SHONDA & ABC OWN IT ALL

ARIZONA'S POV

It's Friday night and honestly, it couldn't have come any sooner. Sofia's back home and this will be the first weekend together since her arrival and I'm looking forward to giving her my full attention. With everything that has happened at the hospital lately and Eliza's sudden ghosting two months ago, having Sofia here has made me feel whole again. She will always be my first priority and the second I received a text from my ex wife saying Sofia wanted to come back home, I've decided to put my dating life on hold and focus solely on being a mother.

Dinner cooking on the stove and Sofia laying out cookie dough on a cookie sheet, I lean over the counter and smile at the sight in front of me. My daughter's been talking nonstop about her school day. It's without a doubt she can talk for days. My cell lighting up beside me, I take a quick peek and see April's name displayed across the screen. She's probably filling me in on the date she went on tonight. Taking my phone and putting it in my back pocket, I go about preparing dinner and helping Sofia pop the cookies into the oven.

"Mommy," a cheerful voice calls at me. "Can I pick the movie tonight?"

"Of course," I tell her as I flash her a smile. "Dinner is just about done. Go wash up and help me set the table, please?"

"Ok, be right back!"

We finished eating and now we're on the couch watching Tarzan. Sofia lying down with her head on my lap, I find myself watching her more than the movie. My fingers running through her hair, she gazes up at me with a slight grin on her face. "Are you okay, Sof?" Her eyes now filled with unshed tears, I furrow my brows and cup her face with my hand ready to wipe the tears that fall. "What's wrong, baby girl?"

"Happy tears, mommy," she says with tears running down the side of her face. "I just missed you a lot when I was with mama and now I get to have you."

"Oh, Sof," I sigh and give her a sad smile. "I missed you so much, too. Everyday. But now you're home and I couldn't be any happier."

"I'm very happy too. Tomorrow can we go to the zoo? And eat pizza for lunch? And get ice cream afterwards?"

I let out a light laugh at her enthusiasm. "That sounds perfect. Lets do it."

My cellphone vibrating in my back pocket, I wiggle around I grab it from underneath me and unlock the screen. I've got unread text messages from Deluca and April and a missed call from April. Just as I was about to open the text message from April, the doorbell rings throughout the house. I look at the time on my phone, 9:16pm. Who would be at my door at this time? My daughter looks up at me in confusion and I shrug back at her as she sits up. "Sit tight. I'll be right back." I throw her a wink and head towards the door.

As I swing the front door open, a familiar face appears.

"Arizona."

This is the first fanfic I've ever written & I do realize how short the first chapter is.

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