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Chapter 6
After leaving the hospital, they made their way over to Arizona´s apartment. The blonde was driving her car with Sofia in the backseat while Callie followed her in her own car.
"Mommy, did you like the surprise?"
"Of course I did, baby girl." Arizona said smiling into the mirror.
"That´s awesome. Momma was nervous but I told her that you would love it, you love pizza."
"That´s right but I love you more!" the blonde stated, turning around to look at Sofia while the traffic light was red.
"And Momma, do you love momma like me?"
Arizona was a little shocked to hear that question and while she had her head turned, she could see Callie in the car behind her. The blonde couldn´t help but stare at the brunet, the question of her daughter repeating in her head "Do you love Momma"
Lost in her thought, she jumped when she heard a horn and saw Callie waving.
Turning back around she realized the traffic light turned green, so shaking her head she put the car into gear.
Arriving at the blondes apartment, Arizona got out of her car waiting on Callie.
"Hey what happened? Was something wrong with Sofia?"
The smaller woman couldn´t help but blush.
"No,No,…. Nothing. I was just… talking to her and...I didn´t realize I turned around for so long."
Arizona rambled, not looking at Callie but walking into the apartment building.
"Well Sof, it´s still some time left before we have dinner, do you want to do something?"
Arizona tried to get the attention to her daughter.
"Mhh….Can we play mario cart?"
"I think that´s possible, if you´re ready to lose" the peds surgeon joked, opening the door to her apartment.
After some games of mario cart, pizza was ordered, Sofia was having a bath and Arizona helping her to wash her long hair. Callie was in the kitchen, getting some drinks ready and the table set nicely to make it a bit more fancier than just pizza out of the box as family dinner.
"Hey, that looks nice" Arizona said coming back to kitchen.
"Hey, yea I thought I could pimp up the pizza out of the box. Is Sof finished?"
"Just putting her pj`s on"
"So, you wanna tell me what really happened in the car earlier?" Callie asked, she knew something was up.
Surprised by that question Arizona hesitated…
"I told you already, nothing happened." she said, looking at Callie to convince her.
"Alright, you can tell me when you´re ready" Callie said with a wink.
Luckily, a knock on the door saved Arizona. The pizza finally arrived.
"Sof, come on pizza is here" Arizona said a little louder while Callie opened the door and payed the pizza boy.
"I´m here and hungry!" Sof came running to the table.
As soon as they started eating, the room fell silent, nobody talked much. Arizona wanted to know about Sofia´s day at school but other than that there was not much talking, till the blonde finished her last piece. She sat back and let out a little groan.
"What´s wrong mommy?" Sofia asked.
"Oh nothing baby girl. My day at work was a little boring but I´m happy we have a good time now."
"I know what we have to do!" the little brunet stated in excitement.
"We need to dance it out!" and with that she jumped up from her seat and run over to the iPod.
Sof immediately started to dance…
"Come on momma, mommy."
Both being unable to say No to Sofia they walked over and started to move in rhythm.
They danced for a couple of songs, both women laughing with their daughter. At some point Sofia took Callie´s hand before taking Arizona´s as well and one little cute look of the 8 year old was enough for Callie to reach for Arizona´s other hand. Dancing hand in hand for another two or three songs, all three collapsed on the couch.
"That was exactly what I needed munchkin" Arizona stated, giving her daughter a kiss on her head.
"Can we watch a movie, please?" Sofia asked with puppy dog eyes.
"Not tonight little Miss, it´s school tomorrow, so it´s time for bed" the blonde said.
"Momma?" Sofia turned her head to Callie, trying to get her permission.
"I´m sorry, Sof but I´m with your mommy. Maybe we can have a movie night on our next family day."
"Okay."
Sofia said good night to Callie, giving her a kiss she got up and took Arizona´s hand.
"I´ll just tuck her in, you can wait here. I mean, if you want you can leave but you can also stay a little longer." Arizona rambled while standing up.
Callie just smiled at ex wife, somehow she found it cute to see Arizona nervously rambling again. It´s been a while. Watching her two girls walking to Sofia´s bedroom Callie saw that Arizona was walking with a limp.
Jumping up she said:"Hey, are you in pain?"
"oh I think the dancing was a little too wild, I´m alright though."
"Sit down Arizona, I´ll tuck the munchkin in and you rest"
"And don´t even try to argue" Callie finished, walking pass Arizona to Sofia´s room.
"Sof, go give your mommy a kiss" And with that Sofia came running back giving her mother a kiss and running back into her room where Callie was already waiting.
Shaking her head the blonde walked back to her couch.
She thought about taking her leg off but decided against it, as long as Callie was here.
So the blond just closed her eyes a minute to wait for Callie.
"You know resting means being comfortable." the brunet said when she walked back into living room.
"I am comfortable" Arizona lied.
"Mhh" Callie respond, taking a seat next to the blonde.
"Do you want me to leave?" the Latina didn´t want to make Arizona uncomfortable.
"No, what you did today was really great Callie, thank you!"
"I´m glad you liked it and we had a good time together. That´s the most important for me." Callie said with a shy smile.
"She asked me, if I love you!" Arizona just blurred out.
"What?" the ortho doc was confused.
"At the traffic light, Sofia asked if I love you."
"Oh" Callie said, now realizing what happened.
"Yea..."
An awkward silence fell between the two women.
Nobody didn´t know what to say, till Callie took a deep breath and started...
"You know, Sofia starts to question a few things now. She´s growing up and sometimes she asks me, if we get back together or if I miss you or if I miss her when she´s with you. She also asked about Penny… it´s not easy to find the right answer sometimes."
"Really?" Arizona didn´t know anything about it.
"Yea, we had the Penny talk after you moved. But other than that she didn´t ask me much, maybe it´s your turn now" Callie joked.
"Probably" Arizona gave her ex a weak smile.
"Do you?" Callie asked, looking into blue eyes she once loved so much.
"Callie, I...I don´t know." the blonde closed her eyes.
"Obviously, I love you, your the mother of my daughter..." Arizona couldn´t finish.
"I don´t mean it like that Arizona" the brunet turned a little more to Arizona, taking her hand.
"Just put everything aside please, only for a minute and think about all the good times we recently had." Callie paused but continued…
"If I wouldn´t already know you and loved you, I would definitely be in love with you now."
"Calliope…" Arizona´s other hand moved to Callie´s cheek. Blue eyes looking into brown and finding nothing but love.
"I´m confused, Calliope" Arizona spoke
"I do love you, but I… Callie how could we ever work out again? I don´t know. I´m enjoying the time we spend together and Sof is happy and that makes me happy and I know that makes you happy and isn´t that what we want? To be happy? I don´t know, if you could be that happy when we are together because, everything that happened…
"Is in the past Arizona" Callie interrupted
"So many bad things happened, but it´s in the past. There was a time I thought, I could never forgive you for sleeping with Lauren and just a few weeks ago, I thought you could never forgive me for running away with our daughter. But look at us now, Arizona. I see it and I feel it. I don´t feel mad or angry or sad anymore when I look at you. I feel that spark, we once had, I feel the love we once shared."
And with that Callie leaned in, her left hand covering Arizona´s and squeezing it. She felt her heart racing. She tried to read the blonde´s expression but found a single tear rolling down her cheek. Not moving any closer, Callie waited for Arizona to lean in and when she felt the blondes nose on her own, she smiled and shut her eyes before moving closer till pink lips slowly touched.
Both women enjoying the sensation, it was a slow kiss, an emotional kiss.
Arizona was the first one to pull back a little, resting her forehead on Callie´s but not opening her eyes.
"Callie..." Arizona spoke
"Don´t think, just feel Arizona"
And with that Callie pulled the blonde back into another kiss.
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