Chapter 8

When the car pulled into the driveway, one of the prettiest children Callie had ever seen ran from the house. As they opened the car doors you could hear the child screaming Arizona's name. Arizona quickly got out of the car and met the little girl running across the front lawn. She jumped into Arizona's arms and wrapped her legs and arms around her. It was hard, seeing this picture, for Callie to believe Arizona, at any point, never wanted children.

Callie noticed that a young couple was standing on the porch holding a toddler. The young guy came and helped Daniel get the bags. Callie walked to the back of the car to help with the bags.

"Ben, this is Callie." Daniel introduced the two.

Ben smiled at Callie. "Hi, Callie. I hope that you aren't thinking you are carrying any of these bags inside." Ben had a beautiful smile.

"I can help."

"We have this Callie." Daniel said.

"Well….okay."

"Come on Callie I will show you to your room." Julie motioned for Callie.

As they stepped onto the porch Julie introduced Callie and McKenzie. "Hi, Callie. It is so nice to meet you. We have all heard so much about you."

"It's nice to meet all of you too." Arizona was very close to her family and Callie knew that, but she didn't realize they were all the same. They all seemed unbelievably sweet.

Arizona walked up on the porch still carrying her niece. "Gabrielle, this is Callie. Can you say hi?"

The small girl smiled and waved at Callie. "She is beautiful."

"Thanks." McKenzie said. "We think so."

Julie showed Callie into the house with Arizona and Gabby right behind her. As they walked Callie heard Gabby laughed uncontrollably. They stopped just outside a large room. The room was filled with neutral colors and books. Arizona put the little girl down as Daniel and Ben brought their things in the room.

"We will leave you two alone and let you unpack. If you need help just let me know." Julie smiled and hugged Arizona again. "McKenzie started dinner so it should be ready before long. Callie you relax, dear."

"Thanks, Julie."

As they watched them walk out of the room, Arizona spoke, "I so miss them sometimes."

"I bet." Callie smiled and pulled Arizona to her. "Now what about the promise about your room."

"Calliope, you have a one track mind."

"I do. I am proud of it."

"You are like a female version of Sloan."

"And? You say it like that's a bad thing." Callie kissed Arizona and thought she was about to make good on the promise, when the door suddenly opened. The two looked down to see Gabby standing there smiling.

"And what are you doing in here." Arizona stopped and went to pick the little girl up. Arizona walked over to Callie and said, "This is what you have to look forward to. Being interrupted by kids and trying to have sex while Dora is on." Arizona kissed Callie on the cheek and sat on the bed with the little girl.

Callie loved to see Arizona so good with Gabby. She saw her this way at the hospital, but it was nice to see her with family. She watched as Gabby lay on the bed squealing while Arizona tickled her. Arizona was always so private about her family. Callie really didn't understand now that she had met them. There was a lot that Callie was learning. Like the fact Julie was a scrub nurse. Arizona had mentioned before that she liked the hospital when she was a kid, but Callie didn't know that. Callie wondered what else she would find out before the wedding.

Callie continued to watch the two as they held fingers and place their thumbs together. They shouted out, "One, two, three, four. I declare thumb war." Callie didn't understand; Arizona was great with kids. What had made her not want children of her own?

"Gabby." McKenzie said as she entered the room. "I told you to let aunt Arizona unpack and then you can play." She picked Gabby up off the bed. "Sorry."

"No. Don't be. They seemed to be having a great time. I am sure they miss her."

"Yes they do. She has a way with the kids. Always has." McKenzie looked at Arizona.

Callie looked between the two. That is it she thought. There is something she isn't telling me.

McKenzie excused herself from the room, taking Gabby with her.

"Arizona?" Callie asked as she watched Arizona unpacking.

"Yea." Arizona didn't look up and just continued with what she was doing.

"Is there something going on?"

"Like what?"

"I don't know. You and Daniel were in some big conversation earlier and now you and McKenzie with the looks."

Arizona walked over and closed the bedroom door. She then walked back to Callie. "Are you wanting to talk about this or are we going to work on that promise?"

"Okay, that is how you are going to make me forget about this? Arizona, you are scaring me."

Arizona kissed Callie on the lips, then on the cheek, then her earlobe, then making her way down the side of Callie's neck. "I don't know what you are talking about, Calliope." She whispered just before her kisses started across Callie collarbone and across the skin that showed over the top of Callie's low cut shirt.

"Arizona. You aren't going to win this one."

"Wanna bet?" Arizona said as her hand found the buttons on Callie's jeans. "I mean we can bet. I will win." Arizona said never stopping her kissing attack on Callie's Chest, neck and face.

"I…ummmm."

"You…ummmm…what?" She said as her hand found it's way into Callie's jeans.

Suddenly Callie forgot everything she was thinking. Her lips found Arizona with fiery. Arizona walked slowly toward Callie's body causing Callie to step backward toward the bed. Their lips never left each other's until Callie was on the bed with Arizona over her. They were forehead to forehead looking into each other's eyes as Arizona's hand found it's destination. "I love you, Callie."

"I love you too."

Arizona kissed Callie again until there was knock at the door. "Arizona, honey." Both women jumped. Then started to giggle when they heard the voice again. "Arizona?"

Arizona leaned her head against Callie's as she huffed. "Yea, Mom."

"Dinner is almost ready. I was wanted to tell you girls."

Callie giggled. "Thanks Mom, we will be down in a second."

"Okay."

Arizona pulled her hand from Callie's underwear and laid beside her. Arizona smiled and looked at Callie. "God I miss Yang."

They both laughed for a while and then got up, pulled themselves together and prepared for their first family dinner.

"McKenzie, this is awesome." Callie said.

"Well, thank you."

"So Callie, tell us something about yourself." Ben asked.

"Well I am not sure there's a lot to know. My family lives in Miami. I moved to Seattle about 5 years ago and became a attending in Orthopedics at Seattle Grace. I have a sister Aria. My best friends are two of the cockiest people that you will ever meet in your life. Other than that, I am pretty boring."

"She is being modest. She is one of the best Orthopedic Surgeons in the country. Bailey, our chief resident, told me once that the heads of Plastics, Neurology and Cardiology played rocks, paper, scissors for Callie to help in their surgeries."

Callie chuckled as she pushed food around her plate. "I had forgotten about that. I think Derrick won."

"She also told us about the day you were injured. She said you tried to protect her and that little girl." Julie said with gratitude in her voice.

"I just wanted to make sure they were alright."

"Well either way, thank you. I don't know what…..well what we would have done if something….."

"Mom." Arizona said as she watched her mom being to cry.

"It's okay." Callie said. "Julie, I promise you this. Arizona is my number one priority. She pretty much has been since the day I met her. You talk about me, this woman is Pediatric god."

Julie and Daniel smiled. "We have gathered that from some of her co-workers before." Julie said with pride.

"Her first day, she had like twenty pt's and one….well one shouldn't be here today and wouldn't had she not taken over. Everyone thought Peds was this weak field. Then Arizona comes along, starts turning heads, and people realize just how hardcore Peds really is." Everyone at the table was just looking at Callie. Callie looked to them one by one. No one was saying anything. "What?"

Daniel started to laugh. "I think we are really going to like you."

Ben spoke before it became more awkward. "So what's on for tomorrow?"

The remainder of the dinner was spent talking about the sites they wanted Callie to see while she was here. Daniel had everything planned perfectly. It had been a long time since Arizona's family had seen her with someone. They wouldn't get over how quick each of them was ready to compliment the other. They could just tell there was a genuine love between them. They were happy, Arizona was happy again. They knew Callie made Arizona happy. They had only seen this one other time. Everyone at the table thought it. Everyone knew it. This was it; the one. The one that would help Arizona put the past to rest.

The next two days were spent with the family showing Callie around Washington. She had never been and was very excited. Daniel, Ben and McKenzie were working today and Gabby wanted to stay with Arizona and Callie. They had agreed and she was spending the day with her new favorite friend. She had immediately taken to Callie.

"I need to run to the store. Arizona, is there anything you and Callie would like me to pick up?"

"Well I actually have a few things we need. How about we go with you."

"That sounds goods."

"Callie!" Arizona yelled up the stairs. Arizona couldn't help but laugh when she saw Callie. She came to the top of the stairs with ribbons in part of her hair and rollers in the other. She had obviously been given a makeover due to all the blush that was now on face and the bright red lipstick that she was wearing.

"Yea."

"I mean really? Like there is nothing wrong with you?" Arizona giggled.

"What? She said I looked fantastic." Gabby walked from around Callie.

"Doesn't she look pretty?" The little girl asked.

Arizona smiled that smile, "She is stunning."

"I did it all by myself."

"You did a wonderful job, honey." Arizona turned her attention to Callie. "Mom was going for groceries and I told her we would go, but I can see you are busy, so I'll tell her we will stay."

"No. Go ahead and go. We got this don't we Gabby?"

The little girl grinned and nodded.

"Okay. We will be back as soon as we can."

"Take your time because when you come back, I will look like a star."

Arizona walked off laughing. "Yeah okay."

"Your next aunt Arizona." Callie said. Callie looked down at Gabby. "We are doing nails now, right?"

"Yep." They made their way back to Arizona's room.

Arizona and Julie had been gone for half an hour when Gabby decided that dress up time was done and she wanted to play hide and seek. They had taken turns several times each hiding. This time Callie couldn't seem to find the little girl. There was only one place she hadn't looked. Callie looked at the cracked door leading into Daniel and Julie's room.

She pushed the door open the rest of the way. "Gabby, you in here?" Callie looked around the room. "Gabrielle, I don't think I should be in here. You here?" Callie suddenly heard giggles coming from across the room. "Gabby, I know you are in there. Come on out." Giggles again. "Gabby. I don't want to go into their closet." Callie walked into the room. "Come on out." Gabby was still giggling. Callie knew she had to get her. She opened the door to the closet. "There you are. Come on I don't think we should be in your grandparent's closet." Callie leaned down to get her.

The closet was huge. It was neatly organized with an obvious pattern. Daniel's military attire lined one wall, his daily clothes another, and Julie's clothes lined the third wall. The wall closest to Callie had a couple shelves. As Callie raised by up with Gabby, she was looking face to face with a stack of picture frames facing her. She didn't understand why the pictures were there. The one on top was Arizona holding a baby. Callie would have assumed it was Gabrielle or Grace, but Arizona was too young in the photo. When she moved the first one it revealed another. The picture was of Arizona asleep. She was laying on her back in the bed with a baby, that looked to be a few months old, sleeping against her. Callie moved the frame to see the next picture. This one was Arizona and another young girl. The photo was up close just showing their faces that were cheek to cheek. Callie moved that frame and saw the one that put the story together. The young girl was laying on a bed in the delivery room. Her and Arizona's face was separate by only the newborn's.

Callie was still holding Gabby and said without thinking. "Who is that?"

Gabby thought she was playing the game her and her grandmother play. The little girl pointed to Arizona and said "Arizona." She then point to the other two and announced their name. "Jessica…..Conner."

'Who the hell is Jessica and Conner?' Was all Callie could think.