As Callie and Arizona pull up in their Acura, Zola and Sofia scurry out, happy to be out of school at 10am.
Their day at St. Mary of the Mountains usually ended at 3pm, so leaving this early was a rare treat. Zola and Sofia were basically connected at the hip, and it was rare to see the two of them not together.
"Mama? Mommy?" Sofia asks, before going "Zola and I were thinking. How about a Starbucks run? We're feeling super thirsty!" Callie, who was driving, looks over at Arizona who shoots her a look only Callie would understand.
They had been together for so long so now, they basically shared one mind. Callie turned to the left and pulled into the Starbucks drive through.
Arizona passes a strawberry açaí refresher with lemonade instead of water and a birthday cake cake pop back to Sofia, a very berry hibiscus refresher with lemonade instead of water and a chocolate chip cookie to Zola, a white mocha with 2 pumps of caramel for herself, an a peppermint mocha with extra whip for Callie.
The two girls happily buzz about the cute boys in their grade and the upcoming winter dance. Callie and Arizona reminisce on old memories of them.
"Oh god! Do you remember when you kissed me in that dirty bathroom at Joe's?" Callie says trying to stifle her giggles in.
"Oh gosh, yes! Pretty sure I kissed you as some girl was hurling in the stall next to us!" Arizona says, letting her giggles escape her mouth.
"Ooh, but I do have vague memories of you dumping me in the airport on the way to Africa." Callie says, blocking that memory out of her mind.
"Not my finest moments. I literally cried 24/7, it was so bad. I had to get an IV hooked up to my arm, I was so dehydrated from crying!" Arizona says, remembering how much she missed Callie while she was in Africa.
After plenty of reminiscing of their relationship, Sofia and Zola eventually began to squirm around in the back row of the car.
"Hey, so we need a pee break. Like ASAP!" Sofia and Zola say, and Arizona sees two empty Starbucks cups next to them.
Callie pulls into the nearest oasis, as Sofia and Zola rush on in, with Arizona following suit. The 3 of them come back, this time looking much more comfortable.
After another hour on the road, the four girls pull up to "Ski Chalet" in Stevens Pass, Washington. Zola spots her parents and rushes over to them, who are obviously ecstatic to see her.
