A/N- I feel so horrible that it's been so long since I've updated this. I do wish that I haven't lost any readers because it's been so long. But I hope you enjoy this update. I just have to figure out how to rewrite the next chapter and then I should have it posted. There is something that I want to do with this and I can't figure out how to write it. This chapter is just a little filler chapter though. I hope you like it.
Arizona's birthday came and went, and now both Arizona and Callie were doing one last sweep of their hotel room to make sure they packed everything. Their two week vacation ends today and they were about to head to the airport.
"Callie, I don't want to leave. It's so nice here."
"Our trip was only two weeks, sweetie. There is a time where you have to get back to work," Callie smiled.
"Why work when you can live here?!" Arizona blatantly exclaimed.
"Well, this was a vacation, and vacations must end. And don't you miss all your friends and the kids you work with?" Callie was trying to get Arizona to see that Seattle wasn't all that bad.
"What about you? You seem like you're in a hurry to get back," Arizona commented a little harshly. She wouldn't let Callie know, but she was just afraid that once they got back to Seattle, Callie would leave and go back to her life in LA. She loved all the time they got to spend in Spain, and she didn't want it to end.
"I'm only in a hurry to get to the airport so we don't miss our plane. I have nothing to get back to once we leave here." Callie caught on to Arizona's worries and she was trying to make Arizona feel better. She really didn't have anything to get back to. Mark and Addie would be there of course, but she would choose Seattle over LA in a heartbeat.
"We're going to miss our plane if we don't leave now," Arizona finally said and grabbed her suitcase.
Their flight back to Seattle was long and quiet. Neither of them knew what to say and they were both wiped out from their two week getaway. Now they were standing at the baggage claim waiting for their suitcases and their ride home.
"I don't see Teddy anywhere. I thought you said she'd be here for us."
"She did tell me that she'd be here for us. Maybe she got paged in or stuck in a surgery."
"Okay, but maybe we should take a cab then. I don't want to be stuck in an airport all night, Arizona. I'm so tired and I don't think I can keep my eyes open for much longer."
"I'll just try… Look, Calliope, I see her. She's with her husband."
"They look so cute together, don't they?"
"Arizona! Callie!" they heard the topic of their conversation yell.
"Teddy! I've missed you," Arizona said, walking up to her best friend. They embraced and turned to look at their beaus.
"Are you ready to go? You must be exhausted from your trip."
"I actually took a nice nap on the plane. But I would love to go home and just relax." Arizona didn't want to do anything but relive the last two weeks. Arizona would definitely be missing the two weeks of uninterrupted moments with her girlfriend.
"Alright, well before we drop you off we want to take you out to celebrate your birthday since you weren't here for that," Teddy smiled at her friends.
"We really don't have to, Teddy," Arizona tried getting out of it.
"Come on, let's have a little fun."
"I just want to go home Callie."
"Well, we got some parking in the parking structure. Henry knows where to go," Teddy stopped the couple and motioned for everyone to follow Henry.
They all left the airport and Henry brought them right to the car. Everyone helped pack the bags into the car and they all got in. Teddy got into the driver's seat, Callie and Arizona got into the back, and Henry sat in the passenger seat.
Teddy decided that she wasn't going to listen to Arizona's plead to go home. She hadn't seen her friend in fourteen days and she wanted to know the details of her trip. Teddy drove the car in the direction of their favorite hangout, where she had friends waiting for a little get together.
Callie was only told about the get together the day before they left, but she didn't want to tell Arizona. Arizona would probably be mad because she hates surprises and these past couple months have been nothing but surprises.
"We're going to Joe's? Really, Teddy? I just want to go home."
"Don't worry. I won't make you stay too long. I just thought we could have a drink and catch up."
"If you start drinking, I'm having Joe call me a cab."
"What about your girlfriend? Maybe she wants to stay."
"Well I would…"
"You guys, let's just go in," Callie tried to stop them with a million dollar smile.
They all walked into the bar and made their way to a table. It was the only table that was empty in the entire place, but all the tables around it were filled with friends and colleagues from Seattle Grace. Everyone made their way to Arizona and wished her a belated birthday and went back to their conversations.
"What is this, Teddy?" Arizona asked, unsure of how she should feel about this. She was never one to celebrate birthdays, and this year there has been two different celebrations in honor of her day of birth.
"A birthday isn't a birthday without a party! And since you were a world away for your actual birthday, we settled for taking you out today. That's why we were late to pick you up; we had to make sure everything was set here."
Arizona thanked Teddy, unwillingly, and they settled in their table. Henry went to get everyone's drinks, and everyone got into light conversation. Callie hadn't really been around many of the people that Arizona worked with, and she didn't know who to interact with or how to interact with them.
Callie got up and walked to the bar, deciding on sitting up there with Joe.
"How was your vacation, Ms. Torres?" Joe's friendly voice asked.
"It was great, actually. Who knew that two weeks could do so much good?"
"Tell me about it. Walter has been trying to get me to take a vacation for years."
"You should go. They're great for relaxing, especially when you have a stressful job," Callie smiled.
"I'll try and remember that. So, where is Arizona? This is her party and I haven't seen much of her."
"She was over by the dart board with Teddy and Henry the last I saw her. You know, I'm going to go look for her. I'll talk to you later."
"Bye, Callie."
"Come on Teddy, please take me home. I just want to sleep."
"In a little while, we're trying to play darts."
"Teddy, you're horrible at darts. And I'm calling a cab. I'll see you in a couple days."
Teddy just waved her friend off while she was trying to concentrate on throwing a dart that ended up bouncing off the board and onto the floor. Arizona walked away and collided into Callie.
"Hey, I was just about to ask Joe if he would call a cab."
"I was just coming to look for you. I really don't know these people."
"Well, I want to get out of here, so do you want to share a cab to my place?"
"I'd love that."
Once they got back to Arizona's apartment, they dropped their bodies on the couch. They were both jet lagged and just worn out. Neither of them wanted to move, but for the first time in weeks, Callie's phone started ringing.
"Why now?" Callie silently cursed as she picked up the phone. She looked at the caller ID and jumped up. She answered it as she walked herself into a different room.
"¿Holá?" was all that Arizona could hear of the conversation.
It wasn't long before Callie walked out of whatever room she walked in to, but her entire mood changed since she answered the phone.
"Who was that?" Arizona asked curiously.
"It was…uh…it was my sister."
"Is everything okay?"
"I don't know. Uh, I don't… Arizona, I have to go home tomorrow," Callie said quietly.
"You're going back to LA? You told me that you were…" Arizona started angrily, but was cut off.
"No, I'm not going back to LA. I'm going home, home. I have to go back to Miami."
"Miami? Why do you have to go there?"
"I guess some family thing came up. If I didn't have to go, I would stay here. But my father is a really powerful man. I'm catching the first flight I can tomorrow."
"This is so not fair. I don't even get to be in the same city as my girlfriend."
"If I was able to change the way things were, you know that I would. But this was bound to happen eventually. Let's get some sleep and we'll still have a little time in the morning before I leave."
"I guess. But remember that I love you, Calliope."
"I love you too, Arizona. There's no doubt about it."
A/N 2- Oh no! What's going to happen when Callie goes home? Hopefully I'll have the next update up soon.
