Title: Aftermath

Author: Danielle

Summary: post 7:18, post accident

Disclaimer: only the story is mine the characters belong to Shonda and ABC.

2 months after the accident

Callie's POV

It finally happened today, I finally held my little Sofia. I didn't expect it at all; in fact I had kinda given up on holding her anytime soon. But Bailey talked with my physical therapist and together they decided that it was okay for me to hold the baby. I know me with a physical therapist is somewhat surprising especially after firing so many of them a few weeks ago but I found one that was tolerable.

So I woke up like any other morning, had breakfast, went to PT where I did what I have been doing the last two weeks, walk around the room without a walker. Bailey came in early on and was whispering something to Kelly my physical therapist, waved at me from across the room and then left. Weird. Then after PT as usual I went downstairs to the NICU.

Arizona was already there sitting in the rocking chair next to Sofia's crib rocking her and talking to her. It was such a beautiful sight to see my fiancé there with our daughter. I walked over to them, Arizona stood up and motioned for me to sit in her place and then did the most amazing thing, she put Sofia in my arms. I was so surprised at what was happening that I couldn't do or say anything but look down at my perfect little angel.

I finally was able to bring my eyes away from my daughter and looked up at my beautiful blonde fiancé, "I, uh, uh, wow."

"What Calliope?"

"I'm holding her, I'm really holding her." I looked back down at Sofia then looked back at Arizona with a big smile on my face to see one of Arizona's super magic smiles smiling right back at me. "How, why?"

"Bailey came to me a few minutes ago and told me that she and Kelly had discussed it and they had decided that you were strong enough to hold her today." Arizona explained. "Apparently since you have been able to lift the 8 pound weight without issues they both decided that it was time for you to hold our daughter."

"Wow, she's so small. She seems smaller in my arms then when looking at her."

"She actually gained weight again when they weighed her last night. She's now four pounds five ounces."

I looked down at my daughter in amazement and saw that she was looking at me directly in my face, "Look Arizona, she looking at me."

"She always looks at you Calliope." Which is true but something about this time made it different.

"But it's different, she in my arms this time." I explained.

I sat there for a couple hours just looking at, rocking and stroking my baby girl's face and arms. Sofia started fussing a little bit so Arizona took her and checked her diaper which was dirty so she changed it and then handed her back to me. I could have changed the diaper but for whatever reason Arizona always changes it when we're there, I think she likes to be a part of the care for our little girl.

Three hours after I got there Jennifer, Sofia's nurse for the day and one of the 'Arizona approved' nurses came to do her vital signs so she could eat. Jennifer looked at me and motioned to me to take the baby again then handed me the bottle.

I put the bottle to Sofia's mouth and she began to suck on it earnestly. It was amazing, the first time I was able to hold my daughter only made more amazing by being able to feed her. She finished her bottle; I put her up to my shoulder to burp her and then brought her back to cradle her in my arms. She looked up at me and then she fell asleep in my arms and I just about was crying.

It was amazing.

I looked over at Arizona who by this time the nurses had brought another rocking chair for and saw the most amazing smile on her face. I looked down at Sofia and then over to Arizona and for the first time I felt it, we were a family. My family; my fiancé and my daughter.

Arizona's POV

I was charting on the patient that Karev and I had just performed an appy on when Bailey found me motioning for me to come talk to her. Odd, but it was Bailey and when Bailey motioned for you went so I did. She said the most amazing thing to me; today she and Kelly, Calliope's physical therapist decided that Calliope was able to hold Sofia for the first time. I was so happy; it was about time, Calliope has wanted to hold the baby for weeks but they didn't think that she was strong enough. I almost thought that she had given up on holding Sofia.

But all of Calliope's hard work has paid off and today was the day. Calliope will be so happy, overjoyed even.

As so as I was done talking to Bailey and done charting on my patient I just about ran to the NICU to see Sofia. I got there talked to her nurse Jennifer and went over to the crib and picked up my baby girl. I told her that her Mommy was going to hold her today. She was looking right up at me and I was hoping that she would stay awake for when her Mommy got there after the morning PT session was done.

Calliope got there while I was rocking and talking to our daughter and when she walked over to us I got up so she could sit down and I placed Sofia in her arms. She had a look of amazement and surprise on her face. She cradled the baby in her arms speechless and when she did speak all that came out of her mouth was "I, uh, uh wow", it was kind of funny actually.

The look on Calliope's face was priceless; it was a look of wonder and awe, like she couldn't believe that she was actually holding Sofia. It was a beautiful moment.

We ended up staying there, Sofia started fussing so I took her to change her diaper, then I handed her back to Calliope. Sofia was definitely enjoying finally being able to be held by her mother. I think that she knew who was holding her.

Jennifer came over and handed Sofia's bottle to Calliope, and then Sofia was drinking it like it was her job. Then one of the other nurses brought another rocking chair for me so I could sit with my family. Calliope and Sofia, my family.

Callie's POV

I ended up skipping lunch to spend time with Sofia. There was no way that I was going to put her down. She was sleeping peacefully in my arms and I just wanted to stay right there with her. Unfortunately my afternoon PT time was fast approaching and my time with my baby was coming to an end. But I was definitely going to come back after PT.

Twenty minutes before PT Arizona mentioned that it was time to go so I reluctantly gave her the baby and got back into my wheelchair, I still wasn't quite strong enough to walk the distance from the NICU to the PT department. Arizona put Sofia back in her crib then wheeled me to PT. It felt like I was riding on a cloud, I was so happy.

When we got to the PT room I stood up and walked over to Kelly and gave her a big hug, "Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can't put into words how happy I am, being able to hold her made my day."

"Callie it was time, you are storing enough to lift the weights and are doing really good with the balls and you deserve to finally hold you little one."

"Well, let's get started on those weights again so I can get back to the NICU."