Calzona - Together Again

Chapter Twenty

- Mark -

Callie came into the airport, a fake smile plastered on her face. "Hey baby girl!" She exclaims, walking toward Sofia.
"Mama! Where's Mommy?"
"Well Mommy had to go to work, baby."
She gives me a clear look that says Arizona walked away.
"She took Daddy's car, too, so Daddy gets to ride home with us!" She exclaims.
Happily, she smiles and claps. "Yay, Daddy!"
I walk to Callie and whisper in her ear. "If you messed up my best friend I will never forgive you." I back away, then clap my hands for Sofia to come to me.
"Mark..." I say.
"Callie you screwed up. You broke her. I put her back together. Don't expect her to immediately forgive you. If you want her then fight for her."
We walk out of the airport, each of us holding Sofia's hands.
"How about we go home and Mama makes us Thanksgiving dinner?" She asks Sofia and I.
Sofia cheers. I shrug.
I buckle my little princess in her car seat, then I get in the passengers seat of Callie's car. Callie's in the driver's seat.
I pull out my phone.

Me: Arizona, are you okay?
Zona: I don't know...
Me: What are you feeling?
Zona: I want to give her a second chance.
Me: Good!
Zona: But I also want to kill her.
Me: Bad.
Zona: What would you do, Mark?
Me: If I had a chance to get Lexie back, I wouldn't resist taking it.
Zona: Why?
Me: You only get one kind of love in your life, Arizona.
Zona: Owen is in love for a second time.
Me: He will never love Amelia the way he loved Cristina.
Zona: So I should take her back?
Me: Take some time thinking about it.
Zona: okay.
Me: Love you, lil sis.
Zona: Mhmm
Me: See you at home?
Zona: I'm staying at the hospital tonight. I have a conference tomorrow.
Me: Sweet dreams.

We drive to Callie and Arizona's old house, and I'm not surprise to find it stocked full of Thanksgiving food. Callie loved cooking. It was one of her many passions.
That night, we had a full meal.
A thirty four pound turkey with mashed potatoes, broccoli casserole, pineapple casserole, greenbean casserole, grean beans, corn on the cob, dinner rolls, hash brown casserole, Mac and cheese, cranberry sauce, squash casserole, gravy, and also some Mexican dish she had in her family.
It was a meal fix for kings. We had to invite Meredith, Maggie, Amelia, Owen, Zola, Ellis, Miranda, Tuck, Ben, and Bailey over.
There were so many people there.
"Where is Arizona?" Meredith asks me later that night. "I though you said Callie was going to try and make up with her."
"She did. But it was too much for Arizona. She's staying at the hospital. She has to go to some sort of conference tomorrow."
Meredith gasps. "The Connecticut Conference?"
I shrug. "Yeah I think so."
"It's a three month convention for all Peds and OB surgeons. Alex is going. Arizona will have over thought it when she comes back! She'll say no! Callie will have been too late!"
"I'll tell Callie. Why are you so excited about them getting together?"
"You lost Lex. Alex lost Jo. Owen lost Cristina. I lost Derek. Callie and Arizona is the only sign that love doesn't die."
"Okay." I say, determined. "I agree with you. We have to make this work."
Later that night at around nine, all of the kids were out cold in Sofia's room and floor. The adults decided to drink wine and chat in the living room.
"Ugh. I'm on call tomorrow morning. I have to go now." Maggie says.
Despite everyone's protests, she pulls on her coat. "I'll see you at work." She says, letting herself out.
"Wait!" Callie says. "Her wallet." She tosses Maggie's wallet to me and I run outside.
"Doctor Pierce!" I shout, running after her. She rolls down her car window.
"Doctor Sloan, it's raining!"
Panting, I run up to the window.
"Your wallet." I pant, handing it over. She tries to take it, but my grip is so tight and I don't let it go.
"Something wrong, Sloan?"
"You get the wallet. If I get a date."
She rolls her eyes.
"Fine then, no wallet." I say, walking away.
"Does Wednesday work for you?" She shouts out her window.
"Wednesday is perfect."
I say, turning around and giving her the wallet back. With a chuckle and a roll of the eyes, she drives off and I jog back inside.
"You were right, Mer. Love doesn't die." And with that, I go to the guest room and change into PJ's I kept in the bottom dresser drawer.