Sofia's POV
Mommy asked me to play in my room for a bit so her and Mama could talk about adult stuff, which I think means it's about me so here I am in my room but I'm not in the mood to play. I'm too sad, I don't want to be apart from either of my moms, I'd miss them both too much. Why can't they both just stay here?!
General POV
Downstairs, Arizona and Callie are both sat at either end of the sofa, sipping their warm coffees and not saying much at all but both thinking along the same lines about what their daughter had said last. Arizona couldn't sit still so she stood up and started pacing back and forth behind the sofa, stretching her neck from side to side to try and remove some tension.
"Well, that went as bad as I had imagined!" Callie says finally breaking the silence.
"Callie what did you expect? She was never going to be happy with seeing just one of us, she's a child, she needs her parents!" Arizona responds.
"Yeh and it was pretty clear she'd choose you!" Callie says.
"That's because in her eyes, you're the bad cop in this one, you and Penny because it's Penny that has the new job and because Penny has you now you want both Penny and Sofia in a new city whilst I'm left behind...I think Sofia doesn't want me to be on my own, honestly, I don't want that either!" replies Arizona.
"I don't want you to be alone either Arizona but I can't not see my daughter for a year!"
"Oh but it's ok if I don't see her for a year? That's real nice Cal, good to see you still see so little of me!" Arizona bites.
"Hey! I never for one second have ever judged your ability as a mother or doubted your love for Sofia, I've told you before you're just as much her mama as I am!" Callie responds.
"So why are you so set on taking her away from me? She's the only thing I have left in my life to breathe for every day! I've had too many losses, you can't take the one thing I have left, please Calliope!" Arizona begs, tears falling down her cheeks.
"Arizona, I get it, with everything I really do. I just can't see how we can sort this out without letting the judge decide, we're going in circles" Callie says.
"Well, what Sof said earlier, was she telling the truth?" Arizona asks.
"About what?" responds Callie.
"You still being in love with me, where did she pick that up from?"
"She said the same about you"
"I asked you first!"
"Arizona I'll always love you, you were the love of my life, I never imagined we'd end up like this. A failed marriage, too much tragedy and heartache for three lifetimes over. We went through so much together that you'll always be an important part of me, forever, but of course I'll say in front of Sof that I love you, I do but I'm happy with Penny now, I've moved on and have a chance of happy again, I don't want to miss it, I know it seems crazy because we haven't been together for even five months but, I think there's something there, I hope you can understand." Callie explained to Arizona who was sat back on the couch, quietly listening to Callie, her eyes glazing over with unshed tears.
"Well I guess I know where I stand. That's where the difference is" Arizona responds shakily.
"What difference?" Callie asks.
"The different types of love you and I have for each other" says Arizona dejectedly "I'm going to check on our daughter" Arizona says hurriedly, fleeing from her ex-wife before she breaks down, whilst Callie calls after her, miffed she didn't get her explanation.
Sofia's POV
I pick up two picture frames from my cabinet and sit on my bed, holding the photos on my lap and look at the first one.
"Hi Daddy! I miss you so much right now. Especially today, I could do with you today. I think Mommy is taking me from Mama, I don't want to leave Seattle, what would I do without you AND mama? Mommy will always be with Penny, I'll have no friends - I can't leave Zola, Bailey, Ellis and Tuck! I wish you were alive Daddy, I think you and Lexie would have babies so I'd be an older sister! I need to do something Daddy, I need to get my mommies to stay together...but how do I do that?!" I ask out loud looking at the other photo on my lap - one of me, mama and mommy at the beach, all of us are wrapped under a blanket and cuddling each other, I'm looking up at mommies who are looking at each other in love.
I hear Mama go in her bedroom and start crying so I go in after her with my pictures. I hop up onto mama's bed and crawl in front of her whilst she's lying down crying, I hold her hand.
"Mama please don't be sad, look I bought a picture to look at" I show mama the picture of the beach which makes her cry more and pull me in for a hug.
"I can't lose you as well baby girl, I've already lost mommy, for good" mama says quietly.
"You won't lose me Mama, never, I promise. We just need mommy to fall in love with us again!" I tell her and cuddle in for a bear hug, whilst smiling at mama who smiles back at me.
