6 months into the relationship and Callie and Arizona have been spending most of their free time together. As well as multiple dates including days out, more walks in the park and meals out, they had included Sofia in a number of these dates, which Arizona called family dates. They had gone to the zoo, not just for the enjoyment of Sofia though Arizona would not admit it. They had also baked multiple cakes, cookies and other sweet treats and one night Sofia and Arizona had even cooked Callie dinner.

When Arizona had a spare few minutes during her shift, she would go and visit Sofia in the day care, much to the joy of Sofia. The two had become even more attached to each other and when Arizona was round for dinner, she would read Sofia stories before she went to bed. Callie never grew jealous of the growing relationship between her girlfriend and her daughter, instead, she saw it as something beautiful. Arizona had opened up so much since their first meeting, her eyes sparkling more frequently, as well as much brighter and it seemed she had a more positive outlook on life.

The two had officially become girlfriends four and a half months into their dating. It was Arizona who popped the question, surprising Callie who had not wanted to push anything or spook Arizona.

Intimately, there had been no sex, though it had been on each other women's minds. Luckily for Arizona, Callie knew almost exactly how she felt which made the lines of communication easier between the two of them. Arizona often wouldn't have to say anything and Callie would know how she was feeling. There had been lots of intense making out sessions, a handful of which had led to both women being either shirtless and or braless but nothing further had occurred.

Despite the lack of a sexual relationship, neither of them had felt as close to another partner as they did to each other. Maybe it was the waiting or maybe it was two halves of a whole connecting together. Feeling complete, the women talked about anything and everything under the sun, including Callie's love for conspiracy theories which did make Arizona laugh when she found out. But seeing the passion behind the brunette's eyes made her stop laughing and it was one of the many things she loved about the woman. Not that she had told her yet.

The two of them hadn't told Sofia that they were dating yet, so they couldn't be intimate in front of her. Callie wanted to wait to tell her baby girl about Arizona being her girlfriend when they had been together for a bit longer, fearing what would happen if they broke up. Sofia was already so attached to Arizona as her mum's friend, she dreaded to think what would happen if they were to break up; it would probably crush Sofia. As she had never dated seriously whilst Sofia had been alive, she was also apprehensive about how Sofia would react to her having a girlfriend or boyfriend as it was uncharted territory for the two of them. Even though Sofia clearly loved Arizona, and the blonde loved her back, would Sofia still feel that way towards her if she knew that they were dating?

On their sixth month anniversary, under the stars in Callie's back garden, Arizona was asked by Callie if she would like to spend the night one night. Seeing the instant panic that quickly covered the blonde's face, the brunette quickly explained that staying the night didn't mean that there would be any pressure to have sex and suggested that they included Sofia in their plans, hoping to stop Arizona spiralling.

After a few minutes of quiet contemplation, ocean blue eyes captured coffee brown ones and Arizona agreed to spend the night. She quickly got suggesting ideas of things they could do with Sofia, including fort building, Disney films and popcorn!

Callie couldn't help but chuckle at the blonde and they spend the rest of the time before Arizona went home wrapped in each other's arms, planning their first sleepover. Arizona still apprehensive about the whole ordeal but deciding to push herself and conquer her fears to spend time with the precious little girl she loves so much as well has her girlfriend. She knew what Callie had done, by opening the invitation to include Sofia it was guaranteed that it would be a PG rated sleepover at most and she couldn't love Callie any more for making her more at ease.


Standing outside Callie's door, Arizona is once again standing outside, fear flooding her system. In the bag slung over her shoulder is a change of clothes, full length pyjama bottoms and her old, baggy John Hopkins t-shirt and all the other necessary items needed for spending the night at someone's house. Under her arm is a pair of crutches. Callie had a spare pair that she was told that she could borrow but Arizona decided that she would feel more comfortable using her own when she would inevitably have to take off her prosthetic.

Taking one last deep breath, her knuckles rap on the door. From the inside she can hear Sofia scream with delight followed quickly by the sound of small footsteps running towards the door, causing the blonde to chuckle slightly. "Zony!" she hears Sofia exclaim. "Mama! Come let Zony in!"

Looking down she can see that Sofia has opened the letter box flap. Leaning over so she is more eye level with the mini brunette, Arizona smiles which causes an even bigger smile to erupt on Sofia's face. "Hey there little miss" she coos.

"Mama is being slow Zony" Sofia pouts "We gunna make cupcakes. Mama slow."

"I'm sure your mama is going to come as soon as she can and then we can make the best cupcakes in the world. How does that sound?"

"AMAZING! They gunna be da bestest cupcakes ever" Sofia starts to jump up and down with excitement, shutting the letter box as she hears Callie walking up the hall.

The front door opens and Arizona is met with the warmth of Callie's chocolate brown eyes. Before they can even say anything to each other, Sofia attached herself to Arizona's real leg, throwing her arms around her placing kisses all over it, squeezing tightly.

"Come on Sof, let Arizona in the house" Callie chuckles, trying to separate her daughter from her girlfriend.

"No." Sofia pouts, holding on even tighter "If I let go, Zony leave."

"No I won't little miss, I have until tomorrow with you and we have so much to do!"

"We do?" Sofia looks up at Arizona wide eyed. "What we do tonight?"

"Well, I'm sure your mama mentioned baking cupcakes and you can't have a sleepover without the most important thing of all" Arizona pauses for dramatic effect.

"What Zony" Sofia asks impatiently.

"A fort!" Arizona says, tickling the mini brunette under her armpits, causing her leg to be freed.

"Go go go Zony! Come on, why we waiting I wanna bake cakies" Sofia says, running back into the house, running between Callie's legs and into the kitchen.

"Hold on mija!" Callie calls after her tornado of a daughter "We need to eat dinner first!"

Turning back to face Arizona, she gives her a toothy grin before placing a light kiss on Arizona's lips. "Still sure you want to spend the night?" She jokes, taking Arizona's crutches from underneath her arm.

"I'm absolutely sure" Arizona returns the smile. "There's no place I'd rather be".

Sharing one last kiss, the two women head into Callie's house and Arizona popped her bag in the front room before heading into the kitchen to find Sofia skipping around the kitchen, singing a song about cupcakes, wearing a small apron that was covered in rainbows. Spotting Arizona, she stops her singing and climbs onto a chair to give the blonde another hug.

The two adults start preparing the dinner of meatballs, tomato sauce and pasta whilst Sofia sat at the kitchen table colouring, swinging her legs with happiness and her tongue poking out of her mouth slightly with concentration.

Once dinner is prepared, Sofia insists on sitting next to Arizona, which Callie fakes protests to with a clear smile on her face as her daughter and girlfriend sit together, smiling and joking.

Once dinner is prepared, Sofia insists on sitting next to Arizona, which Callie fakes protests to with a clear smile on her face as her daughter and girlfriend sit together, smiling and joking.

Dinner eaten, the three start baking their cupcakes. "Cupcake time!" Sofia's sings, skipping around the kitchen. Callie puts on the radio and Sofia and Callie start to dance around the kitchen. "Come dance wif me Zony" Sofia says, her big brown eyes smiling up at her blonde friend.

"I'm not very good at dancing Sof" Arizona says, worried that she will lose her balance and fall and make a fool of herself in front of Callie and Sofia and embarrass herself.

"But dance fun" Sofia pesters, "Mama and I have dance party and we dance lots"

"Well, that sounds like fun" Arizona smiles.

"So, you dance wif me?" Sofia asks, batting her eyelashes, making herself look extra cute.

Looking at Callie who smiles at her and nods, conveying that it's ok for Arizona to dance, knowing the internal struggle Arizona is going through. Before the car crash, Callie loved to dance. On nights out, she'd dance with almost anyone, just enjoying the movements her body made to the music. But after the crash and the subsequent loss of her leg and birth of her daughter, she lost her confidence and with a young child to look after she had an excuse to stay in. After the crash, she'd been attending weekly therapy sessions at Addie's insistence, using Sofia as an emotional blackmail saying that her daughter would need a mum who is strong enough to look after her. As much as she didn't want to admit it, the guilt trip worked.

After nine months with since the crash and eight with her therapist, Callie was more confident walking on her leg and finally opening up, she finally felt she was getting somewhere. They hadn't only discussed the crash and the loss of her best friend but her family and their reaction to her coming out and her growing up. She discussed how dancing was a thing that she used to do for fun, alone in her room when she was school and had barely any friends. So, her therapist set her a task for her to dance in the week before the next session.

One evening, Callie picked started her favourite dance playlist and started to let the music wash over her, letting the beat carry her movements. She took a tentative few steps, swaying her hips to the beat before gaining confidence and picking up her daughter. The two of them swayed to the music, Sofia on Callie's hip, babbling along to the music as her mum held her close.

Snapping out of her memory, Callie sees Arizona taking similar careful steps to the ones she had taken a few years ago, the only difference between their experiences is that Arizona has support with her. Sofia reaches up, and Arizona takes her hand, squeezing lightly and returning Callie's smile.

Taking a step forward, Arizona's smile grows as her hips start to move the music. Seeing Arizona start to dance, Sofia squeals with glee and starts to shake her body more or less in time with the music, causing the two adults to chuckle slightly at her actions.

As Callie prepares the ingredients for the cupcakes as she watches the two of them dance, Arizona's confidence growing with every step. Usually, Sofia is much more intense when she dances, but even at her young age she was aware of being calmer around Arizona, noticing that the blonde could sometimes be uneasy on her feet, especially later in the day.

Watching the two dance Callie can't help but smile. She never thought she'd end up here, with someone who loves her daughter so much, especially someone her daughter loves and looks up to. Since the first time they met, Sofia has become infatuated with the blonde.

Checking her watch, Callie realises the time. "As much fun as you two seem to be having, I think you might want to stop and start the cupcakes" Callie smiles.

"CUPCAKES" Sofia cries with joy before letting of Arizona's hands and running off to the bathroom off the kitchen to wash her hands. Almost as quickly as she left, the little brunette returned, hands damp from not quite drying them properly. "Apron mama" She says, trying to reach the apron off the hook.

"Apron mama what?" Callie asks back, a slight frown coming over her face.

"Apron mama; pleaseeee" Sofia says, batting her eyelashes, trying to look extra cute so her mum wouldn't be too upset that she forgot to say please.

"That's much better mija" Callie says with a smile before she ties the apron straps around her daughter's waist.

All hands washed, the three start to make the batter, Sofia dusting the counter with flour and sugar as she pours in the ingredients. As they mix the batter, the three of them joke and laugh as if they don't have a care in the world. Callie and Arizona subtly flirt with each other, almost teasing each other, causing both women to be frustrated with the other, but loving every moment of it.

Cupcakes in the oven, the scent wafting starting to waft through the house, filling their noses. Callie and Arizona carry chairs from the kitchen into the sitting room to start making their blanket fort whilst Sofia runs upstairs and starts to throw all the blankets she can find down the stairs before running them into the front room.

"Will our castle be da bestest?" Sofia asks Arizona, handing her a blanket.

"Of course it will be sweetie" Arizona says, accepting the blanket and starts to place it over the chairs, starting to create the roof for their fort. As Callie and Arizona create the roof for their den, Sofia places cushions on the floor to make it comfortable for the three of them to lie comfortably in as well as extra blankets to lie under. To complete the fort, Sofia runs upstairs one final time and grabs some of her favourite toys, including her amputee dolly.

"What do you think Sof?" Callie asks her daughter, unable to stop the smile that spread across her face at the clear joy that has overcome the small brunette.

"It perfect mama" Sofia smiles, jumping up and down, unable to contain her excitement.

Before anyone has time to do anything else, the timer goes off, indicating that the cupcakes have baked. Without hesitation, Sofia jumps up and runs into the kitchen, closely followed by Callie. Arizona can't help but chuckle at the two brunettes before following them into the kitchen, following the increasing scent of freshly baked cupcakes, as if in a cartoon following the smell of the baked goods.

"Cupcakes" Sofia says, reaching out to grab one before Callie lightly swats her hand away before scolding her playfully.

"We need to let them cool, mija. Then we can put the icing on them." Sofia pouts at the news that she can't eat cupcakes right away "But" Callie continues "We can watch a film first than then we can ice them and eat them"

"Coco?" Sofia asks

"The drink or the film?" Callie asks, knowing that she means the film but will probably try to get away with both. She isn't often allowed hot chocolate but since this is a special occasion she thinks she can allow it.

"Bof?" Sofia asks sweetly.

"Just this once, ok?" Callie replies.

Arizona watches the two, smiling at the interaction. She never felt she'd ever get to have anything close to anything to what she's experiencing now. Though Sofia didn't know that the two were dating, she could tell the mini Callie looked up to her. She didn't try to parent Sofia, Callie had never asked her to and she didn't want to overstep the boundary but she loved Sofia as if she was her own. When she was round at Callie's, she would read Sofia books before she went to bed, play with her and assist Callie in bath time on occasion. When the three of them went out, Sofia often chose to hold Arizona's hand over Callie's, which made Arizona's heart swell with love. She spoke to Callie about this, to make sure that she was comfortable with these events and Callie said that she couldn't be happier with the relationship the blonde had formed with her daughter. She had had some dreams over the last few months of a couple of years down the road, Sofia calling her mummy and a new born, creating their own family. One she'd always dreamed of.

"Do you want coco Zona?" Sofia asks, holding out a much that was clearly designed by the little girl. When Arizona confirms that she does, Sofia continues "Dis a special mug. I drawed on it. You can use it". Which only caused Arizona's heart to fill with more love for the small girl.

"Why thank you, special girl" Arizona coos "It's a very beautiful mug. I feel very honoured to be allowed to use it"

Once the hot chocolate is made, snacks prepped and the film in the DVD player, the three of them settle down, Sofia insisting that Arizona go in the middle so that both of the brunettes can cuddle up to the blonde, which made the two adults laugh. For someone who didn't know that her mum was dating the blonde, she had obviously recognised how close her mother was with her friend, having seen them cuddle up on the sofa on more than one occasion; just like Arizona would do with her when they read or watched tv shows together.

"Dis is my favwote film" Sofia whispers, not so quietly, in Arizona's ear; her breath tickling the blonde's ear. "I love singin the songs and the peoples look like me" She says simply before rolling over and stuffing a mouth full of popcorn in her mouth.

Arizona remains stunned at Sofia's words "And you're the most beautiful little girl in the world Sofia" Arizona whispers, tickling her lightly before pulling her into a tight hug, trying to express to the little girl just how much she cares about her.

As the film continues, Sofia tries to sing along to the lyrics, though not very successfully and Arizona and Callie caught each other's eyes and the two of them smile. "You ok?" Callie mouths, reaching her arm around Sofia to squeeze Arizona's hand. Running her thumb over the blonde's soft skin, Callie feels a sense of calm wash over her body. Arizona feels the same serenity flood over her the second Callie's hand makes contact with hers.

Reaching over, Arizona pops a piece of popcorn into Callie's mouth, running her finger over Callie's lips before dipping her finger into her mouth. Suppressing a moan, Callie shuts her eyes, enjoying the feeling of Arizona this intimate with her.

Both women jump apart when Sofia moves in between the two of them, startling them out of their trance. "Popcorn Zona?" she asks.

"I'd love some" Arizona smiles, ruffling Sofia's hair. Sofia picks up a handful of popcorn and starts to feed it to Arizona, one piece at a time, taking her eyes off the film for the first time since it started.

Once the film is over, Sofia and Arizona both shedding tears, of sadness and happiness. "Right, little miss" Callie says, "It's pyjama time" she blows a raspberry on the slip of Sofia's skin that's on show, causing Sofia to giggle and flail her limbs as she laughs.

"Stop mami stop" she giggles "Help me Zona" she struggles to get out over her laughter.

"I'll stop if you put your pyjamas on" Callie interjects.

"Zonaaaa" Sofia cries out.

"Watch out Calliope" Arizona chuckles "Because Sofia just got reinforcements" and without another thought she reaches up and starts to tickle Callie.

At Arizona's actions, Callie's actions slow and Sofia manages to wriggle free and starts to join Arizona in tickling of her mother.

"Oh I see how it is" Callie says, gasping for breath between laughs. "You two are ganging up on me"

"No one is ganging up on you Calliope" Arizona says with a smirk.

"Oh you shall live to regret this Arizona" Callie says with a glint in her eye, causing Arizona to gulp.

"Right" Arizona says, pulling away from the two brunettes. "Your mama said something about pyjamas and I bet you have some really cute pyjamas"

"I has the bestest jamas" Sofia says smiling from ear to ear. "Dey have puppies on them. Mama won't let me get a puppy" She pouts.

"We aren't getting into this now Sof" Callie says, rolling her eyes slightly. "But why don't you go show Arizona your pyjamas now you two have stopped tickling me"

"Zony and I win tickley fight" Sofia says proudly before waiting for Arizona to stand up. Once Arizona is upright, Sofia takes her hand and practically sprints off up the stairs, dragging the blonde behind her.

"I'm just going to the loo Sofia, can you be a big girl and put on your pyjamas?"

"I big girl" Sofia smiles before rushing off to prove just how grown up she is.

Once Arizona has been to the toilet, quickly brushing her hair and washing her face before leaving the room to check on Sofia. What she sees is adorable. Sofia has managed to put on her night pull ups, pyjama bottoms but her head is stuck in the head hole and her arms are flailing; trying to find their way out.

"Hey there Sofia, did you need a hand?" Arizona asks quietly, trying not to startle the mini brunette.

"I big girl. I change myself" Sofia mumbles from inside her fabric prison.

"You can still be a big girl and ask for help"

"Ok… Help Zona…" Sofia says hesitantly. Once freed from her tshirt and properly dressed, she pulls Arizona into a big hug and places a wet kiss on her cheek. "Zona…" she pauses before looking up into Arizona's deep blue eyes. "Can I tell you a secrets?"

"Of course you can" Arizona says, smiling down at the small bundle of joy with nothing but love and adoration.

"Dis the bestest fun I've had ever" She whispers, not so quietly in Arizona's ear.

"Really?" Arizona asks. "This is the most fun I've ever had too. You're amazing Sofia, I hope you know that" she says before pulling Sofia into a big hug.

Unbeknownst to them, Callie watched the exchange between her daughter and her girlfriend through the crack in the door and a tear falls down her cheek as she watches the love between the two of them. "How did I get so lucky?" she asks herself, wiping away the tears from her eyes.


So... Thoughts?