Chpt 18
Arizona's POV
I hated this hotel room and I hated hotel food and I hated everyone and everything right now. It was the night before the Harper Avery Awards dinner and I was sitting in my room trying to figure out how I was going to get out of going. Well, not exactly.
"Arizona you have to go. Your the main presenter" Marks called from the bathroom. "Don't think your getting out of it because this is the only way you are going to get Callie back"
Since he picked me up, literally, at the airport over 2 weeks ago, Mark had surprisingly become a staple in my daily life. Which initially really confused me, because he was Calliope's best friend and I was responsible for breaking her. But I knew that she had sent him to get me that day, and I finally got it out of him, that she wanted him to be with me. She didn't want me to be alone.
So here we were. The night before the biggest moment in Calliope's life, and we were planning how I was going to get her back. I knew now that I was completely in love with her and that I couldn't go another day with out her next to me.
"So I have the delivery scheduled for 10:30 tomorrow morning" Mark said finally re emerging from the bathroom. He spent a lot of time in there. I think it was hair thing with him. "Do you have the written part of "Operation Calzona" completed yet?"
"Yes Mark" I rolled my eyes at his silly nick name for Calliope and I. "and can you stop referring to us as that. What about if I started calling you and Lexie, ummmmm..." I thought for a minute, "Slexie?"
"Good one Robbins" I should of know better then to nick name them something with the letter S E and X in it. "Speaking of my beautiful wife, I gotta get home kid. You gonna be okay without me?"
I looked at his face and knew he was asking genuinely. "Yes Dad, I'll be fine, as long as you are there to hold my hand tomorrow, I will be fine" I walked over had hugged him as he kissed the top of his head.
"Torres would be a fool to not take you back after this" He said. I hope he was right. The rest of my life was riding on tomorrow.
I finally got in bed after a few last preparations for tomorrow and noticed the light flickering on my berry across the room. I reluctantly got out of bed and grabbed it as I covered myself up again. Email. Probably just work I thought as I clicked on the little envelope.
Daniel Robbins. It was from my dad. I hadn't really spoke to my parents since I left New York, despite there best efforts to get in touch with me. This must be there last resort.
Arizona,
Your mother and I want you to know how proud we are of you. Of every decision you have made, and every choice you continue to make in your life. We are proud to call you are daughter.
We know you are going throught struggles right now, changes that were unexpected, and maybe even surprising to you, but we love you and will stand by you always. Your our daughter, and you are still who we raised you to be. So, don't be scared anymore Arizona. Fight for what you want. You deserve all the happiness life has to offer you and more.
Callie's a special girl and she would be a wonderful addition to the Robbins clan. The light in your eyes says it all, Arizona. And we all, including you, have her to thank for it.
See you soon.
Love
Mom and Dad
It never ceases to amazing how parents always know. No matter how you try to hide things from them, even from yourself sometimes, they always know whats really going on. I used my sleeve to wipe the tears from my eyes as I pulled my lap top up from the foot of the bed. So I might of lied to Mark earlier about having the written part of "Operation Calzona" finished. I was scared to finish it. That meant I had to go through with it. But now, after reading that email, I was ready.
Callie's POV
The only reason I slept last night was because I drank 3 cups of neocitrin before bed. I didn't know whether to cry or throw up I was so nervous about the awards dinner. So I drugged myself. Yes, a highly educated doctor put herself into a coma. Now I was paying for it. The knocking at the door was competing with the pounding in my head as I finally came too with a self induced hangover the size of china. And I didn't even drink last night. Great idea with the neocitrin Cal.
"I'm coming" I yelled as I made my way tru the living room to the door. "This has better be good"
"Delivery for Calliope Torres" the man said.
"It's Callie" I said as I realised what he was holding.
"These are for you" I reached out and took hold of the most beautiful arrangement of flowers I had ever seen. "Someone must really be crushing on you hard" the delivery man sad as he walked away.
I had gotten flowers before, yes, but nothing this elaborate, and Tulips were my favorite, They were a fire orange with a hint of red and yellow in the centre, almost like a sunset. I walked to the island and took the little envelope that was attached. My heart was racing as I pulled out the card and read the message.
These flowers represent light.
I know you have seen this light in me.
Its because of you, I feel it again.
Arizona. Since the day her dad showed up at the hospital I had forgiven her. I just didn't know how to tell her. I flipped the card over and read the words
Check your email
I drop the card and run back to my bedroom and push the button to turn on my laptop.
"Come on...Hurry and load already" I say out loud as the home page finally appears on screen. I quickly type in my pass word. So fast, its WRONG. "Seriously Callie?" I question myself as the inbox finally pops up.
You have 1 unread message.
Its from her. I can't help but feel a rush of energy come over me, despite my neocitrin hangover, as Arizona's email finally opens.
Calliope,
I don't know if you will ever forgive me for hurting you the way I did. But I want you to. I need you. I need us. Without you, I'm alone in the world, and frankly, I don't like it. I wanted to do something for you to prove how I really felt and to show you that I am who you need me to be. This is only small, but its from the heart and I hope, if only just a little, shows you how much I care about you.
Pay attention.
Arizona
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I clicked on the attachment as the tears started to roll down my cheeks again. I feel like all I have done the last few months is cry. I'm supposed to be bad ass. Watch Callie. You are bad ass. The media player window pops up and I watch as the screen loads and starts to play. The song, I recognize instantly. I had been listening to it almost non-stop since I got back from New York. As pictures of Arizona and I began to appear on the screen I couldn't help but sing the lyrics softly as they appeared on the screen as well.
I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life and I thought
"Hey, you know, this could be something"
'Cause everything you do and words you say
You know that it all takes my breath away
And now I'm left with nothing
So maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
And maybe two is better than one
But there's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two is better than one
I remember every look upon your face
The way you roll your eyes
The way you taste
You make it hard for breathing
'Cause when I close my eyes and drift away
I think of you and everything's okay
I'm finally now believing
That maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
And maybe two is better than one
But there's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two is better than one
I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life and I thought, "Hey,"
Maybe it's true
That I can't live without you
Maybe two is better than one
But there's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking
I can't live without you
'Cause, baby, two is better than one
But there's so much time
To figure out the rest of my life
But I'll figure it out
When all is said and done
Two is better than one
Two is better than one
I was in love with her. I couldn't go another day without her. She was the person I was gonna spend the rest of my life with and I couldn't wait to tell everyone. First, I had to find her, which wasn't going to be easy considering I had to be at the dinner in 2 hours.
"Whyyyyyy" I stomped around the room and finally found my phone. It didn't matter when I found her. We were gonna be okay. That's all that mattered to me right now. I started to compose a new text.
Arizona,
Thank you. I love it.
I love everything.
Find me after the dinner.
Calliope
And now the nerves were back. The dinner.
Disclaimer: I thought it was important to have this in here because of the lyrics. So I don't own anything. The character belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes. No copyright infringement is meant by using the lyrics in the preceding chapter.