Hey guys i hope you all enjoy this chapter!:) ill try to update more often sorry im a busy gal! but if your enjoying it please review or favorite or whatever so i know that someones actually interested and reading this story. Also its my first story ive ever writtten so all mistakes are mine.
Arizona typically liked family gatherings, she enjoyed going over to her parents house and bringing her nieces toys and coloring books. Arizona would never ever admit it but she loved kids, absolutely adored them, even when she was with Callie she would sometimes catch herself daydreaming about what their kids would look like and the type of loving and protective mother, Callie would end up being.
"Aunty Arizona come color with me!" Carlie her youngest niece yelled
"Give me a second love, let me pour myself a drink and I'll be right there" Even at family gatherings Arizona always looked her best, She wore new riding boots that she had newly purchased as well as a dark maroon vest that cost more than her parents car. She used to not care about her appearance as much but after Callie left she started to become, more and more insecure; therefor buying over the top crazy things.
"So what are we coloring today sweets?"
"hmm well I wanna color Cinderella how about you color the evil stepmother?"
"Fair enough"
The two were deep in coloring when Arizona started to notice her mini coloring companion wasn't coloring anymore, instead she was staring at her aunt deep in thought
"Are u okay sweets?" Arizona asked as she stared at the child with curious eyes
"Can I ask you a question?... Mama told me not to say anything but I just really would like to know" The child shyly asked
"Of course you can baby, what is it?" She got up from her seat on the floor and picked the little girl up with ease bringing her to her lap
"Well… I was curious"
"Oh no" Arizona jokingly said as she child giggled
"Hey its not that bad… at least I don't think?" The little blonde stated as she played with her aunts long curled hair
"What is it hun?"
"Why didn't you marry the brunette in the picture?"
Arizona stilled for a second, trying to think of how this little girl could've seen a picture of her and her ex girlfriend.
"What picture?"
"You know… the one where your in a pretty girls lap, it looks like your kissing her jaw" Carlie shyly stated
"How do you know about that picture sweets?"
"Well Grandma had it in her drawer when momma was looking for daddies picture and I got curious, Mama said you were gonna marry her and that she broke your heart and left to go to Africa."
Arizona was taken back by the amount of information Carlie already knew about Callie, it seemed as much as Arizona tried to shy away from Callie and just leave her be, she always ended up in her mind. Even when she was with her 4 year old niece, coloring fricking Cinderella.
"So is it true?" the little girl asked breaking Arizona out of her thoughts
"Yes love its true" she sadly stated toying with the young girls locks
"So what happened? Why'd the lady leave, and why didn't you go with her?"
"hmm where do I start?" Arizona teased tickling her niece "Well sometimes when people love each other a lot a lot, they make dumb choices and Callie… happened to make the dumbest choice she could've possibly made."
She couldn't do it, she couldn't explain to her 4 year old niece, that she caught the love of her life sucking face with another woman right in front of her eyes, and she most of all couldn't tell her that Callie did it on purpose to push the blonde away. When Callie was leaving for Africa, Arizona was dead set on going with her; they were together for 3 years and both head over heels for one another, but Callie simply couldn't let the blonde give up her dreams and drag her to Africa with her. So one night she kissed a woman right in front of Arizona's eyes pretending that she couldn't see the watery blue eyes looking right at her. The next night she left, without a goodbye.
"What did she do?" Carlie could clearly see the toll this conversation was taking on her aunt, and not knowing what to do she put her chubby little hands on her aunts cheeks and kissed her on the nose, making Arizona smile
"She left, but that's okay everyone makes mistakes right?"
"I guess" The little girl shrugged her mood suddenly changing from curious to sad
"Whats wrong love?"
"Are you ever gonna see her again? Do you still love her?"
Arizona took a deep breath, suddenly feeling bold and somehow inspired she looked at her niece and whispered in her ear
"Wanna know a secret?"
Carlie anxiously nodded
"She was over at my house the other night, and if you really want to know more about her, you can meet her"
"REALLY? WAIT AUNTY ARIZONA REALLY?"
Suddenly that was the only thing the little girl could think about, not even noticing that her aunt totally avoided answering the big question.
- 2 days later -
"Hey April" Arizona said speaking through the intercom
"Yes Arizona?"
"My niece will be here in a few minutes and her mom is going to drop her off at the lobby I have to sign some papers could you possibly bring her up? And can you check and see if Callie is free?"
"Of course mam"
5 minutes later Arizona heard a knock at her glass door and saw her favorite little blonde standing there clutching Aprils hand looking like a small angel.
"HI LOVE!" the blonde spoke up as she got up from her chair and embraced the small girl bending down to her level and stroking her hair
"Hi Aunty Zona! Your office is so pretty, and so is your assistant" Carlie said as she looked at April
"Well I'm sure April Appreciated your compliments" the blonde stated as she winked at her secretary "how about I show you around?"
Carlie grabbed Arizona's hand and started following the blonde around, meeting all her co workers and saying hi to a bunch or random people.
"Aunty Zo" Carlie said as she yanked Arizona down a little "Can I meet Callie?" she shyly asked whispering in the blondes ear
"Yeah lets go see if shes free"
Callie was sitting in her office talking to an 'ex date' of hers if you could even call her that, she slept with this woman once and was now doing business with her. Callie could clearly see that Janette was trying to score with her, the woman was pulling out all her flirty moves.
"So are you free tonight?" Janette asked smiling at Callie
Callie smiled back and as soon as she was about to answer she heard a knock on her door, through the glass she could see Arizona holding a little girl who looked almost identical to her.
Suddenly Callie got up and couldn't help but look at the small girl who now had her head buried in Arizona's neck clearly showing that she was embarrassed.
"Hi!" Callie said walking towards Arizona and ducking her head to get the little girl to look at her "Whats your name?"
Arizona started to chuckle, she knew that her niece would chicken out she looked at Callie and said
"This is Carlie, my niece.. We just wanted to come by and say hi, I'm kind of her tour guide for the day and am showing her around"
"Well come in! Janette was just leaving" not even paying attention to the hurt expression on Janette's face, Callie walked into her office leading Arizona and Carlie over to the big couches
As Arizona set down Carlie crawled in her lap resuming her position of burying her head in her aunts neck, Callie not knowing what to do set on her coffee table and faced Arizona their knees barely touching.
"Hi Carlie! My names Callie and I'm a friend of your aunts, you know you two look just alike"
At that Carlie looked up at Callie and really took the brunettes appearance in
"You really pretty" the little girl smoke up as she blushed making both of the adults in the room chuckle
"Not as pretty as you and your aunt" Callie said as she winked at Arizona
"Aunty Zona would disagree" Carlie stated chuckling
"Oh would she now?"
Carlie not feeling so embarrassed anymore raised her head off of her aunts shoulder and looked at Callie smirking
"Aunty Arizona said that you were the prettiest prettiest prettiest in the building" Arizona wishing that her little niece could go back to being the shy little rascal that she was two minutes ago started to furiously blush
"Just the building?" the brunette said nudging the blondes knee with her own
"Aunty Zona said she was going to marry you until you left"
Suddenly Arizona started to panic raising Carlie up and sitting her down next to her
"Ooookay kiddo how about we don't tell Callie everything that aunty zona has ever said?"
"Sowwy" Carlie said earning a wink from Callie that suddenly made her blush
Callie chuckled trying to ease the awkwardness away "So how old are you Carlie?"
"Four and a half… how old are you?"
At that both Arizona and Callie started to laugh sharing a look of what could only be described as amusement
"A lot older!" Callie said leaning into the little girl "but not as old as your aunt" She whispered in the girls ear
"Oh not true! Don't you listen to her Carlie shes older! And by a lot too!" the blonde laughed winking at her younger minion
"Oh not true! Older by 8 months that's it!"
"Donwnt mwatta! You still older" Carlie laughed making everyone in the room chuckle
"Well Carlie! I would love to get to know you better, what do you say if you and your aunt are free tonight I'd like to treat you to something fun, do you like fairs? I know theres a fair in town?"
"I LOVE FAIRS" Carlie screamed getting up and now sitting in Callie's lap "will you really take me?"
Callie just smiled looking at the blonde for permission; when Arizona nodded, she looked at the small girl and smiled "Absolutely"
Oh great now not only was she in love with this girls aunt she was starting to fall for her too.