A/N: I'm so sorry about the long wait you guys. All of May and first week of June just turned into one busy crapfest! Between dealing with car issues and then my aunt's wedding I just didn't have time for things. Plus my ADHD (not diagnosed but I know it's there) has been a real problem for me as of late. I promise to try and get back on a schedule. Hope you all enjoy!

Chapter 2

"I need some help," Arizona all but cried into the phone.

"What's the matter, sweetheart?" Barbara Robbins asked softly into the phone, but the cries coming from the other end where a sure sign of why her daughter had called her in a panic.

"I've fed Sofia and changed her but she won't stop crying. I don't know what I'm doing wrong," Arizona said, dejectedly.

Barbara tried not to smile at her daughter's panic, but she couldn't help it. She never thought she'd have this. Not when not too long ago Arizona had been so vehemently opposed to having children. "Calm down, sweetie."

"I can't calm down. My daughter is crying and I don't know why." Arizona was on the verge of a full meltdown herself. She paced back and forth across the living room and rocked the baby as she went, but it didn't seem to help. Sofia's cries had yet to weaken.

"Trust me, you need to take a deep breath and calm yourself. If you're upset it's only going to make her more upset," Barbara soothed. She wished she could be there to help her daughter through this in person, but over the phone would have to do for now. A trip out to Seattle was very much due now that Arizona was apparently home with their granddaughter.

"Ok, ok," Arizona agreed, knowing her mother was probably right. She took a deep breath and tried to clear her head again.

Barbara listened closely as her daughter exhaled and she could almost hear some of the tension released. She also heard just the tiniest of changes in Sofia's cries, something Arizona probably didn't notice, but as a seasoned mother, was caught by Barbara.

"Now here's what I want you to do next. Go into your bedroom and lay Sofia down on the bed…"

"No, she's crying. I don't want her to think I'm leaving her when she needs me," Arizona interrupted.

"It'll only be for a minute I promise. Strip her down to her diaper."

Again Arizona feels the need to interrupt. "It's too cool, she'll get cold."

I raised the most stubborn girl on the planet, Barbara thought to herself. Girl can't even let me finish a sentence, she continued internally. "She'll be fine, just trust me. There's a reason I told you to do this in your room. Now once she's stripped, take off your own shirt and climb into bed. Then lay Sofia down on your chest so her head is over your heart."

Skin to skin contact, Arizona thinks to herself. She should have thought of that. She knows how beneficial it can be between an infant and their parent. Even though there is no medical evidence, she's seen the benefits it's produced. So she does what her mom tells her and climbs into bed, laying Sofia down on top of her. Her hand soothes the soft skin of Sofia's back and she gently runs her hands up and down. It takes a few minutes but Sofia's cries start to lesson as the baby gradually falls into slumber.

"It worked," Arizona whispered, not sure who she telling, herself or her mother.

"Of course it did," Barbara stated, as if that should have been obvious. "Some nights that was the only way your father or I could get you to go to sleep. You loved listening to our heart beats. It soothed you more than anything else. Doesn't surprise me that Sofia would be the same, especially after all she's been through."

A small grin made its way over Arizona's face. Even though it was genetically impossible for Sofia to take after the blonde in anyway, it was a sweet surprise to have something in common with her daughter. As time went on she knew that sometimes nurture did win out over nature and Sofia would likely pick things up from her, but having something so early was truly welcome.

"Your brother on the other hand. Leave him in a dark, quiet room and he'd sleep without a care in the world. If we turned on a nightlight or made any kind of noise he was wide awake," the elder Robbins reminisced.

"Sounds like Tim," Arizona bitter sweetly spoke. She missed her brother fiercely, but a part of her always had to believe he was still with her. She'd even dreamed of him a time or two right after the accident. He told her to be patient and that Callie would come back to her eventually. She had to believe that. She refused to have two people who meant so much to her, taken from her before their time.

"You best get some sleep while you can. You're going to have a messed up sleeping schedule for a while," Barbara told her daughter.

Arizona let out a laugh, trying hard not to jostle Sofia too much and risk waking her up. "I'm a surgeon. We don't know what a sleep schedule is."

Barbara nodded her head even though Arizona couldn't see it. She knew her daughter had a point. She never knew what her child was doing at any given moment because of her erratic schedule, but it seemed to work for Arizona and that was enough for her. "Still, take it from me. Get all the sleep you can while she's asleep. Are you still working too?"

"No, I've taken some time off. A lot of time off actually. There are too many decisions to make and things to do before I can return to work now. I don't really want to put her in day care, at least not right now. She's perfectly healthy but I just don't want to risk it. So that probably means I'll have to get a nanny so then I'll have to find someone who I can trust to watch her which also seems impossible." She didn't say it, but when she doesn't entirely trust herself with her daughter, how could she ever trust some stranger. It just didn't seem possible. But without Callie she was going to have to figure this all out on her own.

"You'll figure it out. I have faith in you," Barbara smiled. "Now seriously, get some sleep!"

"Yes, mother," Arizona said cheekily. She knew if her mother was in the room she'd get a smack to the back of the head for that, but she was safe for now.

"I hope that girl of yours gives you all the trouble you gave me," her mother teased. "Love ya, baby girl." Before Arizona could even respond there was a click, effectively ending the call.

"Your grandmother is something else," Arizona whispered. The blonde leaned her head forward and pressed a kiss into Sofia's downy fine hair. She hadn't planned on going to bed so early, but she wasn't about to risk waking Sofia up.

Besides, the baby wasn't the only one taking comfort from their positions. Feeling the tiny puffs of air as Sofia breathes in and out is more than Arizona thought she'd ever be able to hope for. They are physical evidence that the baby is still alive and she's home.

She laid her head back on the pillows and closed her eyes. It wasn't long before she too was sound asleep.

~CA~

The next morning, Arizona wished she could sleep for five more hours, but apparently Sofia was wide awake, at least for the time being. At least they'd made it through the night mostly unscathed. Each time Sofia woke up, Arizona would check her diaper before making her another bottle and lulling her back to sleep.

She knew realistically that Sofia couldn't sleep on her chest all the time, but with it being her first night home, she'd kept their position each time and managed to get as much sleep as possible for the both of them. Although she did have a little irritation in her back because she wasn't used to sleeping on it like that, she'd take a lot worse to know that Sofia was happy.

"Who is the cutest baby in the whole world?" She asked the baby, getting a grin in return. She'd realized months ago that Sofia loved to be talked to, even when she was stuck in her incubator. Maybe it was just because she felt less alone, Arizona would never know, but she'd talk to her for hours if it made Sofia smile.

"Yes, you are just the cutest little thing. You look just like your mommy. Did you know that?" Arizona carefully pulled one arm through the onesie and then the other arm. It was one that someone had made them at the baby shower all those months ago. It said "I 'heart' my mommies." Arizona had instantly fell in love with it on sight because it made her feel like she had a place in the baby's life.

Four months later and she was the sole parent to the child currently.

It wouldn't always be that way though. She felt it in her bones. Callie would wake up and Arizona would ask her again to marry her and they would be a family. Because nothing else could possibly make sense.

"Are we going to go visit Mommy? Are you excited?" Reaching for the black leggings that were above Sofia's head, she slowly worked them up chubby little legs and one diapered bottom. With hands under armpits, Arizona held her up to give her a look over. "Mommy is not going to believe how adorable you are. We just need some socks on you and shoes on me and we're ready to go."

With a wallet thrown in the diaper bag- there really was no reason to take both a purse and diaper bag- and Sofia strapped into her carseat, they were on their way down to the parking lot. Not knowing what time they'd leave later, Arizona wasn't about to risk walking Sofia across the busy street in the dark. Nope, driving was her best option.

She had barely made it through the front doors before she was surrounded by co-workers. She spoke to each of them kindly but didn't stop moving towards the elevator doors. They weren't going to slow her down on her mission of the day. To have Callie and Sofia in the same room for the first time since she was born.

Some of them who were between patients followed her into the elevator, others split off promising to see her later. By the time she made it to Callie's room she had a line of people behind her all wanting to see Sofia. "Guys, I promise I'll come show her off later, right now I just want a little privacy with my family," she addressed the crowd. "Please respect that."

She didn't give them much choice, walking into the room and closing the door behind her. She wasn't locking them out, but if they didn't have business in the room, she knew they weren't likely to enter. She wasn't surprised to find Bailey reading over Callie's chart. The woman was a good friend to both of them even if they'd never voice that and she worried just as much.

"How's she doing today?" Arizona asked.

"About the same as yesterday. I'll bet some baby time would do her some good though," the small woman smiled down at the baby who was trying to see everything from her carrier. "I'll give you three some family time."

"You don't have to leave," Arizona told her quickly.

Bailey shook her head but smiled. "You guys deserve some privacy. Holler if you need anything." With that she was out the door.

"She's a silly one isn't she?" Arizona asked cheerily as she put the carrier up one of the chairs to make it easier to get Sofia out. Making quick work of the straps, she lifted the baby into her arms and turned her so that she was facing Callie's bed. "There's your mommy, little one. She's sleeping now. We just need to be patient and wait for her to come back to us. But I know how much she'd still love to hold you."

She really wished she could take the hospital gown off Callie so that she could lay Sofia on her lover's chest, but that wasn't the best idea. Especially because anyone could walk in at any moment. At least her wounds were all but healed so she didn't have to worry about hurting her.

With her free hand she pushed the blanket down Callie's body and laid Sofia across her chest. She lifted one of Callie's and laid it palm down on Sofia's small back helping to hold her there. Apparently just the sound of the other woman's heartbeat was enough to send Sofia off into dream land.

Smiling down at her girls finally being together, Arizona tried to snuggle in as close to Callie as possible and get comfortable in the small space next to her girlfriend. Her arm stayed over Callie's effectively holding her close and protecting Sofia at the same time. Her eyes closed and she let out a tired sigh.

They were still like that a little while later when Bailey came to check on them. Pulling her phone out she took a quick picture and immediately sent it to Arizona's phone, knowing that was a memory she'd want to keep. She also sent it out to a few other of their friends, not realizing that within the hour everyone in the hospital would soon see it.