A/N: This is firmly MerZona, please don't worry about Samantha or Callie!


Exhausted by the exertion of getting in and out of the wheelchair for each test, Meredith drifts off to sleep as soon as she settles back into bed. Penny returns and decides to fold the blanket that Alex left in the chair and then waters the many bouquets of flowers all over the room. Noticing the clutter on the bedside table, she begins going through and organizing it, then picks up the dry erase board and realizes that it is Arizona's handwriting, she reads it because she does not want to upset Meredith by erasing something important. Setting it down she leaves the room quickly.


Callie removes the dinner plate from the warmer for Penny, who stopped by after Sofia went to bed.

"I think it's great that Arizona is spending so much time with Dr Stewart," Callie remarks, "she seems happier, doesn't she?"

Penny looks at her and replies, "I don't think that is why she's happy, Dr Stewart is just her friend Callie."

"Penny, I see her and Stewart together all the time. I'm pretty sure that they're dating again," Callie replies.

"Okay," Penny replies, not wanting to discuss it any longer.

Callie looks at her for a moment, "You know something. If she's not with Stewart, then who is she with and how the hell would you know?"

Penny regrets saying anything now, but it's exhausting when Callie thinks she knows everything about everyone at the hospital, "Look, it's really not my place to say anything," Penny replies trying to end the conversation.

"You brought it up, obviously you have something that you want to say," Callie challenges.

Biting her lip, Penny has to admit that while she didn't exactly bring it up, she does want to tell Callie what she saw, but now she realizes that it's probably not a good idea because if Meredith and Arizona wanted her to know they would have told her.

"Callie, you're the one who keeps bringing this up" Penny counters,"And since you obviously want to talk about it, I'll just say it, Arizona visits Meredith a lot and she rarely leaves the hospital when you have Sofia. They seem unusually close and Arizona is really attentive to her," Penny exclaims carefully.

"Penny if you knew Meredith better, you would know that she is intimate with her friends. Hell when Dr Yang was here people used to joke that they were a couple. I'm not surprised that Arizona and Meredith are close now, especially after this," Callie explains, "Not to mention she and I are still barely talking."

"You're probably right. It's just that Meredith pushes everyone away, even Alex sometimes, but I've never seen her push Arizona away," Penny remarks.

"I'm sure she has. I mean, Meredith pushes me away all the time. And you're right Arizona is at the hospital a lot lately, I'm sure that you just missed it," Callie replies.

"Perhaps, but did you know that Arizona spends her days off with Meredith's kids and brings in videos of them playing?" Penny asks.

"Penny, that sounds like something Arizona would do for a friend," Callie replies, beginning to get upset as she realizes what Penny's really implying. "You're not telling anyone these things are you?"

"No, of course not," Penny replies, pissed off that Callie would even ask. "I'm sorry that I even mentioned it. Look, I don't want to fight with you and obviously we're both tired and not in a good place, so I'm just going to leave. Thank you for dinner."

"You are leaving?" Callie asks incredulously.

"I don't get many evenings off Callie and I'm sorry if arguing with you about your ex and your friends is not how I want to spend this one," Penny retorts. "I'll see you tomorrow," she replies putting her coat on and grabbing her keys off the counter.


Samantha looks over at Arizona and shakes her head. "You're setting yourself up Robbins. Straight women only visit lesbiana, they never stay."

"I know, I know. But she's not exactly straight, she had a relationship with a woman in college," Arizona replies defensively.

"You know as well as I do that sleeping with a woman doesn't make you gay or bi," Samantha counters.

It only took a pizza and a bottle of wine to get Arizona to spill her secret to Samantha. With Meredith in the hospital unable to really communicate, the blonde has been dying to process her feelings with someone. And Sam is perfect because she doesn't know anyone but Arizona.

"So how did this happen, I mean her husband died and you said that she left for almost a year, then came back with a baby?" Sam says trying to understand the situation.

"Yes, then she sold the house that he built them and moved back into the house she had before, which coincided with my fellowship ending. Since I didn't have patients right away and she was off on maternity leave, I just started going over there to help her with the kids and the house. I had just moved into my own place and it was difficult to sit home alone when Sofia was with Callie, so I just went over to help Meredith. At first it was just to keep me busy, but the more time I spent with her, the more time I wanted to spend with her and then I realized what I was feeling for her so I backed off. Now this was about the same time that she came back to work, which was really difficult for her because this hospital is where she and Derek fell in love, so she was reminded of him everywhere. Next thing I know she's coming to me and seeking me out and we're spending even more time together," Arizona explains.

"I get it, grief is a really intimate emotion to share," Sam reminds her.

"I know, which is why I was being really guarded with her. But it's like she took that as a personal challenge. The more guarded I was the more open and vulnerable she became," Arizona replies. "She's a private person, Sam. She doesn't do open and vulnerable, the honest emotion of it was too much, I couldn't stay guarded, even when I wasn't sure if she understood what she was doing to me," Arizona confesses.

"But she did mean it that way, right?" Sam asks.

"Yes, one night she confessed that she had feelings for me and asked why I was hiding mine for her," Arizona says laughing softly at the memory.

"Oh wow, it makes more sense now how you of all people end up chasing a straight girl," Sam replies. "I kind of can't wait to meet her, now."

"Well, she just got her hearing back this week and it'll be another week or so before they remove the wires from her jaw," Arizona explains. "But most of the bruising is gone from her face and she's dying to see her kids, so Alex is going to take them up on Sunday. She hasn't seen them in three weeks."

"Two more weeks before the two of you can have a conversation?" Sam asks.

"That's if she's even talking to me by then," Arizona replies sadly.


"Mom can't talk?" Zola asks Alex in the car on the way to the hospital.

"No, but she can hear you. So you can talk to her, okay?" He reminds them. "Now remember you have to be careful, your Mom was hurt pretty bad and she's got a broken arm and leg too, so she won't be able to move very much. But guys, she really wants to see you, she misses you like crazy."

"Why can't she come home?" Zola asks.

"She still needs doctors to take care of her," Alex replies.

"But you're a doctor and so is Aunt Maggie, why can't you guys take care of her at home?" the little girl asks.

"Well, we can and we will but not just yet. Really soon, though, I promise, she'll be home in a few weeks," he answers as they pull up to the hospital.


"Okay, this isn't exactly the right shade, but it is covering the bruising," Arizona tells Meredith as she helps her get ready to see the kids.

Meredith can barely contain herself as she keeps squeezing the blonde's arm excitedly.

"Just don't try to get up, let them come to you and smile, but not too much, because the wires might look a little scary to them," Arizona reminds her.

Meredith nods and smiles at the blonde, thankful that she can hear her voice again and relieved to have her there to help.

Arizona gives her one more look over and then goes over to the door and motions for Alex to bring them in.

Alex stands at the door with Ellis, holding Zola's hand but the kids are frozen in place. Alex tries to talk them into going over to see her, but they're too scared.

Arizona takes the baby from him and carries her over and sets her on Meredith's lap, but she's too freaked out by the older kids reaction that she tries to talk to them, which only freaks them out more and Ellis starts to cry.

Arizona can't take it either, so she takes the baby back over to Alex and tries to calm the kids down, but now Meredith is really upset, so Alex takes the kids away and Arizona shuts the door.

"I'm so sorry, Meredith," Arizona says coming over to comfort her.

"Go away," Meredith says angrily, covering her face with her hands. "Go" she repeats.

Reminding herself of what this feels like, Arizona turns to leave. "I'll leave you alone for now, but I'm not going away," she says tearfully.


"It couldn't have gone worse," Alex says taking a sip of beer and recounting the whole thing to Maggie.

"Arizona told me about it. Apparently after you guys left, she told her to leave too. I stopped by and she wouldn't even look at me," Maggie explains, "I don't really know what to do," she admits.

"Me either, I don't get it. Zola seemed so ready to see her, then we get in there and she's freezes, won't let go of my hand or anything," Alex replies. "Maybe Arizona had the right idea with the videos," he adds.

"Maybe it was the hospital room that freaked them out?" Maggie suggests. "We could try Facetime."

"Let's wait until she can talk, they'll be fine, once they can hear her voice," he points out.


"Hey, I just heard about the kids and Meredith, are you okay?" Callie asks when she drops off Sofia at Arizona's house that night.

"It was horrible, the kids just froze Callie. They wouldn't go over to her and she panicked and scared them even more," Arizona explains. "Now, she's shut everyone out and won't let anyone talk to her. I'm really worried about her."

"Well, she just needs time, there is really nothing that you can do or say to make her feel better trust me, I know," Callie replies.

Arizona looks up at her ex and smiles sadly, "Yeah, I guess you do."

"I don't know how you did it Calliope, but thank you for not leaving me. I know I didn't make it easy for you, but it did help that you were there," Arizona admits.

"Well, there's your answer. I mean it's not the same, Meredith isn't your wife or anything like that, but I know you two are close now. Thank you for being her friend, especially after the whole thing with Penny blew up. She's lucky to have you, especially now, I hope that it's not too much for you though." Callie replies, reaching out to squeeze Arizona's arm.

Turning away from her ex to hide her emotions, Arizona picks up Sofia's bag and carries it into the little girl's room as Callie helps her take off her shoes and hang up her coat.

When she comes back out to the living room, Callie can't help but notice that she's upset, "Arizona, do you want to talk or anything? You seem upset," Callie offers.

"Thank you, it's just been an emotional day and I'm a little drained. I really appreciate you bringing Sofia over tonight, I just didn't want to be alone," Arizona confesses as Sofia wraps her arms around the blonde.

"You're not alone now Momma," the little girl replies.

"Have you eaten? Maybe I could cook for you or go get something?" Callie suggests.

"We'll be fine Callie, really. Thank you, but go enjoy your evening, I'm sure Penny would love for you to cook her dinner," Arizona says trying to be gracious.

"She would if we were talking, but we're not right now," Callie says, "But you don't need to hear about that."

"I'm sorry, but we're all kind of on edge lately, just call her and patch things up," Arizona suggests.

"Uh, okay so this is weird," Callie remarks. "Uh, so where's Stewart, isn't she off today?"

Arizona looks at her confused, "She's in Portland right now with her girlfriend. Cal, we're just friends."

"Oh, sorry. I just keep seeing you two together, so I assumed that you were together," Callie admits.