Thank you all for the reviews! The story is moving along and we will get to the visiting the parents thing in a chapter or two. We have it all written, but it's just a matter of splitting it up into sections and chapters. Enjoy!


"Mami. Mommy. My tummy hurts."

Arizona and Callie looked up from the movie they were watching. Moving blankets aside, Arizona made room for Julianna. "Come on over sweetie."

Julianna walked over and snuggled in. "My tummy woke me up."

Both parents cuddled up next to Julianna. When she got comfortable, Arizona began stroking her hair to comfort her and to feel her forehead without her getting suspicious. She was shocked when she noticed how hot Julianna's head was. "Her head is really warm Cal," she whispered into her girlfriend's ear.

Snapping out of it, Callie whispered back. "Are you sure?"

"I think I know if it's hot or not, Calliope."

Callie felt for herself. "What should we do? Give her medicine? She is only three. I'm not used to handling this."

Arizona smiled. "Let's just call the pediatrician to start off."

An hour later, Julianna was fast asleep in her bed while Callie and Arizona stood in the doorway, watching her sleep. Putting an arm around Arizona, Callie pulled her close. "If her temperature doesn't break by morning we will bring her to the doctor."

"I'm now admitting that I'm a little worried, Calliope. She's my tiny human."

"Your tiny human will be fine. It's just a fever."

Huffing quietly, Arizona dragged Callie, who had been the crazy mother only an hour before, away from the door and down to their room. "Yes and if it doesn't break by morning, we are in for a load of crankiness and lack of sleep."


"No."

"Julianna."

"That thing is ugly!"

Callie sighed. Clenching her fist around the tiny hospital gown, she held in her groan of frustration. "Well if you want Aunt Addy to make you feel better, you need to put it on."

"But Mami! Why can't I just stay in my PJ's?"

"Because I said so. Lift your arms up so I can get you into this thing before you try and find a way out of it," Callie instructed, her no nonsense voice coming out.

Crossing her arms deliberately, Julianna stared. "Uh uh."

Arizona chose that moment to enter the room. Taking one look at her daughter and her girlfriend, her eyebrows shot up. "Arms up. Now, J-bug."

Groaning and shooting her arms up so Callie could take her purple pajama top off, Julianna glared at Arizona. "I need a sissssser. It's not fair that it's two to one."

Smirking at Arizona, Callie quickly undressed Julianna and threw the hospital gown over her head. "This thing don't even tie in the back!" the three-year-old squealed and pouted.

Walking behind her, Callie grabbed the ties and pulled them closed. "Yes it does. You're lucky you're so little, brat."

A moment later the door opened, Addison stepping through it and giving her favorite family an award winning smile. "Well hello. How are you feeling, little miss?"

"Icky."

Addison chuckled. "What hurts, Jules?"

"Every-sing."

Laughing, Addison picked Julianna up from the floor and plopped her on the bed. "Well let's take a quick look and get you feeling better. Say ah for me."

Callie knew Julianna wouldn't just open up and she couldn't help laughing when she gave Addison a very 'Arizona' look: eyebrows furrowed, mouth in a pout. "What do you think you're gonna do with that stick thing? It ain'ts going in my mouth."

Hearing her daughter's attitude, Arizona quickly approached the two. "Excuse me missy, you listen to what Aunt Addy says. Mami and I have to go talk to the nurses. When we get back, Aunt Addy better give us a good report about you behaving."

Rolling her eyes, Jules nodded. "Okay, Mommy."


Julianna was parked in front of the living room television watching The Little Mermaid and eating frozen yogurt.

"Your kid would be showing signs of possibly needing her tonsils out later," Arizona commented as she watched Callie make lunch for the three of them.

"My kid?"

"Yuh huh."

"Ella es tu hija, mi amor."

Arizona glared. "I've been around you long enough to at least understand that. And my tonsils are fine, thankyouverymuch."

Before Callie could come up with a comeback, Julianna was screaming for Arizona. "Mommy! The scary part is coming up. Come fast-er-forwards."

"Go fast-er-forwards, Ari."

Winking, Arizona shuffled into the living room and skipped the DVD to the next scene. "All better?"

"All better," Julianna confirmed, nodding her head and getting caught up in Ariel trying to walk on her newfound legs.

"Five more minutes until lunch, J-bug."


"I'm going to run into the office for a few hours. Call me if the two of you need anything, okay?"

Callie looked up from the intense game of Disney Princess Tic-Tac-Toe that she and Julianna were playing. "Will do. Be careful. Love you. Jul, say byebye to Mommy."

Rolling out of her bean bag chair, Julianna ran up to Arizona and latched on to her legs. "Do you haveeeeeeeee to go?"

"I haveeeeeee to go. I'll be back at dinner. Don't worry your pretty little blond head. And beat Mami, okay?"

Eyes twinkling, Julianna smiled. "Duh, Mommy."


"I thought you were supposed to be sick," Callie groaned when Julianna ran into the master bedroom and hopped up on the bed, jumping up and down excitedly.

"Aunt Addy told you that I would feel lots better wif the meder-cine."

"Maybe I should check what medicine Aunt Addy gave you...you're acting like you're on speed."

"Huh?"

"Nothing, baby. Do you want to take a walk?"

"Can I hold Bubba's leash?" Julianna asked, eyes lighting up.

"How about you hold Miglet's leash? Bubba is still too big for you, shawty."

Shrugging, Julianna hopped down and took off towards the closet, calling for their two dogs.

"You need to change first!"


Callie smiled when Julianna held her hand out once they got outside. Clasping her hand with her daughter, she made sure their Puli wasn't dragged Jules too much. Their German Shepherd was trotting along calmly, thank god, so Callie could keep her attention on her daughter and the puppy.

Jules hummed along to some Disney Channel song that Callie knew Arizona knew the words too. "What song are you singing, Jul?"

"The pebble in the water one."

Racking her brain, Callie came up blank. "You're so your Mommy's daughter."

At the site of the small playground up ahead, Callie watched Julianna's eyes widen in anticipation. "Please, Mami?"

"Of course. Give me Miglet and you run ahead. Grab the purple swing."

Once Callie got to Julianna, her daughter was already playing with another little girl by the jungle gym. Taking a seat on the bench next to a dirty blond-haired woman, Callie let Miglet and Bubba lay down.

"She yours?" the woman asked, motioning towards Julianna.

Breaking out into a soft smile, Callie nodded. "Mhm."

"Meredith," the woman introduced, sticking her hand out for Callie to shake. "My daughter's name is Grace. And my son's name is Christopher."

"Callie. Julianna," she explained, nodding off towards the blond who was dressed in purple leggings and a sparkly black and white dress.

"She's looks like quite a bundle of excitedness," Meredith noticed, Julianna busy trying to get across the monkey bars without slipping or messing up.

Laughing, Callie nodded furiously. "Takes after her Mommy."

Raising her eyebrows, Meredith glanced at Callie. "Really? Don't get the crazy hyper vibe from you."

Shaking her head and chuckling, Callie corrected the woman. "Sorry, no, not me. My partner."

"Makes more sense now," Meredith acknowledged, not making the lesbian thing a big deal to Callie's relief.

"Mami!" Jules screamed, running over and almost face-planting halfway there. "Can Grace come over to play?"

Callie shared a smile with Meredith. "Not today, monster. But I'll talk to Mrs...?"

"Shepherd. But she can call me Meredith," Meredith added, understanding what Callie was looking for.

"I'll talk to Meredith and see if we can set up a play date, okay?"

"Yes!"


"MOMMY," came the shrill shriek from the little body as Julianna jumped off the counter, falling in the process, and took off towards the foyer.

"Julianna Ryan! Mommy just opened the garage. No jumping off counters. You have a few seconds," Callie yelled after her, terrified that one day her insane daughter would break her arm or bust her face open.

"Sorry," came the not very sorry or apologetic voice. Rolling her eyes, Callie continued making the salad for dinner. In all honesty, she loved when Arizona came home. Not only did she want to see her, but the way Jul ran to her in excitement made her heart melt.

Dropping the head of lettuce, she walked into the hall to witness the predictable scene. The second Arizona opened the door that lead downstairs to the basement and garage, Julianna was at her legs, clawing up them like a baby gorilla.

"Hey," Arizona rasped, letting out a breathy sigh and unloading everything that was in her arms onto the table next to her so that she could grab the three-year-old before her nails did any permanent damage. "How are you feeling?" she asked when Julianna buried her head in her neck.

"Lots better. Missed you," came the muffled reply.

Racking her fingernails gently over Julianna's back, Arizona slipped off her sandals and walked to Callie. "Hello to you too," she whispered, leaning in for a kiss.

"Hey. How was work?"

"Fabulous. Sold two of the houses on the waiting list."

"Work was fab-a-liss?" Jules asked, pulling back after one long sniff of her mother's distinct smell.

"Not as fabulous as you, J-bug."

"Duh, Mommy."

Callie and Arizona snorted at their daughter's signature line. "Mmm...what smells so good? Were you helping Mami?"

"A-spag-sper-get-sky and uh huh!"

Grinning at Callie, Arizona followed her into the kitchen, Julianna still attached to her body. "Spaghetti, huh? My favorite."

"I know, Mommy! That's why we is makin' it."

"Well aren't you sweet, monster? Can you finish helping Mami with the salad while I go change?"

"Can I pick out your outfit first?"

"Please do. I don't want to pick out the hard boiled egg shells anymore," Callie teased, shooing the two out of the kitchen.

"You better get all those shells out, Calliope!" she heard her girlfriend scream as she walked up the steps.

"Ustedes dos son un dolor en mi trasero," she mumbled.

Halfway up the stairs, Arizona's eyebrows furrowed together. "What'd she say?" she whisper-asked Jul.

"She said we is a pain in her butt."


"Phew, Calliope. I am stuffed. Very good job, you two."

Jul and her spaghetti covered mouth looked to Arizona. "I helped, but Mami did most of it."

Wiping her daughter's mouth off, Arizona giggled at the modesty. "Oh really? But Mami said you are the one that adds the secret ingredient."

Thinking about it, Jul nodded. "Yep. I added the secret ingredient. Just the rights amount."

Callie rolled her eyes. "If you want to finish your movie you better get your dish to the counter and start watching because it's almost bath time."

Without another word, Julianna was up and rushing to the kitchen. Arizona looked at Callie. "Did you do that on purpose?"

Moving the spaghetti around on her plate, Callie hid her blushing. "Maybe. I miss my girlfriend."

"We can spend time together tonight. I have a feeling little miss hyper will be falling asleep early."

"She has been going all day. I will be shocked if she doesn't. She made a new friend today by the way. Her name is Grace."

"Did you guys go to the park?"

"Yeah, and the mom wasn't even insulted or taken aback when she found out we were lesbians."

"That's always a good thing."

"Her name is Meredith. She works at the hospital with Addy. Ironic, right?"

Shrugging, Arizona reached for the cheese. "Weird. Is she pretty?" she teased, twirling spaghetti on her fork.

"Eh, she's okay. But my girlfriend beats all."

"Because she's super?"

"The super best," Callie clarified, giving her a smile.

Opening her mouth to talk before she finished chewing and swallowing, Arizona got out the first syllable before Callie gave her a fierce look. "Finish and you can talk."

Swallowing a moment later, Arizona flashed her a smile, spaghetti sauce still stuck to her teeth and tongue. Ignoring the instinct to remove it with her own tongue, Callie ate the food on her plate and watched as her girlfriend tried to find the words to whatever she was trying to say. "Just spit it out, AZ."

"Uh...when do we have to leave for the devil's lair?"

Busting out laughing and covering her mouth so Jules didn't run in, Callie coughed to stop herself. "We leave for my parents' next week. I can't believe you just said that."

Resting her head on her hand Arizona opened her eyes wide in shock. "What? You know my opinion on your parents. Remember when they surprised us when I came back from Africa and your mother tore me apart every chance she got?"

Nodding her head in remembrance, Callie tried to salvage her parents just a little. "Yes, but you have to admit, the longer you're around, the better they are with you. They just didn't trust you not to leave me."

"Well they should be over it by now. We live together and have a kid for monkey's sake," Arizona shot back, ready to argue about this subject matter.

"You're right, but you know what? I haven't heard any noise from the living room for a while."

"Me either," Arizona relented as she stood up to go into the living room and inspect things for herself. She saw what she suspected. Jul was passed out in her bean bag chair on the floor. "Cal, take her up to bed."

Callie entered the room and did as Arizona asked. As she laid Julianna down, her eyes began to flutter open. "Mami, I didn't finish my movie."

Checking her daughter's forehead with her cheek then kissing it before sitting up again, Callie smiled at her beautiful Arizona clone of a daughter. "That's alright sweetie. Mommy and I are off tomorrow. We will all watch it together?"

Basically asleep again, Julianna rolled onto her side. "Promise?"

"Promesa pequeña. Dulces sueños. Te amo."

Callie carefully got up, turned the night light on, and left the room, closing the door quietly behind her. As she entered her own room, she smiled when she saw Arizona step out of the bathroom. "So what were you saying about missing me? I love when you compliment me."

Rolling her eyes with a smile, Callie walked over and let her hands fall and grip Arizona's hip, pulling her into her. Nuzzling her forehead with her nose, Callie inhaled. Arizona's scent could always make her feel one hundred and one different emotions.

"You planning on sleeping tonight?" she asked, watching as the blond responded by quirking an eyebrow.

"No. I plan on ravishing you all night. Good thing we're off tomorrow."