The Girl in the Bar-Rewrite

Chapter 37

Callie's P.O.V:

Thanksgiving with Addie's family didn't go the way we wanted it to. Between mine and Arizona's fight and then Bizzy judging Arizona for being in a bar at her age, I couldn't help but feel disappointed. Our first Thanksgiving together and it was hell. I look over at Arizona, who was staring out the passenger seat window. She hadn't said two words to me since we got in the car. Not being able to take the awkward silence that we had going any longer, I finally spoke.

"You, okay?" I ask.

"I'm fine," she says shortly, then continues to stare out her window.

"I'm sorry for what Addison's mom said,"

"It's fine," she says again.

"No, it wasn't. She shouldn't have done that. Bizzy can be a little harsh and sometimes judgmental. I should've warned you,"

"Callie, I said it's fine. It's not that big of a big deal," she says, finally turning to look at me. After five months of being together, I was able to tell when she was lying just by her facial expressions. Judging by the look she was giving me, I knew it wasn't really okay, but didn't want to talk about it, "Can you just drop me off at my house, please? I want to stay there until Tim and Teddy get back,"

"When will they be back?"

"I think Teddy said Tuesday," she replies.

"So, you're just going to spend the next five days at your house, by yourself, with our son?"

"Yeah, is that a problem?"

"Why not just stay with me until then? You've been staying with me for the last two months. Why the sudden change?"

"Because I'd rather be alone," she snaps. I just let out a sigh and focus my attention back on the road.

Pulling up to Arizona's house, I help her get Noah out of the car and into the house. Once they were settled, not wanting to piss her off more than what she already is, I walked over towards the door.

"Call me if you need anything," I say, turning to face her. When she doesn't say anything, I give her a sad smile and then head out the door.

It's been six days since Thanksgiving, and I hadn't heard a single word from my girlfriend. I've tried to text and call her, but I never got any kind of response which tells me that the whole thing Addie's mom had said really bothered her. Knowing that Tim and Teddy should be home, I decided to stop over there to see why I hadn't heard from Arizona. When I got there, Teddy told me that her and Noah had left with Tim already. I was a little disappointed. All I wanted was to see my son and my girlfriend. So, throughout the day, I did my best to distract myself, but nothing really helped. After stepping off the elevator and rounding the corner on the 5th floor of my apartment building, I noticed Arizona was waiting outside my door.

"Hey," she greets me. It looked like she had been crying because her face was stained with tears.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" I ask, placing a kiss on her cheek.

"I wanted to see you," she sniffs. A small smile forms on the corner of my mouth.

"I've missed you," I admit.

"I've missed you too. I was wondering if we could talk,"

"Yeah, sure," I say. I unlock the door to my apartment and usher her inside, then close the door behind us. I lay my keys and jacket down on the couch and walk toward the kitchen. "Would you like anything to drink?"

"Nah, I'm good," she says, taking a seat on the couch. I grab a bottle of water from the fridge, then join her in the living room.

"So, what's up?"

"I just wanted to apologize for how I acted on thanksgiving. I shouldn't have gotten mad at you like that. I know it's not an excuse, but with the mixture of hormones and it being my first Thanksgiving without my mom, things just got to me. and I know that I had been staying with you since Noah was born, but after everything, I just needed to be alone for a while,"

"I...um...I stopped by your house this morning," I tell her.

"Yeah, Teddy told me when Tim and I got home. We went to the cemetery to put flowers on my mom's grave. Today would've been her birthday today,"

"Oh," was the only thing I could get out, "and you took Noah?"

"Yeah," she looks down at her hands then back up at me, "I...um...I wanted to introduce her to her grandson,"

"She would've been so proud of you, Arizona,"

"I don't know about that," she sniffs, wiping away a tear, "they're probably rolling in their grave right now. Shaking their heads in disappointment at me. My parents weren't really all that strict, but my dad always told me to always keep my focus. He would say that I had my whole life ahead of me and that I shouldn't let anyone disrupt that. Whether it was relationships with a guy or even a girl or what the situation was," she sat quietly, looking down at her hands for what seemed like hours before she looks back up at me, "don't ever leave,"

"What?" I ask her, a little surprised she would even say something like that.

"Don't ever leave," she says again, "I don't know if I could take it. I've already lost my parents, I can't lose you too or Noah," by that time, the flood gates had opened up and more tears had come to the surface. She buries her face into my chest and without thinking, I wrap my arms around her body. I hold her close to me and try my best to comfort her as she breaks down. Her body begins to shake as she sobs into my chest. I've seen her cry before, never seen her like this. Not once since we've been together. If I'm being honest, this was the first time she's even talked about her parents to me.

"Shhh..." I whisper softly into her ear. I rock her back and forth, doing everything I can to calm her down. When her body finally stops shaking, she pulls from my embrace and looks up at me.

"I'm sorry," she says, eyeing my tear-stained shirt. I look down, then back up at her. I take her face in my hands and look into them blue eyes I love so much, "Don't ever apologize," I tell her, "I told you, I'm here if you ever need me. Whether it's to cry, or whatever it is that you need, I don't care. Do you hear me? And I promise you that I'm not going anywhere," She gives me a weak smile, which I return.

"I love you," she whispers, then connects her lips with mine. When I deepen the kiss, the soft moan escapes her lips causing my little friend to twitch between my legs. We break apart after a second. I wasn't sure where things were going tonight with us, but all I know is that, after watching her fall apart, I wanted to be with her and hold her close. I wanted to prove to her that I wasn't going anywhere.

"I love you, too," I finally say. Wiping the tears away, she stands from her spot on the couch and moves towards the door.

"I should get back. Noah will probably be ready to eat again by the time I get home,"

"Stay with me tonight," I blurt out.

"What?"

"Stay with me," I say again, "I've been without you for six days, Arizona. I don't know if I can spend another night away from you,"

"Callie,"

"Please," I beg, walking over to stand by her at the door. We stand in silence for what seems like forever. After a few more minutes, she finally responds.

"Give me an hour or an hour and a half, tops. Let me go back to my house, take care of Noah, and see if Teddy will be willing to keep him overnight, then I'll be back over. I already have clothes here, so I won't need to grab any,"

"I'll take what I can get," I say with a chuckle. I give her a quick peck on the lips before letting her disappear out the door.