Here we go!


I pulled up my car in front of her house. It was my first time to go to where she lived since we met because we usually drove our own cars when we hung out. This was a quiet neighbourhood and her house… was quite decent surprisingly. I assumed she had moved around a lot so she would only rent a temporary place to stay, which I thought it would be in a more vibrant area for young professionals. But this, was obviously one of the areas for families with kids.

We both got out of my car. I closed the distance between us by walking towards her who was standing on the pavement. I leant against my car, with only inches between us.

'Thanks for doing the driving!' Eliza smiled at me.

'You're very welcome! I'll pick you up tomorrow morning.' As she left her car at the hospital, I had to pick her up in the morning and of course I would love nothing more than seeing Eliza before I started my day.

'You really don't have to do that. I can go in by myself.'

'Nah, I want to. Will I see you tomorrow then?'

'Sure. Um…' What was Eliza going to say? Would it be the same thing as I had been thinking since we left the on call room? Should I be the one to say it? Looking at her adorable face and hearing her sweet voice, I wish I could just kiss her goodnight and give her an official title in our relationship but I hadn't done this in a long long time. I hated saying things out loud. They were awkward moments as always. 'Goodnight Arizona.' Eliza then turned around to walk to her door.

Is that it? No way! 'I won't have a good night…'

'I'm sorry?' She turned back to look at me with her eyebrows furrowed.

'If… you… don't kiss me goodnight.' I raised my gaze slowly from the ground to her face.

'Oh… I'm afraid you are gonna stay up all night then.' She smirked.

'Why not, Dr Minnick?' I raised my voice.

'Well, I won't until you're ready for it. I don't want you to be scared and run again.' She leant close to me and whispered to my ear. Her long hair brushed my face and that gave me an electric shock. I needed to touch her!

'I am!' I immediately attempted to grab her waist but she was too quick to catch. Argh! Eliza! How evil were you?

'You aren't, until I think you are!' She slightly shook her head and narrowed her eyes. She then quickly went inside her house and left me and my tense body standing outside. She was killing me! How could she be that flirty again after what happened this evening? She was back. The confident and sassy one was totally back.

Lying on my bed, I was going through what happened today. I couldn't stop smiling. I was liking Eliza more and more. The past few days had been awful, without knowing what I wanted to do with the mess between me and Eliza. Things seemed alright now. I was so grateful that we got the chance to talk and confess. I knew things might not get easy as we walked along the paths ahead us but I couldn't wait anymore to hold her hands and have her beside me throughout our whole journey in… the coming year? Ten years? Our lifetime? It was still too soon to tell. Of course I hoped we would be the one for each other but things might be tough sometimes. I preferred a slower approach this time to avoid all the mistakes I had done in this relationship and my past relationships. I wasn't the college girl who was only looking for fun and excitement with my girlfriends. I wanted promises and trust from my beloved one. I knew I was always poor at giving them but I swore I would at least try this time. I would definitely be very willing to walk through whatever we might face with nobody but Eliza. The one who constantly made me catch my breath and my heart beat fast. There was still so much I needed to know about her if I wanted to make us work this time. After all, building up a relationship was not easy at all. Turning around and walking out like I had always done at college and after my divorce were not allowed anymore. Eliza was one that I had really wanted to be with since Callie had left. I understood I would need to put so much more effort in my relationship with Eliza and I was more than willing to do this for her because what she had given me was different from what I had received from Callie. I meant, of course I had had happy times in my last marriage but things were different, my feelings for Eliza were not the same as what I felt for Callie. Eliza just had something special about her and I was yet to find out more.

Although she was trying to tease me and not letting me be intimate with her, I just loved how funny and sassy she always was. This had made me miss her even more when I was not with her. I was happy to see that we finally managed to start our relationship… really? We hadn't really talked about it yet, though I knew she wouldn't say no, right? I fell asleep when I was thinking about how to make everything official. Arizona Robbins! You had to do that! I knew we were kind of together already but I still wanted to make sure that we were both up for it and willing to start this amazing journey together.


It couldn't be easier to wake up this morning without the need to drag myself out of bed, knowing that I would be able to see Eliza soon as I was going to pick her up for work. I couldn't wait to see her again.

It was 8.15am and I was here outside her house a bit early. Her shift wouldn't start until 9am but I wanted to talk to her about something really important. I was leaning against my car while I was waiting for her to get ready. I had already got her a coffee. Holding it, my palms were sweating because of the heat from the hot beverage and my body as well. I didn't know why I was so nervous. Was I afraid that she wouldn't say yes? I meant, no way that she would say no but I couldn't stop thinking many different answers she would give me.

'Morning! Sorry to have kept you waiting!' Eliza gave me her smile as she walked towards me. Whoa, she looked gorgeous! She was in a light pink dobby shirt and a white skirt. Her black heels…made her look really attractive.

'It's okay! I was early. I've brought you coffee!' I gave her my signature smile back.

'Oh, thank you! I really appreciate it.' I handed the cup to her. She opened the car door but I put my hand against it to close it. 'What's wrong?' She was confused. 'Aren't we going to work?'

I straightened my back and had our eyes locked. I took her free hand in mine. Okay, Arizona Robbins, you had to do this!

'Eliza, you know what? If you want, I can bring you coffee and pick you up every morning. I'd love nothing more than seeing you before I start my busy day, only if you were up for it…' I held me breath, waiting for her to respond. She gave me nothing. What? Did I say something wrong? Maybe she wasn't up for it at all.

Still, nothing… She freed her hand from mine and put it on my cheek. 'No.' Did she really say that? 'You can't just pick me up but you need to drop me off after we finish our shift every day as well. Can you do that? Please?'

'I'd love doing it more than anything.' Oh thank God!

'I'm just joking. Our shift times aren't always the same. We can't do that every day. You don't have to.' She laughed as she released her hand from my cheek. What? It wasn't the point! Arizona, you needed to get to what you had to say! Just say it out loud and you would know!

'Eliza Minnick! Can you just stop pretending you don't know what I am trying to say here?' I was a bit mad, at myself though. Why was it so hard for me to say it?

'I'm sorry. I don't follow.' She furrowed.

'Okay, what I'm saying is…' Spit it Arizona! 'Wil…ou…be m… girlfrien…?' I spoke really fast and slurred that sentence.

'Say it again?'

I inhaled and repeated in a slower pace. 'Will you be my girlfriend?'

'Can you say it louder please?'

'WILL YOU BE MY GIRLFRIEND?' I almost shouted.

'I am still not sure if I heard what you said.' Eliza was definitely teasing me! I starred at her, looking very serious and a bit annoyed. She knew it was time to stop all the jokes. 'Just say it again one more time please!' She almost begged.

'Okay, Eliza Minnick, will you be my girlfriend and have me with you no matter what happens? Multiply our happiness when we share joy and divide our problems into half so we can each bear some? Don't you dare ask me to say…' My sentence was cut short by her lips crashing against mine. Oh God I had missed this since that night she kissed me at the parking lot. I kissed her back and pushed her against my car. Her lips had fresh lipstick on but I didn't care anymore if my mouth would look awfully red with lipstick all over. I heated up our kiss a little by putting my knee into her crotch. She responded by biting my lower lips softly. What a fun thing to do to start our beautiful day together. She parted our lips before we couldn't stop taking things further.

'Yes, Arizona Robbins. I will.' She looked me into the eye and I couldn't stop grinning. Arizona, how lucky were you?


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