A/N: One chapter left. Wow.
Grey's Anatomy talk: I feel like Callie gushing over a girl like she's a teenager is just an act. Like she's trying to convince herself that someone can really do make her this happy and she's hoping that Arizona would like that person. Well we all know Arizona still loves her and we all saw her check out Callie's butt when she was walking away. Please let this be the season when they get their things together and start over.
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There was a crib in their bedroom. Empty crib. With a gender neutral animal bedding because they weren't completely sure they would get the privilege to adopt Olivia. And since their parents found out they wanted to adopt they kept sending them baby clothes and toys and furniture. So now there was a very soft monkey in the corner of the crib. Arizona sighed as she stared at it. They were nearly finished with the classes. They passed the home study visit. And Olivia was doing a lot better. Callie walked in their bedroom with a large box. "What is that?"
"It's from your mom," Callie said. Their parents kept mailing them baby things.
Arizona carefully opened the package. "My mom quilted a baby blanket," she said and unfolded the beautiful colorful blanket. She pouted for a moment.
"We're going to get a baby okay?" Callie said and embraced Arizona. "We'll get a baby and then this crib won't be empty anymore." It wasn't just the crib. Her dad recently sent them a baby car seat. Their office was filled with baby things.
Arizona nodded. "We'll get a baby," she repeated. She touched the blanket and put it in the crib. They got ready for work and drove the kids to the school. Arizona was having a hard time in the hospital. Her kids kept getting sicker and she couldn't get organs fast enough. Or they had inoperable tumors and just waited to die. After her morning rounds she went to the NICU. Olivia was doing so much better and after she extubated herself they put her on C-PAP which helped her breathe but she had to do most of her work on her own and now she was on nasal cannula. "Hi sweet girl," Arizona cooed. She still hasn't held her.
"Good morning doctor Robbins," one of the nurses said cheerfully. "You just made it in time for breakfast. Want the honors?"
Arizona's eyes widened. She hasn't held Olivia yet. "I, uh, aha," she stuttered. She opened up the incubator and looked at the baby. She was much bigger now after her surgery and she got stronger too. She gingerly lifted Olivia in her arms and the baby made the cutest little sound which almost melted Arizona. She was very careful about the baby's head and sat down on one of the chairs. "Hey, could you page doctor Torres?" Arizona asked. She wanted her to be there. Everyone in the NICU knew that this baby didn't have a home and that Callie and Arizona were trying to adopt her. Arizona accepted the bottle. "Okay, little one. We're going to eat now." Olivia whimpered and Arizona put the bottle against her lips. After a few tries and squirms the baby finally opened her mouth. Her hazel eyes staring into Arizona's. "There you go." Arizona almost felt her heart stop at the intense feeling. She really wanted this little girl.
Callie entered the NICU and found Arizona feeding Olivia. She inhaled sharply. They were getting too attached. They might be the best candidates but Loraine said they shouldn't get their hopes up. She gowned up. "Hi, you're feeding her."
Arizona nodded. "I'm feeding her," she breathed out. "Want to switch?"
"No, I don't want you to move her too much," Callie admitted. She played with the light brown hair on her head.
"I ran into Alex. He said she's doing great and they should be able to discharge her in about two weeks. If she won't have any apnea or bradycardia in the nursery next week she'll get to go home," Arizona explained.
"But where is home for her?" Callie asked.
Arizona sighed. "I don't know. But Loraine is coming here today to sign some of the papers for the kids." All of the kids that got here through the agency have been discharged. Callie's patient would have to return for physical therapy and maybe a follow-up surgery but everyone else was alright. Olivia pulled away from the bottle to yawn. "You're tired already little one?"
Callie grabbed a burp cloth and placed it over her own shoulder. She ever so gently picked up Olivia which made her whimper and rubbed her back. Olivia was still attached to the machines so this was the first time they got to hold her. "She smells so baby like."
Arizona laughed. "I know." She handed the bottle back to nurse with a polite smile and watched Callie with Olivia. Her pager vibrated. "Loraine is here," she sighed. "I'll see you later."
Callie nodded and accepted the kiss on her cheek. After she finally received a burp from Olivia she rocked her for a few more minutes before putting her back into the incubator. She put the pacifier in her mouth and watched the baby's eyes droop close. "Sweet dreams little one."
Arizona met up with Loraine. "Hi, sorry if you had to wait, I was just checking on Olivia."
"It was no problem. I really just got here and the nurse paged you immediately," Loraine said.
Arizona laughed. "Yes, they are very efficient. There is some paperwork you have to sign so why don't you follow me into my office?" She led her to her office. "Nothing major, just routine paperwork for each patient. It just states that they're being looked after in the adoption agency and that the surgeries we did were mostly pro-bono or from donation money."
Loraine nodded and took a pen out of her purse. "And how's Olivia doing?"
"Really well. She eats now via bottle and she doesn't need a catheter anymore," Arizona explained. "She should be able to leave in about two weeks or so."
"Good. Because we finished your papers and you got your foster license," Loraine said.
Arizona's eyes widened. "I'm sorry, what?"
Loraine laughed. "When she will be discharged you can take her home. It's only fostering for now but I'm doing everything I can to legalize the adoption."
Arizona smile widely. "Really? We get to take her home? We have a crib in our bedroom and our parents keep sending us baby clothes and accessories and it made us sad because we don't have an actual baby, but you're telling us that the crib won't have to be empty anymore?" Arizona was in disbelief. They have been waiting 8 weeks for this.
"It won't be empty anymore," Loraine reassured her. "There will be a few visits in the house to see how you're settling in with the new addition. But I think I made a wise decision."
Arizona couldn't help but hug Loraine quickly. "This is incredible. Thank you so much. I have to go tell Callie." Arizona could barely maintain still. The minute Loraine signed everything and left her office she started searching for Callie. She found her in the emergency room, fixating someone's shoulder and she almost screamed at her that they were getting a baby. Callie happily snapped the shoulder back into its place. Arizona was extremely happy that the next day it was Saturday and because it's been raining for the whole week the kids didn't have a game to attend and they were going shopping together. Their parents sent most of the clothes and pacifiers and diapers and blankets and they did have a very good car seat that just needed to be installed but a baby needed more than that. Especially a baby that just had a heart operation.
"Mama where are we going today?" Josh asked the next morning at breakfast when he noticed Callie and Arizona were wearing jeans and not the usual Saturday comfort clothes.
Arizona smiled. "We are going shopping today."
"For who?" Sofia asked.
"For your baby sister," Callie said casually.
Sofia squealed loudly. "Baby sister? We're getting a baby? But Zola said that before she got a baby her mom was really big and we did learn in school that mommy always carries the baby. You're not carrying a baby."
Arizona nodded. "Mommies do carry a baby. But sometimes mommy doesn't want a baby and she puts it for adoption. Which means that the next parents that want a baby but don't want to wait whole 9 months for it can adopt it and take care of it and love it like it was their own."
"So my sister won't really be my sister?" Sofia pouted.
Callie frowned. "Of course she'll be your sister. You and Josh weren't born together but he's your brother right?"
"He is," Sofia said, leaning over to put her arm protectively around Josh. Although Josh was now getting taller, almost taller than Sofia, she was still older for a couple of months and took the rule of being older very seriously.
"She can be your sister too," Callie said. "All it matters is that you love her and that you protect her. Because she's very tiny."
"Tinier than Josh?"
Arizona laughed and Josh whined. "I'm just as tall as you are!" he argued. "Why can't we get a boy? I don't want to be the only boy in this house."
"But being the only boy means you're in charge," Callie said and winked at him which made him perk up. "And if you're both good today you might be getting something too." She and Arizona have discussed it for a while and while the kids were allowed to use their laptops and they played games on a tablet they had sometimes, they didn't have their own computer. And Arizona and Callie wanted to get one for them. They were old enough and they would have to learn to share it.
"We'll be good," Sofia promised.
After breakfast they got into the car and drove to the nearest mall. Arizona has researched on the internet what she wants and what else the baby needs and made a list. A long list. "What do you think a baby needs?"
Sofia thought about it as they moved around the store. "She already has a bed. And we have that car seat that abuelo sent us." Her eyes widened. "Food, she needs food."
Arizona laughed. "She does." They walked towards the large selection of baby formula and powders. Infant gentle powder formula was quite expensive but duo to Olivia's health issues they didn't want to risk anything. She put two in the cart just to be safe. "Okay, to eat what does she need?"
"Bottles, she needs bottles," Josh said excitedly.
Callie looked through the bottles. They needed one that would match to what the hospital NICU has. Sofia chose the color and they picked a set of bottles. "Good job. What else does a baby need?" Callie asked them. They needed them to be comfortable and excited about the idea of another baby.
"Toys?" Sofia offered.
"She would be too little to play with toys yet," Arizona replied.
"She needs a towel if she plans on taking a bath," Sofia said and shrugged. "I'm not sharing my towel."
Arizona laughed. "The baby's too little to take a bath on her own so we need a special little tub." She bought a wonderful little tub that would either fit in their bathroom sink or their bathtub. "What else?"
"Babies have strollers," Josh pointed out.
Callie smiled. "You're incredible with this," she whispered to Arizona. They didn't plan on the kids to be so comfortable with the idea of another baby. It's why Arizona was asking them so many questions.
"I wasn't sure if it would work," Arizona admitted. The stroller selection was rather large. "What color?"
"Red," Sofia said.
Arizona looked through the strollers. She really liked one that was red and grey and it would go with the color of the car seat they got. "Do you like this one?" she asked the kids.
"It looks hardcore," Josh said.
Callie laughed. She taught him to say hardcore. "It looks wonderful," she said. Soon their cart was filling up because like usually Arizona couldn't resist when Sofia said that the dress looked cute and that the little pajama set would make the baby look so much cooler.
"We still need a changing table and burp cloths and there's this set of really cute health and grooming things," Arizona said. Then her eyes widened as she looked at a set of seating system which went from rocking a newborn to a highchair. "Calliope," she breathed out.
Callie rolled her eyes. "Fine. But you're putting that together tonight."
Arizona shrugged. "Okay," she said perkily and grabbed the large box. If they were going to continue shopping like this they would need another cart soon. "Okay, we still need baby monitors and humidifiers because little Josh broke the one I had when her was three." Arizona pinched Josh's cheek making him blush and look around.
"Mooom," he whined quietly.
Arizona laughed. "Yeah, yeah. You're the cool kid now." They bought everything they needed but the changing table. They saved that for the last. It was also the biggest purchase. Arizona had a dresser for baby clothes in the office. The changing table Arizona was looking at had drawers and a soft mattress to put on top. "This one looks good."
"It's heavy," Callie pointed out.
"That boy has been eying you since we got here," Arizona said and motioned with her eyes toward the young man that was waiting for anyone that would need help. "You can ask him to help us move it to the car."
Callie laughed. "I break bones for a living. I think I can handle the box."
"See, problem solved," Arizona cheekily replied. They did have to get another cart. They probably looked ridiculous too, shopping for all the baby things without a baby and without either of them pregnant.
"Baby shower?" the cashier asked curiously.
Arizona shook her head. "Adoption."
"Oh. Well best of luck," the cashier responded with a forced smile.
Arizona turned around to glare at her sharply before they took what they bought to the car. She was really glad she had a lot of space in the trunk. "You said something about buying us a surprise," Josh said.
Callie smirked. "We did, huh? Well come with us." They haven't splurged with money that often, just buying weekly groceries. And it was only fair that Josh and Sofia would get something too since they were so good during the baby shopping. They went back to the mall and used the escalator upstairs. They entered a store with Electronics.
"You've been very good lately and you are going to fourth grade already so mom and I talked about it and decided you're getting your own computer," Arizona announced.
The kids gasped. "Our own?"
"Yes. In your room. But, there will be rules. And you have to share it," Callie reminded them.
Sofia and Josh bounced on their feet. Callie and Arizona also already knew what computer they were taking home. It was a all-in-one classical desktop computer but the keyboard was colorful and the mouse was nice too. "Do you like this computer?" Callie asked. If they didn't like it, they would get another one because they promised but Callie really hoped they would like it.
"Aha," they both murmured, still in awe.
Arizona laughed. "Okay. You get to pick ONE game each. Just one. And you have to be quick." After the kids started rushing through the store Arizona looked at Callie. "We're doing the right thing, right? They're not going to get addicted and forget us?"
Callie chuckled. "I think Josh picked a Goat simulator. They won't forget us. We're great. And it's time, really. Soon they're going to start working on projects and they'll have to e-mail things. And this way they will learn how to share because now, most of their toys are divided."
"We're great," Arizona said. "Are you ready for a new baby?"
"I'm nervous," Callie admitted. "But I'm excited and we both get a week off together and then you stay with Olivia for two weeks and them me for two weeks before she goes to hospital daycare. We'll do great."
"We spent a lot of money on our kids today," Arizona pointed out.
Callie shrugged. "We'll take it back from their trust funds," she teased. "Oh look, here they come." Josh indeed picked a goat simulator and Sofia chose The Sims 4, because she heard it was a great game. "Great choices, both." Josh giggled. "You'd pick goat simulator too," Callie whispered to Arizona.
Arizona nodded. "I totally would. Because it sounds interesting." They bought their games and computer and headed home. With some help from their neighbor's husband they moved the boxes upstairs into the office. Before they would unpack that, they wanted to set up the kids' computer because they kept begging them to the whole car ride home. Arizona sat it on the desk right in the middle of their room. "Each of you get an hour on it during Saturday and Sunday and half an hour during weekdays. And only if your homework is finished. If you fight over the computer I take it away." She didn't want to be the bad cop mom but they needed to know the rules.
"And if we play together?" Sofia asked.
"Then you have two hours together on weekend days and an hour during weekdays," Arizona explained. She set up the computer and turned it on. She connected to the wireless internet. "You can go on the internet as well but no social medias or any other weird sites. Got it?"
"But we can play games on the internet?" Josh asked.
Arizona nodded. "That you can." She watched them for a while as they got familiar with their new computer and they already changed the background to a bunny. And she was worried they would go onto porn sites. She shook her head and laughed. In a few years, probably. "If you want to install the game call me or Callie if you have any trouble." Arizona went into her office to find her wife already putting the boxes apart. "What are you doing?"
"We need to put together the changing table. And I realized that we need to move our desk in our bedroom if we want to start putting a nursery together," Callie said, looking a little frenzied.
Arizona bent down. "Hey, we still have at least two weeks. Putting the desk in our bedroom is like half an hour work. And we put the medical books into boxes and into the attic. We still have time."
"Oh," Callie breathed out. "I just felt like suddenly everything that's happening is so real and we're getting a baby and the munchkins just got their first computer and I saw the small car seat. We're getting a baby."
Arizona smiled widely. "We're getting a baby," she stated quietly. "And she'll sit between Josh and Sofia in our car. And we'll wake up every two and a half hours to feed her. And she'll sleep most of the time but you will always be taking pictures of her for the new album. And we'll adopt her and she will live with us forever."
"She needs a name. Beside just Olivia," Callie admitted. She played with the little straps on the car seat. She remembered how little Sofia was when they took her home.
"Olivia Benson," Arizona replied, teasingly.
Callie laughed. "It's bad enough you fantasize about her, now you want to name Olivia after her," she teased.
Arizona leaned over and pressed their lips together for a moment. "Olivia Jayne?" she offered in all seriousness.
"Olivia Jayne Robbins Torres," Callie tested it. "Sounds hardcore. I think Olivia Benson has a competition."
Arizona stuck out her tongue at her. "You sure you want to use both last names though?"
"It would feel wrong if I didn't," Callie said honestly. "Doctor Arizona Robbins Torres," she whispered seductively. Arizona straddled her thighs and kissed her deeply. Callie moaned, her hands reaching up to tangle into Arizona's hair. "Ouch, wait, ouu," Callie winced as she hit herself in the corner of one of the boxes.
Arizona laughed, reaching towards Callie's hair and gently checking for any injuries. "I'm sorry. I guess the baby's already vagina-blocking us," she said which made Callie laugh as well. They were getting a baby.