A/N 1 Just letting you know this is the last chapter. I am planning a sequel. See A/N 2 at end of this chapter for further comment
Disclaimer: Characters owned By Shonda Rhimes and ABC. Just been taking them on a little side journey!
Chapter 26
"You're a poopy head"
"No I'm not , You are a poopy head"
"TIA CALLIE!"
"Enough, Enough with the poopy heads. Alysa, Carlito get over here now"
Arizona hesitated at the door of her girlfriend's apartment, hearing the chaos that was waiting for her. She took a deep breath and entered the apartment. She and Callie were surgeons, she worked in paediatrics all day, of course they could handle two children for the night.
She shut the door and turned around, her mouth dropping open at the scene in front of her. Two kitchen bar stools were on their sides on the floor, with the throws from the sofa spread over them. Cushions and toys were scattered all over the place. Callie was standing with her hands on her hips, glowering at the two smaller brunettes. Callie's hair had been up in a tidy bun when Arizona saw her earlier. Remnants of that hairstyle were still there but most of the hair had come loose and now hung wildly around her face. Alysa had her hands on her hips, mimicking her aunt's pose, looking as pissed off as Callie, while Carlito had his hands in his mouth looking uncertainly between the two.
"He started it" Alysa began to shout but was cut off by Callie's louder voice "I don't care who started it, no name calling. I left you guys alone for five minutes, what the hell happened in here?"
"Oh, you said a bad word, I'm telling mommy" Alysa responded to her aunt in a gloating voice, enraging her further.
Before Callie could retaliate, Arizona decided to make her presence known. "Hi guys" she greeted in the cheeriest voice she could muster.
They all turned towards her, Carlito removing his fingers from his mouth, smiling at this new idol and stepping towards her, Alysa frowning at the interruption and Callie looked relieved, and happy, so happy to see her.
She barely had time to drop her bag on the coffee table before little arms wrapped around her legs. Bending down she picked up Carlito, holding him at her hip as she kissed his cheek "Hi, my gorgeous little guy" she smiled as she tickled his belly. He interrupted in giggles, squirming in her grasp before wrapping his arms around her neck and hugging her close.
She walked towards Callie, putting a hand around her frazzled girlfriend's waist before leaning up to kiss her on the lips "How's my gorgeous girlfriend ?" she asked with a smile, as if she had not just interrupted a stand-off between her adult girlfriend and a 5 year old.
Callie returned the kiss "Thank God you're here" she whispered.
Turning to Alysa , Arizona bent down and cupped her cheek in greeting "Hi Alysa, how are you?
Shrugging and glaring at her aunt , the little girl sat on the sofa "I want my mommy" she whined
"Here we go again" Callie sighed. At Arizona's questioning look, she said " Alysa started that earlier so I gave them some treats and let them play whatever they wanted. It kept them busy for a while but now they are running around like they are on speed and fighting, and making so much noise.." she trailed off helplessly.
Shaking her head " Oh baby, you are being played"
Callie looked her "What? No! No?"
Nodding her head, Arizona looked at Carlito who was silently watching her, while rubbing a strand of her hair between his little fingers. Putting him down, she turned to the two children "Why don't you guys help put away all this stuff and we'll have a movie night?" she clapped her hands enthusiastically. Carlito nodded and started picking up toys, putting them in a basket in the corner. Alysa looked at her sceptically before huffing and pulling the throws from the chairs.
Callie looked at Arizona gratefully. "How did you manage that?" She asked in awe, watching the two youngsters silently obey Arizona's request, no arguments.
"They were only testing your boundaries Calliope, seeing how far they could push you" she said as she wrapped her arms around Callie's waist and gave her a proper greeting with a deep kiss.
"That's yucky, you are worse than mommy and daddy" Alysa muttered, throwing cushions back on the sofa.
Smiling into their kiss, Arizona squeezed Callie's waist "Deep breaths baby, she's only 5"
Callie relaxed "She has been a monster all day. I don't understand, we usually get on so well. This is the first time I've actually looked after the two of them by myself, I thought it would be a piece of cake"
Seeing her girlfriend's defeated face Arizona was quick to reassure her" Hey, you haven't done anything wrong. Kids can be moody little buggers, especially when they are taken out of their normal routine. That's all this is. And pumping them full of sugar doesn't help" she grinned at Callie's guilty look.
"I couldn't say no to her" Callie grumbled.
"Well, you are going to have to learn, I don't want our kids turning into spoiled brats" Arizona stopped, realising what she had just said. Looking at the incredulous look on Callie's face she stuttered "Umm,if we are still together in the future, way in the future and decide that's what we want"
Callie pulled her in for a soft kiss, stopping her ramble. They hadn't spoken about future kids since the miscarriage but it's obviously something Arizona had thought about and was not opposed to. This made Callie so happy, all her frustration at her afternoon's babysitting disaster disappeared.
"So, movie night?" she said, letting Arizona know with a smile she had heard what she said but was happy that this was not the time to discuss it.
Stepping back Callie approached Alysa and held out her arms "So princess, what do you want to watch, your choice" she offered. The notion that she was in charge of the choice made Alysa very happy, smiling at her aunt she jumped up into her arms and hugged her "Finding Nemo" she laughed
Callie rolled her eyes at the decision, this movie had been her niece's favourite for the past two years and Callie nearly knew it by heart. She couldn't help smiling as she saw Arizona's reaction"Oooh, I love that movie" the dimples popped as she started making popcorn.
When the clean-up had finished and the children dressed in their PJs, with a big bowl of popcorn between them , Arizona and Callie sat on the sofa. Carlito quickly made himself comfortable on Arizona's lap and Alysa squeezed in between the two women, forcing them to unclasp their joined hands. Instead Callie threw her arm around Arizona's shoulder pulling her closer without squashing her niece.
Unsurprisingly, both children were fast asleep by the time the movie ended. Alysa's head rested on Callie's lap and Carlito was snuggled into Arizona.
"Looks like you wore them out" Arizona teased quietly.
"Mmm, they look so cute now but I swear earlier, I thought Alysa and me were going to be enemies for life" Callie grimaced, gently rubbing her niece's head.
Arizona tilted her head slightly, looking at her girlfriend and the look of love she had on her face when gazing at the slumbering child between them.
"What?" Callie asked , looking at Arizona's contemplative expression
Shaking her head and smiling even wider Arizona replied " Nothing, it's just that you really are awesome. You will make a great mother someday Calliope"
Callie was left speechless by the comment and the look of utter adoration on Arizona's face.
Looking at her own nephew curled up in the blonde's arms, she said "You will too Arizona", she leaned forward and pressed the gentlest of kisses to Arizona's lips. They pulled back and gazed at each other silently, both smiling at the possibilities ahead. Eventually they decided to call it a night.
Neither child stirred as Callie and Arizona put them in the double bed in Callie's spare room, the bed Arizona had slept in on her first night in Seattle. Smiling at the memory, Arizona eyes met Callie's as they exited the bedroom
"What are you thinking?" Callie asked, taking Arizona's hand and pulling her into the master bedroom.
"I'm just remembering my first night here , and everything that has happened since. Little did I know what accepting your kind offer of hospitality would lead to" Arizona said as she started removing her clothes and pulling out a pair of T shirt and shorts that she kept here for sleepovers.
Mesmerised by Arizona's nakedness as she undressed, Callie licked her lips "I knew where it would lead to" she said in a sultry voice that caused Arizona to look over at her. Seeing the lustful look in Callie's eyes, she smiled but shook her head in warning .
"Uh uh, no, no we are not having sex with Alysa and Carlito next door. Pulling her tank top and shorts on , she slid into bed, ignoring Callie's pout.
"Are you serious?, they are sound asleep, we can be quiet." Callie pleaded, stripping off and climbing into bed beside Arizona, hovering over her and leaning down to nuzzle at her neck.
"Callie" Arizona warned , turning her head to try and stop Callie's wandering lips "They could wake up and get scared and come in here at any time, no way am I explaining to your sister if that happens and her kids talk about us being naked, and tell your father" Arizona's imagination took off.
At the mention of her father, Callie huffed and lay on her back staring at the ceiling "way to kill the mood"
Arizona giggled and turned on her side to face Callie. "But you still love me?" Arizona asked playfully.
Turning her head to look at Arizona, Callie couldn't help but smile back "Always" she whispered, turning on her side to face Arizona and pulling her close. Arizona pulled Callie's pjs from under the pillow and handed them to her. Grudgingly, Callie put them on and slid back under the covers, pulling Arizona close.
"That first night I saw you, I imagined you here in bed with me" Callie said as Arizona rested her head on Callie's shoulder and placed her palm on Callie's stomach.
"Really?, like this?" Arizona smiled at the thought of love at first
"Well no, we were both naked and you were positioned further down the bed" Callie laughed
"Callie!" Arizona smacked her arm but joined in the laughter. She had equally dirty thoughts about Callie when she first saw her. She couldn't believe she was lying here in the arms of that beautiful brunette she had met only a few months ago, happily snuggling for the night. She had come a long way to find her. She pulled Callie tightly against her, determined never to let her go.
A/N 2 Okay people, I just want to thank you all for the reviews, follows, PMs and favourites. This was my first fanfic and I have learned so much from you. I definitely try to leave reviews when I read other fanfics now because I realise it does help motivate, especially when it's hard to get motivated by the current Calzona (or lack of) on the show. I would like to do a sequel to this story, maybe with a little time jump of a few months as they have settled into their relationship. I also plan to continue my other story Moment of madness, and have an idea for another one. Hope you will join me on those journeys, Thank you!