A/N. Hello there, a new story? Yes! I probably won't finish "The miracles at White Wing Hospital". I'm really stuck there, and I like Carina/Arizona more to be honest. Eliza leaving Arizona like she did just didn't sit well with me.

This is probably the only chapter with Flashbacks. They will be in Italics. After that, Italian words will be in Italics, there will also be translations in the Author's Note at the end.

Onto the chapter!

Six months earlier

Arizona smiled as she heard her daughter chatter happily about the tourist guide she had gotten her hands on. This was exactly what the blonde needed, a whole month with her little miss, in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Italy. After the whole debacle of the custody battle, and the decision to not let her daughter go to New York with Callie, she needed some time alone. She had asked chief Bailey about some time off, which the woman happily gave her, seeing as she had a lot of vacation time built up. Arizona didn't really feel like taking time off after the divorce, she'd rather work than work through her highly confusing feelings. But now, she decided that she deserved it.

"Mommy, look!" Sofia pointed to a little market that was in the next square over, Arizona smiled at her little girl and took her by the hand, happily making her way over there. They had decided against the overly-tourist destinations, Arizona decided that staying amongst the locals was a much better decision. She strolled along the market with Sofia always a couple of steps in front of her, the blonde was content looking at hr daughter with a little smile on her face.

"Bruno, vieni qui piccolo truffatore!" She heard a smooth voice call out from behind her. All of a sudden, a little boy with curly brown hair stepped up to Sofia, who had stopped to see what was going on.

"Un bel fiore per una bella ragazza." The little boy spoke with a lop-sided grin on his face, while handing Sofia a white carnation. Sofia took the flower with a slight blush on her face and looked at him questioningly.

"I'm sorry, I don't speak Italian. My name is Sofia, what is yours?" They boy tilted his head to the side for a moment but his grin quickly returned on his tan features.

"My name is Bruno, angioletto. Bruno Alaimo." The smooth voice called out again, and Bruno looked up with a hint of fear in his brown eyes. "Zia Carina, ehm… Hi?" The woman looked up surprised, not used to Bruno speaking English apparently. She quickly scanned around them and noticed the little girl and the beautiful blond woman accompanying her. She smiled pleasantly at Arizona.

"Hello. I'm sorry about Bruno, I was watching him and suddenly he was gone. I am Carina, it's a pleasure to meet you." She smiled charmingly, and suddenly, Arizona understood where the little boy had learned his grin from. She smirked and extended her hand.

"It's no problem, little miss Sofia seems to also have this problem, disappearing all of a sudden." The blonde looked lovingly at her daughter, who was being charmed by Bruno. It was actually quite funny to see, a little boy trying to win over her daughter.

"Posso offrirti una bevanda calda per sciogliere il ghiaccio?" The blonde looked up and blinked owlishly at the brunette, not having a clue as to what she just said.

"Sorry, I don't speak Italian. What did you ask me?" Carina's cheeks flushed a little, just as Sofia's had only minutes ago.

"She asked if she could buy you a hot drink to melt the ice?" The cheecky boy said, smirking at his aunt. "And mamma already told you it was a stupid line to use." Carina just narrowed her eyes at Bruno, while trying to fight off her blush.

The blonde laughed a little behind her hand. "It was a terrible pickup line, but because it sounded so great in Italian, we can get some coffee."

The rest of the month proceeded in the same fashion, Arizona and Sofia exploring Rome with Bruno and Carina as their guides. They ate in quiet little bistro's, saw the most beautiful things and the adults had good conversations while the kids were chasing each other around the streets. In these conversations, Arizona learned that Carina was an OB/GYN, had a little brother and about Bruno's mother, her best friend. Bruno had been a very risky delivery, and Carina had quickly developed a friendship with Maria, Bruno's mother. In turn, Arizona told about her family, about Callie and about her leg. It surprised her that she told the Italian everything, but the brunette just grinned and told her that she was the most beautiful and kind woman she had ever met.

The inevitable happened when Carina took Arizona with her to meet Maria, her best friend and also Bruno's mom. They had dinner with Maria and Bruno's father. Sofia wanted to stay with Bruno that evening and after some hesitation, the blonde had let her. Carina took her to her to her cosy little house, littered her body with sweet kisses and proceeded to worship her body for the entirety of the night.

The last week of the trip was a haze of good company and an even better bedpartner. Arizona found herself in Carina's bed the entirety of the last seven days and didn't regret a single minute of it. No, what she regretted was that she wouldn't have the brunette as anything more than a holiday romance. It was something that left a bitter taste in her mouth.

When Sofia and Arizona had to go back to Seattle, Bruno and Carina drove them to the airport. Sofia and Bruno had decided that they were boyfriend and girlfriend, and talked about a cartoon while the adults said goodbye. They embraced fiercely and when they parted, Carina planted a lingering kiss on the blonde lips. "You have my number, please call."

"I will, Tesoro."

Except that she never did, the blonde waited for her phone to ring for a month. Feeling betrayed when it didn't. Heart a little bit broken, she threw herself at the first woman who was interested, which ended up being Eliza Minnick. This resulted in her loyalties being questioned and the woman eventually leaving her without a word after being fired. She supposed she couldn't be too surprised at that.

The day after the fire and Eliza leaving her, she was sat in the cafeteria with April and Alex with her back to the entrance. "I heard someone call it ghosting, who does this to people? I didn't even know it existed." She complained. "And now it happened to me two times in nine months, I think I should just give up on love and become a spinster. I mean, honestly." April and Alex looked at each other questionably, neither having heard of a previous romance.

"But, why give up on love when it can be such a wonderful thing, gattina?" An accented voice questioned Arizona.

Arizona narrowed her eyes and turned around toward the voice that both infuriated and excited her. "You."

A/N.

Translation time, also a quick disclaimer. I'm neither English nor am I Italian, therefor, some of my sentences will be off. Apologies in advance

Bruno, vieni qui piccolo truffatore! - Bruno, come here you little rascal!

Un bel fiore per una bella ragazza. - A pretty flower for a pretty girl

angioletto - little angel

Zia - aunt

Tesoro - darling

I'm aware that Bruno is pretty smooth for his age, I regret nothing, I think it's adorable. I hope you enjoyed, leave a comment if you have a question/suggestion, I love reading them. I'll see you next time!