Chapter 20: Lasagna

"Do you see them anywhere?" Arizona asked Callie, as they stood in the Seattle airport.

Callie shook her head, "Nope, I don't see them anywhere."

Arizona frowned, "I'm going to go check the flight and see if maybe it has been delayed." Arizona walked away toward a large computer board that held all of the flights, their arrival and departure times, and their status.

Callie looked back at Arizona looking at the flights and it suddenly hit her. This is where she was supposed to be all along. Not in the airport, of course, but by Arizona's side. The past month and a half had been amazing for her. Not only did she get to spend a lot of quality time with Arizona, she also grew a relationship with her daughter. Annie grew to absolutely adore Callie. They always went shopping while Arizona was working, or sat around cooking and baking. They enjoyed the same type of movies, books, and music, so they always had something to talk about. Reality hit Callie then and there, that Arizona was the love of her life. Callie smiled as Arizona turned around and walked up to Callie with a huge grin.

"When I first got to the screen it said delayed, but a second later it changed to arrived. They should be out soon." Arizona explained happily as she slipped her arm through Callie's.

"You excited? A whole week off with Annie, Cody, and Chloe." Callie asked as she put her arm around Arizona and hugged her tightly from the side.

"I am super excited." Arizona hopped excitedly.

"I haven't had a week off in a long time." Callie sighed happily. "I say we keep the kids up really late tonight, so that we can sleep in tomorrow."

Arizona threw her head back and laughed, "I bet you'd like that, lazy."

"Hey, you weren't exactly all that thrilled about waking up this morning." Callie threw back.

Arizona smiled with a slight blush, "Yeah well, you kept me up all night."

Callie giggled, "Ever since Annie left last week, the chief has been working us night and day. It was the first night in the apartment with nobody home, and I knew I wouldn't get a chance to be alone with you for another week, soo..." Callie trailed off with a grin.

Arizona rolled her eyes, "You'll survive."

Callie chuckled, leaning in to kiss Arizona on the cheek. "I guess I will have to," she whispered into her ear as she pulled back.

Arizona turned to her and gave her a small smile, which broke out into a huge grin when she saw Annie, Cody, and Chloe walking up to them.

"Auntie Zonie!" Chloe yelled as she ran into Arizona's arms.

"Hey Aunt Callie." Cody smiled as he walked up to Callie and gave her a huge hug. "I've missed you." He admitted.

"I've missed you too, Cody." Callie smiled.

"Auntie Callie." Chloe giggled as Arizona handed Chloe to Callie so that she could hug Cody.

"You're getting so big, bud." Arizona smiled.

"I grew a whole half an inch this summer!" Cody smiled proudly.

"He had a growth spur." Chloe said smartly.

"Hey mom, hey Callie." Annie waved as she struggled with all the suitcases.

"Here, let me help you with those," Callie said as she went over and grabbed a couple.

"Thanks. These kiddos are absolutely no help." Annie joked as she ruffled Cody's held.

"Are you going to go out with Nate?" Arizona asked Annie.

Annie hit her hand against her face as she checked her cellphone for the time, "Crap, I am supposed to meet him in 20 minutes, but our flight was delayed. I doubt i'd be able to make it across town in twenty."

"Just call him up and tell him you're running a little late. You can catch a cab." Callie suggested.

"What are your plans for the evening?" Arizona asked as she took Chloe back into her arms and hugged her tightly.

Annie shrugged, "It's his last night here, so we'll probably just grab dinner and a movie."

"Alright, see you tonight hon." Arizona leaned in to kiss her cheek as her daughter waved and walked out of the airport toward the cabs.

"I guess I'm stuck with all the bags now." Callie pouted.

Cody laughed at Callie as she struggled to lift all of them, "Here, I'll help." Cody smiled as he ran over and grabbed the smallest backpack and put it on his back with a smile.

"Thanks, Cody, that was a big help." Callie replied sarcastically.

Arizona chuckled a bit as she put Chloe on the floor and went over to help her girlfriend with them. "You're just weak, Calliope." Arizona teased.

"I break bones for a living, Zonie," Callie mocked, "You sit around and play playstation all day."

Arizona simply turned around and stuck her tongue out at Callie.

"Our aunts are weird." Chloe whispered to Cody, who nodded with a grin in return.

"This lasagna is really good," Cody complimented Arizona as he ate a huge piece off his fork.

She got up and bowed, "Thank you, thank you. I would just like the thank the little people, Chloe for cutting up the... the..." Arizona paused, stumbling with her words.

"The what?" Chloe asked completely confused.

"You know Chloe, you helped me cut that... My mind is drawing a blank." Arizona said as she put her hand up to her cheek trying to think.

"Well, I mean lasagna ingredients are pretty standard. Noodles, sauce, cheese. It's not until you get really fancy that it gets complicated." Callie said suspiciously.

"That's it she graded the cheese, right Chloe?" Arizona asked as Callie, Arizona, and Cody looked over at the young girl for an answer.

Chloe shrugged, "Sure."

Callie's eyes narrowed at Arizona. "You didn't cook this." Callie pointed accusingly as she got up from the table and raced to the kitchen with Arizona on her tail.

"I did, I did. I promise, I did.!" Arizona said trying to hold Callie back form the trash can, but Callie was too fast and grabbed the Stoffer's box out of the trash and held it up in Arizona's face as she danced around.

"I won, I won!" Callie cheered. "You couldn't cook a dinner."

Arizona pouted, "I've tried, but I'm not as good as you."

Callie smiled and leaned in to kiss Arizona, "Aw babe, it's okay. I am proud that you at least put it in the stove and didn't burn it." Callie joked as she walked back to the dining room to finish eating.

Arizona followed her back into the dining room trying to avoid eye contact with Callie.

"That man cooked it." Chloe said innocently.

"What man?" Callie asked Arizona suspiciously.

"Aw, Chloe, I thought we had a deal." Arizona whined.

Chloe smiled, "Oops, sorry Auntie Zona."

"When you took Cody to get ice cream, I begged Mark to come help." Arizona admitted sheepishly.

Callie bursted out laughing, "Oh man, that's just too great. You had to call Mark? MARK."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Arizona waved her fork at Callie, "You get your laugh out."

"I will. Don't you worry my dear. This is just so delicious. You should cook more often, Arizona." Callie laughed hysterically.

"You're picking on me again." Arizona frowned. "This is what I go through every day," she informed Cody and Chloe, who both shrugged and laughed.

Around 5 A.M the next morning, Arizona and Callie were both awaken by their pagers.

"Shit." Callie mumbled as they rolled over and grabbed them.

"911." Arizona mumbled.

"Same. It must be an accident. We're supposed to be off the whole week." Callie complained.

Arizona nodded, "let's just go back to bed." Arizona put her arm over Callie as she snuggled into Callie's side.

Two seconds later their cellphones both started ringing.

"Urgh." Callie groaned as she quickly got out of bed and answered her cell.

"Hello?" Callie asked horsely.

"Callie, really big trauma coming in. We need all the hands we can get. You and Robbins need to get here as soon as possible." The chief's voice could be heard through the phone.

"Chief, we took the week off." Callie replied.

"I don't care if you took the year off. Get your asses here now." The chief yelled and seconds later the phone line went dead.

"Get ready, we have to go." Callie told Arizona as she walked over to their bathroom.

"Week off, my ass." Arizona grunted. "Let me go let Annie know we'll be back as soon as possible." Arizona mumbled as she slowly climbed out of bed.

Callie walked over to the bathroom mirror and looked at herself. Staying up until 2 A.M watching movies with the kids, was probably not the best idea. Callie quickly began to wash her face and brush her teeth when Arizona came into the bathroom quickly.

"Annie's not in her room, and she's not answering her phone." Arizona's voice was filled with worry.

TBC...