The Whole Clan Chapter 6
After Callie's parents had gotten their luggage the four of them went over and sat by Kate who was playing with Daniel. He was cackling at her making faces at him.
"So, Kate, I see you got engaged… congratulations." Carlos said to Kate.
"Thank you." Kate said smiling at the older man. "Ari, what time does mom and dad's flight arrive?"
"Any minute now…" Kate looked over at Arizona. She could tell she was bummed by how Callie's parents acted when they first got here. They had barely acknowledged either of them.
"I'm excited to see them." Kate said smiling at her sister who glanced at her. "I mean our parents are just so great and loving and understanding. It's really comforting." Both Arizona and Callie glanced up and Kate grinned at them and the two older women smiled at her. They knew that she had seen the interaction between Callie's parents and the couple. Kate then glanced down at Callie's parents who were sitting next to Callie. She laughed inwardly as they both glanced down at their hands.
"Hey Kate… what time does Jackson get off work tonight?" Callie asked.
"Oh, not till late… but he's off all day tomorrow!" Kate said smiling.
"I've noticed that things with you two have gotten better." Arizona said smiling.
"We have… the first of the week was terrible… but this morning he was so cute, he went and got Daniel out of bed and we cuddled just the whole family until he went to work." Kate said. "He works like 6 to 12. He was upset that he was missing part of Daniel's first Christmas it was so adorable."
The groups sat and continued to wait until they saw Kate and Arizona's parents walking down the stairs. Arizona, Callie and Kate (who was still holding Daniel) all stood and took off toward them. Alice dropped her carry on luggage and jogged towards them and wrapped Arizona and Kate in a death hug. She pulled back and kissed Daniel on his forhead.
Daniel Robbins walked up and gave Callie a bone crushing hug.
"I get to see my three girls and my guy today! Callie we thought you would have left to take your parents home." Daniel said with a smile and letting go of Callie.
"Well, they are right over there, I thought we could stick around and see you guys." Callie said smiling. "Hi Alice." Callie said turning to Arizona's mom and giving her a big hug. As Arizona's parents gushed over how big Daniel had gotten and Kate's engagement ring Callie glanced back at her parents who were watching the interaction. Callie couldn't decide but it almost looked as though they were jealous with how the Robbins interacted with each other.
"Alright Callie, let's meet your parents…" Daniel whispered to the Latina. Arizona had warned her parent's that Callie's parents were not so thrilled about them being together and even though they had said that they were ok with this. They all walked over to Callie's parents. "Hi, I'm Daniel Robbins." Daniel held out his hand to Carlos who eyed him nervously but then held out his hand and shook it.
"I'm Carlos Torres. It is very nice to meet you finally." Carlos smiled at the man.
After everyone was introduced they all decided to head back to the apartments. Once the Robbins family was in Kate's car Alice Robbins spoke.
"They really don't like this do they?"
"No, mom… they really don't. They cut Callie off one time over it." Arizona answered. "She's been dreading this weekend."
"Well, we will be on our best behavior so they will be comfortable… Ok?" Daniel said. "As for you Kate, this boy has gotten so big in the past few months. What do you feed him?"
"Well he's gotten to where he can eat cereal and some baby food… he's gotten so big in the past month!" Kate turned around and watched her parents interact with Daniel.
Once they were back at their apartment building Kate got Daniel out of the car and Arizona helped her parents with their luggage. Kate showed them what room they were going to stay in and then put Daniel down for a nap. She walked back into the living room and her mother eyed her.
"What? Do I have something on my shirt?" Kate asked looking all over her shirt.
"Something is different about you… you have this glow about you." Alice said continuing to eye her youngest daughter.
"I'm engaged and in love… that's probably the glow you are talking about." Kate said sort of nervously.
"No… it's a different kind of glow… oh my gosh Kathrine are you pregnant?" Alice asked smiling.
"NO… no… I mean I'm late but I'm not pregnant." Kate said bending down and picking up a few of Daniel's toys.
"Kathrine… you are a smart girl. You should know better than to not take a test or something… I mean honey you work at a hospital and your sister and Callie are both doctors… you are engaged to a doctor-"
"Jackson doesn't have any idea mom… don't say a word about this to him or around him or anything Mom please…" Kate stood puttin her hands on her hips then rolls her head back and forth. "The only other person who knows is Arizona… I'm just hoping that I'm not pregnant. I'm not ready for another baby… not yet."
"Ok Kate… I won't say a word. But shouldn't you at least take a test to make sure?"
"Mom… stop. Ok? Just stop… I will worry about this after Christmas. I want to enjoy mine and Jackson and Daniel's first Christmas together… please?" Kate walked over to the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water.
"I'm sorry Kate." Alice came over and sat down at the bar and watched her daughter. "So what is Daniel getting from Santa?"
"Well, he's got everything a baby could ever want so we got him a wagon and upgraded him with some toys that he could grow into over the next year. Jackson and I thought that that would be good so that he will have a bunch of toys for a while."
"That's a good plan… with you two being really busy. How are your sister and Callie?"
"Good, why?"
"They seem sort of distant." Alice said.
"They are going through a lot… Callie wants to start having kids now. Arizona wants to wait a little while… I think that they are just really frustrated and can't decided what to do really. Arizona won't even start talking to a doctor… and I think that Callie is getting sort of antsy. But they are fine. And they both have had a rough week at work."
"Got ya… your sister never was one to give in to let someone she loves be happy."
"No she hasn't. So is the room fine? I mean I can make other arrangements if I need to." Kate said.
"It's fine but you didn't have to set up a mattress in Daniel's room for you and Jackson. Your father and I could have slept in there." Alice said.
"No mom… you and Dad can have our bed and we will sleep with Daniel. The end." Kate said. The room was quiet for a moment until she heard Daniel crying through the baby monitor she had set up in the kitchen. "I'll go get him and then while Dad finishes up his nap we can venture over to Arizona's place and hang out. I'm sure she is not getting annoyed with Callie's parents!" Kate laughed as she went down the hall to get Daniel. Once back in the kitchen with a giggling baby boy on her hip she and Alice walk down the hall. Once outside the apartment the two women stop. They can hear loud Spanish coming from inside the apartment. Kate opens the door. At the sound of the door opening the Spanish stops.
Callie is pacing back and fourth speaking in Spanish and Arizona is sitting at the bar with her head in her hands.
"What is going on? What's wrong with you two?" Kate asks.
"My parents are already getting on my last freaking nerve and I may kill them… and I'm not kidding." Callie said. Kate laughed and Daniel Clapped his chubby hands together.
"No, she's not kidding… I know little to no spanish and what I do know is that the words coming out of Calliope's mouth were not nice words." Arizona said.
"What happened? What did they do? Are they here now?" Kate asked. She could tell both of the women were beyond upset.
"They informed us that they would rather go stay at the hotel down the way than stay here with us… I didn't ask why because I was already so beyond pissed that it would have made it that much worse." Callie said.
"Well, how I see it is it's their loss. If they don't want to experience the meaning of family and Christmas with their daughter. Callie, if I were you, I would let them show their own rears." The three younger women laughed at Alice. "I am serious, Callie. Just let them calm down and get over whatever problem they have and they will come around and realize how dumb they are acting."
"I thought they had gotten past all this." Kate said sitting down next to Arizona.
"They do this… they say they are ok with something, that they are over something but they hold grudges for forever… it's the Torres curse." Callie said. "But you know what? I am going to enjoy my Christmas with the other half of my family and I am going to do what you said Alice and let them get over whatever their issues are. So where are the two Daniels?"
"Well they both felt it was nap time. So we came over here to visit you guys and see if we can help start dinner." Kate said with a smile. "Mom would probably be more help than me."
"Well, I made a lot of the stuff early… and put it in the fridge that way we can put it in the oven at once and it'll be good to go. It's nothing fancy because the big dinner is tomorrow at 3 but it's pretty big." Callie said. "Don't worry… Arizona helped with zero of the food."
"Whew… I was worried." Kate laughed.
"Hey! I am a good cook! When have I ever cooked something bad?" Arizona asked defended.
"You burnt my eggs the other day…" Kate said. "Face it Ari… you are a terrible cook!"
The women laughed and began to start getting Arizona and Callie's apartment ready for their small Christmas Eve dinner. At around 6 Daniel came over to the apartment and Callie's parents finally showed up and continued to act sort of distant from everyone else. Finally Kate urged her father to go over to talk to Carlos.
"Kate, honey, I'm not going to push him into talking to me… or coming around or anything." Daniel said.
"Dad, I'm not asking you to do that… I just don't like seeing Arizona and Callie upset. Just, talk to him. Make conversation. Small talk." Kate said.
"Ok Kathrine. Ok." And Daniel walked over to where Carlos was standing and looking out the window. "Hi Carlos… Seattle's pretty in the winter huh?"
"Yeah." Carlos said barely looking at the older man.
"This is the first Christmas we have spent together since my son was killed in Iraq. I'm so happy to be with me girls this year. Both of them have the most amazing families-"
"Arizona and Calliope aren't a family." Carlos cut Daniel off.
"Oh… well they see each other as family and I know Kathrine sees Callie as a sister. I just assumed that they were family-"
"No… no they aren't."
"Look Carlos… it's not my place to really say anything to you… but I have talked to Arizona and she is smitten with Callie. I have never heard her talk about another woman the way she talks about your daughter. She talks about her with love and campassion and respect. I know that I am thrilled that my daughter has found a person that does that to her." Daniel said.
"Daniel, I don't know you well enough to talk to you about her." Carlos said. He barely looked up at the man. "It takes me a while to process that my daughter is gay and won't ever have a normal family or life."
"You don't think what she has is normal? She has love and your family can be anyone you care about and love… our daughters are in love and they care about each other. At least put on a good front for them." Daniel said. He then walked away to join everyone else.
Carlos looked down at his drink and then out the window. He knew what he had to do and what was best for his daughter but it was so hard for him and his wife to step away from their religion knowing that she was living in what he felt was sin. But he also knew that he had never seen his daughter this happy and knew he had to put aside what he felt for the happiness of his daughter. He put his drink down on the table and walked over to Callie.
"Calliope can I speak with you just a moment?" Callie eyed her father then looked at Arizona who winked at her and went back to playing with Daniel.
"Yeah Dad…" Callie followed her father over to the hall. "Look if you are going to preach at me I really don't want to hear it…"
"Calliope I am sorry… I am sorry for the way we have been back and forth telling you we are happy for you one minute and then taking it back the next minute. We are just trying to get used to this… ok? And I feel like we have really shown our selves and you did not deserve that. You or Arizona…"
"Dad… stop. I understand that it is a big deal to work through but I am you daughter and it still should not be this way. You should not still be acting like this after what a year? All I am asking for is for you to understand…" Callie said.
"Ok… ok. Let's go back and join everyone." Carlos ushered Callie back into the living room. Arizona eyed them as they walked back in. Both of them had a relieved look on their faces.
The rest of their Christmas eve festivities went off without a hitch and everyone really enjoyed their night together as a family. At around ten the families went there separate ways and Arizona pulled Callie over by the Christmas tree.
"I have something for you." Arizona said as she bent down to pick up a box and handing it to Callie. "I know that this is something you have wanted for a long time and I was hesitant in doing it but… I am 100% ready now."
Callie eyed Arizona and opened the package. Inside was a thick notebook. Callie pulled the notebook out of the box and opened it. The first page was a paper telling her that she and Arizona had an appointment in two weeks with Addison Montgomery. Callie looked up at Arizona.
"Really?" Callie said, tears spilling over.
"Really… the rest of the notebook are donors that we can start looking at and deciding. But only if you are ready…"
"I'm ready… I want to start having babies with you Calliope." Arizona said taking Callie's face in her hands and kissing her passionately.