"What happened to you?" Callie asks when she sees Arizona's cut lip.
"I went to pee last night, and fell. Hit my head on the sink; I'm fine though baby. What'd you make?" Arizona asks.
"Pancakes and bacon," Callie smiles, placing a plate in front of the blonde.
"Hey guys," Mark says, walking into their apartment.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Arizona asks, jumping up.
"I told you I'd be over for breakfast. What happened to your lip? Never mind, I don't want to know. What did you fix Cal?" Mark asks, walking past the stunned blonde and sitting on a stool.
"Bacon and pancakes. Turns out I made more than enough," Callie chuckles, setting a plate in front of the man.
"Thanks Cal."
"How did you get in?" Arizona asks, taking a seat next to the man.
"You gave me a key, remember?"
"Calliope, remind me to change the locks."
Callie laughs, making a plate for herself, "sure thing babe."
A week later
"Baby what happened?" Callie questions.
"I ran into a door," Arizona shrugs.
"I can tell someone punched you. Baby you can tell me. I can make out the persons fingers," Callie argues.
"It's fine Calliope. I can take care of myself," she says, turning away from the Latina.
"Arizona. Come on, just tell me what really happened, please," Callie begs.
"I'm going to bed."
"It's only seven!"
"I said I am going to bed."
"Fine. Whatever. I'll figure it out on my own."
A month later
"Have you seen your girlfriend naked lately?" Mark question.
"What? Mark I'm not telling you about my sex life. Get out," Callie says.
"No, that's not what I'm asking. Callie, I think someone is beating her. I walked in on her changing, on accident of course. She has bruises. Like really bad ones. And she looks like a freaking zombie. When was the last time she slept? She looks horrible and I'm worried about her," Mark explains.
Callie sighs, "I don't know Mark. She won't talk to me."
A week later
"Arizona freaking Robbins! Who is beating you? You have black eye for goodness sakes!" Teddy yells at the blonde in the corner.
"Shh. I have a headache. Just give me ten minutes to sleep," Arizona whispers, laying down on the small couch.
"Arizona!"
"I'm trying to handle it, okay? I'm fine. We're fine. It's normal, and it's fine. I'm taking care of it," Arizona yells back.
"I don't know what's wrong with you, but you need help. Something is wrong and you're going to end up getting really hurt and whoever is doing this to you will be reviled. Do you really want to keep going down this path?"
"I'm fine Teddy. I'm good."
Two weeks later
"Is it me?" Callie asks in a whisper from the other side of the couch.
"What?" Arizona questions, a bit too quickly and too loud.
"Oh my god," Callie mumbles, a tear falling.
"Callie, no. Baby no. I'm fine. We're fine Calliope. This is normal. We're okay. I promise you we're okay," Arizona says, wiping away Callie's tears.
"That's why you don't want to fool around. That's why I don't remember getting to bed. That's why you keep lying to everybody. It's because of me."
"No, baby. Shh, come here."
Arizona takes her lover in her arms, stroking her hair.
"It's okay baby. I'm okay. We're together and okay," she mumbles.
"I'm so sorry," Callie sobs.
"Shh," Arizona mumbles, pulling her even closer.
The next day
"Teddy, I need your help," Callie says into the phone.
"Okay?" Teddy questions.
"I found out who's been beating Arizona and why she hasn't been sleeping. I need you to get her into counselling. Okay?"
"I can try, but she won't do it."
"We need couples counselling. If I'm there she'll do it."
"Okay Callie if you say so. I'll get you into my friend. She'll help." Teddy says, then hangs up.
"We're going to get help Arizona. I can see we need help while you can't. I have something wrong with me and I need help. You need to stop letting me beat you. Until I know I won't hurt you I'm not going to be staying here. I'm going to the hotel for a few nights. Please sleep baby. I love you, okay? I'll be back," Callie says into the phone.
She hangs up and takes her packed suitcase out of the tiny apartment.
"We are not okay," Callie says to Mark when she arrives at his door.
Mark sighs before stepping aside and allowing the woman into his house.
"Don't tell Arizona I'm here. I don't trust myself to be alone and I know you won't let me beat you up. Arizona thinks I'm staying at the hotel. Please, not a word to anyone," Callie pleas.
"I've got your back Cal, you know that," Mark says, closing the door, "want a beer?"
Callie smiles, "more than anything."
NOTE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT STORY BELOW YOU WANT ME TO DO NEXT.
1. Callie is Queen and Arizona is thetir number one thief. But is that all Arizona is?
2. Callie is an injured mermaid with babies that Arizona finds. Will Arizona be able to help the hurt mermaid?
3. Callie is pregnant and on a plane when it crashes. Arizona lives nearby the crash site. Will all be okay?
4. Arizona was in a gang before meeting Callie. Will that gang come for them?
5. Arizona sent to space to get away from Zombies. Callie made best of what she could still on Earth. What happens when Arizona comes back to Earth?