From Spain With Love | PG | Grey's Anatomy
Title: From Spain With Love
Challenge: 100 Fic Challenge (#26)
Fandom: Arizona/Callie, Grey’s Anatomy
Requested by: arizonarobbins
Rating: PG
Word Count: 521
Disclaimer: Not mine. Wish they were. Please don't sue.
Spoilers: for episode “Hook, Line and Sinner” - 6x20.
Author's Note: Since I was only given a pairing for this request and not a prompt, I went with the first thing that came to mind. I hope I managed to do all right since I don’t necessarily prefer this ship. Let me know what you think.
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Calliope-
Spain is everything I thought it would be. It’s exotic and beautiful and full of life. To put it simply, it’s heaven on earth. I feel very at home here; it’s like my free spirit has a place where it can completely be in its element. Could anyone ask for more? I could ask for many things, things that I yearn for from the bottom of my heart, but I have to remind myself to be thankful for what I do have. I’m in Barcelona. It’s been a dream for years and now it’s finally realized.
I’m sitting on the balcony of my hotel room and I have the most incredible view. The sun is setting and it’s a dozen shades of red and orange. It’s as if the horizon is on fire. It’s a shame that you’re not here to see it.
I say “shame” in the sense that it’s unfortunate that you’re not sharing in this trip with me, not in the sense that there’s any shame in your decision to stay as you delve further into the adoption proceedings.
This trip could have been great for us. You’ve said on countless occasions that sometimes you don’t know me at all. I think you could have gotten to know me here. I’ve never felt so instantly at peace and one with myself before.
I understand why we broke up. I do. It was the right thing…we’re fundamentally different and neither one of us should have to bend our convictions to fit the needs of the other. What point could that serve? I’d never be completely happy if I had kids of my own, and you’d never be completely happy if you had to give up your dream of being a mother. It’s just…oh, Callie, I just wish it could have worked out for us.
You’re so vibrant-you’re like the sunset cast over this magnificent city. Everything you do is filled with passion and exuberance and I had longed for a future full of that same fire. You were everything I could have ever wanted in a woman. It breaks my heart every minute of every day to know that we couldn’t be what we each needed in a partner.
Spain isn’t the same without you. Every time I see something beautiful or magical or even just plain silly, I immediately turn to tell you about it. It’s always such a shock to see that you aren’t there. My friends from med school can’t understand what’s gotten into me, but then again, they’ve never met you.
I don’t regret this trip. I am writing this letter to put how I feel out into the world so it won’t fester inside of me. I’m not a person who dwells on negative feelings. I may not even send this to you. It needed to be said that I miss you, Calliope Torres, but I will be okay without you. I have to be, because I could never be fully with you.
I wish for nothing but the best for you. I know you’ll be a wonderful mother.
With love,
Arizona
Challenge: 100 Fic Challenge (#26)
Fandom: Arizona/Callie, Grey’s Anatomy
Requested by: arizonarobbins
Rating: PG
Word Count: 521
Disclaimer: Not mine. Wish they were. Please don't sue.
Spoilers: for episode “Hook, Line and Sinner” - 6x20.
Author's Note: Since I was only given a pairing for this request and not a prompt, I went with the first thing that came to mind. I hope I managed to do all right since I don’t necessarily prefer this ship. Let me know what you think.
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Calliope-
Spain is everything I thought it would be. It’s exotic and beautiful and full of life. To put it simply, it’s heaven on earth. I feel very at home here; it’s like my free spirit has a place where it can completely be in its element. Could anyone ask for more? I could ask for many things, things that I yearn for from the bottom of my heart, but I have to remind myself to be thankful for what I do have. I’m in Barcelona. It’s been a dream for years and now it’s finally realized.
I’m sitting on the balcony of my hotel room and I have the most incredible view. The sun is setting and it’s a dozen shades of red and orange. It’s as if the horizon is on fire. It’s a shame that you’re not here to see it.
I say “shame” in the sense that it’s unfortunate that you’re not sharing in this trip with me, not in the sense that there’s any shame in your decision to stay as you delve further into the adoption proceedings.
This trip could have been great for us. You’ve said on countless occasions that sometimes you don’t know me at all. I think you could have gotten to know me here. I’ve never felt so instantly at peace and one with myself before.
I understand why we broke up. I do. It was the right thing…we’re fundamentally different and neither one of us should have to bend our convictions to fit the needs of the other. What point could that serve? I’d never be completely happy if I had kids of my own, and you’d never be completely happy if you had to give up your dream of being a mother. It’s just…oh, Callie, I just wish it could have worked out for us.
You’re so vibrant-you’re like the sunset cast over this magnificent city. Everything you do is filled with passion and exuberance and I had longed for a future full of that same fire. You were everything I could have ever wanted in a woman. It breaks my heart every minute of every day to know that we couldn’t be what we each needed in a partner.
Spain isn’t the same without you. Every time I see something beautiful or magical or even just plain silly, I immediately turn to tell you about it. It’s always such a shock to see that you aren’t there. My friends from med school can’t understand what’s gotten into me, but then again, they’ve never met you.
I don’t regret this trip. I am writing this letter to put how I feel out into the world so it won’t fester inside of me. I’m not a person who dwells on negative feelings. I may not even send this to you. It needed to be said that I miss you, Calliope Torres, but I will be okay without you. I have to be, because I could never be fully with you.
I wish for nothing but the best for you. I know you’ll be a wonderful mother.
With love,
Arizona