''Are you nervous?'' Callie asked Arizona when they walked hand in hand to Arizona's house a few minutes later. Walking hand in hand was one of the few things they could do in public, many girls who were just best friends did that so it was okay.
''A little.'' Arizona admitted, she didn't want to tell Callie that she was terrified. Of course she wanted to come out to her mother, so she could finally come out to everyone else. But what if her mother wouldn't love her anymore?
''It's okay to be scared, Arizona, I am too. But we'll take small steps, okay?'' Callie said and smiled at her girlfriend.
''Yeah...'' Arizona replied.
''We can do this another day if you want?'' Callie said.
''No, I have to do it today. We'll tell my mother and then we'll see, okay?'' Arizona asked.
''Sounds great.'' Callie answered and squeezed Arizona's hand.
''You ready?'' Arizona asked, they had arrived to her house and was just about to walk in through the front door. Callie just nodded and let Arizona's hand go and they walked in.
''Hi girls.'' Elizabeth said when Arizona and Callie walked into the kitchen.
''Hi. What are you making?'' Arizona asked and looked at her mother who was cooking. While she and Callie sat down on the dinner table.
''Just a casserole.'' Her mother answered. ''How has your day been?''
''It's been great.'' Arizona said quickly.
''Did something happen, Arizona?'' Elizabeth asked nervously and looked at both girls.
''No, I just, we just, uhm…-'' Arizona tried before she got interrupted by Callie.
''We have to tell you something.'' Callie said.
''I'm listening.'' Elizabeth said and sat down opposite the girls.
''We… Uh….Eh…'' Arizona said, she was so nervous she didn't know how to say it. ''Callie and I, we, we are a couple.'' She finally said, terrified to see how her mother would react.
But Elizabeth just smiled at them. ''I know.'' She answered.
''You what?!'' Callie said surprised.
''I know that you two are a couple.'' Elizabeth said again.
''But… But how?'' Callie asked.
''Oh, Calliope. I can see when two people are in love, and you and Arizona, I've seen it since just a few weeks after you became friends. But it has been more obvious the last few months, I guess that was when you confessed your feelings to each other? How you look at Callie sometimes, there is no way that I, your own mother, would think that you just see her as your friend.'' Elizabeth said, and Arizona blushed a little when she heard her mother say the last part.
''But why didn't you say anything?'' Arizona asked when she finally talked again.
''Because I believed that you'd come to me when you were ready and look now.'' Elizabeth said.
''So you don't… hate us or anything?'' Arizona asked carefully.
''Hate you? Why would I hate you?'' Elizabeth asked confused.
''Because we're lesbians.'' Callie answered for Arizona.
''Oh, my darlings.'' Elizabeth said and stood up and hugged the girls. ''I would never hate you, okay? And absolutely not because you're into girls! Listen to me. There is nothing wrong with being homosexual, even though some people say that it is. Please believe me when I say that there's nothing wrong with you.''
''Thank you mom.'' Arizona said and hugged her mother tight.
''Always, baby.'' She answered and kissed her daughters forehead.
''There's another thing…'' Arizona said.
''Yes, I've told your father.'' Elizabeth answered.
''But I didn't even ask you the question before you answered?'' Arizona said and her mother just smiled. ''What does he think?''
''Well, he's taking it a little bit harder than me I guess. But he loves you and he loves Callie so he will be okay with it.''
''Thanks Elizabeth.'' Callie said.
''Always. I'm done with the dinner in 30 minutes so you can do whatever you want.'' Elizabeth said and Arizona and Callie walked into Arizona's room.
''That went a lot better and easier than expected.'' Callie said when they had closed the door.
''I know, I am so relieved!'' Arizona said as she started to unpack her bag.
''So, what's our next step?'' Callie asked and sat down on Arizona's bed.
''I don't know, what are you ready for?'' Arizona asked and continued with her bag.
''I think that I am ready to come out to everyone.'' Callie said, wondering what Arizona would think.
''Actually, I think I am too.'' Arizona said and sat down next to Callie.
''We're together, so if everyone is against us we'll still have each other right?'' Callie answered.
''Exactly, how are we going to do it?'' Arizona asked.
''I don't know, I guess we can just be us and if someone asks we'll just tell them the truth?'' Callie suggested.
''Sounds like a great idea.'' Arizona answered and gave her girlfriend a kiss.
''What was that for?'' Callie asked and laughed.
''For being you. And for us, soon we'll be the first lesbian couple here in Angels City.'' Arizona answered.
''Oh, I like the sound of that.'' Callie said.
''Me too.''
''I'm going to go to Ellen's room and talk to her, we have some birthday planning to do.'' Callie said.
''Callie, its three weeks until my birthday! What makes you think that I am going to be able to wait that long if you two are already planning it?''
''We just want it to be perfect.'' Callie said and left the room with a bout kiss to Arizona. And she heard here shout ''Not fair, Calliope! Not fair.'' As she left the room.
She walked down to Ellen's room and knocked on the door.
''Yeah?'' she heard Ellen say and she opened the door.
''Hi Callie!'' Ellen said and smiled.
''Hi Ellen.'' She said. ''I just wanted to see if you're still in for keeping Arizona busy all day on her birthday so I can do the surprise?''
''Yeah, of course!'' Ellen answered happily. ''By the way, I heard mom say that you two finally admitted that you're a couple. Congratulations!''
''Did everyone know? When did she tell you about her suspicions?'' Callie asked.
''She never did. I just saw you two kiss each other on the backyard once.'' The thirteen year old answered, she had grown a lot since Callie met her half a year ago. She had turned 13 and she had grown up in other ways too.
''Oh my.'' Callie said and turned around to leave the room. ''Bye Ellen.''
''And twice in the living room and oh, I saw when you had a pretty hot make out session outside your bedroom door once!'' Ellen yelled after her and laughed.