Oh Baby

The more Arizona thought about it, the more she realized that hiding everything from Callie was probably causing her more stress than just telling her and having the conversation would, so she headed to Ortho.

Knocking lightly, Arizona waits for Callie to respond. Finally, the door opens and Callie looks at her confused.

"Um, did I forget something?" She asks.

"No, I just wondered if you had time to talk?" Arizona asks entering the office but still standing in the doorway.

"Uh, sure. But what is this about?" Callie asks again.

"A couple of things." Arizona replies smiling tightly.

"Okay, you're kind of freaking me out. What is it Arizona?" Callie asks still standing up beside her desk staring intently at the blonde.

"First, I'm meeting with Dr James next week. He's going to fit me for two new prosthetics. One is aquatic, I am going to start swimming again." Arizona explains.

"Okay, but I could do that. You don't need to go to the University program for that." She points out.

"Craig is getting me into a trial for a new prototype and it's part of Dr James amputee rehab program, so I've joined his trial." Arizona replies.

"Wait, which trial? He has two going on right now." Callie replies.

"Calliope, I need to tell you something that may be...Well, I don't know what it will mean to you. It means everything to me, it might not mean much to you or it will upset you. I really don't know any more." Arizona rambles.

"Arizona?" Callie asks, "Just tell me."

"I'm pregnant." Arizona blurts out.

"Wait, what?" Callie asks sitting down at her desk.

"I'm seven weeks pregnant. My parents are moving here because I decided to have a baby and I'm getting into Dr James' trial for pregnant amputees." Arizona explains.

"You did this without talking with me about it?" Callie asks. "This is huge, Arizona. I-I don't know what to say," she stammers.

"I want you to know that I started the whole process new. We never decided what to do with the eggs that we saved. And I just needed a fresh start. I've been seeing Dr Dawson and I finally admitted that what I need right now to be happy is have a child of my own. If I don't do that now, I soon won't be able to. So I did it." Arizona explains and pulls up a chair to sit as she talks.

"Uh, wow. I don't, you're going ahead...you're pregnant. Did you have a sonogram yet?" Callie asks.

"Yes the first one was last week, Callie there was a heart beat." Arizona exclaims excitedly. "My folks will be here for the next one," she adds.

"Can I... Can I be there?" Callie asks.

Arizona takes a deep breath. Of all of the responses from Callie, that is one she wasn't prepared for. "Um, actually Callie, my parents and April will be there." She replies hesitantly.

"Oh. Right, I guess you don't need me to be there too." She replies a little disappointed. "I don't mind helping you, you know."

"Please don't take this personally. It's important to me to do this on my own. We're not together and I'm finally starting over and moving on." Arizona says trying to explain.

"Okay, but I just always thought this was something that we would do together." Callie replies.

"Me too. But I'm not doing this for 'us', there is no 'us' anymore. I'm doing this for me." Arizona replies, smiling sadly to soften the blow of her words.

Callie just sits there a moment, as if she's trying to wrap her head around everything.

Arizona almost feels badly for her, but then stiffens her back and decides to just keep talking. "Look I'm not telling people yet. Bailey knows and Alex, but no one else. Oh, except Addison. I wouldn't do this without her." Arizona remarks, still concerned about how Callie is taking the news.

"Okay, well I won't tell anyone. But when are you going to tell the Board?" Callie asks, finally looking up at the blonde.

"I'm planning to tell them at the meeting next month. I'll be into my second trimester, it won't be easy to hide at that point." She points out.

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"Okay so I told her. I didn't expect her to want to be involved." Arizona is holed up in an on-call room with April telling her how it went with Callie.

"I'm surprised about that too. I mean, she's been all about Penny this and Penny that, why would she think this was any of her concern?" April points out.

"Well, we did plan to do this together at one time." Arizona reminds her.

"Uh, yeah but that was when you were together. She's moved on, sold the house and has a girlfriend for pete's sake. She's crazy to think that she would be in your circle at this time." April explains.

"Well, she was my circle at one time, so maybe that's all it is." Arizona says. "It doesn't matter, what matters now is that I'm no longer worried about her finding out. Alex was right and I feel better already. My parents will be happy not to have to lie to her too."

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"911? Callie this had better not have to do with your girlfriend..." Meredith says entering the Ortho's office. Then seeing Callie's red eyes and puffy face, she goes over and shuts the door and sits down beside her on the couch and asks, "What's going on?"

"Arizona is moving on." She mumbles.

"Uh, yeah. You divorced her, sold the house you bought together and you have girlfriend. You've moved on Callie, of course she's moving on," Meredith reminds her. "So what happened? Does her new girlfriend work here at the hospital?"

"No, she says she's not seeing anyone." Callie replies.

"Then what? Oh no, she's moving? She's leaving Seattle?" Meredith asks, "Wait, I thought her parents were moving here?"

"Her parents are moving her. She's not leaving Seattle, Meredith, she's pregnant. She's having a baby, without me!" Callie finally explains.

"Oh," Meredith replies. "Really?"

"She just told me. She's seven weeks, there was a heartbeat on the first sonogram." Callie adds.

"Oh, that's great. Good for her." Meredith says, then adds "You should be happy for her."

"I am trying to be happy for her, but all I am feeling is sad for me, for us. I don't know how I'm going to handle seeing her pregnant the next eight months, knowing that it's not my baby." Callie admits.

"Well, I wonder if she's told Bailey yet?" Meredith asks out loud.

"She said Bailey knows, Alex and Jo know. I wasn't supposed to tell anyone, so please don't let her know that you know." Callie begs.

"Okay, okay. I can keep a secret. You have no idea what's inside this vault." Meredith says tapping her head. "I won't say anything, but she's going to tell the Board soon. We may need to contract with Addison or something when she's out on maternity leave."

"Addison will be here for her next appointment. Oh and she's going to Dr James at U-Dub now. She got in his new trial for pregnant amputees. She's getting a new prosthetic." Callie adds.

"Well, when she decides to move on, she really moves on." Meredith replies, "But it's good. You need to not be involved in this. I'm glad that she's putting distance between you. You both need that."

"I don't know what I want now. I'm just so freaked out. Meredith, she told me that she never wanted kids. And now she's pregnant on her own. I don't understand. Do you think that she's secretly trying to get me back?" Callie blurts out.

"Callie, no. I don't see Arizona doing that. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but I think she's really doing this on her own because she wants to. When I first brought Ellis home, Arizona would visit me and help with the kids. I think she was thinking about having a baby then." Meredith explains.

"I didn't know that she did that." Callie replies a little stunned by the news.

"You don't know her as well as you used to. It's been two years, people change." Meredith reminds her.

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"Arizona, when's your next day off?" April asks as she enters the locker room.

Looking down, she realizes that April has noticed her bra is stretched out. "I've gained another five pounds and I think it's all in my boobs." Arizona replies.

"Yeah, we need to go shopping. You're going to need to some things sooner rather than later." April replies, watching the blonde try to put on her scrub top. April goes over to the shelf and grabs a larger top and hands it to the blonde.

"Thanks. I don't remember this from last time. I guess that's a really good sign, huh?" Arizona points out.

"I think it is." April says smiling at her friend.

"Okay, maybe we should try to get out of here early today and go shopping." Arizona remarks, slipping the larger top on easily.

"I'm supervising the Pit today, so I probably won't be able to." April reminds her. "Won't your parents be here tomorrow? Maybe your mom will go with you?"

"I don't know how much longer I can wait. I feel like the hulk in this bra and it could bust at any time." Arizona jokes.