Counting To Fifteen [Grey's Anatomy]

chapter two - callie & arizona

Daisy would never understand her little sister's charisma. While sometimes it could be over-bearing and come off as overly-excitable, it was perfect in this situation. Calypso was talking the man's ear off so much that it wasn't even awkward for Daisy.

"I love spaghetti." Calypso commented, her mouth full of the stuff as she spoke.

"Calypso." Daisy caught the girl's attention, giving her a look and shaking her head. Calypso seemed to understand what she meant because she immediately closed her mouth, knowing that her sister was incredibly stern about talking with her mouth full.

Mark noted that Daisy scolded her sister a whole lot. That was really the only time she ever spoke. She seemed incredibly timid, and she didn't really like talking. He tried to start up conversations, but each time seemed like a major failure, so he focused on the younger one instead. She was full of energy and loved answering all of his questions despite the wary looks her sister was giving.

"Calypso, huh?" Mark commented. "Interesting name."

"It's my middle name, but I go by it because I like it better." Calypso said happily as she continued to twirl her spaghetti. "My first name is Violet."

"Violet? Violet and Daisy?" Mark couldn't help but grin a little. "Your parents were into flowers or something?"

Mark couldn't help but notice the way that Daisy stiffened at the mention of her parents. They had clearly hit a sensitive topic for the girl.

But Calypso only nodded happily, not seeming to so much as think twice about the mention of her parents. "Mhm. Daisy said that Mommy used to have bouquets all over the house."

Mark couldn't help but note the Daisy said part, as if Calypso herself wasn't old enough to experience a memory of her mother.

The thought made Mark frown, and Calypso's words seemed to have made Daisy even more upset.

Yet before Mark could even comment, a knock sounded at the door, and Mark quickly stood up to see who was there. He swung it open to reveal two of his closest friends as well as two of the most annoying people he knew.

"I brought wine." Arizona said as soon as the door opened, a glass bottle in her hand. She looked exhausted, and that was apparent in the way that she stifled a yawn. "Peds was a nightmare today. I do not need to see anymore children."

Arizona walked inside past Mark, her eyes immediately falling on the two girls at the dinner table.

"Oh. Children." She said dryly, looking to Mark for explanation.

"Children?" Callie questioned, peeking behind where Mark was blocking the doorway, her eyes immediately widening. "Oh my god, they look petrified! Did you kidnap them?"

Arizona gasped, like the thought hadn't even crossed her mind, but it all made sense now. She turned to look at the two kids. "Blink twice if you need help."

Daisy and Calypso were both incredibly confused, and Daisy would be lying if she said that she wasn't overwhelmed. The random blonde woman and her jet-black-haired friend were loud, and the noise was making her nervous.

Arizona pointed her polished finger at Calypso, looking over at her wife in urgency as she spoke hurriedly. "The little one blinked twice. Callie, the little one blinked twice."

Callie began to panic, reaching over to punch Mark's arm, the man letting out a groan. "When I said I would support you through everything, that excluded kidnapping!"