Future

Chapter 19

Arizona's POV: I hadn't thought about how we were going to tell Emma and Tim. I'm not sure how they would handle it. I mean they are so young, well Tims young. Emma would have questions. And Ivana. My baby.

"If you want, I can help you tell them" Sofia says. "It might help with me being there"

"Yea. I think they would like that. I know I would" I said and smiled at her. She smiled right back. The waitress brings our food over and we dive in. Between bites, we have a normal conversation about school and work. It's nice having my family back together. Sofia and I set up a time where we can talk with the kids. I can feel my nerves acting up already. We finished our meal and sat in the booth just talking for a while.

"So what do you have planned for the rest of the day?" Callie asks Sofia.

"Netflix" she jokes. " not much. I have some homework I have to finish up but other than that I'm pretty free."

"Well, your mother and I were going to look at some apartments if you want to come with us" Callie suggests.

"Of course!" Sofia laughs and we all stand up. Callie goes to pay the bill while Sofia and I walk out to the car.

"So you're really ok with this?" I ask her. Sofia looks at me strangely.

"Why wouldn't I? I've dreamed of this almost my entire life. Can you just promise me one thing?" She asks. "Can you just make sure you keep her. I know you guys have had your problems in the past but just please make this work. Whatever you need to do, do it." I look at my daughter and a tear comes to my eye. I wrap her in a big hug.

"I promise I will do whatever I possibly can." I say and kiss her on the forehead. We both pull away and smile at each other and then head our cars. Sofia starts her car and pulls out of the driveway. We have a viewing scheduled for 12:30 and its only 9:45 so Callie and I were going to go back to the hotel and take a nap. I glance in the reorder mirror and see Callie walking towards the car. She jumps in the passenger seat and throws her purse in the back.

"Ready?" I ask her.

"Yep" she says and smiles back at me. I pull out of the parking lot and head towards the hotel, with my hand in Callie's
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"This apartment is more of a penthouse suite if you think about it" the realestate agent said, "four bedrooms is not very common in an apartment, especially in Seattle. Are you just moving here?" Callie and I glanced at each other

"Uh no well we have lived here for awhile but just need a fresh start" Callie says and grabs my hand.

"Moms! You guys have to see the kitchen. Its amazing!" Sofia yells across the apartment and Callie and I chuckle a bit and head over by her. The apartment is amazing. A bedroom for each kid and a good layout. I could see us in this apartment. I look over at Callie to see if she is feeling the same way. She has a worried look on her face.

"Hey Sof?" I ask

"Yea?"

"Could you give Mom and I a second?" I ask politely and smile.

"Suuuree" Sofia says and heads towards the bedrooms. I turn to face Callie and take her hands into mine. I look into her eyes and she looks at the floor.

"Callie, whats wrong? This place is beautiful" I say and she lets out a deep sigh

"I dont know. It just-it feels permanent and I don't want to live in an apartment for the rest of our lives. And I thought that Tim, Emma, and Ivana were going to stay with Carly until the custody was figured out" she admits and looks at the ground again.

"It doesn't have to be permanent if we don't want it to be. And originally I was going to have the kids stay with Carly but Im worried ill miss them too much. Calliope, this could be our home. I see us having family game night on that dining room table. I see us cooking meals for our family. I see a future, and most importantly I see it with you. We can choose to stay here for 1 month or 1 year. Ill be happy with whichever, as long as I'm with you" I express and Callie looks up at me.

"Really?" she asks.

"Really, Calliope. Really" I say and cup my hands around her cheeks and pull her in for a kiss. The kiss would have been much longer if Sofia wouldn't have told us to get a room. All three of us walk back out into the living room where the real estate agent was waiting for us.

"So how did you like it?" she asks.

"I LOVE it" Sofia says and everyone giggles.

"I'm glad to hear that" she says, "And how did Moms like it?"

"It is definitely beautiful but we will have to think about it" I said. And with that we walked down to the lobby. The agent told us that she had another showing for the apartment at 1 so she would just ride the elevator back up. The three of us stepped off the elevator and headed through the lobby. I was digging around my purse when I hear a familiar voice. I whipped my head up and looked around. And then I saw her.

"Carly?'