I Won't Let Nobody Hurt You

5

"Mama." Meredith whimpered around her paci, fidgeting in Addison's arms. "Mama!" She sniffled, tracing a finger down Addison's face. Addison woke up, blinking a couple of times before glancing down at Meredith with a smile before realizing that she was wet.

"What's wrong, bunny? Did you have an accident?" Addison asked sympathetically as Meredith started sobbing. "It's okay, little bunny." Addison assured her, glancing at her clock to see it was just after 3 am. "Let's get cleaned up, and then we can go back to bed, okay?" Addison sat up with Meredith in her lap, kissing her forehead. She scooped her up and walked next door to Arizona's room, knocking on the door.

"I'm not interested in buying whatever it is you're selling!" Arizona sleepily groaned from inside the room. Addison chuckled and opened the door.

"Hey, sorry to wake you, but do you think you could help me? Our baby had an accident." Addison explained walking into the room as Arizona sat up with a yawn.

"Oh, sweet pea. Yes, of course, I can help, what do you need?" Arizona asked as she turned her bedside lamp on.
"Could you give her a bath while I change my sheets and get myself cleaned up? Thankfully, it seems to have mostly gotten on me and not the bed, so we should be able to go right back to sleep." Addison explained.

"You got it, now hand over my sunshine." Arizona said, standing up and reaching her arms out for Meredith. The younger blonde nuzzled her face in Arizona's neck with a whine. "I know, sweet pea, I know. We're just going to take a short bath, and then you and mama can go cuddle again, okay?"

"Otay." Meredith mumbled as Arizona entered the bathroom and started the tub. After making sure it was the right temperature, she added a small amount of bubble bath before placing Meredith in the tub. She knelt down and used a loofah to wash Meredith, just as she finished, Addison walked into the bathroom, her hair wet from a shower.

"Beds all set, is she okay?" She asked, sitting down on the toilet seat.

"Yeah, she's just sleepy. She's struggling to keep her eyes open, but thankfully we are all done here. Can you grab a towel?" Arizona asked as she unplugged the tub. Addison nodded and grabbed a towel, holding it open as Arizona gently lifted Meredith up and passed her to Addison, who wrapped the towel around her as Meredith whined and hid her face in Addison's neck.

"Let's go get you dressed, bunny." Addison whispered as Meredith reached out for Arizona's hand.

"Don't worry, sweet pea, I'm coming too." Arizona assured her as the three left the bathroom and made their way to Meredith's room. Arizona quickly got another onesie for her while Addison set her on the bed and began drying her off with a towel. "Do you want to try a pull-up?"
"I really wanted to talk to big Meredith first and make sure she was comfortable with it." Addison sighed. "But if it's what my bunny needs, then that's what my bunny needs."

"Addison, she put her trust in us, and she knows we wouldn't take advantage of that. I'm sure she'll understand that we didn't put her in a pull-up because we wanted to, but because she had an accident, and we wanted to prevent it from happening again. Like you said, she's only two years old while in headspace, and two-year-olds have accidents sometimes. As her caregivers, sometimes we have to make decisions without talking to big Mer first." Arizona said as she walked over to the bed with a pull-up and onesie.

"Are you sure Meredith is your first little?" Addison chuckled as she securely put the pull-up on Meredith before dressing her in the onesie.

"I'm sure, but age regression has always interested me, so I learned as much about it as I could." Arizona shrugged. "Of course, Meredith isn't a case study, but everything I learned certainly does help in moments of mommy guilt."