Arizona quickly decided to cancel her cab. She needed to make sure her girlfriend was ok, she was really worried. Eliza's last text was quite short and not her usual confident self. Arizona hadn't thought anything of it until she saw Eliza's car still in the parking lot. Arizona hadn't had any reply from Eliza so she tried messaging her again.
AR: I'm worried about you, where are you? X
Still nothing. Eliza usually replies to her instantly, this is what was concerning Arizona so much. The blonde quickly checked the OR board making sure Eliza hadn't got pulled into surgery, which she hadn't. She proceeded to search the hospital. After searching the whole hospital with no luck in finding her girlfriend, Arizona text her again.
AR: Eliza seriously, where are you?
Arizona was beginning to feel like she was going crazy, she was having an internal argument with herself, Eliza's a grown woman, she doesn't need me harassing her, but what if something's happened to her, I need to make sure she's ok at least.
Feeling the need for some form of stress relief, Arizona went back outside, towards Eliza's car. She stood leaning against it lost in thought, absent mindedly lighting up a cigarette from the very old packet in her jacket pocket, taking a long drag. Staring down at the floor continuing to smoke. Someone stumbling and giggling quite close by startled Arizona from her thoughts, causing her to look up and see her girlfriend almost stood right in front of her.
"Where the hell have you been? I was worried about you." Arizona almost shouted at Eliza, causing the brunette to flinch a little before bursting into a fit of giggles, wobbling slightly.
Great, she's drunk, Arizona thought to herself.
"Clearly you've had a fair amount to drink." Arizona was pretty pissed, she was worried about Eliza and she'd just been in the bar getting drunk. "Wait, were you about to get in your car and drive home?" A concerned expression crossed Arizona's face.
Eliza was too drunk to even know what was going on, she just smirked at Arizona and shrugged, keys in one hand and phone in the other. Arizona snatched Eliza's keys from her hand, before she even registered what was happening.
So far Eliza had said nothing, not a single word, all she'd done was giggle and shrug.
"Aren't you going to say anything?" Arizona asked her, she was getting more pissed off by the second. Especially since Eliza still wasn't saying anything, at least she wasn't laughing anymore, Arizona thought to herself.
"You smoke?" Eliza finally said a few minutes later causing Arizona's head to snap up to look at her girlfriend. She had been staring at the ground, trying to calm herself down. She wasn't really sure how to answer Eliza's question, with her in this state. She didn't know how Eliza felt about smoking.
"Umm sometimes, when I'm nervous or worried or know I'm going to be in trouble." She started to ramble. "Are you going to tell me what happened today?" Arizona asked Eliza, genuine concern showing on her face.
"No." That was all Eliza said before turning and trying to walk away. Not very successful in managing it due to the alcohol she had consumed. Arizona quickly moved around her and stood in front of her, leaving her with nowhere to go unless she turned around again, which would probably result in dizziness and potential puking, so she stood still for a few seconds.
"I want to take you home and get you naked in my bed." Eliza eventually slurred, trying to completely deflect the conversation, causing Arizona's mouth to drop to gape open and her eyebrows to shoot up. She hadn't been expecting that from Eliza's mouth at that moment. Arizona quickly returned her face to a less stunned, neutral expression, trying to ignore what her girlfriend just said because she knew that only came out because she's drunk.
"Eliza, what happened today?" Arizona had softened somewhat, something was really bothering Eliza, she could see in, even if the brunette wouldn't talk yet.
Still nothing from Eliza, no indication of what may have happened or why she had gotten drunk or why she was heading to driver her car in this intoxicated state.
"Eliza, please talk to me." Arizona was almost begging her girlfriend now. She was worried and didn't know if she could do anything but maybe she could if Eliza actually spoke to her.
"Arizona, give me my keys." Eliza had suddenly gone from calm, giggly, drunk to pissed off for no apparent reason.
"No, you're drunk, I won't give you your keys." Arizona was defiant. She didn't want anything to happen to her girlfriend.
"Arizona." Eliza almost growled, stumbling toward the blonde in an attempt to get her keys back. Arizona moved to the side a little, almost causing Eliza to fall over. Arizona grabbed her arm before she could fall though.
"Come on, get in your car, I'll drive you home then get a cab from yours"
Carefully guiding Eliza to the passenger side of her own car, Arizona unlocked the doors and helped Eliza in. Making sure she had her seatbelt on and the door was shut properly.
Arizona climbed in the drivers seat of Eliza's car and put the key in the engine to start it. Exactly at that moment Eliza decided to talk.
"Why can't things go right for once?" Eliza asked. "I finally have a woman I'm completely falling in love with and then my job falls apart around me because of loyalty to one man." Eliza starts to cry gently. Looking at her hands in her lap.
"What do you mean, your job falls apart?" Arizona was concerned. She didn't want Eliza to leave and she couldn't see her staying if she didn't have a job.
"Avery, he got me fired as residency director today." Eliza finally admits. "He spoke to the foundation about how the board and hospital didn't want me there and they told him to do what he thought was best."
"Eliza." Arizona says softly reaching for her girlfriends hand to try and get her to look at her. "Eliza, look at me, please. We will figure this out. I promise."
"Can you stay at my hotel with me tonight?" Eliza asked Arizona, a sad look on her face causing Arizona to not even hesitate in agreeing to stay with her girlfriend.
