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Chapter Fifty-Five


ELIZA'S POV


One week later…

She said yes. Arizona is now my fiancé...because she said yes. I don't know why or how this has happened, but I'm not complaining. I'm so fucking happy that I could scream. I mean, it's been a week…and I still cannot believe she has agreed to become my wife. Her. Arizona Robbins. Wow. It's all I've thought about since that day when she writhed beneath me and said that word as clear as anything. I know this is real, and I know this is happening, but I don't understand her reasons for agreeing. I don't understand why she would want to spend the rest of her life with me. I'm nothing special. I'm just me. I work at a coffee shop and I dance for money. How could anyone think that I'm wife material? How can anyone be happy with that future?

Just last week, I was questioning whether she even wanted to be with me anymore, and now we are engaged. Now, I have a fiancé. To say this all feels strange would be an understatement. An understatement, and then some. Don't get me wrong, I have just as much love to give as the next person, but I honestly didn't think my future would include someone I could call my wife. I've spent my entire life keeping my walls up. So much so that my wedding day isn't something I've ever thought about. It isn't something I could have ever begun to imagine. It just didn't seem possible. It didn't seem like I would ever find my happy ever after. I did, though. I did, and I could never live my life without Arizona in it.

She has meant more to me than anyone I've ever dated, and I knew that pretty soon after we'd met. I knew that I had to know her. Be with her. Build a relationship with her. I'm so thankful that she accepted me for who I am because nobody else could ever see past the dancing. No one else ever tried to see past it. All they saw was me on a pole or in someone's lap and they ran. They ran without even giving me the opportunity to prove myself. Show them the true me. I won't lie, it hurt at the time, but now? Now, I'm glad they didn't stay. I'm glad they ran and took their opinion of me with them. I may never have met Arizona if I'd been in a relationship when I first caught sight of her. I'd like to believe that I'd have been faithful in whatever relationship I was in, but Arizona would have drawn me in. She would have begged me with her eyes and I'd have given up everything I already had. I'd have given up the world for her.

No woman could ever compare to her. None. I mean, neither of us are perfect, and we have both made mistakes in the past, but to me…she is all I could ever want. I'm sure there will be times in the future when things get hard, but that's life, right? That is the ultimate test of any relationship. I know that we can withstand anything that comes our way, and the past few weeks have been proof of that. Like, she took me away from the situation when I was hurting and made me feel like I was the only woman in the world. She took away my pain by just being there, and now I feel like I'm in a good place again. How couldn't I be? I have the most incredible woman by my side every morning when I wake, and I'm about to become someone's wife in the near future. We have a beautiful home out in the middle of nowhere, and nobody could ever take that from me. From us. Not now, not ever.

"What time are you finishing tonight?" Arizona pulls me from my happy thoughts and I glance to my left.

"Probably around 2 am." I give her a sad smile. "Why?"

"Figured I'd hang with Teddy until you were finished up at the club." She shrugs. "Then I can pick you up and we can go home together."

"Arizona, you don't have to do that." I shake my head. "You should be home and sleeping by the time I finish my shift, not sitting in the car outside like some John."

"I don't want you to take a cab home, Eliza."

"I'll be okay." I try to reassure her but I know she has already made her decision. "Baby?"

"Not happening." She refuses to reason with me. "I'll kick back with Teddy and when you are almost done, give me a call and I will be here ready and waiting for you."

"Bu-"

"But nothing." She cuts me off as she taps her fingers against the wheel. "If I want to get you home safely, then that is what I will do." So adorable. She breaks my heart sometimes with her kindness. She really does. "Maybe I will see if Teddy wants to grab dinner or something."

"I'm sure she would enjoy that." I nod. "It's been a while since you guys hung out."

"Yeah, it will be good to see her." Taking a left, the bright lights of New York City come into view and I have to squint a little. "Do you miss being here?" She asks as she dips her head a little and looks a little higher up at the skyscrapers. "At all?"

"Do you?"

"I asked first, Eliza." She laughs. "You aren't allowed to make a decision on your answer based on mine. I just want your honesty.

"No," I say with certainty in my voice. "I don't miss living here. Not at all."

"Me neither." She smiles as she laces our fingers together on the console between us. "I don't know what it is, but I feel less stressed living outside of the city."

"Uh, you've seen our home, right?" I furrow my brow. "That place is enough alone to de-stress anyone."

"I know, but I didn't think I'd feel this calm."

"Maybe other things have helped with your stress levels." I wiggle my eyebrows and she smirks. "You know, like the fact that we are getting married?"

"Well, there is that." She agrees. "Oh, and the fact that you are incredible with proposals."

"Mm, proposals or my hands," I question as she tightens her grip on the wheel.

"Oh, that's easy." She smiles. "Your hands."

"Thought so." Pulling up outside of the club, I have a few minutes before I need to head inside and prepare for my shift. Turning in my seat a little, I find my fiancé's eyes and she studies my face.

"You going to be okay tonight?"

"Sure." I give her a nod in agreement. "I'm feeling good."

"I know, but this is your first weekend back. I just want you to know that I love you, and you can do this." Leaning in, she places a kiss below my ear and a smile settles on my face. "You are amazing at what you do."

"Thank you." Arizona hasn't said much about working at the club lately, but I know she still worries. She forgets that I can read her incredibly well, and her eyes always give her mood away, anyway. "I love you, okay?"

"I know you do." She replies, her body a little more relaxed than it was the last time she dropped me at the club. "If you get a little anxious, just call me, okay? I'll only be a few minutes away."

"Go and enjoy your evening with your friend, Arizona." Pressing a kiss to her lips, she smiles against my mouth and her hand comes to rest on my thigh. I'd ask her to come by a little earlier but I know how she feels about this place right now. I wouldn't put her in that kind of position. She knows she is welcome to come by whenever she likes, so I don't need to invite her inside. "I'll see you tonight. I love you."

"I love you, too."


I cannot wait for this night to end. It's almost midnight and I have a couple more hours to go before I can get out of here and out of these damn heels. They're new, and they're not as comfortable as they looked in the window of my favorite store. Maybe I'll keep them for home activities. I called Arizona a little while ago to tell her that everything was okay here and she sounded relieved. I know she has been sat chewing her nails at Teddy's place, but everything will fall back into place soon enough. We just have to find our groove again and it will be like nothing ever changed. At least, that's what I'm hoping for. Sure, she has every right to worry, but she knows Paul will look after me, and she knows I can look after myself, too.

A quick spray of fresh perfume and I find myself heading back out onto the floor to finish up the rest of my shift. I've been booked back to back all night, and I'm making a lot, but I miss the floor sometimes. I like seeing what is going on out here. The clientele. The newcomers. There are always newcomers. Maybe I'll hold off on the private dances during my midweek shift since I no longer work Saturdays. Give some clients to some of the other girls for a little while. I'll see how I feel next week. Stepping out from behind the curtain, my heels click on the floor and I scan the room for my next client.

My smile widening when I find my fiancé sitting in my spot, I approach her and catch Paul watching me. "Hey…" Trying to keep up my act, she gives me an adorable smile and crosses her legs. "Everything okay?"

"Sure." She nods. "Is it my turn yet?"

"Paul is watching." I turn my head a little so he can't see my face but Arizona simply runs her fingertips up my thigh. "Baby, don't."

"Paul knows I'm here." She smirks as she leans up and her lips brush my ear. "And he knows I've booked you for the rest of your shift."

"O-Oh," I smirk as I glance back at my boss. "Does he now?" My boss gives me a nod, followed by a smile, and I pull my fiancé up to her feet. "Let's get this show on the road then, huh?"

"I thought my time would never come."

"Now, all I heard just then was…come." I take her by the hand and we head back behind the curtain. "Is that why you're here?" I raise an eyebrow. "Because you need me?"

"I always need you…" Her breathing a little labored as I tilt the camera up, she drops down onto the couch to the left of the room and motions for me to come closer. "But I need you a lot tonight."

"Poor baby." I pout. "Now, what can I do to help you?" Climbing on top of her, my legs straddle her own and a soft beat plays through my private room. "You know, I'm wet just thinking about you right now." My center grinding against her stomach, her tongue runs up between my breasts and her hands trail up my back, my bra falling from my shoulders.

"I've been wet all night thinking about you…"

"I'll bet." My lips pressing against her own, she grips the backs of my thighs and pulls me in a little closer. "I love you being here with me."

"I couldn't resist." She moans as my hand disappears under her shirt. "Your touch." She breathes out. "Your fingers…"

"You love my fingers, huh?"

"Deep inside of me, yeah." She admits. Fuck, this is going to be my favorite night since I returned to work. "Working me so good." She forces her hips up against my own.

"Fuck…" Taking her bottom lip between my teeth, I want to rip her clothes from her body. God, I want to do unimaginable things to her right now. "You're so fucking hot in here."

"It's that g-string." She moans into my mouth. "Does everything to my body." Dipping her hand between my legs, she presses her thumb against my barely covered center and I have to control myself. I have to save this for later. "Let me touch you, Eliza…"

"Y-You can't." I stutter.

"You're my fiancé...I can do what I like…where I like." Pulling back and finding my eyes, I press my lips against her own before she dips her head, taking my nipple between her teeth. "Let me make you mine in here, Eliza. Just like you are…everywhere else."

"Oh god." I breathe out as she pushes my g-string to one side, her finger gliding through my folds. "W-We shouldn't."

"Oh, but we really should." Drawing light circles against my clit, my breath catches in my throat and my body defies me by grinding against her. "You know, for someone who is so sure that we shouldn't do this…you are fucking dripping, Eliza."

"I-I…" Shaking my head, my eyes close and I take my bottom lip between my teeth. "Oh, god…I."

"You what?" She sucks a little harder on my nipple and there is no way I can prolong this.

"Just fuck me, Arizona." Shifting a little, I sit up on my knees and she sinks two fingers deep inside of me. "Shit…"

"You like that, huh?" She pulls back and watches my face. "You like me fucking you like this? In here?"

"Y-Yes." I throw my head back on my shoulders and tug my own nipple. "God, that's amazing." Bucking against her hand, she curls her fingers inside of me and the moan I release only encourages her. "You've been thinking about this, haven't you?" I smirk as my hand runs down my stomach and my fingertips connect with my clit. "You've wanted to fuck me in here since we met."

"Mm, you know it." Her eyes fixed on the hand working my clit, her mouth falls open and her eyes darken. "I could watch you touch yourself all day."

"U-Uh…" My stomach tightening, my body lifts and slams back down on her fingers. "Fuck…"

"Shit, you're squeezing me so fucking tight." Her tongue poking out as she licks her lips, she grips my hip with her free hand and forces me down harder against her. "You need me deeper." She smiles. "And harder, right?"

"So hard." I pant. Bracing myself on my knees, I give her a little more room to work with and her thrusts increase. Pushing deeper and deeper with every movement, my breath catches every time she slams into me. "Fuck, yes. Don't stop." My own fingers pushing against my clit, my fiancé is doing incredible things to my body right now. Incredible and so fucking arousing. "Oh god, yes...A-Arizona."

"You wanna come for me?" She smirks as my head drops to her shoulder. "You wanna let go?"

"Mm…" I moan against the crook of her neck, her scent sending me absolutely crazy. "Fuck."

"Do it!" She demands. "Come for me, Eliza."

"I-I, Oh." My orgasm approaching fast, she sucks on the skin of my neck and smiles as I pull her fingers impossibly deep. "I'm coming. Fuck, I'm coming." My body shuddering and writhing against my fiancé, she hums in appreciation as her movements slow. "Arizona," I whisper.

"I've got you." Her hand slips from between my thighs and I whimper at the loss of contact. "Nice heels, by the way."

A laugh rumbling in my throat, I pull back and run my thumb across Arizona's cheek. "You make me so happy, Arizona." I hope she actually knows just how perfect she is. How perfect is for me. For the rest of our lives.


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