Back Together?- A Different Time Means Different Circumstances

Chapter 56- Mixed Emotions

Callie's pov:

10pm

Arizona and I are walking out of Thea's room again, she hasn't been the biggest fan of sleeping recently. As we get closer to our bedroom, Arizona grasped my hand and looked at me lovingly with a little guilt. I don't know why she's guilty but I also know she'll tell me later. When we laid down on our backs next to each other with our hands still clasped, she broke the silence.

"Nicole wants to move to Seattle with the clinic for us" she said, emotionless. I turned to my side to look at her, and upon examining her blank face, I gently wiped a whisp of hair off of her face and kiss her lips.

"Well isn't that a good thing?" I ask.

"I don't know Calliope, I don't know" She said sadly.

"Well, why?"

"Because I didn't ask. She offered, and it feels like she's treating me like a sensitive baby. Even though I want to go back to Seattle I don't want to do it with my boss thinking I could snap at any moment" she said in a irritated but also sad voice. I cupped her face in my hand and guided her to look at me.

"She doesn't think your sensitive, she thinks your strong. She just wants you to be happy love" I whisper while tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. She simply nods at me and turns on her side before burying her face into my chest and falling asleep.

3 hours later.....

We woke up to the sound of Thea crying again. As I watch Arizona start to stand I stop her.

"I've got it this time, you get some sleep." I say. She nods at me and gets back in bed without hesitation. Before I leave the room, I give her a kiss.

As I walk into Thea's room, I take a deep breath. There is something about a newborn boycotting sleep that strikes a nerve in me. When she sees me, her wails quiet, but don't stop. I pick her up and bounce her while she is held against my chest and whisper in her ear softly, all the while I rub her back gently. After minutes a continuous failure, I notice her trying to grab my breasts and sigh. Arizona didn't pump enough for a nighttime feeding. I don't want to wake up my sleeping beauty but I don't have an option. Not wanting to wake Sofia, I grab her pacifier from the table and give it to her to quiet her down as I walk to our bedroom.

When I reach the room I gently wake Arizona "hey gorgeous wake up, she's hungry" I whispered in her ear softly.

Arizona grunts and turns over, barely opening her eyes and sits up. To my surprise, she completely removed her shirt and reached out for Thea. As she takes our newborn, she notices my look of shock and chuckles at me.

"Are you looking at me like that because your jealous of our infant or because I've never done this before?" She asks with a little laugh. I can't help but join her.

"You've been spending too much time with Nicole" I say. At that, her face drops and her laughs stop. As she looks at me sadly I suddenly feel guilt take over my body and I sit down to grasp her hand. I should've remembered that Nicole is a sensitive topic right now.

As I make eye contact with her, I regret making that joke. "Hey....hey..... listen to me." I say, she sighs and sits up a little. "Nicole is giving you a really good offer so you can be happy while you both peruse your shared dream. Don't feel bad about it, be excited, take it. Nicole is a tough cookie, she can handle the hardships of moving and we can help her" I say. Arizona keeps a stern face, but relaxes and then smiles and nods before giving me a quick kiss and snuggling into my side. As she focuses her attention to loving on Thea, I can't help but fall more in love with her by the second. She's perfect.