Okay, you asked for it so here we go, chapter two of Going Home:

AN: Thanks for all the lovely reviews, I loved them, keep them coming!

And as always no beta so all mistakes are mine. Unfortunately the characters are not…

Imagine

Callie was awoken after what felt like an hour of sleep at the most by her girlfriend constantly twisting and turning in her arms. She glanced at the alarm clock on the nightstand: 2.11AM. She sighed and popped herself up on her elbow, placing a hand on Arizona's shoulder to turn her around so she was facing her. Callie knew that Arizona usually fell asleep pretty quickly and with all the events of the previous day she was clearly exhausted so there had to be something wrong if the blonde was still awake.

When Arizona turned around she had a look of guild in her eyes. "I didn't mean to wake you" she whispered apologetically. Callie gave her her best smile and ran her fingers over her girlfriend's cheek lightly. "Don't apologize. Why are you not sleeping?" she asked her concern clearly audible in her voice. "Couldn't sleep" Arizona mumbled but tried to avoid Callie's eyes as she did. Suddenly the Latina noticed something wet under her fingertips and instantly realized that tears were running down Arizona's cheeks. She cupped her girlfriend's face in both of her hands and lifted it up so the blonde had no choice but to look at Callie.

"Hey, what's wrong, baby?" Callie asked as she sat up leaning her back against the headboard pulling Arizona into her lap. She wrapped her arms securely around the shaking form of her girlfriend and rubbed her back soothingly. Arizona was sobbing silently allowing her tears to fall freely into Callie's top, her arms holding on to Callie's torso for dear life. When the sobs subsided and Callie was sure that Arizona had calmed down a bit she bent down a little to bring her mouth to her girlfriend's ear and whispered "Whatever it is that scares you so much you can tell me". She heard Arizona take a few deep breaths before she slowly said "Every time I close my eyes I see him pull the trigger". Callie didn't respond she just waited for the blonde to continue still rubbing soothing circles on her back in a reassuring gesture.

"I see his outstretched hand with the gun pointed to your chest and then I hear a shot and... and…" her voice broke and she started to sob again burying her face in the crook of Callie's neck her hands clinging to the Latina's top. Callie started to rock Arizona back and forth gently whispering calming words into her ear. Arizona having nightmares was not new to Callie. She knew from experience that her work affected the blonde more than she admitted, that the tiny coffins of the kids she couldn't save used to haunt her in her sleep. But apart from that one time early in their relationship Arizona had always slept peacefully in Callie's arms. This was the first time in almost a year that Callie was holding her girlfriend at night trying to chase away the images in her head.

When Arizona's breathing had returned to normal Callie reached for a tissue from the nightstand and wiped her girlfriend's cheeks. The blonde's beautiful and normally joyful face was full of fear and exhaustion and Callie could tell that she had been fighting sleep for quite some time. "You need some sleep" she said quietly and kissed Arizona's forehead affectionately. "I can't…" the blonde whined and snuggled deeper into Callie's embrace.

Suddenly an idea formed in Callie's head and she let herself slide down again taking Arizona with her until they were both laying down facing each other. "Ari, listen to me" she said tilting Arizona's face upwards so she would look into her eyes. "I want you to close your eyes and listen to my words. And I want you to picture everything I tell you as clearly as you can. Do you think you can do that?" Arizona hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded and closed her eyes. Callie smiled and took her girlfriend's hand in hers silently thanking her for her trust. She scooted a bit closer to Arizona and said "Now imagine a beautiful big house with a porch and a huge backyard". The little wrinkle that formed between Arizona's eyes told Callie that her girlfriend was trying to do as she was told so she continued. "Imagine you and me sitting on a bench in the garden overlooking the colourful flower bed and the chicken house and the rusty swing in the corner". Arizona's features softened as she asked "We have chickens?" Callie smiled and lifted her girlfriend's hand up to her mouth to kiss it softly. "We can have anything you want" she said and planted a trail of light kisses from the blonde's hand over her arm all the way to her shoulder. Arizona sighed contently in response and began to relax.

"Imagine our little puppy curled up next to your feet" Callie continued her breath hot against Arizona's neck causing her goose bumps. She hesitated a little before she said her next words remembering for a split second what that subject had caused the last time she had brought it up. But now she just calmed her nerves and whispered "And now imagine a tiny hand tugging on the hem of your shirt". Callie kissed the spot where Arizona's neck and jaw met and a quiet moan escaped her girlfriend's lips. God, how much she had missed this intimacy between them and all the little adorable noises the blonde made in response to Callie's touches.

"Can you see it?" the Latina asked nuzzling Arizona's cheek. "Yes" came the answer from her girlfriend's now smiling lips. "Then tell me about it" Callie asked. "Tell me what our kid's like". Arizona kept her eyes closed, concentrated on the image in her head and then slowly said "It's a beautiful little girl. She looks exactly like you with dark curls and those amazing blown eyes of yours that I love so much. And for some reason she has my dimples". Callie forgot how to breathe for a moment. Words could not describe the joy she felt at her girlfriend's description of their daughter. She cupped Arizona's face in her hands and kissed her deeply trying to put all her love and devotion for her into that one kiss.

"I love you so much" she whispered against Arizona's lips as they broke apart. "I love you, too" the blonde whispered back as she opened her eyes and met Callie's gaze. "Do you think you can sleep now?" Callie asked unable to keep her hands from stroking Arizona's face. Her girlfriend smiled thankfully and nodded. Making herself comfortable in Callie's embrace she rested her head on the Latina's shoulder and closed her eyes. A mumbled "Thank you" was the last thing Callie heard before the slow rising and falling of Arizona's chest told her that her girlfriend was finally asleep. She watched her sleeping beauty until she felt her own eyelids become heavy and eventually her eyes closed on their own accord. 'Maybe we should use our days off to put some space between us and the hospital' was Callie's last thought before she followed her girlfriend into the land of dreams where they sat together on the porch in front of their big house watching their kids play with the dog and, of course, the chickens.

So that was the second chapter, hope you enjoyed it. Next one would be our girls putting Callie's plan into motion and go on a holiday so again it's on you to decide whether I should post it or not. As always any kind of comment would be great.