"I've been thinking."
"Uh oh."
Arizona lightly slapped Amelia's arm, sticking out her tongue as the brunette giggled.
"I'm serious!"
"Okay, okay. Thinking about what, baby?" Amelia asked, her tone now soft and genuine.
Arizona grinned, lifting her head off of the other woman's shoulder.
"Did you just 'baby' me?"
The brunette flushed and tried to suppress a timid smile, not having realized what she had said.
"I like it," Arizona told her, a huge smile still plastered on her face.
Amelia rolled her eyes, blushing.
"Thinking about what?" she repeated, changing the subject and prompting the other woman to continue what she had started to say.
The blonde shifted in her spot on the couch, turning her body to face the other woman directly.
"I don't want to sneak around anymore. I want to be able to hold your hand in public and kiss you without having to worry if someone sees. I love you, Amelia, and I'm tired of hiding it. So I think we should start telling people about us. I think they deserve to know. I want them to know. 'Cause I don't know how much longer I can stand listening to Callie talk about setting you up on dates with Mr. Super Hot Intern, or Alex telling me to get off my ass and start dating again, or watching Hunt stare at you all day. It drives me insane. Because you're mine, okay? You're mine, and I want everyone to know it."
She took a breath for what seemed like the first time since she had started talking. She looked into Amelia's eyes, attempting to decipher her unreadable expression.
"I mean, unless that's not what you want... I don't want to pressure you."
The brunette could sense the other woman's nervousness, and her lips curved upwards into a smile. She leaned forward to kiss her hard, grabbing the sides of her cheeks as their lips connected.
"Of course that's what I want," Amelia assured her, looking into her eyes. "I'm yours. And you're mine. And I want everyone to know. I want to shout it from the rooftops."
Arizona grinned at Amelia's choice of words, and she reached out to pull her girlfriend closer.
"You're a dork."
"Yeah, but I'm your dork," Amelia smiled, leaning in to capture the blonde's lips.
"Alex, hey! Can I talk to you?"
Arizona quickened her pace to catch up to him as he walked through the hallway.
"Sure, what's up?"
His brow furrowed in confusion when she led him into the nearest on-call room, double checking that it was empty before closing the door.
"Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, everything's fine, I just need to tell you something. It's nothing bad, don't worry. It's good. Really good, actually, I just-"
"Spit it out, Robbins."
She took a breath before speaking again.
"Amelia and I are together."
She didn't know what kind of reaction she was expecting, but it certainly wasn't the one she received. Alex's mouth curved into a satisfied smirk, his expression otherwise unchanged.
"It's about time," he said simply.
"What do you mean?"
He laughed, wondering if Arizona was feigning oblivion or if she genuinely didn't know what he was referring to.
"Have you seen the way you look at each other?"
Arizona blushed, and Alex's smirk grew into a wide grin.
"I'm happy for you, Robbins. You two are good together."
Arizona smiled.
"I know."
Amelia sat up in her bed when she heard a knock on her door.
"Come in."
Arizona pushed the door open and walked inside, slipping off her jacket and shoes before climbing onto the bed next to her girlfriend, wordlessly wrapping her arms around her and planting a small kiss on her exposed shoulder.
"I told Alex."
Amelia turned her head to face the blonde.
"He wasn't surprised... I guess we were kind of obvious. Something about how we can't keep our eyes off each other," she smirked. "But he was happy. I'm glad I told him."
"Good," the brunette smiled. "I told Mer."
"What'd she say?"
"She took it really well, actually. I mean, she was shocked... honestly, I'm a little surprised she didn't already know. This house has thin walls."
Arizona chuckled, burying her face into the brunette's shoulder.
"She said she was happy for us, though," Amelia continued, smiling. "She thinks we're cute together."
Arizona grinned against Amelia's skin, lifting her head and tightening her hold around the other woman's waist.
"She's right. We're super cute."
The brunette laughed softly, resting her head against Arizona's. She closed her eyes, humming contently as she rubbed her hand up and down the other woman's back, and all she could think about was how there was quite literally nowhere else on the planet she would rather be. She loved nights like these, when they were both too exhausted to do anything but gradually fall asleep together, their bodies molded together perfectly as they reveled in each other's warmth. She turned her head to place a gentle kiss on her girlfriend's forehead.
"Tomorrow," Amelia declared. "Tomorrow, we're gonna tell the board. And Owen. I'm gonna tell Owen... and that means telling Callie, too. They should know. And I don't care if they're not okay with it. It doesn't matter what they think."
She paused to lightly kiss Arizona's lips, sighing blissfully as they pulled apart.
"I love you," the brunette whispered. No matter how many times she said it, she never felt like it was enough.
Arizona smiled and snuggled closer.
"I love you too, baby."