Just a reminder that I don't live in the USA and my knowledge of US politics and laws comes from google so sorry if there are any inaccuracies. I am doing some research which is hopefully enough.
Also, I don't hate the police as long as they do their job properly but I don't know anything about police in Seattle but for the purposes of this story (or at this moment in the story) the ones Callie deals with are crappy
All mistakes are my own bla bla bla...
Anyway, here is the first Calzona date :)
Chapter 12: First Proper Date
Callie's POV
A few of days after I was put into the hospital, I have been discharged. I am so thankful to be out of the hospital but I am going to miss Arizona's constant company. She spent almost the whole of every day with me, chatting and keeping my company. She snuck in some decent food for me to eat and even put a flower on my tray every time I ate. It's the little things like that keep reminding me of how special she is. I really hope it works out between us because she's treating me with so much care, respect and love that no one apart from Mark and Addie have and my heart is swelling so much that it might burst.
I'm waiting for Arizona to pick me up for our date, which seems silly considering we live next door to each other but she was insistent. It seems silly considering we are only going for a walk in the park and dinner, I feel bad because we can't do too much because I'm still bruised and sore, not to mention the broken arm.
I'm really nervous as this is the first date I've ever wanted to go on. Addie helped me to pick out a red maxi skirt and a white blouse and I'm going to take my leather jacket for when it gets cold. Even if I don't get cold, I can offer it to Arizona if she gets cold.
I hear a knock on the door and I practically trip over my feet and fall down the stairs as I sprint for the door. I open the door to see Arizona, holding a beautiful bouquet of flowers "For you pretty lady" she says, which makes me smile.
"These are beautiful, thank you Arizona. Just give me a minute to put them in water then we can head off"
I run upstairs, grabbing the vase from my bedroom and fill it with water before putting it back into my room. They brighten my room and I know that every time I look at them I will smile because it'll make me think of Arizona and I mean, who wouldn't smile thinking of the beautiful blonde.
We reach the park and start wandering around, just enjoying each other's company and chatting about random things. We reach a pond with lots of ducks on it and Arizona takes out a bag of bread from her bag which makes me laugh.
She hands me a slice of bread "Here, give this to them!". She starts breaking up a slice of bread before throwing some of it into the water, causing the ducks to flock around the bread. I start throwing bread as well and more and more birds gather around us.
"How are you feeling Callie? Like, how is the pain and everything?" She says, breaking the peaceful silence between us.
"Um, I'm still in a fair bit of pain but it's not too bad and it has definitely gotten better. I still haven't heard back from the police but I'm not expecting too much from them, considering the reason behind what happened…" I trail off, unsure of what else to say. I know that nothing will come of my talking to the police because it barely ever does unless it gets media attention which I know is going to happen. Even though Washington is a democrat state and Seattle has a democrat mayor and Washington has protections from crimes that are motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. But, the police rarely do anything and since Lauren and Izzie's families seem to be rich they probably bribed them not to do anything and since my parents don't care about me since I'm living as my true self then they won't do anything to help me.
"Well, I'm glad that the pain has gotten better. Just let me know if you're in too much pain and we can sit down for a bit or go back if it's that bad and I'll attempt to cook for you or, if you don't want to be poisoned by my cooking then we could always get takeaway"
"I will be fine, don't worry, I might just need a breather in a bit and rest"
"That's more than fine Callie, don't apologise for taking care of yourself. I will enjoy this date regardless of where we are"
"So will I, but I don't want to let what happened ruin this date. Thank you for being so understanding about this" I smile at her and we continue to feed the ducks.
Arizona's POV
After spending time feeding the ducks, and having a sit down so we could watch the sun start to set before heading off to dinner. We start walking and I slowly edge closer to Callie before taking her hand, which causes her to jump slightly which I actually find really cute.
She looks at me and smiles and I can't help but smile back, her smile is so damn infectious. We continue to walk, hand in hand, until suddenly, Callie drops my hand and moves away from me.
"Callie? What's wrong?"
Her eyes are filled with fear "Lauren…" she whispers, so quietly that I can barely hear her.
I rack my brains, trying to work out who Lauren is until it hits me. She's one of the people responsible for Callie ending up in hospital. I know this because I overheard Mark and Addie discussing it. I am filled with a rage because I really don't want to see one of the people who hurt Callie because I protect the things I love.
Hold up.
Did I just say love? I don't love Callie. Yet. I mean, yes, I really like her but love? Nah. I mean, I could maybe love her in the future. Anyway, back to reality.
I can see Lauren approaching us down the path. I take Callie's hand again and squeeze it, trying to reassure her. "It's ok Callie, I'm here for you"
"It's not that I'm scared of, she said that you'd find me a freak if you found out and I don't want her to hurt you because of me…" She says, moving her eyes from my gaze.
"Well, she's wrong. I don't think you're a freak. I find you beautiful, funny, caring and sweet. Don't listen to her; she's an idiot"
"Thank you, Arizona, that means a lot to me"
We continue walking towards Lauren and I can feel Callie's pace slow down "I won't let anything happen Callie, don't worry"
Lauren pauses at a bench and it looks like she's writing stuff down before starting to walk towards us again.
I squeeze Callie's hand again and I start talking about the dog I used to have as a child because Callie said dogs are her favourite animals and I hope that it'll calm her down. We can't go another way to the restaurant because any other way will take too long and we will miss our reservations.
We reach Lauren and she doesn't say anything, just smirks and puts something in my pocket before walking off "I'll look at whatever that was later, she isn't important. What's important is that we are going to have a great meal and have a nice time and I am going to take you out for ice cream after we have eaten and then I am going to walk you home" I smile at her, flashing my dimples at her "and maybe, if you're good, you'll get a goodnight kiss" I wink.
"Well, that sounds lovely Arizona, and I am not going to let Lauren ruin our first date, because I've been having a really lovely time so far"
We reach the restaurant, which is a homey looking Mexican restaurant.
When we enter, Callie and a waiter start speaking Spanish and something shoots straight to my core because if Callie speaking English is hot then Callie speaking Spanish is the so fucking sexy and I don't think anything could top that.
We sit down and order "So, can you tell me more about yourself Callie? I already know your favourite colour and favourite animal but I'd like to know more about you, but you don't have to go too personal or anything, I don't want you to make you uncomfortable. But, I was wondering, how did you know you were transgender? Which is a heavy topic for a first date but I'm curious. But you don't have to answer by the way…" I pause, really worried I've overstepped or upset her.
"That's alright, I don't usually like talking about it but I want to be open with you because I really want this to go somewhere"
"Thank you" I smile "But if you get too uncomfortable then don't continue. Ok?"
"Well, for as long as I can remember I've been drawn to female things; dresses, high heels, make up. You know, all that stuff. Which was ok, because my sister is two years older than me so would force me to play with her but that all changed when I had to go to school. At school I wasn't allowed to play with the toys I wanted to and I was expected to be all rough and play outside, which I didn't want to do. I know that girls can do all that stuff but I wanted to be inside having tea parties with stuffed bears, which, looking back on it now is embarrassing but that's what I wanted to do when I was five. I started realising that I was being forced to keep my hair short when I wanted long hair and when I asked my parents why, they said it was because I was a boy. To which I told them, then I don't want to be a boy I want to be a girl, and they did not respond to that well. I was banned from playing with Aria's things and with her and I sort of became a recluse. Until I became friends with Mark and Addie. I didn't tell them until I was twelve that I was transgender but before that, they didn't care what I played with or anything like that. Don't let Mark know I told you this, but he used to play Barbie's with us and didn't completely wreck them."
I look up at Arizona and she chuckles "Don't worry, I won't tell him"
"Anyway, I kept feeling drawn to female things and when the three of us would play make believe, I would always end up playing a female and would always dress in Addie's clothes to make it more realistic or something, but for me, it was the only time I felt freedom. Then I would be whisked home and forced into my boy clothes and be forced into playing with trucks and stuff like that.
Then, when puberty started I felt like I was developing wrong. But, I'd never heard of a transgender person before so I just assumed that I was broken or that it was just a passing phase. But when I started growing facial hair, I ran to Mark and Addie and told them what was going on in my mind. I think they had their suspicions, or just thought I was gay or something but they sat and listened to what I had to say; about the dressing up, the way I was uncomfortable in my changing body and everything else. When I had poured my heart out to them, Addie took my hands and said that she thinks I might be transgender. Mark asked what it was, because coming from a sheltered Miami life we barely had any knowledge of people who are considered different and when Addie told us, it all made sense. So, Addie taught me how to put on her make-up and even went out and bought me stuff that was my shade to leave at her house so my parents wouldn't find out as well as letting me borrow her clothes and when we got older, she took me out shopping to get clothes of my own as our bodies developed differently.
But, everything we were doing had to be kept a secret. Especially after I asked my parents about what they thought of transgender people, as well as gay people, and they said it was an abomination and that and I quote "freaks like that are going to rot in hell". So, I never told them until I started hormones because I was old enough to do it without their permission and they couldn't stop me, especially as I started clearing my trust fund so they wouldn't take the money I had away from me. They still don't accept me and don't even recognise me as their child anymore. But, I'd rather have no contact with them than have them ruining my life. So, um… yeah…"
I can't help but be amazed by her story "Wow. I'm really sorry that your parents aren't accepting, maybe with time they will come around but if they don't then you will still be surrounded by your friends who love and support you. I don't think Teddy knows, but I know she will be just as accepting and caring towards you as she is now."
"Thank you, Arizona, it really means a lot to have you say nice things"
"How did you decide on what to change your name to?" I really hope I'm not overstepping but I mean, I'm not asking her what her birth name is so I think this will be ok…
"Well, my parents used to say that had I been born a girl, well, a biological female anyway but they didn't say that part, they would have named me Calliope so in a hope that when I came out they would accept me, I decided to change my name to Calliope. But, I knew I would never be called that because I didn't want people to make fun of me for my name on top of me being transgender. But, my name is legally Calliope Iphegenia Torres because that's what my parents would have called me. I know it's a stupid name but I kind of like it."
"Calliope" I say, testing her name out on my tongue. It sounds beautiful and it really suits her. "It's a beautiful name Calliope" which causes her to blush.
"So, how did your parents take you coming out as gay?"
"Well, considering my dad is in the military I wasn't expecting him to be accepting but all he did was ask if I was who he raised me to be. When I told him that I was, he pulled me into a hug and told me that was all that mattered. When I told my mum, she cried and told me she still loved me and when I told my brother, he asked if I was going to marry a chick and when I told him I would, if I ever found someone I loved enough to marry and he just said he'd dance so hard at my wedding and then he pulled me into a bone crushing hug and told me he still loved me."
"Wow, that's amazing. I'm glad your parents are so caring and accepting"
With all of the deep conversation for today out of the way we start to eat. We continue to talk, but the conversation is light and flirty and we keep flirty touches over the table.
Callie's POV
I can' believe I was so open with Arizona but it feels so good to get things off my chest and to tell her more about me and my past.
After we have eaten food, we head outside and I notice Arizona shivering so I take my jacket off and wrap it around her shoulders "Thanks Callie" she responds, smiling at me.
"Do you have room for some ice cream?"
"Calliope, I always have room for ice cream"
"Right, let's go get some then"
We reach the ice cream parlour around the corner and instantly we are hit by the scent of ice cream "What flavour would you like Arizona?"
"Cookies and cream in a cone please Calliope"
I go up and order for Arizona and order myself a raspberry ripple for myself. When I return to Arizona she leans over to my ice cream and takes a massive lick "OI!" I feign being annoyed "That's my ice cream so I guess that means I am going to have to take some of yours" I say, before taking a massive lick of her ice cream before handing her ice cream.
She pouts at me before taking a lick of her ice cream which is really arousing so I need to do something quick before things get out of hand.
We start heading back to our houses, ice creams in one hand and our spare hands are intertwined. I feel so care free and happy, I never want to leave Arizona's side if it means I won't feel like this forever.
When we reach our houses, Arizona walks me to my front door and takes hold of my hands "Thank you for an amazing time Calliope" Every time she calls me Calliope my heart skips a beat and I feel the butterflies in my stomach.
"I also had a wonderful time. Can I assume that there will be another date?"
"Of course there will be" she smiles "And I do believe that I promised you a good night kiss"
She leans in and places a light kiss on my lips. This is the first kiss I have ever had and my heart is beating so fast I'm surprised it hasn't exploded out of my chest. I wrap my arms around her, pulling her closer as the kiss intensifies.
When we finally pull away we just look at each other, in a daze from the kiss we just shared "Wow, that was amazing" she says, breaking our silence.
"That's exactly what I was thinking"
"Now, we must go our separate ways before things end up going too far and I plan on wooing you a lot more before things progress."
She pulls me in for one last kiss before turning around a walking down the path.
"Arizona?" I call after her "I believe you have something of mine"
Realising she's still wearing my jacket she runs back up to me and hands me my jacket "Maybe I did this on purpose, so I could steal one last kiss" she smirks before walking away again. I swear she's wiggling her hips more than normal.
"I'll text you tomorrow" I call after her and I can hear her chuckle as she walks away.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter and as always, reviews are greatly appreciated so let me know what you thought :D
