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|The Next Day|

|Callie's P.O.V|

I get back home from school and rush upstairs to my laptop. I overslept this morning and didn't get to check my emails. I'm hoping to have one from Arizona. I text her this morning, but didn't get a reply, and that's kind of worrying me. I open my laptop and press power. 'Come on, come on, come on' I chant over and over willing my computer to start up faster. Finally my background and icons load up and I hit the internet. I type in the website and log in to pull up my email. 'Junk, junk, junk, college, ACT scores, Addison's college paper, and Arizona.' I ignore everything else, open Arizona's email and read it.

I finish her email and feel tears forming in my eyes. I know we only did good morning and goodnight emails, but I looked forward to them. I'm going to miss our daily contact, what am I going to do with out that for a week. I read over her email again before replying.

'Hey Baby,

I'm sorry about your phone. If u check this will u call me tonight? Maybe you can borrow your mom's or dad's phone. I really miss your voice. Tomorrow night the softball girl's are coming over to practice, since it's so early and we, by rules, can't practice at school. There is too much time between now and softball season. I'm spending quite a bit of time playing tennis with Aria. She's helping me get through this. I miss you so much babe and I'm really surprised that I have gotten this far in an email with out crying, a little teary-eyed, yes, but not crying yet. I hope u check ur email tonight and cal me. I love you and I'll hopefully talk to you later.

xoxo-Callie'

I walk over to my dresser and pull out some workout clothes. Not only have I been playing tennis with Aria a lot, I have also been jogging around our land a lot. I'm trying to do so many things that Arizona and I never did because it's easier for me to not think about her. I don't want to cry or be sad anymore. I just want to go back to being happy. She makes me happier than anything, so getting anywhere near that level of happiness is going to be hard, but getting my mind cleared is a start.

I grab my iPod, earphones, and my phone and head out the door. When my dad said we had a lot of land he wasn't lying. I put in my earphone, turn up the volume on my phone and start jogging. I pass the pool, the equipment shed, the batting cage, and our ball field area, as I pass them memories of Arizona and I fill my mind. About thirty minutes into my jog my phone starts to ring, I check the caller id, and pick it up.

"Hello?"

"Hey Cal, what's up?"

"Nothing, jogging, what's up Addie?"

"Mark and I are inviting some people over to my apartment tonight for movie night, come hang out with us, please?"

"Yeah, I can do that let me finish this jog and take a quit shower. Ill be on my way after that." I have to admit I miss my Addison and I need to get out the house.

"Great, I'll see you later, and Cal . . . if you need anything just remember I am here for you ok?"

"Ok Addison, thank you."

"No problem, see you later, love you."

"Love you too, bye."

"Bye"

"Wait . . . wait Addison?"

"Yeah, what's up?"

"Is it ok if I bring someone with me?"

"Sure thing, bye girl."

|Arizona's P.O.V|

I find a little time and get online around 6 p.m after school the next day. I read Callie's email and decide I will call her tonight. I miss her voice, and I need to hear her. I run downstairs and find my mom.

"What is it sweetie?"

"Can I borrow your phone and call Callie, please?"

"Yes, of course, but can you wait until after nine? You know the drill."

"Yeah, no problem, thanks mom." I say as I give her a kiss on the cheek. "What are we having for dinner?"

"How does chicken alfredo and garlic bread sound?"

"Homemade?" I ask and she nods. "Awesome" I reply and go to sit at the kitchen table to watch her cook.

"How would you feel about a little bonding?" She looks over her shoulder and winks at me. In response I pull my hair up into a messy bun and go over to the sink to wash my hands and help her cook. We talk about school, about softball, about the future, and even about silly stuff. This is how my mother and I spend our bonding time. We sing and dance with out music. We have a flour fight and work on cleaning while we cook. We talk about everything and just solidify the fact that no matter who else is around my mom is my person. I never have to worry about her judging me or thinking less of me. She understands me. I'm so lucky to have the relationship with her that I do. We get done cooking a couple hours later and sit down to eat.

"So, don't think I didn't notice we have avoided talking about Callie." She says as she twirls some pasta on her fork.

"I know mom, but I just don't know what to say about her."

"You know, you maybe fooling the people at school and everything with the perky exterior, but I am your mom. I know that you cry yourself to sleep and I know you miss her like crazy. I have been talking to your father every night. I don't know if you know this, but every night for one hour before we actually fall asleep we sit in bed and talk, about everything. They say communication is the key to a relationship, and they are right. That is how we stay strong, and this move is making that better. Now we can talk every night like we did when he was home. All that was to say we are really sorry about this. As parents its our job to protect you and this is hurting you. I'm really sorry."

"Mom, don't worry about it. You and Dad are important to me and you know family comes before anything with us. I'm glad to have us back together. It's like it has been said before me and Callie will work it out if its meant to be."

"Do you think it is?" She questions and at first I want to get defensive, but I know she is not asking me this to anger me.

"Really, I can't see myself being with anyone else. I love her, and yes I know I'm still young, but I've never felt like this. I loved Joanne, but it wasn't like this."

"Do you think its like this because it's the first time you have felt like this, or is it that strong?"

"It's that strong. I could really see myself with her for the long haul. The thing is I love her so much I would do anything to see her happy, anything she wanted she could have. I don't know what I am going to do, if she is in as much pain as I am, I don't want that for her."

"Well, what are you going to do?"

"I don't know. I just need to think about it. I'm going to drive out to the lake in the town beside us and think about it."

|1 Hour Later|

I just finished eating and got mom's phone to call Callie. I find where I wrote her number back down and dial it. It rings 3 three times.

"Hello?" I hear her beautiful voice.

"Calliope" I say as I sit back against my headboard.

"Arizona . . . " She breathes out. I can tell she is smiling.

"How are you?"

"Better now" She says and it sounds like she is a small place.

"Why are you echoing?"

"I'm in the bathroom. So, how are you?"

"Better now that I hear your voice. I miss you." I want to question why she is in the bathroom, but I'm too happy to hear her voice.

"I miss you too Arizona." I hear something rattle in the background.

"Hold on babe" She whispers. I hear her moving and I guess the click of the lock on the bathroom door.

'Callie, what the hell. You drug me here with you and now you are hiding out in the bathroom. These are your friends. I love you so I came, but really? Get back out here. I'm tired of sitting on this couch alone with them looking at me like I don't belong here.'

'Jamie, shut it, Arizona is on the phone.' I hear her whisper and the door shut and lock back. Wait . . . did she just say she loved her REALLY?

"Hey Babe, sorry about that." She says into the phone.

"Calliope, are you busy?" I snap.

"No, I want to talk to you. We are at Addison's hanging out with everyone."

"We?" I ask like I didn't hear anything.

"Yes, me and Jamie"

"Jamie . . .that just said she loved you?"

"Arizona it isn't like that. She has been with me everyday she is a really good friend, nothing to worry or get upset about. She quit all that flirting mess a long time ago."

"Whatever" I exhale sharply. She is my Calliope and Jamie shouldn't be saying she loves her.

"Arizona, baby, please stop." Her voice catches. Ok, I know I am overreacting, but still jealousy is a green-eyed monster.

"Ok, don't cry, I'm sorry. When are you going to be home?"

"The movie is almost over so we will be leaving soon, with in the next hour or two."

"Can I call you back when you are alone?"

"Do you promise to call back, or are you just saying that?"

"I'm going to call you back Calliope, I love you and I'll talk to you in a couple of hours ok?"

"Ok, I love you too, talk to you soon."

I hang up the phone and lean back against the headboard again and let my hand drop. I squeeze my eyes tightly together and bring my knees up to my chest. I wrap my arms around my legs and just rest for a minute. I know I need to go sit on the water. I do my best thinking around water. It calms me and soothes me, even when my mind is racing. It brings clarity.

I walk downstairs give my mom her phone, tell her I'm leaving, where I'm going, and that I'll be back in a few hours. I pull in at the lake, put my car in park, and get out of the car taking everything in. I look out on the pier and see it forms a 'T' shape with a bench and a picnic table on each end. I see the moon reflecting in the water and I want to be as close to that as possible. I walk out on to the pier and go to the right at the end. I sit on top of the picnic table and stare out at the water. I look down at the table and see where everyone has written their names and so many people have written their initials and the initials of their boyfriend or girlfriend in hearts. I put my arms back and prop myself up on them and stare at the moon in the water. I watch the ripples in the water spread and a new set of ripples start. Every once in a while I see a fish jump out and splash back into the water. Watching this and breathing the fresh outdoor air I let myself become at peace and let my mind wonder. I think about everything related to Calliope and I. I finally check my watch and it is two hours later. I need to leave so I can go back and call Calliope. I go to the car and get in and look down and see my collection of pens and sharpies. I grab a sharpie and go back out on the dock. I write 'CT' with a heart beside it. I remember the saying hearts break circles do not, so I put a circle around it. I, now, know what to do.

I drive home and call Calliope. I stay on the phone with her for two more hours. We share laughs, declarations of love, and more than anything we shared tears. As we are getting off the phone I need to tell her what I thought about at the lake.

"Calliope?"

"Yes baby"

"I . . ."

"What is it?"

"I need to tell you something." I finally say.

"What is it Arizona, you don't sound . . . you're scaring me."

"I was at the lake and I was thinking."

"Thinking what?" I hear her voice crack.

"I . . . I love you Calliope." I say and put a smile on my face that I know she knew was there through the phone.

"I love you too." She lets out a relieved sigh.

"You need to get some rest. Let's go to bed. Good night Calliope."

"Ok, I love you Arizona, goodnight." She says and I hang up the phone after I say 'night' again.

I couldn't tell her what I actually thought about, but she deserves to know. Why didn't I just tell her. I know more than I thought I knew at the lake what I really need to do. I can't . . . I have to tell her . . . Damn it this is not good. She is going to hate me forever, but she will thank me for it later. I love her and I can't let her be unhappy.

I open up my computer and go to my email. I delete some junk mail and open up to compose a new message. I type Callie's email and in the subject line I just type 'Calliope'. My tears start flowing as I move my fingers over the keys.

'Never forget what we had. - Arizona'