AN: Sorry this chapter is short, but it needed to end where is does. It works for the tone of the chapter. You'll understand when I post Chpt 18 shortly.

Chpt 17

Arizona's POV

The flight back to Seattle was torture for me. When we checked in Calliope asked for a seat as far away from me on the plane as they could put her. They did just that. When we landed, I was one of the last to get off, and by the time I got to baggage claim, I knew she was gone. Not only was she gone from the airport, but she was gone from my life. I found myself standing alone, and I couldn't stop crying. I sobbed as I walked outside into the Seattle air, and it felt like a million eyes were on me. I didn't care anymore. It was my caring about the eyes that got me in this situation. I knelt down on the wet concrete and let the rain hit me as I cried. How could I have been so stupid. All the time she was willing to give me. All the lies she was willing to tell for me. She cared about me enough to but her values aside. For me. I looked down at the ground in front of me and knew I couldn't live without her. She had brought me back to life and helped me find who I really was and what did I do? I turned around and kicked her when she was down. I felt two hands around me as I was pulled to my feet again.

"Mark"

"Callie called." he said as he put his coat around my rain soaked body. "Lets go"

Callie's POV

For the next 2 weeks I walked the halls of Seattle Grace Mercy west like a robot. I avoided my friends. I avoided any type of social activity. I avoided her. I knew she was in the building because I heard the talk. My heart was in pieces and the only thing I knew how to do was work. Mark tired to talk to me everyday about it, but I would just walk away. Teddy tried to talk to me. She had slept in my bed every night since I got back from New York in case I wanted to finally let it all go, but I kept silent. They knew she had broke me, but they new that I still loved her and wanted to be with her. I just didn't know how anymore.

I had gotten a page to a third floor on call room and I half expected it to be Mark and Teddy with another stategically planned intervention. I opened the door ready to walk right back out and stopped.

"Hi Callie" he spoke.

"Mr. Robbins" I whispered. It was the first time I broke since that night. I lost control of my emotions and finally let it out. I felt his strong arms pull me close, and let me break down. It was as if I could feel her through him as he let me cry until I couldn't anymore.

"I'm sorry" he finally said. I pulled back as he said the words. "She doesn't know I'm here."

He was there for me.

"Can we sit" He took my hand and led me to the small couch near the window. I sat next to him and waited for him to talk.

"When Arizona told me she was going to be a doctor, It was one of the proudest days of my life. My little girl. A doctor. Whenever she talked about medicine she had this light in her eyes that unmistakable." he kept his eyes on mine as he spoke. "Medicine was her first love you know that. All through med school the light in her eyes never went out. I knew she was happy." His smile reminded me of her. I missed her smile.

"Then, just like it had never been there, the light was gone. I couldn't figure it out. She was a successful surgeon," he spoke with pride "the best in her field, but she didn't have that flicker behind her eyes anymore. Then she met Liam and I thought for a while I saw the light come back, but I think it was just wishful thinking on my part"

He took my hand and held it tightly in his. I missed her.

"When Arizona brought you home, I was thrilled to meet you. Knowing that you were going through the same trials that she was at the time, gave her mother and I some comfort. You had formed some sort of support system we had hoped. But what made my heart even happier..." he squeezed my hand harder "...was that the light in her eyes was back."

I felt the tears streaming down my face as I watched Arizona's father's eyes, an almost mirror image of her eyes, also fill with tears.

"She loves you Callie" he said, "I know she's scared, but if Arizona is scared, then that means she's paying attention. She's paying attention to you. Who you are, what you have made her realise. I know that she must of hurt you, and I'm not here to ask you to forgive her, but I am asking you to at least consider trying."

All the pain, all the heatbreak, seemed to be lifted off my chest as I listened to words.

"I know you've seen it" he says as he wipes his tears in his shirt. Arizona would so do that I thought. I missed her so much.

"Your right" I take his hand in mine this time and smile proudly. "I saw it the second our eyes met"