"Are you sure that you have everything with you, your passport, ticket, ID? Just check again to be sure." Meredith asks on their way to the airport.

"Yes, I'm sure. You asked me the same exact question five minutes ago." Arizona chuckled. Turning around to fix Ellis' seatbelt, she jokes, "your mom is a bit overcautious, isn't she?"

Meredith pretending to be offended said, "I am not overcautious, I'm just being rational. It's better to be sure that you have everything instead of finding out that you forgot your passport at the airport."

"Meredith, being careful is checking to see if you have everything once or twice. You asked me to check my purse five times in the past 30 minutes. Besides, I know that you're being overly concerned because of your own personal experience. Just because you left your passport at home doesn't mean that I would." Arizona teases.

"I'm never telling you my embarrassing stories ever again," replied Meredith as she digs out a juice pack for Ellis and herself from the centre console. "Just for bringing that story up, you're not getting your favourite Tropical Punch Capri sun."

Arizona grinning at her friend's childishness, reached over and grabbed Meredith's drink for herself, accidentally brushing against Meredith's hand. Flushing red from the interaction, Meredith diverts her focus away from the intimacy of Arizona's touch and asks the foetal surgeon about her meeting with Seattle Press.

Sipping the juice pack, Arizona answered, "it went pretty well, we made some final adjustments with the contract and Herman and I are pretty happy with it."

"Don't mind me asking but why did you guys sign with Seattle Press anyways, why not Grey Sloan? I'm sorry if I've imposed on our friendship, it's just, both Bailey, as in chief Bailey and I had been curious." Meredith curiously asked.

"No, it's okay. Actually, Herman and I had a long discussion about this. Originally, she wanted to collaborate with Grey Sloan since I own some of the hospital's shares and I'm more familiar with the people. Although I really wanted to work with everyone again, I however suggested contracting with Seattle Press instead. Objectively speaking, Seattle Press has a better Maternity care department. Also, they were planning on expanding their maternity department anyways so starting a programme there would be perfect for us. It's actually in the contract, Robbins-Herman will have a clinic specifically dedicated to foetal medicine." Arizona answered eloquently. "Miranda's mad at me isn't she."

Snatching the Capri sun back from the blonde, Meredith replied, "a bit, but she'll get over it. You better invite her out for lunch though the next time you're back, which would be in two months right?"

"Actually, I'm not sure I can. There's still a lot of things on my to-do list which mind you, includes finding a place that's big enough for a roommate and to have a spare room for Sofia when she visits me." Arizona said.

Meredith alarmed asks, "you're getting a roommate?"

"Well not exactly getting a roommate, more so I already have a future roommate. I don't know if you've heard of her, Dr. Neveah Drew? She's another foetal surgeon from our clinic who will be moving to Seattle with me." Arizona answered nonchalantly.

"That sounds fun…" Meredith groaned, feeling a tang of jealousy. It's a weird feeling that brewed inside of her. She knew that Arizona was popular with the ladies, she's beautiful, charming and her smile could brighten anybody's day… those are some of the reasons why Meredith was so drawn to her in the first place. Still, Arizona was just her friend, also, she's Callie's ex, and dating your friend's ex just wasn't right. That's why Meredith couldn't understand the ache that persisted in her heart, she understood the rational reasonings of staying just friends, yet, there's still a glimmer of hope that they might be something more.

Parking her car in the airport parking lot, Meredith walks to the trunk to help the blonde with her luggage.

"Thanks," said Arizona. Walking towards the safety seat, Arizona gently shook Ellis awake and helped her out of the car. Lifting the child up into her arms, she played and joked with Ellis to keep her awake.

Closing the trunk of the car, Meredith sees Arizona giggling with Ellis and for a short moment, she felt like she had a partner again for a short moment. Carrying the luggage, they walked together in soothing silence towards the airport gate.

Waiting for Arizona's check in time, they sat in a café and each ordered a cup of coffee and an apple pie for the both of them to share.

Settling Ellis down onto her lap, Arizona mumbled, "I made a detour to Kansas before my trip to Seattle."

"What?" Meredith asked, shocked at the sudden confession.

"I visited Alex, before I came here." Arizona said while she took a bite of the pie.

Fidgeting with the napkin in her hand, Meredith averted her gaze and quietly asked, "how is he?"

Arizona, noticing the general surgeon's reaction put down her fork and instinctively held onto Meredith's hands. "He's doing really well, he's an amazing father and chief of paediatrics at Shawnee Memorial. Yet he's still the fun and goofy, 'tell us jokes during a serious meeting' Alex that we all know."

"How about his kids, how are they?" Meredith looked up and asked.

"His kids are also carbon copies of him, Alexis is jumpy and hyper in a good way while Eli is cheeky and foul mouthed. The moment I walked through the doorway, they dragged me all over the house. First, they showed me the chalk wall in their bedroom filled with colourful doodles, then they played me songs with the guitars that Alex bought them and finally we went to feed the chickens. They have chickens Meredith, chickens." Arizona said with a smile on her face.

"How about..." Meredith asked again, eager to learn more about Alex's new life.

"Why don't you write him a letter and ask him yourself? He misses you, a lot." Arizona said as she gave Meredith's hand a reassuring squeeze.

Holding onto the blonde's hands, Meredith replied with a hesitant nod and they finished their apple pie.

Standing at the gateway, just when they were supposed to part, Ellis stubbornly held onto Arizona's hand and refused to let go of the foetal surgeon. Taking a few minutes to calm the crying girl down with promises of phone calls and visits in the future, in the end, Ellis begrudgingly let go of Arizona.

Handing over Arizona's luggage, Arizona pulled Meredith into an embrace and gave her a quick peck on the cheek before she pulled away.

Blushing from the kiss, Meredith whispered into Arizona's ear, "remember to give me a call when you land."

"I will," Arizona replied. Right before she entered the gate, she turned towards Meredith and said, "see you later Mer."

Watching her friends leave, Meredith mutters under her breath, 'I'm in trouble, aren't I?'