Disclaimer: I don't own the Grey's characters, but I do bend them to my will.
i don't know which proposal I like best! both are equally amazing in there own way!
Chapter 34
The night of Callie's firework proposal, her and Arizona had spent several more hours making love. Loosing count after four, the lovers finally collapsing from exhaustion as dawn was about peek through the clouds. After sleeping till noon on the boat, Callie finally managed to convince Arizona they needed to go back to shore. Finding it oddly strange that she had to reassure her blonde fiancé when they first started out on the ocean that everything would be okay. And now she had to convince her it was time to come back in. Returning back to shore, the couple took a nap after they shared another quick round of love making. After their power nap they spent the evening with Callie's family relaxing by the pool and spilling the beans on her proposal only hours earlier. By night time the two found themselves on a double date, playing a round of miniature golf and laser tag with Aria and James before they all enjoyed a relaxing dinner together.
Now, Callie had found herself out by the pool tanning with her sister after their family breakfast Wednesday morning minus the one Arizona Robbins. "Hey, Arie" she asked lying in the sun.
"Yeah?" Aria said, laying beside her sister on her stomach sunbathing by their parents pool.
"What do you think of, Arizona?" Callie asked her sister.
"Why you ask?"
"You're very important to me and I know that we live so far away from each other now and we're not as close as we used to be, but you're my sister and she is the most important person in my life and I want you two to love each other." She said.
"Have I.. have I done something that makes you think I didn't like her?" Aria asked leaning up on her elbows, looking at her sister.
"No.. It's just... In the past I thought you had liked some of my boyfriends, but come to find out you didn't. Do you see her differently than those guys? I was just wanting to know what you're thinking? It matters to me."
"Sis." She sighed, "You never seemed to bring home guys that deserved you. And to be honest, you brought home some that tried to come onto me, behind your back.. And I know it's terrible of me for not saying anything to you, but I was scared you or they would accuse me of coming into them. And I didn't want that to rip us apart."
"What?" She said in disgust.
"See." Aria said, sitting up in her chair. "You're already giving me that I don't believe you, bull shit look. And you're not even with any of them any more. You're with Arizona." She said, as Callie sat up in her seat, her jaw locked tight.
She was mad to just find out that some of those guys would hit on her baby sister. "I'm not.. I'm just.. Pissed that they would do that to me."
"Cal. You are. You're gritting your teeth and your nose is flaring." She said, giving her sister a knowing stair. "Look, sis. If I had told you that Eric had hit on me with you right in the same room, would you have believed me?" she asked, seeing Callie was getting pissed. "Or if I told you that you were home sick one night and I ran into Matthew at a club and he followed me to the bathroom trying to get me to make out with him. Would you have believed me?"
"But you're my sister." Callie said sadly. She knew she was never with guys that were worth anything, but hearing what some tried to do with her sister behind her back hurt.
"You're suppose to tell me those things."
"Callie. You would have not believed me. When a person is with someone, they don't see the faults in them.. you wouldn't have believed me. You may deep down believed it, but you wouldn't have let him think so. I figured you would have just thought I was being a bratty sister and that was just trying to annoy my big sister if I told you." She said taking her sisters hand. "So, to avoid the whole thing, I would go out with my friends when you brought guys over or I would just stay locked up in my room. It was the only thing I knew to do. I'm sorry sis."
"I wouldn't have, Aria. You're my sister. I have never doubted anything you've ever told me."
"Cal you would. If you were to tell me something bad about James that you see with your own eyes, do you think I would believe you?"
Looking up from the spot she had been staring at on the ground, "I.." She sighed. "I don't know..."
"You would be hurt if I told you I didn't believe you. That you were just jealous or something because I had someone. Would you not?"
"I would be devastated."
"Exactly. So if tell you Arizona is hot, and then I tell you later that she tried to kiss me but she denied it. Who would you believe."
"Arizona wouldn't do that."
"That's my point sis." She said smiling softly at her sister.
"No. Arizona is different, Aria." Callie said, her tone hardened. "I would have believed you if you had told me what those ass holes did. You are my sister." She said, standing up. "Arizona wouldn't do that. She loves me. She wouldn't be going behind my back hitting on you or be out to a club when I'm home sick. She would be right there by my side with my head in her lap stroking my hair."
"Callie. Calm down." Aria said, standing in front of her sister. "I know she's different.. What I'm trying to say is that people see relationships differently. I saw the bad in your other relationships she you didn't. You didn't see that because you were in love or whatever right?"
"I thought I was .. But now I think I was in love with the thought of being in love so I told myself I loved them."
"I'm not trying to make you feel bad or anything Callie. I'm just explaining why I didn't like the guys you've brought home and yeah, I hid things from you and everything was fine. But it was only because I didn't want to lose you as a sister."
"You wouldn't have lost me, Aria. You know I love you." She said hugging her sister.
"I do and I love you, but back when we were younger, I didn't know that I wouldn't lose you. So I just kept my mouth shut and played the good little sister that I really am." She winked. "What I'm getting at Callie is that Arizona isn't like all the others. She doesn't hit on me when you're not around. When you're not around all I hear is 'Calliope this and Calliope that'." She said playfully rolling her eyes at his sister. "Oww.." She cried out when Callie punched her in the arm.
"Don't make fun of her." She warned, laughing.
"You know I've only met her a few times and I've Skype with you both a hand full of times.. But I can tell she loves you. She's the one who sees you across the room and she doesn't take her eyes off you. Her eyes light up the room when you walk in. I really like her. She isn't fake. I think with Arizona, what you see is what you get. And I can't wait for the day I can call her my sister."
"Really? You're not just telling me this?" She glared, raising her eyebrow.
"No." Aria said laughing "I love her sis. She's pretty cool. But, I may have to kiss her to see what the fuss is all about, because she is hot.." She winked, before pushing Callie backwards into the pool.
"Don't even t.." Gasping. "ARIA." Callie yelled, flailing into the pool trying to grab her sisters arms as she was going down.
"Hey!" Arizona yelled seeing Aria push Callie into the pool. The two sisters hadn't noticed Arizona had came out to join them. "No one pushes my baby in the pool and gets away with it." She yelped pushing Aria into the pool just like she did with Callie.
"That's my woman." Callie yelled, winking at her fiancé.
"That's right. I got your back, baby" she said, pulling off her cover up off her body revealing her bikini.
"You are dead Z." Aria yelled, climbing out of the pool.
Arizona was too busy watching Callie eye fuck her to notice Aria was after her. "Run baby." Callie said, noticing Aria sneaking her fiancés way."
"Huh?" Arizona looked around, seeing Aria running after her. "Ahh.. Calliope..." She helped running from Aria around the pool. "Call her down."
Laughing at Arizona running around the pool, "She won't listen to me honey. Jump in.."
"Give it up Z. You're toast." She said, gaining on her future sister-in-law. "I'm going to
make you my bitch."
"Aria Maria Torres." Lucia scolded, coming out onto the veranda with her tea in hand hearing the girls banter.
"Sorry Mami.."
"Calliope... Help me.." Arizona squealed to her fiancé.
"Jump in the pool baby." Callie couldn't stop laughing. "I'll protect you."
"That's what she...argh..." Aria finally caught up to the blonde and gave her a good push, causing Arizona to belly bust into the water.
"Ouch..." Callie cringed, seeing Arizona bust through the water.
"..wants.." Arizona groaned, holding her stomach as she stood up in the pool.
"Fu..dge..." She whined, trying to watch her mouth in front of Lucia.
"Aria! What the hell." She said, seeing Arizona's stomach was blood red from the splash.
"It's okay, honey.. She didn't mean for that to happen. I'm fine we were just having fun. Not my first belly bust.. Not my last I'm sure."
"Sorry Z." She said, jumping back into the pool. "I really didn't mean to hurt you."
"Don't worry, Aria. I'm okay." Arizona said as Callie came up and wrapped her in a hug.
"You sure you're alright?" Callie whispered.
"Yes baby. I'm good." She said, kissing her lightly on the nose.
"Aria. I came out here to let you know that James is here and he'll be out in a few. He ran to change into his swim shorts." Lucia said, taking a seat.
"Oh, okay." She grinned. "Thanks Mami."
"Arizona dear. Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine Lucia, thank you."
"So.. You and James?" Callie asked, still holding Arizona in her arms. "You two seem pretty serious." She said to her sister, who was now sitting on the edge of the pool with her legs dangling in the water.
"Umm.. Yeah." She smiled. "I think I love him."
"How long have you two been together?" Arizona asked.
"Well.. We've been good friends for a few years." She said with a starry eyes look, similar to the one Arizona gets when she's thinking about Callie.
"But we've been together about four months."
"You've never told him you love him?" Callie asked.
"No.. I've came close, but I've stopped myself. You know me Cal. I don't like to use that word unless I really mean it." She said as James and Maria made their way out by the pool.
"The party has arrived." James said, running and jumping in the pool splashing the girls.
"Sorry James." Arizona giggled. "But the party arrived, Sunday." She shrugged, laughing.
"In your dreams, Robbins." James teased, splashing the two, before Aria pulled him in for a hug. "Hi, you."
"Hi." Aria giggled, kissing his lips.
"Tell me we're not like that?" Callie said, wrinkling her nose while watching her sister and James act like love sick teenagers.
"I'm sorry, Calliope." Maria butted in, taking a sip of her iced drink. "You didn't ask for my opinion, but I'm old, so I'll give it anyway." She said sitting her glass down. "You and Arizona are worse." She said, causing Lucia to about spit her drink out.
"We resemble that remark." Arizona laughed, kissing red lips.
"You're enjoying this aren't you."
"Mmhmm.." The blonde hummed before swimming to the deeper end of the pool.
"How you feeling honey?"
"Callie, I told you I'm fine. See?" Arizona said, floating on her back with the front of her body floating above the water. "It's not red anymore."
"No, moron. I mean your migraine. How's you're head?" Callie had been woken up in the early morning hours, hearing Arizona in the bathroom. She had found the blonde bent over with her head in the toilet emptying her guts out from the excruciating pain. Putting her back to bed with a cold wash cloth for her head, she had ran down to the all night pharmacy for some Excedrin Migraine tablets and some Gatorade to relief her fiancés headache. Leaving the blonde in bed only when she insisted that Callie should go downstairs to have breakfast and spend some time with her family while she rested in the dark room.
"Oh, it's okay. I've not had a bad one like that in over a year." Arizona said still floating in her back. When she was little, Arizona used to get migraines often. It was something she inherited from her mothers side of the family. But they eased up as she got older. Still having some from time to time, but now they only seemed to come about when she had been really stressed. "It's completely better now, thanks to you." She said poking her on the nose. "Thank you love.." Running her index finger down Callie's jaw line, "..for taking care of me." She said, squinting when the sun caught her eyes when she looked up at Callie.
"I like taking care of you." Callie said, leaning down to planted a soft kiss on wet pink lips. "And you're welcome." She said, stroking the wet hair on her fiancés head. "Have I told you that I loved you today?"
"Nope." Arizona stated. "Not today.." She said pouting.
"Well.. I do.. I love you, Arizona Michelle Robbins. So very much."
"And I love you too, Calliope Iphigenia Torres, even more." She said as she felt Callie place her arms underneath her, and lifting her up out of the water for a languid kiss.
"Not possible." the brunette said, breaking the long slow kiss.
"Hey catch, Cal." Aria yelled, throwing a wet splash ball to her sister. Reaching her hands up to catch the ball, she forgot she was holding Arizona up.
"Calliope." Arizona gasped, falling under the water.
"Opps." She giggled.
"You're right.. Its not possible now." she said, running her hands through her wet hair to brush it out of her face.
"You love me and you know it." Callie said, jumping up on Arizona and wrapping her legs around the blondes waist.
"Hmm... some.." she teased, kissing red lips.
"You about ready to get our outing started?" Callie asked, still holding onto Arizona.
"Yep.. I'm so excited." she said. Her and Callie were going to have a fun filled day at the Seaquarium and if they had time they were going to take a trip on the Airboats at Gator Park.
"Hey Sis, what are y'all doing today?" Callie asked as James dove off the diving board head first into the deep waters.
"Umm.. we've not decided yet.. why?"
"You guys want to come with us? We're going to the Seaquarium and Gator Park today, Arizona wants to ride an Airboat into the everglades."
"Really?" Aria asked, her eyes lighting up at the mention of the Seaquarium. Seeing Callie nod, "Can we James? Pleaseeee?" She begged giving him her puppy dog eyes.
Laughing at his girlfriend, "Whatever you want doll." He said with a kiss in the forehead.
"Yes." She said pumping her fist in the air. "Yes Cal. We want to come."
"You better have your asses rea..."
"Calliope."
"Sorry, Mami." Callie said to her mother. "You better be ready in thirty, cause this train leaves whether you're ready or not." She told her sister.
"Yes, Captain Drill Sargent." Aria laughed.
"You don't care do you Ari?"
"Nope. I don't mind. Because I can still kiss you whenever I want." She said planting a tender kiss in her lips.
"I've not seen Calliope look this happy since she was a ten year old little girl and you and Carlos surprised her with a trip to Disney world." Maria laughed, as she was sitting next to her daughter-in-law watching the younger ones in the pool.
"Yeah. They both look incredibly happy." Lucia replied. Watching her daughters laugh and have fun with their significant others. "That's all a mother can ask for with her children, right?" She asked.
"Right."
"Seeing them all in the pool reminds me of camping all those years ago, when they would play with Tim at the river. I couldn't imagine loosing one of my children like that." she said, thinking about what all the Robbins' have been through. "So horrifically."
"You know, after Callie's attack, I thought I'd get an hysterical phone call from her saying her and Arizona broke up." Maria said, watching her granddaughter swim around in the pool. "I didn't think they would be able to make it, not with all the emotional trauma that were going through."
"Yeah, I was scared of that too. It shows how strong their bond and dedication to each other really is. They've not been together long and many couples can't survive what they've survived after many years of marriage." Lucia said, staring off into space.
"I really like Arizona, I think she's brought back the playful and fun side of Calliope again."
"Yeah, she has." Lucia said, looking to Maria. "Is it strange that I've not really gotten to really know her yet and she already feels like another daughter to me?" she asked her mother-in-law.
"No. Because she's feel like another grandbaby to me."
"Oh.. What are we going to do first?" Aria said, bouncing in her heels, holding onto James' hand. They had just entered the Seaquarium gates.
"Well.." Callie said, looking at her watch. "I have something planned for Arizona and myself in less than ten minutes, it will take around two and a half hours. So, let's meet up after that around the picnic area and grab some food?"
"Perfect." Her sister replied. "Come on babe." She said pulling James' hand. "Let's go see the dolphin show."
"Hey. Don't go see the killer whale show without me." Arizona yelled, out in the crowed.
"Better not pussyfoot around then Z." She yelled back, laughing.
"What do you have in store for us, Calliope?" She said, now bouncing on her heels.
"Why don't we just go find out, shall we?" She said taking her fiancés hand and leading then towards discovery bay. Walking up to a worker wearing a seaquarium visor and holding two VIP passes in her hand.
"Hi. Are you Mandy?" Callie asked, holding her hand out to shake the strangers.
"Hi, yes. You must be Callie." She smiled. And this must be you're fiancé Arizona?" She said, shaking the blondes hand. "Congratulations on your engagement." She smiled.
"Thank you." Arizona smiled. "Can uh.. Can someone please explain what's going on here?"
"Oh, yes." Mandy said, holding up the VIP lanyards in her hand as Callie wrapped her arm around the small of Arizona's back. "These passes here give you, your own private tour of the park and will also give you an opportunity to get up close and personal with manatees, stingrays and sea turtles. Including photo opportunities."
Gasping at Callie, Arizona looked at the passes Mandy handed to her. "Really?"
"Really." Her smile shining at Arizona's glowing face. "I promised you baby, I would
make it happen."
"Calliope." She said, her eyes watering. Looking Into brown eyes, she didn't have any words. She said throwing her arms around her fiancé. "Thank you."
"You're welcome, Arizona." She said kissing the side of her head. "Now let's go, I can't wait to feed a sting ray." She squealed.
A hour and a half later their tour of the park was over. They had walked hand in hand the whole tour seeing everything from the shark channel to the tropical bird exhibit. The tour guide snapped pictures of them as they explored and awed over each and every animal exhibit. They had feed three Manatees carrots by the handful, and also bottle feeding a baby calf. Making sure they took several pictures feeding the little animal.
Finally with only an hour left of their VIP experience, they found themselves in front of the stingray and turtle exhibit. Going behind the scenes, Mandy showed them the stingray enclosure first. Callie was in awe of the animal as well as Arizona. Bringing over a bucket of fish for the girls to feed the ray, Mandy pointed where they should sit and instructed them how to feed the animal. "Okay, Callie." She said, placing the bucket of fish next to her. "Timon will come up on this rock when he sees you dangle the fish in the water. When he gets closer just lay you hand around here, palm up." She said showing Callie where to place her hands. "It's a little intimidating at first. But you'll be fine. Now remember is mouth is on the bottom of his body, so he'll slide up your arm some. But don't be scared. He can't hurt you." She said, standing from her kneeling position beside Callie. "Arizona, you can sit on the right side of Callie if you want and do the same. Pumba will come up and feed off your hands." Mandy said.
"Wait... Timon and Pumba?" Arizona smiled. "I love it. I'm never leaving this place. First the Manatees names were Arial, Eric, Flounder and Sebastian. And now we have Timon and Pumba.. I can't wait to see what the turtles names are." She squealed.
Placing her hand under the water and wiggling the fish, Callie saw Timon swimming closer. Pulling her hand out of the water and placing it where Mandy had instructed. "Whoa.." Callie said, as the sting slid the upper portion of its body into the rock over Callie's hand. "Oh my god, this is so cool." She said as she felt Timon eat the fish. "Do it Arizona. It's so awesome." She said, petting the ray before pulling out another fish from the bucket to feed it.
Wiggling the fish in the water, Arizona seen Pumba swimming closer. Just as he was about to slid up on the rocks she pulled her hand back. "I can't.. I can't.." She yelped, as the ray wiggled on the rock waiting for its food.
"Do it honey. You'll probably never be able to do this again.. you don't want miss out do you?" Callie said, feeding her ray again.
"It's okay, Arizona just slid your hand under him. He can't hurt you." Mandy told her. The whole time they had been with the rays, Mandy had been snapping pictures for the two women to remember their experience.
"Okay... okay..." She said, putting her hand down towards the animal. She slid her hand under the rays body, feeling him grab the fish. "Ahh... He feels so rubbery." She said, rubbing the ray on his head with her other hand. "This is so cool, Calliope." She said looking over to her smiling fiancé.
"Mmhmm.." Callie winked back.
They spent the first thirty minutes of their last hour with the rays. After feeding them the two just sat together never breaking contact with each other as they watched the rays swim and play, until it was time to feed the turtles.
"Okay guys." Mandy said walking to the sea turtle exhibit. Arizona was bouncing on her heels waiting for Mandy to tell the names. Laughing at the blondes excitement. "This big guy here is Crush." She said, pointing at the animal behind the glass swimming. "And that one is called..."
"Squirt." Arizona yelled, clapping her hands together.
"That's right." Mandy laughed. "We just recently rescued him. He was caught up in a fishing net. The rope had sliced through his fin and he couldn't swim."
"Aww.. Poor baby..." Arizona said in awe.
Wrapping her arm around Arizona's waist, Callie pulled her in. She couldn't get over how perky her fiancé had been all afternoon. She hadn't wiped the smile off her face since she entered the park.
"But, we've nursed him to health and his in tip top shape now. We're going to release him back into the ocean Sunday."
"How old is he?" Callie asked.
"We've estimated around a year old."
"Hey, hi little guy." Arizona said putting her hand on the glass. "Can I touch one?" She asked Mandy.
"Well, normally we aren't allowed let people to pet the turtles. But this is a special tour." She winked at the blonde. "You can feed this old guy some lettuce. BUT.. if we're lucky, and Squirt will cooperate, you can hold him."
"Seriously?" She smiled at Mandy.
"Seriously. Come on." She said leading them upstairs.
"Calliope. Is this really happening?" She whispered. "Tell me I'm not dreaming."
Pinching Arizona on the butt. "Nope.. Not dreaming." she winked as Arizona was rubbing the spot on her butt she had pinched.
"Oww.. That hurt."
"But at least you know you're not dreaming." She purred in her ear as she started walking head of her.
"Okay.. Arizona. You and Callie can feed Crush while I try to get Squirts attention. Just hold the lettuce right above the water. He'll come up and take a bite." Mandy said, sticking her hand in the top of the tank and splashing around trying to get squirts attention. "Just don't try to pet him. While the older ones are feeding, they will take a bite of anything around."
Arizona held the lettuce out towards the water, Callie stepped behind her and rested her chin on the blondes shoulder as she watched Arizona try to feed Crush. "This is so unreal, Calliope." She whispered.
"It's pretty great." she laughed.
"Ohh.. Look Calliope, he's eating it…" she said softly. Tears forming in her eyes. She was getting to live out one of her childhood dreams and Arizona was baffled by it at the moment.
"I see baby.." She said looking at her fiancé. "Hey.. no.. no.. don't cry."
"I can't help it.." she said, wiping her eyes.
"This is just.." she couldn't put it into words.
"Yeah." she said, knowing how she was feeling, because Arizona made her feel like that every day. "Love you sweetie." She said, hugging the blonde.
"Like you , Calliope." she said, embracing her.
"Hey! I give you love and you give me like?"
Laughing, "Okay.. I really, really like you, Calliope." she winked. "Here. You feed him." she said handing the pouting brunette the lettuce leaf. "I really.. really fucking love you Calliope." she husked, licking her earlobe, sending chills down the Latinas neck.
"This.. Uh.." Callie said, shaking off her chills that had traveled down her whole body. "This is exciting, how many people can say they've fed a manatee, stingray and a sea turtle?"
"Not ma.." Arizona was interrupted by Mandy.
"..Arizona, come and meet this little guy." Mandy said, with Squirt in her arms.
"Aww.. he's just too cute." she mushed, walking over to squirt and Mandy. "I.. I don't know if I can do it.. I don't know if I can hold him.." she said tears falling down her cheeks.
"Honey, you will hold him.. you've been wanting for this moment forever. we're not leaving here until you do this." Callie said walking up with her.
"Here Callie. You hold him and then maybe she'll change her mind." Mandy said, handing her the little turtle. Just hold his shell right here behind his front fins. Hold on tight, because he will flap his fins some. I'll get a few pictures if you want?"
"Yeah, thanks Mandy." Callie said smiling.
"Awe.. look baby.." Callie said, holding the turtle close. "He's just so precious.." she said, looking at the turtle. She saw why Arizona loves them so much, they were just so cute.
"Look at that face Ari." she said, holding him up to Arizona. "Don't you want to hold me, Arizona?" she said in a baby voice to her fiancé. "Pweasseee." she said.
"Saw cheese, you three." Mandy said, holding up the camera and snapping a few pictures of Callie holding the turtle with Arizona wrapped around her waist.
Bringing her hand up to pet his little head, Arizona hesitated. She didn't want them to see how emotional she was on the inside about finally getting to meet a sea turtle. But on the other hand, this would be a day of regret if she didn't. "Oh screw it.." she whispered to herself, petting the baby turtles head. "Oh my god.. you are such a dream come true, squirt." she whispered to him. "Can I take you home with me.. Huh.." she played. "Squirt.. give me some fin." She said touching his fin. "Noggin." She said, bringing her head down to squirts and resting her forehead on his head. "Duuude." she laughed.
"Really, Arizona? Really?" Callie laughed, shaking her head at her fiancés childlike antics.
"What? He's just a wittle turull Cawieee." she said talking in a baby voice. "And his names squirt.. So its only appropriate." she said shrugging her shoulders.
"Here." She said, holding the turtle out for the blonde to take. "Grab shell dude."
"Really Calliope?" she winked at her brunette. Taking Squirt from her, held him close, smiling at Callie. "Righteous.. righteous.. yeah." she laughed, holding the turtle. Her dimpled smile could be seen from miles away. Soon the tour came to an end and the two thanked Mandy for all she had done for them before making their way to the food stands to meet up with Aria and James.
"Whoa.. that was so cool.. Hey Callie." Arizona played, bumping her hip into her fiancés before jumping in front of her fiancé. "Callie, did ya see that? .. Did ya see me.. Did you see what I did?" Arizona was totally riding high from feeding the turtles she couldn't contain her self.
"You so totally rocked, baby." Callie teased, playing along with Arizona. Then groaning at herself, because Arizona was totally rubbing off on her. She needed to bring the badass Calliope Torres back.
"Aria!" Arizona yelled, seeing her standing by a group of tables. Running up to her she jumped up and down holding onto the small Latinas shoulders. "Guess.. No no you'll never guess.. But try.. try to guess what I just did?"
"WE.. just did." Callie emphasized.
"Yeah, whatever..." She said brushing the Latinas remarks away. "Now guess.."
"Arizona Robbins.." Callie laughed. "Where's James?
"Oh, he ran into one of his buddies and they got to talking. He's suppose to meet us back here in a few." She said to her sister.
"Aria Maria.. Guess!"
"Geez.. Keep your pants on Z. I thought us Latinas were suppose to be the fiery ones." She teased. "Hmm.. Let me guess you finger fucked my sister?" Aria whispered to the blonde.
No." She said, slapping Aria on the arm. Looking at Callie, giving her a sultry look. "But that's definitely not off the table."
"Eww. Seriously?"
"You started it..." Arizona shot back. "I held a baby sea turtle..." She yelped, bouncing in her heels.
"Seriously?"
"Yes, you're sister got us the VIP tour and we fed Manatees. Calliope bottle fed a baby calf, we also fed stingrays and sea turtles. And I got to hold a rescued baby loggerhead turtle.. And we have pictures galore" Arizona gushed about their adventure. "So amazing.. She smiled. Turning to look at her fiancé. "Hey.." She said, turning completely around.
"Damn it." She whined. "I'm so jealous. Why doesn't James do things for me like that?"
"It's because your sister is one of a kind. Speaking of.. where did she go?"
"I don't know. And frankly.. I couldn't careless right now. I'm starved." Aria said, putting her arm around Arizona's shoulder and walking toward the vendors. "Whatcha say we go grab something to eat, Sis?"
Stopping in her tracks. "Wh.. Did you.. You just called me sis?"
"Yeah... tha.. that's okay.. Isn't it? I mean.. you will be legally my sister before long right?" She asked, thinking she may have stepped over the line.
"No.. Yea.. I mean. I'm sorry.." She said, her eyes getting watery. "It's just that.. the last someone call me that.. it was Tim."
"Oh, I'm sorry Z, I didn't mean to upset you.. I won't do it again.."
"No.. no it's okay.. I don't mind it. You just caught me off guard that's all. I.. I like the thought of finally having a sister." She said, putting her arm around Aria.
"Yea?"
"Yeah.. Let's go sis." Arizona bumped her. "Feeding all those animals made me hungry. And I'm dying for something unhealthy like a corn dog and cheese fries."
"Well.. Sis. Let's make that happen." Aria said, walking off with Arizona.
Walking back to the group with her purchase in hand, Callie found them sitting down at a picnic table about to eat. "Hey." She said, hiding it behind her back.
"Hey baby." Arizona briefly looked up. "I got you something to eat." She said, scooting over for Callie to sit down.
"Thanks honey."
"Where did you run off t.. what are you hiding." She questioned. Seeing Callie holding something behind her back. Leaning back, Callie leaned back as well so she couldn't see.
"Quit looking and just let me surprise you with something please."
"Yeah sis." Aria teased Arizona, elbowing her in the side.
"Come again?" Callie furrowed her brows when she heard Aria. She could have sworn sister just called Arizona sis.
"What? Am I not allowed to call her that, Cal?"
Shaking her head. She was kind of dumbfounded that Aria considered Arizona as part of the family already. Her sister never warmed up to anyone this fast. "No.. I.." She said, swallowing the lump in her throat. "I like it." She smiled at her sister and grabbed Arizona's free hand.
"We'll get use to it Cal." She winked as her and Arizona whispered and giggled together.
"Okay.. If you two act like that all the time now, I may not like it." Callie said rolling her eyes at them.
"Relax baby..." Arizona said squeezing her hand. "You can still be her sister too. I won't mind." She laughed as Aria belted out.
"It's no use Callie. They have been like this since got back." James said, taking a bit out of his burger.
"What do you have, babe?" Arizona asked, seeing something sticking out from behind her fiancés back.
"Well.. I wanted you to remember this day, so I went and bought us this picture frame." She said, handing Arizona the frame with had sea turtles in the right hand corner with the Seaquarium name on top of the frame.
"Awe.. Thanks Calliope."
"I figured we could put one of the pictures in it of you holding squirt."
"It's perfect."
"And.. I also bought you this.." She said sitting the gift on the table in front of the blonde.
"Aw... babe.." She said looking up at brown eyes. "You're too good to me." She smiled., picking up the stuffed sea turtle and hugging it to her body. "Thanks honey."
Pecking pink lips. "You're welcome sweets.
Now let's eat. The killer whale show starts in thirty minutes." She said taking a drink of her soda.
"You are incredible you know that?"
"All because of you." She said caressing the blondes face. "I love you."
Leaning in for a kiss, Arizona breathed on Callie's lips "And I like you." She giggled, causing Callie to huff. "I love you baby." She said finally kissing her. "Thank you so much for spending this day with, Calliope. It's been pretty great." She said resting her forehead on Callie's.
"Everyday is great as long as it's spent with you."
"Alright you two." Aria said slapping the both on the head. "Enough with the lovey dovey googley eyes. Now eat. I have an orca show to get too." Laughing, they shared a few more quick pecks before everyone dug into their meal while swapping stories of their day with each other.