Falling Into Place (5/5)
Title: Falling Into Place (5/5)
Author: greys_addict
Rating: pg-13
Summary: Callie and Arizona have been together for more than a year. Callie's mother and sister pay a visit to Seattle.
Disclaimer: All persons, places belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes. Any use of them is purely for entertainment and personal enjoyment. No profit is made from this in anyway.
A/n This is the end for this fic. :D
Callie stood, shocked as she watched her father. She opened her mouth, trying to form a word, a phrase, but nothing came out. She walked over to the door and pushed it open.
"Calliope, I...." her father started but she held up a hand, shaking her head, cutting him off.
"I don't want to hear it daddy. Why are you here?" she asked as she reached over, taking her daughter from him. She cradled her closely to her chest.
"I came to see, Emilee."
"How do you know her name?"
"Your mother sent me a photo of the two of you after she was born. She told me everything."
"Oh, so know that you know she's my biological daughter, you come to see us? Why?"
"That's not why, Calliope."
"It's Callie. Arizona and Mom are the only one's that have earned the right to call me that. You lost that right when you turned your back on me."
"Do not speak to me that way, I am still your father."
"Oh and that title gives you the right to tell me who I can and can't love? I'm sorry daddy, but you can't. I love Arizona and no matter how much you try you will never change that. She is my wife and she just had my child. She's here to stay."
"I know, I admit I was wrong."
"You...you do?"
"Yes. I knew I was wrong when you invited me to come here. You had been hurt by me and still you wanted us here. But I knew I couldn't come. I was ashamed to face you. I'm sorry."
"Daddy, I just wanted you here. You just coming would have been enough to change everything. It hurt me more when I didn't see you with mama than you walking away."
"I'm sorry, Mija. You are such a strong independent woman, you always have been. I was a fool for not allowing you to be."
Callie looked down at her daughter then up at her father. She smiled and ran her finger over Emilee's tiny nose. A single tear fell from her eye and rolled down her cheek. Luis walked over and brushed it away with his thumb before it fell off her chin.
"I'm so sorry, babygirl." he whispered. Callie smiled sweetly.
"You haven't called me that since I was 12."
"Because you asked me not to. You said it was embarrassing. And if my memory is correct, you said 'I'm not a baby anymore dad, I'm practically a teenager. That's so gross.' "
"I didn't say that, did I?"
"You did. But I didn't mind. Anything you wanted, I always gave it to you. I'm sorry about not accepting Arizona. I see that she makes you incredibly happy. I've never seen you this happy in such along time." he whispered and looked down at the infant between them. She was starting to wake up.
"She makes me very happy, dad. She loves me for who I am and doesn't want me to change anything. She just gave me my daughter, who by the way has her grandfather's nose." she said as she tapped her father's nose.
"Poor child."
"Don't say that. She's got a lot of shoes to fill having that nose. She shares it with the greatest man I know." she said, looking into her father's eyes. She wrapped her free arm around his neck and hugged him tightly. "I love you, Daddy."
"I love you too, Callie." he said. Callie pulled back and giggled a bit.
"Dad, call me Calliope. You calling me Callie is weird."
"Thank you! I always hated that you wanted to shorten your name."
"I'm sorry, but you gave me a mouthful of a name. I was 5 before I could even say my middle name. And almost 8 before I could spell it. This one has it made easy." she said as she tilted her arm a bit. She placed Emilee in her father's arms and watched him interact with his granddaughter. Luis pulled the tiny pink cap off her head and stuffed it into his pocket for the time being. He lifted her to his face and smelled the top of her head, then placed a small kissed there.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Callie questioned.
"When you and your sister were babies, I couldn't get enough of your smell. I would come home each night and pick you up and smell your hair. I wanted to see if she shared that smell and she does. She's perfect, Calliope." he said just as Emilee started to whimper.
"It might be close to feeding, Arizona is breast feeding her. Do you want to take her to the room?" she asked. Luis smiled and nodded slowly. Callie told the nurse they were taking the baby and the nurse checked the id bracelets on both of them. She then punched in the code and let them out of the nursery.
Once they reached the room, Callie knocked gently on the door.
"Come in." she heard Arizona call. Callie opened the door.
"Why on earth did you knock?' she said as her wife came in the room.
"Because I wanted to make sure you were decent before I barged in."
"Um, ok but you've seen me naked numerous..." she started but then stopped as she saw Callie's father come in behind her, holding Emilee.
"Mr. Torres!' she said with excitement as she pulled her gown and blanket up to hide anything that might be showing.
"Hello, Arizona. You gave birth to the most gorgeous baby I've ever seen and that's saying something since my Calliope was a hard one to compete with." he said with a grin.
Arizona looked at Callie and saw that she had the biggest smile on her face and it caused Arizona to grin and look back at Luis.
"Thank you, Mr. Torres. I think she's quite perfect myself."
"Call me, Luis. After all you are married to my daughter and the mother of my grandchild, who by the way is hungry." he said and walked over to place Emilee in Arizona's arms. He kissed the top of Emilee's head then Arizona's. The gesture shocked Arizona a bit.
"I'm sorry for the way I reacted to the two of you. I know now that I was wrong. I hope you can forgive me. "
"It's not me that needs to forgive, it's Calliope."
"Yes, but I hurt you as well. I didn't accept you as my daughter's partner. So i'm asking your forgiveness."
"You have it, as long as Callie forgives you." she said and looked to Callie.
"I have. I'm just so glad he's here." she said and walked over to her father. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him.
"Thank you, girls. Now I must go find your mother and leave the two of you alone. We'll be back." He said and kissed each of his girls goodbye. He turned and then left the room. Callie sat down on the bed and helped Arizona get settled with the baby to nurse her.
"He just showed up?" Arizona asked, confused at what just happened.
"I went to get your food and stopped by the nursery just to see Emilee, but when I saw her bassinet empty I figured she was still with you. But then I looked up and saw the nurse standing near some man in there, with Emilee and I knocked on the window and they turned. He was in there holding her. I freaked out and stormed in there and took her from him. I gave him hell for everything and he apologized. Just out of the blue, for everything. I got my father back." she said and rested her head on Arizona's shoulder as she watched Emilee nurse.
"I'm happy for you, calliope. I'm glad that he has come around. Emilee needs her grandpa Luis around. After all she is named after him." she said with a grin. Arizona turned her head and kissed Callie's forehead. "You look exhausted, why don't you get some sleep." Arizona suggested.
"I'm that one that should be telling you that."
"I'm fine. Emilee and I will just hang a bit while you get some shut eye. Isn't that right, sweetie?" she said to the baby. Callie chuckled and shook her head.
"Okay, okay. Wake me up if she does something amazing though, okay? I don't want to miss it."
"I'll wake you up when she has her first poopy diaper." she said and winked.
"Oh, thank you so much for that."
"You're welcome, now sleep!" she ordered.
"Yes, mother."
"That's right and don't you forget it." she said and watched as Callie walked over to the cot in the room. She laid down and was out as soon as her head hit the pillow. Arizona smiled as she watched Callie's breath even out and turned her attention back to Emilee.
"Your mommy is a stubborn one. I have no doubt in my mind you are going to be a handful if you turn out like her." she said then leaned in and whispered. "But I don't mind because I think she's kinda perfect." she said and kissed her cheek.
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Author: greys_addict
Rating: pg-13
Summary: Callie and Arizona have been together for more than a year. Callie's mother and sister pay a visit to Seattle.
Disclaimer: All persons, places belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes. Any use of them is purely for entertainment and personal enjoyment. No profit is made from this in anyway.
A/n This is the end for this fic. :D
Callie stood, shocked as she watched her father. She opened her mouth, trying to form a word, a phrase, but nothing came out. She walked over to the door and pushed it open.
"Calliope, I...." her father started but she held up a hand, shaking her head, cutting him off.
"I don't want to hear it daddy. Why are you here?" she asked as she reached over, taking her daughter from him. She cradled her closely to her chest.
"I came to see, Emilee."
"How do you know her name?"
"Your mother sent me a photo of the two of you after she was born. She told me everything."
"Oh, so know that you know she's my biological daughter, you come to see us? Why?"
"That's not why, Calliope."
"It's Callie. Arizona and Mom are the only one's that have earned the right to call me that. You lost that right when you turned your back on me."
"Do not speak to me that way, I am still your father."
"Oh and that title gives you the right to tell me who I can and can't love? I'm sorry daddy, but you can't. I love Arizona and no matter how much you try you will never change that. She is my wife and she just had my child. She's here to stay."
"I know, I admit I was wrong."
"You...you do?"
"Yes. I knew I was wrong when you invited me to come here. You had been hurt by me and still you wanted us here. But I knew I couldn't come. I was ashamed to face you. I'm sorry."
"Daddy, I just wanted you here. You just coming would have been enough to change everything. It hurt me more when I didn't see you with mama than you walking away."
"I'm sorry, Mija. You are such a strong independent woman, you always have been. I was a fool for not allowing you to be."
Callie looked down at her daughter then up at her father. She smiled and ran her finger over Emilee's tiny nose. A single tear fell from her eye and rolled down her cheek. Luis walked over and brushed it away with his thumb before it fell off her chin.
"I'm so sorry, babygirl." he whispered. Callie smiled sweetly.
"You haven't called me that since I was 12."
"Because you asked me not to. You said it was embarrassing. And if my memory is correct, you said 'I'm not a baby anymore dad, I'm practically a teenager. That's so gross.' "
"I didn't say that, did I?"
"You did. But I didn't mind. Anything you wanted, I always gave it to you. I'm sorry about not accepting Arizona. I see that she makes you incredibly happy. I've never seen you this happy in such along time." he whispered and looked down at the infant between them. She was starting to wake up.
"She makes me very happy, dad. She loves me for who I am and doesn't want me to change anything. She just gave me my daughter, who by the way has her grandfather's nose." she said as she tapped her father's nose.
"Poor child."
"Don't say that. She's got a lot of shoes to fill having that nose. She shares it with the greatest man I know." she said, looking into her father's eyes. She wrapped her free arm around his neck and hugged him tightly. "I love you, Daddy."
"I love you too, Callie." he said. Callie pulled back and giggled a bit.
"Dad, call me Calliope. You calling me Callie is weird."
"Thank you! I always hated that you wanted to shorten your name."
"I'm sorry, but you gave me a mouthful of a name. I was 5 before I could even say my middle name. And almost 8 before I could spell it. This one has it made easy." she said as she tilted her arm a bit. She placed Emilee in her father's arms and watched him interact with his granddaughter. Luis pulled the tiny pink cap off her head and stuffed it into his pocket for the time being. He lifted her to his face and smelled the top of her head, then placed a small kissed there.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Callie questioned.
"When you and your sister were babies, I couldn't get enough of your smell. I would come home each night and pick you up and smell your hair. I wanted to see if she shared that smell and she does. She's perfect, Calliope." he said just as Emilee started to whimper.
"It might be close to feeding, Arizona is breast feeding her. Do you want to take her to the room?" she asked. Luis smiled and nodded slowly. Callie told the nurse they were taking the baby and the nurse checked the id bracelets on both of them. She then punched in the code and let them out of the nursery.
Once they reached the room, Callie knocked gently on the door.
"Come in." she heard Arizona call. Callie opened the door.
"Why on earth did you knock?' she said as her wife came in the room.
"Because I wanted to make sure you were decent before I barged in."
"Um, ok but you've seen me naked numerous..." she started but then stopped as she saw Callie's father come in behind her, holding Emilee.
"Mr. Torres!' she said with excitement as she pulled her gown and blanket up to hide anything that might be showing.
"Hello, Arizona. You gave birth to the most gorgeous baby I've ever seen and that's saying something since my Calliope was a hard one to compete with." he said with a grin.
Arizona looked at Callie and saw that she had the biggest smile on her face and it caused Arizona to grin and look back at Luis.
"Thank you, Mr. Torres. I think she's quite perfect myself."
"Call me, Luis. After all you are married to my daughter and the mother of my grandchild, who by the way is hungry." he said and walked over to place Emilee in Arizona's arms. He kissed the top of Emilee's head then Arizona's. The gesture shocked Arizona a bit.
"I'm sorry for the way I reacted to the two of you. I know now that I was wrong. I hope you can forgive me. "
"It's not me that needs to forgive, it's Calliope."
"Yes, but I hurt you as well. I didn't accept you as my daughter's partner. So i'm asking your forgiveness."
"You have it, as long as Callie forgives you." she said and looked to Callie.
"I have. I'm just so glad he's here." she said and walked over to her father. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him.
"Thank you, girls. Now I must go find your mother and leave the two of you alone. We'll be back." He said and kissed each of his girls goodbye. He turned and then left the room. Callie sat down on the bed and helped Arizona get settled with the baby to nurse her.
"He just showed up?" Arizona asked, confused at what just happened.
"I went to get your food and stopped by the nursery just to see Emilee, but when I saw her bassinet empty I figured she was still with you. But then I looked up and saw the nurse standing near some man in there, with Emilee and I knocked on the window and they turned. He was in there holding her. I freaked out and stormed in there and took her from him. I gave him hell for everything and he apologized. Just out of the blue, for everything. I got my father back." she said and rested her head on Arizona's shoulder as she watched Emilee nurse.
"I'm happy for you, calliope. I'm glad that he has come around. Emilee needs her grandpa Luis around. After all she is named after him." she said with a grin. Arizona turned her head and kissed Callie's forehead. "You look exhausted, why don't you get some sleep." Arizona suggested.
"I'm that one that should be telling you that."
"I'm fine. Emilee and I will just hang a bit while you get some shut eye. Isn't that right, sweetie?" she said to the baby. Callie chuckled and shook her head.
"Okay, okay. Wake me up if she does something amazing though, okay? I don't want to miss it."
"I'll wake you up when she has her first poopy diaper." she said and winked.
"Oh, thank you so much for that."
"You're welcome, now sleep!" she ordered.
"Yes, mother."
"That's right and don't you forget it." she said and watched as Callie walked over to the cot in the room. She laid down and was out as soon as her head hit the pillow. Arizona smiled as she watched Callie's breath even out and turned her attention back to Emilee.
"Your mommy is a stubborn one. I have no doubt in my mind you are going to be a handful if you turn out like her." she said then leaned in and whispered. "But I don't mind because I think she's kinda perfect." she said and kissed her cheek.
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