I have a question for any other writers. Are you guys having trouble doing uploads? Fixing the chapter is taking longer than writting it. I puts the entire story in 2 paragraghs and no space between anything. It is even dropping words. It will cut the last 3 or 4 words in a sentence and the first 2 or 3. Then I have to go back to the document and find what it says. Anyone else having that problem?
Sorry for the typos in the last chapter. Like I said above it is a challenge to update lately. I thought I caught all the points were it cut sentences short but the last 2 chapters had mistakes. In the last chapter it she that Arizona found "her lying on the floor." It was suppose to say "Her notebook lying on the floor." I am trying really hard to caught these. Its not even something a beta can help with cuz it's during uploading the chapter. I am trying I swear.
Thanks for all the reviews, I am loving it. Keep em coming and I will try to keep the chapters coming. This is just a short chapter to answer some of the burning questions. LOL Like "Did Arizona realize who that was."
Chapter 5
Arizona had been sitting at her desk for more than an hour. She had walked back to her office mindlessly and sat down staring at the chair the young girl had occupied. It couldn't be. There's no way. That was the only thought she had been able to have. As she took a deep breath and shook her head to clear her mind, she thought on the little girl. Could she have been so blind? Was it possible that the a girl with dark black hair, dancing black eyes, a smile that made your hear melt, could it be possibe...it had to be. Arizona had no doubts who the little girl was now.
As she leaned against the desk and propped against her elbows, she put her face in her hands and whispered, "Oh God."
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Lexie and Teddy sat in the living room once again trying to figure out what to do. "You know that we're going to have to tell her, right?"
Teddy threw her head back against the couch. "I know."
"Did we make a huge mistake here?"
Teddy looked at Lexie confused. "Who us? Make a mistake? Never. She'll be sooooo surprised."
"Yeah, that was a pretty dumb question." Lexie laid her head back mirroring Teddy. "Mark is going to kill me."
"Probably." Teddy said as she continued to look at the ceiling.
"Are you just looking at the ceiling or are we praying?"
"A little of both. She's gonna kill me for this."
"She's been around us enough to know that sometimes we do stupid things."
"Maybe, but it doesn't involve her daughter…oh god or Arizona."
Teddy and Lexie looked up as they heard Sofia's door open. They watched her walk out and pass them going to the kitchen. She didn't stop as she said, "I know, I know. You were right."
This had opened things up for discussion. "Sof, what happened?"
"I don't want to talk about it, Lexie."
"Look, we weren't there..." Teddy started. "...but that just doesn't seem right. I mean, Arizona let you walk out of there?"
"She didn't have a choice, really. I just got up and left."
"But why?" Teddy said as she motioned for Sofia to sit down after she had gotten a snack from the kitchen.
"I asked if she ever thought about us. She said no and she loves her life now."
"There has to be more to that. Tell me exactly what happened when she saw you."
Sofia glared at Teddy. "Do you mean today? Or yesterday?" Neither Teddy or Lexie spoke. "Didn't you think that I had the right to know that I had just seen the woman that I was looking for?
"Teddy tried to explain. "Sofia….."
"It doesn't matter now. She wouldn't have wanted me yesterday either." Sofia stood. "Promise me something."
In unison they said "What?"
"Don't tell Mom. Ever!"
"Sofia…." Teddy was interrupted again.
"I don't want Mom to know that I saw her and she is happier now. She is glad that we are gone and….and I don't want mom knowing that."
"Sofia, that just cant be what Arizona said."
"Well it was, Lexie. I also don't want either of you going to see her. Just leave her alone. All alone with her happy life." Sofia walked into her room after that statement.
"Teddy, something is wrong with this. You know that Arizona didn't tell her that."
"Well it doesn't matter. We are leaving tomorrow anyway, so we'll just go home and forget this ever happened."
"You're kidding, right? She's never going to forget this."
"Wow what a tangled web we weave. We are gonna have to tell Callie about Sofia, and Callie is gonna have to tell Sofia about Arizona...and Rebecca Culter." Teddy put her face in her hands. "Oh God."
"We are so dead."
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Arizona sat in her office staring at the phone. Should I call Callie? Where was Callie? Teddy and Lexie are here for the seminar I am sure, but why is Sofia with them? How does she know who I am and where to find me? Why didn't she just tell who she was? It always came back to the same question. Should she call and check on Sofia? Arizona picked up the phone and dialed the number for Seattle Grace Mercy West hospital knowing that was probably where Callie spent most of her time. Even if it wasn't there, they would know where she could find Callie.
She listened as the phone rang repeatedly and kicked herself for losing touch with everyone that she knew from Seattle. At least she could call Teddy or Cristina. Finally someone answered, "Seattle Grace. Karen speaking."
"Yes. I am looking for Doctor Torres. Could you tell me if she is working today?"
"Yes she is. Who may I say is calling?"
"Ummm…." Arizona laughed to herself as she started to say the name. "Dana Plant. I'm a patient and I really need to speak to her."
"Alright, Ms. Plant, Doctor Torres is just coming out of a surgery. I'll page her and put you through. Please hold."
Arizona heard the line go silent. She was on hold for a moment but not long enough to get the butterflies in her stomach to stop. The next voice she heard would be Callie's. "Hello, this is Doctor Torres."
Arizona laid the phone down. She didn't know why she had waited on the phone until Callie answered. She had everything she needed to know. Callie was still in Seattle, so why is Sofia here with the women that were so busy with the meetings?
Arizona went home not knowing where to start. She was sure that Sofia was upset, but if she had only known who she was. It was obvious to Arizona now. Looking back she remembered the dark hair surrounding Sofia's face. Those big brown eyes. That smile that captured you. She didn't see anything that looked like Mark. She looked just like Callie. Now what? Arizona thought. She had to check on Sofia, but where was she? Arizona called some of the hotels around her building, checking to see if Sofia was there. Finally she got lucky. One of the suites was registered to Lexie Sloan.
She honestly didn't know what to do. She had been honest with Sofia for the most part. She was happy with her life now. She always knew that she enjoyed other peoples company. Not always in a sexual way, but all the same, she liked being free of commitment. Commitments had almost destroyed Arizona Robbins. That was something that she couldn't have explained to a young girl Sofia's age.
She had loved Callie, yes. That was the first person she had ever truly loved. Arizona was a different kind of social butterfly now. She was the one that everyone wanted to be seen with socially. She liked not having to answer to anyone. If she wanted to do something, she did it. If she wanted to sit around the house all day long in her comfortable night shorts and a t-shirt, that was okay too. She did love Callie and a child that she never knew, but when life with Mark was part of the deal she just couldn't handle it. It took a long time to get past Callie. Getting over her was never a term she used because she had never gotten over what happened, but she learned to get past it. It was almost like a death. It was something you never get over you just simply learn to live around it. Arizona went back to life as usual.
She was hurt by what happened, just not damaged to the point that she couldn't find love again. As a matter of fact she was remained of that by the picture she passed on the table. She picked up the frame and looked at the woman smiling back at her. "Don't look at me like that, Becca. What was I suppose to tell her? She was a kid." She sat the picture of her and the other woman down.
She walked into her kitchen and picked up a bottle of the only thing she had, Vodka. She never drank it straight, but tonight she needed the strongest thing she could get her hands on. She took a shot glass from the cabinet and removed the lid from the bottle. She looked at the shot glass and said, "hell" as she put it back and turned up the Vodka bottle. A shot glass wouldn't do it either.
She walked out onto the patio of her city condo. As she sat in the lounge chair looking out, she wondered what she should do. The only thing that she could think was drink, and drink a lot. That was her best plan whether good or bad.
That was the least of her worries now. She loved Sofia; she did. She had grieved over her for a long time. Truth be known, even now, when it was quiet at night or when the cool days of May came around, Arizona always thought of Sofia. Wondering what she looked like or if she was being groomed already to be a Doctor like her parents or Lawyer like her grandmother. She was pleased that Sofia seemed very well adjusted and happy. She wasn't the little rich trust fund baby that Arizona had hoped she would shy away from. She did however have Callie's boldness and free will. Arizona was happy for that. She felt just awful about what had happened today. As she took a other drink, she knew she needed to speak to Sofia.
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Arizona had woke to an unmerciful alarm clock the next morning. She had wondered what in the hell was she thinking drinking like that knowing that work was waiting on her the next day. She hadn't drank like that since….well it had been a while. She at one point had gotten used to working with the jackhammers pounding in her head from a previous night of drinking. She made a mental note to through that damn Vodka out. It was good for numbing all that Arizona felt, but with her line of work she needed a clear mind.
It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon now and Arizona had meetings all day after lunch. She knew that she couldn't see Sofia today due to meetings, but thought that she should at least call to check on her. She called the hotel and learned that they were out site seeing this afternoon. Teddy and Cristina had conferences most of the day like Arizona. She knew that this would be the only chance she would have today, so she left a message for Lexie to phone her when they arrived after the outings.
The phone never rang that night and Arizona wondered if she should try again. She wanted to give Sofia enough space. So she waited. But nothing. The last thing that she had thought before falling to sleep that night was, I'll call her tomorrow.
A/N I promise that Callie comes into the story as a main/lead during the next chapter. Of course we know she finds out, but what will her reaction be? LOL See you next time.
