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Winter break was approaching quickly and the girls knew this meant they would have to leave and go home with their families for a month. The thought of leaving Eliza and not seeing her for a month, when she spent every day with her, went to bed every night and woke up next to her every morning, was just too much to handle. She cradled her head in her hands and let out a sob.
"I don't want to go home, not if it means I have to be away from you." The blonde cried as her girlfriend held her tight and stroked her hair.
"I know babe, I know. I don't want to spend a month without you either, but we don't have a choice. I can't just come with you, and you can't say you're going to come home with me. You're family doesn't even know we are anything more then roommates Ari. They would get a little suspicious don't you think?" The brunette said, sadness present in her voice. She never admitted it, but it did sadden her that Arizona's family didn't know that she was gay, or that they were more then just roommates. She understood that her dad was a military man, and though great advancements had come in the world with homosexuality, she knew that Arizona was still very frightened to tell her parents that their little girl was a lesbian.
"Then I'll tell them." The blonde said raising her head to look into her girlfriends gorgeous green eyes. "I'll tell them that we are more then just roommates, and that, that I love you, and then we can spend two weeks with our families alone, and then two weeks together. I'll-I'll just tell them."
"What... Ari... no you don't have to tell them if you're not ready. We will figure it out. It's okay." Eliza was a bit shocked at Arizona's words. She wanted nothing more then her to finally tell her parents about them, about everything, but she understood. She really did, and she didn't want to put her in a position that made her scared or uncomfortable. Sure four weeks was a long time, but they would make it through. She knew their love was strong enough.
"No!" Arizona grabbed Eliza's face and pulled it in closer to her so that they were staring into each others eyes. "No! I want to Eliza. I need to. I'm tired of hiding you, hiding who I am. They need to know, and if they don't accept me, if they totally hate me, then-then at least I have you, and as long as I have you, I'll never need anyone else."
Eliza crashed her lips into the blonde's. She was so incredibly happy. Arizona was really going to do this. She was really going to tell her parents about her. Her girlfriend was right. No matter what her parents said, or did, she was going to be there for her. She would make sure she never felt alone, and that she would always love her. "If you're ready baby, then I want you to. Just know that you are right. I'll always be here, no matter what they say, or what they do. I'll always be here, to love you."
Tears were now freely falling down both of their faces. This was going to either go very well and they would be able to see each other during their break, or it was going to go really bad and her Arizona's parents would disown her. They both hoped for the best. They sat together for awhile just holding each other, comforting each other before they had to pack.
"I'm not ready to leave you baby." Arizona said as she embraced her girlfriend in her car after they loaded a few of her things in her car. Arizona lived on the other side of the country. The drive was going to take her two whole days with resting in between.
"I know baby. I know. I'm not ready either, but we can call and text each other all the time." We will make it.
"But what happens when I want to see you. I mean I probably sound like a sex crazed teenage boy saying this, but seeing you, and touching you. It's just not going to be the same yah know. We've had sex basically everyday." Arizona said as she looked down. Slightly embarrassed by her omission.
Eliza just chuckled at her girlfriend. She thought it was incredibly cute how horny she always was. Arizona could have sex every minute of everyday, and some days when they didn't have class they did just that. Eliza was going to miss it too. Being intimate with Arizona was the best thing she ever did. The connection during and after was like nothing she ever felt, and she was going to miss it as well. "Well," The brunette said pulling Arizona in closer to her resting their foreheads together. "There's always FaceTime. We can... watch each other on there... You know... just until we can see each other again."
Arizona smirked and crashed her lips into her girlfriends one last time. "Oh that is definitely happening, no taking it back now."
"I would never..." The brunette smiled. "You have to get going baby, and I have to get going. As much as I don't want to leave you, we both have very long drives to get home, so baby, we have to go."
The couple stood there for a few more minutes, hugging and kissing and saying their tear filled good byes before getting in their cars and driving off.
The drive was New York to California was grueling, and Arizona knew it was going to be terrible. It was bad the first time she made the drive to first come to college, but she knew it would be worst this time with having to leave Eliza, and then also figuring out just exactly how she was going to tell her parents about Eliza. She hoped that her being a lesbian was something that they would have just figured out on her own. She never had a boyfriend, never showed interest in boys. She thought it should have been obvious, however, her parents were a bit oblivious to these kind of things. It was more then possible that they had no idea, and it would devastate them. She mentally prepared herself for them to completely disown her. Being gay was just something they didn't talk about. After hours of driving and frequent stops, and a lengthy phone conversation with Eliza to get through the last stretch of her drive, Arizona finally made it home. Pulling into the driveway of her parents home was bittersweet. She missed them more then she realized, and truly she was glad to be home.
It had been a week since Arizona had made it home, and she had still yet to tell her parents that she was gay, and that Eliza was her girlfriend, and she loved her. She knew that she needed to if the girls wanted any chance to get together over the break, but she was so incredibly scared. Her parents however knew something was up with their daughter. Barbara had noticed that anytime she spoke Eliza's name her eyes lit up brighter then anytime she had ever seen. She also noticed that she used any excuse she could to talk about her "roommate" and of course the constant phone calls shut up inside of her old bedroom was a bit suspicious too. She knew that it was something she needed to speak to Arizona about, and with the two of them being the only ones home at the moment, she figured right now would be the best time. She knew that it would probably be much easier for her daughter to tell just her first before telling her father. She had no reservation that the Colonel wouldn't accept their daughter, but she had to admit she knew how intimidating he was, and she wanted this to be as easy for Arizona as possible.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Um, hey I gotta go. My mom is knocking on the door... Yes... I love you too... bye... uhm, come in." The blonde said through the door.
"Arizona, honey, can we talk." Barbara asked as she entered the room and sat on the edge of Arizona's bed.
"Sure mama, what's up?" The blonde asked wondering what this conversation was about. She could see the look in her mothers eyes and she knew that whatever it was, it was important.
"It's about you... and Eliza."
Arizona felt a lump form in her throat. Shit she thought to herself. She knew. Of course she knew, how could she not, she just didn't expect her mom to be the one to come out and talk about it. "Uh...wh-what about Eliza and I?" She stuttered, nervous overcoming her.
"She's not just your roommate is she baby? She's your... well your girlfriend isn't she?" Barbara placed her hand lovingly on Arizona's shoulder as if to show her that she knew and it was okay.
The blonde quickly sat up from her current position of laying and looked down at the bed. She didn't know what to say exactly. She felt relieved. Relieved that she didn't have to be the one to bring the conversation up, but she had no idea what to say.
"I uh- I love her mama. Like really love her." She said as she swallowed hard, tears starting to stream down her cheeks.
"Oh no... no honey... don't cry." Barbara pulled her daughter into her and squeezed her tight. "It's okay. I've been wondering when this day would come. I've suspected for a while now that you probably were attracted to women."
Arizona looked up at her mother as she wiped the tears from her face. "You have?" She asked.
"I have. I mean, you've never really been interested in boys, and I often wondered if you really wanted those Britney Spears posters when you were younger just because she was half naked in them." Her mother let out a soft laugh which made Arizona laugh as well.
"Haha.. yea I guess it probably was a little obvious huh?"
"So obvious, and it's okay, and if you want, we will tell daddy together okay, but I promise baby, he loves you, and he will be okay."
With that Arizona hugged her mother and she left the room. Now it was time to call Eliza and tell her all about what happened. She was feeling extremely relieved and she knew that her girlfriend would be just as relieved and happy.
