Ok so the idea for this story has been on my mind for a while now. I know that multiple versions of this story have already been done but hey, here's my first attempt. I hope you enjoy it. Oh! English isn't my first language so please be please don't crucify me for the mistakes I might (and will) make.

In case you didn't read my summary, this is AU but still close to the Grey's universe. The night before her first day at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, Eliza decides to go to a bar where she meets a hot blonde stranger.

Chapter 1

Eliza woke up to the sound of her phone's alarm. Her head was pounding and her throat felt dry. The light that was coming through the window of her living room was almost hurting her eyes. She knew she was at her apartment but she still felt a little bit disoriented. She was sure it had a lot to do with the amount of alcohol she had consumed the night before.

"Are you going to turn that thing off?" said a voice beside her, instantly wrapping a lean arm around her waist and cuddled into her. "I usually don't do the whole sleepover thing but I guess you wore me out." She said as she kissed her back and laughed into the kiss.

At that moment, the whole night started flashing in front of Eliza's eyes. Going into a bar by herself for the first time in years with the intention of having no more than a couple of drinks, a gorgeous blonde woman sitting next to her, having a lot more than a couple of drinks with said woman and making out shamelessly at the bar before taking the woman home with her.

"Oh crap! My alarm has been sounding for a while which means it's already past 6. You really need to go." Eliza said, quickly releasing herself from the woman's embrace, carrying a blanket to cover herself while she looked for her phone.

"You know I already saw all of that last night right?" the blonde woman said with a cheeky smile on her face, and boy was it a beautiful smile "no need to cover up" she said, getting up without bothering to cover herself up.

"Okay, so…I'm going to take a shower and when I come out, you're going to be gone." She said as she finally found her phone and turned her alarm off. She saw a prosthetic leg on her couch and remembered the woman saying something about an accident and being an amputee, so she grabbed the leg and gave it to her "Here's your leg. Now, go. It was nice to meet you…uh, mmm…I-"

"Arizona." Arizona cut her off. She smiled her big dimpled smile that she knew made all the girls swoon. "It was really nice to meet you too…" Eliza realized the blonde had forgotten her name too. She didn't feel so bad anymore.

"Eliza. I'm Eliza. Bye, Arizona." She said as she started walking towards her bedroom.

"Wait. Can I have your number?" Arizona asked in an almost pleading voice.

"We don't have to do this. Really. You don't have to pretend to want to see me again or that you will call me." Eliza said, still covering herself. Arizona was already half dressed. She found the blonde woman in front of her absolutely gorgeous and almost intoxicating. She remembered having fun with her last night and how easy the conversation flowed. However, she didn't have time for this and preferred to leave it as a good memory.

"Okay. I left my number on your fridge. You can me whenever you want. I mean, if you want." She put on her shirt, grabbed her purse and moved over to Eliza "I had a great time last night, Eliza. And I would like to see you again. Good bye" she said as she kissed the brunette's cheek and walked out the door.

Eliza sighed and looked at the fridge that now had a pink Post-It on it. She would check it later and maybe she might give Arizona a call. It would all depend. She checked the time on her phone and almost ran to the bathroom to get ready. She didn't want to be late for her first day at a new job.

Arizona walked out of Eliza's apartment with a big smile on her face. She went down to the lobby and waited for her Uber ride to arrive. Her mind was racing.

Sure, the brunette she had spent the night with was absolutely gorgeous but there was something else about her. Something that made Arizona want to get to know her and not leave it as a one-night stand. It has been a long time since a woman had that effect on her. There was something alluring and intriguing about Eliza.

She also really liked the fact that when she talked about her leg she seemed really indifferent towards it. Most of the women she has met and slept with during the past year or so were always weirded out by it a little. Arizona knew she was attractive enough for them to look past it but she still noticed the change in their faces when they saw her sans prosthetic. Eliza, on the other hand, didn't seem to be impressed or shocked by her residual limb in the slightest. It was new. Refreshing. She was also shocked at herself for wanting to spend the night with Eliza instead of running away as soon as the sex was over.

Her Uber arrived and Arizona got into it. Her mind was clouded with sights of the gorgeous blue eyed brunette she had met the night before and wished she could really see her again. She arrived at her house and quickly began getting ready for another day at the hospital.

Arizona was walking down the hall and she saw Riggs and Maggie standing outside of a meeting room. She then remembered that today was when Dr. Minnick, a surgical educational consultant was coming over for a meeting with the residents and then Dr. Bailey. The attendings were nervous about what the residents could tell Minnick about them. She looked over to the window and could tell the residents were having a good time talking to this new doctor.

"Oh…look at them all lined up for her like little ducks quacking." She said with a grin on her face. They did look like little ducks. It was cute, in a way.

"Did you ever see that movie 'The Birds'?" Riggs asked her.

"Is that Minnick? What are they telling her?" April Kepner asked as she joined them.

"I don't know but she's taking notes." Maggie said with a worried look on her face.

Suddenly April's phone made a noise. Arizona smiled and had to contain her laughter because she knew that noise really well. She loved that noise.

"April you're on Tinder?" Arizona asked, grinning at the redhead.

"What? No, no, I'm not…" she tried to defend herself.

"Yes you are. That's the tinder bing. The 'I've got a match bing.' I love that bing" she said enthusiastically.

"Really?" Riggs asked, clearly surprised.

"Yes, okay? It was like an impulse decision and now it keeps making noise." April said as she tried to turn the sound off.

Arizona was about to keep teasing April when Maggie said something for the first time in minutes "I'd kill to know what they're talking about." She said looking directly into the window while April kept playing her phone and Arizona's mind drifted to Tinder and last night's brunette.

"I think they're talking about us." Riggs said.

"Why?" April said, without looking up from her phone.

"Because they're looking at us". He said and the three women looked to the window.

Through the blinds, Arizona's eyes met those of Dr. Minnick. Those eyes, that hair, that face…she could recognize them anywhere. Her eyes widened in shock. The other woman seemed just as shocked as her, though she was better at keeping her cool.

"Scatter" she said as she ran away, leaving her three colleagues behind.

She could not believe it. Dr. Minnick and the woman from the bar where the same person. 'Eliza Minnick. Dr. Eliza Minnick.' She thought to herself and smiled widely. Eliza wasn't a resident, so there was no rule against her pursuing her. She decided to go look for her after the meeting was over to "introduce herself".

A few minutes later, Arizona saw the residents walk around, going to their assigned attendings and jobs. She also saw Dr. Minnick walking with Stephanie Edwards in the opposite direction. She decided to follow them so that she could "casually" bump into her. She was way too excited about this and while it scared her a little bit it also felt great.