Summary: It's time for Callie and Arizona to add to their family!
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This time the update is for real, I promise! And to reward all who were oh so patient, I'm giving you the first piece that you've already read, and the next new piece!
6 weeks until due date -
May was hitting Seattle hard, for the last 3 days it had been 85 or higher. It hadn't been that warm this early in recent memory. For most people the warm, sunny weather was a welcome change from the cool damp weather they had most all the time.
But for Callie Torres, it was hell. Callie was currently 7 and half months pregnant with twins. Addison had implanted two of Callie's own eggs and two of Arizona's and one of each took. They used the same sperm donor, a 30 year old Irish painter and sculptor from New England who was 6 foot 1 and 180 pounds with brown eyes, light brown hair, dimples and a natural gift for athletics. He ran 5 miles every day, didn't smoke, didn't drink often and was willing to answer any other medical questions or give blood or marrow if any of his children needed it. And after they turned 18 was willing to have a relationship with them as well. Both Arizona and Callie had him at the top of their list when they compared after looking though the profiles.
"How is it this hot in May?" Callie asked Arizona when she walked into the house after her shift.
They had bought a house a few months ago that sat on just over 1.73 acres of land. It was a 176 year old Victorian style house with a wraparound porch, 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a study, a drawing room, a large kitchen with a walk-in pantry, a formal and informal dining room, a sitting room, a solarium and both finished basement and attic. The last owner had updated everything, put in the best and most modern bathrooms, bedrooms, turning the drawing room into a full entertainment center and put a hot tub in the back.
"I don't know, Calliope." Arizona said, her tone distracted as she tried to finish her paper work so she could enjoy the rest of the night with her wife.
Callie walked around the house and shut every open window and flipped on the central air. She sighed a little as she stood over a vent, feeling the cool air wrap around her swollen body. She rested her hand on her large belly, feeling the twins moving around. They had decided on the names Carter Lillian and Liam Daniel for the little girl and boy they were having.
Arizona put the last of her paper work away in her oversized bag and walked over to her wife. She wrapped her arms around Callie from behind and pulled her back against her chest.
"Hey."
"Hey yourself."
"How was your day?"
"Not bad, the twins like to play soccer with my bladder though."
"Sorry." Arizona moved her hand down over Callie's baby bump and pressed softly into it. She felt a firm kick from one of the babies and couldn't help but smile. "They are active today, that's good."
"Yeah I know." Callie muttered, letting Arizona rub her swollen belly. "Did you make dinner or do you want me to?"
"I made grilled chicken with lemon butter and grilled corn." Arizona smiled, kissing Callie's neck just like she liked. "And I picked up more of that apple cider you have been craving."
"I knew I kept you around for a reason." Callie finally turned to give Arizona a kiss. What she was doing to her neck was just too much for right now. "Wanna eat and then go to bed, we both are in at 4 am tomorrow. And I have at least 4 hip replacements."
Arizona gave Callie a slight frown. "Calliope you know that you shouldn't be on your feet for that long without a break."
Callie rolled her eyes just a little. "Arizona I am a surgeon, I cut into people. Just because I'm carrying twins doesn't meant I can't do my job." They had had this fight for the last month on and off.
"Can't you get a resident to do it? They always want to." Arizona said hopefully.
"No."
"Why?"
"Because if it was reversed and your uterus was a hotel you wouldn't give up surgery."
"I see your point." Arizona said after a few moments. "Alright but can you at least eat a little something between them so you aren't too tired?"
"Baby, I eat everything in sight these days." Callie laughed a little, getting Arizona to grin.
"Dr. Torres, may I see you outside?" Arizona asked, walking into Callie's OR with a mask over her face.
Callie had been on her feet for 10 hours without so much as a pee break. Four teenage boys were going for a joy ride when the car flipped, she had broken arms, legs, back on all four of them that needed her attention.
"Dr. Robbins, I am in the middle of something. It needs to wait." Callie said, knowing what Arizona was doing. She loved that Arizona took such good care of her but it was not the time for it when she was inside of a 19 year old boys back trying to fix his spine.
"Dr. Torres, I need to see you outside now." Arizona said, using the tone of voice that made everyone in the room except for Callie shrink a little in fear. Arizona was the head of a whole department and had a lot of power, even if she didn't use it as much as say Mark Sloan tended to, for perks. "I have been a department head longer Torres, I have rank." Arizona knew that was unfair and felt bad the moment they left her mouth. But Callie always pushed her buttons.
"Dr. Robbins, get the hell out of my OR, I will be out when I am done here." Callie turned her head, taking her eyes off the boy's spine for a few seconds. "Or I will have you removed." Her eyes narrowed.
Arizona took a deep breath and left the OR, pissed Callie wasn't letting her take care of her. She knew those boys needed Callie's skilled hands but she needed Callie to take care of herself and their twins. She had a slice of Callie's favorite pizza and juice in lounge, with some apple slices and peanut butter.
"You're pulling rank with me now, Arizona?" Callie said, walking into the lounge that Arizona was in. "Never do that to me again or losing the respect of an attending at this hospital will be the least of your problems."
"I'm sorry." Arizona muttered as Callie lowered herself into a chair. "I was worried that you had been on your feet for too long and I didn't want you to get too tired or not eat." She pushed the food toward Callie.
Callie picked up an apple and dipped it into the peanut butter. "I know you meant well, but do it again and you will be on the couch until after the twins go to college." She gave Arizona a little before kissing her.
5 weeks until due date-
"Excuse me, young man." Mark turns toward the voice and is stunned at the sight of Andromeda Torres. The sight of her never fails to shock him a little due to his best friend's resemblance to her mother. They hadn't met until the week of the wedding, as he'd always been busy or out of town and he was stunned silent for a good minute when he was finally introduced.
"How can I help you, ma'am?"
"Mama?" The duo turns to see Arizona standing off to the side. Andromeda moves in for a hug. "What are you doing here?" Arizona pulls away with a worried smile, she wasn't aware of the older woman coming for a visit – and she'd bet money that Callie wasn't either.
"I'm about to become a grandmother for the first time, where else would I be? Where is my daughter anyways?"
The women turn toward the forgotten Mark Sloan at the sound he makes that sounds suspiciously like a chuckle – he knows Callie doesn't know her mother is here – Arizona takes pity on him before continuing on with her conversation with her mother-in-law.
"Mark, you remember Callie's mother, Mama this is Mark Sloan, Calliope's best friend, and our head of plastic surgery." Andromeda leans in for a hug from the man that stood up for her daughter – at her wedding and when her husband refused to speak to Callie – before Andromeda returns her attention to her daughter-in-law.
"My daughter?"
"In surgery; she should be done soon if you'd like to wait in her office. I'll show you where it is."
"Hey," Alex greets Arizona as he and Callie exit the OR. The blonde has long since forgotten about the past the young resident has with her wife and has often requested that he work with Callie in recent months. Arizona knows that Alex will look after Callie and make sure that she takes the occasional moment and takes care of both herself and their twins.
Seeing the look on the blonde's face, Alex quickly washes up and leaves the scrub room, leaving the often arguing department heads alone in the room.
"So, is there anything you've been keeping from me, Calliope?"
"What on Earth would I possibly have to keep from you?" Callie turns, resting her weight against the sink and rubbing her aching back. "You know the sex of the babies… even though you didn't want to know; you know which child is yours biologically… even though you don't care – nor do I for that matter. What could I possibly have to keep from you?"
"When was the last time you spoke with your mother?"
"Last week, Sunday, same time I always speak to my parents. They're both fine. Aria is doing well, she made the Dean's list the last two semesters. What is going on?" Callie smiles, drawing Arizona toward her by the hand, wrapping an arm around her wife as best she can around her belly.
"Your mother is waiting in your office." Callie chuckles at her wife's statement.
"Have I ever told you how much I love your efforts at making me laugh? My mother's waiting in my office… funny, really." She turns, throwing away the towel she used; turning back, she sees the dead serious look gracing Arizona's features. "Please tell me that you're joking." Arizona shakes her head in the negative. "Did she say how long she's staying for?"
"No, but I'd put money on her following in her mother's footsteps and staying through the birth and first few weeks after."
"Super. Please tell me that your mother won't be joining us as well. I love her, I do, but I don't think that I can take both of them together. Remember Christmas?"
"I'm so happy that you are all able to join us for the holiday!" Andromeda looks around the living room at the gathered Robbins and Torres family. Callie and Arizona were quick to agree to Carlos' request for them to travel to Miami for the holiday, and the elder Torres were quick to agree to the young couple's request that the rest of the Robbins family join them. Having the two families together the previous summer was a learning experience for both families, but the young couple felt that it would be nice to have both families together for a major holiday.
Plus neither wanted to have to repeat their news more than once, and they felt having everyone together would minimize the question load.
Breakfast had been enjoyed, presents had been opened and now the family gathered around the tree with cups of coffee, tea and liquor for most of the men. Callie suffered over a mug of herbal tea while Arizona nursed a cup of decaf coffee alongside her sister, who was still breast feeding. Kerry took note of Callie's distaste for the hot beverage she was drinking and hid a smirk with a sip of her own beverage.
"We have one more gift for everyone here." Callie puts her mug down alongside Arizona's, taking her hand and weaving their fingers together. Arizona opens her laptop, bringing up the video she's had stored on the device for just this occasion; turning it so that everyone else can see the screen, she presses play, waiting for the steady sound she knows will be coming.
Twenty minutes later, the video comes to a close, leaving everyone in silence. Kerry, though she knew what was coming, has tears streaming down her cheeks, matching the ones on her husband's face and those on Callie's parents. Aria and Jesse sport matching grins, as do Matty and Mac. Jamie grins from his post with his and Erin's son Andrew Daniel cradled in his arms. Erin is the only one in the group that can really read the ultrasound that everyone was just viewing.
"Must you do everything better, Arizona?" Everyone turns to Erin, shocked at her comment, yet confused at the grin on her face. "I have the formal wedding, you get married in Spain; I give mom and dad a grandchild, you give them twins."
"TWINS!" The parents look to the couple in shock, even Kerry wasn't expecting that bit of news.
"You did show them the 3-D ultrasound, didn't you?" Callie questions, turning the computer screen around to view it.
"No, I didn't download that one, the regular one is just as good though."
"I know, but it's so much easier for them to see both babies on the 3D one."
"Ahem," Erin's subtle cough brings the couple out of their disagreement and they turn toward the group. The shocked looks have all turned to grins, and you can see that everyone – the moms especially – are fighting the desire to jump to their feet and surround the couple in hugs. "Let's clear this up." She gets to her feet and brings the video back to the screen, pausing it at a moment where both fetuses are visible – at least visible to those with medical training.
"Baby A," she points to one blurb slightly lower than the second. "And baby B," she points to the second blurb, higher than the first. She returns to her seat next to her husband and takes her son into her arms.
"Yes, everyone," Arizona continues on. "We are having twins. Though we don't know whose children they are biologically."
"Why wouldn't you know who they belong to biologically?" Jesse looks between the two women, confused.
"Four fertilized eggs were implanted, two of mine, and two of Calliope's. Two of the eggs took, we just don't know which two. Could have been both of mine, could have been both of hers-,"
"Could have been one of each," Jesse concludes.
"In which case they would still be half siblings, given that Arizona and I used the same sperm donor."
"Do you know what you're having?" Carlos wipes his tears away, settling back with his arm around his wife in the attempt to prevent her from lunging across the room and embracing their daughter.
"Two miracles, isn't that obvious?"
"I think he meant-,"
"I know what he meant, Aria." Callie interrupts her sister. "And no, we don't know. If we decide to find out, then we'll find out when Addison gets the tests back."
The moms can no longer hold back. Kerry might have known from the beginning, but she's no less enthusiastic in joining Andromeda in her congratulations. Kerry squeezes in between her daughter and the arm of the chair they're sitting on, draping her legs over Callie and Arizona's, while Andromeda perches on the table in front of the couple and the two women fire question after question at the couple.
"Come now, that wasn't so bad."
"I can still hear their voices ringing in my ears with all those questions. By the way, we still haven't answered all of them."
"I'm sure it will be fine. And remember, Addison is planning on being here next week, so if your mother gets to be too much, then we can have her say they need to leave for your health." Arizona tucks a stray curl of raven hair behind Callie's ear when the younger woman removes her scrub cap. The two women share a quick chuckle, knowing that the redhead will do just that in an attempt to save her friend's sanity.
"Mama!"
"Mom?"
Arizona, Callie, Andromeda and Kerry walked through the door to their home after the two doctors got off work. Captain, their one year old Husky was lying on his dog bed by the door. After all four women came in the house he went out his doggie door, walked around the house to check it out and came back in.
"Does he always do that?" Kerry asked, noticing the dog's behavior.
"Yup. Anytime Arizona or I come home he does a trek around the house and checks to make sure everything is good and comes in to greet us." Callie said, getting out everything to make beef pot pie with cornbread.
"It's good you both have a protector." Andromeda slapped her daughter's hands away and takes over making everything, Kerry working on the cornbread and she on the pot pie.
Arizona and Callie sat at the breakfast bar, Arizona helping Callie take her seat. "He's a good boy." Callie smiled, looking over at the now sleeping dog.
After dinner was cooked the foursome moved over to the table, Arizona had set it, and sat down. The two older women exchanged a look with each other.
"If you two don't mind we have some questions." Kerry said.
It was the two younger woman's turn to exchange a look. "Alright." Callie muttered as they all dished food on their plates.
"What made you choose the donor you did?"
"Well Callie and I looked though the book of them and made our list. He was at the top of both of ours so we went with him." Arizona answered.
"When are you going to tell us the names?"
Callie and Arizona both sighed, they didn't want to tell the family the names until the babies were born but it hadn't gone over well.
"Do you want to?"
"We can, it might be easier."
"We are naming them Carter Lillian and Liam Daniel." Callie said, putting her hand on her belly.
"Beautiful names, girls." Andromeda said, looking at the young woman. Tears in her eyes as she looked at her daughter, carrying her grandchildren.
Kerry smiled, the thought of her son crossed her mind a moment. "You know Danny would be proud of you Arizona." She said softly, taking her daughter's hand across the table. "For taking this step, he always said you'd have kids one day."
Arizona smiled softly, one hand going to take Callie's. "I know Mom." She whispered, her thoughts going to her baby brother. "I know."
Callie pressed a soft kiss to Arizona's temple, wanting to comfort her partner. "I love you." She whispered softly.
"Love you." Arizona muttered back, smiling softly when she turned her head to look at Callie.
"They grow up so fast, don't they?" Kerry whispered to Andromeda.
"Yes, they do." She whispered softly, looking at her daughter and the woman who had taken her heart so firmly. "But we did a good job with them and I think they will with our grandbabies."
"I have to agree." Kerry smiled.
4 Weeks until due date
Addison Montgomery walked into Seattle Grace - Mercy West hospital, feeling like it was 7 years before all over again. She had taken some time off and decided to come early to see her best friend and patient. She knew Callie could go at any time and she wanted to be ready, part of her wanted to be back here, too. A part of her wanted to accept the offer she had gotten.
"Hello, Mark." Addison couldn't help but smile as she saw her old friend, she tried not to think about when they were more than that.
"Addison." He smiled, turned and pulled her into a tight hug. "Here to ref the match are you?" He chuckled softly.
"Ref the match?" Addison asked.
"Blondie and Torres are like cage fighters half the time now. Arizona has cut Callie off from the OR so all Callie has is paperwork now. She's going nuts, Arizona is scared and stressed and there is no cake being pounded so they fight." Mark explained.
"The wonders of hormones." Addison couldn't help laugh a little. "I'm sure I can help a little. Where are they right now?"
"She's in her office, the mothers are out shopping, and Arizona is in the OR." Mark said, thinking for a moment.
"The mothers?"
"Yeah Andromeda and Kerry came in a week ago. They have made it their mission to get the house ready, buy every baby related thing in Seattle and make me glad I don't have a mother in law."
"Speaking of that." Addison said as they walked toward Callie's office. "I heard you and Lexie got back together."
"Yeah." Mark blushed a little bit. "After the shootings, after Alex told her to get the hell away from him." He grumbled a little. "She showed up at my apartment and we talked. Seems we are both on the same page now, we're getting married once she finishes up her residency." He gloated.
"That's good to hear Mark." Addison stopped at Callie's door and looked up at Mark's grin. "She's good for you, she's what you need." She stood on her tip toes and kissed his cheek softly. "I'm happy for you Mark Sloan."
"Aw, Addison." Mark blushed a little, feeling about 15 at the moment. "Thanks." He turned when he saw Lexie come down the hall. "We're having lunch together, I'll see you around." He grinned and walked over to meet his girlfriend.
Addison just shook her head, knocking on the door before going in.
Callie was at the desk, a small stack of papers on her left and a larger stack on her right.
"Addison." Callie grinned, slowly making her way out of the chair and standing. She walked over and managed to give her best friend a hug. "God, it's good to have you back."
"It's good to be back." Addison smiled, hugging Callie back tightly. "Do you have time for a quick exam?"
"Yeah I have nothing better to do." Callie grunted, nodding to the paperwork. "Arizona banned me from the OR and got Bailey to make sure my name doesn't get put on the board."
"She cares about you. She just wants to make sure you and the twins are doing well." Addison said as they walked toward the OBGYN department.
"I know, but I hate not doing my job and just doing paperwork." Callie sighed, shaking her head.
Callie got on the table and pulled her scrub top up, she felt Addison put the cold jelly on her belly and shivered a little.
"Sorry." Addison laughed a little.
"How do they look?" Callie asked when Addison put the wand to her belly.
"Perfect." Addison said, checking over the babies. "Little Liam is sucking his thumb and Carter is kicking."
"Yeah, she does that a lot." Callie muttered, looking at the door as it burst open.
"Why didn't you tell me you were getting an ultrasound?" Arizona rushed in and kissed Callie's cheek before hugging Addison. "Oh Liam is sucking his thumb." She grinned, looking at the screen.
"We didn't plan on it. I wanted to do a quick check in." Addison stepped in to stop a would be fight. "How are you feeling Callie?"
"Like a beached whale." Callie muttered. "But overall good."
"Why are we doing this, Arizona?"
"Because it's what you do when you're having a baby, Calliope."
"We're both doctors Arizona, you're in PEDs for pete's sake. I really don't think we need this."
"We're doing it."
Arizona gave Callie a firm look as they walked into the community center where the birthing classes were held. They were 5 mats on the floor and some baby dolls on a table. Other couples were talking among themselves.
"I know how to give birth, Arizona." Callie muttered, wanting to just go home after her shift. "I am going to have the best OBGYN in the country and the best PEDs surgeon in the world next to me when I give birth, plus a Neuro, Cardio, Plastics and Trauma surgeons in the waiting room."
"Calliope." Arizona gave Callie the dimpled grin "This is something I really want to do."
"Fine."
"Everyone please sit down." A woman came breezing into the room. She was in her mid 50's, tall and willowy, she was dressed like a hippie from the 70's and looked like she had been there in the heart of the movement. "I am your teacher, Willow."
Callie bit her lip not to burst out laughing or kill Arizona. Arizona blushed and muttered sorry to Callie as she helped her down on the mat.
"Now we will be talking about the experience of child birth tonight." Willow said to her class. "And how to do it without the evils of drugs."
Callie looked back at Arizona and simply raised an eyebrow. "If I stay I get to do an operation tomorrow." She said in a low voice.
Arizona nodded weakly, knowing this was going to be a long night.
Arizona looked at her pager, this was the 15th time in the last week she had been paged to her mother's cell phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi Mom, you paged."
"Oh yes. Andromeda and I want to buy the babies their own carved hope chests. Do you think they will want gold or silver accents?"
Arizona rubbed her eyes. Her mother and Andromeda were on a shopping bender than would make Paris Hilton do a double take. They had bought out at least 3 stores she swore.
"Mom they don't need carved hope chests, they aren't born yet."
"I know but Arizona it's never too soon to start putting things away in hope chests. And they are so cute."
"Fine Mom, gold."
"Are you sure silver wouldn't go better in their rooms?"
"Fine silver then."
"Well maybe gold for Carter and silver for Liam."
"Okay Mom. I have to go, talk to you later."
Callie walked, waddled rather, though the door. "Mom or Mama?" She said, knowing the look at wife had on her face at the moment.
"Mom and Mama want to buy carved hope chests for the babies." Arizona groaned, her head on the desk.
"At least they stopped paging me." Callie grinned, Addison had told them no more questions for the 8 month pregnant doctor.
Arizona gave Callie a dirty look before joining her on the couch. "Love you, Calliope." Arizona muttered, resting her head on Callie's shoulder.
"Love you, too." Callie smiled, wrapping her arms around Arizona.
"I don't remember Mom ever getting this crazy before." Arizona muttered, kissing Callie's neck softly.
"Her first born is becoming a mother, it's natural. Or I hope it is because Mama is the same way right now." Callie shifted her head a little so Arizona had more room to work.
Arizona muttered something, sucking softly on Callie's neck. "You know we haven't made love in almost a month Callie?" She said weakly, one of her hands going to find Callie's breast.
"28 days." Callie moaned weakly as Arizona kissed her neck and cupped her heavy breast.
"I have an hour do you wanna fool around?" Arizona asked, smiling a little as she shifted to kiss Callie.
"Can we, I mean I'm huge right now?"
"You're carrying two tiny humans, and you are so beautiful." Arizona bent her head and kissed Callie's large baby bump.
"Alright but go lock the door." Callie moaned louder this time.
"Awesome." Arizona nearly skipped to the door.
It took some effort but Callie and Arizona were able to finally have sex after one of their longest dry spells. Both women had never been so glad Arizona's couch was a pull out, been so glad they were flexible. It was passionate in a way neither woman had thought they could do right now, both knew it would be the last time they'd be able to make love for nearly three months. Because of that Arizona went all out with her treatment and worship of Callie.
"Wow." Callie muttered, lying naked next to Arizona on the bed.
"Wow." Arizona agreed. "Score one for the Robbins method."
"I know that look," Callie looks to the side to see Mark approach her. "Did you enjoy your pound cake?"
"I did, thank you for asking. Was there anything else that you want to know?"
"Well, actually-," Mark's pager prevents him from continuing. "Hold that thought, I'm needed in the pit."
"Whatever," Callie grins at her best friend before heading down to the clinic in hopes of finding a few easy cases to break up the monotony of paperwork.
So... what did you think?
