It had been a couple of weeks since their 'hurt her and I'll hurt you' speeches and both surgeons were resigned to the fact their reconciliation would be done in the public eye. They were used to the scrutiny of course, but some privacy would have been nice. In addition, adding to their frustration, they were still to have their official second date and their family trip to the amusement park. A trauma on date night and a sick baby girl over that weekend put a halt to their plans. Surgeries, research and a conference continued to get in the way, and Arizona had enough. She put her foot down and withheld all forms of physical intimacy from her person, much to Callie's frustration. The brunette was a cuddler, a snuggler and loved nothing more than holding the blonde whilst lounging on the sofa. A few days after the ban, she managed to get them a weekday off with neither being on-call. First however, the family trip to the zoo, a last-minute change of destination as requested by their daughter.

It had been a great day, there were educational presentations on various topics, not just exclusive to specific animals. They included the rain forest, hibernation, evolution, animals native to continents, sustainability, extinction and hierarchy within the animal kingdom. All of three were pleased it wasn't just a day to point and watch a lion lazing around or trying to locate a sloth hidden in a tree out of sight. The gift shop cost them dearly of course, especially in clothes and books, but seeing as it had been their first genuine family day out for god knows how long, it was 100% worth it.

They were sat down on a bench, watching their daughter play in the unsurprisingly animal themed play area. "Do you think she'll wear half the stuff we've bought?"

"She better, I had to get a loan from my dad to pay for it." They giggled; souvenir shops were no joke. "I must admit, I like the t-shirt with the jaguar, it's pretty cool."

Arizona playfully rolled her eyes. "You like it because it's dark and-"

"Don't say it Robbins."

She chuckled, "Say what, Torres?"

"Pfft, you know."

"Okay, okay, I won't say it." She peeked at her person who was busy watching Sofia play on the jungle gym, happy and carefree as all children should be. You could just see the change in their daughter since they were together as a family again, something that both broke and mended their hearts. They were responsible for that little girl, their bickering and devastating split strained their relationship, no doubt projecting onto Sofia. With this regret, they made commitment that whatever happened, she would come first, like she always should have. After some comfortable silence, she finished her thoughts. "I was gonna say dark and sexy."

A warm, deep laugh escaped the brunette. "Oh of course you were." After some heart-in-mouth moments when Sofia would seemingly just throw herself around on the monkey bars, Callie glanced down at Arizona's hand and took a chance. Without looking, she reached and delicately took it into hers, intertwining their fingers. The speed was slow enough that it allowed the blonde time to pull away, tender enough to show she wanted it and of course, she was making the first move. The response was instant, Arizona tightened the grip, laid her head on Callie's shoulder and exhaled a content sigh. Callie hadn't forgotten about Arizona's confidence issues; she just needed the right time bring it up. She kissed the top of the blonde's head, "You were gonna say edgy."

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It was the following Thursday Callie had managed to secure them both off. Her plans included a day date, unfortunately she could only secure a later time slot for that specific activity, so they wouldn't be done till 5:30ish. This meant Sofia would need picking up from school and looked after until they were home around 6:00. She had considered delaying the date further, but after getting her intimacy rights reinstated, she didn't want them taken away again. Alex was more than happy to agree, noting his boss had been extremely cranky lately. He had been added to the school pick up list along with Grey, Bailey and Cristina which, whilst he rolled his eyes at the time, the feeling of inclusion it brought him was immeasurable.

However, plans change, especially as a surgeon, and he was panicked. As he made his way to the second-floor attending's lounge, he spotted his target and made his way to the most reliable member of the group. "Hey Mer, so erm Torres asked me to pick up Sof and have her till 6:00 but I can't, got some preemies I need to monitor, are you free?"

"I can't, I'm working."

He tried to Math the response. "But then who has your kids?"

"Amelia, but Ellis is sick, I don't want to expose Sofia to it."

Desperate. "Yang?"

Of course she would know Cristina's plans. "Six-hour surgery with Altman."

"Kepner?!"

April appeared. "On-call."

He scoffed. "Of course you are."

Before April could retort, they were all startled by a five-foot powerhouse. "Why am I constantly catching my attendings all standing around? You guys don't have patients? Coz I can give you some patients."

There was no time to argue or take offence. "BAILEY!" Alex forgot himself, "I mean, err Chief, can you pick up & look after Sofia until 6:00? Torres and Robbins have a date and I need to stay at the hospital. Grey's working, Shepherd's sick, Kepner's on call…"

For the Peds surgeon to react in such a way, she was intrigued. "What's in it for me?"

Awkward smile. "Two very happy department heads who can go on their date?"

Bailey had actually planned to leave early that day. Ben was off, she didn't have any scheduled meetings, she wasn't on-call, Tuck was on study leave and Pru was settling in more and more each day. A family dinner & movie night was well on the agenda. One of the first times she left Pru in daycare, Callie stayed behind and introduced her to Sofia, the youngster was enamoured by the littlest Torres. It was this memory of inclusion that made the decision easy, but, she wasn't going to let her attendings know how easily she could be won. "Mmm hmm, well I guess I can shuffle my diary around." She got out her phone and opened the photo app. "I can move that meeting to Monday, reschedule Monday's call with the medical supply company to Thursday, change Thursday's call with the medical board to a one-on-one meeting on the Friday… You know, I can make it work, just. You've got yourself a deal Karev, just text them both with the change in plans."

The relief was real. "Thanks Chief, you have no idea how grateful I-"

"Well you better get going and bring me that coffee and cake you promised me as a thank you."

Confused, "I didn't-"

"Take the win Alex, go!" Meredith turned him and pushed in the direction of the coffee cart.

"I'd recommend listening to Dr Grey."

"Yeah sure coffee, got it." He went on his way and whipped out his phone, firing off a text.

Alex: Hey, change of plan, Bailey is picking Sof up and then taking back to hers. I've got preemies, hope that's okay!

Callie: Sure thing Karev, I'll message her now, thank you thank you thank you!

To say he was relieved was an understatement. He was sure his boss' frustrated attitude, only recently coming out of it, was due to her lack of time with Callie. A pissed off Arizona Robbins? Attending or not, she'd have him on scut duty for a month.

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"You touched it!"

"Did not!"

"Did too, you easily knocked it an inch closer."

"Really, you're gonna punish me for moving it an inch?"

"I don't make the rules Calliope, if you have an issue, take it up with the PGA or Ryder Cup or… whoever."

Without waiting for a response, Arizona took her place on the miniature golf course, lining up her second shot to hopefully make par. Callie stood and watched, the competitive side of her reeling, but the in-love side of her was thrilled they were still on this back & forth, especially after a few chats. The blonde however clearly thought they had all day as she attempted some practise swings, gathering her angles. Callie noted the firm grip she had on the club and decided alls fair in love and war. She sneaked closer, watching her person who was fully focused on the task, and when she went to take the actual shot, whispered in her ear, "I haven't seen you grip something that tight since our bedsheets."

Choke. Arizona completely choked the shot. "DAMMIT CALLIOPE! THAT'S NOT FAIR!"

Amused. "What? Arizona, I didn't do anything, just gave you a factual statement, I didn't touch you or interfere with play. You made a lame shot." She shrugged. "It happens."

The blonde tightened her eyes. "Oh you know very well what, Dr Torres."

"I know it's my go, now move Dr Robbins, watch how a real pro does it." She positioned herself by her ball, one over par wasn't bad, especially as neither were entirely focused on the game. As she lined up her shot, Arizona's revenge plan was in motion. Until that is… Dammit! She noticed Callie was completely focused on the task at hand, and Callie's concentrating face is one of Arizona's most favourite. Did she attempt sabotage or enjoy the view?

"YES! Made it in three, suck it Robbins!" The look of concentration had been replaced by a huge smile and wide-eyed joy. Yes, she made the correction decision.

After a few more rounds it was pretty much neck and neck, Callie eventually won but only because Arizona stood back and enjoyed the view, her person biting her lip did things to her. Their attempt for par went long ago, just getting it into the hole was good enough in the end. Why? Because they were completely lost in each other. On one occasion Arizona feigned she couldn't make the tight corner so asked Callie to hold the club with her from behind, both enjoying the fact she had to make that shot several times before people behind them started to cough. On another hole, Callie crouched down and pretended she was lining up some angles, leaving a lot of cleavage on view for the blonde. That soon stopped when a couple of teenage boys made their feelings known, Arizona running over and quickly pulling Callie's jacket around her, hiding assets meant for her eyes only.

Not that they had got to that stage yet, there had been some hot & heavy make out sessions and it definitely got handsy, but they were still to sleep together. Callie's return to fitness and their schedules hadn't allowed for a lot of alone time, and both knew when that time came, they wanted a lot of it. The brunette knew before anything could happen however, they needed to address Arizona's confidence. She decided to raise it tomorrow, today was about them and tonight would be about them as a family.