She signed the divorce papers and handed them back over to her ex-husband. They planned on selling the house and splitting it fifty/fifty even though Arizona put her blood sweat and tears into decorating that house to perfection. She would like to have not sold the house that her daughter had taken her first steps in but Richard was everywhere there and there was no way in hell that she was going to let Richard live in their house with his new family. Even though he was an ass he understood this and seemed to really feel guilty that he hurt Arizona so he was pretty much willing to do whatever.

Brooke still wouldn't talk to her father. Not even a word since he took her to school and she was barley talking to Arizona, but then again Arizona was barley talking to anyone since Richard had told Callie that he was still her husband. But here he was standing at her doorstep (or Meredith's and Derek's) without Maria, he looked rather serious.

"We need to talk."

Man had that been a common phrase lately. Arizona turned around without a word and pushed the door further open. She went to the living room and sat down waiting for Richard to speak.

"I want Brooke to live with me."

Arizona stared at him her eyes narrowing to slits. "Not happening."

"I'll take you to court."He said back.

Arizona jumps up. "No judge in their right mind will give Brooke to a cheating jackass who didn't talk to his daughter for six months!"

"Arizona I happened to know many judges I happen to have went to school with many of the judges so I do think that I will win this."

"I swear to god Richard if you take my baby from me I'm- well it won't be pleasant."

Richard smirked. "I can have you arrested for that."

"And I can make sure that the custody hearing will be done somewhere where you don't know anyone."

"Good luck with that."

"Richard! Do you realize that Brooke is doing so much better here? Her grades are up to straight A's I haven't smelt smoke on her in the longest time and she's happy! Why would you take her away from an environment where she's happy and doing well?"

"Because if I don't you'll never let me see her and she'll never talk to me again."

"What makes you think I won't let you see your own daughter? If she wanted to I would let her come down for a week or two during the summer but she doesn't want to."

"A week or two seriously Ari? Try a month or two."

"She's in year round completive dancing. The only time she would even consider coming down is in her off time and she's only off for three weeks. I get one of those weeks with the kid I birthed jackass."

"Well take her out of dancing or make her skip the summer."

"If you want her to hate you go for it but I'm not making her quit something that keeps her out of trouble."

Richard nodded finally seeing her point. "Alright,"

"Alright?", Arizona asked that was way to easy. She thought.

"Yeah alright."

And then it dawned on her the only reason he was pretending to try and get custody of their daughter. "You don't really want her do you Richard? You just want to say you tried. She was right you are starting over and you don't want anything to do with Brooke."

"I love Brooke of course I want to be in her life." But he didn't sound too convincing and Arizona wasn't buying it.

"Get out." She hissed at him in a low dangerous voice. "Now."

"I'll leave when I damn well please I'm not done talking about this with you." He grabbed Arizona's arm hard shaking her a little.

"Let go of me Richard." In the sixteen years they had been Married he had never laid a hand on her. Yet here he was grabbing her arm hard enough to leave a bruise. And Arizona bruised easily.

"Do we have a problem here?" Derek asked as he walked into the room.

Richard looked up startled. "No, no problem at all."

"Then could you please do as Arizona asked and leave my house."

Richard nodded looking angry he let Derek walk him out to the door. When Derek came back he was studying her intently.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

Arizona nodded and then shook her head. "I think I'm going to go up to bed."

"You sure you're okay?"

"Yeah Derek I'm fine. Thanks for taking care of that for me." She smiled weakly at him willing the tears to not fall. She needed Callie very much right now.

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It had been a while since she had last spoken to Callie, two weeks to be exact she had seen her plenty of times but the other women would just rush off when she saw Arizona. She couldn't believe she had ever thought that Callie avoiding her was cute! More like insanely annoying all Arizona wanted to do was talk to her if she couldn't have her as a girlfriend she wanted her as a friend at the least. Another flash of raven hair in the corner of Arizona's eye and she knew that Callie had once again evaded her. Whatever it didn't matter anymore nothing mattered anymore.

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"Callie Torres I should skin you alive!" Bailey shouted as she entered the on-call room. Callie who had been sleeping jumped up in fright.

"What the hell Bailey go away."

Bailey stood in the door way hands on her hips she shook her head. "Torres what is wrong with you?"

"Ugh, I'm sleeping that's what's wrong with me or at least I was until I was so rudely interrupted."

"That's not what I'm talking about how are you going to let this one slip by you just because she lied about being married? She was separated about to get a divorce from a cheating spouse just like you were last year. "

Callie sat up rubbing her face in her hands. "I don't want to be her rebound girl." She said quietly her voice quivered. Bailey walked closer to her and reached for the silver chain that was around her neck she pulled it out holding the ring that was attached to it at Callie's eye level it was such a beautiful ring. Arizona really had good taste.

"I don't think this says rebound do you?"

Callie shook her head.

"Then why are you worried about that?"

"I'm not Bailey but I kicked her out of my apartment right after her speech about marrying me and having babies with me. What kind of person does that."

"A damaged one." Bailey answered. "Now I've gotten used to Arizona's perky attitude hell I'm even kind of found of it now so her moping around is odd for me please go make her stop moping."

"She's moping around?"

"Yeah kind of like you maybe if you stopped avoiding her you would know that and maybe you would also know that her now ex-husband is trying to take Brooke away from her."

"What?"

Bailey nodded. "Yep apparently he's some hot shot lawyer over in New Jersey and he knows a lot of people up top."

Callie shook her head. "I guess I'll go find her." Callie mumbled.

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Arizona found her first though and pulled her into her office. "I know you don't trust me so I thought I would tell you a few things about myself."

She pulled her sleeves up reveling her forearms to Callie, she could just barely make out very light jagged looking scars. Callie gasped.

"When I was thirteen things got a little hard, I was so sad all the time I missed my dad and I was letting myself accept that I was attracted to girls for the first time and Meredith was so damn rebellious even at eight she has out of control and wouldn't listen to me ever. I cried all the time and so I started cutting. It lasted until I got together with Erica and I was finally happy."

Arizona took a deep breath and pulled her sleeves back down. "Erica was the first man or women I had sex with. When I was twelve my mom tried to kill herself in front of my little sister. I never really loved Richard. I noticed my first gray hair this morning and bought blonde hair dye at the drugstore. And I've been wronged in relationships just like you. I'm losing my will to fight anymore but I'll fight for you if I have to and I'll wait as long as it takes."

Callie smiled a little. "I love you Arizona and I was coming to ask you if you could ask me to marry you again."

Arizona let out a shaky breath of relief and with trembling hands she took the ring out of Callie's out stretched hand. "I never really asked you ya know." She laughed.

"So do it now." Callie replied with a shrug.

"Calliope Iphigenia Torres will you marry me?" Arizona asked with the biggest smile on her face. Callie touched Arizona's dimples lightly and grinned.

"Well I don't know I mean I would have to think about it. It's a big decision you know."

Arizona narrowed her eyes and the raven hair women playfully and punched her in the arm. "Calliope!" She exclaimed.

"I'm only kidding." Callie laughed kissing Arizona. "I would love to marry you Arizona."

A/N: Hehehe =) i hoped you like it. =)

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