So two things to say before this chapter

Sorry it took so long to update, I went away for a holiday for a few days and left the laptop home, but I'm back now so expect more.

And this story is actually getting hard to write with how pissed I am at Callie on the show at the moment. As if you just decide to fuck off to New York with your new girlfriend and take your daughter with you. If I'm correct it was like 2 weeks before this that she finally introduced Sof to Penny, and even then she wasn't even sure. I like Penny as a character and with other residents, I just hate her as Callie's girlfriend, they have no chemistry whatsover, however if Callie is going to be a bitch and not realise what she's doing and thinks she can just take her daughter away from her other mother then she can leave Sofia with AZ and go to New York and never return for all I care.

Anyway sorry for the rant but she really pissed me off this week but I'll push through and continue writing the story how I think she show should go.

Callie woke up the next morning, unsure if the phone call from the night before actually happened or not, a quick check on her recent calls confirmed that it did. She felt lighter, finally having that forgiveness she didn't realise she was after took a ton of weight off her shoulders. She knows there's more that they'll need to talk about eventually, a lot had been left unsaid between them and now they're in a place where they are both starting to move forward in their lives, they need to talk about the causes of past events.

She thought back to the conversation in her office, Arizona had told her she loved her, was still in love with her and in the next breath said that she wants to settle down with someone else. Jealousy and anger made their way through her veins but she pushed in aside, she knew she had no right to feel that way, she did move on first and she was happy with Penny, well she was, their bubble had been popped the night of the dinner party but they are more of a couple now, they spend time at home, they go to dinners and now that she's met Sofia they'll do more stuff together. Sure she's always had a tiny feeling of something missing, something that's just out of reach, it was something that wasn't there when she was married to Arizona, even after the plane crash, but she knows not all relationships are the same and there's still an adjustment period and they've been together for about 4 months so they still need time.

She sat up, the clock reading 9am, she had a full day planned with Sofia and Penny, the young Latina wanting to go watch Zootopia and wanted to go back to the museum, her girlfriend was coming around at 11 and she wanted to be ready to go when that happened. Hearing the tiny patter of feet down the hall she got ready for what she knows will be an excited little girl about to jump on her bed, but what surprised her was a sad looking girl hugging a teddy her Mama had gotten her

"Good morning baby" she said, trying to lighten the mood

"Morning Mami" her daughter said sadly

"What's wrong sweetie?" she pulled her up on the bed, holding her close and running her hands through her hair

"Mama went away and didn't call for bed time. She always calls, even when she's saving people but she didn't last night, does she not love me no more?" her daughter cried, hugging her Mami tighter

"Of course she does baby, she was just tired last night from her drive and must have fallen asleep before your bed time" she lied, she couldn't really tell her that Arizona was watching videos, Callie understood but their daughter wouldn't, "how about we call her now? She's probably in the car all lonely and would love to talk to you" her daughter just nodded, silent tears running down her face. Grabbing her phone she gave the blonde a ring, it rang twice before her ex picked up

"Hey Callie, what can I do for you this fine morning" the blonde was in an awesome mood, she woke up refreshed even with 5 hours sleep, which is something most surgeons are used to. She felt like she has made the right decision in going for the robotic limb, as much as she loves her prosthetic, being able to feel with that leg would be amazing.

"Someone missed you last night and wants to say good morning" she smiles at the happiness flowing through her ex

"Oh sure, I missed her too, put her on"

"Hey Mama" a sad voice called over the phone

"Hey sweetheart, what's wrong?" the blonde was immediately concerned as soon as she heard that tone

"You didn't call last night, did you forget about me?" the tiny Latina started crying, curling tighter into her Mami

"Oh baby, no. I was just tired, fell asleep" the brunette couldn't help but smile, even after 2 years apart, their excuses for their daughter always matched

"That's what Mami said, but you always call and say goodnight" tears started to subside but the tone was still there

"I know baby but I was just so tired, you know how you get restless when we go for long drives, well Mama gets tired after driving for a long time. Remember when we went for our last trip to see grandma and grandpa and I fell asleep almost as soon as we got to the hotel" she knew this was true, her Mami had to put her to bed but she still got a kiss from Mama

"Ok Mama, I'm sorry for being upset with you"

"Oh honey, never be upset for how you feel ok. I'm very sorry that I didn't call last night but know I love you and I from now on I'll always call at bed time" she talked to her daughter for a while longer until the girl was happy again, where she then got up and went and played in her room, happy her mother still loved her and didn't forget about her.

Callie picked up the phone that her daughter had thrown onto the bed after noticing it was still connected

"Arizona?"

"Hey Callie" her ex sounded sad "I should've rang her, I was planning to right after I checked my emails but I saw the one from you and just got so side tracked"

"No, it's ok. You are allowed to miss a night, hell I've missed a few when she's been with you. I think it's just because you're away that she noticed it more" her heart started to ache hearing the tears in the blondes voice

"Yea, I suppose, it just sucks you know. I've never missed bedtime, even when we were going through our problems all I had to do was text you to let you know I was calling to say goodnight to her and you'd answer to let me. Usually I feel really great about my mothering, especially because I never saw myself the maternal type until I met you, but at times like these I feel like such a failure" the blonde had pulled over by now, the tears in her eyes making it hard for her to see the road and she just needed a few moments to let them fall before collecting herself

"Hey, you are not a failure, we all have days where we feel like this, hell I feel like this most of my days with her because I can't braid her hair like you can, I don't read stories the way you, I don't make the right pancakes and I can't sit through another session of Frozen and sing with her but you do. But, I know she loves me and there are things I do right, so you forgot to call her one night, you have promised her you will all the time from now and knowing you she's going to be in college and you're still going to be calling her every night just to say goodnight. So don't feel like a failure, feel like a winner because you're an awesome mother and Sofia is lucky to have you" the brunette ranted, she couldn't believe the blonde thought that about herself so she had to put her in her place

"Thank you Calliope" the blonde whispered, her heart racing at the words her ex-wife and love of her life just told her, but then she had to laugh "you said awesome"

"Ugh, I know. I was hoping you'd just let that pass" she sighed before falling back on her pillow

"Never, finally after all this time I managed to get you to say something that I think you once called to perky and bubbly" the blonde laughed, her tears gone and her happy mood returned, she decided to pull back onto the road and continue on with her drive

"Shut up, you've always been to bubbly, it's actually good to see you back to that now" Callie couldn't help but the quick montage that ran through her head of all the times the blonde was too happy around her

"Yea, well like I said, these last two years and with the help of Dr Mason, I feel like the person I once was, only more amazing because now I'm double board certified" she laughed

"Wow, tickets much" the brunette laughed but hearing the laughter of her ex filled her heart and gave her butterflies, a comfortable silence filling the airways
"So… anyways, where about are you?" she cleared her throat and asked

"I've got about 3 hours to go, I set off pretty early this morning, told Mom I'd be there before lunch"

"Ok cool, tell them I say hello, oh and tell her I'll email her a recipe I found that I think she'd like, we talked about it last week but I haven't gotten around to it" there was a pause from the blonde

"You still talk to my parents? I mean I know they sometimes Skype with Sof when she's at your place but you still talk?" the blonde asked, she never knew this

"Um… yea. You know how close I got with them, especially your mom, even more so after my own mother shut me out. So when we divorced Barbra rang me and said that even though you and I aren't together anymore doesn't mean I lost her. It was weird to start with, especially when I wasn't sure what you had told them about what had happened between us but after a while it got back to what it used to be like and now we try and talk at least twice a month without Sofia as an excuse. I.. um.. hope that's ok, I love them and I hope it doesn't make things awkward now" there was a long silence, so silent that if it wasn't for the noise of the car in the background Callie would have thought the blonde had hung up
"Arizona?"

"It's fine Callie, I just didn't know you guys talked but I have to admit it's a bit of a relief. I do know how close you got to my parents and when we divorced I felt such guilt that I had taken another mother away from you" she had told her mom to call Callie many times after their divorce and even though she said she would, her mother never mentioned it so she thought her mom didn't

"You didn't take my mother away from me Ari, we've been through this, it's her own fault she can't see past her own ignorance and doesn't have a life knowing her daughter and granddaughter, but thank you for worrying about me when it came to that" the brunette heard her daughter shout for her telling her she's hungry, looking at the clock it was almost 10am and way past breakfast time
"I've got to go, I've been summoned by Princess Sofia about breakfast and we're meeting Penny at the park at 11.30 and you should probably concentrate on driving"

The blonde's mood dropped instantly when her ex mentioned her girlfriend, for a short time it seemed like they could talk like they used to "Oh yep, I probably should" her tone was flat, the brunette noticed instantly "have a good day Callie, I'll Skype tonight for Sofia's bedtime so my parents can say goodnight too. Bye"

"Ari-"the brunette started but was instantly met with silence, no car sound so she knew the blonde had hung up. Why did she have to bring up Penny, they were finally getting somewhere. One thing that they never did before was communicate properly, a lot was left up in the air when they divorced and they never got closure on a lot of conversations they had started and it seemed like they could soon deal with a lot of those issues, at least now she knows that by bringing up Penny causes Arizona to close up, she knows one main topic to stay away from. She was brought out of her thoughts by a loud "MAMI" and knew it was time to push that out of her mind, she needs to tend to her daughter.