Disclaimer I do not own anything. They only things that belong to me are this plot and little Emma.
A/N: Sorry about the wait in the update. I've been busy with my new fic and work, that this story got pushed to the back burner.
Callie paced around the foyer of the house she shared with her husband and new daughter. She had little Emma cradled in her arms, as she stared at the door. Louise would be here any minute to baby-sit while Callie returned to work. She was dreading every moment she would be away from her sweet little girl. Callie had refused to leave Emma's side since the kidnapping and today was the hardest thing she had ever had to do. She had allowed George to stay in the house fro Emma's sake but things between them were still rough. He had moved to guest room for the time being. She could stand being in the same room with him but talking to him was a different story. Since they had been released from the hospital, Callie was completely devoted to Emma and her needs that she really had no time to even think about forgiving George. Thank god that Izzie was arrested and lost her license, and she was no longer a threat to Emma.
Callie heard a small knock at the door and turned to see Louise standing there, waving at the pair. Callie motioned for her to come in, and Louise let herself in. She walked over to Callie and brushed her finger across Emma's cheek. The small girl was sleeping soundly in her mother's arms. Callie looked down at her daughter and she sighed. She wasn't strong enough to do this yet. She pulled Emma closer to her and swayed from side to side with her. Louise smiled at the site of Callie and her granddaughter. Callie was wonderful mother and it suited her very well. If you had asked Louise a year ago if she thought Callie Torres would be her daughter-in-law and mother of her grandchild she would have laughed in your face. Callie had changed dramatically over the past year. She glanced up at the clock; it was time for Callie to leave before she was late for work.
"Callie, give her to me, you're going to be late." She said, holding her arms out for Emma. Callie shook her head.
"I can't do this. I thought I could but I can't." she said, turning away from Louise. Louise placed her hand on Callie's shoulder.
"Callie, you can do this. She is going to be fine. I promise I won't let anyone in this house, or let anything happen to her. The door will be locked the moment you step outside of this house." She said. Callie turned back around and nodded to her. She planted several kisses on Emma's cheeks, and forehead.
"Mommy will be home right after work, my angel. I love you very much. Grandma will take good care of you." She said, as she reluctantly handed her daughter to her grandmother. Callie ran her hand over the full head of jet-black hair on her daughter's head and kissed her once more before leaving. She glanced back at the house before getting in to her car and driving away. Louise smiled down at Emma and placed a small kiss on her head. She locked the door as promised.
"Come on sweetie let's lay you down." She said, as she walked into the downstairs nursery. She laid Emma in the bassinet and grabbed the baby monitor and walked into the living room.
-Line Break-
Callie sat in front of her locker, playing with her phone. She was debating on calling the house to check on Emma. She stared ahead trying to resist the urge to do it. She sighed and flipped open her phone getting ready to press the speed dial to her house. Suddenly the phone was flipped shut and taken from her. She looked up and saw George. She glared at him as he sat down beside her.
"Give it back." She sneered. He handed her the phone and placed his hand on her knee.
"She's ok Callie. Mom would call if she wasn't." he said, softly. She looked up at him, through her hair. He lifted his hand and tucked it behind her ear so her could see her face. She let a tear fall from her eye as he gently brushed her cheek. She had missed his touch and being near him. No matter how much she wanted to, she couldn't hate him. He was her McDreamy and had given her the most important thing to her, Emma. She raised her hand to his and held it against her face.
"Callie, I'm so sorry, for everything. I understand if you will never forgive me." He whispered. She lifted her finger to his lips, hushing him.
"Shh, George, I forgave you a while ago. I was just so mad at you, and hurt that you had turned to her. Please tell me that you don't love her." She said, as her tears steadily fell down her cheeks. George gently brushed them away with his thumbs.
"Callie, I could never love her. I love you and only you. She was there and I was drunk. We talked about what happened with us. I was mad at her for making you feel the way she did and I got drunk because I was the one who got yelled at over it. I don't know why it happened it just did, and I'm so sorry." He explained, as he took both of her hands in his. Callie shook her head.
"George, please, I don't want to know anymore. Can we please just forget about her? She's gone and she'll never harm our daughter again." She whispered, looking down at their hands. George nodded his head. Izzie was never to be spoken of again. She gave him a small smile and laid her head on his shoulder. On instinct he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer to him. She sighed softly. She missed him more than she had thought. Having his arms around her made her feel safe and the worry of something happening to Emma while she was at work faded, a bit.
"You can come back to our room. I miss you." She whispered. George smiled and pressed a kiss into the top of her head. She smiled and closed her eyes. Suddenly her phone vibrated on the bench between them. She picked it up and saw the number on the id, Home. Her heart jumped a little as she flipped it open.
"Louise?" she asked.
"You know you can call me mom." Louise said on the other end. Callie smiled.
"Is something wrong with Emma?"
"Oh no, sweetie, she's perfectly fine. I just called because I can't seem to find her bath stuff. I found her baby towels but I can't find the other stuff in her room."
Callie giggled at the older woman on the phone. She had completely forgotten to tell Louise where that stuff was. She had been so wrapped up in getting the courage to leave that she hadn't left many instructions with her, just the necessities like her formula, diapers and emergency numbers.
"I'm sorry I forgot to tell you. Her tub is in the master bathroom on the top self of the cabinet, her baby wash, lotions and wash clothes are in the tub." She explained. George looked at her and smiled. Callie was the perfect mother in his eyes.
"Oh ok. Well I'm going to and I'll give her a big kiss from her mommy and daddy." She responded.
"Ok, thank you mom. Love you." She said, and hung up the phone. George looked over at George who was smiling brightly at her.
"What?" she asked.
"Oh nothing."
"No, what are you smiling at?"
"You. Motherhood suits you very well." He explained, kissing her cheek. She giggled a bit and grabbed his hand.
"Thanks, you're not to bad as a daddy either. Now let's get to work. I'm pretty sure Meredith is wondering where her intern is." She said, pulling him up off the bench as she stood. As they got to the door, George pulled her in for a kiss, hoping she wouldn't pull away from him and she didn't. Instead she wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. He put his hands on either side of her hips and held her tightly. When she pulled away, he looked into her eyes.
"I love you, George. Don't ever hurt me again, I'll never forgive you." She whispered.
"I won't I promise." He whispered back and gave her another quick kiss. Once the kiss ended she playfully smacked his butt.
"Ok, get to work. I'll see you tonight." She said, and pushed him out the door. She smiled at the retreating form of her husband. She then lifted her hand and played with her wedding band. Her marriage was back on track but it wasn't completely healed. She would need time to completely forgive him and be intimate with him. That was going to be the harder thing for her to do. She pulled a hair tie from her pocket and pulled her long curls into a ponytail. She fished through her pockets for the small picture of Emma that she had taken the few days after she had come home. She looked so adorable in her little pink dress against the white background. She brushed her finger of the picture and then pressed a small kiss into it.
"Aww how cute, Callie kissing a picture of what better be god-daughter" She heard a familiar voice from behind her. She turned and saw the smiling redhead come toward her. She smiled and handed the picture to Addison.
"She's so cute! This is mine right?" Addison asked, as she placed the picture in the pocket of her scrub top before Callie could answer. Callie smiled and rolled her eyes at her best friend.
"Yes, it's yours. I have another one and some for everyone else." She said, patting her pocket. Addison smiled and hooked arms with Callie.
"So how's motherhood?" she asked, with a smile. Callie smiled brightly.
"Wonderful, she's my world Addie. You have no clue how hard it was to leave her this morning. I had to talk myself into leaving. Can't wait for this shift to be over and go home. I want her in my arms. I really hope she isn't asleep when I get home, but I'm pretty sure she will be. I don't think I've ever been happier for her 2 am feedings." Callie explained. Addison giggled lightly. Callie seemed to have adjusted to being a mom.
"Well in a few more weeks, she'll be big enough to leave in the nursery downstairs and you'll be able to see her during the day."
"Yeah I know but I wouldn't do that to Louise. She enjoys spending time with Emma and I can't take that away from her." Callie explained.
"Ah, well, I'm sure if you called her she would gladly bring Emma over at lunch. I think there are a few people dying to see her, Meredith being at the top of that list."
Callie laughed a bit. Callie was surprised at how much Meredith had taken to Emma and how well Callie had accepted it.
"I know, but I need a few more days to allow her to be in here. I can't. Not yet. At home I know she's safe." She said. She was still terrified that Emma would be taken from her. Addison nodded. She completely understood.
"Well, mommy, I have to go perform a c-section for twins. I'll catch you later." Addison said, hugging Callie and then walked in the opposite direction. Callie smiled walked down to the residents lounge. She would hide out in there until she was paged.
-Line Break-
At 11 pm sharp Callie clocked out of the hospital, not bothering to shower. She wanted to get home as soon as possible. She had left a text message on George's phone telling him she was going home and she would see him when he got there. She practically ran to her car once she got outside of SGH.
She pulled into her parking spot and quickly turned off her car and got out. Pulling out her house key, she unlocked the door and pushed it open. She set her purse on the table and hung her coat on the hook by the stairs.
"Mom?" she whispered. No response. She walked into the living and turned on the light. They weren't there. She walked up the stairs and heard the music from Emma's night-light coming from her room. She smiled as she pushed open the door. Louise was sitting in the rocker sound asleep. Emma was lying on her chest, her little legs tucked up under her and her diapered butt in the air. Callie giggled softly and walked further into the room. She gently plucked her daughter from Louise's arms. Louise stirred and fluttered open her eyes.
"Callie?" she asked, groggily.
"Shhh, it's ok. You can stay here tonight; you don't have to drive home. Let me lay Emma down and I'll go set up the guest room." She said, as she gently cradled Emma in her arms. Louise nodded and walked out of the room to give Callie some time with her daughter. Callie gently kissed Emma's forehead and placed Emma on her stomach in her crib. Emma stirred a bit before pulling her tiny legs under her little body and sticking her butt in the air. Callie loved the way her daughter slept. It was just too cute. She pulled her pink quilt over her and brushed her finger over her cheek. She grabbed the pacifier that had fallen out of her mouth on the dresser. She made sure the baby monitor was on and then walked out of the room, leaving the door slightly cracked.
Callie walked down the hall to the guest room and turned the light on. George's clothes were strung everywhere. She quickly gathered them all and walked them to the bathroom, where she dumped them into the hamper. She rolled her eyes at her husband. She walked back into the room and tidied up the room and made the bed. She laid out on of her t-shirt and a pair of her pajama pants on the bed for Louise. She didn't know if they would fit but it was worth a shot. She left the light on and walked into her room, leaving the door cracked. Walking over to her nightstand she grabbed the baby monitor and took it with her into the bathroom. She plugged it in and started to fill the tub. She needed a relaxing bath. She shed her clothes and pulled her hair form the ponytail it had been in. She shook her hair loose and then stepped into the warm bath. She sighed and sat down, leaning against the wall. The warm water covered her caramel skin and she sighed heavily. Closing her eyes, she let the relaxing running water and the music coming from her daughter's room soothe her.
She opened her eyes as she heard her bedroom door open then close. George was home. She stepped out of the tub and wrapped a towel around her, and opened the door. She smiled as she saw George's back turned to her, he was taking off his shirt. She walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around him. George looked over his shoulder at her. He smiled and kissed her.
"Hey, enjoy your bath?" he asked, as he turned in her arms. She nodded and closed her eyes.
"So sleepy, but I want to wait up until she wakes up for her feeding." She said, letting her arms fall to her sides. George smiled and pressed a kiss into her forehead.
"She'll be up in about an hour and a half babe, It's just now 12:30." He said, as he walked over to the dresser. He pulled out her panties and a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. He handed them to her.
"I can hope she wakes up earlier. She was asleep when I left and she was asleep when I got home. I want to see her beautiful eyes." She said, taking the clothes and began to dress. George smiled. Her eyes had changed dramatically. They went from the light green to a very dark, captivating blue. Her skin had also lightened, but she still looked like her gorgeous mother.
Callie walked into the bathroom and grabbed the baby monitor. She plugged it in and placed it where it once was. Pulling back the blankets, she climbed into the bed and switched off the lights. She smiled softly as the weight on the bed shifted as George climbed into the bed with her. She had really missed him in the bed with her. She smiled even wider as his arms made their way around her. He kissed her cheek then snuggled into her.
"Good night Callie, I love you." He whispered. Callie turned over and kissed him softly on the lips.
"I love you too." She said, and then turned back over. She closed her eyes and her sleep quickly found her, only to be woken by the soft cries of their daughter. Callie fluttered her eyes open and pulled herself away from George. She threw the blankets off her and walked into her daughter's room. She smiled, as she saw that Emma and thrown herself to her back in her cries. She reached in and picked her up. She cradled her against her chest, with Emma's head on her breast and her hand under her butt. She gently swayed and hummed to her.
"Shh, mommy's here." She said, placing a kiss on her head. She walked out of the room and downstairs, to fix her daughters midnight meal. Callie loved every moment of being a mother. George smiled in their bed. His life was turning around and there was nothing that would ever again pull him away from his wife and child.
A/N: And there you have it, a new chapter! I was happy that I was able to get this written. It was driving me insane. I just couldn't get the creativity to get this one done. Oh and I have found my perfect Emma! http://i19.