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Chapter Fifty-Four


ARIZONA'S POV


I cannot believe that Eliza thought I was going to leave her. I mean, I know I've been a little distant, but I thought she knew me better than that. I thought she knew that I was in this for the long run. The longest run imaginable. Maybe I went wrong with my communication somewhere along the way. Maybe I should have talked this all out with her a little better than I did. Maybe I'm just a terrible girlfriend who gives off the wrong signals. I don't know, but I hate the thought of her spending her time worrying about us. I hate the thought of her wondering where we are headed. I didn't realize she felt so scared of it all. She said she would always choose me. That's a nice thought, but I would never give her that kind of ultimatum. She loves me, and she loves her job. It is now up to me to accept that and allow her to love us both. I could never expect her to stop doing what she was born to do. I'm just having a hard time accepting the prospect of another weird guy coming to the club and trying it on. Who wouldn't, though? Who wouldn't worry about their girlfriend and her wellbeing? Maybe I'm just being stupid about this whole thing. Eliza isn't worried, so why am I? I feel as though I'm worrying enough for the both of us. I'm laying it all on myself and in reality, my girlfriend is fine. She is doing so good right now. I have to allow her to find her own way, and if one day…it all goes wrong, I will be there to pick up the pieces again. I have to be, its a part of who I am.

Shaking myself from my thoughts, I sit up in our super comfortable super king size bed and rub the sleep from my eyes. I slept pretty well last night, and honestly…I needed it. I needed to just shut off and allow my body to rest. Eliza admitted to watching me last night, and that means her sleep has been suffering, too. I don't want her to suffer because I have things on my mind. I don't want her to worry about me worrying about her. It makes no sense for us both to be tired and fried. I can be that person for us both if she would only let me. Climbing from our bed, I can hear movement downstairs and I'm guessing she is back into her workout routine full time now. I mean, it's barely even 9 am and she is already up and starting her day. Me? I prefer the more casual get up. The one where I slowly go about my morning. It's just who I am, and we couldn't be any more different where our routine is concerned. It's what I love about us, though. I love the small differences in our personalities. It makes things more interesting, I guess.

Glancing down at my body, I realize I'm wearing nothing at all and I grab my robe from the chair closest to the window. Slipping it on, I head out onto the small landing and glance over the viewing area that looks down on the kitchen and living room. My girlfriend is preparing breakfast right now, and I need to watch her for a few more minutes before I make my presence known. She has her workout clothes on, and yeah…her ass is looking just as fine as it always does in that tight material. It just hugs her in all the right places, and I often find myself staring way longer than I should. How can I not stare, though? She is incredibly sexy, even when she isn't trying to be. God, she makes me crazy. Taking the stairs slowly and quietly, she is humming to herself in the kitchen and my eyes land on the gorgeous curve of her ass. "Mm, someone is looking fine this morning." I step up behind her and wrap my arms around her waist.

"You think?" She glances over her shoulder and wrinkles her nose. "I could certainly lose a few pounds."

"No, you couldn't." I press myself against her ass and I'm beginning to wish I'd gotten dressed before I came down here this morning. Knowing I have nothing on under my robe is making my own body crave her amazing touch. "You are perfect."

"Thanks, but I'm not." She turns in my arms and I can see in her eyes that she truly believes she isn't good enough right now. "Just have to make my workout a little more intense and then I'll be back to how I was."

"Eliza…" I run my thumb across her cheek. "You are incredibly beautiful. Don't ever think any different."

"You have to say that." She scoffs. "You're my girlfriend."

"Okay, enough." I hold up my hand. "That is the last time I hear you say such things about yourself. I love you exactly how you are…you know that."

"Thank you." She presses a soft kiss to my lips. "I missed you this morning."

"I missed you, too," I whisper against her mouth. "How about we make up for that, huh?"

"But I'm making breakfast…" She slips her hand inside my robe and wraps her arm around my waist, pulling me in closer. "You are just distracting me."

My hand tracing the curve of her ass, I pull back a little and attempt to step out of her embrace. "Okay, I'm sorry." I drop my gaze. "I'll let you get on with your morning routine."

"Oh, no." She shakes her head and fists her hand in my robe. "You are my morning routine." My center throbbing for her, she turns us both and lifts me onto the kitchen counter. "I cannot survive without you as part of my routine."

"But you just sai-"

"Never mind what I just said." She tugs the belt holding my robe in place. "I'm busy right now." The material hugging my body falls open and her eyes darken. "I'm so very very busy…" Pushing my body down against the counter, I sit up on my elbows and watch her reaction to everything that she is seeing. I love having this effect on her. It feels good to know that someone cannot keep their eyes or their hands off of me. "God, you're so beautiful." Her tongue tracing a path from my stomach to my breasts, she takes a nipple between her teeth and moans as it hardens in her mouth. "So good."

"Eliza…" I breathe out, her mouth working wonders right now. Gripping the back of her head as she nips and sucks, my legs wrap around her waist and I pull her in closer. "Fuck…" My entire body on fire, she knows exactly how to make me feel good. This woman knows my body better than I do and I wouldn't have it any other way. "I'm never leaving." I breathe out as her tongue trails further up and her lips attach to my neck. "You're mine, Eliza."

Pulling back, she studies my face and gives me an adorable smile. "You've no idea how much it means to hear you say that." Something in her eyes changing, I narrow my own and try to read her. I'm trying to figure out what's just changed between us, but I'm lost, and I'm too aroused to care right now. "I love you."

"I love you, too." Cupping her face in my hands, her eyes close and a slight smirk settles on her mouth. "Make love to me, Eliza." Her hands running up the sides of my thighs, my breath catches in my throat and she pushes my robe from my shoulders. "I need you." I moan against her lips. "I'll always need you."

"You'll always have me." One hand ghosting up my stomach, she squeezes my breast and dips her other between my legs. "Lie back and think of me, gorgeous." Oh, gladly. Falling back on my elbows, she spreads my legs impossibly wide and moans when she is met with my soaked, glistening center. "Shit…" Tugging on her bottom lip, she dips her head a little lower and separates my folds. "So beautiful." Her tongue running the length of my sex, my stomach tightens and my hips arch from the oak countertop. "Mm." The vibrations of her hum shooting to my core, my thighs try to close around her head but she has them firmly pressed against the counter. "Not yet…" She whispers against my clit. "I'm not done with you…"

"Fuck." My hands searching the area either side of me, I desperately need something to hold onto. Gripping my thighs, she pulls my ass closer to the edge of the counter and thankfully, my hands take a strong grip whilst they can.

"You're so wet for me, Arizona." She moans as she takes another long lick, gathering my arousal on the tip of her tongue. "Wanna taste?" She asks as she slips her own pants from her body, her naked center now sending me absolutely wild with want. Climbing up, she straddles one leg and leans down, running her tongue along my bottom lip. "Do you see how good you taste?"

"Oh god." Tasting myself on her tongue is only making me want to beg her to take me. I'm not sure how much longer I can hold on, and I need her inside of me right now. Curling my fingers beneath her tight tank top, I lift it up and over her head, my eyes landing on her naked chest. "Fuck, I need you, Eliza."

"What do you need?" She whispers as I pull her down and take a nipple between my teeth. "That feels incredible." Rocking against my thigh, it turns me on more knowing that she worked out this morning, underwear free. She totally had this planned. "Where do you need me?"

"Inside." I pant. "I need you inside of me right now, Eliza."

Her fingertips teasing my clit, she pulls back and studies my face. "Just a little, or?"

"All of you." I groan as she presses her finger against my throbbing bundle. "Fuck, I need all of you and I need it now." Suddenly pushing two fingers deep inside of me, the sound of my soaked sex is all that can be heard over the gasp that leaves my throat. "Y-Yes." I smile, my eyes closing as she sinks deeper. "Don't stop."

"Never." Her pace picking up, my back arches from the counter and she knows that I'm close. She knows that I need a little more, but she isn't giving me it. "Arizona…" She breathes out against my lips. "You know I love you."

"I know, baby." My stomach tightening, she grinds down against my thigh and pulls back, her eyes finding mine. "I know you love me."

"This was supposed to be totally different…" She smiles, her fingers working me like never before. "I just…" Shaking her head, she releases a deep breath and her thumb pushes against my clit.

"Fuck." My chest heaving, I'm so close. "Right there, oh god. Yes!" Rolling my hips into her hand, she never takes her eyes off of my own. "Take me, Eliza."

"God, I love you so much that I can't breathe." Her lips pressing against my own, she moans into my mouth and I've no idea what the hell she is thinking right now. She's changed. She's changed, but god, she's fucking me so good. "You are all I think about. All I see." My breath catching in my throat as she curls her fingers inside of me, I can't hold on any longer. "I need more…"

"You can h-have anything you w-want." My orgasm approaching faster with every breath I take, she slams into me and my world begins to slow. Everything is running in slow motion right now.

"I need you to be my wife." She breathes against my mouth. "I need you to marry me."

My fingers tangling in her hair, I pull her down against me and my orgasm crashes through me like never before. Everything I'm feeling is Eliza. All I'm living on is her. Her voice. Her touch. Her incredible personality. She is all I will ever see when I close my eyes. She is all I'll ever need. All I will ever breathe. "Y-Yes." I smile, my breathing erratic. "God, yes."

"Yes?" Her smile grows. "You'll marry me."

"I'd marry you right now given half the chance," I reply, her body falling on my own. "You make me crazy in every way imaginable…"

"Oh my god." She turns her head and buries it in the crook of my neck. "You're going to be my wife."

"And you are going to be mine." I smile as I run my fingers through her hair. "And it's going to be perfect." Honestly, I never expected a proposal from my girlfriend, but I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought about it. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't secretly hoped she would one day ask me. We've never talked about it. We've never discussed anything of the sort...but I've always seen myself living happily with her. Not anybody else. Just her. Eliza Minnick.

"It wasn't supposed to happen like this." She breathes out. "I just…I couldn't wait any longer. I couldn't plan any longer. I needed to know."

"It couldn't have happened anymore beautifully…" I whisper, her arms wrapping tighter around me. "That was the perfect proposal."

"You've made me the happiest woman in the world since the day I met you, but today…today you've totally blown my mind." Her eyes finding mine, she presses a kiss to my lips and I moan into her mouth. "You've no idea how much you mean to me. I'm going to show you, though. I'm going to make us so happy, I'll knock you off of your feet."

"I don't doubt you." Her forehead resting against my own, she settles fully between my legs and everything about this moment is exactly how it should be. I don't need grand gestures or a plane to fly over us asking me to marry her. I just need this. Us. Molded into one and completely earth shatteringly in love. How we always are. How we always will be. Us. Two people. Madly in love. "I don't doubt anything that we are…"


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Happy New Year to every single one of you. You've made 2017 incredible for me, and 2018 can only blow me away. Be happy. Love fully. Kiss those who matter.