Terrified To Love You

Chapter Fifteen

Arizona's pov

It's the middle of the night when the phone starts to ring. "Who the heck is calling in the middle of the night?" Eliza groans as she gets up and goes to find the phone. "Hello?" She asks groggily, coming back into the bedroom and sitting on the bed. Someone says something on the other end and her face drops. "Oh god. I'll be there in ten minutes. You keep him alive, you hear me?" She orders before hanging up and rushing to the dresser. I sit up in bed. "Eliza, what's going on?" I ask. "Blake was in a car accident. He.. he may not make it. I have to go be with him." She chokes out, pulling on some sweats and a sweatshirt. "Oh god. Ok. Let's go." I say worriedly, putting on my prosthesis and some clothes. I grab the keys and we rush to the car. I drive since Eliza's hands are shaking like crazy. "He will be fine, Eliza." I soothe. We arrive and rush into the ER. Owen sees us and comes right over. "You're just in time. He's about to go into surgery. I can give you five minutes with him before we have to take him. I'm sorry, Eliza." He says. "Just take me to him. Please." She begs. He nods and leads us to a room. "He is in there," Owen says, opening the door to reveal Blake lying on the bed. He is paler than the white sheets. "Come with me. Please. I can't do this alone." Eliza begs. "Of course," I say, taking her hand. We walk into the room and close the door behind us. "Hey, there Lil sis," Blake says weakly. "Oh, Blake. What happened?" Eliza asks, stroking his dark hair out of his eyes. "A truck hit me out of nowhere." He says. Suddenly, he begins to shake violently and his vitals go off the charts. Owen and several residents rush in. I pull Eliza back and hold her to me as she cries. "We need to take him to surgery now. Page Shepard." Owen orders. They wheel Blake out of the room. I'm left alone with a sobbing Eliza in my arms. "Shh.. baby he will be fine. Hunt and Shepard are the best. " I soothe. She collapses into my arms. I pick her up and carry her to an on-call room. I set her down on the bunk and close the door before joining her and wrapping her in my arms. She cries into my chest and I hold her close to me. "I can't loose him. I can't loose another loved one." She sobs. "I know baby. It's going to be ok." I soothe. Eliza falls asleep from exhaustion. I hold her close to me as she sleeps in my arms.

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Eliza's pov

I wake up to the door creaking open. "Hey. Blake's going to be fine. He had a brain bleed but we caught it early enough." Owen says softly when he notices Arizona is still asleep. "Is he awake yet?" I ask. "Not yet. He will wake up in an hour or so." Owen informs me. "Thank you," I say. "Your welcome. I have to go check on another patient. Your brother is in room 120 if you want to sit with him." Hunt says before leaving, closing the door softly behind him. Arizona stirs in my arms and opens her blue eyes. "Is he ok?" She asks instantly. "He's going to be fine baby." I say. "Good." She smiles. "I'm going to go sit with him until he wakes up. Can you do me a huge favour and run home to grab me some clothes?" I ask. "Of course. I will be right back." Arizona says, kissing my lips softly before heading into the hallway. I head to room 120 and sit by Blake's side. Some of his color has returned. His head is wrapped in a bandage and his arm is in a sling. He is sound asleep. Words cannot express how relieved I am that he is ok. It broke me when I lost my dad. We were really close. When I came out to him, he said: "If any girl hurts my Eliza, god help them." God, I miss him. I am brought out of my thought when Blake stirs and opens his eyes. "Blake! You're awake. How are you feeling?" I ask anxiously. "Dam Eliza. Cool it. Can'ta man have a minute of quiet?" He chuckles. He's his old self. He's fine. "Very funny Blake." I say as I roll my eyes at my brother. Just then, Arizona comes in with some clothes. Her hair is damp and she is dressed in some jeans and a t-shirt so she must have taken a shower before coming back to the hospital. "Hey there blondie." Blake smirks. "I see he is feeling fine." Arizona chuckles, handing me some clothes. I thank her and kiss her check. "I'm going to go change and shower. Can you stay with him?" I ask Arizona. "Of course baby." She smiles at me. I kiss her check and head to shower.
Arizona's pov
"Guess you are my babysitter blondie." Blake grins. I sigh and roll my eyes. He reminds me of Timothy. "So my little sister is head over heels in love with you. Be good to her ok?" He says, looking me in the eyes. "I will be Blake. I love her too. That reminds me." I say as I pull out a small box from my pocket. I pop it open to reveal an elegantly cut ring. It is silver with a small diamond in the middle. "I want to ask her to marry me. I know we have only been dating for a year, but I love her with all my heart. Since your father is sadly gone, I am asking you permission. May I ask her to marry me? I get it if you don't want me to but know I love her and..." I ramble. "Eliza was right. You do ramble like there's no tomorrow. Arizona, of course you can ask her. She loves you. Marry my sister. Make her happy." Blake interrupts. I smile and he pulls me into a hug. I hear footsteps and quickly close the box that holds the ring, putting it back into the pocket of my blue jeans. "I see you two are getting along nicely." Eliza chuckles as she pulls up a chair. I sit up and take her hand in mine. "Yep. Blondie here is a cool person." Blake says, yawning. "Ok you need sleep and Arizona and I have work. Sleep. C'mon Arizona." Eliza says, taking my hand. We leave and Bland smiles and waves goodbye. "He's a good man, Eliza." I say. "Yep. That's my brother for ya. He's a flirt but he's a good man." She agrees. We kiss goodbye and head in different directions to begin our days.