Chapter 33

Ten days. That's how long ago this night had been planned. Ten days of making sure everything was as close to perfect as Callie Torres could get it. The room at the B and B was reserved, Barbara was going to be able to spend the night with Katie, and Arizona's birthday gift is safely tucked into the confines of her overnight bag. The birthday gift started out as a "just because" gift that Callie ordered. After finding out about Arizona's birthday, she decided that the necklace would become the birthday gift instead.

Sometimes the most solid plans work out exactly how they are supposed to, and sometimes… well, sometimes things don't go according to plan at all.

"Barbara, please, call if anything changes. We will have our phones with us."

"Make sure it is up loud enough," Barbara chuckles. "...or you won't hear it over all the other noise. Oh, I hope the rooms are soundproof."

"Mom! Will you stop? My gosh…"

"I just do it to aggravate you. And it works," Barbara says laughing. "Now, go, get out of here. I'll call if we absolutely need you."

"Thank you, Barbara… I really do appreciate it."

"No problem dear. I have been looking forward to telling this little sweetie more stories about my daughter here and what trouble she used to cause."

"Better be careful mom. I don't think we want you giving her any ideas," Arizona says, laughing.

"Well, this is where I get my paybacks then," Barbara chuckles.

Shaking her head and pulling Arizona to the door, Callie once again thanks her and heads out. Katie has been down for a nap for about a half hour, so when she knew Katie was getting sleepy, her and Arizona went ahead and said their goodbyes, with promises to be back tomorrow.

Over the last ten days, they have had Katie sitting up quite a bit. Her body movements are improving by the day, and she is trying to pick her arms up now to move them. Arizona has attempted to remove the bipap, but they had to put it back on. Katie's breathing became labored pretty quickly, but they are almost ready to try taking her off again. Three steps forward and one back is frustrating, but still a giant leap from where she was.

Once in the car and on their way, they luckily don't have to travel too far. They arrive at their destination fairly quick and make their way in to check-in. Walking into their room, Callie is in awe. "Arizona, this is amazing. Have you ever stayed here before?"

"No, I haven't. This bed is beautiful," Arizona says, setting down her bags and making her way over to the king-size bed, covered in rose petals. Looking over to the table by the bed, she sees a bottle of wine, along with strawberries and some assorted cheeses.

"I think you added to the package my mom got."

"I may have. I wanted to increase my odds of getting into your pants," Callie smirks, walking over to join Arizona.

"Oh, no enticing needed," Arizona says, pulling Callie to lay down with her, kicking her shoes off in the process. "You are welcome to get in my pants whenever you want," she laughs, pulling Callie a little closer.

Giggling, Callie says, "Oh, I love that invitation. However, I love you. And because I love you, a little birdie might have told me that it's someone's birthday today."

"Oh."

"You weren't going to tell me at all, were you?" Callie asks, pointedly, reaching to rub her thumb along Arizona's cheek.

"Calliope, I just don't like them. They aren't a big deal."

"Maybe not to you, but I love them. However, I know you aren't a fan, so I kept the celebrating to just the two of us. I already have room service set to be here in…" looking at the clock, she says, "…one hour. Then, I thought we could take a nice, hot bubble bath, where there are nice comfy robes waiting. Then, I thought that I would guarantee you a chance to get lucky," Callie says, reaching over to run her hands up and down Arizona's arm. Moving her hands, she begins snaking them behind Arizona, and squeezes the wonderous behind of her girlfriend.

"You know, I think this will be the first time in my adult life that I have enjoyed celebrating my birthday."

"Oh, we haven't celebrated yet, Arizona. That was just a walk-through of what's to come. I promise you, it will be much better than it sounds."

Rolling Arizona over, she crawls on top of her. "Have I ever told you how wonderful you are?"

"I think so," Arizona says, pulling Callie all the way down, to lay on top of her.

"You are. You are an amazing woman Arizona Robbins. You turn me on with just a look. You make my heart melt when I see your dimples pop. Your eyes… I could look in your eyes for days. Your smile takes my breath away. What's inside," Callie says, putting her hand over Arizona's heart, "...is what made me fall in love with you though."

"I love you too," Arizona says, kissing Callie.

"You know… we have an hour before dinner. Anything you want to do? We could go for a walk? It was pretty out there. I saw benches scattered around the grounds. We can go get some fresh air and relax a bit," Callie says.

"We could. I mean, I know neither one of us has had a chance to just get some fresh air lately. Or… we could stay here," Arizona says, as she takes her finger and runs it down Callie's neck, then running her hand back behind Callie's head and pulling her down for a kiss. "…maybe I can have a little… appetizer before dinner."

"Mmm, I like the way you think Miss Robbins. But I don't want to see you spoil your dinner."

"Not a chance, Miss Torres. I think that a little taste now is only going to increase my… appetite."

"OH!" Callie squeals, as Arizona has successfully flipped them over, to where she is now on top, and pressing a leg down right where Callie likes it.

"I can never get enough of you Calliope. You are the absolute sexiest woman I have ever laid eyes on. But it's not just that. You are as beautiful inside as you are out. I love you."

"I love you too."

"Now… let's take these off…" Arizona says, as she moves to unzip Callie's jeans and pull them down her legs, then removing the rest of their clothes, one piece at a time. "Just when I thought you couldn't get more beautiful, you do. You are just… delicious to look at.

"Are you just going to look or are you going to do some… taste-testing?" Callie asks, smirking when she sees the surprised but hungry look overtake her girlfriend.

"Oh, I'm definitely tasting…," Arizona says, kissing her way down Callie's body.

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Putting a robe on quickly, Callie has Arizona cover up so she can answer the door for their room service.

Pushing the cart into the room after she dismisses the staff person, she can already smell the aroma coming off the try in waves.

"Calliope, I don't know what you ordered, but it smells delicious."

"Well, I thought we would keep it on the lighter side, so I ordered filet mignon and some fingerling potatoes in a garlic butter sauce."

"Oh, I love those. I'm surprised you went with the garlic though."

"I told them to go light on it. I planned ahead," Callie says, taking the lids off the plates.

"Oh, you are a brilliant woman, Calliope. I don't have to get dressed, do I?

"As long as it is only you and I in a room, clothes are always not only optional, but totally discouraged."

"I love the way you think."

"Good. Now, pull your cute little behind over here and I will pour us some of this wine. They said it pairs well with the steak."

While Callie is pouring them both some wine, she watches as Arizona gets up out of bed, letting the sheet slide off of her and makes her way to the bathroom. A minute later, Arizona then makes her way out wearing a matching robe.

"This looks so good, Calliope."

Sitting down, Arizona sees that Callie is watching her every move. "What are you thinking about?"

Callie hands Arizona her silverware, then reaches for her wine. "Just thinking about how much I love you."

"No, really. What were you thinking about?" Arizona chuckles.

"Really," Callie says, as she takes a bite if her steak. "Mm, that's delicious," she says, as she takes another bite. "But really, that's what I was thinking about. I was thinking how much has changed in such a short amount of time."

"Mm, that is delicious," Arizona says, finally tasting her steak.

"I told you," Callie says, smiling.

"You did," Arizona says, as she watches Callie. "Do you… have any regrets?"

"Arizona, I feel a lot of things. Regret is not one of them," Callie says, looking straight into Arizona's eyes.

"I know this probably isn't where you thought you would be right now though."

"No, it's not. But, I couldn't be happier. I mean… did I think I would be in love with someone? No. Did I think I would ever be in love with a woman? Absolutely not. But you came along and you changed my life in so many ways. Good ways. I am so thankful to have you in my life, Arizona."

Nodding, Arizona has a thought cross her mind. Actually, it has been on her mind a lot lately. "So, where do you see yourself in ten years?"

"What do you mean? Personally, or professionally?" Callie asks.

"Well, both, I guess," Arizona says, taking a drink of wine.

Callie shrugs. "Professionally, I'd like to think I'll be a kick-ass, top of my field surgeon. I'm not putting myself in the best situation, technology wise, by being here. A more state of the art hospital would help. I don't know, I think that skill and technique can compensate to a degree."

"I would agree with that. People go where the talent is."

"That's what I hear. The Seattle player you had come to you is proof of that, I guess."

"It is," Arizona agrees. "So, what about personally?"

"Personally, I see myself dealing with a hopefully healthy teenager. I hope that we can have her living like all the other hormonal teenagers at that point. I see myself… hopefully not by myself," Callie says, somewhat bashfully.

"Do… do you want to, um, get married again? Have more kids?" Arizona asks, somewhat quietly.

Looking at Arizona thoughtfully, she isn't sure what kind of answer Arizona is looking for. "I, uh, I would like to be married again. I mean, the first time shouldn't have happened, but I would like to do it right next time. And, as far as kids go, I would love to have more. Not soon, but... I think when Katie is better, yeah. I'd love to have more. What, um, what about you?"

"Oh…, you mean kids?"

"Well, all of it. Professional and personal goals," Callie says, finding herself really wanting to know the answers to those questions.

"Well, I think professionally, I would like to get back to surgery. There were some things I was starting to research, before I switched to peds. I think I would like to pick those back up. I would actually like to grow my practice. I can see having a larger clinic and really specializing in all things kids. Diseases and surgeries."

"I can see you doing that."

"Yeah, me too," Arizona says, smiling. "But, that's just one part of my life. Personally, I would very much like to be married…with kids. A couple actually. I loved having a brother and I miss him dearly. I think kids should have siblings, if possible."

"I agree. My parents, well scratch that, my dad always wanted another little girl. My mom decided socializing was more important though. You would think my dad would have wanted a son, but he was always funny that way. He already had the name Aria picked out for another girl, but my mom just wouldn't give in. He tried for years and years to get her to change her mind. She was a good mom, but was always kind of self-centered. That kind of carried over into my adulthood. As you can see, she still hasn't bothered to come see Katie since she has been alert."

"That's a shame, too. She is missing out."

"She is. But…it's her loss. She calls every now and then. I haven't heard from her since dad found out about you and I though. I think it's safe to say she doesn't approve much."

"You don't know that though. I would give it more time."

"I asked dad about it the other day. He just said she has been out of town quite a bit and very busy."

"There you go. Just be patient," Arizona nods. "She will come around."

"Maybe," Callie says, taking her last sip of wine, then putting her glass down. "I'm going to push the tray out in the hallway so they don't have to interrupt us again."

"Mm, I like the thought of uninterrupted time. I will go start a bath. I hope you are going to join me."

"You know I will…" Callie says, winking at Arizona.

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"Calliope, are you coming?" Arizona asks, as she lights the last candle.

"Be right there. I'm going to call and check on Katie really quick before I come in."

"Ok," Arizona says, waiting on the tub to fill, lighting some candles as she waits. She then takes her robe off and climbs in the bathtub after she shuts the water off. It's a nice size bathtub and as long as it has taken to fill, she thought Callie would have been in here by now. Scooting back in the tub, she lays her head back and closes her eyes, enjoying the feel of the warm water enveloping her body.

Out in the bedroom, Callie does in fact call to check on Katie. Once she hears that she is fine, she once again thanks Barbara and then puts her phone by the bed. She makes her way over to her bag that is still sitting on the floor. Pulling out the blue bag from Tiffany's, she takes it over and starts to pull Arizona's gift out of the bag when she hears Arizona yell. In a hurry to find out what's wrong, she half tosses the bag on the bed and makes her way quickly into the bathroom. She finds Arizona scrambling to get out of the bathtub.

"Whoah! Hey... what's going on?" Callie asks, pushing her back down.

"The candle. I put my foot up on the edge of the tub and accidentally knocked a candle over. It's down at the end of the tub."

Callie walks to the end of the tub and looks down to see the candle on the floor. Luckily, the glass jar hit the rug and the wax spilling was enough to put the flame out, so other than a mess of wax to clean up, it was all under control.

"It's ok. I got it. You sit your cute butt back down there. If you get out to get this, you might not want to get back in, and you are taking a bath with me. So, stay there. I've got this."

"I like it when you get all 'take control' on me."

Laughing, she begins cleaning up the wax. Callie says, "I think you might have mentioned that before. I will really need to keep that in mind for later."

"Did you get ahold of my mom?"

"Yeah, everything is good. She said they are watching some movie she bought for her. The two of you are spoiling her, you know that don't you?"

"In my defense, half of what I get for her is because I like watching it or listening to it too."

"Oh, I know. I think you just use her as an excuse," Callie says, chuckling as she slides her robe off.

"Never," Arizona insists. "I don't need an excuse. If I want something, I get it. Right now, I want you, right here between my legs," Arizona says, with a hint of mischief in her eyes.

"Maybe I want you between mine..."

"Oh, there's plenty of time for that later. Trust me, I plan to spend a lot of time between your legs later," Arizona says, scooting back for Callie to climb in and sit in front of her.

"I love the feel of your breasts on my back," Callie says, leaning back into Arizona.

"I love being this close to you. I can't seem to get close enough, sometimes."

"You are full of charm, aren't you Miss Robbins?"

"I try," Arizona says, reaching her arms further around Callie and laying her head on Callie's neck, turning to kiss her pulse point and causing Callie to moan.

"I don't know that we are going to be in here long if you keep doing that."

"Maybe that's my plan."

"Then maybe you should grab that soap and start to lather."

"There you go again, being bossy," Arizona says, while reaching for the loofa and body wash that was already laying next to the tub. "I think you need a little help washing off," Arizona says, reaching around Callie and running the soap covered loofa over Callie's breast, taking her time with each one. From there, she continues to run it down Callie's abdomen, causing Callie to give off a small moan.

"You know, there is something so intimate about taking a bath together. But then, when you take the time to actually wash each other off, it becomes so much more intimate. I think it is so sexy to watch bubbles form and coat your body. The way they glisten and make your skin shine. I love when you have your hair up, and the bottom of your hair line manages to get wet, and these tiny strands of her become soaked and fall out of the hair tie you have in. I love the way they lay against your neck, just begging me to tuck them back in. But I like them falling out. I like when things are not out of the magazine perfect, you know? I like seeing you with no make-up. Don't get me wrong, when you wear make-up, I think you are beautiful. But that's the you that everyone gets. I like the you that is reserved only for me."

"Arizona, I have never had someone make a bath sound so sexy. You make everything sexy." Callie pulls Arizona in for a kiss, causing Arizona to moan.

"Calliope, we need to finish this. Like right now."

Agreeing with the blonde, Callie takes the loofa from her and squeezes more body wash onto it, as she does much the same thing as Arizona just did to her, causing Arizona to moan as she swirls it around her breast.

When Arizona deems herself to be clean, she helps them both to stand and reaches for the towels that are hanging on the rack, next to the tub. Once they are dry, Callie sees Arizona reach for her robe.

"No, you don't need that," Callie says, taking it from her and sitting it back on the hook. "You don't need it, because every part of you is about ready to be covered by me."

Arizona shivers, just thinking about their naked bodies touching, blending together as one. "Come on," Arizona says, leading Callie by the hand, out towards the bed.

Seeing the blue bag on the bed, slightly hidden behind a pillow as Callie had hurriedly tossed it earlier when she heard Arizona yell, she quickly turns Arizona before she can see it. Trying to cover up why she turned her, she hurriedly pushes her on the bed and begins kissing her. While Arizona is occupied, she reaches for the bag with her free hand and sits it carefully on the floor.

"What are you doing?" Arizona asks, noticing Callie twisting in an awkward way.

"Oh, I just had an itch..."

"Well, I would absolutely love to help you scratch it. Any itches really... I can scratch any you might have."

Callie can't help but laugh. "You can make about anything dirty, can't you?"

"Well, growing up with an older brother, it kind of wears off on you. He was always terrible about saying things. I guess I learned from the best."

"I wish you would talk about him more. You light up when you talk about him."

"Yeah, it feels good to talk about him. But... not in bed. We can talk all you want about him later, just definitely not in bed while we are naked."

"Ok then. No more talking," Callie says, taking charge off things. Kissing Arizona's neck, she works her way down Arizona's body. Nipping, sucking, anything to cause the moans that are spilling from Arizona's mouth. "I need you to show you how much I love you," Callie says, as she moves a little lower.

In their short time together, she has found that Arizona thoroughly enjoys it when she takes her time, moving down slowly. It builds the anticipation and Callie has found that she loves to hear Arizona beg.

As she continues her journey, Arizona stops her. "I..."

"What? What's wrong?" Callie asks, stopping as she watches Arizona seem to struggle with what she is saying.

"Um, nothing. Believe me. I just... I want you to stay up here with me. I want to feel every part of you."

"Oh. I think I can handle that. I thought something was wrong," Callie says, as she starts kissing her way back up.

"Not a chance... I just need you up here with me."

"Gladly," Callie says, as Arizona adjusts them to where Callie is right where she wants her. "Mm, I think I like that..."

"Oh, you haven't seen anything yet," Arizona says, moving in just the right way, causing Callie to moan.

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A little while later, after both women have been satisfied, more than once, and now decide to freshen up. Callie goes first. She has to use the restroom and put it off as long as she could. She finally can't wait anymore, so she makes a dash to the restroom knowing Arizona is going to be right behind her.

When Arizona doesn't come in right behind her, a realization hits her. The Tiffany's bag was on the floor. Hurrying up, she knows she needs to get to the bag before Arizona sees it. She remembered when she took it out of her overnight bag, that she had forgotten to take something else out of the bag and leave it at home. When Arizona had yelled earlier though, she tossed it on the bed with the intention of taking care of things before Arizona came back out. That's not how things had played out though and she had forgotten when she ran to the bathroom. Rushing out the bathroom door, she watches as Arizona goes to sit her phone back on the nightstand. Callie's sudden rush out the door startles Arizona, and she watches as she drops her phone in her haste to turn to see what is going on with Callie.

"Calliope, are you ok?"

"Oh, yeah. I just thought you were coming in too."

"Oh, I thought I should check my text messages, just in case something came in and we didn't hear it time," Arizona says, giggling. "It did get a little loud in here. There was nothing, so we are good. Are you sure you're ok? You look... I don't know..."

"Oh, I'm fine. Totally fine. Just, probably need a snack or something. You... really wore me out," she says, with a hesitant laugh. "So, I'll keep the bed warm if you want to take your turn," Callie says, gesturing to the restroom, "... and maybe I can order us up some ice cream or something?"

"Sure, that sounds good, actually. I'll just grab my phone before I forget it and make sure we hear the next text," Arizona says.

At that point, Callie can only watch... She is watching Arizona pick up her phone, only to see the bag down on the floor. She picks up the bag, and Callie suddenly panics. "Wait!"

"Calliope, what is this? Were you hiding something from me?" Arizona asks excitedly, eyes sparkling while holding the very blue bag in her hand.

"Um, no. I was just waiting until later to give it to you. Here, can I see that real quick?" Callie asks, heading over to stand by the bed.

"Is this my present?" Arizona asks, with a smile on her face.

"Yeah, I just... need to take the price tag off," Callie says, trying to reach for the bag, hoping to pull the necklace box out of the bag, then put the bag away.

"Calliope, I don't care what you paid for it. You could have bought it at the dollar store and I would be tickled with it. Just let me see," Arizona says, peeking in the bag and freezing.

"Arizona, here," Callie says, reaching for the bag, but Arizona is too stunned to hear. She reaches in and pulls out two boxes. One, box is larger, suggestive of a bracelet or necklace. The other one, it is smaller. And square. Arizona is sure she is seeing things, but she grabs the smaller box.

"Calliope..."

Callie realizes it is too late. She can't just put it back in her overnight bag. She wasn't ready to give it to her yet. Or was she?

"What is this?"

"Arizona, I..." Whatever Callie was about to say, died on her lips when Arizona opens the small blue box, finding a stunning sapphire and diamond ring.

"Oh my god!" Arizona gasps, covering her mouth with her free hand.

Callie is speechless. She had meant to leave it at home. She meant to only bring her the necklace she had purchased. The ring was supposed to have stayed home, neatly tucked away in the back of a drawer, for a while longer. But now, it is here, in Arizona's hands. Too late to take back. But maybe she doesn't want to take it back. Maybe this is how tonight was supposed to go. Maybe it was fate.

"Calliope..." Arizona says, once again, looking at the brunette who seems to have frozen.

Callie seems lost in her own thoughts and doesn't hear the blonde call her name.

"Calliope," Arizona says, a little louder this time, causing her own smile to fade.

"Oh, hm?" Callie says, finally hearing her.

Arizona knows that she loves Callie and to be honest, she found herself browsing rings the other day. It's been on her mind now for a few weeks. But to see that it has been on Callie's mind as well, makes her giddy.

"Oh. OH! I just ruined your proposal! Calliope, I'm so sorry. Here," Arizona says hurriedly, closing the box and jumping up off the bed, pulling the sheet with her. "I'm sorry, I should have listened to you and handed it back. Now I have ruined it for you," she says, handing the box to Callie, looking sheepish.

"Um, well, that is definitely not what I had planned," Callie says, nervously. Almost little too nervously for Arizona, as she continues to stand there, looking from the little blue box, back to Arizona.

Watching Callie not say anything, with a look of panic and fear start to cross Callie's face, Arizona starts to get a little nervous. She realizes she may have just ruined a proposal, but at the same time, Callie isn't acting like someone who was getting ready to propose. "I'm… just going to go grab a robe," Arizona says, as she points to the bathroom.

As Arizona makes her way to the bathroom, she thinks maybe Callie just feels thrown off balance because she saw the ring before she put her plan in motion. When she comes out a minute later, clad in the plush robe, Callie is sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the small box.

She kind of expected to come out of the bathroom and see that Callie was ok. Maybe find her down on one knee after gathering her thoughts and regrouping. What she hadn't expected to see was Callie just sitting there, with a look on her face that puts Arizona's stomach in knots.

Arizona stands there for a minute, waiting to see if Callie says anything, but she doesn't. "I'm just going to grab some clothes," Arizona says, starting to feel as if things just took a sudden turn. Nodding to herself more than anything, she makes her way over to the overnight bag and grabs a pair of sweats she had thrown in at the last minute, just in case. She really hadn't planned to need anything other than a change of clothes for tomorrow.

She pulls the sweats and an old t-shirt from the bag and makes her way back to the bathroom. She changes and hangs her robe on the hook, then with a heavy sigh, opens the bedroom door. Arizona walks into the bedroom to see Callie once again just sitting there, and all of a sudden, a feeling of hurt overtakes her, as she once again takes in the brunette's appearance. "I'm just going to grab my stuff and call a cab," Arizona says, grabbing her bag and reaching for her shoes.

When Callie can only seem to look up and not bother to say anything, Arizona takes that as confirmation she is doing the right thing. She hurriedly puts her shoes on, puts her clothes she had on earlier in the bag, and zips it. Grabbing the bag, she stands up and turns to look at Callie, who is only watching her and not moving.

"I'm sorry, Calliope. I um... probably assumed too much when I saw it. I... I'm sorry. I think I need to go though," Arizona says, turning to walk to the door.

"Where are you going?" Callie asks.

Arizona stops and turns around, surprised Callie said anything. "I think that I love you enough to know that you need some time," Arizona says. "Either that ring isn't for me, or you are having second thoughts. I'm not rushing anything Callie but you look terrified right now. So, I am giving you some space to sort things out."

"Arizona..." Callie says, eyes widening at the thought of Arizona leaving.

"I'll see you later, ok?" Arizona starts to leave but doesn't make it out the door.

Finally snapping out of her daze, Callie stands up. "Wait! Don't go. It isn't what you think."

"I don't know what to think right now. We had an awesome evening and then I definitely overstepped by opening the bag. I'm sorry for that. But I guess I need to know…. Who is the ring for?"

"For you," Callie says. "But," Callie pauses, looking for how to put her thoughts into words, but can't seem to find them.

"For me. But the thought scares you to death?"

"Arizona, it isn't that it scares me. I just meant to leave it at home. I did buy it for you and I did plan on giving it to you. Just… not yet."

"So, you plan to ask...just not yet?" Arizona asks.

"Not yet. I want to ask you. I just hadn't planned on it tonight. I just caught me off guard. But I don't think that is a bad thing Arizona. I was just having a moment. I mean, fate has dictated our relationship. It brought us together. Maybe I am supposed to ask you tonight."

"I'm not trying to sound harsh, but 'maybe you are supposed to ask'? Callie, that wasn't a moment you were having. You looked scared to death. And I think maybe you need time to figure out if this is really what you want. I'm not rushing you and I would never expect you to do something you weren't ready for. So if you want to wait, I'm ok with that. But I saw the look on your face, and whether you agree or not, I think you need to make sure that you even want that ring to be a possibility in the future. Because if you ever ask me to marry you, my answer will be yes. But I want to make sure that you are ready for that answer. I don't want the possibility of me saying yes, to scare you. So, I'm giving you time. I don't expect a ring Callie. But I don't want to see fear on your face when you think about a future with me either. So… take some time. I'm not going anywhere but you need to figure out what you want. And that doesn't mean you need to propose any time soon if this... is what you want," Arizona says, gesturing between them. "You just need to figure out why the thought scares you so much. I love you and I know that you love me," Arizona says, leaning in to give Callie a small kiss on the cheek, and pausing just slightly. "But even if it doesn't happen now, you need to be a sure that a future with me doesn't terrify you. I need you to be sure that I'm who you want to be with." Arizona wipes away a tear, then turns and walks out the door.

Callie breaks down into a sob and she reaches for the handle. She opens it just in time to see Arizona round the corner. She starts to go after her but stops. She wants to run after her. She does. She bought the ring because she knew that was the ring she would one day give Arizona. But, why did she freak out the way she did? She loves Arizona and she wants a future with her. She goes to take another step to catch Arizona and she stops. Maybe Arizona is right... She needs to figure out what's going on.

Sighing, Callie makes her way back into the bedroom and closes the door. Heading to the bed, she sits with her back against the headboard and pulls out the box to look at the ring. If she doesn't know anything else, she knows she loves her daughter and that she loves Arizona. Tears begin falling as sobs start to rack her body. "What is wrong with me? Why couldn't I ask her?" Callie breaks down in tears, wondering how the night went so wrong.

An: I know my relationship wasn't all roses at first... I will try to have the next update up soon!