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Chapter 31
After the verdict, Callie and Arizona headed home to pack for their Miami getaway. Callie had decided against telling her family that they were coming to visit when she had called her father with the verdict in the afternoon. She thought if she let them know they were coming someone might think something was up and she couldn't wait to tell them about her engagement in person. After packing they headed over to Barbara and Daniels place a little over twenty minutes away. As promised Callie helped Barbara cook everyone a lovely dinner, the evening went great, but it still had that solemn feeling too. Just because the trial was now behind them and Tim's murderer was locked away, it didn't change the fact that he still wasn't here. As soon as Teddy and Henry arrived, Arizona pulled her out back to her and Tim's old tree house. They talked and had a good cry together, it was something she needed to have with her best friend, alone. Callie stayed back, she knew that Arizona needed Teddy more than her at that moment. And she was okay with that, not that it wasn't hard, knowing Arizona was out there upset took all the strength she had to stay away. But Teddy and Arizona went through the whole experience together and right now they just needed each other.
They finally had the chance to sit and talk with their friends, learning that Henry had just asked Teddy to move in with him. And Addison and Alex after a few months of beating around the bush, finally made their relationship official and started dating. Callie and Arizona were over the moon excited for their best friends. But soon, the night came to an end for the girls. After many goodbyes and safe travels they headed home for rest before their early morning flight the following day.
Turning their alarm clock off Sunday morning. Callie rolled over to cuddle Arizona from behind. Feeling something unfamiliar snuggled close, she patted her hand on the bed next to Arizona. Feeling Charlie wrapped up in her arms. Reaching under the covers, she searched for the other pup, finding River snuggled up to Arizona's thighs sound asleep.
"Arizona. What is it with you and those dogs lately?" Callie asked sleepily.
"Hmm.." She moaned, still half asleep.
"Just a week ago you were complaining because I had the boys in bed taking a nap. And now, here you are wrapped up with Charlie and River. Give me my little man." she said reaching down to bring her dog up to cuddle with.
"They're only puppies for so long, after they get bigger they'll be on the floor. Plus they're more comfier than you are." she mumbled, snuggling into Charlie.
"Wow, hurt much." she pouted.
Quickly turning over to snuggle into Callie, "Kidding.. just kidding, baby." she said nestling her face into her fiancés neck.
"No.. no. Your little snuggling is not going to work with me this time, Robbins." Callie said sliding out of Arizona's arms and getting out of the bed. She knows if they lay there, they would miss their flight. Walking to the bathroom door, "You can stay there and be all comfy with the dogs, while I'm naked, hot and wet in a steamy shower getting comfy with.. myself." she winked, "Such a shame too.." She said, pulling her shirt over her head, exposing her bare chest. "You just passed up your last chance to have this for a while." she sighed, shrugging her shoulders. "Because we are not doing it in my parents house." she finished, closing the bathroom door.
"Calliope.. Callie.. Get back here." Jumping from the bed before Callie could count to two, Arizona busted through the bathroom door at full speed. "You don't play fair." she whined, quickly shredding her pajamas.
An hour later, two orgasms down, a quick goodbye to their puppies, Callie and Arizona were headed to SeaTac in a cab. The drive didn't take long and before the two knew it they were boarding their flight to sunny Miami. Stowing away their carryon luggage. They quickly took their seats in first class. Arizona's knee bounce uncontrollable when the flight attendants started going over instructions before take off. Callie placed her hand on her knee to calm the shaking limb. "Are you going to be okay?"
"Uh. Yeah." She said giving Callie a small smile. "You know how I feel about flying." she said nervously looking out her window, her knee still bouncing. She hated flights, and she hated that Callie was going to see her like this. She could be a big baby at times, especially if they ran into a lot of turbulence.
"I know. But I'm here." She smiled, squeezing Arizona's leg, showing her she wasn't alone. Even though she thought it was a bit funny that she was afraid of flying. Seeing the seat belt light come on the buckled up. "Promise me you'll still love me after this flight?" Arizona said, laying her hand on top of Callie's. Looking up she gave her a sad smile. She really hated flying.
"What?"
"Promise me, you will still love me after this flight." She said, turning to face Callie. "I can be a little over dramatic on these trips. So please. Tell me you will still love me after this trip and promise that you wont desert me at the airport in Miami." she said poking her bottom lip out to pout.
"Arizona, of course I'll still love you, even if you go all bat shit crazy before we land." Callie laughed. "I promise, babe, I won't leave you stranded. Why are you so scared of flying, honey?" She asked, pulling up the arm rest that was in between them as the plane started down the runway.
"It's not so much flying as it is crashing and burning that gets me all worked up." she said, turning to look back out the window.
"Babe, look at me." Callie said, pulling Arizona's chin towards her. "You know the odds of that are like one in a million right?" she asked, seeing Arizona nod her head.
"But, I could be that one, Calliope. My luck sucks. I mean really. Its like the heavens part and Gods like 'oh, Arizona's getting too comfortable in her skin, lets knock her down a peg'…"
"Arizona." Callie laughed at her rambling fiancé. "Babe, look, everything's going to be fine. Okay? I'm here, and if we go down, we're going down together."
"Calliope, don't patronize me." she huffed tightening her grip on Callie's hand feeling the plane start to ascend in the air.
"Okay.. okay, bad joke. Sorry. But I'm serious honey. We're going to be okay, and we're going to have an amazing time in Florida. Just think, you and me in bikini's with drinks in our hand, enjoying the sun and water." she said, "And each other…" she purred into her ear. Seeing Arizona swallow hard, "Oh, did I mention, my parents own a little private section of the beach?" Seeing Arizona's face glaze over. Knowing she succeeded in distracting her from the takeoff.
"Um, no.. No you didn't." She said, thinking about seeing Callie in a bikini again. "Does that mean we coul..."
"Yep." Callie smiled real big and turned herself back to where she was facing the front again, feeling Arizona's eyes on her the whole time.
"Can't this plane go any faster? I have somewhere to be." She said, raising her voice causing a few to turn back and stair their way.
"Arizona, calm down." Callie scolded, slumping down in her chair, staring at the floor. "You're embarrassing me." She laughed.
"Calliope, really. That embarrassed you?"
"Yes. And you say I can never get enough..." She said squeezing Arizona's upper thigh.
Seeing Callie wiggle her eyebrows as she inched her hand increasingly closer to her center, Arizona swallowed hard.
"No." Arizona boldly stated. Pushing Callie's hand forward down her leg. "That is as far as you are allowed to go." She said, pushing Callie's hand to rest on her knee.
"Are you a member of the mile high club?" Callie teased.
"No, and we're not going to be either." Arizona said, pushing Callie's hand off her knee.
"We?" She asked. "Do you have a frog in your pocket or something." She teased.
"Excuse me?" Arizona turned her face in shock. "You have?" She said, her voice a little higher.
"Umm.." She looked away. "Excuse me?" Callie said to the flight attendant that walked by. "Can we have a blanket please? It's a little chilly."
"Yes ma'am." The stewardess said.
Looking back towards Arizona, Callie thought she may teased her fiancé a little to far. Even though Arizona was admit that she doesn't get jealous, Callie knew better. Seeing Arizona's eyes fixed straight ahead of her, jaw locked tight, she reached for her hand, but Arizona quickly denied her.
Crossing her arms, Arizona leaned her head against the side of the plane next to the window when Callie tried to hold her hand. Maybe she was being childish, but she didn't care. The thought of someone's hands on her fiancé brought out the green eyed monster inside of her and she didn't like it one bit, but she would never admit that to Callie.
Feeling Callie scoot closer to her when the seatbelt light went off, Arizona scooted closer to the wall. This was going to be a long six hour flight she thought. Taking the blanket from the stewardess, Callie spread it out over them. "Arizona..." Callie purred, leaning over on her fiancé. "Tell me you love me." She pouted, draped her arm over Arizona's stomach and rested her chin on her arm. "Because I love you, my baby. So much."
"I love you too, Callie." She said with her head still resting on the side of the plane, while watching the clouds float by. Even if she was jealous or mad, she would never not tell Callie she loved her.
"Nope.. not accepting that." She said planting a kiss on Arizona's shoulder. "Say it again."
"Callie..." She signed. She was jealous.. Very jealous right now and she knew Callie knew it too.
"You're jealous."
"I am not jealous."
"You totally are."
"I'm not. I just don't like having the image in my head of someone else's hands on MY fiancé," she stressed. "..on a plane, while I'm.. on a plane." She said, her arms still crossed over her chest.
"So you are jealous."
"Okay, yes. Are you happy. Yes I am jealous someone else has had you on a plane and I have not.." She huffed. "How would you like it if I said I've had sex on the beach in Miami?"
"Touché!" Callie breathed. "Now, tell me you love me." She said nestling her face into Arizona's neck.
"I love you, Calliope." She said, wrapping her left arm over Callie's shoulder. "You know that."
Snuggling into Arizona's warm side, "I do, but a girl likes to hear it as often as possible. Plus you said Callie. Not Calliope earlier. I don't like it when you call me Callie like that."
Laughing, "But how else would you know I'm mad or jealous." She said scratching fingernails over Callie's side.
"You're not suppose to be mad at me. I don't like when you're mad." She pouted. "But, jealous.." She said kissing her jaw line. "Is really hot."
"Oh yeah?" She grinned.
"Mmhmm.."
"I love you, Calliope." Arizona purred in her girlfriends ear. "Always and forever."
"I love you too, Arizona. Even when you're jealous, it's so cute." She said laughing, planting a kiss on soft lips. "Now, we have roughly five hours left, so cuddle me and let's take a nap. I have a feeling we won't get a lot of cuddling done when we tell my family our news." She said, bringing her left hand up to lay on Arizona's chest to gaze at her ring, she still couldn't believe she was an engaged woman. Her life had never felt so easy, so complete and she was floating on cloud 9.
Their flight had a bit of turbulence that had woken the pair up from their nap the last hour of the trip. Callie had to talk Arizona down from a small panic. She was so thankful they were in the back of the plane, because she distracted her with a little make out session during the disturbance. Arizona only broke up the kisses a few times when there were jostles here and there and she would look around the cabin in fear. Which Callie thought was absolutely adorable. But finally they had landed safely at Miami International Airport. After deboarding the plane, they picked their luggage up and sat out to find a cab, to head over to Callie's parents house.
"Wow, Callie. It is so beautiful here." Arizona said, in awe of her surroundings as they passed by the city on their way to the Torres Estate. "Oooh.. We have to do that, Callie. Can we, please? Take me to the Seaquarium? Please? I've always wanted to see a killer whale." She begged her fiancé as they passed by the attraction. "Oh and that.. Can we go on an airboat too and see the Everglades? I want to see alligators in the wild." She exclaimed.
Callie couldn't take her eyes off the excited blonde. She hasn't seen Arizona this excited in so long and it just made her heart swell. She had missed this fun, playful, energetic side of her fiancé. "We can do anything you want baby." She said, she'd do everything in her power to keep that smile on her face all week.
"Really?"
"Really, babe. We'll go to the Seaquarium, we'll go to Alligator Park and ride the airboats to the Everglades, we can go shopping, the beach, or if you want to just lay out by the pool all day at home, we'll do it. Anything you want, love." Callie said with a peck to pink lips. But all I ask of you is let me take you out on my dads yacht one day?"
"You can steer a yacht?" Arizona asked in surprise.
"Uh yeah? You sound surprised." She said, seeing her parents property come into view. "This is more than just a pretty face, lady." She said like she was offended, but really wasn't.
"Oh God," Arizona said, pulling Callie in by her shirt. "That's so hot." She breathed in her face, Callie seemed to amazed her every single day. "Kiss me." She said capturing red lips with her pink ones.
"So.. Yes?" She said after the heated loving kiss.
"Hell yes!" Arizona whispered in her ear before lightly kissing her temple. Their little bubble popped when the cab pulled to a stop, Arizona hasn't even noticed they had arrived to their destination until Callie rolled her window down to enter the code at the gate.
"This is your families place?" Arizona asked with her eyes wide.
"Uh, yeah." Callie said, entering the code to open the gate. "I told you before, my family likes their possessions." She said, rolling the window back up after the gates opened. She hated bringing friends or boyfriends to her parents house. They always seemed to judge her for her families wealth. And almost every relationship she had been in used her for her money, but Arizona was different. Arizona, though not as wealthy as Callie, never wanted for anything.
"I remember, it's just.. This place is amazing, Calliope." She said in awe of the beautiful home. Seeing Callie tense a bit, she knew what her fiancé was thinking. "Hey." She said, getting out of the cab. "Babe.. Don't." She said walking around the cab to Callie. "I'm not judging you." She said taking her luggage from the cabbie. "And this is nothing to be ashamed of. It's beautiful. Now come on." She said taking Callie's hand as they walked up to the door. "I can't wait for you to show me around."
Knocking on the front door, they waited until Juanita, the long time family maid greeted the two women. After a round of hellos and hugs, she informed Callie that her mother, father and grandmother were still at church but should be returning anytime. After taking the bags to a spare room Callie uses when she visits, she showed Arizona around the estate. While showing her the huge mansion, Arizona was insistent that they needed a theatre room in their home just like Carlos and Lucia's.
Standing out by the pool on the veranda that lead straight to their private beach. Palm trees and clear blue water greeted them. "It's so beautiful." Arizona said after Callie showed her the amazing view. "Breathtaking." She said, looking out into the ocean, where she saw a cruise ship floating by.
"It's pretty amazing." Callie said walking up behind Arizona and wrapping her arms around her. "But it's not near as beautiful as you, baby." She said kissing Arizona's shoulder.
"Only you make me feel beautiful." Arizona said laying her arms on top of Callie's that were wrapped around her stomach. "I can't wait to go to the beach." She said looking at the beach, seeing it was deserted. "Is this your parents private beach?" She asked.
"Yeah, you see that dock way down there where that yacht is anchored too?" She said pointing way down the beach on their left.
"Mmhmm.."
"They own about fifty feet past that, all the way to those rocks in the water down there." She said, now pointing to the far left of the beach.
"Wow, that's like what? Half a mile?" She asked looking at the distance.
"Give or take. I still want to take you down the road to SoBe and visit the beach there too."
"SoBe?"
"South Beach, SoBe is what the locals call it. They have one of the best beaches in Florida. And I thought maybe one night we could have a little bonfire down by the rocks if you want. Maybe have Aria and her boyfriend join us if you don't mine. I don't get to spend as much time with her as I'd like."
"Of course, I want to get to know my soon to be sister-in-law better." She said leaning into Callie. "I want to do everything you want to do."
After a few minutes of just being in each other's arms, "Did you know, it is said that the wedding ring is worn on the left ring finger because it's the only finger with a vein connected to the heart." Callie said, when she felt Arizona play with the ring on her left finger. "Its just a silly old legend but.." She shrugged. "I'd like to think it connects you straight to my heart." She said resting her chin on Arizona's shoulder as Arizona leaned her head on hers.
Turning around, Arizona brought Callie's hand up to her face, kissing the ring that was on her finger, she then placed her fiancés hand over her heart. "This only beats for you."
"I love you." Callie said, leaning in for a kiss.
"I love you too." She replied, meeting her for a kiss as they heard the door to the house open.
"Miss Callie, your parents just entered the gate." Juanita said poking her head out of the back door.
"Oh okay, thanks Nita." Callie said, taking Arizona's hand with her left and leading them back through the house to the kitchen. She knew her parents usually had lunch as soon as they arrived home from church.
"You ready?" Arizona asked after Callie jumped up to sit on the counter in the kitchen.
"Uh yeah. I don't know why but I suddenly got so nervous." She said, pulling Arizona between her parted legs for a hug.
"I mean, it's a big deal." Arizona said wrapping her arms around Callie's waist. "I was so nervous before I told my parents I was going to propose." She said, kissing the base of Callie's neck.
"What if, they're not okay with this. I mean what if they thought this was just some phase I'm going through. What if I tell them and they disown me after everything? I don't think I can handle that, Arizona. My family means so much to me. I don't know what I'd do if I lost them." She said into blonde hair. She hasn't thought about the possible repercussions until now. And now, her nerves were running high.
Pulling back, "Well, I would never ask you to pick me over your family, Calliope. If you don't have family, you don't have anything." She said, looking her in the eyes. Showing her she was serious. She didn't want to lose Callie. But she wouldn't make her choose her over her family. That was a decision she has to make on her own if something were to happen. But Arizona knew Callie's parents would be excited.
"No. It's not even a decision. I would pick you every time. My family doesn't make me happy like you do, they don't make me feel complete like you do. It would hurt if they don't accept this, but it's you, Arizona. It's always you." She said pulling Arizona back in for an embrace.
"Well, I don't think you need to worry, babe. I've talked to your father along time ago, and he gave me his blessing." She said into her fiancés chest.
"You did?"
"I did. And your grandma did give me the ring with the intent on proposing to you, so.. I think we'll be okay." She said winking at her.
Hearing the front door open and footsteps make their way into the kitchen. Callie jumped down from the counter taking Arizona's offered hand as the footsteps came closer.
"I love you, babe." Arizona whispered, when they saw Lucia coming into the kitchen, oblivious to the two women standing there.
Nodding at Arizona's statement, Callie swallowed hard before clearing her throat to get her mothers attention. Lucia looked up from the papers in her hand when she heard a familiar yet, rare noise. "Mija. Wha.. what are you doing here?" She asked, shocked to see her daughter in the house.
"Can't I come visit, mother?" Callie laughed. "That's all we've heard for months and now that we're here you don't want us?" She pretended she was hurt, before hugging her mother when she came up to her. Arizona tried to let go of Callie's left hand but she only tightened her grip. She didn't want anyone to see the ring on her finger before she was ready to tell them.
"Of course you can visit, darling. I'm just surprised is all." She said pulling Arizona in for a hug also. "It's so good to see you two again."
"It's good to see you too, Mrs. Torres."
"Arizona." Lucia scolded. "I've told you no Mrs. Torres. That's my mother-in-law. Call me Lucia." She smiled taking both their free hands in hers.
"Honey." Carlos calls from the foyer by his office. "Where did you go?"
"Carlos, come here a minute, dear. I have a surprise for you." She called from the kitchen.
"Well I have a big surprise for you in the bedroom." He said on his way to the kitchen.
"Daddy!" Callie exclaimed, as Arizona chuckled. The Latinas face turned red at her fathers remarks to her mother.
"Mija? Is that you?" He asked, entering the kitchen. "Calliope.. What are you doing here?" He said going up to wrap his daughter in a hug.
"Seriously? You, Mami and Nana have been badgering us about coming to visit and now that we're here, you want to know why?" She laughed. "We're here because we needed some relaxation after everything that we've been through lately. And I wanted.. we wanted." She corrected herself. "..to get as far away from Seattle as we could for a few days."
"How long are you here for?" He asked.
"Um.." Arizona shrugged, looking at her fiancé. "Till Friday or Saturday. We've not decided yet." She said still holding Callie's hand.
"Perfect." Carlos said, clasping his hands together. "Arizona, how are you and your parents doing?" He asked.
Knowing that Carlos was referring to the verdict yesterday, "Good. We're good." She smiled. "Thank you for everything you have done for my family Carlos. I can never repay you." She said, dropping Callie's hand for the first time since her fiancés mother walked into the room to give her future father-in-law a hug.
"Don't thank me, I'm just glad we all can put that behind us and move on. And you have repaid me. You have took such great care of my Calliope. That's all I asked."
"Yes, you really have Arizona." Lucia butted in. "You didn't have too. You had so much on you, but you did. You pushed everything to the side for our Mija, and we could never thank you enough." She said hugging her unknowingly soon to be daughter-in-law. "We couldn't pick a better partner for our daughter." She smiled taking Callie's left hand.
Her mothers words, put her more at ease, but Callie quickly jerked her hand out of her mothers, sticking it in her jean pocket of her pants and turning around in the kitchen like she was looking for someone. "So where is Nana?"
"She's at her place." Her father said. Carlos insisted to his mother when they moved out to Miami she live with him. The only way she would agreed was if he let her stay out in their guest house off to the side of his property. "She's changing then meeting us back here for lunch."
"Good. I can't wait to see her." Callie said retaking Arizona's hand. "Is Aria around?"
"No, she is in New York for fashion week." Her mother informed.
"Oh.." Callie said, a bit disappointed. Seeing her fathers questioning eyes, "I just had some news." Callie said dryly, trying not to sound excited and ruin the surprise. "...and I wanted to share with everyone together. When will she be back?" Callie questioned.
"In a few days, I'm not exactly sure." Her father said.
"Oh.."
"Is something wrong, Mija?"
"No, no Mami. It's nothing bad.. It's good." She said as she heard the front door open again. "I bet that's Nana." Callie said, running out the kitchen to the foyer to meet her grandmother. "Nana..." She yelled.
"Calliope!" Her grandma gasped. Hugging her granddaughter tightly. "What a surprise. I'm so glad you're here."
After hugging her grandma, they walked back into the kitchen where the rest of her family gathered. "Now THAT, is the greeting I was expecting." Callie said happily with her arm wrapped around her Nana.
"Arizona, darling. It's so go to see you again." Maria said, walking up to greet the blonde.
"It's great to see you again too, Nana." She said, returning the embrace.
"Okay, Calliope. Everyone's here now, what's the big news you have?" Lucia asked, wanting to hear her daughters good news.
"Well, do you want to take this into the sitting room?" She asked.
"Is it something we need to be sitting down for Mija?" Her father asked.
"No." She said, pulling Arizona in close. "But, I must admit, I probably should have been sitting down, when it happened. I could barely stand." She smiled, thinking back two nights ago.
"Well tell us, Calliope." Her grandma excitedly said.
"Nana, Mami, Papi." She paused. Looking at Arizona, she switching places with her so she was now standing on her fiancés left side. Feeling Arizona wrap her arm around her waist, Callie wrapped hers around the blondes as well.
"Well? Out with it Mija?" Lucia spoke.
"We're getting married." She smiled. Holding up her left hand by her beaming face so her family could see the ring on her finger, hearing gasps and awes.
"Ahh.. That is great news Mija." Carlos said, walking up to his daughter and giving her a hug. "Isn't that right honey?"
Yelping out in surprise. "You did it." Maria gushed to Arizona. "It's perfect." She said, walking up to the couple and embracing them, before pulling back to see her ring on Callie's finger.
Callie seen her mother out of the corner of her eye, while her grandmother was gushing how the ring on her finger was perfect. Tears were in her mothers eyes and she couldn't judge her mood.
"Excuse me." Lucia said, rushing out of the room.
"Mami?" Callie said, pulling away from everyone. "Mami." She yelled out to her. She had a feeling something like this might happen, she thought everything was going too perfect for something not to crumble to the ground. And here it was. With tears in her eyes, she felt her world breaking around her.
"Mija..." Her father tried.
"No daddy, it's.. I knew someone would try to get in the way of my happiness." She said with tears falling down her cheeks. Feeling Arizona walk up behind her and place her hands on her upper arms and resting her chin on her shoulder.
"Calliope.." Her Nana said, "I.. She's.."
"It's okay, Nana. I kind of expected someone to react like this, I was just hoping it wouldn't be her. Nothing ever goes right in my life." Callie said, wiping her face.
"Babe.." Arizona tried.
"I just.. I need a minute alone." She said walking out the back door to the veranda, leaving Arizona standing there not knowing what to do.
Arizona didn't know if she should rush to Callie's side, or try to talk to Lucia. Deciding on the latter, she hurried out of the room in search of one Lucia Torres. Not having to go far, she seen her standing in front their fire place in the sitting room. "Mrs. Torres?" Arizona tried.
Wiping her eyes, she turned to face her future daughter-in-law. "Arizona, please. I told you to call me Lucia."
"Well, I.. I didn't know if you still wanted me to call you that after the way you left the room."
"I'm sorry about that dear, it's just that. I've waited so long for my Mija to come and tell us she was going to get married, I may have pictures it a little differently.. But.."
"You mean, you always pictured her marrying a man." Arizona said, more of a statement than a question.
"Yes." She replied, patting her face dry.
Taking a deep breath, "Lucia.. I.."
"Please, let me talk, Arizona." She said, walking over to her beverage bar and pouring herself and Arizona a drink. "I did expect this differently. I expected Callie to come home to tell us she is engaged to the man of her dreams." She said handing Arizona the drink. "But she didn't." She said taking a sip of her wine. "She came home, and told us she's engaged to this beautiful bubbly blonde." She smiled. "I've always wished my Calliope happiness. And don't tell her I called her that by the way." She laughed. "For so long Arizona, I watched her bring home man after man and not a single one of them had ever put a smile on her face the way you do. I didn't mean to rush out of the room in tears. It's just I am so happy my baby has finally found someone who loves as hard and as deep as she does."
"So.. So you're not upset? You're okay with me marrying your daughter?"
"No, God no I'm not upset. I'm so so happy for you both. I will admit I was skeptical when my Carlos came home to tell me my daughter was in a relationship with another woman. I think you can understand my surprise." She said, seeing Arizona nod. "But I accepted your relationship the second I saw you two in the kitchen of your home last fall. I seen the love you shared. You look at her the way my Carlos looks at me."
"Lucia." Arizona yelped. Slowly backing out of the room. "Calliope is outside right now, crying, thinking you are going to disown her." She said rushing out of the room and to the veranda quickly.
Walking quietly towards her fiancé, she met her down on the beach. "Calliope.." She said, but the Latina wouldn't turn around. She just kept gazing out into the clear blue ocean.
"Hey, baby." She said putting her hands on Callie's hips.
"Will you get our bags? I just want to get out of here." She said turning in Arizona's arms.
"No.." she shook her head. "We're not going anywhere." Arizona said, brushing Callie's hair back behind her ear.
"Wha.. Why?" She couldn't believe Arizona wanted to stick around.
"Because," Arizona said, wiping Callie's face dry. "Don't cry, baby." She said kissing her on her forehead.
"How can I not, Ari? My moth..."
"Shh.." Arizona said, putting her finger on salty lips. "When you left me in there, I didn't know whether to follow you or talk to your mom. And since I'm just now coming to find my lady, I guess you know who I talked too." She said, taking Callie's hands and lacing them with hers.
"You did?"
"I did, and I think you just misjudged the situation. She's happy, Calliope. She's so so happy for you. For us." She said, taking Callie's hands and wrapping them around her waist.
"She is? Why did she run out of the room then?" She asked, tightening her grip on Arizona's waist.
"Well, I found her crying in front of the fire place. She was just so happy you found someone who loves you as much as you love me."
"She was?" Callie was shocked and she couldn't form many words.
"Yes. She is." Arizona laughed at Callie's short sentences. "Kiss me." She said as Callie lifted her head to meet pink lips. "I love you, Calliope."
"I love you too."
"Come on, she's waiting." Arizona said, wrapping her arm across Callie's lower back as she did the same to the blonde.
Walking back into the house, Callie immediately found her mother and ran into her arms. "Oh Mami." She cried, burying her face into her mothers shoulder.
"Calliope. I'm sorry I left the room like that." She said running her hand down daughters thick hair. "I've just been waiting for this moment for so long and now that it's here, I let my emotions get carried away and I didn't want you to see me like that. I'm so happy for you honey." She said as she continued to embrace her daughter as Carlos walked up and joined in on the hugging as Arizona and Maria stood back and watched with their arms draped around each others shoulders.
