A/N Thank you all so much for the well wishes and wonderful reviews. I have enjoyed reading them all. Thanks for the favorites and the new followers as well. I have 2 things to say about reviews. 1) I had one review that hit straight on this review about where would Arizona be if Becca was still alive. I had just typed that part and actually laughed at the oddest of the timing. 2) I don't pay attention to people trying to be rude. It is competely laughable to me that someone would suggest that I was Arizona bashing. Arizona went on, married and had a successful practise. If anyone knows how that is bashing please let me know. LOL

Now on with the story. All I can say about this update is HOLD ON. Please keep hands inside the ride at all times until it comes to a complete stop!

Chapter 10

As Sofia stood in the middle of the two women, she looked from one to the other. No one seemed to know what to say at this point. Arizona, for all her amazing speeches was somehow silenced. Sofia, for all her boldness, couldn't think of one thing to say. That left Callie.

"I was starting to wonder if the two of you had run off."

Sofia nervously chuckled. "Nope, we're here. I am gonna go change." With that, she walked around her mother leaving her and Arizona in the room alone.

"Thanks for doing spending the day with her. I'm really sorry that she drug you into all this."

"It's fine, really. She's a good -" Arizona stopped. She smiled and looked at Callie. "She is an amazing kid, Callie. You did a really good job with her."

"Thanks. Somehow I can't take all the credit. She does have another parent. Two actually." Callie tried to return the smile.

"She reminds me so much of you. The way that she smiles, the voice that she gets when she is trying to be funny, and the way she will raise that eyebrow when she thinks you are being silly." The smile slowly faded from Arizona. "You did good."

Callie looked down at her fingers that she was playing with and spoke. "I- um- I am really sorry about your..." Callie couldn't seem to finish the sentence.

"Thank you." Arizona noticed the hurt on Callie's face and tried to change the subject. "I would like to take Sofia to breakfast in the morning. I know that you two are flying out at 2, so I would like to see her before you go."

"Um, sure." Callie didn't know if she was going to make it through this conversation without bursting into tears.

"I would like it if you would come too." Callie just looked at Arizona without a response. "I mean if you want to, I'd like that."

"Yeah. Yeah, I think we can do that."

"Well I will go. Just tell Sofia I said goodnight and I will see you two in the morning. Just text when you're up."

Callie chuckled. "Yeah, cuz God knows that you will be up first."

"Old habits die hard." Arizona looked at the smile that crossed Callie's face. She could tell the whole world that she didn't love that women and deny wanting to see her, but this was the moment she had waited for. That genuine smile on Callie's face. Caught in her thoughts, Arizona spoke. "After 14 years you are still beauti-"

"Hey Mom." They both turned to see Sofia. "I forgot to pack my charger to my phone. Can you give Arizona your number that way we can call her tomorrow?"

"Sure. We were just talking about having breakfast in the morning."

"Cool." Sofia walked over and took Callie's phone to Arizona. "Can I have yours. That way you know who it is?" Sofia Torres could be a lot of things. Dumb wasn't one of them. She just hoped that her mom didn't find the charger she hid under the mattress.

Sofia watched as the women put their contact information in the other's phone. When they were done, Sofia returned the phones to their owners. "Well, I better get going. I will see you two in the morning."

Arizona smiled, opened the door and said one last "goodnight". Sofia left Callie standing in the room looking at the door. When Sofia was out of site, she pulled out her phone sending one message to Teddy. Told you it would work.

Arizona had just gotten home when she heard her phone buzz. She smiled when she saw who it was. A simple message that read. After 14 years you don't look so bad yourself, Robbins.

Arizona could hide behind her feelings of betrayal and hurt at Callie, but always knew that she also played a part in what had happened. Had she not left for Africa without Callie, none of this would have happened.

The next morning Arizona woke and started her daily routine. She finished her workout, showered and dressed for the day. She was reading the Sunday morning paper, while drinking her coffee. She wasn't even sure what she was reading. Basically, she was just staring at the black ink on the paper. She couldn't believe how much that Callie had been in her thoughts since last night. She knew that today would only make those matters worse and tomorrow when Callie was back out of her life, would be the ultimate. She slammed down the newspaper and just as she did, her phone buzzed.

We are up and almost ready.

Arizona quickly text back

Good. I'll meet you in front of the hotel in a half hour.

Arizona looked at the message that just said 'K'. She honestly had no idea how she was going to get through this day.

Arizona sat patiently in the car until she saw Sofia and Callie walk out the front lobby. Sofia noticed her car and ran toward it waving her hands. Arizona smiled, but pushed the thoughts out of her mind that this was the way it was suppose to be. Her picking Sofia and Callie up from somewhere to start their day off together. It was the guilt of the regreat. They both had done this, but this was only proof of what even her own wife had known. Callie still had a hold on every part of Arizona. She thanked God that Sofia opened the door and stopped that thoughts.

Arizona smiled and said a "Good morning" to the girl that quickly got into the back seat, leaving her mother with two options. To ride in the back with her as if they were being chauffeured around, or to sit in the front seat with Arizona. Callie opened the front door of the Audi Q7 and got in. Arizona then smiled at Callie. "Good morning."

"Morning." God she is still a morning person Callie thought. She loses her love, and then her wife dies and she is still a damned morning person. What in the hell is wrong with her?

Arizona looked over at Callie as she buckled the seat beat and chuckled. "What?" Callie looked almost annoyed. "You still hate it don't you?"

Callie huffed. "I just don't see why you have to like them so much."

"Mornings are a new day. Yesterday and all its mistakes and craziness is gone. It's a new day to start fresh." She hadn't really realized what she was saying until that exact moment.

Callie just looked into her blue eyes. If only the morning brought such a clean slate. After Sofia cleared her throat in the back seat, both women turned to look at her. She smiled brightly. "I love the morning and this morning I am starving."

Arizona chuckled as she put the car in drive. "Yep. Just like you."

Breakfast went as well as could be expected. Sofia told Callie about the day before and the movie that her and Arizona had seen. Callie could tell that they both had a really good time in each other's company. At the same time, it broke Callie's heart. This was supposed to be their life. This was the way that it was supposed to be. Them sitting around a table talking about their days, what Sofia was doing in school and what course she was setting up for high school. This was supposed to be their life. When there was a woman that shared Arizona's name, it was supposed to be her. Not someone that came in and took any hope that Callie every had. Not someone that cost them years. This right here. The laughing between the woman that she loved and her daughter, this was supposed to be their life.

"Mom? Did you hear me?" Sofia studied her mother's reaction and wondered what she thinking.

"Um, no- sorry. I was- what did you say?"

"Arizona asked if she needed to take us to the airport."

Callie looked at the women across from her. "It's almost 10:30 now. I know that check out is probably 11 and your flight is at 2."

This wasn't supposed to be her life. Arizona wasn't supposed to be driving them to the airport to say goodbye again for God knows how long. "We're fine, Arizona. You can take us back and we can get a shuttle to the airport."

"But Mo-"

"No buts Sofia. We have taken enough of Arizona's time this weekend."

"It's no problem, really. I can just take you by the hotel and then-" Arizona stopped when she saw the look in Callie's eyes. She knew that look. She knew exactly what that look meant. "Or to the hotel would be fine." Arizona motioned for the waiter to bring them their check.

Sofia huffed and quickly crossed her arms in disgust. "Don't cop an attitude with me, Sof."

"But Mom."

"I said no. That is final." Arizona looked over at Callie with almost anger as her eyes slightly squinted. Callie also knew that look. The frustration that she saw in Arizona's eyes confused her.

When the waiter brought the check, Arizona quickly paid and they were on their way to the hotel. The 10 minute ride was sat in silence. Arizona looking ahead driving, trying to figure out what she was going to do. Callie looked out the passenger side window as the scenery whipped by. She wondered how her life would go back to normal. She had lived the past day having seen Arizona again and having actually spent time with her. It was like an alternate universe where their lives for moment where normal. However, the moment was fading fast. Sofia sat in the back seat just staring at the two women. She would look at one and then the other. How could two intelligent people be so stupid she thought. She had heard her dad talk about people with book smarts and no common sense. This must be what it looked like from the back seat of a vehicle. Stupidity at its best.

When Arizona pulled the car up to the hotel, she had just barely stopped when Sofia opened the door and shot out. Both women watched the young girl run inside. A hurt tone came from Arizona. "She didn't even tell me goodbye."

"And she acts like me?" Callie closed her eyes and realized what she had just said. Arizona just looked at the side of Callie's face because the woman didn't look at her. "I sorry. I did-" Callie didn't get to finish her statement.

Arizona unbuckled her seatbelt and exited the car. As she walked into the lobby, Callie watched her. This wasn't supposed to be their life.

Arizona got to the hallway, just outside Callie's hotel room, to find Sofia on the floor with her knees to her chest. "You didn't tell me bye." Sofia didn't look at her. "I would like to say goodbye to you then."

Sofia looked up. "I did all this. I did all this for nothing. NOTHING IS CHANGING. IT'S SUPPOSED TO CHANGE!" Sofia shouted.

"Sofia Torres!" Sofia looked at her mother behind Arizona. "You apologize now!"

Sofia stood. "Open the door!"

"Sof, I am not going to tolerate this. Apologize."

"Why? Why should I? Neither of you know how to."

"Sof-"

The girl started to cry. "Just open the door!" She screamed again.

Callie did as her daughter asked and her and Arizona followed the girl inside. "Sofia" Callie called after her as she walked into the bedroom. "Come out her now and say goodbye to Arizona."

Sofia came huffing out of the room with tears steadily streaming down her cheeks. Arizona noticed that she even looked like Callie when she cried. "I did all this. I wanted to meet you to see what my mom saw in you. I expected you to hate me, but you didn't. You actually liked me, but you said that this was about us. This had nothing to do with my mom. That you were over." Callie looked at Arizona.

"Sofia, you don't understand."

Sofia then turned her attention to her mom. "And you. You haven't gotten over what happened but you can't stand to be around her. I don't understand. I thought..." The girl wiped her tears. "Arizona you said that there was no need in you seeing mom. I just thought..." With that, Sofia ran out of the room.

It took Callie a minute to talk. "Teddy told me that you said the same thing. That you were only came to Seattle for Sofia."

"I did." Arizona tried to look at Callie, but found it very hard.

"Then go say goodbye to her and go!" Callie spouted and turned to walk away.

"Calliope!" It came out as more of a demand to stop the woman.

"Did I do this for Sofia? Yes. Did I hope that I wouldn't have to see you? Yes. Did I do everything, like go to Seattle to control the environment so I could avoid you? Yes!"

"Ok, I got it Ariz-"

"I waited on you!"

"What?"

"That night when you told me. I waited on you. I loved you and was willing to try, but you didn't come home. I heard you and Mark talking outside the door and then there was nothing. I knew that you went into his apartment. You told me that you were pregnant with his child and you were living with him. Our apartment was empty, Callie. You didn't have a one night stand, you were sleeping with him after you knew how I felt. You were living with the man you were sleeping with. What was I supposed to do? I waited for 3 hours for you to come across that hall and you didn't."

"I didn't kn-"

"I don't want to see you. I never wanted to see you again." The tears were now running down Arizona's cheeks. "I didn't want to see you because I can't. I can't look at you and remember how we used to laugh, or make fun of Lexie and Teddy, or what it felt like to wake up in the morning and have breakfast with you and our daughter. I didn't - want to feel that, Callie."

"I am sor-"

"Do you have any idea what it is like to be asleep with your wife and say your ex's name. For your eyes to pop open the second that you do it and a look of hurt on another person's face?"

"Ariz-"

"I can't do this. I don't wanna do this." Arizona headed for the door.

"You left me! You said those exact same words. You couldn't do this. You didn't wanna do this and you left me. You left me standing in the middle of an airport. I had to face our friends, all of them and know that they knew I had screwed up again. I wanted the pain to stop, if even for a minute. I needed for it to stop."

"I hope that it worked" Arizona shouted.

"It only made me miss you more. You never let me tell you that part. It made me miss YOU." Arizona didn't know what to say. "You married someone else, Arizona. That trumped anything I ever did. I slept with Mark when YOU left me. That wasn't final. Your marriage was. Where would you be right now?"

"What?"

"If Becca were alive, where would you be? You would be with her right now. Having Sunday breakfast talking about the movie you saw yesterday with HER. Not here with me and my daughter."

"She made me forget, just like you did."

"I DIDN'T MARRY HIM!"

"JUST STOP IT!" The women looked to see the young girl. "This was a mistake. You're just making it worse." The young girl sobbed. "Just take me home, Mom."

Callie walked over to her daughter and took her in her arms. She gently kissed the top of her head. "It's okay baby. We're going home."

Arizona watched the two. She, with a saddened voice, spoke. "This wasn't how is was supposed to be." Callie looked at her. "We were supposed to grow old together. We are supposed to spend a lazy Sunday watching American Bake off from the DVR. We weren't supposed to be here fighting and me not knowing how not to screw up this amazing kid." She walked over and kissed Sofia on the cheek. "I'm sorry that we messed this up too. Thank you for coming to see me." She backed away from the girl and looked at them both. "You have my number if you want to talk to me. Goodbye." With that Arizona was gone.

Callie and Sofia were sitting at their terminal gate waiting the boarding call. Callie was trying to read an article to no avail. Sofia was playing a game on her iPad that she mastered years ago, but today was failing miserably. Callie heard the boarding call and they stood to gather their things. As they were making their way to the ticket counter they both stopped when they heard something.

"Calliope! Callie, wait!"

They turned to see Arizona running toward them. She stopped just short of them and tried to catch her breath. "That's so much easier on a treadmill." Arizona smiled, but noticed the stone cold look on Callie's face. She straightened her posture. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be. It was us who intruded on your life and I don't know what we expe-"

"Shut up, Callie."

"Excuse me?"

"I am trying to apologize here." Arizona took another deep breath. "I am sorry. I am sorry for not telling you I applied for the grant to Africa. I am sorry for taking the grant without asking you and forcing your hand to go. I am so, so deeply sorry for leaving you standing in that airport to think that I didn't care. I am sor-"

"Last call for 7238 heading to Seattle Sea-Tac International."

Arizona's speed picked up. "I am sorry that I didn't call you, or email or text you to let you know that missed you and that I cried myself to sleep every night. I am sorry that I made you feel like you needed someone other than me to make that pain that you had go away. I am sorry that it took 2 months for me to come home and beg you to take me back. I am sorry that I left again. I am sorry that-" Arizona stopped. "I am sorry that I loved someone else and made her my wife." Arizona looked at Callie and the woman in front of her was stunned. "Mostly I am sorry that this isn't suppose to be our lives. I am sorry that I wasn't there to hold your hand when you pushed, or when she took her first steps, or threw birthday cake at the chief -"

"How did you know about that?"

"Shhhh" Sofia said causing the women to look at her. "She is trying to say something."

Arizona looked back at Callie. "I am sorry. For it all, I am sorry."

Callie didn't know what to say, but felt a hand on her shoulder. "Ma'am." Callie looked at the airport employee. "Ma'am if you are boarding the plane, you need to do that now. We're closing the gate."

Callie looked at Arizona. "What do I do?"

Arizona smiled. "You get on that plane and go home. This needs a lot of work that isn't going to happen overnight." She smiled at Sofia. "You make sure your Mom calls when you land so that I know you made it."

"Okay." Sofia smiled and hugged Arizona.

Callie continued to stare at her. She slowly moved toward Arizona and hugged her. As she did she whispered. "I am so sorry."

Arizona pulled back. "It's ok. Now we just try and fix it." She gave her best dimpled smile and extended her hand. "Friends?"

Then came the Callie Torres megawatt smile and took the hand offered to her. "Friends"

After they held hands a brief moment, Arizona spoke. "You better go. You're going to miss your flight." She watched them walk off into the tunnel and waved one last time at both of them. This wasn't how their lives were supposed to be, but they realized that it was up to them to change how it was now.