Previously in chapter two

Even though that is exactly what this is. Callie moved away for Penny, for her girlfriend. Despite considering the feelings of her daughter and her other mother. But enough is enough, and you're chasing your daughter to New York. Callie manages for you to live with her friend. It's not your first choice. It's not like that was Addison's choice. You're aware of that.

You imagined it to be the big elephant in the room. That you would both be there by Callie's doing. And you are both here by her doing, but it doesn't feel like it. And that makes you kind of happy.

Focus on the good. Trying to live in the present.

Chapter three

Addison's POV

After the first two weeks in New York there's already a new routine forming. Arizona seems to be at ease in her new job, and she seems to be at ease living with you.

Henry is a little ball of happiness since the blonde joined your home. He gets to see Sofia again, but it's more than that. He genuinely likes Arizona. You think it was around the fourth night she spent with you where he realized that Arizona wasn't just another visitor, that she was there to stay.

You don't want to think about telling him that Arizona is not actually going to stay with you guys forever. That it is in fact temporary. You also don't know how long temporary is. So you guess you'll get there when it's necessary, you decide. It's better to keep him in the dark for now.

Around the seventh night he asked Arizona to read him a bedtime story instead of you. If someone would have told you before that in the span of seven nights there could be someone that he wants as a bedtime story reader more than you, you would have told them to fuck off. There would be no way.

You wouldn't want anyone reading bedtime stories to your son other than you. But with her it doesn't feel like a threat. You caught yourself happily watching them read together from just outside his bedroom door. It even occurs to you that this must be what it's like to raise a child together. The way it's supposed to be? Maybe not that, but the way you always imagined it would be.

Living together forms a stronger bond than you thought it would beforehand. There are a lot of rituals that just kind of become one after a while, without either of you guys noticing.

Callie seems to notice though. Arizona has been living with you for two weeks now, and you invited Callie and Penny for a 'dinner party' at your house. Those dinner parties always used to make you feel uncomfortable. Like you were the odd one out, the one not being in a relationship. The single parent in the mix.

You no longer feel like that with Arizona there.

When she puts Sofia and Henry to bed she gives as much attention to your son as she does to her own daughter. It warms your heart to see the way the blonde is interacting with your kid.

Henry is adopted, which in the beginning made it hard for you to deal with people getting close to him. You can't have kids of your own. You're afraid of losing him, there's always that in the back of your mind, still. You hope that someday it won't be, but you think those thoughts will be part of you always.

You don't really have a problem with Arizona getting close to him. You don't really have a problem with Arizona being with you guys, period.

Back in LA when you just adopted Henry it felt like everyone that got to close to him, got too close to him.

Arizona knows that Henry is adopted, but has never mentioned it in the two weeks you're together, even though there aren't a lot of topics from the last years which you guys haven't discussed over a glass of red wine on the couch in the evenings. You like the fact that she knows but you can never find a doubt on that topic on her face. You realize that she doesn't see Henry as your adopted son. She just sees Henry as your son, period.

She's told you multiple times. For example when he drenches his pancakes in syrup exactly like you do. She's there to shake her head no and make a comment on how she doesn't get that you're still looking the way you're looking.

Usually when people make comments like that it means that they think you look good. You like that she thinks so too.

By the sixteenth day that she's with you, she drops of Henry with Callie before she goes to work. It's not just that she gets to see Sofia when she drops Henry off. It's actually that you let her drop Henry off without you being there to witness it.

It's new. You're not good with trusting people around your son. Callie texts you the minute she finds Arizona at her door without you. It's a normal text with a mention of Arizona dropping Henry off. It's enough to know that she's onto you.

You don't know what she's onto. You don't really know what is going on precisely yourself. You just know that whatever you and Arizona seem to be doing works, for the both of you.

Callie is dropping both of the kids off at the daycare in the hospital later that day. At the end of your shift there's a patient that immediately needs your attention. Two and a half weeks back you would have texted Callie about this. Right now you're calling Arizona to make sure that she hears your message to take Henry home with her.

"Hey, I'm needed here for a few more hours. Can you get Henry from daycare and take him home with you to start dinner?"

"Yeah of course. Is Callie still picking up Sofia?"

You get why she asks you. Normally Arizona only goes by the daycare to take Sofia 'home' with her. This time Sofia is going with Callie, but Henry is going home with Arizona.

"Yes, she is." You need to attend to your patient as soon as possible. So you need to finish this phone call quickly. "You have Henry, right?"

"Yes, of course. Don't worry. I'll take Henry to the market and we'll start dinner together. See you tonight."

"See you soon."

The conversation isn't special. There aren't a lot of words, but it feels awfully intimate. Or maybe it's awful that it doesn't feel awful at all. It feels normal. Like it's supposed to be like this.

Arizona's POV

When you arrive at daycare you quickly find yourself in a discussion with one of the teachers to get Henry home with you. It's the first time you realize that this whole triangle might be more difficult than it feels for you.

It's also the first time that you address Addison's home officially with home in your head.

"Dr. Montgomery is with a patient. She asked me to take Henry home," you tell the teacher.

"Dr. Montgomery never lets Henry go home with anyone but her, and occasionally dr. Torres."

"I'm Sofia's mom. Dr. Torres' ex-wife." You hate to bring that information into this. "I just moved to New York to be closer to Sofia and her other mother, and I'm living with dr. Montgomery. She asked me to take Henry home because she has a patient to attend to."

"I'm sure that's all true miss. But I'm going to call dr. Montgomery to verify that information if that's okay with you."

It's not okay with you actually. But you doubt the woman is going to listen to you for real. You can see Sofia and Henry playing together, but they don't see you behind the glass.

"It's dr. Robbins, thank you. And fine, call her. But know that dr. Montgomery won't be pleased with you for disturbing her while taking care of a patient when according to her Henry is already taking care of, by me."

At that point Callie gets there to pick up Sofia. Callie walks up to you and gives you a quick hug before she addresses the teacher.

"I've see you two met already," she's telling more than asking the teacher.

When she sees the teachers' oblivious face she elaborates.

"This is Sofia's other mom, dr. Arizona Robbins. She just moved here and is currently living with dr. Montgomery until she finds her own place."

She addresses you right after. "It's my day with Sofia right? I was supposed to get her?"

"Yes, you are. I'm here to give a big kiss to my girl and to pick up Henry. Addison is still busy with a patient and asked me to bring him home."

"Ah, right."

You can see Callie think. You don't know what's bothering her. You don't care either. You just hope that the teacher won't call Addison and finally lets Henry go home with you.

And indeed she does. Henry, together with Sofia comes running in your direction. Sofia is faster and you scoop her up to give her a big kiss, and set her back down so Henry is still able to get to you.

By the time Henry gets to you Sofia is already in her other mother's arms and you're able to pick the four-year-old boy up to greet him properly.

You kiss his soft cheek and you laugh at the way he scrunches up his face when your wet lips caress his face. He leans his forehead against yours when he talks to you about his day and asks where his mom is.

You realize that both Callie and the teacher are watching the interaction closely. When you put Henry down next to you and grasp his little hand you attend to your daughter once again. You shower her face with little kisses until she asks you to stop because apparently she thinks she's getting too old for that.

You don't think she ever gets too old for that, but that's a discussion for another time. As long as she lets you with little whining you're fine with it. You say goodbye to Callie with a kiss to her cheek and scoop up Henry to go with you.

You two visit the market to get the right ingredients for dinner.

When Addion gets home two hours later she's met with almost the same sight as you got two and a half weeks ago. You and Henry at the kitchen counter. But this time he's helping you cook as best as a four-year-old can help you.

You don't know how long she's standing there looking at you both before she approaches you.

"Hi baby," she tells her son before she kisses his head lovingly and addresses you at the counter.

"Hi to you too," you hear her say when she gets closer to your face. You don't dare to look up to see how close she is exactly.

She kisses your cheek. You lean into her lips a little more. It's not the kiss to the cheek you are used to, most of the time receiving it from Callie nowadays.

It's longer, and you guess more honest. Maybe that's the right word for it.

A/N

So here's chapter three. By now I'm feeling we're really heading somewhere in this story. The writing flows pretty easily. I hope you guys are getting into this story as much as I am!