Arizona was wearing a gorgeous pair of silk black pants with a red top that matched her red lipstick. She was stunning and clearly nervous when she saw Maggie and Amelia at the door together, with weird smiles, like they were the parents of the teenager going to the prom.
"Hello, Arizona! Oh my God you're looking hot!" – Amelia greeted her friend.
"Oh, uau, Arizona, you're gorgeous! Welcome, please, have a sit, Meredith will be downstairs in a minute!" – Maggie said, dragging her to the couch.
The three of them were sitting in the living room couch staring at each other, Amelia and Maggie with weird exaggerated smiles, and Arizona trying not to look scared about that situation.
"So, do you want something to drink?" – Amelia asked Arizona, to break the ice.
"No, thank you, I'm fine. You guys don't have to keep me company, it's really fine." – Arizona pointed, trying to be sweet.
"Oh, that's not a problem, we're actually enjoying this." – Maggie replied, being supported by Amelia.
"Yeah, totally. We're totally enjoying you and Meredith dating. It's amazing!" – Amelia stated.
"Totally amazing." – Maggie repeated.
"This is the part when you're going to tell me that I'm dead if I hurt your sister, right?" – Arizona asked, with a half smile on her face.
"That's a way to put it, yeah." – Amelia confirmed.
"I won't. I won't hurt her, I promise." – Arizona said with honesty, letting her dimples appear when she smiled.
Right after the talk between them, Arizona looked to the stairs when she heard some steps and her jaw fell with the sight of a stunning Meredith. Maggie and Amelia looked at the stairs too, seeing Arizona fascinated and they smiled seeing their sister looking so beautiful and happy. Arizona walked towards Meredith and took her hand, still unable to say a word, looking deep into her sparkly eyes.
Meredith just smiled and held the blonde's hand.
"You look absolutely... fantastic." – Arizona said with a goofy pause to emphasize how amazing she was.
"You are incredibly gorgeous yourself." – Meredith returned the compliment, kissing her on the right cheek.
"Guys you look so beautiful!" – Amelia said with an almost tremble voice and Meredith looked at her intrigued.
"Are they acting like proud embarrassing parents this whole time?" – Meredith asked Arizona, trying to apologize.
"I think they're very proud parents and maybe they will demand photos, so we better get going!" – Arizona joked as they left the house and entered at the cab that was waiting for them already.
"I thought you were driving, we could have used my car!" – Meredith pointed.
"I didn't want any of us to drive because I thought we could have some wine tonight" – Arizona explained, taking Meredith's hand closer to her.
"Where are we going?" – Meredith asked, smiling.
"You'll see" – Arizona replied.
The cab stopped in front of what seems like an old building. The street looked empty and Meredith had an intrigued look on her face, unsure of what Arizona has chosen for they to go.
Leaving the car, Arizona extended her hand to Meredith's and couldn't stop smiling. Holding hands, they started to walk a few steps away where Meredith could see a little blue door not totally closed.
"Are you sure we are on the right place?" – Meredith asked, still unsure.
"I am one hundred percent sure. Ready?" – Arizona asked.
Meredith nodded yes and they slowly pushed the small blue door and entered in a kind of parallel universe. The place on the inside looked like a hotel from the 20's, but it was actually a jazz bar.
Meredith looked amazed and held Arizona closer to whisperer "thank you" in her ear.
"Wait 'til you see the best part!" – Arizona said excitedly.
They took the stairs up to an exclusive rooftop that had a small platform with lots of cushions and a table with 2 empty glasses and a closed bottle of wine.
Arizona opened the wine and served for both of them.
"What is this place? It's amazing!" – Meredith exclaimed, completely amazed with the view.
"Well, I did my homework. I thought it would be pleasant to have some wine and look at this beautiful sky, with some privacy" – Arizona explained, while she slowly started to kiss Meredith.
"You're amazing, you know?" – Meredith confessed.
They sat down on the platform and cuddled for a long time, talking about many things. Meredith confessed that she has dreams about Derek sometimes and she always wake up feeling guilty. Arizona tried to tranquilize her saying that it's expected, given the fact that he was her soulmate.
"I'm sorry, this is not the best subject for us to talk on our first date" – Meredith apologized.
"Don't be silly. It doesn't bother me talking about Derek. He was a great friend and a good man. I will always respect his place in your life" – Arizona stated.
"Do you miss being in a relationship?" – Meredith asked.
"I miss being in a good relationship, yes." – Arizona answered and Meredith knew she meant something other than the chaotic relationship she had with Callie, at least in the end of it.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Derek and me were pretty damaged in the end, too. I don't know if we would've remained married if the accident haven't happened." – Meredith stated, pulling out some intrigued look on Arizona's face, who obviously didn't know about it.
"I'm sorry to hear that, I didn't know." – Arizona said, patting Meredith's back – "But you know, this is something that you couldn't possibly know. Maybe things would end, maybe they would get better. The most important thing is to remember the good times and the good memories you two created together"
"Yeah, I know. You're right. Now, let's talk about how wonderful my girlfriend is setting up this heavenly date for us" – Meredith said and immediately froze realizing that she used the word girlfriend unexpectedly – "Uhm, damn it, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say it like that, it came out wrong!" – She tried to apologize, feeling embarrassed.
"What came out wrong? It isn't a good date, then?" – Arizona teased.
"Stop it, don't make me feel worse." – Meredith replied, blushing.
"Well, I think that this implies we should have the talk" – Arizona stated, using the sweetest ton of voice she could.
"I hate the talk" – Meredith muttered.
"Everybody hates the talk, but it's knocking on our door now" – Arizona said trying not to laugh of Meredith's concerned face.
"Ok, let's have the talk, then" – Meredith agreed.
"So… are we girlfriends?" – Arizona asked, tracing her finger on Meredith's hand.
"I don't know. Are we?" – Meredith seemed more and more embarrassed.
"Ok, I'll rephrase it, because you seemed to miss your chance here. So… do you want to be my girlfriend, Meredith Grey? – Arizona asked, now smiling and looking into Meredith's eyes.
"Yes, I do." – Meredith said with a grin and sparkly eyes.