HOPEFUL DREAMS & HIDDEN DESIRES

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CHAPTER 29:

Callie sighed as the car stopped. She leaned her head back against the headboard and closed her eyes for a second. She was exhausted and it was only noon. The last month had been grueling. Her work with the movie went very well and they were way ahead of schedule meaning that the brunette had gotten to go to Miami two days earlier than planned giving her eight days with her family instead of six before she had to leave for LA to attend Teddy and Addison's wedding.

"Is everything okay Ms. Torres?" The question made her open her eyes and she smiled at the driver.

"Everything is just fine Roberto. I'm just really exhausted" Callie said as she smiled at the driver.

"Well you better perk up, because here comes trouble" the man replied with a smile as the door to the house opened and Rei shot out of it and ran towards the car.

Callie laughed and braced herself. In a matter of seconds her door was yanked open and her little sister appeared. "CA…" Rei stopped in her tracks when she saw her big sister.

"What is it?" Callie asked with a smile.

"You look really, REALLY tired! Are you okay?" the teenager hesitantly asked.

Callie chuckled. "I'm fine. I am tired though so you're not wrong about that. Now come here and give me some love."

Rei smiled and leaned in through the door to hug her big sister. "I'm so glad you're here Callie. I've missed you. And my birthday wouldn't be the same without you here."

The older brunette smiled. "Of course I'm here. I wouldn't miss it for the world."

Rei pulled back and let her big sister step out of the car. "I'll get your suitcase" the teenager said before making her way to the trunk.

Callie stepped out and closed her eyes for a second just enjoying the Miami sun on her face. "Welcome home, Big-C." Jael's voice made Callie smiled before she opened her eyes and locked them with her sister's.

"Thank you Jael. It's really good to be here." Then the eldest sister stepped forward and hugged her second youngest sister.

"You look exhausted. Are things with Arizona not going well?" Jael whispered as she hugged her big sister a little tighter.

Callie smiled into Jael's hair. "Things with Arizona are great. She's great."

Jael pulled back. "So the plan is still to tell the rest of the clan?"

"Yeah. Not today though, because I can't even see straight. I just need to kick back and relax. I'll do it tomorrow" Callie let out.

Jael smiled and put an arm around Callie's shoulder. "Aria is coming over in half an hour. I think it might be time for one of the epic 'Torres sisters' movie marathons'. What do you say hermanita, are you in?"

"I'm totally up for that. That sounds really good" Callie breathed out.

"Great" Jael said before turning and looking at Rei, who was carrying Callie's suitcase up the stairs to the porch. "Hey Rei! Got any plans today?"

The teenager turned around and smiled at her sisters. "Of course not. It's Callie's first day home."

"Then we're having a movie marathon in the living room. You are in charge of the pillow forts, I'll get the snacks and Callie can dig out 'Pitch Perfect' and 'Scream' from the DVD rack. Then we should be ready when Aria gets here and we can get started before mama and papi get back here and tell us all to grow up and do something useful with our time" Jael deadpanned.

Callie chuckled at her sister while Rei cheered. "That sounds like a plan" the eldest sister replied lovingly.


The four sisters were scattered around on the floor of the living room in the Torres house. Rei had moved the couch and coffee table and laid pillows all over the floor creating one big bed. Rei was currently lying with her head resting on Jael's stomach. Jael rested her feet on Callie's back, who lay on her stomach with a bunch of pillows under her head. Aria was lying next to Callie.

'Pitch Perfect' was in full swing and Callie sighed. This was exactly what she needed. A hand on her arm made her turn her attention to Aria.

"Are you okay?" the second oldest woman quietly asked with concern.

Callie smiled. "I'm fine. I'm just really tired."

Aria shook her head. "No, that's not what I mean. I get that and I can tell. But it seems like something else is on your mind. And I've been thinking about it for quite some time now. You can tell me if something is bothering you" the younger brunette said as she brushed her hand up and down her sister's arm.

"I know Aria" Callie said with a small smile. "And you know me too well. I've got something I need to talk to all of you about. But I'm not doing that until tomorrow. It's not bad though, so you shouldn't worry. I just don't have the energy in me to do it today. Today I just want to enjoy hanging out with all of my awesome sisters without having to deal with anything else. Is that okay?" Callie asked her sister with hesitance.

Aria smiled. "Of course it's okay Callie. I was just worried about you. But if you say it's nothing bad, then I believe you."

"It's not bad at all. Actually it's very, very good. God Aria it's amazing" Callie said as she smiled really big.

"I can't wait to hear all about it then" Aria said and squeezed Callie's arm before turning her attention back to the movie.


Callie sat nervously in front of her family. They had just finished a family breakfast and Callie had announced that she'd like to tell them something. She had Aria and Jael on either side of her. Rei was sitting at the end of the table and her parents were sitting across from her. Callie fiddled nervously with her hands until Jael reached over and stopped her by placing her hand on Callie's. The eldest Torres looked at her sister who smiled compassionately. "It's going to be okay. I'm going to hold your hand. And you're going to tell them" Jael softly whispered.

Carlos looked at his eldest daughter with concern. He'd never seen her be this nervous before. Not when he caught her stealing candy from Aria's stash when she was eight and not when she got caught sneaking out of her room for the first time when she was 14. Not even on her wedding day with Mark or for her first Broadway appearance. "Whatever it is Hermosa, you can tell us" he tenderly said and smiled at Callie.

Callie closed her eyes for a second before opening them again and looking into the loving gazes of her parents. They loved her. She was their daughter. She knew them. There was no way they'd take the news of her being completely and utterly in love as a bad thing.

"I'm dating someone" Callie said and averted her gaze to the table in front of her.

"Oooookay" Lucia drew out and tried to catch her daughter's eye. "I'm getting a feeling that's not all there is to this story though" the Torres matriarch tenderly added with a smile.

Callie looked up and into her mother's eyes. Tears started gathering as she shook her head. "No it's not."

Lucia reached across the table and grabbed her daughter's free hand. "You can tell us anything mija. What is it with this guy?"

Callie closed her eyes at her mother's words and as she opened them again she turned her head towards Jael who smiled knowingly at her. "Tell them hermanita."

Callie looked at her mother again and couldn't help but smile as she spoke. "That's the thing mama. It's not a guy. I'm dating Arizona Robbins."

Complete silence fell upon the room and only the ticking of the big dark wood clock that stood in the corner could be heard.

"I'm sorry did you just say that you're dating Ms. Arizona Robbins; the blonde woman who also plays a doctor on 'Heart and Hospital'?" Carlos asked his daughter as he furrowed his brows.

Callie looked at her father's brown eyes and nodded her head. "Yes. And I actually have been for some time. We just recently agreed on telling our families. I'm…" the eldest Torres sister drew in a breath and exhaled loudly before continuing. "I'm so madly and irreversible in love with her. She's wonderful and good to me and I think you'll all really like her" Callie said.

Silence once again filled the room. Callie looked at Jael who smiled reassuringly at her and squeezed her hand. Her other hand was still held by her mother who just sat there staring at Callie.

"Please be okay with it mama and papi. The thought of having to choose between her and my family kills me" Callie choked out and looked back at her parents as a single tear slipped from chocolate brown eyes and slid down a caramel cheek.

And then her parents' faces broke into small, understanding smiles. Lucia squeezed Callie's hand. "Of course we're okay with this mija. We want you to be happy. I just have to say, that I'm so very surprised. Had it been Jael it wouldn't have surprised me at all, but I never pictured you bringing home a girl Calliope" Jael whipped her head up at those words and looked at her mother with her mouth agape. "Oh please mi pequeña cabra (my little goat) you've always been the wild child of this bunch" Lucia said as she smiled at her second youngest daughter.

Then the mother turned her attention back to Callie. "We love you. And if being with Arizona makes you happy, then that woman is welcomed into this family with open arms. Exactly like Mark was ten years ago."

Carlos smiled at his daughter and spoke up. "I couldn't agree more Hermosa. As a father the greatest thing in the world is seeing his children find that someone that they don't want to live without. And I'd never ever make any of you choose between us and love. I hope you alle know that." Then he furrowed his brows for a second. "I'm a little confused though. I could have sworn I'd read something about her and Mark possibly dating."

"Yeah. That wasn't true though" Callie said as she shook her head. "They just went out for dinner."

The whole family was startled as Rei squealed at the end of the table. "This is AWESOME Callie!"

"If you're already picturing Instagram posts in your head then I'm going to have to disappoint you. We're far off from that happening" Callie said with a small smile and a chuckle. The brunette felt all kinds of relief that her family had accepted this so easy. The nerves she'd felt slowly disappeared as she looked at her smiling parents.

Rei pouted a little and then she smiled. "Okay, maybe I was thinking about that for like a second. Buuuut I also think it's awesome because she seems so nice. And she's very pretty. Good job Callie!" the youngest sister said with a wink at her big sister.

The smile on Callie's face grew. "She's beautiful."

Lucia looked at her daughter with tenderness. She was obviously very fond of this woman. And Lucia felt her heart burst in gratitude from the fact that her eldest daughter seemed to finally be truly happy again. "We can't wait to meet her mija."

Callie looked towards her mother and sent her a dazzling smile.

"You're seriously accepting this just like that?" Aria questioned as she looked disbelieving at her parents and sisters.

Callie's breath caught in her throat as she slowly turned her head to look at Aria. Her brows were furrowed in question and her face showed clear traces of anger and incomprehensibility. Callie couldn't believe it. She'd been so caught up in the joy of her parents accepting this that she hadn't even noticed that Aria had been deadly quiet. Until now.

"Aria…" Jael started as she watched tears very quickly fill her eldest sister's eyes.

Aria turned towards Jael. "And you! I can't believe you've kept her dirty little secret. How long have you known?" The second eldest Torres sister flicked her gaze between Callie and Jael. "I thought I knew you guys. I've looked up to you my whole life Callie. And not once have you disappointed me. Until this very second. You were married to Mark Sloan! Is that why he left you? Because you liked going down on your female co-stars whenever the opportunity presented itself?"

"THAT'S ENOUGH ARIA!" Carlos Torres roared as he stood up. The chair tumbled to the floor behind him and the room went quiet instantly.

Callie locked eyes with Aria and for just a second she thought she saw a hint of acceptance in her sister's eyes. But then they turned hard again. "This is not how it was supposed to go Callie. And you know that as well as me."

"Aria please" Callie choked out as tears trickled down her cheeks. "I know it's a big upheaval. And I understand if it takes time to adjust to it. But I'm still me. I'm exactly the same person I've always been. I'm the same big sister I've always been to you."

Aria shook her head. "No you're not. You're not even close to being the person or the big sister I thought you were."

"Leave." The seriousness and contempt in the Torres patriarch's voice made Aria and Callie turn their attention to Carlos who stared at Aria with pain and anger in his eyes. "Leave" he said again as he pointed to the hall.

Aria stared back at her father in disbelief. "Are you serious, papi? You're throwing me out?"

Carlos nodded his head. "Yes. For now at least. I don't know how you became someone who reacts this way to your sister having a girlfriend. And I have to say that I'm really surprised and disappointed in you Aria. I for one know I didn't raise you like that. This is hard enough for Callie as it is without you judging her. And the rest of us can't wait to hear more about Ms. Robbins. So right now I need you to leave this house" he finished with a stern voice.

Aria stared at her dad who just stared back at her. They held each other's gaze for a while before Aria looked down before switching to look at her big sister one last time before turning on her heel and making her way out the house with a slamming of the door.

Callie broke down in a loud sob and covered her face with her hands as she rested her elbows on the table. Jael instantly pushed her chair closer to her sister's and put her arm around her back caressing it softly. "It's going to be okay, Big-C" she comfortably said.

The eldest Torres sister removed her head from her hands and stared at Jael. "HOW is it going to be okay Jael?"

Lucia Torres rose from her seat and made her way to her distraught daughter. She turned her chair and looked at Callie with a comforting smile. "She'll come around mija."

"And what if she doesn't mama, huh? What's going to happen then? How is this family going to work? Just by being in love I've managed to tear this family apart" Callie stated as she shook her head.

This made Carlos Torres leave his seat and move to his eldest daughter as well. Lucia moved out of the way and Carlos engulfed his daughter in a big hug. "You haven't torn anything apart hermosa. This is not your fault. And I know you Calliope. Which means I know you're sitting here right now questioning whether or not you should have said something in the first place or started a relationship with Arizona at all. And you have to stop that. Because if she makes your eyes sparkle like they did when you told us about her then she's the right person for you to be with" Carlos softly said as he gave his daughter a loving squeeze.

"I'm so sorry papi. I'd never thought she'd…" Callie's voice betrayed her as it cracked and cut her sentence short.

Carlos pulled back and cupped Callie's cheeks. "Don't be Calliope. And I'm as surprised as you. I'll talk to her about it later. But right now I really want to hear more about this woman of yours."

Callie smiled a little at her father. Everything would be okay. Aria would come around and then things would go back to normal.


It had been two days since Callie had revealed to her family that she was dating Arizona. And Aria had not come around. In fact she'd opted to go completely off the grid. Callie didn't even know if her father had come across Aria at the office. The brunette had been texting and calling her sister nonstop pleading with her to just talk to Callie. But she still hadn't heard anything back.

Callie's heart was broken. Her sister, one of the most important people in her life, had cut her off because she couldn't deal with the fact that Callie was now dating a woman. She hadn't even wanted to hear anything about Arizona.

Arizona. Her wonderful, amazing, perfect Arizona. Callie felt a tear run down her cheek as she thought of the blonde. These past days had made Callie feel so conflicted. She loved Arizona. She'd never loved anyone the way she loved Arizona. But she'd known Aria for 26 years. And even though her and Aria often didn't spend that much time together, then Aria was by far the one of her sisters that Callie had the most contact with on a daily basis. They were so alike in so many ways which made them rely on each other in a number of situations. And it had taken Callie completely by surprise that Aria had taken the news about Arizona the way she did.

The brunette sighed. Arizona had spent the past two weeks in Hawaii with her family. Callie hadn't let the blonde know what had happened yet. Arizona had texted her multiple times a day but the brunette had just told her that it was nice being in Miami again and that she hadn't told her family yet. That she'd wait until after Rei's birthday to do it as to not steal the attention from her nearly 15 year old sister.

It was six AM and Callie was sitting in the living room on the couch with her knees pulled up to her chest while reruns of 'Modern Family' played out on the screen. Jael and Rei were standing in the kitchen watching her. "I hate that she's so sad" Rei softly said and looked up at her youngest big sister.

Jael pulled Rei to her and the young girl put her arms around her sister's waist. "I know, Rei. Me too."

Rei sighed. "I wish we could do something to make her feel better. Nothing any of us are saying is working."

Jael smiled at her little sister's thoughtfulness. "Actually I know what would probably help her. Do you know the password to her phone?" the older Torres asked.

Rei chuckled. "Do you really need to ask that?"


Four hours later Jael stood nervously at the airport. This was the very last option. If this didn't work, then she didn't know what to do. She spotted the person she was looking for and moved towards her. "Arizona?" she asked hesitantly.

Arizona whipped her head around, put her sunglasses in top of her head and looked straight into a face that looked so much like her girlfriend's yet were so different. "Yes" the blonde answered with a smile.

Jael returned the smile and put her hand out for Arizona to shake. "I'm Jael. It's so good to finally meet you. I've heard a lot about you."

"Likewise" Arizona answered. Then her smile faltered a little. "How is she?"

Jael's face turned serious as well and she granted the blonde a small smile. "I don't know to be honest. She's sad, obviously. I doubt that she's sleeping very much and she doesn't eat or talk to anyone. Not even our father." Then the young brunette reached out and squeezed an ivory arm. "But I really hope that's about to change."

Arizona smiled. "Me too. I can't believe she didn't tell me what had happened. I didn't even notice anything from her texts."

Jael watched as a wave of sadness washed over Arizona's face. "It's not your fault. She's just really stubborn. You're here now and that's what matters."

"I don't know if I really believe that. But it'll have to do" the blonde let out.

"Come on. Let's go see her" Jael finished before leading Arizona out of the airport and towards the car.


"Big-C?" Jael called out as she entered the house with Arizona trailing behind her. The blonde's eyes went wide at the sight of the hallway. She'd gasped loudly at the size of the house which had made Jael laugh loudly in the car. And the inside looked exactly like Arizona had imagined. It screamed wealth. And Arizona suddenly felt very inadequate. The blonde shook her head. Now wasn't the time to worry about that.

"Rei?" Jael called out when she didn't receive an answer the first time. Arizona followed Jael through the house until they reached a set of French doors. On the other side of the doors the blonde could see her girlfriend sitting on a couch with her head resting on her knees that was pulled close to her chest. A younger version of Callie sat beside her with an arm around her shoulder. Both of their attentions were turned to the TV.

Jael opened the doors and stepped in the room. Arizona followed her silently never taking her eyes off her girlfriend. "There you are. Why didn't you guys answer?" Jael asked.

The young girl looked up and smiled at the sight of Arizona. The resemblance to Callie was striking and Arizona couldn't help but smile back at the girl. That had to be Rei.

"There's someone here to see you, Big-C" Jael tenderly said and for the first time Callie acknowledged her sister's existence and turned her head. She opened her mouth to say something but immediately stopped as her eyes fell upon Arizona.

Deep chocolate brown eyes filled with pain and tears in an instant. "Arizona" Callie whimpered out before breaking in to loud sobs.

Arizona quickly made her way to her crying girlfriend. Rei shot up from her seat making room for the blonde. Arizona sent her a grateful smile in return. The blonde sat down and pulled Callie to her. The brunette buried her head in the crook of her girlfriend's neck as sobs wrenched through her body. The tears kept coming and Arizona felt absolutely useless.

The blonde kissed the top of her girlfriend's head as she felt tears gather in her own eyes. "Shhh, it's going to be okay Calliope. We'll sort it out. Please stop crying. I love you" Arizona rambled as she stroked the brunette's back.

"I..don't…know…what…to…do" Callie hiccupped against her girlfriend's neck. "She…won't..return…any…of…my…texts…or…calls."

Arizona pulled back and cupped both of the brunette's cheeks. "You need to breathe Callie. Please."

The brunette slowly inhaled and exhaled and her hiccups slowed. She looked so broken and Arizona couldn't help herself as she leaned in and kissed Callie's forehead. "I'm so sorry about this. So sorry."

The brunette shifted and once again buried her face in Arizona's neck as silent tears streamed down caramel cheeks. The blonde had no idea how long they sat like that. Jael and Rei just stood at the door watching and Arizona had seen Jael wipe away a few tears with the back of her hand more than once. Rei had grabbed her big sister's hand for support and comfort.

Suddenly a voice at the door interrupted the silence. "Hola mijas. Why are you standing here?" a woman asked the two sisters by the door. Jael let go of Rei's hand and moved to the side making an older couple appear in Arizona's line of sight.

The woman gasped and put her hand on her chest as her eyes brimmed with tears and relief and the man smiled a bit sadly at Arizona. Then he slowly moved forward and rested his left hand on the back of the couch. He reached his right out towards the blonde. "You must be Arizona" he softly stated.

Arizona reached out and shook his hand. "I am sir."

Carlos reached up with his left hand and engulfed the blonde's hand completely between his own. "I'm Carlos Torres. Welcome to our home. It's a pleasure to meet you and I'm really glad you're here."

"Thank you sir. It's a pleasure to meet you too" the blonde replied and smiled at her girlfriend's father. The woman moved forward and reached out her hand "I'm Lucia. And I would have hugged you if you weren't already occupied so you'll have to settle with a handshake for now. Thank you so much for coming Arizona" the woman said with eyes filled with gratitude.

"You're very welcome" the blonde replied with a smile.

Callie shifted and pulled back a little to look up at her girlfriend. "How are you even here? Didn't you just get back from Hawaii?" the brunette asked with confusion.

Arizona smiled at the brunette. "Yeah. We got back to Little Creek last night. And then this morning Jael called me and told me what had happened. I took the first flight out here." The blonde softly stroked a caramel cheek with the back of her hand. "You should have called me Calliope. Why didn't you call me?"

Tears gathered in chocolate brown eyes once again. "I didn't want to bother you. You were enjoying a much needed vacation with your family. Who were all really nice and awesome about all of this. You guys deserved some undisrupted time together. I didn't want to ruin your vacation."

The blonde sighed and pulled Callie close to her wrapping her arms tightly around the brunette's back again. "Calliope, you could never bother me or ruin anything. I love you" Arizona said with a crack to her voice. "I'll always want to be here for you. I can't stand the thought of you hurting."

Callie sighed. "I'm so happy you're here!" Then she turned her head and looked at her sister. "Thank you Jael. You're the best."

Jael sent her big sister a small smile. "You're welcome. And even though I was kind of scared you'd rip me a new one for doing this I was at my wits end hermanita. I didn't know what else to do. And you should know that I didn't work alone" Jael smiled and pulled Rei close to her. "This one helped. Thank God she's spied the passwords to all of our phones."

Callie chuckled a little and smiled at her youngest sister. "Thank you Rei. You're the best too."

Tears welled in the young girl's brown eyes as Rei looked at her sister. "I hate when some of you guys are fighting. And I don't like it when you're sad, Callie."

The eldest sister pulled herself away from Arizona and gestured for her youngest sister to come over. Rei moved and sat down on Callie's lap. The eldest brunette put her arms around her youngest sister and pulled her close. "I'm sorry that this is such a mess Rei. That I am such a mess. And I can leave if you don't want me here for your birthday. Then you can celebrate with mama, papi, Jael and Aria like you were supposed to and you and I can celebrate some other time" Callie offered.

Rei shook her head against her sister's shoulder. "No. I don't want to do that. I want you here. And Arizona can stay too" the youngest Torres offered.

Arizona smiled at the girl. "I'd love to. I mean if it's okay with the rest of your family. When is your birthday?"

Rei smiled back. "The day after tomorrow. On the 24th" the young girl replied as something in her eyes somehow changed. Then she moved off Callie again. "I'm going to my room. Nice to meet you Arizona" Rei sad before leaving her seat on her sister's lap and moving out the room and towards the stairs.

Callie sighed and drew her hands through her hair. Then she rested her head in her hands before looking up at her parents with tears in her eyes. "She's going to have the worst birthday ever because of me."

"Wrong! She's going to have the worst birthday ever because Aria is an idiot!" Jael chipped in.

"Hey" Carlos said as he gave his second youngest daughter a pointed look. Then he turned his attention to Callie. "She's not going to have the worst birthday ever hermosa. We'll make sure of that. Don't blame yourself."

Lucia smiled. "Listen to your father, mija." Then she grabbed Carlos' hand and looked at Jael. "We'll leave you two alone for a bit. Give you a chance to catch up. Can I get you anything? Water, coffee, juice, food?" the Torres matriarch asked the two women on the couch.

"I would really love something to eat. I'm starving" Callie replied. "And Arizona would like a latté. Are you hungry?" the brunette asked and turned to look at her girlfriend.

Arizona smiled at Callie and then looked at Lucia. "A latté sounds really good. And no, I'm not hungry. Thank you Lucia."

Then Lucia, Carlos and Jael left the room leaving Callie and Arizona alone in the living room. The blonde opened her arms and the brunette smiled a little before leaning in and resting against her girlfriend. Callie inhaled the scent of Arizona and sighed. "How was Hawaii?"

"Great" the blonde answered softly. "You were missed. Mom, dad, Tim and Amanda babbled on and on about you. Sometimes I thought they'd rather have had you there and me shooting a movie in Las Vegas" the blonde said.

The brunette chuckled at that. "I really wish you'd called me Callie." This made the brunette stop her chuckling and she turned her head to look at her girlfriend's mesmerizing blue orbs.

"I would have eventually Arizona. I just wanted you to get to enjoy the last of your vacation without my drama cutting your vacation short. I knew that you'd want to come here the second I told you" Callie said.

Arizona leaned in and rested her head against her girlfriend's. Then she leaned down and kissed plump lips lovingly. "Of course I would've wanted to come here. I'm the reason this drama even exists. You shouldn't be this sad for days before calling me. I don't know Jael, but it was very clear that she was extremely worried about you. She almost cried while talking to me, a total stranger, on the phone Callie" the blonde tenderly breathed out.

The brunette sighed. "I know. They were all really worried. I don't think my parents have ever been that happy to see either of our boyfriends for the first time as they were when they walked in and you were here."

The blonde locked eyes with her girlfriend. "I'm so sorry this happened Callie."

The brunette felt tears brim her eyes again. "I wasn't even worried about her not accepting this Arizona. I've known her for her whole life and never in a million years did I think she'd have a problem with me being with you. I replay it over and over in my head and I just don't get it" Callie choked out. "My relationship with you kind of forced my dad to throw one of his daughters out of his house and now Rei has to celebrate her birthday without one of her sisters. It's all really messed up and I don't know what to do" the brunette said resignedly as she blinked back the tears in her eyes.

Arizona once again rested her forehead against Callie's. "I wish there was something I could do to make it better, Calliope."

"You're here" the brunette whispered "that's already making it better." Then Callie moved to capture pink lips. At first their lips barely touched but then Callie pressed her lips a little harder against Arizona's. The blonde let the brunette set the pace. She would do anything to make sure the brunette felt safe and loved. Arizona parted her lips when an insistent tongue begged for entrance.

Callie whimpered as her tongue found Arizona's. She felt guilty that she even for a second questioned whether or not her relationship with the blonde was worth all these troubles. Her heart was still really conflicted and she loved her sister with her entire being. But she loved Arizona with her entire being too. And the blonde was not to blame for this in any way.

At the sound of the doors opening the two of them parted and a smiling Lucia approached the coffee table with a tray in her hand. "I didn't know what you wanted mija. I've made you a tortilla wrap with chicken, tomatoes, peppers and guacamole. If you want something else I can get you that. Here's your latté Arizona" Lucia said as she handed the blonde a cup.

Arizona smiled gratefully at Lucia and Callie sat up and looked at her mother. "Thank you mama. It looks delicious."

Lucia reached out and caressed her daughter's cheek. "Just shout if you're more hungry. I'm really happy you're eating again mija." Then she leaned down and placed a kiss on top of brown locks before she left the living room again.

The brunette took a bite of her food and the satisfied moan that left her mouth made Arizona smile. "What?" Callie asked with her mouth full of food.

"Nothing" the blonde replied while she shook her head and sipped her coffee.


An hour and a half later Arizona was sitting on the couch stroking brown locks. Callie was asleep with her head in the blonde's lap and the blonde's heart broke at the sight. Even while she slept you could see the pure and unadulterated misery seep from the brunette's features.

Arizona sighed and slowly removed herself from underneath her girlfriend. She bent down and kissed a caramel cheek softly. "I love you Calliope" she whispered before making her way to the door.

The blonde could hear voices as she closed the French doors behind her and walked towards the sound. Lucia and Jael both looked up as the blonde entered the kitchen. "Arizona, hi. Do you need anything? Are you hungry?" Lucia asked with a smile.

Arizona shook her head. "No, thank you though."

"Where's Callie?" Jael questioned as she looked behind the blonde.

"She's sleeping on the couch." Arizona answered with a smile.

Lucia moved around the giant cooking island and hugged the blonde tightly. "Thank you for coming here for her Arizona" the eldest Torres woman said and swallowed audibly.

Arizona hugged Lucia back. "Of course. And I would have come sooner if I'd known" the blonde sincerely said.

Lucia released the blonde and smiled. "I don't doubt that for a second. Is there anything we can do for you?"

The blonde smiled and looked at Jael. "Actually I was wondering if maybe I could take a shower and loan some clothes from you Jael? I think we're about the same size and I left Georgia with only my phone and purse this morning. I didn't even shower and I feel disgusting."

Jael smiled at her big sister's girlfriend. "Of course. I've got something that'll fit you for sure. Let me just go and get it and then you can shower in Callie's room."

With that Jael disappeared out the kitchen and Arizona could hear footsteps on a staircase. The blonde turned her attention to Lucia who was staring at her. The blonde smiled and felt a little awkward under the intense stare.

"Do you know how many boyfriends Callie has brought home with her?" Lucia asked.

Arizona furrowed her brows in confusion. "No?" she cautiously answered.

"Eight!" Lucia stated with a smile. "Seven before she turned twenty." The brunette laughed as Arizona's eyes widened.

"I know. She was very busy exploring the opposite sex as a teenager" Lucia said with a grin. Then her face turned serious. "Then when she was twenty she brought Mark home. And I didn't doubt for one second that this guy was special to her. She looked at him differently. She talked about him differently."

Arizona cringed a little as she listened to her girlfriend's mother recount Callie's relationship with Mark. Lucia chuckled before reaching out and grabbing Arizona's hand. "And then I came home today and found her clinging to you on the couch like a hole would swallow you right then and there if she let go. And while she still looked so unbelievably sad I've never seen her look so at peace Arizona. You ground her in a way that nobody has ever done before. And I would have reached out to you myself if I'd known it only took your presence to get her to eat or fall asleep on the couch. I know I said it already, but thank you Arizona. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for loving my daughter. You're obviously very, very special to her."

The blonde smiled at her girlfriend's mother. "She grounds me too Lucia. And I can't imagine I'll ever stop loving her. She's the most amazing, caring and compassionate person I've ever met."

Lucia squeezed an ivory hand and pulled back just as Jael entered the kitchen. "Here you go Arizona. I've picked out a few different things for you to choose from. And I've put towels in Callie's bathroom. Her room is upstairs and the third door on the right."

Arizona gratefully took the clothes. "Thank you Jael. Excuse me" the blonde said and smiled at the two Torres women in the kitchen before walking towards the stairs. She slowly ascended the stairs as she took in her surroundings. This house was a mansion and when she reached the top of the stairs she had a perfect view of the hall from above. It was beautiful. "Wow" she whispered to herself.

A sound from the first room on the left made her turn her attention towards the closed door. It was covered with photographs. Even from a distance the blonde could spot some of Callie and Rei, some of Lucia, Carlos and Rei a goofy headshot of Jael and some photos of Jael and a young woman Arizona assumed was Aria. One photograph was obviously missing in the middle of it all.

When what sounded like a sob came through the door Arizona slowly approached it. She knocked on the door once. "Rei?" she softly asked.

The blonde could hear movement from inside the room and waited for the door to open. But that never happened. Arizona knocked again. "Rei? It's Arizona" the blonde tried.

Then footsteps came closer and closer and at last the door was torn open. A clearly crying Rei stood on the other side. "What do you want?" the teenager asked.

Arizona smiled sadly at Rei. "I just want to know if you are okay. I know this is a mess and I get if you don't feel like you can really talk to your parents or your sisters about this. But I want you to know that you can talk to me. If you want" the blonde shrugged her shoulders and smiled compassionately at the teenager.

Rei shook her head. "No I can't. You'll just tell Callie."

The blonde smiled. "I won't Rei. I promise. I don't have to tell her everything. She'll understand that I don't."

The teenager looked at Arizona thoughtfully for a few seconds before moving away from the door allowing Arizona to enter. Rei closed the door behind them and walked over to her bed where she picked up a photograph before she sat down cross legged on top of her duvets. She looked at the photograph lovingly before handing it to the blonde wordlessly.

Arizona took the photograph from Rei and looked at it. She smiled instantly. It showed Callie and the young woman she assumed was Aria wearing silly hats and making faces while laughing at each other. They both looked like they really had fun. "It's from New Year's Eve. Before they went out with Jael" Rei softly said.

The blonde handed the photograph back to the teenager, who took it and locked her eyes on the image before her. "Aria and Callie have ALWAYS been on the same page. I can't remember one time where they disagreed on something big. I know it's always been a little hard on Jael because her mind seems to work in a different way than theirs. She's often been in an epic fight with either Callie or Aria. But the two of them have never ever fought for real before" Rei reached up and dried away a tear that ran down her cheek.

"I love Callie. She's the best big sister anyone could ever ask for and she'd walk through fire for Aria, Jael or me. But I can't help but be just a little mad at her for doing this now. And I know she offered to leave but no matter what it'll still be up to me. I still have to choose between my big sisters for my birthday. And I love Aria too Arizona. She might not be Callie but she's the one I call when I struggle in math or when I need advice on which subject to focus on in school. She's really great" the teenager choked out before looking to her lap and starting to sob loudly.

Arizona sat down next to Rei on the bed and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I know you love both of them Rei. And choosing is impossible. I'm so unbelievably sorry that my relationship with Callie is causing all of this to happen to you."

The teenager just shook her head. "You're clearly good and respectful to her. And I'm really grateful for that. I just wish that things would go back to normal."

The blonde smiled knowingly at Rei. "I know. And believe me when I say that Callie wishes for that too."

Rei looked up at Arizona. "Where is she anyway?"

The blonde smiled at her girlfriend's youngest sister. "She's sleeping downstairs on the couch. I actually came up here to shower while she slept."

"It's good for her that you're here Arizona. It's the first time ever that one of us isn't enough. It's why we didn't really know what to do" Rei explained and smiled a little. "I mean she was upset last summer with the whole Mark thing. But not like this. Back then we could make her smile a little and maybe even persuade her to hang out with us. But this time she's just been sitting silently on the couch for the past two days."

The blonde returned the smile. "I'm glad you called me." Then Arizona squeezed Rei's shoulder. "Are you going to be okay Rei?"

The teenager looked at Arizona. "Yeah. I just need some time I think. And Aria isn't answering my texts or anything. I don't like that. Because I don't even know if anyone has been in contact with her these past days. I guess my father has talked to her at the company but I'm not sure" Rei said as she shrugged her shoulders.

Arizona reached out and pulled the young girl in for a hug. "You're a really great sister Rei. I'm sure she'll text you back at some point. Maybe she just needs some time too. But you're not part of this. You haven't done anything to make her not want to talk to you. She'll reach out to you at some point."

Rei sighed. "I hope you're right." Then the brunette reached out for her phone on the nightstand. "Can I take a picture of us? I won't post it anywhere I promise. But it's been nice to talk to you and I'd just like a memory of your first time here with us. I know it sounds ridiculous given the circumstances but I just…I don't know… I like you."

The blonde smiled at her. "Of course. And I like you too Rei. I don't feel very attractive right now though."

Rei chuckled. "You look fine. Plus I'm sure my eyes are all red and puffy so I'll put up a great battle for least attractive."

Arizona laughed and put her arm around the teenager's shoulder. "Well then let's get it over with."

Rei smiled and turned on her front camera putting the phone up in front of them. They smiled and the teenager snapped a picture. Then she put her phone back on the nightstand. "Thank you Arizona. For coming here and checking up on me. I can see why Callie loves you."

The blonde tugged Rei close to her one last time before letting go. "You're welcome. And you can talk to me anytime."

Then Arizona stood up and moved to the door. "It's going to be okay Rei. Everything will work itself out eventually."

Rei smiled sadly at the blonde. "I really, really hope you're right Arizona."

Then the blonde turned and walked out the room. "I really hope so too" she whispered to herself as she made her way towards Callie's room.


Freshly showered and in a pair of Jael's shorts and a t-shirt with the Torres' hotel logo Arizona descended the stairs and made her way back to the kitchen. As she got there Callie was sitting in the kitchen staring down a cup of coffee while her mom and Jael were cutting some vegetables and chatting.

"Hey, you're awake" the blonde stated as she made her way to Callie. The brunette instantly put her arms around Arizona's waist and pulled the blonde close. She rested her head against Arizona's stomach and closed her eyes.

"Why are you wearing this?" the brunette mumbled with her head buried against the blonde.

Arizona smiled and stroked Callie's hair. "I kind of forgot to bring anything with me so Jael kindly loaned me some of her clothes."

The brunette looked up at her girlfriend. "How does one forget to bring anything?"

The blonde chuckled. "Well when one is very worried about her girlfriend because said girlfriend's sister sounded very desperate on the phone then one can't really think of anything else but getting to her girlfriend as fast as possible."

Callie smiled a little. Then she turned her head and rested it against the blonde's abdomen again. "I'm so happy you're here Arizona. I know I said so earlier but I'm really, really happy you're here."

The blonde stroked brown locks softly. "There's nowhere else I'd rather be Calliope."

The brunette sighed. "I can't believe this has gotten so messed up. I wonder how Rei is holding up. I know she's sad and probably blaming me for ruining her birthday even though she'd never tell me that."

Arizona leaned down and kissed the top of Callie's head. "She's going to need some time to digest all of this and she's sad, but she'll be okay."

The brunette pulled back from Arizona and stared up at her as Jael and Lucia both put down their knives and turned their attention to the blonde. "You talked to her?" Callie asked.

"Yeeees" Arizona hesitantly drew out as she looked at the three Torres women all staring at her.

"When? How?" Jael asked in disbelief.

Arizona felt a little nervous. She had no idea why the Torres' women were so surprised at that. "Before I showered. I heard her shuffle around in her room as I walked past. So I knocked on the door."

"And she let you in?" Lucia asked surprised.

"Well, I had to knock a second time, but yeah she did" the blonde gently said.

Jael stood there with her mouth agape and Lucia smiled at Arizona. "Hmm, that's weird" Callie let out. "She usually never let anyone in when she's sad or mad."

"I tried getting in there not five minutes before you walked up there" Jael let out with a huff.

Arizona smiled at Jael. "I think she just needed to talk to someone non-Torres to be honest. It's a lot for her to deal with. She's got these three amazing big sisters and now one of them is suddenly missing from the family. That has to be tough. I'm the only one who isn't really a part of this family."

"Of course you're a part of this family" Callie stated a little hurt.

"I didn't mean it like that Calliope. I feel very welcome here. But I've never been here for Christmas when the four of you are sitting next to each other on the floor opening presents. Or for birthdays when I'm sure the three other sister doesn't hesitate to crawl into bed with the one celebrating it for breakfast and presents in bed" Arizona tenderly said while she stroked Callie's cheek.

"For someone that hasn't been here that was awfully spot on" Jael said with a smug smile.

Arizona shrugged her shoulders. "I might've peeked in one of Callie's photo albums one day while she was in the shower."

The blonde shrieked as Callie pinched her side. "Don't go through my stuff!" the brunette said with a small smile to let her girlfriend know she was partially joking.

"I got bored. You take forever in the bathroom!" the blonde defended herself.

Callie released Arizona and stood up. "I' don't take forever in the bathroom. And I'm going to go prove it right now!" The brunette then turned to look at her mother and sister. "Don't let her rummage through anything while I'm away."

Arizona smiled. "Then don't take forever!"

Callie turned her attention back to the blonde reached out for her smiling girlfriend. "I won't" she softly said before leaning down and pecking pink lips. "Thank you for being absolutely amazing."

Then the brunette made her way out the kitchen and up the stairs.


Arizona was standing on the back porch at the Torres house, or maybe mansion was a more correct term, looking out at the pool area. Callie was still in the shower and after Lucia had thanked Arizona for not only paying attention to Callie but also Rei, Arizona had excused herself to get some air and clear her thoughts.

Talking to the teenager had broken Arizona's heart. Rei was very obviously distressed about the whole thing and Arizona desperately wanted to make things easier for the girl.

She was pulled from her thoughts as Jael appeared next to her. "Digesting it all, huh?" the brunette asked and offered Arizona a small smile.

"Yeah" Arizona sighed. Then she turned her body towards Jael. "Do you know if anyone has talked to Aria since she left?"

The brunette looked from Arizona to the pool. "She doesn't want to talk to anyone. Our father tried talking to her at the office but she refuses to talk to him about anything that's not work related. And that just pisses him off so I'm pretty sure he's not even trying anymore. I've texted her and called her. Rei has texted her and called her. My mom has texted her and called her. But she's still ignoring all of us" Jael dejectedly said.

Arizona studied the woman next to her. When Arizona got here she'd been so worried about Callie that her mind didn't register anything other than getting to her. But looking at Jael now Arizona could tell that the second youngest Torres was clearly sad and agitated. And she looked unbelievable tired.

"How are you holding up Jael?" Arizona softly asked.

The brunette turned her head and smiled a little at the blonde. "Better now that you've gotten Callie of the couch. But that doesn't mean I don't worry about Aria. When she left two days ago she didn't just leave Callie behind. She left all of us behind. And I know my dad asked her to leave but I had kind of hoped that she'd at least keep in touch with me or Rei. I get that we kind of chose Callie by staying and not going after her, but we shouldn't have to choose. And the weird thing is that Aria was the only one I told the first time I kissed a woman. And she didn't even blink. Then Callie admits to being in a relationship with you and she freaks out. I don't get it" the brunette stated with furrowed brows.

The blonde put a hand on the small of Jael's back. "I'm really sorry about this, Jael. And I know that this isn't really my or Callie's fault but I'm still very sorry. This affects your whole family and I understand that all of you are struggling with this. And know that I won't be offended if you guys want me to leave. I would understand if you didn't need me to stand on the side watching as you guys try to process and handle all of this as a family."

Jael smiled a little at Arizona as a tear slipped from her eye. "You should stay. It seems like you're the one pulling all of us together. And I'm sorry you have to do that. That your first visit with us is like this. It should be fun and full of stories about Callie. She'll never forgive us if we mess this up and you'll never want to come back here again."

The blonde smiled. "Don't worry about that. I know these are less than ideal circumstances. There'll be plenty of time for embarassing stories in the future."

The two women then both turned their attention back to the pool and yard and stood there side by side thinking.


"Where are you going?" Callie asked as she approached Arizona that was putting on her shoes by the door. The blonde had changed the Torres t-shirt for a lace tank top and her black bra could be spotted underneath the top.

The blonde looked up and smiled. "Hi. You're done with your shower! Was it good?"

The brunette nodded her head. "It was fine. Where are you going?" Callie asked again.

Arizona finished putting on her shoes and walked up to Callie putting her arms around her girlfriend's waist. "I'm just going out for a little bit. I need to get a present for Rei. Your parents let me use the car and Roberto is driving me to the mall."

"Just give me a second to change and then I'll go with you" the brunette said and started to turn but the arms around her waist held her tightly.

"No. I can do it just fine by myself. Besides if we go to the mall together we'll be spotted with 100% certainty. And I'm not sure that I can refrain myself from touching you when you look so sad and broken Calliope. We don't need a media outing on top of all that is going on here. Let me go alone. I'll be back soon I promise!" Arizona gently said.

Callie looked a little hurt and the blonde sighed. "Please don't make that face. I love you. And I want to spend all my time with you. But I can't not give your sister a present for her birthday when she invited me to stay here. Please let me do this" Arizona tenderly stated.

The brunette smiled sadly, leaned in and hugged her girlfriend. "Okay. But hurry back please."

Arizona pulled back and gently kissed her girlfriend's soft lips as she caressed a caramel cheek. "I will." Then the blonde grabbed her jacket and went out through the door and towards the approaching car. She waved at Callie one last time before sliding in on the backseat.

"Hello Ms. Robbins. Going to the mall?" Roberto asked with a smile in the rear mirror.

Arizona smiled back. "Hello Roberto. Please call me Arizona. And could you take me here instead?" the blonde asked as she handed the driver a note with an address scribbled down on it.

Roberto smiled at the blonde again. "Of course. No problem."


"What the hell are you doing here?" Aria's eyes hardened as she spotted the blonde in the waiting area of the 30th floor of Torres Incoroporated.

"I just want to talk to you Aria" the blonde gently stated.

Aria huffed. "I don't have time for this. I've got a possible client stopping by in two minutes."

"Yeah, about that" Arizona said with a small smile "that's me. Your appointment is with me. Actually your appointment is with my mom because I used her maiden name to schedule the appointment."

Aria sighed, closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Of course it is. Just as I thought this couldn't get any worse you show up!"

The blonde carefully moved a little closer to the brunette. "I can't force you to talk to me Aria. But I'd be really thankful if you'd hear me out."

Aria opened her eyes and looked at Arizona. The brunette's eyes were filled with raw sorrow and it both surprised and scared the blonde. "Fine. We can go to my office. Follow me."

The blonde did as she was told and followed Aria to a big office at the end of the hall. It overlooked the beach and the sight was breathtaking. Arizona whistled. "That's a really nice view you've got from here" she said with a smile.

"Please spare me the small talk and get to the point" Aria said as she slumped down in her office chair.

Arizona took a seat opposite of her and sighed. "I know that it must have taken you by surprise that she was suddenly dating me Aria. And I totally understand that. I'm not here to ask you to go back and kiss and make up with Callie. Don't get me wrong it would be great if you would. But I'm actually here for Jael and Rei, Aria."

The brunette's brows furrowed in confusion. "You're here for Jael and Rei? Why? What happened? Are they okay?" Aria asked with concern in her voice.

The blonde smiled. "I actually don't know how to answer those questions Aria. Why? Because they are miserable. They miss you. And Rei's birthday is the day after tomorrow and she feels like she has to choose which of her sister's she wants to celebrate it with. Are they okay? I don't really know. Jael is keeping up a facade in front of everyone. Probably because she's suddenly the strong one. She's stepping up to be there for Callie and Rei who are both falling apart in front of her very eyes. As for Rei nobody really knows what's going on in her head, because she's not talking to anyone. They both told me that they're worried about you because you didn't answer any of their texts or calls. Jael's eyes are attached to her phone and Rei's got permanent worry lines on her forehead from waiting for any form of signal of life from you" Arizona answered honestly.

A sheen of tears appeared in Aria's eyes. "Jael's always been a rock. And Rei has always worried too much about the rest of us." The brunette cleared her throat before continuing. "What do you want me to do Arizona?"

The blonde sighed. "Text or call them back Aria. Please. And would it really kill you to come to the house for Rei's birthday? Can't you just be in the same house as Callie for one day? For Rei's sake? I can leave if you don't want me there. But Rei needs ALL of her sisters there."

"I'll think about texting them back. But the other thing is not up to me" Aria said as she shook her head. "My father threw me out of the house!"

Arizona smiled sadly. "Yeah, I heard about that. But if you showed up for his youngest daughter's sake I'm sure he would let you in Aria. And Rei and Jael aren't the only ones who miss you. They all do. Including your father."

The blonde sighed in defeat as the brunette didn't say anything back. "Look Aria. I don't know why you've got so much against Callie's relationship with me. I only met the rest of your family yesterday but they've all been so nice and welcoming towards me. I can't imagine you not being as kind hearted as the rest of the Torres clan."

The brunette looked at Arizona for a few second before her eyes filled with tears. "Callie's been my hero my whole life. She's always done what's expected of her. And she's always done it with so much grace. The rest of us never stood a chance at living up to her. You should have seen my parents the day she married Mark. They've never looked at any of us with so much pride. Not when Callie graduated Juilliard and not when I graduated the International University College of Business here in Miami. And the wedding was so beautiful. Callie looked gorgeous and so very happy. Mark charmed the pants of all the ladies with his speech to her and when they drove of I remember thinking 'This is it! This is what you're supposed to aim towards. This is what the beginning of a family looks like'" Aria wiped at her cheeks with the back of her hands. She didn't know when she'd started crying.

"And then suddenly out of the blue Mark divorced her last year and a year later she came back announcing that she was now dating you. And I'm sure you're a nice person Arizona. I don't have any reason to think anything else. In fact you being here for Rei and Jael's sake just prove to me that you are great. But it's like Callie's broken my perfect picture of her in one swift motion. She was supposed to get married and start a family. She wasn't supposed to turn gay and date you. And I don't think that I'll ever look at her like I used to" the brunette finished.

The blonde opened and closed her mouth a few times. This was not what she'd expected. Then she smiled a little. She could work with this. "What makes you think she can't do those things with me Aria? I get that her family and your family will look very different and even though that's okay I get why that feels weird to you. I can tell that you've always reflected your life on Callie's. But you don't need to Aria. Your parents are really proud of you. And it sounds like you're an academically rock to Rei. I know for a fact that Callie really treasures you as a sister. You're your own person Aria. And you don't need to replicate everything Callie does for your family to be proud of you or accept you. Just because you'll marry a guy and she'll, hopefully, marry me then you won't be any less worthy or respected as a part of that family. They love YOU Aria. And they don't love you because your path in life mirrors Callie's they love you because you are you" Arizona finished with a small smile at her girlfriend's sister.

Aria looked at Arizona and cleared her throat. "I'd like you to leave now."

"Aria…" the blonde started but she was cut off as Aria slammed her hand down on the table. "I said I'd like you to leave. NOW!" the brunette hissed out.

Arizona nodded her head and slowly rose from the chair. As she reached the door she turned around and looked at Aria one last time. "Just please think about it, Aria. Please." Then the blonde opened the door and made her way out of the office towards the elevator and the waiting car.

And that was chapter 29. I hope you enjoyed it.

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Lots of love /Julie