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Chapter Forty-Seven

AN: Meant to have this up earlier, but college happened. Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Callie's POV

Today was a long and tiresome day. I've been working long shifts in order to get two weeks off for the wedding, honeymoon, and Christmas. That's why I had to work again this year on Thanksgiving. It wasn't ideal, but it was necessary in order to get everything situated before the wedding. That being said, today was my last shift at Seattle Grace for two weeks. It was quite liberating walking out of the doors of the hospital knowing I don't have to come in for a while. Unfortunately that wasn't the end of my day. Once I left Seattle Grace, with Sofia in hand, we went to Mark's house to drop her off. In two days time I will be declaring my love for Arizona in front of our friends and family. Before that can happen I still have a few things to do, and Arizona is sure to be distracted so we gave Mark some extra time with Sofia. Mark came in town today and is watching Sofia until we get back from Hawaii. We settled on Hawaii for our honeymoon because we've both never been there. We wanted to go someone we both haven't visited before, and I've been to Puerto Rico a few times already. Tomorrow my father, Aria, Addison and some other friends are coming in town, as well as the rest of Arizona's family. It's going to be an intimate wedding with only about fifty people there. Being that everything is taking place at the T Hotel, my dad booked a host of rooms for everyone stay in. He has been very supportive and helpful with everything after our trip in Miami. I'm glad that he and Aria came around. Even though I have Mark and Addison, there's nothing like having supportive family around for such an important day. Once Sofia was taken care of I made my way of the visit in the Robbins family. Barbara, Daniel and Tim came in this evening. Tim! I'm so happy he's here and everything worked out. He's been back in the states for a couple of days back home in Maryland and now he's in Seattle. I was talking to Tim when Arizona freaked out a few weeks ago about who I was talking to on the phone. We finalized his trip, and he helped me pick the date of the fourteenth. Barbara and I have been in constant communication about the whole thing. I'm surprised we pulled it off. I was so tempted to bring Tim home with me tonight and surprise Arizona, but Tim talked me about of it. He really wants to surprise her at the wedding. The best thing about the situation is that Arizona doesn't suspect a thing. After a quick chat with them I began to make my way home, but got a text from Arizona saying she wanted me to pick up something for her to eat for dinner from a taco place. Of course I didn't mind since the restaurant is on the way home, and even if it wasn't I still would've stopped. Happy wife makes for a happy life, right? She's just over three months pregnant and I swear I can see a teeny tiny baby bump, but Arizona isn't convinced. She's been a little all over the place lately. I know it's just the hormones and her body changing, but it didn't stop me from gaging when I saw her put some ketchup on an Oreo and eat it. She actually ate a whole row of Oreos with ketchup. It was the grossest thing, but it made her happy and now we have five packs of Oreos in the house. I hope that's one craving she grows out of soon. Oreos and ketchup should never go together. Never.

"Arizona, I'm home!" I call out entering our home.

"Kitchen!" She calls out and I make my way through the living room to the kitchen with her tacos in hand. She's seated on a stool along the kitchen island reading a magazine. I give her a quick kiss before walking around and grabbing something to drink from the refrigerator.

"How was your day?"

"Good. Got a lot of things done with Teddy. I packed for Hawaii and took care of some last minute wedding stuff. What about you? How are Mark and Sofia?"

"They're good. I didn't stay too long because Lexie was there when I showed up."

"Really? Are they back on?"

"I don't know. I think they've been talking again ever since Mark came to visit me at the hospital, and I think she's his date for the wedding. Anyway I dropped off her bag, and no I didn't take look at her dress for the wedding. It was tempting though. Then I visited your parents at the hotel."

"That's nice. We're greeting people tomorrow at the hotel I'm sure we would've saw them."

"Well yeah, but it was kind of on the way home so it wasn't a big deal, plus I wanted to make sure all the rooms were set up for the guests coming in."

"You're a better daughter then me. I just sent my mom a text making sure they got in all right." She says opening the bag of food.

"It was no biggie. I'm just happy to be home and not have to worry about work for two weeks. In three days we'll be in Hawaii soaking up the nice wea—"

"Callie these tacos have beans on them." She says cutting me off.

"Uh yeah…what's the issue? You always eat them like that."

"I don't like beans right now."

"Okay, so pick them off." She just gives me an odd glare. "Or I could pick them off for you." I suggest.

"But I know they were there. I can't eat these." My wife says pushing them away from her.

"Are you serious?" She doesn't budge, "Oh my gosh you're actually serious!" I'm half amazed and half stunned her seriousness.

"The little nugget doesn't like beans right now, I'm sorry." Arizona says sheepishly.

"Fine, I'll eat them. Can I make you something?"

"Well…would you mind going back out and getting me some tacos without beans?" She asks cautiously.

"Babe…"

"Pleaseee." She says with a little pout. "I'm really craving some tacos."

"Fine, will you at least come with me so I'm not alone and bored?" I ask picking up my car keys from the counter top. "It's not like you're seven months and can't walk without waddling yet."

"I know, but I wanted to take a bath. How about I call in the order so all you have to do is run in and pick them up?"

"I swear only because I love you." I say giving her a kiss before exiting the house. I'm not mad, maybe a little irritated, but only because I've been on my feet for the better part of twelve hours today and I just wanted to relax at home. Also, today was an usually hard day at work. However I'm back in my car heading back to the taco restaurant. Thirty minutes later I return home with three tacos, without beans, and find my wife in the kitchen this time with a robe on.

"How was the bath?" I ask giving her a kiss.

"Perfect." I plop down the food in front of her and she immediately digs in.

"Mhmmmm, so good." She says with her mouth full.

"Where are the other tacos?"

"In the fridge." I take out the other bag of tacos, but instead of the three I originally got there is only one left.

"Arizona…"

"Okay…so I got hungry waiting for you to come back so I picked off the beans and ate two tacos." She says guiltily. "I'm sorry."

"I thought…you know what, never mind. I'm just going to make myself something to eat." I open the fridge and start searching for food to prepare, but then I just decide I'm too tired to make anything. "Actually, I'm just going to go up and take a shower."

"Are you sure? I can make you something…"

"Don't worry about it. I'm kind of worn out today and we have a busy couple of days ahead of us." I say truthfully. There has been something on my mind lately, and it didn't help that today a case that Meredith and I worked on kind of brought up those thoughts and feelings again. I haven't spoken to Arizona about it because I'm just trying to handle things on my own, but with the wedding approaching it's getting harder to ignore. Once upstairs and in the shower I let the hot water and steam consume me. I attempt to wash away my day and bothersome thoughts. The only thing that distracts me is a knock on the bathroom door.

"Callie? Are you okay, you've been in the shower for a while." I hear Arizona say from outside the door.

"Yeah I'm good…sorry about that I'll be out in a minute."

"No worries, I was just checking." She says with softness in her tone.

"Thanks." I reply. I start to wind down my shower and begin my nightly routine. When I come out of the bathroom a few minutes later ready for bed I see Arizona already in her pajamas and aimlessly watching one of those late night talk shows on television. No words are really spoken just subtle glances and small smiles. It's a little unusual for us, but not completely out the ordinary. I crawl in to bed next to her and give her a kiss goodnight before resting my head on a pillow and closing my eyes.

"I can turn the television down if you want."

"It's fine, I can sleep through anything." I say with a light laugh.

"Okay…night Callie, love you."

"Yeah, love you too."

Not even five minutes go by until I hear the click on the remote turning the television off and Arizona snuggling down further in bed. I turn to spoon her from behind, like normal, and rest my arm across her body.

"Callie?"

"Hmmm…"

"Are you alright? You seem a little stressed out tonight and…"

"What are you talking about?" I ask softly. She turns around to face me in bed. Even though it's dark in the room, the night sky and moon cast a low light in the room and I can read the concern on her face.

"Look, if it's about the tacos thing, I'm sorry. I was just thinking about them all day and—"

"Arizona that wasn't an issue, trust me."

"Okay, well then what is it? You seem a little off tonight. You know you can tell me anything. If you're stressed out about the wedding we can change some things around if you want."

"No, it's nothing like that. It's just…" I let out a drawn out breath and sit up in the bed with Arizona following suit.

"Just tell me, Calliope." She pleads.

"So today Meredith and I worked on a case together. A mother was seriously hurt while protecting her daughter from getting hit from an oncoming car. The little girl is all right and the mother will be too, but we got to talking about mothers while performing the surgery and it brought up some feelings. We both have mommy issues in our own ways so we just started talking about them. I kind of told her about what happened when my mother came to visit us and how she basically just said I was a horrible person for the way I live my life. We talked and it was kind of therapeutic, but I would be lying if I said I couldn't get my mother's hurtful words out my head."

"Callie…I'm so sorry."

"You have nothing to be sorry for, and neither do I but with everything coming up it just reminds me of what I don't have and what I'm missing out on. One of the reasons I set up that bridal dress trip for you and your mother was because I wanted that for you. It's a special moment to go dress shopping with your mom, and up until years ago I knew I wanted something like that too with Aria, my mother and myself. I want the same thing for Sofia too one day." The more I talk the more emotional I'm getting. I feel myself on the edge of tears and Arizona takes my hands in hers for support. "It hurts knowing that my mom won't be at my wedding. Then I see how you and your mom are together and it's honestly so beautiful, Arizona. You guys get along well, and seem happy with one another. It's a typical mother-daughter relationship, but I never had that. Even when I was much younger she was around, but never present. That's why I'm hard on myself with Sofia because I want to be a perfect mom to her. I know I'm doing okay, but I can't help but second-guess things sometimes. I just hate that my mother still has this hold on me. As much as I tried to put her words out of my mind I can't. They've been echoing ever since and as our big day comes up I just want to ignore and forget them cause nothing she said is true, but it's hard and I—" When Arizona starts to rub my back soothingly my flood gates open and I break down in tears. She guides me to lay my head down in her lap and she rubs calming motions over my back until my tears settle.

"Your mom is the one who is missing out, Callie. You've given her numerous opportunities and she showed her true colors. We both know that you're great with Sofia and I'm sure you'll be just as great as a mother with our next kid. I know it must have been hard for you to hear those words; it was hard for me to listen to a mother talk to her own daughter like that. You've been so strong, but it's okay to cry and be upset. We all deserve a good cry sometimes. Just like you told me the other day at the doctor's office we can talk about stuff. Even when it seems very personal, I knew it had to be eating at you but I didn't say anything because you always like to handle things on your own. You don't have to though, I'm always going to be here for you."

"I appreciate that. I guess I was trying to ignore it, but it's not easy." Lifting my head up to look at her. She passes me a tissue and I start drying my face. "Gosh, I'm such a mess. I wasn't planning on unraveling like this tonight."

"Well I'm glad you did, it's good to get everything out. And you're not a mess, you're my Calliope and I love you." She says moving some hair out my face.

"I love you too." We share a tender kiss before settling back into our nightly position in bed. The next morning quickly arises and I can't help but wake up at a normal time. Even with Sofia being with Mark, I can't sleep in. Last night took a lot out of me and I'm happy that I talked to Arizona. I feel refreshed and happy to get the day started. During the night our positions changed and Arizona is lying on her back and her blonde hair is spread out along her pillow. She looks so peaceful sleeping, and I'm sure our little nugget is taking up much of her energy. I get up and take care of some business in the bathroom before crawling back into the bed. I have a busy day today with last minute wedding stuff, but I just want to stay in bed with Arizona. We haven't had many lazy mornings in bed with Arizona and I both working.

"Callie?" Arizona says with her eyes still closed.

"Yeah…"

"What time is it?"

"Uhhh, a little after seven."

"Then why are you up?"

"Just habit."

"Come back to sleep."

"I can see your baby bump. It's small, but definitely there."

"Wait, what!" She says opening her eyes and sitting up.

"Babe, it's not a bad thing. It's just a fact. It's cute." I say putting my hand on her stomach. She moves my hand and looks down at herself.

"I can't see it."

"It's there, I promise. You're just over three months it's about time." She just lets out a sigh. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing is wrong it just means that we have to tell people now. I kind of just liked it when we only knew."

"I mean we don't have to tell people right away. You can wear darker clothes to try and cover it up. We could maybe wait until four months if possible."

"No, no. It's fine. I kind of want to tell my family anyway. I'll tell them soon."

"Whatever you want to do I'm fine with. Speaking of telling people, are we ever going to actually let people know that we got married a few months ago?"

"Do we have to? After tomorrow it's not going to be a factor really."

"That's true…do you mind if I tell Addison? She's my best friend and I feel like she should know."

"Of course. I mean you can tell people, but I don't think we need to make a big deal about it. All that matters is that we're married."

"You're right and I love being married to you." I say rolling over and pushing her to lie on her back again. I start kissing her neck and over her collarbone before kissing her pink lips.

"I love being married to you too." She says giving me more room to kiss her neck. I settle between her legs and take her of top that was covering her bare chest. "And I love it when you do that too…" My wife says as I palm one of her breasts. She grabs my face and pulls me in for a hard kiss. Our tongues work together as moans escape both of our mouths. Our lower bodies start grinding against each other trying to get as much contact and friction as possible. I move back down to take a breast in my mouth. Being the attentive lover that I am I give the other breast the same attention before I leave a trail of kisses down the valley of her breasts and over her stomach. I pull off her bottom pajamas only leaving her in underwear. I see the dampness on her panties from her arousal and I kiss her covered center. My hands reach for the hem of her underwear, but her own hands stop me.

"Callie."

"Arizona…" I say looking up at her from my position between her legs.

"Just come back up…please." She says biting her lower lip in question. Confused as to why she stopped me, especially when I was getting to my favorite part, I move back up to her face.

"Why did you stop me, babe?"

"I just don't want you to go down on me." When I furrow an eyebrow in question she speaks up again. "I mean of course I do, but not right now. Actually, I don't want to have sex right now."

"Ummm…okay. May I ask why? Cause it kind of seemed like you wanted to."

"I did, I love being intimate with you, but I think we should wait."

"Wait?"

"Yeah, until after the wedding, ya know? It'll be special."

"It's always special when we're together, and we're already married."

"I know, I know but we should wait. Plus we haven't have sex in over a week so a day or two more won't hurt."

"Actually it might…" I mumble out.

"I know we've down things our way and kind of backwards, but I just want to wait. Like what they did in the olden days"

"Fine…but you could've told me this before you were practically naked."

"I was planning on it, but everything just felt so good and I kind of got lost in the moment."

"Yeah, tell me about it."

"Hey! No pouting. Now give me a kiss." I give her a quick kiss before moving off her and getting out the bed.

"Where are you going?" She asks sitting up and giving me a perfect view on the body I wish I could worship right now.

"To take a shower…a cold shower actually since I'm all worked up now. Then I have to meet Addie for some stuff."

"Ohhh like what?! Does it have to do with my surprise?"

"Uhhh, actually no. That's already taken care of."

"Really?"

"Uh-huh and that's all I'm saying!" She gives me a look of contemplation.

"What if I say we can have sex? Then will you tell me?"

"As tempting as that sounds…no." I say coyly. "Trust me, it'll be worth the wait."

"What? The sex or the surprise?"

"Both." I say with a wink before entering the bathroom.

"Talk about last minute, Cal. Shouldn't you have done this a while ago?" Addison asks me as we walk around a jewelry shop. Arizona and I had breakfast at home before going our separate ways. I met up with Addie twenty minutes ago at the hotel and then we drove here.

"I know…kind of got caught up."

"Whatever. So how much we dropping this time, one million, two million?"

"Shut it, smartass. Arizona didn't take to kindly with how much I spent on her engagement ring." I say browsing the glass cases looking for something for Arizona. Addison was able to close down the shop with the mention of her last name. It's crazy what some people will for you when they know you have money. It's also kind of sad too. Strange world we live in.

"How does she know?"

"Carlos Torres."

"Damn, seriously?"

"Yeah…long story. I kind of think he meant well, but…"

"Well if I were Arizona I would be flattered. That was a lot of money to drop on someone."

"That's what I was thinking! It wasn't even about the money; it was just the perfect ring. Anyway it's over with and I'll make sure she doesn't find out the cost of her new ring."

"Keeping secrets already, seems like your fit for marriage!"

"Can you just help me look, please!?"

"Yeah, yeah. This just makes me want to get married."

"I'm sure you'll find someone. Did you bring a plus one?"

"Nah, no one I'm seriously thinking about. Plus this is your big day. I'm still honored that you picked me to be your maid of honor over Aria."

"It wasn't a difficult decision. You've always been around and supported me. Aria and I lost our way and only recently reconnected. She wasn't mad at all, she understood."

"Still, it's a big deal."

"Ladies, have we found anything yet?" The sales man asks us.

"Actually I was looking at this one." I say pointing to a diamond ring encased in a glass box.

"Perfect. I'll get it right out." He puts on some white gloves and lays a cloth on the glass counter to set the ring on. "This is a shared-setting band. It has a full circle of platinum diamonds."

"Addie, what do you think?"

"I think it's gorgeous. She'll love it."

"Does it come in any other styles?" I ask. I like it, I really like it, but I feel as though it's missing something.

"Of course. We have the same ring in 18k gold. The diamonds are slightly larger, with a total weight of just under four carats."

"If I could see that one please."

"Right away Ms. Torres." He says turning to the back of the store.

"Gold is good right? One of the wedding colors."

"Exactly, that's why I asked. It'll be like another permanent reminder of our day" I say self-assured.

"So are you sure about no bachelorette party tonight? Aria and I were kind of disappointed when you told us."

"No, I'm good. Honestly. We just want a nice dinner with all of our friends."

"That's what we have, but I can make other arrangements. It's your last night of freedom!"

"First of all, being married doesn't meet your locked up or something. I have freedom to do whatever I want. Not in the sense of sleeping with someone else, not that I would want to because Arizona is plenty and I have no desire to be with anyone else, but I have freedom. She doesn't keep me caged up."

"I know she doesn't, but marriage changes people. Even if it's a good change, it's still different. All I saying is a few drinks, loud dance music, and maybe a stripper or two won't hurt."

"By all means Addison you can go out, hell take Aria and my friends with you, but I'm good."

"Fine, we will stick with the dinner party. I invited all the people from the hospital like you said, plus the list of people Arizona sent over to me. I think we'll have close to twenty and I told everyone to bring gifts!"

"We don't need gifts."

"Well you're getting them! So suck it up and be happy!" She replies sharply. I was about to reply with a snarky joke, but the sales man comes back.

"Ms. Torres, the ring you requested." He says placing on display for Addie and me. Without a second I know it's the perfect one.

"Perfect, perfect, perfect. I'll take it!" I say happily.

"Callie, you have great taste my friend." Addison says proudly patting me on the back. The sales person goes about wrapping it up before handing it off to me.

"Guard this with your life, Addison." I say sternly while giving it to Addison for safekeeping

"Scouts honor!"

"The total today is twenty-two thousand, five hundred." He says. I hand him my credit card and sign the receipt when the transaction is finished.

"Impressive, Callie. Kept it under six figures this time."

"Yeah yeah…"

"Ladies it was a pleasure doing business. Congratulations Ms. Torres."

"Thank you." I say kindly and we exit the store. "So I have something to tell you…"

"Oh? Do spill Callie." Addison says while we walk back to the car.

"So after the shooting and everything Arizona and I got married."

"I'm sorry, what?" She says grabbing my arm and making me stop my movements.

"We were tired of waiting, and seeing how quickly our lives changed on an instant just made us do it. We went down to the courthouse and got married before a judge. We've been married for about three months now."

"You mean…" She asks in disbelief.

"Yeah. We signed a marriage license and everything. Tomorrow is the actual wedding, but legally we're already wife and wife." I'm trying to read her face for a reaction, but it's hard to tell what she's feeling. "Say something, Addison. Are you happy…mad…?"

"I'm…I'm…I'm fucking ecstatic! Congratulations Callie!" She says giving me a huge hug. "I'm a little sad that I wasn't there for it, but still that's huge! Oh my god, you're a married woman!" She says punching me in the arm. "Wow. That's unbelievable. That doesn't seem like something you would do. That's one hell of a secret to keep from me."

"Well we've been in our own little bubble. It just made sense for us."

"But I thought you said something about her brother being away."

"He was, but I wrote him and we talked and he was able to come in town for the wedding tomorrow. He's actually at the hotel now; it's my surprise for Arizona. She wanted him at the wedding so I tried to make it happen and luckily everything worked out in my favor."

"I thought Arizona was hanging with her mom today, won't they see each other?"

"Barbara said Tim and Daniel were out doing stuff, Arizona is only with her mother and Teddy right now."

"Shit, Callie. You've done good, like really good."

"It was a big deal to her so I had to at least try. I have another gift for her too, but I'm saving it for Hawaii."

"Was that supposed to be a sexual reference?"

"No you perv…just something I've been working on for a while."

"Well now I want to know, tell me. I'm your maid of honor after all."

"I'll tell you when we get back from our trip."

"Fine." She begrudgingly agrees.

"I'm proud of you, Callie. Seriously, with everything regarding your family and finding Arizona, I'm so thrilled for you. I'm jealous, but mostly happy. She's great with Sofia and you guys make each other so happy. I want what you have." Addie says sincerely.

"She's my world. She and Sofia mean everything to me. It's hard to describe the feeling. Its more then love…it's like…I don't even know how to put it in words but it's amazing, wonderful, it's more then I could dream of."

"You're going to make me cry in the middle of the sidewalk right now." My best friend says wiping away a tear.

"You're making me all sappy."

"No, that's not me. It's all Arizona."

"You're right…let's get out of here." We walk back the car and head over to the hotel. The rest of the day was greeting family and friends and going over the final touches of the wedding. Arizona and I are staying in different suites at the hotel. She has Teddy staying with her and I have my sister and Addison. Later in the evening we went out to dinner with our friends at a nice Seattle restaurant. Addison and Aria set the entire thing up and got us a private room. We ate, laughed, opened gifts, and just enjoyed everyone's company. Mark even came by so we could all see Sofia one more time. Some people were called into the hospital, but promised to be back tomorrow for the afternoon wedding. Once back at the hotel Arizona and I went our separate ways with promises to meet each other at the alter tomorrow.

"So it's only ten o'clock what do you want to do for the rest of the night?" Aria asks.

"I tried to get her to go out, but she shut me down." Addison states.

"Can we just watch a movie or something? We can have room service send up some dessert." Aria and Addison look at each other and shrug.

"Fine if that's what you want to do. I'll call down now." Aria says.

"So, what we watching Cal?"

"Something funny…wait, we should watch the 40 Year Old Virgin that's my favorite!"

"Yes! Afterwards we should watch Bridesmaids, seems kind of fitting."

"I like the way you think, Addie." A knock on the door interrupts my movie search.

"There's no way room service came that quick. I know you own the damn place, but still." Addie says getting up to get the door.

"Teddy?"

"Is Callie here?"

"Teddy? What are you doing here, where's Arizona?" I ask coming up to stand next to Addie at the door.

"Hey Callie, she asked me to come get you."

"Why? Is everything okay?" I asked concerned. Why would she need me now? I just saw her an hour ago.

"Honestly I don't think so…she's crying and asked me to come get you."

"What the hell? Where is she?!"

"She's in the room." As soon as she says 'room' I passed her out the door and on my way to the elevator.

"Come on, come on…" I whisper to myself at the elevator. As soon as it comes I punch the button for Arizona's floor. Once it arrives I start to jog to Arizona's room, but then I slow down and I try to compose myself.

"Arizona, it's me babe…open the door." I say softly against the suite door. The door slowly opens and I see her tear-stained cheeks and I immediately know something is wrong. I step into the room and close the door behind me.

"Arizona, honey what's wrong?"

"I-I don't know…something is wrong, Callie. We have a problem."

AN: Thanks for reading, and thank you for nice words. They made my day.