Royal Desire – Chapter 7

Pairing: Callie/Arizona

Summary: Arizona has a BIG secret and because of that she has to stay in the closet, but what happens when she meets a certain Latina?

Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine. No infringement intended.

Arizona's pov:

I was sitting at my desk going through my speech for an event next week. I hate writing speeches and even though I knew I could hire someone to do it for me I always felt like I want to say my own words, not words someone else wrote for me. I always knew what I was supposed to say nut the tricky part was to keep the audience's full attention throughout the whole speech.

I was flipping through my speech cards when I heard a knock on my door. I sighed heavily and looked at the clock. Housekeeping. I put down the cards on the table and made my way towards the door. I swung it open and I was happily surprised to see her. She was holding a bouquet of red roses. She looked tired but just as beautiful as last night.

I showed off my dimples "Calliope" I said softly and my smile faded when I saw the guards coming our way. I was beyond confused and returned my attention on the woman in front of me.

"Can you for once answer my question? Arizona Roberts or it is Robbins who are you?!" she shouted at me. I felt my whole body freeze and I could not form any words I just stared back at her. This is exactly what I had feared and did not want to happen.

"Callie" I whispered and looked into her beautiful brown eyes. The guards were now standing behind her "Miss, we need you to step away and come with us" one of the men said and grabbed her shoulder.

"Let go of me! What's with the guards?" she exclaimed with a confused frown. I could tell she was exhausted and had a rough night at work. I knew that this was all my fault and I wished I could make it better somehow. I wished I could turn back the time and not let it all start with a lie. But that ship had sailed a long time ago.

I turned to the guard that grabbed her "It's fine, she's with me. Thank you" I smiled at him and showed her into my room. I closed the door behind us and took a deep breath. I could feel her staring at me as I turned around to face her. It was now or never. The moment I wanted to have yesterday on my terms had turned into something I knew could only end one way. I prepared myself for the worst.

She was standing about 4 feet away from me resting her hands on her hips the bouquet of roses was now laying on my desk behind her "Well?" she said waiting for me to explain myself. I took another deep breath "I don't want to make excuses, lying is bad no matter what the reason for doing so is"

She cut me off "What's with the guards? And no deliveries are to be made to your suite?" she started pacing the floor "You know I hate people that lie, is it a scam you want our money is that it? You won't get a cent you hear me?"

I knew she would not let me talk and I felt myself getting angry as well. I grabbed her shoulders to make her face me here it goes "My name is Emma Arizona Robbins and I'm the crown princess of Sweden. That is why I have devoted my life to charities and helping people. That is why I have bodyguards and why deliveries are not to be made. I always have to be extra cautious" I looked into her eyes "I am a princess Calliope" I nodded at my own words trying to read her face.

She smiled widely "Wow I'm in the presence of a royal heir" she said and threw her head back laughing loudly "shall I kneel or bow?"

"You don't believe me" I said softly trying to figure out a way to convince her I was not lying "Here" I grabbed my iPad "Google me you will see I'm telling you the truth"

Callie shook her head and took the bouquet off the desk "Just stop. It's getting embarrassing to watch. You almost had me fooled. I'm not wasting anymore of my time here with you when you can't be bothered to tell the truth. Have a nice life Arizona or was it Emma?" she slammed the door shut behind her and I just stood there staring at the door. It had all happened so fast. I felt a lump in my throat and I wiped away a tear that got loose. I did not bother to follow her. I knew she would not believe me no matter what I said. I decided to give her time to cool down and process what had just happened. I needed that too. I would go find her later this evening. Maybe just maybe she would listen to me then.

Callie's pov:

I found myself back in my car not having any other place to go but Addison's house. I wanted to avoid the hotel at all costs. I wanted to avoid her. I needed to find a new hotel to check into. It took all of the little energy I had left not to let the tears win. I did not want to cry, not when I should have seen it coming. I was a fool before allowing myself to trust another person and when I moved here I had decided not to do that again. But then I met Arizona and I had thought it would be different. I was furious that she thought she could play me that easily. That she made me believe she was actually interested in me.

I pulled up on Addison's drive way and I stared at her door. I did not have the energy to face her just yet. Not ready to tell her the truth about the woman I invited into her house. I felt the warm tears flowing down my cheeks and I leaned into the seat allowing my exhaustion and devastation to win. I did not wanna fight anymore battles today.

I was startled by Kevin tapping the window and I realized I must have dozed off "Callie what are you doing out here?" he smiled. I rubbed my eyes and looked at the clock Yup had slept for almost 30 minutes "Go on in, Addie just made some coffee" he shouted as he started jogging down the street.

All I wanted to think of was a hot shower and getting some real sleep in a comfortable bed. But what was going through my mind was the betrayal and how mad I was at myself. The only person that really knew what had happened with me and George was Addison. She was there when he betrayed me. If anyone would know how to help me, it was her.

I did not bother knocking "Hello? Addie, you decent?" I shouted walking down her hallway. "Callie? Yes I'm in the kitchen" she shouted back and I found her sitting at her kitchen island with a cup of coffee and her laptop in front of her. She gave me a questioning look "This is a surprise" she said while getting up to pour second cup of coffee. Her smile faded when she returned to face me "Honey what's wrong?"

I took the hot cup of coffee she offered me and sat down next to her chair. "She's a scam. We all trusted her and invited her in and it was all just a lie" I said softly taking a sip of the hot beverage. The exhaustion was clouding my mind and it felt like what happened this morning was just a bad dream. Maybe it was. My life had always been a disaster.

"You gotta give me more than that. What are you talking about?" my friend replied sounding equally confused as I had earlier this morning. I did not blame her.

I looked back at my friend "Arizona. She lied to us. I don't know why but she is not who she claims to be"

"What do you mean she lied?"

I went on telling Addison about everything. My legs were getting restless and I could not stand sitting down anymore. I started pacing around her kitchen floor. I told her about our romantic date at the yacht last night and all about what had happened this morning. I told her what Arizona had said. I stopped to look at my friend and to my surprise she looked calm "Why aren't you upset about this? We gotta do something" I practically yelled. I felt bad for taking it out on her.

Addison pulled her laptop closer to her "How do you know she wasn't telling you the truth? Did you Google her as she suggested? She didn't seem like a shady to me" she said still way too calm for my liking.

I shook my head and went to pour myself some more coffee "That's the point! She said she was a princess. A princess! Please tell me you don't believe this shit?" I grabbed her phone off the counter "I'm calling the police…"

Addison raised her hand to stop me "I'm DATING a cop, remember Kevin? IF she is playing us I'll make sure she will get caught and not get a dime or second from us" she looked up at me over the laptop screen "BUT humor me…let's Google her and find out for sure. It can't hurt right?" she said as I heard her fingers hit the keys.

I watched Addison's eyes grew bigger and a grin formed on her face. She looked up at me once again without saying anything. "What? What did you find?" I asked and rushed towards her to see the screen for myself.

I saw it was over sixty million hits on her name. It was so many pictures of her. It was her in fancy or traditional dresses. It was pictures of her in hospitals in Africa. She was telling the truth? I looked up from the screen in disbelief. "She was telling you the truth Callie" Addison said softly and patted me gently on the back. "Oh my god this is exciting!" she exclaimed.

I looked at my friend in panic "Oh my god! Oh my god she was telling me the truth and I just laughed her right in the face" I once again felt the warm tears stream down my face "What do I do now Addie? She will never forgive me"

She pulled me into a hug "Hey now she did lie and keep things from you, she gotta forgive you" she pulled away and handed me a tissue "But now I'd suggest you go take a shower and get some rest and once you wake up we can both figure this out"

I smiled at her words and I knew she was right. I was in a serious need to get a shower. This was not a state I wanted Arizona to see for a second time today, especially since now I had learned she was really a princess. I had more questions than answers at the moment and I still could not trust her. She had lied and kept things from me and I knew that I would only know why if I let her do the talking.

I went upstairs and took a long hot shower. I did not bring any clothes so I took one of Addison's t-shirts. I ended up on the bed in her guestroom. I kept replaying what had happened this morning in my head and I was scared she would not allow me back into her suite. I tossed and I turned for a good twenty minutes until my exhaustion had won the final round.