Title: Frontlines
Author: captstarbuck
Rating: T
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Disclaimers: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual. (I don't own any of the characters from Grey's Anatomy.
Summary: My take on Callie and Arizona in NYC at the time the pandemic hit
Editor/Beta: pensco_927
Author's Note: I first conceived this story over the summer, during my many lunchtime walks. At the time, here in New York, COVID seemed to be trending downward and there was hope that we were over the worst of it. When I plotted out the epilogue, it was done with the hopeful assumption that COVID would be under control and that we'd have a vaccine by the summer of 2022. I'm now not so sure about where we'll be when it actually gets to next year. I try to be accurate in my writing where possible, but jumping ahead to next year (2022) may make that difficult. However, since this is fiction, I will just proceed with the assumption that they'll all be safe and COVID-free.
Author's Note 2: My apologies for taking so long. Work has been absolutely crazy right now. As such, this is not quite the end. There will be one more part to the epilogue.
Frontlines
Epilogue – Living the Dream
Part 2 of 3
Thursday, August 5, 2021, 8:15 AM
The Next Day
Arizona was the last one to get up in the morning, and after showering, she entered the kitchen to find what appeared to be chaos in the kitchen. She quickly changed her mind after taking a closer look.
All five children were sitting at the kitchen island, watching the adults take over the cooking. Callie was cooking eggs to order, Barbara was manning the waffle iron, Lucia was cooking the bacon and the sausage, Aria was preparing a large bowl of fruit and even Carlos had pitched in to toast the bagels.
"Good morning, everyone!" she greeted them cheerfully. She walked over to the island. "Wow, I was going to ask if you needed any help, but I guess you've got it all under control," Arizona said, giving Callie a kiss on the cheek.
"We're a well-oiled machine," Barbara commented as she plated a waffle.
"You're up early this morning," Arizona said to Callie as she sneaked a piece of bacon from the platter sitting on the counter.
"And you're up late," Callie replied. "You feel okay?"
"I'm fine, just needed the extra sleep." She moved closer to Callie and whispered into her ear, "maybe I'd be up earlier if someone hadn't kept me up so late last night."
Callie smirked, knowing exactly what Arizona had been referring to.
"How come you're up before me, Calliope?" the blonde asked.
"I couldn't sleep," she said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"Mmmm," Arizona murmured, looking scrutinizing Callie's body language. She knew Callie was hiding something, or was anxious about something. Callie's tossing and turning had woken Arizona up several times during the night and not for the reasons Arizona liked.
"Your dad and Marco are loading the cars up," Barbara explained their absence.
The backdoor opened and the two men came into the house, followed by Addison.
"Good morning," the red head said. "Sorry I'm late."
"You're just in time for breakfast."
"Coffee?" Addison asked.
"On the counter by the refrigerator," Aria answered, pointing to the large urn. With ten adults, a standard pot of coffee just wouldn't do.
Arizona watched as her mother prepared a waffle with butter and syrup, then added bacon to it. Barbara then carried it over to Nicole, along with a small bowl of fruit.
"One waffle, just the way you like it with butter and syrup. Three crispy pieces of bacon at two o'clock," she said, indicating what was on the plate. "There's a small bowl of fruit at ten o'clock."
"Thank you, Barbara."
It wasn't long before everyone was happily eating their breakfast, the adults at the dining room table and the kids at the kitchen island. Arizona couldn't help but smile as she marveled at how well the families all seemed to be getting along.
"So, we figured out the seating arrangements in the cars," Callie offered, her voice unsteady, which aroused Arizona's suspicions.
"What?"
"I'm going to ride with my parents, Aria and Marco, and the girls. You'll ride with Addison, your parents, Nicole and the boys."
"Callie, I thought we were riding together?"
"It just makes more sense this way. You don't want to split Addison and Henry up, and the boys really want to ride together. There just isn't room for us to ride in the same vehicle."
"I suppose," Arizona said, not completely convinced of Callie's explanation, even though the logic behind it was good.
There was a knock at the backdoor. "I've got it," Arizona said, getting up, a hand on Callie's shoulder. "You finish your breakfast."
Arizona set her empty plate on the counter and answered the door.
"Good morning, Helen."
"Good morning, Dr. Robbins. I came to get Ranger for a run."
Helen was a recent graduate of Columbia Law School and was spending the summer preparing for the Bar Exam. Her wife, Kerry, was a fifth year resident and would become Callie's Orthopedic Fellow after that. The couple lived in the apartment above the garage. Helen had run track in high school and undergrad, and she still ran several times a week, often taking Ranger with her.
At the sound of his name, Ranger sat up. He looked at Arizona, then Helen, then back at Arizona.
"Yes, you can go, you big goof," Arizona said, scratching him behind the ears.
Helen took the leash from its usual hook by the door and attached it to Ranger's rainbow collar. "It won't be a long run. It's already starting to get warm."
"Not a problem. Where's Kerry?"
"Hospital. She got called in early today."
"Are you sure you're okay with taking care of Ranger while we're gone?"
"It's no problem. Really. Kerry's on call most of the weekend, and I'll be glad to have the company."
"Well, feel free to help yourself to any of the leftovers," Arizona offered as she gestured to the overabundance of food that had been prepared that morning.
"Wow, that's a lot of food."
"Yes, and there are leftovers in the 'frig from last night, so please, help yourself."
"I will, thanks. Maybe I'll take something in to Kerry. I know she only grabbed half a bagel and a cup of coffee on her way out the door."
"Good idea. Our leftovers are much better than anything she gets at the hospital."
Kerry laughed. "I'm sure." She leaned over and petted Ranger. "Ready to rumble, big guy?"
"Don't spoil him too much."
"We won't. Have a nice trip."
Helen left with a very happy and excited dog.
As the others finished eating, Arizona began to put away the leftover food. Addison joined her in cleaning up the kitchen, with the kids in charge of loading the dishwasher. It was an understood rule in their home that if you were family, and didn't prepare the food, you cleaned up.
While that was going on, Daniel disappeared for a few minutes, returning with a large bag in his hand.
"Okay, Marines. Fall in," he commanded.
The five children lined up in the family room. Each stood at attention as they'd been taught earlier in the week.
"What is he up to now?" Arizona asked her mother.
"I'm not sure," Barbara answered. "I just know he's been having a blast with all of them this week. Between PT in the mornings and romping around in the woods, I don't think he's had a better time in months."
"I just have something for all of you," Daniel began, "since you've been so good about PT, especially getting up even earlier this morning."
He took out five bright red t-shirts with the familiar Marine Corps globe and anchor in gold on the front. He handed one to each of the kids. Henry and Eddie's faces lit up. Mariana waited for Sofia's reaction. When the older girl smiled and took the shirt, Mariana did as well.
Callie slipped an arm around Arizona's waist, and covered her mouth with her other hand. She knew Daniel was semi-serious and she didn't want to laugh.
"He's bound and determined to get a Marine out of the bunch," Arizona said. "Sorry Henry's been dragged into it, Addison."
"Don't apologize. Henry's learning all kinds of good things with him. I would be proud if Henry turns out to be as honorable and decent as your dad." Addison eyes twinkled. "But I draw the line at the crewcut. No cutting of his hair."
"Agreed. Thank goodness Sofia grew out of that stage," Callie said.
"Well, let's get this show on the road," Carlos said, clapping his hands together.
"Last call for the bathrooms. We leave in fifteen minutes."
Thursday, August 5, 2021, 3:30 PM
After a short stop in Albany for a light lunch, the two SUVs were now nearing their destination of Burlington, Vermont. Two different scenarios were playing out in the vehicles.
"Do you think she suspects something?" Callie asked, her knee nervously bouncing up and down.
"Calliope, sit still," her father said from the passenger front seat. "You knee is poking me in the back."
"Sorry, Daddy."
"I think she suspects something because of the way you've been acting, but she surely doesn't know what you've got planned," Lucia said, trying to calm her youngest daughter.
"Seriously, Sis, chill out. Even I'm getting nervous from your fidgeting."
"I just want it to be perfect."
"It will be, if you can just calm down. You've still got several hours."
"Oh, God, I'll never make it," Callie groaned.
Sofia leaned forward from the seat behind Callie. She put her small hand on her mama's shoulder. "It'll be okay, Mama. Mommy will be very surprised."
"Arizona hates surprises. Why did I ever decide to do this?"
"It's too late now, Calliope," Lucia chuckled.
"I think you should have a drink or two when we get there. Better yet, have one now," Aria said, rummaging through her purse before producing a silver flask.
"Aria, what are you doing with that?" Lucia asked, a hint of reproach in her voice.
"Relax, Mom. I don't always carry it. I just thought Callie might need a little drink to steady herself."
"Give me that," Callie said, reaching across her mother to snatch the flash from Aria's hand.
"Hey, go slow with that," Aria said as she watched her sister take a healthy swig from the flask.
Callie coughed once after swallowing. She rarely drank tequila anymore as she was surprised by the strength of the liquor. She took another sip from the flask, this time a much smaller one. As the warmth spread through her body, she felt herself calming down.
"Thanks, Aria," Callie said, handing it back to her.
"I've got to look out for my little sister."
"I hope I've got some chewing gum or breath mints," Lucia said, opening her own purse. "You cannot get out of this car smelling like alcohol."
Aria and Callie exchanged a look. Their mother was always prepared for any occasion. It wouldn't surprise either of them if she had both gum and mints in her purse.
"I've got some Dentyne gum and peppermint lifesavers. Which do you want?"
"Gum, please. Thanks, Mom."
In the other SVU, Arizona was stewing over Callie's behavior. She had offered to sit in the back seat with her mother and Nicole and let Addison drive, but now she was regretting her decision. The driving would've been a welcome distraction.
"Callie's acting weird. Do you think she's acting weird?" Arizona blurted.
So caught up in her musings, Arizona failed to catch Addison and Daniel exchanging a look in the front seats.
"What do you mean, Arizona?" Barbara asked. "She's not acting any differently."
"It's just that Callie gets this look when she's done something she thinks I won't like, and she's had that look since yesterday. And she's avoiding me."
"Avoiding you? She's been with you all week."
"I know she made the arrangements to ride in the other car," Arizona huffed.
"She probably wanted to spend time with her family. It makes perfect sense for her to ride with them."
Nicole listened with amusement to Arizona's complaints. "You know, Robbins, there's a simple explanation for it all."
Addison, Barbara and Daniel all held their breath, fearful that Nicole was going to spill the plans.
"And what's that?" Arizona demanded.
"Too much togetherness."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You've been around each other all day, every day for the past week. She probably needs a break from all that perkiness."
"That doesn't make any sense at all. We were together all the time during the pandemic."
"Yes, and since then you've both been at work and spent time apart from one another."
"Well, I don't believe that." Arizona argued.
"And as far as a Torres being weird, well, that's a given. She'd have to be weird to be with you," Nicole teased.
Arizona rolled her eyes at her friend's explanations. "I still think something's up with Callie," the blonde muttered to herself.
"Just relax, dear," Barbara said. "I'm sure everything is just fine."
Addison steered the car into the parking lot of the Burlington Hilton, a four-star hotel on Lake Champlain. She parked the car beside the SVU containing the Torres family, minus Eddie.
"We're here!" the red head announced.
"Yay!" the boys cheered from the third row of seats. They'd been patient on the long drive, but now they were ready to play and run around.
Carlos and Daniel went into the hotel to check-in and get luggage carts while the rest of the family stretched their legs and unloaded the two SUVS.
"Did you know that the hotel has an indoor swimming pool?" Lucia asked the children.
"Awesome!" Sofia exclaimed. "Can we go swimming after we check in, Mama?"
"May," Arizona corrected her. "May we go swimming?"
"May we go swimming?" Sofia asked again, a tiny eye roll appearing.
"We'll see," Callie said. "There might be time before dinner."
An hour later, they were settled into their rooms. Sofia and Mariana were in one room that was connected to Carlos and Lucia's room. The boys were in another room which connected to Barbara and Daniel's room. Addison and Nicole were sharing a room.
Permission was given for a short swim in the pool, with promises made that they would make time to shower and change before dinner.
"So, do you want to take advantage of some alone time?" Arizona asked as she placed her now empty suitcase in the closet.
"No, I think I'm going to go keep an eye on the kids," Callie answered, changing into a pair of shorts and sandals. "They're wound up from being in the car all day, and you know they can be a handful. It's not fair for our parents to have to watch them all the time."
Arizona frowned. She was now certain Callie was trying to avoid her. Maybe Nicole was right. Maybe they'd been spending too much time together.
"If that's what you want, Calliope." Arizona couldn't hide the disappointment in her voice.
"Not what I necessarily want, but I think it would be best," Callie replied. She started to wring her hands, but stopped, positive that it would be a giveaway.
"Callie, you know you can tell me anything, right? If there was something wrong, you'd tell me."
"There's nothing wrong, Arizona. Really."
"Fine. I'll join you later," Arizona said, her tone short.
6:30 PM
The entire family was led by the hostess to a medium sized banquet room lined with windows with a spectacular view of the lake. There was a small private deck easily accessible from the room. There were two long tables along one wall and several round tables placed around the room.
"Reserved room, huh?" Arizona commented when she noted the sign by the door stating "Reserved Robbins-Torres Family"
The blonde took a seat next to Callie. Ricky sat next to her right, and Sofia sat beside Callie. Arizona was grateful that Callie had picked a table facing the lake so they could enjoy the view.
"Yes, Daddy reserved it for our stay so we'd have a place to hang out after meals."
Wine was served to the adults, and as a treat, the kids all got to have a soft drink. Both Aria and Callie were big believers in limiting the sugary drinks from the children's diets, saving it for special occasions.
"Don't you think you should slow down?" Arizona whispered as she watched Callie take several gulps from her wine glass.
"Why?" Callie asked, her voice almost squeaking. "It's not like I've got to drive anywhere. Besides, after being cooped up in a car with my family for over six hours, I deserve a drink or two."
"Well you wouldn't feel that way if you'd just ridden in the same car with me," Arizona hissed back.
"Enough about that, okay?" Callie fired back in a low voice. "Give it a rest, Arizona."
"Fine," Arizona said, turning her attention to Ricky. "Do you know what you want to order, Ricky? Do you need help deciding?"
Callie set her drink down, shook her head then rubbed her eyes. This day was not turning out as she had planned. She could only hope that it would end on a better note.
Aria caught Callie's attention, then gestured behind her sister with a quick flick of her eyes. Callie raised an eyebrow in silent communication with her. Aria gave her a subtle nod and Callie sighed in relief.
Arizona was too busy helping Ricky choose something from the menu to pay attention to the large group of people that quietly filed into the room. It wasn't until she felt a presence behind her that she turned around.
"Do you mind if we join you?" Teddy Altman asked.
"Teddy!"
Arizona shot out of chair and hugged her friend, trying hard not to squish the two year old in Teddy's arms. Callie rose from her chair and Teddy handed over Allison so the two friends could hug properly.
"What are you doing here?" Arizona asked. "This can't be a coincidence."
"Got one of those hugs for me?" April asked from behind Teddy, preventing the slender Cardio surgeon from having to answer Arizona.
Arizona laughed and gave April a hug. "What's going on? Why are you here?"
Two squealing girls interrupted them as Zola and Sofia spotted one another. The young girls were quickly hugging it out in the center of the room.
It didn't take long for Arizona to realize that the room was filling up with their friends from Seattle. Mathew stood behind April, Ruby in his arms and Harriet next to him. Meredith had also brought Bailey and Ellis with her. Bringing up the rear of the group were Richard and Chief Bailey and Ben, followed by Cristina.
"Hey, Roller Girl," Cristina called out.
"You'll have to excuse her," Meredith said. "She flew in from Switzerland and she hasn't had much sleep."
"And I'm sure she was drinking on the flight, too," Callie added as she went up to Cristina. Knowing how much the Cardio surgeon hated hugging, Callie wrapped her friend up into a big bear hug.
"It's good to see you, too, Yang."
"Get your paws off me, Torres," Cristina said, squirming out of Callie's embrace.
"Glad to see you haven't changed a bit, Cristina," Arizona said, also hugging the shorter woman.
"Geez, if I'd known there would be so much of this touchy-feely stuff, I wouldn't have come," Cristina said, shivering with fake disgust with all the hugging.
The rest of the Torres and Robbins families got up from the table to greet the others. Ricky felt a little overwhelmed by the strangers and he drifted over to Daniel. The older man guided Ricky over to the group that were now mingling.
"Hello, Colonel Robbins, good to see you again," Richard said, shaking his hand. "And who do we have here?"
Daniel put his hands on Ricky's shoulders and bent down. "Just like I taught you, son," he whispered.
"How do you do, sir?" Ricky said, sticking out his hand. "I'm Ricardo Timothy Robbins Torres."
Hearing the young boy introduce himself, Lucia placed a hand on her chest and gasped. Carlos broke out into a big smile.
"Is this what I think it is?" Lucia asked.
"Yes," Callie said, a proud smile on her face. "The adoption was made official last week. We wanted to surprise you."
Cristina interrupted the exchange with a snort. "Seriously, Torres? R2T2?"
"What are you talking about?" Arizona asked.
"Two Rs two Ts. R2T2," Cristina answered. "I didn't know you were that big of a Star Wars fan."
"Cristina!" Callie scowled.
"That's R2D2, fool," Bailey said, swatting Cristina's arm.
"Whatever," the Cardio surgeon said with a shrug of her shoulders. "Got any tequila in this place?" she asked, wandering off in search of her favorite alcohol.
Arizona turned to Callie, her head tilted to one side. "Did you arrange all this? Is this to celebrate Ricky's adoption?"
"Um, yes, I arranged this, with help from our parents, but no, it's not to celebrate Ricky's adoption."
"Not that I'm complaining as I'm so happy to see all of our friends, but what's this all about?"
Callie averted her eyes, suddenly nervous.
"Calliope, what did you do?"
The room suddenly became quiet as everyone became focused on the couple.
"Just wait," Cristina whispered to Meredith. "Torres will start the pee dance."
Meredith silenced her friend with a glare.
Callie took Arizona's hand in hers. "So, we've got the kids, the house and even a dog."
"Okay?" Arizona was getting more confused with Callie's actions and words.
"And chickens. We don't have them yet, but we will. I know you want chickens so we'll make that happen."
Callie heard her father clear his throat, breaking off her rambling. She suddenly recalled Mark's words from another time when she was trying to ask something. "You're doing great. Push on through" he'd said to her. Callie took a deep breath, finding her confidence once again.
"So, there's just one thing missing now." She reached into her pocket and took out a small box. "A ring." She knelt down in front of a shocked Arizona. "I love you. I always have. So, will you marry me again, Arizona?"
Arizona was stunned into silence. She gasped and covered her mouth with her hand, unable to speak.
"Mark this day on your calendars," Nicole said, only loud enough for those closest to her to hear. "Robbins has been finally rendered speechless. I thought this day would never come."
Miranda Bailey bit her lip to keep from laughing out loud. Addison's mouth twisted in almost a grimace to stop her laughter. Cristina had no qualms about being polite as she cackled out loud.
Callie ignored everyone else in the room. She cocked one eyebrow up, her head tilted slightly as she waited for Arizona's response.
"Arizona?"
"Yes, Calliope, yes. A thousand times yes. I will marry you!"
Arizona extended both hands out and pulled Callie to her feet, then pulled the brunette into her arms. After several lengthy kisses that teetered on the edge of inappropriate, Callie placed the ring on Arizona's finger.
Their families and friends burst into applause. Sofia and Ricky ran over to their moms and hugged them.
"Were you surprised, Mommy?" Sofia asked, forgetting to use "Mom".
"Yes, I was. Did you know?"
"We all knew," Ricky said. "Everybody but you," he said with a grin.
"You are a very good secret keeper, both of you," Arizona said, tapping Ricky on the nose with her finger.
After accepting congratulations from everyone, their attention was drawn to the wait staff who were pushing several carts covered with food into the room.
"What's going on, Callie?" Arizona asked as she pulled Callie aside.
"We thought to have a buffet with an assortment of food so we wouldn't have to wait to order and then have all the orders brought out. And there will be plenty of options for the kids, too."
"You've thought of everything," Arizona complimented Callie before placing a kiss on a tanned cheek.
"Tonight's dinner was actually your Dad's idea."
The couple decided to wait until the others had plated their selections before getting into line. Arizona hadn't let go of Callie's hand, and she kept looking at the ring on her other hand.
"I love the ring, Callie. It's beautiful."
The ring had a moderately sized square cut diamond, flanked by an aquamarine stone on one side and a garnet on the other side, representing the birthstones of Sofia and Ricky,
"I'm glad you like it," Callie said and she gave Arizona a quick kiss.
"I can't believe you arranged for everyone to come out here for an engagement party. That was so sweet of you," Arizona gushed, squeezing Callie's hand.
"Well, not exactly."
"What do you mean, 'not exactly', Callie?"
"Um, well, uh, there's more," Callie stammered.
Arizona tugged on Callie's hand, pulling her away from the food table.
"What are you trying to tell me?"
"So, please don't be mad," she rambled.
"Callie, you just proposed to me and gave me a beautiful ring. How could I be mad?"
"We have an appointment at the City Hall tomorrow to get a marriage license," Callie blurted out. "We're getting married Saturday."
"We're WHAT?" Arizona asked in a loud voice, causing several people to look over in their direction.
"We're getting married," she repeated and gave Arizona a sheepish smile. "Surprise?"
"Saturday? Like two days from today, Saturday?"
"Yes."
Arizona couldn't believe what Callie was saying. "You're serious? We're getting married Saturday, this Saturday?"
"Yes."
"I… I don't know what to say."
"Well, you already said yes," Callie said, trying to lighten the conversation.
From across the room, Barbara Robbins watched the two women. They didn't appear to be arguing, but daughter looked a shocked and a little distressed. Hoping to defuse what could potentially be a touchy situation, the older woman wandered over to the couple.
"Everything okay, girls?" she asked nonchalantly, sipping from her glass of wine.
"We're getting married," Arizona said slowly.
"I know," Barbara said with a wide smile. "We heard the proposal."
"No, I mean we're getting married in two days!" Arizona exclaimed.
"Yes, I know. We all know. Isn't it wonderful?"
"In two days, Mom!" Arizona repeated.
"Now, Arizona, don't be ungrateful," Barbara gently reprimanded her. "You have all these people that have come here just to celebrate with you."
"I'm not being ungrateful," Arizona protested. 'I'm just… surprised."
"Yes, dear, and we all know how much you just love surprises," her mother teased, giving her daughter's arm a gentle squeeze. "Be happy. This is a good thing."
All at once, it seemed to sink in to the blonde. "We're getting married," she said, a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eyes.
"We're getting married," Callie echoed, her own smile matching Arizona's.
9:00 PM
After a noisy a and somewhat raucous dinner, Daniel marched the boys up to their room. Bailey Shepherd would be bunking with them. Lucia and Carlos were not far behind, escorting the girls up to their room. Zola and Ellis would be joining Sofia and Mariana in their room. Barbara offered to babysit the younger girls, Allison, Harriet and Ruby so their parents could stay.
Once the kids had left, along with their chaperones, the liquor began flowing freely. It wasn't often that the adults had a free evening sans kids where they could all be together.
Callie had been moving around the room, trying not to be obvious about watching Arizona. After spending a few minutes with Cristina and Meredith, she moved over to one of her oldest friends.
"So, you couldn't convince Little Tuck to join you?" Callie asked Bailey.
"He can't be bothered with all this wedding nonsense," the short woman grumbled. "He's all full of that teenage attitude."
"And he's not so little anymore," Ben added. "Show her a picture, Miranda."
Bailey took out her phone and scrolled to a recent photo of her and her son. She handed the phone to Callie.
"Wow! He's all grown up. He must be a foot taller than you, Bailey." Callie handed the phone back to Bailey. "So where is he?"
"Spending two weeks with his father."
Callie watched as April took Arizona's hand and clumsily dragged her over to where they were standing under a bright light, Teddy at their heels.
"What are you doing, April?" Arizona asked with a laugh.
"I want a good look at your ring," the red head answered holding Arizona's hand up. "Oooh, that's stunning, Arizona."
"Let me see, let me see," Teddy chimed in. "It is beautiful," Teddy agreed after taking a close look at the ring that now adorned Arizona's finger.
"Thanks. Callie has great taste, doesn't she?"
"And the other stones?"
"Sofia's and Ricky's birthstones."
"Nice touch."
"I can't believe Callie did this. Getting everyone here, proposing. My God, we're getting married in two days and I don't even know what the plans are."
"Relax, Arizona, it'll be fine."
"I don't even know what time and where we're getting married. And I didn't bring a dress to wear," she rambled on, becoming more and more freaked out by the whole situation. "Maybe this isn't such a good idea. I hate surprises."
"Arizona, stop," April said firmly. "This will be great."
"You need to chill out, Arizona," Teddy said with a chuckle.
"Chill out?" Arizona asked inceduously.
"Yes. You don't have to be in control of everything."
April nodded along with Teddy's words as they both saw Callie approach from behind Arizona.
"Chill out? How am I supposed to do that? What about a dress? And, and flowers? And rehearsal? And cake?"
The blonde's ranting came to a halt when she felt a pair of hands on her hips.
"You should listen to your friends," Callie said, from over Arizona's shoulder. "Everything is covered."
"What does that mean, exactly?"
"There's no rehearsal needed. We've done this before, remember?" Callie grinned, but she saw Arizona wasn't convinced. "The ceremony is at 3:30, and you don't need any more details. Your parents will make sure you're on time. The reception will be here, in this room, overlooking the lake. My mom and Aria have taken care of the flowers, and your mom and dad ordered the cake, which will be delivered."
"But what about –"
"A dress? Your mom, my mom, Aria and I went through your closet and we picked out a few that you could choose from. If you don't like them, we can go shopping after we pick up our marriage license."
"And rings?"
"We'll get them tomorrow."
"Are we going to have time before we go to Ben & Jerry's?"
"Yes." Callie took Arizona's hands in hers. "And Bailey is going to perform the ceremony."
Arizona smiled, suddenly relaxing. "You're amazing, Calliope."
She leaned toward Callie, giving her a long kiss, that was only broken up by the sounds of their friends clearing their throats.
"You're getting married!" April excitedly said.
"We're getting married," Arizona said, looking deeply into Callie's eyes.