A/N: So it has been one long ass time since I have written and just as long since I put anything here on fanfiction! Well I have pretty much read every single Amelia and Arizona pairing story on here and on some other sites and I must say I love the pairing, and I love the possibility that it could actually happen! So I have gotten inspiration to write my own! It shall be a slow burn story starting where the last episode left off, as the season continues I will probably incorporate some of them into the story. So without further ado…here it is!
Falling onto the floor of the bathroom at Joe's, Amelia found herself take her phone from her pocket as she scrolled through trying to find a ride as she looked at the contacts she realized either they all lived to far or they would all yell at her for falling of the sober wagon. Sighing about to close out Amelia looked at the screen and saw one name; possibly the one person who let her at least have a few more hours to her own mistake. Waiting for answer Amelia shook her head and was about to hang up when she heard the voice on the other end.
"Hey Amelia, what's up?" Arizona asked answering the phone as she covered her other ear trying to hear better.
"Hey, Arizona I'm sorry could you come and pick me up?"
"Yeah, sure are you okay?"
"I…I'm at Joe's just come and get me please." Amelia held back the tears, instantly Arizona's jaw dropped knowing what happened.
"I'll be right there don't leave where you are at, okay?"
"Okay, I'm in the bathroom."
"I'll be there in ten minutes." Ending the conversation.
Amelia put her phone back in her pocket and continued to let the tears flow, almost exactly ten minutes later the bathroom door flew open and in stepped Arizona. The two made eye contact causing Amelia to cry harder, as Arizona bent down to help Amelia she got a whiff of the Vodka on the other woman.
"What happened, Amelia?"
"I don't want to talk about it right now." Amelia responded as Arizona helped her hobble out trying to be mindful of her lack of a leg.
"Okay, we will once you have woken up."
"Thank you." Finally out at the car Amelia got into the passenger side.
"You're welcome."
The next morning Amelia sat at Arizona's kitchen table nursing a cup of coffee as the blonde sat next to her, Amelia set her cup down with a sigh.
"I had been doing so well."
"Why, why did you drink last night?" Arizona asked as she looked at the other woman with a curious look.
"I am alone, I left my friends in California, my brother is dead, and my sister says I'm not her sister and kicked me out. Owen and I are done, I am completely alone especially when I don't have any friends at the hospital and…"
"Hey, you're not alone! I am your friend!"
"Arizona…"
"No, I am your friend come on what type of person would leave a bar where she is trying to meet women to get someone from another bar after they had a slip on their sobriety? A friend that's who! So I am your friend, now stop with this I am alone thing because you aren't especially right now! Get your shoes on!" Arizona commanded as she stood up and grabbed her keys and jacket, Amelia quickly did as told and followed the other woman not knowing what was happening.
Once at the destination Amelia sighed knowing what was happening, smiling at Arizona she got out of the car only to be surprised that Arizona got out as well and came up to her and wrapped her arm around hers and proceeded to go in with her. Smiling Amelia felt the strength Arizona was channeling to her and it made her feel better, sitting down the two listened to the meeting until the very end. Afterwards the two went to a restaurant up the rode and ordered lunch, as the two sat in silence they waited for one of them to break the ice.
"Thank you, again." Amelia spoke yet whispered as she picked up her glass of water and took a sip.
"What are friends for?" Arizona responded with a smile as she picked up a piece of bread and started to eat it.
"I am also sorry; we don't really know each other very well. I feel as though what you know of me is gossip you have heard through the hospital and vice versa, I mean when we were working together on helping Herman I know we formed a friendship but still; sorry that probably doesn't make any sense."
"No, it makes perfect sense. What I know of you is that you used to work with Addison, you ran into some substance issues and then later moved here."
"Yeah, that is pretty damn close actually." Taking another sip of water Amelia looked at Arizona who had a look showing she was waiting to hear what Amelia knew about her.
"So?"
"So, I heard that you and Callie dated then got married but there was a car crash, you guys had Sofia then got married. Um, a plane crash where you lost your leg you two separated more than once and that you cheated on Callie which has since led you here and looking at all of that I am guessing you feel alone like I do."
"Why would I feel alone?"
"Because, everybody knew Callie before you so everyone was Callie's friend first even Karev who is like your best friend there knew Callie and Meredith before you. If you had been in my position and scrolled through your friends list; who would you have called?" Amelia asked causing Arizona sit back in shock as she thought about it.
"Wow, I guess I would have called you too. I mean instinctually I'd want to call Callie but I'd talk myself out of it, I'd also want to call April but she has stuff going on with Jackson same with Alex having stuff with Jo. I've gotten to know Richard pretty well but I still wouldn't want to burden anybody because I know they would all…"
"Lecture you."
"Yeah."
"It sucks…"
"A lot." The two sat silent as their meals arrived and both sat silently pushing their respective meals around the plates.
"I guess were both fucked up." The two chuckled as they spoke at the same time.
"So you need a place to crash for a while?"
"Yeah."
"It isn't much but my couch is free, it actually folds out into a bed I bought it thinking maybe somebody I knew would be needing a place to crash and well here you are."
"If you don't mind?"
"I don't at all after this we can go to Meredith's and pick your stuff up."
An hour later Arizona and Amelia sat in Arizona's car looking at Meredith's house, with a sigh Amelia went to open the car door but stopped when she felt Arizona's hand on her arm so she turned to look at the other woman.
"It'll be okay." Arizona smiled causing Amelia to smile back and nod, the two got out of the car and walked up to the door.
"I don't know if I should knock or use the key?"
"Well I would say use the key then once done we can leave it."
"Yeah, okay." Amelia nodded as she unlocked the door only to be greeted with the sight of Meredith and Maggie.
Arizona closed the door as Amelia started to go up the stairs. "I'm just moving my stuff out." The two women stared at Arizona who smiled then proceeded up the stairs.
"So what shall we pack up first?" Arizona smiled as she tried to help cheer Amelia up.
"My clothes, I don't really have a lot so it should just be this trip." Nodding Arizona went towards the closest and proceeded to place clothes in a box.
"Hey, thank you again." Amelia finally broke the silence after everything was boxed and they were about to proceed to carry things out.
"Anytime, now let's get this stuff in the car so we can get home!" Arizona exclaimed as she carried a box out causing Amelia to smile as she picked up a box as well.
The two later in the day were sitting in front of Arizona's T.V. laughing as they binged on junk food and watched reality T.V.
"Why are we watching this crap?" Amelia laughed as she looked towards Arizona who laughed as well.
"Because sometimes it is nice to just watch complete crap so you can relax."
"True story!" Amelia replied as the two clinked glasses.
"Do you want more juice?" Arizona asked as she went to the kitchen.
"Yes, please!" Amelia hollered back.
As the two continued talking a knock at the door interrupted them, looking confused Arizona went to the door to see Callie standing at the door with a sleeping Sofia.
"Hey, I called but you didn't answer and she has a temperature so I can't leave her at day care."
"Oh, sorry I didn't hear it go off. I will put her into bed, have you given her anything yet?"
"I was going to give her Tylenol but I ran out last time she was sick, I thought I bought some but I can't find it anywhere." Callie replied as she stepped into the house to put Sofia's bag on the kitchen counter but stopped when she saw Amelia on the couch.
"Did I interrupt something?"
"Huh, oh no Amelia and I were hanging out Meredith kicked her out so she is going to stay here!" Arizona smiled as she went and put Sofia into her room.
"Meredith kicked you out?" Callie asked confused.
"Yeah, it's a long a story one I don't really want to talk about." Amelia replied as she stood up to grab more dip for the chips and to get her glass of juice that Arizona had poured earlier.
"But you will talk to Arizona about it?"
"Callie, Arizona is my friend she is really the only person I felt I could trust at this time."
"Trust, seriously? Well good luck with that, it took me a long time to realize how much you can trust her." Callie scoffed with an eye roll.
"You know, maybe if you had been a wife instead of a doctor towards her and didn't try to force things onto her then maybe you wouldn't be such a bitter person today while she is back to being her old self." Amelia responded with venom as she came to Arizona's defense, before Callie could respond Arizona walked in with a smile.
"What did I miss?"
"Nothing." Amelia replied as she stared at Callie who nodded in response.
"I have a surgery so I need to be going, I will pick her up in the morning."
"No need, go home get some sleep I don't go in till later so you can get her then especially if she is still sick."
"Okay." Callie replied as she turned and left, once the door closed Arizona turned and looked at Amelia and smiled.
"What?"
"Thank you."
"What are you talking about?"
"I heard the whole thing, it isn't like either of you were quiet."
"Oh."
"Hey." Arizona took ahold of Amelia's hand that was closest to her and lightly squeezed it. "Thank you, Callie and I are trying to get back to a good place and, well as you can see it has been rough even after all of the years."
"I know you blame yourself, and yeah cheating is something that you did wrong and so were many of the things you said but it also takes two; Callie wasn't exactly the best at many points either. Maybe someday you two will get back together and maybe someday you won't but I have learned is that what matters after all of the bad things is if you can get yourself into a good place whether you are riding that roller coaster alone or with someone else." The two women smiled at each other both realizing that they were both on the track of a beautiful friendship and one hell of a roller coaster ride.