A/N: Wow, honestly I thought the last chapter sucked but here you guys are with all your wonderful reviews that make everything so much better. Thank you!
Arizona was straightening her hair as she was thinking about the past week. Tim left four days ago. Barbara has been an emotional wreck ever since. She was just so afraid that anything would happen to her precious boy. Daniel was different. He stood tall and proud that his son was brave enough to follow the family tradition of Robbins' men. Arizona just simply missed him. He would be back in 10 weeks. It was just basic training. No one died during it. And today she was meeting with Callie. Her knee was still in a sling but she was able to bend it now. Though she limped when she walked.
"Sweetheart are you straightening your hair?" Barbara asked confused. Arizona was in baggy yet somehow still fitting jeans so that way her knee had enough space.
Arizona looked at her mom through the mirror. "Uhm yeah. Why?"
"I just thought you loved your curls." Barbara sounded almost upset.
"I do mom," Arizona replied honestly. She loved her hair. Well most of time. "It just felt like a day to do it. I'm going to the city later remember?" She told her parents she was meeting with a friend there. And when she confirmed that it was a girl, they had no fears. Arizona thought it was funny how Daniel was always warning her to stay away from boys.
Barbara kissed the top of Arizona's hair, making sure to avoid the hair straightener. "Do you need any money?"
Arizona really wanted to say yes but she knew that she would just spend it all for nothing. "No, thanks. But I could use a ride there since me and my leg don't get along lately," she said with a small smile.
"Sure, honey. I'll tell your father. He said he has some errands to run anyway."
Arizona finished getting ready. She wanted to look good and she needed to look good. Callie might had a girlfriend but she was still gorgeous and it didn't stop Arizona for trying to look half as good. She put her shoes on and used her crutches to walk downstairs. That was the only time she used them. "Hey dad, ready to go?" she asked as she entered the living room.
"Always, buttercup," Daniel said, smiling. Arizona always glared at him when he called her that but he has been using the nickname since Arizona was a baby. She always liked flowers whenever they went to the park and she always preferred yellow flowers. That's how the nickname was created.
Arizona slowly walked, well limped, to the car with her dad following. She carefully sat in the front and checked if she had a phone. Callie was already waiting for her at the central park. "Hey dad can you drop me off here?" she asked as Daniel approached the bus stop closest to the park. He stopped there.
"Have fun buttercup. And stay safe. I'm going to call you when I'm done and pick you up."
Arizona smiled and nodded. She slowly got out of the car and waved a goodbye to her dad. She crossed the street to the park and looked around. She noticed a brunette in a baseball t-shirt and dark jeans. That had to be Callie, Arizona thought to herself. She took a deep breath and slowly walked to the spot where Callie was standing. "Hey," she said.
Callie jumped a little and turned around to face Arizona. "Uhm hey. I thought you would text when you got here," she said and stuck her hands in her jeans's pockets.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you but well I function a bit slower now," Arizona said through a laugh and made another step to show Callie that she was limping.
"Does it hurt?" Callie asked curiously. They started walking to the bench to sit down.
Arizona shrugged. "Sometimes. Mostly when I try to fall asleep or when I walk a lot. It feels like my knee is trying to run away from me." They shared a laugh at the statement which helped them with the nerves and awkwardness. "What about you?"
Callie leaned her arms on the back of the bench. "Well dad's dragging me all over. My sister's here as well but she actually enjoys meetings or sitting in hotel rooms so she're quite happy with going. So you're banned from skateboarding huh?"
Arizona nodded and sighed. "For life. They freaked. And it didn't help with the fact that Tim went into basic training like three days later. Mom's a wreck. I caught her staring at the home-made baby videos of us. So creepy."
"Wait Tim is your brother right?" Arizona nodded. "Oh wao is he gonna be deployed after?" Callie asked curiously.
"Probably." Arizona got it that it was dangerous. But it wasn't like he would go right after the training. "But he promised to stay safe so that's as much as he can do about it."
Callie nodded in agreement. "I kind of admire him. You should be proud."
Arizona grinned widely. "I am. So do you have plans for after high school?" She still had some time to think about it but Callie was a year closer to college.
"I do. College probably. I'm still trying to figure out for what. Mom and dad want me to go law school or take over the hotel business but I don't think that's for me. Aria, yeah. I'd rather do something more exciting. What about you?"
Arizona chewed on her lip. "Well my plan to become a professional skateboarder has recently failed," she joked, earning a laugh from Callie. "I was thinking Hopkins University. Med school later."
"That sounds awesome," Callie admitted. She thought about med school herself as well but her parents would never support that. Callie looked around the park. "So what are we planning on doing today?"
Arizona squinted as she tried to think of a good plan. "Since I move in the speed of a turtle I was thinking maybe we could stay here in the park. Or we could go shopping which is right across the street. What do you wanna do?"
"Is there any ice cream shops here?" Callie asked, smiling. When Arizona nodded, she jumped on her feet. "Then ice cream it is. My treat."
Arizona laughed and stood up. "Just don't walk too fast," she reminded Callie. The Latina immediately slowed down and walked slowly by Arizona's side so that the blonde wouldn't feel the need to walk faster and hurt herself even more. "Do you have any pets?" Arizona asked out of nowhere.
"Uhm we used to have a dog but it passed away a year ago. Aria has goldfishes but that's so not a pet." Callie laughed to herself. They had horses as well but she didn't feel like sharing that with Arizona. She felt embarrassed about her family's wealth. "You?"
Arizona shook her head. "Nope. We had a cat long time ago but since we move every 18 months it's hard to have a cat. Speaking of pets... You still have a girlfriend?" There was a playful spark in Arizona's eyes that let Callie know she was only joking.
Callie laughed melodically. "Honestly, I don't really know. I mean we had this huge argument and she kind of walked away but I don't know if for forever or if she's coming back," the brunette admitted. She smiled sadly at Arizona.
"So you're single," Arizona said with a smirk. Callie glared at her but she was smiling as well so it couldn't mean a bad thing. They got to the ice cream court and Callie made a step forward.
She turned to Arizona. "What do you want?"
"Chocolate Fudge ice cream with chocolate dip," she said and licked her lips. If Callie was buying then she will at least enjoy a good ice cream.
Callie raised an eyebrow but didn't question. She turned to the man behind the ice cream court and ordered what Arizona has just told her. "And I would like Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream please. And no dip." She was sure Arizona would get sugar rush from all the chocolate. She payed for the ice creams and handed one to Arizona.
"Thank you, thank you," Arizona said excitedly and bounced, forgetting about her injured knee just for a second.
Callie smiled. "Well I'm glad it made you happy."
They walked back to the park and sat down on the same bench, both pleased that it was still free. They stayed quiet as they were licking their ice creams.
"Do you still live in Miami?" Arizona asked as she got the scone and started chewing on it. That was the best part of ice cream in her opinion.
Callie nodded. "I do. I love it there but sometimes I miss colder weather and in that case my dad usually visits some hotels and I go with him. Mom and Aria are more of a sun person. Do you like living here?"
"I guess," Arizona said as she thought about it. "I got used to it. We were in Europe for a very short period of time before we got here and it was winter time there so there wasn't really much to do. One would think that Spain is exciting but it rained the whole time and I only went outside to the beach once."
"You lived in Spain?" Callie asked surprised. She always wanted to go to Spain but her dad always said that why go to Spain when you live in Miami anyway.
Arizona nodded with a smile on her face. "For half a year. But military bases aren't as interesting as they sound. It's all built for solders's trainings. The beaches are mostly wires and obstacles. I did go to school there for a while. But my Spanish is far off."
"Oh, ¿de verdad?" Callie asked, Spanish rolling from her mouth in the most natural way. "I learned Spanish when I was really young."
Arizona was in awe. She always thought Spanish was a beautiful language. But coming from Callie? Hot. "Must be the whole sexy Latina thing you got going on." It left her mouth before she managed to stop herself. She immediately blushed. I'm so stupid, she thought to herself. Great way to embarrass yourself, was another thought that crossed her mouth.
Callie just laughed. "Uhm well thank you. You're not so bad looking yourself either." Judging by the redness on Arizona's cheek she knew that Arizona probably didn't mean to say it but that didn't mean Callie couldn't say something back.
"Thank you," Arizona said, awkwardly stressing the words out. They finished their ice creams in a comfortable silence each girl lost in her own thoughts. "Are you free for the whole time you're here?"
Callie stood up and threw the napkin in the trash can and sat back down. "Not tomorrow. There's some ball thing going on and my dad loves to show me and Aria off so I guess I'm busy tomorrow but the day after I'm free again. Do you have anything in mind?"
"Movies," Arizona said excitedly. She hasn't been to the movies the whole summer. "We can go watch that new movie Frozen."
Callie's eyebrows rose. "Isn't that Disney animated movie?" She was thinking something like a horror movie or a comedy.
"Please," Arizona begged with a dimpled smile. "It's funny, I promise." She's seen the movie before but hey, she loved it and she would definitely love to see it again.
Callie laughed. "Deal."
Arizona bounced her legs excitedly and then remembered her knee when a pain shot through her leg. She groaned. "Damn it. I keep forgetting about my knee."
"That's good," Callie said which caused Arizona to looked at her in confusion. "It just means you're having fun," she cleared and smiled.
Arizona nodded in agreement. "Right. Yeah. Well anything beats sitting in the room and staring out the window really. I read a book yesterday. An actual book."
Callie laughed. While she loved to read, she knew that not many other teenagers would agree with her. "I, on the other side, love to read. Gives me something to do."
Arizona's phone started ringing. "Sorry," she said as she answered it. She sighed deeply. "Okay fine," she said and hung up. "That was my dad. He said he'll be here in 10 minutes so I guess I should start going." Her dad was a very punctual man.
Callie stood up and offered Arizona a hand. "That's fine. I'll walk you. Beside dad will be finished with his meeting in ten minutes so I can just head over to the hotel."
Arizona nodded in agreement and together they walked to the bus opposite bus stop of where Daniel dropped Arizona off. She checked her time and saw she still had a minute left. "I had fun catching up. We should do that more often."
"Yeah we should," Callie agreed. "We could always skype or something like that."
Arizona looked at her phone and then got an idea. "I noticed you have an iPhone so we can Facetime." The blonde teenager was so excited. She never had the chance to use that app before.
"Sounds fun," Callie said and laughed. Arizona was just so excited and happy. Much like she was a few years ago at the camp. A car pulled over at the bus stop and she turned to Arizona.
Arizona waved at her dad. "That's my dad, so I have to go. Text me." She gave Callie and unexpected hug. The Latina was just so beautiful and huggable. "Bye," she said and sat down in Daniel's car. "Hey dad."
"Hi," he said and eyed the tall brunette that was just hugging her daughter. "Is that one of your friends from school?" he asked as he drove away. He usually knew most of Arizona's friends because she didn't have that many.
Arizona shook her head. "Callie's not from school. I met her a few years ago at summer camp. We lost contact but now we're friends I guess." Explaining her friendship with Callie was awkward especially to her dad.
"Interesting," Daniel said. "You've never told me anything about her." He almost sounded offended.
Arizona rolled her eyes. "I'm pretty sure I spent the whole year talking about summer camp and I think I actually mentioned her and others for millions of times."
Daniel shrugged not quite recalling the conversations. After he parked the car Arizona immediately left it and went in her room. Daniel went in the living room where his wife was watching the latest episode of one of the soap operas. "Do you know anyone named Callie?"
Barbara looked at her husband. "She's one of Arizona's friends from that summer camp she went three years ago. Why?"
"Just curious," Daniel replied. He opened his mouth to say something else but then changed his mouth. Why hasn't Arizona told him about her? She used to tell him everything.
A/N: Another one on the short side, I apologize. Probably a couple of more chapters and then I'll do another time jump. ALSO BIG THINGS PLANNED FOR THEM
