Chapter 9 – Family

Pairing: Callie/George/Arizona

Summary: A/U –Callie is married to George and is unhappy. But she doesn't get why until a perky blonde moves into the house next door.

Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine. No infringement intended.

A/N: I never use Beta, so ALL mistakes are my own.

2nd A/N: I've borrowed some of the dialogue about the cars since I don't really know that much about cars. Plus I wanted the talk to feel more like in the show.

George's Pov:

I was sitting in the couch watching my brothers and dad talking about cars. My mom was helping Callie in the kitchen and the kids where playing outside.

"Hey '65 GTO that's a nice car" Ronnie said. How could having the same discussion over and over be interesting?

"That's a V8 tweaker. You don't want that you want the Bel Air trust me" Jerry smiled

"But it's gotta be the two-tone right?"

"Nice" Jerry looked at me "Pick a car"

"No"

"C'mon Georgie!" Dad said and put his arm around me

"I don't want too" I said and stood up.

"I told you he doesn't know a jack about cars" I heard Jerry say while I walked towards the kitchen. I hate them!

Callie was standing in her red apron and slicing vegetables. She's so beautiful. I'm so lucky to be married to this woman. She have been a little distracted these past few weeks but hopefully it will go back to normal once she has finished her book.

"What is it Georgie?" my mom said and smiled

"Nothing. I'm just sick of their "pick a car"-talk that's all. I don't get it"

"It's important to them. So why don't you just pick a car once in a while?" my mom kissed me on the cheek and went to the living room. I just stood there and looked at Callie.

"Want some help?" I asked

"Uhm…" I put my hand around her waist from behind "No, no I'm good…But dinner is almost ready maybe you can get the kids?" she said almost looking uncomfortable.

"Is there something wrong?"

She raised her brows "No. What do you mean?"

"You just don't look like yourself. And it's like you are here but not really here. Is there something that is bothering you?"

"No I'm fine. OK? I'm just a little tired that's all. Now go and get the kids cleaned up so we can eat" she kissed me and pushed me playfully. But I don't care what she says. I know that something is up. I guess I'll have to ask her again later.

"Hey George!" Brad said while walking by our house.

"Hey. What's up?"

"I just wanted to ask you wanna have few beers and watch the game on Sunday?"

"Yeah sure. Sounds great! Hey, could Kate come tomorrow?" I said and he looked confused "Sophie's birthday party…"

"Oh right. Yeah that's all she has been talking 'bout these past few days" he laughed

"Oh really? Well I'm glad that they became such good friends in such short matter of time"

"Yeah, that's great! I gotta run seeya Sunday O'Malley!"

"Seeya"

Later that night…

Callie's Pov:

I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep. I couldn't no matter how hard I tried. I couldn't get Arizona out of my head. George rolled over and put his arm around my waist. It felt weird being touched by him. Being in the same bed as him. It felt like I was cheating on Arizona. Which is totally messed up since its Arizona I am cheating with on George.

"What is it?" George whispered. I got scared since I thought he was asleep.

"What is what?" I asked confused

"What's up? You are thinking so loud that I can't sleep"

"It's nothing. Just be quiet and close your eyes and then you'll fall asleep in no time"

"No"

"What do you mean "No"?" I sat up in bed and turned on the lights

"No. Something is up with you and I want to know what it is. Is there something I did? Because just let me know so I can fix it so we can go back to normal" he said and looked into my eyes. All kinds of thought were flooding around in my head Does he know about me and Arizona? Of course he doesn't! Because then he wouldn't ask if HE did something wrong… What should I do? Should I tell him what's up? Should I tell him that I'm in love with someone else and that I want a divorce? Should I tell him that I'm not in love with him anymore? No. I can't do that. Me and Arizona need to figure things out before we tell our husbands. Focus Calliope! Focus! I smiled "There is NOTHING wrong. OK. I'm tired. I've been working a lot lately. And I feel like I might have a cold or something, so maybe I haven't been myself lately and I apologize for that…You haven't done anything wrong. Can we please sleep now?" I kissed him and turned the lights out and laid down again. I felt his arm around my waist again and he kissed me on my shoulder blades. It felt strange. Uncomfortable. But I didn't want to make him uncomfortable again, not until I know how everything will work out with Arizona. "I love you" he said. I took his hand "I love you too" I whispered and closed my eyes and went to sleep.

The next day…

Arizona's Pov:

I and Kate knocked on the O'Malley's door. It didn't take long before Sophie was standing in front of smiling. She got her present and the kids ran inside. I let myself in and went looking for Callie. I saw her standing in the corner of the living room talking to an older woman. Maybe that's her mother in law I couldn't keep my eyes of Callie. She was absolutely gorgeous in that red dress. It was sexy but still tasteful after all this is a birthday party for children and not a night out with the girls. She had curled her raven black hair. Stunningly beautiful I got interrupted in my thought by the man coming up to me. I saw that he looked at my boobs. Ugh I HATE that. And I bet you don't think I saw it. Perv he smiled and I smiled back.

"Hey. I have to say that I didn't expect this"

"What didn't you expect" I asked politely back

"That I'd see and angel today. But here you are…" he flirted. Is that really he's best line? Seriously?

"Oh. Thanks…I guess" I was trying to catch Callie's attention to get her to save me from this disgusting man.

"Pick a car"

"Excuse me?"

"Pick your favorite car of all times"

Now Callie finally saw me. I guess she saw my desperate look because she started walking towards me.

"Um, I don't know…Maybe the 1968 Mustang GT 390 fastback" I said. I was impressed that I remembered even one single car because cars have never been an interest of mine.

"Wow…" the man said. I Callie coming up behind him "That's hot" She put her hand on his shoulder "She's married Jerry" she said and looked apologetic at me.

"That's interesting…I mean" he corrected himself

"Mhmm" Callie said sarcastically. "Beat it Jerry" she said and pushed him away and laughed. "C'mon let's get you a drink" she grabbed my arm and walked to the kitchen.

"I'm sorry about that. Jerry can is a little too much…Jerry sometimes…" she said and laughed. She handed me a glass of white wine.

I shrugged "That's fine. It was kind of funny though…And I think I got to see a little of the green-eyed-monster from you" I smiled

"The what?"

"The Green-eyed-monster called jealousy…"

Callie laughed nervously "No, I was trying to save you from the worst flirting in history. And a pretty uncomfortable conversation with my brother in law. That's all" she let her hand slide against my body while walking pass me back to the living room. Oh yeah, she was jealous alright and I like it!

A half hour later or so…

I saw Callie singing happy birthday and holding the cake while Sophie blew out the candles. In that moment she looked so happy. I looked at George and then at Sophie and I felt how I started to feel sick. Nauseous. Dizzy. Oh my God. Oh my God. This is wrong. We can't do this. I can't do this to our families. Callie looked up at saw the panic in my eyes and her smiling face slowly faded away. I turned away quickly and ran into the bathroom.

Once in the bathroom I locked the door and sat down on the toilet seat. Trying to focus. Trying to breathe. I heard a gentle knock. "Arizona. Are you OK?" I heard Callie's beautiful voice say. I heard that she sounded concerned. I opened the door and locked it again once she was inside. She grabbed my shoulders and looked at me. "Hey. What's wrong?" she put her hand on my cheek and kissed me. I pulled away. "No. No. We can't do this" I sat down on the toilet seat. "Arizona what do you mean?" she leaned against the sink. "I mean that we can't keep doing this. It's wrong. I love you. You know that I do. But we both have families. We both have these great lives that we've spent years trying to build and now we are just gonna throw everything away because of this?" Crap I regretted my words the moment they left my mouth. I looked at Callie who was crying and it broke my heart. "Yes we have families. But…But I'm willing to give whatever it takes to make this work. I love you. Everything about you. And I don't want to lose you. I'm not in love with George I'm in love with you so please just give us a chance. Give me a chance to show you how great we could be" she bent down and kissed me. How could I say no to that? I rose from the seat and pulled her closer. I kissed her once again and looked into her beautiful golden brown eyes. I felt how the tears were pressing on my eyes "I Love you…" I whispered and she started to smile "But I'm sorry. I can't" I rushed out of the bathroom. I felt how she tried to grab my arm but I pulled away. I rushed out from the house and ran to my car and drove away. I didn't know where I was driving but I knew that I couldn't stay here. And I couldn't go home. I see the road because of my sobbing. I stopped at a rest stop and broke down completely. Did I do the right thing letting her go? Or did I just make the biggest mistake of my life?

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