Feeling the flutters in her abdomen, Arizona fought through her sleepy haze and lowered her hand to rub soothing circles around her protruding belly. Though the kicks weren't quite strong enough to feel on the outside yet, they were clearly noticeable on the inside, so much so that they had started waking her up. Opening her eyes, she felt that familiar warmth spread through her body when she was greeted with her wife's gorgeous sleep smile. She bit back her laughter at the little snort Callie made and her heart flipped when her hand moved to splay across her stomach as if she were protecting her and their babies even in her sleep. The blonde continued to look at her wife lovingly as she recalled how sweet and gentle she was with her when they arrived home after her panic attack.
True to her word, Callie did indeed pamper her for the remainder of the afternoon and evening. On the way home, Callie revealed she hadn't yet eaten lunch and Arizona admitted she'd only nibbled on cheese, crackers, and fruit, so they decided to stop for soup and smoothies. When they arrived home and finished their lunch, they both napped until Sofia came home and Callie drew her a bath and spent some time preparing dinner and helping their daughter with her homework, then returned in time to help her out of the tub, give her a light massage, and rub cocoa butter on her stomach. After dinner, as had become their Friday tradition, Callie pulled out the air mattress, turned off all the lights, turned on the Christmas lights, and they all watched a Christmas movie together, while eating their bedtime snack. When they got into bed, Callie read the babies a story, talked to them for a little while, then held her while she fell asleep.
Though Arizona's hands itched to reach out and trace the contours of her wife's beautiful face, run her hands through her tousled hair, she didn't want to risk waking her up. She could tell by the dark circles under Callie's eyes that she wasn't getting enough sleep. She allowed herself a brief moment of guilt because she knew she was the reason for that. Callie woke up with her to help her with her leg whenever she needed to go to the bathroom, or get a drink, and more often than not, got up and sat with her when she had her late night cravings. While she truly appreciated the attention she was getting from her wife and some of it was a necessity, especially where her leg was concerned, she never wanted to take it for granted. She always wanted Callie to feel just as loved and appreciated as she made her feel. With that thought in mind, she slowly and carefully tried to turn over without disturbing her wife, reached for her leg, attached the strap, and slid her prosthetic up her residual limb. Carefully pushing herself off the bed, she took some comfy clothes out of the dresser, grabbed her phone, went into the bathroom to do what she needed to do, washed her hands, got dressed, then slipped out of the bedroom, allowing her wife to sleep as long as she could.
Once she reached the kitchen, Arizona started a fresh pot of coffee, prepared the kettle of water for her tea, then took out the ingredients to make her wife breakfast in bed. Hearing the phone vibrate across the counter, she picked it up, saw a message from Maria, and smiled when she read the text.
Maria: Good morning, I hope you feel better. You had me worried. I know I'm not supposed to take Sofia until tonight, but we were planning on doing a little shopping, going ice skating at Rockefeller Center, all that Christmassy crap and Bella was asking for Sofia to join us. Maybe we can help her pick out gifts for her mommies so you two don't have to worry about that. Can we pick her up at around 11:00 am? P.S. Due to the nice things I said, this message will self-destruct in 30 seconds.
Arizona couldn't help but laugh at the last part, but she was touched that her friend was concerned about her well-being. However, she was also worried about her daughter going ice skating for the first time and was just a little sad that she couldn't be the one to teach her. Given what happened her first time roller skating though, she figured there was no one better to send her with than an ortho nurse. She also had a point about the shopping and now that she was no longer driving, it would be harder for her to take her daughter out for Callie's gift. Although she would normally make this decision with Callie, she didn't want to disturb her. Looking at the time and seeing it was nearly 10:00 am, she quickly replied to the text while going to wake her daughter.
Me: Whew! Made it just under the wire. Fortunately my screen didn't crack with the explosion. Yes, Sofia may come with you, thank you for thinking of her. She will be ready by 11:00 am.
Arizona slowly opened her daughter's door and noticed she was just waking up. Smiling brightly, she crossed the room, sat on the side of the bed, and her heart melted when the little girl snuggled into her side and wrapped her arms around her as best as she could. She loved how cuddly and loveable Sofia was when she first woke up. She'd always been this way and Arizona cherished every second of it. Finally becoming awake enough to talk, Sofia sleepily greeted, "Good morning mommy." Arizona kissed the top of her head and softly replied, "Good morning sweet girl. I have a surprise for you." Sofia's head popped up and even in her sleepy state, Arizona could see the excitement dancing in her expressive brown eyes as she asked, "Did the elves do something silly?" Arizona thought about what her wife did with the elves and replied, "Oh they definitely did, but that's not the surprise. Bella invited you to spend the day and the night with them. They are going shopping and Maria said she would help you pick out presents for mama and me, then you are going ice skating at Rockefeller Center and doing all kinds of Christmas activities."
Sofia hopped off the bed and clapped her hands excitedly and asked, "When are they coming? I have to dress warm right?" Then her face dropped and she asked, "Do I have to go ice skating? I'm…I don't think I want to." Arizona pulled her daughter close and answered, "I know it's scary and no, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. I will tell you this though, we can't let our fears keep us from doing the things we want or need to do, or from having fun." Sofia tilted her head in question and Arizona continued, "I know you're scared because of what happened when you went roller skating with grandpa and I can't say I'm not a little scared for you. But remember how you and your friends were afraid to go camping and mama and me and Stevie and Jordyn all did camping things with you so you weren't afraid anymore?" Sofia nodded her head, bit her bottom lip, wondered if she should bring this up, then asked, "Like you're afraid of flying, but you did it so you could come see me, then so we could move out here, and then to take mama on your honeymoon? You didn't let it keep you from doing what you wanted to do." Arizona replied, "That's right." Sofia smiled, nodded her head once, making her decision, and conceded, "Okay, I'll try it." Arizona smiled, though she was still worried, and replied, "That's all I can ask. Now get some warm clothes on and we will get your hair fixed up and get some breakfast in you."
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By 11:00 am, Callie still hadn't emerged from the bedroom and between getting Sofia's breakfast, packing her bag, and doing her hair, Arizona was just finishing her wife's breakfast when she heard a car pull into the driveway. She looked up to see her daughter putting on her coat and hat and asked, "Sof, can you open the door before they ring the bell and wake mama please?" The little girl nodded and ran to the door just in time to greet Maria and allow her into the house. Arizona put the food in the oven to keep it warm, walked into the living room with Sofia's overnight bag and saw Maria looking up at their living room ceiling. She laughed at the expression on her face when she pointed up and asked, "What the he…heck is that?" Following her gaze, Sofia giggled when she saw the string of lights extending from the hallway ceiling to the Christmas tree and her two elves hanging by a string tied to each wrist and answered, "Those are my elves, they are zip-lining to the tree. They brought me a present. I got some new hair ties and earrings." Maria leaned toward Arizona and muttered, "You are ruining my friend." Arizona shrugged and winked at her then they both laughed at Sofia who was bouncing on her toes and practically begging, "Can I go see Bella now?" Arizona bent down as far as she could, tapped her cheek, waited for her kiss, turned her head and said, "Now one for mama," waited for the other kiss, then whispered, "Remember what I said about skating. We love you." Sofia nodded and answered, "I love you too," then she carefully made her way out to Maria's car.
Once she was far enough away that she couldn't hear, Arizona explained, "She's never been ice skating and is a little scared to get on skates again, so you might have to do a little cajoling." Maria nodded and replied, "I figured as much. If it helps any, Bella has never been ice skating either but both Miguel and I are pretty decent skaters. We figured we'd take them around a couple of times then distract them with hot chocolate." Arizona laughed at that, then pulled her credit card from her pocket and asked, "Is this okay? We don't carry much cash on us." Maria nodded and replied, "It's fine. I won't let her go overboard and I'll text you if she finds something I think might be a little too costly." The blonde nodded in agreement, thanked her friend once again, then waved at her daughter before she shut the door and rushed into the kitchen to plate up breakfast.
Carrying a tray full of food, Arizona peeked her head in their bedroom door and experienced a bit of déjà vu when she found her wife just waking up, very much like she had found their daughter a little over an hour ago. Walking further into the room, she greeted, "Good morning sleepy head." Callie smiled at the lilting sound of Arizona's voice and was pleasantly surprised to see her carrying a tray full of food. She was tempted to get up and take it from her but knew this was not only something Arizona wanted to do for her, but it was also something she needed to do. She sat up, stretched, and arranged both pillows so they could sit comfortably against the headboard. When Arizona placed the tray over her lap, Callie inhaled the delicious aromas, looked down at the fresh fruit, toast, sausage links, crispy potatoes, and cheesy scrambled eggs, and asked, "What's all this?" Arizona rounded the bed, climbed in on her side, and declared, "I wanted to make my wife breakfast in bed. I figured it was the least I could do, given how well you take care of us." Callie smiled brightly, leaned over, kissed her on the cheek, and murmured, "Thank you, it looks and smells amazing."
Callie placed her coffee on the bedside table and started to pick up her plate so she could hand Arizona the tray when she took her own plate, rested it on her stomach and declared, "Built-in lap tray." The brunette couldn't help but chuckle, shake her head, and mutter, "You're ridiculous." Arizona popped her dimples and replied, "Maybe, but you love me anyway." Callie popped a strawberry into her mouth and replied, "That I do." Seeing the sun peeking through the blinds, she asked, "What time is it?" Arizona took a sip of her tea and responded, "Almost 11:30 am." Callie's eyes widened in surprise as she asked, "Why didn't you wake me? Where's Sofia?" Arizona took her hand and in a soft tone, answered, "I didn't wake you because you were exhausted. Calliope, you wake up with me three or four times every night, work all day, come home and take care of me and Sofia all evening. You need someone to take care of you and that someone is your wife. I know things are getting harder for me to do and I can't do as much, but baby, you are going to wear yourself out. I can't let you do that; I won't let you do that. You have to let me take care of you too, even if it's the little things." Callie linked their fingers together and swallowed the lump forming in her throat. They'd come so far; however these little things still surprised her occasionally.
After hearing the tenderness in Arizona's voice, seeing the love in her eyes, Callie knew she wasn't angry about being taken care of, nor did she feel like she was being treated like a patient, she was just concerned for her, worried that she wasn't getting the attention she deserved. Sighing, Callie conceded, "I know, you're right. I'm sorry I haven't…" Arizona shook her head and quietly declared, "I'm not looking for an apology honey and I didn't mean to sound like I was scolding you. I appreciate everything you do for all of us and I love you more than you could ever know. I just worry about you, about your well-being, your health, your stress levels, and I want to show you in these little ways, how important you are to me too." Arizona tightened her grip on Callie's hand and hoped she conveyed her message properly. She in no way meant to make her wife feel bad, it was the opposite actually, she intended to make this day about Callie, to spend some time focusing on her and her needs.
Callie kissed the back of her hand, nodded her head and replied, "I'll let you, I promise. I know we are a team, I guess I'm just…" Arizona interjected, "Being a mama bear." Callie laughed, and replied, "Yeah, being a mama bear. Speaking of which, where is our daughter?" She then took a bite of her food before it got cold and hummed in appreciation. She loved Arizona's cheesy scrambled eggs and crispy potatoes. Arizona replied, "Maria sent me a text earlier to check on me and asked if she could have her for the day to take her shopping and ice skating and in her words, do all that Christmassy crap." Callie furrowed her brow in concern and asked, "You're okay with the ice skating?" Arizona shook her head and replied, "No and Sofia was worried too. But I told her we can't let our fears keep us from doing those things. I think I'm a little more upset than I care to admit, that I can't be the one to teach her. I've come to terms with it and I know I can teach her many other things, but I do feel better knowing she's with an ortho nurse in case something does happen." Callie couldn't help but smile; she was so proud of Arizona, of how far she'd come since first losing her leg. She knew things like this would continue to come up throughout Sofia's life and now with their triplets, so she was happy to see her wife had been able to accept the fact that though there were some things she couldn't do with them, there were many other things she could do.
Once they both finished breakfast, Callie took Arizona's plate, put it on the tray, moved the tray to the floor beside her, helped Arizona lie down on her side, slid down on the bed so she was facing her, and murmured, "Thank you for my breakfast in bed, it was amazing." She then slipped her arm around Arizona's waist and leaned in for a proper good morning kiss. Callie sucked Arizona's bottom lip into her mouth, then released it with a pop, swiped her tongue along the inside of her upper lip and moaned in satisfaction when she felt Arizona's tongue brush against hers. Arizona slid her hand up Callie's bare arm, over her shoulder, and gripped the back of her head to pull her closer. Neither of them tried to dominate, nor did they attempt to take it any further, they were content with sharing this intimate moment together.
When the kiss came to its natural end, Arizona continued to stroke the back of Callie's head and stated, "You're getting a little furry again. Would you like me to cut it for you?" Callie's mega-watt smile bloomed across her face, and she nodded her head fervently and replied, "I would love nothing more." Arizona continued to run her fingers through Callie's hair, leaned in for another kiss, and ordered, "Get some pants on and pull the stool into the bathroom, I'll take care of the dishes and be right in." Callie caressed Arizona's face, understood she was trying to make this day all about her and couldn't be more appreciative or feel more special than she did in that moment. If she were being honest with herself, she really was exhausted and didn't realize until she woke up and finished her breakfast that this was exactly what she needed but Arizona knew and she was more than willing to fulfill her needs. Leaning in for one last kiss, she got out of bed, picked the tray up off the floor, carried it to Arizona, helped her get out of bed, then did as her wife asked her to do.
When Arizona returned to their room, she found Callie in the bathroom brushing her teeth, picked up her own toothbrush, and followed her wife's lead, trying not to focus on the gentle sway of her full pert breasts. When they were finished, Callie reached under the sink, pulled out the small pink case which contained Arizona's clippers, plugged them in, then sat down on the stool. Arizona went to the cabinet, took out a towel, placed it on the countertop, reached into one of the drawers for the massage oil, squeezed a small amount onto her hands, rubbed them together, then started working out the knots in Callie's shoulders. The second Callie felt Arizona's thumbs press into her aching muscles, she let out a long low moan, closed her eyes and dropped her head forward. No matter how much she teased Arizona about her small girly hands, she knew she was indeed freakishly strong.
Arizona continued to massage Callie's neck and shoulders, reveling in the whimpers and moans of pleasure, until she was satisfied she had relieved the tension and worked out all the kinks and knots. Just in case her wife wasn't relaxed enough, she leaned forward, and starting with the left shoulder, she left a trail of soft wet kisses along the top of her shoulder, the back of her neck, and across the other shoulder. When she was finished, she gently lifted Callie's head, licked along the shell of her ear, nibbled on her earlobe and whispered, "How do you feel?" Callie reached behind her, took Arizona's hand, linked their fingers and husked out, "Hmmm, amazing. I didn't realize how tense I was. Thank you." Arizona smiled, nuzzled her nose into the side of Callie's head and stated, "We offer full service here, remember?" Callie smirked and replied, "Oh I definitely remember." Arizona stood up, ran her fingers through Callie's hair, brushed it all back and commented, "It's getting a little long up here too." Callie looked in the mirror, noticed her wife could put her hair into a small ponytail and replied, "I kind of like it like this, but I think while we're off, I'll see if Stevie can trim it for me before Christmas." Arizona put a clip on the smaller pieces that kept escaping the ponytail and suggested, "You'd better call her today and book an appointment. In fact, maybe see if they can get us all in, we promised Sof she could use her gift certificate and I'd like a trim too." Callie nodded and answered, "Will do."
Callie watched Arizona's reflection in the mirror while she cut her hair. She knew her wife had done it enough times so she was no longer worried about messing up, but her brow was furrowed in concentration and she still focused and kept a steady hand as if she were performing the most delicate of surgeries. She loved the care Arizona took, the amount of time she spent making sure her hair looked perfect. When she was finished with the clippers, Arizona used the smaller razor to trim Callie's hairline, shave her neck, and then stood back to admire her handiwork. She brushed the loose hair away then handed Callie a mirror so she could see the end product. Callie took the mirror, ran her hand along the side and back of her head and declared, "It looks and feels great baby. Thank you for doing this. I love when you cut my hair." Arizona smiled, took the hand mirror, walked around so she was facing Callie, and proclaimed, "I was worried at first, but I really like it too. It feels like…I don't know, our little intimate thing. It makes me feel good that you trust me so much." She stepped closer, ran her hands along both sides of Callie's head and smiled when she felt her wife caressing her stomach.
Arizona slid her hands back, caressed Callie's cheeks, gently lifted her face so they could see eye to eye and declared, "Now, I am going to draw you a nice hot bath, finish your massage, and let you relax for a while." Callie pulled her closer, rested her cheek against her protruding belly and pouted, "I'd rather have you join me." She lifted her head and could tell by the look in Arizona's eyes that she was about to argue and added, "All I need to help me relax is you. Holding you in my arms, cuddling with you, it soothes me, grounds me. I didn't even know how much I needed all this today, but you did and I love and appreciate you so much for recognizing that. Now, I do know what I need and that's you. Just you relaxing in the tub with me." Arizona smiled softly, leaned down to brush their lips together and murmured, "When you put it that way, how can I refuse?" Callie ran her hands up and down Arizona's back, kissed her stomach and said, "Thank you. How about you go fill the tub and I'll clean up here?" Arizona narrowed her eyes at her wife who was already standing and Callie asked, "Would you rather bend over with the dustpan to collect the stray hair?" Arizona looked down at her belly, realized she could barely put on her own shoes and replied, "Good point," then went to the tub and turned on the water.
After Callie finished sweeping the floor, she set the broom and dustpan aside, took off the sweatpants she was wearing, and joined Arizona, who was sitting on the side of the tub making no move to get in. Walking up beside her, she helped her stand and remove her clothes, then noticed Arizona's gaze darting from the tub to her stomach, or maybe her leg, she wasn't sure. Pulling her into her arms, she asked, "What is it honey?" Arizona nibbled on her bottom lip and revealed, "I um…I think I would feel safer leaving my leg on. I know you would never let anything happen to me and you can hold my weight, I just…my balance is already off and with only one leg, it's far worse and…" Callie ran her fingers through soft blonde curls and soothed, "Shhh, it's okay honey. Whatever makes you feel most comfortable. It makes perfect sense to me." Arizona looked up into dark chocolate eyes, saw nothing but love and understanding, brushed their lips together, and moved closer to the tub, taking Callie's hand and accepted her help as she lowered herself into the tub. Callie climbed in and situated herself behind Arizona, who wasted no time in leaning back against her, resting her head on her shoulder, while slowly caressing her outer thighs. Callie wrapped her arms around her protruding baby belly and both women sighed in relief as the hot water began to soothe their aching muscles.
The two sat together for several minutes, enjoying each other's company after a long and hectic week. Arizona closed her eyes when Callie's hands started roaming upward and cupped her sensitive breasts. Her touch was gentle, almost reverent, though it was sensual, it wasn't sexual, so she wasn't at all surprised when her wife asked, "Do you plan to breast feed?" Arizona continued rubbing Callie's thighs and answered, "I'd like to try, but I'm sure we'll have to supplement with formula, I don't know if I'll produce enough milk to keep all three babies fed all day long. I also want you to be able to feed them. We both know what a bonding experience that is between a mother and her baby." Callie's heart flipped, knowing Arizona had thought about her being able to bond with the babies in that way as well. She kissed her neck and whispered, "I think you should try to breast feed too. I was just thinking about how beautiful you would look holding our mini-Arizona to your breast. I could still feed them even if we don't use formula. You could pump and we could use bottles, I'm sure they won't be hungry one at a time." Arizona chuckled at that and replied, "I may do it for the first few months at least. I'm sure with three kids and pumping, I'll feel like a cow after too long." Callie tried to hold in her laughter, but Arizona could feel her body shaking under hers.
After a few more minutes on her back, Arizona started to feel uncomfortable and asked, "Can you help me turn to my side please?" Callie nodded, slid them both a little further into the water, and carefully helped Arizona turn over, using her leg as a cushion so her stomach wasn't pressed against the bottom of the tub. Once they were situated, Arizona lifted her head and captured Callie's lips in a long languorous kiss. When they finally came up for air, Arizona asked, "What's your opinion on diapers? Should we use disposable or cloth?" Callie scrunched up her nose at the idea of rinsing out dirty diapers and replied, "While I really, REALLY don't like the thought of cleaning dirty diapers, I also hate to think how many disposable diapers we would use in what…two, maybe three years?" Arizona nodded and asked, "What about a diaper service? I mean, we are going to have enough to worry about with double the laundry, feeding, and everything else that comes with having newborns. The money we would spend on disposable diapers would probably more than pay for a diaper service." Callie thought for a moment and agreed, "I like it, we could look into it, see how it works and pick one that works best for us." Arizona smiled and replied, "Look at us, two big decisions out of the way and we haven't even left the tub." Callie kissed the top of Arizona's forehead and continued to rub her back and stomach.
They stayed in the bath a little longer, talking quietly, washing one another, and finally decided to get out and put on something comfortable until they had to get ready for their date later in the afternoon. When they reached the kitchen, they made quick work of cleaning up, let Tobin outside, then back in again after quickly doing what he needed to do, and made a grocery list for their next shopping trip. After pouring herself a fresh cup of coffee, Callie asked, "What do you say we cuddle up on the couch and catch up on a few episodes of American Bake Off." Arizona smiled, walked toward the living room and replied, "I say, bring it on Calliope."
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Arizona reached her hand across the table, took Callie's hand, and said, "This is nice. I can't remember the last time we've been on an actual date together, just the two of us." Callie rubbed her thumb over Arizona's wedding ring and responded, "Neither can I, but if I had to venture a guess, I'd say it was your birthday." The blonde smiled at the memory and murmured, "Hmm how could I forget that? It was the best birthday I've ever had." Callie lifted the small pale hand to her lips, kissed every knuckle and reminded her, "Well tonight is just an extension of that, since you did get these tickets for your birthday." Arizona laughed and replied, "Oh my gosh, I didn't even think about that. I still can't believe Maria and Lorraine bought us tickets to see the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular." Callie smiled and answered, "They love you and knew we would enjoy it." Arizona nodded in agreement and said, "What they did for my birthday was amazing and so thoughtful. Sometimes I forget Maria has a heart." Callie laughed, shook her head and replied, "At least you got tickets. They would never get me anything like that for fear that I would drag them along with me." Arizona laughed, then stuck out her bottom lip in sympathy for her wife.
Taking a drink of her water, Arizona suggested, "Speaking of tickets, we haven't used any of your gift certificates to a Broadway show yet and I'd like to see at least one before I have the trips." Callie's eyes grew wide, she'd nearly forgotten about them since they were completely overshadowed by the much bigger revelation of Arizona's pregnancy. Arizona narrowed her eyes and she accused, "You forgot didn't you?" Callie slumped in her seat and she defended, "I mean, I did get those on the same day we found out you were pregnant and well…" she trailed off when she saw the teasing glint in her wife's eyes and asked, "You aren't really mad are you?" Arizona shook her head and replied, "No, I only remembered myself when we were getting ready today." Callie sighed in relief, she really didn't want to hurt her wife's feelings because she knew how much thought she'd put into that gift, they'd just been so focused on the babies.
Arizona reached for her purse pulled out her phone and exclaimed, "Let's pick now, before our dinner arrives." Callie smiled at her excitement, took the phone, and typed in her search. As they scrolled through the current shows, they both gasped and squealed, "Hamilton!" at the same time. Callie switched to the notes app, typed in Hamilton and the available dates, then went back to the website and kept scrolling. Arizona pointed to the phone and offered, "We could take Sof to see Frozen." Callie looked at her wife, arched her brow in disbelief, and asked, "Are you serious? I know she made you watch that movie a million times and you really want to see it on Broadway?" Arizona pursed her lips, put her finger on the phone and kept scrolling. Callie chuckled and muttered, "That's what I thought." Just before Arizona could scroll a second time, Callie grabbed her hand and asked, "What about that one? We could take her to see The Lion King. We all loved that movie." Arizona smiled, touched that Callie remembered it was one of her favorite movies, nodded and agreed, "I would love to see that." Callie smiled and declared, "Okay, it's settled then! Two shows before you have the babies."
Arizona tucked her phone into her purse just in time to look up and see the waiter arrive with their food. While they were eating, Callie asked, "When are your parents coming for Christmas?" Arizona took a drink of her water and answered, "Oh! They will be here the Tuesday before Christmas and since it falls on a Saturday this year, they plan on staying until the Monday after and get this, mom finally talked my dad into that cruise she's been wanting to go on. So they will be on a cruise for New Year's Eve." Callie almost choked on her food, swallowed, took a drink of her wine and croaked out, "Are you serious? Your dad is springing for a cruise?" Arizona nodded and explained, "Apparently he finally decided you can't take it with you." Callie laughed and responded, "Well, I mean, you can't argue with that. So are they staying with us?" Arizona shook her head and answered, "No, they are staying at The Aria as guests of your parents. I guess our mothers talk weekly and Lucia invited them to stay at the hotel. I told my mom they were welcome to stay with us but she said this was our first Christmas together as a family and they would not be intruding on us no matter how much I argued." Callie tilted her head and asked, "How do you feel about that?" Arizona lifted her fork to her mouth, stopped before she took a bite and asked, "Would you think I was a bad daughter if I said I was more than a little happy about that?" She then proceeded to take a bite and watched her wife's facial expression. Callie smiled and answered, "Only if you don't think I'm a bad daughter or daughter-in-law for feeling the same way." Both women laughed, then continued to talk about plans for family dinner after Christmas morning with just the three of them.
After that, they discussed the things they wanted to do or that needed to get done before Arizona reached the stage in her pregnancy that she wouldn't be able to do. When they were finished with their dinner, they decided they still had some time before they had to leave, and they both ordered a different dessert so they could share as usual. While they were waiting, Arizona asked, "Callie, can we talk about Godparents now?" Callie put down her wine glass and looked at her wife expectantly. It still amazed her that Arizona wanted to follow her religious beliefs about the importance of having Godparents. She understood now that she went along with it when they had Sofia because she felt she had no say, but she's been the one to initiate the conversation with these babies every time. Tilting her head, she asked, "What were you thinking?" Arizona played with the drops of water that had accumulated outside of her glass and admitted, "You know I've never really bought into that, but I know how important it is to you and it's part of your religion as well as your culture and I want our children to grow up to be immersed in those things. I didn't get it until we were named Nicholas' Godparents. I didn't realize the honor and the responsibility that came with it and I…I feel differently about it now. I see the importance of it, I see how crucial it is to have that extra guidance."
Callie smiled, reached for Arizona's hand and replied, "Thank you for saying that and while I appreciate that you were willing to do it for me, I'm happy you understand now why it is so important to me. Do you have people in mind?" Arizona chewed on her bottom lip and replied, "I do, I just…I'm not sure you'll agree with me. So I'll preface it with this, Christina has been great, don't get me wrong, but she's so far away and hasn't really taken an active role in Sofia's life. I'd like to choose people who will be around, who our children will grow up with, will be familiar with. It doesn't have to be someone who lives here, just someone who they will see often enough to know and who will take the role seriously. Like, if we choose Addie to be a Godparent, I know she will visit and see them often. She calls Sof all the time." Callie nodded in agreement, happy to hear her wife was thinking the same things she was. She adored Christina, but Arizona was right, she didn't take an active role in their daughter's life. They both continued to throw out names until they were satisfied with what they had decided.
Callie watched while the waiter placed their desserts in front of them, asked for the check, then looked at Arizona, smiled, and asked, "How about we reward ourselves for all the adulting we just did?" Arizona picked up her spoon, stuck it in her dessert, watched the hot fudge ooze out, and proclaimed, "Oooh we totally earned this." She lifted the rich chocolate cake to her mouth and let out a long sensual moan that gave Callie shivers. Arching her brow in question, Callie asked, "That good huh?" Arizona took another heaping spoonful, offered it to her wife, and watched as her eyes rolled back in her head and clenched her thighs together when she too let out a lewd moan. Callie opened her eyes, licked her lips and exclaimed, "Wow!" Both women laughed, then Callie took a forkful of her cheesecake, hoping it was at least half as good as Arizona's dessert. When she bit into the creamy goodness with just a hint of citrussy tang, she could swear if sex had a taste…well it did…but this definitely tasted like that, and she was in ecstasy. She offered her wife a bite and laughed when she spoke her thoughts aloud, declaring, "Oh my God, that tastes like sex." They continued to share their decadent desserts and talk about everything and anything, until it was time to leave for the performance.
Once they found their seats, center stage, just far enough away so they could see everything, Arizona exclaimed, "Wow! They really went all out for these tickets and did their research. These are amazing seats." Callie kissed Arizona's cheek and before they sat down, insisted, "Let's take a picture. Turn around, I want the stage in the background." Arizona huffed and asked, "Seriously Calliope?" Callie whined, "Arizona, when have you ever been to Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes? I want a picture of us." Arizona looked at her wife's pouty face and knew she couldn't refuse, sighing, she conceded, "Okay, you're right." Callie grinned, turned them around and just when she started to snap the picture, they both had the same idea and turned their heads to kiss the other on the cheek and ended up kissing each other on the lips. Callie snapped the picture while they were smiling into the kiss, then suggested, "Okay, another one, facing the phone." Arizona nodded, they both smiled, and Callie took the picture.
As soon as they sat down, Callie lifted her arm to rest across Arizona's shoulders, leaned their heads together, inhaled the sweet scent of vanilla shampoo and declared, "I'm so excited we get to see this. I know you've wanted to see this live…at least since I've known you." Arizona snuggled closer and replied, "I have, but it doesn't mean I didn't enjoy snuggling close with you on the little red sofa and watching it on television together every year." Callie smiled at the memory; it was one of her favorite things about Christmas time. She nipped at Arizona's earlobe and stated, "All we're missing is our pajamas and that beat up old quilt." The blonde laughed and replied, "I think pajamas would be frowned upon here." Callie nodded in agreement and the two continued to reminisce until the lights went down and a voice boomed through the speakers welcoming them to Radio City Music Hall and the annual presentation of The Rockettes Christmas Spectacular. Arizona sat up so she could see a little better and both women watched attentively as the women entered the stage in their traditional kick line.
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After introducing Max and Addison to her current patients with Nicole tagging along, Arizona scrolled through her tablet and shared, "The last patient is Sharon Hiller and will be arriving Monday. She's in her 38th week of gestation. At 25 weeks, I performed a fetoscopic repair for open spina bifida on the fetus. Further scans have shown signs of proper healing and growth and mom has experienced no other complications." Addison looked up from her tablet, smiled, and proclaimed, "That's it then, you are officially on part-time desk duty until those gorgeous babies come into the world." They stopped outside the bank of elevators, pushed the down button, and Nicole yawned and grumbled, "Then you'll never sleep again." The three other surgeons laughed and the older woman complained, "I'm being serious here. Do you know how much those things cry? And poop? And cry?" Arizona bit her lip to keep from laughing and Max, the poor ignorant soul that he was, corrected, "You said cry twice." Nicole whipped her head around to where his voice was coming from and snapped, "I know that you dolt! They cry a lot!" The expression on the OB's face was one of abject horror and Addison reached out, covered his hand with hers and whispered, "That means she likes you." Max breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed, but only slightly. When they stepped onto the elevator, he moved to the far corner, out of the way of the older woman and her dog.
Addison leaned against the cold steel wall, crossed her arms, and reminded her old friend, "You know, you did take in a pregnant woman. Did you just expect her to stay pregnant? Were you not aware a baby would follow? I mean, you are a fetal surgeon." "Funny, smart ass!" Nicole hissed, then added, "I'm just saying, it's a lot of work. By the time I get home, Julie is so frazzled and tired, I take care of Nicholas for a couple of hours while she gets some rest and has some alone time. He likes to lay on my chest and he does the cutest thing, he grabs my shirt in his little hand like he doesn't want to let go and the sounds he makes when he's sleeping are so adorable, you almost forget he's a screaming poop machine." The whole time she was talking, all three surgeons stared at her with their jaws slack and their mouths wide open. Arizona just stood against the wall blinking at her mentor, she'd never heard her talk in such a loving way about anyone or anything. She glanced over to Addison and saw that she was taken aback as well.
When no one said anything, Nicole asked, "Hello, did the elevator stop? Did you leave me?" Arizona swallowed and replied, "No, no, we're still here, it's just, you ah, you sound like you enjoy having the baby around." Nicole smiled, tilted her head as if she were thinking about it and answered, "Yeah, I guess I do. I mean, when he's not crying and pooping." Arizona covered her face while the other two just laughed at the older woman's attempt to hide her adoration for the baby. When the elevator reached their floor, they stepped off and Addison suggested, "Why don't we go into the conference room so we can see which patients may need consultations and set a schedule for your lectures and research. I'd like to set your lectures at least every other day so you don't get too tired." Arizona nodded in agreement and they all stopped at the front desk to check their messages.
While Arizona was flipping through her messages to see if she received anything that needed her immediate attention, Nicole groused, "Tell me again why you are going part-time so early. You can't be more than fifteen weeks pregnant." Arizona huffed and replied, "Twenty and I'm going part-time because I can't see my feet, hell I can't even see your feet. I'm exhausted by the smallest of tasks, I pee all the time, my back aches, I'm getting leg cramps, I have high blood pressure apparently, and I can't drive because my belly is rubbing up against the steering wheel." Nicole smirked and retorted, "Well in that case, I should go part-time too." She then furrowed her brows and asked, "What do you mean your belly is rubbing against the steering wheel? You can't be that big. I'm sure you only look like you're carrying what…two cantaloupes." Addison snorted and deadpanned, "In her bra maybe." Arizona snapped her head around to glare at Addison and Nicole let out a bark of laughter. Arizona asked, "When was the last time you felt my stomach?" The older woman replied, "I don't know, that first appointment I think." She took Nicole's hands, put them on the front of her stomach and guided them upward then around to her sides. The former fetal surgeon's eyes widened and she exclaimed, "Holy crap, are you sure there's…" She was cut off by a deep voice from behind her telling her to put her hands up. Having no idea what was going on, she snatched her hands away from her protégé's stomach and held them in the air next to her head, her fingers stretched apart so whoever was behind her could see she didn't have anything in her hands.
Callie walked into the lobby of the Robbins-Herman Center just in time to see Herman with her hands around Arizona's waist. She could see her wife's hands guiding the older woman and assumed she was letting her feel her stomach. Still, she couldn't help but give the former fetal surgeon a taste of her own medicine and commanded, "Herman, put your hands where I can see them!" She nearly doubled over in laughter when the other brunette snapped to attention and held her hands in the air like she was about to be cuffed and read her rights. She looked up through tear-filled eyes to see Arizona, Max, and Addison laughing just as hard, and finally Nicole put her hands down, turned in her direction and asked, "Torres, is that you?" Callie tried to catch her breath and gasped out, "That's what you get for having your hands on my wife." Addison wiped her eyes and squealed, "Oh my God, your face. You looked like you were going to shit your pants." Nicole muttered, "Not sure I didn't." At that, all four surgeons burst into laughter again, then Arizona quickly waddled to the bathroom, muttering, "Dammit, dammit, dammit." Nicole looked around and asked, "What just happened?" Max answered, "If I had to take a guess, I'd say a good laugh and three babies on your bladder don't mix." Nicole started laughing then and replied, "Well, that's what she gets for her wife scaring the bejesus out of me."
Callie joined the small group and offered, "I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist." The older woman laughed, waved her off and replied, "Don't worry about it. I just thought the feds finally caught up with me for robbing that bank to put myself through med school." All three surgeons stared at her in complete shock. Though it was highly unlikely, they weren't quite sure when it came to Nicole Herman. At the absolute silence, Nicole laughed and quipped, "Now I wish I could see your faces." When she started to walk away, Arizona returned from the bathroom and asked, "Hey, where are you going? Aren't we supposed to work on my schedule?" The former fetal surgeon turned in her direction and replied, "Go home Robbins, start your vacation early. Figure out something that best suits your needs and email it to us sometime next week." The blonde was slightly relieved that she could work out her schedule on her own and asked, "Will we see you all Wednesday at the party?" Nicole nodded and replied drolly, "Sure, wouldn't miss it. Can't wait." Callie chuckled at her sarcasm then asked Max the same thing. The older man smiled and answered, "We will both be there. Michael took the whole evening off. Unlike the Grinch, we are extremely excited and honored that you invited us." Addison huffed and asked, "Aren't you going to ask me if we are coming?" Callie looked at her friend and declared, "No, you weren't invited to come, you were told you had to be there. So you don't have a choice in the matter." The redhead snorted, grabbed Max's elbow and suggested, "Let's get back to work."
Finally having a moment alone with her wife, Arizona went to Callie, wrapped her arms around her neck, kissed her softly, and murmured, "Hello there." Callie smiled brightly, tucked a stray curl behind Arizona's ear and whispered, "Hi beautiful. Are you ready to go?" Arizona stepped back, took Callie's hand, intertwined their fingers, and the two started walking toward her office when she asked, "Can you leave? Don't you have patients this afternoon?" Callie shook her head and answered, "Nope, well I did but he called and cancelled. That's why I came over. I was going to see if I could take you out for lunch, but this is much better." Arizona unlocked her office door and agreed, "It is. You can still take me out for lunch though." Callie closed the door, grabbed Arizona's wrist before she could walk away, pulled her closer, tangled her fingers in her long tresses and demanded, "I want a real hello kiss." Arizona lifted her hand to Callie's neck, pulled her head down, and connected their lips in a slow sensual kiss that left them both breathless. When they finally broke apart, Arizona wiped the lipstick from Callie's bottom lip and asked, "How was that?" Still dazed, Callie blinked twice and replied, "Huh?" Arizona giggled and proceeded to pack up her laptop and a few files which contained some of the research she'd already done.
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During lunch, the two women decided to use the few hours they had before Sofia got out of school to finish off her Christmas list and try to get as many of their friends and family done as they could as well. Their goal was not to fight the last minute crowds and spend most of their time off shopping. When they finally pulled into the driveway with the cargo space and the backseat full of bags, Callie looked behind her and asked, "Now where the hell are we going to put all of this?" Arizona tilted her head, bit her bottom lip to indicate she was thinking, and finally answered, "We could hide Sofia's gifts in the closet in the nursery and put the other gifts in the spare bedroom since it doesn't matter if she sees those." Callie leaned over, gave her a hard smacking kiss, and proclaimed, "My wife is a genius." Arizona laughed and argued, "Not so much, your wife didn't think about wrapping all of this when we bought it." Callie groaned and suggested, "So we pick up gift bags for the friends and family gifts." Arizona repeated Callie's actions, leaned over, gave her a hard smacking kiss and declared, "Now my wife is the genius." The brunette laughed and said, "Come on genius, let's get all of this in the house and put away before we have to go pick up our daughter." Arizona was slightly surprised that Callie was going to let her help until she opened the back door and almost got attacked by bags.
Callie grabbed handfuls of bags, making sure to leave the lighter ones for Arizona and discretely watched as her wife picked through the bags herself and only chose to carry one in each hand. When she turned to walk into the house, she smiled, knowing her wife knew she would be scolded if she tried to carry any more than two or three bags. Once they got everything in and put away, Callie asked, "Did you want to come with me or stay here and lie down for a bit?" Though she really wanted to go pick up her daughter, Arizona was starting to feel worn down and answered, "I think I should probably stay here. I'm getting a little tired and I want to be able to enjoy the Christmas lights this evening." She took Callie's hand and asked, "Do you have a couple of minutes to help me change?" Callie smiled softly, followed Arizona to their bedroom, took a t-shirt and sleep shorts from the dresser and helped Arizona out of her clothes and into the pajamas. When Arizona sat on the side of the bed, Callie reached for her prosthetic to release it then asked, "Is it okay if you keep it on while I'm gone and I promise I'll come take it off as soon as I get back?" Arizona nodded and replied, "Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing. Jake isn't here either and I don't feel safe being home alone without it." Callie kissed her forehead, pulled the covers down, then helped her climb into the bed. Callie was almost certain her wife was asleep before she reached the other side of the house.
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"Oh look at that one! It has Santa and his reindeer on the roof." Sofia exclaimed from the back seat with her face nearly plastered to the window. Arizona pointed to the house right next to it and excitedly declared, "Sof, look over there, they have all the characters from the Grinch on the front lawn, they even have the tree from Whoville." Callie smiled at her two girls; she wasn't sure which one was having more fun. She'd almost forgotten how much she enjoyed looking at the lights with Arizona. She was so full of joy and Christmas spirit and now seeing her with their daughter, she realized how truly alike they were. Joining in on the fun, she pointed to a house on her side of the street and proclaimed in awe, "It's the Polar Express, it looks like the train is coming right out of their garage." She snickered when she heard Sofia slide across the seat and slowed down so Arizona could get a good look as well. When they got closer, Arizona grabbed her arm and squealed, "Oh my gosh, they have life-size characters in the front yard, even the elves." They continued to drive through the streets of the small suburb, and Callie pulled into a parking lot near the park.
Arizona and Sofia were so busy looking at the lights, they didn't realize where they were going until Callie stopped the car. Looking up at her wife in confusion, Arizona asked, "Where are we?" Instead of answering, Callie smirked and asked, "Do you feel like walking for a bit?" Arizona nodded and answered, "Sure I can walk for a while, but where are…" She looked up and her super-magic smile took over her face. She glanced at her wife then back at the blinking lights and asked, "How did you know about this?" Callie pulled out her phone and replied, "I was searching for neighborhoods with the best light displays and this came up." Sofia popped her head into the front seat and asked, "Why did we…Are we at a carnival?" Arizona nodded and replied, "Mama brought us to a Christmas Carnival, are you up for it?" Sofia nodded her head and scrambled to get out of the car.
As soon as they opened the doors, they were hit with the intermingling aromas of carnival fare such as the sweet cotton candy, syrupy sno-cones, the rich aroma of grilled meats, the spicy scent of nachos, and the indescribable but extremely familiar smell of fresh popcorn. Instead of the traditional tinny carnival music, they heard the classic Christmas songs every man, woman, and child would know. As they got closer, Sofia started jumping up and down and pointing out, "There's Santa, oh and Frosty, over there is Rudolph, and Mrs. Clause and look at all the elves." It took both Callie and Arizona to keep their daughter from running off into the crowd. At one point Callie looked over and saw that awestruck expression on Arizona's face that she loved so much. Her bright blue eyes were twinkling with the different colors of the lights, her beautiful mouth was open and stretched into a smile, her deep sexy dimples were on display for the world to see, and her head was moving all around as if she had no idea where to look.
Though there were only a few rides available, all Christmas themed of course, Callie bought tickets so Sofia could ride, and as both women knew she would, their daughter chose the merry go round first. After making sure Sofia picked the animal she wanted and she was secure, Callie joined Arizona, and wrapped her arms around her from behind. Pulling her closer, she asked, "Are you warm enough?" Arizona nodded and replied, "I am, thankfully it's not very cold tonight." Callie suggested, "We don't have to stay long, I just thought you and Sof would enjoy it." Arizona nodded and quipped, "Mmmhmm, and you're not having any fun at all." Callie kissed the side of her head and replied, "Well I knew I would enjoy it." Arizona threw her head back and laughed, knowing her wife couldn't stay away from fairs and carnivals anymore than she could.
Once Sofia finished her ride, they walked around for a bit, took pictures with the different characters, ordered some hot chocolate, and Callie and Sofia rode the Ferris wheel together. While she was waiting, Arizona looked around and saw a game right across from the ride and decided to give it a try. After paying her money for five chances and listening to the object of the game, she almost felt like she was cheating given her specific skill set. She picked up the pole with the string tied to a magnet on the end, carefully picked up a metal ring, lifted it up, and maneuvered it so it landed on the neck of a bottle. She did the same with the second, third, fourth, and fifth, so focused on her task, she didn't realize her family had come to join her, nor did she see the shocked expression on the carnie's face when she got one, let alone all five. When she finished, she heard, "You did it mommy, you won a prize!" Arizona smiled and asked, "What did I win?" The stunned vendor pointed up toward the top of the tent and declared, "Any of the items hanging from the top row."
She looked down at Sofia and asked, "What do you think big girl?" Sofia tapped her finger on her lip, walked around the entire tent, saw a huge stuffed unicorn that she'd love to have in her room, a big stuffed Olaf but she was tired of Frozen, a giant Dory which would look good in the nursery but the babies couldn't play with it, and a stocking that looked taller than her, full of things she couldn't see. Unlike her mommy, sometimes she liked surprises, so she decided, "I think I want that stocking." Callie looked up to see what her daughter was talking about and wondered how in the hell they were supposed to get that back to the car. The man nodded, bent down so he was eye to eye with Sofia and explained, "I'm going to give your mommy this magic ticket and when you are ready to go, she can give this to the man at the ticket booth and someone will bring this out to your car okay?" Sofia jumped up and down and replied, "Okay." She then ran to Arizona, threw her arms around her and exclaimed, "Thank you mommy." As they walked away, Callie asked, "How guilty do you feel right now?" Arizona laughed and demanded, "Get out of my head!" The brunette laughed and Arizona admitted, "Seriously, I feel like I cheated. I just wanted to say, I do this on a daily basis, only with humans." Callie laughed and declared, "Too bad they don't have games like that for ortho surgeons."
Arizona turned to look at her, got distracted by flashing lights, smirked, and replied, "Oh but they do my dear wife." She then took her by the hand and dragged her to the game she had just seen. When they arrived at the game, Callie burst into a fit of laughter and asked, "The strong man? Seriously Arizona?" The blonde nodded and chirped, "You break bones for a living, surely you can smack the hammer down on this thing and win a prize." Callie shook her head at her wife's logic, however she decided to give it a try anyway and handed over the money. Picking up the large hammer, she swung it a few times to get a feel for it, then moved closer and brought it down on the lever, sending the little plunger up to the top of the gauge until all the lights lit up and the bell rang declaring her the winner. Sofia jumped up and down in excitement and hollered, "You won mama, you're a strong man…er woman…person." Callie and Arizona both laughed and the kid running the game declared, "You get your pick of any of the items along the fence." Just like Arizona did, Callie looked to Sofia and asked, "What do you want kiddo?" Sofia noticed the same selection of toys and though she still had her eye on the unicorn, she looked at the stocking and an idea popped into her head. Looking at her mommies, she asked, "Can I get that stocking too and we can take it to the soup kitchen for Christmas?" Both women looked at one another and saw the pride and tears filling their wife's eyes. Callie bent down and answered, "If that's what you want to do sweet girl, then that's what we will do." Arizona ran her fingers through her long brown hair and stated, "We are so, so proud of you." Callie told the teenager their choice, he handed over a ticket and gave them the same instructions as the other vendor.
After Sofia rode a couple more rides to use the last of her tickets, she played a few games and won smaller prizes, then they bought some cotton candy and caramel apples to satisfy Arizona's craving, staying as far away from the nacho truck as they could, and finally decided to leave the park. Arizona waited with Sofia at the ticket booth for the men to bring up her stockings while Callie brought the car up. In trying to put the stockings in the car, they found they had to put down the third row in order to fit them both in. Sofia stood watching and Arizona could feel the excitement radiating off of her as she wiggled around and exclaimed, "I can't wait to see what's in there." Once both prizes were loaded, Callie helped Arizona and Sofia into the car, then walked around to the driver's side and secured her seatbelt. Before she put the car in drive, Arizona covered her hand, tugged on it to pull her closer, leaned in and murmured against her lips, "Thank you for this. It was amazing." She then brushed their lips together in a sweet chaste kiss and sat back while Callie drove home.
When they pulled into the garage, Callie turned to look in the back seat, expecting to find their daughter fast asleep since she was so quiet, instead, she was peaking over her seat trying to get a glimpse of the items in the stocking. She looked at Arizona, nodded toward the back seat and watched her bite her lip to keep from laughing at their daughter. Both of them knew there was no way they were going to get her to bed without opening that stocking. Callie turned off the car and suggested, "Let's go Sof, Mommy with let you in to let Tobin out while I carry your stocking in. We can open it on the dining room table." The little girl jumped out of the car and could barely stand still while she impatiently waited for Arizona who was also dancing but for a completely different reason. As soon as the door was open, they both rushed into the house leaving Callie in the garage laughing at her family and struggling with a stocking as tall as her wife.
Once they were all gathered in the dining room, Callie and Arizona shared a look, both of them thinking the stocking was probably filled with the cheap toys that broke within a day which were usually given out as prizes at carnivals and hoping their daughter wasn't too disappointed. They both wanted to groan in frustration when she chose to take out each toy one at a time, rather than dump the whole pile on the table. Callie and Arizona were both pleasantly surprised when she pulled out what seemed to be storebought puzzles, games, dolls, and other toys. Each time she took something from the stocking, she would hold it up and say, "Look mommies." Callie looked around the table and noticed her daughter was making piles as if she were categorizing everything as she went. She tried to hide her laughter when she thought about just how much of Arizona's personality and characteristics their daughter had picked up. Feeling her wife's eyes on her, she looked up, pointed at the piles and mouthed, "She's you." Arizona laughed at that and asked, "What are you doing sweetie?" Sofia put an action figure into a pile with the others and answered, "I'm putting all the puzzles that I want over here, the puzzles I think Henry would want over here, the toys and dolls I want here, the action figures and cars for Henry here, and all the coloring books and crayons over here." Arizona bit her bottom lip and replied, "Hmm I see."
A bottle of water and several stacks of toys later, Sofia had finally reached the bottom of the stocking. Looking at her mommies, she asked, "May I give these to Henry tomorrow?" Callie replied, "You could, but Christmas is so close, why don't you wrap them up and give them to him for Christmas?" Sofia's face lit up and she asked, "I can do that?" Arizona nodded and replied, "You certainly can. Why don't you carry them into the guest room by the office with the rest of the presents, tuck Tobin in, and mama and I will help you get these things into your room." Sofia nodded, started to pick up all of the things she laid out for Henry, realized it was too much to carry, shoved it back into the stocking, then dragged it into the guest room, calling for Tobin to follow her. Arizona and Callie started collecting Sofia's toys and Callie asked, "How in the hell did they get so much stuff in here?" Arizona shook her head and replied, "I have no idea, but those kids at the soup kitchen are going to love this stuff." Callie turned to look at her wife and declared, "I know I shouldn't be surprised because she can be really sweet, but I honestly thought she'd go for the unicorn or Olaf." Arizona nodded and replied, "Oh I thought for sure we'd be sharing our house with a unicorn." Callie laughed and continued down the hall.
A/N: I know, don't hate me please. Between Easter and a bad case of writer's block, I really struggled with this one. I hope it met your expectations. Up next, a little family and friends Christmas party, then Christmas and the unveiling of their gifts to each other.