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Chapter Fourteen
Arizona's POV
It's the end of my first night at home. I'm so happy to be back with my mom and dad. They always make the holidays a fun experience. My mom and I went shopping after she picked me up from the airport, and went out to lunch to catch up with each other. She couldn't stop asking me about Sofia and Callie and said that my faces lights up at the mention of their names. I told her about the gifts we gave each other, and even she was slightly jealous of the diamond earrings I got from my girls. We exchanged gifts and I helped my mom make a big Christmas dinner even though I wasn't there for actual Christmas. After dinner my dad and I watched some sports, for his amusement more then mine, but it was nice to bond with him and it's something we've done for years. After my parents went up for bed, I did a little of grading for my students midterms then decided to go up to my room and get settled for the evening. Being that I'm three hours ahead of Calliope I stay up a little late to catch her at a decent time.
I'm reading some articles on my iPad when I get an incoming FaceTime call from the girl that I've been thinking about all day, "Calliope" I say with a big smile and sit up against the headboard, and put the iPad on a pillow to keep it propped up.
"Hey babe, sorry I know it's late there." She says and I can tell that she's in her bed in pajamas.
"No, it's okay I wanted to talk to you tonight, and I was on my iPad anyway."
"So how is Maryland and the family?" She asks.
"Good, I like being home, but not as much as being with you and Sof." I say with a little sadness.
"Well we miss you too. What did you do today?"
"Shopping, eating, watch sports. The usual Robbins Christmas stuff."
"Did she like the gift me and Sof got her?" She asks. Callie packed a couple of sweaters she and Sofia picked out shopping one day. She didn't want what color my mom liked best so she brought her five different options.
"Yes, she loved them! She said she has a different sweater for a every day of the week." I say laughing. "She was also a little jealous of my diamonds that you got me." I say with a blush.
"Well they look so sexy on you," She says with a sly grin, "but maybe I'll get your mom a pair of classy earrings for Mother's Day or something."
"I think she would like that. How was lunch with Sofia?" As soon as I bring up lunch she starts to look nervous and not looking directly at me anymore.
"Calliope, how was lunch, babe?" I ask again.
"Um, it was good. Well really good actually, but I have a few things to tell you…"
"Okay, you can tell me anything." I say trying to get her to feel more comfortable.
"So first I picked T Hotel because it's my hotel." She says quietly…
"I'm sorry, what?"
"I mean it's not actually my hotel, but it's my families."
"Calliope, babe I'm really trying to keep up but I need you to tell me more." I say sitting up a little more and paying closer attention.
"T Hotels are owned by my family. The 'T' stands for Torres." Callie says shyly.
"Huh, okay…" I respond still processing.
"I mean I didn't really want to tell you over FaceTime, this is more of an in person thing, but it was just on my mind, soo…"
"No I get it…I mean I'm glad you told me. Aren't T Hotels like crazy expensive, five-star hotels? They have resorts and hotels all over the world."
"Yeah…I don't work for the family business so I'm not sure about everything, but I know there are over three hundred of them across the world, so…"
"Whoa, that's a lot of hotels."
"Yeah…"
"So don't take this the wrong way, but are you like crazy rich?"
"Arizona…" She says laughing a little.
"What? I just want to know to if you're like my sugar momma or something?" I say with a smile.
"Arizona!" She says good-humoredly.
"I mean you are little older then me so…I'm just kidding, babe. I love you no matter what. Rich or poor."
"That's good to know, but to answer your question I usually just live off my doctor's salary, but I do have a trust fund for my liking. I only use it for special occasions though."
"It's your money, you don't have to explain it to me."
"No, but I want you to know." Calliope says sincerely.
"Well, I know now. Thank you."
"I miss that bright smile of yours. I wish I could kiss you right now."
"I wish I could kiss you too…but I don't think it would be on your lips." I say smugly.
"Ohhh, really…where would you be kissing me, Arizona?" She says raising an eyebrow.
"I could tell you, but I rather show you in person, Calliope…"
"But that's no fun..." She says with a fake pout.
"Oh, it will be more then fun…it'll be orgasmic." I say biting my lip.
"Arizonaaaa, you can't just say stuff like that. Now I'm missing you even more."
"In due time, babe."
"Yeah, yeah…you know I do have something else to tell you, but I want to tell you in person.
"Okay, I'll be back in two more days, but you can just tell me now." I say reassuringly.
"No, this is something I have to say in person." She says adamantly.
"Calliope, are you okay?" I ask worriedly.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just—"
"Is Sof okay?"
"Yeah, we're both good. I just want to tell you in person. It's not as bad as you think…I mean I hope it's not."
"Babe, now you're freaking me out. Can you please just tell me?" I say pleadingly.
"I didn't mean to freak you out, I'm sorry."
"I'll be okay if you just tell me, Calliope. We don't keep secrets, that's not us. I love you, you can tell me anything."
"I know, and I will. It's just something to do in person. Trust me, as soon as you get back I'll tell you everything. I promise." She says looking directly at me.
"Calliope…"
"Arizona, I promise."
"Fine." I say crossing my arms across my chest and frowning.
"Don't be like that, babe."
"Look, I'm tired, I'm just going to go to bed now."
"Arizona, please don't go to bed mad at me."
"I'm not mad."
"If you say so. I love you."
"Me too." I say under my breath.
"I didn't hear you?"
"I said I love you too, Calliope." I say speaking up.
"Good. Tell your parents I said 'hi'"
"I will. Tell Sofia I love you."
"I will. See you soon."
"Bye." I say disconnecting the call. I can't focus on sleep right now when I have a million possibilities of what she has to tell me running through my mind. I trust her, and she told me not to worry, but I can't help it. I put my iPad away and sink further into my bed hoping that the bed will distract me enough to fall asleep.
Callie's POV
I wake up promptly at seven because Mark is coming over to pick up Sofia. I'm glad I told Arizona about my family business and money stuff last night, but I feel bad I didn't tell her about my lunch date with Aria. I really want to have that conversation in person and I hope she will understand when I see her in tomorrow. I make my way into Sofia's room and get her up and ready for the day. Ten minutes later Mark is knocking on my door.
"Torres!"
"Hi Mark" I reply letting him in my apartment.
"I know you're not a morning person, but I thought I'd get a better greeting."
"Sorry, I just have a lot on my plate." I say walking over to Sofia who is in her high chair eating breakfast and wipe her face.
"Want to talk about it? I know you and blondie talk about everything, but I'm still here."
"She's visiting her parents right now, and she's kind of the topic of the conversation."
"Are you guys okay?" He asks genuinely concerned.
"I think so. I told her about my family and the whole T Hotel thing, she took that pretty well."
"That's good, right?"
"Yeah…"
"Callie, what's up?"
"Yesterday I say Aria, my sister."
"What?!"
"Yeah, she's in town for business and we met up. I texted her this morning and she's coming over for dinner later."
"Wow, that's wild. I've never met her, but from what you've told me you guys have a shaky relationship."
"Yeah, we do, well we did. I think we're on better terms. Sofia and I had lunch with her yesterday and we talked about a lot of stuff. Way more heavy stuff then our usual e-mails. I even told her about Arizona and she was happy for me." I say remembering our conversation from yesterday.
"That's great. I'm happy for you! I'm glad Sof got to meet her Aunt." He says picking up Sofia.
"Me too. It's just that I didn't tell Arizona about her coming in town and meeting up with her. I don't want her to think I asked Aria to come in town the same day left. It was honestly a complete coincidence."
"It seems like you have nothing to worry about, I think she will understand."
"I hope so. I haven't really told her much about my family besides the basics. Although I think I'm ready for her to meet Aria. She even invited us down to Miami to spend some time with her."
"That should be fun. I think everything will be fine, Torres. You guys love each other, and honestly if this is the only problem you guys have I think you all will be fine."
"Ha. Thanks, I hope so. How's Lexie?" I ask changing the subject.
"She's good. We're good. She's great with, Sof."
"That's really good. I see her at the hospital and she's always rambling off facts."
"Yeah, she tends to do that. She has a photographic memory."
"Ahh, I see. That makes me more sense. I think she's good for you. She kind of grounds you."
"I do really like her, but we're taking things you slow. You know how I can be."
"Yeah I know, that's why I really want this to work for you." I say truthfully.
"Thanks, Cal. I'm trying. Me and munchkin got a nice day planned." Mark says gathering Sofia's diaper bag and walking towards the door.
"Okay, have fun and be safe, please."
"We will. See you soon, and don't stress over the blondie situation."
"Her name is Arizona, Mark."
"Yeah, that's what I said." He says with a grin before leaving.
I go back to my room and check my phone for any messages from Arizona. She hasn't sent me anything, but I just guess she's busy. I go back to sleep for a few more hours then get up, shower, clean up the apartment, then go shopping for dinner for Aria. I'm happy that we are on somewhat better terms. I wish I could communicate with my parents better, but I don't think that's in the cards right now. Once I get back to my place I relax with a glass of wine and some television. I soon fall off asleep and I wake up at the sound of my phone ringing.
"Hello"
"Hey, Callie, it's Aria."
"What's up?"
"I'm about to get ready to come over, could you text me your address so I can give it to my driver?"
"Sure, sure of course."
"Alright, I'll see you soon." Aria says before hanging up. I look at the clock and see it's a little after seven. I get up and start getting dinner ready. Twenty minutes later Aria is at my door.
"Hey sis!" She greets me.
"Glad you made it over. Thanks for coming." I say welcoming her into my place.
"Of course, I mean it's a home cooked meal. I haven't had one of those in forever. It seems like every night I'm at a different restaurant." She says accepting a glass of wine I give her.
"I'm sure once you settle down, meet a guy for more then twenty-four hours, and actually have a legit relationship you'll have more home cooked meals."
"Yeah, that's a nice fantasy. Dad has me working like crazy I couldn't manage a relationship even if I really tried. Maybe in two or three years, but not right now. We're opening another T Hotel resort in the Caribbean and dad is piling on the work to get every right." She says sitting on a stool and watching me cook.
"That's exciting. By the way I told Arizona about everything last night."
"Really, how did she take it?" She asks intrigued.
"Well, only about the family business, I still haven't told her about you. I told her I want to tell her in person. I can gauge her reaction better."
"I guess that makes sense, but either way you tell her she still may be upset."
"Maybe not though, Mark thinks she will understand."
"Who the hell is Mark?"
"He's Sofia's father. He came by to get her this morning and we talked a little about it." I say.
"Okay, well he's a guy so of course he doesn't think it's serious." She responds letting out a huff.
"Aria, Mark is really great." I respond defending my friend.
"I'm sure he is, Calliope, but like I said he's a guy. Guys and girls just see things differently."
"I guess. She's coming back tomorrow, so I'll know then." I say turning off the stove and plating our food.
"This looks great, Calliope," She says before taking a bite, "and it takes just like moms." Aria says excitingly.
"Yeah, well as much as I hate her right now, I can't deny her kitchen skills. We did always eat good at home, even with all the maids, cooks, and help around."
"Yeah, I think she thought cooking for us every night we give us some sense of normalcy."
"I think it did. I haven't forgotten any of her recipes." I say before taking another bite.
"So tell me more about this Mark. He's the father of your child so you must have some type of relationship with him?"
"We met before I started working, kinda pulled an 'Aria' and slept together after only one right," I say nudging her shoulder teasingly, "He just so happened to be an attending at the hospital I work out. We hung out some more and become friends. Six weeks later I found out I was pregnant. I was nervous to tell him, but I did and he was happy. We both knew it wasn't the ideal situation, but we make the most of it. He's a excellent father." I finish off.
"So why aren't you guys together?"
"He sleeps around a lot. Not the relationship type, plus we're better off as friends. If we were together we probably would've broken up by now and been bitter with each other. That wouldn't be fair to Sofia. Just because you get pregnant doesn't mean you have to marry the father."
"You're right." We continue to eat and talk about different stuff. I tell her that Arizona is a teacher, and she tells me about the last guy she slept with and how she makes up different personalities when she's at bars meeting new people. We move to the couch and continue talking and watch a little television. It's just after ten o'clock and she decides that we should go out and have fun.
"Come on, Calliope. We haven't been out in ages! Plus I need a good wing woman." She says with a wink.
"I don't know, Aria…"
"Look, you have a girlfriend and a child, that doesn't mean you can't get dressed up nice and go out with your sister and a few drinks."
"You don't even have anything to wear."
"Good thing we wear the same size." She says patting me on my leg then getting up and walking into my room. I follow her and we look in my closet together.
"Look, how about you wear this short black dress, and I'll wear that red skirt with my blouse I have on now." She says looking between my closet and herself.
"Fine." I say reluctantly. We get all dressed up with our hair and make up done. She even convinces me to wear some high, sleek Gucci heels I only wore once three years ago that she found in the back of my closet in a box. We have her driver take us to a club and we get in without any problem. Sometimes I forget how powerful my last name is, and we get VIP service the whole night. We dance and drink. She some guys try to hit on us but we blow them off, both wanting to just have a good night being sisters and hanging out. We get back to the car and I suggest we go back to my place so I can fix her some breakfast in the morning. We stumble back to my apartment and giggle like little schoolgirls.
"Cal, can you please open the door. I'm dying to get inside." Aria says while I'm struggling to open the door.
"Just one second, I haven't done this drunk before. We can just crash in my room - my bed is big enough. Unless you want the couch, but I doubt that " I say laughing.
"Yeah, your bed is fine. Hurry up I need to pee."
Once I unlock the door we stumble in and am greeted with my blonde girlfriend sitting on a stool at the breakfast bar.
"Arionza?!" I slur out completely shocked. She looks between me and Aria and stands up.
"Shit. Um, Calliope my driver is still downstairs. Just call me tomorrow. I leave at three." Aria says before turning and leaving my apartment.