Chap. 13- I own nothing.

The Next Morning

Arizona was used to babies. She worked with them every single day… but when it came down to her 2 month old nephew things were getting testy. Callie had been called into work this morning at 4 and Kate had to go to the hospital to talk to a few of her bosses about taking a little time off to get Daniel settled. So Arizona was left to watch Daniel for a few hours until Kate got back and she went to work at 2. Arizona was fixing to pull her hair out.

Daniel had cried nearly nonstop since Kate left. Arizona had done everything trying to make him stop. She fed him, changed him, rocked him, walked him, danced with him, fed him again… nothing was working and Arizona was at the brink of tears. It was 9 and Callie had texted her a few minutes ago and said that she was on her way home to take a nap before she went back in at 12 and Arizona could not wait for that. Callie could get him to stop screaming bloody murder.

Just then there was a knock at the door. Arizona went over and opened it. It was Mark and as soon as Arizona opened the door his mouth dropped.

"You and Callie get engaged and right after you get a kid? How does that work?" Mark asked walking in and closing the door behind him.

"This is Kate's son… Daniel. Long story short Kate decided to keep him and I'm watching him cause she is at work trying to get on a short maternity leave, and Callie got called in but she's on her way back, and Avery is at work too, so it's just me and Daniel and he won't stop screaming and I don't know what to do with him… he just won't stop." Arizona explained panicedly.

"Here let me see him… you're nervous babies can sense that." Mark said taking Daniel from Arizona. He began to rock him as he stood.

"Mark, how do you know so much about babies?"

"I read a lot of books when Sloan was here… I was trying to get really ready." Mark explained.

Daniel stopped crying and Arizona was amazed. How could Mark Sloan, grade A man whore, get a baby to stop crying and Arizona Robins couldn't?

"Mark, how did you do that? He has been crying nonstop for 2 hours and in 2 seconds you get him to stop." Arizona said watching Mark closely.

Just then Callie came rushing in the apartment.

"Arizona where is he? Did he stop crying? Are you ok?" Callie said rushing over to Arizona. Arizona just kept staring at Mark. Callie noticed and turned around to see what Arizona was staring at.

"Oh… wow." Callie said.

"He just took him and did some rocking and now Daniel is almost asleep… he cried… no, no… the word is more like screamed for 2 hours straight and Mark comes in and scoops him up and in no time has him nearly asleep… I don't understand." Arizona explained to Callie.

"She was tense and it made him nervous that's all." Mark said without taking his eyes off Daniel.

"See, Calliope, this is why I didn't want kids… I ruin them"

"Oh… Arizona you didn't ruin him, he is a baby, and babies cry for annoying reasons." Callie said rubbing Arizona's back and then kissing her on the temple. "Is he asleep?"

"No not yet, he's just content now. Here Arizona… try it again… and relax, you won't break him, you won't hurt him." Mark said passing Daniel to Arizona. "I've gotta be at work in thirty minutes. I'll see you two lovebirds later." Mark said walking out of the apartment.

Arizona was holding Daniel again.

"Here let's sit down." She said walking over to the couch and sitting down.

Callie followed her sitting down right next to her. She loved the sight of her fiance with a baby. She wanted to have a family with this woman but she didn't want to bring it up again in fear of losing Arizona once more. She knew Arizona was being honest when she said that she'd have "all kinds of kids" with her but she also knew that she didn't want to start having those kids anytime soon.

"When did you last feed him hon?" Callie said leaning her head onto Arizona's shoulders.

"About… uh… 45 minutes ago." Arizona said kissing the top of Callie's head. "He cried and cried Callie."

"I know, but he's stopped now. You are a good aunt Arizona, and you're going to make an even better mom." Callie said.

"Callie, I'm going to make a terrible mom. I couldn't get him to stop crying, I did everything." Arizona sounded defeated.

"Well that's how it goes sometimes. Babies are monsters… they get angry and somethimes it takes everything you have to get them to stop, but… then there are the thousands of moments when it's like this and they are quiet and… I love watching you with him." Callie confessed.

"Really? Because last night when you were dancing him around the room… I couldn't take my eyes off of you. It was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." Arizona said.

They heard someone unlocking the door and looked up to see Kate walking in.

"Hey guys… Is he asleep?" Kate said walking over. She couldn't help but watch her sister and Callie with her son. They would be amazing with a kid of their own, was all Kate could think.

"No, he's just finally gotten quiet again. He's been screaming since you left this morning, and I think Arizona freaked just a little tiny bit but… all is well." Callie said. "I'm going to make him a bottle." She said getting up and Kate taking her place next to Arizona.

"You're so good with him. You two need one of these." Kate whispered to Arizona.

"Hmmm… Maybe." Was all Arizona said. "Oh… oh… Callie we forgot to tell my lovely sister about the news!"

"Oh yeah! We didn't tell her!" Callie said running over to them with Daniel's bottle.

"We got engaged!" Arizona said holding out her hand to Kate.

"OH MY GOSH! YOU GUYS… AH!" Kate said standing up to hug Callie and then she sat back down to hug Arizona. "And I ruined your night… oh guys I'm so sorry."

"No way you made it that much better." Callie said handing Arizona the bottle.

"Here Arizona, I can take him." Kate said.

"No… No. I like feeding him. And besides I go to work at 2 and god only knows how long I'll be there so I want to spend as much time as I can with him now." Arizona said taking the bottle and holding it for Daniel.

"Are you sure? Because I can take him." Kate asked again.

"She's serious… she likes him… which could get really scary." Callie said with a laugh. She then turned around, "Hey Kate, have you looked at any baby stuff for him?"

"No not yet… I was going to today. I was going to do that and then maybe look at myself some furniture for the apartment." Kate answered.

"I think that Mark may still have a crib from when he thought he was getting Sloan's baby. I'll go check to see if you could but it from him!" Callie said she headed out of the door and to Mark's apartment.

"Oh yeah… you and Callie will be having your own kids any day now" Kate said with a laugh.