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Chapter Forty-Five

AN: Picks up right where the last chapter ended, and has both POV's. Hope you enjoy! Happy Grey's Day!

Callie's POV

"What are you doing here mom?" She takes a step up to Aria and they both stand directly in front of me.

"I heard what happened. I had to make sure you were alright."

"Since do you care about me?" I ask sassily.

"Callie…" Aria whispers.

"No Aria, there have been plenty moments in the past years when she could have checked on me, but she didn't. There is no need to start now."

"Babe, who is at the front door?" Arizona asks walking up to me. "Aria! I didn't know you coming?"

"Surprise! I wanted to check on Callie after everything. I thought I'd give you guys some time before I just showed up. Arizona, I'd like for you to meet our mother, Lucia. Mom, this is Callie's fiancée." Arizona looks to me in question, but I just shrug my shoulders completely dumbfounded and blindsided by this whole situation.

"It's nice to meet you, Mrs. Torres." My wife says extending a hand. Aria nudges our mom to get her to cooperate. My mother accepts Arizona's hand and nods in acknowledgement. "Well let's get out of the doorway and move inside. There's some breakfast if you all are hungry."

"Great! I'm starving! Where's my niece?" Aria says moving into the house and through the kitchen to the dining room with my mother following her.

"She's back in the dining room at the table. My mom is back there as well. Go head and introduce yourself. We'll be there in a sec." I close the front door and rest my back against it. Arizona comes up to me and wraps her arms around my waist. "Soooo…I take it you didn't know they were coming."

"Nope."

"Well it's nice to see Aria. She was really worried when I called her from the hospital after the shooting."

"I'm glad she's here too." I reply honestly.

"And your mom?" She questions.

"Honestly, I want her gone. She doesn't bring any positivity into my life. I'm mad that Aria brought her; I know it's not entirely her fault. My mother doesn't really take no for an answer, and she probably forced Aria into bringing her here but I just don't like it."

"Maybe she has a change of heart. She is here after all. Just give her a chance. She seems pleasant."

"Yeah, that's cause she hasn't opened her mouth and said anything yet." I scoff.

"All I'm saying is to just be nice and don't assume the worst yet."

"One chance. That's it. Today is supposed to be a wedding planning day and I don't want her to ruin that. Your mom is here and Sofia is happy. It was a good morning before I opened the door. I just want to get back to that."

"I know…me too, but things have changed a little. I'll support you in anything you want to do. You can march in there and tell your mother to leave, or you can hear her out. Either way I'm here. Me, Sofia, and our little nugget." She says smiling.

"I love you." I say giving my wife a kiss on the lips.

I love you too." We make our way back into the dining room where Sofia is sitting in Aria's lap while Aria is attempting to finish a full plate of food that Barbara placed in front of her.

"Callie, you and your sister look so much a like! She is just the sweetest person ever! I can't believe we are just meeting!" Barbara says joyfully. Aria took Arizona's seat so Arizona and I sit down across from her across the table. My mother took a seat next to Aria. Barbara is still sitting at the head of the table, where she was earlier when helping Sofia with her food. "We've only talked for a few minutes, but we just hit it off."

"She's right, Callie. Arizona you mom is so nice and this food! Oh my god it's so good! I don't know how you stay so slim, if I grew up with all this food I'm sure I'd be over weight by now."

"Aria, you ate plenty growing up. You had the nannies cook you whatever you wanted, plus mom cooked a lot." I look to my mom who is just sitting quietly observing everything. She isn't eating, and is glancing at Sofia with cold eyes.

"I know, but there is something about this food." She says taking another mouthful. Barbara is just smiling and adds some more food to Aria's plate. "I can only imagine what lunch and dinner is like."

"Well how long are you two staying? I know this is Callie and Arizona's home, but I don't mind cooking for more people. We should be done with the wedding stuff by five, I could have a nice dinner ready by seven."

"Wedding stuff, what wedding stuff?" Aria asks looking at me. "You set a date! It's about time! Talk about perfect timing, good thing I picked today to show up. Where are you having it? Did you get a dress? I'm sure we could have a top designer custom make one for you. You too, Arizona if you want. What about the cake? Flowers? What's the color scheme?" Aria rattles off faster then I can comprehend.

"Aria darling, you should join us! We have a packed day. You too, Mrs. Torres it would great to finally talk with you. Us mothers got to stick together. Our girls are finally getting married!" Barbara says with complete joy.

"It would be great to have you both there." Arizona says genuinely and warmly.

"I can't." My mother says.

"No seriously, it would lovely to have you there." Arizona's mother says, but I know she misunderstood my mom. She is able to join us, but doesn't care to because she doesn't accept me.

"I think you misunderstood me. I can't because this isn't right. This is not okay. I can't sit here and keep quiet anymore. Callie, this is wrong. You can't marry a woman." She says looking at Arizona. "You can't possibly live your life this way. You may have gotten through to your sister and father, but I'm not going to budge. I can get you help, we can find you a nice suitable man to marry and raise your bastard child with. You can start over and have a new life, but this right here is not okay. I know you know that, I raised you better. We went to church, you read the Bible. You are sinning. How can you possibly say you love a woman the way you are supposed to love a man?"

The room is dead quiet. No one knows what to say. I was expecting a comment, but not that outburst she just delivered. Sofia being Sofia, a loud wail comes out of her. I don't blame her; I wish I could scream right now too. Aria tries to bounce her up and down to calm her, but that isn't working. Sof is scared and uncomfortable and just wants someone to hold her.

"I'll take her upstairs." Barbara says getting up and collecting Sof. On the way out of the room, she gives my mother a disapproving shake of the head. "I'm not a religious person Mrs. Torres, but I pray that you can open your heart and accept the Callie for who is she. She is a loving and caring person, and I couldn't be more proud that my daughter is marrying her."

"Mom, I know we have some differences, but Dad came around. I just think—"

"Why did you even come here today, mother?" I ask cutting Aria off. "Since you hate me and the way I live my life so much. I'm curious as to why you are here?"

"I'm here because you got shot. No mother wants to hear that, but I took that as a sign. You were being punished for your sins. I can take you home and get you help. We can go to church and ask for forgiveness. We can rid you of all your wrongdoing." She says pleading her case.

"I think you should leave." Arizona says. "You're not welcomed in our home. I told Calliope to give you a chance, but I was wrong. Like it or not, your daughter and I are in love and are having a wedding. You're not invited. Aria, Mr. Torres, and anyone else Calliope wants to invite from her side of the family is welcomed, but you are not. You can't come into our loving home and spread hate and negativity. You will not insult my daughter and call her a bastard. She is the most innocent and precious thing in this world and I won't let you take that away from her. To say that Calliope was being punished when she got hurt is just horrible. I could've lost her that day and I would've been devastated. I'm thankful every morning that I get to wake up next to her and see her face. It could've been a very different situation. So I'll say it again, I think you should leave. Now."

"Aria, let's go. This is a toxic situation anyway. The car service is still outside and can take us to the hotel."

"Aria is welcomed to stay, but you need to leave, mother. Get the hell out of my house!" I say standing up from the table. She gathers herself and looks to Aria.

"I'm staying, mom. You said you wanted to come check on Callie, but clearly you used this for your own agenda. I'm not part of it. Callie is my sister and I support her in everything. I lost her once, I'm going to do it again. "

"I hope you can live with yourself, Callie." She says spitefully before exiting the room. Once I hear the front door close I break down in tears.

"What the hell, Aria?!" I shout between tears and ragged breaths. I sit back down and Arizona pulls me into a big hug and kisses my temple. When we pull apart she starts to wipe away my tears.

"Callie, I didn't know she was going to say all of that. I'm so sorry. She just said she needed to see you, and I thought it made sense after the shooting and everything. I promise she won't come around again."

"Like hell she won't!"

"Don't let her get to you, Callie. She's just bitter and ignorant." Aria says trying to comfort me. "She made it seem like she just wanted to check on her daughter. I just—"

"I know it's not your fault…it just sucks. God, she's so annoying. I used to think I wanted a relationship with her, but I don't. She made that abundantly clear today."

"Calliope, I'm sorry babe. I just thought if we listened to her and invited her into our home, maybe she would come around. I don't know…I didn't actually think she would just spew off hurtful words like she did. I've never seen or heard anything like that." Arizona says in disbelief.

"No, you were right. We gave her one chance, and she used it today. I'm done with it. I'm just going to go upstairs and clean up. Your mom has a busy day for us. We have a lot of stuff to get done." I get up from the table and take some dishes into the kitchen.

"I'm all for wedding stuff. Is there anything I can do to help?" My sister asks enthusiastically.

"Can you just call ahead to the hotel and set us up a private tour of the reception rooms? I want to show Arizona and Barbara before we do the cake tastings later this afternoon."

"Sure, I'll get right on it." Aria gets up from the table, happy to be doing something helpful, and goes to make a phone call. Arizona joins me in the kitchen with a few more dishes and we begin to clean up breakfast.

"Calliope…" Arizona says coming up to me at the sink. I know she wants me to say something, but I don't want to dwell anymore on what just happened. Quite frankly it was embarrassing. I was embarrassed that my mother came into my home and practically disowned me again in front of my sister, wife, daughter, and future mother-in-law. She insulted my daughter, my relationship, and how I live my life. I've honestly never felt so humiliated. I turn off the water, dry my hands, and turn to face her straight on.

"Arizona. I'm fine. Thank you for what you said, it meant a lot and I love you for that, but I'm okay. She came, said what she had to say, left, and I cried. It's done, and it's over with. Let's just try to salvage and enjoy the rest of the day, okay?"

"Callie, I—"

"My phone is ringing. Hold that thought, okay?" I jet up out the kitchen and up the stairs, hoping I catch my phone in time.

Arizona's POV

"So are we still heading out today? I would understand if you guys just wanted a day inside." My mother says while I move around Sofia's room getting a little bag together for us when we go out.

"No, Callie said she's fine and we have a tour at the hotel so we're still going out." I say dejectedly.

"Is she okay?"

"Yes and no. She said she was, but I can just look in her eyes and tell she's not. Sometimes she like to deal with things in her own way, but I wish she would talk to me some more."

"She will when she's ready, all you can do is be there for her." My mom says rocking Sofia back and forth from her seat in a rocking chair.

"I know, and I will. I just can't believe her mom said all that stuff."

"I've never heard anything like that, dear. It was hurtful to hear. I don't know how Callie dealt with that growing up."

"From what she told me it only started when she went off to college and medical school. Before that it seems that Callie and Aria had a very nice and privileged childhood."

"Regardless of when it started, Callie is her daughter and a lovely girl. I don't see how she could just turn her back on her all of a sudden. No mother should talk to their children like that. Callie is her daughter.

"I don't understand it either. I could never do that." I say picking up Sofia from my mother's arms. I pepper her little face with kisses and settle her against my hip. "I'm going to go check on Calliope. Aria is downstairs and we can head out soon."

"Okay! Sounds like a plan." She says getting up from her seat and heading out the room.

"Let's go find mama and cheer her up." We walk down the hall and into the bedroom, but I don't see Calliope. I hear muffled sounds coming from behind the bathroom door. "Callie?" I hear her hang up the phone call rapidly and swing open the door.

"Heyyy! There are my two favorite girls! You guys ready to go?" She asks extremely happy. Sofia face lights up and is feeding off Callie's energy so she starts squirming in my arms and Callie takes her from me.

"Why were you on the phone in the bathroom?"

"Uh, no reason…"

"Callie, who were you talking to?"

"Arizona, since when do you ask me who I talk to on the phone?"

"Since your attitude just went from zero to sixty in twenty minutes." I quip right back.

"It was nothing…no one." She says paying more attention to Sofia then me.

"It was obviously someone considering you were talking in the bathroom, and I heard you hang up when I called out your name." I say getting agitated. If it was no one important I don't understand why she won't just tell me.

"What about the fourteenth?"

"What?"

"December fourteenth, let's have the wedding that day."

"Um…okay. I actually think I begin winter break on the tenth, so that works.

"So we're getting married, well re-married on December fourteenth?!"

"Yeah, let's do it! December fourteenth!" I agree. I'm actually relieved we settled on a date. Callie kept putting it off, but said she wanted a December wedding, so I was a little confused. I probably would've said something soon if we didn't pick one, but now I don't have to do that. She gives me a kiss as well as Sof and head out the room.

"Where's your mom, I want to tell her!"

"She's downstairs….wait, who was on the phone?!" I yell to her, but she's too far down the hallway to hear me.

The next four hours were filled with nonstop wedding talk. We visited the T Hotel and confirmed a wedding hall and reception room. We told them we wanted a winter themed wedding and they assured us everything would be taken care of. I think having both of the Torres heiress' handing out orders got things done efficiently. Aria was more then willing to join my mother in being our wedding planners. They kept exchanging notes and discussing details with each other. We selected the food and flowers as well as stop by a stationary store and designed our invitations. That in itself was a lot to deal with, everyone wanted to put in their input and Callie and I disagreed a few times but we finally agreed on the final invitations. The last stop was my personal favorite, the bakery. We tasted about six different cakes, but like I told Callie weeks ago I wanted red velvet. Of course my mother didn't agree, she said it was too basic for such an extravagant event. If I wanted a red velvet wedding cake she would crack open a box of Betty Crocker cake mix and make it herself. Aria and Callie found amusement in that, but I didn't. Instead of arguing with my mother over my wedding cake Callie insisted on just getting two. One red velvet, and one chocolate cake she tried today. We decided to add a third, smaller cake for Sofia. She really fell in love with a lemon-flavored cake this afternoon. I'm sure I'll find remnants of it in her clothes later. Most of the major details of the wedding were handled today; all that is left is finding our dresses, taking some family portraits, picking a honeymoon destination, wedding bands, and a few smaller details. I heard Aria mention something about a bachelorette party to Callie, and even thinking about those two together in a situation like that made me a little nervous. Not that I think Callie would do anything wrong, but Aria is single and much more out going then my Calliope. I'm sure there could be some tempting situations. Our final stop on the way home was the grocery store. My mom wanted to make a big dinner tonight so we stopped and picked up a few things. When we got back to the house my mom went straight to the kitchen to prepare dinner, and surprisingly Aria put on a apron and helped cook dinner. They seem to get along really well which is nice to see. If I had my own guess, I think Aria likes my mom because she's very maternal unlike the women I met today who Callie and Aria call mom. It could also just be the Robbins charm, Callie fell for it so I'm not surprised that Aria did. In the basement, Callie and I are seated in the big, comfy leather seats with Sofia asleep in Callie's lap. She's been keeping Sof very close to her all day and I think it has something to do with what her mother say. Either way, everyone could use some more Sofia time. She makes everything better. The television is on, but neither of us is really playing much attention to it.

"We got a lot done today." I say breaking the silence.

"I know your mom was a big help. I think she had fun."

"So do I. You give her unlimited funds and she goes wild."

"I hardly think a million dollars is unlimited funds."

"Maybe not in your world Ms. Torres, but in Robbins terms that's a lot. When I told her the budget she couldn't believe it."

"A wedding is something you splurge on so we might as well. I plan on only having one."

"Well don't I feel special." I say teasingly.

"You are special, Arizona. I love you." She says placing a comforting hand on my thigh.

"I know. Any ideas on where you want to go for our honeymoon?"

"Maybe Hawaii…or Puerto Rico. You?"

"Hawaii seems nice. You can't go wrong with either one. Both have warm climates and beaches."

"I was thinking on leaving Sof here with Mark." She says rubbing a soothing hand on Sofia's back and kissing her brunette hair.

"Yeah that sounds good. How long do you want to go for?"

"Well if we leave after our wedding we can go for four or five says and be back in time for Christmas."

"I like that…can I ask you something?"

"Hmm."

"Who was on the phone earlier?" I ask nervously. I don't know why but I keep thinking about it. It was just so unusual for Callie.

"Arizona…come on." She says letting out a sigh

"I just don't understand why you won't tell me?! We don't keep secrets."

"It's not a secret."

"So tell me then. I won't be mad."

"How do you know what?"

"Well do I have a reason to be mad? If so, it would be nice to tell me before I walk down the aisle." I say sharply.

"First, we're already married, second, whatever you are thinking you need to stop. I don't know what's going on in your brain, but I know you're over thinking the situation."

"Callie."

"Fine if you really want to know I'll tell you." I give her a nod to encourage her. "It's a wedding gift…well surprise. That's all I'm saying."

"Oh…" Is all I can say. I don't know what I thought she was going to say, but it definitely wasn't that. Now I feel bad for pressuring her, especially if it's a surprise. "Well what kind of surprise."

"Why would I tell you that? It would take away from everything, babe."

"I know, I'm sorry. Can I get a hint?" I ask flashing my dimples.

"Nope! I already said too much."

"Fine…now I need to come up with something."

"No you don't, plus you already got me a gift."

"I did?"

"Well yeah" She says obviously. "The day we got married you told me you were pregnant. Best. Gift. Ever." Callie says giving me a kiss on the cheek. "I don't think anything could top that." Damn Callie is good. I can't help but lean over and plant a big kiss on her.

"I still want to get you something."

"Arizona I don't need anything. We're technically already married, our little nugget is on the way, Sof is happy, healthy, and growing. I don't really need anything else. I have everything I already want." She says tenderly. "There is one thing you can do, but it's impossible."

"Name it! I'm sure I can find a way to do it." I say sitting up in my chair.

"Hmm…I highly doubt it."

"Spill it, Calliope!"

"If you could make time move faster and make it December fourteenth already because I can't wait to see you in a white dress. You're going to look absolutely gorgeous. By that time you'll be three months pregnant and we can tell people, and we can start planning the little nuggets room and everything. Soon we'll have two kids and Sofia will be in her terrible two's phase. I'm just so ready for everything that's coming."

"Me too. I wish we could speed up time too, but I also like to savor these little moments."

"I know…it's kind of bittersweet."

"Girls! Dinner is ready in ten!" My mom yells from the kitchen.

"I guess that's our cue we should start getting up." Callie says slowly waking Sofia up. "I'm going to take her up for a diaper change."

"Okay, love you."

"Love you too." I say leaning up to give her a peck on the lips.

AN: For the most part I'm done with Mama Torres…at least for now. Thanks for reading!