Barbara's POV
"You two seem to be getting along well."
"Mom...don't start." Arizona says.
"What...I'm not starting anything I'm just saying."
"I know what you're just saying and it's not like that ok so just drop it." Arizona pleads.
"You don't think you're getting along better?"
"Mom, please"
"Baby, I know you're scared to admit it because of last time but it really seems different to me. Don't you think?"
"Yeah, ok, it feels different to me too...you happy now." Arizona quietly says."It's just for the first time in a really long time she seems happy and I don't want to screw that up for her."
"Maybe you're the reason"
"I'm not the reason, at least not in the way you think. She's forgiven me, like really forgiven me and I think that by me finally joining her project she knows I've forgiven her. It like closure for us, you know." Arizona says with unshed tears in her eyes.
"So maybe now you can start over put the past behind you."
"Mom we can't go back. We're friends now, I don't want to mess that up."
"But you still love her."
"Of course I still love her, I will always love her." Arizona says." She is the one ,you know like you and dad ...but I messed it up so now I have to let her go so she can find happiness."
"But she's single now , what would it hurt just to ask her to dinner see were it goes."
"I can't." Arizona whispers.
"Why not?"
"Because last time I put my heart on the line with her she destroyed me, ok." Arizona explains.
"What are you talking about?"
"When we were in therapy, I thought after our 30 day trial we were going to be ok. She made love to me the last day of our break so I thought that meant we were ok but the next day I poured my heart out telling her all the things I loved about her and how much I needed her and she just left me. She said she wanted to be free and got up and walked out." Arizona explains as tears run down her cheeks.
"Oh baby, I'm so sorry."
"So now do you understand why I can't put myself out there again." Arizona asks.
"No, because you're not the same people you were then. You've both change so much. For the better if you ask me."
"Of course we've change but who we are now works as friends. As much as I would love it to be more I know that's not possible." Arizona explains.
"Now who's the one walking away. What happened to the Arizona that would fight for the things she loved."
"The thing she loves doesn't love her at least not in the same way anymore." Arizona says defeated." Can we just drop it and go pick up Sofia, please?"
We leave to pick Sofia up from school and stop at the store so I can get some ingredients for dinner tonight. I am going to make Arizona's favorite comfort food, chicken pot pie.
When we finally get back to the condo Daniel asks " how did it go."
"It's going to be a little harder than I thought." I say to him. "I think I've cracked Callie but Arizona is a harder nut but we'll get there."
"Barbie maybe you should just let it be, if they're meant to be they will find there way back." Daniel says.
"Have you met your daughter, you know what she's like when her heart is broken, she shuts down tighter than a submarine's hatch. She needs a little push to make her realize it's all worth it."
"And your just the person to push her, huh?" Daniel says as he gives me a kiss.
"Damn straight I am."