DeLuca hears Arizona's flirty laugh before he even unlocks the front door. Wondering when and where she met this one, he enters the house and gives her a small wave, before ducking into the kitchen to grab a beer.

"Hey I should probably let you go, DeLuca is home," Arizona remarks softly.

"Well, Maggie is on the porch, so I should go too," Meredith admits and they end the call.

"Hey, you're home early," Arizona remarks.

"Sorry, you didn't have to end your conversation, I was headed upstairs," he says pausing to take another sip of his beer.

"It's fine. It was just Meredith, I was telling her about finally meeting Murphy's girlfriend," Arizona explains still laughing about it.

"Oh right, wow does Leah have a type or what," Andrew exclaims.

"It is kind of weird in a stalkery way though, right? I'm not just being overly sensitive?" Arizona asks him seriously.

"Definitely weird," he agrees with an odd look on his face.

"What's that look for?" Arizona questions because she's not sure his comment was about the Leah situation or something else.

"No look. I was just surprised that you were talking to Dr Grey," he answers.

"Why? We're friends and we work together, we talk all the time," Arizona replies.

"Yeah, but I heard your flirty laugh. The one that you do at the bar when a cute girl buys you a drink," he begins to explain apologetically. "Unless..."

"Unless what? And I don't do that...I don't have a flirty laugh," Arizona says defensively, earning her another look from her roommate.

"You totally do, so what's up with you and Meredith Grey?" Andrew asks curiously.

Arizona groans. "Why are you asking? Did someone say something to you?"

"Ever since you got back from New York, you've been working insane hours at the hospital. But I've overheard you on the phone being all flirty with someone a couple of times now. And you just admitted that it was Dr Grey. So what's up with that?" He asks again plopping down in the chair across from her.

The blonde huffs in annoyance. But he is her roommate and she hasn't really discussed this with anyone yet, Wilson definitely doesn't count. "Okay but Andrew, this doesn't leave this house. Seriously," Arizona warns him.

"Of course, you know that I don't gossip. I mean, people tell me things, but I don't repeat them," he reminds her.

"I might be sort of dating Meredith Grey. We are going out Saturday on a date," she informs him.

"A date?" He blurts out surprised. "I thought that you didn't go for straight women?"

"Just because she was married to a man, doesn't automatically make her straight. Callie was married to a man before me," Arizona reminds him.

"Okay, okay. I don't know Dr Grey very well, but she just never struck me as anything but straight," Andrew replies apologetically.

"Well, she's not. I would know, seriously. Lifelong lesbian here," Arizona jokes.


The front door opens right after Meredith ends the call.

"Hey," Maggie says entering the living room.

"There is a plate in the microwave for you, should still be warm," Meredith says glancing up from a journal that Maggie is certain was just opened for her benefit.

"Um, who were you talking to on the phone?" Maggie asks curiously. Because before she opened the door, she noticed Meredith on the phone and from the way she was smiling, she had to be flirting with whoever it was.

"Excuse me?" Meredith asks, wondering now how long was her sister standing there before she opened the door.

"I thought I heard you on the phone and I was just curious who it was?" Maggie asks again.

Deciding to play it off, Meredith answers with a laugh. "Well, I was just talking to Arizona, she finally met Murphy's girlfriend today."

"Oh, right. Montana, I meet her today in the cafeteria. But why is it so funny? Everyone has been laughing about it and I don't get it," Maggie asks as she plops down on the couch opposite her sister.

"Arizona had a brief fling with Murphy a few years ago. She and Callie were separated and Murphy was the rebound. And she took it sort of hard when they got back together, but that isn't the funny part. The funny part is that her new girlfriend is also named after a state and is a Peds doctor." Meredith points out.

"She is an amputee too. OH NO, that's terrible!" Maggie blurts out, trying not to laugh.

"See, that's why we're laughing about it. But Arizona doesn't think it is funny and she is a little upset," Meredith explains.

"And you were teasing her about it? Sorry, I just heard you laughing before I opened the door," Maggie offers.

"Yeah, well I saw the whole thing happen on my way to get the kids from daycare, so I called her to see how it went," Meredith replies still laughing a little about it as she pages through the journal.

"The thing is. The laugh that I heard, the one through the door. It wasn't your usual laugh," Maggie says carefully. "This laugh was a flirty laugh."

Meredith stops laughing and returns to the journal in her lap. "Your dinner is in microwave," she mentions again.

"This morning in the elevator, you started to tell me something about a date?" Maggie questions.

Meredith groans and closes the journal. She debates internally for a moment before just blurting it out, "Okay, yes it's Arizona. My date on Saturday is with Arizona."

Maggie sits stunned by the admission, even though she had suspected it, she is still a bit shocked by it.

"I just don't want it to be a big deal. We've gotten close these past several months and it just sort of happened," Meredith explains.

"So, when... I mean, how long... er, since when?" Maggie stammers still trying to process the news.

"Nothing really has happened between us, except that we have both realized that we would like it to, so that is why we're going out on a date," Meredith continues to explain.

"Oh," Maggie replies. "Um, I didn't know that and I sort of asked her out. I didn't realize that I was asking her out, but she did and she called me on it." She stops wringing her hands and stands up.

Meredith waits because she feels the spiraling rant coming on.

Maggie walks across the room and then turns around abruptly. "Wow, this is so awkward and embarrassing. I mean, I've never asked a woman out before. And not only did she turn me down, but she turned me down because she's interested in dating you. I didn't even know that you dated women. But you must, because you're calm about this. And I would be a mess. I almost talked to you about this last night, but I was still processing it. I could barely face her today and then only because I decided to pretend that she was wrong. But she wasn't wrong and now, how am I going to work with her on this case?" She blurts out rapidly.

"First, you didn't know that she and I were anything but friends. And we just decided to go out yesterday. Yes, I have dated women, but not since college. Now, if you've never dated a woman before, why did you ask her out?" Meredith questions.

"Because Amelia and I were talking at lunch the other day and I realized that Arizona has all of the qualities that I am looking for and maybe I shouldn't limit myself to just dating men," Maggie explains.

"Well, I should have known that Amelia would have put you up to this," Meredith groans.

"Amelia didn't put me up to anything. It was an impulsive decision on my part to ask Arizona out. And you are the only person who I have talked to about this," Maggie retorts.

"Well, Arizona gets it, or she wouldn't have called you on it," Meredith points out. "And you don't need to feel awkward around her because of it," she advises.


The next day finds Meredith in back to back surgeries, she spends the day juggling pre-op and post-op. General surgery is so busy that both Murphy and Edwards are reassigned to help her.

"Hey, I didn't think you had time for lunch, so I brought you a smoothie," Arizona says stopping by Meredith's office.

"Oh thanks, but you know I hate those things," Meredith says with a frown, but she takes it anyway.

"Thank me later," Arizona calls out before leaving.


"Dr Robbins, I just got a note about that consult," Bailey says entering the blonde's office.

"Yeah, hopefully it's not TRAP, they're going to repeat the ultrasound with the margins that I gave them. We should know more later today," Arizona replies.

"But if it is, you'll go there to perform the procedure?" Bailey questions, she doesn't like the thought of any of her people going to a prison for any reason.

"Yes, they can't transport her here. The attorney has tried to get permission, but the warden denied her request," Arizona explains.

"Well, keep me posted because I'm going with you," Bailey grumbles.

"You don't have to do that Miranda. Wilson and I will be fine," Arizona states.

"Maybe, but you haven't even seen this patient yet. So you don't really know what you're walking into, I'm going with you, between the two of us and Wilson, we'll get in and get out quicker," Bailey points out.


After reviewing the Peds patient charts with Webber, Arizona heads back to her office before leaving for the day. She is already thinking about everything that she needs to do when she gets home, which is why she doesn't notice the woman standing at the nurses' station waiting for her.

"Dr Robbins, do you have a minute?" The woman asks.

The blonde looks up at the attractive brunette, then she remembers who she is and she can just guess why she is there.

"Not really, I am heading out for the day. And Dr Webber is covering Peds, so if you need a consult, he's your man," Arizona says unlocking her office and opening the door. She doesn't enter, because she doesn't want this encounter to last any longer than necessary.

"Perfect," Minnick replies smugly. "I'm done for the day as well. I believe that you agreed to have drinks with me last week, why don't we do that now. The bar at my hotel has a decent selection of wine and it is right across the street," she adds.

Arizona crosses her arms and leans back against the door trying to decide how to handle this. She is not going to be seen having drinks at that hotel bar with Eliza Minnick.

"Joe's. In about fifteen minutes," the blonde says quickly.

"Oh come on, we can do better than Joe's," Minnick replies, but when she turns around the blonde isn't there and her office door is closed.

"Okay, I guess Joe's is fine," Minnick mutters to herself as she walks away.


Alex is sitting at the bar having a beer. He is still reeling from the news that Jo is married and that's why she wouldn't marry him. When Arizona walked in, he was about to call her over, but she quickly made her way to the table in the back. In the bar mirror he watches her talk to the woman that Bailey just hired to help Webber with the residency program. He sees the brunette smile and realizes that maybe they're on a date, which is weird because he really thought that Arizona and Meredith were going to be a thing. Grunting he pulls out his phone to see if Meredith has responded to his text. She did, but all it says is OR 3.


She enters Joe's and immediately spots the brunette at a table in the back. Of course, she would pick that table Arizona groans internally, she herself always picks that table when she's meeting a woman here.

"Hi," Arizona says sliding into the booth across from her. Surprised to see a glass of wine already waiting for her.

"I told the bartender that I was meeting you. He said this is your usual," Eliza replies confidently.

"Thank you," Arizona says before taking a sip of the wine.

"Thank you for meeting me tonight," Eliza says before taking a sip of her own drink.

"Yeah, about that. There has been a misunderstanding," Arizona says deciding to be upfront and direct about why she is here.

"A misunderstanding?" Eliza questions. "I am pretty sure that I asked you for drinks and you agreed, so here we are having drinks."

"Yes, but that's all this is. Two new colleagues meeting for drinks," Arizona clarifies.

"Colleagues?" Minnick inquires. "I didn't ask you out to get to know my coworker, Arizona. I asked you out for the same reason that you agreed. We are lesbians and we are attracted to each other," she points out.

"Eliza, that was a week ago, things have changed," Arizona replies hesitantly, not wanting to give the other woman much information. "Not the part about being a lesbian. I am definitely still a lesbian."

"Oh, well that's a relief," the brunette responds sarcastically. "So what you are really saying is that in the past week, you have met someone," Minnick states.

The blonde nods. Thankful that the other woman gets it.

"That's fine. I don't mind competing, because I always win," she says flirting confidently.

Arizona was afraid of that response. It is almost exactly how she herself would respond if their roles were reversed.

"I'm not telling you this because I want you to compete with her," Arizona replies carefully. "I-" she begins but decides to be more direct. "Eliza, this is someone who I really care about and I am sure that you are great, but I don't even know you."

The brunette remains quiet, contemplating this situation. If she presses it, she is sure that the blonde will shut her down harder.

"I'm disappointed, obviously, but I'm not going anywhere. I have a two year contract," she points out.