Eliza continues just sitting on Arizona's sofa drinking her wine once Arizona has left. She can't sleep yet. So much has happened today and her head feels fit to burst with all the information.
Arizona is the complete opposite upstairs in her room, as soon as she lies down she falls asleep.
Eliza is still awake an hour later, mindlessly flicking through the music channels on the TV just as Arizona was earlier. Still trying to wrap her head around the days events, when she hears a scream, a scream she was certain came from Arizona. Eliza decides to head upstairs and make sure Arizona is ok. Once upstairs, she sees 3 doors, she knows the first one on the right is the bathroom because Arizona told her. But she has no idea which room is Andrew's and which is Arizona's. Eliza decides to carefully try the room on the left first. She opens the door just a little peering into the room that is ever so slightly lit with moonlight. Eliza sees Andrew fast asleep wearing headphones. She knows there's no way he heard the scream like she did. Eliza carefully closes the door again and walks down the hallway to the only other door, which she now knows is Arizona's room.
Eliza knocks on the door gently before opening it.
"Hey Arizona, are you ok? I could have sworn I heard you scream." Arizona is sat bolt upright in her bed and Eliza knows she isn't ok. She approaches the bed carefully just in case Arizona is in fact still asleep. Arizona is wide awake and breathing heavily, and sweating, which Eliza can see as she gets closer to her.
"Arizona?" Eliza says worriedly.
"Yeah I'm ok, sorry, bad dream." Arizona finally managed to say but her stuttering voice and shaking tells Eliza she really isn't ok. Eliza walks around the bed to the side Arizona sleeps and sits down next to her pulling her into a comforting hug. Eventually Arizona starts to calm properly, she's no longer shaking and is breathing much more evenly.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Eliza asks, her voice full of concern and love for this woman.
Arizona pulls out of Eliza's grasp just a little to look at her before saying "I sometimes get flashback dreams from the plane crash I was in. I'm ok now you're here." Arizona gives a meek smile to Eliza before leaning back into the hug, resting her head on Eliza's shoulder. After an eternity Arizona lies back down feeling much calmer and her bad dream almost forgotten. Eliza tucks the duvet around Arizona before giving her a light, caring kiss on her head. Eliza is just about to leave when Arizona says, "can you stay here and hold me please?"
"Of course I can." Eliza walks around the bed to the empty side and pulls back the covers, climbing in next to Arizona. Arizona automatically scooches closer to Eliza and throws an arm over her stomach whilst Eliza puts an arm under Arizona's head and around her back. Within seconds Arizona was fast asleep and snoring lightly.
Eliza doesn't think she's going to get any sleep tonight now. She's in Arizona's bed, with Arizona snuggled into her. Her head is definitely full now. What about Andrew? Arizona told him she was sleeping on the sofa. What if Arizona wakes up in the morning and doesn't remember asking Eliza to stay with her.
Regardless of all her thoughts Eliza fell asleep within 10 minutes of lying down. She felt safe in Arizona's bed, with Arizona's arm around her.
