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Chapter Thirty-Four

Arizona's POV

Home. It's good to be back, and I'm happy that Calliope and Sofia are with me. Ever since Calliope got her results back, she's been on cloud nine. Almost like a whole different person. It's like all of the stress she's been through has suddenly disappeared, and she's back to her old self. For me, I'm officially done with my first year of teaching. It was a great experience and more then what I expected. I was lucky to have a nice group of students; some teachers aren't so lucky. That being said, I couldn't be happier for summer break. I get to spend more time with Sofia and play more of the housewife role. I never really envisioned myself doing that, but I'm strangely excited. It's only until the fall, and then I'll be back to a full-time working women. It just enough time for me to enjoy my free time, but not too much that I'll be bored, and mope around the house all day waiting for Calliope to come home. We decided to spend a couple days in Maryland before heading down to Miami to hang out with Aria and enjoy some nice warm weather. We arrived in Maryland last night and only had time for dinner with my parents, before we put Sofia down and went to bed. My mom set up a crib for Sofia in Tim's room and Calliope and I are sleeping in my childhood bedroom. I've been up for a little while, but I'm desperately trying to go back to sleep and get a little bit more rest before being fully up for the day. I feel the bed stir next to me and I blindly reach for Calliope.

"Stop moving…" I groan out.

"I'm sorry, babe. I'm just going to go check on Sof. She's gonna be waking up in a different place and I don't want her to worry."

"She's fine. I heard my mom get her up a while ago." I say rolling over and opening my eyes to see Calliope sitting up in bed.

"Are you sure? Let me just go check real quick. I promise I'll be back." She says leaning down and giving a kiss on my forehead.

"I promise you she's with my mother probably in the kitchen. Come back to bed, Calliope." I say pulling her back down into the mattress. She reluctantly complies and lies down next to me so we are facing each other.

"Mmmmm, much better." I say putting my hand on her hip.

"Good morning, Arizona."

"Morning, Calliope."

"So what do you want to do today?" She asks me.

"I was thinking we visit the aquarium, I think Sof would really like that. Then maybe just hang with my mom and dad."

"Okay, but I want to see where you went to high school, and where you hung out…ohh I want to see where you had your first kiss!" Callie says eagerly.

"Maybe I'll show you around…but you can't see where I had my first kiss."

"Why not?" She frowns.

"Because it wasn't in Maryland. I was living in Texas at the time."

"Texas? I never knew that."

"That's because we were only there for six months before we came to Maryland. I didn't come to Maryland until I was fourteen. Before Texas we were stationed all over Europe. It wasn't as glamorous as it sounds either; we were stationed on military bases. I wasn't roaming the streets of Paris."

"Huh, how come I didn't know that?" She questions.

"Because I don't really count that time. Maryland was really my home for most of what I can remember. I actually lived in a house, and went to the same school for more then two years, I made lifelong friends here. I consider Maryland my real home."

"That's sweet. Now, tell me more about this Texas kiss. You were only there for six months, you must have been moving quick."

"Hey when I like what I see I go after it!" I tease.

"Right…what was her name?"

"Why do you want to know, Calliope? It's kind of weird telling you this." I cringe to myself.

"I just want to know what younger Arizona was like…nothing to be embarrassed by."

"Whatever…" I say rolling my eyes. "Her name was Stacey and we were the only out girls at the time in our grade. We kind of stuck together and then one day we just kissed. It was nice I guess. We didn't date or anything. We were only thirteen and we didn't even know what were we doing."

"Stacey…hmmmm….was she pretty?" Callie asks mischievously.

"I'm not answering that, Calliope." I say plainly.

"Just tell me Arizona, I don't care. Clearly it didn't work out for you two cause you're here in bed with me now." She says complacently.

"Exactly, so it doesn't matter."

"Arizona…"

"Okay, yes she was pretty, but not as pretty as you!"

"Oh, well aren't you just a charmer," She says sarcastically. "One last question."

"No. I don't want to talk about Stacey anymore."

"Just one more." She begs.

"Make it quick, Torres."

"Was she a good kisser?"

"Callie, seriously? I already told you we were thirteen. We barely knew what we were doing."

"But you didn't answer the question." She says with a glare.

"No! She wasn't a good kisser. Not nearly as good as you." I say firmly, hoping to end this discussion.

"Okay! I believe you….wait, are you just saying that to get me to shut up or—"

I quickly cut Calliope off by kissing her myself. I grab her face with my hands and pull her close to me. Calliope then takes it upon herself to pull me on top of her and our kiss goes from frantic to more sensual as we both deepen the kiss. She slightly opens her mouth and I take that as an invitation to slip my tongue into her. My hands start playing with her hair and she slips her hands into my night pants and under my panties to started kneading and playing with my ass. We break for a quick second to get some air, but soon after Calliope's tongue is now in my mouth as we continue to kiss languidly.

"Girls…" My mother says knocking on the door and Callie and I break apart quickly. "Well good morning you two!" She says before I can invite her in.

"Mom, I didn't say come in yet." I say flustered. "I could've been naked or something."

"Well I would surely hope you wouldn't be naked in this house unless you were taking a shower. I've seen you naked before, Arizona. I am your mother. Plus Callie has the same parts so it's nothing I haven't seen before." She shrugs.

"So not the point…" I mumble.

"I knocked first, plus it's my house so I'll open any doors I want." She says unwaveringly. She has her apron on so clearly she was in the cooking downstairs, and she also has Sofia on her hip playing with a little toy. "Sofia and I just came in to say breakfast will be ready in twenty minutes. She's been my little helper all morning while you two were sleeping. So get ready and come down she says before exiting.

"That could've been embarrassing." Callie huffs out.

"Not as nearly as embarrassing as when she caught me and Jackie Evans." I say getting up from the bed.

"And who might this Jackie Evans be?" Calliope says inquisitively.

"Let's just say my mom caught us on top of the bed making out."

"That's not too bad."

"We were both completely topless." I say wincing at the memory.

"Arizona!" Calliope says shocked.

"I know, I know, but in my defense we came home to an empty house. We didn't hear my mother come home."

"Wow, you were bold. I didn't think you had it in you." She says.

"Yeah well we were sixteen and had raging hormones. One thing led to another…"

"I see, I don't know this Jackie chick, but I don't like her already." Callie says moving around the room and picking out some clothes to wear for the day.

"Calliope, are you jealous?" I ask arching an eyebrow.

"No, but no one should ever see you topless besides me."

"Don't worry, babe. You're the last person I want seeing me topless, plus her boobs weren't even memorable." I say scrunching my face up in thought.

"Arizona! Don't make that face."

"What face?"

"Like you're trying to remember her boobs!"

"I'm not trying to—hey, that's not fair because I used to be around Mark all the time and he's seen you naked. Like within the last year and a half, so you can't be upset." I say back, flipping the scenario.

"But..."

"Ah, ah, ah, no 'buts', Callie." I say holding up a finger. I'm not really mad, but I definitely want this conversation to be over. "Now, breakfast will be ready soon and my mother said I can only be naked in the shower so if you want to get pass second base with me while we staying in my parents house I suggest you join me." I finish moving into my connecting bathroom. She quickly follows and we take a quick shower with only few kisses and touches. Once we change into our clothes we make our way down to the kitchen and find Sofia already seated and my mother placing the last of the food on the table.

"I'm glad you two decided to join us, although Sofia and I did enjoy our grandma and granddaughter time. She's grown so much since I've seen her last. She's clapping now and nodding yes and no at some questions. She even said 'fruit' and 'bacon' when I was getting everything prepared." My mother says with a big grin.

"She's really coming into her own. Breakfast looks amazing, Barbara. Thank you so much." Callie says taking a seat at the table and giving Sofia a kiss.

"Oh it was nothing, dear. Got to get your vacation off to a good start! Arizona's father went fishing this morning, but he will be back for dinner."

"Daddy loves to fish! She's right, mom it all does look good." I pick up Sofia for a quick hug and give each little cheek a kiss.

"Mommy!" Sofia says when I put her back down.

"Hi my little princess. Did you have fun this morning with grandma?"

"Arizona, when did that happen?" My mom asks looking at me with a stunned face.

"A few weeks ago, actually. Are you alright?" I ask slightly worried. She is stopped mid-stride from the kitchen to the table.

"I'm just, I never thought I'd see the day when someone called you 'mommy', sweetheart. Before Callie you said no kids, and now that little girl just called you 'mommy'. I'm just to happy for you, Arizona." She says before consuming me in a huge. I look to Callie and she just has a beaming smile on her face.

"Callie Torres, you have made my daughter a better person." My mom says wiping away a tear and sitting down at the table across from me.

"All I do is love her, if anything she's made me a better person." My fiancée says before reaching for my hand.

"That's very sweet of you, Calliope."

"It's true, babe."

"Oh my goodness, all this love at the table. My aging heart can't take it anymore."

"Mother, don't be so dramatic."

"Arizona, be nice. She's just happy that we're happy."

"Listen to your fiancée, dear." My mom snickers. I just put some pancakes, potatoes, and bacon on my plate and dig in.

"Arizona Robbins. Have some manners, I raised you better." She says passing me a napkin. "Speaking of love, when is this wedding going to happen?"

"Mother…"

"I know you want to wait for Timothy, but honestly I don't think he will mind. He may be gone for a while" She mumbles under her breath, "Last time it was two years, do you really want to wait two years?"

"I don't know…"

"And God forbid something happen and he doesn't co—"

"He's coming home, mom." I say firmly. I can't even let my mind wonder to a different possibility.

"We all hope so, and I truly believe he will, but you can't plan these things, darling."

"Mom, we are waiting."

"Callie, what do you want?" She asks turning away from me and to my fiancée.

"Uh, I want whatever Arizona wants. I already told her I would go down to the courthouse any day and get legally married, but if she wants a wedding and her brother here then I'll wait."

"See mother, I told you it's fine."

"Hmm, Callie did bring up a good point. What if your father and I accompany you and Callie to a courthouse and you two sign the papers. Callie's parents are of course welcomed, and then we could have a big reception party when your brother gets back. That way you are married, but you can still dance with your brother at your party like you promised."

"No, mom."

"Well why not, Arizona? It's the both of best worlds! I'm not getting any younger, Sofia should have a sibling who is close in age with her, and I've done my research. I know it takes longer for two women to have a child. You can't just get pregnant on your wedding night like others can."

"Mom!"

"Look, all I'm saying is you shouldn't keep Calliope waiting."

"I'm really okay, Barbara…" Callie interjects.

"It's nice of you to say dear, but—"

"Mom! Please just stop! I'm waiting for Timothy. Why is that so hard for you to understand!? Please just respect my decision, our decision, mother. He will be back and then we will have a wedding! Can we drop it?" I yell. My mom looks at me shocked; Callie is picking at her plate, and of course the outburst causes Sofia to get upset and begin to cry.

"I'm just going to take her upstairs." Callie says quietly and excusing herself and Sofia from the table.

"Arizona Marie Robbins! You may be grown, but you will lower your tone in this house and have some respect. You know good and well your father wouldn't have approved of that."

"I'm sorry, mother." I say sincerely.

"What is with the attitude? Having a wedding and getting married should be one of the happiest times of your life. Every time I bring it up you shut me down. You're my only daughter, Arizona. I just want to share this special moment with you."

"I know, mom and I want that too, but I can't get happy and excited when I know my brother is half way across the world possibly in danger. I told him I was gay before you and father and he didn't even blink twice. He accepted and said he couldn't wait to dance with me at my wedding."

"That's lovely, dear. Honestly, but I spoke with your brother a few weeks ago."

"What?!"

"Just because you don't like to speak to him while he's way doesn't mean your father and I don't. We talk maybe once every six weeks if he has time."

"Okay…well what did you say?"

"I didn't tell him you were engaged, I figured you would want to do that, but I do know how long he is going to be away for."

"No, I don't want to know because I'll start counting down and be thinking about it everyday." I say shaking my head.

"Arizona, I really think you should know."

"Mom, please. I just…"

"It's not all bad. He told me that he's not in direct harms way anymore. He's doing more base work and planning, not in the action as much as his last trip. He's training others to be like him because he believes this will be his last trip." At her words I'm slightly relieved, but I won't be fully relieved until he's home and on American soil.

"I won't tell you how long exactly, but you will be waiting a little while, sweetie." She says calmly. "He's safer now with his new position and everything, but it's going to take him a little bit longer to come home. I didn't want you and Callie to just be waiting and waiting. You know he wouldn't want to you stop your life for him. I'm sure Timothy would be ecstatic to know that you and Callie were engaged, and deep down I think you know that too."

"Is he going to get a break?" I ask timidly.

"I don't know, he didn't say. I'm sorry, Arizona. I know that's not what you wanted to hear, but you should at least know. If you still want to wait then that's fine. I won't bring it up again until you're ready."

"Breakfast was great, mom. Thanks. I'm just going to go upstairs and check on Sofia." I say softly.

"Arizona, I'm sorry."

"It's okay, it's not your fault. I'll be back down. I told Calliope that I want to take Sofia to the aquarium, I just need a minute." My mothers nods in understanding and I get up from the table. I don't even know what to think right now. Tim's apparently safer, but going to be gone longer and I don't even know how long that is. We don't even know if he's getting a break and will be able to visit us anytime soon. I want to wait and Calliope said she's on board, but it's not fair to her. It's as much my wedding as it is hers. Sofia. Callie and I want to give her at least another sibling. Personally I don't want a huge age gap between them because I want them to be close like Tim and I are. Callie just worked her ass of to become an attending so she's going to be busy…come three months I'll be busy again too. There is just so much to think about and I wish I wasn't thinking about it on our vacation, but now that I know I can't just forget. Maybe I'm overthinking. Everything is good now, why mess it up? Maybe I should just stick to my original plan and wait for my brother to come home. Have a wedding then have kids. Let's say we wait two years, I'll be twenty-eight and Calliope will be thirty-four. Still healthy enough to have kids, but if it's longer Callie will slowly become at higher risk during a pregnancy just because of her age. What if she wants to carry again? We could just spend a year solely trying to get pregnant. This whole biological clock thing is a real bitch. Or what if for some reason I can't carry, or what if we have a miscarriage? Gosh this is so stressful, why did Tim and me have to make that promise? Why did he have to join the military? Like father, like son I guess. All these "what if" scenarios are making my head spin. I hear Calliope's voice coming just outside my room and she must be reading Sofia a story. When I open the door I see Callie up against the headboard sitting cross-legged with Sofia in her lap looking at the pictures.

"Hey, are you okay?" Callie asks looking up from the story. I try and put on a brave face, but that swiftly falters and I round the bed quickly and sit next to Calliope. "Arizona, what's wrong?" She asks concerned. Before I can answer I feel a few tears start to trickle down my face and I bury my head into Callie's shoulder. "Baby, what's wrong? You're kind of freaking me out." She says rubbing my back.

"My-my mom spoke to Tim…he won't be back for a while, Calliope." I say sniffling and trying to contain myself from completely unraveling.

"Hey, hey it's okay. We can wait, babe. I promise I'm not going anywhere." She says trying to console me.

"It's just not fair, I just want my brother home. This is supposed to be a happy time for us, and ever since the engagement I can't even think about a wedding because of him. I don't know what to do, Calliope." She gives me a kiss on the head and lifts my chin so I'm looking at her. She wipes away my tears and brushes back my hair.

"I'm so sorry, baby. I wish there was something I could do. I didn't mean to cause all of this…I don't like seeing you sad or upset."

"It's not your fault…"

"Mommy sad." Sofia blurts out making me turn my gaze to her.

"Yeah, Sof. Mommy is a little sad. Hug, can you give her a hug?" Callie asks picking up Sofia and placing her in my arms. I feel little chubby arms wrap around me and it seems to just bring more tears.

"Arizona…please stop crying, I hate seeing you like this. Tell me what I can do for you."

"Just sit with me for a minute…that's all you really can do." Callie puts her arm around me and I snuggle closer to her with Sofia resting on my chest. We sit for a few minutes and I let my mind slow down."

"Arizona?" Comes from behind the door.

"Yes mom, you can come in." The door slowly opens and my mother comes to sit on the foot of the bed.

"This sight is just too precious I need to take a picture." I groan, but she whips out her iPhone anyway and snaps away. "Now I just put a car seat in the car for Sofia if you still want to go to the aquarium."

"Sof, do you want to see some fishes?" I ask my little girl.

"Fish." She nods.

"I guess that's a yes then! Let's go!"

"You sure, babe?" Callie asks in a whisper.

"Of course I'm sure. I'm just going to freshen up real quick."

"Well alrigthy then, I'm going take Miss Sofia to put on some shoes and we will meet you two in the car. I got her a new pair the other day while I was out and I want to see if she likes them." She says joyfully. I pass her to my mother and promise to meet them soon.

"Arizona are you sure you want to go. I don't mind going with your mother and Sof if you want to stay here and relax."

"No, no. I want to go. I didn't mean to put such a damper on the vacation." I say getting up from the bed and moving into the bathroom with Callie quickly following.

"It's okay…are you going to tell me what else is wrong? I can tell your mind is moving a mile a minute."

"I will, just not now. When we get back to Seattle. I'm still processing a lot and when I tell you I want to tell you everything and make sure I'm making the right decision. So please let's just try and drop it and I promise I will let you know you everything."

"Arizona, are you sure?"

"Yes. I'm sure, Calliope. Now let's go look at some fish!"

"Okay, if you say so."

"I do, and I love you." I say before giving her a kiss and she goes back to the bedroom. I quickly run some water over my face and fix my hair. We spend over two hours roaming around the aquarium taking in all the sights. It's very calming and relaxing. We weren't in any hurry, and mom was glad to spend some time with Sofia. At the end we let Sofia pick out a toy from the gift shop and we headed back home.

"Dear, your father must be home. His car is in the driveway." Mother says and my eyes and ear perk up. Even though my father doesn't show much affection, I'm still a daddy's girl and love to be around him. I saw him briefly last night at dinner, but he was focused on watching the baseball game in the living room. Once everyone gets out the car and into the house, Callie puts Sofia down for a nap.

"Daddy!" I say walking into the living room.

"Arizona, how are you?" He asks breaking his eyes from the television, but I think only because a commercial is on.

"I'm good. Today we went to the aquarium with Sofia. It was fun, and her eyes lit up at all the big sea creatures."

"You did the same thing when we first took you there after we moved, and you were fourteen." He says taking a sip of his beer.

"It was my first time at an aquarium! You don't get to see those big animals up close just anywhere. Speaking of which, how was fishing?"

"The usual, caught a few, but threw them back in. I'm sorry I missed breakfast."

"It's alright…it was interesting…" I say looking at the ground.

"Care to explain?"

"It started with wedd—"

"Callie, it's nice to see you again." My father says getting up from his seat. I turn around and sure enough there is my beautiful fiancée.

"Mr. Robbins, sir, nice to see you too." She says shaking his offered hand.

"I know last night I was a little distracted by the Orioles game and didn't talk much, but I think it's time that you and me have a little talk in my study room."

"Uh, sure. Okay." She says nervously.

"Daddy, what kind of talk?" I ask because honestly I'm not sure what he's talking about.

"Well it seems that you two will be getting married so it's only appropriate that I talk to your fiancée. She may have won your heart, but I'm your father. It's my job to make sure she's a good suitor for you. Just because she's a women doesn't mean I expect any less from her." He says looking at me. "Callie, if you'll follow me this way please." He says ushering her away. I just give a hopeless shrug and mouth, "I love you" before she's out of my sight.

AN: Thanks for reading!