"Guys, be back at six sharp, okay? You need to help me set the table while Mommy C cooks." Arizona said as she took the now empty plates from her kids and stack them up, bringing it to the sink and then coming right back out.
"I don't think so, Mommy A. I'm having thanksgiving dinner at my girlfriend's this year." Oliver, 19, the second born and only boy in the Robbins-Torres household slung his duffel bag over his shoulder.
"No no no… You can't. We have thanksgiving dinner together every year!" Arizona pulled on his duffel bag, stopping him in his tracks.
"Actually, Mommy A… Me too. My girlfriend Kate's parents are overseas this year, so we're having a sleepover with a few other girls." Robin, 18, the third born and unofficial middle child of the Robbins-Torres household, flashed a charming smile and popped a dimple, very much like what Arizona does when she wants something.
Sofia, 20, the Robbins-Torres precious first born, grinned, reaching out for Arizona's hands, "Me too, Mommy A… But not my girlfriend, just… A girl friend. She invited me to her house for thanksgiving with her family this year." Sofia blushed, and her mommies know her enough to know that Sofia has a crush on this girl, and wouldn't admit it yet.
"Not you two, too!" Arizona let go of Sofia's hand.
"Since we're all talking about our plans, I'm having dinner with my girlfriend tonight." Brooke, 17, the youngest child of the Robbins-Torres household, said, scratching the back of her neck.
"Okay, does anyone in this family even like boys?" Arizona rolled her eyes, and then looked over her shoulders, "Calliope! Come over here!"
Callie emerges from the kitchen, wearing oven mitts. Raising her hand, she says, "I do! I like men, too."
The four teenagers chuckle and Arizona shot a glare at her wife.
With Arizona's glare boring into her soul, Callie clears her throat, "C'mon, guys, you know how important the holidays are to Mommy A."
"But we spend thanksgiving at home every year, and every holiday! Just this year, we'd like to spend it somewhere else. Besides, we already give thanks to you and Mommy A last night, didn't we?" Oliver smiled charmingly.
"What? No, you didn't!" Arizona looked at Callie, eyes widening.
"He meant the texts in the family group chat." Callie went back into the kitchen. Her kids obviously think they can get away with anything, and frankly, Callie would let them.
"That's not how you give thanks, Oliver!" Arizona blows a strand of hair off of her face.
Arizona was truly speechless, so she nodded her head. Her kids know what she meant and they streamed out the door almost right away. Blowing a kiss at Arizona, Sofia closed the door behind her.
"I hate our kids." Arizona plopped onto the couch, pouting.
Callie joined her on the couch while still wearing her apron. "You love them. Besides, you have me! I'll spend every holiday with you." Callie placed a kiss on Arizona's cheek and the blonde couldn't help but smile. Her wife always knew what to say to make her smile.
"Fine."
"Why don't you go take a bubble bath and I'll finish up in the kitchen?"
"You'll join me?" Arizona said, sounding hopeful, but she knew Callie never says no to bath time together.
"I'll join you. I'll just be a minute." Callie smirked and Arizona pulled her in for a chaste kiss.
Thinking about her hot, sexy and naked wife in the bathtub, Callie quickly placed the turkey into the oven and took her apron off, carelessly tossing it on the kitchen counter. Callie wasted no time in removing her hair tie, and most of her clothes while walking up the stairs, leaving a trail behind her.
And as soon as she opened the door to their bathroom, a pager starts beeping rapidly.
"Calliope, please don't tell me it's 911!"
"Ugh." Callie groaned as she grabs her pager. It was indeed 911. Walking over to the bathtub where Arizona was submerged in comfortably, Callie towers over her. "I told the nurses and interns to absolutely not page me unless someone is dying… So I think someone is actually dying. I'm sorry, sweetie, but I'll be back as soon as I can, I promise."
Arizona shakes her head, "I was being stupid. I'm sorry. Of course our patients come first. Go, I'll be fine on my own."
"Are you sure? Do you want me to call any of the girls to come back earlier? I'll force them to."
"I'll be fine, Calliope. I'm a big girl." Arizona smiled sweetly.
"Okay. The turkey won't be ready for another hour or two, so take your time, okay? I'll be back soon." Callie leaned down and placed a kiss on Arizona's lips, letting her lips linger for a moment.
Arizona continued to soak in the tub for another good thirty minutes before she got up to rinse off the soapy water on her body. She drained the bathtub before putting on a robe and going down to check on the turkey.
Making sure the turkey was not burnt and is still cooking well, Arizona grabbed a wine glass and opened a bottle of white wine. It sucks to be alone on thanksgiving, so Arizona decided to do something for herself and put on a random romance movie. It's been awhile since she's had some alone time, and maybe she could take this chance to spend some time with herself.
Stuffing a handful of popcorn into her mouth at once, Arizona already feels better. Maybe it wasn't so bad spending thanksgiving alone, Arizona thought.
But it isn't long after the movie started that the front door opens, but Arizona was too comfortable snuggled up in her thick fleece blanket to check who it is. Maybe it's Callie. Maybe she was able to come home early.
But no.
It isn't her wife.
It's her youngest child.
Arizona put her wine aside and sat up, pausing the movie before extending her arms and reaching out for her daughter.
Brooke tossed her bag carelessly next to the couch and went straight into Arizona's arms. Though the older woman wouldn't admit it ever, she does have a soft spot for her youngest. Brooke will always be her baby no matter what others say.
"Oh, babygirl… What's wrong? Why did you come home so early?" Arizona brushed Brooke's hair as the younger girl nuzzled in the crook of her mom's neck.
"I think Michelle's cheating on me, Mommy… I called her when she didn't open the door to her apartment and I heard her phone rang from outside… When she picked up, she said we had to cancel tonight because her parents had a change of mind and wanted dinner. But… I heard another girl's voice in her apartment." A single tear rolled down Brooke's cheek and Arizona was quick to wipe it away.
She placed kisses all over Brooke's face and gave her a bear hug. A gentle and warm hug.
"I'm so sorry, baby. Forget about freaking Michelle tonight. You can spend thanksgiving with Mommy A. I won't cheat on you." Arizona flashed a cheeky smile, making Brooke chuckle through her sobs.
Arizona grabbed a can of diet coke for Brooke and covered her with the large fleece blanket and they watched the movie in silence, munching on popcorns occasionally.
"Did anyone or Mommy C ever cheat on you, Mommy?" Brooke asked softly against Arizona's shoulder. Her question made Arizona wince slightly as she thought about the times she cheated on Callie.
"No. Mommy C's never cheats on anyone. I was the one who cheated on your Mommy C. It was horrible, B… I broke her heart."
"You cheated?" Brooke's eyes widened at the new information about her Mom.
"I… We had a fight, a really big fight. It was stupid and I regret it."
"I know."
Arizona looked at Brooke with widened eyes. "You know?"
Brooke nodded. "I see you trying to be the best version of yourself everyday and trying your best to make Mommy C happy."
"I love you, babygirl." Arizona placed a kiss on the top of her daughter's head.
Arizona picks up the remote and pressed play, only having to pause again when the front door opens. Her boy had walked in with his shoulders slumped.
"O? What are you doing here? Where's Ava?" Arizona asks with her arms open, inviting Oliver in for a hug.
Oliver threw his arms around Arizona, "She got called in last minute for work because some asshole decided to run his bike over someone and couldn't make it to work."
"That sucks. Come here," Arizona made some space for her son on her left, and thankfully the fleece blanket was large enough to cover the three of them. "Brooke, go get your brother a Mountain Dew. And check on the turkey while you're in the kitchen."
Brooke nodded and heads to the fridge, "Where's Mommy C anyway? Aren't she in charge of cooking?"
Oliver looks up from his phone, having also just realise that Callie wasn't home.
"She got paged. If she's taking this long, she must be stuck in surgery."
"So you were alone before I came home?" Brooke pouted and Arizona always found that adorable.
"Well, now I have you two." Arizona threw her arms around Oliver and Brooke, bringing them closer to her. Though Oliver groaned, his Mom knew that he secretly still likes to snuggle with her.
Boys. Arizona shakes her head, smiling to herself when Oliver threw an arm across her stomach.
"What are you guys watching?" Oliver asks as he picks up the remote.
"It's—"
Arizona was interrupted when the front door opens, this time, a grumpy Sofia walks through the door.
"Sofia?" Arizona and Brooke sat up at the same time.
Brooke made space for Sofia to squeeze in between her and Arizona. Oliver took one look at his sister and knew that she'd having a rough night as well. Without saying anything, Oliver went to the kitchen to make a cup of hot chocolate for Sofia while the girls talk.
"What's going on Sof? Did you get stood up? Did Hazel's family do something to you? Did Hazel do something to you?" Arizona bombarded her firstborn with tons of questions. Because if anyone hurts Sofia, Callie will lose it.
"I'm fine. We were literally five minutes into dinner and Hazel's family decided that they were more interested in finding out why I am the only Sloan-Torres in this family, why Mommy A's last name is my middle name, why the rest of my siblings' last name has Mommy A's last name and why Mommy C's last name is in all of our last names." Sofia took the cup of hot chocolate from Oliver and mouthed a thank you to him. "I'm tired of explaining it, Mommy… Why can't I just have two Mommies and a Daddy and be happy about it?"
"Sweetie… You don't have to explain anything to anybody. It's none of their business anyway. You just have to know that we love you no matter what. Do you want me to call your Dad over? Mommy C's in surgery but she'll come back as soon as she can."
"No, I just want you." Sofia set the cup of hot chocolate on the coffee table and tightened her arms around Arizona's waist, as if someone might steal her Mommy A away.
"I love you, munchkin."
Arizona turned off the television after deciding that there was no use in playing the movie again. She'd rather talk and snuggle with her kids.
There was a minute of silence before Sofia spoke up, narrowing her eyes at Arizona, she asks, "How do you know I was at Hazel's?"
Arizona scoffed, "Sweetie, you two ain't too subtle about your crushes on each other. Every time we drop you off at school you'd let out this silly smile when you see her. Not to mention your cheeks always reddens when she holds your hand and you two walk through the gates together. Seriously, Sof. Stop ogling her and just ask her out."
"I do not ogle!" Sofia buried her face in the crook of Arizona's neck in an attempt to hide her face that is now as red as a tomato.
"Mommy A! Stop—" Sofia was trying to stop Arizona from teasing her when the front door opens and interrupted Arizona for the nth time.
"Not you too, Robin… What happened?" Arizona opened her arms, reaching out for her third born.
Oliver made space for Robin to join them on the couch. Robin snuggled close to Arizona and took a sip of Brooke's diet coke.
"It was supposed to be a sleepover with the girls, but one of the girls, Claire, keeps hitting on me so I left. I just want Kate to be the one hitting on me, you know?" Robin let out a scoff.
"Does Kate know that? She didn't say anything?" Brooke looked up at her sister.
"Kate's a dumbass. She wouldn't believe it. She said Claire's not even into girls, but I know she's into girls and she's into me! I didn't want to fight with Kate so I left. Girls are stupid. I should date boys."
"Hey!" Arizona and Brooke raise their voices at the same time.
"Trust me, boys are dumb." Arizona turned to Oliver, "No offense, O."
Oliver shrugged, "None taken."
Arizona continued, "There's a reason why Mommy C married a woman." The oldest blonde smiled, feeling proud when there's no reason to be.
"Because you are so awesome?" Robin said.
"You are right." Arizona tapped on the tip of Robin's nose.
"Hey, since we're all here, why don't we go heat up the rest of the food and keep the turkey warm, so when Mommy C comes back we can have a," Arizona read the time on the clock, "a thanksgiving supper, or whatever? It could be our new thing from now on. What do you guys say?"
"Thanksgiving supper sounds fun. But we got to go for a run tomorrow, though." Oliver says and the girls rolled their eyes. Oliver has always been the one to look after his health the most.
"Okay! Let's do it then! Robin and Brooke, you girls set the table, O and Sof will heat up the food, and I will go change and get some fresh clothes for Mommy C to change into when she comes home."
It wasn't another hour before Callie came home, and she was surprised to see all her kids on the couch snuggling with their Mom, and a whole spread of thanksgiving food that she made since morning on the dining table.
The kids got up at once and engulfed Callie in a group hug. "We missed you! We're sorry that you got stuck in the hospital." Sofia said against the crook of Callie's neck, her voice muffled.
"Yeah, I couldn't stabilise my patient's neck, so we had to go into surgery. Anyways, what are all of you doing here when the night is still young?" Callie pulled away from the hug and looked at Arizona with questioning eyes.
The kids broke the hug and surrounded Callie while Arizona hugs her. "Long story. I'll fill you in later. Go up and change into the clothes I prepared for you, you smell like the OR. We'll be waiting for you." Arizona chuckles.
"Yeah, go change, Mommy C!" Robin pushed Callie gently towards the direction of the stairs.
Callie freshened up and got back down to see that her wife and kids are waiting for her at the dining table.
"We're having thanksgiving supper from this year onwards." Oliver says as he grabbed a plate for his Mommy C.
"We are?" Callie raised her brows.
"We are, but tomorrow we are all going for a run." Oliver grinned.
"Oh, I have to go into surgery again tomorrow morning, you know, because we couldn't finish today." Callie shakes her head, avoiding eye contact with her son.
"Me too, I have early rounds." Arizona chimes in.
"Nice try, Mommies."
Callie and Arizona groan at the same time. Having to run around in a hospital and being on their feet for hours in surgery are difficult as it is for the couple, they definitely don't need to be running on a Friday morning.
After a nice dinner and some light-hearted chats, the kids went back to their respective rooms to get ready for bed. Arizona is loading the dishwasher when Callie envelopes her from the back.
Callie was intoxicated by the sweet strawberry scent from Arizona's hair.
"I missed you. So what's going on with the kids?" Arizona turns around once she was done rinsing the dishes. She wraps her arms around Callie's neck, pulling her in for a kiss, first and foremost.
"Don't freak out, but Michelle cheated on Brooke." Arizona sighs when Callie lets go of her hands on Arizona's waist.
"What? I am going to kill Michelle."
"And I told her that I cheated on you once."
"WHAT? Now I am going to kill you."
"Calliope, you're not killing anyone." Arizona rolled her eyes playfully, letting out a smile in an attempt to lighten the mood.
"Why would you tell her that?! You're like her favorite Mom or something, Arizona! She's going to look at you differently now."
"She doesn't have a favorite Mom, Calliope. She loves us both equally. And she doesn't look at me any different. She said she can tell I try my best every day to make sure you're happy."
"You do make me happy every day." Callie placed a quick kiss on Arizona's lips.
"Brooke'll be fine." Arizona pulled Callie closer to her by the waist. "Oliver got stood up by Ava because she got called in for work last minute. Kate's being dumb by not realising that someone is hitting on Robin, so she left before she lost her temper." Arizona laughs, suddenly finding the resemblance between Robin and Callie so uncanny and funny. Arizona might have given birth to Robin, but she definitely takes after Callie a fair bit.
Arizona continues, "And Sofia…"
"What?" Callie urges Arizona to continue.
"Hazel's family were more interested in figuring out our relationship dynamic. They were more interested in the fact that Sofia has two Mommies and a Daddy instead of getting to actually know her."
Callie sighed, "Shit. I knew this day would come. I knew we should've added your last name to Sofia's. I told you Mark was okay with it."
"And what? Confuse Sofia even more? We agreed to keep her last name as it is to avoid more confusion for her. What will it sound like if her last name was Sloan-Torres-Robbins? If anyone is more interested in her last name or family, then Sof shouldn't even be with them. So don't worry about it, okay? Sof's a big girl and she will figure it out. Besides, she didn't say anything about Hazel. That girl likes Sofia for who she is. That's all that matters."
Callie finally smiled, "You really have a way with your words."
"Now go up and take a shower while I finish loading the dishwasher."
"Should I put on any clothes?" Callie wriggles her brows.
"Calliope, you know you don't need to put on any clothes in our bedroom." Arizona smirks, "But you're not getting any tonight because we have to get up early for a run tomorrow. O will freak out if we oversleep."
"Whatever. I'm not putting any clothes on, in case you want some dessert." Callie runs a tongue across her lower lip, making Arizona feel some type of way.
"Go. Before I take you to bed." Arizona smiles and shakes her head.
With her little strut, Callie disappears out of Arizona's sight and to their bedroom.