Title: Brewed

Pairing: Arizona Robbins / Eliza Minnick

Rating: T

Summary: Arizona loves coffee, especially if it's made by the hot brunette barista that works in the hospital's cafe.

"Arizona. Arizona Robbins."

The barista scribbles the first name down and flashes the blonde doctor a smile. "Will that be all? Don't you want anything to eat? Take out?"

Arizona shakes her head with a small smile, pulling out a couple of bucks before handing it out to the teenage girl. "I usually just get a drink."

The young barista laughs, receiving the cash and then slightly shaking her head. "I'm sorry, I know, I'm the new girl. Who usually gets your order? I don't really know everyone here yet."

Smiling softly, Arizona subconsciously bites her lower lip before answering. "The brunette." She replies in a low voice. "The one with the long hair."

With an eyebrow raised, the teenager hums. "She takes your usual and you don't remember her name?"

Arizona gives her an astonished look.

"I mean, respectfully asking."

"Her name's E. Minnick."

"E. Minnick?"

Nodding, Arizona waits for her change. "Oddly enough, your name tags are patterned that way." She replies, nudging her chin to the other girl's chest.

Looking down, the barista chuckles and shakes her head. "Oh right. Well, all you have to do is ask. The name's Tyra."

Arizona smiles. "Nice to meet you."

"E. Minnick, huh?" Tyra hums, ringing up the cashier and handing Arizona her change before getting on to continue her work. "Haven't met her yet. I was trained by someone else."

Wriggling her fingers together, Arizona tries to play uninterested. "Oh, well, she always takes my order."

"You come here every 10am?"

Arizona nods, watching her drink get made. "Mostly."

"Huh. Well, i did get a note saying someone called in sick today so I had the counter all to myself on my first day." Tyra says, laughing lightly. "I'm just lucky it's not a busy day."

Rolling her eyes, Arizona puts her hands inside the pockets of her white coat. "Don't jinx it. Lunch can be quite hectic."

Tyra raises an eyebrow. "You come in other than 10am?"

Arizona's body stiffens. "Uh-" she stutters. "So and so."

Placing a coffee cup on the counter, Tyra dings the bell. "Caramel Macchiato for Arizona!" She cheers.

"You'll get tired of saying that you know." Arizona points out, thankfully grabbing the coffee cup. "Have a great day."

"You too!"

When Arizona takes a sip of her favorite drink, she tries to stop herself from frowning. It tasted different, way too much sugar and syrup, less of the coffee, and the whipped cream? Soggy.

She holds the cup back and stares at the awfully scribbled handwriting of her name on the cup. Tyra spelled Arizona with an S. She didn't know if that was on purpose but it ticked her. She kind of missed the lowercase letters of one E. Minnick.

"She won't last." Arizona mutters, referring to the new barista, entering the attending's lounge.

"Want some coffee? That was a long surgery." Alex Karev, her friend, once student, offers, leaning against the door of the NICU.

Arizona looks up and smiles. "That would be great, thanks."

"Alright, catch yeah." He says, just about to leave when Arizona calls his name back. "What? What is it?"

Raising an eyebrow, Arizona licks her lips. "You don't know my order."

Alex shrugs. "The barista does, I just have to say your name right?"

Arizona shakes her head. "It's a newbie, Minnick isn't there today."

Frowning, Alex crosses his arms together. "You sure? 'Cuz she kind of made my coffee today." He retorts, and Arizona nearly trips over her shoes, if that were even possible.

"Wait what?"

"Why?"

"What time did you go to the cafe?"

"Around 10:30, how come?"

"The girl said she called in sick." Arizona groans, scratching her forehead solemnly.

"I'm lost here."

Putting her hands by her side, Arizona flashes a smile and snatches Alex's wallet from his hands. "I'll get us our coffee. Want anything in particular?"

Alex frowns. "That's my wallet."

"Coffee?"

Rolling his eyes, Alex replies, "Black Cafe americano." He watches Arizona smile and walk out the door. "Why the hell does the barista only remember her order and not mine?"

"Hi, how may I help you?" The brunette barista asks the next person whilst looking down at the register. When the person doesn't reply, she looks up and is surprised to see her favorite regular. "Dr. Robbins! Hey there."

Arizona flashes a smile. "Hi to you too."

Grabbing an empty cup, E. Minnick scribbles her order and name, not bothering to ask. "How was your morning?"

Nibbling on her lower lip, Arizona shrugs cooly. "Just had an emergency, a pregnant woman in a car accident."

E. Minnick cringes. "Ouch. How'd that go?"

Arizona smirks. "It's me, of course it went amazing."

The brunette barista grins back. "Why did I bother asking?"

Laughing, Arizona goes to give her the money when she remembers Alex. "Oh! And one black cafe americano to go too please."

"Friend?"

"Dr. Karev."

"Ah, the ped's surgeon." E. Minnick points out, grabbing another cup.

Arizona smiles. "I'm a ped's surgeon too you know."

Minnick chuckles and flashes the blonde a grin. "You're not just a ped's surgeon, you're also a fetal surgeon, specialist, whatever you call it."

"I'm flattered you remember."

"All you talk about are babies and pregnant women." Minnick jokes, accepting Arizona's cash. When she gives back too much change, Arizona immediately notices it.

"Uhm, I think-"

"Your order's on me." Minnick says, looking over Arizona's shoulder to check if anyone else was lined up. "I wasn't here this morning and you probably hated your drink."

Arizona giggles, following the girl's movements as she goes to make her drink. "How would you know that? She could be good, you know."

Minnick flashes her a raised eyebrow. "No one does it better than I do."

"Fine, I totally agree."

Arizona continues to watch Minnick, suddenly realizing she really wanted to know the girl's name. For goodness sake, she's been making her coffee for over a year, she deserves to know it already.

"So, babies and pregnant ladies huh?" Arizona chuckles, leaning on her elbows.

Minnick laughs back, nodding her head. "I never hear the end of it."

"You make it sound like I knocked up so many women and have a lot of kids."

Minnick spins around and places Arizona's two orders on the platform. "I wouldn't be surprised, Dr. Robbins, you're a lady killer." She teases, flashing a smile. "Have a great day, hope this makes up for the trash you drank this morning."

Arizona picks up her jaw from where it fell as she hides a blush. "I-uh, thanks."

Shit, her name Robbins, get her damn name.

The chimes ring, signaling a customer just came in. Minnick yells over, saying she'll be right with them before turning back to Arizona. "See you around."

Arizona watches her go away and sighs.

"I get it now."

"Get what?" Arizona mumbles, checking the monitor of one of the babies she had an emergency surgery on that morning.

"I get why Brunette Barista remembers your order and not mine." Alex rephrases, crossing his arms together with his terrifying grin. "She likes you."

Arizona ignores the weird thump of her chest. "Likes me?" She replies dumbly, briefly glancing at Alex before walking to another monitor.

The pediatrician attending follows. "Yeah, like lady crushing on you."

"I don't think Minnick's gay." Arizona tries to say in response, which is only half true. There's something in Arizona that tells her the brunette beauty is 70% gay, and another 30% that says she's not. The reason for the latter? She saw her holding hands with some guy the other day, when both of them had their time out at the same time. It was in the parking lot too, right before she got in her own car.

"Your gaydar must not be as good as you say it is then." Alex fights back, puffing his chest out triumphantly. "I'm pretty sure she's gay, and like, super into you."

Arizona sighs, puts the iPad on the table next to her and cocks her hip to the side. "What are you? 15? What gives you certainty that she likes me? Hm?"

"She remembers your order."

"Maybe she's just a good barista."

"Why doesn't she remember mine's then?"

"I've been there way longer than you have?"

Alex shakes his head. "No, when the café opened, I was the one who told you to check it out with me. We started together."

"Then you must be an awful customer." Arizona jokes, sticking her tongue out.

"I give awesome tip!" He retorts, slightly offended, before retracting his statement. "Wait, I don't give tip."

Arizona nods. "You don't. You're kind of picky with money, Karev."

He frowns at Arizona. "Sorry if I'm not old-rich like you are."

Shrugging, Arizona gets the iPad back in her hands. "The government loves the military and its families, that's not my problem."

"But it's more than that, I swear to you, I have this super good gut feeling."

"Gut feeling about what?" Jo Wilson, 2nd year resident, comes in, tying a pink robe around her waist. "Hello Dr. Robbins, I'm under your service today."

Alex smiles at his ex-girlfriend. "Robbins doesn't believe me when I say the café brunette chick digs her."

Jo pouts her lips, a sign that shows she's thinking deeply. "Karen?"

Shaking her head, Arizona swipes through a few files on the screen. "No, her name starts with an E." She points out, before facing Alex. "And yes, I don't believe you because I saw her holding hands with a man the other day."

Alex eyes twinkle in realization. "That means you like her then!" He yells, clapping his hands together. "Ha, get it, Robbins."

Arizona rolls her eyes. "So she's hot, I may be handicapped, but I'm not blind. I know a good looking woman when I see one."

"What do you mean holding hands with another man?" Alex asks, ignoring her last statement. "Like, kissing?"

The blonde fetal surgeon gives Alex an incredulous look. "How does that even relate?"

Alex shrugs. "If they didn't kiss, then that doesn't mean they're dating just 'cuz they held hands. They might be siblings!"

"He was blonde."

"Adopted?"

"Dr. Minnick?" Jo suddenly cuts in, tapping her lower lip and causing both attending surgeons to still their motions. "I mean, I can't think of any other hot brunette worker in the time I've went to the caf—"

"—What do you mean, Dr. Minnick?" Arizona shuts her with a retort, fully focusing her attention to the resident. "Isn't it—just, Brunette Barista E. Minnick?"

Jo shakes her head. "Uhm, no, Dr. Minnick's an orthopedics surgeon."

Alex raises an eyebrow. "You're shitting me."

Jaw dropping, Jo raises both her hands up. "I'm not! Swear! We talked the other day and she said the café's like, a distraction job or something."

"How come we've never seen her around the hospital then?"

"Or heard of her?"

Jo shrugs. "She doesn't work in this hospital. She works in a clinic across the block."

Arizona narrows her eyes on Jo. "How do you know all this?"

Jo smirks. "She may have hit on me the first time we met."

Alex slams his hands on the table, nearly shocking a few parents watching their babies. "I knew it!" He exclaims, pointing a finger at Arizona. "I knew it and your freaking gaydar sucks ass!"

Arizona tries not to punch Alex in the face as he starts making faces at her. "She hit on you?" She asks Jo, trying to not let disappointment show in her expression. "Like, flirt?"

"Oh, totally, she went and used all these silly pick up lines, I almost fell for it." Jo laughs, causing Alex to stop teasing Arizona with pokes and jabs as he turns to her.

"Wait what?"

Jo shakes her hands immediately. "No, I don't swing that way but, who wouldn't swoon over her, you know? She's hot—and charming." Jo then turns to Arizona. "But hey, wait, hasn't she ever hit on you? I mean, you're the gay one here."

Arizona rolls her eyes. "Just because I'm gay doesn't mean all the gay girls have to hit on me."

Alex scowls. "It does?" He replies, but both women ignore him.

"I don't know." Arizona mutters, nibbling on her lower lip, trying to think back and see if she misread any line but no, there wasn't anything missing, all her conversations with one E. Minnick were friendly, truly platonic. Not even a wink or a suggestive eye look. "Maybe she's into brunette's?" She wonders, nudging her chin to Jo.

Jo gulps and Arizona hates the pitiful look she sends her way. "I mean sure, if you can classify Dr. Grey as a brunette."

Arizona's jaw drops at the new information. "She hit on Grey?!"

Exasperated. Offended. Beyond pissed off. Arizona could name down every synonym of the word annoyed.

Shrugging, Jo puts her hair up in a bun. "Dr. Grey may have talked about her encounter with Dr. Minnick when I was under her service the other day."

"And how are you so sure it was flirting?" Arizona asks, fists clenching around the sides of the iPad. Alex notices this and doesn't say anything, not wanting to be in a middle of an Arizona eruption. He could already imagine her damaged ego.

"Dr. Grey may have mentioned how she tried everything on the menu and didn't know what to get next and then Dr. Minnick went and said, Are you sure you've tried everything on the menu?" Jo mimics with a sultry voice. "And then she winks at Dr. Grey, just like that. I mean, come on, that's flirting right?"

There's a 5 second silence before Arizona dumps the iPad on Jo's hands. "Finish my rounds. I'm taking a break." She mumbles, strutting away with a fuming face.

"Do you—"

"Don't say anything Karev!" Arizona growls whilst walking away, her feet stomping loudly until she turns the corner.

Jo turns to Alex. "I didn't like—you know—"

"Yeah, you did."

"Oh hey there Dr. Robbins! Didn't think you'd be back anymore today." Minnick greets her favorite customer as the doorbell chimes when Arizona enters.

Arizona keeps her face stoic as she goes up to the register and pulls out her wallet. "Yeah, got thirsty." She mutters lowly.

Minnick notices something different about her but doesn't push on it. "Well, I'll just get right unto it then." She says, flashing a small smile. She turns around to pick up a cup to start on with Arizona's drink but gets stopped.

"I'm ordering something else." Arizona says, stopping Minnick from doing her usual Arizona drink routine. Minnick's face scrunches up in confusion and Arizona tries her hardest not to smile at the cute quirk.

"You are?" Minnick asks for assurance, tilting her head to the side. "That's a first."

Arizona shrugs her shoulders. "Yeah well, I wanted to try something new."

Go on. Arizona thinks to herself, side-eyeing the brunette beauty. Go and tell me that you are the something new I should try and flash me a wink too.

Sadly, it doesn't go how Arizona wanted it to go.

Minnick chuckles, nods her head and uncaps her marker. "Alright then, what will it be?" There's that silly smile on her lips, almost like she's laughing at Arizona.

Arizona doesn't like it. She feels like a child being made fun of. She doesn't like it at all. Jealousy's a green eyed-monster that wants to bitch.

"You." She suddenly blurts out, eyes widening and cheeks flushing red.

Shit. She curses to herself; that wasn't supposed to come out. She was just so mad at Minnick for flirting with straight women like Jo and Grey, but not with her—a hot lesbian.

Minnick seems to react wildly too because the cup on her hand slips and the marker flies out of her hands as she begins to stutter. "I—uh—wait, uh—" Minnick blushes, bending down to pick up the things that fell. She stands back up and opens her mouth to say something when Arizona cuts her to it.

"Jasmine tea—" She says in a quick tone, eyes daring not to face those mystical green orbs. "Jasmine tea please." Arizona prays Minnick just forgets the whole thing.

The barista wants to say something, point out what Arizona said, but by the looks of the nervous sweating blonde, who had a very long and stressful day, Minnick decides to just go back to normal. "Great. Uhm, size?"

"Medium."

Minnick rings the register, accepts the cash given to her by Arizona and says a quiet wait as she gets to work with her favorite customer's new get up. She decides small talk would be good to clear the air.

"Jasmine tea is very different from a caramel drink." She says, heating a packet. "Total opposites."

Arizona stares at Minnick's back as she continues working on her drink. "I wanted to try something new." The blonde repeated.

It was funny because though Arizona was referring to the drink, she actually also meant her approach to the brunette barista.

"Well I'm not sure you'll like it." Minnick points out, turning around to face the blonde beauty. "I mean, I pegged you to be a sweet tooth, Dr. Robbins."

Arizona chuckles nervously. "I am, I love sweets."

Minnick leans forward on the counter, sliding her drink towards Arizona's direction. "Then you love bland tea stuff too?"

"I'm okay with it." Arizona replies, licking her lips. "Like I said, wanted to try something new."

Minnick eyes her, trying to read her by observing her face but she gets nothing. So, Minnick smiles, nods her head and taps the table. "Well, so you won't be super shocked with the taste, I added some sugar in it."

Arizona scrunches her face up. "Sugar on Jasmine tea?"

"You'll thank me later." Minnick replies shortly, causing both women to laugh. "You know, drinking too much tea and coffee isn't good for the body."

Arizona looks at Minnick. Sees her beauty and thinks the silly crush she has on this woman will surely kill her one-day. "You would know, wouldn't you, Dr. Minnick?"

Turning around, Arizona smirks as she can only imagine the shocked expression on her brunette barista's face. "See ya around!"

After leaving the café and taking a sip of her Jasmine tea, Arizona decides never to order this drink ever again.

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