison called from the top of the stairs.
Arizona's POV
I wasn't sure what we were doing at Addison's house and I honestly was scared to find out. Whenever the two was together I always end up dragging Calliope home after and she drunkenly has her way with me. I don't mind that part at all really but lately I have started to feel less than attractive.
I know Calliope loves my body; that much was certain, which I'm not sure it will concern me a lot or little when I really did start to show. Right now I just have this bump that Callie is oddly fascinated with. And right now she was showing me just how much she loved my body.
"I am so glad that I picked this dress, you don't know how amazing you make backless dresses look." She said running her fingertips over the small of my back.
Callie surprised me with a wedding that I couldn't have planned better if I tried. It was small with our friends and family just like I've always dreamed, I was never the little girl that really wanted the large wedding. It was small and romantic.
"You say that now but wait till I get big and fat." I say
"Don't you dare, I will always love your body. Even when we are old and have Alzheimer's, Maybe because with the way Meredith is going at It we may have a cure before we get there…"
"Calliope"
"Yeah anyway, I will always love your body no matter what. And you want to know why?" She asked
"Yes."
"Because I'm not in love with your body I'm in love with your soul. And I know its corny but I am."
Yes it was very corny and if I didn't love her so much I would have said so at that moment. But it was that type of Corny that is Calliope that makes me fall in love with her every day.
