April finally gets a chance to talk with Jackson and she explains that Callie is considering applying for temporary guardianship of Kamal so that he can stay here and have the remaining surgeries.
"Are you saying that Riggs is going to take him back to Jordan, before we're done?" Jackson asks confused.
"Riggs doesn't have papers to stay here as long as it will take for us to complete Kamal's surgeries." April explains.
"What if he gets a work Visa? We can just hire him and then he can stay six months, right?" Jackson asks.
"Oh, well, I don't know." April stammers, she hadn't considered that option.
"Let me make some phone calls and see what I can do." Jackson replies confidently.
April frowns, that's not exactly what she wanted, but it would work for Kamal, so she can't really complain. She decides that she should go talk to Riggs and find out what he's worked out.
"Nathan!" April says as she approaches him near the coffee cart.
"Keps, what's going on?" He asks slipping his phone back into his pocket.
"I wanted to talk to you about your plans for the next couple of months." April says casually.
"I was just talking to a buddy at the VA here, trying to get a temporary position, so I can stay around." He explains.
"What if we had a spot for you temporarily?" April asks.
"Uh, that's probably not a good idea." Riggs says carefully.
"Why? I don't understand. You're an excellent trauma surgeon. Jackson is talking to Hunt right now about it." April replies.
"He's what? April, you have to stop him. I can't work here with Owen Hunt." Riggs says running his hands through his hair.
"I don't understand. Nathan, is there a problem between you and Owen?" April asks.
"You could say that. Look, trust me, it's just not a good idea. I'm working something out with the VA." He says again.
"Jackson, have you seen Riggs?" Callie asks after they review the next surgical plan for Kamal.
"No, but April is supposed to bring him by tonight. What do you think about offering him a temporary position here so he can stick around until we're done with Kamal's hands." Jackson asks her.
"Oh, I love it. Do you think he'll go for it? Where will he stay though?" She asks.
"I hadn't really thought of that." Jackson replies, "Do we call a board meeting or can we just do this with a quorum?"
"Let's just wait on that for now. Have you talked besides April to verify his credentials?" Callie asks. "I trust April, but we do need to cover our bases here."
"Right, I was going to talk with Hunt and get a referral from the VA." Jackson replies.
"Okay so let's go talk to Hunt." Callie replies smiling at him.
"He should be in the lounge charting," Jackson says holding the door open for her to pass.
"Owen, we want to talk to you about Riggs." Callie says sitting down across from him.
"I'm not doing this. I'm not talking about this." Owen says standing up abruptly and walking out of the lounge.
"Uh, what the hell was that?" Jackson asks.
"I have no idea." Callie replies. "But wait, isn't Riggs a Cardio-thoracic surgeon? Maybe we should contact Teddy Altman. Do you still have her contact info?"
"Good idea, let's go to my office and call her." Jackson replies.
"How's Kamal?" Arizona asks Karev when he stops by her office later that day.
"He's good. Helluva kid." Alex replies smiling at her, "Is Callie really going to seek custody of him?" He asks.
"Temporary custody, but only if it's necessary to keep him here so that they can finish his surgeries." Arizona replies, then realizes that she's just slipped up.
"I knew it!" Alex says shutting the door behind him and rushing over to her desk. "What the hell is wrong with you? I can't believe that you're giving her another chance. She almost broke you the last time."
"I appreciate your concern, but how do you know that it's not me getting the second chance. I messed this up by cheating, then there was the sex with the intern. Please remember that I broke this as much if not more than she did." Arizona reminds him.
"What happened to the chick Meredith told me about. The one you ran into at the bar a few weeks back, didn't you go out with her?" He asks.
"I did go out with her, but now I'm going out with Callie. Alex, she's the mother of my child and if there is any chance that we can be together, I want, I have to take that chance." Arizona explains.
"Please be careful and go slow," he replies clapping a hand on her shoulder.
Turning around Arizona stands up and hugs him. "I love you too." She says softly into the embrace.
Pulling away he kisses her forehead and walks out.
Arizona smiles watching him leave. She's done as much for him as he's done for her, and now she's realizing that their relationship is one of the healthiest that she's had with anyone in a very long time.
"Hey can I talk to you for a minute?" Callie asks pulling the blonde aside.
"I was just going in to check on Kamal for Alex." Arizona replies, "is there anything wrong?"
"Uh, not sure. Jackson and I asked Hunt about Riggs and he flipped out and said he wouldn't talk to us about it. We've been trying to get a hold of Teddy at MedCom, but she's out of pocket today. Any chance that you can get a hold of her and get some background on Riggs for us?" Callie asks.
"Sure," Arizona says pulling her phone out of her pocket and calling Teddy.
"Teds, got a sec?" Arizona says when Teddy answers. "We've got a military doc here on a humanitarian case and we're considering giving him temporary privileges, can you vouch for Nathan Riggs?" Arizona's face falls, "Teddy? Teddy?" She says into the phone.
"I'm sorry, did you say Nathan Riggs is there in Seattle?" Teddy asks.
"Yes, he brought in a child from Jordan with Ollier's disease, Jackson and Callie have reconstructed his hands, but he needs more surgery and since Riggs brought him over, we are trying to help him get a temporary Visa." Arizona explains.
"Why are you calling me? Is Owen not there?" Teddy asks.
"Owen is still here but he's not Chief now, Bailey is. He won't comment on Riggs, so I called you?" Arizona replies. "Now Riggs is a cardio guy, so you tell me, would you want him at your hospital?"
"I would, but he's burned a lot of bridges here at MedCom, Arizona. He takes huge chances and they don't always work out. It doesn't surprise me that he's brought you a case like that. But it would surprise me if he actually sticks around. My advice is for someone there to file for temporary custody of the child to ensure that when Nathan bails on him, and he will bail on him, that the kid has a support system in place." Teddy explains. "Nathan doesn't do commitment. I can vouch for that first hand."
"I see. Okay, that's what we needed to know. Hey, let's Skype soon, we need to catch up!" Arizona adds before disconnecting the call.
"What did she say?" Callie asks curiously.
Arizona recounts her conversation with Teddy, leaving out the last part.
"I still don't understand Hunt's reaction though," Callie replies.
"I think that Teddy and Nathan had a thing and it ended badly." Arizona adds.
"You weren't going to tell me that, were you?" Callie says calling her on the omission.
"She's my friend, I just didn't want to say anything unless it was needed." Arizona replies.
"Arizona got a hold of Altman. She says he's a great surgeon, but doesn't always stick to his commitments. Oh and Hunt's issue with him is personal not professional, we think." Callie tracked Jackson down to update him.
"Sounds like we go to plan b and one of us needs to apply for temporary custody of him." Jackson replies.
"You're married and I'm single, you probably have a better shot of getting it approved," Callie points out.
"You think? But you already have a child," Jackson points out.
"My child has two moms, Middle Eastern countries aren't fans of that." Callie reminds him.
"Oh right. okay, I'll contact my attorney and get the ball rolling." Jackson replies smiling at her, "Kamal is an amazing kid, you know?"
"I know." Callie says agreeing and unable to suppress a huge smile.