"She's hot, really really hot" someone said to Callie as she stood out side of Arizona's hospital room, deciding on whether or not she should go in. Meredith and Lexie were in there and it had been a while since the three sisters really hung out together so she didn't want to interrupt them.

"And those babies, Torres's through and through no doubt about it." The man said.

"Carlos." Callie said turning toward the younger man his hair was buzzed off and Callie found herself missing the curls that had once reached his chin his warm brown eyes where curious like always.

"What have you been up to big sis?" he asked draping an arm around her shoulders.

"Ya' know the usual falling in love, having babies turning our little sister into a lesbian."

"Really that's all? I've missed a lot." he sighed with just a hint of sadness. "I go to risk my life and in the time I was away the family disinherited you, your gay and you've got twins."

Callie snorted. "You were hardly risking your life."

"Hey! Back packing around Europe to launch my photography career was extremely dangerous. All those women whose only English word was 'yes' throwing themselves at me…" He faked a shudder and them smiled he had so much in common with Mark.

"Okay Man-whore." Callie mumbled.

"Hey I'm not a whore just a twenty-five year old man with a healthily sex life. How is the sex by the way?"

"Let's just say that my sex life makes yours look like it's on the death bed."

"Touché sis."

They lapsed into silence for a minuet while he studied her intensely, her eyes were back on the hospital room where a very pregnant Lexie was laying in the bed with Arizona while holding Gabriel, and Meredith was sitting at the end of the bed legs crossed with Adrianna in her arms. Arizona's grin was wide as she spoke to her sisters.

"How are you Callie?" Carlos asked all signs of their earlier joking gone.

Callie rested her head on his shoulder. "Not good Carlos, I mean I'm so happy about Arizona and the twins but mom and dad picked a really screwed up time to come seek forgiveness or whatever it is they want."

"I'm sorry that they ruined your moment it's just like them though you know? But hey at least they're trying here you kind of sprang the whole gay thing on dad,"

"I know I probably should have eased him into it."

"So do I get to see them or what?"

Callie smiled. "When Meredith and Lexie are done, it's been a long time since they were all together like this I want to let Arizona enjoy it all, with Meredith and Lexie both pregnant their never going to be able to just chill like they are now."

"Okay."

"So how was your trip besides the insane amount of women who tried to sex you to death."

"Really great, I sent in some of my pictures to vogue and I start my job next week."

"That's great… You didn't call me Carlos." Callie said looking up at him she remembered the years when they where so close she wondered how things had gotten so messed up."

"I know, and I'm sorry things in Europe where so insane I hardly ever got to use a phone and I didn't call mom or dad."

Callie sighed. "I'm not mom or dad Carlos I'm Callie."

"Callie the lesbian." he said with a smirk.

Callie hit him hard in the shoulder. "Shut up.'

"I'm sorry it's just weird Calliope Torres a lesbian, you where just a hoe in high school sis how is it possible that suddenly we have a whole lot more in common than I thought."

"Shut up Carlos, you forget that I break bones for a living."

XXXXX

"I'm sorry." her mother said the next day when Callie came out of hers and Arizona's bedroom. Callie sighed and sat down at the kitchen table motioning for her mother to join her. "Your father, well you know how he is when he came home and he told me about… about Arizona I was shocked but I didn't want to completely cut you out of our lives. I don't think he did either, Emilio is just so set in his ways that he had to adjust."

"He treated me like a child mother! And if you where so against cutting me off you could have answered a phone call."

Her mother sighed. "Mija I am nothing like you." She said. "You are a strong, independent women who demands respect from all who you meet. I'm not like you, I can't stand up to him or at least when I do it seems it is to late."

"He's not really okay with this is he?"

She shook her head. "Not yet but he is trying, he loves you Callie, and he wants to be in your life as well as our grandchildren's"

"Why isn't he telling me all this then?"

"You and your father have to much in common, he wants to ask for your forgiveness but his pride is getting in the way, just as yours is."

"I did nothing wrong I have nothing to ask forgiveness for."

"I know mija."

"I do forgive you Mama." Callie said as she stood up from the table. "But not him, he has to say it for himself."

"He put your trust fund back." She said quietly, almost like she expected that to make everything okay, all because Callie had money again the past two years was forgotten.

"He doesn't respect me and if he can't do that then I don't want his money and I don't want to talk to him again."

"He does respect you."

Callie shook her head, tears in her eyes. "He loves me, and he wants to provide for me, but he has never never in my entire life respected me and that's all that matters. Mama he sees me as a teenager that he can order around and bribe but he can't! He cannot make me stop loving Arizona because he took my money and he cannot change the fact that I like women and not men."

"I don't know what to say to make this better." Her mom said with a defeated sigh.

"There's nothing you can say mom."

XXXXXX

"Calliope!" Arizona exclaimed when Callie walked in her hospital room.

"Hey babe." Callie said she kissed Arizona on the lips.

"Hey Callie." Meredith said. "Do you want her?" she asked looking down at Adrianna.

Callie smiled and nodded taking her daughter from Meredith. "How is Parker?"

"Great, he's so excited about his cousins all he says is 'baby' over and over again."

"Did you talk to your parents?" Arizona asked eagerly before Callie could reply.

Meredith's pager went off and she waved good by to them.

"Yeah I talked to my mom."

"And?"

"And I forgave her, I also got my trust fund back."

"That's great! What about your dad."

"I haven't spoken to him."

Arizona gave her a look that said 'why the hell not'.

"It's not my fault Arizona! He's so damn stubborn and pigheaded!"

Arizona smirked at her. "Sounds a lot like someone I know."

"Whatever."

"Just talk to him."

Callie sighed and sat at the end of the bed, stroking Adrianna's raven colored curls. She opened her eyes to reveal the brightest blue Callie had ever seen, her eyes were even brighter than Arizona's.

"I will Arizona, I promise."

XXXXXXXXXXX

Brooke laid on her bed enjoying the silence that filled the house, she knew that once the babies came home it was going to be mayhem. She had to enjoy it as best she could while it lasted. She twirled the envelope around her fingers praying that it said yes and yet praying that it held the answer no. A couple of months ago she had been told that she had the option of graduating with her class or graduating when Aria did since she had more than enough credits and her GPA was a 4.0. She decided on the latter and applied for all the same colleges as Aria, with the exception of one, Madison University for performing arts, and it was in LA. The four colleges Aria had applied to where schools in New York, Miami, Seattle and one was all the way in London. Brooke was accepted to all of the school except for oxford, they had wait listed her.

So there she was praying that the letter held the answer no because she knew if it was yes then Aria would force her to go there. And she just couldn't be away from Aria. She knew that even if it said yes she wouldn't go, what did dreams matter when you couldn't share them with the one you loved? They didn't matter at all.

Brooke tore the envelope open and read the first few lines of the letter she was accepted. For a few seconds she was excited before she took a deep breath crumpled the paper up and threw it at the wall. Why did they have to accept her?

"Brooklyn!" Aria said as she bounced her way in her bedroom with Korinna in tow. Aria kissed her quickly and turned around to her younger sister.

"Don't tell dad."

Korinna shrugged. "I'm down with the rainbow."

Brooke laughed. "I like your sister."

"I hope not to much." Aria said raising her eye brows at Brooke.

Korinna made a disgusted sound and shook her head. "I'm down with the rainbow and all but not that down with it."

Aria laughed. "Whatever I'm just teasing you."

Aria's eyes widened and she picked up the envelope that had fallen to the floor. "You got your acceptance letter?" She asked eagerly.

For the briefest of moments she thought of telling the truth because Aria just looked so happy for her, and surely she would understand why Brooke couldn't go there even though she wanted to so very badly. But the moment passed and she shook her head.

"Try rejection letter."

If it was possible Aria's eyes widened even more. "How? You're the best dancer I've ever seen!"

"I didn't get in because I'm not good enough." she replied with a shrug.

"This isn't fair! It's insane you've worked your ass off to get into that school!"

Brooke glared at Aria and jumped up off her bed heading for the door. "I didn't get in so get over it!" She yelled a few minuets later the roar of an engine was heard and tires squealed.

"She's very… Emotional." Korinna noted.

Aria sighed. "The past year has been really hard on her." She said as she got up to leave the room but before she could a balled up piece of paper caught her eyes. 'this must be the rejection letter.' she thought picking it up she un crumpled it and smoothed it out. The word accepted stuck out to her as if it were bold, italicized, highlighted and underlined. It hit her that Brooke was turning down a huge opportunity to be with her.

Aria knew what she had to do and it wasn't going to be easy.

A.N: Ten reviews for an update by tomorrow.