A/N: Hey guys, happy thanksgiving to anyone who celebrated it.

I would like to apologize for the very very long wait, I have no excuse besides that life happened and i didn't find time to write.

I hope you'll like this chapter, things are starting to move even though this chapter is kind of a filler for the next.

I would like to thank everyone who keeps reading my story and know that I appreciate you!

Thanks to my friend, jesswilldo1 for editing this chapter, she's the best.

Anyway, enjoy!

Chapter 27:

Callie Torres, December 18th 2015:

Callie was skating with Barbara next to her but still kept a concern eye thrown at Arizona and Sofia's way.

"She's really beautiful Callie." Barbara said getting Callie's attention. They both looked at Sofia at the same time,a fond smile on their face.

"She is, thank you." Callie said. She hasn't talked to Barbara since she blew up at her. She still felt bad about it and tried to find a way to apologize. "I wanted to apologize for my behavior the last time we talked. All my life you always have been nice to me and I felt like you were a second mother to me. I should've at least gave you the benefit of the doubt." Callie said looking down ashamed.

"Calliope…" Barbara gently said putting her hand on Callie's arm, she waited until Callie looked at her before continuing. "You have nothing to apologize for, if someone needs to apologize it's me." She started, she took a deep breath before continuing. "When Arizona told me that you both broke up, I felt like something wasn't right and I should've pushed her to tell me the truth, instead I trusted someone who beat me and then said that he loved me. You are like a second daughter to me and even if you and Arizona broke up I should've tried to contact you, to at least make sure that you were ok." When Barbara finished she had tears in her eyes and when she looked at Callie she could see that the brunette was too.

Callie stopped skating making Barbara stop with her. She wiped the tear that fell before looking at Barbara in the eyes. "Look what happened, its in the past now and I worked so hard to forget about it that I just want to keep moving on. I forgive you and I want you to be in my life as well as in Sofia's." Callie said taking the older woman in her arms. She felt Barbara choke on a sob and squeezed tighter.

They stood there for a few moments, waiting for Barbara to calm to down before Callie release Barbara from the hug and took a step back to look at the woman in the face.

Callie was about to say something when she heard someone behind her calling her name and telling her to watch out. She barely had the time to turn around toward the source of the voice when she felt something collide with her and her breath left her lungs. She closed her eyes tight bracing herself for the fall.

Everything happened so fast that when she opened her eyes, she was laying on the cold ice. Looking up her breath itched in her throat when she was met with the bluest pair of eyes she ever had the chance to see. It was the same eyes she had been looking at since she was little, the same eyes that made her feel weak in the knees. The same eyes that when they looked at her made her feel like the most important person in the world, that made her feel like she could do anything. It was also the same eyes that hunted her in her sleep for the last six years. The same eyes that woke her up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat.

She didn't know how long she had been looking at Arizona's eyes, but she was pretty sure it longer than normally appropriate. Without even thinking her eyes drifted down to Arizona lips and as if her body had a mine of its own she felt herself biting her bottom lip. With her eyes fixed on the blonde's lips she didn't miss when Arizona's tongue peaked out to swipe across her pulpous lips.

She tried to look away, she really did, but it felt like she was compelled to look at the blonde's lip. Callie found herself being transported to when she was young and shared her first kiss with Arizona. It has been so long since she last felt Arizona's lips on hers and she was so close. It would be so easy to just lean in and finally connect their lips.

Then out of nowhere Arizona started to lean down and Callie's heart was about to beat out of her chest. She didn't know what to do and instinctively her eyes closed and she tried to get ready for her lips to be in contact with Arizona's. However, she never felt Arizona's lips touched hers. Instead she heard someone clear their throat and immediately both girls looked up to find Barbara looking at them with a smirk on her face.

"Are you ok my dears?" She asked them with a smile.

Hearing Barbara's voice made both women feel like a bucket of cold water was poured on them. The position they were in and everything.

Immediately, Arizona sprung up to her feet as if she had been burned by touching Callie. The brunette soon followed after her. Looking up, Callie could see Barbara and Arizona shared some looks but she didn't have the time to comment on them that Sofia joined them, out of breath and laughing hard at her mothers.

They spent the rest of the afternoon skating and avoiding each other's gaze. The feelings they felt when they were so close hard to forget.

—

Arizona Robbins, December 21th 2015:

Arizona barely arrived at the hospital when she was attacked by interns, asking to be with her. She had been paged early with a 911, she didn't even had time to order a coffee, everything indicated that today will be a very long day.

She chose two interns randomly and sent the others away. The day just started and she was already tired.

Since the day at the patinoire, Arizona hadn't seen Callie nor Sofia. She had texted the brunette to ask about the little girl and to just check on them. However she noticed how Callie seemed distant even through text. When they collided it was like something between them shifted and they didn't want to acknowledge it which explained the awkward limbo they now were in.

"Dr Robbins?" Someone said behind her.

"What?" she said more harshly than she should to someone who didn't do anything to her.

Turning around she was surprised to see Kate looking at her. She relaxed and cleared her throat before addressing the redhead. "I'm sorry, I thought it was the annoying interns again." She apologized. "Can I help you?"

"Actually im the one who needs to help you." Arizona looked at her confused before the redhead explained herself. "I was assigned as your nurse for the day. You have a patient waiting for a consult." Kate finished and handed Arizona the patient's chart.

"Ok then let's go."

—

A few hours later, Arizona found herself completely spend having run around the whole day from patient to patient. She was thankful to have Kate by her side, at first she was scarred that working with her would be awkward but the redhead prove herself to be very helpful and professional. It didn't hurt either that she was really good with children and kinda reminded Arizona of herself.

Finally coming home, she wasn't surprised to find her mother in the kitchen making dinner. She went to treat her and kissed her on the forehead before going to the fridge to grab something to drink.

"How was your day honey?" Barbara asked her daughter stirring whatever she was making in the pot.

"Exhausting!" The blonde exclaimed sitting on a bar stool.

Barbara just hummed and continued her task. They stayed like that in silence, both in their thoughts until Barbara remembered something and broke the peaceful silence.

"Callie called today." Barbara said and she immediately got Arizona's attention who looked up so fast her neck almost snapped.

"What? Why?" Arizona said surprised that Callie called her mom instead of her.

"She invited us and Teddy to dinner at her house on Christmas Eve."

Arizona looked at her mom with surprise written all over her face. She couldn't believe it. If Callie invited them it meant that she wasn't that mad at her for what happened at the patinoire, right?

"Really?" The blonde asked and when her mother nodded yes, a big smile spread across her face. "tTis is awesome!" She said jumping up from the stool and ran to kiss Barbara on the cheek before going to her room.

—

December, 24th 2015:

Surprisingly, Arizona found herself liking more and more Kate and they became quite good friends over the few days that they worked together.

It was early afternoon when Arizona finally finished with a patient and decided to grab late lunch. She made her way to the hospital cafeteria until she heard her name being called. She turned around to find Kate running after her.

"Hey, Dr. Robbins." The red head said and Arizona sighed before talking.

"How many do I have to tell you, it's Arizona."

"Sorry, are you going to get lunch dr- urhm Arizona?" The redhead pointed to the cafeteria behind Arizona.

"As a matter of yes I am."

"Do you mind if I join you? I hate eating alone it reminds me of high school." Kate said with a look of disgust on her face.

"Yes of course!" Arizona replied. "I dont like eating alone too but that because I never had to, Calliope was always there." Once the word left her mouth Arizona froze remembering who she was talking to. Her eyes went wild and she turned to Kate ready to apologize when the redhead stopped her by shaking her head and rising her hand.

"Don't worry it's fine." Kate just said before walking to the cafeteria leaving Arizona behind.

They were seated at a table just the two of them. Kate was talking about the patients Arizona had for the day when Arizona couldn't take more of it and cut the redhead off.

"Kate, can we please talk about something else?" Arizona asked before potting a small carrot in her mouth. "It's just that we are on a break and I just want to rest and eat and talk about anything else but work." She explained.

"Of course, I'm sorry. What do you want to talk about?"

Arizona didn't say anything tryout to think about a subject that wasn't about work when suddenly she remembered what was happening tonight and her eyes lit up.

"Are you exited for tonight's dinner?" She asked the redhead. "Because I can't wait!" She then exclaimed. However her joy quickly vanished when she noticed that Kate wasn't sharing her enthusiasm. "What's wrong?"

"I don't think I'll be coming." As soon as the words left the redhead's mouth, Arizona looked at her as if she had three heads.

"What? Why?" Arizona was hoping that she would come. She genuinely liked Kate and the fact that she was there next to Calliope would help her realize that the brunette isn't hers anymore and that she found someone better. It kind of was like a bitter sweet feeling, on one hand she liked Kate because she was nice and everything Callie deserved but on the other hand she disliked her for it and she liked or disliked her depending on the days.

Since today she was in a festive mood she liked Kate and she wanted her to be there and hopefully with her there Carlos would be focused on scaring his daughter's current girlfriend and not her ex.

However, when the next words came out of Kate's mouth, Arizona's hope of being free of Carlos wrath tonight vanished.

"Callie and I, aren't in a good place right now and I think it would be better if I didn't come. Besides it's your first Christmas with Sofia and I wouldn't want to ruin it with my presence."

Arizona's heart broke for the redhead. She could see that she really loved Sofia and Callie and that she was hurting. Even though she wanted Callie back she wasn't a monster to break someone else's heart. The last time she saw Sofia, the little girl told her how she didn't like Kate because she thought she was taking her place. She seen how Sofia ignored her during her birthday party whenever Kate went to her.

"I'm sorry about whats goin on between you and Callio- uhm- Callie. I'm sure everything is going to get better. You love her and she loves you." Arizona said and Kate scoffed at the last part making Arizona look at her questioningly.

"i think she loves you more." Kate started and Arizona was about to contradict her when the redhead lifted her hands telling her to let her finish. "I always knew it, since we started dating and I was ok with it, I was ok with loving her more than she ever will love me. But that was before, when I thought you wouldn't come back. When I thought you left her, and now you're back and you have a perfectly good reason for leaving because I would have done the same. So now I'm not so sure if im ok with me loving her more than she does. I don't want to be the one standing between her great love. She deserves better and I think I do too."

By the time Kate finished talking Arizona was looking at her dumbfounded with her jaw on the floor.

"Besides, I can't even win against you, you're perfect" Kate added jokingly.

However, Arizona didn't know what to say. She felt guilty, the last thing she wanted was for people to hurt because of her. She knew if Callie and Kate broke up it would be her fault and the brunette would hate her for it and that was the last thing she wanted to happen.

Arizona laughed when she thought about how ironic the situation was. "I was thinking exactly the same thing." They both laughed. "Listen, I might not be the right person for it but if you need anyone to talk to, about anything, I'm here, don't hesitate."

"Thanks I really appreciate it." Kate said before jokingly adding. "You really make it hard for someone to hate you!"

"Trust me I know what you mean."

—

"I think blondie found herself a new friend, and she's a redhead." Mark commented from the other side of the cafeteria. He was sitting in front of Callie munching on an apple.

"Don't call her- what?" Callie suddenly said when she finally registered what her friend had said.

Mark didn't say anything else, he just pointed his apple toward the table were Arizona and Kate were sitting eating and laughing.

Callie didn't say anything she just kept looking at the women.

"You my friend are screwed."

Callie just turned around and groaned before putting her head in her hands.

She was indeed screwed.

—

Arizona was trying to be as fast as she could. She was running late and didn't have the time to go home to get ready. Thankfully she thought that something like that might happen so she took what she needed to get ready at the hospital.

She just finished getting ready when her mother called her telling her that she arrived at Callie's with Teddy.

That was fifteen minutes ago. She realized she forgot to update her patients charts before going.

She was now walking, fast, in the dark parking lot of the hospital. She was fishing for her car keys from her bag and when she lifted her head toward her car she noticed a figure standing next to it. Chills ran down her spine, this situation was too familiar to her liking. Her body froze when she heard the voice of the person she wished to forget.

"Arizona…"

AN: Once again thanks for reading and I would love to know what you thought of this chapter.