A/N: So, a little insight for people following this story as well as 'Guns and Scalpels', I think I'm going to finish this story before I update the other one, primarily because I'm kind of sure how I want to end this one and not the other one.

As usual, all I want for you guys is to be patient. I'm so grateful for all the reviews I received. It helped me see your perspective and compare it to what I had in mind.

Thank you for all the love!


Chapter 35: Arizona

The Previous Day

"Sofia, what's going on?"

Enough is enough. I will not have violence in my house. Not now and certainly not ever. Even though Callie and I had anticipated that Sofia and Finn may not get along with each other, but this... was extreme. Sofia had no right to yell at Finn, especially when Finn was the sweetest boy ever.

I know that I have known him for about a week or two but he was really the sweetest tiny human ever, kind of like how Sofia was at that age. He was so curious when I spent a couple of hours with him in the hospital. Finn wanted to know everything I did, even though I was sure most of it went over his head. He tried his best to keep up with me. He even insisted on wearing one of those pink NICU scrubs because rules were rules and he didn't want to break them.

"Mommy, I'm trying to get along with him but I can't," Sofia said as she crossed her arms in front of her.

If I wasn't her mother, I would have totally fallen for this little charade of hers that she has going on. But I know how she interacts with other kids, this is not her, this was never her.

When Bailey was born she was so interested in getting to know him. She was so fascinated by a baby and even got jealous of Zola that she got to take him home and play with him. I know Bailey and Finn are two different people and this wasn't even a remotely similar situation, but it wasn't too far fetched either.

"Sofia, I want the truth" I said as I crossed my arms too.

What? I can cross my arms too, she probably learnt it from me.

"But it is the truth!"

"Sofia" I warned.

"I hate him Mommy, I hate him! He gets to live with Momma, he gets to spend time with her. He gets her and I-I don't!"

I reached forward and hugged my daughter. I know she was having abandonment issues and I know there is nothing I can do to help her. But I also know that Callie is doing everything she can to make sure that Sofia doesn't continue feeling this way.

It's just that between my schedule and her schedule, it's been tough.

"Is that what today was about? Why did you say all that nasty stuff to him?" I asked hoping that she'd tell the truth.

"He kept on talking about how his grandpa is coming and how nice he is and how he buys him toys and wheelie sneaks and takes him to places and plane rides. And-and I guess I just got a little jealous"

A little? She got a little jealous?

But I guess I understood where she was going with this. From what I have seen, Carlos Torres was very affectionate and likes to be involved. When Callie and I were married and Sofia was just a newborn baby, he would regularly come to Seattle just so he could spend time with his granddaughter. It was really sweet.

My father on the other hand.

Not so much.

He was the Colonel. He reeked respect. I know he loves Sofia, but I don't think he shows it too outwardly. When I came out to him, I was glad that he accepted me, even though I was sure that he would kick me out of his house. He is a nice man, but he is very reserved.

Hearing Finn talk about Carlos must have made Sofia upset.

"Honey, Momma is trying and she promised she wouldn't leave"

"Yeah, but why does Finn get to live with her and not me?"

"Because Sofia... Mommy lives in a hotel, she doesn't have space for two kids. Plus your school bus comes to our house, how will you get to school?" I asked, maybe my daughter will listen to reason.

"I'll manage!" she argued.

Well, she had just thrown reason out the window.

"Sweetie, you have to understand that for Momma, it's not you or Finn. It's both of you. She loves you both equally"

"Then make her stay over at our house!" Sofia replied.

Wow, really wasn't going to let this go was she?

"Sofia it's not that easy" I replied. It really wasn't that easy. No matter how much she wanted all of us to live under one roof again. It's just not possible, not yet.

"I just… I want to spend same time with her as Finn gets to"

Oh my poor baby. It's not that she hates Finn, she hates the fact that Finn gets more of her than she does. Is that it? I guess her abandonment issues are more rooted than I thought.

"Sofia, do you realize how lucky you are?" I asked. Maybe if I can get Sofia to understand why Finn spends more time with Callie than she does, maybe… just maybe I can help her "You have two parents who love you to the moon and back, you are way more fortunate than Finn"

"How?" she asked.

"He only has one parent. Remember when you told me how much you missed Momma? And how much you were missing New York?"

Sofia nodded.

"Finn doesn't have that choice. You have all these wonderful aunts and uncles but Finn doesn't. You have me and now you have Momma too"

"He's lonely?" Sofia asked.

"Yeah and Seattle is a new place for him, he has no friends here and then you were being extra rude to him. How would you feel if someone did that to you?"

"I'm.. sorry Mommy"

I smiled. My daughter is smart, kind and compassionate. She was having a tough time dealing with her situation because of which she was acting out. Maybe now it will be a bit easier for her.

"I appreciate that Sofia, but it isn't me who you should be apologizing to" I said as I leaned in for a hug.

"Does that mean that I can't fight with him ever?" Sofia asked.

"No, you can fight of course, you'll have disagreements all the time but at the end of the day he's your brother. As long as you know that, I think everything will be just fine. But that doesn't mean that you or him wont get grounded if one of your fights gets out of hand"

Sofia giggled as she pulled away from the hug.

"Mommy, do you miss Uncle Tim?"

"Very much," I said as I kissed her head, before I grabbed her hand and we made our way towards Finn.


Present day

I was a little nervous, that's an understatement. I was very nervous. Callie and were finally going on a date. We were supposed to go yesterday but Callie said that we should wait another day till my new leg arrived and I was no longer in pain.

I was looking forward to a nice meal and a great evening with Callie, but I was still in a little pain. I mean I knew that the pain wouldn't just magically go away once I switched to the new leg, but it felt much better than my old one did.

It gave me more mobility, hurt less and felt a little more natural. I know it won't feel like my actual leg, but it didn't feel like a hunk of metal attached to my body either.

Since I was trying out a new company, I didn't get the one that didn't make me look like a cyborg, so I decided to wear pants and a simple blouse instead of wearing a dress. I was confident about my leg, but not that much.

Just then, the doorbell rang. Callie was a bit early. Since Sofia was having a sleep over at Zola's so I guess I was covered for the night. Not that I was… you know what? No! I felt sexy, I was in minimal pain, if sex was on the table, I wasn't going to hesitate.

I slowly walked over to open the door. I was still not used to the new leg and I didn't want to trip and injure myself.

"Hey" Callie awkwardly greeted as I opened the door as her hands dug deep into her pockets as she swayed back and forth nervously.

Nope! I was not doing this weird greeting thing again. So I grabbed her by the lapels of her leather jacket and pulled her closer to me as I pressed my lips onto hers. She was mine, I wanted her to be mine and I hoped that the kiss would prove it. Callie moaned into the kiss as her hands went into my hair and held me close.

I wanted her to know that I was still me, even though we had grown apart and went down our own paths for a while, I was still the person she knew and once loved. When the need for air became unavoidable, I pulled away from her.

"Screw heys and hellos, I want that every time we see each other" Callie replied as she leaned in for another kiss. She started off slow but soon enough each of our kisses lasted a second longer. I felt one of her hands travel from my waist to my butt as she gently gave it a light squeeze. I gasped into the kiss before I pulled away.

"If we keep on continuing this, we won't make it out the front door" I said as I tried to catch my breath and tried to get my thoughts straight, but her hand was still on my butt, making it impossible for me to think about anything but her.

"I wouldn't mind that" Callie smiled as she pulled away but held me by my waist. "How's your leg feeling?"

"A little sore, but it isn't hurting as much as it was before, so I'll survive"

"Good, I need you to survive! Our kids managed to, so can you!"

"Yeah they did! Let's head out then?" I asked as I grabbed my keys and headed out the door.


The Previous day

Callie had taken him out of Carlos' arms and was hugging him tightly as she swayed him back and forth. The poor thing was still crying as he hugged her tightly and held onto her.

"Callie, Carlos, someone here would like to apologize to Finn if you'd give her a chance" I said.

Callie's eyes widened as she looked down at Sofia. She nudged Finn and spun him around in her arms before leaning down and placing him down on the floor. Finn fought her and continued holding onto her, not letting her go too far from her.

"Finn" Sofia spoke as all of our attention turned to her, even Finn too turned to look at her. "I'm sorry, for all the stuff I said… earlier"

Finn's hand reached to his face to wipe the tears before he finally let go of Callie.

"You are?" he asked.

"Yeah, it was really bad of me to call you names"

"You mean dum dum?"

"I'm trying to apologize here!"

"Fine, go on" Finn said as he finally took a huge step away from Callie and took one towards Sofia.

"As I was saying I'm sorry"

"Go on"

Sofia waited for a while, but then simply shrugged her shoulders "That was about it," Sofia admitted and turned away.

"Sofia!" I yelled. This was not how you apologize and she knows better. This is not what I have been teaching her for the past couple of years of me single parenting her. What's worse is that I didn't want Carlos to think that I'm an incompetent parent, especially since Callie and I are trying to get back together again.

"What Mommy, what more do you want me to do?" Sofia asked.

It was kind of true, she apologized for being rude and for calling him names, even though she probably didn't do it wholeheartedly, but she did and for now I guess that was okay, even if that meant that Carlos saw me in a negative light.

I looked at Carlos and was surprised to see what I saw. He was smiling at Sofia. Why was he smiling? Sofia was still being very rude.

But then Finn stuck his hand out to her.

"Friends?" he asked.

"Sure, friends or whatever" Sofia said as she shook his hand.

Callie and I looked at each other. We knew it wasn't going to be easy but I guess this is the first conversation they have had where they didn't make each other mad or cry. Even though Sofia would need more time. For the first time ever she was trying, like actually trying.

"Calliope, she's just like a mini version of you mija" Carlos spoke up.

Callie suddenly turned to face him "Daddy! I was never…" Callie trailed off, but Carlos' stance told me that he wasn't going to back down "Fine, I was this stubborn, there happy?" Callie said.

I smiled at the pair of father-daughter in front of me. Sofia looks so much like Callie that it wasn't so hard to picture a little Callie causing ruckus wherever she went.

Moreover, I'm so proud of Sofia and how far she's come.

"Okay great, since now you are my friend, all my friends get to meet my grandpa. This is him. I call him Abuelo and he's very cool" Finn said as he introduced Carlos to her.

Callie and I exchanged looks, even though I had agreed that I didn't mind Sofia meeting him, I certainly didn't think that Finn would be the one to introduce him to her.

"Hi" Sofia nervously said to him.

"Hello mija, it's okay, no need to be shy here. It's just me"

Sofia's expression suddenly changed, she looked confused and deep in thought.

"Mommy, you told me that when I was baby that Momma and her father would call me mija all the time"

I guess Sofia hadn't connected the dots that Finn's Abuelo would be her Abeulo too. She was too young to bridge that gap, but I guess she was starting to realize that.

"That's true Sofia," Callie replied. "When you were young my father would come and visit you so frequently that even though you were only a couple of months old, you would smile at him whenever you saw him and reach out your tiny little arms for him"

"I did?"

"Yeah" Callie said as she took her hand in hers. "Sofia, this is my father. You're grandpa"

Sofia looked up at the man in front of her. I'm not sure if she'd remember him, but she wasn't glued to me anymore.

"Do… do I call you Abeulo or grandpa?"

"Mija, you can call me anything you like" Carlos replied.

"So, Finn's Abeulo is my Abeulo too?"

"Yeah" I replied as I smoothed her hair down. "Is that okay?"

"I… I guess… Momma?"

"Yes sweetie?" Callie asked.

"Can you start… um calling me mija again"

"Sure mija" she said as she smiled down at our daughter. "I'm pretty sure there must be some Spanish in that cute little head of yours, we will get it out in no time"

"See! I told you I can speak Spanish too! Du- Finn!"

Finn smiled at her. They were starting to get along which was great, I just hope it lasts. Finn suddenly pulls away from Callie and leads Sofia to Carlos.

"Sofia, Abeulo is so awesome, trust me. He's fun! He has this huge house in Miami with a beach and you can build sandcastles all day and go swimming with actual dolphins"

"That sounds cool"

"Abuelo, Mommy? Can we take Sofia with us next time we go there please!" Finn pleaded.

"Finn, honey, Sofia cant really come without her Mommy you know?" Callie reasoned.

"Oh! Can Arizona come too? Please Arizona can you come and bring Sofia!" Finn asked Callie and then turned to ask me.

So, we went from solving fights between the two of them to planning family vacations together in a matter of minutes?

"Finn, we… we'll talk about this later, okay? Now I need you to be a good boy for Abeulo and be on your best behavior, can you do that?" Callie asked him.

It was so cute watching the two of them interact. She treated her tiny human like an actual human.

"Yes, Mommy I promise!"


A/N: Spoiler alert, next chapters equals sexy times.