"Pass the ball, pass the ball!" Arizona laughed as she watched Mark and Tim play an NFL game on the Wii. Buying the Wii Fit system for Teddy to help with her physical therapy, Arizona didn't know what to do with the extra games she got as part of the package. She never thought she would appreciate Mark and her brother and their lack of interest in cooking. At least the games got played.

"Unlucky man" Mark laughed as Tim missed the shot and collapsed back on the couch. Arizona patted her brother on the shoulder as he admitted defeat.

"You really suck at this game Timmy"

"I'd like to see you try to play against an actual NFL player" Tim chuckled and started searching through the other games his sister had. Finding a war game, he knew he would have the upper hand on that one. "Or a war game against your soldier brother?"

"You know I would love to, really, but I have a Christmas dinner to cook. You boys have fun" she giggled and made her way back to the kitchen where Callie was stirring a pot of paella and Teddy was chopping up vegetables to go in the turkey stuffing.

"I don't know what we would have done with Mark if Tim wasn't here" Teddy chuckled as Arizona stole a piece of the carrot she was chopping as she walked past "He's going a little crazy with all this oestrogen"

"I think the situation works both ways. There is only so much Tim can talk about with a bunch of girls before he starts on the uncomfortable and unnecessary conversation topics" Arizona laughed

"And that usually starts pretty quickly" Teddy giggled warning Callie before turning to Arizona "Do you remember that Easter a couple years back when you brought that volleyball player to the Robbins-Altman family BBQ?"

Arizona rolled her eyes with a laugh and picked up another piece of carrot as she began explaining what happened to Callie "Teddy and her brothers had all gone on a store run for my Mom which left Tim with me and my girlfriend at the time. The first question he asked was if she intended to rock my world in the bedroom. In those exact words"

"Then he told her all night that having sex with his little sister was just not cool. His exact words yet again. He wanted his baby sister to stay a virgin for the rest of her life" Teddy added

"You're kidding?" Callie laughed in disbelief. She knew overprotective siblings but this was so protective it was comical "We better not tell him what we did last night" she giggled and nudged her girlfriend playfully

"Or this morning... twice"

"I really didn't need to know that thank you" Teddy sighed in disgust

"I have four words for you Theodora" Arizona chuckled and held up a fist ready to count off the four words "Sex, shower and door unlocked"

"And I gave you making out in the kitchen for that"

"That is hardly fair"

"Ok how about this for a compromise" Teddy smirked "You two can make out all you like but the sex talk doesn't happen... at all"

"And you learn to lock doors or at least warn us when you plan to..."

"Yes okay deal" she laughed before her best friend could finish her sentence. Arizona and Teddy didn't have much experience with living together when serious partners were involved. There had been men and women come and go but none quite as serious as what Callie and Mark were to them. Completely comfortable with talking about sex to one another, the pair thought it best to keep it on the down low for a while.

"Ok deal now I need to check on the..." Arizona chuckled and bent down to check on her turkey only to see it completely raw "Crap!"

"What?" Callie gasped

"Crap, crap, crap!

"Arizona!"

"Crap!" Arizona sighed and pulled the turkey from the oven and put it on the counter. Ducking back down, she stuck her head into the oven to try and find the reason as to why her oven wasn't working.

"Ah Riz, I think Sylvia Plath proved that putting your head in the oven while it's on doesn't end well" Teddy chuckled and peered over to see her best friend's body sticking out of the oven.

"The oven isn't on, it's broken" she sighed and flicked all the dials back to zero as she sat back against the cupboards "The oven is broken on Christmas and there is no way to cook the turkey or the apple pie"

"Or the polvorón" Callie added not that it was helping very much.

"Oven's aren't meant to break on Christmas"

"We can fix this" Callie smiled and held her hands out to Arizona to pull her up. Bringing the blonde to her feet, Callie wrapped her arm around her shoulders "We can fix this ok?"

"You're God? You can perform miracles?"

"Will you shutup and start cooking the stuffing in the pan? Leave the turkey to me"

"And the pie?" Teddy asked

"We might have to have Christmas with no pie"

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"That's ok guys I'll get the door" Arizona sighed lightly as she passed the couch that Teddy, Mark and Tim all occupied. None of them had moved when they heard the doorbell ring because they were all too engrossed in the NFL game Mark and Tim had gone back to. Arizona answered the door and saw her Mom and Dad standing with their arms full of packages and flowers.

"We're sorry we're late" Barbara apologised as Arizona let them in and started taking packages from their hands. The young blonde ordered her brother up to help bring in everything their parents had. "Would you believe that there's traffic on the highway back into Seattle?"

"Everyone is travelling from one family's house for lunch to another's for dinner" Teddy chuckled as she shut off the Wii and helped Arizona with the packages. She knew from experience because her parents divorced when she was 10. Teddy, her Mom and her brothers would spend Christmas morning and lunch with Arizona's family before the kids went to their father's house. More often than not, Teddy managed to stay with Arizona for the whole day. She never wanted to spend time with her Dad if she could help it.

"Mama, what is this?" Arizona asked as she noticed a tantalising aroma coming from the pink box she'd set on the kitchen counter. She knew that smell a mile away because it was one they were going to go without this Christmas.

"Now before you start Arizona, I know you told me not to bring anything but we were making pies with Arabella and I just happened to make an extra apple and pumpkin pie to bring over. You've probably made your own but with Tim, it'll definitely get eaten" Barbara began her little rant much like Arizona did when she wanted to explain a situation without being interrupted.

Arizona launched herself into her mother's arms and hugged her tight. Without even realising it, Barbara saved the one dish Arizona was so annoyed she couldn't serve. It was Tim and her Dad's favourite part of Christmas dinner and Arizona would have had to go without it.

"What was that for?" Barbara chuckled as Arizona stepped back

"Because I love you" Arizona giggled "Now you're just in time, dinner is ready"

Still a little confused, both Barbara and Daniel made their way to the dining table along with the boys while Teddy, Callie and Arizona started bringing all the food to the table. They had all the traditional Christmas foods that Arizona was used to as well as some of Callie's favourite Spanish dishes she'd learnt to cook growing up. They weren't necessarily Christmas related, they were just special dishes she wanted to share with her girlfriend.

"Where's the turkey?" Tim asked as he took the mashed potatoes from his sister and set them on the table. Looking around at all the amazing food, he was missing one of his favourite parts.

"Right here" Callie chuckled as she brought over a plate of turkey pieces that had been pan fried in a balsamic and brown sugar sauce. Everyone looked at the plate that smelled just as good as a roast turkey with curious expressions on their faces "Ok so we had a little problem with the oven followed by Arizona having a little meltdown so this is how we fixed it"

"How Calliope fixed it" Arizona smiled and kissed her girlfriend's cheek softly "We wouldn't be having any turkey without her"

"It was nothing" she chuckled and set the turkey on the table before taking her seat beside Arizona. Taking her girlfriend's hand, she squeezed it softly "I'd like to say grace if that's ok"

"Of course" Daniel smiled as everyone took the hands of those they were sitting next to.

"Dear Lord, We would like to thank you for the food we are about to receive and the company we are sharing it with. I fell incredibly lucky to be in the presence of this particular family whether blood related or not, they all so warm and caring and I couldn't imagine better people to share this holiday with. Please keep us all safe and well in the coming year. Amen"

"Amen"

As everyone started serving themselves, Arizona leant over to Callie and placed a soft kiss on her girlfriend's lips "I love you"

"I love you too" Callie smiled and ran her thumb over the locket hanging around her girlfriend's neck "Is it still the perfect Christmas you were talking about this morning?"

"Even after the turkey disaster, it has turned out to be my perfect Christmas"

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