Chapter 34
CALLIE'S P.O.V-
Its New Year's Eve. Which means that Arizona and I have been back for three days. I was hoping that she never noticed that I was being a little distant the day after the concert, but she did. Maybe I was. But I couldn't help it. All that was running through my mind that morning, the first morning we were in Miami. Watching how she took care of Noah, doing what she could to sooth our three month old, then the beautiful night we spent together, before and after, made me realize how much I needed her in my life. and Noah. My life wouldn't be complete without them. I want to wake up every morning like that. I want to be able to wake up and watch that moment when she takes care of our son, I want to able to watch her interact with him, I want to wake up and see her face light up...
"Callie.." a voice says, pulling me out of my thoughts. "Are you there."
"Yeah, sorry Ads. I'm here." I tell her. Finally pulling myself out of my own fantasy world.
"What's going on, Cal? You seem to be in your own world."
"Yeah, I've had a lot on my mind these last few days."
"Want to talk about it?"
Letting out a sigh, I told her what's been running through my head since the morning we left Miami. I think she was a little surprised with my confession, because once I finished telling her, the line fell silent.
"Ads? You still there?"
"Yeah..I-I'm still here." she finally replies.
"What do you think?" I ask her.
"It shouldn't be what I think. It's your decision. I just don't want you to jump into something, then, regret the decision if it doesn't work out." I see where she's getting at, but I really want this. Every time they leave, I just feel emptiness. Like my heart and soul is no longer there and I don't want to keep feeling this way anymore. "But if this is something you want to do, hey I'm all for it. I just want you to stop and think.."
"I understand where you're coming from, but I've already thought about it. I want this. I love her. and my son." I tell her. My voice was starting to break.
"If you are really sure, then go for it..."
As I walked through the door of Arizona's house, all I see was Teddy.
"Hey Cal." she says, greeting me with a warm smile. "Glad you could come tonight."
"Yeah, me too. Is Arizona around?"
"Yeah, she's in her room with Noah, trying to get ready for the party." She tells me.
"Thanks." I answered. I made my way down the hall to Arizona's room. When I got to the doorway, my heart just explodes at the most amazing site. Standing there, I watch as Arizona sways our baby, the way I had, our first morning in Miami. A smile forms on my face. I'm definitely sure about this. Her back was turned to me me, but I could tell she felt my presence.
"Are you just going to stand there? Or you going to come join us, Mama?" I hear her ask. Moving more into the room, I wrap one arm around Arizona, then placing my hand on top of hers that was under Noah, and the three of us swayed together. "He started to get a little cranky."
"He probably just feels that there will be a houseful of people." I tell her.
"Yeah, maybe." She turns her head to give me a quick peck on the lips. "Hi."
"Hi." Came my reply.
"We've missed you, Mama." She says.
"I've missed you guys too. Work has been really busy."
"I understand." Looking up at me, our eyes meet. She could tell something was sitting heavy on my mind. Because the next words that came out of her mouth was unexpected, "Care to share what's going through that beautiful head of yours." This is it, this is the moment to ask her. But everything that I wanted to say just slipped my head and all I found myself saying was,
"I want you to move in with me." I blurted out. Her mouth nearly fell to the floor, and eyes went wide. "Please don't drop our baby." Again, she just stood there. I could tell her mind was running a mile a minute. When I went to say something else, it was her turn to blurt out.
"It's about time." She says, with a full dimpled smile plastered across her face. "Yes, I will move in with you."
"Really?"
"Yes, really." Laying Noah down in his crib, she turns her body where she was facing me, tucking a strand of blonde hair behind her ears, she began to speak, "Calliope, over these last few months we have spent together, made me realize, I needed you, even though I told you I didn't, but I did. I still do." letting out a sigh, she continued, " Watching you take care of Noah and I, and just being there..got me thinking, this is the one person who've I always wanted. I wanted someone who I could love unconditionally, and would return that love. Someone who knew how to make a woman feel special. That's you Calliope. You are that person. That's who you are. I've never had great instincts, but that night we met, I could tell. I could tell that you were the person for me. I felt it."
"Arizona.." I started, but she put her hand up to stop me.
"Please, let me finish ok." I just nodded. "I don't regret that night, Callie. What I regret was treating you the way I did. I never meant to treat you the way, shutting you out, but I guess the only reason I did, was because it scared me. I was scared because I knew that if I loved you, you would break my heart, so instead, I broke yours. I broke yours by shutting you out, ignoring you for seven months.. I never felt like this for anyone. and knowing that night, the night you took my virginity, I knew we were meant to be together, and it really scared me. So I did what I do best, I ran. I ran away from the one person I knew I could love, and would love me as well. I never expected to find out that we had a baby coming so soon, but I wouldn't change it for the world." Standing there, trying to take in everything she just said to me, took every ounce of me to not blurt out another question that's been going through my head. "I Love you..so much, Calliope. and I would love nothing more, for Noah and I to come live with you." With a smile on my face, I take a step closer to the love of my life, placing my hands on both sides of her face, I pull her in, placing the most passionate kiss on those beautiful pink lips I had been dying to taste.
*So..Callie asked Arizona to move in with her. Is it too soon for them to move in together? and how about that confession from Arizona? Let me know what you think.*
