A/N Hope you enjoy this chapter!

Parks and Disapproval

It had been two days since Irina's revelation and since then she had returned to the happy talkative child that she had been before she had met Mark. Arizona had found a child psychologist whose specialty was dealing with childhood traumas and Irina had her first appointment with this woman tomorrow. Today Callie and Arizona wanted to take Irina to the park. They wanted her to relax completely before she went to see the new doctor tomorrow. There was a park just down the street from their house and they hadn't even taken Irina there yet. They knew that the park was usually filled with a lot of kids and their parents and both Callie and Arizona hoped that if their were any fathers there, that they didn't resemble Mark in the slightest bit. They knew that could set Irina back to being dead quiet again and they were trying to prevent that.

They had just finished breakfast and Arizona was upstairs with Irina while Callie packed a picnic lunch for the three of them. She was almost sure that Irina had never had a picnic in the park before and so Callie wanted to do this as a little surprise for her. She had packed sandwiches and water and apple slices in the picnic basket that Arizona had bought before they were living together. The apples were mostly for Arizona's benefit to let her know that yes Callie could and would include nutritional food with the rest of the meal.

Irina was staring in her closet, trying to decide what she wanted to wear for her first trip to the park. She hoped that this park had swings because she loved swings. It wouldn't feel like a real park if there were no swings. She wondered what else would be there for her play on. She had never been to a real park before and she was so excited. The only play equipment that she had ever seen were the old and dirty swings at the Russian Orphanage. She didn't think that the play equipment at this park would be dirty and she was so excited. Arizona came into her room from the bathroom and smiled at her three year old. It was clear that she was having a difficult time deciding what to wear to the park.

"How about your pink shirt and your pretty flowered pants?" Arizona suggested as she held up both items of clothing. Irina studied them for what seemed like forever before she nodded. She liked the outfit that her Mommy had picked for her.

"Okay Mommy." Irina agreed with a wide smile.

Once Irina was all dressed, she kissed Fluffy and then left him to sleep on her princess bed. She had wanted to take Fluffy with them to the park, but Momma and Mommy had both said no. They said that they didn't want Fluffy getting lost. Irina didn't really know what lost meant, but she didn't like the sound of it. Arizona had braided her hair and tied the end of the braid with a dark pink ribbon. Then they went to find Momma to see if she was ready to go yet. Momma was in the kitchen putting the finishing touches on the picnic lunch.

"Momma, let's go." Irina told her mother as soon as she walked into the kitchen. Irina did not do patient well and Arizona was quick to say that despite being adopted, she had already learned impatience from Callie. Callie looked at her daughter and smiled at her. She could tell that Irina was so excited to go to the park today.

"Have Mommy help you with your jacket. It's cold outside." Callie told Irina. Irina grabbed Arizona's hand and tried to pull her in the direction of the foyer of the house where their coats were. Arizona was laughing as she felt her three year old tugging on her hand. Arizona helped Irina put her jacket on and then Irina's patience finally won out.

"Momma come here now." Irina screamed. She hadn't screamed since she had come to live with Callie and Arizona so both women were startled with how loudly she could scream. Arizona knelt on the floor so she could be at eye level with Irina.

"We do not scream in the house Irina. Use your inside voice." Arizona told her daughter gently. She didn't want to punish Irina for the scream because she knew that since Irina hadn't screamed before, that she didn't realize it was not good. Callie came into the foyer with the picnic basket and Arizona's purse. Arizona had the bizarre habit of leaving it in the kitchen. Callie's purse was hanging in the foyer where both of the purses should have been.

"Can we go now Momma?" Irina asked hopefully as she looked at her Momma. Callie smiled at Irina and nodded.

"Yes let's go get into Momma's car." Callie told Irina, smiling at her eagerness. Irina raced out of the house and over to the driveway where her Momma's car was parked. No one who didn't know her would ever guess that she had been born with only half of a functioning heart.

"Get in." Irina told her mothers impatiently as she pounded on the car door. It was still locked and that was frustrating her.

Arizona unlocked the doors and Callie helped Irina into the car seat. Irina was definitely more vocal and inpatient and eager than she had been since she had come to live in Seattle. Even the fear that she had shown tow days ago now seemed to be behind her and she was focusing on good things and things that made her happy. Callie got into the driver's side and Arizona got into the passenger's side. The park was close, but it was not close enough to walk to it.

When they got to the park, Irina's eyes widened. She looked all around her and she couldn't believe that she was going to get to play in this park. This park had slides, swings and a huge play structure that Irina could run around on for as long as she wanted to. They even had a tire swing. Irina had only ever heard of them but she had never seen one in person. Once the three of them got to a bench, Irina looked at Callie and Arizona as if she was making sure that it was okay for her to go play.

"Go ahead sweetie. Momma and I will be right here if you need us." Arizona encouraged her. Arizona was trying to avoid the stares by the other parents. They were staring at her and Callie. It was as if they had never seen two women bring a child to the park before. Callie noticed them too and she hated the stares.

"Let's give them something to stare at." Callie muttered as she pulled Arizona in for a long passionate kiss. Neither of them heard the gasps coming from the parents. Clearly these parents had never seen two women kiss each other in public. When Callie and Arizona pulled away from each other, they were both smirking. They knew that they had to do this. They had to get the rest of the neighborhood used to having lesbian parents in the neighborhood or it would be very awkward in the years to come.

"Where is the child's father? I am sure he wouldn't be happy to see you sucking face with another woman in front of his daughter." A very outspoken woman told the two of them.

"He's dead. And she is our adopted daughter." Arizona commented coolly.

"Who in their right world would allow two women to adopt a child? A child needs a mother and a father in the home." That same woman spat.

"A child can do just as well with two parents of the same gender as their parents." Callie snapped, knowing that she was right thanks to her extensive research.

"Yes according to the convenient theories for homosexuals." The nameless woman responded.

"If God didn't want us to be attracted to each other, he wouldn't have brought us to each other." Arizona commented.

"You are both sick and you brought an innocent child into your perverted lifestyle. That is unacceptable."

"Unacceptable to you maybe but not everyone shares your close minded viewpoint." Callie snapped. Arizona put her hand on Callie's arm, hoping that she would calm down. It wouldn't do to get into a fight with this woman today or any other day. Callie almost immediately shook off the hand. She didn't want Arizona to calm her down. She was angry that this woman thought that she was an unfit mother because of whom she loved.

"What happens when you and your lover split?" The woman asked. From what she had learned homosexuals lived a life of promiscuity and they were incapable of having a loving monogamous relationship.

"First of all she is my partner in every single way and for you to trivialize it and use the term lover is insulting. Not only to me, but especially to her. I love her and I want to spend the rest of my life with her." Callie told the woman. Arizona was stunned by how quickly Callie had defended her. When she heard that Callie wanted to spend the rest of her life with Arizona, Arizona smiled. She knew they had talked about doing a civil ceremony, but nothing had been decided yet because they wanted to wait until they had gotten Irina from Russia.

The outspoken woman didn't know quite what to say. Her church had told her that homosexuals were sick and perverted individuals, but these two women seemed genuinely in love. She wasn't going to immediately write her church's beliefs off. but maybe they were old fashioned.

Just then Irina called to her moms in a really loud outside voice.

"Momma, Mommy! Watch!" Irina called. She was standing at the top of the tall slide and she was getting ready to go down it. Callie and Arizona hadn't even thought that she could get up there. Irina was already proving to be a real daredevil on the playground. Callie blamed that on Arizona. After all Arizona wore roller skates on her shoes at work.

"We're watching princess." Callie called. Irina went down that big slide with no fear in her eyes. Clearly she was not afraid of heights even at age three.

The outspoken woman watched Irina too and she had to admit that Irina seemed like a happy child. She definitely seemed to love her mothers The woman was really starting to wonder if maybe her church could be a little more tolerant of who people loved.

"I'm going again." Irina called as she raced back up to the slide. It seemed as though she had found a new love. Slides were her new favorite thing.

The outspoken woman looked at Callie and Arizona and she saw love in their eyes as they looked at each other and at their daughter.

"Your daughter looks like you. That's why I thought she was yours." The woman told Arizona.

"She is mine. Mine and Callie's." Arizona replied coolly.

Just then they heard a scream. All three mothers looked up. Irina was lying face first on the wood chips and this kid with black hair was standing beside her. The woman was furious at the little boy because he was her son.

"Winston Duane Carlson you apologize this instant." The woman told her son seriously.

Callie and Arizona were crouched beside Irina. Irina's lip was bleeding but nothing else appeared to be wrong with her. They were relieved that she seemed to be relatively okay.

"Sorry." Winston told Irina dully. He clearly hadn't meant it.

"Winston." His mother warmed.

"I am very sorry for pushing you down." Winston told Irina. This time he sounded more sincere. Callie and Arizona were almost sure he was faking his sincerity though.

"We are going home right now young man. Just wait until your father hears that you pushed a girl who is two years younger than you."

Callie looked at Winston and his mother.

"I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name?" Callie told the mother.

"I apologize. My name is Elyse Carlson." Elyse told Callie.

"My name is Callie and this is my partner Arizona." Callie introduced both of them.

"It's nice to have met you both." Elyse told Callie and Arizona. She was now feeling quite awkward because of what she had said and because of Winston's behavior.

"How did you know that our daughter was three?" Arizona asked curiously.

"I guessed. She looked about the size of my three year old niece." Elyse answered. She grabbed Winston by the shoulders and guided him to their car without another word.

Callie looked at Irina's lip that seemed to have stopped bleeding. She was hungry and she was guessing that Irina was getting hungry too.

"Ready to eat Irina?" Callie asked.

Irina nodded agreeably. Her stomach was starting to growl like a lion and she wanted some lunch. Callie and Arizona took Irina over to a picnic table and Callie laid out turkey sandwiches, apple slices and water. Arizona smiled appreciatively at the fruit that her girlfriend had finally included with a meal. Irina ate her apple slices first and then she ate her turkey sandwiches. She made a face at the taste of mayonnaise so Callie made a mental note that Irina did not like mayonnaise and she would not put mayo on Irina's sandwiches anymore.

After they finished their lunch, Arizona packed up the picnic basket and Callie settled Irina on her shoulders. It was time for Irina to take a nap and so Callie and Arizona got her into the car and took her home so she could sleep. Irina was already asleep by the time they pulled the car out onto the street to drive home.

When they got home, Callie took Irina up to bed while Arizona unloaded the picnic basket and put the picnic basket where it belonged. Once Irina was settled in her bed for her name with Fluffy sleeping on her arm, Callie came back downstairs to Arizona. Arizona was sitting on the kitchen counter thinking about the day at the park and Elyse's original strong reaction against her and Callie.

"You don't regret being with me and raising Irina together, do you?" Arizona asked Callie in a small voice when Callie walked into the kitchen.

"Never Ari. Don't listen to Elyse. Anyone who names their kid Winston clearly is not worth listening to." Callie pointed out. Arizona giggled, knowing that Callie was probably more than likely right. Callie walked over to Arizona and she brushed her lips across Arizona's.

"Come on Calliope. That's the best kiss you have?" Arizona teased. Callie smirked.

"I have far more talents than you realize Ari." Callie teased her as she brushed Arizona's blond hair out of her eyes.

"Take me upstairs and show me." Arizona whispered softly against Callie's ear. Callie shivered and helped Arizona off the counter. She took Arizona upstairs and for the next three hours showed her exactly what she meant by talents.