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Chapter Forty-Six

Arizona's POV

The days are getting shorter. The air is getting colder. Our little nugget is getting bigger. And my wedding is getting closer. Three weeks closer to be exact. Honestly, I'm not too nervous because Calliope and I are already married. If anything I'm nervous how everything will turn out. I swear I talk to Aria and my mother three times a week about details regarding the wedding. It's becoming more of a production then a proclamation of love, but I do want everything to be perfect so I put up with it. It's a Saturday morning and usually I'd be laid up in bed with my wife and daughter, but now I find myself sitting in a waiting room waiting for Calliope to show up. Today we have our tenth week doctor's check up. Calliope is already in the hospital; she had to work today so she came in early. Sofia and I took our time getting up and coming to the hospital. Once we arrived, I put her in daycare until the appointment is over, then we are going to pick up my mother from the airport. Again. My mom has been to Seattle four times over the last six weeks. Aside from her first week long, it's usually been two or three day stints. Little wedding stuff that I swear she can take care from Maryland, but insists on coming to Seattle to handle it. This weekend is important because we are going dress shopping. I have to say I am pretty excited for this. I have an idea of what kind of dress I want, but it will be nice to browse and look at all the options. Along with my dress, we are getting Sofia a dress too. I know she's going to look so adorable in dress and I can't wait to help her try them on. The only down side is that Calliope won't be able to make it. Of course I don't want her to see my dress yet, but I wanted her to see Sof's. She used her Torres name to get us in for a private fitting at some fancy place I've never heard of hoping that she could at least come for Sof's fitting, but of course work got in the way and she can't make it. She said she trusts my mine and my mother's judgment, and it will be another surprise for her to see come wedding day. Before all of that can happen I have a doctor's appointment that I need to take care of. At our six week check up everything was fine, but our nugget wasn't cooperating so we couldn't hear the heartbeat. We saw a little flicker on the ultrasound though, and that was exciting in it self. It also made everything a little bit more real. It's one thing to know you're pregnant, but to see your future child growing inside you, even at such a small stage, it's pretty crazy in a completely good way. That was a very emotional day, and Calliope was by my side the entire time.

"Robbins?!" A nurse says coming into the waiting area.

"Yep, that's me!" I answer getting up from my seat and collecting my things.

"You can head into room four. A gown for you to change into is on the patient table. Dr. Caplan should be with you shortly."

"Thank you, and if you see—"

"Yes, if I see Dr. Torres I will let her know." She finishes for me with a smile.

"Thanks." Once I walk into the room I change into the gown and hop up on the edge of the table waiting for someone to come in. Preferably Calliope first because I don't want her to miss this, and I'll even stall Dr. Caplan if I have to, but I hope it doesn't come to that.

"Hey, I'm here!" Callie says pushing through the door looking a little winded.

"Did you run here?" I ask amused at her flustered appearance.

"More like jogged up the stairs, it was a long wait for the elevators. Knee replacement ran long." She says approaching me. I pull her towards me and she gives me a peck on the lips.

"Hi. I'm just happy you made it before Dr. Caplan." I pull at her scrub top to bring her down for another kiss. I open my legs and she gets the hint to move closer and stand between them. The kiss intensifies and I think about really having my way with Calliope right here, but then I remember where we are so I reluctantly break up the kiss.

"How are you feeling?" Callie asks taking a seat next to me.

"I'm good. I had a light breakfast because I had some morning sickness this morning. I thought I was done with that, but apparently I'm not."

"You should be soon. You're two and a half months, mine didn't last that long, but every pregnancy is different." A knock on the door alerts us of Dr. Caplan's presence.

"Ladies! How are we today?" He asks washing his hands and putting on some latex gloves.

"Good. Ready to hear the heart beat." I answer.

"We should be able to today, ten weeks is plenty of time." He says starting his preliminary tests on me.

"What if we don't?" I ask nervously.

"Arizona, we will." Callie says taking one of my hands.

"But what if we don't Dr. Caplan?"

"How about we just worry about that if the problem arises, okay? Now lay back for me and I'll get the ultrasound ready." I do as I'm told and Callie gives me a reassuring kiss on my forehead.

"Like last time, the gel will be a little cold. Ready?"

"Mhmm." I shiver slightly at the cool temperature of the gel, but I focus my attention on the ultrasound screen.

"Give me a second…" He says adjusting the wand over my stomach. "You see that right there, ladies? That's your baby." He says pressing some buttons on the keyboard and enlarging the picture.

"Callie, look! It's bigger!" I say animatedly.

"I see babe!" She says squeezing my hand. The room is quiet for a minute while he tries to get us a heartbeat. Soon a small, but present thud fills the room.

"No need to worry, Arizona. That's your child's heartbeat you hear."

"Callie! Callie! We can hear it!" I don't know why I was nervous, but all of that goes away when I hear our nuggets heart beating. She laughs at my child like antics and kisses my cheek. He gives us a couple of seconds to bask in the sound of the heartbeat.

"Sounds good, right? It's strong and healthy. You've done good, babe." She gives me another kiss and a tear makes its way down my cheek.

"I'm assuming you want some pictures and a recording, right?" Dr. Caplan says knowingly.

"Yes please!" I say straightening up. He gives me something to wipe my stomach clean and goes about printing out some ultrasounds.

"Alright, here are a few copies of the ultrasound and a CD of the heartbeat. I'll see you guys in a month unless something arises. Continue to drink plenty of water and get rest when you can." He says passing Callie the pictures and CD.

"Thank you." We say in unison.

"Take care and see you soon!" He says before leaving us in the room alone. I hop off the table and go about changing back into my day clothes.

"That just made my day ten times better. I can't believe we heard the heartbeat! I was so anxious, but then it was there and it was perfect." I say pulling up my jeans.

"I didn't know you were seriously worried about that." She says passing me my shirt.

"It was just in the back of my mind. Most people can hear it beginning at six weeks, but we didn't and I just got nervous…I don't know. I know it's kind of stupid, and like you said every pregnancy is different."

"It's not stupid, Arizona." Callie says rolling over to me on her stool. She takes my hands in hers and stands up. "Whatever you're feeling, I'm feeling too, okay? If you're nervous or anxious talk to me. You don't have to harbor your feelings until the day of the doctor's exam. I may not have all the answers, but we can at least talk about them together."

"Thank you. I think I needed to hear that. Usually I'm not like this, but it's not just me anymore. I'm actually housing another human so it just makes me extra cautious."

"I totally understand that, I was like that with Sof but you just have to live your life like you normally would. You can still be your sexy, strong, smart self while being pregnant." She says rubbing her hands up and down my arms. "We don't need to worry unless something makes us. Right now everything is fine, and it will continue to be fine if you just be you and not second guess everything." Callie ends right before her pager goes off. "I have to go, but I'll see you guys at home. Have fun dress shopping! I'm sure you'll get something beautiful."

"I hope so, when are you going to get yours?"

"I'm already working on it. Tell your mom I said hi."

"Walk with me to the elevator?"

"Of course, let's go." Callie says offering her hand.

"Ms. Robbins, we were expecting you. We even selected a few dresses for you to try on just to get an idea of what you might be looking for." The store attendant says. Once I left Callie I picked up Sofia from daycare and we drove to the airport to pick up my mom before coming straight here. "We set up a room right in the back, if you'll follow me. I'm Stacey by the way, and I'll be here to help you with anything you need."

"Oh Arizona this is nice." My mom whispers to me while we walk into the private fitting area. "Callie really pulled out the stops."

"Yeah, well I told her I didn't even know where to begin looking for a dress so she put this together. Teddy was supposed to come, but she's busy. I told her she could pick out any dress that fell into our color scheme."

"That's your maid of honor, right?"

"Yeah, she's been my closest friend here in Seattle since I first moved here. And since I don't have a sister or anything, I asked her. She's really great, I can't wait for you all to meet."

"That's nice. I'm sure she's lovely. How about I try take Sofia from you while you try on a dress." My mom says taking my daughter from my arms.

"Be good for grandma, Sof." I say kissing her head and passing her off. I go into the dressing room and see a couple of dresses lined up. I pick one at random and slowly change into it. It's kind of a surreal moment trying on a wedding dress. You hear about it your whole life, but when it actually happens you can't help but smile. My smile only grows bigger when I think about Calliope in a white dress. I pull up the zipper and look myself straight in the mirror, it's not the dress I want but it's pretty and now I at least know what I'm looking for.

"Arizona, don't you just look beautiful?!" My mother says when I step out of my fitting room. "Doesn't mommy look pretty, Sofia?" Sof just starts smiling and clapping her little hands. "Do you like it, honey?"

"It's nice, but not the one I want."

"Ms. Robbins how is everything?" Stacey asks coming back into the room with two glasses of champagne and a small apple juice box for Sofia. She places them on the small table and my mom readily accepts her glass.

"Great. Do you have any dresses that have less fluff?" I ask motioning to the bottom of the dress I have on. It's nice, but a little too much fluff at the bottom.

"Of course, I'll bring a couple right out. Feel free to enjoy the beverages." Stacey offers before leaving once again.

"Let's toast to this moment Arizona!" My mother says passing me a glass.

"I'm good mom." I kindly pass considering the baby growing inside of me right now.

"Oh come on, it's not everyday that a mother gets to go wedding dress shopping with her daughter. At the rate you were going, I didn't know if it would even happen!" She says humorously.

"Very funny mother, but really I'm okay. Could you just help Sofia with her juice box please?"

"Fine. More for me anyway!" Stacey comes back with a few more options and I try them on and show them to Sofia and my mother. It wasn't until three dresses later that I found the one. They say as soon as your put it on you know, well that's exactly what happened to me. It fit like a glove, and had just the right amount of fluffiness. The top of the strapless dress had intricate beadwork that made it catch my eye. From far away it was hard to tell the detail, but up close it was absolutely beautiful. Stacey came in and helped me zip it up before I walked out to my mother and Sofia.

"Oh my…Arizona that's the one. It's stunning!" My mother say overwhelmed with emotion. She stands up with Sofia and they come to stand next to me in front of the big mirror.

"It's perfect." I say more to myself then anyone else.

"Would you like to try on some jewelry with it?" Stacey asks.

"No. I'm fine, thank you." Ever since Callie gave me the necklace from her and Sof a while back, I've never taken it off. It only makes sense that I wear it on my wedding day. "I'm going to take this one. We can start looking for Sofia's dress now."

"Very well. I'll bring out some suggestions." Stacey once again scurries away.

"Callie is going to love this on you! Your father will too! He's very excited, he already has his military uniform pressed and ready to go."

"If only Tim could see it."

"Don't worry, I'm sure he'll get his chance." She says patting me on the back. "Now go change so we can help Miss Sofia." Once I'm back in my street clothes my mother and I help Sofia try on dresses. All the options looked so cute on her I wanted to buy all of them, but I practiced some self-control and let Sofia pick on the one she wanted to wear. I got her some matching ballet flats to wear and after two hours our shopping trip was complete.

"Is there anything else we can help you with today, Ms. Robbins?"

"No, you've been a great help today, Stacey."

"Great, well I'll just put everything on the account Ms. Torres provided me when she called and scheduled the appointment."

"Okay, thank you."

"Wait a minute, your father and I wanted to purchase your wedding dress." My mom says speaking up.

"Mom, it's really okay. Callie and I already talked about everything." I say dismissing her. It's no secret that when Callie splurges, she does it big time. After much discussion we agreed on a budget and created an expense account solely for the wedding. Even with Callie's wealth, I still wanted to contribute my share and feel like I'm helping out. Considering I'm teacher I don't make that much, especially compared to Calliope, but I guess it's more for my personal knowledge then anything else. We decided to go all out on our special day, and from looking at the price tag of the dress I picked out I know it's out of the price range for my parents.

"No, no, no. Now I know Callie is a Torres and could probably buy every dress in the store, but as your parents we always looked forward to the day of your wedding. Buying your dress is something we want to do. It's our parental right!" She says matter-of-factly. I truly appreciate the gesture, and I'm happy that I go to do this with my mom. "Now hold Sofia for a moment while I dig out my credit card." Stacey gives me an amused look and I motion for her to come over.

"You can put all of Sofia's stuff on the account." I whisper to her. She smiles and returns to my mother with her credit card ready.

"What's the damage?" I cringed my face anticipating the reaction out of my mother.

"Fifteen thousand dollars." Stacey says sheepishly. Factoring in the store, and the dresses on display I knew this wasn't a cheap place. This isn't the wedding dress isle at Macy's.

"Good lord, Arizona! What kind of lifestyle has Callie got you accustomed to!?" She says shaking her head baffled. In retrospect, we tend to live pretty modestly, but every now and then Callie uses her wealth and name to get things done. At first it was a little off putting, but now I'm used to it. I can't change that fact the she was born into hotel royalty.

"Mom, I told you it's okay. Honestly."

"Arizona, relax. We saved for this, maybe not that much, but it's fine. Back in my day it cost five hundred dollars for a dress. Oh well, ring it up Stacey!"

"Right away Mrs. Robbins."

Once back at the house I made sure I hid the dresses somewhere Callie would never look. The closet in my office. I think she's only been in there two or three times. One time was for celebratory sex, another time she was looking for some scissors. I'm confident the dresses will be safe in there. My mom fixed us something to eat and we played with Sofia afterwards. After an hour I excused myself to go take a nap and left Sofia in the company of my mother. The soft giggles of my daughter wakes me from my sleep and when I look at the clock on the nightstand I realize it's just after six in the evening. I didn't think I was that tired, but nevertheless I get up and head towards Sofia's bedroom. I see Callie's home and she sitting on the floor while Sofia is mimicking the dance moves of an Elmo dancing doll. They both have the same smile on their faces and I watch them from the doorway quietly until Sofia notices me.

"Mommy!" She says wobbling over to me and grabbing my legs.

"Hey my little princess!" I say picking her up and walking further into the room.

"Hey babe, you're awake." Callie says standing up to greet me with a hug and a kiss.

"Yeah, I was exhausted from earlier. How long have you been home?"

"Maybe forty-five minutes. I was going to wake you, but you look like you needed some rest."

"I did. We did a lot of shopping."

"Dress mama!"

"You got a dress?!" Callie asks enthusiastically to Sofia. "Is it pretty?!"

"Mhhmm. Mommy dress too! White!"

"I bet it's pretty just like yours. Do you want to show mommy your dance moves?" Sofia acts shy and tucks her face into my chest.

"I'd love to see your dance moves, Sof. Will you show me?" I ask placing her back down on the ground. Callie starts the Elmo toy again and Sofia starts twisting and turning her little body like the doll. It's quite a sight to see. Callie and I encourage her to keep going and Sofia gets more confidence with each passing second. When her dance is over walks over to her toy bin and starts pulling out some things to play with.

"I think we have the cutest kid on the planet." Callie says watching Sof in awe.

"I agree. Listen I want to ask you something." That gets my wife's attention and she turns to face me.

"Okay…"

"I want to take you out tonight."

"Oh?"

"Yep! You and me going to a nice restaurant and enjoying a good meal."

"Is Arizona Robbins asking me out on a date?" Callie teases.

"As a matter of fact I am. We can have my mom watch Sofia, and if you play your cards right there may be a surprise at the end of the night." I say suggestively.

"What kind of surprise we talking?" Callie asks in a hush tone, mindful of Sofia. I lean forward to whisper in her ear.

"You and me in bed, and…"

"And what?" She asks eagerly.

"And a bowl of ice-cream!" I look back at her face and clearly that wasn't what she was thinking. "An ice-cream date! We used to have them all the time."

"I gotta say that wasn't that I was thinking, but I like the way you think. It sounds like a good night to me. Exactly what I need after my shift at the hospital."

"Good. Tonight I get to spoil you, so go take a shower and change into something nice. I'll tell my mom about the plans and give Sofia a bath."

"You're the best you know that?"

"I've been told once or twice." I say with a playful shoulder shrug. "Now take that cute butt to the shower." I say tapping her behind on her way out the room. I walk over to where Sof is playing and pick her up. "Alright kiddo, I've got a date with mama and you've got a date with grandma. Now let's get you cleaned and maybe we can squeeze in a story too."

AN: Thanks for reading. Also, I just want to say thank you to the readers who are leaving comments. I don't expect them, so when I get notifications of a review it's a nice and welcomed surprise. They have been very nice, and have kept me wanting to write more. So again, I sincerely thank you.