Arizona, Gwen and Bailey were in a conference room with a table full of files. They were looking at potential prospects for a fellowship. They were originally going to hire two fellows but decided to stagger the hire so they would hire one now and another in 6 months time. This way the new fellow had the attention of both attendings and could learn more. Arizona's fellowship was a little unconventional and she learned a lot by doing and studying on her own. They wanted to do this right. There were only 3 or 4 files left when Bailey pulled the next one out of the pile. "I want you both to know that I will exclude myself on the vote and if you two feel more comfortable, I will ask Richard to step in and take my place" she handed the file to Arizona "Oh, it's Ben Warren." She thought for a moment and told Bailey "I trust you to remain impartial, besides there are three of us, so the vote wouldn't be a tie." Arizona looked to Gwen who nodded in agreement. Bailey's pager went off and she had to excuse herself from the vote anyway.
Gwen asked Arizona "Well, what do you think of Warren?"
Arizona replied "Oh he's got great potential, and I know he is good with the Mothers. He has a calming quality to him. I love that once we invest all our time in him, he wouldn't just up and leave to go to another hospital. I am concerned about how big his hands are. We are dealing with such tiny humans as it is, sometimes my hands are too big."
Gwen said "All that is true, but he can't help how big his hands are. I think that maybe we could work on making some of our tools smaller, that would benefit all of us. How about we continue this discussion over food? I skipped breakfast and I'd really like to eat before I get paged."
Arizona laughed and they both headed out of the conference room. They got almost to the elevator when Arizona grabbed Gwen on the arm. Gwen turned to see a very pale Arizona "What's happening? Are you okay?"
They stood with Gwen supporting Arizona for several seconds and the color began to return to the blonde. "I'm fine, I just got a little dizzy, but I'm okay."
Instead of going to the elevator Gwen turned them around and headed back to the conference room. As they passed the nurses station she asked a nurse to page
Dr Grey to the conference room. Arizona started to protest but Gwen was not having it, she threatened to page the chief as well just to shut the blonde up.
Meredith showed up a little out of breath "What's going on?" Looking back and forth between the two women.
Gwen said "Are you going to tell her or am I?"
Arizona roller her eyes "Its nothing, I got a little dizzy." Meredith bent down and looked her girlfriend in the eyes and said "We should take a test." She turned and asked Gwen if she would go down to the supply closet by the clinic and get them a pregnancy test?
Gwen smiled really big and hugged both women and said "Don't move, I'll be right back."
When she returned she saw both women wrapped in each other's arms. They were whispering and she didn't want to intrude so she knocked really loud on the doorframe before she entered.
Arizona looked at both women and said "This is ridiculous, I'm not even late yet. A test is not going to show anything."
Meredith said "Arizona." In a stern manner and the blonde grumbled and said "Fine!" As she took the test from Gwen and headed to the restroom. Meredith knew her girlfriend was just nervous. She also knew that if this test came out positive that Arizona would be tense for the next 8 weeks.
Gwen asked Meredith "Do you want me to leave?" She didn't want to intrude on this moment.
Meredith said "Oh no, because if she comes out of there with a positive test, you are going to have to perform a full work up." Gwen chuckled at the overprotectiveness of Meredith and how she was so concerned about her girlfriend.
The door opened and Arizona came out and just stood there. Meredith stepped closer to her girlfriend and was looking into blue eyes when The waterworks opened and Meredith wrapped her arms around Arizona and let her cry. She casually looked over her shoulder and said "Dr Richardson, can you find us an exam room? I think you need to do a work up." She smiled at the other physician.
A few days later Arizona was standing by the surgical board talking to Richard when Gwen walked up. Arizona turned to her colleague and said "Gwen, I was talking to Richard and he has connections at the university with the engineering department and he may know someone who can help us with our ideas."
Gwen smiled at Richard and said "That's wonderful news."
Arizona said "Maggie is coming to dinner tomorrow night. You two should join us. Richard the kids haven't seen you in a while and Gwen this will give you a chance to meet the family." She told them a time and went to find her girlfriend so she wouldn't be surprised with the extra guests.
The next night Meredith and Arizona were both in the kitchen preparing dinner. Zola and Sofia were in the living room playing with Ellis and Bailey was in the kitchen helping.
Maggie and Gwen came in together. Maggie informed her sister that Richard was called in for a long term patient and probably wouldn't make it. Meredith poured the ladies some wine and they talked and chatted until dinner was ready. Everyone ate their fill and Meredith went to get the dessert out of he kitchen. Arizona stood to help and as they were passing out the plates with the salted caramel brownies she was adding ice cream on top.
Bailey looked at the blonde and said "Zona? Is your ouchie all better?"
Arizona looked puzzled. "What ouchie are you talking about baby?" She honestly had no idea what he was talking about.
Bailey said "This morning I looked in your bedroom and I saw Mommy kissing your mmhmh.." Meredith hand covered the little boys mouth just in time and she told her girlfriend who had turned 50 shades of red "We need a lock on our door."
Gwen and Maggie were tickled and could not stop laughing. Gwen said "Oh this is priceless. Tell us Arizona, how is your ouchie?"
Arizona scrunched her face up and stuck her tongue out at the laughing ladies. Her cell phone started ringing and she said "Saved by the bell" and excused herself to take the call.
Meredith and the other ladies continued to laugh and talk while eating their dessert when they noticed Arizona had returned. Meredith asked "Who was on the phone?" She saw the look on Arizona's face and panic set in. "Arizona? Is everything okay?" She stood and faced her girlfriend who said "That was my contact from the clinic in Malawi."