Chapter 8

This chapter is solely Callie and Arizona, you can cheer! As I've made them have a lot of unsolved issues, as well as the ones in the show, I thought they and you deserved a whole chapter of just them. So enjoy! I don't know when I will be able to next update as I have a busy few days, but I promise not to leave it as long as I have done between some updates. :)

Throughout his life Daniel Robbins was a man of loyalty, he stuck to his responsibilities. No matter how big or little the commitment was, he done his upmost best to stick to it. For a man of loyalty he couldn't understand how his only daughter's marriage ended so quickly, he didn't agree with Arizona's infidelity but he truly believe she paid the price for it. The biggest part of the divorce that he couldn't wrap his head around was how quickly Callie let their marriage go, when she had fought so hard for her parent's blessing and acceptance.

"Daniel dear can you get Sofia's shoes on!" Barbara asked as she stood with her daughter in the kitchen. Her husband nodded and left the kitchen in search of his granddaughter.

"I just don't understand why you're trying to fish me and your father out the way. I'm sure Callie wouldn't mind us being here." Barbara questioned "What about that lovely Andrew? You going to kick him out too."

Arizona rolled her eyes, all morning she had been dealing with her mother's constant bickering. "If Andrew was here, which he isn't, I wouldn't kick him out. Mom it's his house too, I just want to be alone when Callie gets here, we have things to talk about."

"What is there to talk about? The woman seduced you then served you divorce papers, that's cold hearted if you ask me." The sound of her dad piping into theconversation made Arizona curl her toes. The Colonel never understood the nature of her divorce, he was man who married for life.

"Dad please, Callie had her reasons."

Daniel tutted before fetching his own coat. "Barbara come on, we're clearly in the way." He passed his wife her own coat before leaving to get Sofia. Arizona pushed her hands through her hair, the divorce was hard enough without her father's disappointment being thrown at her each time they visited.

"Honey its okay, I'll have a word with him. You know how much he loved Callie."

Arizona forced a smile as she gave her mom a hug. "Let me go say bye to Sofia." She made her way to the door where her daughter was waiting. Bending down she ruffled the girl's coat and smothered kisses over her face.

As they opened the door, they were met by the sight of Callie walking up the path. Sofia was shocked by the sight of her mother. "Mami you're here! Pops and Gram came for a visit, they're taking me for breakfast!" Sofia practically screamed at her mother.

Callie laughed nervously as she bent to her daughter's level, she could feel Daniel's gaze piercing through her skin. "You be on your best behaviour okay?" Sofia stood tall and nodded.

"Oh Callie we haven't seen you in a while!" Barbara spoke as she pushed past Daniel to take Callie in a hug.

Arizona stood at the door gritting her teeth, this small altercation could go either way and with a possibility of her and Callie clashing heads during their talk, she knew didn't have the energy for one to happen now.

"We will leave you lovely two alone now. Come on Daniel." Barbara gripped her husband's hand and pulled him down the path. Barbara was devastated when Arizona told them of the divorce but she remained hopeful. Arizona and Callie had the connection that was read about in fairy tales, she knew this was a hurdle in their journey. A huge complicated hurdle, but she believed they would rekindle their romance.

Callie stood awkwardly at the top of the porch next to Arizona as they watched Sofia and her grandparents leave for breakfast. They looked at each other before letting out a laugh. "I forgot how intimidating the Colonel is when you're in his bad books!"

Inviting Callie in Arizona laughed in response. "Now you know how Tim and I felt when we got in trouble." The pediatric surgeon made her way into the kitchen to go and fetch the premade coffee.

Passing it to Callie, the two women sat down facing one another. Neither of them started the conversation, they just stared at each other. Too much had happened recently for them to know where exactly they should start.

"I guess I should start by apologising for sending that message." Arizona bowed her head, after she had calmed down, she felt tremendous guilt. Being horrible to Callie was always something she hated but her hot temper always took control. "I was just so angry I wasn't thinking. You know I wouldn't intentionally be horrible to you. You know you're welcome to come."

"I understand why you did it, I didn't mean to act like you weren't going on a date… it just shocked me that was all."

"Why?"

"Can I be completely honest without you getting angry?" Callie muttered, as she ran her fingers through her hair. She knew she had to be honest with Arizona. It was either be honest or continue to sugar coat her feelings.

Arizona nodded.

"When the divorce was finalised I thought I was going to be the one sat around for weeks crying over not being able to move on, when Penny came along it was simple. She's so simple, there's no baggage or complication with her. For me, knowing you were still hung up on us made it easier to move on."

"So you exploited my pain?"

"I didn't mean it like that, do you remember how much I chased you when I first met you? I was completely and utterly obsessed with you. If I saw you moving on before me, I think it would have broken me down even more. I don't think I would have moved on at all."

Arizona couldn't help the frown that was forming on her face, for once Callie was being truthfully honest with her. She couldn't believe the honesty she was hearing yet a part of her just wanted Callie to stop talking.

"I knew that one day you would eventually start dating and find someone else, I just wasn't ready for it."

"How can you sit there and tell me you didn't want me to move on but you made me watch you fall in love with someone else." Arizona didn't hold back, she felt like she was back in the marriage where there was one rule for Callie and another for her.

"I'm not in love with Penny, I like her a lot but I wouldn't go as far as saying I've fallen in love with her."

Arizona slowly widened her eyes with shock, for the past seven months she had seen Callie parading around both the hospital and her house with Penny on her side acting like the newest power couple. But now she found out Callie wasn't IN love with Penny, well… that changed everything.

"I guess she didn't tell you what happened yesterday then?"

Frowning Callie rubbed the palms of her hands. "No?" She didn't know if she was ready to hear what had happened. Making the decision to let Penny be there when Arizona arrived was a risky one.

"I doubt you'll still like her as much as you say you do after you hear what she said." Arizona confessed, she had thought about what she was going to tell Callie. She had thought about keeping some of their conversation a secret, it would be less painful for Callie but she knew that wasn't an option.

"She started an argument in front of Sof." Arizona began, she held the mug in her hand as tight as her hands would let her. "She started going off saying how she was going to move in with you and that I had to realise you and I were never going to get back together regardless of if we shared a child."

"Wow, I didn't even think she had it in her to be honest." Callie was shocked, her girlfriend wasn't one for confrontation.

"That wasn't even the worst part." The blonde quietly mumbled. "She told me that she was glad we didn't have a second child, apparently me being in your life more than I am would be too much."

Callie took a deep breath and placed her mug on the table, getting up she walked towards the back of the room to look out the window. She wanted to do her best to hide her face from Arizona, she could feel the tears beginning to stream down her face. She placed a hand over her mouth to mask the sound of the sob that was threatening to escape.

"Why would she say that Cal? Why would she bring up our child?" Arizona walked to stand next to Callie.

Wiping the tears with the back of her hand Callie turned to face her ex-wife. "I am so sorry 'zona, I never would of thought she'd say that."

"Why would she say that?" Those words were all Arizona could say. When she had got home yesterday, she made sure Sofia was preoccupied with her parents before she locked herself in the bathroom and cried. The pain of losing of her child was still raw. Having to sit there and relive the moments from yesterday made her heart clench.

By the tone of Arizona's voice Callie knew that any moment her ex-wife was going to burst into tears. Without any hesitation or a pep talk, she grabbed Arizona and pulled her into her arms. The second Arizona felt Callie's arms around her, she broke down. The tears ran freely and heavily, the pain she felt in her chest was getting too much for her to handle and her body began to shake. Her knuckles began to turn white as she gripped onto Callie's arms with such force.

In this moment Callie felt helpless, there was only so much she could help Arizona with when it came down to the miscarriage. Yes she lost a child that day too, but Arizona's grief was on a different level. She gathered Arizona deeper into her arms, placing a kiss on top of the blonde mess. She could feel Arizona's nails digging in through the thin t-shirt she was wearing but she wasn't going to move her. The sound of Arizona's breathing evening out told Callie she was able to move them to a more comfortable place. Callie moved them to the couch where Arizona immediately resumed her position in her arms.

The pair sat like this for a while as they gathered their thoughts and calmed down. Once the initial pain left Arizona, she couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed. She turned her face into Callie's neck and started laughing. "I am so sorry for ugly crying on you!"

"Don't ever apologise for crying on me okay?" Callie squeezed Arizona in her arms to let her know she wasn't angry. "And anyway since when do you Arizona Robbins, queen of magic smiles, ever ugly cry?"

The pediatric surgeon couldn't help the wave of laughter that crept upon her, beneath her she could feel Callie's body shake with laughter. Despite the calmness she felt being back in Callie's arms, Arizona untangled herself and moved away slightly needing the distance to think. "Why was she there anyway?"

"I had work and Abigail mentioned last week how that she was studying for her finals. I thought it would be easier for her."

"It didn't cross your mind to tell me?"

"Come on Arizona, we both know you hate Penny. You would have gone round in a bad mood, Sofia doesn't need to see it."

"Regardless of how I would of felt we agreed that when it concerned Sofia we would always keep each other in the loop."

"Okay, I'm sorry about that and about Penny. I'll talk to her when she gets off today."

Sighing, Callie took a moment to gather her thoughts and feelings. The last thing she had wanted was for her relationship to get in the way of her newborn friendship with Arizona. At the end of the day, her relationship with Arizona was more important to her than any other relationship.

"I often wonder how our life would have turned out if we were still married."

"Well for starters we would have made use of this time without Sofia!" Callie smirked as they shared a laugh with one another. Even when they were going through therapy and separation, the two women had a colour sex life. It was a far cry from stereotypical 'vanilla sex'. Callie was completely obsessed with Arizona and Arizona was completely obsessed with Callie. The obsession they shared for one another only heightened the passion felt during sex.

"We still have so much grief between us Cal, you know that right? I can't just forget that you were using my pain to move on. Just like you can't forget the things I said during our marriage."

"I know, I know. I am sorry for using your pain. I know I was the one who filed for divorce but the thought of you moving on before me freaked me out. "

"We always knew it was going to be painful when we moved on, but you can't be freaked out anymore." Arizona reasoned with Callie. "This wouldn't be the right time to tell you I miss you, would it? The date was so refreshing but the whole time I was with her, I had this nagging voice telling me she wasn't in the same league as you. How pathetic is that? I can't even get through one date without thinking of you. I've only been on two dates since we divorced and both times I couldn't help but think of you in one way or another."

Callie just sat in silence, it's not often your ex-wife tells you she compared her date to you. She couldn't believe how drastically their relationship had changed within the past 72 hours. It felt like they were back to square one. They were bickering, being short with one another and assuming they knew what the other was feeling. She wished she could go back to yesterday and just bite her tongue when it came to Arizona's date, everything was simple. Penny gave her what she needed… simplicity.

"I miss you too." Callie couldn't lie to Arizona, she missed her more than she realised. "Are you going to see the woman again?"

"We have another date next week."

"Right." Callie's body tensed.

"Calliope!" Arizona whined as she leant back against the couch letting her head fall back.

"You just said you compared her to me, so why would you go back out with her?"

"Callie you filed for divorce. YOU. I didn't want any of this, you remember how much I begged and begged you to give us another go." The tone of Arizona's voice started to get sharper. "I'm trying to move on, and you're not letting me. You have Penny, now it's my turn."

"I'm sorry! Okay, I'm sorry!" Callie declared "I'm sorry that I made you watch me and Penny, I'm sorry that I used your pain to move on. I'm sorry that I've been making you feel like your feelings weren't valid." The brunette could feel her cheeks being to burn as her emotions got the better of her.

"You don't have to be sorry for everything. We just have a habit of ruining everything." Arizona confessed as she moved closer to Callie, she hesitated before placing her hand on Callie's leg. "But seriously, you have to let me move on. Calliope, you have too."

"I never like it when Penny's calls me Calliope." Callie's voice was so quiet, the blonde only just heard her confession. Arizona didn't press any further, she learnt her lesson through recent events. "She doesn't say it the way you do."

Turning to face the blonde, Callie stared at her. In her life time, she had never met anyone who was as beautiful as the women sat next to her. The way her eye's sparkled whenever she flashed a smile, Arizona's eyes would always sparkle most when she was with Sofia. What Callie loved the most how deep Arizona's dimples were when she smiled, in the mornings while the blonde was still asleep Callie would trace the depth of the dimples with her fingers.

Without thinking Callie placed her hand on the side of Arizona's face, who in response turned her face to lean into Callie's hand. "You will always have my heart, you know that right?" Callie's fingers caressed the side of the blondes face, she forgot how soft Arizona's skin was.

The pair were sitting so close they could feel one another's breath, Arizona looked up and was met with a pair of brown eyes looking back at her. The hand that was clutching at Arizona's face moved into her hair and clenched slightly. A feeling rose in Arizona's body telling her to move forward, so without second guessing she moved closer towards Callie, their noses bumped gently as Callie's lips opened slightly. In that moment, they weren't ex-wives, they weren't mothers and they weren't doctors. They were Callie and Arizona.

"Calliope." A whisper came from Arizona's mouth, the overwhelming feeling of lust was becoming too intense. Her hand flew to the side of Callie's head where she crashed her lips against Callie's.

Callie felt her whole body shiver as her lips got reconnected with Arizona's, she couldn't believe this was happening. Every thought in her mind was cut short as their lips moved against one another. The Latina pressed herself further into Arizona, it had been forever since their bodies were pressed together. As their tongues battled for dominance she let out a moan. The second Arizona heard the moan she tore her lips away from Callie's and sprung away from the couch.

Callie was left sitting alone as she tried to gain control on her breathing, she couldn't look up at Arizona. She could only imagine the look on her face and it was not one she wanted to see. They both knew it was a mistake, they didn't have to speak to each other to know it shouldn't have happened.

"I think its best you go, you'll be late for your surgery."

Arizona swiftly picked both mugs up and made a dash for the kitchen, for the second time in a matter of minutes Callie was left sitting alone. Glancing towards the kitchen, Callie could see Arizona leant against the kitchen side with her hand covering her mouth.

Callie could feel the walls closing in around her, she needed to leave now. Roughly grabbing her bag from the floor, Callie fled the house feeling more confused than when she arrived.