Callie's POV
"Callie dear, can Daniel and I talk to you for a moment?"
"Uhh, sure. We can go into the study."
We head into the study and I sit in the chair and they sit on the couch next to me. Obviously they can read that I'm nervous, so they get right to business.
"We just wanted to say welcome to the family, Callie. I know we haven't spent an enormous amount of time together, but we see how you two are with each other, how you look at each other. What you two have is something incredibly special, and I couldn't have picked a better woman for Arizona." Barbara tells me. And just like that, my nerves are gone.
"Thank you Barbara. I really appreciate that. I love Arizona with all my heart and I would never hurt her."
"We know that dear. We can see it everytime you look at her. All we have ever wanted for Arizona is for her to be happy in every aspect of her life. We see that she's happy in her professional life, but we always wondered when she would find someone to settle down with. As you probably know, her last girlfriend just didn't give her what she needed."
"Yeah, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting her. Such a lovely girl." I say sarcastically and it gets a chuckle out of the parents.
"All we're saying here Callie, is that we welcome you with open arms into our family. We love you."
With those words, tears form in my eyes and Barbara immediately stands up and wraps me in a warm hug. I put my arms around her and just absorb the motherly love she sends off. We talk for another 30 minutes before Arizona texts, letting me know she was on her way home from picking up dinner. It's Barbara and Daniel's last night in Seattle, so we settled on just having a quiet night in. We enjoy our dinner and Barbara immediately begins talking about wedding plans again. Since they've been here, that's practically the only thing she talks about. I love that she's so excited, but Arizona and I agreed that we are going to take our time to make sure everything is perfect for us and actually enjoy being engaged. We still have to pick a date for the wedding, so all the other details are on hold until we agree on a date. After we say our goodnights to Barbara and Daniel, Arizona and I lay on the couch in the living room, flipping through the channels on the television when a familiar face pops up... mine.
"Callie Torres is tying the knot! She recently did an interview with Ellen and she confirmed that she and girlfriend, now fiancee, Arizona Robbins of Seattle Washington, are infact getting married! Surprisingly enough, Callie Torres gave that information freely. As you all know, she is one of the most private celebrities in Hollywood and her personal life has been more of a guessing game in the past years. Well, Ms. Torres, congratulations to you and Ms. Robbins from everyone here at E! News... We expect an invite!"
They finish this little segment with a picture of Arizona and I holding hands and smiling at each other. It's an amazing picture and they comment on how inlove we look and it makes me smile. I turn the television off and wait for Arizona to say what I know she is about to say. I felt her stiffen when the host mentioned an invite. I didn't have to wait long.
"I don't want any reporters at our wedding..."
"Ok."
"And I know you're a celebrity, and really, that's never mattered to me. I know you're important in Hollywood and people are going to want to see you and want to take our picture and beg to have wedding pictures released and honestly, if you want to plaster our wedding picture on the front page of every magazine and newspaper, that's fine, but our wedding day... I just want a normal wedding. The only pictures I want taken are by a professional that we hire so that we can have pictures of our special day... and and... I don't want freaking helicopters hovering over us trying to record our wedding. You can be Callie Torres, Hollywood royalty for 364 days, but our wedding day, you're Calliope Torres, my going-to-be wife and love of my life."
"Ok." I say again. Letting her ramble as long as she wants to.
"I know people are expecting things from you. I know people are excited about you getting married, but I want our wedding day to be as normal and chaotic as any other wedding. I want to walk down the aisle with my father, you walk down the aisle with yours and we say our vows, exchange rings and kiss. I don't want to have to check myself, afraid of what I'm doing in fear of having some crappy picture end up in a magazine."
"Arizona... it's ok. I understand what you're saying and I agree. I want our wedding day to just be about us. Not having to look a certain way for anyone else but ourselves. Trust me honey, I will do everything possible to give you your dream wedding." She takes a breath and wraps her arms around my waist as we lay on the couch.
"I love you so much." She says before kissing my waiting lips.
"I love you too. Very very much." I kiss her back, a low lingering kiss. I tighten my hold on her and we fall asleep in that position on the couch. I know this is what I was made for. Loving Arizona Robbins is my purpose in this life.
Arizona's POV
"Hey Arizona." I hear being called behind me. I turn around and see it's Mark.
"Hey Mark. How's it going?"
"Going good. How's Callie? I haven't had a free minute in forever. It's like there was a surge in women wanting bigger boobs in the past 2 weeks."
"She's great. We're great. Actually, I'm working an overnight, so if you wanna head over to the house, she should be there."
"Thanks Arizona. I'll call and ask her if she wants to grab dinner or something."
With that, we part ways and I head to my office to get some paperwork done. I hate working overnights because I know Callie is home alone and she says she can't sleep without me. I know what she means, because I can't sleep without her either. It's pretty ridiculous, but I wouldn't have it any other way. An hour into my paperwork, my phone rings and I answer without looking at the caller ID.
"Hello, this is Dr. Robbins."
"Aunt Ari!"
"Well hey there cutie. How are you?" I say to my adorable niece.
"I good. Mommy wants to talk." I hear her shuffle the phone and hand it to Aria.
"Hey Arizona."
"Hey Aria. What's up?"
"Are you at home? I've been trying to get intouch with Callie for the past 2 hours but she isn't answering her phone."
"Uhh... no, I'm at work right now. I have the overnight shift tonight. Is something wrong?" I hear her let out a heavy sigh and my stomach is in knots thinking about something being wrong with either her or Bella.
"Shane and I got into a huge argument tonight before I picked up Bella from my parents house. I think..."
"It's ok Aria. You can tell me. Whatever it is."
"I think Shane is having an affair." I let out an audible gasp and I hear Aria try to cover up a sniffle.
"Wh-what makes you think that Aria?"
"He's hardly ever home... he says it's because of his job. I know his job is somewhat demanding, but he shouldn't be gone this much. Then, a friend of mine called me today and said she saw Shane at a restaurant with another woman. When I asked him about it, he got really defensive and stand off-ish. He didn't deny it though. I told him to get out of the house and he left. I don't know what to do Arizona. I never thought Shane would have an affair. I thought we were happy."
"I know. Is there anything Callie and I can do?"
"Well... I was wondering if it was ok to come visit for awhile. Bella isn't in school yet, so we can stay for awhile."
"Of course. You and Bella are always welcome. I'm getting ready to go on break... I'll run to the house to see if Callie is there and tell her to call you. Or do you want me to tell her what's going on?"
"No, I'll tell her. Thank you Arizona. I don't know what Bella and I would do without you guys."
"You're very welcome Aria. We're family. Family takes care of each other."
I hang up and quickly grab my things and race out of my office. The thought of Shane cheating on Aria is weighing heavy in my mind. The time we've spent with them, they seemed happy. I know Callie is going to be very upset about this news, so I need to prepare for Spanish flying rants and a lot of pacing. I make it home and I see Callie's car in the driveway so I know she's home.
"Calliope! Where are you?" No answer. "Callie?" I run upstairs and see she's asleep in our bed, with my pillow clutched in her arms. I lean down and kiss her cheek and softly shake her. "Calliope, wake up baby."
"Arizona?"
"Yeah baby, it's me. Aria has been trying to get intouch with you for a couple of hours. Where's your phone?"
"I must've left it downstairs. What's up?"
"You should call her."
"Arizona, what's going on?"
"Seriously Calliope, call Aria and let her tell you what's going on."
She jumps out of bed and run downstairs to get her phone. She immediately calls Aria and when I see her face go from confusion, to sorrow, to anger... I know Aria is explaining everything.
"Of course Aria. You and Bella are welcome to stay here as long as you want. I love you guys. Yes, send me your flight information and I will be there to pick you and Bella up. Of course I'm sure. Ok, I'll see you soon. We love you too. Bye." She throws her phone on the couch and starts pacing and spitting Spanish faster than I can comprehend. I hear Shane's name a couple of times but other than that, I am completely lost.
"Calliope?" I try to get her attention... "Cal... calm down please."
"I can't believe it. That son of a bitch is cheating on my sister. How could he do that? Especially to Bella. Did he think he could do this shit and not hurt his wife and daughter? What the fuck was he thinking?"
"I don't know Cal... but we will welcome Aria and Bella with open arms and figure everything out. I promise."
She nods and comes in my direction, engulfing me in a tight embrace. I can feel her body is tense but gradually, she relaxes with my arms around her. She takes a shuttering breath and looks directly in my eyes...
"Arizona, I hope you know that I will never cheat on you. You are it for me baby. I could never be with someone else after being with you and experiencing the love you give me everyday."
"I know. I trust you with all my heart. I know you would never hurt me like that. I also hope you know that I would never do anything like that either. We are meant for each other. There are no 2 other people on this Earth that deserve each other like we do. I promise." She leans down and softly kisses my lips. We stand there for a few minutes, just embracing each other. I would love to take it further, but I have to get back to work. With promises to continue this when I get home from work, I relunctantly leave my love to go back to work. It's probably going to be a little hectic for a little bit but I wouldn't have it any other way. I love Aria and Bella, so there's nothing I wouldn't do for them, especially in their time of need. Sure, they could have gone to Carlos and Lucia, but Aria came to Callie and I and that means a lot. It's definitely going to be interesting to have a 3 year old around the house for awhile.
A/N I know this short, but I'm super excited about having Aria and Bella around for awhile. Yeah, a little drama ensued, but it'll get worked out :) Also, I'm excited for wedding planning and getting to that point, so we can talk babies! Anyways, hope you guys have had a great New Year so far! I've been super busy with work, but it's going well so far :) Hope you enjoy!
