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Chapter Fifty-Three

Callie's POV

Today is a good day. Not only is it Friday and I have the weekend to spend with my two favorite people, but today is the day we find out if we're having a boy or a girl. Arizona has been back to teaching for a few weeks and Sofia has been in daycare, so we're back to our normal routine. With everything going on our fifth month doctor's appointment slowly crept up on us and here we are, waiting patiently for Dr. Caplan to arrive. Arizona met me here at the hospital a couple of minutes ago and my shift just ended so once this is over with we can pick up our daughter and head home.

"I'm thinking we should paint the room green. It's a pretty neutral color, and a soft green would look nice. Or perhaps a gentle red, not rose or anything but a subtle red. That could work too." My wife says while taking off her work clothes and changing into more comfortable pants and a sweatshirt.

"Right yeah…" I quietly speak which is enough for her to keep talking. It seems over the last two or three weeks my wife has had some sort of growth spurt. Not height wise, but chest wise. I'm pretty sure her breasts have at least one-cup size, two if I'm being completely honest. If she thought her boobs were big during the honeymoon she was clearly mistaken. It's way more noticeable now, especially when she's standing half naked in front of me. I haven't said anything because I don't want to make her self-conscious, but it's hard to miss. Of course I have no qualms about it, she's still beautiful and if anything it just means more to love for me, but it's hard for me to listen to what she's saying when she's almost bare-chested right in front of me. Like literally five feet away. It takes all my might to not just reach out and touch. But touching would lead to squeezing, then kissing, and other things that I would certainly love to do right now, but can't.

"…so what do you think about that?"

"Uh green, yeah green works."

"Are you sure? You seem a little distracted." Arizona says lifting herself up onto the patient table.

"No I'm fine. Perfect actually…I like green if you like green."

"Okay, good! I'll start looking at some samples. I still have the color wheel from when I was decorating the house. Maybe we can look at it tonight."

"Yeah, that sounds fine." I say standing next to her and giving her forehead a little kiss.

"Ladies, sorry to keep you waiting. I just had to inform a young couple they are having triplets." Dr. Caplan says making her presence known.

"Wow, that's crazy!" My wife says in amazement. I'm certain if he told us we were expecting triplets I would pass out. It's not a bad thing, but that's a lot of kids all at once.

"It will only be my second time delivering triplets. In all my years working here I've only done it once. I've done twins numerous times, but triplets are rare. From a doctor's perspective it's exciting and a little nervous. Carrying three kids is hard on the mother, potential risks and everything, but then you think about the miracle of giving life to three kids. Definitely not something you see everyday." He says starting his preliminary test on my wife. "Moving on to you two, you excited to find out what you're having?"

"Very excited. I'm not too keen on surprises so the sooner we can find out the better." My wife says giving the doctor and I a smile.

"What about you Dr. Torres? Any guesses?" He asks snapping on a pair of latex gloves and getting the ultrasound machine ready.

"Can't say that I do. I was convinced Sofia was going to be a boy, but she's not so…" I say with a slight shrug.

"Speaking of, how is your daughter doing?" He says putting some gel on Arizona's stomach.

"She's great. She'll be two in a few months." Arizona happily answers.

"Does she know you're expecting another one?" He asks moving the wand around on her stomach and glancing at the screen.

"We haven't said anything yet, we're waiting until Arizona starts to show more. A big belly might help her comprehend it all."

"Understandable. A piece of advice, the more involved she is the better. Have her pick out a stuffed animal, a blanket, or something. Parents usually say that helps with the transition." He presses a few buttons on the keyboard and the sound of our baby's heartbeat fills the room. "Listen to that…that's a strong heartbeat. Right now your baby is measuring at about six and half inches, which is good. You guys ready to know the sex?" Arizona looks to me and I give her a smile and small nod of encouragement.

"Yup, we're ready."

"Okay…just a second, let me find a good angle…" I take my wife's hand in mine as we wait to find out what we're having. In all honesty I'm fine with whatever we have. The most important thing is that I'm bringing another life in this world with Arizona. I can only imagine what she's feeling with this being her first pregnancy.

"You two are having a baby boy!" Dr. Caplan says enthusiastically.

"A boy? Seriously a boy?" Arizona says in disbelief.

"Mhmm…your little guy is around ten ounces right now."

"We're having a boy, Calliope!" My wife exclaims. "I can't believe it. This is amazing….no, this is awesome!"

"Totally awesome." I laugh. I can't believe I'm having a baby boy. I'm going to have a son! My heart just swells even more. My wife and I share a quick kiss and both stare at our little boy on the monitor.

"Your baby can hear noises now and you may being to feel some flutters and your baby moving around. Nothing to be alarmed by, it's just quickening." He says printing a few ultrasound pictures out and passing a wipe to Arizona to clean off her stomach. "How are you feeling? Any major pains or symptoms?"

"Not really…the usual tiredness and increased bathroom runs."

"That's good. I would continue to suggest drinking a lot of water, which I know won't help with the bathroom runs, and getting as much rest as you can. I know you're a teacher so you're on your feet a lot, but sit down and relax as often as you can. Snacking throughout the day may also keep your energy up."

"Sounds good, doc."

"Also, any signs of spotting or bleeding don't hesitate to come right in considering earlier events." After we got back from our honeymoon we did a quick check-up with Dr. Caplan once he became aware of the bleeding the night before our wedding. He agreed with Addison's diagnosis and everything was okay, but Addie suggested visiting our doctor once we returned so we did.

"Thank you so much for everything."

"My pleasure, Dr. Torres, and congratulations to you and Arizona." He says before exiting the room.

"So…"

"So…" I drawl out.

"We're having a boy." My wife grins.

"We are."

"This is good right?"

"This is great, babe! I hope he gets your dimples. He'll definitely be a little heartbreaker." I say moving to stand in front of my wife who is still seated on the table.

"I have a feeling he's going to be a heartbreaker regardless."

"You're probably right about that. Is it possible to love you even more?" I ask placing my hands on my wife's thighs.

"I ask myself that everyday, Calliope." Our lips connect for a slow kiss, with each of us pouring all the emotion from this afternoon into it.

"I'm ready to go home, let's go get Sof."

"Sounds like a plan to me."

"Sof you wanna watch a movie or read a book tonight?"

"Movie!" My daughter answers as I finish getting her changed into her pajamas after her post-dinner bath.

"Movie it is! Let's go find mommy." I pick her up off the changing table and set her down on her two little legs and she begins to waddle down the hallway to our bedroom.

"Mommy movie, mommy movie!" Sofia yelps when she finds Arizona already relaxing in bed.

"Sofia decided she wanted to watch a movie tonight instead of reading a book."

"Well that sounds like a good idea to me." Arizona says sitting up against the headboard.

"Up mama." Sofia says turning to me with her hands in the air. I pick her up and place her in the middle of our bed and she immediately snuggles into Arizona's side.

"Alright, we have Winnie the Pooh…Mickey Mouse…Lady and the Tramp…" I list off looking through the DVD collection we have in our room.

"Rella!"

"Of course, Cinderella...how could I forget?" I sarcastically mumble. I put in the movie and join my wife and daughter in bed. Close to twenty minutes into the movie I get a text from Aria.

You busy right now?

Not really…what's up? I quickly reply.

Get on FaceTime, I have a surprise.

Ummm okay…give me five minutes.

"I'll be right back." I whisper to my wife and give Sofia a kiss on the cheek, which she barely reacts to because she's so caught up on what's playing on the screen. I make my way downstairs to the kitchen to make some popcorn and call Aria on FaceTime from my laptop.

"Hey sis!" Aria answers.

"Hey, so what's this surprise you were talking about?"

"SURPRISE!" My best friend cheers moving into the frame.

"Addison? What are you doing with Aria?"

"Well hello to you too, Cal…Aria came to LA a few days ago for some business and now we're going out for drinks later."

"Jealous…how have you guys been?"

"Busy." They both say at the same time, which makes us all laugh.

"Look, we called because we got to talking about you and Sofia and then we realized her second birthday is coming up."

"I'm aware…"

"Well…"Aria continues, "We were wondering if you started planning her baptism?"

"What?"

"Don't act surprised, Callie. You and I both got baptized on our second birthday. It's a big deal in our family. Plus it's another excuse for me to throw a party, or reception afterwards."

"And as her potential Godmother I figured I'd help out." Addie chimes in.

"Hey, why do you get to be the Godmother?" Aria argues.

"Because I'm her best friend."

"You used that excuse to be her maid of honor, you can't use it again."

"Well if it fits—" Addison starts.

"Hold on guys. I'm not even sure if Sofia is getting baptized."

"What?" They say in unison.

"Okay, stop doing that. It's kind of weird."

"Callie it's a Torres tradition. You got a trust fund when you're born, baptized when you're two, and a Quinceañera when you turn fifteen. It how are family works. It's weird, but it's our thing." Even though my sister is right about all of that, I'm still hesitant to get Sofia baptized. Of course in my eyes she's a child of God and a blessing to all of us, but to me a baptism won't make that any more true. Especially not from a church that doesn't accept me for the person I am.

"Aria, when was the last time you stepped foot in a church?" As she pretends to think I just give her a glare.

"Okay so it's been a while, but that doesn't mean anything. Just because I don't carry a Bible around or go to church every Sunday doesn't mean I'm any less Catholic. I still believe in God. Why don't you want your daughter to get baptized?"

"When you say it like that it sounds a little harsh…it's not that I don't want her to get baptized, but how would it look if she got baptized in a church that doesn't even honor Arizona and I as a married couple."

"She has a point…" Addison states.

"I understand, but this isn't about you and Arizona it's about Sofia. The Catholic church also doesn't agree with the use of contraception or pre-marital sex and yet I haven't been turned away."

"That's your argument, Aria? Seriously?"

"All I'm saying is put aside your beliefs for the sake of your daughter. Have you and Arizona even talked about it."

"No…Arizona isn't religious at all." I answer hastily.

"Oh...okay then…this conversation turned out differently then I expected. Do you think if you weren't married to Arizona you would still be against it? I mean what if it was just you and Mark."

"I don't see what that has to do with anything."

"Maybe Arizona has influenced you a little bit..." She says cautiously with a shrug.

"Aria tread very lightly with whatever you're about to say next." I warn.

"…you couldn't use the whole "married to a women" thing excuse." She continues.

"I don't really think it's an excuse, Aria." Addison thankfully says before I can respond to my sister's ignorance.

"I hope you know what you just said was incredibly ignorant. Even if I wasn't married to Arizona I'm still bisexual and could possibly marry a women. And even if I didn't get married, the church frowns upon being in a relationship with a woman. They frown up homosexuality period."

"I just thought that—"

"No, you didn't think, Aria. Sometimes you say stupid stuff."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything by it, honestly.

"Whatever, Aria." I say dismissively.

"We just want to be part of her baptism if you decide to have one." Addison says trying to calm the conversation. "We noticed her birthday was coming up and we hadn't heard anything about it. Last year you guys went all out, so we just thought we would call and ask."

"Yeah, well I don't know what we're doing." I say still annoyed with my sister. "If anything my wife's birthday is closer so that's what I'm concerned about."

"What about me?" Arizona says startling me.

"Babe, what are you doing down here?"

"Well you said you'd be right back, but it's been a while and Sofia fell asleep so I put her in the crib." She says walking further into the kitchen. I give her my seat and she immediately waves to Aria and Addison. "Hey guys, what are you two doing together?"

"Aria has some work in LA and is visiting Addison tonight." I answer.

"How's the baby?" Addison asks.

"Good we actually found out what we're having earlier today. Can I tell them?"

"Sure, go ahead."

"We're having a baby boy!" Arizona happily announces.

"Oh my gosh that's great! Addison cheers. "He's going to be so handsome."

"I'm really happy for both of you." My sister comments, although with less enthusiasm. There are a few seconds of awkward silence before Addie speaks up again.

"Well we should get going. Good talking to both of you."

"Hopefully we can do it in person soon!" My wife suggests.

"Just let me know, Callie. Sorry about earlier."

"I'll talk to you later, Aria. Have fun with Addison tonight."

"Oh we will. My best friend signs off with a smirk and a wink.

"Why do I feel like I walked in on something?"

"Because you did, but I don't feel like talking about it right now."

"I'll give you the night, but whatever it is we will talk about it tomorrow." She says defiantly. "Cause clearly something transpired between you and your sister."

"Let's just go upstairs." I say leading the way. Once we are situated back in bed, Arizona whips out the color wheel she was talking about earlier and begins to search for green samples.

"So there's apple green, jungle green, emerald …ohh there's a Paris green and a mint green."

"Babe, I love you for this I really do, but green is green to me." I say a little too harshly.

"Calliope, come on…"

"Sorry," I say releasing a deep sigh "I didn't mean it like that. I just meant that you did such a great job with Sofia's room. I trust whatever you want to do." I say softening my tone.

"I appreciate that, but I want you involved with this one. So pick a green, any green." She says with a big smile that's impossible for me to resist.

"I like the emerald green."

"See that wasn't so hard. Thank you." She says sweetly and gives me a kiss. The rest of the evening is spent making more decisions about our son's room before we call it a night and go to bed. It seems as though finding out the sex of our baby kick started Arizona into decoration mode because I currently find myself with three cans of emerald green paint and an empty bedroom. This morning we went to a home improvement store to get everything we need to paint our son's room. Arizona insisted on starting to paint today, but I quickly nip that in the butt. I don't want her and our baby exposed to all the paint fumes, so I told her I'd bribe Alex to come over and help me out sometime soon.

"So are we going to talk about last night?" She asks from her seat next to Sofia.

"Aria called because she wanted to know when Sofia was getting baptized. We both got baptized on our second birthdays and Aria wants to throw Sof a lavish reception afterwards and follow in the Torres tradition." I place Sofia's snack in front of her where she's seated in a highchair and start to clean up the kitchen.

"So what's the issue?"

"I'm not sure if I want to do that. What do you think?"

"I'm not sure I can speak too much on it considering I didn't grow up religious, but I know they don't support my 'lifestyle' or whatever that means to them." She answers frankly.

"That's what I said! But Aria argued that it wasn't about us, rather it's about Sofia and her life."

"I can see her point. Did you and Mark ever discuss anything?"

"He always said it was my decision and he would support either choice."

"I think we should wait. Maybe let Sofia decide when she's older, like thirteen or something. If she wants to become baptized and she fully understands what that means then it's her choice. There's no harm in waiting, right?"

"Not for me, but that might not go over well with my dad and sister."

"Good thing it's not their decision." She quips. "Just because she isn't baptized doesn't mean she can't believe in God or anything. You're Catholic and you follow the word of the Bible, yet you're married to me."

"Yeah, but we didn't get married by a priest."

"Still, what I'm saying is you believe in the Bible and you get to live your life however you decide. It's possible to do both."

"I know, I guess it was just frustrating because Aria practically fainted when I told her no."

"We both know your sister is dramatic sometimes." She says wiping the crumbs off Sofia's face. "Is that why you were upset last night?"

"Yeah, and she made some stupid remarks but otherwise it was normal Aria."

"What did she say?"

"Nothing worth repeating, but since we told Aria and Addison last night we should probably call your parents and let them know we're having a boy."

"Let me put Sof down for a nap and then we can call them together"

"Okay, I'll finish up down here and meet you upstairs." Twenty minutes later we meet back in the room and call my in-laws.

"Mom you're on speaker phone with me and Callie."

"Well isn't this nice? How is everything going?"

"Good, can you get dad on the phone too?"

"One second….DANIELLL" Barbara yells through the phone. "The girls are on the phone! Come into the kitchen! What is this about girls?"

"We'll tell you once dad joins you."

"Daniel hurry up…okay, okay he's here so what's up?"

"We wanted to tell you that Arizona and I are expecting a baby boy in a few months!"

"A boy! Oh my goodness a baby boy! Daniel did you hear?! We're getting a grandson!"

"Yes dear I heard, congratulations Callie and Arizona." My father-in-law says sincerely.

"Oh Arizona you're carrying a little boy inside you. I just can't believe it! We've got to start planning a baby shower. Only four months left…maybe I'll call Aria to help out she was good with the wedding stuff…do you have an ultrasound picture you could send us so I cant put it on the fridge? I can send you two some of Arizona and Tim's baby blankets, they're in the attic somewhere…." Barbara rambles off with excitement and joy.

"Mom, relax. You've got time."

"Arizona four months is not that much time. What if the baby comes early!?"

"Ummm…I don't know, but in the meantime—"

"What about the baby's room? When I was there last time I didn't see anything."

"Callie and I got some paint today. Once it's painted we'll shop for cribs and stuff." My wife answer calmly.

"You need a new car, Arizona. That little Toyota sedan you have now won't do with two kids and car seats."

"I beg to differ, my car works perfectly fine."

"Honey it's ten years old, get something modern and cute. My grandbabies need to ride in style." Barbara says with a little sass that only makes me laugh, but Arizona isn't buying it.

"Callie likes my car, right Calliope?"

"I mean it wouldn't hurt to get something modern…" I say hesitantly, to be honest Barbara does have a point. I know her car has sentimental value, but it wouldn't be such a bad idea to switch it up.

"Are you serious right now, Callie?"

"Don't get mad at her, she's being honest!" Barbara interjects. "It's not like you all don't have the means to buy a new car."

"Not the point, mother."

"We can still keep the car you have now, we'll just get another one." I add.

"Sounds reasonable to me." Barbara says.

"Dad what do you think?"

"Nothing wrong with getting a new car, Arizona. If it's the practical thing to do."

"Maybe." She says stubbornly, "We just called to inform you about your grandson...not for me to be attacked." She mutters.

"Right, my grandson. He's going to be one cute baby I can tell you that much…I'll call you soon so we can start talking about what you want for your shower."

"Fine."

"Take care Barbara and Daniel!"

"You too, Callie…between you and me I've been waiting for Arizona to buy a new car." She says in a hush tone.

"You know I can still hear you, right?"

"Oh – well give our love to Sofia!" She says before the line goes dead.

"Good right?" I ask.

"Yeah, yeah…" She says playing hurt.

"Babe your car is fine, but something new won't hurt."

"I guess…"

"I love you!" I say trying to cheer her up.

"Love you too." She responds weakly before getting off the bed and walking towards the door.

"Where are you going?"

"To my office…to look up new cars online." She says with a small smile to let me know she's not too upset, but sad at the thought of replacing her beloved car. "You know if you really love me you'll be an excellent wife and bring me some Oreos from the kitchen…but no ketchup this time. I think I'm done with that."

"It's about time!" I happily hop off the bed and give her a quick kiss when I pass her in the doorway and head downstairs.

Thanks for reading!

AN: So I know religion can be a tricky topic to talk/write about. I didn't mean to offend anyone, just thought I'd bring it up. Also, thanks for the feedback, majority of you all said boy so I went with a boy.