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Callie was smiling that morning. Sofia was at school, Arizona was working and she had the day off.
She was alone in her house but she was smiling, alone in the kitchen, moving her spoon in her coffee cup, her gaze lost into space. Arizona had speak to her about her feelings without waiting for the situation to blow. She found it amazing, she found Arizona amazing.
Sighing joyously, she was surprised and jumped when someone knocked at the door.
« I'm on my way ! » She yelled, warning the person who had knocked to wait for her. « Oh my god ! What are you doing here ? »
« Mija ! I'm so happy to see you ! » Carlos Torres said as he hugged his daughter.
Callie gasped and hugged him back, shattered between the happiness of seeing her father and the exasperation to see him tumbling at her place without warning.
« Dad, you should call first. You know I'm not a huge fan of surprise visit... » Callie said as she invited him to enter the house.
« If I told you I was coming, you would have tell me to stay in Miami. And I was missing you and my grand-daughter. Where is she ? » Carlos asked.
« She is at school right now. But she's with Arizona this week. » Callie replied, feeling her dad's looking everywhere in her home. « Do you want a cup of coffee ? I was having one so... »
« You're going to give me Arizona's number, I'll explain the circumstances and we'll pick up Sofia after her day at school. »
« What ? No, you don't have to do that... I can call her tonight and she will bring Sofia here. » Callie replied.
« Mija, She's your daughter. You don't have to ask to see her ! » Carlos said. « Plus, i don't think it tis a good idea for Arizona to show up here. »
« First of all, Sofia is Arizona's to ! And we are raising her as co-parents. Then, she'll show up here if she want to. She's welcome here, we're in a good relationship, we're kind of friends ! » Callie said proudly, but avoiding to tell her father the truth about their real relationship. « And eventually, you don't have to come here at my place, telling what I have to do and who can come in ! ».
« Listen to me Calliope. It's not what I mean ! I'm not alone here. I've been talking to your mother about Paul. And while I told her I was coming to see you, she asked if she could join me. And we also ...» Carlos said, embarassed when Callie cut him off.
« Don't you dare told me she's here ! » Callie said, the anger growing in her chest.
« She's waiting in the car, and she'll be thrilled to meet your fiancé ! »
« What are you talking about ! » Callie yelled at her father. « Paul had never been my fiancé ! »
« He called me a few weeks ago to ask my permission to propose. And I've give it to him ! »
Callie was stunned. She grabbed her father arm and lead him outside.
« I … I 'm tired of you, intruding my private life ! I left Paul a few weeks ago. We're not together anymore ! I'm seeing someone now, and I'm totally happy. So you and your stupid wife, you can get the hell away of my property, and go back to Florida ! And told her that she's no more a part of my life. She had have more than 5 year to apologize to me, to Arizona and to Sofia for her awful behavior toward us. She didn't want to see me or my daughter when I was married to a woman and suddenly, I'm dating a man and she's all in ? Are you kidding me ? I'm done with her. I'd hope I was'nt with you Daddy. »
« Calliope, let me finish ! » Carlos said.
« Did she tried to understand me ? No ! I'm bisexual, i'm attracted to both men and women. That's not a disease, that's not an omen, that's who I am... » Callie said, begining to feel tears rolling on her cheek. « And by the way, the person I'm dating now is a woman... So you better go away if you can't accept that ».
Callie sighed, looked at her father from head to toe waiting for him to apologize or to tell something nice, but he didn't. She slammed the door and walked to her bedroom.
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Arizona was having her lunch quietly at the cafeteria, settled with Amelia and April at a table. She was a little lost in her thought and Amelia who was sitting in front of her, was laughing.
« Look at her... » She said to April.
« What ? She's not in a good mood those times... I don't know why, but we may be worrying about her ? »
« You must be kidding ! Look at that little grin she had... She had sex not long ago ! » Amelia teased. « It's right Robbins, isn't it ? »
Arizona didn't hear her friends talking about her and didn't answer, so Amelia kicked her strongly in her prosthetic, under the table to make her out of her thoughts. Arizona jumped and dropped her salad on the floor.
« What's wrong with you Shepperd ! » Arizona yelled.
« What ? Nothing, I was just asking myself why is Dr Douglas soooo nice with me since yesterday... » Amelia replied. « And by nice, I mean really nice. »
« Who's Dr Douglas ? » April and Arizona asked at the same time.
« You know, that cliché geek teen new intern guy... » Amelia precised.
« Oh ! Nerdy ? » April said.
« Who's that ? » Arizona asked.
« That's him Kepner, Nerdy ! » Amelia replied. « I don't know why, but he is following me everywhere, and it's annoying me... »
« And why are you telling us that ? » Arizona asked.
« I don't know. Apparently, some doctor told him that I was kind of attracted to him... Sounds familiar to you Robbins ? »
Arizona looked at Amelia awkwardly. She didn't understant one word of what se was telling her. But suddenly, she remembered that Callie had a plan and understood what she had been doing to take her revenge on Amelia.
Arizona bursted in laugh, in front of a clueless April and a smirking Amelia.
« I get it... Was it your idea ? » Amelia asked.
« No, it wasn't, but I have to say that it's a good one. » Arizona replied, still laughing.
« Can you explain me what the two of you are talking about ? » Aprils asked, confused.
At the same time, a visibly furious Callie entered the cafeteria and walked to their table.
« Can I talk to you » She said to Arizona, without taking care of April and Amelia.
« What happened ? Sofia ? » Arizona asked, scared by Callie's tone.
« No, she's fine, It's about something else... » Callie explained. « Can we go in your office ? »
« Dirty girls... » Amelia teased.
« Shepperd, just shut up ! » Callie snaped back at her.
« Can anyone told me what's going on ? » April asked again.
Arizona stood up and followed Callie. She was walking fast, still shocked by her parents appearance at her place. Arizona couldn't followed her and asked her to slow down.
Callie didn't seem to listen to her, and as they arrived in Arizona's office, she closed the curtains and locked the room before falling in Arizona's arm, crying loudly. Unprepared, Arizona wraped her with her arms and tried to calm her.
« Hey, what happened ? »
« She... My parents... » Callie tried to say.
« Oh no... Is it serious ? You want to go to Florida ? » Arizona said, believing that some kind of accident happened to Callie's parents.
« No ! That's not it ! » Callie said, breaking the embrace. « My parents are here. My father showed up this morning, asking proudly to meet Paul. So because they thought I was straigth again, my mother decide to come too and to act as if I could be her daughter again ! »
« What ? They're in Seattle ? And they knew about Paul ? » Arizona asked.
« He called my father and asked if he could marry me. » Callie replied. « I kicked my father out. »
« You what ? » Arizona said. « Wow... That's... »
« I told him I was dating a woman, without precising it was you. I don't want to see them Arizona... I don't want my father or my mother to ruin everything between us. We're doing so great. »
« There's no reason they tear us apart. We have already fight your father, and he was accepting us. I can't talk about your mother because I barely know her. But I'm not going anywhere. I'm not affraid of them. I know you're upset. But I think you should try to talk to your parents. At least to your father. Tell him you're not ready to talk about your private life with him or anything else, but I think it will be nice for Sofia to spent some times with him. » Arizona said.
« You're maybe right... I'm going to call him and ask if he want to have dinner with me and Sofia tonight. Is that okay with you ? » Callie asked.
« Of course.» Arizona said, kissing Callie's lip softly. « So you pick her up after school and have a good evening with your father. »
« Do you want to come ? » Callie asked.
« I think it's not a good idea... » Arizona replied. « It's better if you talk to him first. »
« You want me to tell him we're back together ? » Callie asked, surprised.
« That's up to you. I'm so in love with you. I just want you to be confortable. If you're ready to tell him, go. I'll respect your choice. » Arizona said, holding the brunette tighter.
« I... I love you. But I don't think I trust him enough, and I'm not ready to tell him. » Callie said, resting her chin on Arizona's shoulder.
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Callie was waiting for her father. She had called him and invited him for diner at 7. She was still pissed at him but she wanted to give a chance to explain himself, and above all, she wanted Sofia to spent times with her Abuelo.
So when he knocked at the door, Sofia ran to open it and met him.
« Abuelo » The little girl yell as she jumped in his arms. « I am so happy to see you ! »
« Hey Sofia ! Look how big you are now ! I missed you baby girl ! »
« Come in ! Mommy is waiting for you ! » Sofia said, as she took his hand and walked with him to the dining room.
Callie was there, waiting for them. She smiled at her father and they settled around the table.
« I'm glad you came. Sofia was excited when i told her you were in town. »
« I'm glad you called me back Mija. You don't even let me finish. And I haven't told you everything. » Carlos confessed.
« What do you mean ? » Callie asked nervously. « I told you about Paul. So don't try to bring the subject in the conversation. We're over, nothing more to say. »
« I know, I get it... » Carlos replied quietly.
The dinner took place without incident. Sofia was talking to her abuelo about school and her friends. Carlos was happy to share that diner with her but Callie notice that he didn't seem confortable. She thought that it was because she cutt him off, so she felt a little guilty and tried to light the atmosfear. She proposed to Carlos to tuck Sofia and to read her story while she'd do the dishes.
When Carlos came back to the kitchen, he seemed a little distant.
« She's so happy you're here Dad. And So I am. » Callie told him.
« Calliope... »
« Listen Daddy. Let's forget about this morning. It was clumsy of you, but I understand that Mom must have put pressure on you. I just want you to knwo that I get that. »
« I'm not here only to see you Calliope. » Carlos confessed.
Callie raised an eyebrow and nodded unbelieving.
« So why are you here ? Is there anything you're hiding from me ? You're sick ? Mommy is sick ? » Callie asked anxiously.
« No ! No, we're fine. We fly here to help your mother's best friends daughter. » Carlos explained.
« Selena's daughter ? What's her name ? I forget it... » Callie said. « Rosa ? Rosanna ? »
« Rosa. She's pregnant. » Carlos said.
« I don't get it. Seems a good news, doesn't it ? What's the point ? » Callie asked, having trouble understanding what her father was trying to tell her.
« Her baby have a heart defect, and she had seen a lot of doctors who told her that it wasn't operable. So your mother and I figure that we can come here and asked help to... »
« Oh ! I got it... Off course ! I'm going to call my friend Addison. I'm sure that she'll be okay to look at the case ! » Callie replied, relieved.
« No Calliope. We were thinking about Arizona. » Carlos said as Callie gasped. « Rosa said that she wanted to see a certain Dr Herman who was one of the best fetal surgeon but isn't able to practice anymore. She told her that Arizona was trained by her, and that she would certainly be able to help her. So we think about killing two birds with one stone : meet Arizona for Rosa's baby and then, meet Paul...» Carlos said, knowing that her daughter wouldn't be thrilled to hear that. « And Your mother had immediately decide to come here and to asked Arizona's opinion... »
« You must be kidding, right ? » Callie screamed. « How does she dare come to me and asked to meet my wife to save her friend's daughter, when she's been treating her like nobody. When she refused to consider us a family, when she deny me and refuses to hold her own grand-daughter ? How can you approve that ? »
« You mean your ex-wife ? » Carlos asked.
« Yeah, that's not the point ! How can you ever for only a minute imagine that I'll be okay with that ? That Arizona will be okay with that? You have never consider her otherwise than the woman who was sending your girl in hell !» Callie yelled.
« Mija, it has nothing to deal with you. We're talking about a baby's life ! » Carlos tried to explain his daughter.
« Get out of here ! Now ! » Callie screamed at her father, still unbelieving what her father was saying.
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