Me : Please be noted that this is the first part of this chapter .. The other part hasn't finished yet but I am dying to give a new update . Next part will be 8k of words . And let me give a hint of what I have written so far .. I would say it will be a roller coaster ride . And I also would like to add a simple quote at the beginning of this chapter that's best to describes the upcoming chapter


"We can't have a rainbow without a little rain ."

New York

It was late in the afternoon when both women arrived at Sullivan's House in New York . Arizona had promised Callie that soon to be one of her former office would just be a quick stop from them as she just wanted to gather her belongings . Yes , Nate took care of the New York's branch and it was quite rare for Arizona to flew all the way here as basically Nate run this place but she still had her own office in this building .

"I promise I will be quick and then we will go straight to The Hamptons ." Without Arizona noticing it , she once again stated what she had been telling Callie in the plane and also in the car . Arizona was fidgeting with her skirt . She was obviously not feeling comfortable as all she wanted to do her was to pick up her stuff and just left as quick as she could without anybody noticing it .

And just why was that , were you wondering about it too just like Callie , who was wondering about the same thing too right now . The brunette noticed every awkward movement the blonde made ever since they boarded the plane . And the repetition of the same sentence all over again ? The brunette felt like Arizona had done something behind her back , like the gun issue this morning ? Had Arizona made another decision without considering her opinion first , again ?

Or is it another surprise party again ? Callie thought to herself , she had a small smile as she remembered the last event that also happened in this building .

And for Arizona , she had signed pile of papers this morning . The situation this morning wasn't really pleasant but she managed to went through it even with Nathaniel sitting in front of her and gave his begging eyes to Arizona in hope that the blonde would somehow change her mind .

But Arizona was Arizona .. Business decision making was never her problem . The decision was crystal clear . And it wasn't a decision that she made in anger or disappointment or because she wanted to get back at Nathaniel , to taught him a lesson .. Even though , it looked like it but no , it wasn't .


Seattle

Hours Earlier

"Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Edgar and Miss Clarke are all here ." George announced after he received the information from one of his man through his earpiece . "They are going up as we speak ."

"Send them in to the living room . I'll wait there ." Arizona said as she turned around . Callie was still sleeping in her office so the place where the handover would take place might just be in the living room .

Walking through the living room , Arizona walked forward to the glass window instead of taking a seat . Her lawyer was already there , sitting comfortably as he went through the papers of agreement silently .

Through the clear glasses , Arizona stared blankly at the view of Seattle City in front of her . She had done her best in taking care of the company and now .. it was the right decision on right time for her to step down from the position .

"Good morning , Miss Robbins ." Two voices from two different genders greeted her ears , making the blonde turned her body around .

"Arizona , can we talk first ? Just the two of us ." Nathaniel moved forward as the other two lawyers joined Arizona's lawyer in the living room .

"There's nothing to be talk about , Nathaniel . We have talked yesterday and I have made it clear . This is what I want and it's the best for you , me and the company ."

"I know that you are upset with what I said yesterday at the hospital . I wish I could unsaid it to you ." Nate began to explain even though it was very clear that Arizona didn't need one .

"Nathaniel , this is not about you ." Arizona held the taller man , who used to be just as tall as her . She had both of her hands on his shoulder , firmly . Just looked at him now , he wasn't a high school boy anymore , he was a man . Arizona managed to raise him good even without Joanne . And Arizona knew , he shouldn't be punished forever just because of one mistake . Like it or not , what Nate said yesterday did make sense now . "It's me . I wanted to rest from all of this . Maybe I am too old or maybe it is because I am in love that I have started to lose interest to wake up and handle a company . I have seen too much , feels to much , wastes too much to not be able to do what I wanted to do and to completely feels free . I wanted to sleep in till noon and go food hunting at other people's countries . I wanted to feel life again . So .. it's me , Nathaniel . Not you . I am not doing this because I want to punish you ."

"Really ?" Nate had his head down as he stared into Arizona's eyes . "Even if it's really true , I still gotta say sorry . I was way over the line last night ."

"Yeah , you still should be sorry about that ." Arizona smirked . "Now , let's get this starts .. I can't wait to be jobless ."

"So , the remaining twenty percents of the share that the late Mrs. Sullivan originally gave to you when she was still alive , you want to keep that ?" Mr. Edgar asked the question as a representative from the company . This was going to be the last time they would go through with the agreement . After this , Arizona would be asked to sign a few papers .

"Yes , that's her gift for me and I wanted to keep that as a remembrance ." Arizona nodded in calm .

"And the other fifty one percent that you inherited after her death will go to Mr. Sullivan here ?" The man asked again , just to clarify things . "Do you need a moment to rethink ?"

"Yep , that's the plan and I am done thinking about it ." Arizona answered quickly as she shook her head . She didn't have to rethink . "And also just to be clear , the transition for the headquarter to be moved from Seattle to New York that I planned earlier will continue even after the owner of the company changes . That's compulsory ."

All five people in the living room nodded in agreement . There was a moment of silence for a few minutes as all people went through with their papers again .

And it was Nathaniel the first one who looked up . He thought and thought silently all this time while the meeting still ongoing and he just had to open his mouth and spoke what he had been thinking . "Actually , I will only be taking thirty one percent from those fifty one ." Nathaniel said before he switched his gaze to the blonde woman that he already think of as a family . "The other twenty is for you . I mean , it should be yours ."

"Nate , you don't have to do this ." Arizona looked over to the man sitting next to her , her expression during this ? Shocked .

"I wanted to ." Nate cut down his mentor .

"I don't want to hold big shares and then getting myself called into an emergency meeting ." Arizona explained . "I don't want to be anyone's boss anymore . The only place I will still act as a leader is only Sullivan's Foundation ."

Sullivan's Foundation , yep , that was the only organization she would be in charge of after this . The Foundation was started by her and Arizona felt it was her responsibility to made sure the legacy of Sullivan's in charity work never stopped .

"Chill , you won't be called in to any emergency meeting . I promise that . You can be Miss Adviser after this ."

"I can't take those twenty percent away from you , Nathaniel . It's yours . Joanne would want you to have it ."

The young man laughed "Just holds it for my future Latino niece or nephew and when they are old enough , just give it to them ."

"What ? Me and Callie ?" Arizona felt her cheek flushed while Nathaniel was already grinning from ear to ear .

"Just saying .. that you both would make a gorgeous baby ." Nathaniel smiled . "You have spent most of your entire time worrying about other's baggage that you forgot to take care of yourself . You deserve to live your life .. The life that you have envisioned for yourself with Callie ."

"You are not a baggage to me , Nathaniel . Don't ever say that word again . You are a family ." Arizona looked next to her . It was bitter . Felt like it was yesterday she and Joanne saw him growing up .

"These are the papers that both of you needed to sign ." Miss Clarke handed the papers .


So now here she was after officially handover Sullivan Industries to Nathaniel Sullivan , the rightful owner of the company that had been the main focus of her life since the past five years . And the news of the big transition , Arizona knew that soon .. it would be all over the news and television . Little did she knew that it was already all over the news ...

The ding sound came from the elevator quickly killed away Arizona's thoughts . The metal door slid open and she was greeted by the view of people gathering in the lobby . All eyes were focused on the huge LCD television hanging on the wall that they hadn't realize Arizona's presence .

"Wow , it's quite crowded ." Callie commented , innocently .

Arizona took a deep breath . This certainly isn't going to be like what she planned earlier ...

"Miss Robbins ? Oh my .. Is that true ?" Garret , one of the project manager was the first one that saw Arizona getting out from the elevator . His finger was pointed to the TV .

Arizona Robbins steps down as the son of the original founder of Sullivan's Industries replaces the position she left empty .

RUMOR : Family turmoil might causes Sullivan's Industries to fall into uncertainty for the remaining months of this year ?

Is it was a business decision or was it a personal problem that led to this sudden decision ?

Nathaniel Sullivan : The new face of Sullivan's Industries

Callie studied all those small titles that were sliding down repeatedly below there as those words rolled in , as the montage of the building they were currently standing in kept playing in the background . And those were live montages , Callie just knew it . As the newscaster spoke , Callie already had her eyes on Arizona who was now standing in front of her concerned workers .

"I quit my job this morning ." Arizona turned to Callie as she rubbed the back of her head .

"I know !" Callie glared at the television and then to Arizona .

"And somehow , I forgot to tell you ." Arizona had an innocent smile . "I just want to pick up my stuffs and then we will get the hell outta here ."

"I doubt that now ." Callie looked at the people in front of her . She always hated being in the spotlight . Even if the lights were for her girlfriend and she just got a little of it , still , Callie felt it was suffocating . The brunette just hated the crowds . A room full of people that she didn't know especially with Arizona and her became the main event of the day and she just had no idea how Arizona did it all this time . Sure , Arizona planned a surprise birthday party for her in this same building but over half of the person in the room during that time was people that she knew .

"Miss Robbins , should we worry about the rumors ?"

"Yeah , what's the direction of this company now ?" Another voice asked .

"Mr. Sullivan is capable enough of handling this company . I don't think there's anything to be worry about ." Arizona answered in a commanding tone , maintaining her charisma . That firm CEO style of her surely wouldn't go away just like that after she quit her job . It took times ..

"But does he share the same vision as yours ?"

"We are a little bit worry ..."

"Alright , guys ! Alright !" A soft but stern voice suddenly interrupted and all of the attentions quickly turned to the blonde woman . "We all have our concerns and we will address it one by one but only after Miss Robbins and her ... company got themselves settle in the room because they've just had taken a quite long flight and they just arrived in New York and probably a little tired . So , please give them some spaces alright ? And , FYI , Miss Robbins is still one of this company's board of directors , so .. she still has a voice in how much bonuses you all would or even maybe wouldn't get this year .. So , I suggest you all get back to work ."

"That's my secretary ." Arizona smiled to Callie as all the workers quickly dismissed themselves after that little polite 'threat' given by Lauren Boswell . "Just what would I do without you ." She turned to the smiling blonde .

It was a casual remark but somehow Callie found it hard not to cringe especially when she saw the smile on the stranger blonde's face . Callie observed the blonde - from her shining hair that fell on the shoulder to the confident smile that she had on her face . And now the hand that was now grabbing her girlfriend's hand , ouch !

"Let's get you comfortable , come on ." Lauren grabbed Arizona's wrist without warning .

"Lauren , I believe you haven't met my girlfriend yet . This is Calliope Torres , my girlfriend ." Upon reaching the door of her office , Arizona began the introduction session .

"Hi , I'm Lauren Boswell ." Flashing a smile , Lauren reluctantly let go of Arizona's wrist and then extending her hand to Callie .

"Lauren here is one of the loyal worker in the company ." Arizona explained as her eyes inspected her old room . The photo frames were all there and she silently put it facing down on the desk as Callie and Lauren both began to get acquainted with each other .

"I have been working here ever since Joanne was the CEO . During that time , even Arizona had to make an appointment just to see Mrs. Sullivan ." Lauren added , her eyes were glued on Arizona . This woman definitely wasn't shy at all . The go for it type of woman .

And it is a dangerous trait indeed , Callie thought to herself . Luckily , Arizona rarely went to New York .

Arizona looked up , there was a smile on her lips , she was smiling but Callie could see that her blue eyes were telling otherwise . It looked empty , the same reaction Arizona always gave when someone brought up Joanne's name . "She was indeed quite a busy woman ." Arizona said . "Luckily you were there and we oftenly had small conversations while I was waiting for her ."

"I miss that . I know I never admitted this before ... I miss talking to you actually , having casual talks with you .. But then , you were my boss and you stayed in Seattle most of your time . The small talks's gone .. And you are now not really my boss and you have a .. girlfriend ." Lauren slapped her forehead , feeling that what she said was unnecessary during that moment . And she felt kind of stupid too right now . "And I am rambling ."

But wasn't that was the truth ? The truth of how Lauren actually missed the old bubbly Dr. Arizona Robbins that sometimes came in here looking for her then boss ? Whom first sat at the lobby quietly with her medical book but quickly became chatty when Lauren made the first move and started a conversation . Lauren got butterflies in her stomach back then and she was even turned on when Arizona talked medicine to her . Even though she had no idea what Arizona was talking about . Arizona was such a sweetheart back then , she was still a sweetheart right now but she talked less and sometimes .. no not sometimes .. most of the times , she was grumpy .

We all missed the old Arizona , didn't we ? Luckily , meeting Callie had brought back the lighter side of Arizona , although she didn't really got her chance to know the old Arizona .

"Yes , you are rambling ." Arizona already sat on her chair with her palm supporting her chin , she stared at the blonde with an innocent genuine smile . "God , you are funny sometimes . I never thought of you as someone that rambles whenever you get too excited or nervous but you are ! Guess who is also like that ?" Arizona's gaze fell on her girlfriend as she gave a little smirk .

Callie smiled , maintaining a good attitude despite the fact that she had started to dislike Lauren . She didn't want to start a scene . Today was supposed to be a good happy day .

"I guess you go for the rambling kind type of girls ." Lauren muttered slowly .

But Callie wasn't deaf . She heard that from the couch she was sitting on . It looked like somebody had a long time crush on somebody . And that somebody was crushing on her girlfriend , annoyance was clearly written on Callie's face .

"Reporters are gathering in front of the building ." Arizona took a peek from the glass window , sighing . She turned around and saw that a few workers were also standing in front of her room , probably trying to eavesdropping the conversation inside of the room .

Lauren looked at the same direction Arizona was looking at right now as she rolled her eyes . "I will take care of that ."

"No . I will handle it myself . It's my fault actually , I should have announce it early instead of making the workers worry ." Arizona walked forward . "I just need your help .. If you could find me a box .. I need a box for my stuffs in this room that I will take home with me ."

"Will do that . Stat ." Lauren happily replied as she pulled the door knob but Arizona had put her hand on it first which made their hands met together . "I'm sorry , let me open it for you ."

Arizona cleared her throat uncomfortably . She had started to realize that there were too much of touching between her and Lauren today . Arizona had started to get uncomfortable as she threw two quick glances at Lauren and then to Callie .

While Callie just continued to watch the drama in front of her . The drama that she thought Arizona was too naive to notice that her Miss Secretary actually liked her more than just a worker adoring her boss .

"Babe , I will talk to them and then I will gather my stuffs and we will leave after that . Wait for me in here ?" Arizona turned around to the Latina , waiting for Callie's response .

"Of course , I will just be right here ." Callie gave a reassuring smile in which Arizona replied with a nod .

Two set of eyes watched the dimples blonde walked away to the lobby . Callie was the first one to look away and she immediately caught Lauren staring at her girlfriend's toned legs for a good five seconds . Actually , Callie couldn't figure if Lauren was actually staring at the legs or Arizona's ass .

"No , you stay . I would like to have a little talk with you ." Callie suddenly spoke just when Lauren was about to walked out from the room . "Sit down ."

"Yes ?" Lauren turned around and took a seat in front of Callie . Both women were now staring at each other .

"That is my girlfriend , you know . In case you didn't really hear how Arizona introduced me to you just now ." Callie smiled , it wasn't a pleasant smile . It was a warning smile .

"Excuse me ?" Lauren asked , she was still playing dumb .

"I'm sure you are really good at what you do , otherwise Arizona wouldn't praise you to the skies earlier but please don't get carried away . And please stop speaking to my girlfriend as if I weren't here ." Callie added a sarcastic smile as she finished her sentences .

"Callie .." Lauren chuckled . To her , it was only a harmless flirt and her eyes enjoyed the sight of such a hot woman like Arizona . She knew where she stood at in this situation . She was only the worker and Callie was the girlfriend . "Arizona and I have known each other for..."

"You may call me Miss Torres and you can refer my girlfriend as Miss Robbins , at least when you are talking to me . Lauren , you know .. Arizona is my girlfriend and we both love each other . She's in love with me that she will literally do everything that I ask . And she's technically still has a say in this company , just like you said earlier . So if you really like your job , I suggest you stop making eyes on my girlfriend and keep your hands to yourself ." Callie had never threatened anyone in her life and she felt like this would definitely topped the list of bad things she had done in her life . She felt badass saying those words she just said but somehow she felt dirty . The thing she just said was mean and not nice but she felt like her property was about to get stolen by the confident blonde . So , she needed to say something . Maybe she went a little bit over the line with the threat but it wasn't like she really would make Lauren lost her job because of her insecurity . It was just a warning .

"Miss Torres ." Lauren pressed her voice as she stared right at the brunette . "You've got it all wrong . I know that you are her girlfriend . And you are just being insecure . Well , maybe you should be . After all , you are not the first woman that have tried to save her . It's only a matter of time before she shuts people out again ."

Callie narrowed her eyes at the blonde , she had her own temper and Lauren better wished that the Latina didn't explode right here and now . "Did Mrs. Sullivan knew that you had a crush on Miss Robbins ever since before they got married ?" It was a sarcastic question . "Have you ever thought of why Arizona never saw you as more than just a worker back then and right now ? Even in the future , I bet it that she would never saw you ."

"You ! Bitc ..." And as just as Lauren about retorted back to what Callie stated , a man passed by the open door of the room which made the blonde quickly closed her mouth . She was about to say nasty things to Arizona's girlfriend but she wouldn't want to risk her job too . So instead , she shook her head and got up from the couch . "It was nice talking to you , Miss Torres ." With that , the blonde stormed out from the room .

Callie rubbed her face as she began to wonder where did all the bitchness from her coming from just now . She just made one woman angry at her . Thd brunette stood up as she took a peek of what was happening outside .

"Hello everybody , I'm sure you all got your questions . But , let me clarifies certain things first . The things between me and Mr. Sullivan are all good . We both are fine . There's no crisis . Secondly , this decision that I have made today , that shocked all of you .. It is not something that I decided to do without having a deep thought . I have thought about it for a quite some time and Mr. Sullivan is ready to take the lead , I can see that . So , I am stepping down earlier than I have planned because .. Why not ?" Arizona casually leaned against the desk as she spoke to all of ex workers that were now surrounding the blonde . "Mr. Sullivan is just as capable as I was in terms of handling this company . I think , we all should trust him and give him full support during this transition . That is what he needs from all of you . So , is there any questions ? I would love to answer any of your questions or worries ."

Callie stood there , leaning against the door frame in awe as she witnessed the firm and confident side of Arizona speaking up in front of all the people . The thing that Callie would probably never do in her life . Arizona was totally the opposite reflection of herself .

"Isn't she amazing ? It's such a waste , though .. Her decision to stepped down ." Voice of a man suddenly interrupted Callie .

Callie turned around to face the owner of the voice . And there was a young man with a golden hair standing next to her , he was eyeing Arizona . That young man adored Arizona , Callie could see that .

"I'm sorry , I didn't mean to be impolite , I'm Gerald Mendes ." A hand was extended and a smile was given as Callie quickly reciprocate the handshake .

"Callie Torres ." Callie returned the smile .

"Ah ! The girlfriend ! It's a pleasure to meet you ." Gerald gasped in excitement . "I adore your girlfriend . And I respect her . I wish I could be just like Miss Robbins , one fine day . She's inspirational as a human being . Very humble . I want to open my own business someday , she just inspires me !"

"I'm sure you will have your own business if you keep up with your friendly attitude and work hard . You probably will be just like her in what ? Ten years ?" Callie said positively .

"Hmm , but I doubt that . I'm just an office boy here ." Gerald let out a small chuckled . "But it's better than being a janitor , right ? Oooh , I forgot to tell you .. I was only a janitor before one day Miss Robbins caught me living illegally in the janitor room . It was an unlucky day . At first , I thought she was gonna yell at me but instead , she asked me if the company didn't pay me enough money for me to rent a place . We talked for hours and I knew , she was about to go home before she caught me but she spent her time listening to the story of my crappy life ."

Callie said nothing but her eyes traveled back to her girlfriend , her kind hearted girlfriend . She too , adored Arizona so much .

"From a janitor to an office boy , god ... I should be grateful for what I have today ." Gerald shook his head . "Miss Robbins .. All this time .. she done small good things without the need to tell it to the world , she does it in silent . Maybe this time , when she quietly decided to gave up her position .. We all should just respect her decision ."

A few seconds after that , Callie was left alone to ponder every words Gerald have said to her . Arizona Robbins .. People thought she was moody , grumpy and bitchy all the time but only the special people around her knew that she was actually a sweet heart , a stubbornly kind hearted woman . Callie's gaze fell on Arizona and almost at the same time , Arizona had her head turned to Callie as their eyes locked .

And the blonde smiled to Callie as she mouthed , 'wait for me' to her girlfriend .

Callie nodded her head , a smile escaped from her mouth as she thought how lucky she was to call that amazing woman in front of her as 'mine' .


Me : To the guest , I am sorry for your lost too . They say time will heals , but I think the real the real question is .. does it really heals ? : )

I wish you all have a great weekend .. Mine wasn't really good and it's already Monday by now .. Meeting with the management day while having Monday blues in another couple hours . Not really a morning person , though . Especially on Monday . Who else on my team ? LMAO . Until then , see you all in another couple days .