Ari's Song pt 9
A few years had gone and come around
We were sitting at our favorite spot in town
And you looked at me, got down on one knee
Four Years Later
Callie and Arizona were both home in Miami for the summer before starting medical school. Arizona had always known she wanted to go into medicine, pediatrics in particular; while Callie had never really thought about going into medicine when she first started college, she quickly fell in love with the field as well while helping Arizona study for classes and talk about saving people’s lives. So after switching her major, Callie began taking classes that were required for medical school.
The girls were careful not to schedule too many classes together, because even though they loved spending time together, they knew that spending every waking moment together would not be good for their relationship. They knew that had to live separately as well as together for their relationship to work.
So after four years of undergraduate work, five for Callie, both girls applied to UCLA’s medical school and were accepted. Arizona was going to focus on pediatrics, while Callie was more interested in orthopedics. Both girls were excited to start the medical program, but knew their lives were going to become hectic once they did, so they were relishing their time off and enjoying being back home.
It was the girls 6 year anniversary and they had made plans to go to dinner and then possibly a movie. Though it didn’t seem like a big celebration, to the girls it was perfect. It was what their relationship was, simple and loving.
The girls had gone to dinner at their favorite restaurant. The food had been great, and the company even more amazing. They had spent the dinner holding hands and talking about their hopes and plans for med school, as well as sharing memories from the past six years of their relationship and the past fifteen years of their friendship. Both girls agreed that their lives truly had been blessed by the others mere existence.
After dinner the two had decided to go for a walk along the beach. They were walking slowly hand in hand when Callie softly spoke, “Baby, why don’t we head back to your house? We can lay in the tree house and watch the stars.”
“That sounds nice. Lying in your arms under this beautiful sky. Of course I would lie in your arms anywhere,” Arizona smiled sweetly at her girlfriend.
Callie chuckled at her girlfriend’s cheesiness, while subtly sending a text letting her accomplice know of their plans, “Okay, cheese ball.”
As the girls were in Callie’s truck heading back to the Robbins’ house, Callie’s nerves were increasing and her grip on the wheel was turning her knuckles white. Fortunately, Arizona was too busy reminiscing on their night to notice.
When they arrived at the Robbins’ home, Callie helped Arizona out of the truck like she always did when they were on dates. The ‘thank you’ kiss she received alleviated some of her fears, but as she felt the velvet box in her coat pocket once more her nerves returned ten fold.
Walking up to the tree house, Callie noticed the light glow of lights coming from the window. Hoping to distract her girlfriend until they were closer, Callie took Arizona’s hand in hers and began playing with her fingers while talking aimlessly. Once they arrived at the tree house, Callie gently helped Arizona into their childhood haven. Halfway through the door of the tree house, Arizona froze.
The floor of the tree house was covered in rose pedals and candles were in the corners illuminating the tree house in a soft glow. Arizona was speechless. “Calliope…what is all this?” Arizona whispered to her girlfriend.
Callie gently nudged Arizona to keep going so they both could enter the tree house. Once she made her way into the house, Callie guided Arizona to sit on one of the beanbags they had had in the house since they were kids.
Kneeling down on one knee in front of Arizona, Callie took a deep breath and began the speech she had silently been going over in her head for the last hour, “Arizona Robbins, I have loved you since the day I met you nearly 15 years ago. I loved you like a best friend for years before realizing how deep my love actually ran for you. And for the past six years you have let me show you exactly how deep that love runs, for the past six years I’ve loved you as my best friend and as my soul mate. And so in this place, the same place I told you I loved for the first time six years ago today, I’m asking you to let me love you as my best friend, my lover, and my soul mate for the rest of our lives. Arizona, will you marry me?”
As Callie tearfully finishes her speech, she shakily holds out the velvet box. Inside sits the elegant diamond engagement ring Arizona’s father gave her when she asked for his permission to marry his daughter.
“I knew you’d be needing this one day, “ Daniel Robbins told Callie as he gave her his mother’s engagement ring, the same one Arizona had admired on her grandmother’s hand as a little girl.
Arizona was already in tears from the moment Calliope got down on one knee, but the moment she saw her grandmother’s ring in Calliope’s shaking hand, a sob erupted from her. Arizona had imagined spending her life Calliope, and she knew the other girl had felt the same way, but this moment was more than she had ever dreamed it would be. All she could do was nod her head in between sobs.
Seeing her girlfriend nod her head, relief rushed through Callie. She never doubted what Arizona’s answer would be, but the intensity and emotions of the moment had made her nervous beyond belief, needing to hear the words Callie asked, “So just to clarify, that’s a yes?”
Arizona’s sobs turned to laughter as she threw her arms around Calliope’s neck, shouting yes over and over.
***Present Day***
“I can’t believe you put all those candles in the tree house. As romantic and sweet as it was, I would have been very upset if you had burnt down my favorite place,” Arizona teasingly told Callie.
“I would never do that, I had Ig light the candles when we left the beach. I had put the candles and rose petals in their while you were napping before dinner and paid my annoying brother 20 bucks to go light them whenever I sent him the text,” Callie explained to her wife.
“Why is the tree house your favorite place, Momma?” Luke asked his mother, curiously.
“Well baby, it’s my favorite place because it’s where your Mommy first told me she loved me. And it’s where I told your Mommy I was pregnant with you, Lil’ Man.”
We were sitting at our favorite spot in town
And you looked at me, got down on one knee
Four Years Later
Callie and Arizona were both home in Miami for the summer before starting medical school. Arizona had always known she wanted to go into medicine, pediatrics in particular; while Callie had never really thought about going into medicine when she first started college, she quickly fell in love with the field as well while helping Arizona study for classes and talk about saving people’s lives. So after switching her major, Callie began taking classes that were required for medical school.
The girls were careful not to schedule too many classes together, because even though they loved spending time together, they knew that spending every waking moment together would not be good for their relationship. They knew that had to live separately as well as together for their relationship to work.
So after four years of undergraduate work, five for Callie, both girls applied to UCLA’s medical school and were accepted. Arizona was going to focus on pediatrics, while Callie was more interested in orthopedics. Both girls were excited to start the medical program, but knew their lives were going to become hectic once they did, so they were relishing their time off and enjoying being back home.
It was the girls 6 year anniversary and they had made plans to go to dinner and then possibly a movie. Though it didn’t seem like a big celebration, to the girls it was perfect. It was what their relationship was, simple and loving.
The girls had gone to dinner at their favorite restaurant. The food had been great, and the company even more amazing. They had spent the dinner holding hands and talking about their hopes and plans for med school, as well as sharing memories from the past six years of their relationship and the past fifteen years of their friendship. Both girls agreed that their lives truly had been blessed by the others mere existence.
After dinner the two had decided to go for a walk along the beach. They were walking slowly hand in hand when Callie softly spoke, “Baby, why don’t we head back to your house? We can lay in the tree house and watch the stars.”
“That sounds nice. Lying in your arms under this beautiful sky. Of course I would lie in your arms anywhere,” Arizona smiled sweetly at her girlfriend.
Callie chuckled at her girlfriend’s cheesiness, while subtly sending a text letting her accomplice know of their plans, “Okay, cheese ball.”
As the girls were in Callie’s truck heading back to the Robbins’ house, Callie’s nerves were increasing and her grip on the wheel was turning her knuckles white. Fortunately, Arizona was too busy reminiscing on their night to notice.
When they arrived at the Robbins’ home, Callie helped Arizona out of the truck like she always did when they were on dates. The ‘thank you’ kiss she received alleviated some of her fears, but as she felt the velvet box in her coat pocket once more her nerves returned ten fold.
Walking up to the tree house, Callie noticed the light glow of lights coming from the window. Hoping to distract her girlfriend until they were closer, Callie took Arizona’s hand in hers and began playing with her fingers while talking aimlessly. Once they arrived at the tree house, Callie gently helped Arizona into their childhood haven. Halfway through the door of the tree house, Arizona froze.
The floor of the tree house was covered in rose pedals and candles were in the corners illuminating the tree house in a soft glow. Arizona was speechless. “Calliope…what is all this?” Arizona whispered to her girlfriend.
Callie gently nudged Arizona to keep going so they both could enter the tree house. Once she made her way into the house, Callie guided Arizona to sit on one of the beanbags they had had in the house since they were kids.
Kneeling down on one knee in front of Arizona, Callie took a deep breath and began the speech she had silently been going over in her head for the last hour, “Arizona Robbins, I have loved you since the day I met you nearly 15 years ago. I loved you like a best friend for years before realizing how deep my love actually ran for you. And for the past six years you have let me show you exactly how deep that love runs, for the past six years I’ve loved you as my best friend and as my soul mate. And so in this place, the same place I told you I loved for the first time six years ago today, I’m asking you to let me love you as my best friend, my lover, and my soul mate for the rest of our lives. Arizona, will you marry me?”
As Callie tearfully finishes her speech, she shakily holds out the velvet box. Inside sits the elegant diamond engagement ring Arizona’s father gave her when she asked for his permission to marry his daughter.
“I knew you’d be needing this one day, “ Daniel Robbins told Callie as he gave her his mother’s engagement ring, the same one Arizona had admired on her grandmother’s hand as a little girl.
Arizona was already in tears from the moment Calliope got down on one knee, but the moment she saw her grandmother’s ring in Calliope’s shaking hand, a sob erupted from her. Arizona had imagined spending her life Calliope, and she knew the other girl had felt the same way, but this moment was more than she had ever dreamed it would be. All she could do was nod her head in between sobs.
Seeing her girlfriend nod her head, relief rushed through Callie. She never doubted what Arizona’s answer would be, but the intensity and emotions of the moment had made her nervous beyond belief, needing to hear the words Callie asked, “So just to clarify, that’s a yes?”
Arizona’s sobs turned to laughter as she threw her arms around Calliope’s neck, shouting yes over and over.
***Present Day***
“I can’t believe you put all those candles in the tree house. As romantic and sweet as it was, I would have been very upset if you had burnt down my favorite place,” Arizona teasingly told Callie.
“I would never do that, I had Ig light the candles when we left the beach. I had put the candles and rose petals in their while you were napping before dinner and paid my annoying brother 20 bucks to go light them whenever I sent him the text,” Callie explained to her wife.
“Why is the tree house your favorite place, Momma?” Luke asked his mother, curiously.
“Well baby, it’s my favorite place because it’s where your Mommy first told me she loved me. And it’s where I told your Mommy I was pregnant with you, Lil’ Man.”