Callie groaned as she climbed the stairs back to her apartment, stopping halfway to take off her heels. Dave, of course a perfect gentleman, had insisted on escorting her back safely and she couldn't figure out whether she was flattered at the chivalry, or frustrated that he didn't think she could handle herself. Being honest with herself, she realized that she was just upset because the night just didn't feel right for her; thoughts of Arizona were running through her head the entire night and she didn't want to think about why the blonde PEDs surgeon had been on her mind since running into her earlier that day.

She sighed as they arrived at her door and looked up to her date. Although he still wore a smile, she could see the disappointment there. "Look, Dave…I – "

He cut her off with a soft kiss to her cheek and smiled sadly "It's alright. You like her, don't you?" His head nodded toward the direction of her apartment where Arizona and Kelsie were.

It was said without a hint of accusation that made Callie feel bad for wasting Dave's time. She shrugged her shoulders and floundered trying to sort out her feelings as well as something to tell the sweet man in front of her. She had started her day off with the promise of spending time with her daughter and having a promising date – with a man – only to be swept up in a beautiful blonde storm, upsetting everything in her mind.

x-x

Upon entering her tiny apartment she saw the glow of the tv and was surprised to not only see Arizona awake, but her little Kelsie as well. Arizona had her head propped up against the arm rest and her legs bent, little Kelsie sitting on her stomach resting her back against Arizona's thighs as Arizona softly spoke to her and Kelsie garbled in response.

The door quietly clicked shut and blue eyes turned to meet her deep brown eyes. Arizona offered a dimpled smile and sat up to give Callie room to sit beside her. Callie's smile in return to Arizona's didn't quite meet her eyes and Arizona assumed it was because she still had Kelsie awake at midnight.

"Sorry," she offered sheepishly "We feel asleep earlier and now we're both wide awake…"

"It's okay…it's not…that" Callie took her seat on the couch, compressing the cushion and causing Arizona's back to fall against her. Arizona tilted her head back when Callie sighed and Callie subconsciously started playing with Arizona's hair. It all just felt so…natural to have Arizona cuddled up against her; aside from her just coming back from a date, Callie thought to herself.

"…date didn't go as expected?" Arizona cautiously asked, she knew it would have went well, she did teach Dave, after all, but Callie didn't seem to be enjoying any post-date bliss. "Oh…" Arizona sadly realized "…us," she gestured between her and the infant "being awake didn't ruin any plans did it?"

At Callie's prolonged silence, Arizona felt like a massive weight was settling in on top of her; she had rules to prevent this. She didn't do "newborns", she didn't fall for straight girls, and she certainly didn't babysit on Friday nights…or any nights, for that matter. So what was she doing? She sighed; she was breaking all of her rules and she didn't know what to do to not break them.

Arizona started to get up, snapping Callie out of her thoughts as she gently held Arizona in place, assuring her that she wasn't responsible for her less than cheery demeanour. It was now Callie's turn to sigh and she watched Kelsie play with Arizona's fingers. Her mind was racing with thoughts and excuses; all the reasons she could be gay vs. couldn't/shouldn't be gay. Blaming everything from being over worked to just not dating the right guys. Arizona was in a similar state of denial, but she certainly wasn't denying loving ladies; she was fighting against herself for how happy she was with this woman and her child – a straight woman and a baby – two things Arizona swore to never touch with a ten foot pole. Yet here she was, basically snuggled into a very straight woman, with a tiny human cuddled into her, playing with her hands and she was enjoying it. Oh, how she was enjoying it.

Eventually the silence was broken and the two women talked about everything but "the date" and their feelings towards each other. They were getting to know each other pretty well over a fairly short amount of time. At the next break in conversation, Arizona finally decided (with the aid of her drowsiness) to finally ask Callie one of the questions that had been burning a hole in her mind.

"So…uhm, you totally don't have to answer this or anything…because it totally isn't my place and might actually be inappropriate…like, super inappropriate – "

"Arizona – spit it out."

"Where's Kelsie's Dad?"

At the pained look on the Latina's face Arizona wished she could take her question back and just hold the beautiful woman beside her and make sure she never saw that look again. "I am so, so sorry! Just forget I asked. We can talk about something else…" She was cursing her curiousity. She just couldn't fathom why the man would have been crazy enough to leave these two beautiful girls in the first place, and why he wasn't paying some sort of child support or something so that Callie and Kelsie could have a bigger space; she thought Callie made fantastic use of the space, but she thought, surely, a single mother should get to at least enjoy her own bedroom – not have to share it with the rest of the apartment – and when Kelsie got older? She held her sigh in. It wasn't her place. Callie didn't seem like the type to accept any "white knight" swooping in and trying to take care of her life. "…Callie?"

Callie's gaze returned from the far away it was staring into and she swallowed the lump in her throat. She never really talked about what happened, it was painful for multiple reasons, but for some reason she felt like she wanted – or almost needed to let Arizona know.

"It's…okay. Him and I weren't together for long…he didn't even want me, so when I told him I was pregnant it was kind of like the last straw. " She blinked a few times, recalling that frightening time in her life "He walked out and took my parents with him." At Arizona's confused look, she explained "They're really religious…really religious. Daddy flew out here when he heard the news…they weren't happy that I was having a child at that time in my life, and there was the fact that I wasn't married…and in a child-like temper tantrum he decided to let my mother and father know about my less than savoury history with the other residents at the hospital…the rest is history, they cut me off, refuse to speak to me…my father recently started talking to me again but I'm still on my own financially – not that I'd just live off their money or anything, just as a single mom and losing my job and everything, it would have been – "

Arizona broke her ranting by gently squeezing her arm and repeating her name until she stopped. "He sounds like a complete asshole – but, I think you skipped a few steps – you said residents? You're a doctor, too?"

"I did. But no, I was working through my residency when life happened and I was forced to drop out because I couldn't handle everything on my own. I completed a shorter program to become a PSW/nurse so I would have something to pay the bills and a more predictable schedule so I can take care of my daughter."

"Have you ever thought about going back?"

Callie hesitated for a moment, she still held a little anger that she was forced to give up her dreams, but her daughter was worth it "I have…the Chief has offered me the option to come back and complete my residency, but I'm not sure I could work the long hours knowing that I'd be missing out on even more time with Kelsie, and likely leaving her with a stranger…as Daddy so eloquently put it 'Calliope, you're trading in your dreams for a child'"

Arizona grinned, Calliope, she loved the sound of that. It was so fitting for the stunning Latina. She decided to ignore the difficult parts of what was just shared for now and try to lighten things up. "Call-i-o-pee…Calliiiiope…Calliope."

Callie groaned and her face flushed. 'How the hell can she give me that feeling just from saying my name – a name I usually hate being called. There goes your 'totally straight' argument, Torres.'

"How did you know you liked girls?" She blurted out and stunned herself into silence.

"I…what?" Arizona was completely thrown off by the question. Was Callie suddenly uncomfortable with being around a lesbian? Was it just some weird interest? She didn't understand.

"How did you…you know, know that you liked women…want to be with them and…stuff."

Arizona sat up a little straighter "I…do you have a problem with me being gay, Calliope?"

Callie closed her eyes, 'You really have to stop saying my name like that, Arizona.' "No, no. Not at all. I'm just…curious."

Arizona's mind pictured a butterfly sanctuary existing in a Nickelodeon version of her stomach. Was this really happening? "I-I don't really know…I think I always just knew, ya know? Kissing a few definitely helped to cement the theory though." She cheekily grinned.

Callie chuckled a little sadly "That's it? A feeling and kissing?" She couldn't keep the disappointment out of her voice, she was hoping for something more definitive. "How're you supposed to know with so little to go on? Aren't doctors supposed to like facts and figures and all that?"

Arizona smiled, figuring it was now or never, and leaned forward, tentatively stopping just short of Callie's lips, making sure she wasn't about to have a panic attack and softly connected their lips, briefly lingering before slowly pulling back with a soft smile "I think you'll know…"