A/N: Howdy everyone! I still have no idea where I'm going with this story so yeah. Enjoy! LOL

Chapter 3

With Sofia snuggled against her chest, Arizona bounced around the room in time with the music. She'd realized quickly that the infant was just like her mother. She was happiest when there was music playing and she loved to dance. Her socked feet glided across the hardwood floors as she twirled in circles, careful to make sure it wasn't too much for the little one.

She really should think about fixing herself something for dinner, but her daughter was happy and content. She just didn't have it in her to stop and risk losing the little grin that stole over delightfully chubby cheeks.

The CD that was playing was one of Callie's. The words were all in Spanish and Arizona couldn't understand a word of it. It didn't matter though, because the Spanish music was Sofia's preference so she'd deal with it.

She had already decided that she was going to have to learn her girls' native language. She'd taken it in high school but since had forgotten most of it. She was hoping she'd be able to pick it up quick if she tried to learn it again.

"You love to dance, don't you baby girl," she spoke to the child in her arms. A kiss was placed into the infant's soft almost black hair. "I can't wait for your mommy to wake up so I can watch the two of you dance all over the house. Your mommy loves to dance, especially in her underwear."

A soft knock at the door had Arizona's head flipping around. "Now who could that be? I didn't invite anyone over. Did you invite friends over and forget to tell me?" she asked the babe with a chuckle in her voice.

She flipped the music off before making quiet steps towards the door. She really wasn't expecting anyone so she couldn't imagine who might be at the door. Looking through the peephole she couldn't believe her eyes.

With a flick of the lock, she threw the door open and stared in shock at her guests. "Mom, Dad, what are you doing here?"

"Surprise," Barbara cheered. "We came to meet our granddaughter and look for a house. Let me see that baby," she commanded, pulling Sofia right out of Arizona's arms before she could even protest. "Look, Daniel, she's so precious," she exclaimed, turning the baby towards her husband. "Pictures sure didn't do her justice."

Arizona couldn't wrap her mind around what was going on. Her parents were on her doorstep without even a call beforehand. That wasn't like the super organized colonel she'd grow up with. Daniel Robbins wasn't that kind of guy.

"Are you just gonna stand there, or are you going to let us in?" Daniel questioned in a serious tone. "I know we taught you better than that."

"Yes, of course. Come in." The blonde took a step back and signaled with a hand for her parents to enter. She led them over to the couches and took a seat adjacent to them. "Sorry I just can't believe you're here. And without warning." She gave a questioning look towards her father at that.

"It wouldn't have been a very good surprise if you knew we were coming," Barbara pointed out. The elder woman cradled the infant in one arm and ran a delicate finger down Sofia's chubby cheek. "She's beautiful," was whispered in awe. It still amazed her that she had a grandchild now.

Arizona gave a little smile. "She looks just like Callie," she told them both. That fact both saddened her and made her smile at the same time. She really wanted Callie back.

"So, how long are you two staying? And where? I don't really have an extra bed, but I guess I could figure something out." Arizona caught the looks exchanged between her parents and realized there was something they weren't saying. Then she remembered something they'd said when she first opened the door. "Wait. Look for a house? For who?"

"Well for us of course," Barbara answered as if it should have been obvious.

Arizona's mouth dropped open just a bit as she looked between her two parents. She still wasn't grasping what they were up to. "I don't understand. You have a house."

"Well now that your father is retired, there really isn't anything keeping us in Baltimore anymore. We thought maybe it was about time we see what Seattle had to offer. It's already got our daughter and granddaughter."

"You're serious? You are really going to move?" Arizona couldn't believe it. She missed having her parents close by. It would be nice not to have them on the other side of the country. But it seemed so last minute to her she couldn't wrap her head around it. Her parents weren't spur of the moment people.

"We've been talking about it for a while. And more seriously since everything happened. It just makes sense," Daniel answered this time.

"We want to see our grandbaby grow up and not just over a computer screen. And we thought that when the time came that you needed to go back to work, we could also help care for her." Barbara had heard the hesitancy in her daughter's voice when she'd talked about putting the girl in daycare or getting a nanny. She was hoping by offering Arizona a third choice that it would give her a sense of relief.

"I couldn't ask you guys to do that. Especially with my sometimes crazy schedules," she tried to deny but she already knew it would be a losing battle. Her parents didn't let go of an idea easily.

"That's what grandparents are for. They make excellent baby-sitters," Barbara announced. "Isn't that right Miss Sofia?" She held the baby up so that she could look straight into the baby's face. "You want lots of grandma time don't you?"

"Well if you're really serious about staying long term, then I might have a solution. It's not a permanent one, but it'll work for now." She wasn't sure how her parents would feel about this idea. Hell, she wasn't sure how she would feel about this idea, but really it was just sitting there anyway. And it was another thing she'd been left in charge of. "Mark's place is just across the hall. He's not using it but he's not ready to let go of it either. He told me he wouldn't be opposed to someone renting it out though."

"So you've talked to him recently?" Daniel questioned. He still wasn't sure about this whole situation his daughter had found herself in, but if Arizona said that Sofia was her daughter, then she was her daughter. No arguing with that.

"Not really. He's called a few times to check in but that's about it." They'd spoken for a few minutes and he'd get an update on Sofia but then he was off again. He knew she was at home now, but he wasn't ready to come back. "The apartment is fully furnished though so you could even stay there tonight if you want. I'll just have to get some of our spare bedding out."

She watched as the two elder Robbins seemed to have a conversation with their eyes. It was something she missed doing with Callie. The two of them had gotten pretty good at conveying certain things with just a look.

"I know it's a little weird, but then you'd be right across the hall. And it would only be temporary. I'm sure you'd eventually want your own space. I've been thinking of getting a house myself so Sofia would have a yard to play in. But I'm not sure I have it in me to do that without Callie."

Thoughts began to swirl within Arizona's mind and the things she had been holding back were making their way towards the front of her mind. "I mean what if I buy a house and get all settled and then Callie wakes up. Won't she want to come back here to where its familiar? And what if she totally hates the house I pick? And if it takes years before she comes back to me, am I supposed to just stay here in the hopes that she does? How am I supposed to do all this?"

Seeing how charged her daughter's emotional state had become, Barbara handed off Sofia to Daniel and moved to sit beside her daughter. She pulled the younger woman into her side and hugged her close. She pressed a kiss into her daughter's hair and tried her best to calm her down. It was definitely a good thing they'd come when they did. Arizona was really good at holding things in until they exploded out.

"You'll figure it out. One step at a time. You don't have to have all the answers right now. And whatever steps you do take, I know they will be what's best for you and your family. There might still be a lot of bridges for you to cross before life starts to slow down, but you'll get there. I promise. And we'll be here to help."

It took a while longer, but Arizona finally settled down. Barbara took Sofia back and took over getting the baby fed and settled for bed while Daniel went about fixing them all something to eat. It wasn't much but it would at least get them through the night.

The three Robbins' spent the rest of the night catching up and just enjoying their time together. Something that they hadn't had for a very long time. Sofia woke once while they were talking, but Barbara quickly forced her daughter to stay put while she attended to the infant.

Realizing how late it was getting, Arizona went into her room and pulled the extra bedding from their closet. If her mother wasn't going to let her help with her own child, then she'd find something else to make her feel less useless. She crossed the hall quickly, noticing that her father had stood up to follow. The two of them worked together quickly to make up the bed as best as they could for the time being.

Her parents had been planning on staying at least a week so that they would have time to start looking into places, but they had decided that staying at Mark's place until they had a place of their own seemed like the smarter plan.

It was decided now that they would only stay a few days before heading home and getting things ready to move. They wanted to be there to help their daughter as much as possible as she adjusted to her new life. And they were both thoroughly enamored with their granddaughter. Sofia had definitely wrapped them both around her finger already.

After Arizona said goodnight to her parents, she quietly walked into her room and stood over the bassinet she'd finally gotten for Sofia. She watched her daughter sleep for several minutes, just soaking up the feeling. The knock on her door earlier had lifted a weight off her shoulder. She was starting to feel a lot better with how things were going.

She crawled into bed that night, grateful to have her parents so close and know that she could call them for anything. She wanted to be independent, had always been so since she was a young child. But it wasn't just her she had to worry about anymore. Now she had someone else to care for. So asking for help would be something she would have to learn to do.

It would all be worth it for the little girl snoozing just a few feet away. Now she just needed Callie to wake up and everything would fall into place.