TITLE: THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE 10/15?

CHAPTER 10

With our first Thanksgiving Day soiree going off without a hitch the only other thing on our weekend off agenda is to do some Black Friday Christmas shopping. At least that is what both Callie and I think until both of our mother's inform us before we all go to bed for a few hours of rest before we head of to go shopping that we have to set a wedding date before they leave back to their homes on Sunday. I ask my mother and Callie's mother "How long is the appropriate amount of time to plan a wedding"? As I have no idea how long this takes as I have never been married and Callie was only married for a few months as she did not give her mother an official wedding because she and George eloped to Vegas. Both of our mother's look at each other as they both finally say "A year" as Callie and I both gasp for a breath of fresh air as we say in unison "A year" and then Callie says a little too loud for her mother's liking "A frickin' year…you both have got to be kidding". I take Callie by the hand and lead her to our bedroom as we say goodnight to everyone. Once inside the confines of our own bedroom Callie and I begin to whispery talk about our wedding date. I climb into bed as Callie paces back and forth across the room softly ranting in Spanish. I sit up in the bed and reach for the laptop that is charging on Callie's nightstand as I place it in my lap. Callie stops in her tracks as she watches me begin to search on the computer for our wedding day. She makes her way to her side of the bed as she scoots under the covers and snuggles up against me as we both begin to pick a day. We both do not want to wait a year to get married but we know that it is going to take some time to iron out all of the preparations for the big day. With both of us yawning and trying to fight off sleep Callie says "We better get a few hours of sleep Arizona because you know our mothers are going to run us ragged with shopping soon". I close the laptop and put it away as I slide into my Calliope's arms and say "September 30th and at Kelly Park here in Seattle. Can't wait to see you at the end of the aisle, baby". Callie hums her appreciation about our wedding day and the venue as she wraps her arms around me and kisses me and then she says to me "I cannot wait either. Maybe we should practice out our wedding night tonight"? Callie then slides her body over mine as she takes off my tank top and inhales my breast as I say moaning her name "Callie, we need to be real quiet because we have a houseful of family here". Callie stops sucking on my breast as she looks up at me from where she is lying on top of me and says "You'll need this to cover your mouth then babe because I am going to make you scream my name over and over until you come for me" as she hands me a pillow and I look at her with competition in my eyes as I say to her "Bring it on, baby" and she did as I did scream her name as I held the pillow to my face.

Callie and I wake up at the same time as the smell of coffee brewing fills the air. We both make our way out into the kitchen area as we see both sets of our parents making breakfast. As my father says "Breakfast will be served in about fifteen minutes. Why don't you both go and wake up the children and then come on back down". Callie and I race up the stairs as I go to Dani's room and Callie goes to wake Timmy up. I knock before entering Dani's room to find her still asleep. I push back her hair off her face as I softly say "Danielle Barbara, it's time to wake up baby girl" as Dani turns her head away from me that is when I notice it. There are stains on the pillow from where she was crying. Large stains like she had been crying for a long while. Dani sits up in her bed as I say to her "Baby girl, is there something the matter? Dani's eyes follow mine as we both look back to her tear stained pillow and then she says "Aunt Arizona, Timmy and I need to tell you something but not in front of grandma and grandpa alright". I wrap her up in my arms and tell her "Yes baby girl, you can tell me anything and we'll talk after breakfast". Callie pokes her head into Dani's room as she says "Good morning, baby girl. Arizona, can I talk to you for a minute"? I rise from Dani's bedside to leave the room as I say back to her "Breakfast will be ready soon and then afterwards we will talk" Dani just smiles that big beautiful Robbins smile as she says "Good morning Aunt Callie and to you too Aunt Arizona. After breakfast we can talk and I love you both so much". Callie and I leave Dani's room and start to make our way to the extra room upstairs that we use for storage as we hear Callie's father yell up the stairs "Ladies and gent, breakfast will be served in ten minutes" as Callie says "We'll be right down". Once inside the extra room Callie closes the door as she says to me frantically "Something is wrong with Timmy and Dani".

Callie and I convince our parents that they should take the town car that Callie's father has on stand by this weekend and go to the mall to begin their Christmas shopping. We told the four of them that we will take Timmy and Dani with us because they want to buy their grandparents Christmas gift first without them. Callie and I shoo our parents out the door to the awaiting town car and then we turn back to Dani and Timmy as I say "So our beautiful niece and nephew, what's going on with your grandparents"? Timmy just bows his head at the breakfast table as Dani is the first to speak "We miss you so much, Aunt Arizona and now that we have fallen in love with your future wife, we miss you too Aunt Callie. Ever since you moved here from Boston all of us miss you terribly. When you told grandma that you signed a ten year contract with SeattleGraceHospital both her and grandpa began fighting about moving here to Seattle". Then Timmy raises his head up from the table as he says "Grandma, Dani and I want to move to Seattle but grandpa doesn't. He does not want to leave Boston and our father behind. We try to tell him that we will come back for visits but he just keeps saying "no" to the idea and he won't even let grandma tell you two about it. Now Dani and I are going to be the one's in trouble for telling you both". I take my nephew's hands in mine as I grip them tight and say "No one is going to get in trouble, do you hear me Timothy Daniel? Why don't you both go upstairs and finish getting ready so Callie and I can talk about this further, alright". Both of the children begin to walk up the stairs as I say to them "Hey you two, Callie and I love you two very much and we will make this right, o k"? Both Timmy and Dani look back at Callie and me as they both shake their heads yes and tell us they love us too.

For the next hour or so while Callie and I clean up the breakfast dishes and finish getting ready to go shopping, we discuss the situation between my parents and by the time the four of us walk out the door and into my Jeep to meet up with our parents and go shopping, Callie and I have devised a plan to talk my parents into moving to Seattle. I am holding a bag in my hands that are the two gifts that Callie and I picked out a couple of months ago for my parents as I am showing them to Timmy and Dani. I open the bag to reveal a charm bracelet that holds ten different little locket pictures of my parents, Timmy and Dani, Callie and me and a few that holds pictures of Tim, Aimee as they both are holding Timmy and Dani in their arms and the one that makes all four of us cry a little is the one that shows my brother Tim holding both of his children in his arms the day they were born. We place the charm bracelet back in the jewelry box as I take out the other gift showing both the children a wallet with a money clip attached with my father's initials engraved into the money clip. Timmy says while wiping the tears from his eyes "Grandpa was just talking about trying to find another wallet because his is all beaten and weathered looking and is falling apart". Then I say to the two of them "Children, Callie and I bought these two gifts a couple of months ago for you both to give to your grandparents for Christmas". Both Dani and Timmy surprises Callie and I as Dani wraps her arms around my neck as Timmy does the same to Callie as they both say very loudly that they love us both very much. When they both let go of their hugs on my fiancé and me, I tell them that Callie and I have a plan to try to convince their grandparents to move to Seattle as I say "Why don't you both jump into the Jeep and I will explain the plan to you both. With all four of us in my Jeep as we are headed towards the mall to meet up with our parents, I begin to tell Timmy and Dani of our plan.

Timmy, Dani, Callie and I arrive back home, from five hours of shopping at the mall, ahead of our parents. Callie and I decide to make some lunch for everyone as we ask Timmy and Dani to take their purchases and put them away to take back with them to Boston when they leave tomorrow. Just as the children disappear into their rooms the front door opens as my father and mother are carrying in some gifts as I stop what I am doing to help them. After the gifts are placed in my parent's room for safe keeping the three of us make our way back downstairs. My parents explain to Callie and me as my mother says "Callie, your mother and father ran into an old college roommate of your mother's at the mall as we were leaving by the name of Charlotta Briggs. Your parents are having drinks and dinner with her and her husband tonight and they wanted me to tell you". I walk back into the kitchen just as my mother finishes with her explanation to Callie as I begin to help Callie with the making of lunch. My parents come to ask if they can help as I say "Mom…Dad can you both take a seat? Callie and I would like to talk to you about something". Callie and my father take a moment to get us all something to drink as the four of us take a seat at the kitchen table. While my mother and father sit on one side of the table with their backs to the stairs as they exchange pleasantries to each other I see Timmy and Dani sitting up on the landing listening in on what I am about to say to my parents. I clear my throat as Callie places her hands in mine for silent support as I say to my parents "Callie and I have been thinking and discussing some things and we would like to talk to you both about them. As you both know that when I came here to Seattle that I signed a ten year contract to be the Head of Pediatric Surgery at SeattleGraceHospital. Well last month Callie also signed a ten year contract as she became the Head of Orthopedic Surgery". My parents congratulated Callie on her achievement as I continued to say "With that in mind, Callie and I need to ask you something. I, we, miss the four of you so much and I know we see you as much as we can but it's just not the same as being with you all and seeing you all on a daily basis". I take a deep breath as I see her looking at me with those gorgeous brown eyes as I hear Callie say "You can do this, baby". I shake my head up and down at her as I say to my parents "Callie and I want the four of you to think about moving here to Seattle. All of you can either live with us or we can help you find a house of your own. Mom…Dad, I really miss the four of you and I just want you all to think about moving here. We love you and we just want to be near you again". Before anyone else has a chance to say anything my father quickly jumps up out of his chair to say harshly "No…no Arizona…we all miss you too but you have to lead your own life and make your own choices. My…our choice is to stay in Boston, so no…we will not be discussing this matter any further". My father turns to leave the kitchen as he looks upward to see the sadness and disappointment on his grandchildren's faces as they are still sitting on the landing as they heard everything that was said as he makes his way out the back door and out onto the our deck. My mother says "I'm sorry, baby girl but he just won't budge. I've, we've tried to ask him but he just won't budge".

I walk briskly out the back door slamming it behind me as I grab the attention of my father as he turns to me to reprimand me for slamming the door as he says to me "Arizona Michelle Robbins" and I quickly say back to him waving my arms about "No…No dad, you do not get to yell at me for closing my own back door too loudly. You do not get to tell me that we are not going to discuss this matter any further because we are and we are going to do it right now. I know you are scared and I know you still grieve for Timothy because I still do too. I know the thought of leaving him behind in Boston terrifies you because it has terrified me since the day I left. While growing up, Timothy and I never once complained or questioned your decision to move every year and a half because we knew that it was your job and your duty to follow the Marine Corp orders. But now that you and mom are retired from your services and duties and are helping me raise your two beautiful grandchildren, it is my turn for the two of you along with Timmy and Dani to follow me and my dreams. Callie is my dream dad, a dream I did not know I ever even wanted and I have a chance to be happy and to be loved by this woman for the rest of my life. But I need the four of you here with me and Callie in Seattle to make my dreams come true. I need my family around me to help me plan the wedding that I never knew I always wanted, so dad what do you say"?

I open the back door with a thud as I walk back into my home with my father hot on my trail. My father barks an order at me as he say "Arizona Michelle" as he grabs the attention of everyone else in our home as I turn on my heels to say "No dad, all my life I have been the good man in a storm that you always taught me to be…that you raised me to be and now all I want is for all of us to talk about how I want and how I need you all to be with me now. So tell me and everyone else in this room right now dad, Are you a good man in the storm"? My father stands there in front of his family and does not say a word. I have finally have had enough as I say "I thought so, you selfish bas…" I hear both my mother and my fiancé simultaneously say "Arizona" as I do not finish my last sentence but I do say "I need a drink, a stiff fucking drink" as I slam the front door on my way out of it as I walk down the street to Joe's.

I have just finished my first of many shots and a beer as I feel my fiancé's lips on my cheek as she whispers in my ear "Hey you, are you alright" and I turn to face her as I kiss her lips and say "I will be after a few more of these" as I nod to Joe for another drink. Joe comes up to me as he says to my wife "Hey Callie, can I get you anything"? I hear Callie say to Joe "No thanks Joe, but do not give her anymore to drink until she eats something. Order her a cheeseburger and fries with her next shot and a beer". I begin to protest of Callie's request to Joe as she puts her index finger in the air to stop me from talking as she finishes her conversation with Joe and then says to me "Baby, since lunch did not go like we had planned and neither of us have eaten since this morning, you need to eat something before you drink your afternoon away. Chief Webber has paged me for a consult". Before Callie can completely tell me about her consult I begin to whine as I say "Callie, we are supposed to have the weekend off" as Callie raises my face back up to look at her as she hooks her finger under my chin and says "Baby, it will take me all of about an hour to consult with Chief Webber and then we can resume our weekend" she kisses me so tenderly on my lips that I do not even notice Joe placing my cheeseburger and fries along with my shot and a beer in front of me. I smile and take a bite of my food as I hear my Calliope say "That's my girl" as I offer her a bite of my burger and she takes it willingly. Callie kisses me again as she leaves her stool and says to me on her way out the door "If you finish here in the next hour, come and find me in the hospital and we can walk home together". With a round of "I love you" to each other, my fiancé is off to the hospital as I am smiling and concentrating on my eating and drinking until I hear a familiar voice say "Arizona" as my father sits next to me at the bar and orders himself a cheeseburger and fries along with a Samuel Adams and a bourbon neat.

I am getting off the elevator onto the third floor of the hospital as I am walking towards my fiancé's, Dr. Callie Torres's office, as I see Dr. Webber coming out of her office as I hear him say "Thanks again Callie for the consult and enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend" and then I hear Callie say "Thank you sir and you too" as I watch Dr. Webber walk into the other direction. I open Callie's office door and see she has her back to me as I close the door and lock it. Callie says "Dr. Webber is there anything else I can do for you" before she turns to see me standing there and says "Hey baby, I did not know it was you". I saunter over to her without saying a word as I grab the lapels of her lab coat and place a very sensual kiss on her lips. Callie and I get so lost into our kiss that I back her up and she falls back onto the couch in her office pulling me down with her. We frantically tear each others clothes from our bodies and toss them around the office as I hover over my Callie's body. Callie's hand makes it way down my body as she cups my mound as she whispers "Arizona I can feel the heat from your pussy coming from inside you as you are actually dripping your juices inside my hand before I even touch you". I dangle my tits over Callie's mouth as she hungrily takes each of them in her mouth as she sucks and traces her tongue over my nipples. I place my hand inside her as she does the same to me as we bring each other to an orgasm.

Callie and I are getting dressed after our afternoon delight in her office as I say to her "Well honey my afternoon just keeps getting better and better. After my lunch date with my father after you left Joe's and now here in your office fucking each others brains out". Callie begins to laugh as she says "Wait a minute, you had lunch with your father and you are happy about it. What the hell happened with the two of you this afternoon because last I saw you were very upset with your dad"? Callie takes the seat behind her desk as I sit in the chair in front of her desk and begin to explain myself as I say to her "After you left the bar and I started eating my lunch, my dad came in and sat next to me and says we need to talk. I told him I was done talking and if he wanted to be pig headed about the whole situation than he could but that I was going to talk to mom before you all leave about her and the kids moving to Seattle and leaving your tired ass and your worthless attitude in Boston. Then he apologized for the way he has been acting because he was only thinking of himself and how he could not leave Timothy behind. I was dumbfounded because my father does not apologize. Ever…to anyone…so I sat and listened to him explain himself and at the end of his side of the story he told me that when he left our house he told my mother as well as Timmy and Dani to start looking on the computer for houses for sale in the Seattle area…but as long as it was close to our home. Then he said "Besides who else is going to help my little girl with her wedding plans"? I kissed my father on the cheek as I tell him that I love him. Then he walks back to our home and I came here to see you and tell you about our conversation". Callie walks up to me as she gathers me up in her arms and says "I love you Arizona and I love the speeches you give but I never want to be on the receiving end of a speech like you gave your father today. You really scared me even though everything did work itself out. But promise me that we will work things out before it becomes too far out of hand like between you and your father today". I squeeze Callie tight in my arms as I look deep into her eyes and say to her with all the love I have for her "I promise you we will talk about everything in our life together".

Callie and I have the next two weeks off as we are flying to Boston tonight to spend Christmas week with my parents then we will leave on the 26th and fly to Miami to spend the week of New Year's with Callie's parents. Our mother's have been very diligent with helping Callie and I with the wedding plans. Both of our father's have too added their fair share of splitting the coast equally for our wedding. We have reserved a portion of Kelly Park for our wedding and reception and if September 30th is full of rain in Seattle then Calliope and I will get married in the main lecture hall at SeattleGraceHospital with our reception in the gymnasium to follow. Callie and I don't really care where we get married as long as we just do so if Mother Nature chooses to rain on our wedding day then we have a backup plan. And since the State of Washington and all of the churches we've looked into along with God himself do not allow gays to marry in 2010 well then we just have to improvise now won't we. So Callie and I are off to Boston to enjoy the Christmas with my family as we talk about the wedding and maybe some wedding dress shopping as Dani is going to be in the wedding along with Timothy as they are going to be the flower girl and ring bearer. I have asked Teddy and Alex to be my maid of honor and my best man as Callie has asked her sister Aria and Addison to be her maids of honor. We have chosen the colors for the wedding party as I am going with cobalt blue for Teddy and Dani dresses as my father and Alex's tuxes will have a cobalt blue vest and ties. Callie has chosen a deep red color for her maids of honor dresses as Carlos and Timmy's tuxes will have a deep red vest and ties. Our mother's are on their own for their dresses but we suggested to them that we would like them to keep with the color scheme that we have chosen for the wedding party as they have agreed to do so. The next two weeks will be filled with the talk of wedding food, flowers, invitations and cake…wedding cake and all the accessories. I, for one, am so giddy about the wedding talk that I am driving Callie mad as I try to keep my mind elsewhere and not think about the plane ride…I absolutely dislike flying so much so I talk about something else so I do not think about traveling by air across these United States until I hear from the pilot say that we have reached our destination as we begin our descent from the skies above and into the city of Boston.

I tell my parents and other family members not to pick Callie and me up at the airport as we will be getting in to Boston early in the morning and we will just take a taxi home because we know how the Boston winters are especially the week before Christmas. My phone rings as I see it is my mother as Callie and I have just landed in Boston in the middle of a good ole Nor'easter winter storm as we have retrieved our luggage and Callie is now standing outside trying so hard to hail us a cab. "Good morning mother, and what are you doing up so early as if I did not know" I say to my mama as I stay inside the double doors watching my fiancé hail a taxi as I know that my mother is up putting the coffee on and beginning to make some breakfast. "You know me too well baby girl. I am just putting some fresh cinnamon rolls into the oven as I am brewing the coffee and waiting for my two beautiful daughters to come home". My mother says over the phone as I have her on speaker so Callie can listen as my mother calls Callie her daughter. Callie says loudly through the whipping wind to my mother on the phone as she is loading our luggage into the back of the cab "I love you too, mama" as I tell my mother that we will be there shortly. Callie and I snuggle up against each other as we try to keep each other warm on the ride to my parent's home. Callie kisses my frozen red nose as her warm lips are inviting as she says "What better time of the year than this to go wedding dress shopping in the middle of a snow storm. Just goes to prove one thing my love and that is that there is nothing in this world that will stop me from marrying you next fall. I love you Arizona and cannot wait to be your wife". I pull Callie's face to mine as I kiss her passionately and say "I love you too".

The taxicab drives down the long winding driveway that leads to my parent's home as we see the first sign of the dawns early light as the sun rises across the back pasture of my parent's property and into the back of the house illuminating the inside of my childhood home. Callie is the first to notice movement of several people inside the house as she says "Did your parent's invite anyone over this morning" Callie asks as we get closer to the house and I say "It's probably just Aunt Jodi and Uncle Kevin". The taxi stops at the end of the driveway as my father and Uncle Kevin along with Timmy and Dani still in their pajamas as they have just thrown an old winter coat and boots on to run outside to greet Callie and me as both children barrel into us and hug and kiss us fiercely. Uncle Kevin and my father exchange hugs and kisses too as we hear my father say "Let's get you ladies into the house where it is nice and warm and toasty". We all enter the warm and festive home of my parents as my mother and Aunt Jodi are waiting inside to greet us as they take both of us in their arms and smother our faces with kisses. Callie is the first to say "Mama Barbara, there is so much food" as I look around and say "Mom…Aunt Jodi, you both have made way too much food this morning". Callie and I hear the children laugh and then we see all of the smiles around the room as I ask "What's going on? Why is everyone being so weird and secretive"? Then my father goes towards the French doors that open up into the dining room as Callie and I hear my mother say "Well baby girl, We all wanted to surprise you both this Christmas" as my father opens the French doors and everyone that is in the wedding party comes out of the dining room that even includes Callie's parents to swarm Callie and me as we are so caught off guard and surprised that we begin to cry as we are sharing hugs and kisses with Callie's parents and her sister Aria along with Addison, Teddy, and Alex Karev. We all hear Callie's mother say "What better way to spend the holidays with the people you love and do some wedding planning on the side". For the next two weeks that is exactly what Callie and I do with everyone as we dress and tuxedo shop here in Boston then we all go to Miami to complete the rest of the tasks that we need to finish before next fall.

With the second winter storm of 2011 hitting Seattle like a ton of bricks, Callie and I are waiting patiently as we see that my parent's plane finally touches down as their flight has been delayed for over five hours. They flew out of Boston for a direct flight to Seattle but old man winter forced their plane to land twice, once in Chicago and once in Denver, before making its way to Seattle. I call my Aunt Jodi and Uncle Kevin to let them know that they have arrived safe and sound as Dani answers the phone. She and Timmy have stayed behind in Boston as they are staying with my aunt and uncle for a week, because they are still in school, until my parents fly back home to Boston. My parents are here for a week to look at some houses for sale. My father has agreed to move our family here to Seattle but he is keeping the house in Boston for sentimental reasons. Now Callie and I wait for a glimpse of my parents as Callie says to me "You know your father is going to be as hungry as an bear by the time he gets off that plane, Arizona" I just giggle a little as I know that Callie is right as I say "We'll just have to take him to the best steakhouse in Seattle then, baby" as Callie smiles at me and holds me close. I begin to scream "Mama…Daddy" as I see them coming down the terminal as my father swallows me up in his arms as my mother hugs onto Callie and then we exchange parents as my father says "Arizona, after being on and off that plane for the last nine hours in four different cities, I am as hungry as a bear".

Once the four of us are settled into my Jeep and we make our way into the city from the airport, Callie taps the screen on her phone on the docking station on the console as a gentleman with a very rich French accent says "Metropolitan Grille this is Jacque, how may I help you"? Callie quickly says "Jacque, this is Callie Torres" then Jacque says as you can hear the happiness in his voice "Dr. Torres, Good evening and how is that lovely fiancé of yours"? Callie continues "She's just fine Jacque. Do you have a table for four because my fiancé and I along with her parents are on our way to your restaurant and my future father-in-law is as hungry as a bear"? We can hear Jacque and Callie laugh simultaneously as Jacque then says "Anything for you and Dr. Robbins, Dr. Torres" as Callie closes by saying "Alright Jacque, see you in thirty minutes". Callie taps her phone off as my mother says "Seems like that gentleman knows you both personally" as I say to my mother "Callie and I operated on Jacque's son Pierre last summer after a boating accident almost severed the young boy's leg. But after three surgeries and almost eight months of physical therapy, Pierre is as good as new. He has signed up to play soccer this spring and Jacque has invited us to his first game in May. Besides the Met is the best place for steaks here in Seattle and Jacque is a gracious host".

Going through about two dozen homes in the last week searching for the one…the right one…the perfect one…for my family to move into, our search ends with only a few "maybes" about twenty "no's" for sure and not one "yes". So off my parents go flying back to Boston today but on the bright side…no winter storms in their path home. For the next eight weeks Callie and I search here in Seattle as my parents keep searching the internet back in Boston. Then on March 15th, Jenna Sampson, the realtor I bought my house from calls me to say she has a house that is not yet on the market because the couple that owns the house now is just waiting on the date that they can move into their new home. Jenna informs me that this couple wants to start showing their home but only to people who are truly interested in purchasing their four bedroom home. I tell Jenna that my parents and my niece and nephew are arriving in Seattle on March 22nd for ten days. We make an appointment for my family to see this house on the 23rd at 2p.m. I get this feeling way down deep inside of me that I have done something good for my family. On March 23rd, the six of us walk into the most perfect home for my parents and Timmy and Dani. On the spot my parents make a bid and 75 days later they move to Seattle.