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Chapter 15

Arizona stood frozen in place after Carlos addressed her. She didn't know what to do. She didn't recall Callie talking to her parents about her yet.. had she? Was she suppose to invite him in? Tell him to come back later? Her mind was going ninety miles a minute. Would Callie be more upset with her if she let him into her apartment? She had a hundred questions and not one damn answer.

"I'm sorry, maybe I've got the wrong apartment. I'm looking for Calliope Torres." Carlos said, to the frazzled blonde standing in front of him.

"No.. no Sir.. you have the right place. Callio.. I mean Callie has been called into the hospital on an emergency. I'm not sure when she'll be back. Would ah… would you like to come in?" Arizona said, gesturing for him to step inside. Wiping at her eyes silently wishing the puffiness she feels surrounding her would vanish, as Carlos walks into the apartment, taking a quick look around. "Have a seat, would you like something to drink? Coffee, Tea, water?" Arizona asked, feeling like a fish out of water.

"Coffee would be nice thank you. Its Cristina? Am I correct." He asks, taking a seat on Callie's red sofa.

"Umm.. no actually, I'm Arizona." Arizona replied, not knowing what to call herself. She sure as hell couldn't drop the bomb on him of being Callie's girlfriend. "I'll be right back with your coffee." she said, walking into the kitchen and putting a pot of coffee on. Taking her cell phone out of her pocket and she texts Callie.

- I know you're mad, and you have every right to be, but can you please give me a call. - XOXO Arizona -

"Ahh.. Okay, I recall now, Calliope telling me Cristina was thinking about moving in with her boyfriend a few months back, but she didn't tell me she was looking for a new roommate." Carlos said to Arizona, looking around the apartment at the pictures Callie had places sporadically throughout.

"Umm.. yeah.. I-I'm not her roommate.. I'm just a.. a friend. Did she uh.. know you were visiting, I don't recall her saying anything." Arizona asked, sending another text as the coffee finished.

- I'm worried about you, please call me, text me.. I don't care… be mad at me, but please just let me know you are okay. - XOXO Arizona -

"Black or cream?" she asked pouring two cups of the java.

- Calliope please, baby answer me.- XOXO Arizona - she texted again, knowing Callie almost always replied straight away to her messages.

"Black please." Carlos answered. "She didn't know, I've tried to call her a few times in the past few weeks, but she's not gotten back to me and I'm in town on business, so I figured why not kill two birds with one stone and surprise my Calliope. See how she's getting along." he said, accepting the coffee. "You must be some friend for Callie to let stay at her place when she's not around." Carlos questioned.

"I umm…" she stammered, not really knowing what to say "..she's been helping me out, I've just recently had surgery and she's been helping with my recovery." Arizona said taking a sip of her coffee, hoping he would accept that answer. Pulling her phone back out, she knew it was rude to text while she was in the middle of a conversation with her girlfriends father, but she had to talk to Callie.

- Calliope please, I need to speak to you ASAP. - Arizona -

"Arizona." Carlos says more to himself than to her, thinking it was an odd name, but also he vaguely recalled someone years ago having that name, but he couldn't think of who. "I've heard Calliope speak of some close friends often before Addison, Mark, Meredith, Cristina, Owen and Derek I think is his name, but I don't recall her speaking about you. it's a very.. unique name." He says, scooting back onto the couch, resting his back, crossing his leg over his knee.

Not knowing what to say, Arizona just tells the truth.. somewhat. "Oh, um.. Well, we've just recently found each other again per say." Arizona told him. Even though they didn't know each other when they were younger, they both knew about the other so you can assume they did kind of reunite. Right? Arizona thought.

"We kind of ran into each other on our vacations at Emerald Park Camp Grounds about two months ago." Arizona said, fidgeting with her cup. "We talked for a while and then one thing led to another and come to find out we camped next to each other for years."

- I have to talk to you, please. - Arizona -

"Hmm.. I do recall a few regulars there every summer. Lets see.. I remember The Ramirez family.. The Brooks family.. And I think it was the Rowins.. No, no the Robbins family I think, all of them would come during the summer and stay a while." Carlos says finishing his coffee.

"I-I'm Arizona. Arizona Robbins." Arizona said, placing her cup down on the coffee table.

"What a small world huh." Carlos said surprised. "How are your parents… wait wait.. what was their names… D-Daniel and Barbara right? And how is your brother Tim. My Calliope had the biggest crush on him, she never said it but I could see it in her eyes. We've always had this connection, its like she tells a story with her eyes."

"Yeah.. yea she does." Arizona said in awe, thinking about Callie's chocolate eyes she has fallen in love with time and time again.

- Callie, seriously? Answer me. - Arizona -

"Well, enough about her for now.. Tell me about your family." Carlos says, resituating himself on the couch.

"Um.. my parents are great. They've been helping me open my business up, so they've been busy with that."

"So your dad finally retired from the Marines?"

"Yeah.. Yeah he did. They're just enjoying their time together now." Arizona said.

"How's Tim?"

"Oh.. Umm.. Tim.. he uh.. he was.. Murdered.. a little over a year ago." Arizona said, with a touch of sadness in her voice.

Picking up on Arizona's sadness, he draped his arm over her shoulder giving her some silent support. "I've very sorry to hear that Arizona, I know what it's like to lose a loved one and its unbearable."

"Thank you sir."

"Does Calliope know about Tim?"

"Yeah.. She does. She's got this aura about her that makes you want to tell her everything." Arizona said, smiling. Thinking back to the first time meeting her and how she just spilled her life on her.

"That she does. A special one she is." Carlos says, looking down at his watch. "I'm sorry to run Miss. Robbins, but I have a meeting in thirty minutes. It was a pleasure." Carlos says standing up from his seat. "Please tell her to give me a call this evening?"

- Please. - Arizona -

"Uhh.. yes, of course Sir, and please... call me Arizona." She said, standing up walking Carlos to the door.

"It was good to see you Arizona, please give your parents my condolences." Carlos says, stepping out of his daughters home.

"I will, thank you Mr. Torres."

"Please, call me Carlos." He says with a nod, then walking down the hall to the elevator.

- Okay, I get it, you don't want to talk to me right now and I'm sorry that I've made you hate me or whatever. But I know you need me right now Calliope. Please. Meet me for lunch? - XOXO Arizona -

She wanted to be the one to warn her that her dad was in town and she wanted to be there for her when she told her dad about their relationship.

Leaving Wallace's room after telling his parents that he only had a few hours to live, Callie ventured off to the nearest room before she lost her shit. She couldn't stay and watch him die.

Wallace had a rough night, Callie has somehow managed to keep him alive throughout the night, but two hours ago he took another turn for the worst. Paul and Bethany had demanded that she go back in to surgery, but finally she convinced them that the battle that they have been fighting for two long years is nearing its end.

Laying her stiff body on the on call room bed. Callie let out an exhausted moan, burying her face into the pillow. This had been a long night and morning. It was Saturday morning and she was suppose to be at home in bed, but instead she was lying on a crap bed in the on call room, trying to do... something, it sure wasn't sleep, after being paged into work at eight o'clock the night before. She couldn't take her mind off Wallace or her fight with Arizona that previous night. She thought maybe she had been harsh on Arizona, but then again, it was Arizona that was carelessly putting herself at risk.

With everything that had happened through the week, she couldn't rest a bit. She was so upset at the fact that there was nothing left to do for Wallace, and the fact that Arizona acted like she didn't have a care in the world about her health. Callie was at her breaking point.

Hearing her phone go off the third time and seeing it was Arizona begging her to talk to her… again, she threw her phone to the side, and decided to go check on the Anderson's. She couldn't deal with that mess right now

Walking through the hall near the room, she noticed Cristina Yang's somber look. Also noticing Richard Webber the chief of surgery and also Larry, the head of the hospital board, standing by the door of Wallace's room. Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Callie walked into the room and seen Bethany and Paul packing up Wallace's things. Trying her best to shut her emotions off before she spoke, she addressed the grieving parents.

"Callie." Bethany says through tears.

Callie gave her a sad smile as she walked up to what once was Wallace's bed.

"It just doesn't feel real… any of it. It just.. It just doesn't feel real." Bethany said, clutching onto his stuffed animal.

Keeping her emotions in check, swallowing a lump that had formed in her throat, Callie said, "Bethany, would you like to see him one last time?"

Seeing Bethany and Paul nod their heads, Callie led them out of the room and down to a viewing room near the morgue. Walking up to the bed, that held his lifeless body, Paul began to breakdown as Bethany began her ritual to keep Wallace's nightmares away.

"Bad dreams bad dreams go away" She said waving her hands over Wallace's body. "Good dreams good dreams.. Here to.. stay" she says, breaking down in sobs as Paul pulls her in close to him.

"Bad dreams, bad dreams go away. Good dreams, good dreams here to stay." Callie said, taking over for Bethany. "Bad dreams bad dreams go away. Good dreams good dreams here to stay." she continued. "Bad dreams, bad dreams go away. Good dreams, good dreams here to stay-stay." she said as her voice began to break.

Fighting back her tears, Callie said, "You have to do it three times for.."

"…it to work.. I know.." Paul said, giving Callie a small sad smile of appreciation. "Thank you." he said to her. "She is the reason we are still donating twenty-five million dollars to this hospital, not because of you and your ass kissing." Paul says to Larry. "Its because of he.. her."

Tearing into the attending lounge after telling Cristina she couldn't stick around, she changed into her street clothes and head out of the hospital. Going across the street to the parking garage of her apartment complex, jumped into her jeep and took off to Meredith and Derek's property.

Coming up to huge garage, she parked her jeep. Reaching over, she retrieve a small box out of her glove compartment of her jeep.

Opening the box she pulled out two keys. Getting out of her jeep, she opened the door of the building with one of the keys. Revealing a new Pearl 2015 White F Type Jaguar Convertible.

Climbing into her car, Callie headed off, with the wind whipping in her hair, to the one place close she can find solitude in, to have some time to herself to collect her thoughts and breathe.

Staring on the time on her phone, Arizona noticed it was now past noon and she still hadn't heard a word from Callie. She needed to let Callie know that her father was in town and she wasn't about to do it through text.

Tired of this cat and mouse game she felt like they were playing at the moment, she went to her apartment to shower and get dressed for the day. Walking over to the hospital she entered and made her way to the peds ward. Walking up to the front desk, she looked around for the brunette but came up short.

"Excuse me, but is Dr. Torres around?" Arizona asked a nurse behind the desk.

"No, I'm sorry. I've not seen her lately, she may be in one of the on call rooms, she's been here all night." The nurse says getting up and answering on the calls from a patient room. "If you'll excuse me."

Turning around with a huff, Arizona leaned her back on the desk.

"Hey River Girl, I figured you'd be with your lady love right now. She was pretty upset." Cristina said walking up to the counter, leaning on her arms.
"No, I'm not.. where is she?" Arizona asked turning around to face Cristina. "Is she here?"

"She left like three hours ago, said she needed some time to herself for a little while. I still figured you'd be there with her, since you two have been inseparable." Cristina said.

"Yea.. she's upset with me right now.." Arizona sighed.

"I figured something more was up with her.. she was pretty upset when she came in last night. What did you do?"

"Huh?"

"You said she's upset with you. What did you do?"

"Oh, I uh.. I was being stupid. I had a check up yesterday and Bailey said my system is still weak.. that I needed to stay away from the clinic and away from the infected kids and just rest at home, but after I left here yesterday, I went to my clinic to interview some doctors and she found out. And went all grizzly on me. And has refused to talk to me since. I've tried several times to get her to talk to me but she wont." Arizona said, sadly.

"Listen, Callie can be a bear when she gets mad or upset about things, Robbins. She tries to push people away when they try to help. Don't let her push you away. I'm sure she's not as mad at you or upset as you think.. It's just hard to lose patients, even on the toughest person."

"Yo.. you mean.." She tried to ask. Swallowing hard.

"..Wallace died earlier this morning." Cristina said sadly.

Sighing, Arizona's heart broke for Callie. "God.." she said softly. "I.. I've got to find her Cristina." she said, leaving out the hospital in a rush.

"Think Robbins, think.." Arizona mumbled to herself as she got into her jeep and headed off into traffic, then something clicked and she had an idea of where Callie might be.

Noticing her dream house had a big SOLD sign in the yard, Arizona pulled up to the parking lot at the beach where they had their first date, she remembered that Callie said she like to come here to think or be alone after a bad day at work. Sighing when she didn't see Callie's jeep, only a white convertible parked in the area. Looking the beach area over, she noticed a figure standing by the water's edge that looked like her girlfriend.

"Oh Calliope." Arizona sighed, as she silently shut her door to the jeep.

Walking quietly, closing in on Callie, trying to silently let her girlfriend know she was there for her.

Sticking her hands in her jean pockets, Arizona stood in silence a few minutes not knowing what to say.

"Calliope." Arizona tried, hearing Callie sniff.

"Please, don't start. I.. I can't take another blow right now. Just.. just go back home. Please."

"No.. NO". Arizona said raising her voice. She wasn't going to let Callie push her away right now. "I'm not leaving you. I know you're mad at me and very upset with everything that's happened lately and maybe I'm being selfish," Arizona said, stepping in front of Callie, taking her hands in hers. "..but I'm here for you Calliope, I know you need me right now. So no, I'm not going anywhere."

Falling into Arizona's embrace, Callie sobbed, finally feeling safe in the arms that she's longed for since their fight last night.

Not saying a word, Arizona just held Callie tight and let her cry.

"Wallace died." Callie said through tears, after a few minutes of silence of holding each other, she was clinging to Arizona like her life depended on it. Letting all her pent up emotions from the week go. Also crying because she felt bad for the way she treated Arizona previously.

"Shh.. I know honey... I'm so sorry... It's okay, I got you." Arizona said, rubbing up and down Callie's back, Whispering words of encouragement and love.

Arizona embraced Callie, as they both stood there for a long while, lost in their own thoughts.

"How did you know." Callie asked, in tears, turning her face into Arizona's neck.

"Well, you wouldn't answer my calls or texts, so I decided to go see you at work. I ran into Cristina and she told me what had happened."

"I don't usually get this upset over patients dying. But Wallace was a special kid, ya know. I've gotten to really know him over the past few years." Callie said, after the tears stopped.

"It's never easy honey. Kinda why I decided to be a pediatrician instead of a pediatric surgeon. I'd rather do little diseases on little people instead of big surgeries on... little people."

"Here. Come, sit with me?" Arizona said, sitting down in the sand pulling Callie down with her.

Sitting between Arizona's legs, Callie leaned back into her.

"I'm still mad at you." Callie said, picking at Arizona's pant leg.

"I know.. and I'm sorry, Calliope. I'm not good with apologies, but I will admit when I was wrong, and I was. I knew if you found out you would be upset with me, and it was very selfish of me. I knew you were having a rough week and I only made matters worse." Arizona said, wrapping her arms around her girlfriend. "I'm not trying to..condone.. what I did, but I did it because It had to be done quickly. And I didn't think it looked good doing the interviews at my home or over the phone. I had to meet them in a professional setting. I didn't mean to upset you, I swear babe... especially with everything that going on with Wallace. Im sorry, Calliope. I was being selfish and stupid. Only worrying about my wants... you were only trying to take care of me." she said, resting her chin on Callie's shoulder.

"I was only looking out for your health, Arizona, because I love you and don't want to see anything happen to you." Leaning her head on Arizona's.

"I was only thinking about work.. I was just doing what I thought was.. right at the time. I should have took your feelings into consideration. We are together and I need to realize that it's not just about my needs and wants anymore. It's about our needs and wants."

"I understand the pressure your under, with the clinic. I really do, but the longer your unhealthy, the longer the clinic is at risk... please tell me you at least found someone?" Callie asked, looking out into the bay.

"Ugh.. No, not anyone qualified enough for what I want. There was this one guy. His name was Jackson Avery I think, but he was more of a PA than an actual pediatrician. His resume was outstanding though, and maybe after the clinic picks up, I'll think about hiring him on if he's still available, but I still need an actual Peds doctor. If I had another, we could double the number of patients a day, because there is already a waiting list, especially now where I've been gone for two weeks... Soon to be three. Teddy's handling the small cases that she's qualified for, but she's not enough."

"I have a suggestion.. it's crazy and.. And far fetched.. I mean I know it's.. It's not ideal and..and stuff.. But maybe... I don't know... Maybe.."

"Babe, you're rambling." Arizona said, rubbing Callie's arms.

Sighing, starting to think this was a bad idea, Callie said, "..maybe.. I could do it?" She said shyly. "You have that huge building, you're not using over half of it for anything, we could fix the upstairs and turn it into an out patient surgical floor. I mean think of the business you could generate." Callie said, finally voicing her opinion.

"Calliope... I.. " Arizona was blown away that Callie had thought about this. "I couldn't ask you to quit your secure job at the hospital to work for me. That would be unfair of me." Arizona said. Of course she thought about this many times since they've been together. She would LOVE for Callie to come in as another doctor, but she wouldn't ask because she didn't want Callie to feel like she had to help.

"You're clinic is going to do amazing Arizona, but God forbid if anything were to happen Richard wouldn't hesitate to hire me back. I mean I am kind of a rock star with a scalpel. And you're not asking, I'm offering. I know there will be a ton of loop holes and everything with performing surgery at a medical practice, but we can do it!" Callie said, turning to face Arizona.

"I couldn't let you walk away from your friends like that, you said it yourself, their your family."

"And they would still be my family.. That wouldn't change just because I took a different job, I mean look at Mark and Addie. Just because they left the hospital doesn't mean their no longer in my life. Right?" Callie said, trying to make her point.

"So you're kind of saying, we should be extraordinary together... rather than ordinary apart?" Arizona asked, brushing stray hair behind Callie's ear.

"Totally. I can buy a share into your practice, if.. If you wanted me too," Callie said, giving her a small smile.

"Hmm.. Okay, listen.. don't quit your job right now." Arizona chuckled. "Just hear me out.. so how about this. I call Jackson, tell him he's got the job as my PA if he still wants it. And we make a few calls and see if it's even possible to make this happen. And then we'll go from there?

"You serious? I mean.. I don't want you to feel like you have too."

"Yes Calliope." Arizona said, kissing her cheek softly. "I've wanted you at my practice since the beginning. I was just afraid to ask you."

"Afraid?"

"Well yea, I was afraid you would think it was a terrible idea to work together."

"Never." Callie said, leaning into Arizona, resting her head on her collar bone.

Rubbing Callie's back, Arizona decided to drop the bomb on Callie.

"Umm.. Callie?"

"Hmm.."

"I don't want to upset you.. or add more stress on you or anything but ahh.. I.. I talked to your dad today." Arizona said hesitantly.

"My dad? Did he call.. You should have just let the answering machine pick up."

"No.. uh.. he.. he came by your apartment."

"My apartment? Wh.. What did he want?"

"He said he was in town for business, and you hadn't returned any of his calls lately, so he decided to dropped by to see how you were doing."

"Oh.. you, didn't tell him about us did you?" Callie questioned.

"No, no. He thinks were just friends. We had a nice chat this morning. That's why I kept calling and texting you this morning."

"A chat?" Callie questioned. Her dad wasn't someone to sit and just chit chat with a stranger unless it was good for business.

"Um yeah, he was kind of questioning our friendship, said he didn't recall you ever talking about me before like you do the others. And I told him we just kinda crossed paths recently. I told him about camping years ago and then he said he remembered my family. He said for you to give him a call this evening."

"Shit... I guess I should call him? Get this over with." Callie said, searching her pockets for her phone. "I don't have mine phone on me. Can I use yours?"

Taking Arizona's phone, Callie rang her father.

"Carlos Torres."

"Papi?" Callie said, as Arizona held her hand, giving her silent support.

"Calliope, how are you mija?"

"I'm.. I'm good daddy."

"You don't sound too well Calliope is everything alright?" He asked. Her voice sounding horse.

"Yeah, everything's find daddy, I just.. lost a patient today, you know how that can be."

"I'm sorry mija. Look, I'm on my way to another meeting, care to join me for dinner?"

"Yea, that sounds great daddy, is it alright if I bring someone?"

"Depends, is this someone special?" Carlos jokes with his daughter.

"Umm, yeah. Very special." She said, looking at Arizona.

"Then I can't wait to meet this gentlemen suitor."

"You.. you'll love them daddy, their smart, funny, handsome and and very beautiful, their so good to me." She said, tightening her grip on Arizona.

"That's great mija. How about we go to that bar you took me to last time, the one across from your apartment. I feel like a burger and beer."

"That sounds great. We'll see you then.

"I Love you mija. Take care."

"Love you too Papi. See you soon." Callie said hanging up.

"Argh.. I can't wait until this day is over." Callie said, handing the phone back to Arizona "thanks."

"I know babe." Arizona said cupping Callie's cheek. "You want to go home, get you some rest before dinner? You must be exhausted."

"Yea, I could really use a nap. I tried to get some rest in an on call room but I couldn't relax." She said, as they stood up and headed back to their waiting vehicles.

"Uh, Callie.. How did you get here? I didn't see your jeep." Arizona questioned as they got closer to the cars.

"My car." Callie said looking towards her Jaguar.

"Th.. this your car?" Arizona said surprised, it was a beautiful car, and Callie would look amazing behind the wheel, but she'd never imagine her buying that kind of car for herself. Callie wasn't one to flaunt her money with expensive things.

"Yeah, I've always wanted a convertible, not necessarily a jag, but when I passed my boards to become an attending a few months ago, my dad surprised me with this." Callie said, smiling nervously shuffling in her place. She didn't like to talk about their wealth. People had always judged her for it growing up.

"I don't get many chances to drive it, because of work and the weather. So I store it at Mer and Derek's. They have this old garage that they never use out behind their property, so they let me keep there."

"Wow. It's.. hot, like extremely, blow my mind hot. You have to take me for a ride soon." Arizona said, wiggling her brows at her.

"Is that so." Callie laughed.

"Oh it's so. You know, how you have this pair of sexy.. fuck me heels? Well, now you also have this sexy.. fuck me car." Arizona purrs, stepping into Callie's space. "One day soon Miss. Torres, I will have my way with you in this car." She husks in Callie's ear, slapping her on the ass and giving her a kiss on the cheek.

Swallowing the lump that had formed in her throat, Callie watched as Arizona climbed in her jeep. Sticking her head out the window. "I'll see you at home?" Arizona asked.

"Yea.. yeah, I'll be right behind you." Callie said getting into her car.

"Oh you ah.. you not gonna stop and get your jeep?"

"Uh.. Nah, I think I'll put it in storage for a bit. This needs to be driven some." Callie said with a sly smirk.

Smiling wide, "Okay, be careful babe." Arizona said, starting her car. Callie was hot, no she was dirty hot sitting behind the wheel of the car, 'and she is all mine', Arizona though.

"You too." Callie said, pulling her sunglasses down on her face, as she pulled out of the lot with Arizona behind her.

Walking into her apartment, Callie sighed and headed straight for the couch and laid down.

Going to the fridge, Arizona scans through looking for something quick for Callie to eat, she knew without asking, that she's not ate since lunch Friday and it was now mid day Saturday.

"Here, you need to eat something." Arizona said, placing a small bowl of strawberries on the coffee table in front of her girlfriend.

"I'm too tired."

"Ohh.. My poor baby's so tired." Arizona said, patting Callie's leg motioning for her to sit up.

Sitting down at the end of the couch Arizona patterned her lap for Callie to lay back down.

Lying down on Arizona's lap, she took a bite of the offered strawberry Arizona was holding up near her mouth.

"Is this becoming some sort of fantasy for you or something? Because if I can recall correctly. Your tried to feed me twice this week now." Callie laughed after eating a few strawberries.

"Hmm.. maybe." Arizona played. "I'm just taking care of you, just like you do for me." She shrugged while she play with Callie's hair.

"Thank you." Callie said.

"For what"

"For taking my mind off everything. When you're around... you're all I think about."

"Oh.. well, you're welcome." Arizona said, playing with the bottom of Callie's shirt, while her other hand still roamed in her thick hair.

"You make it impossible to stay mad at you, you know."

"Must be my super magic charm." Arizona teased.

"That's exactly it." Callie said rolling over in Arizona's lap, facing her.

"Are we okay?"

"Yea. We will be. We just have to make it through dinner with me dad tonight." She sighed.

"Well, let's not worry about that right now. Okay. Just get some sleep babe." Arizona says, feeling Callie resituate herself on her lap to get more comfy. Grabbing the remote to the tv and flicking it on, as she continued to sooth Callie by rubbing up and down her side. Finally after several minutes of silence between the two, Callie let out a soft snore, signaling she was asleep.

Walking across the street to Joes, holding hands a few hours later, Arizona could tell how nervous Callie was getting.

"Are you okay, babe. I mean, cause if you're not, We will turn right back around and I can cook us a dinner and we can just lay in bed the rest of the evening." Arizona said, coming to a halt before they entered Joes. "I'll support you with whatever you want to do."

"No.. no.. I don't want to hide our relationship from them any longer. I love you so much, and I want everyone to know that. And if my family can't accept that, it's on them."

"Okay, you ready?" Arizona asked, grabbing the door handle. Opening the door when she nodded.

Walking into Joes, They grabbed a table in the back away from the small crowd of people.

"I'll be back I'm going to grab some drinks. Wine?" Callie asks, helping Arizona into her seat.

"Yes, please." Arizona says, when Callie leaned in to kiss her.

Waking to the bar Callie orders a red and white wine, and a beer for her father.

"Mija." She hears a voice come from her left. Turning she sees the one man that has loved her unconditionally her whole life.

"Daddy." Callie said with a huge grin.

"Calliope. It's been to long." Carlos says hugging his daughter close.

"I know. I'm sorry I've been busy with things."

"Joe, can we have three of your house specials?" Callie asked.

"So where is the special someone. I'd love to meet him." Carlos says, rubbing his palms together. Looking around the room.

"Their at the table. I'll take you as soon as Joe comes back with our drinks. I went ahead and ordered you a beer." Callie said, nervously, as Joe placed the three drinks on the table.

Stopping at the table Arizona was occupying. Carlos greeted her. "Miss Robbin... Excuse me.. Arizona, it's good to see you again."

"You too Sir." She said, as Callie sat down next to her. Taking a drink of her wine.

Taking a seat in front of the girls, he seemed to be looking around for someone. "So where is this man who has stolen your heart Mija. I can see the joy and happiness radiating off you."

Taking a sip from her wine, "Daddy, please be okay with this." Callie said, placing her hand on top of her fathers.

"This is Arizona Robbins... My girlfriend." Callie said, taking Arizona's hand under the table, bringing it up to her lips for a kiss.

"Your what?" Carlos questioned, thinking he heard wrong.

"This is who I'm dating daddy. We are in love."

"I see." Carlos said. "How long has this been going on." He asked. Trying to let it sink in.

"Uh.. about two months now." She said. Watching her father down his beer.

"Daddy? Please say something." Callie said after a few moments of silence.

"I don't know what you want me to say Mija. This goes against everything that I know." Carlos says looking defeated. "I don't know how to accept this Calliope." He says standing from his seat.

"Daddy, please." Callie begged. Tears forming in her eyes. Feeling Arizona's grip tighten on her.

"I need some fresh air." He says walking to the door to leave.

Standing from her seat, Arizona took Callie in her arms, as she began to cry. "Shh.. It's okay babe.. I got you." She said, trying to ease Callie's pain.

"Listen, if he can't accept us.. Accept you. That's on him babe. You are still the same person. Just because you love me, doesn't change who you have always been. And if he can't see that, that's on him. You hear me." Arizona whispered.

"You want to go home babe." Arizona asked after Callie settled down.

"No, no. It's Saturday night. I just want to sit here and have dinner with my amazing girlfriend...and maybe even have a few shots of Patron and forget this day even happened. I'm not going to let him get to me.. Not today at least." Callie said, trying to wipe her tears.

"Okay, I'll order you a few rounds, I need to use the ladies room anyway... You good?" She asked placing her hand on the small of her back and kissed Callie's temple.

"Yea, I am. Thanks." Callie said, taking a gulp of her wine.

Walking to the bar, Arizona ordered two shots for Callie and asked Joe to deliver them to the table.

Looking back, she seen Callie's back was turned to the exit of Joes and the bar so Arizona quickly made her way out of the establishment to find Carlos Torres.

Walking around the block, she finds him smoking a cigar in the alley beside Joes. Walking up nervously, she hesitates, not knowing what to say to make him understand.

"I don't know if I can do this Arizona." He says first.

"Mr. Torres." Arizona said, feeling the need to address him properly. "You knew my family once sir, and I know you knew they were good people. I don't know if you knew I was named after a battleship." She said, sticking her hands in her pockets. "The U.S.S. Arizona. My grandfather was serving on the Arizona when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and he saved 19 men before he drowned. So pretty much everything my father did his whole life was about honoring that sacrifice. I was raised to be a good man in a storm. Raised me to love my country. To love my family. To protect the things I love... When my father... Colonel Daniel Robbins, the United States Marine Corp, heard that I was a lesbian, he said he had only one question. I was prepared for, "How fast can you get the hell out of my house?" But instead, it was, "Are you still who I raised you to be?" My father believed in country the way that you believe in God. And my father is not a man who bends, but he bent for me.. because I'm his daughter. I'm a good man in a storm. Calliope is my family Sir and I plan on spending the rest of my life with her if she'll let me, and I know you may not understand this.. but I love your daughter. And I protect the things that I love. And I will protect her from you if it comes down to it... Not that I need to. She doesn't need it. She's strong, and caring, and honorable. She's who you raised her to be." Arizona said, her voice beginning to break.

"I'm sorry, but I don't understand how she can love another women that way." He said.

"I'm just a person. That loves another human being, your daughter, with all I have inside me. I'm not trying to sound rude, but the only thing that I don't have that a man has, sir is a penis." Arizona spoke, praying He would understand.

Carlos stood there quietly listening to everything Arizona had to say, trying his damnedest to understand.

"She doesn't love me for my sex, nor do I her. I love her for what's inside. She has the biggest heart of anyone I've ever met. Just because she loves me, doesn't change a thing about her. She's still exactly who you raised her to be."

She looked over at Carlos, seeing he was still listening to her, she continued.

"You told me earlier today Sir, that you can tell what she's feeling just by looking into her eyes. I know you've already see it sir, that's why you are still here, and not on the first flight back to Miami."

"I seen it." He nodded.

"My only hope is that I make her as happy as she makes me. Because I can get through anything in my life, as long as she's there by my side, holding my hand." She finished. Turning away and making her way back to the bar.

Walking back into the bar, she heads straight to their table. "Sorry I took so long, the bathroom line was crazy." She said kissing her girlfriends cheek. Unaware of the figure walking slowly behind her.

Seeing Arizona enter the bar seconds ago, Callie questioned her. "Arizona, what did you do?"

"What do you mean?" She asked, taking her seat. Looking in the same direction as Callie.

"Just talk to him babe. Give him some time to be shocked." She whispered.

Taking his seat in front to the two women, Carlos cleared his throat.

"I'm going to get more drinks for everyone." Arizona said, squeezing Callie's leg before she stood from her seat. She didn't need to stick around for this conversation that was about to take place. Some things need to stay between a father and a daughter. And she thought this was one of those times.

Watching Arizona walk off, he collected his thoughts before she spoke to his daughter.

"Daddy."

"Mija." Carlos sighed. Holding up his hand, signaling that he wasn't finished talking. "I'm trying.. to wrap my mind around this. I'm not saying.. that I get it. I still need time to accept it Calliope. But this made me think back to the time when I asked your grandpa for your mothers hand in marriage. Her father wasn't my biggest fan, and wouldn't give us his blessing. So I know how it feels. I didn't like someone telling me who I should or shouldn't love." He said, taking Callie's hand in his. "So who am I to tell you, mija." He finished.

"Oh Daddy." She said standing up from her chair and engulfed her father in a crushing hug, almost knocking him off his stool.

"You have a good women." He whispers to her. "I can tell she loves you, and I can tell you do love her just as much." He says, taking Callie's face in his hands. Seeing the tears build up in her eyes. "I've never seen you this happy mija, so who am I to step in the way of that." He finished, kissing her on her forehead.

"Whose up for some dinner?" Arizona asked walking back to the table with their drinks. Followed by Joe with their dinner in hand.

Conversation was a little awkward at the beginning, but Carlos began to open up a little more as they ate dinner. Asking questions about Arizona's new clinic and how Callie's new attending position is coming along. The girls even mentioned Callie's idea of coming to Arizona's clinic. Carlos even offered to help get everything under way if they needed help. Everyone seemed to start relaxing as the night went on, with Arizona and Callie never breaking contact with one another the whole night.

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