Jenny rubs her small baby bump on her day off from the hospital. She quietly sighs and looks up at the cloudless sky as she relaxes on the hammock.
"Enjoying the rarity of sunshine?" She hears and softly smiles.
"Yeah. Like what? One or two days out of the month?" She looks over to see Richard sitting down in the chair.
"I know that you have been snapping at Torres and Blake for putting Sofia in the middle of the whole custody settlement."
"When I see my wife fighting her ex-wife about their daughter...all I can picture is my grandparents doing the same thing when my parents died. You and Aunt Adele shielded that from us. Jared and I were pretty much Sofia's age when we moved to North Carolina, and something inside me just made me snap."
"You went through a lot as a child. New state, new friends, but without your parents."
"I made a promise to myself that when I had kids, I would never put them in the middle of an argument. Ever. I am on my wife's side, but I'm mostly on Sofia's side because she has no one on her side. With me being pregnant now...I have to take a step back and let my wife handle this. Or at least try to."
"That's why I'm here. It's Arizona." She sits up and looks at him.
"Everything is starting to take a toll on her, isn't it?" Jenny asked him.
"It is." Jenny rubs her face and quietly sighs.
"This is my grandparents fighting all over again."
"You're being here for Arizona when she really needs it. I see the way you interact with Sofia and I know that you do anything to make sure that child is safe."
"Except if Arizona wins sole custody of Sofia, that puts me in a pickle between Callie and Arizona since I'm married to Arizona. And Callie's attorney is going to make sure that Callie gets custody because Sofia's not biologically Arizona's child. I know that's going to happen."
"Then let's make sure that we put Callie's attorney in place." He said.
Arizona wipes away her tears in the bedroom when she feels Jenny rubbing her back that night. Arizona and Callie tried to come up with an agreement, but it failed. Big time and the trial was set for the following week.
"I can't lose my little girl." Arizona whispered.
"I know." Jenny softly said.
"I only have you, Jared and Richard. That's not enough for me to win against Bailey, Penny, Meredith and Owen." Heather agreed to not testify on Arizona's behalf. Mostly because she couldn't take time off from work.
"Hey, hey, hey. Look at me sweetie." Arizona looks at her wife and Jenny wipes away her wife's tears, breaking her heart in the process.
"I know that this is the biggest battle in your life since losing your leg and fighting to keep your marriage with Callie alive. But you have three of the biggest guns on your side and we are all also on Sofia's side because she has no one. My siblings and I didn't have anyone on our sides when my grandparents were fighting over us when my parents died. Sure, Uncle Richard and Aunt Adele kept us away from the fighting that was going on. Us four? We all stuck together because we needed each other. Sofia, who thankfully doesn't know what's going on, loves her brother and she's going to be leaning on him and he's going to be leaning on her whether they know it or not. Just like we used to do with our brothers." Arizona looks down when her wife mentions Tim.
"I miss him so much."
"I know you do you. And we both know that Tim would be here with us and making sure that you get custody. And to also get your mind off the upcoming trial."
"If we have a boy...can we name him Tim?" Arizona softly asked.
"I was going to ask you about that. So, Tim if it's a boy. I was thinking Faith for a girl."
"Why Faith?"
"Faith Hill, duh."
"Right, your crazy obsession with the country singer." Arizona said with a chuckle.
"It's not an obsession." Jenny replied with a chuckle.
"You have all of her albums, signed, and a binder full of pictures of Faith Hill and a couple of them with the two of you during meet and greets. But thank you for letting one of the twins names be Tim."
"You're welcome." They tenderly kiss.
"The kids are asleep. How about I get you to relax and not think about the trial?" Jenny suggested.
"Absolutely." Arizona turns off the light, plunging them to darkness, and kisses her wife.
The next day, Jenny walks into an office and softly smiles.
"Dr. Newman. I'm glad to finally meet you. Arizona says a lot about you." The attorney said.
"So does my wife. My wife is worried about Sofia because her ex-wife is only in a committed relationship that has lasted for a few months. She's only leaving Seattle to follow her girlfriend because her girlfriend got a research grant. I know I have part of a saying in Sofia's life since I'm married to Arizona, but I know for a fact that Dr. Torres' attorney is going to go after my wife about the DNA shared between their daughter and Dr. Torres."
"So a biological standpoint essentially."
"Yes."
"I'll do my best to try to keep her from going after genetics."
"Thank you."
"You did what?" Jared asked Jenny during lunch. He surprised her at the hospital and wanted to have lunch with his sister.
"Shh! I met with Arizona's attorney. There's a chance Callie's attorney is going to use genetics against Arizona." Jenny softly said to her brother.
"Oh man." Jenny sees Arizona walking over.
"What's worse is that the child may have to go into surgery." Jenny said and Jared sits up.
"Hi. What child?" Arizona asked then kisses her wife.
"Laura. She came in this morning with labored breathing and I'm hoping that she's not rejecting the heart." That was true. As soon as Jenny arrived on Peds, she saw Laura's parents and Laura in PICU.
"Oh no. Is Pierce working with you?"
"Yeah. Wilson is checking the labs." Wilson walks over and Jenny takes the tablet from the resident and looks at the chart.
"Her body is rejecting the heart?" Mrs. Peters asked.
"Not the whole heart. Just one valve of the heart. The body is attacking that one valve since Laura's heart isn't the one she's born with." Maggie said.
"This happens a lot with transplant patients, not just the heart. Either the body rejects the entire organ or bits and pieces overtime then rejecting the organ as a whole. Which it is crucial for Laura to take her medications every day as prescribed to keep her body and immune system from attacking the heart. We're going to replace that part of the heart and monitor her for a few weeks after the surgery to make sure that her immune system isn't rejecting the whole heart." Jenny said.
"She may need a new heart again after she's fully grown, but we'll get to that when she's older. The surgery is scheduled for tonight since we don't want to take any chances."
"Thank you." Mr. Peters said.
"You're welcome. Just hang tight, ok?" Jenny softly said then she and Maggie leave the room with Wilson.
"I want you to keep an eye on Laura. I want blood work results every hour and you better page us if something is wrong and start prepping her for the valve replacement surgery." Jenny said to Wilson.
"Got it." Jenny rubs her forehead and quietly sighs.
"I can do the surgery if you want to lay down, Jen." Maggie softly said.
"No, I'm ok. I gave Arizona and Alex my other patients so my only focus is Laura."
"You're pregnant and need the rest. Go get it and I'll page you when it's time for the surgery." Jenny nods and walks to the on call room.
Arizona walks onto the Peds floor, hoping to see her wife, but sees Wilson with Laura.
"Hey Wilson? Have you seen my wife?" Arizona asked.
"Yeah, Pierce had Jen lay down since she looked like she had a headache."
"Thanks."
Jenny is sound asleep in the on call room when she feels Arizona taking her arm and wrapping it around her waist.
"Hey." Jenny sleepily said as she pulls her wife towards her.
"Hi. Continue to sleep baby. I'll wake you up when it's time for Laura's surgery." Arizona softly said then closes her eyes for a nap herself.
Maggie and Jenny scrub out of the surgery and Jenny places her hands on the sink.
"We did everything we could." Maggie said.
"I'll tell the parents. I was the one to deliver Laura. I need to be the one to tell them." Jenny dries her hands and walks to the waiting room. She walks to the room and they stand up.
"How is she?" Mrs. Peters asked.
"She's in recovery, but I need to prepare you both for what you two are about to see. When Dr. Pierce and I opened her up, there was more infection near one of the main valves of her heart than we saw in the scans."
"Does she need a new heart?" Mr. Peters asked.
"As of right now? No. We have her on antibiotics that goes with her heart medication. She will have to stay a few days longer than we anticipated, but I am very optimistic that the infection will clear up. The worst case scenario is putting her back onto the transplant list. Dr. Wilson will take you to see Laura."
Arizona is looking over a case in the bed when Jenny walks into the bedroom. She looks at her wife and knew something was wrong.
"Did something happen to Laura?" Arizona asked.
"She caught an infection before the surgery and we didn't know how bad until we opened her up." Jenny said as she changes into her pajamas.
"As of right now? She's in CCU with around the clock monitoring. Wilson is watching her. I just...I'm thankful that Luke and Sofia are alive after what they have been through. But with me being pregnant with twins and making sure that you're ok, that the kids are ok. I am..."
"Baby, you don't need to testify." Arizona softly said as Jenny gets into the bed.
"No, I have to. Your lawyer called me on my way home and officially asked for me to testify and she wanted to use Luke too, but I nixed that one." Jenny wasn't going to mention that she met with the attorney earlier in the day.
"Well, just take it easy, ok? I don't need you passing out from syncope or something." Jenny kisses her wife.
"We're going to win this." Jenny softly said.
"I know." They kiss again.