Chapter 13

One month later….

It was a bright, sunny morning in the city of Seattle. The birds were chirping outside the window, and there was a light breeze that came in through the window and filled the room with crisp cool air. Arizona slowly began to toss and turn in her bed. Her eyes began to flutter open and she was greeted by the warm sunlight shining upon her face. She then sat up, stretched her still half sleeping form and proceeded to get up off the bed and make her way into the bathroom for her morning shower.

After a nice hot shower to wake her up for the day, Arizona got dressed in a pair of jeans and one of Callie's college sweaters and made her way into the kitchen. She noticed that the coffee pot was half full and smiled, knowing that, that was exactly something her wife would do. She poured herself a cup and sat down on the sofa in the living room. She grabbed the daily newspaper and began to read while she sipped on her coffee.

Today she was just going to relax. No surgeries, no hospitals, no blood and guts. Just a day for her to kick back and relax. So far she had been succeeding at fulfilling her plans for her day off, when she heard her pager vibrating on the kitchen counter.

"You have got to be kidding me!" Arizona said as she ran up from the couch over to the counter, grabbing her pager.

She looked and saw that it was a 911 from the hospital. So she ran into the bedroom, grabbed her bag, quickly ran to the door, throwing some shoes on her feet and made her way out of the apartment and down to her car.

Moments later she had drove out of the parking garage and was making her way to the hospital. Driving down the usual busy street that she always does, she cranked up the radio to help calm herself down from the anger of having to go in on her day off that had built up inside her.

She was so into the music that was blaring in her car that she hadn't been paying any attention to the numbers that were coming up on her speedometer. Blazing down the street, with the windows rolled down, and the loud music making the inside of the car vibrate from the frequency, Arizona looked into her rear view mirror and spotted a police cruiser driving up behind her.

"Shit! You've gone and done it now, Arizona. Real smooth." She cursed to herself. She pulled the car over as the cruiser pulled in behind her.

Arizona knew the routine, so she quickly reached into her back and pulled out her licence and insurance so that it would be ready when the officer asked for it.

The officer approached the vehicle, and Arizona plastered a smile on her face.

"Licence and registration, please." Was all the officer said. The officer looked at the licence, without really looking at it and crouched down so that they could see the driver. "Ma'am you realize you were speeding down a busy street at an unbelievable speed."

"Yes, officer. I know, and I am truly sorry but you see, today was supposed to be my day off but I got called in for an emergency at the hospital." Arizona said smiling with hope in her eyes that the officer would believe her.

"Yeah, I know what that's like. Alright, I won't write you a ticket this time. But ma'am if I may, can I give you some advice?"

"Yes, of course." Arizona said still smiling ear to ear.

The officer then leaned in through the window and planted a kiss on Arizona's lips. The officer pulled away, smiling the same smile that Arizona herself was sporting. "Mrs. Torres, slow down."

"I will, Officer Torres." Arizona responded laughing at their little game they had played with each other. "Enjoy your last day on the road. You'll be home for dinner?"

"I wouldn't miss it for the world" Callie responded. She then pulled away from Arizona's car and got back inside the cruiser, leaving Arizona to continue on her way to the hospital.

One year, eight months later…

Callie and Arizona parked their car on a quiet street in suburban Seattle. Callie had since become a well respected detective for the Seattle Police Department. She was always the first on the scene, and became well known for her drive and determination to solve every case she was assigned to.

Just outside of their car, there was a very large, well aged home with a large front yard and a double garage. In the driveway sat a moving truck with men unloading furniture and boxes off the back and into the house.

With a smile on her face, Arizona hopped out of the car, grabbing a box out of the back seat. She then walked to the passenger side and helped her very pregnant wife out of the car. Together they walked up the length of the driveway, making their way to the house.

"You're going to love the nursery, Calliope. It's got a big beautiful window….." Arizona said as they entered into their new home.

They had everything they could have ever wanted out of life. They were in love more than ever, happily married and buying their dream home. It was their new beginning; their happily ever after. A bright new home filled with more love than you could imagine to start and raise a family with lots of scope for the imagination.