So this is just a short chapter but a chapter nonetheless. Enjoy.

Arizona POV

I hate having to leave Sofia at daycare, especially because I know she would much rather be anywhere else. But alas, Meredith, Amelia and I are all working and it's a Saturday so no school so it's the only solution we have. At least Zola is there to keep Sofia occupied. When I take my lunch break I get some quick food at the cafeteria and head straight up to daycare to spend time with some of the kids.

When I get up there I see Amelia sat on a kids chair playing with both Zola and Ellis. They all look happy, enjoying the time they're spending together. It's only a few moments later I notice a lack of Sofia.

"Hey, how's your day?" Amelia asks me as she notices my existence.

"Where is Sofia?" I ask, totally skipping over her question but she just smiles and points towards the reading corner.

"Bailey's kindergarten teacher wanted him to read The Very Hungry Caterpillar as homework and Sofia offered to help him. I said I would do it but Bailey chose Sofia over me. By the looks of it they're almost finished." Amelia explains and I take in the sight before me. Sofia is so kind and caring, going slowly and helping him sound out the words together.

"That is precious. I remember reading that book to her when she was little, she's grown up so much."

"Yeah, that'll happen with kids, they do like to grow." Amelia replies sarcastically but I can tell that it's out of pure love.

Ellis is curled up in Amelia's arms, resting her head on Amelia's shoulder. Her tiny hands are playing with my girlfriends hair while she is babbling about something I don't totally understand. Amelia on the other hand, seems to know exactly what the young girl is talking about and continues their conversation.

"No baby, you can't come to work with me, but we can have cuddles later." She explains to the young girl so easily, stroking Ellis' hair out of her eyes as she starts to cry. "No crying Ellis! You're going to have fun with your brother and sister, and your mom should be here for a cuddle in about an hour." Amelia explains, checking her phone for the time. I can only assume Meredith has a surgery so will be coming up for a late lunch breaks. As the few stray tears on her nieces face begin to dry, Amelia stands up, still holding the young girl in her arms and she starts to sway with elicits some small laughs. Amelia continues dancing them around until a permanent smile appears on her face.

"Hey Ellis, do you want to know a secret?" I ask, standing up with them getting an excited nod from the young girl. "One of the great things about being a children's doctor, is i always have a lollipop in my pocket." I say pulling one out of the pocket in my jacket.

"What do you say?" Amelia prompts as the young girl takes the candy from my hand.

"Thank you Zona."

"Now that's covered, how is your day?" Amelia asks me again, putting Ellis down to go and play.

"Sorry. It was fine until I had to tell a long term patient's parents his cancer was back. He was doing so well, almost 2 years in remission."

"I'm sorry. How bad is it?"

"Only stage 2 but with kids things can change so quickly, I just hope we caught it early enough. How about you?"

"Woman with a brain tumor decided not to get it removed because she had nothing to live for. Her daughter was waiting outside the room." Amelia says sadly and despite her trying to hide it, I can tell the case had been difficult for her.

"Are you okay?" I ask placing a hand on my girlfriends arm but Sofia manages to sneak in between us, crawling into my lap.

"Will the lady die if she doesn't have surgery?" Sofia asks and we realise she must have overheard the conversation.

"Yeah, probably."

"Then why doesn't she have the surgery? Can't you make her have it?" she asks with child like innocence.

"I don't know sweetie but it's her choice. We can't make anybody have a surgery that they don't want." I explain carefully, knowing it's a difficult topic to understand and very cautious that there are other children around.

"Mom, if I get sick I want to have surgery, I want to get better." Sofia tells me simply and I pull her into my arms.

"I know baby. I know. I just wish everybody felt the same way."

We spend about another twenty minutes with the kids before telling them we have to go back to work. We still realistically have another fifteen minutes for ourselves but I can tell the case Amelia worked on had upset her and I wanted some time for us to talk it out, time to see it there I'd anything I can do to help. I take her hand and lead her to one of the on call room. It's the middle of the day so it's unsurprising that the room is empty.

"I just, I know I've been in dark places, but these kids, I could never imagine leaving them." Amelia starts without me even having to ask a question. "Her daughter was right there, and I had to tell her we decided not to operate. The daughter was distraught. I just don't get it."

"I don't either, but in her head, she must have a reason. We just have to help the patients we can."

"I know. I just couldn't help but think about Sof and Zola and Bailey and Ellis. When I thought I wanted to die, you reminded me of them and I knew I couldn't leave them here. They were my reasons to keep going."

"Do you have to see her again?"

"I referred her to psych, hopefully she will change her mind, but I don't think she will."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be. There's nothing you can do." Amelia reassures me, and although I know she is right, I wish there was some other way I could help.

"How would you feel about a quiet night in tonight? Me, you and Sofia, you can pick the Disney movie and I'll order take out."

"I would love that, but I can't. I'm on babysitting duty for Mer. She is leaving straight from work to go to a conference to meet up with Cristina and Maggie is visiting her dad."

"We could join you, if you want?" I offer but Amelia shakes her head.

"Is it okay if I pass? Don't get me wrong, I love you and Sofia so much, but since I moved out I haven't had much quality time with them. I miss them."

"That's okay." I respond, respecting her choice but still a little sad she won't be with me.

"But tomorrow is supposed to be nice weather. We could take the kids to the park and spend the day together." She offers with a slight hint of a smile making its way through.

"That sounds great actually. I'll bring a picnic."

So I'm really unsure whether I want Amelia to go to the police in future chapters. At this point it could go either way. I know the police wouldn't be able to do much this far on but it could lead to some answers... Or not. Anyways, is a police thing something you would like to read about or do you want me to avoid the topic? Please give me your thoughts because I really don't know.