Arizona awoke early, it was only beginning to get light. She couldn't help but smile and couldn't quite remember the last time she had woken up feeling so light, so….happy. It felt odd and that made her feel a little sad. It made her think of the early days of her relationship with Callie. Callie had been her first true love. The early days of their relationship were amazing, truly some of the best memories of her life. Now though, even they made her feel heavy. Their marriage had been a happy one until it wasn't. Communicating with a partner or girlfriend had never been Arizona's strength. She blamed moving around a lot as a kid but for whatever reason she knew they had both played a role in the downfall of their marriage. The plane crash robbed her of her identity, at least in the short term, and she knew that wasn't fair to Callie as much as it wasn't fair to herself. Her wife had tried hard to be supportive but Arizona just couldn't ever shake the feeling that Callie was trying to fix her, to push her to get 'better' quicker and that was just too hard. She knew that didn't excuse her infidelity but she just wanted to feel normal and for 15 minutes with Lauren she did. She couldn't ever quite deny that fact to herself and the guilt associated with it ate away at her for a long time. At one time she loved Callie with all her heart. She loved Mark and she loved the family they had all created together until it was no more. There was heaviness in her heart whenever she thought of Mark and to some extent Callie now. It just all became too hard. There was still some love there, there likely always would be but there had just been too much hardship for their relationship to withstand. At least now the bitterness was gone. Callie was happy and most importantly Sofia was happy and that was enough for Arizona for a long time. Her lift still revolved around her little girl even if she didn't see her nearly as often as she wanted.

Arizona broke from her daydream and turned onto her side. She stared at the beautiful brunette currently sharing her bed and couldn't help but smile. Now she could genuinely say she was happy too. Blissfully so! Somehow Eliza Minnick had wormed her way into Arizona's heart and despite it being early in their relationship she really hoped she was here for the long haul.

Last night had been 'the night' and what a night it had been. Eliza was incredible in bed. Arizona wasn't necessarily surprised by her talents but it was their connection that really set her heart on fire. Eliza was a gentle and attentive lover and reliving the memories of the previous night (and morning) turned her on all over again.

Eliza opened her eyes only to find Arizona staring at her with a soft smile while looking like she was a hundred miles away.

"Morning" Eliza said as she leaned in for a kiss. Shaking out of her reverie Arizona broke into a huge dimple popping smile and returned her morning kiss from her girlfriend.

"What had you daydreaming beautiful?"

Arizona smiled softly again and snuggled into Eliza's side "You. I was just enjoying our memories from last night. I'm sorry it took so long to have our 'naked time'"

"Hey, no. No apologies, this isn't how this works. We're both busy surgeons, we're not in our 20s without a care in the world. We're mature adults starting what I hope is a long and happy relationship." Eliza hadn't quire meant to be so forthright and then suddenly worried she'd come on a bit heavy. Looking a little like a rabbit caught in headlights she grimaced slightly.

Arizona chuckled "Don't worry Dr Minnick I don't scare that easily and I agree. I just wish I didn't feel like I had so much baggage from my past but I really enjoyed our nights spent talking to each other, and getting to know each other properly these last two months. It made last night so much more special for me"

"Me too, without a doubt."

"I didn't have a perfect marriage, even long before the plane crash and that only made things worse. I know I can shut down and not communicate at times but I've spent too much time and money in therapy these last few years to not at least try and learnt from past lessons."

"Arizona you don't have to be perfect, hell I'm not by any means. I just want us to be happy and feel able talk to each other about anything."

"Yeh I like that. I also should point out that a REALLY enjoyed our naked time last night, you are amazing."

Eliza blushed "Yeh well the pretty blonde with amazing eyes is pretty awesome too"

"Did you just say awesome?" Arizona giggled

"Shut it Robbins!" Eliza joked as she started threw a spare pillow in Arizona's direction. "How about you go and shower and I'll start the coffee?"

Arizona reached for her robe and crutches from the chair at the side of her bed. "Sounds perfect"

Arizona and Eliza arrived at Grey Sloan with enough time to grab a quick coffee before starting their busy days. They weren't hiding their relationship per se but were keeping things low key for nothing other than a quiet life. Eliza was getting on well with many more of the Attendings than previously but still some like Jackson were still being a pain in the ass.

"What have you got scheduled for today?"

"With Karev away I'm covering Peds with Wilson and currently only got one fetal patient I'm currently observing, Mom is on bed rest and doing well so far. You?"

Eliza was interrupted from answering as Arizona's phone started to ring. 'Teddy Altman' flashed up on the screen. Arizona frowned and pocketed the device.

"Don't you need to get that?" Eliza asked, trying to place the name Teddy from previous conversations.

"No it's fine, I'll call her later. Teddy is an old friend. She used to be Cardio chief before Maggie. I haven't caught up with her in a long time." Arizona said while not really looking at Eliza.

"Why do I feel like that's not quite the full story?" Eliza asked softly. Not sure how far she should push the conversation.

Arizona looked at her girlfriend and tilted her head slightly "you're a pain in the ass you know that right?"

Eliza just smiled and gently took Arizona's hand in hers. "I'm not judging you Arizona and I'm certainly not pushing you to tell me every detail of your life, I know it's been hard but you looked happy when you saw who was calling and then you looked sad and shoved your phone in your pocket."

"Teddy was my best friend. Owen fired her the night the plane crashed. She tried to reach out a bunch of times but I just ignored her. I spoke to her really briefly when she was back in US last year but made up an excuse not to meet her."

"She works away now?"

"Yeh she works as a cardio trauma chief for MEDCOM. Her and Owen served together." Arizona said as they threw their coffee cups in the trash making their way towards the surgical floor.

"Wow, she sounds cool. Call your friend back babe I bet it'll be worth it." Eliza said as she pecked Arizona on the cheek as nobody was watching. "See you later gorgeous"

Arizona smiled once again and watched her girlfriend's retreating form head towards OR2. She pulled her phone out once again and looked at the missed call. She opened her messages and typed a quick message – 'Hey about to head into the OR. Will promise to catch up soon. I'm sorry.'

Arizona put her phone back into her pocked before she noticed the reply "Can you call me back ASAP. I need to talk to you and your parents. Can't say more than that."