The four walls of Joe's bar had seen a lot of unusual sights. Kidneys in jars, Harper Avery nominee Christina Yang bartending gracing the bar with the never to be repeated "early on set Alzheimer's". When you're the local for Grey Sloane you have to expect a certain level of drama and Arizona had definitely seen her fair share. But the sight of April in the bar that night had to rival the best of them.
"Oh my god" Arizona looked on in horror recalling the conversation she'd had with Jackson that day. No this isn't April and it hurt to see her like this.
"Arizona !" April shouted excitedly having spotted her in the bar. "You joining us?" Roy asked his eyes glinting with the kind of look she'd often seen him give April. "Yeah join us" April responded holding out the tequila bottle she'd been drinking from to Arizona. Arizona took it from her and the interns started to get excited thinking they had another doctor party in their gang. As Arizona turned to the interns they very quickly realised that would not be the case. "Get me her things" Arizona said to them quietly. "NOW!" she ordered. As Glasses scuttled off she slammed the tequila bottle on the bar and grabbed April by the arm. "I'm not leaving" April said trying to wriggle out of Arizona's grip. She'd have a hard time manging that; years of wrestling with Tim had made Arizona strong. And beneath the wild façade April was tired, no match for a very determined Robbins. "Oh, you're leaving" Arizona replied. As Glasses returned he looked to be readying to open his mouth. Grabbing April's bag and coat before he had time to speak Arizona continued to drag April out from Joe's wondering how on earth they had got here.
It was cold out tonight, but April didn't look to be feeling it still fuelled by indignant anger at being dragged out by Arizona. "What's your problem" she snarled at Arizona "I'm just having a good time you should try it sometime". Arizona ignored her, opened her car door threw April's bag and coat in walked around and opened the passenger side door. "Get in" she said to April, seeing the lack of response she sighed and moved to grab April's arm again but perhaps mindful of earlier April got in the car. "I'm not a child Arizona" April protested sat scowling with her arms crossed, still determined to fight every battle. "No" Arizona agreed reaching over to put April's belt on "you're just acting like one". And with that Arizona set off.
As they pulled into Arizona's drive it seemed like April had finally given in and the human hurricane seen in the bar had shrunk to leave the young woman who seemed utterly battered by the world. She got out of the card wordlessly and followed Arizona in meekly which any many ways Arizona found worse.
"Ok" Arizona started "you wanna jump in the shower I'll leave some clothes outside for you, might even be my purple jumper I know you've had your eye on" .April half smiled and went upstairs .Heading to the kitchen Arizona grabbed a bowl from under the sink, she hoped wouldn't but strongly expected would be needed, along with a bottle of water from the fridge and painkillers that very much would be. Turning out the light she headed upstairs picking out the purple jumper she'd promised with a pair of tracksuit bottoms she had in a drawer leaving them outside the bathroom door. Throwing off the covers she took off her prosthetic and set it by her bed just as April came through the bedroom door quietly crying. "Oh April" Arizona sighed patting the space next to her on the bed April climbed in but turned away from Arizona not wanting her to see her like this. Arizona put her hands round April's waist and held her tightly. "I know you feel like everything is breaking and nothing can ever be right again, but I promise it will. You're April Kepner you're the girl who flies to warzones to help people, I see you and I know you can get through this. And until then I'll be here with you. So it's okay, I got you, I got you". With that April finally broke all her anger and pain flooding out. Arizona continued to hold her until eventually she fell asleep. Arizona leaned over and gently kissed April on the head and thought sadly that from what shed seen tonight it might be a long time to get her through. Turning off the light she thought there would be a lot to say tomorrow morning.