Ever since her arrival in Seattle, Eliza woke up every morning with a sigh. She dreaded going to work because of the stares, the talk, people shutting her out and keeping her from doing her job. That job was basically the only thing she's got going on now and it's setting her off that she can't do it right. It's much worse that she hasn't made any friends to at least rant to or unwind with. But today, today started out different. She woke up not with a sigh but with a smile. It's been a while since Eliza felt this feeling upon opening her eyes. The feeling of a content, worry-free life.

She was laying on her back, staring at the ceiling, with reflecting thoughts in her head, a blanket raised up to her chest keeping her warm but it was the arm that was wrapped around her waist that made her ecstatic to start a brand new day. Arizona Robbins, the woman she's been basically chasing after for weeks now finally gave her the time of day and is now laying beside her, asleep in her bed, under her blanket, cuddling with her.

"This better be real or the universe really hates me for fucking with my head." Eliza told herself as she glanced at the sleeping blonde on her side. Her thoughts drifted to the night before.

Last night, she got shit-faced drunk and in some weird universe shift, she ended up confronting Arizona about her feelings and she was surprised to know that the peds surgeon felt the same in some reserved way. Then they kissed. Out of nowhere. And then they did again. And again. And again, all throughout the night. Eliza invited her up to her apartment and ended up making out on her couch with some occasional exchange of words and then back to more kissing. God, those earth shattering, soul-shaking, life-altering lips.

Eliza couldn't help but let her fingers run through her lips as she re-visited the memory of Arizona's lips against her. The way it felt was incredible. Like it was the most magical thing she has ever laid eyes on or in their case, what her lips have laid on. The way it felt so new and unsure but also so sensual and passionate. She remembered the way Arizona caressed her face as if she was yearning for some other type of skin contact. The way their tongues battled for dominance and both not letting the other win. The way she felt Arizona's smile against her lips when she let her hands rest on the junction between the blonde's neck and shoulder and let her thumbs trace soft feather-like touches against Arizona's collarbones. Mentally noting of that spot of weakness.

At the end of that night Eliza has managed to convince Arizona to stay of over against her will. Arizona insisted that things were far to fresh and new to be doing sleepover or something more than just kissing.

"We haven't even properly gone out." Arizona pointed out. "The last thing I want is to move to fast and screw it up." Eliza can't help but feel a flutter from Arizona's intention to take proper steps tomake them work but in the back of her mind, she wanted Arizona to stay.

"I'm not asking you to sleep with me, I mean yes I am but not in a sexual way, right now, that is. I just want you hear tomorrow morning for me to make sure that this is real. That I'm not dreaming and that the universe is not making me insane." she argued in a very convincing manner. She saw Arizona consider so she then added a pout and hung her head low and bat her eyelashes a little towards the blonde. "Please. I promise to behave." Now, Eliza was downright playing dirty.

"I cannot believe you convinced me through a pout and the eyelash batting." Arizona joked, exaggerating an exasperated voice. Eliza let out a triumphant "Yay." which Arizona rolled her eyes at and laughed at the brunette's antics.

And now here they were, lying in bed together. They didn't need to have sex last night to make it perfect. They just laid there content to be at in each others presence with no walls in between them.

Eliza was pulled out of her reminiscing when Arizona pulled her arms away from her waist she shifted from laying on her side to laying on her back. Eliza couldn't help but smile at how beautiful she looked even when she was asleep. She looked so peaceful and content that she would really pass of as an angel.

She slowly got out of bed and went to her dresser and opened the first drawer. She quickly pulled out an SLR camera and fixed the settings. She knelt by the bed and propped her elbows on the mattress while pointing the lens at Arizona's sleeping form.

The lighting was heavenly as a few rays of the sun seeped through the closed curtains, cascading through Arizona which made the blonde more ethereal than she already was. Eliza snapped a few shots before the camera's shutter sounds stirred Arizona into consciousness.

"What are you doing?" she asked in a sleepy tone, scrunching up her eyebrows which Eliza caught on camera. She couldn't help but chuckle at Arizona's capacity to be child-like and the exact opposite. When she didn't reply Arizona covered her face with a pillow.

"Hey! You took away my subject!" Eliza whined, pulling the pillow away, wanting to take more pictures of Arizona. The other woman didn't give in though and continued to fight for cover. "What, you find my drool too attractive that you have to take photos of it?" Arizona joked knowing she wasn't in a presentable level to be taking pictures.

Somewhere along the the fuzz of the pillow tug of war, Arizona ended up lying on her back, no pillow to hide her face and Eliza straddling her. For a moment, they held their position in silence, uncertain of their proximity but Eliza took the opportunity to bask in the amazing sight beneath her. She reached for her camera and snapped shots of Arizona looking directly at her.

After a few shots, she placed the camera down. "In case I haven't told you, you're breathtakingly beautiful." she uttered in an almost whisper against Arizona's lips before completely crashing into them.

Arizona welcomed the kiss. Her hands going directly to Eliza's waist while being totally engulfed in their kiss. There was something addictive to how Eliza touches her and how she leaves light pecks on her lips when she gathers air, to not completely break the contact. The kiss was a bit lustful, as if all the sexual tension and flirty banter was finding its release but at the same time, there was a certain calmness and control. Like there were invisible boundaries they have to consider in order to let their budding romance go through proper levels and stages of growth.

Eliza broke away from the kiss, feeling the need to stop herself before losing control of her desire. "Good morning." she greeted the blonde.

Arizona cracked a smile upon seeing Eliza's own bright smile. One that she hasn't seen before. "If you told me this was how you'd wake me up I wouldn't have argued about staying." she joked which made Eliza chuckle as well.

"What do you say to breakfast?" Eliza offered, getting off of Arizona.

"That would be wonderful."

"At your service ma'am." Eliza joked, saluting to Arizona. "How do you like your eggs? Sunny side up or scrambled?"

"Sunny side up please."

"Coming right up. You can use my bathroom to freshen up." Eliza offered while pulling out a shirt and some shorts on from her dresser. "And use these if you want to change. I'll just be right in the kitchen." Arizona nodded and Eliza was out the door.

After a couple of minutes, Arizona got freshen up and changed into Eliza's clothes. She got out of the bedroom and straight to the living room. Passing through to get to the kitchen. She immediately heard music and was met with a dancing chef.

She saw two plates by the counter with toasts and bacon. Eliza's back was facing against her so she had a couple of seconds to observe the brunette's dance moves among other things. Eliza turned and saw her sitting by the counter, watching her.

"Well, hello there." she was obviously slightly embarrassed at being caught which caused her cheeks to flush and this didn't go unnoticed by Arizona.

"You dance very well, chef. I enjoyed it." she teased which earned her a glare from Eliza.

Once breakfast was all set, Eliza sat beside Arizona and they started eating. It was a bit weird watching each other eat, observing, trying to catch mannerisms and preferences. Basically, learning about each other.

"Wow. That's a lot of ketchup." Arizona verbally observed when she saw how Eliza covered her scrambled eggs in ketchup.

"I like ketchup. What?" she defended with a laugh.

"Noted then." Arizona replied with a smile. Mentally noting that the other loves ketchup.

Eliza on the other hand observed how Arizona drank her coffee with no sugar. "No sugar? Wow, you really are hardcore."

"I only take it this way in the morning. The first cup is always plain black."

"Noted, as well."

"So tell me about the pictures, what are you gonna do with my face?" Arizona inquired before taking a sip from her mug.

"It's actually a hobby of mine." Eliza explained. Arizona just nodded urging her to continue. "I took up a few photography seminars back when I was taking my undergrad and I use my earned skills from time to time."

"That's awesome. What do you usually use as a subject? Are you more of a landscape, scenery kind or portraits?"

"I don't have a specific interest in terms of subject. It's just my thing." There was a certain vagueness in her answer and the look on Arizona's face seemed like it wanted a further explanation. "You know that feeling when you can't throw away something because it has sentimental value so no matter how ugly or old it is you keep it?"Arizona nodded. "That's me with my photos. I capture things and memories that I want to keep in real time and have them live forever not only in my brain but with a physical, a tangible object that comes along with the memory." Arizona was amazed but the depth of what Eliza was sharing. "And seeing you lay there this morning looking so gorgeous…" she sighed. "I couldn't help myself. I had to preserve that memory of you. You're a memory I want to keep." she finished as she gave Arizona her smile.

Arizona picked up her phone and pointed it towards Eliza. "Don't move."

"Arizona, what are you doing?"

"Your smile." Arizona simply said upon capturing a photo.

"What about it?"

"It's not the same as what I see before." she shared. Eliza tilted her head and furrowed her eyebrows in question. "It's just that, you walk around the hospital with a smile and I've always thought 'Hey, she smiles pretty' but when I saw you smile this morning, it was different. Like, you were truly happy because your smile reached your eyes and it was mesmerizing to see. I was blown away by it. I had to take a photo because it's a memory I want to keep too."

Eliza couldn't help but stare, speechless of Arizona. She couldn't help but wonder how things have gone from awful to amazing in a span of a few hours and now she was with Arizona.

She couldn't help herself so she had to place her hand on to Arizona's neck and pulled her in to close the gap between them. They broke apart with smiles on their faces. Eliza still hasn't let go of Arizona's neck and instead of doing so she rested her forehead against the blonde's and closed her eyes.

"God, you have all the power to break me." she said in a whisper but the proximity didn't make it difficult for Arizona to hear. Arizona placed her hands on to Eliza's cheeks to hold her steady in case she pulls away.

"I might have the power to break you, but you have all the power to make me whole again."