It was Thursday night and both Callie and Arizona had finished their shifts early enough to go back to Arizona's place to watch a movie. They laid on her couch with the lights off. Callie behind Arizona, holding onto her. The movie had been on for about twenty minutes and both girls were extremely comfortable in one another's arms. Callie subconsciously traced tiny circles on Arizona's leg. She wasn't paying much attention to the movie. She was so preoccupied with the thoughts in her head she hadn't even realized that Arizona was now facing her.

"You're not even watching." Callie jumped at the sound of her voice.

"I am. I am watching." She said leaning in and giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"You're not." Callie's smile fell from her face, "Is everything okay? You've been kind of quiet since we got here." Arizona asked as she paused the movie.

"I'm... I, um. I need to talk to you."

"Okay, sure. What do you wanna talk about?" Callie sat up on the couch and Arizona followed. Callie grabbed her hand, held it tight, and kissed it.

"You've made me really happy. I just want you to know that." Arizona suddenly felt her heart drop.

"Are you breaking up with me?" Arizona spoke quickly, "Are you into someone else? Are you seeing someone else?"

"My father is coming into town tomorrow." Callie spoke up before Arizona could continue her rant, "And why on earth would I be into or be seeing someone else?" Callie questioned.

"Oh. I... I don't know. I'm sorry." Arizona took a breath and felt slightly relieved. She also felt slightly embarrassed. She wanted to change the subject, "Okay, Great. Isn't this a good thing, you never really get to see him."

"Yeah, it's good. I guess." Callie shrugged.

"You guess? What's the problem?"

"Okay, the problem is that I haven't exactly told my family..."

"Told them about what?" Callie looked up into Arizona's eyes, "About me?"

"Well no, about me being..."

"Gay?" Arizona took a guess, she could sense the fear of coming out in Callie's voice.

"It's just that, they're super religious and I've always dated men. I mean, they're all the way over there and I'm over here, it's two different worlds. And Mark came up with this great idea that maybe I should just pretend I'm not dating anyone at the moment. My dads here for a day then he'll be back in Miami within no time. No harm to anyone right?" Arizona had a blank look on her face and Callie was unable to read her. Arizona licked her lips and began biting her bottom lip. Callie was now able to sense how uncomfortable she was, "You're mad." Arizona opened her mouth to speak, but took a moment.

"I'm not mad." Arizona said calmly.

"You seem mad."

"Calliope, it's okay if you want to lie to your family about me, I understand. You're right, it's one day. We haven't been dating for that long. No need to complicate things right now, but I do think it's important for you to be honest with them about yourself."

"I want to, I want to. I just don't think that tomorrow is the right day to do it."

"Okay. I get it." Arizona said softly.

"Are you upset with me?" Callie began to feel bad.

"No, oh my gosh, not at all. I'm not upset Callie. Coming out is important, it's everything, but if you're not ready I would never ever push you to do it. That would so be wrong on so many levels. You've come out to your friends and if that's what you're comfortable with for now, I completely understand." She said as she held Callie's hand.

"It's not that I don't want to. I really do, a big part of me is just nervous they won't accept me, but I know I need to eventually. I don't know what I'm supposed to do. What do you think?"

"I can't make that choice for you, no one can. I will say this though, sometimes people can truly surprise you. When I came out my dad was so supportive. He was the last person that I thought would be able to accept me for who I am, but he did." Arizona moved closer to Callie, "The people who love you will accept you in the face of change. Despite the magnitude of that change, you're still the amazing person they raised you to be. Just understand that if they can't find it within themselves to accept you yet, it's okay. It just might take some time."

Arizona moved closer to Callie and put her hand on her leg. Callie could feel her heart race at the thought of her parents finding out.

"What if they hate me?"

"They can't hate you. You're too cute. It would be impossible." She said smiling. Callie laughed slightly and took a breath.

"I'm serious, what if they walk away?" Her voice shook. She looked down at her hands. Arizona moved her hands to Callie's cheeks.

"Then, I'll be there for you. And I'll give you hugs and I'll kiss you everyday until they came back around." Arizona kissed her on the lips, "Come on, let's go to bed." Callie smiled and nodded. She felt an ease after Arizona reassured her she wasn't going anywhere. Arizona grabbed the remote and shut the television off, she then grabbed Callie's hand and led her to the bedroom.

The next day Callie was a mess. She was counting down the moments until her father arrived at her door step. She had the day off, but every part of her wished she didn't. She wished that today was just a normal day. Surgeries, patient charts, the ER, lunch with Arizona, more surgeries, and then more Arizona. She'd give anything to be at work with her right now. Her thoughts were interrupted with a knock on the door. She opened and saw her father standing there with a smile on his face.

"Daddy! Hi." She gave him and big hug and kiss on the cheek. He stepped into the apartment.

"Let your old man see you." He put his hands on her shoulders, "You look beautiful, my baby girl." Her father said after planting a kiss on her forehead. Callie shut the door behind him and took his bag off of his shoulder. He began looking around, "This is a wonderful place Calliope." He said with pride. Callie smiled and looked around herself.

"Thanks! Come on, I'll give you a little tour." She said as she began walking through the living room, he followed. She gave him a glimpse into every room in the apartment. He seemed thoroughly impressed. After showing him every other room, but her own, they stepped inside. She sat on the bed as he looked around, "This is it." He entered her bathroom and turned on the light.

"Very nice. Everything looks great Calliope. You look very happy. I'm so glad I'm here." He walked closer to her.

"I am. I'm really happy."

"I'm happy things have turned around for you. Your mother was so worried about you after that whole George thing, but I told her. I said not to worry, you'd be just fine. I knew you'd become stronger from it." He put his arm around her and kissed her forehead, "I'm so proud of you." Callie smiled, "So is this new found happiness stemming from a new relationship?"

"How did you know?" Without really thinking about it first, Callie responded. The words escaped her lips before she even had time to realize what she was saying.

"I saw two toothbrushes in your bathroom, I took a guess. Interesting choice of pink toothbrushes for the both of you, but whatever floats his boat, I suppose." Callie felt her heart drop. She had forgotten about Arizona's toothbrush. Callie looked into her fathers eyes and knew she needed to tell him. He was her father for god sakes, he'd love her no matter what.

"Uh yeah. Um, daddy I'm actually... Dating. Yeah, I'm dating someone. Someone new."

"Oh, yeah? That's wonderful. Your mother will be so happy to hear that." He had a genuine smile on.

"Yeah, I'll bet." Callie wasn't sure how she was going to approach this. You should've planned this out better!

"So when can I meet this fella?" He said.

"Um, I'm not sure. They're actually really busy..."

"Too busy to meet their girlfriends father? What kind of man are we talking about Calliope?"

"Well they're a surgeon too. So yeah, super busy. All the time." She knew this was it, "Daddy, you should sit." He stood with his hands in his pockets.

"Why? I like standing." He was still looking around. Callie decided not to argue about it.

"Okay. Um I wanted to talk to you about this person." She sat on the bed alone and looked down at her hands. He stopped pacing and finally decided to sit down next to her. He could tell she was nervous about something.

"Alright. So let me know more about this guy. What's he like? What's his name?" Callie didn't look up at him.

"Well... Okay. Ya know what, I actually don't wanna really talk about that yet." He knew something was bothering her now. Her behavior seemed odd.

"Why? What's wrong?" Callie shook her head and looked up at him.

"Okay. Actually let me start over." She took a breath and continued, "Daddy. You know I love you more than anything in the world. And mom and Aria..."

"Yes, yes. I know, Is everything okay?" He responded quickly.

"Yes. It's actually wonderful. I wanted to tell you that I've realized something about myself recently. I actually realize this before I began dating this person, but now it's just so much clearer to me. I want you to know that after realizing more about myself and meeting this person, I've been so, so, so much happier with my life. I want you, I need you to be okay with this." She took his hands in hers.

"Okay?" He was now confused. She took a deep breath and shut her eyes.

"Daddy, I'm gay. " he didn't respond, "The person I'm dating, her name is Arizona Robbins... You'd really like her. She's beautiful, blonde, kind, and smart girl. She -" he let go of her hands. She could feel his disappointment in her.

"Stop talking. You are not gay Calliope." He said sharply. He's shocked. He's overwhelmed. Don't take it personally.

"I... I am -" He stood up from his seat. He cut her off again.

"I said, stop talking. This isn't you. This is not the girl I raised."

"I am. This is me." She could feel the tears building in her eyes.

"God did not make you this way. I did not make you this way..." Her chest began to hurt. She stood up and tried grabbing his hands.

"Daddy -"

"I do not want to hear another word. I raised you better than this. I will not tolerate this behavior in my family, do you understand me?" He couldn't even look at her in the eyes.

"This is who I am. I can't change it. There is no way for me to change it." She said while her voice cracked several times. A single year flew down her cheek.

"Then you are no longer part of my family." He walked out of her room. She quickly followed him into the living room.

"Daddy, please." She begged.

"Why are you doing this Calliope? Who are you?" He grabbed his coat and turned around quickly. Explain how much happier you are. Explain that this is who you are.

"I'm not doing anything. I am happy. I promise you, I am the same person I've always been." She spoke softly.

"No. This... This is not the person you've always been. You were a good girl growing up. You were a catholic. You were smart. You were beautiful. This is not you." He went from upset to angry rather quickly.

"Daddy, I am still those things. I am still your little girl..." She pleaded with him.

"No. Not if you stay here and continue this act of being 'gay'. You are coming home with me." He shook his head in disbelief.

"No, I'm not leaving Seattle. This is where my life is. This is where my job is. This is where my girlfriend is. This isn't an act, I am gay!" She began feeling angry herself. I am his child. He moved closer to her and yelled,

"She is not your girlfriend. This is a sin. It is not real Calliope. Listen here, if you stay here and continue this type of behavior, no longer consider yourself my daughter. Now, unless that is what you want, we are going home." Callie could feel her heart break in her chest. She had no more to say to him. She had no fight left in her. It took everything for her to come out to him and he treated her like she wasn't his daughter, like he had no care for her at all.

"This is not what I want. I want you to be accepting. I want you to love me. I want you to realize this isn't a choice, this is who I am. I want you to be my father."

"Calliope. Either we leave together or accept the fact that you no longer have a father or a family." Callie's heart broke. Why couldn't he just listen to what she had to say? He is supposed to love her no matter what. She never expect him to be as angry as he was. She knew he wouldn't be happy about her life change, but this was more hurtful than she had ever imaged. You no longer have a father or a family?

"Fine, I guess you're not my father." She whispered. Part of her thought he would reconsider his words, apologize, and hug her. He didn't.

"No, I suppose not." He grabbed his bag and walked out of the apartment. He slammed the door behind him and Callie began to feel like she couldn't breathe. Her hands began to shake and she didn't know what she should do. He just left.

Callie stood in front of her door shocked and hurt. She wanted to go after her dad, but her feet wouldn't move. She felt tears fall down her cheeks. She wasn't sure where she should go or what she should do. The conversation was overwhelming and the thought of her father disowning her made her more upset than anything else she had experienced in her life. She was no different of a person than she was several months ago, why couldn't he just understand that? Being gay didn't change what type of person she was. After a few moments of standing still she moved. She grabbed her coat, phone, and keys. She left her apartment and began walking. Her feet were moving faster than her mind was. She walked, and walked, and walked until she ended up at the one place she knew she needed to go, Arizona's apartment. She ran up the stairs and was in front of her door. She wiped the remaining tears from her eyes and knocked. She could hear Arizona pause her tv and walk towards the door.

"I'll be right there." She shouted from inside. Thank god.