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All mistakes are my own and i wrote it on my iPad so that sucked. updating on this is a bitch but i hope you enjoy! :)
Arizona
I never thought i would have a family like this. I always pictured getting married and having a little time just me and her and slowly make a family, planning and getting ready for change. When Tim died that plan changed slightly too just having Ashley and Hunter which was ok. Of course it would never be the same as having Tim there, i never imagined anything happening to Ashley.
A week ago all the plans i made changed, I have an eight month old with my girlfriend... Calliope hasn't really said anything to me about that. I think I'm still shocked that Ashley put her in the will, not shocked in a bad way though. I can't really fault Calliope for not saying anything; I haven't been talking at all. Calliope has been my rock, I don't think I could have done any of this without her. She holds me at night in bed and calms me when I have a night mare. We went to court and the judge made it official with Hunter and now we will be having 3 random social worker visits so I'm not looking forward to that.
My parents and Ashley's parents have held it together and taken care of Hunter while Calliope helps me because I'm not really that mobile at the moment but I'm healing. Well I'm healing on the outside, on the inside it still hurts. Everybody has packed Hunters room and shipped it down to our house, we've gathered Ashley's belongings and boxed them. Callie thinks we should store them for hunter when he's older, all her little knick knack's for him to go through as well as Tim's stuff. So we are having them shipped to the house and we can figure all that out later. The apartment has been cleaned and is being put on the market in two days.
"Have you packed the mushy pumpkin and the extra formula?" I ask anxiously checking the bag again.
"Yes babe I've packed everything we need for the flight. Just relax ok." Callie tells me calmly making me look over to her. My breath hitches at the pure beauty of her as she packs, Hunter attached to her hip babbling away as his hand is hooked in the front of her shirt tightly. "Tell Zona that we have it all under control." She says to Hunter getting a little giggle.
"You look really beautiful." I blurt out making her eyes snap up to me and give me smile I haven't seen in what feels like forever. She walks toward me and leans over giving me the perfect view of her cleavage but blocking my view as she steals a kiss.
"I love you, you know that?" All I can do is nod. "Good, now let's go home. Dad's plane should be here by the time we get to the airport, apparently he's coming back from Seattle. You take him and I will meet you at the front door." She plonks Hunter in my lap because I'm still in the wheel chair.
"Have you got a tissue on you? He has a bit of a runny nose." I ask just as Hunter blows a bubble out his nose laughing at himself.
"Here." Callie hands me a tissue laughing. "I noticed his nose so I made an appointment for him back at home, Addison just hired a new paediatrician, Dr. Chambers. It's tomorrow morning."
"Awesome." I say. "So you've pretty much got everything under control." I say stupidly.
"I do babe, now come on let's get your rents and get out of here." Callie begins to push me out of the room.
"Ready dearies?" Momma asks.
"Yup, apparently I mar... dating a organiser. All packed and ready to go." My hearts pounding over me nearly saying marrying.
"Let's roll then, shall we." Daddy says opening the door for all of us as we pile on out towards the elevator.
Holy crap. I hope no one picked up on the slip. Obviously I wasn't to marry her, I mean she is... there really is no one word to describe her. She is everything to me. We pull up next to Carlos' plane on the runway, Carlos waiting by the door for us.
"Mija." He whispers hugging Callie and then turning to me. "I'm so sorry Arizona. Glad to see you." He says kissing my check and then turning to my parents as Jim and Andy, the captains, come down the stairs to help me up.
"Miss Robbins." Jim says making my roll my eyes.
"Jim I told you to call me Arizona." I say giving them a smile as the set me down in a set.
"Yeah Jim, Its Arizona." Andy jokes making me laugh.
"Thanks guys, I appreciate it."
"Anytime." They say in unison and head back to the cabin.
Everybody takes their seats and buckles up ready for take-off.
"Momma, can you take Hunter for a second? I just want to talk to Calliope."
"Sure honey bee."
"You alright sweetie?" Calliope asks concerned.
"I'm ok, I just wanted to talk to you for a second and we haven't really gotten a chance to talk." I say letting out a nervous laugh. "Even though Ashley named you as a guardian I will understand if this is not what you want, let's face it, it's not really how I pictured we become a family. So I'm giving you an out if you wa-." I'm shut up as lips collide with mine. She pulls back a millimetre.
"I don't need an out, I'm not leaving you or Hunter. It's not the most conventional way to start a family but it's already pretty perfect to me. Tragic how we got it but I love our little family and it's only been 2 days." She whispers to me and I feel a tear slip from my eye and Callie catch it with the swipe of her thumb. "I love you and I love that little man."
I feel a sob rise in my chest and there's nothing I can do to stop it and Callie wraps her arms around me letting me cry in to her neck. She rubs soft patterns on my back and whispers reassuring words into my ear as I slowly calm down. "I really don't think I would be able to do it without you." I whisper, making Callie chuckle.
"Oh honey, you would have but I'm not going anywhere." She says as Hunter lets out a cry. "I'm going to just get him a bottle and warm it up." she kisses my forehead and gets up, warms up a bottle and picks Hunter up and sitting next to me. Hunter eagerly sucks away at the bottle, his eyes looking between me and Calliope before they droop closed. I rest my head on Callie's shoulder eyes still locked on Hunter as I feel Callie's head rest against mine. The last thing I remember is Carlos' flash from his phone going off as he takes a picture.
"I hate this chair!" I don't get my crutches till I get my stitches out of my stomach so I still have about a week of being pushed around, it's pretty difficult with having to look after a baby at the same time.
"I know you do babe but its not long now and you will be on crutches." Callie says as she puts Hunter in my lap and pushes us towards Addison's clinic.
"Maybe I will get Teddy to look at my stitches. "I say and I can feel Callie eye roll as she laughs.
"Whatever you want my love." I love it when she calls me that, still gives me butter flies deep down.
"Ba bah ba bah." Hunter says and then lets out a squeal.
"Whoa calm down its just the doctor little dude, not that exciting." I laugh as Hunter kicks his legs.
Walking off the elevator as the receptionist looks up and smiles. "Morning Callie." Parker says fluttering her eye lashes. Bitch! "Hey Arizona." she says as an afterthought not looking away from Callie.
"Morning Parker, we have an appointment with Justin." Callie says and turns us to the waiting room before Parker can say anything back. "Bitch." I hear Callie whisper under her breath making me laugh. "I'm just going to see if Addie is free for a sec." I nod as she heads down to the Addie's office. Hunter watches her walk away and squeals trying to jump in her direction.
"She'll be back little man." I tell him and watch as he blows another bubble out his nose. "Your nose seems to be running more." I grab a tissue to wipe it as he tries to swing his head away squealing again.
"I would know that squeal anywhere. Hey Zona." Teddy says walking towards us and peppering Hunters face with Kisses. "Where's your other half?"
"Looking for Addison. How's things been?"
"She moved in with me." Teddy says happily. "That's my exciting news. I haven't talked to you since we left New York. How did the rest of it go? You got custody ay?" Teddy asks playing with hunter.
"Yup he's all mine. Well ours, turns out Ash updated her will a month earlier that month and she put Callie down as the other guardian." I say and watch as Teddy's mouth hang open in shock. "Yeah that was exactly every bodies reaction." Teddy nods sitting back.
"Instant family ay. Still planning your proposal?"
" Shhh but yeah, just have to postpone it till I at least get good on my crutches." I say laughing. "Could you check my stitches in my stomach for me? And the ones in my thigh as well pretty please?"
"I would but you should get the new doctor to check it out."
My face scrunched up in confusion. "He's a paediatrician though."
"Oh not him, no, I'm not talking about him I'm talking about Dr. Wilson she started just after Justin. Jo, she's really nice. You want me to see if she' s free?"
"Yeah I guess, maybe for after we get Hunter checked out."
Teddy walks over and talks to Parker and I see Callie head towards us with a man in jeans and a navy button shirt. Cons, he has cons on I like him already. Callie smiles as the picks up a folder and heads for me and Hunter.
"And this must be Hunter, cutie. I'm Dr. Chambers but u can call me Justin, sorry to have to meet under the circumstances but I'm hoping to be this little guys doctor till he's 18." He leans down pulling a face at hunter before shaking my hand.
"Nice to meet you."
"You too. Now just follow me to my office and I can do a check-up."
"Hey Chambers. Zona, Wilson said she will see you after, just go to her office." Teddy says picking up a file.
"Thanks Teds."
"Well he seems to just have a cold, otherwise healthy as a horse. Just make sure he's gets lots of fluids and he will be fine. So I understand he's gone from breast milk to formula and just mush veggies?" Justin asks writing in a file.
"Yeah Calliope started him just on mushed pumpkin and peas with a bottle of formula." I say as hunter sucks on my arms.
"He's been fussy with sleeping but I just figured that's from the move and ummm and not seeing Ashley." Callie whispers at the end.
"Yeah it would be from the change, he should settle soon. I would like to see him two weeks just to see if he's gaining weight and sleeping better. And I will need the name of his doctor from New York to get his medical history. I'll just check his gums and you can get out of here." He sits in his rolling stool stopping in front and looking in Hunters mouth. As he rolls back I see a glimpse of his shoes and gasp.
"Are they the DC comic special edition?"
"Yeah, superman edition scored the last pair in the store." He says happily.
"My father in law got me a pair, I couldn't love the man more if I tried." I tell him.
"Oh, Addie didn't say you two were married she just sai-."
"Were not." I jump in realising what I said. "I mean one day yeah but not yet, I mean were not even engaged, we just got a child and and an..." My sentence dies out as Callie chuckles and lays a hand on my leg.
"Were not married yet, but hopefully its not to far down the track." Callie says winking at me and the butterflies explode in my stomach.
"Awesome. So were done for today so I will see you to around if not I will see you in two weeks. Just tell Parker and she will book you in. Bye little man." Justin ruffles Hunters blonde hair as we exit his office.
"Do you know where Dr. Wilson's office is?" I ask Calliope.
"You must be Arizona. I'm Dr. Jo Wilson." A young looking woman says introducing herself and I notice she is dressed more on the casual side compared to Addison. "I'm just down here." She points over her shoulder.
"Cool. This is my girlfriend Callie and this is m- this is Hunter."
"Very nice to meet you." Dr. Wilson says walking into her office and closing her door once were in. "Now Teddy said you wanted your stitches checked, if you want to hop up on the cha- oh right, here I'll pull you up on to the chair." Jo grabs my hands and pulls my up to standing and I slip on to the exam chair.
"Teddy was getting my medical files from New York sent over."
"Great, now is it your stomach and thigh?" She asks, I nod. "Just lift your shirt for me." I lift it and she pulls the bandage off and pokes around the wound. "Heeling nicely nice and pink but you will have to keep them in at least a week more." that makes me groan. "I know its a pain but then you will be out of that chair and hopping around. Now do you want to drop your pants for me and I'll check your leg." Jo smiles as Callie laughs as I turn red and pull my yoga pants down so she can check my leg. "Alright you're all good and I will see you in a week to take them out for you. No sexy time till then, don't want any ripped stitches." Jo says laughing as I huff.
"Fine." I say sounding like a teenager.
"We'll survive sweetheart." Callie says kissing my temple. Hunter finds the opportunity and dives out of Callie's arms towards me, Callie only just catching him before he lands on my stomach. "Whoa, that was a big jump."
"He is adorable, how old?"
"Eight months and growing like a giant oak tree. Big and strong." I say proudly.
"He looks just like you, uhh Teddy filled me in on what happened, I'm sorry for your loss."
"Thanks, been tough but were making it work."
"Now how about some doughnuts then stop at my office and we head home and veg, watch a movie?" Callie asks after buckling in Hunter and handing him a bottle.
"Sounds prefect to me, maybe we can unpack some of Hunters things and maybe pick a room for him."
"You're the boss." Callie Jokes making me laugh. "Let's go home and relax." She says and I nod absent minded. "You ok?"
"Uh yeah it just keeps taking me by surprise that were responsible for a tiny human. It's scary."
"It is but we are doing it together so it's only half as scary." Callie winks making me smile. "There's my dimples." Callie leans over kissing me softly. "Mmmm you smell so good. Let's go so I can cuddle up on the couch with you at home."
Hunter crashed a couple of hours ago, were in the theatre room snuggled up on the couch calliopes arms wrapped around me. I've noticed since the crash that Callie has to be touching or holding me, she won't let me hold her she has to wrap her body around me.
"It's Christmas in two weeks." Callie murmurs as an ad comes on TV.
"I haven't even thought about that. What did you want to do?" I ask nestling further into Callie.
"Well i want to have the morning just the three of us and then your parents and my dad for brunch and stay the rest of the day. We can have a quiet dinner and then depending on how we feel, see if everyone wants to come around for drinks. What do you think?"
"I'm happy to stay home all day, it actually sounds great. Ashley's parents might be coming out to stay with momma and dad."
"Okay, I'll start planning tomorrow but for now I want to go to bed because I'm exhausted." Calliope sighs as she helps me sit up.
"Bed sounds so good right now." We make our way towards the stairs and i groan. "I don't have the energy to make it up the stairs." I hear Callie chuckle and she turns her back to me crouching down.
"Hop on and I'll give you a lift babe." she says nonchalantly.
"You'll drop me."
"I hold you up off the ground in the shower, I can carry you up the stairs now hop on."
"Okay." I say hesitantly and jump on and let out a squeal as she pretends to fall and then races up the stairs easily making me giggle all the way up.
Settling in bed after getting changed I feel Callie wriggle over and wrap around the back of me and burying her face in my hair inhaling.
"I think we're going to be ok." I whisper into the darkness. Callie gives me a squeeze and a kiss on the back of my neck.
"I know we're going to be ok my love." Without any hesitation.
I believe her and just from that I know we are going to be ok, it's just a different plan than I had but it's still an adventure. One that I get to take with Calliope and Hunter. As much as it pains me and as hard as it is to think it, Hunter is now our son. As thought runs through my mind I can hear him softly snoring through the monitor that's on Callie's bedside table. So with him snoring and Callie wrapped around me it's the first night in a week I fall into a dreamless, peaceful sleep in the safety of my loves arms.
im happy with this chapter! i hope you like it and i really appreciate you reviews,they are always welcome!