Sorry, there's been a huge delay in updates. I've been without the internet for quite a while then I was on placement so time was very limited. Hope you enjoy this chapter.
"You know you don't have to stay here right, you have a perfectly good home of your own to go to" Arizona yawned as she entered the living room to see her mother sat on the sofa eating a bowl of cereal. Barbara Robbins turned to face her only daughter.
"Well good morning to you too sunshine" she muttered sarcastically. "Where did you disappear to last night? I only heard you creeping in a couple of hours ago".
"I was at the restaurant" Arizona lied, hoping that her cheeks weren't going pink. "With this whole thing with Tim, the restaurant is falling into my hands now".
"I wouldn't complain seeing as you're the one who got him locked up in the first place" her mother retorted.
"He almost killed a man!" Arizona rose her voice. "How would you feel if someone tried to kill Tim or Casey? Would you want them to go free too?"
"Well no…I suppose not" Barbara sighed. "But Tim's a good boy"
"No, he isn't" Arizona snorted. "Ever since dad died, you left Tim to put food on the table. He was just a kid mum, do you really think there was a legal way for him?" Arizona asked. Barbara bowed her head guiltily.
"I know honey" Barbara nodded. "Maybe he isn't the good boy I thought he is and I know that's my fault for everything"
"Everything being ripping our lives apart and then breaking dad's heart" Arizona questioned.
"Your father and I had a lot of trouble in our marriage. I never knew if he was going to come home after fighting the war…"
"So you had an affair because you weren't sure if dad was going to come home?" Arizona raised her eyebrows.
"I had an affair because I was lonely" Barbara responded. "We had just moved to Mangrove River, I had no friends, you and Tim were at school and one day our next-door neighbor popped in to fix a leak".
"And the rest is history right?" Arizona shook her head. "Another child, dad's heart attack, abandoning us for years so you could drink your problems away"
"I'm sober now" her mother told Arizona firmly. "I have been for years"
"It's not good enough mum" Arizona sighed. "We are adults, stop trying to pretend like we need you anymore when we've survived long enough" she spoke, grabbing her bag off the side of the table and walking out of the door, shutting it with a bang.
"Eat" Callie picked up a forkful of scrambled egg and waved it in front of Sofia's mouth. "That's my grandchild in there"
"Your grandchild is making me feel queasy" Sofia heaved, rushing out of the room. A couple of seconds later, Callie and Casey could hear the familiar retching sounds they'd been hearing for the past couple of weeks. Callie fetched a packed of saltine crackers out of the cupboard, knowing it was the only thing Sofia could handle after throwing up.
"Are you nervous?" Callie asked Casey. It was the day of Tim's trial and Callie knew it was going to be a hard day for Casey and Arizona. She knew Arizona felt guilty for handing Tim in, she'd spent the best part of last night trying to console her girlfriend and make her see that she did the right thing.
"He's hardly brother of the year" Casey muttered. "I don't think I'll care either way what happens to him".
Callie nodded as Casey left the room to find Sofia. She started to clear away the breakfast dishes when she heard a knock on the door.
"Hey you" Callie quickly kissed Arizona, glancing around to make sure Casey and Sofia weren't nearby.
"My mother is driving me crazy" Arizona pouted. "We just had a fight" she exhaled. "About her trying to be the mother of the year now when she hardly bothered with us when we were kids".
"Well she'll be gone today" Callie reminded her. "Remember she was just staying until the trial was over".
"Uh huh" Arizona nodded. "I feel sick" she whispered.
"Well. Sofia is already occupying our bathroom so the best I can offer you is the sink?" Callie tried to joke.
"It's not funny Callie, Tim could go away for a long time. Possibly the rest of his life"
"He committed a crime…" Callie pointed out. "And you know that he wouldn't be welcome in Summer Bay again"
"I know that" Arizona insisted. "If my dad hadn't died none of this would ever have happened"
"You can't say that for sure honey" Callie told her.
"No I can!" Arizona replied indignantly. "The only reason Tim ever got involved with shady characters from Mangrove River is because dad died and suddenly there was no food on the table. Mum was too busy drinking her problems away so it was Tim. All he ever did was for us"
"And almost killing Angelo, that was for you too I suppose?" Callie raised her eyebrow.
"No" Arizona shook her head. Casey and Sofia entered the room.
"You look pale" Arizona commented on Sofia's washed out appearance. Her baby bump was forming, a small one at that as she was only 16 weeks along.
"I feel like I've been hit by a truck" Sofia managed a small smile. "Are we ready to do?" she asked. As Callie had not been there to collect the statement from Tim Robbins, she was not attending the court case as a police officer. She knew the chances of Tim being sent down for at least a few years were high, but of course she couldn't tell Casey or Arizona that. All she could do was support them when the verdict was read out. She was actually looking forward to seeing Barbara Robbins again, although she wouldn't admit that to Arizona. Baby Robbins' other grandmother had taken the baby news really well and was already planning baby showers and buying outfits. Callie knew Arizona had had a rough upbringing and that a lot of that wasn't helped by her mother. But it seemed that Barbara Robbins was trying her best to be involved in her children's life, only Arizona was too stubborn to see that yet.
"Jesus" Casey muttered as they stepped outside the courtroom. The trial wasn't long at all and it hadn't taken the jury long at all to find Tim guilty and get him sent to prison for ten years. He wrapped his arm around his sister who was sobbing uncontrollably. Callie stood further back, wanting to support her girlfriend but knowing that she couldn't. She had to admit Tim got less time than what she expected although she wasn't going to tell Arizona that. Smiling awkwardly at Casey and Arizona, Callie excused herself and headed back to the police station.
"Well all our troubles are away" Teddy beamed clearing up the paperwork that had been cluttering her desk for so long. "We should go out and celebrate!"
"Oh you know I'm not really feeling like it…" Callie lied, knowing how bad it would look in Arizona's eyes if she was out celebrating Tim Robbins' prison sentence. Teddy stopped in her tracks.
"Come on" she pleaded. "I feel like I've not seen you in forever!" she groaned. "We can go for pizza and drink wine and get horrible hangovers the next day".
"The pizza does sound good" Callie laughed. "One drink" she finally caved in.
"Yes!" Teddy squealed in delight. "I'm going to go and get ready I'll meet you in the bar around 7?" she asked. Callie nodded watching her friend leave. She picked up the paperwork, thinking she could get at least a little bit done whilst she was getting ready. Sofia and Casey were at Arizona's place so Callie had the house to herself. She reapplied her makeup, completed the paperwork and text Arizona. By the time she was ready to leave, there was still no reply from Arizona. Callie shrugged it off, Arizona had had a busy day and it was no surprise that she wasn't replying to her texts. Putting her phone back in her pocked, Callie set off in the direction of the bar.
"Hey, I was pretty sure you were going to bail on me" Teddy said, greeting Callie. "I brought you a glass of wine"
"That is well needed might I add" Callie laughed, nodding at Meredith and Derek who were out for dinner with their kids at the next table. Callie scanned around Angelo's looking at the customers and who was working. "Shall we order? I am starving"
"Sure" Teddy sipped her wine. "So how are Arizona and Casey holding up?"
"What?" Callie questioned trying to act casual. "How would I know?"
"Erm because you've all been spending a lot of time together over the past few weeks. And you'll all soon be related to the new arrival. Does Sof know what she's having yet?"
"Well, she's sixteen weeks, so no" Callie began. "And I guess they're holding up okay, it's not like they've been falling apart around me or anything"
"I suppose not" Teddy shrugged. "And Arizona was the one who handed her brother in, maybe she was tired of covering for him".
"Maybe" Callie pursed her lips together. "So how are you and Henry?" she asked, desperate to steer the conversation away from the Robbins family.
"Good" Teddy replied, her lips pressed tight together.
"Uh oh" Callie replied, noticing the change in Teddy's body language. "I know that look, what did he do now?"
"He asked me to marry him" Teddy revealed.
"And that's a bad thing because…?" Callie questioned, a puzzled look on her face.
"I don't know how I feel about the whole…marriage thing"
"Don't do it" Meredith smirked interrupting the pair of them at the table. "Honestly Derek drives me crazy"
"But you still love him" Callie narrowed her eyes at Meredith so she wouldn't talk Teddy out of getting married at all.
"Of course I do" Meredith confirmed. "You just have to know if he's the one"
"And how do you know whether he's the one?" Teddy asked. "Because this is the longest relationship I have been in and I am freaking out"
"You know when they are all you think about, even when you're not with them" Meredith smiled.
"I think I need a little more time and a lot more wine" Teddy laughed as the waiter brought Callie and Teddy their pizzas. Teddy ordered another bottle of wine and Callie knew she was in for a long night.
"I don't know why we don't do this more often!" Teddy squealed, obviously intoxicated from the amount she had drunk. Callie and Meredith were giggling beside her.
"Because we have jobs. And kids." Meredith pointed out. "Some of us are soon to have grandkids"
"Please stop talking" Callie interrupted. "Oh god I'm going to be a grandma"
"Please tell me you aren't just coming to that realization" Meredith giggled. "God I need to go home!"
"NO!" Callie and Teddy replied in unison.
"Come on the night is only getting started. Plus Derek can take care of the kids and we're drinking" Callie pleaded.
"And we all deserve it" Teddy pointed out. "And a raise"
"Hear hear" Callie raised her glass of wine up in the air.
"Well if granny's staying out…" Meredith smirked.
"Watch it" Callie replied in a warning tone. "I'm a police officer, I know how to murder you and get rid of the evidence".
"That is actually such a scary thought" Meredith shuddered. "Maybe I'll try not to piss you off" she laughed.
The waiter brought over another bottle of wine.
"We are going to regret this tomorrow" Callie muttered, opening the bottle and pouring out a glass for herself, Teddy and Meredith. "It won't just be Sofia who's throwing up in the bathroom tomorrow" she laughed, the laughter fading as she saw Arizona enter the bar. As soon as Arizona saw her, her face dropped. She walked by the group quickly and headed straight into the kitchen.
"I should go see her" Callie excused herself from the table.
"Let us know how she's doing" Teddy replied. Callie wandered through to the kitchen to see Arizona alone, her head in her hands. Callie knew she was crying. She tiptoed over to Arizona and pulled her in close. Arizona wriggled herself free.
"I'm so glad you can celebrate" she spoke angrily through her tears. "Tim got ten years today and you're out with the girls"
"Arizona please it's not like that" Callie spoke. "Teddy wanted a girl's night to forget that her boyfriend has proposed to her"
"What about me? You didn't think for a second that maybe I needed you tonight. That maybe I was more important than some relationship drama?" she questioned.
"You didn't reply to my texts" Callie offered her lame excuse. "I thought you wanted to be alone"
"What I wanted is the woman I love to be by my side" Arizona muttered. "I needed you tonight"
"I can be here now" Callie told her. "We can go home…"
"Home? That dirty little motel room we use to hook up in?" Arizona raised her eyebrows. "I think you should leave".
"Arizona…" Callie's voice cracked. "Come on"
"Just leave Callie" Arizona instructed her. Nodding slowly, Callie backed out of the kitchen and back to where Teddy and Meredith were sat.
"I want to go home" Callie muttered.
"What happened?" Teddy asked. Callie ignored the question and walked past her. Teddy and Meredith grabbed their things and followed Callie out of Angelo's.
"Callie wait!" Meredith called after her as she and Teddy ran to catch up with Callie. "Why are you crying? What happened in there?"
"Nothing" Callie muttered.
"Doesn't look like nothing to me" Teddy responded. "Was she mean to you? Shall I go back in there and have a word?"
"No just leave her alone" Callie responded. "She's angry at me"
"Why?" Teddy was confused. "She handed her brother in, I was the one who handled the case. If she wants to be angry at anyone she should be angry with me"
"You really don't understand" Callie said, taking a deep breath. "She's my girlfriend and she has been for a long time now and she's upset with all the secrecy" Callie broke off, looking at Teddy and Meredith's faces.
"You're sleeping with Arizona Robbins?" Teddy raised her eyebrow.
"I'm in love with her" Callie whimpered as tears fell from her eyes. "And now I've ruined everything".