Meredith and Arizona pulled the car in the driveway. Arizona looks at the address and says "This is the place. Are you ready to go meet our son?"
Meredith looked unsure "Do you think he'll like us? Well that's stupid, of course he'll like you. Do you think he'll like me?"
Arizona held her wife's hand, "Babe, he's going to love you. You are an amazing Mom. Lets go get our boy."
They knocked on the door and an older lady answered the door "Hi, Dr Grey? Dr Robbins? Come in, we have an excited little boy waiting for you." She directed them into the house and into a room where Sumy was playing with some toy trucks. He looked up when they entered the room and smiled shyly. Meredith went over to where he was sitting and sat next to him. She smiled at him and he handed her one of his toy trucks. They played on the floor for several minutes before the little boy moved closer to her. She smiled and Sumy reached up and touched her hair.
Arizona had hung back because she wanted to watch the love of her life interact with their new son. She also felt a little guilty because Ellis did favor her over her mother and she knew that it had to hurt her wife just a little bit. She slowly walked up and placed her hand on her wife's back. Sumy looked at the new arrival shyly. He moved closer to Meredith. She placed her hand on Meredith's chest and said "Mommy". She pointed at the little boy and said "Sumy" she placed a hand on her own chest and said "Momma". She smiled at the little one and repeated herself. He looked at Meredith and said "Mommy" he pointed to him self and said "Sumy" and he pointed at Arizona and said "Momma" The women clapped and laughed and Sumy looked pleased with himself. Arizona kissed her wife on the cheek and said "He's so smart."
Sumy had been around relief workers for the past month and a half and he had actually picked up quite a bit of the English language.
They spent another hour getting to know one another and playing. After a while the social worker suggests that they get going. In these cases, she found a quick break from the temporary caregiver to be best on someone Sumy's age. Meredith picked up some of the little boys toys and put them in a bag and he looked confused. She reached down and opened her arms and the little boy walked closer until he was in her arms. She asked him " Do you want to go with us?" He looked back and forth between the two and nodded. Arizona leaned in and kissed him on the cheek.
They drove to the bed and breakfast. Their plan was to spend one night alone with Sumy before they went home to a crowded house that might overwhelm him. They wanted him to be comfortable. They walked to a diner near the bed and breakfast for lunch. They weren't sure what to order Sumy. Arizona thought it best to not give him too many processed foods because they weren't sure what he could handle. The diet in Africa is really different and didn't want to upset his digestive system. They opened the menu and were discussing choices when Sumy pointed to a picture on it and rubbed his tummy.
Meredith asked him "Is that what you want?" Sumy nodded. Meredith looked at Arizona and she said "He wants the pizza. Do you think that would be okay for him?"
Arizona laughed "I guess he knows what he wants, and he's obviously eaten it before, so sure. Let's get him what he wants." They placed their orders. Meredith pulled out her phone and pulled up pictures of the kids. She pointed to each one and said their names, Sumy did the same. Meredith pulled him into a hug. After lunch the got the car and drove to the nearest mall. They wanted to get the little boy some clothes and toys of his own. They pretty much gave him free rein in the toy store. When he stopped and played with something or showed interest in a toy. Meredith put it in the cart. After a while Sumy began to rub his eyes and wanted to be held. They had wore him out. They went back to the bed and breakfast and laid him down on the bed.
Arizona called home to check on the other kids and the progress of the boys room. They passed the phone around for everyone to talk and when it was Bailey's turn he said "Momma, the Colonel and me putted together the new beds." They had picked out bunk beds and Bailey was excited about getting the top bunk. He asked "When are you bringing my new brother?"
Arizona told him they would be home tomorrow. She handed Meredith the phone and the process started all over again. Arizona heard her wife's voice catch she was talking to Barbara and became emotional "He's beautiful, and so so smart. I can't wait for you to meet him." Arizona wrapped her arms around her wife and placed a kiss on her wife's forehead.
When Sumy woke from his nap, he looked around the room confused until he found the women sitting at the table talking. He slowly walked toward them and climbed into Meredith's lap. Arizona pulled out her phone and snapped a picture. She showed it to Sumy who was fascinated with the picture. Meredith took the phone and for the next 10 minutes they filled the camera with selfies and Sumy laughing at all the silly faces they made.
Arizona and Meredith exchanged glances and again had a whole conversation without saying a word. He was going to fit right in.
The next day, they pulled up to the house and before they even turned the car off the kids ran out to the porch. Meredith walked up and kissed all the kids and told them "I know you are excited, but we need you all to be calm because he might scare easily okay?" The kids nodded and watched as Arizona was helping Sumy out of the car seat. She held his hand and walked up to greet the others. Sumy looked at everyone and said hi to them all by name. He remembered who they all were from Meredith showing him their pictures. Bailey took him by the hand and said "Come on, I wanna show you our room."