Arizona froze while staring at Carlos. Yup, bad idea. You should've stayed home. He looked past her checking if anyone else was home. She couldn't speak because she wasn't even sure what she should say. How do you even begin to approach a situation like this? Hi, I'm Arizona. Btw I'm sleeping with your catholic daughter to whom you disowned a few hours ago? No.

"I'm assuming by the look on your face that you are the blonde Calliope was referring to. I'm also assuming she told you what happened between us earlier." Carlos said as he walked past Arizona to enter the apartment. She didn't turn around for a few seconds, still in disbelief that any of this was happening. She was finally able to pull herself together and speak.

"Yes I am and yes she did." Carlos nodded, "You're back though, she'll be so happy."

"Arizona was it?" He said not looking her in the eyes.

"Right, yes. Yes, I'm Arizona... Robbins." Carlos sat on the couch and didn't say anything. Arizona stood in the middle of the living room and was unsure of what to do. Callie still wasn't back yet. She was feeling uncomfortable, the fact that she had no pants on was not helping her in her current state of uncomfortableness. She paced back and forth for a few moments and decided she should go put proper pants on, "I'll be right back." she said slightly above a whisper, Carlos didn't respond. She nodded at the lack of attention he gave her and walked into Callie's room. She began to freak herself out. Totally making things worse for her by being here. Go home. This is bad. She's fragile, he's fragile, and you're not helping either of them by being here. Arizona stumbled into her jeans, took a deep breath, and headed back out into the living room. She sat on the opposite end of the couch and crossed her legs. The silence was pretty unbearable. After a few moments Carlos turned to face her for the first time since he entered the apartment.

"Where is she?" He said.

"Oh, she forgot her phone in my car. She should be right back." Arizona looked up and turned her attention to the door, "Any minute now, any minute." She said quietly. Carlos turned back around and faced forward. Arizona never frights easily, but there was something about him that intimidated her.

"So. Arizona? Like the state?" he questioned randomly. Arizona whipped her head back to face him. She was shocked that he was even making conversation. She knew he probably thought she was this troublesome lesbian who corrupted his daughter into becoming bisexual.

"No, no. No that's what most people think though. It's actually after a battle ship." She could feel herself rambling.

"Oh." He responded. Arizona smiled nervously and nodded. The room grew quiet again until Carlos asked, "When did you and Calliope begin…" He couldn't even finish his sentence and the question truly caught Arizona off guard and she began to stumble on her words.

"Um. Uh, maybe you want to wait for her to come back. It's probably something the two of you want to discuss." It was the best Arizona could come up with. He looked away. Where is she?

"So, a battleship?" It took her a moment to realize what he was talking about.

"Oh, yeah. Um, my grandfather served on the USS Arizona." She didn't think he wanted to hear her entire life story so she left it at that.

"Interesting. So you come from an army family?" Despite him showing some interest in her life, she could feel him judging her. She knew he wasn't doing it on purpose, but she also knew he was uncomfortable and curious as to who she was and why Callie was with her after dating men for most of her life; seeing how Carlos never knew about Erica.

"Um, yeah. I do. My grandfather, father, and brother served. My grandfather was on the Arizona when the Japanese bombed pearl harbor. He was able to save nineteen men before he drowned." She said proudly. He nodded at her. She wasn't sure what he was thinking, but she wanted to make him see that she was good for Callie. That she truly cared about her. She wanted him to understand that she would never do anything to hurt his daughter, "My father is a Colonel. He brought me and my brother up to be just like my grandfather, to be a good man in a storm. My parents thought it would be honorable for me to carry the name of the ship that he so nobly gave his life up for, and it is. I mean, he sacrificed his life for the men he served with, respected, and loved. And I do my best everyday to honor the sacrifice that he made. That's who I am. I protect the things I love. I'm a good man in a storm." He looked her in the eyes, " I know you don't like anything about this situation. In fact you probably can't stand the thought of your daughter being with me. I honestly don't believe it's because you don't like me personally, I mean you don't really know anything about me yet. It's just because we're two women and you think it's wrong." He looked away from her, "And I get it, this is all new. This is all scary and new for you, but I just want you to know that I am a good person. A good person that is in love with your daughter. And I know you can't understand that right now, but I hope one day you can because I know it would mean the world to her."

"I came back because she's my daughter and I love her."

"So do I. She's this beautiful, brilliant, gifted person with so much love in her heart."

"I know, I raised her to be that way." he said sharply.

"You did. And she's the same person you raised her to be. Her being gay doesn't change that, her being with me doesn't change that." He looked into her eyes. She could see a sense of real thought coming across his face. Arizona tilted her head and they looked into one another's eyes as if they were searching what the other was thinking. Carlos looked away once he heard the door swing open.

"Hey. I'm back. It took me like an hour to find it, I guess it must have fallen under the seat when-" Callie stopped once she had realized that her father was back, "Daddy?" She said in disbelief. Both Carlos and Arizona stood up.

"I'll let you two talk." Arizona walked towards Callie, grabbing her bag which was by the door.

"Where are you going?" Callie asked quietly. Arizona smiled and grabbed her hand.
"You guys should be alone, I don't want to get in the middle of this." Arizona whispered. Callie looked disappointed.

"You should stay." Carlos said. Both girls turned around, "This will only take a minute." He said as he moved closer to both of them.

"Are you sure? I can just go, it's no big deal." She said.

"Stay. She wants you to stay." Carlos said as he looked into Callie's eyes.

"I'll just go into the bedroom then." Arizona moved away from the door, "It was nice meeting you." She said. Before Arizona could reach the room Carlos began to speak.

"You are my daughter Calliope. I tried leaving, but once I reached the hotel I realized how rude it was of me to walk out on you. I am your father. I know I said some extremely harsh things before, but that was because I guess I was just in shock. This is new for me and I may not understand it right now, but perhaps one day I will." Arizona smiled as she heard the words leave his mouth. She shut the door lightly behind her and sat on the bed.

Callie felt the tears in her eyes build up as her father held her hand, "You are the most important person to me, I love you with all of my heart. This isn't exactly what I wanted for you. This isn't what I had planned for you, but if it's how you feel I suppose there is nothing I can do to change that."

"This is how I feel daddy." She said softly.

"Alright. I am not completely on board with all of this, but I am willing to try." He said sternly. Before the words could leave his mouth Callie wrapped her arms around him.

"I know this is hard for you and I know I probably hurt your feelings, but this is me and I can't change it." He hugged her back and nodded.

"I guess so." He said as he hugged her tightly.

"Do you hate me?" She asked as tears slipped down her cheeks.

"How could anyone hate you? You're too cute." He smiled, "I'm so sorry baby." He said quietly. After a few moments they released each other and Callie wiped a few of her tears away, "So, you really like her?" He said still looking slightly uncomfortable.

"I do. Yeah." She spoke honestly. He let out a breath and looked around.

"I'll leave you two here. Don't want to intrude." He said approaching the door.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, yeah. I need some time with this anyway. Let everything settle." Callie nodded and understood, "I hope this is truly what you want."

"It is." He looked down at the floor and scratched the back of his head. Even though he had agreed to learn to accept her for who she was, Callie knew this was difficult for him, "I love you daddy. Please be okay with this." She said softly.

"I'm trying baby. I'm trying." He said kissing her gently on the forehead, "I'll see you soon." He said opening the door.

"Okay." She said as she crossed her arms.

"I love you Calliope." He said before he walking out of the apartment. The door closed and she felt a sense of relief and a sense of confusion all at once. A big part of her was happy that he came back and that he was attempting to be supportive, but the other part of her worried that he would change his mind. That thought broke her heart.

Arizona heard the door shut and peeped her head out of the bedroom door to check on Callie.

"Can I come out now?" She said. Callie turned around.

"Yes. It's safe." Arizona stepped out of the room and walked up to her, "He said he'd try." Arizona wrapped her arms around Callie's waist.

"We're happy about this right?" Arizona asked.

"Yeah, yeah. I think. I'm just worried he'll change his mind, ya know?" Callie said.

"Yeah, but for now he's trying so you deserve to be happy about that. Okay?" Arizona always had a way of making Callie see things from a different perspective. She nodded and smiled. She leaned in and kissed Arizona softly. They separated after their quick, reassuring kiss and started walking into the bedroom.

"So what'd you guys talk about while I was looking for my stupid phone?" Callie asked. Arizona took a moment to answer.

"Just my name." She replied as she shut the bedroom door.

This obviously wasn't the longest chapter, but I hope you enjoyed it. Clearly, I didn't want to take the original "Good man in a storm" speech word for word, directly from the episode. I tried to stay as true to it as I possibly could. I hope it worked out. Also apologies for this chapter taking so long! Things will be moving along now. More to come! Love, drama, kisses, more drama. STAY TUNED.