In honour of the New Year i thought i'd post a new chapter, Happy New Year everyone,

Chapter 7

"Mommy"

"Sofia?" Arizona found her daughter jumping into her lap. Tears of joy already running down her face as she ignored the pain in her incision site. "What are you doing here?"

"We moved mommy," Sofia carefully gave her kisses hugging her tightly, it pulled on her surgery wound but Arizona didn't fight. Who cared her daughter was here?

"You moved? Where?" Arizona was speechless, what was going on? Taking her eyes of her daughter her ex-wife stood awkwardly. Grinning at their reunion.

"Hey" Callie gave a wave.

"Hi" Arizona replied awkwardly back. "What are you doing here?"

"Sof said it, we moved back."

"What about Penny? What about New York?" Arizona asked confused. Callie and Meredith exchanged a smirk, "What's that look?" Why was nobody telling her anything? Why was Callie back?

"Penny has been arrested" Callie said smugly, "And she lost her fellowship and her home, and if i have anything to do with it her medical liscene."

"Arrested?" Arizona asked confused, what had she missed? Wasn't Callie happy with Penny, didn't Callie hate her? Why had Callie brought Sofia here when she'd repeatedly said she was a bad mother? That Sofia was better off in New York.

"Here, this might help" Callie handed over her iPhone, she'd just had it released from the police evidence locker.

"Your phone?" Arizona held it not opening it.

"Check the messages under your name" Callie encouraged. Arizona opened the phone the passcode was the same as her own, Sofia's birthday. She checked the texts easily finding her name, her heart fluttering Arizona xxx.

Hey, I know it's hard being so far away, but anytime you want to see Sof let me know, I can fly her over, or you can fly here? Callie.

I think its best if we have a clean break, it will upset Sofia more flying between us all the time, Arizona

I think your wrong. Please I know that court was rough, and you want to lick your wounds, but Sofia needs both parents, distance shouldn't stop us. I have no surgeries this weekend we could fly in Friday, leave Sunday, Callie

I'm on call this weekend. You can come but I won't have time to see her, Arizona

Hey, Sofia is wondering if you could call? She misses you, Callie

I will call, just not today very busy, Arizona

Arizona this has gone on long enough, I am dropping Sofia off Friday 23th, that gives you 4 weeks to sort out your stuff. We don't have to speak or even look at each other but you will see your daughter. Callie

Fine, Arizona

Arizona didn't read all the texts, she didn't need to, they weren't her texts that wasn't what she had said, she'd never refuse to talk to Sofia, never refuse to fly across country even though the thought of it made her want to vomit, Sofia was worth it.

"I don't understand" Arizona said confused,

"Check the number" Callie added helpfully, her and Meredith were enjoying this far too much, although the joke was on them because Sofia was cuddled on her lap while she was working it out.

"That's not my number!" Arizona said still confused

"Now check my number on your phone" Callie suggested.

"It's the same," Arizona was still really puzzled, why had both phones got the same number in for both her and Callie it made no sense, especially when it wasn't there number.

"It was Penny, somehow she got hold of both phones changing our contact numbers for a burner phone, I just got them back from the police, they were handed in as evidence."

"Why?" Arizona asked, why would Penny do that she had won she had Callie, she had Sofia she had everything Arizona had ever wanted.

"Because she was jealous, because apparently the only time I smile is when I'm talking about Sofia or when I'm talking about you." Callie revealed, Arizona felt herself tearing up, she'd wanted to hear those words for the last year since the ill-fated counselling session.

"But when?"

"We don't know she had plenty of time when we were dropping Sofia off or when we were in OR, it's not like either of our pass codes are hard to guess" Callie shrugged, when Penny had swapped the numbers wasn't important the fact they'd been so estranged that the hateful texts sent had been believable was the bigger issue.

"Now Callie and Sofia are back you have a choice, I have the guest room set up at mine, Alex has offered his sofa or Callie and Sofia can move in with you at your home." Meredith suggested,

"Arizona I'm not naive enough to think just because I've realised you make me happy everything is going to go back to how it was before, but I'd like to try again, when you feel ready" Callie offered. "For now, I'd like Sofia to spend more time with her mommy, and I know you'd be more comfortable in your own home, with your own things and easily accessible bathroom but if you're not ready for that I won't take offense."

"I want to go home" Arizona said, everything was so confusing she wasn't sure any of it was real. Callie was in Seattle, Sofia was in Seattle, Penny was in New York somewhere. Maybe she was dreaming, maybe something had gone wrong maybe she had died or was back in the OR. All she was certain of was that she wanted to go home and cuddle her daughter.

"Okay Sofia let's take Mommy home" Callie didn't want to push her ex-wife too far, she could see that Arizona was overwhelmed and tired.

Meredith drove them home promising to return shortly with groceries. Arizona got out the car and felt exhausted, so went straight to bed. Sofia tired after the excitement and flight joined her snuggling into her mommy. Callie brought in the cases unpacking them before standing at the door watching her family sleep wishing she could join them in their snuggle. For now, what she could do was cook dinner and wait for them to wake up.

Arizona woke first her daughter cuddled into her. She felt safe, loved. Instead of rushing awake she cuddled her daughter wishing this moment would last forever. Sofia eventually woke up,

"Mommy" she cried still happy that she was here with Mama and mommy is the same city.

"Hey Sof" Arizona replied kissing her daughter's forehead, she still couldn't believe this was real. She had never dared to hope to dream that one day she'd be reunited with her family. Now she just had to be brave enough to cross the bridge that Callie had offered.

"I love you mommy" Sofia whispered.

"I love you too, baby girl"

"Mommy I need a wee" Sofia leapt from the bed leaving Arizona alone in bed.

"Dinner is ready" Callie was at the door, "I didn't want to disturb you looked so comfortable"

"Callie what it this? I mean what do you want?" Arizona asked confused and scared to be hurt, scared to hurt the people she loved again. The one good thing about her family being so far away is knowing you couldn't disappoint them you couldn't hurt them anymore.

"I want to be happy" Callie shrugged, "Penny was right I am happiest when I am with you and Sofia, and I might not be able to be with you. That's your choice, but Sofia is and that's the next best thing, her being happy. I want you to be happy, I want to be happy most of all I want Sofia to be happy."

"I want to be happy too" Arizona replied, "I want Sofia to be happy"

"We made each other happy," Callie recalled, remembering the good times, "We made each other not happy but I've been seeing a counsellor,"

"Me too" Arizona revealed, "I think I should have gone sooner, after Tim, my leg, Mark, Nick, the affair, our miscarriage it was only losing you that made me think of getting help. Because that was the worst thing I could imagine. Losing you and Sofia is the worst thing I can imagine."

"We are here, we are not leaving again." Callie replied,

"Momma I'm hungry" Sofia interrupted,

"I made my chicken piccata"

"Yummy, its mommy's favourite" Sofia claimed.

They sat as a family eating dinner listening to Sofia talk and all both Arizona and Callie could think was how right this felt. How the last 6 months had felt so wrong and now everything was right. After dinner Callie helped Arizona take her tablets and shower, glad her ex-wife was allowing her to help her to get better. For Arizona allowing Callie to help was an exercise in trust, allowing Callie the leeway to care that she hadn't after her amputation. It was strange for both of them. Arizona using some of the techniques she had learnt in therapy to help her through. One question posed to her was if you were going through the trauma of the amputation again what would you do differently. Arizona had spent many nights reflecting on that question. One thing she'd written nearly every time was to let Callie help her. Callie loved helping people, she was a fusser. If anyone was sick she was the first to bring over medicine or soup. After her amputation Arizona had shut her out stubbornly tried to do everything herself, she knew that hurt Callie. Next, she'd forgive her wife, she hadn't wanted to die. What she had wanted was a miracle, Seattle Grace had been famous for miracles, Callie had been famous for miracles, bones from dead people, grafting hands from nothing. Arizona had wanted Callie to do the same for her. Save her leg, cure infection, produce a miracle. Only several therapy sessions had unpicked that one. PTSD, depression, phantom limb pain.

Afterward the shower Arizona, Callie and Sofia lay down in Arizona's bedroom watching Brave on DVD. Callie excusing herself when both Arizona and Sofia went to sleep going to the spare room. When Arizona woke in the morning, she found herself sad that Callie wasn't there too. Waking up to find her family snuggling together in bed was the best feeling in the world. One she had missed. She got up putting her leg on walking into the lounge where Callie sat reading.

"Hey sleep well?" Callie asked putting down the book, Arizona nodded already in the open plan kitchen getting coffee.

"There is nothing better than waking up with Sofia cuddled up to you," Arizona sighed, "Callie what exactly happened with Penny? Why didn't anyone tell me?" She'd been thinking about this all night, it had been 2 weeks since Sofia had returned to New York, why had it taken so long for Callie to come home?