Epilogue
"Welcome back to The Addison Montgomery Show. Today we have a very special guest, someone who has more Grammy awards than dinner plates. But it's also someone I am very honored to call my friend. Please welcome the amazingly talented Callie Torres."
The audience applauds loudly as Callie makes her way out onto the stage waving and smiling at everyone. When she reaches the redhead she gives her a quick hug before taking her seat across from her.
"I would just like to start by saying thank you for taking the time to be here today, we know you are a busy woman and you actually just got back to the states a little while ago."
"Yes, we came here straight from the airport."
"How do you feel having just finished another phenomenal tour?"
"Tired." The audience laughs. "I love traveling the world and getting to meet all the amazing fans. It's long hours and hard work and I loved every minute of it. But as Dorothy said – there's no place like home." Callie says with a smile pretending to click her black heels together.
"Having a busy schedule like yours how do manage to balance work and family?" The audience was and Callie turns to see a photo of her with her family on the screen behind her, a huge smile breaks out on her face.
"I believe just like with everything else in life you have to make time for family, it's so easy to start taking them for granted. But they are the most important thing in your life and for me, that means a lot of time spent flying back and forth."
Addison continues to ask Callie questions about her music and the possibility of doing more acting in the future, she asks a few personal questions but nothing intrusive mostly just light-hearted stories about the joys of being a mom and being married to a surgeon.
"Callie it's been wonderful talking to you like always. We wish you all the best for the upcoming year." Addison thanks the singer before turning to look directly into the camera. "We are going to take a quick break and when we get back Callie is going to perform her new hit single. We will be right back."
After the performance, Addison closes the show. As everyone starts to leave and the crew starts to clean the stage, Addison and Callie make their way backstage to their dressing rooms together.
"Thank you so much again Cal for doing this," Addison says taking off her microphone and handing it to one of the sound guys.
"You know I love being here, even if it is after a sixteen-hour flight. Can I just say you have some pretty great makeup artist here?"
"I only hire the best." She says bumping her shoulder against Callie's as they walk down the hallway. "Have you heard from Mark lately, I'm guessing he is about ready to go crazy or commit mass murder?"
"I get daily calls about how he wants to elope to Vegas and get married by Elvis."
"Yeah, I don't think Aria will go for that one," Addison says thinking about how much the younger Torres loves to be in the spotlight. "You are probably dying to get home and see your girls?"
"You have no idea! It's crazy how much miss them all the time." Callie says stopping in front of her dressing room.
"When was the last time you saw them?"
"They flew out and spend a couple of days when I was playing in Rio but it feels like that was months ago. I'm constantly texting with Arizona and we try to video call as often as possible but it's not the same as having them just in the next room." Addison smiles at her.
"I can assure you they are missing you like crazy too."
Callie pulls out her phone when Gym Class Hero's Ass Back Home starts to play.
"Speak of the devil," Callie says with a smile seeing Arizona's name on her phone.
"You better get going then, you heard them - get your ass back home." Callie smiles at her friend hugging her before going into her dressing room to answer her phone.
-x-x-
Callie opens the front door and a smile immediately makes its way onto her face seeing toys scattered around the floor, Arizona's bag on the table, and mismatched shoes everywhere. Jo and Alex help her bring in all her bags before taking their leave.
Walking through the house searching for her family she can't seem to find anywhere. She hears laughter coming from outside, following the sound she finds her girls running around chasing after a soccer ball. Arizona kicks the ball and watches as the two little girls run after it laughing all the way. The dog is running along with them and accidentally almost runs the two-year-old over but Arizona can catch her just before her diapered butt hits the grass.
"Who's winning?" Three sets of eyes snap to the backdoor.
"Mommy!" Two very excited little girls yell.
"Hey, babies." Callie bends down and little arms immediately wrap around her neck.
"I missed you, mommy."
"I missed you to Sofia bug, so much." She says hugging the five-year-old, letting go just in time to catch a flying toddler jumping into her arms. Hugging her close as well, pulling back she places her little hands on her mommy's cheeks.
"Hi, mommy!"
"Hello, my Lil' monkey." She greets her daughter brushing some of her curly brown hair out of her blue eyes.
"Mommy TV!"
"I was?" She asks faking shock, the little girl nods as she places Lillian back down on the ground.
"Yes! We saw mommy on Aunt Addie's show." Sofia adds bouncing excitedly in front of her. "Mama, can we give mommy the gift we made for her?"
"Of course, but..." Before she can finish Sofia grabs her sister's hand as they run into the house. "…don't track mud into the house," Arizona says to herself.
With the kids gone Callie turns to her wife, walking over to her she pulls her into a long-awaited hug.
"Hey." Arizona gives her a dimpled smile before pulling her into a passionate kiss.
"Hey." She breaths against the blonde's lips.
"We missed you." Callie leans forward giving her a one more quick kiss.
"Not possibly as much as I missed you guys." Arizona snuggles into her wife letting out a content sigh against her neck. "How were the girls?" Arizona groans making Callie chuckle.
"Next time you are taking them with you." Callie smiles into blonde hair.
Yes, they love their girls to death but man they are busy. Sofia talks a mile a minute having an opinion about absolutely everything, while Lillian sees the house as her own personal obstacle course leaving no piece of furniture unclimbed.
"Is that why you are trying to tire them out?"
"My mom gave them cookies so they have been extra busy all day." They walk over to the porch swing sitting down and cuddling with each other. Callie laces her fingers through her wife's resting their hands on Arizona's stomach.
"How are you doing?" Callie asks once they are comfortable.
"Ugh I'm tired all the time, it feels like I need to pee every five minutes and I think I may be scaring the interns at work. But everything is better now that you home."
The girls come running back outside stopping in front of Callie. Sofia holds out a pink paper for her to take. Callie smiles at them before taking the paper, it is covered in scribbled drawings and a lot of glitters.
"You guys I love it, thank you." She pulls them both into a hug peppering their faces with kisses making them squeal.
"I color," Lillian says with a big smile pointing to the green scribbles on the page.
"And it's beautiful."
"Mama helped," Sofia says snuggling in between her mothers while Lillian sits down on Callie's lap
"She did? But I think you two did most of the work because I don't think mama can draw this pretty." She whispers to Sofia who nods her head.
"Hey!" Arizona says starting to tickle Sofia's side. "Are you saying I can't draw?"
"No mama! Stop! I'm sorry!" She pants out of breath between giggles and Arizona takes mercy on her.
"Mommy is back for two seconds and you already mean to me."
"No, we love you, mama!" She throws her arms around her blonde mother.
"Lav you mama!" Lillian says also falling on her mama.
"Hey, I want some of this action," Callie says wrapping her arms around all three of her girls.
It's good to be home.
The girls are playing after dinner while Callie places the dishes in the dishwasher and Arizona puts away the leftovers and cleans the mess the girls made.
"I'll go get the bath going will you go get the girls?" Callie nods placing a kiss on her wife's lips before going in search of the girls.
She can hear them chatting away from the playroom, peeking inside she finds them playing together on the floor. She loves how close the two sisters are, sure there are times they want to strangle each other but luckily they never do.
Callie watches them for a moment whenever Lillian would say a word wrong Sofia would repeat it helping her little sister. Callie pushes off the wall before making her way into the room.
"Alright, you two it's bath time."
"No." They both whine.
"Yes," Callie whines back. "Come on if we hurry maybe we can talk mama into watching a movie before bed." That gets them moving, Sofia runs out of the room in a flash to go get her pajamas just as Arizona calls her saying her bath is ready. "No running in the house," Callie calls after her.
Lillian tries to follow her sister but Callie grabs her before she can get far. Placing her back down Callie stays behind her as she watches the toddler carefully climb the stairs holding onto the railing.
-x-x-
Callie throws the covers off of her and sits on the edge of the bed rubbing her sleepy eyes. After stretching her arms above her head she gets up. A smile creeps onto her face when she sees the pillows covered in nothing but blonde and brown hair. Lillian having found her way into their bed at some point in the night, luckily she and Arizona redressed before falling asleep - you only make that mistake once. Her little body is half on top of the blonde and her arm is draped over Arizona's head.
Leaning over she places a kiss on each of their heads. Looking over to the corner she sees the dog's head pop up when he hears movement. After months of begging and pleading from both girls and on occasions her wife finally relented and they adopted the year-old Chow Chow at the shelter. They immediately fell in love with the big teddy bear and once Sofia saw his purple tongue she knew they weren't leaving without the dog.
"Come on Milkshakes." That is what happens when your five-year-old and two-year-old name the new family dog. Milkshakes jump up and follow the singer out of the room.
Moving down the hall she quietly pushes opens the door peeking inside. She sees Sofia lying on her stomach on her pink butterfly covered bed in her animal onesie pajamas while she is busy talking to Spot the teddy bear. Pushing the door a little wider it creeks making two brown eyes look up at her.
"Morning baby girl."
"Hi, mommy." She says with a small smile, her eyes look a little dull and without their usual sparkle. Callie crouches down next to her bed placing a kiss on her forehead feeling a slight temperature, she makes a mental note to keep an eye on her as she asks her how she is feeling. "My tummy hurts."
"You think maybe you're hungry? What do you say we get some food in you?"
"Pancakes?" She asks excitedly.
"Pancakes it is."
They sing along to the music softly playing while Callie makes the pancakes. Callie lets Sofia stir the batter now and then and also lets her add the chocolate chips.
Callie is just finishing the last pancake when Arizona comes walking in freshly showered and dress for work with a still half asleep Lillian in her arms.
"It smells good in here."
"We made pancakes mama!"
"Aren't you a big girl helping mommy make breakfast." She says placing a kiss on her daughter's cheek covered in pancake batter. She places Lillian down on the ground before she walks around the counter wrapping her arms around Callie from behind. "Good morning." Callie turns around placing a kiss on her waiting lips.
"A good morning indeed." They are interrupted by Lillian pulling on Callie's pant leg. She holds out her arms for her mother to pick her up. Picking her up she starts smothering her face in kisses.
"To mash kisses." Callie plants one last kiss on her nose. She places Lillian in her chair and pulls her plate with her cut up pancakes in front of her.
"You know you are setting them up for a sugar high right?" She motions to the sticky Sofia and Lillian quickly following her sister.
"I'll just let them work it off on Cristina's drum set." They both chuckle. "So, what is the game plan for today?"
"I need to go check-in at the hospital and make sure they haven't destroyed my department overnight. It will only take a few hours. What about you?"
After the kids came along Arizona had pulled back on her work hours especially when Callie is out of town, but luckily both sets of grandparents are around and always willing to jump in and help.
"The band and Bailey are coming over we have some things we need to talk about and then I need to meet Aria to get the girls' dresses finalized."
"Mikshades pacakes?" Lillian asks waving a piece of pancake in the air.
"No Lillian, Milkshakes can't have pancakes."
Arizona watches as Sofia lies her head down on her arms on the table, walking over to her Arizona moves some of the hair out of her eyes feeling the heat from her forehead against her fingers, definitely a fever.
"Sof how are you feeling?"
"I feel icky." Arizona looks over to her wife who is watching the little girl closely.
"Looks like someone needs to go visit Uncle Cooper." Sofia just nods with her head still on her arms. Arizona kisses her on her head before walking back to her wife. "Wait no, Charlotte said Cooper is out of town for the rest of the week."
"Well, then it's a good thing her mama is one of the best pediatric surgeons in the country," Callie says taking a sip of her coffee.
"Compliment me all you want I am still going to send you a bill." She walks closer to the singer to whisper in her ear. "And I don't accept money." She says running her finger down Callie's arm.
Arizona steps back giving her a smirk knowing exactly how she is affecting her wife. Callie clears her throat before looking back at her girls.
"So, then it's settled Sofia you are going to the hospital with mama." The little girl nods. "And Lillian you're with me."
"Yay!" Lillian says excitedly.
Callie grabs a plate putting some pancakes on them for her wife.
"Oh, Addison told me yesterday that she found her son eating an entire bottle of glue and now she is scared he is going to glue his butt cheeks together." Arizona bursts out laughing.
"Tell Addison she can relax toddlers all over the world have eaten their fair share of glue."
"I think the problem is he has been spending too much time with Parker," Callie says holding the plate out to the blonde.
"Hey, Parker is a good kid, you're just jealous because I'm his favorite aunt."
"You wear wheels on your shoes how am I suppose to compete with that?"
Arizona just winks at her grabbing her plate and moves to sit down next to Sofia.
-x-x-
Callie goes to open the door when the first people arrive for the meeting. When the door opens Lillian immediately runs up to Cristina of all people. Callie has no idea where she gets all the energy from seeing as she barely ate any of her pancakes. Cristina happily picks up the toddler and starts to chat with her as they walk to the living room, it is safe to say that her girls have her band wrapped around their little fingers.
As the meeting went on Lillian went from one person to the other showing them toys and babbling on about who knows what. By the end of the meeting, Lillian was sitting in Meredith's lap, drawing up a storm on the back of an old page of sheet music.
"Hey, Hollywood." Arizona hears a familiar voice calling her just as she steps onto the elevator, she turns around seeing her best friend making her way into the elevator as well.
"Morning to you to Teddy." She says with an amused smile. Teddy smiles when she sees the little girl on her mother's hip, her head on Arizona's shoulder, and her little hand playing with the silver note around the blonde's neck.
"Hey Sof, you came to visit your favorite aunt at work?"
"I'm sick, so I have to come to the hospital with mama."
"Aw, you're not feeling well munchkin?" Sofia shakes her head. "Hey, I tell you what, after your done, you can come to the OR gallery and watch me do an aortic valve replacement?" Sofia nods her head excited.
"Teddy I am not sneaking my five-year-old daughter into the OR gallery." Arizona chides her friend as they step out of the elevator onto the Peds floor.
"Come on Zona it's just like Disney World, except with blood. Which is so much better!"
Arizona walks into an empty exam room followed by Teddy who closes the door and blinds behind them. Arizona puts Sofia down onto the exam table before moving to put on some gloves.
"Don't you have patients you need to see?" Arizona asks as she watches Teddy leaning against the wall drinking her coffee.
"Already done, they are all still alive so yay." Arizona just shakes her head.
Teddy watches as Sofia happily plays with the penlight that was in Arizona's coat pocket.
"You need to enjoy them while they are still small," Teddy says finishing her coffee. "Because once they become teenagers they are monsters."
"Really Teddy?" Arizona asks amused while she gets everything ready she will need.
"I'm telling you the moods, hormones, and attitude it's just the tip of the iceberg. Ever since they hit puberty it's like World War - Teen Edition in our house. I can't even remember what color Aiden's carpet is because it's buried under two feet of his crap, I swear that boy hasn't changed his underwear in days that's how lazy he is. And Abigail is in that always giggling with her friend's phase, that's until I or Henry walk in the room than they just look at you like your Satan reincarnated."
"Come on they are not that bad."
"If you really think so why don't we trade, I'll make you a good deal?" Arizona just gives her a raised eyebrow before turning back to her daughter. Pulling the chair closer she sits down bringing her on eye level with Sofia.
"Now let's see here, Ms. Sofia Emma Robbins-Torres what seems to be the problem?" She asks the little girl in her best doctor voice making her giggle. Arizona places the thermometer in the little girl's ear to take her temperature.
"I don't feel so good." She replies like the good patient she is.
"Hmm." Arizona squints at the girl pretending to think. "Open up for me." Sofia does as she is asked and Arizona quickly checks her throat and then removes the stethoscope from around her neck. "Can you tell me what hurts?" Sofia points out everything thing to her while Arizona uses the stethoscope to listen to her heartbeat.
"I don't know why you even have a pediatrician when you're you know - you," Teddy says watching her friend listen to Sofia's breathing.
"I am a pediatric surgeon. I don't do little diseases on little people. I do big surgeries on… little people."
Teddy just smiles at her watching as Arizona continues with her examination. When she lifts Sofia's shirt to expose her tummy Arizona looks at the other surgeon knowingly.
Teddy looks over the blonde's shoulder to see what she is looking at. She pats her friend on the shoulder.
"I bet that trade is starting to look good right about now."
Arizona lets out a sigh. "Looks like I am taking some vacation days."
-x-x-
Callie and Jo walk into the store where they are meeting Aria, each of them holding onto one of Lillian's hands as they swing her back and forward making her laugh. Callie sees her sister looking through racks of dresses. When Aria hears the giggles of her little niece she looks up and smiles at her sister.
"Hey Aria, sorry we are a little late the meeting went longer than planned." Aria just waves her off.
When Lillian sees her aunt she starts to wiggle trying to get free. Callie lets go of her hand and Lillian takes off running straight to her aunt not giving anyone else in the store a second glance.
"Hello, Lillian," Aria says with a big smile picking up the toddler dropping a kiss on her chubby cheek. Callie walks over to her sister giving her a one-arm hug while Lillian is still in the other one playing with Aria's hair. Aria waves to Jo before looking back at the singer.
"Glad to see your back," Aria says.
"Can't keep me away for long."
"Where is Sofia?" Aria asks looking around for the little girl.
"Arizona took her to the hospital with her it looks like she is coming down with something."
"Oh boy that doesn't sound good." Callie shakes her head, it really doesn't.
"Pretty," Lillian says pointing to the rack of dresses Aria was just looking at.
"Would you like to wear a pretty dress too?" Lillian nods making her chocolate brown pigtails swing. "Then let's see what we can find for you." Aria walks off with Lillian to go find her a dress.
"Mom, can you help me with my tie?"
Callie turns around seeing Parker walking out of the dressing room looking adorable in his little suit, he is looking down at his hands holding onto the black tie.
"Maybe I can help?" His head snaps up at the familiar voice.
"Aunt Callie!" He runs to her giving her a big hug.
"Hey, little man. Well not so little anymore, you're getting bigger by the day." She says running her hand through his messy light brown hair making him smile. "Come on bud let's see what we can do about that tie." She kneels in front of him taking hold of the tie and starts to fold it.
"Are you here to try on dresses too?" He asks.
"No, me and aunt Zona already got our dresses but Lillian and Sofia still need theirs." She says finishing the knot and straightening out the tie. "There we go, now you look all handsome." She moves him so he can look at himself in the full-length mirror. He looks himself over chewing on his cheek. "So, are you excited about the wedding?" He shrugs.
"I guess, mom says there is going to be a huge cake." Callie just smiles at her nephew's excitement at the prospect of cake.
"The biggest cake you have ever seen." She says patting his shoulder. "Do you know if your dad picked out his suit yet?"
"He and Uncle Derek did it last week."
"Parky!" Comes a little voice followed by the pitter-patter of feet running towards them.
"Hi, Lillian," Parker says with a big smile bending down to hug his cousin. "Where is Sofia?" He asks his aunt.
"She is with her mama she is not feeling too well."
"Mommy princess."
"Oh, baby girl you look so beautiful." She beams at the smiling toddler in her cute little white and pink dress. Callie pulls out her phone and takes a few photos of her and some with Parker in his fancy suit as well to send to Arizona.
"Doesn't she look adorable?" Aria asks coming to stand next to Callie.
"I think you might have some competition on your big day."
"Being outshined by my nieces on my wedding day, oh the shame!" Callie chuckles at her sister.
"How are you feeling, the day is almost here?"
"Nerves, but excited at the same time. And let me tell you mom is not helping." Callie lets out a snort.
"See that's why me and Arizona kept it small and intimate."
"I'm starting to think Mark has a point with wanting to run away to Vegas."
"Hey, you could go to one of those drive through chapels." Callie teases her sister.
They spent two more hours at the store, Parker got bored ages ago and retreated to one of the couches where he pulled out his iPad and started to play some game on it. Lillian also got bored and started to play with Jo for a little while but that didn't last long, as time went by she was getting fussier.
Callie looks over at where Lillian is standing in front of Jo frowning and her hands are on her head.
"Baby come here." Callie picks up her daughter and Lillian immediately curls into her. Callie can feel the heat rolling off of her skin like a heatwave. "What's wrong Lil?"
"Owie." She says placing one hand back against her head.
"Does your head hurt baby?" Callie rubs her back trying to soothe her as much as she can. "Looks like we have another sick little monkey." Aria gives her a sympathetic smile.
A few minutes later Callie had to bow out as it seemed that Lillian was getting worse by the minute. Aria completely understood of course what it is like to have a sick toddler.
-x-x-
Arizona looks up when she hears the front door open, she sees Callie walk into the living room with a sleeping Lillian in her arms.
"You're back early," Arizona says rubbing her hand softly over Sofia's back who was passed out on the couch with her feet on her mama's lap, while Arizona finished the last of her work emails.
"Guess who is running a fever," Callie says sitting down on the couch next to them.
"Looks like we are going to have an interesting couple of days," Arizona says placing the back of her hand on Lillian's forehead.
"So, what's the verdict doc?" Callie asks. Arizona lifts Sofia's leg showing it to Callie who immediately knows what's got their girls so down. Shifting Lillian a little without waking her she lifts her shirt seeing little spots scattered around her back. "Chickenpox." She says with a sigh. "Great."
Around noon there is a knock on the front door, Arizona opens it to reveal her brother standing on the other side.
"Hey, Tim." He hugs her as he steps inside the house.
"Hey, I heard you two have your hands full so I brought the girls some pudding and Jell-O hoping it will help." He says lifting the bag in his hand.
"Thanks the girls will love it." He follows her into the kitchen where he places the bag on the counter.
"I also brought you something." He pulls out the little pink box from the bag placing it on the counter. She looks at it and then back at her brother who just shrugs. "It's chocolate fudge."
"Thanks." She says almost hesitantly.
He scratches the back of his neck nervously.
"I just came from mom and dad's actually."
"How are they holding up?" Arizona asks turning back from putting the treats away to lean against the counter.
"Dad didn't say much like always and you know mom, she cried and made me promise to visit more often."
"Wait until you have kids, she will demand photos every day." He smiles at her softly. "I'll call them later. Maybe the girls will be up to talking to them as well."
"They would like that." He wraps his arm around his sister's shoulder kissing her temple. "So, where are Thing One and Thing Two?"
"They are watching a movie in the living room." He runs out of the kitchen to go find his nieces.
Arizona looks at the pink box one last time before pushing herself off the counter to follow her brother.
Sofia is sprawled out on the cold floor next to Tim with an ice sucker in her hand looking up at the TV. Lillian is on his other side in only her diaper her body covered in spots and a mixture of anti-itch cream and melted purple sludge from her ice sucker. Milkshakes have taken his position of lying protectively in front of the girls.
Arizona sits down next to Callie on the couch and watches as Sofia explains the movie to her Uncle Tim and Lillian emphasizing every other word.
"I heard there are pudding and Jell-O in the kitchen?" Callie asks.
"Yes for the girls." Callie pouts but Arizona just places a quick kiss on her pouting lips before looking back at the girls. "I give them ten minutes before they are both asleep." Arizona could already see Lillian's eyes start to droop, but her attention is drawn to Sofia who is scratching her arm. "Sofia no scratching."
"But mama it itches." She whines.
"I know Sof but if you scratch you are going to scar. The cream is going to help with the itching."
"Like mama like daughter," Callie whispers in the blonde's ear.
"I wasn't that bad," Arizona says offended.
"You're kidding me, right? You had noodles in your hair Arizona." Callie says with a raised eyebrow.
"That only happened because I had marshmallows for hands, that you wouldn't take them off." She says poking her wife on her arm to emphasize her point.
"Because you wouldn't stop scratching, which brings me back to my point."
"Callie is right," Tim says from his spot on the floor. "Doctors make the worse patients."
"Thank you, Tim," Callie says giving him a high five before turning back to the blonde who was looking at them annoyed.
"You ass," Arizona says chucking a pillow at her brother who easily doge it. "I can't believe my own brother never takes my side."
"Hey, language," Callie whispers.
"What they are asleep." Callie looks to see that they are in fact both asleep.
"Still, don't you remember what happened last time?" Callie asks and Tim lets out a belly laugh.
"Oh man, that funny."
Arizona feels her cheek turn red remembering how an eighteen-month-old Sofia dropped the f-bomb at Robbin's family dinner when she accidentally dropped her spoon, after she may have heard Arizona say it when she spilled her coffee all over herself on the way to dropping Sofia off at daycare.
Tim stayed for a little while longer before he had to leave. The rest of the day was a rollercoaster of ups and downs going from happy smiling kids to full-blown tantrums. By dinner time Callie and Arizona were beyond exhausted. Callie is now happier than ever she got home in time, she can't imagine if Arizona had to deal with two sick kids on her own.
-x-x-
After dinner, they took the girls up to their room where they watched an episode or two of their favorite cartoon. Sofia ate a little bit of Jell-O before she gave up, while Lillian flat out refused to eat anything. Soon Lillian was fast asleep and Arizona takes her to her own room while Callie is busy wrapping Sofia's hands in gauze since she can't seem to stop scratching.
"Mommy, what are you doing?"
"I'm giving gauze paws so you don't scratch." Sofia scrunches up her face adorably. "You know I remember when I had to do this to your mama when she had chickenpox."
"Really?"
"On yeah. She had so many spots she looked like a Dalmatian." Sofia giggles.
"What are you girls giggling about?" Arizona asks walking back into the room.
"Nothing," Callie says giving her an innocent smile that just made Arizona more suspicious.
Arizona sits back down on the bed and watches as Sofia shifts around clearly uncomfortable.
"You know when I didn't feel good your mommy would sing to me to make me feel better."
"Mommy, will you sing to me too?" Sofia asks with her big puppy dog eyes.
"Of course." Callie places a kiss on her forehead before getting up and retrieving her guitar Sofia likes to call her butterfly guitar because of Arizona's designs on the back.
When she comes back Sofia is lying down on her stomach looking at her while Arizona slowly rubs her hand over her tiny body to help soothe the never-ending itching and Spot is tucked safely under Sofia's arm.
Callie starts to play Colbie Caillat's What Means The Most
"The other day when someone asked me. "Are you living your dream? " I didn't know what to say. I honestly had to think. I try to be so many places at the same time. Every day a million things cluttering up my mind. Another feather falling off my wings. I climb so high it gets hard to breathe. Forget to remember what I really need.
"What means the most to me. Is waking up next to you. Feel the morning breeze. You're my favorite thing and I love. Coming home to your arms. When you kiss me hello. It's these simple things. That mean the most to me. That mean the most to me, yeah.
"Every time I have to leave. I feel like I am leaving a part of me. You're the only place I wanna be. Well nothing else matters I just lose focus. When you're not around you're still the only one I notice. I can't help the way I feel. It doesn't matter if I win or lose.
"'Cause what means the most to me. Is waking up next to you. When you're holding me. And have a little time to play. In your arms, race your heart, laugh 'til it gets dark. It's these simple things that mean the most to me.
"No more days far away where I miss you. No more nights trying to fall asleep without you. From now on I'm always gonna be there. I won't miss another day that we won't share. I'll be there.
"'Cause you mean the most to me. Oh, you mean the most to me. Now that I'm here with you. I will stay by your side. I won't leave you this time. Oh no.
"The next time that someone asks me. "Are you living your dream? " I guess I'll know what to say. I won't even have to think ."
Callie lets the note slowly fade out when she sees Sofia fast asleep.
Callie takes Sofia to her room while Arizona takes a quick shower. When she walks back into the room Arizona is sitting on her side of the bed in an old t-shirt and shorts as she is busy rubbing lotion onto her arms. Callie sits down next to her dropping the little pink box that Tim brought in front of them on the bed. Arizona's hands freeze when she sees the little box, looking over to Callie who gives her a soft smile. Taking a shaky breath she opens the box to reveal the cupcake with the little pink candle on top. Callie pulls out lighter lighting the candle.
"She would have been thirty today," Arizona says in almost a whisper. Callie wraps her arm around her wife kissing her hair. They just sit like that for a moment looking at the flame flicker. Arizona carefully picks up the cupcake bringing it closer to her. "Happy Birthday little sis." She blows out the candle as a tear runs down her cheek.
"Happy birthday Emma," Callie whispers holding Arizona closer to her.
Callie runs her finger through the icing popping it into her mouth. She offers the cupcake to the blonde who almost drools taking the treat from the singer. Arizona takes a bite as she falls onto her back with a huff.
"I can't believe you talked me into doing this again," Arizona says with a glare making sure Callie knows exactly what she is talking about.
"If I recall correctly you're the one who suggested it," Callie says lying down on her stomach next to her.
"What were we thinking, we are already exhausted all the time and with one more we are going to be two against three. If they start a riot we are outnumbered." Callie just chuckles moving closer so she can lift the old t-shirt Arizona is wearing and places a kiss on her stomach that is just barely starting to show.
"Mama doesn't mean it little one you're our dream. But please don't start a riot." She says with another kiss that makes Arizona smile.
"Sofia told me the other day that she asked Santa for a baby brother." She says while Callie continues to run softly over her stomach as she whispers her secrets to their unborn child.
Their little moment is interrupted by a cry coming from Lillian's room. Callie groans and the vibration against her skin makes Arizona chuckle
"This is the dream right, fevers, and runny noses?" Arizona asks and Callie just smiles lovingly at her wife.
"Definitely. Oh and don't forget the insanely hot wife."
"I could never forget that." She kisses Callie as she places the cupcake on the bedside table.
"Is this the part of the dream where I tell how insanely in love with you I am?" Callie leans in for another kiss but just before she reaches her goal she is interrupted by another cry.
"I'll go get Lillian," Arizona says getting up.
"I'll come to give you a hand."
"Just be careful where you put it!" Arizona says with a wink before turning to leave the room but stops when Callie's hand makes contact with her butt. Callie just gives her a cheeky smile, Arizona can't help her own smile from forming as she walks out of the room.
Going to follow the blonde Callie spots something shiny on the floor. Making her way over to it, she bends down and picks up Sofia's soccer participation trophy that somehow ended up on the floor. Standing back up she walks over to the other side of the room. When she reaches the shelve she pushes over her Grammy awards to make room for the trophy.
She smiles to herself thinking about how her life has changed. How what used to be so important to her now is overshadowed by a plastic participation trophy. With that thought, she follows her wife out of their room to go comfort their daughter.
THE END