They had both agreed on a semi-long engagement but no longer than a year. Arizona would have happily taken Callie to California the moment she said yes but Callie didn't want to the last time she rushed off somewhere and got married it didn't turn out so well and she thought that Arizona didn't need to jump into a marriage right after she got a divorce.
The front door slammed and foot steps were heard in the hallway that meant Brooke was home and it was finally time to tell the family about the engagement. Arizona felt like she couldn't breathe because surely Brooke would react like she did with her father. And they had just got back on good footing with each other she didn't want to ruin it.
Callie squeezed her hand reassuringly. "I love you Arizona." She whispered into a kiss.
Arizona smiled. "Love you more." and then she pulled Callie out of the room with her she stopped at Brooke's bedroom knocked on the door and then entered without waiting on an answer.
"Hey Brooke why don't you come in the kitchen with us we have something to tell everyone."
Brooke frowned putting down the book that she was reading she looked at her mother and Callie suspiciously. Arizona could feel her palms sweating her heat was beating so hard she was so hard that she was sure it would beat it's way out of her chest. Why was she so nervous? She knew that if Brooke did freak out eventually she would come around because Brooke and Callie had become impossibly close in the past six months. Something that Arizona was very grateful for.
"Yeah sure but can you guys make it quick? I've got my end of the year exams to study for."
Arizona nodded with a smile because her daughter was talking about studying a year ago she would never even have picked up at book. Brooke fallowed them to the kitchen where Derek was cooking dinner. Fish that she must have caught very recently. Meredith was sitting at the table relaying the events of her day to her husband while Parker crawled across the blanket they had laid down so that he could play on the floor, that baby was looking more and more like his father everyday.
Brooke took a seat next to Meredith and picked up Parker with a kiss on his cheek.
"Okay ma, shoot."
"I asked Calliope to marry me." Arizona said grinning like a fool. She looked over at her fiancée she had the same goofy grin playing at her full soft lips.
"Cool." Brooke said. "I'm glad you finally got up the guts to do it."
"What?" Arizona asked she had expected something anything but this reaction.
"I was looking for that one shirt of yours that black one and I found it in you drawer a couple months ago. It's a very beautiful ring ma,"
"Um… thanks Brooklyn…" Arizona said hesitantly.
"So your okay with it?" Callie asked.
Arizona was touched by the concern in Callie's voice she really cared about what Brooke thought it made her heart swell with love for the women standing beside her. Arizona laid her head on Callie's shoulder and squeezed her hand.
"Of course not I love you Cal,"
Callie grinned widely.
"I'm really happy for you guys, welcome to the family Callie." Meredith said hugging her. She hugged Arizona too. Derek told them congratulations and also hugged the both of them.
"Can I go to my bed room now?" Brooke asked impatiently Arizona laughed and nodded. Brooke sat Parker back down on the blanked and left the room very quickly.
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"So what was that all about?" Asked a boy with a deep voice. Brooke looked at him with nothing short of love in her eyes she smiled at him. His jet black hair was messy as always but it was the messy that people try to get with hair gel or whatever he didn't have to use anything he just woke up like that. The messy hair fell over his brown almost golden eyes in a perfect way that made Brooke swoon over him not that she would ever let it show. His skin was subtly tanned even in the constant cover of clouds that hung over Seattle.
One of her new friends had described him as cute but that was an extreme understatement this boy was nothing short of beautiful and he had the personality to back up his good looks. He wasn't vain or stuck=up nothing like you would expect him to be. He was gentle and loving he didn't push her or anything like that it took him forever just to ask her out. And in the three months they had been dating he hadn't tried to get into her pants not once.
"My mom is getting married to her girlfriend."
And your okay with that?"
"Why does everyone keep asking me that." She asked him but she knew why she hadn't been the best at keeping her feelings in check and she did over react a little strongly on some things. It was Corbin who had calmed her down
"Well she only just divorced your father a few months ago it seems reasonable you would be upset. Your allowed to be upset Ace."
"But I'm not. I love Callie. She's great perfect for my mom"
"Okay good great then. Now get over here right now." He almost growled catching a hold of her wrist he pulled her nearly on top of him and kissed her on the lips. She fell to his side resting her head on his chest and sighed.
"I want to meet your mother and her… fiancé." He said with a deep breath.
Brooke nodded. "Now?"
Corbin laughed quietly. "No Ace, not now, tomorrow you could invite me to dinner a nice dinner with the family would be perfect."
Brooke rolled her eyes and said with a sarcastic laugh. "Yeah, sounds absolutely perfect."
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"What do you plan on doing with moms house?" Arizona asked as soon as Brooke disappeared up the stairs.
"Well I'm not sure Alex and Izzie moved out so the house is empty and I'm not sure I could sell it."
Arizona nodded. "We want it." She said pointing between her and Callie.
"Seriously?" Meredith asked shocked, "When mom first passed you said you didn't want anything to do with the house."
"That's because you needed it and I was married and living on the opposite side of the country." Meredith nodded but it was clear by the look in her eyes that she knew the real reason why Arizona had never wanted anything to do with the house and that's because it was filled with memories of them being alone even when they where together. But Meredith wasn't about to bring it up today was a happy day.
"You don't want to live with me any more sis?" Meredith asked with a smirk.
Arizona scoffed. "Of course I don't you snore Meredith I can here you all the way from my bedroom."
Meredith stuck her tounge out. "Yeah well, you scream very loudly."
"And you don't?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
Meredith fell silent and Callie and Derek both busted out laughing.
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All day through out surgery all Arizona could think about was Callie and the fact that they had yet to both be at their house at the same time since the day they moved in and that was three days ago and Callie's not so subtle remarks about christening every inch of the house that they possibly could was setting her on edge. So when she saw the sexy raven haired women talking to Mark at the nurses station she immediately changed directions she was so focused on Callie's ass in the jeans she was wearing that she didn't notice what Callie was wearing exactly, street clothes when she should have just gotten out of surgery. Motioning for Mark to not say anything with a finger over her lips and a wink she grabbed Callie's butt with both hands.
Callie screamed. Only it wasn't Callie's scream. It was someone else's scream the someone else turned around with a look of fury on her face, and except for the fact that she looked much younger and had no bangs she looked a whole hell of a lot like Callie. Arizona was stunned.
Who the hell was this women that looked so much like Callie it was shocking?
"Oh, no." Arizona mumbled, "Oh you're not Calliope."
The women, or girl more like it glared at her. "No I'm not but if you've seen her and you could point me in her direction that would be great."
"I-um who are you." She was going to kill Mark painfully as possible she was going to make him suffer.
"Aria Torres."
Arizona fled.
A/N: Sorry sorry sorrry you gusy must hate me! I've been on vacation for the past week and I just got home so I posted this as soon as I can. I'm half way done with the next chapter so It should be up by maybe tonight or this time tomarrow. =)
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