She woke the next morning with little blue eyes inches from her own. "Good morning Bailey. How's the little man doing?" The little boy smiled and said "Mornin Zona. Are we gonna talk to Sofia again?" Arizona smiled and told him that they would sometime soon. He ran off screaming to let Zola know that they were going to do it again sometime soon. She wondered where Meredith was and figured she was probably up with Ellis. She was nervous to go and see her friend because of what had happened last night. Was it the alcohol that has caused Meredith to kiss her? She had no intention in becoming involved with someone who was just experimenting. Although she had always assumed that Meredith was progressive with her sexuality, but she didn't know for sure.
Arizona reached down and put on her leg and got up. She searched in a drawer until she found a pair of shorts. She then went to find her friend.
She found her in the kitchen holding Ellis while trying to make breakfast. She went and took the baby from her arms and started kissing the baby until she was giggling and squealing. She placed her in the high chair and proceeded to feed the little one. Meredith just looked on. "You are really good at that. With the kids, I mean." Arizona smiled and continued to feed Ellis. "You have really good kids Mer. I enjoy spending time with them, especially now since Sofia is gone." Meredith came over and put her hand on Arizona's shoulder and reached down and kissed the top of Ellis' head. "I guess we need to talk about last night. Since we both have the day off. Can I take you to lunch?" Arizona agreed.
After breakfast, Maggie drove Arizona to her car. She wanted to go home and shower before their lunch date. Oh God! Was this a date?
She pulled into the cafe and looked to see if Meredith was here yet. There was a tap on the passenger window and she jumped. It was Meredith. She unlocked the door and Meredith climbed in. "I figured we could talk out here away from prying ears and then go in and enjoy our lunch. Is that okay? I know you are probably confused. I mean I did just kiss you out of nowhere. It's just that I feel really comfortable with you, and you said I was beautiful and no one has said that to me in a long time. I have feelings for you and I'm not quite sure what they are. Seeing you interact with my kids causes my heart to swell. I have a little bit of a crush on you." She stopped to see what kind of reaction she was getting from Arizona and then added "And Alex was right, you do have good boobs, and I never noticed them before but I did the other day."
Arizona didn't know how to respond, and she told Meredith that. "I don't know how to respond. I mean, I feel comfortable with you too. And I enjoyed our kiss, but I have been hurt by being someone's experiment before." Meredith interrupted and said "I'm not experimenting Arizona. I'm an adult and I know what I'm doing. I know what I want, I've been alone for a while now and I don't want to be and I don't think you do either."
Arizona said "So this would be just a relationship out of convenience?"
Meredith looked horrified and said "No no no, that's not what I'm saying at all. This is coming out wrong. What I am saying is I would like to spend more time getting to know you and I was wondering if that is something that you would be interested in too?" Arizona smiled and said "I'd like that, I also want to thank you for your support this past week. It means the world to me." Meredith replied "Aren't you glad you chose me over the chief?"
They went into the cafe and continued their conversation while they ate. Arizona asked "Are we telling people about this?" Meredith said "Well, I'm not going to hide anything but do we really have to shout it from the rooftops? I'm not ashamed of anything but I know you are a private person and is it really anyone's business what we do? We both have been the topic of conversation for everyone at the hospital too many times and it's not really anyone's business."
Arizona agreed "I know, it seemed liked everyone knew about Callie and my business. Oh God...Callie she is not going to like this at all" Meredith could see the uncertainty in the blondes eyes. "Arizona, Callie is in New York with her girlfriend. She ended your relationship. She doesn't get a say in your life. Unless you still have feelings for her?" Arizona replied "What? God no. I mean yes I still have feelings for her, but not like that. We share a child and because she is Sofia's other mother, I will always care about her. But no, I was more concerned that she will be angry that I am stealing her friend."
Meredith shook her head. "You're not stealing anything from Callie. Yes I am her friend, but I am your friend too. I have known her longer, but you and I have been through more stuff together. Plus, if she was really my friend she would want me to be happy. Don't you think?" Arizona chuckled and said "Yeah but not if your happiness is tied to mine." Meredith laughed and said "Yeah, that's probably right."
They finished their lunch and talked for a long time. They finally had to go their separate ways as Meredith needed to get back to the kids and Arizona needed to do laundry and clean up her place a bit. She was definitely considering hiring a cleaning lady. They walked out and Meredith asked "Can I kiss you goodbye?" Arizona nodded and they kissed. It was just as good as they remembered from the other night. Arizona pulled away and said see you at work tomorrow?