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And everyone else who has liked and reviewed the story.
I am glad that my readers were so tolerant even if Callie and Arizona were at mess in last chapter.
But you know what some people are destined to fall in love with each other throughout their lives, even if they might not be destined to be together.
Chapter 10
Arizona is on the bed for last two hours, but is unable to sleep. Callie's defeated face keeps coming to her as a flashback, I should have offered her to stay the night…she always liked spending time in this house. Earlier in the afternoon, she could not control her rage, but right now she is feeling restless thinking about Callie. She decides to go to Sophia's room. Although this is her parents' home, they have kept a room for Sophia too. She jumps out of her thoughts on the bed hearing a loud bang on the door. She looks at the clock. It is 1 in the morning, who could be? Thinking this she opens the door only to find Callie standing like a naughty kid, hiding a sly smile. Callie? What are you doing here? Are you okay? Arizona is really worried if she is okay.
-umm! I wanted to see you… can I come in? Saying this Callie enters into the house and Arizona gets the strong smell of liquor. Now she gets what has happened. Callie is drunk and probably she even does not know why she has come here. Arizona knows how childish Callie becomes once she is drunk. She sighs and closes the door.
"You want water?" Arizona feels awful for behaving like this with Callie. You came here for the first time in two years just because I made you doing this. She thought she would win her back, but by doing this she was losing herself too. Callie flops down the couch almost dragging Arizona by her wrist on the couch by her side. Once she is seated, Callie looks at her intensely and minute later she puts her head on Arizona's shoulder, lacing their hands together. "Why do I feel like this? I was so okay and suddenly I feel lost. Loving you is always painful," Callie says making Arizona guiltier. She cannot do this to her Calliope. Before she could reply, she feels Callie's weight on her shoulder- she is almost passed out. Arizona lets a shaky breath out and slowly helps Callie to lie on the couch. She takes off her shoes, then covers her with a sheet. Arizona slowly touches Callie's almost gone bruises on the forehead and when she is about to get up, Callie again holds her hand and pulls her almost on the top of her. "Please do not go", she slowly opens her eyes and looks deep in the blue eyes, "I thought I was okay- I kept telling me, but now I feel a pain right in my heart…" Callie rumbles with sleep, but continues, "Arizona, I thought that was you." She cups Arizona's face in her hands, "….at the balcony… I thought I was talking to you," tears start rolling from her eyes and she closes her eyes, "we are never meant to be with each other... everything always goes wrong when we are together…" The way Callie says the last few words, it breaks Arizona's heart. Arizona cannot control her tears anymore, part of her heart feels relieved that Calliope mistook Penny as Arizona- in fact deep down her heart she knew that something was wrong, but the angrier side of her nature made her blind. She slowly gets up from the top of Callie still holding her hand. She sits besides the brunette and sees pain all over her face. She did not want this. She just wanted her back in her life, but if this is so painful for Callie, she does not want her back. I am sorry Calliope for doing this to you, she whispers and continues, I am sorry that I could never give you happiness; I was so selfish … I am sorry.
Arizona sits on the carpet in front of the couch still holding Callie's hand. Probably, this is the last time she is holding these hands. I would hold you for a while and that is enough. I will be okay. You always have been mine; Arizona chokes as she tries to suppress pain in herself, at least, I will always be yours!
Callie wakes up with a headache and with a feeling that she is holding something. She painfully opens her eyes just to find the most beautiful blonde face is next to her holding her hands. She does not move with a fear if this is a dream. After staring at Arizona for few minutes, she notices how uncomfortably Arizona is sleeping almost leaning on her seating beside the couch. Callie does not remember how she has come here, but she does not mind being here right now. Slowly she touches Arizona's hair. With the touch Arizona starts opening her eyes, "hey, pretty lady", Callie remembers this is how she used to be called by her wife especially in the morning.
-"hey", Arizona feels little embarrassed and tries to get up quickly, but feels pain almost in all body parts due to her uncomfortable posture at night, "ah! Terrible"
-"you should have slept on bed"
-"hmmm"
-"I am sorry, I do not remember how did I come here"
-"It is okay. Freshen up yourself", saying this Arizona moves towards her bedroom. Minutes later she comes back, "you can use the bathroom now and if you want you can wear my t-shirt and shorts", she says somehow shyly.
Callie keeps looking at Arizona during the whole time and finally she gets up. She has a terrible headache. She hesitates to enter into the bedroom. After coming out of the shower, while wearing Arizona's dresses she feels a kind of comfort. She starts looking around the room and suddenly discovers their wedding photo on the side table of the bed. She has this in the bedroom, beside her bed! Callie feels baffled due to her discovery. Her headache is growing.
-"Callie, breakfast is ready…I am sure you must have a headache…come here"
With the shocking face, as Callie moves to the kitchen counter, the doorbell rings. Shit, this is bad, Arizona remembers that Simi is supposed to join the breakfast. But she did not know then that Callie simply would show up at her door in the morning. Halfway to the kitchen, Callie goes towards the door and opens it. Seeing Simi, the brunette feels as if she is betrayed and seeing Callie in t-shirt, Simi feels amused.
-"Hi, Dr. Torres, so finally you are…"
-"Simi, Callie was not feeling good, so she came to stay with Sophia", Arizona stops Simi from spilling the bin out of the box; because she knows that Simi has got it totally wrong.
-"So, you are not…", Simi whispers coming near to Arizona on her ear.
Callie sees Simi passing by her closing the gap between her and Arizona. Callie dejectedly goes back to the couch and lies on it closing her eyes in an attempt to stop the about to start tears. She feels a strong lump in her throat. I called it all wrong, she is over. Throughout her life, Arizona has been the only one, whom she never has wanted to share; however, she always has been fated to share the only most important person of her life.
Arizona feels that she has to talk to Callie before she talks to Simi. The confusion has to be cleared. Talking to Simi can wait, but she cannot torture her Calliope anymore. "Simi, I need to talk to Callie. Please …". Seeing her friend's poor face, Simi gets the point and she simply leaves placing a soft pat on her arms.
Closing the door, Arizona comes towards the couch. She sees the way Callie is trying to hold her tears biting her bottom lip.
-"I was playing with you", she starts without any introduction.
-"Playing?" somehow Callie manages to say still closing her eyes, because if she opens the eyes she will not be able to hold the tears anymore.
-"Simi is not my girlfriend, I was doing this to make you jealous"
-"She is not your girlfriend?" Callie jumps out of the couch and stands in front of Arizona. Suddenly her headache seems to fade away.
-"No," Arizona has a small smile now.
-"wait, you were trying to make me jealous? And all the way, you were playing" right now Callie feels like in a whirlwind.
-"Callie, all the way for last two years, I have been waiting for you", Arizona turns her back from Callie, she needs space for what she is going to say, "I have been thinking that one day you would come back, but you never did. I never could look at anyone else after you left me". She inhales a long breath, "you kept dating other people even not looking at me once. Then other day while dining with Simi I found you staring at me and I just could not control myself but start playing with you".
-"So, is this a game for you?", Callie asks standing right behind of Arizona.
-"Game? You were the only relationship I ever had, you were the only one I married… so when you were jealous, I just felt if this was the only thing I had to do to get you back, I would do it," Arizona does not dare to look back. Finding that Callie is not replying, she continues, "Callie, I know that probably you are no more in love with me...the jealousy might have been just a moment. You have Penny and I do not have any right to interfere in your life…I am…" before she could finish, Callie wraps her waist from back. The time seems to be stopped right then and there. Callie presses herself on Arizona's back and slowly her grip becomes tighter. This has been their favorite posture during their happy times together. Arizona always used to feel so protected Callie hugging from the back. Arizona feels the soft sobbing Callie on her back, "only you have the right to interfere in my life…you always had… always will have," telling this Callie holds Arizona more tightly, while Arizona leans her back on Callie. This is the moment, both of them never would want to break- a moment when both of them could feel like at home.
-"Arizona… in everybody's life someone special comes either to set the messy things or to mess the set things, in my life you are that one who is able to both set and mess my life… I am ready to include both of them again in my life-for the rest of my life."
-"Callie, I never want to mess…"
-"I love you," Callie whispers on Arizona's ear kissing the earlobes gently. Now Arizona feels the burn in her eyes. "You do?" Arizona's weeping becomes stronger while letting her head fall backward on Callie's shoulder. She remembers their first I love you, their first sex, their first break up , their last sex and the messy ending of all those beautiful moments. But, she is again ready to take the life with Callie, if it is messy, she is ready for the mess also. For Arizona Callie is the anchor, which has always hold her in the worst storms of her life.
-"Yes, I do," Callie almost whispers while tightening her hold around Arizona's waist. Right now Arizona is feeling all of Callie on her back- the soft breasts pressed on her back, the strong hands around her waist, the long black curls on her shoulder and Callie's face in the crook of her neck. Calliope is totally hers. The little confusion she might have ever had blows out from her heart in that moment. Arizona clutches Callie's hands tightly- this time for forever.
Ha ha…. I am sure that I sacred you in the beginning. DID YOU LIKE THE WAY IT WENT? I wanted to create moments for them and it took all of me, since I kept editing this chapter almost till the point I actually posted.
Although some people are not destined to be together even if they love each other throughout, Callie and Arizona are destined to be together, at least in this story.
Nothing is more painful than not having the true love of your life… trust me…
