AN: Well this chapter is for Calzona27. I wasn't thinking of writing another chapter but here you go. I hope there isn't too many typo's as I just uploaded. Don't Kill me.
Also shout to VIOLAINE2707 for always reviewing and staying true to this story.
Thanks for the reviews. Enjoy!
Arizona's POV.
Here we are standing in my door. Callie just asked me out on a date and I want to say yes but I just cannot get pass this anger I have towards her. She looks beautiful and I love her with all that I have but I can't trust her. We have been through too much. Sofia has been through too much. We can't just keep falling into this routine. We always just fight and make up but we never talk. We don't communicate and I can see us falling into the same pattern. Only this time Sofia is older and she understands better, which means this will hurt her even more. So right now I will fight this feeling of weakness towards Callie. I will not let myself fall for this goddess that is Calliope Torres. God I love her but I have to build a wall so that I can spare my daughter the pain because knowing me and Callie, we will probably mess this up once again.
So I answer this beautiful woman in front of me.
Arizona
No Callie,I will not go on a date with you!
Callie
Why not?
Arizona
I don't have to answer that.
Callie
If you can give me one good reason why you won't go on a date with me, I'll leave now.
But I'll come back tomorrow and ask again.
Arizona
And I'll say no again.
Callie
So you're playing hard to get.
Arizona
No, I'm not but I'm done doing this. I'm done getting caught in the moment. Living in the moment was fun when we didn't have a daughter involved. Now there's a third person involved. A tiny human whom I love more than I love myself and I have to think about her. I don't trust you Calliope. So that's why I'm saying no.
Callie
So I have to make you trust me again.
Then Callie just smiles and she kisses my cheek and walks away. I do not get what happened and I don't know what she is thinking but that smug smile means she is up to something. I try to call her back to figure out what she is going to do but alas she just goes and do what she always does.
Arizona
Wait, Callie what does that mean?
Callie
It means I have to make you believe when I say I'm staying.
So see you soon, my love.
Got she knows I hate surprises.
Callie's POV.
It's Friday and its a few days since Arizona rejected my date. Each day this week I left one red rose on her desk in her office. Each day I put down a fresh rose with the same note: A Fresh Rose each day to say that we'll tackle this one day at a time, each day a new start!.
I've been up all week planning this date and she better not spoil it. Friday morning when she gets into her office a dozen white roses was waiting for her. With the roses I had a note that read:
Arizona,
A dozen white roses because you, me and our ten kids needs a blank page to start on.
About that kids though, you are going to have to forgive me soon because our time is running out.
So tonight I'm taking you out on a date and you won't say no now because we have 9 more babies that needs to make their way into the Robbins-Torres household okay?
And yes you're rolling your eyes now and you are still saying no but be at your house at five okay.
I know she probably rolled her eyes and I know that silly note and roses are not enough but I have a back-up plan. She's actually leaving the hospital earlier today as she is picking up Sofia after soccer practise, so I know she'll be in time for the surprise at her doorstep.
Arizona's POV
Callie is such a romantic. I love this about her. She probably has something else somewhere in this hospital because she knows me all too well .Even though right now she thinks I won't go with her tonight, I will go because this wooing all week has me in the mood for some loving. Okay I'm a bit excited to see what she plans for the date because if this cheesy words and gestures is the start then I'm almost 100% certain that tonight's date will be at my favourite restaurant. So I'll go on this date with her but I'm not going to surrender tonight. It's going to take more than just a few roses and some cheesy lines.
After soccer Sofia was very talkative. She was so dramatic, just like her mamma. When we got to the house two boxes were waiting for us on the steps. One for me and one for Sofia. I guess this is Callie's way of distracting our nosy little girl. As we both sit down in the living room we start to open our boxes.
Sofia's box has two new story books and so many different kinds of candy. I'm really going to have to talk to Callie about feeding this child too much candy. I thought I was the good cop. In my box there were bubble bath, headache tablets, my favourite Issey Miyake perfume or should I say both our favourite, new valcro straps and bandages, cocoa butter lotion and a note:
Okay so here are a few things for you:
Bubble bath – For you to take a long relaxing bath.(I'll be over in a minute to take Sofia to Mer)
Headache tablets – Our reservations is at 7, so If you take one now you can't use the "I have a headache excuse"
Issey Miyake – Well I guess this one is for me.
Valcro and bandages – You are wearing heals lady, take care of that leg.
Cocoa butter – Well this I guess is for one day, Miss girly hands.
Now call me because your done reading and I'm hiding upstairs.
I'm smiling non-stop and I have to compose myself before Callie notice. Oh who cares, let her see the effect her cheesiness has on me.
Arizona
You can come down now, Callie.
Sofia
Mamma! What are you doing here?
Callie
I'm here to take you to your sleepover at Zola's
Sofia
I didn't pack a bag.
Callie
I have your bag honey. Now come on let's go because Mommy needs to go get ready.
Can I take your car? Mer came to drop me of becuase you know.
Arizona
Yeah so I don't catch onto your surprise. Take my car just don't drive it into something.
I look at Callie disbelieve and I don't think she can even be any sexier right now. I make my way up to my bedroom. Opening the door I am met with the most beautiful red dress. The tag is still on. It says Versace on the label. I'm so overwhelmed. I feel like crying. How did I get this lucky?
Stepping into my bathroom, I see candles already lit. There's a box and another note.
I open the box and I see a key. It's the key to my house.
Note: I found a place to stay, so I guess I won't be needing this. Also you have at least 45 minutes to relax another 30 minutes to get dressed and then we have to get going. Stop feeling so overwhelmed and get ready woman. Oh and before I forget, next to the photo of me, you and Sofia (yeah I saw that, miss hard to get) there's another box. Don't worry it's not a ring.
Damn this woman will be the death of me.
I bathed and got dressed. Then I opened the box and the most beautiful earrings were inside.
I waited for her and I could not understand why she is taking so long. When I see her stepping out of the car I understand why. She looks super hot in that little black dress. We might not leave this house if I let her inside. So I decide to open before she knocks.
Callie
Hey, I wanted to knock.
Arizona
Yeah well you look to hot to come inside.
Callie
Don't flirt with me.
Arizona
Why not?
Callie
Because nothing is stopping me from having this date.
Arizona
Well you must be pretty serious about this "making me believe you" thing if you Calliope Torres says no to sex.
Callie
Wait, sex was on the table?
Arizona
On the table, on the floor every where you want it to be.
Callie
Okay stop you are making this harder than it should be. Let's go!
Arizona
Are you sure Calliope? Are You really sure?
Callie
Yes woman now get in the car.
We get to my favourite restaurant and everything is perfect. She is just perfect. The talk in the car was casual. We joked around. I gave a hard time for driving my car too fast and she showed off by driving even faster. All was casual and fun until the much feared talk. I knew this talk would come and this is what I've trying to avoid. We just finished our dinner and we were enjoying our wine when all of a sudden our mood turned serious.
Callie
I know you were testing me earlier.
Arizona
Excuse me?
Callie
When you were flirting and offering sex.
Arizona
I kind off was.
Callie
So I passed then?
Arizona
I kind of was and I kind of wasn't testing you. You look hot in that dress and old us would not have made it to dinner. So I think, subconsciously I tested you. I didn't know I was testing you until I saw that you were serious about this date, so I'm glad you said.
Callie
You are right old us would've jumped into bed or the table or the floor or everywhere. But we can't be old us anymore because old us didn't work. Having sex whenever we needed each other to feel close or to fix things messed things up. Sex was our drug, we used it to cope.
Arizona
Do we have to get serious tonight?
Callie
You are the one who wanted the ten kids woman.
I missed that smile.
Arizona
Callie, I can't take another loss. It took me forever to get over you and I probably never will but I'm finally able to be in the same room as you and think of you as a friend.
Well not tonight though, tonight I want you to be my wife.
Callie
I can be that again,you know, if you let me.
Arizona
Then what? What if I want two kids instead of ten or what if I lose another leg or I get depressed or things just don't go the way you wanted them to go. Are you going to leave again?
Callie
I'm not leaving you Arizona.
Arizona
See I can't be sure of that.
Callie
And I can't be sure that you won't cheat again.
Wow I did not expect her to say that now. She's right though, she forgave me and I'm so stubborn and hurt that I cannot see passed all that. We are both at fault here. I'm so stupid and pathetic.
Callie
I'm sorry but that's just the way it is. We've hurt each other but don't you think we owe each other more than this. More than this co-parenting thing. I nearly lost you again and it felt like I could just die with you. It's not fair to every other lost soul looking for love.
Arizona
What?
Callie
In this world there are people looking for love. They want a love so deep, so unconditional. They want a love like ours and here we are ready to toss it all away because of what? Because we are too stubborn and it's hard work?
You are a double certified surgeon and me well, I'm just awesome. So too much work can't be an excuse for us.
Arizona
We have a daughter and I have to think about her. I don't want to hurt her again. She's already so confused.
Callie
Is that the only reason Arizona?
Arizona
Ofcourse I'm scared. I worry that you'll leave again and I worry that I won't be enough or that you lose this glitter in your eyes again. But what scares me more is having to have that feeling of hurt again. That one feeling I had when I wanted to kill myself when I saw you and Sofia walking away with Penny. I want you, I want all of you but I'm afraid that we are loving each other too hard and that we will lose "the Sofia" in all of this again.
Callie
Well then can I maybe put something on the table. You don't have to say yes but seeing that you still love me as much as I do you….WAIT! I'm making the right assumptions, am I?
Arizona
Yes Calliope, I love you sooo sooo much.
Callie
I know I just wanted you to say that.
Arizona
What's your proposal?
Callie
I think we should learn to find "the us" in this. I think we should learn to communicate. I think we should take things slow. So my proposal is…let's try. Let's try without anyone knowing. Let's give ourselves time. Just the two of us, without anyone interfering and clouding us. If we are still at each other's throats then I'll leave you be. So what do you say?
Well what do I say?