The next morning Arizona was woken by a blaring noise, her alarm clock. With her eyes still closed she reaches for the alarm clock and turns it off. That's when she feels someone moving behind her. Arizona's eyes shoot open, she's suddenly not asleep anymore. She lies very very still for a second trying to work out exactly what happened last night. How much had she had to drink? The last thing Arizona remembered was Andrew coming home but she could have sworn she went to bed alone. Then it hit her like a tidal wave, she had that dream again. The one where she was back in that forest with Derek moaning in pain and Mark crying for a dead Lexi. She remembers Eliza checking if she was ok, she remembers asking Eliza to hold her. She remembers falling asleep with Eliza's arms around her and her head on Eliza's shoulder.
Suddenly Arizona feels and arm sliding across her side and around her stomach and she stiffens, nervously. She can feel Eliza's breath on the back of her neck, it instantly gives her goosebumps. Eliza doesn't say anything and her breathing is still relaxed, she must still be asleep, Arizona figures. Arizona just lies there smiling to herself, comfortable with this woman snuggled into her, especially as she did it subconsciously in her sleep. Arizona quickly checks the clock and sees it's only 7 so she doesn't need to move just yet. She's so happy right now she never wants to move but she has to be at work in 2 hours so eventually she will have to.
About 10 minutes later Eliza begins to stir from her sleep but doesn't move away from Arizona.
"Good morning beautiful" Eliza says in a super sexy, half asleep voice. Eliza kisses Arizona's shoulder, just adding to Arizona's goosebumps.
"Morning" is all Arizona can manage to say at that moment pulling Eliza closer into her back. Eliza places another kiss on Arizona's neck causing her to shiver slightly. Arizona turns slightly to Eliza who is leaning up on her arm a little. This time it's Arizona's turn to kiss Eliza, a slow passionate kiss, neither woman needing more than that at that moment, both just happy to be in each other's presence, holding each other, kissing.
Eventually the kissing stops, not because either of them want to but because they both need to breathe. Arizona takes a minute then says to Eliza, "I'm sorry if I woke you last night? I'm fairly sure Andrew wears headphones to sleep so he doesn't get woken up when I have a bad night."
Eliza chuckles, remembering trying Andrews room first in her hunt for Arizona's in the night. "You're right, he does sleep with headphones on, but no you didn't wake me." Arizona raises an eyebrow at Eliza so she continues, "I didn't know which room was yours, turns out I tried his first." Both women laughed at that.
"How come you weren't asleep?" Arizona is intrigued, she knew she had been asleep a while before she woke up screaming.
"I couldn't sleep, too much on my mind, funny thing is as soon as you snuggled up to me, I was out like a light." Eliza smiled at Arizona.
"Oddly enough the same happened to me, I slept like a baby with you here." Eliza kissed Arizona lightly, pulling her into a similar position they fell asleep in. Eliza could definitely get used to this.
Arizona checked the time again, it was now 7.45 and she still needed to shower and have breakfast. Before being at work for 9. "Eliza I have to get up otherwise I'm going to be late." Arizona didn't want to get up and Eliza didn't want her to either. Eliza just whined but loosened her grip on Arizona. Allowing her to get out of the bed.
Quickly grabbing some fresh clothes and a towel Arizona headed into the bathroom to shower whilst Eliza got up to make them both breakfast and coffee for Arizona.
As Eliza entered the kitchen she saw Andrew already making a pot of coffee. "Morning Dr. Minnick" he greeted with a smirk. Andrew had of course already been in the living room as the TV was on when he got up, he knew Eliza hadn't slept on the sofa.
"You don't have to call me Dr. Minnick here Andrew." She gave him a sincere smile trying to find bread to make toast. Andrew finished the coffee and poured a cup for Arizona, knowing she would want one any minute. "Do you want coffee Eliza?" Andrew asked.
"Actually, yes please. It appears I have a bit of a headache from the wine last night." Eliza says smirking.
Andrew returns Eliza's smirk, knowing just how much the two women had put away last night.
"So how did you sleep? Was the sofa comfortable?" Andrew asks, discreetly prying for information.
"Andrew, you already know I didn't sleep on the sofa, stop trying to get information and just say what you are thinking please?" Eliza doesn't like it when people try and play her.
"Ok, Arizona is my friend, I'm just worried she's sleeping with you to feel better about losing Sofia and Callie and then her friends will find out and treat her the same way they're all treating Kenner. Like a traitor."
Eliza is stunned, she didn't realise people where that against her, she knew the attendings didn't like her but she didn't realise just how much.
"Ok, two things, one, we aren't sleeping with each other, I was sat down here unable to sleep and I heard her scream so I went to check on her, she asked me to stay and I held her, and two, I'm falling in love with her, I'm not using her for sex or to get at the other attendings, I genuinely care about her. And the only reason I'm telling you this is because you clearly care about her as well." Eliza says in an angry tone.
Suddenly Andrew realised that Eliza isn't here to get Arizona in to bed and backs off. She really cares about her and that Andrew could accept.
"Sorry." Andrew says, leaving the house, heading for the hospital.
15 minutes later Arizona enters the kitchen dressed and ready for work. Eliza is leaning against the kitchen side eating toast and scrolling through her phone. Arizona gives her a small kiss on the cheek before she downs the coffee Andrew left for her, pouring herself another cup within seconds.
Eliza and Arizona leave the house just after 8. Making a quick stop at Eliza's hotel on there way to the hospital so Eliza can change and brush her teeth. Arizona stays in the car waiting for her checking her emails when she gets a text from Andrew.
AD: Eliza really likes you, don't let other people get in the way :-)
AR: What did you say?!
AD: Just had a chat, she's falling in love with you, you know.
AR: Yeah she said last night :-)
Just as Arizona sent her last message to Andrew, Eliza opened the car door. The rest of the journey to work took only a few minutes. Eliza pulled up in her usual spot as far away from the doors as possible, she liked the fresh air, even on the days where it was raining.
"So about tonight, can I pick you up at 8?" Eliza asked Arizona, Arizona had completely forgotten about their date tonight but agreed on the time.
Eliza gave Arizona a quick kiss before Arizona got out of the car and headed into the hospital, Eliza following about 5 minutes later.
