Terrified To Love You

Chapter Seventeen

Arizona's pov

I wake up with a naked Eliza in my arms and smile down at me beautiful girlfriend. wait. No. Fiance. Just the thought that she is going to be my wife makes me smile even bigger. She's sound asleep, her dark hair all over the pillow. I kiss her head softly and pull her closer to me. She snuggles into me and opens her eyes. "Morning beautiful," I whisper. She smiles softly up at me. "Do we have to get up? I'd rather spend all day in bed with you." She groans. "Well we don't have work," I smirk, kissing her bare shoulder.  She beams at me, making my heart beat like a drum. "Last night was amazing. I am sore in all the right places." She says, pulling me closer to her. "Me too love. I love you so much My Eliza." I whisper, tickling her ear with her warm breath. "I love you too My Arizona." She says, pulling me in for a kiss. Her lips are soft and warm. She pulls me even closer to her as I run my fingers through her dark brown hair. She traces lazy patterns on my back. We break apart for air and hold each other close. "I love you." She whispers. "I love you too." I beam. She rests her head on my chest, listening to my heartbeat. "What do you want the wedding ceremony to be like?" I ask her. "Mm. I don't know. I've always wanted a white traditional wedding. Well, not exactly traditional since I'm gay as they come." Eliza says, smirking. I laugh and kiss her head. "That would be great. Let's do it. Let's plan a wedding." She says happily. "Let's take a shower first though." I smile back, planting a gentle kiss on her lips. She smiles and gets up, scooping me up in her arms. She carries me to the bathroom and sets me down on the shower seat. "That ok love?" She asks. She's so good to me, always making sure I'm ok. "Better than ok. Now c'mere." I say, reaching for her. She joins me in the shower and turns the warm water on. "Mm. That feels great." She sighs happily as she reaches for some soap. She's right. The warm water feels amazing on my skin. She washes my body and hair and I wash hers. We rinse off and she helps me out of the shower. I lower myself onto the toilet seat and she hands me a towel. I smile my thanks as we dry off. She picks me up once again and carries me to our bedroom. I kiss her cheek as she sets me down on the bed. We get dressed and I put my prosthesis on before we head downstairs. "Pancakes sound good?" She asks. "Yep!" I say as I kiss her check. "I love you Arizona." She says. "I love you too," I reply, gathering the ingredients for the pancakes. Suddenly, there's a knock at the door. "Are you expecting someone?" I ask.

Eliza's pov
DeLuca moved out a while ago so it can't be him. "Nope," I reply. Arizona shrugs and goes to answer the door. "Mom? Dad? What are you doing here?!" I hear Arizona ask. "Well we had to meet this fiancé of yours and you never call anymore." A woman's voice says. "Sorry, mom. I've been really busy." Arizona says sheepishly. "Where's this fiancé of yours? I don't want this to be a repeat of Callie. You were crushed." A man's deep voice says. "Easy daddy. She's amazing and I love her. She's in the kitchen. Eliza, come here will you?" Arizona calls. "Coming!" I call back. I gulp nervously before heading to the front door. I see a friendly looking woman there and a stern looking man. "El, these are my parents. Mom, dad, this is my finance, Eliza." Arizona introduces. "Nice to meet you," I say, shaking Arizona's mom's hand. "Nice to meet you dear." She says, smiling at me. I turn to Arizona's dad and offer my hand. "Nice to meet you, sir," I say, shaking his hand firmly, looking him in the eye. "You can call me the Colonel. A firm handshake, looks you in the eye, you army?" He asks me. "Yes, sir. My father was in the army, my brother still is, and I served for eight years as a surgeon."I say. "I approve. You found a good one Arizona." He says, nodding at his daughter. She smiles at him as he hugs her. "Would you like some breakfast? We are making pancakes." I ask politely. "That would be lovely dear." Arizona's mom smiles. The colonel nods his head. The pair follows Arizona and me to the kitchen.

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(Still Eliza's pov)

Arizona went to drop her parents off at the hotel they are staying. I'm cleaning up the dinner dishes. Her parents are really funny and kind. Her mom wouldn't stop hugging me. Her dad warms up after a while. He's a kind man. I hear the door open and close. "Eliza? I'm back baby." Arizona calls. "In the kitchen!" I call back. She comes into the kitchen and smiles at me, pecking my lips before heading upstairs. I can sense something is off with her. "Ar, you ok?" I ask. "Fine. Just hit my head really hard on the car when I was getting out. Just have to use the bathroom." She calls back. I shrug it off and continue with the dishes until I hear a loud thunk. "Arizona!" I scream, dropping the pot I'm washing with a bang and rushing upstairs. I run upstairs and try the bathroom handle. It's locked. "Arizona! Let me in!" I scream. Nothing. "Get away from the door. I'm breaking it down!" I call, running backwards before kicking down the door. I find Arizona crumpled on the floor, blood flowing from her head. Oh god. I kneel next to her as I dial 911. I can barely tell the operator what happened I'm crying so hard. I hold Arizona close as I wait for the ambulance. "Please don't leave me," I scream, desperately trying to stop the bleeding. I hear the sirens. Help is here.

Alex's pov

"Female, head trauma, cause unknown." A man calls as he wheels a gurney into the ER. I turn and my heart drops. Arizona. The woman on the stretcher is Arizona. "Trama one. Page Kepner 911." I yell. Kepner comes running the moment she is paged. The ER hustles as doctor after doctor arrives. We're Arizona's family. We will do anything we can to save her. Speaking of family, where's Eliza? Yeah, I didn't like Eliza at first but she's Arizona's girlfriend. I learned to love Eliza like a sister. She's a great person and makes Arizona so happy. I turn and see Eliza, standing there, covered in blood. "Are you hurt?!" I ask, rushing over to her. "No. I'm fine. It's not my blood. It's ... oh god." She says, breaking down into tears. "Hey..shhh. Arizona will be fine. She's a tough one. Now cmon. Let's get you cleaned up." I soothe, steering Eliza towards the locker room. I turn around as she showers and quickly changes into some fresh clothes she keeps in her locker. "You can turn around Alex." She says softly. I turn around to find her dressed in some jeans and a shirt. "What happened to Arizona, Eliza?" I ask softly, pulling her into a hug. "She came home a little off. I thought she wasn;t feeling well or something. She went upstairs to sue the bathroom and I heard a thud. The door was locked and she wouldn't answer me so I broke it down. I found her bleeding on the floor." Eliza sobs. "Shh.. it's ok. She'll be fine." I soothe, holding Eliza close to me. Arizona has to be ok. She has to be....

A/N PLOT TWIST I'm evil I know lol