A/N – Thank you all so much for your amazing reviews you have made me smile with your sweet words! Again I am so sorry for the long wait but I'm graduating next month so things have been going really crazy with finals. Only one chapter left…

Chapter 24

"Good work everyone, I think we are done here for today," Callie tells everyone in the recording booth as she lifts her guitar strap over her head.

With the all-clear from their music producer on the other side of the glass, they start packing up. It's the first time in days they have finished before midnight and Callie is more than grateful for the small break. She has been running between the recording studio, filming the new music video, and doing interviews with Mark and Amelia for the upcoming premiere of their movie. Having a work-free evening sounds like heaven, but knowing Arizona is not going to be home makes her a little reluctant to spend it alone in a big empty house. But then again this is the perfect time to figure out something she has been mulling over for weeks and now appears to be the perfect time to ask for some help from her best friend.

Jo walks over handing a bottle of water to the singer who accepts it gratefully and takes a long drink to soothe her now dry throat. Turning on her phone she checks to see if she missed anything important, which roughly translates as anything from Arizona. Finding only some work-related emails and social media alerts that can wait until later she puts her phone back in her pocket.

"Hey Cal, I have a few notes on that song you gave to me yesterday that I would like to talk to you about at some time." Theo her music producer tells her through the intercom as he too packs up his gear for the day.

"Sure Theo, I'll come in a little earlier tomorrow afternoon and we can talk." He thanks her before leaving them all alone to gather their things.

"It's good to see you all working hard." Callie turns around to see her manager walking into the booth. "I guess micro-managing does have its advantages." They all turn when Cristina snorts from her seat behind her drum set. "Something amusing Yang?"

"No, please micro-manage on."

"Oh I get it, it's a short joke," George says with a smile before it quickly falls when Bailey glares at him.

"I'm sure that's not what Cristina meant." Owen tries.

"Actually it was," Cristina says flicking George's ear making him yelp before turning back to the annoyed-looking manager. "But it is a good thing, Bailey. Seriously you're the perfect travel size, like a pocket-size manager. In ten years they will be making them all like that."

Bailey just looks at the drummer before shaking her head.

"You know something I wonder if you all are just part of some experiment in artificial stupidity."

"Ouch Bailey you wound me." Cristina fakes hurt while spinning her drum sticks between her fingers.

"The truth hurts." She says with a shrug before starting to walk away.

"You know there is a reason why they call you the Nazi."

"Come on Cristina you know flattery doesn't work on me." She stops in front of the singer who looks at her amused. "What?"

"You two get a weird satisfaction at getting a rise out of each other."

"Well, we tried being nice but we weren't very good at it. Anyway, the reason I am here, I brought your schedule for next week. We also need to talk about award season that just around the corner, I had a few inquiries asking if you might present an award and one asking if you would perform."

"I can present an award but I am not so sure about performing."

"We still have some time before they need an answer so think about it." Callie nods. They spend another twenty minutes talking about upcoming events and other important things that need Callie's attention before the singer is finally able to head home.

-x-x-

Arizona rolls her neck trying to relieve some of the stiffness after having been hunched over an operating table for the better part of the day. After shaking out her cramped hand she goes back to explaining the procedure to the group of interns all huddled in the corner with their little notepads and eager expressions.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun starts playing from her phone that is laying on a steel tray next to one of the nurses. Arizona smiles behind her mask knowing to who that ringtone belongs. She nods to the nurse telling her to answer the call and put it on speaker.

"Hey, I just finished at the studio and was wondering what my favorite girl is up to?" Callie's voice sounds through the device.

"Hey Cal, I'm in the OR you're on speaker." Callie can hear the telltale signs of a busy OR through the phone. A smirk pulls at her lips thinking that maybe she can have a little fun with her blonde.

"So, I guess that means no phone sex?"

"Calliope!" The entire OR starts to giggle, and Arizona can feel her cheeks turn bright red while she listens to her girlfriend chuckling on the other end of the phone. "Is there a reason for you calling either then trying your luck at spending the night on the couch?" She hears Callie trying to stifle her laugh before talking again.

"Yeah sorry, Izzie wants to know when we have some time available to go see her about our dresses?" Arizona mentally runs through her schedule for a few seconds before concluding.

"I am free tomorrow morning, my shift doesn't start till later in the afternoon."

"Okay that's perfect, thanks I'll let her know. Well, I better let you get back to saving lives. Bye babe."

"Bye Callie."

"Bye OR people."

A round of 'bye' sounds around her room. Arizona just shakes her head with a smile, never a dull moment.

"Okay, who can tell me what I need to do next?" Arizona asks and all the interns' hands shoot up at the same time.

-x-x-

Addison opens her front door finding her best friend with a bottle of wine in each hand giving her a sheepish smile.

"I need your help, Addie."

Addison steps aside wordlessly letting the singer into her house. She goes back into the kitchen with Callie following behind her, she pulls out two large wine glasses setting them down on the counter. She walks over to the fridge opening the door to see what unhealthy junk food she can find for the serious talk she is sure they are about to have with her friend.

"So, is this a leftover lasagna or frozen pizza kind of conversation?" She asks searching through the fridge.

"Neither." Addison closes the door with wide eyes, this is more serious then she thought

"Oh wow, what is it?"

"I'm going to ask Arizona to marry me." Callie flinches when Addison lets out a loud squeal.

"It's about time!" She says slapping the singer's arm.

"You have been spending way too much time with my mom."

"Shut up, it's not our fault you're taking your sweet time getting your shit together." Addison hands her one of the glasses with wine and they make their way over to the couch where they can talk more comfortably. "Now tell me how you're going to ask her?"

Callie takes a sip of her wine before propping her feet up on the coffee table and lets out a sigh.

"See that where I need your help, I have no idea how I am going to do it." A big exciting grin breaks out over Addison's face.

"Well, the possibilities are endless. Are you thinking of a small and intimate or a big grand gesture? Oh, you should do it during one of your shows!" Callie thinks about it for a moment before shaking her head.

"I don't think so, Addie. We can't even go to the store and buy milk without being on the cover of every magazine the next day. Our relationship is constantly being thrown into the spotlight. I want this to be just ours, no cameras, and no screaming fans."

"Ugh fine. Something small then?" Callie nods. "Please just promise me that you are not going put the ring in her champagne or something like that because if that goes wrong it goes really wrong." Callie scrunches her face in disgust, the last thing she wants is to spend her engagement night waiting in the bathroom.

"Agreed, nothing edible." Callie grabs the TV remote and starts flipping through the channels while Addison is running through all the possibilities in her head while twirling her finger around the rim of her wine glass.

"I would suggest writing her a song but your new album is basically a declaration of your love for her." Callie shifts uncomfortably around on the couch while Addison just smiles at her. "Aw, don't be embarrassed Cal. I think it's really sweet." Callie takes another drink from her glass hoping to blame her red cheeks on the wine. "You know what you should do, take her on a sunrise hot air balloon ride. Then when you are flying amongst the clouds watching the start of a new day you tell her how you want every day to start and end with her." Callie looks at her speechless. "What?"

"Sex with Jake must be really good because the Addison I know has never been this romantic." Addison just shrugs.

"What can I say the man got skills." Callie chokes or her wine and Addison bursts out laughing. "Like he does this one thing with his…"

"No!" Callie holds out her hands stopping Addison from saying anything else. "Nope, I don't want to know."

The rest of the night is spend brainstorming and Callie covering her ears when Addison starts getting graphic about just how good her relationship with Jake is going.

-x-x-

The morning sun shines into the bedroom windows making Callie groan in the displeasure of having to get out of her comfy bed. She scrunches up her nose when something tickles it. Cracking open one eye she looks down to see blonde hair covering her chest. She smiles and absentmindedly starts running her fingers through the golden locks. Arizona must have gotten home pretty late last night or rather early this morning. Her sleeping girlfriend starts to stir, after a few moments tired blue eyes look up at her.

"Good morning." She says and places a kiss on her forehead.

"Morning," Arizona says through a yawn.

"What time did you get in?"

"Late. You were knocked out cold, so I take it you had fun with Addison?"

"We seriously need to have a boundaries talk with her, there are just some things I really don't need to know about her sex life." Callie groans rubbing her forehead.

"Speaking of boundaries." Arizona lifts her head glaring at Callie. The singer just looks at her confused, her half-asleep mind not following the quick change in her girlfriend's mood. "Phone sex, really Callie?" Callie lets out a belly laugh and Arizona fights really hard to not smile and keep glaring at her. "I had to stand in an OR full of snickering scrub nurses and interns for two hours!" She holds up two fingers to emphasize her point.

"I'm sorry sweetie." She says between fits of laughter.

"I know you were just having some fun, but next time please wait until the end of the surgery." Callie keeps chuckling but can hear Arizona pout. Callie rolls them over so she is hovering over her girlfriend.

"I really am sorry." She says in her sweetest voice before leaning down to kiss her pout away. The kiss quickly deepens but when Callie's hands start to wonder Arizona pushes her away.

"No, I'm still mad at you."

Callie lets out a frustrated groan but she doesn't miss how Arizona's words lack conviction. Smirking to herself she starts kissing her shoulder moving up to her neck. Arizona is keeping a straight face but Callie can feel her pulse racing and breathing starting to speed up. She kisses across her jaw and upright behind her ear before she goes in for the kill. In a husky voice, she whispers all the different ways Arizona can punish her.

"You don't play fair Torres." Arizona groans and pushes Callie completely off of her before she gets out of bed. She puts a little extra sway to her steps as she walks to the bathroom. At the door, she turns around to look at her girlfriend still in bed. "I need to shower." She looks Callie over with hungry eyes. "I just need to know if I need to make it a cold one?" In one swift move, Callie is off the bed and pulling the giggling blonde into the bathroom slamming the door close behind them.

-x-x-

After finally finishing their shower they make their way down to the kitchen for some breakfast. Arizona turns on her music app on her phone and starts dancing around to the music while they make breakfast… well Callie makes breakfast and Arizona makes the coffee. Callie smiles to herself watching from the corner of her eye as Arizona sings along to the song blasting through the speakers. When she found out that the blonde was a fan of hard rock, it was quite a surprise. She figured Tim had something to do with it but it turns out it was actually Emma who introduced the doctor to the music.

They just finish the last of their breakfast when Jo stumbles into the kitchen her arms full of papers that she dumps on the counter. Arizona quickly has to pull her mug away out of the splash zone.

"Hey, Jo." The assistant just drops her head onto the cold counter in defeat.

"Arizona I have no idea how you did it," Jo says honestly motioning to all the work scattered over the counter.

"What can I say I'm just awesome. Oh, and my wheelie shoes also helped a lot." She gets up and places their dirty dishes in the dishwasher.

"You're forgetting the part where they made you pass out," Callie says finishing the last of her coffee.

"No, actually that was from dehydration and exhaustion." Arizona grabs a bottle of water from the fridge tossing it to Jo. "That means you might want to keep hydrated."

"Wait, that seriously happened?" Jo asks and Callie can hear the slight panic in her voice.

"Among other things."

"Is everything finalized for Friday?" Callie decides to change the subject, the last thing she needs is to scare her assistant away.

"Yeah, we are good to go."

"Thanks, Jo."

"Hey it's what you pay me for, so you two ready to go dress shopping?"

"Yes!" Arizona says excited and Callie just rolls her eyes.

"Then let's go," Callie says standing up and pulling the blonde with her out of the front door.

-x-x-

It's Friday morning and Arizona is in her office sitting at her desk. She is talking on her phone while flipping through images on her iPad. "Yes, it's perfect thank you." She looks up when someone knocks on her door, she sees Dr. King and waves at her to come in and take a seat. "I will, thank you again Steph. You too, bye." She places her phone on the desk next to the iPad. "Sorry about that."

"Don't worry about it. I swear one of these days I am going to kill these new interns. It's like they get worse every year."

"Hey, you remember what it is like being an intern."

"Yes, but I was never that useless. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I have just discharged the Peterson kid."

"Thank you, I have to say I really enjoyed working with you on this case."

"Me too, I am really glad you took the job." Arizona smiles at her.

"I missed it. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't change being a personal assistant because it brought me to Callie, but this is where I need to be." She says with a content smile and Charlotte nods.

"Well, I better go while it's still a crime of passion." Just before she reaches the door she turns back around. "You are friends with Dr. Theodora Altman right?"

"Yes, she is actually my best friend."

"Our head of cardio is going to be retiring soon and I just want to keep my options open."

"Well, you can't go wrong with Teddy she is amazing."

"I'll keep that in mind."

They are interrupted when both their pages go off. Looking at the device showing 911 they quickly make their way down to the ER. Arizona is busy putting on her gloves just hoping it's nothing too serious and she will still be able to make it home in time.

-x-x-

Callie is running around the house like a crazy person. The premier is in only a few hours, the house is full of people, her girlfriend is MIA and her nerves are at their end. The front door opens and an exhausted-looking Arizona comes stumbling in.

"You made it!" She says relieved racing down the stairs, her makeup and hair is done but she is still in her robe.

"I am so sorry I am late. I was just about to leave but then there was this house fire and a little four-year-old boy was inside and…" Callie places her hand on her shoulder rubbing it soothingly.

"Arizona it's okay. You don't need to explain it to me. You needed to be there to save that little boy I get it." She sees the blonde's body stiffens and she pulls her bottom lip between her teeth. Taking a closer look she notices what she thought to be the look of exhaustion was actually Arizona's attempt at hiding the fact that she has been crying. "No," Callie whispers.

"Yeah." She nods sadly lowering her head as she tries really hard not to start crying again. She has been driving around for almost an hour before she was ready to face the singer. This is the first patient she lost since she has been back in the OR and she has forgotten how it feels when your heart breaks every time you see that flat line.

"Oh, sweetie I am so sorry." She says pulling her into her arms. Arizona buries her face in Callie's neck as the tears start to fall. When they pull apart Callie cups her cheek wiping her falling tears away. "I'm just going to go call Derek and tell him we are not going to make it tonight." She pulls away but Arizona stops her by grabbing her wrists.

"Wait, Callie no."

"It's okay Arizona, I am sure being around all those people is the last place you want to be tonight."

"No Callie, we have to go it's your first movie." She can't believe Callie is willing to miss her big night just because she had a bad day.

"It's fine really, you lost a patient today and I can't even begin to imagine what that must feel like so it is okay if we just stay home tonight."

"No Callie it's not okay. Yes I had a really crap day but it's part of my job and it's going to happen sometimes. I can't expect you to put everything else on hold for me when it does. Your job is important too and I want to be there for you as well."

She takes both of Callie's hands into hers rubbing her thumbs over the back of her hands affectionately.

"You have been absolutely amazing these past few months while I got readjusted, but now it's time for me to show up for you. So, no we are not going to stay home tonight. We are going to go to the premier and we are going to watch the movie my awesome girlfriend worked so hard on. We are going to drink champagne, celebrate and go to the after-party and we are going to have fun. Then later tonight when we get home you are going to hold me and tell me everything is going to be okay and I am going to cry. But not right now." She looks at Callie smiling at her. "Now we have to get ready because we are not going to be late for your first movie premier."

Callie leans forward giving her a slow loving kiss. "I love you." She whispers against her lips.

"I love you too Calliope. Now come on I want to see you in that sexy dress." She says wiggling her eyebrows at her girlfriend before pulling her back up the stairs to finish getting ready.

-x-x-

Stepping out of the limo flashes immediately go off, Arizona wishes she could say that she has gotten used to it but she can't. Nights like tonight just remind her how famous her girlfriend actually is, it's easy to forget when they are cuddled up on the couch or fighting about what take out to get. Walking down the red carpet they are followed by Jackson, Bailey, and her husband Ben. They stop to talk to all the different reporters and pose for what feels like a never-ending number of photos.

When they finally get into the building it is buzzing with people. They spot Mark and Amelia talking to Derek and make their way over to their friends.

"Callie, Arizona you both are looking absolutely beautiful tonight." Derek greets them each with a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you, you guys don't look too bad yourself," Callie says after greeting everyone. The waiter arrives with a tray of champagne and everyone takes a flute.

"A toast," Derek says holding up his glass. "To one hell of a movie." They all clink their glasses together.

Callie slips her arm around Arizona's waist pulling closer, just happy to have her love here with her on such a big night for her. Everyone falls into the easy conversation, most of them talk about what they are expecting from the movie. But they all knew it was just a matter of time being amongst friends before some say something to embarrass someone else.

"So, Mark what is it I hear about you having to learn to change a diaper on a baby doll?" Amelia asks slinging her arm around Mark making him turn a bright red before downing his drink.

Earlier the week Callie was just finishing her work out when Mark came barging into her house in a panic when the realization hit him that he is having a baby and he has never even changed a diaper before. Then Jo produced a baby doll and diapers out of thin air and placed it in front of him while Callie talked him through the process.

"You told her?" Mark asks embarrassed.

"No, I didn't."

"Relax Sloan it wasn't Callie. Addison told me."

"What?!" Of all the people Callie could have told of course she picked the one with her own talk show.

"Mark doesn't feel embarrassed the first time I had to change Zola's diaper I put it on backward," Derek says trying to comfort the man.

"If you want to practice some more I am sure the nurses in the hospital nursery would love your help," Arizona says trying to hold back a giggle that is trying to escape.

"Haha, make fun of the idiot who can't change a diaper. At least I am willing to learn, even if I am not very good at it. I'm just glad we are only going to need to change the diaper what…" Mark tilts his head thinking. "…like two or three times a day, that's not so bad." Everyone bursts out laughing.

"Seriously, two or three times? More like at least ten times a day, a baby leaks like an old roof." Bailey says and Ben just nods knowingly next to her.

"What? That can't be normal!" He looks at them astonished.

"Mark maybe you should just feed the kid powdered milk then you just have to dust them off," Amelia suggests making everyone laugh even harder.

"You all suck." He says leaving to get a new drink, he is way too sober for this conversation. Callie excuses herself and follows him to the bar.

"You okay?"

"I know nothing about babies Callie, nothing! You need to hold them a specific way and did you know the baby has this thing called fontanels and it's these weird soft spots on a baby's head and …" Callie places her hand over his mouth to shut him up.

"I get it, the baby can be here any day and you're freaking out but you need to stop. You are ready, I know it doesn't feel like it right now. But everyone is scared before they have a baby. You're not alone in this Mark you have Aria, me, and my mom sure as hell is going to tell you if you are doing something wrong. Hey, you even have one of the best Pediatric surgeons just a call away. You're going to be fine." He gives her a weak smile. "Now stop freaking out and just take it one day at a time. Okay?"

"Thanks, Cal."

"You're welcome. Now come on it looks like it's about to start"

-x-x-

After all the speeches the lights dim and Callie can feel her palms start to sweat with anticipation. The black screen comes to life as the opening scene starts to play. Callie has to admit that even if she loves giving Mark a hard time by calling him a drama queen, he is an exceptional actor. She is so transfixed with the story that she is almost surprised when she appears on the screen. When Arizona sees Callie on-screen she gives her hand a reassuring squeeze knowing she is probably ready to freak out.

When Callie's cover of The Wheepies' World Spins Madly On starts to play Arizona can feel her eyes start to mist over. She remembers watching Callie record the song months ago for the movie and even back then she got a little emotional. But now hearing it while watching the heartbreaking scene playing in front of her, it hits a little closer to home and she can't help but let the tears roll down her cheeks.

Callie looks over to her girlfriend seeing the tears illuminated by the screen and she pulls her into her side. They spend the rest of the movie huddled together and all too soon the credits started to roll. She gives Callie a soft but loving kiss and whispers how proud she is of her.

Derek had somehow convinced them to go to the after-party and Callie was flabbergasted at all the people coming up to her telling her how they enjoyed her performance. And by people, she means, movie legends, whose work she has admired for many years. Just before midnight, they are finally walking back into the dark house.

"Did you have fun tonight?" Arizona asks walking into the kitchen.

"I really did. But I didn't realize watching myself on screen would feel so weird." Arizona smiles at her handing over a bottle of water.

"I can only imagine, but I didn't mind the view." She says as she takes a sip from her own water bottle. "But you kissing someone else part was not so fun."

"Aw is someone jealous?" Callie asks amused.

"What? No!" She says a little too quickly and Callie just gives her a knowing look. "Okay maybe a little, but jealousy is a green-eyed monster and if you ask any of my kids, they'll tell you there is no reasoning with a monster." She says defensively.

"If it makes you feel any better it was very awkward and Mark's breath smelled like tacos." She says walking closer to the blonde. "And on one of the takes, he thought it would be funny to pinch my butt." She smiles wrapping her arms around her girlfriend who looks about ready to hit Mark in the face with a brick. "I slapped him so hard I loosened one of his fillings." She is rewarded with a smile and Callie leans forward giving her a sweet kiss. Pulling back she tucks a piece of blonde hair behind Arizona's ear before looking into her blue eyes. "How are you feeling?" Arizona lets out a breath.

"Okay, I guess. I just forget you know." She says looking down.

"I know today was really hard for you and it must have brought back some bad memories but I know tomorrow you are going to walk into that hospital and you're going to help the next tiny human that needs you. Tomorrow will be a better day." Arizona connects their lips before leaning her forehead against hers.

"Tomorrow will be better." She repeats. Callie reaches down intertwining their fingers.

"Come on I promised you some snuggle time." She pulls the blonde out of the kitchen towards their bedroom.

They have barely fell asleep before they are rudely woken by a phone ringing on the bedside table. Arizona picks up the device squinting at the screen's bright light trying to read the name.

"Ugh, who the hell is calling at this time?" Callie groans pulling the pillow over her head.

"That would be your idiot friend." Arizona hands over the ringing phone to Callie.

"I swear if this is about changing a damn diaper again." She answers the phone placing it to her ear. "What the hell Mark It…" Callie shoots up sitting in the bed and Arizona is immediately wide awake as well. "Where? Okay, okay we will meet you there." She throws the covers off her jumping out of bed.

"Callie, what's going on?" Callie stops her search for her clothes and looks over to her girlfriend sitting up in the bed with her crazy bed head and she smiles at how adorable she looks.

"The baby is coming." In a flash, Arizona is out of bed joining Callie in her search.

-x-x-

Walking into the waiting room they find Carlos and Lucia sitting nervously next to each other in the almost empty waiting room.

"Mom, dad," Callie says making them look up at them. She hugs them before they sit down next to them. Lucia fills them in on everything that happened and what the doctors have told them so far. All they can do now is get comfortable for what could be a very long wait.

Not even an hour later a frantic looking Mark runs into the waiting room holding a cup of ice chips.

"Robbins!" He looks at the three people sitting there. "Where is Robbins?"

"She went to get us some coffee. What is going on, is something wrong?" Callie asks standing in front of her clearly panicking friend. But he just ignores her looking around the waiting room searching for Arizona.

"Robbins!"

"I'm right here." He spins around finding the blonde doctor behind him with a tray of coffee cups. She hands them over to Callie before turning her attention to the man. "What happened? Is there something wrong with Aria or the baby?"

"You need to come with me. Aria isn't letting any of the other doctors near her she only wants you."

"I'm a pediatric surgeon, not an obstetrician."

"You go tell her that." He says absentmindedly rubbing his chest where his girlfriend had ripped out a handful of his chest hair. "Listen she is in a lot of pain and she is scared, she just wants someone there that she knows and trusts." Arizona nods in understanding.

"Okay, I'll just go get some scrubs." With a quick kiss to Callie's cheek, Arizona runs off to the locker room. Callie turns back to her friend.

"How are you holding up?" She asks rubbing his upper arm.

"I'll tell you one thing, your sister has a grip like a python." He turns around making his way back to the delivery room with a cup of melted ice chips.

-x-x-

Four hours later Arizona comes walking into the waiting room pulling off her scrub cap. Everyone jumps up when they see her approaching them.

"Everything went perfectly." She says before they can bombard her with questions. "Mother and baby are doing great." Carlos hugs Lucia and they start talking amongst themselves. Arizona locks eyes with Callie who mouths 'thank you' to her, the doctor just gives her a wink before turning back to Carlos and Lucia smiling brightly at them. "Would you like to see them?"

Arizona walks into Aria's room followed by Carlos, Lucia, and Callie. When they walk in they see Mark sitting on the edge of the bed smiling down at the little bundle wrapped in a blue blanket in his mother's arms. Aria looks up and gives them a tired smile, she leans forward placing a kiss on her baby's forehead before Mark carefully lifts his son into his arms and walks closer to the new arrivals.

"Everyone, I would like you to meet Parker Nathan Sloan." He says proudly showing off his son. He hands him over slowly to Lucia so she can hold her long-awaited grandson.

"He is beautiful." She coos down at the sleeping boy.

"That would be the Sloan genes," Mark says smugly.

Arizona walks over to Aria while everyone else is occupied with fawning over Parker.

"How are you feeling?"

"Sore." She says with a small smile and then she reaches overtaking Arizona's hand that is resting on the edge of her bed. "Thank you, Arizona." She squeezes the blonde's hand.

"You're very welcome, just don't thank me with tequila." She says with a wink telling her she is only joking.

"You're never going to let me forget that are you?" Aria asks with a groan.

"Nope." Arizona gives her a dimpled smile. "That story shall be told at every Thanksgiving and family gathering for the foreseeable future. I own your ass little Torres." Aria covers her eyes with her hand before she starts to chuckle.

"And I thought having one big sister was bad enough." Arizona feels like all the air has been sucked right out of her lungs, she never thought someone would call them their big sister ever again. She swallows thickly at the lump in her throat, Aria smiles at her before looking over at the rest of her family. "Go before your girlfriend tries to smuggle my son out in her bag," Aria says pushing Arizona towards Callie.

Arizona places her hand on Callie's lower back smiling down at the little boy. They both are blinded by a flash going off they look up seeing Lucia looking at her phone smiling.

"Don't they look cute?"

"Mom!" Aria chides her mother. "Leave the poor women alone."

"I'm just saying."

"No, you are meddling." Mark just smiles from his place next to his girlfriend.

Arizona watches as Callie looks radiant holding Parker, her heart starts beating a little faster as images of what their future could be.

"Okay, Abuelo's turn," Carlos tells Callie having waited long enough to hold his grandson.

From her place in the hospital bed, Aria watches as her family showers the newborn with love and attention.

"We have a son," Aria says softly playing with Mark's hand in hers, Marks smiles proudly over at her.

"We have a son." He says amazed before leaning over to kiss her. All his nerves have been replaced with pure joy.

-x-x-

Everyone is still buzzing with excitement about the new addition to the family, they finally convinced Lucia and Carlos to go home at seven am and Mark got Aria to get some much-needed rest. Arizona decided to stay and start her shift early since she was already there.

Callie watches through the glass of the nursery as Arizona examines Parker while softly talking to him. After finishing her exam Parker is fast asleep again, she quickly types her notes into his chart before walking out of the nursery. She spots Callie leaning against the wall outside and walks straight into her waiting arms.

"Isn't he just the cutest baby ever?" Callie asks with a content sigh watching her little nephew sleep peacefully.

"Well, I have seen a lot of babies but he is definitely the cutest," Arizona says wrapping her arms around the singer's waist. "You were right." Callie looks over at her not following. Arizona replies not taking her eyes of the sleeping baby. "Today was a better day."