A/N: sorry I'm a day late, but hey this chapter is longer than the other!

Thanks to pounkcakereal20 for her help :)

Chapter 6:

Callie Torres, September 3rd 2016:

"Colonel." She greeted curtly.

"Long time no see, Calliope" He said mockingly.

"Don't. Call. me. that." She said punctuating each word.

He ignored her and continued "How have you b-"

"We don't have to do this."

"Do what?" He asked curiously.

"Be nice to each other. You don't know me, I don't know you, I'm just your daughter's Doctor. It is a big hospital, lots of rooms and lots of places to hide. If whatever you have to say to me is about your daughter's health than fine otherwise don't bother
talking to me." He nodded before she turned around to leave.

However she stopped dead in her tracks when she remembered something. "Colonel..." She called back. He turned around looking at her patiently waiting for her to talk. "I'm sorry for your loss. Tim was... He was the kindest person I have ever known and
he'll be dearly missed. He died a hero and for his country." She could see the facade of the Colonel breaking and the heartbreak written all over his face. Then she told him the four words she heard him say when she was little whenever someone he
knew passed. The four words she never thought to say, especially to him.

"Gone but not forgotten."

His eyes widened for a second before he composed himself. Callie turned back around and left but it wasn't before she heard him mutter the four little words that held so much weight.

She was in the elevator with the door closing when she heard her name being called and someone running to her. The person stopped the doors from closing with her arm.

She looked at Callie, out of breath.

The doors finally closed behind her and Kate started talking.

"Hey baby." She said to the brunette with a smile on her face.

She leaned to kiss her girlfriend but frowned when she didn't greet her with as much enthusiasm. "Everything's alright?"

Callie could see the concern on her girlfriend's face but what was she supposed to tell her? That the person who broke her to pieces... she didn't think she'll see again was her patient and that she was in a critical state. Oh! And her evil father was
here too. She couldn't tell her, she wasn't ready. She had already told her about Arizona but she never told her how she had been broken, how she wanted to die. She didn't tell her about the Colonel or Sofia. Now wasn't the time too. Once Arizona
was out of the woods and on her way to whatever the hell she came from with her dad, maybe then she'll find the strength to tell Kate about it. So now she settle with the generic answer everybody gave when asked this question.

"I'm fine." When she saw that her girlfriend wasn't believing her she added "Just a little tired, this new case is really kicking my butt." She then motioned to the file she had in her arms and gave her a weak smile.

"Well I could come tonight and make dinner for you and Sofia. It's been a while since we spend the night just the three of us. Then when Sofia is asleep I can massage your back and then I'll-" Kate then leaned over Callie and whispered in her ears "Show
you how much I missed you..." and then she gently bit the brunette's ear making Callie shiver and thankful that they were alone in the elevator.

She was really tired and not in the mood. The only thing she wanted to do was cuddle with her baby girl, take a long bath and then sleep. However, she knew she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. Maybe having Kate over wasn't such a bad idea, maybe she'll
be a good distraction to take Callie's mind off of Arizona and their past. So she tried to muster the most sincere smile on her face.

"I'd like that," Her smile was mirrored on Kate's face even though it was wider and brighter on the redhead's face.

"Great! I'll see you tonight then." She said just in time with the elevator's doors opened. She quickly pecked Callie on the lips and jump out of the elevator. She watched the redhead skip in the hospital corridor until the doors closed again, leaving
Callie alone with her thoughts.

She was standing in front of her daughter's school waiting for the bell to ring. She was early and there weren't a lot a parents. She was anxious, she hoped that her Sofia had forgiven her for missing her first day of school. She knew that she had messed
up but she couldn't leave Teddy in that state... When she was ready to leave she got paged to the pit with a 911.

She needed to sit with her daughter and have a talk. Things couldn't keep going like this. She especially needed to talk to her about her behavior with Kate. Why she suddenly acted different with the redhead, she even called her differently. Gone
was Kate, it was back to Katherine.

She could see on her girlfriend's face the sadness when she asked her how it went with Sofia. Kate was good in a lot of things but lying wasn't one of them and Callie immediately saw it in her eyes when she lied about how her evening went.

The doorbell finally rang bringing Callie out of her thoughts and kids were running out of school as if they couldn't leave fast enough.

A few minutes later she saw her daughter walking out with her friend next to her. She was looking around looking for her mother and at first she seemed disappointed to not see her mom until her eyes finally locked on Callie's.

The brunette waved at her and the little girl darted running with a big smile on her face, leaving her friend behind.

Sofia jumped in her mothers arms and Callie left a sigh of relief out that her daughter didn't seem to be mad at her.

"Mommy! You came!" Sofia said hugging her mom tight.

"Of course baby! How was your day?" She asked gently putting Sofia back down.

They walked to the car with Callie attentively listening to Sofia talking about her second day at school.

It seems that yesterday's event were forgotten and Callie was really glad.

That's how kids were, always passionate but for a short time before they're passionate about something else... Completely forgetting why they were mad in the first place.

Once they were home Callie and Sofia settled in the kitchen to get something to eat before Sofia took her bath and did her homework.

Callie was impressed how fast and easily Sofia understood and did them.

They were now sitting in the living room watching Disney Channel.

Looking at the time, she realized that Kate would be coming soon and she needed to have a conversation with her daughter

Stopping the movie, she saw Sofia turn towards her with an incredulous look on her face.

"Sof, we need to talk." Callie started, stopping anything that would've come out of Sofia mouth. "We already had this talk and it still didn't change anything. Kate is coming over tonight and I need you to behave." Sofia liked down and sighed. "Baby,"
Callie called waiting for Sofia to look back at her. "Why are you being mean to Kate?" She asked trying to understand.

However, it seemed that Sofia had lost her tongue. "Did she do something to upset you? Was she rude to you?" Callie kept on probing, every question as crazy as the last.

"Do I have a daddy or another Mommy?" Sofia finally asked out of the blue. Callie looked at her confused not knowing how to react to Sofia's sudden change of topic. A topic very sensitive for Callie.

"Why are you asking me that Sofia?" She looked her daughter trying to process her thoughts. What could possibly be going on in this little head of hers. Why was she asking that when they were talking about Kate.

"The first day of school…." Sofia hesitantly and started "Pete and his friends made fun of me. He said I was a freak because I only have one mommy and that it wasn't normal." Callie's heart broke hearing how her sweet little girl had been bullied yesterday
at school. She had hoped that she wouldn't have to endure what she had when she was her age. That it was all her fault made it all the more painful. She watched her daughter take a deep breath before continuing. "Maddison came and made them go. Mommy
I didn't understand what they talked about. Maddison told me that they all had two parents but I don't… Mommy is it true that I am a freak because I don't have two parents but only one? Did they go because of me?" By the time Sofia finish telling
Callie about what happens at school, she had tears streaming down her face and the sight was unbearable. She took her daughter in her lap and held her as close as humanly possible. She needed to go talk to the principal.

Sofia was clutching to her mother's shirt, crying softly. Callie stroked her daughter's hair all the while whispering her comforting words. She waited until her daughter had stopped crying before pulling her back. She wiped her eyes and lifted her chin.

"You are not a freak, you're my little princess." Callie started, her voice was on the verge of breaking but she pushed through. Freak. She had hated that world since she was little, she knew how this word could affect a person, and to think that it was
happening to her daughter made Callie's blood boil .She needed to reassure her daughter. She swallowed the lump in her throat before continuing. "There are different kinds of family, some has a Mommy and a Daddy, other have two Mommies or two Daddies.
And then there's-" She didn't have the chance before Sofia cut her.

"So I have another Mommy or a Daddy?" Sofia asked enthusiastically.

Callie was speechless for a few moments. She didn't know what to say to her. She couldn't tell her the truth and she couldn't lie to her. She knew that either way her daughter would be heartbroken. Not wanting to see her daughter any more sad than she
already was, the brunette decided to avoid the question altogether.

"Some families only have one parent. Either a Mommy or a Daddy." Callie said kissing the top of Sofia's head. "But hey, let's not talk about that tonight, okay? We'll talk about it another day." Callie could see on her daughter's face that she still wanted
to continue talking about it but she reluctantly agreed.

"Now I need you to tell me why you don't like Kate. You know that she loves you very much." Callie could feel her daughter tensing and clenching her jaw. The sight was too much, she looked too much like her.

"I don't want her to steal my other parent's place…" Sofia quietly answered.

Wow, Callie wasn't expecting that at all. To say she was surprised was an understatement.

"Oh sweetie… She's not, she just wants to have a relationship with you because she loves us both a lot. I would like that too because I love you two very much, and it would make me really happy to see my two favorite people in the world getting along."
Callie hoped that her daughter's fears would be calmed down and that she would finally be nice to Kate.

"But you don't love her..." Sofia whispered.

Callie was frozen, why was she saying that? This night was definitely full of surprises. Callie was about to her daughter what made her think such a thing when Sofia explained her train of thought to her mother.

"When you look at me, you have that thing in you eyes whenever you say 'I love you,' but when you say it to Kate you don't have it. Then you said that she wasn't trying to take my other parent's place. So maybe you don't have the thing your eyes when
you tell her 'I love you,' because you love my other parent!" Sofia was in a rant and the longer the rant was the more shocked Callie was. Here was her six years old daughter out smarting her. She was completely at a loss at what to say to her.

Sofia was looking at her Mother, waiting for her to say something, to confirm that what she said was true. Callie didn't have the chance to say anything before the door bell rang.

She sighed, standing up she looked at Sofia.

"We'll finish this later ok sweetie?" Sofia nodded. "Not a word to Kate about it and please be nice!" This time she didn't wait for Sofia to nod. She knew her daughter would do as she said and Callie left to open the door.

She plastered a big fake smile on her face before opening the door to let the redhead enter.

Later that night, Callie stayed wide awake in her bed, Kate's head resting on her shoulder with her arm draped over her stomach.

She listened to the steady breathing of her girlfriend. She couldn't sleep, her mind wouldn't shut off. She couldn't stop thinking about the conversation she had with her daughter and about the blonde laying in a hospital bed.

Arizona was still unconscious and Callie needed to find a plan to save her arm.

She had too much things going on and it was keeping Callie awake.

She sighed before closing her eyes for the hundred time hoping that sleep would come.

After some time she finally was a led to slip in a restless sleep.

Callie was thirteen years old when Arizona told her about it. It wasn't something planned, it just happened.

She had spent the night at the blonde's house like 4 days a week.
Except this morning wasn't like the any other day. Callie was sleeping in Arizona's bed, the blonde fast asleep next to her.

Callie was the first one to wake up because ofa full bladder. The right side of the bed was resting against the wall, leaving only the left side open if anyone wanted to leave the bed.

With her luck, Callie was sleeping on the right side, so to be able to leave to bed to go to the bathroom she needed to straddle the blonde.
She saw how Arizona was peacefully sleeping and she didn't want to be the one to disturb her.
They had a late night yesterday, talking about everything and anything. That was the thing she like with Arizona. From all the years they've known each other, they never ran out of things to talk about even if they spent the majority of their time together.

Slowly and very carefully, Callie started shifting, getting closer to where Arizona was sleeping. She slipped out of the cover and threw her leg over the blonde who was still sleeping.

She was now straddling the blonde and she only had to throw her other leg and she'd done it. She was so close literally and figuratively, she was so close to getting out of the bed without disturbing her friend's sleep and so close to the blonde's face.
However things never happened the way they're supposed to.

Arizona shifted in her sleep and Callie felt something poking her in her stomach. Without meaning too she gasped and from then on things happened so fast. Arizona jolted awake, her eyes wide and surprised and when she realized the position she was in and looking down and sawing it she immediately grabbed Callie and pushed her to the side before jumping out of the bed and running to the bathroom that was adjoining her bedroom.

Callie stayed frozen on the bed watching the blonde run away and lock herself in the bathroom. She knew what had poked her on the stomach, she wasn't stupid and they just had the lesson about reproduction in class.

The thing she didn't understand was why did Arizona have it? It couldn't be possible.

She took a few minutes to compose herself before standing up and walking to the bathroom door to check on Arizona. Once she was close enough to the door she could hear Arizona crying and it broke her heart. She didn't want to upset her friend, she just wanted to go pee.

"Arizona..." She called knocking on the door. The sobs immediately stopped and were replaced by little sniffs. She tried again but the blonde wasn't answering. It was on the third try that she thought she heard a faint "Go away." from Arizona.

"Come on Arizona! Open the door, I just want to talk" Long gone was the need to pee, she needed to see that her friend was okay.

After a few tries from Callie to make Arizona open the door, the blonde eventually complied. Callie heard the lock and moved her hand to the door handle before opening the door slowly. Entering the bathroom, the brunette was greeted with the sight of Arizona sitting on the far corner of the bathroom, holding her knees close to her chest.

Callie sat crossed legged in front of the blonde who had her face hidden between her knees and chest. She could see Arizona trying to control her breathing in vain.

"Arizona." She said bringing her hand to the blonde's knee. However Arizona jump at the contact forcing Callie to take her hand away, hurt by the rejection. But she wasn't going to give up on her friend. "Arizona, please look at me" She softly requested.

To her surprise the blonde immediately lifted her head but she she looked everywhere avoiding Callie's eyes. It couldn't be this easy, right?

"Why are you still here Calliope?" Arizona asked quietly before sniffling and wiping her eyes.

Callie looked at her confused, why would she leave? Did she want her to leave?

"What are you talking about? I want to make sure that you're ok." Callie asked completely clueless.

Arizona laughed a humorless laugh before saying "Want to make sure the freak is ok before you go tell everyone at school?" This time she looked at Callie. The brunette almost gasped by what she saw in Arizona's eyes. They were a darker shade of blue and she looked so angry and scared at the same time.

"Wha-"

"No it's ok, it wouldn't be the first time you know. I know the drill now. I just thought that you would've been different than the others"

Callie didn't know what to say, she didn't even know what the blonde was talking about. She was starting to panic afraid of loosing her friend.
She put both of her hands on Arizona's knees and this time when the blonde flinched she didn't move her hands.

"Arizona, you are not a freak, what the hell are you talking about?"

"Don't play stupid with me Callie!" She said pushing Callie's hands away and standing up. Arizona was so blinded by rage that she missed the look of hurt on Callie's face. "I have a dick for fucks sake!"

Callie immediately stood up and looked between Arizona's leg. She could see the slight bulged. Realization crossed over her face. Arizona was scared of Callie's reaction and knowing the blonde, pushing peopled before they left you was her defense mechanism.
She thought that Callie would be disgusted by her and the thought alone made Callie heart break and what did she mean by 'not the first time'.

Callie took a step closer to Arizona before grabbing the blonde's hand and dragging her back to the bedroom. Ignoring Arizona's protest she pushed her on the bed and sat next to her still keeping their hands clasped tightly together.

"I thought you knew me better than that Arizona." Callie started "I would never tell anyone. You know how I feel about bullying, I was bullied until YOU helped me, remember?" Arizona nodded. She had started crying again when Callie started talking. Not bearing the sight of her best friend this broken, Callie wrapped her arms around the blonde. They stayed like that with Callie holding Arizona tight and running her fingers in the blonde locks knowing it always calmed Arizona until Arizona stopped crying and broke away from the warm embrace. Arizona wanted to forget about it, however, Callie had questions and the blonde could see it on her friend's face.

"You can ask me Calliope."

"What do you mean by 'not the first time' and… How?"

Arizona started telling Callie about how she's been like that since birth. How at first it was a whole lot smaller and easier to conceal. That Doctors said that it was a rare malformation that happened in the womb. She then told her about how in her last school some kids found out about it and started making fun of her and calling her freak. She then told her how it evolve to them bullying her and when she went home with a bruise on her face her father went to the school. He immediately transferred her to Callie's school. She told her how after that her father told her how to fight so she'll never be powerless again.

By the time she finished telling everything to Callie, both girls had tears streaming down their faces. Arizona, because of the painful memories and Callie, because of how strong her friend was. To have endure everything that she had and still be a ray of sunshine. Callie was proud to have Arizona as her best friend.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you..," Arizona apologized looking down ashamed. "I just freak out, I was afraid you'll see me as a freak too. I don't care about what the others think but not what you think."

Callie couldn't help herself, she took Arizona back in her arms. She needed the blonde to know that none of this would change how she feels about her. That it didn't define her.

"Stop saying that! You don't have to apologize and you are not a freak! You are Arizona Robbins, my awesome best friend, the best of the best!" She kissed Arizona in the forehead.

She was glad to finally know about Arizona. Glad that there's wasn't any secret between them anymore.
Arizona looked up at her with a big smile and Callie could see how relieved she was.

She was scarred that there friendship would change if Callie knew but instead it brought them closer.

A/N: so what did you think? Do you like the flashbacks? Let me know and don't hesitate to ask questions.

Next chapter should be up next week, hopefully :)