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Previously...
"Alright. I'm ready!" Callie said jumping up and down on her toes in front of Arizona.
"Huh?" was all Arizona could come up with. Callie just walked down the stairs wearing light makeup and jeans. Normal ordinary maternity jeans and Arizona was stunned by her beauty and the sight of that little baby pouch.
"I'm ready Arizona. Where did you go there?" Callie said smiling radiantly.
Chapter 12
"What?" Arizona whispered, shaking her head trying to clear the not so innocent images going on in her head.
"Are you alright Zone? You are acting kinda funny." Callie smiled at Arizona grabbing her arm and rubbing up and down to try to coax and answer out of Arizona.
"I'm great" Arizona smiled a wide smile showing Callie how happy she actually was. Arizona was happy. So happy. Maybe even naively happy because Callie's pregnancy wasn't something that Arizona should be this happy about. It wasn't her baby. Callie wasn't hers. Oh snap Arizona… Pull yourself together! Callie needs you to be her best friend, not some love struck woman… shit did I just say love struck? Why didn't that seem odd to me? Do I love her? I can't love her… she's my best friend. God… I really need to start dating again… I can't be feeling these feelings for Callie… definitely need a girlfriend… or at least a one night stand.
Arizona's eyes were giving away that she was in deep thought but Callie was also thinking about what the doctors appointment would bring.
"I'm sooooo excited!" Callie said. "We better get going I don't want to be late"
"Of course! Let's go!" Arizona said again roused from her inner thoughts.
The ladies got into the car and Arizona drove them into the hospital. It was her normal everyday drive though today she was off work so that she could stay with Callie all day. Truth be told Callie was thankful that Arizona was so close and that she had taken the day off. She didn't know how she would feel after the ultrasound.
The drive wasn't long, maybe 15 minutes and both ladies spent most of the time in their head as they thought about what the future would bring.
Arriving at the hospital they walked in and made their way to Callie's doctors office. The office was connected to the ob/gyn floor of the hospital and Callie's doctor was one of her oldest friends and Arizona's colleagues, Addison Montgomery. Dr. Montgomery was of the best in her field. She was way over qualified for Callie's completely normal pregnancy but was doing Callie a favor as a friend by being her doctor.
Arizona and Callie sat in the waiting room talking about what they needed from the grocery store. Arizona was writing down each item Callie mentioned onto a list and adementaly adding her own items while Callie was thinking of others she needed for cooking having already added all of her personal needs to the list.
"Calliope Torres" was called by a nurse standing holding an open door towards the exam rooms.
Callie quickly got up and headed towards the nurse. She got about halfway to the nurse before turning to add something else to the list when she realized Arizona was still sitting in the waiting room. Turning around Callie went back to Arizona and leaned down in front of her putting her hands on her knees to keep herself balanced.
"You coming?" Callie asked looking into Arizona's deep blue eyes.
"I thought you might want to do this one alone. I mean you know I'm not anyone important to the baby… I don't want to intrude." Arizona's response was whispered and hard to comprehend as she kept looking away from Callie in a sad attempt to keep her emotions together.
"Arizona" Callie whispered back "you are important. You are so important. You are keeping this baby's mother safe and happy and healthy. You are important. I want you in that room with me. I need you in that room with me. I can't do this alone Zona. Plus if I remember correctly you promised to be with me through everything… Arizona this is part of everything. Now get up and get your butt moving we have a baby to see."
Arizona's smile grew as her dimples began to pop. Callie thought that she was important and wanted her in that room with her. Callie wanted to share this special moment with her.
Callie stood up awkwardly, with her newly developed baby belly throwing her balance off a little. She looked down at Arizona and extended her hand out for Arizona to take. Without missing a beat Arizona took Callie's hand and intertwined their fingers. Standing Arizona gave Callie her best dimpled smile and they walked towards the nurse who was still waiting patiently at the door.
"You ladies ready for this?" the nurse asked after taking Callie's vitals and weight and leading the ladies to a room slightly larger than a normal exam room.
"So ready!" Callie said with a huge smile.
"What are you?" the nurse asked turning to Arizona.
"I'm… yeah, I'm ready… a little nervous but ready" Arizona said looking slightly sick to her stomach. Arizona took the seat in the far corner of the room away from the exam table. She still wasn't sure how close Callie wanted her and didn't want to intrude.
"That's how it usually goes" the nurse laughed. "One parent is always really excited and the other is always worried until they have the word from the doctor that everything with the baby is okay."
"Oh, I'm not… I mean I'm just a…" Arizona began.
"Arizona just shut up and come hold my hand" Callie cut in. "I'm getting a little nervous myself."
Arizona quickly stood and made her way across the room sitting in the chair next to the exam table she put her hand in Callie's and gave it a small squeeze. "Everything is going to be prefect Cal. This baby is going to be marvelous!" Arizona soothed.
"Dr. Montgomery will be in shortly" the nurse smiled sweetly before closing the door and leaving the two alone once again.
"You do realize that nurse now thinks we are together right?" Arizona asked timidly the corner of her lips slightly turned up in a small smile. She was holding out for Callie's answer thinking for the first time that maybe her thoughts about Callie weren't all one sided. Maybe Callie liked her too.
"Yeah, I don't really care what she thinks Zona. And she never explicitly said we were together… she just implied that you were the other parent. Which in this totally messed up situation you kind of are. I mean you take care of me and make sure the baby and I are well cared for and in bed on time and eating all the right foods and taking the prenatal vitamin…" Callie stopped mid sentence and looked away from Arizona. "Arizona you know that you can leave whenever you want right?"
"What?!" Arizona said taken back by Callie's sudden change. First Callie was all defending Arizona's stance as the baby's second parent and then out of nowhere asked if Arizona wanted in out…
"Cal I'm NOT going anywhere!" Arizona said with so much conviction in her voice Callie knew she better not argue. "This is a wacky situation, I get that but I want to be the second parent… at least as long as you will have me…. woo that sounded weird. I should say that I want to be here. If you want me to leave after you have this baby that's fine but I'm here until then. I don't want to be a burden and I don't want you to be worried about this baby getting attached to me and then me leaving. I'm here if you want me and gone when you are ready to be on your own."
"Arizona I want you here. I don't know what I will feel once I have this baby. Or even what I will feel in three months but right now I want you here. As far as being attached to the baby… I think that you will be. I mean in the least you will be the baby's aunt Arizona." Callie said with a genuine smile but a small sadness in her eyes.
Callie was so confused about her feelings. She was a widow and pregnant. She was a hormone casserole 85% of the time, going from laughing to crying on a whim. She was a mess and her feelings were messy too. Callie had more than friendship feelings for Arizona...
She loved Arizona… as a best friend. Everything else was convoluted and just to difficult to deal with full on. Was it the pregnancy hormones or were her feelings real? Callie honestly didn't know.
Before anything else could be said between the two Addison came in to begin her exam. Sliding into the room Addison began "Good afternoon Callie how are you?" not even looking up from the chart in her hand.
"I'm great! So excited to get to finally get to see this bundle of joy growing inside me!" Callie answered excitedly hand working its way back into Arizona's that was laying on her thigh.
Finally looking up from the chart Addison looked at the situation before her. "Dr. Robbins what are you doing here?"
"I happen to be Callie's best friend and she asked me to come along. She was kind enough to lend me a room in her beautiful house for the time being so I don't have to go apartment shopping while getting settled in my new job here." Arizona smiled.
"That's wonderful, though I thought I was Callie's best friend." Addison laughed at the look on Callie's face as she looked between her two best friends who were both staring at her as though asking to break the best friend war between them and declare one the victor.
"You guys are both my best friends! It's definitely a tie." Callie pouted and added "I get to win right I mean I am the pregnant one here."
"Fine, but this isn't over." Arizona said with a smug look on her face.
"I concur. We will get you to declare a winner later." Addison added. "Lets get a look at this baby."
"So this is your first appointment here right Cal? You had your initial appointment across town where you found out officially they you were pregnant and then you were here for a fall we noted that everything was right on track. This is the office, the other half of the floor are the birthing suites. I'm sure that Dr. Robbins can give you a tour after the appointment if you would like. The room on the end of the hall is always empty for tours if you want to see what the suites look like."
"You can call me Arizona" Arizona added with a smile "and I would love to give Callie a tour."
"Thanks Arizona. I have quite a busy day today. Three c sections after this wonderful appointment. I usually have a ultrasound tech do these but because you are so special Callie you get me."
"Thanks Addison I know that you are busy. It means a lot that you are taking time to do this for me." Callie added.
"Lets get this started." Addison said applying some warmed gel to Callie's exposed stomach and working the wand around slowly. A picture flashed on the screen and Callie was immediately teary eyed. She had no idea what she was looking at but she knew somewhere in the black and white mess was her baby.
Addison stopped the screen and looked at the image. "Did you ever get to hear the heartbeat?"
"No, we didn't" Arizona answered knowing that if Callie talked she would being crying hysterically.
"Well here you guys go." Addison played a small section of the babies heartbeat. Callie was crying even harder with happiness as she heard the baby for the first time.
"She sounds so strong!" Callie said between choked sobs.
"So you think it's a girl huh?" Arizona asked looking directly at the screen in front of them. studying what she saw and wondering if she was seeing it correctly. She was a doctor after all and was able to read an ultrasound but hadn't read a pregnancy ultrasound in almost 5 years so wasn't sure if her assumptions were correct.
"Yeah, but I'm happy either way as long as the baby is healthy." Callie smiled back at Arizona.
"Well… Arizona do you want to tell her or should I?" Addison asked with a cocky smile on her face.
"I think that you should Dr. Montgomery. I haven't read a pregnancy ultrasound in almost five years. And I think that what I'm about to say might be wrong." Arizona replied honestly squeezing Callie's hand a little tighter and looking up at Addison with a nervousness some fathers didn't even display.
"Based on your reaction I would almost bet money that you are not wrong about what you saw." Addison laughed "But I understand your hesitancy to say it out loud."
"What is happening? What is going on? Is there something wrong with my baby?" Callie asked now beginning to panic as she looked at the screen. "I mean we just heard the heartbeat is it to slow? to fast? What's going on? Someone tell me what's happening!"
"Callie" Arizona soothed gripping Callie's hand tighter and pulling Callie's face to hers. "It's not anything bad, just something unexpected." Arizona smiled and the look of love in her eyes made Callie cry all over.
"Callie you're having twins" Addison said just above a whisper trying not to ruin the moment between the two women before her. Addison had known Callie for a long time, she was even the maid of honor in Callie and Greg's wedding but Addison had never seen Callie as happy as she looked with Arizona. Addison expected Callie to be freaking out about having a baby without Greg but instead she looked beyond excited to be having two babies while sharing a home with Arizona. Addison didn't want to jump to conclusions but made a mental note to check in with Callie about the complexity of the situation before her.
"I'm having twins?" Callie said in awe.
"Yep" Arizona responded never breaking eye contact.
After about two minutes of the women just staring into each others eyes Addison broke the silence. "Do you want to know what gender each twin is?"
"Yes!" The ladies said in unison finally looking away from the others eyes and back to Addison who sat with the wand still on Callie's exposed stomach.
"Arizona… did you want to do the honors?" Addison asked smiling.
"Absolutely!" Arizona answered with a huge dimpled smile while walking to the other side of the table to take the wand.
"So here is baby number one" Arizona said pointing to a blob on the screen. "Baby number one is a girl!" Arizona smiled down at Callie before moving the wand to the other side of Callie's stomach and saying "here is baby two, a little smaller than baby one but still looking really healthy. Baby number two is…." Arizona paused waiting for Callie's eyes to meet hers "a boy" Arizona whispered.
Callie looked into Arizona's eyes as she told her she was having not only a little girl like she had always wanted but a little boy as well. Callie sat up quickly causing Arizona to drop the ultrasound wand. Callie turned her body towards Arizona and kissed her with a fiery passion. Arizona kissed back, tongues mixing together, lips locked on one anothers as if their lives depended on it and in that moment both women knew that everything had just changed.
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