Chap 19. I own nothing.
The rest of their visit in California went by without a hitch. Arizona's parents fell in love with Callie and they absolutely loved that Kate was finally home. Their dad was so tickled with having his first grandson that he went out and bought a ton of clothes and toys to last the baby a very long time.
"Dad you seriously did not have to do that… every time Callie even passes baby things she buys it… he has more clothes then most women I know." Kate said laughing.
"I'm not nearly as bad as Avery… he has bought that baby a football, baseball bat and glove, two basketballs and more sports atire then I have seen in just about every sports store you would ever go in." Callie defended herself. "Besides, he's my first nephew. I can do what I want for him!"
"Speaking of Avery, I want to meet this young man." Daniel said.
"Oh you will Dad. Soon enough… maybe you and Mom can come up for Christmas!" Kate said loading Daniel into his car seat in the back of Arizona's car.
"We just might do that… Come here and give me a hug Kathrine. It's been good having you home finally." Kate walked over to her dad and gave him a hug. "You take care of my dashing grandson, you hear me?"
"Yes dad of course I hear you." Kate said pulling away from her dad and walking over and giving her mom a hug.
Once all the "goodbyes" were said and everything was loaded the three women were off back to Seattle. Kate had another week worth of leave and Arizona and Callie had two days. They had planned their trip so that they would have some time for themselves.
The trip home was long and they were all worn out when they reached their apartment building. They all three took what they could carry up to their apartments. When Kate walked in the door Avery was there waiting.
"There is my girl… I missed you like crazy!" Avery said taking Daniel's car seat from Kate while she put down the bags she was carrying. He scooped her up in a bone crushing hug. "Did you miss me?"
"Jackson, of course I missed you!" Kate said laughing. She kissed him passionately and then pulled back. "Will you watch Daniel while I go back out and get the rest of the stuff… You'd never believe what all my Mom and Dad got him."
"So you guys had a good time? Everything was really ok?" Avery asked. "I mean I know that when you called me at night you said everything was going great but I was worried you were just saying that… but I knew you had your sister and Callie there so it couldn't be too bad."
"No Jackson… it was so awesome. They want to meet you like really bad." Kate said undoing Daniel from his seat and picking him up.
"Well I really want to meet them. Here let me take him and you get the stuff." Aver took Daniel from Kate. "I missed my little man… I hope he was good for his mom." Kate smiled as she walked out the door. She met Callie and Arizona in the hall.
"You should see my boyfriend with my son right now… it is adorable." Kate said following them down stairs to the car.
"It is amazing how good he is with Daniel. I would have never picked him out to be like that." Callie laughed. "He's Jackson Avery… He doesn't really come off as the baby kissing type."
"No he doesn't but he so is!" Kate laughed out. She unloaded the rest of their bags out of the back of Arizona's car but then turned around. "I think I'm going to ask Jackson to move in with me."
"Really?" Arizona asked excitedly.
"I mean yeah he stays with me all the time now… it's like he lives with me already. And I love him like I thought I would never love anyone else… but trust me, I'm not going to just jump into this."
"Good girl." Arizona said. The three women all walked back inside. When Kate got back into her apartment Avery was dancing aroung a crying Daniel trying to calm him down.
"Jackson he's probably hungry." Kate said smiling at him.
"I've got a bottle warming right now. Wow, your parents did send a ton of stuff back with you guys." Jackson laughed at Kate dropping the load of bags down.
"I told you! My Dad just got so excited about him he went and got all kinds of stuff." Kate said walking over to the microwave to get Daniel's bottle. She checked to make sure it was not too hot for the baby. "Here you go Avery."
"Thanks. Here you go little man." Avery took the bottle, went over to the couch and sat down, and began feeding Daniel. "Kate, ya know I've been doing a lot of thinking while you guys were gone."
"Yeah, what about?" Kate said sitting down next to him cuddling up to him and putting her head on his shoulders.
"About you and me... and Daniel of course. I just, I love you so much, and I love Daniel too and I hope that one day you and I can get married and I could be able to adopt Daniel… if that is ok. I mean I know that we have only been together for a short amount of time but I do love you."
"I love you too Jackson, but I don't want you to feel that you are forced to be Daniel's father. And as much as I want to spend the rest of my life just like this… I like where we are, I like my life with you right now just how we are right now. We aren't in any rush Baby…" Kate said.
"I know. I just wanted you to know that I've thought about it." Jackson said kissing Kate. "Man it's getting late… I have to be at work at 6 tomorrow morning."
"I can take him so you can go to bed."
"No I want to finish feeding him, you've had him." Jackson laughed. "I gotta spend as much time possible with him because starting at 6 A.M. tomorrow morning I don't know when I'll be home again for about 48 hours."
"Oh, you'll be on one of those shifts… Well feed him and put him to bed and I'll meet you in the bed room." Kate wiggled her eyebrows at Jackson.
"Alright!" Jackson watched Kate as she got up and strolled flirtingly towards the bedroom. "Ok Daniel… you should probably eat this is record time please sir…"
Just then the phone rang.
"I got it!" Kate yelled from the bedroom. "Hello?"
"Hey Kate come over here I have a bag of yours." Arizona said on the other line.
"Arizona, why don't you bring it down here?" Kate asked.
"Because I need to talk to you…"
"Ok I'm coming." Kate hung up the phone and walked out of her bedroom. "I'm going down to Arizona's I'll be right back." Kate said walking out of the apartment. She got to her sister's apartment and opened the door. "Seriously Arizona, I was about to have lots of sex with my boyfriend, what could be so freaking-"
"Hey! I don't wanna know about you and Avery and all of that… ok so what I was wanting to tell you is that I'm so happy you came here… you could have gone home and you didn't you came here and I'm so thankful you did because I feel like with you and Callie and now Daniel I just… I feel like I have a real family here with me. And it feels good." Arizona told her younger sister.
"I'm glad I came here too… I feel like a person now and not like a kid on the run. And I believe that if I had stayed in Boston, I'd always be that kid on the run, that girl that could never just grow up and get passed the fact that her best friend and brother died and people's best friends and brothers die every day. I should have handled it beter I should have used it to grow up and not fall back. I can't change it… and now that I have the life I do… I don't think I would." Kate said. "And I hope that one day, soon, you will be my new best friend… you are my sister. And we are different as night and day but I love you so much."
"I love you too Kate… Now go have sex and take care of my nephew." Arizona laughed.
"Hey speaking of babies… you and Callie have got to have a kid… have you seen her with Daniel? She is a natural."
"Oh have I seen her? It takes my breath away every single time I see it… I can't get enough of that sight."
"So why don't you guys just do it?"
"We just got us back to normal Kate, I don't want to ruin that over a baby right now."
"I don't think you would ruin anything… you two are so in love it makes me throw up on a regular basis." Kate laughed. "I know you never ever wanted kids Ari but, I wish you could see yourself with Daniel…"
"Why?" Arizona asked.
"Well, first of all, Daniel looks like you… And you are amazing with him. Oh and I wish you could see Callie when you are holding him… She is adorable." Kate said smiling.
"I heard my name!" Callie said walking out of her and Arizona's bedroom, her hair up in a towel.
"Oh shoot, was that Jackson? Oh yeah it was… got to go! You two have fun!" Kate said rushing out of the apartment.
"What was that about?" Callie asked rolling her eyes.
"My sister is trying to talk us into having kids."
"Force? She doesn't have to force me." Callie said laughing.
"What?" Arizona asked.
"I'm just saying… I'm ready for kids when you are. I'm not going to ask or beg or anything. I'm going to let you come to me… and I thought we had talked about this. We are at a good place. Why mess it up?" Callie said walkig over to Arionza, who was in the kitchen, and pulled her close. "I mean, do I want a kid? Hell yeah… but I would much rather, right now… have you and me in our home enjoying each other. I mean Ari, we just got engaged and we are young and I love you so much and we have lots of time to have those ten kids you promised."
"I knew that number was just a tad bit too high…" Arizona said.
Callie smilled and leaned in kissing Arizona passionately on the lips.
"I love you so much Arizona."
"And I love you too Calliope."