Thanks for the response. I am sooooo glad that some of you stuck with it. You know, every time that I write for this story, from the beginning, I see a vision of Conner that you all will recognize. Do you remember( like we forget these things), the little boy that Arizona and Alex helped. The one with stomach pains that his dad thought was faking and Alex learned to 'advocate for his patient'? That is who I see every freakin time when I see Conner. Don't know why, but it is. Now you all have an image too. Loved the "shh, I'm teaching" to him. Very cute kid. Older, but in my mind that is what Conner looks like.

Chapter 18

It had been just over a month since Conner left Seattle. Arizona had done something she made fun of other parents for. Before he left, Arizona had gotten him a phone of his own. She was not into the texting like Callie was and Conner would often text Callie his 'joke of the day'. Arizona quickly learned that Conner needed unlimited text to keep in touch with Callie. He played baseball and would text Callie the scores, sometimes as the game was going on, which Callie would always tell him wasn't cool. He would make sure to tell her to 'tell mom' how well he was doing. Callie had told him that she had worked with several of the Seattle Mariners and Conner was highly impressed. He always called Arizona before school and before bed every night.

Callie and Arizona had made a trip together to LA to see Addison. While they were there, the procedure of extracting eggs, was done on Callie. They would have to wait for a while until they were ready for Arizona. Arizona had very delicately explained all this to Conner before he left Seattle and explained that this was something that was in the works when he had came. He understood and was very excited at the possibilities of not only getting his mom, but now he may be getting sibling which was what he had always wanted.

The wedding had been postponed, at Callie's request, until Conner was able to be there with them. A new summer date was set, which made Conner feel very important to them. They had found a perfect house just outside the city. It was a bigger house than Arizona wanted or was use to, but after seeing the Torres house in Miami, it made sense. Callie made very good points as to why they would ever need a five bedroom house.

"What if there is more than one, Arizona. Then Conner needs his own room. Plus our families live out of state, so when they come to visit, they will have a place to stay. I hate our parents coming and staying in hotels."

Arizona hated to admit it, but Callie had a point. So a five bedroom house it was. April and Lexie had rented their apartment, which worked out well for the mass chaos that was Meredith's house. Meredith really hated that now she lived with a bunch of men. Oh the jokes that caused at work. Although, most of the time Jackson was at Lexie and April's sleeping on the couch. You guessed it, more jokes.

Arizona and Callie settled into a very domestic life and loved it. Arizona was always so scared of this and Callie always wanted it. Somehow they off set it each other. Where one was weak, the other was stronger. The first thing they had done to their new home was put a fence up. Conner had said something about his golden retriever not being able to be without him, so a fence was necessary. It didn't bother Callie and Arizona. The tall privacy fence gave them just that, privacy.

Two weeks ago, Arizona and Callie made the trip to LA again. It would be another week before they would know anything. Or would it? Callie woke to hearing Arizona vomiting in the bathroom. Callie jumped up and ran into the room. "Oh my God. Are you alright?" As a doctor, Callie had never heard someone vomiting that badly.

Arizona raised up from the toilet and leaned back against the wall. "I am not sure, but I think my shoes just come out my mouth."

Callie couldn't help but smile. "Arizona, you're sick. This is the second morning in a row."

"Yeah, believe me I remember being right here yesterday."

Callie sat down on the floor across from Arizona placing her hands on Arizona's knees. "This is a good thing. It must have, Arizona."

"A good thing?" Arizona tried to smile. "If it worked, I shouldn't be sick for another month or so. Oh GOD!"

"What? Are you sick again."

"Oh God, I am going to be one of those pregnant women."

"What the hell do you mean? Arizona, that doesn't even sound good."

"I am going to be a pregnant mom that doesn't have morning sickness or certain things that make them gag. Everything does. I am going to be one of those that literally gag on their on saliva and it makes them puke. Oh God. I am living my life like you now."

"What the hell does that mean?"

"Puking and skipping steps. We skipping steps together now." Arizona smiled. "We have Conner coming home, a wedding in 3 weeks and intentionally get pregnant."

"You know why we did this way. We are getting older and so is Conner. And the first wedding date? Well it was a causality or war. So we do it all at once. Big deal. Look at what we've made it through."

"Yeah. Gunmen, long lost children and I am carrying my soon to be wife's baby with my brother. Lord, Callie we are a soap opera."

"And probably a poorly written one at that." They both laughed. "And I wouldn't have it any other messed up way."

"You know what? Me either." Arizona's smile only lasted a second. "Oh god, I gotta puke."

Callie rubbed her back as Arizona continued to vomit. "Ok, I'm get the brush."

Later that day at the hospital Callie found Arizona resting. Callie closed the door to the on-call room. "Great, I feel like a stupid intern."

Arizona opened her eyes with a confused look on her face. "Excuse me?"

She pulled something from her pocket. "Here I swiped this for you."

Arizona knew exactly what it was. "Callie…."

"No. Listen we both know that you are, so just take the stupid test so that we….know you are."

Arizona huffed. "It's too early."

"Yeah, well it's too early for me to be brushing puke out of your hair too, but that isn't stopping anything." Callie held out the test. "Just take the test."

Arizona huffed. "Give me the damn test."

"Oh and moody too. What little pink bubble?"

"Shut up." Arizona said teasingly as she left the room.

Callie waited on the bed, not wanting to push Arizona, but knowing she was across the hall in the bathroom, was more than Callie could stand. "Screw this." She said and walked across the hall. She walked in and found Arizona leaned against the sink crying. Callie quickly walked over to her and pulled her into a hug. "Hey, it's ok. We'll try again, but we gotta find out what is making you so sick." Callie pulled back from Arizona. "Are you alright?"

Arizona smiled. "It's the first time this all hit me. Conner is coming home in a couple of weeks. Conner, the baby I didn't see for years. We're getting married. I mean, I have met the most wonderful person in the world and she actually fell in love with me. I mean, really? Now that person is marrying me and gonna help me raise a kid that neither of us really know. And now? Now, I am having a baby that belongs to DJ. How much more fucked up and wonderful could my life be right now?" Arizona said playing with the tissue in her hand.

"You said you were having a baby that belongs to DJ. So the test…."

"Was positive." Arizona smiled. "We're gonna be parents all over again."

"You're having my baby?" Arizona only nodded and smiled. "You. Are. Having. My. Baby?"

Arizona was still crying but laughing at the same time. "Yes! WE are having a baby."

Callie was now crying too. "How fucked up and wonderful is our life, Dr. Robbins?"

"Pretty awesome. I love you." Arizona said as she kissed Callie and began to hug her.

"I love you too."

It had been two week since Arizona found out about the baby and Conner was on his way home. Arizona was called into surgery, so Michael brought him by the hospital. Callie was paged and when she arrived to the hospital entrance, Conner ran to his new found friend and jumped into her arms. "Where's mom?"

"Well she got called into surgery, but she should be done in about an hour."

"Cool, do I get to hang out in the ER with you?"

"Don't tell me you like the blood and guts stuff."

"Love it!" Conner clapped his hands together. "I wanna be a Doctor like my moms." He looked at Callie. "Like all my moms."

Callie couldn't help the smile that came across her face. "Hey, wanna see something pretty cool?"

"Sure." His whole face lit up. "We gonna go see some dead people?"

"Um, no." Callie turned to Michael. "Can you wait here for us?"

"Sure."

Callie took Conner down the hall. There was several people that said 'hi' and told Conner they were glad he was here. It made the boy feel very special that all these Doctors knew who he was. Callie took him to the elevator and hit the button. "Where are we going?" Conner questioned.

"You'll see."

As they stepped off the elevator, they walked down a hall and then up a group of stairs. The stairs ended in a room that had two rows of seats and a large glass wall. "Cooooool. What's this?"

Callie pulled him closer to the window and Conner could see heads start to appear. As he got closer he could see the entire operating room. Callie bent down and pointed. See that one in the middle? The one with the pink and white scrub cap?"

"Yeah."

"That's Arizona."

Conner looked at Callie and smiled. "Really?"

"Yep." Just as Callie said that she heard Arizona's voice over the intercom.

"Dr. Torres, don't you think he's a little young for this?"

"Busted." Conner laughed.

Callie walked over to the intercom and hit the button. "He said that he wanted to see the blood and guts."

"Well couldn't we have started him out with something else, like amputated leg or something?" Arizona played sarcastically.

"Ha ha. We're going." By this time Conner was standing next to Callie.

"Pick me up there." Callie did as she was asked and Conner hit the button. "Hi, Mom."

The whole OR burst into 'awww' and laughs. "Hi, honey. You have a good trip?"

"Yeah."

"Good. Now go with Callie and I'll be out as soon as I can. Oh and Conner?"

"Yeah." He said and released the button.

"When you have a bad dream about this tonight, remember to wake Callie up."

"Nope. It's gonna be you, Mom." The OR burst into laugher again.

Callie let him down. "Ok. We're leaving now." Callie was amazed that the only time Arizona didn't seem to be sick was in the OR.

As Arizona pulled into the driveway, Conner took in his surroundings. The place was bigger than any house Conner had ever been in. He noticed the stairs that were leading to a landing that overlooked the living room. There were four doors that were open. Arizona walked up behind him. "Ok, our room is down here. Now those rooms are for you, the baby and guests. So you can go up there, look around and tell us which room it is that you want. Then we'll start moving your stuff in, but do it quickly. The movers are about 5 minutes from here."

"Awesome! I get to pick?" Conner said wide eyed with excitement.

"You get to pick." Arizona watched as the young boy ran up the stairs two by two. She couldn't believe that was Conner. It still all seemed so unreal. She was sure that it would all take some time.

Arizona was brought out of her daze as Conner ran from one of the room and leaned on the railing. "Ok, I want this one."

Arizona laughed at the fact he had chosen the one Callie said he would. From that room you could see the city off in the distance. It was far enough to be out of the hustle and bustle of the city, but close enough that in the distance you could still see the space needle and even where the hospital was.

"Alright, that one it is." Arizona watched as he ran back into his room as there was a knock at the door. "That must be the movers."

Arizona had never been so shocked to see her parents. "Hey, sweetheart." Daniel said as he pulled Arizona into a hug.

"Hey Dad." Arizona tried not to be rude. "I….I thought you guys were coming next week?"

"See, Daniel. I told you we shouldn't surprise them."

"No…No Mom it isn't that." Arizona hugged her Mom and then McKenzie and Ben. She said her hello's to her nieces and kissed and hugged them. She told them to come in and took them into the kitchen for a moment of privacy. "I'm glad that you are early. It's just that….well….there is something that I need to tell you. I haven't yet because I didn't want to get your hopes up and it fall through, but…." Arizona didn't have a chance to finish her sentence.

"MOM!" Everyone in the kitchen spun to see when was calling out 'Mom' at Arizona. Conner entered the room. "Mom, you can even see the hospital from my room."

"That's…..that's great." Arizona smiled and walked over to the little boy. "Mom, Dad…" She didn't even know how to start.

"OH MY GOD!" Julia said in a shaking voice. "Is that…."

"Who?" Daniel said.

Arizona looked at Conner. "This is my Mom, my Dad, my sister McKenzie and her husband Ben. Those are their two daughters." Arizona returned her look to her parents. "Guys….this is Conner."

Julia burst into tears and walked over to the boy and knelt down in front of him. "I knew those eyes. I could tell them anywhere." She pulled the little boy into a hug.

Conner smiled. "You remember me?"

Julia pulled back from him. "Remember you? There are pictures all over my house of you."

"Really?" Conner's whole face it up.

"Really." Julia hesitated. "A grandmother never lies."

Finally a very shocked Daniel spoke. "Wait. What happened?"

Arizona smiled at Conner and ran her fingers through his hair. "It's a long story."

Arizona went into the whole long story. She told them about Ricky telling them that Conner was in Miami, about the run in, the name change, the ER, about Callie acting like a pitbull over him and the decision to do what was best for Conner.

The story was broke by them hearing the door bell ring. "That must be the movers." Arizona walked out and let them in. "Conner, show them to your room."

"Alright."

Once Conner was gone the real questions started. "Is he ok?"

"Yeah, he is a very well rounded eight year old. He does very well in school and is a star on his little league baseball team. Him and Callie are big buddies about that."

"So how is Callie?" Kenzie asked.

"She is wonderful with him. He already has her wrapped around his little finger."

"And you?" Daniel asked.

"He always has. Things are just so crazy right now."

"I am sure with a Wedding and a new kid, that has got to be hard." Kenzie was cut short by a screaming kid running down the stairs.

"Callie's home!"

Julia smiled. "Sounds like you two aren't the only ones wrapped."

As Callie came through the door, Conner almost tackled her. "Hey." Callie smiled.

"They are putting my bed up."

"Nice." Callie said as she sat him down and lifted the bag that was in her hand. "I got you something."

"Callie…" Arizona started.

"It's just a little something. A house warming if you will."

Conner pulled out a box from the bag. "What is it?"

"Can't tell." Callie walked over and kissed Arizona on the cheek as Conner was opening his gift. She whispered in Arizona's ear. "You know, you use to met me at the door that way. Kinda sad." Callie giggled. She turned when Conner's obviously opened his surprise.

"I love it." Callie and Arizona turned to see him pull the baseball jersey out of the box. It had been signed by all the players.

"Callie, where'd you get that?" Arizona asked.

"I told you. I know people. I have put that whole team back together at least once. They owe me, so I called today and talked to the trainer and he told me he would take care of it. So tonight he brought that by the hospital."

"Thanks, Callie." Conner ran over and threw his arms around her waist.

"Your welcome." She took him by the hand. "Come on, someone has got to tell the movers where to put everything."

Arizona and her family watched Callie and Conner race up the stairs. "I knew I liked her." Julia said.

"Me too." Arizona answered never taking her eyes off the door where she could barley seen Callie telling the movers to put everything. "I really, really like her."

After telling the movers something, Callie quickly came back down the stairs. She walked over to the refrigerator and took a bottle of water out. "You tell them?"

Everyone looked at Arizona. "Callie…."

Callie kissed her on the cheek and she was walking out of the room and whispered in her ear. "Tell them."

Arizona looked at her family. "Yeah, thanks for that."

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Until tomorrow night…