You thought life was perfect...just wait.
AN- I do not own anything. Shonda Rhimes does. :) Madeline is the only thing that I own.
Rated: K+/T
Characters: Joanne, Arizona and Callie.
Joanne was her first love. She was the only person who knew her secrets, kissed away her tears and caused her to be the happiest person in the entire world. Arizona hadn't always been a commitment phobe. She didn't want kids, she wanted the picket white fence, the dogs running around the yard, a chicken coop full of hens to raise. It was her dream, her life style. Kids never fit in that picture. It wasn't because she was unwomanly, or unable to parent a child. She didn't want to. That ship had been conquered once and she didn't want it to set sail again. She was done with all of that. Never again would she really consider the idea of bringing a child into her relationship. Joanne had followed her to the same college, and they started to explore their relationship more. The parties and such had taken Joanne away a lot. One night she got drunk and fell in bed with a boy down on the first floor. Arizona could hardly handle the news. Not only was she pissed and unforgiving to an extent, she was sickened and disgusted with the boy and his friends who ruined the innocent nature of her girlfriend. A few weeks later, Arizona found herself at the ob/gyn office with Joanne, getting a pregnancy test done. She couldn't tell Joanne no. That wasn't an option, no matter how upset she was with the entire situation.
Flash to around ten months later, Arizona stood in front of the nursery window with Joanne. They just watched with the family gone and such. Even if things were rocky and unknowing Arizona, Arizona could hardly keep this little girl from holding her heart. She was such a beautiful baby and she could only smile. Joanne had turned in a mother before her eyes. She was 22, she was still a baby to most. Arizona, 23 was still too young, in her eyes to play mother to her child. But telling that to herself wasn't going to go over to well. She'd never listen to that little voice in her head that was telling her not to get attached. She'd had a few relationships with women through out their on and off times, and before Joanne, but things weren't in stone. Joanne could run away just like anyone else. It terrified Arizona to think about that. Losing such a stable part of her life. She didn't want to think about that. Taking the little one home was so rewarding. They had put up a crib and such in their apartment. Just enough to get by on their paychecks. It wasn't spectacular, but it was life. An they had to do whatever they needed to make sure all three of them stayed happy and content.
Life went and came like it had for the past four years, each day Madeline grew bigger, holding Arizona's heart closer than ever. She was such a happy child and Arizona could hardly contain her joy. Madeline laughed, talked, and lived life to the fullest which warmed them all. She looked just like her mother, and Arizona knew that held her much closer. Not to mention adopting the little girl, caused her heart to burst with love. Her and Joanne's love life wasn't all that great, it had certainly lost the steam it once held, but their was still romantic nights and cuddling, stolen kisses in the mornings. It wasn't completely dry and burned out. Arizona didn't want a relationship that held strong for at least seven years burn to a fizzle overnight. Thankfully when she put in the effort for a good date or such, Joanne at least matched the effort. It wasn't all the time, but Arizona wasn't going to complain at all when it did come around.
That Halloween though wasn't the best, it was far, far, from it. Madeline had been out trick or treating with them. She was already 2 years in med school, training to become the most amazing pediatric surgeon she could be. Madeline's presence and being in her life caused her to choose the specialty and career. The neighborhood they had chosen was your basic storybook style neighborhood. Big yards, adorable houses, neighbors sharing stories at the end of the streets, yellow and oranges leaves bustled around hurriedly along the sidewalks as the window blew. The smell of carmel apples and apple cider hung in the air. It was certainly fall, it was a happy fall until something happened. Something that Arizona never liked discussing. It had ruined that being of her. The happy, go lucky girl who smiled and laughed at anything had been taken away. She lost a piece of herself to say honestly. Never before did she dislike a holiday more than she did Halloween. Madeline's footsteps, Joanne's footsteps and their screams that filled the air were blaring through their ears. Everything else had faded away. She couldn't run fast enough, nor did she want to move. Her body wasn't complying with anything her brain told her to do.
AN- So I'm waiting until tonight to update a little more. :) What happens that has Arizona so distraught about things? Read and review if you wish. :)