Chapter 19
"Can I see the donor profile?" Callie asks that night when they're getting ready for bed. "You said that you started new, so that means I don't know anything about the donor," she explains.
"Oh alright, let me get my tablet and I'll show you," Arizona says leaning over to grab it from the bedside table. She takes a moment and pulls up the site and logs in. "Calliope, just remember that I started this alone," she says nervously handing over the tablet.
Callie slowly scrolls through the profile, "Hmm," she says each time glancing over at Arizona.
"Is that a good 'hmm' or a bad 'hmm'? Arizona finally asks.
She pauses a moment and puts her arm around her, "It's good. He seems smart and accomplished. I'm just a little surprised, I thought that you'd go for someone more athletic? He's a little nerdy," Callie teases.
"He's athletic, look he played lacrosse." Arizona protests.
"In middle school, he's a brainiac, we're going to raise nerds." Callie says playfully.
"You have no idea what it was like to grow up with my brother, he was athletic and constantly breaking things," Arizona counters.
"And you were innocent in all of that? I think that you forget that your genes are in there too. They'll still be Robbins, so they'll be plenty of broken things around here," Callie remarks laughing.
"Calliope," Arizona says her name seriously, so the brunette stops laughing and looks at her, "Calliope, you understand though, right? When I was deciding to do this, I wanted my own Sofia."
"I understand. But you realize that Sofia is practically a Latina version of you. She may look more like me, but she is so much like you," Callie takes a breath, "well, it made me crazy sometimes. It made me miss you so much," she adds, her voice breaking a little.
"Me too," Arizona says softly resting her head on her shoulder.
"I haven't told my family yet," Callie says softly. "They know that you're pregnant, they just don't know about this?"
"Cal, I understand, hell they probably think I did this to get you back." Arizona remarks. "Why did you want to see the donor tonight?"
"Your dad mentioned to me that I should probably be prepared. I guess he was worried that we hadn't thought this through yet. And to a certain extent, he was right. But I don't care what our babies look like, just that they are healthy and ours." Callie exclaims turning and wrapping her arms around the blonde. "I love you and these babies, so much."
"I can't believe he was worried about that, my dad surprises me all the time, wow." Arizona remarks.
"Your dad is amazing, Arizona. The more I get to know him the more I understand you." Callie says kissing her.
"So maybe I should spend some time with Carlos to understand you better?" She questions.
"Uh, yeah that's probably not going to happen," Callie says softly into her hair.
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"How was it?" Arizona asks when Callie returns from her first day at the VA near Tacoma.
"That drive sucks ass, but everyone showed up and I think we'll have a good trial," she says as she sets her things down in the chair, "where's Sofia?"
"Uh, she's in her room. She had a rough day, she fell off the swing and tore her favorite tights and scraped her chin." Arizona explains.
"Was she trying to do that seat flip again?" Callie asks annoyed. "One of the other kids has showed them this trick on the swing, where they stand on the seat and then jump and the seat flips over. I told her to stop doing it, it's dangerous."
"Sofia, come here please." Callie calls down the hall to her daughter.
"Mami," she says wrapping her arms around her legs.
Callie looks over at Arizona, then down at their daughter, "Mija, how did you fall on the swing?"
The little girl looks up at Callie and then over to Arizona, "I wasn't doing the seat flip, Mami. We're not allowed to do that anymore, Jerron got hurt." Sofia explains.
"Okay, so what were you doing?" Callie asks, pulling her up on her lap so she can look at her chin.
"I was helping push Bailey and got knocked over, I was just trying to be a big sister," she explains, tearfully.
"Hmm, pushing a swing is tricky. You have to make sure you stand back and lean into it. Tell you what, tomorrow I'll come by at lunch and show you how I do it without getting hurt, okay?" Callie asks giving her a kiss on her head.
"You said that everyone showed up for the trial, does that mean you saw Melanie?" Arizona asks.
"Yeah, she asked about you." Callie remarks, then asks, "You haven't spoken to her, have you?"
"No, not since before the surgery," Arizona replies. "There's no reason to stay in touch with her," she points out.
"Right, I just wasn't sure what to say to her. She seemed to assume that we are close, so I was just wondering if she knew how close," Callie replies.
"I'm sure she wouldn't be surprised that we're back together, she pretty much predicted it before we broke up." Arizona replies.
"Wait, you said that you guys broke up because she wasn't ready to have a family?" Callie reminds her.
"That was true, but she also said that she felt like she couldn't compete with you," Arizona says, leaning in and kissing her.
"She said that she felt like she was competing with me?" Callie asks, "But she wasn't, I mean, she left that exam room when you needed her."
"No, she left the exam room because I needed you," Arizona corrects her.
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"Have you picked out names yet?" Addison asks Arizona as they prepare to do her 24 week sonogram.
"We have decided on Timothy and Nicholas, but we haven't decided on the middle names yet," Arizona replies.
"What about the last names, have you decided on that yet?" Addison asks.
"Uh, no. Why are you asking about this? Is Callie worried about it?" Arizona questions.
"She may have mentioned that she wasn't sure how to talk to you about it," Addison remarks.
"Sorry I'm late, have you started?" Callie asks bursting into the exam room.
"No, we waited for you." Addison says glancing up at her.
"Great," she says taking Arizona's hand and kissing it. "Do it Addison, show us the babies!" Callie says excitedly.
"Okay," Addison says moving the wand over her abdomen.
"Oh my god, they look like little aliens!" Callie squeals.
On the monitor one of the babies moves his head a little.
"I think he heard you calling him an alien," Arizona teases her.
"They can hear us now, right?" Callie asks nervously.
"They have been able to hear you for a few weeks now, Cal." Addison points out.
"Oh right, well that's a little awkward to think about," Callie admits.
Addison raises an eyebrow and looks at them, "I get it, I just don't want to think about it. I'm not a prude, I'm just not a perv like Mark, you know," she explains.
Callie and Arizona share a smile and a laugh.
"Okay, so which is which?" Callie asks Arizona, "Is this one Tim or Nick?'
"Timothy is this one," Arizona carefully says the full name as she points to the baby in the lower position, "and this one is Nicholas."
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Addison glares at Alex and Jackson as they subtly try to pump her for information about Arizona's sonogram. She knows that they've started the betting and are just trying to get inside info before they pick their dates.
"How much longer do you think she'll go?" Bailey asks sitting down at the table.
"Are you asking me as her friend, her employer or are you trying to get information before you bet in the pool?" Addison asks looking up at her carefully and nodding towards Alex and Jackson.
"Addison, I am a professional, and Chief of Surgery, betting on babies is beneath me," Bailey replies curtly. "And I'm asking as her friend," she adds.
"Okay, okay, I just wanted to make sure. Look the babies are still underweight, but they are healthy and so is she." Addison replies.
"She's huge, how could those babies be underweight?" Bailey blurts out.
"Well, there are two of them," Addison points out, "and she's not as big as you were."
"I was not that big at 24 weeks, and I carried Tuck to term," she counters.
Laughing Addison shakes her head, "I just hope that she makes it to 28 weeks," she says glancing over to where Alex and Jackson have retreated, "But I wouldn't bet on it," she adds sarcastically.