Arizona and Sofia bonding (late season 10)
"Mommy's not going to be home until super late, so what do you want for dinner, Sof?" Arizona made (primarily one-sided) conversation with her toddler as they walked through the door of their new house.
Arizona turned on the lights and sighed. There were still overflowing boxes everywhere, and she didn't have the energy to unpack anymore tonight.
Turning back to the little girl in her arms, Arizona continued: "Should we have...ice cream?"
Sofia clapped her hands together excitedly. She loved ice cream.
Arizona giggled at the happy little girl. "No, silly! We can't have ice cream for dinner! How about...some potatoes and veggies? And maybe some ice cream for dessert?" She put Sofia down on the rug. "Yes, that's what we'll do," Arizona continued, mostly to herself this time.
While Sofia flipped through a book on the floor of the living room, Arizona began preparing dinner: boiling potatoes, roasting vegetables, and preparing a salad. Suddenly, inspiration struck: "Sof!"
The girl looked up.
"What if you and me have a tea party dinner?" Sofia quickly and eagerly agreed and they laughed, excited now. "Okay. One sec."
Arizona finished cooking and set the table with their nice little China set.
"Come sit, sweetie." Sofia bumbled over to her seat and sat down. Arizona put a full plate in front of her and handed her a tea cup filled with milk.
"Careful, okay? This could break."
"Okay, Mama." Sofia held the dainty cup with her two little hands, both of her pinkies up.
"Look at you!" Arizona praised. "Such a classy little lady." She took point from her daughter and sipped her own tea with her pinky up. "Let's eat!"
Arizona and Sofia were still giggling over their serendipitous tea party dinner when Callie walked through the door.
"Hey..." Callie greeted them quizzically, but she was smiling. "What'd I miss?"
"Tea party!" Sofia shrieked.
"No way! You had one without me?!" Callie feigned a sad pout, so Sofia scrambled out of her chair with her tea cup to give her mommy a taste.
Callie knelt down beside her daughter, smiling. "Are you sharing your tea with me?"
Sofia eagerly nodded, happy to share.
"Aw, thank you!" Callie pretended to take a sip. "Yummy!"
She risked a peek at Arizona, who was beaming at their sweet interaction.
Callie kissed Sofia's cheek and led her back toward the table. "Come on, baby. Let's finish dinner."
Finally, Callie crossed to the other side of the table and greeted Arizona, bending down and pecking her lips. She smiled at her tenderly. "You're amazing."
Arizona blushed. She was so thankful that she and Callie were finally good again.
"And you're definitely beating me at being 'Best Mom of the Year,' so that's hardly fair."
Arizona laughed pridefully. "Sit," she patted the chair beside her. "There's lots of food, and I want to hear about your day."
Callie was exhausted. Relieved to be home at last, she plopped into her chair with a satisfied, "Ahhh." She began rubbing Arizona's back affectionately as she took a sip of water.
"My day," she began, "just got a whole lot better."