Before I begin I would like to send my thoughts out to those of you in the U.S and especially those in Oklahoma. I hope that you can all pull together and help those in need and those who's lives have been devastated by this disaster.

Arizona came out of the shower refreshed and frustrated, but ready to go. She met Callie and Sofia in the lounge just as the taxi driver texted his arrival downstairs. Callie handed Sofia to Arizona and took Sofia's backpack and her luggage to the elevator. She pushed the button and waited as they exited the apartment so she could lock it. She came back just as the elevator arrived.

"Ready guys?"

Arizona and Sofia both nodded yes and entered for the short journey to the lobby. Callie handed her luggage to the driver and they all situated themselves in the back seat, Callie and Arizona on either side of Sofia. As the driver started the journey to Alex's house things were kind of tense. They were both contemplating what had been said and what had happened over the past 24 hours.

Callie knew there was no way she wanted to let her wife go, she wanted her back, she just was nowhere near ready for THAT kind of physical intimacy. Holding her wife while she cried or needing to be near her was one thing, sex was a whole other kettle of fish. God damn her hormones!

Arizona, on the other side of the taxi, was tense for a whole other set of reasons. She was so glad Callie and her had talked finally. Prior conversations between the couple were limited to Sofia or no words at all, just glares and silence. She didn't blame Callie for it, she was just glad they were getting somewhere. Her thoughts drifted to the upcoming plane ride and her mother's funeral. She was just so grateful she had someone with her, she didn't think she had a chance in hell of making it if she didn't have her family with her. The only thing she wasn't tense about was the fact she had finally said out loud that she had forgiven Callie a long time ago about her leg. It was a weight off her mind and she was hopeful it was the start they needed to heal their fractured marriage. The short ride to Alex's was over before they knew it. Arizona took Sofia on her hip while Callie got the luggage from the driver.

"Arizona, why don't you take Sofia inside while I pay and get started on your packing. I'll be there in a minute."

Arizona nodded and yes and headed up the driver, Sofia playing with her necklace and giggling the entire time. As she entered the home she was surprised to see Alex, Jo and Christina all home and in the kitchen eating. Who was guarding the hospital she wondered?

Alex and Jo looked up at the same time. Simultaneously they greeted the two. Christina however, just looked back to her food. She didn't have time for cheaters. She's had enough of that from her time with Owen. Besides, she was really Callie's friend, so she was Team Torres all the way! However, she couldn't resist a little ribbing at her newest roommate.

"Hey there McCheat! Where were you last night? Out with another booty call? You take my God daughter out there to help you pull? Why don't you get a puppy too, you wouldn't ever fail!"

Just as she was about to reply Callie came in the door pulling her luggage and struggling with her purse and Sofia's backpack. Callie deposited them in the living room and walked in to the kitchen just as Christina finished speaking. She could feel the tension but didn't know what had transpired. "Hey guys. How are you?"

When no one answered she turned to Arizona. "Ari, why don't you go get your stuff. I called the airline and they said we could get the shuttle in half and hour. I'll wait here."

Arizona was pissed at Christina, but she just nodded yes and went to head upstairs. "I'm just gonna take Sofia with me. I'll be ready."

As soon as Arizona was out of sight Callie turned to the other three who had remained silent since she had come it. "Okay. What's going on?"

Alex spoke up. He pointed to Christina. "Numb nuts her decided to give Arizona shit, as per usual." Alex turned to Christina. "Why don't you stay out of it? Let her be. She's been through enough. Give her a break!"

Christina huffed. "I don't gotta do nothing for her. So she lost a leg, boo hoo. She's still alive, unlike Lexie and Mark. And she still had a family and a marriage and she threw that away. I've had PTSD twice! You don't see me cheating on my spouse, do you?" Christina sat back with her arms folded.

Alex went to say something, but Callie silenced him. She turned to Christina. "While I appreciated your support, just lay off okay! Her mother died yesterday. Sofia and I are going to Baltimore with her for the funeral."

She sat down at the table while Jo put a cup of coffee in front of her. She looked like she needed it!

"Thanks." She took a satisfying sip and looked back up at the three of them. "We had a long talk, well fight, last night and this morning. She finally admitted she has forgiven me for her leg. She finally admitted that she put me in an impossible situation about promising to save the leg. The only thing we really haven't tackled is the cheating. But, I mean, I get it. I don't like it, but I get it. She told me she needed to lost control, but she should have trusted me to help her when she needed to do that."

Christina leaned forward to Callie. "Are you going to take her back?"

"I want too, but we have a lot to get through and a lot to talk about." She sighed. She really hadn't wanted to tell people about her therapy just yet, but these people were her friends. "I just want to get through the funeral and then when we come back, I want us to go to therapy. I've been seeing a therapist at Seattle Pres. on Thursday's. We've been working on things I needed to get through. I hope when we get back she can see both of us and we can work on our things together."

All three were not really surprised Callie had sought help. She may have been a bad ass Latina, but she was human. She's been hurt and to make it worse, everyone had found out about it thanks to the usual gossip train of nurses. They had seen the two of them enter the on call room and they had seen Arizona leave the room looking disheveled. They put two and two together. When it was clear that Callie and Arizona were not talking, the rumour was confirmed!

Christina stood up and took her dishes to the sink. She turned back to Callie. "Well good luck with that. I'm off to Mer's for some Little Bailey time! See you 'round bitches!"

Callie just chuckled at Christina while Arizona called down from upstairs. "Callie, can you come get Sofia so I can bring down my luggage?"

Callie got up with a glance at Alex and Jo and went up the stairs. She picked up the luggage. "You take Sofia, I got this."

Arizona just smiled and walked down with Sofia. As they got to the lounge a horn honked outside. "Shuttles here."

Arizona turned to Alex and Jo who had come in and held the door open for the Robbins-Torres family. As she passed Alex whispered to Arizona. "Good luck, see you when you get back."

Arizona turned back to Alex. "Thank you, for everything. Call me if anything comes up."

Alex gave Arizona a tiny shove. "God woman, you've got enough on your plate, just go! Jo and I have your back." Jo nodded in agreement beside Alex.

Arizona nodded in agreement and headed out to Callie who was giving the luggage to the driver. Callie took Sofia and put her in the shuttle. Callie looked back at her. "Hey you alright?" Callie put her hands on her shoulders.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's get this show on the road."

Callie nodded. She trusted that after everything they had talked about with trust that Arizona would tell her if she wasn't okay. They got in the shuttle bus and headed to SeaTac. It was only then that it dawned on Arizona. Shit, she had to get on a plane! Fuck. She couldn't help the shakes that started to rumble through her body. She turned to Callie and pulled her out of her musings.

"Callie?"

Callie turned absently to Arizona. "What's up?"

"I don't think I can get on the plane."

"Arizona look at me. I'm here, Sofia's here. We are going to get through this. We are going to get on that plane and we are going to see your Dad and say goodbye to your Mum. I told you before the crash, anything you can't do, I will. I'm here. That's how it works. We're all gonna be just fine. I will help you see it through. Just trust me."

Arizona nodded yes. "Thank you Callie."

Callie just smiled. She turned back to Sofia who had sat on her lap. "We'll help Mama won't we, yes we will!"

Arizona just laughed and smiled. Of course she could get through this! She had her beautiful wife and child to get her through! As they approached SeaTac she found her nerves were still there, just they were reduced to a small tremor instead of a 7.0 earthquake!

They got out of the shuttle, grabbed a trolley for their luggage and headed into the terminal. Arizona balanced Sofia on one hip while Callie pushed the trolley. She couldn't help the domesticity of the situation and placed her hand over Callie's on the trolley. She squeezed it like she did at Bailey's wedding. Callie took one hand off the trolley and held Arizona's hand. They got to the counter and confirmed their on-line booking. They put their luggage on the scale and watched it get taken away. They got their boarding passes and headed to the gate. Sitting down, Callie looked at Arizona to see how she was handling being in an airport for the first time since the crash. To her surprise, she seemed quite calm.

Callie spoke up. "Hey. I need a water. You want anything?"

Arizona shook her head. "No, I'm good. I'm just gonna go to the toilet and change Sofia. I'll meet you back here."

"Okay, cool. Meet you back here."

As they walked in separate directions, they both smiled. Callie purchased her water and walked back to find Arizona returning with Sofia. Just as they met up their flight number got called. They were first on board. Don't you just love first class! After getting settled they waited though the usual pre flight instructions and for the engines to start. Arizona sat at the window seat, Sofia in between them. As the plane started to vibrate Arizona tensed. She went white as a ghost and gripped the arm rest like her life depended on it. She need help. In the recent past she would have been stubborn and not asked but she knew she needed to. She turned to Callie.

"Callie, I need you!"

Callie turned to her wife and noticed her posture and colour. She reached over Sofia and took Arizona's hand. "Just look at me. Look at me and forget where you are. Hey, did I tell you about my surgery last week? Oh, yeah stupid me, I wasn't talking to you then!" Callie did a fake slap on her head while Arizona laughed despite herself. Sofia laughed along with her Mama.

Arizona looked at her wife and daughter and felt the tension leave her body. This woman was amazing! How could she think there was anyone out there better for her?

"Tell me about it Callie."

"Okay. well this guy comes in..."

Arizona listened as her wife talked about her surgery. Before she met Callie she thought of Ortho as boring and carpentry, but her wife made it great! They started exchanging stories, and before they knew it they were in Baltimore.