Arizona was on a mission. She stood in the elevator after getting changed out of her scrubs, knowing she had clearly lost her mind, but she decided to forge ahead with her plan anyway. She still wasn't sure why she was reacting this way towards Calliope and her daughter. Had she come across this this situation with anyone else, or maybe even any other time, she would have been running in the opposite direction as fast as she could. All she could do was hope that Callie would prove her need for her 'rules' all wrong, and that she wouldn't end up with a broken heart.

The elevator dinged and she made her way out, looking around for the guy she needed " !" She spotted him and made her way over and patiently waited while he finished talking to a nurse. Really, she needed the time to prep herself, even though she knew Derek before he was Chief, he was still an authority figure and she had never dealt very well with authority figures.

"Yes, ?"

"Would it, uh, be alright if I make use of Zola's nursery up in PEDs before it gets taken down?"

"Are there no more open beds?" He was confused as to why the room would be necessary, even when Meredith had requested a separate room there had been open beds in the PEDs ward, and as Chief he knew he would need to do something if they were running low on space.

"No, no. It's not that…I have, a…friend, who's little girl is sick and she isn't welcome at the daycare until she's better…it'd just be easier for her…and I, if I can easily keep an eye on her."

Derek eyed the blonde, he knew through the horrible hospital gossip that didn't commit to things very easily in regards to relationships, and had heard many more colourful things leave nurses' lips, so he couldn't help but wonder what was going on, and if it was really just a friend that Arizona was trying to help. He shook his head, he was obviously spending too much time with his wife and her twisted sister, Arizona's intentions weren't really his business.

"Sorry…got lost in thought there. I don't see a problem; as far as I see it, it's an open bed and a sick child – go for it. She'll still have to be charged for supplies or treatments like any other patient though." He added the last bit mostly out of responsibility; they were a family around here and if the girl was important enough for Arizona to bring her in and make special arrangements he knew she would be taken care of.

"Thank you, Chief!" She beamed and took off to work on pulling together the rest of her plan.

x-x

Callie was startled by a knock at her door. There weren't many people that knew where she lived, let alone anyone that would be coming over now, unannounced. She looked through the peephole and her heart started beating faster when she saw the top of a blonde head.

She swung the door open with cautious optimism. "Arizona?" The surgeon stood in the hall with a box of pizza in her arms with a giant Toys R Us bag with a…bottle of wine sticking out?

Arizona grinned nervously and tried to swallow her nervousness. "Calliope." Her smile widened as the name escaped her lips "I know we don't know each other very well – and that we aren't together, or anything – and you can tell me if it's totally out of line – but I just thought that you and Kelsie might like some company? I brought pizza…and wine! And some toys and stuff for Kelsie that usually make the kids at work cheer up when they aren't feeling well."

As Arizona's eyes raised up to finally make eye contact with the woman again she couldn't help herself from thinking that she always wanted to be the reason that, that megawatt smile spread across Calliope's face; it was stunning, to say the least. "No...Yes! I mean no, that isn't a problem…it's great…you're great." She blushed when she realized what she said and ducked her head and gestured for Arizona to come in.

They settled in on the couch with the pizza and wine for themselves and baby food and a sippy cup for Kelsie. Callie smiled as she watched her little girl leaning against Arizona as the blonde helped feed her with her new airplane spoon – Callie had initially laughed, wasn't the airplane supposed to be in their imagination? Now there were actual spoons shaped like airplanes?

"Thank you, for all of this," she gestured to the food and treats "you really didn't have to." She smiled at Arizona, she and Kelsie had never really had anyone around to do this kind of thing for them. Even before Kelsie, Callie hadn't really had anyone like that.

Arizona shook her head, and then turned to look Callie in the eye and awkwardly cleared her throat "About that…I…I kind of have something to talk to you about…"

Callie was freaking out a little; she knew something this good had to come with a catch. She sat wide eyed, waiting for the bomb to drop. The look on Callie's face caused her to second guess herself even more and she nervously wrung her hands together "You can totally say no – cuz, you know, it's – weird." She cleared her throat "Okay. Uhm – "

"Please just do it." Callie blurted out and squeezed her eyes shut.

"Excuse me?" Arizona asked, completely bewildered as to what Callie was referring to.

"I've heard the gossip, okay? I know no one wants to be with the "first timer" or "newborn" or whatever it's called. And I have a kid, and I don't have a nice apartment, and I'm a mess and kissing me was probably a mistake, so if you're going to break – wait, we aren't even together, you can't break up with me – so you're just telling me you can't start this?" she gestured between them "Whatever it might have been?"

"What? Callie, no…yes? I'm so confused." She reached out and held her hands and sighed, narrowing her eyes slightly as she studied the beautiful, yet insecure woman "I don't typically get involved with women in your…situation. It's true." As Callie's face dropped, Arizona gave her hands a reassuring squeeze "But you aren't very typical now, are you? There's just something…I don't know…special? About you. So, if you're willing to give this, us, a shot, then so am I."

"I know this sounds like an excuse, but I don't really have much time to date – I work, a lot. And I'll always put my daughter first. And I just feel that you should know that. I – "

"Callie, slow down, okay? If you really want to do this, we'll work it out, I promise. I know what it's like to work a lot," she gestured to herself "Surgeon, remember?"

Callie nervously chuckled and Arizona took her hands back into her own "That actually isn't what I wanted to talk to you about though…"

A groan escaped Callie's lips as a blush slowly coloured her cheeks, impressive, given that her complexion normally hid it. "Sorry…" she mumbled

Arizona decided to take a deep breath and forge ahead before she changed her mind or got sidetracked again "So, like I said, it's kind of…weird. And you can totally say no. WhatifItookKelsietoworkwithmetheresaspeciallittler oomanditwouldbeperfectandyoucouldstillgotoworkandn othavetoworryaboutdaycare…"

Callie's eyebrows shot up and she leaned forward, as if being closer would help her decipher what the blonde was saying "Arizona, I can't understand a word you're saying." Arizona sighed and grumbled dejectedly, knowing she'd have to say everything again.

"I could…take Kelsie to work with me? There's a separate little nursery room set up from when one of the other staff member's little girl was sick and it's no longer in use…I just, I figured," she shyly shrugged "she'd be well taken care of, and you wouldn't have to miss any time from work…"

"Seriously?"

Arizona opened her mouth to respond but she wasn't even sure if Callie was excited, or upset, or something else entirely.

"I mean, really?" A wide smile spread across her face "That would be so great! I was not looking forward to missing that much work, or having to find someone to babysit."

Now Arizona relaxed and smiled, dimples reappearing "Glad I could help."

"But, wait – there's, I – " At the sight of Callie's smile dropping, Arizona made a guess as to what the Latina might be worrying about.

"You don't have to worry about anything, I've got it covered. You can drop her off and pick her up whenever you have to – if it'll be too far outside of visiting hours, my place is right across from the hospital. She'll be surrounded by some of the country's best doctors; so much better than daycare." She grinned, flashing her dimples.

Callie engulfed Arizona in a huge bone crushing hug and Arizona couldn't be happier "You're considering Ortho, right? Quite the squeeze you got there, rockstar." She grinned as she hugged Callie back.

Nothing could stop the megawatt smile that spread across Calliope's face. Arizona said considering, not past tense. Did Arizona really believe in her that much?

The pair lingered in the moment as long as they could before separating and continuing to chat until the fell asleep somewhat awkwardly on the small couch. The menu music of the forgotten dvd playing in the background and the soft snores from little Kelsie drifting through the room from the crib.

A/N: Too easy, right? Must mean trouble's coming. Dundundunnnn