"I'll be right there." Arizona said getting up from her couch. She opened her door and to her surprise Callie was there. She smiled, "What are you doing here?"
"Hey." Callie gave a weak smile and sniffled. Arizona noticed her distraught appearance and began to feel concerned. She didn't want to bombard her by asking a million questions on what was bothering her so she took a different approach.
"I thought you were gonna be with your dad all day?" She said while leaning her head on the rim of the door. Callie took a second to answer and spoke quietly,
"I, um... I was. We did. He was tired, he went to his hotel. Can I come in?" Arizona nodded and stood up straight. She hadn't even realized Callie was still in the hallway.
"Yeah, yeah. Sorry. Come in. Well I'm glad you're here. I missed you." Arizona said as she kissed her on the cheek as she entered the apartment. She didn't really respond, "Are you alright?" Callie closed her eyes and began playing with her hands out of nervous habit.
"Yeah, I'm good. Just.. I'm gonna use the bathroom." She walked towards the bathroom before Arizona could reply. Arizona stood in her living room worried about what had happened to Callie. She wanted to ask again, but it seemed like this wasn't something Callie wanted to talk about. She figured she'd give her some time in the bathroom to refresh and pull herself together. Arizona headed into the kitchen and grabbed some of Callie's favorite wine. Maybe this will make her feel a little better. After several minutes Callie hadn't come out of the bathroom. Arizona decided to check on her. She walked over and knocked on the door lightly.
"Callie? Is everything alright?" It was insanely quiet in the apartment until she could hear Callie weep, Arizona wasn't sure what she should do. She could hear Callie sniffle again before she spoke up.
"Yeah, just one second." She mumbled.
"Babe?" Arizona said softly. She could hear her take a deep breath.
"It's not locked." Callie said. Arizona opened the door slowly and found her sitting on the floor with tears in her eyes. She sat next to her. Arizona didn't want to speak because she didn't want to make Callie more upset. She grabbed her hand and held it. Neither one of them said anything. Callie closed her eyes and leaned the back of her head on the wall. Both girls sat with their legs crossed, side by side. Callie broke free of Arizona's hand and grabbed the tissue that was on her lap, she cleared her eyes and put the tissue back down, "I told him. About me. About you. Everything. At least I tried to." Callie's voice cracked. She stretched her legs out, took a short breath then continued, "He said that I wasn't his daughter anymore. That I am no longer part of his family. Who says something like that to their own child?" Arizona got up from where she was sitting and placed herself in front of Callie. She moved as close to her as she possibly could, wrapped her legs around Callie's hips, moving them closer together. She hugged her tightly. Callie reciprocated the hug and began crying harder with her head resting on Arizona's collar bone. She ran her hand through Callie's hair and kissed her on the cheek. She moved her forehead towards Callie's and looked into her eyes. She wiped away Callie's tears. Callie sniffled again, "I don't have a family." Arizona's heart broke. She shook her head, no words could escape Arizona's mouth. She wanted to tell her that everything would be okay, that he would eventually come around, but she knew that Callie wouldn't believe her. At this point, had she said that she wouldn't even believe herself. She wanted to say something wise, something that would glue her heart back together, and stop all the tears from falling, but she knew there wasn't anything she could say.
"Calliope." She whispered.
"He said I wasn't the same person he raised. He's probably right. He was so mad. He said I wasn't the smart and beautiful girl that he raised. That this, us, it's not real." Callie looked down at her hands. Arizona felt tears build up in her eyes. It hurt her to know that Callie was believing what her father said. She wanted so badly for Callie to be able to see herself the way she does.
"You are the smartest person I know and the most phenomenal surgeon. You are by far, the most beautiful person I've ever seen. And this, us, it's more real than anything I've ever known. So do not let him make you believe otherwise." She lifted Callie's head with her hands, "Do you hear me? This is real. You are real, I am real, we are real. Just because it's not his ideal relationship doesn't mean what we have is any less real than anyone else's relationship. You are so loved. There are so many people that love you because of the person that you are. You have a family, the people that love you no matter what, those people are your family." Arizona tilted her head. A small smile formed on Callie's face.
"No, you're right. I have amazing friends here. I've built incredible friendships with people at the hospital, they're basically my family." Arizona nodded, "And... and I have you. Right?" Callie said shyly. Arizona smiled.
"You do. I'm not going anywhere, I promise." Arizona kissed Callie's forehead. Callie knew this is where she was supposed to be, with Arizona. She knew that she was probably the only person that could make her feel better and she was doing just that. They stayed on the floor of Arizona's bathroom for a few more minutes before Arizona opened her mouth to speak, "Do you want some wine? I got your favorite." Callie laughed and nodded.
"You don't think he'll come back to my apartment for me? Maybe he'll want to talk? After he's calmed down and everything." Callie said with the sound of hope in her voice.
"You never know. I could always save the wine for another day." Callie shook her head.
"I don't feel like walking all the way back for him not to -"
"Wait, you walked over here?" Arizona cut in. Callie nodded, "That's like a twenty five minute walk."
"I wasn't thinking so clearly, it was kind of like my feet were moving before my brain could catch up. I knew I needed to see you though, I just ended up here." Arizona looked at her in disbelief and smiled at the thought of Callie needing her.
"I can drive you home so you could be there in case he shows up." Arizona said sincerely.
"Are you gonna stay with me?" Callie said.
"If you don't want me to it's okay, I don't want to cause you anymore problems if I'm there and he shows up, ya know?" Callie grabbed her hand.
"No, please. Stay. Stay with me. It'll make me feel better. Please." She begged.
"Okay. Okay, if you're sure?" Arizona felt bad.
"Yes, I am." Callie kissed her on the cheek. Arizona smiled and kissed her on her cheek right back.
"We should probably get off of my bathroom floor, huh?" She laughed.
"It's pretty nice down here, very clean." Callie joked. Arizona moved away from Callie and stood up. She reached down to grab Callie's hands and helped her up. Callie tossed her tissue into the garbage and smiled at Arizona, "Okay, let's go." Arizona grabbed her hand and led her out of the bathroom, shutting the lights off and closing the door behind her. She let go of Callie's hand once she reached the living room. She began searching for her keys as Callie looked at the bottle of wine on the table. Arizona found her keys and put a sweater on. She turned around to see Callie examining the bottle.
"Maybe we should bring it with us?" Arizona said. Callie picked up the bottle and held it as if it were a baby.
"Good idea." She followed behind Arizona who was standing with the door opened. Together they walked towards Arizona's car. Callie popped the bottle opened before the entered the car and drank while Arizona drove. She needed a little something after the last few hours she had experienced. They arrived at Callie's apartment complex within fifteen minutes. They parked and made their way upstairs hand and hand. Callie opened the front door and they sat down together on the couch. Callie laid on one end of the couch with her legs on top of Arizona lap as she sat on the other end. They didn't bother getting wine glasses. They drank straight out of the bottle, passing it back and forth. Callie took long sips and began chugging it as fast as she could. Arizona didn't blame her.
"Don't choke." Arizona joked. Callie put the bottle down and shut her eyes.
"He's not coming back is he?" She asked. Arizona didn't know what to say. She didn't want to give her false hope, but she didn't want her to be disappointed either.
"I'm not sure. He may. It's better that you're here anyway, just in case."
"He's not. It's okay for you to say he's not." Callie put the bottle on the coffee table, "I'm fine, I'll be fine. How could I not be fine? You're here. You know what, Thanks for being you. Thanks for being here. You're so amazing. Just this amazing blonde doctor, with fantastic legs, and a super magic smile. I could watch you smile for hours. It's just so lovely and -" Callie rambled. Arizona laughed quietly, she knew Callie was beginning to feel the wine.
"You're amazing." Arizona cut her off. She moved Callie's legs. She leaned down and crawled on top of her. She supported herself by putting her hands on both sides of the couch by Callie's head. She gave her a kiss. Callie wrapped her arms around Arizona and deepened the kiss. Their tongues playfully twirling inside the others mouth. Callie smiled against Arizona. She separated their mouths.
"See, now that was totally real. He doesn't know what he's talking about. I could do that all day long." Callie said.
"Well, we can do it all night long." Arizona said with the sexiest voice she could muster. She sat up and grabbed Callie's hand and they ran off quickly into Callie's room with their lips attached. Suddenly Arizona's email went off on her phone, this reminded Callie about her own cell phone.
"Crap, I left my phone in the car."
"Want me to go get it for you?" She offered.
"No, it's fine. I'll get it."
"Are you sure? I should go with you." Arizona didn't want her going alone.
"I'm fine. I'm fine. Stay here. Get naked. I'll be back in like two minutes." She said giving her a quick kiss on the lips.
"Be careful please. I'll be here, waiting. Naked."
Callie exited the apartment with Arizona's keys in hand. Arizona sat on the couch and waited for Callie to return. She didn't get fully naked, she figured it would be much more fun for Callie to undress her. She did take her pants off and exchanged them for a pair of short shorts she had left in Callie's room from the other night. She decided it would be sexy to put on one of Callie's favorite t-shirts, it was a worn out tee with the word Miami going across the shirt. After a few moments there was a knock on the door. Arizona got up from the couch, "That was quick." She said as she opened the door. There stood Carlos. Arizona had only seen a few photo's of him, but by the look on his face she was sure that it was him. He looked her up and down.
"Nice Shirt." Carlos said. Arizona's face turned red. Oh god.
