All credit goes to ABC/Shondaland…I don't own anything.

AN: Can I just say that I love some of your comments about Jordan? You guys are hilarious, and I mean that in a good way. Jordan is back, but don't automatically assume the worst, although it won't all be pretty. A lot of heavy things are going to start to come up…still working on how to integrate everything. Give me some time…this my first fic. Anyway, here's another update. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter Thirty-Eight

Arizona's POV

We should go back to Miami. I miss vacation.

Me too babe, the hospital is killing me already.

I'm sorry about that. I don't know how you're working… I'm still recuperating.

I'm one my third cup of coffee. I wish I were back at home with you and Sof in bed.

Me too! Come back to us!

I wish…

Can we come up for lunch to visit?

I would really like that but I don't think I'll have much time.

Fine…well do you want anything special for dinner? I'm in the cooking mood.

I don't think I'll be back before nine…hopefully before ten though. You and Sof should just eat.

I don't like this…

Neither do I, but the head of ortho is out so I'm swamped.

Okay, well I'll wait up. Can't sleep without you.

I know what you mean…can we talk tonight?

We talk every night…

I know, but…tonight I really want to talk.

Is everything okay?

Yeah…it's better if we talk in person. The OR is ready for me I have to go. I'll text you when I can. Give Sof a kiss for me! Love you.

Love you, too! Go be a badass.

Always ;)

I kind of wish Callie didn't say that she wanted to talk because now my mind is trying to think of what she could possibly want to discuss. We just talked a few days ago in Miami and I don't think anything has changed between us. I can't dwell on it too long because when I look up from my phone I see an animated Sofia sitting in her highchair waiting for me to feed her.

"Alright Miss Sofia…what do you want to eat?" I turn around and grab some Cheerios for her to nibble on while I find something more sufficient for her to eat. "I was going to take you to have lunch with mama at the hospital but she's busy so it's me you and kid. I'm feeling like a BLT sandwich, but that might be a little much for you so maybe I can make you a quesadilla…or a hotdog. You feeling like cheese or a hotdog?" Sofia just gives me a blank stare.

"Dog." Sofia says stuffing her mouth with Cheerios.

"Hotdog it is!" I have a feeling she's thinking about an actual four-legged dog, but she likes hotdogs so I'll give it to her. Being that it's a nice day I decide to have lunch at the park. So after I make my sandwich and cut up her hotdog in little pieces I pack everything up and we head to the park. Once there we set up a little picnic and dig into our food. Afterwards I help Sofia play with some of the obstacles at the park. There are a few others kids there with their parents and I talk with a few of them. After about an hour we head back home and she goes down for her afternoon nap. Now that I have some time to myself I can finally think about how I want to tell Calliope that I want a baby. I've been thinking about telling Calliope about this for a while, but I didn't want to do it on vacation. When Callie brought up all her doubts the other day in the jacuzzi I almost slipped up and told her I wanted to have a baby. I couldn't believe she was sitting there doubting me when I've had babies on the brain for weeks. I understood where she was coming from; we aren't exactly the conventional couple. We've done things a little backwards, but it works for us. I honestly think I'm ready now. I want to move forward with Calliope and in our relationship. Sure I'm nervous as hell thinking about having a kid, from the pregnancy to the actual baby being born and raising it, but it's something I really want. If anything, being around Sofia has calmed my nerves a little bit. Being in her life has changed mine so much and I absolutely love it. It's not just me though; I have to talk to Calliope. I think she will be okay with the idea, hopefully more then okay maybe even thrilled and excited! Surprising myself even more, I want to carry our first kid. If Callie wanted to I would be okay with that, but I get excited thinking about the prospect of me carrying our baby. Ever since I talked with my mother about Tim's situation I realized that I might be waiting a while for Tim to come home. Honestly if he wasn't in the military I would be halfway done planning our wedding. It's will be a long process for Callie and I to get pregnant, it's not we can just sleep together tonight and find out in six weeks that I'm pregnant. It might be a little stressful, and I'm sure it will be expensive. I know money isn't a major issue for us, but it's still something to think about. Since Callie wants to talk tonight maybe I'll bring it up and we can openly talk about. We've both said that we want kids, but that's as far as the conversation goes. Ever since I've been in a relationship with Callie and having Sofia around I've been thinking about raising my kids with Calliope. She's such a great mother and will do anything for Sofia. I know I want her to be the other mother to my children. Then we got engaged and that just validated my thoughts even more. We're both committed to our relationship and want to spend the rest of our lives together, so this just feels like the natural next step.

"Arizona! I'm home!" I hear Callie call from downstairs. She texted me when she left the hospital so I was awaiting her arrival. The rest of the afternoon and evening was quiet for Sofia and me. I think we are both still tired from our trip. I was just lying in bed with the television on looking through a magazine when Callie walked into the room. "Hey babe." She says joining me on the bed resting up against the headboard. I lean over and give her a welcome home kiss. "I'm going to hop in the shower, okay?"

"Sure…then we can talk after. I actually have something to talk to you about too."

"Oh? Everything alright?" She asks getting off the bed before going into the bathroom.

"It's perfect! We'll talk after you get out. What time do you have to be in tomorrow?"

"Ten…but I think it will be another long day."

"Okay, well I'll be here when you get out."

"Ten minutes tops!" She says before closing the bathroom door. Now that she's actually here I can't focus on anything besides the baby conversation. I almost forgot that she had something she wanted to discuss with me too. Every minute feels like an hour and I can't wait for her to come out so I decided to walk into the bathroom. The steam automatically consumes me and I can barely make out Calliope with all the fog on the shower walls, but I can tell that her back is turned from me.

"Callie…" She turns around and rubs a small circle on the glass wall so she can see me.

"Arizona? Did you want to join me?" Callie asks with a slight grin.

"No…not right now. Um, can we talk?"

Callie turns around and rinses out the shampoo in her hair. "Right now? I'll be out in a sec."

"Can we have a baby? I want a baby." I whisper out unsure of how to bring up the topic. I doubt she heard me over the running water.

"What?"

"I said I want a baby." She turns off the water and I grab her towel for her. She steps out of the shower and wraps herself in the towel, standing right in front me.

"Did you just say you want a baby?" I can't read her face so I don't know if she's happy for upset. Now I'm regretting blurting it out like that. "Arizona….did you just say…"

"Yes."

"So you want a baby?" She says cocking an eyebrow.

"Yeah…Yes. Yes, Calliope I want a baby. Your baby…well our baby."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes. I've been thinking about it for a while and I really want this. I'm ready and I want this for us." We stand before each other waiting for someone to say something. I start fidgeting with my hands and bite on my lower lip. "Callie, please say something."

"Okay." She says with a slight grin.

"Okay?"

"Yes, Arizona! Let's have a baby!" She says wrapping me up in a hug. I'm slightly taken back by her reaction, although I'm glad that she's happy. "God, I love you so much, Ari!" She grabs my face and kisses me three times.

"Wait you're happy about this?"

She releases my face and holds me at arms length, "Happy? Of course I'm happy, Arizona! I'm over the moon! I want all my future kids with you! I didn't want to say anything because I wanted to give you time. I was hoping you didn't want to wait until your brother came home and we got married because that could be a while and I wanted to start a family with you. I would've waited, but I'm so happy that you brought it up!" Callie releases her hold and walks into the bedroom to change into her nightclothes. I follow her back into the room and return to my spot in the bed, up against the headboard watching her move around the room. "This is the best news I've heard all day! Well all year, except for when you accepted my proposal, and when Sofia turned on….but you get the point. So how do you want to do this?" She asks joining me in the bed.

"I want to carry our first one, unless you want to. I'd be okay with that too, but then I thought about your job and how it's demanding…I have time off now and even when classes start again it's still less stressful then you working at the hospital. It's not that I don't think you couldn't handle it, I mean clearly you did with Sofia, I just—"

"Arizona! You're rambling is cute, but it's unnecessary. If you want to have our first child then that's fine! Just so you know though, my job is second to you and Sofia. Being with you and having a family with you will always come first. If you wanted me to have our first child I would've done it in a heartbeat."

"It's not that I don't want you to carry, it's just…"

"Trust me, Arizona. I get it. This is awesome, babe!" She says giving me another kiss. "Sof will be excited! We won't tell her yet until it's official and real, but I think she will happy to have another kid around. Wait until you tell your mom, or Aria! They will go crazy! I guess we should empty out one of the guestrooms and get it ready, right?"

"Sure, but nothing has even happened yet. It's probably going to be a while."

"I know…that kind of sucks. Hey, come into the hospital tomorrow and have a basic exam, just to make sure everything is in tiptop shape. I mean last time I was down there everything looked good, but hey, I'm just an ortho doctor." She says humorously.

"Callie! You're so corny!"

"I know, bad joke but seriously come in tomorrow. You can drop Sof off at daycare for an hour and get checked out."

"I don't even have an appointment, and you're really busy."

"I can get you in to see someone and I'll make time. Just text me before you come in and I'll work something out. If you rather do it in private then that's okay too, you can just come and find me afterwards."

I take her hands and give her an honest look; "I want you there. I want you part of every step. I'm a little scared, but more excited and happy. I know that I need you by my side through everything."

"Of course I'll be there babe, I wouldn't miss it!" She lifts up our joined hands and gives them a kiss. "How long have you been thinking about this?"

"I think after we got engaged I started thinking about our future even more, especially with the new house and everything. Then when we were at my parents and my mom and I talked and it felt like it was the best thing for us. I still want to marry you and I can't wait to marry you, but you know where I stand on that right now. I didn't want that to hold us up on everything though, and I felt ready to do this for us. For our family, it just felt right to me, but then I got a little anxious talking to you about it. I know we talked about having kids, but we never said when and I didn't know when the right time was to bring it up, hence why I kind of just blurted it out."

"You never have to be anxious or nervous to talk to me about anything, Arizona. I'm glad that you were able to think everything through on your own. Ever since I saw you interact with Sof and take such great care of her I knew I wanted to have kids with you. I didn't want to rush anything. I may have brought it up in six months to see where you stood, but I'm pleased I don't have to do that now. I really, really want this, Ari." Callie says earnestly.

"Me too, babe."

"You're going to look so cute with a baby bump, and I'm going to spoil you even more and you'll probably hate me after a while, but I won't care." She says self-assured. "I wish I had someone around when I was pregnant with Sof. Mark was good and did everything I asked, but we didn't love each other so something always felt like it was missing."

"I'm sorry you had to deal with that…I wish I were there for you."

"It's okay. I got an awesome kid out of it. Everything happens for a reason. I love Sofia with everything I have, and I will love our next baby the same." She says rubbing my stomach.

"You do know I'm not pregnant, right?"

"I know, but now I can't stop thinking about it now!"

"Callie it's a little strange that you're just rubbing my stomach." I say moving her hand away.

She lets out a fake pout, "Fine, I'll stop."

"Good! Wait…tell me what you wanted to talk to me about."

"Huh?"

"You texted me earlier saying you wanted to talk to me tonight…what's up?" I notice her demeanor change and she shifts away from me on the bed a little bit.

"Jordan is back." She says softly. That quickly gets my attention. That's not the name I want to hear when discussing expanding my family.

"Jordan? Like your ex? What do you mean she's back?"

"She took a job at the hospital. She's the new pediatrics attending at Seattle Grace. I saw her today, we worked on a case together and the Chief wants me to show her around and get her introduced to the hospital."

"How do you feel about it?"

"I feel nothing…I mean I was upset at first and rightfully shocked. I don't even think Mark knows she's here. If he did and didn't tell me that would be a bitch move, but I doubt that. It's annoying, but hopefully I won't have to see her a lot. I wanted to tell you so you know. She doesn't mean anything to me. How do you feel about me working with her? I don't want to make your uncomfortable."

"It's a little strange, but I guess I can't do anything about it. I fully trust you around her. Do you think she came back for you?"

"I honestly don't know, but it doesn't matter because I want nothing to do with her…at least not personally. I'm sure she's a great doctor."

"Well did she say anything to you?" Callie breaks hey gaze from me, and right then I know Jordan must have said something. "Callie…you can tell me."

"She didn't get to finish, and truly I'm glad she didn't but she just mentioned how she was my first time and you never forget your first time. She actually thought that I would be happy to see her."

"Huh…interesting" Callie might not realize it now, but I can see what Jordan is trying to do. She's trying to get into Calliope's head and right now it doesn't seem to be working, but if they are going to be working together I'm sure Jordan will try again. You only bring up old memories with an ex to try and jog their brain of all the good times you guys once had together. When Jordan came for Sofia's party I gave her the benefit of the doubt, maybe I shouldn't have…

"Hey, it doesn't matter what she said. I just wanted to let you know so there were no surprises. I don't want to talk about Jordan anymore. I'm happy we talked tonight though! I excited for us, babe."

I shake my head to rid my thoughts of Jordan and focus on Callie. "Me too." I give her a kiss and then turn off the lights. We scoot down from the headboard and pull the covers up over us. We fall asleep in our normal position, with Callie behind me and her arm resting across my mid-section.

I just dropped Sofia off at the hospital daycare while I have my doctor's appointment. I make my way to the nurse's station on the orthopedic floor to see where Calliope is. Lucky for me, one of the few nurses I know is working the desk.

"Hey Anna, is Callie around?" I ask the young lady.

"Let me check….she should be out of surgery in ten minutes. She usually comes right up. Do you want me to page her?"

"No, it's okay. I'll wait."

"Sure thing, Arizona. Anything else?"

"Nope, thank you…actually do you think you could page Jordan in pediatrics?"

"Uh, sure…do you know Dr. Mitchell? She just started a couple of days ago."

"She's a friend…she came to Sofia's birthday party." I say stretching the truth just a little. Anna doesn't need to know everything.

"Oh lovely…I'll page her right now. She shouldn't be too busy being that she just started."

"Great! I'll just have a seat in the waiting area." I walk over to the seating area and pop a squat in a chair waiting for Dr. Mitchell. I don't know what I'm going to say, but something needs to be said. Within five minutes I hear a familiar voice.

"Hey Anna, I was paged. I thought Callie was still in surgery, I don't have another ortho case right now."

"Oh she is, Callie didn't ask for you though, Arizona did." Anna motions over to me and I get up to greet Jordan.

"Arizona? This is a surprise." Jordan says with a slight sting.

"Yeah, well I just had some time and Calliope told me you started at Seattle Grace. Is there a place we could talk?"

"Uh, sure….follow me." We walk down the hallway before turning into an on-call room. Once inside she closes the door and stands before me, with her arms crossing her chest.

"So, how can I help you?"

"This won't take long. I actually have a doctor's appointment with Calliope. First, let me just say congrats on your new job, that has to be really exciting. You must've worked hard, I know Callie did."

"Thanks, it was—" I put up my hand to stop her.

"Yeah, I'm not done. See Callie and me have an honest relationship. Last night she came home and told me you started working at Seattle Grace. I have to say I was surprised. Then she told me what you said to her about you being her first time and all that. That doesn't seem like appropriate hospital talk, but what do I know I'm just a teacher. What I do know is that I don't like you talking to my fiancée like that. It's rude and distasteful. Now I understand that you and Callie have to work together sometimes, and I can't help that. I'm sure you all will save lives together and that's great, but I won't have you coming on to my fiancée. Your loss was most certainly my gain. You and Calliope are over, I thought you understood that when you came to our house for Sofia's birthday party, but clearly you didn't. I don't know what happened between you and Mark, but I really don't care. I actually liked you when I first met you, but now I don't know what to think. Surely you aren't dumb enough to come back to Seattle for Callie when she's in a happy and stable relationship because that would be straight up delusional." I take a step forward, effectively breaking the personal space barrier and lowering my voice. "See Jordan you may have been Calliope's first, but she will be my last and I hers. Whatever you had in medical school is over; it's been over for years. It sucks when you see something you can't have, doesn't it?" I take a step back and put my hand on the door handle getting ready to leave. "I'm glad we got to have this chat, Dr. Mitchell. I hope for your sake we won't have do have another one, because it won't be as pleasant as this one. Good luck at Seattle Grace, and welcome to Seattle." I finish with a smile and exit the room before she can say anything back. I make my way back to the nurse's station and see my beautiful fiancée scribbling some notes down.

"Hi Dr. Torres!"

"There you are!" She says turning around and closing her notes up, "Anna told me you were here. I know I told you to text me, but I left my phone in my locker. I got you an appointment, you ready to head up?"

"Yep! Couldn't be more ready!"

"Great!" She gives me a quick peck before taking my hand and walking us through the hospital.

AN: Feisty Arizona made an appearance! Thanks for reading!