"Let me love you."
Callie's last words to her were still ringing in her head. But she couldn't do it. She couldn't let Callie hold herself back because of her.
"So what? Its basically a guilt free pass as long as you are not in town?" Tim asked as she and Arizona rides around the vineyard.
A couple of weeks passed after that night that Callie told her 'Let me love you'. Arizona was able to go back in town three times for business, also for Callie. It was hard not seeing the brunette everyday.
They don't really know where they both stand, but as of the moment. This was enough for them. Knowing the love between them is enough.
"Not a guilt free pass. Just, its our thing. Don't question our thing." Arizona rolled her eyes. "How is the wedding planning going? The big day is kind of near." Aria and her very Catholic parents wanted them to get married before she gives birth. So time is kind of essential since the woman doesn't want to be huge as a whale walking down the aisle.
Tim sighs and stops his horse, making Arizona do the same. "Kind of hard. With all the pregnancy hormones and the wedding preparation and the debate where to live." Arizona let her brother talk. "How would I know the difference between ivory and off-white? It looks the same!"
Laughing at her brother's confusion, she noticed he was not yet finished. "I told her we could live here. She agreed, but she's such a workaholic. Then everytime I don't have the right answer to a wedding detail, she runs to Callie. It's a good thing that the drive is just an hour away. We mostly spend the day in the penthouse then go sleep here."
Arizona watched her brother scratch his head and fixed the hat he was wearing. "With everything, are you happy?" She knew her brother's dream is to have a family, run the vineyard, live simply.
"I am." Tim sent her a smile, he pulled on something from his pants and gave it to Arizona. It was a sonogram. "That little thing is a part of me." He tears up a little. "So tiny."
"I'm happy you are happy, Timmy."
"Are you?" He asked.
"As I can be. This is for me too. I needed to grow up. You said it yourself." Arizona bobbed her head to the barn. Signaling to go back.
"But this isn't your dream. And after the wedding, the birth. I can come back. You always wanted to be a doctor. Mom wanted you to be one too." Tim stated as he lightly tapped his horse to move.
"I can still do that. After all of this." Arizona steps down from her horse, walking it into the farm.
"Will you still do it, after all of this?" Tim asked ask his sister.
"Right now, this is what I have to do." Arizona just looked down. Tim wrapped his arm around her shoulder as they walked towards the house. "I'm curious about one thing." He looked at her. "Mom's rings, its still there. She left it for us. Why didn't you use that for Aria's ring?"
Tim smiled at her. "Mom wanted you to have that. I had the gem from her favorite necklace to the ring." Her brother opened the door for her, she was about to sit in the lounge chair when Tim grabbed her arm. "Speaking of which, let's go."
He pulled on her up to her Mom's old office. It was not being used, but the staff had strict instructions to keep it up. Tim pulled on the drawer by the desk and got a small black velvet case which he placed in Arizona's hand.
Arizona opened it and saw two familiar bands in. One has a big blue gem in the middle and small white gems around and another was a simpler one with white gems around. It was her mother's engagement and wedding ring. "Tim, this is-" she breathes out.
"She wanted you to have it. When the time comes, you'll have it. When you know, you know." He kissed her cheek. "I'm so proud of you. You have been responsible, you have done better than I did. You increased the sales in the small amount of time you have been involved in the business. Production is flawless, made a partnership all around the world for our brand. A little more time, then I'll be back to help you, then you can chase your dreams and be with Callie."
"Tim. I'm not- we are not-"
"I know. But when everything fall into place. You have it."
Tim then left her alone in her mother's office. Arizona started to fix her mother's things the way she used to. Picture frames on the left, pens on the right. Both diagonally placed near the corner, then a space for her laptop and a note pad in the middle. She placed the ring box in front of her and opened it. Staring at the rings, she wondered. Wondering if she could just run towards Callie and never let go. She was nowhere near ready to get married, neither is Callie. But why can't she be with Callie? As simple as that. She closed the box and placed it in her pocket.
Arizona was about to stand up when she noticed a shadow, looking up, Arizona saw someone she never expected.
"Colonel." Arizona gritted her teeth.
"My dear daughter. Are you thinking of getting married already? To one person?"
"What are you doing here?" The blonde glared at her father.
"Meeting my future daughter-in-law." The colonel walked around the office, running his fingertips over her mother's books. Stopping by the corner table, picking up her mother's picture. "She's beautiful, her sister as well."
Arizona clenched her fist and stood up. "Don't."
"You want to run after her? Give everything up for one person?"
Closing her eyes for a moment, she breathes in and out before starting. "Do you realize that she is the person I love? The only person who gets who I am. The person who loves your daughter! Does that really mean nothing to you?" By the time Arizona finished, she has tears falling involuntary.
The colonel paused and stroked his wife's picture. "You want to leave the business your mother worked so hard for? Go ahead." He placed the picture back on the table and lightly closed the door.
Arizona blinked and angrily wiped her tears away and sobbed. She slowly sat back in the office chair and slumped down. Looking around, she wondered how her mother did it. Run the business and have a relationship with the Colonel. Something caught her eye. A CD labeled Dimples 5th birthday on top of a couple of books.
Wiping the tears away, she picked it up and went to her room. She plug her old DVD player and played the CD. A family video opened up, her mom placing candles on the cake when her dad hugged her from behind. She would have found it sweet but her dad, the colonel. Not really worth to smiled about. Arizona plops down on her bed and heard her phone beep.
Video is now showing her in pigtails, grinning with her teeth showing. Blowing the candles. Arizona focused her attention to her phone. Callie's name was up. She sent her picture herself, in a scrub cap and mask raising a petri dish showing some kind of bacteria. Now she was smiling. She could still schedule to go through Callie's before leaving.
Looking up to look at the TV, she saw her mother was riding a horse with her, pointing and laughing at Arizona who was just giggling.
"Everything here." Her mother pointed. "Until your eyes could see is yours and your brother's. Our family's legacy." She kissed her daughter's forehead.
Arizona watched someone working in the vineyard come up to her mother.
Barbara steps down from the horse, keeping her hand on Arizona to keep her from falling. The audio was kind of light that she didn't understand what they were talking about, but then her mother patted the man's shoulder and watched him walk away. Barbara turned to Arizona. "You may not understand why me and your father work so hard, but this company, our company is supporting, hundreds, thousands of livelihood. Their lives, their families, it depends on us. This is our legacy." Her mother picked her up from the horse and held her hand to walk through the vineyard. "I love you my little dimples." Barbara hugs her daughter who laughs and ran a few meters away from her mom and stopped to blow a flying kiss which her mom catch and placed over her heart and blew a flying kiss to little Arizona who caught it and placed it over her heart. Then laughed and ran away while her mother laughed and chased after her.
Little hiccups came out of her mouth which she tried to hide by putting her hand over her mouth. She looked at her phone with Callie's picture and cried even harder. She threw the phone away and placed both her hands on the side of her head wishing her feelings would stop.
"What?" Arizona snapped on her phone. She was flying to Miami for Tim and Aria's wedding. She was able to take 3 days off her meetings and business deals, first day was for the dress fitting, second day was for the rehearsal dinner and 3rd day was for the wedding itself. Right after she has some business in the middle east that she has to take care of.
After that emotional day, Arizona focused on her job. No emotions. She needed to focus on that alone. Callie did try to contact her, but after then a month of no response. Maybe the brunette figured that Arizona was just too busy to talk to her.
"Why are you so snappy?" Tim laughed at her over the phone. "You know this is my wedding right? I need you here."
She sighs as she pulled on her bag over her shoulders and closed her laptop and placed it in another bag. "Yes Timothy. I'm already in the airport. Just grabbed bite and finished the report for the new contracts."
"Stop working, the car is already waiting for you. The driver will drop you off in the dress shop for the final dress fitting and drop your things in the Torres' estate." He instructed. "Are you joining my bachelor's party tonight or Aria's? I'm not selling my party, but we might have strippers, like hot strippers."
Rolling her eyes, Arizona pushed through a busy airport and saw her name written in a small board indicating where the car fetching her is. "Of course I'm joining yours. Aria's party might involve male strippers, not so fun for me."
"Alright! I'll see you tonight. The driver will fetch you and Callie from the store. We will see you in the estate!"
"Tim-what-" Arizona looked at her phone, her brother already disconnected. She knew that she would see/meet Callie during this event. But not this soon.
Wearing her sunglasses, she placed it over her head and read the sign of the dress shop. Looking over her back, she noticed the car driving away. No turning back now. Arizona pushed the door to the store, making the bells ring.
"Ms. Robbins? For the Robbins-Torres wedding?" The attendant asked. Arizona just nodded and she was guided to an open spaced area with seat and a platform for the person who was fitting. "Anything to drink?" The attendant asked. She noticed two red heads, one familiar, the other one not so much.
Arizona was about to talk when the woman haunting her dreams walked out from the fitting room and on the platform. Callie Torres in a tight, tight emerald green dress.
Pick up your jaw, Robbins!
"This is kind of tight-oh hey." Callie looked up and saw Arizona with her mouth open.
Stop drooling.
She gave Callie a tight smile and sat down. Arizona looked up to the attendant. Gulped and whispered. "Scotch please. Bring me the bottle." She gave the blonde a weird look and nodded.
Praying to anything that someone would text her, call her so she wouldn't look up. Arizona played with her phone, the dress maker was adjusting some pins or whatever it is.
"So how are you?" She heard Callie ask, supposedly to the other red head because Addison was in medical school with the brunette. The attendant arrived with a bottle of scotch and a crystal glass and placed it over the table near Arizona as the blonde mouthed 'Thank you'.
Pouring a glass full, Arizona gulps as much as she can before looking up to Callie staring at her. The glass was still in her mouth when she gestured to herself. Callie nodded and smile for a bit. Arizona tilted the glass, trying to finish it up.
"Are you okay?" Callie asked as the dress maker lifted the dress, making the blonde open her eyes until it almost budged out. She can see Callie's tan legs and thigh that use to be wrapped around her head. Arizona just nodded and looked away.
"Cal you look amazing." The other red head spoke up. The red head she deemed carrot top. Carrot top is looking at Callie like she wanted to eat the brunette.
Like you aren't!
"Thank you, Penny." Carrot top has a name. "What do you think, Robbins?" Callie gave her a little twirl and it almost killed her. Arizona's head was moving everywhere it could possibly be, she poured another glass and drank it quite quickly.
"It looks-" Arizona was about to finish her sentence when Callie turned to her side, giving her a good view of her ass.
"You don't think the slit is too high?" Callie raised her thigh a bit, showing it off. Addison just smirking. Blinking away, Arizona heard her phone ringing.
"Oh thank god." She whispered and stood up. "Hello?" Arizona walked out of the area.
"Little Robbins-" Aria and Tim's face barely opened in her phone before Arizona hissed at them.
"Your sister is killing me!" Walking father from the store. "The dress, the legs, oh my effing god, her neck I-I can't take more of this." Arizona breathes out.
Aria bit her lips and Tim looked elsewhere. Of course they know what Callie was doing. They were a part of it. When Aria is not freaking out, Callie is, asking why is Arizona not answering her calls, not return texts. So when Aria suggested sexual torture, Callie dismissed the idea. But then days, weeks pass without any connection with the she agreed on how to get Arizona back.
The other Latina tried one more time to try make her face neutral before talking. "What is she doing?"
"She's pulling her dress up, her hair. The slit! Oh fucking god, why does the dress have that slit?" She ranted.
"It's a stylish dress, little Robbins."
"Why does she have to show off her neck?" Arizona hissed over the phone.
"That's how dress makers measure the neckline."
"Neckline." She snorted. "Stupid neckline." She was to argue about another point when the attendant from the shop.
"Ms. Robbins."
"What?" Arizona snapped.
The attendant was startle for a bit. "The-uh dress is ready for you."
Arizona glared at the attendant then looked over to her phone and pointed. "You-" then shook her head then hang up.
She walked in and saw Callie bending over, picking up something. She already redressed in her normal clothes. If it's called normal. She's wearing the most skimpy shorts and a free flowing tank top that Arizona has never even seen her wear. Callie turned to look at Arizona. Arizona grunted and walked towards the fitting room.
After fitting the dress, Arizona called the designer to finish the dress in the fitting room instead of the platform to avoid the brunette. Right after she finished, she saw Callie waving goodbye to Addison and carrot top outside of the store with a black large sedan with a man standing over the door and opened it for Callie as she steps in. The man nodded at her and she steps in the vehicle as well.
Callie had her legs crossed when Arizona arrived in the car. She couldn't help to notice the tan, well toned legs. The brunette smirked as she noticed the blonde was being distracted and obviously checking her out.
"You never said how you were doing." Callie asked as Arizona snaps her widened eyes towards the brunette's face.
"I'm fine. Aren't your shorts a little, you know short." Arizona glanced back at Callie then out the window.
Callie laughed a little, making her boobs bounce. "That's why its called a shorts." She smirked. "And we are in Miami. Kind of hot. Aren't you hot?" gesturing at Arizona's pant suit.
"I-uh I'm fine." Arizona just kept her focus outside of the window.
Arizona closed her eyes for a while. Feeling the car stop, Arizona opened her eyes, the driver opened the door for her and Callie.
"We are here. Want a tour?" Callie asked as then entered the double doors.
"Sure." Arizona just nodded.
"There's uh, the living area right there, kitchen through the left side, right side gym and play room and a passage way to the pool. Second floor are the rooms, 3rd floor dad's and mom's office and the study." Callie pointed. A middle aged woman approached and Callie instantly smiled. "Thalia, where is Arizona staying, I mean which guest room?"
"Ms. Callie-" Callie gave her a look. "Callie, your sister-"
"Mi amor!" they heard Aria yell from the second floor. Slowly stepping down from the grand staircase. "Little Robbins. Nice to see you still intact." Aria hugged them both and gave them a smile that she usually use when she did something naughty.
"What did you do?" Callie asked.
"Oh, all the guest rooms are occupied."
"What? We have 3!" Callie snapped. Her plan would be messed up if Arizona doesn't stay here.
"Dad's being annoying so Timothy can't stay in my room. Dad said he'll stay in the farthest room. And the other two is full of stuff since it will be used as a preparation and make up room." Aria faked being annoyed and smirked at Callie who rolled her eyes.
"That's no problem, I can get a hotel room." Arizona exhaled. A little space from Callie is what she needed.
"No no, I won't allow that." Aria stated. "You'll stay in Callie's room." She winked at Callie.
"What?!" Callie was quite shocked but was certainly happy.
"No really, that's okay, I can get a hotel room." Arizona inserted.
"I'm the bride. I say, you stay. Your stuff are in Callie's room. Its big enough to share." Aria walked away from them and pulled Thalia with her.
Callie bit her lips and tried to look not so happy. "Well then, let's get you to my room so you can freshen up and rest." Arizona nodded and gulped.
"Arizona. You are already here. Can you come with me to my office?" Carlos spoke up from the staircase.
Callie rolled her eyes. She was about to be alone with Arizona, in her room. Now her dad is disrupting her plans. "Daddy, she just got here. Can't she freshen up and rest first?"
"We have business to attend to, mi hija." Carlos waved for Arizona to come up. The blonde then looked at her then her father and climb up.
After an hour of business talk, Carlos then opened his cabinet and handed Arizona and premium scotch and cigars. They were talking a little about business but more on the funny side of it like the stuff they have to do to get a contract. Not exactly bribing but more like softening the hearts of their clients.
Almost two hours now, Callie was getting antsy. Her Dad and Arizona missed lunch and now she's missing how to get Arizona back. So she decided to climb up to the office.
"Daddy!" She called out as she opened the door to her father's office. Not believing her eyes. Arizona and Carlos was laughing their ass out like old college buddies, her dad's crystal scotch container was almost empty when she arrived and the office was surrounded with smoke. "Are you two smoking?"
"Just cigars mi hija." Carlos smiled.
Callie crossed her arms in front of them. Arizona was still sipping her drink then placed it down to puff her cigar watching Callie and her dad in some kind of standoff. "You, you're still smoking?" Glaring at the blonde who seemed to be frozen.
"This is a-" Arizona looked at her hand then Callie who pulled it from her and put it out in the ash tray. "Montecristo."
Shaking her head, Callie glared at the both of them. "You two missed lunch. Daddy, Mom's not going to be happy knowing you got drunk at noon." Then focused on Arizona. "You have your brother's bachelor's party later. You can drown your liver and your lungs later, now go eat and freshen up." With that she turns around and left them.
Carlos laughed and finished the drink in his glass, put out the cigar and stood up. "Well, my daughter will narc on me to her mother and I have to explain the smell." He patted Arizona on the shoulders. "You've done great so far Arizona. My Calliope is special, so are you."
"What do you mean Sir?" Arizona was bewildered with Carlos' attitude towards her lately.
"I mean, you impressed me. You've adapted to carry on with your brother's position. As well as some of Aria's responsibility. And you have done it beautifully. Are you still thinking about going to medical school?"
"I'm not sure, Sir." Arizona answered honestly.
"Stop with this 'Sir' non-sense. Its Carlos. And your brother is marrying my Aria. We're family. I know I came out as an 'old fart' as Aria said. But I'm hoping you and Callie could forgive me for my past indiscretions." Carlos he smiled sadly. "If you want to go back to home and in medical school, I'm sure there is some kind of arrangement we could do."
"Its not only about our deal, I think this is really something I have to do. For everyone around me, my mother. For myself." Arizona muttered at Carlos.
He nodded. "You really shouldn't let her bully you, you'll be as whipped as I am." Carlos left laughing at her.
Arizona followed Carlos down to the second floor, and noticed a door open with Callie walking around it. She assumed this was the rooms she was going to stay in so she walked towards it.
"Hey." Hey really? That's all you can say?
Callie raised her brows at her. "I saved you some food. Its on the kitchen counter. Take a shower and eat. Then rest." She pointed at the bed.
Arizona nodded and watched Callie walk out of the bedroom.
She was just going to lay for a bit. Arizona didn't realize how tired she was and how many Carlos and she had to drink. The blonde sat up and stretched for a bit. She looked at the clock and saw that it was late in the afternoon. She had to freshen up, Tim's bachelor's party was staring around 8. Fancy dinner and a party in some fancy boat. Getting up, she got some of her normal clothes and went to have a quick shower. Arizona was drying her hair with a towel on, dressed up in a white button down shirt and jeans when she saw a bowl with a paper towel over it and a note.
Eat.
That's it. That's all it contains. So she did. Arizona also didn't notice how hungry she was until she finished it all under 10 minutes. In her defense, it was very delicious.
Hearing some kind of melody, she following the music downstairs. Arizona saw Callie playing over the grand piano. Finding the nearest wall, she leaned over it to hide from her stalking.
I say, "Can you believe it?"
As we're lyin' on the couch
The moment, I can see it
Yes, yes, I can see it now
Do you remember, we were sittin', there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing, that's ever been mine
"You can stop staring now." Callie turned her head to look at Arizona who was just smiling sadly at her.
"You really have the most beautiful voice I have ever heard." Arizona walks towards Callie and sat beside the brunette. "And your fingers look wonderful when you play the piano."
Callie looked at her baffled. "Really? Not when my fingers are playing with your-" the brunette looked between Arizona's thighs.
"Oh my god. What is wrong with you?" Arizona threw her head back laughing. "This was supposed to be a sweet moment." She playfully slaps Callie. She then placed her fingers over the piano keys and played a melody she knows.
"Didn't know you played." Callie looked at her with wonder.
Arizona laughed as she played Clair de Lune. "They had to distract me somehow from leaving me alone in the vineyard, so they had me take piano lessons, horse riding, even ballet." Laughing again when Callie tried to botch her rhythm. "I just had two left feet so that didn't really last long."
The blonde changed her tune, playing a different melody. "Twilight is such a weird movie. But this melody kind of makes me relax." Playing Bella's lullaby.
"It kinda does." Callie smiled at her. "So what changed?"
Continuing to play, Arizona looked deeply into Callie's eyes. "Calliope."
"I can handle it. I told you, just let me."
"I know. But its not fair."
Callie stood up abruptly and Arizona stopped playing. "Let me be the one to judge if I can't handle it!"
They were in a standoff when someone cleared their throat. "Is everything okay?"
Aria was wrapped around Tim who was just standing there looking at them.
"Peachy." Callie walked past them towards the door.
"We actually have to go, behave please." Aria kissed Tim and smiled at Arizona, she followed Callie out of the door.
"So what did you do now?" Tim asked Arizona as he finished up his first glass. The party was starting, eating steaks, lobsters and anything else you can think of. The brother and sister tandem was sitting by the edge of the deck where they keep the boxes of alcohol for the bachelor's party.
"Nothing. She wanted to continue whatever we have. She said just let her love me or something." Arizona sighed as she sipped on her wine. After the day she had with Carlos, she was taking the drinking slowly.
"So why don't you?"
Tim and Arizona turned as they heard a familiar voice. Weird tone, familiar voice.
"Colonel." "Dad." They said simultaneously.
"What are you doing here Colonel?" Arizona gritted her teeth. After their last conversation, her father was the last person she wanted to see.
The man ignored her for a while and hugged her brother as if the man was not a monster. She gave her brother a disgusted look but he replied with mouthing 'Listen to him'
"Congratulations, Timothy. I am very proud of you. I just dropped by to see you both. Then I'll be on my way." The colonel patted his brother's back as he went his way to the long dining table with his friends.
"Arizona." He nodded at the chair her brother previously occupied and Arizona answered with a shrug and grabbed the bottle of gin in the stock by her side. Taking a shot, she turned her body away from her father.
"What?" She snapped.
"Why don't you let her love you?" He questioned.
"Now you care about me? And my life? No, you don't get to tell me what to do. You lost the right when you stopped being our father after mom died." She muttered. Arizona clenched her fist and grabbed another shot of gin.
"I am sorry." The colonel bows his head down. Arizona then looks at him like he grew another head. "To you, to Timothy, and especially your mom. I was an absent father, husband. If I laid my pride down, helped your mother early on with the business." He gulps. "We don't know where we'll be right now."
Arizona let out a sarcastic laugh and stood up. Crossing her arms after taking down a shot. "You suddenly have a divine intervention?"
He gave her a sad smile. "After we talked, back in the vineyard. I started counseling. Your mother always told me that I had too much pride. That I act tough. When we lost your mother, I just- I lost it. And I am very sorry for that. I cannot do anything but to apologize and correct my mistake. Your mom wouldn't want me to be like this. She loved you both so much. You may not believe it, but I do love you and your brother. And if you let me, I'll try my best to help out, to prove that I am good person, that I can be a good father."
Arizona let out a sarcastic laugh and wipes some stray tears away. "We've been waiting for you to be normal for years now."
"Dimples."
"Don't! Don't dare call me that!" Arizona snapped as she paced around.
"I talked to Timothy few weeks back, asked for his forgiveness."
"So what? He forgave you, so you think I would too?" she shook her head and watches her father stand up and faced her.
"No. He didn't forgive me. It's a process. I don't expect you either. I talked to him what I can do to help out with the business. He's been teaching me some of the responsibilities, tasks, managing the vineyard."
"So what? You are just going to step in?"
"With Tim helping me, we think we could manage just fine. You can go back to school. Go with Callie. Let her love you. Because you love her. And the rest doesn't matter."
Daniel walked towards his daughter who was looking at her feet, crossed arms, gritting her teeth. "Let me try to have your forgiveness, I promise my best to keep it." He patted her shoulder.
"Timothy Robbins! You better not be wrapped up in another girl because I swear I'm going to shove my foot so far up your ass you'll need surgery!"
Arizona can hear Aria from the deck. Grunting and whining as the hang over hits her, stretching her arm to check the time. It was almost past 2PM now. It was a little harder because there was a brunette stripper lying on top of her half body. Tim was across her with the other stripper on his lap. She bit her lip as she heard Aria climb up the stairs. There were a few people left. Karev was lying by the bar with his shirt and boxers, Tim's college friend was lying down on the floor naked from the waist down.
Tim's in trouble.
"Aria, calm down. You're 3 months pregnant." She heard Callie now. She knows that voice anywhere. "Careful!" Arizona's eyes almost bulged out then closed again due to the sunlight.
"Is that a condom?" Aria hissed. "Robbins!"
Arizona untangles the arms around her waist and tried to stand up in time before the Torres' sisters reach them. She stumbles for a bit and saw Aria and Callie with their mouths wide open, looking around the yacht. The blonde gave them a little wave as Callie glared at her. She watched Aria walked over Tim and slaps his head.
Tim jolts awake and stood up, letting the red head stripper fall on the floor, wearing nothing but a thong and tiny top that just covers her nipple.
"Ouch." The red head muttered.
"I'm sorry." Tim grunted as he tries to button his pants on as he stood up and looks around for his shirt.
"Oh, you'll be sorry!" Aria puts her hand over her hips.
"Honey, I-" Tim stuttered while putting his shirt on being stained by the chocolate syrup and strawberry all over his body.
Arizona bit her lips and laughed silently as the other brunette glared at her.
"Like you are any better." Callie hissed. Arizona's jeans were intact but all the buttons of her shirt was undone, she has a fuzzy handcuffs on her left hand, glitters all over and lipstick marks on her chest and neck.
Arizona looked down and tried to button it down, but apparently the buttons were not there anymore. Judging from how the stripper pop it open, it was not surprising.
"You." Aria pointing her fiancé with a grave threat. "You are going to tell me everything that happened here. Now let's go back, our rehearsal dinner is at 7PM. You need a lot of showers to remove the tequila smell and the stripper off you."
Absently nodding, Tim looks over her sister before following a fuming pregnant lady.
Pointing at the man by the bar. "I'll ride with Karev."
"No you are not." Callie snapped. Arizona gulps and used her hand to close her shirt and followed Tim. Callie was closely behind them.
"So what exactly happened after?" Aria asked with her arms still crossed over her chest. Callie insisted to drive because Aria might have an aneurysm being so mad at her fiancé. Tim tried to let the car seat swallow him whole, he was not going to answer until Aria gave him a hard nudge.
"Honey."
"Don't 'honey' me."
He sighs as he recalls what happened last night.
"We had a steak dinner, drinking games. Then when we docked past midnight, Karev prepared some strippers. That's it."
"Oh you better continue 'that strippers and that's it'."
"They performed or something. Honey, nothing happened. Just a few dance." He shrugs and tried to pacify his fiancée.
"A few dance?! Are you kidding me?" Aria placed a few open handed slap over Tim's shoulder as he tries to evade it. "Your shirt was off! Arizona's shirt was wide open you both have lipstick marks all over your body."
"They did this double performance shit. They had me and Arizona back to back, cuff in the chair. " He rambled.
Callie was pulling up in the driveway when Arizona talked. "Timothy, stop talking."
The brunette watched her pregnant sister open the door before she could fully stop, making the dreaded man running after her.
"So?" Callie asked.
Arizona hugged herself and fixed the sunglasses she was wearing. "Nothing happened. They danced, poured some stuff on us, cleaned it off." She shrugs.
"Cleaned it off?"
"It's a performance. We couldn't even touch them because we were both handcuff on our chairs."
Callie squints. "How did they clean it off?"
Arizona shook her head and went out of the car with Callie trailing close behind. "Well, not with their hands." She muttered and left the shocked brunette outside.
Apparently, Tim did a great job on groveling to Aria. By the time their rehearsal dinner was about to start, they were cuddling and sharing loving looks. Unlike the look of Callie to Arizona, while the blonde elsewhere. Why couldn't she just shut up.
The coordinator was commanding everyone else where to go, sit, drink, eat, and anything else. Arizona was thinking that the only thing the coordinator hasn't told her was when and where she could go to the bathroom.
The rehearsal dinner went on without a hitch. Arizona was just avoiding anyone who knows her name. Callie and Arizona did their duties as maid of honor and best woman for Tim and Aria.
After the dinner, the Colonel asked Carlos, Arizona, Tim and Aria for a drink in Carlos' office. Carlos's office was rustic. There was a huge desk in the edge, and in the middle was a couple of leather couch surrounding a table topped like a chess board. They settled in the leather couches. Each one on each side. Aria settled in the armrest where Tim is.
"So Arizona, have you thought about my offer?" Carlos said as he sat down with his whiskey. Tim crossed his legs and poured himself a glass of wine. Colonel grabbed two glasses and poured some whiskey to himself and Arizona.
"What offer?" Tim asked as he turned his body towards Arizona.
"I told her we could manage the business. And she could go back to school, and Callie." Colonel inserted.
"What, you two old man are in this?" Arizona questioned.
"The Colonel is a very convincing human." Carlos laughed for a bit and point to the man.
"Dimples. We do, and can do this." Timothy placed his glass over the table.
"I already made a decision. And Colonel, you've been trying to learn the business for what? A few weeks?" Arizona rolled her eyes.
"You know you can call me Dad, right?"
"I'll stick with Colonel." Arizona muttered.
"I have been managing an entire fleet of stinky men, suited men will be a piece of cake. Or Carlos here will wring their necks." Carlos laughed in his glass while staring at the Robbins'
"Again, I made my decision."
Arizona couldn't take sleeping with Callie in her room, so after the very lengthy discussion they had in the office, she opted to stay and sleep there. The next day started bright and early. Right after breakfast, Arizona and Callie was whisked away in the make up room in the house with Aria, Lucia and her friends. Hair, make up and last minute dress adjustments. Arizona tried to make some alone time with Callie but it was a very busy day. After lunch, they had to go the beach for final preparations.
Flowers were set, chairs, the arch, the aisle. Sun was about to set when the music started. Callie was still wearing that long, emerald dress with a slit so high that made Arizona's eyes bulged.
As the blonde was the best woman, she walked first along with Tim and her father. She was already in the altar and watch Callie walked towards the altar. Her palms are sweaty, her knees felt weak and she involuntary dropped her jaw looking at the brunette. She clutched her hands over her dress and just stared at the brunette.
Aria gave a wonderful speech about meeting the man of her dreams in a meeting room and Tim told a vow that he would never let Aria's shoe fall in the toilet whenever she throws it at him when she's mad. Everyone let out a laugh and they were pronounced as husband and wife. Sharing a sweet kiss during the sunset, Tim and Aria was left for a bit to capture some picture while the guests were escorted to the reception area.
Arizona was seated beside Callie and her parents, colonel on her other side. While the appetizers were served, the colonel was asked for a short message.
"Timothy, as compared with Little Dimples over here." He gestured to Arizona who was rolling her eyes and the other guest looked at her as a cute little girl. "You grew up with me. I know I missed out on raising your sister, mom did all that." He waved his hands over Arizona. He can be very charming when he wants to.
Arizona was about to clench her hands when she felt Callie's hand grasp hers. She softened her hand and rubbed her thumb over Callie's. "You saw all the hard times we had, how I missed your mom. How I stick with my pride when I should have stick to your mom." The colonel took a breath. "Once I told you and Dimples that 'you two are the best gift I have ever received. But your mother is the greatest treasure I have'. You may not understand what that means right now, but soon you will. She's the love of my life, but you two are my life." He placed a hand over Arizona's shoulder and took a deep breath, and tried to blink away his tears. "I am not the best father, but I hope you both know that I love you and the rest of it matters. And if you both allow me, I will try everything to be better. To you and your beautiful wife. Congratulations, Timmy." Daniel raised his glass at Timothy who was tearing up a bit and everyone cheered for him.
The blonde was busy holding Callie's hand when the coordinator called out her name for her best woman speech. Daniel nudges her to stand up.
Reluctantly letting Callie's hand go, Arizona stood up and looked around. "Hello, I'm Arizona. Not the state and not Dimples." She cleared her throat and pointed her thumb over his father. "He named me after a battleship." Arizona dried her hands over her dress when Callie gave her a smile. "Timmy." Timothy rolled his eyes. "You are so very lucky to have met the love of your life, who understand your weird quirks, your stupid hair styles-"
"HEY!" Tim yelled and everyone laughed.
"What? Down, up, all that hair stuff. That's just stupid." Arizona argued. Feeling Callie slap her arm lightly, she continued. "I want to thank you for supporting me all these years. For being my rock. Now, you have to be a rock to someone else. And I know you would do a wonderful job because you would have done everything for someone you love." She raised her glass but didn't get a chance to when Tim ran towards her and hugged her little sister. He swayed them for a bit then let go, the Colonel hugged Tim and patted him on his back.
The main dish was being served when Aria's father started his speech with a threat that he never laid hands on anyone but if Tim ever hurt his daughter, he'll call his people.
"Everyone on the dance floor!" The DJ yelled and Tim danced with Lucia with Carlos careful eyes and Aria was dancing with her father. The music turned to salsa music and Arizona watched everyone moved into the groove.
"Dance?" Callie spoke up and asked for her hand.
"As much as I want to dance with you, I would just embarrass you." Arizona shook her head.
"I'll guide you. Come on." Callie pulled her up and on to the dance floor. "Put your hands on my hips."
"Uhhh?" Arizona bit her lips.
Callie smiled for a bit. "My hips don't bite."
Yeah. But with those curves and slit, I might die.
"Okay." Arizona hesitated for a bit put her hands over Callie's hips and followed her movement.
The brunette was enjoying her time, the music and Arizona's hands all over her.
Arizona used her hands to turn Callie around that her front was pressing on Callie's back. The blonde slowly pushed Callie towards the shore. "What are you doing?" the brunette turned her head but the blonde kept pushing her somewhere. Arriving in the set-up she arranged earlier this day. "What's all this?"
There was a bonfire and wine bottles and some snacks. Arizona held her hands together in front of her and swayed a bit. "I-uh. I wanted some time alone with you."
"You are naughty." Callie smiled as she sat down on the pre-placed beach towel.
Arizona started on asking Callie how was school. How she was. Her friends. "Look, I like this catching up, but what is this really about?"
"I-"Arizona bit her lips and pulled something out of her purse. She handed Callie a black velvet box and waited for the brunette to open it.
"Arizona, this is-" Callie was shaking her head. It was one of the most beautiful thing she have ever seen. "I don't know how to react to this."
"That's my mom's." Arizona stated. Callie just nodded at her, still staring at the rings. "And you are the only person I would want to see that ring on their finger." Taking a deep breath, Arizona turned her whole body towards the brunette.
"Arizona." Callie held the blonde's hands. "I cannot take this, we don't even know where we stand."
"I know. But if, when the time comes. I want you to have it."
"When will the time come, Arizona?" Callie looked at her. "You aren't leaving the business, are you?" Arizona responded with a negative shake of her head. Callie closed the lid of the black velvet box. "Then what is this?!" She couldn't help be frustrated and stood up.
Arizona blew a breath out and stood up to level up with Callie. "Calliope. I love you. I do. I hope you believe that. But this is my decision. I need this for me." She gulped. "Your father, Tim, the colonel, they all said I could go. That I could do whatever I want. But this is for me. I am not asking you to wait for me. I will never ask that."
"Then what?" Callie wanted to be mad. She wanted to. But she couldn't help but feel for the blonde. Callie got to know her real self after spending two years serving for the Peace Corps. So maybe Arizona needed to do the same. But she could not also help to be annoyed because she just wanted Arizona all to herself.
"If by some miracle you are still single when I am what I need to be, want to be, I'm going to put that ring on your finger." Arizona pulled on Callie's hand and placed a short kiss on her hand and then her forehead.