"Have you seen Robbins?" Alex asks entering Meredith's office.
"Uh no and why would you even ask me?" Meredith replies curiously.
Alex rolls his eyes, "Don't give me that. Look, I was texting with her earlier and then she went silent on me," he explains.
"Then she's probably in surgery, she is a surgeon," Meredith teases him.
"No, I checked there first. She's not on the board, not in her office and not here. I need to talk to her, will you let her know if you see her?" He asks.
"Fine, but I won't see her. I'm getting ready to go home. What's going on? Why do you need to talk to her?" Meredith questions.
"I was reviewing a few of her peds cases and I wanted to make a few suggestions," he admits.
"Oh no, you should not be doing that Alex. Bailey has already assigned you to the clinic. Are you trying to lose your privileges completely?" Meredith warns him.
"No, Jo was in the clinic going over her cases with me. She had questions and couldn't find Robbins," he explains.
"Well, give her your suggestions and let her pass them onto Robbins," Meredith suggests.
"Yeah, I guess I'll have to. But how come you're not curious about where she is?" He questions.
"Because she is a surgeon and the Chief of Maternal Medicine. Alex, I am sure that she is here in the hospital somewhere. Probably on a consult," Meredith points out.
"I should check her consult list," Alex says snapping his fingers and rushing out of the office.
Meredith just shakes her head and continues pulling her things together. Maggie is working late and Amelia has a date with Owen, so this will be one of her rare nights at home alone with her children and she's looking forward to it.
"Have you seen Robbins?" Alex asks. "I saw that you had a consult with her," he adds explaining why he's asking.
"I think that she's still in the consult room, she sent Edwards up to the library to pull some cases for her. Can you believe that she just took my resident like that?" Maggie rambles.
"Edwards is good and she's already completed her Maternal medicine rotation. Arizona has a way with residents, she's a good teacher," Alex retorts.
"Uh, I did notice that," Maggie replies with a smile.
"God not you too," he grumbles shaking his head.
Not me too what?" Maggie asks.
"You've got that same goofy grin on your face that everyone gets when they have a crush on Robbins," he says dramatically.
"She's impressive, but I wouldn't call it a crush," Maggie says self-consciously.
"Yeah, well she takes her coffee light and way too sweet, she hates everything pumpkin, but loves pound cake and donuts. Now is she down the hall?" He asks standing at the door with his hand on the knob.
"Yeah, she was there last I checked. Alex, I don't have a thing for Arizona," Maggie states, although she can feel her face flushing.
"Whatever," he grumbles before closing the door and heading down the hall.
"Hey," he says sticking his head in the door to find Wilson, Edwards and Robbins reviewing case files.
"I'm busy, Karev." Arizona says without looking up.
"I just need a few minutes," he says entering the room and shutting the door.
The residents look at each other and then at Robbins, silently questioning if they should leave.
"You two stay here, keep researching. I'll be right back," Arizona says standing up and walking over to him. "Make it quick," she says gesturing to the door.
In the hall, he looks around nervously.
"Out with it Alex," Arizona demands.
"Did Jo tell you that she reviewed those cases with me today?" He asks.
"Yes and she took notes, which we're going to review tomorrow morning before rounds, is that what this is about?" Arizona asks.
"Yeah, but I wanted to go over the cases with you," he adds.
"That's not going to happen, Bailey said no surgical cases or consults with you," Arizona reminds him.
"Yeah, but that's not fair. It's bad enough that I'm banned from the OR and forced to work in the clinic doing scut work for a guy who isn't even half the doctor that I am," Alex complains.
"I get that you're frustrated, but Alex you can't piss Bailey off right now. You're lucky that you're working at all," Arizona points out.
"I know that," he grumbles. "Maybe Amelia is right, maybe I should take a leave of absence."
"And do what sit around drink beer and feel sorry for yourself? No, you don't get to wallow in this. You work in that clinic and you meet with your attorney and you prepare your case," Arizona snaps, poking him in the chest.
"Jesus, you're as bad as Meredith!" He quips rubbing his chest where she poked him.
"Meredith and I agree on this, so stop whining and go back to that clinic. If I have any questions, I'll come find you, okay?" She offers.
"Yeah, yeah, okay," he answers. "Wait, you and Meredith have talked about me?" Alex asks curiously.
Rolling her eyes, Arizona ignores the question and heads back into the consult room.
"Okay, so what is the plan?" Maggie asks entering the consult room to find Arizona working on the plan with Edwards and Wilson.
"First we tell them that it's not HCM," Edwards begins, but Maggie interrupts her.
"So we give them false hope," Pierce interjects.
"We're not... just hear us out Dr Pierce," Arizona says a bit annoyed by the presumption that she would mislead their patient.
"Dr Robbins, could we talk for a moment... alone," Pierce asks glaring at the two residents.
Arizona looks at them and nods for them to leave.
Pierce stands with her arms crossed, angry and impatient. She can't believe that Robbins left her out of this. She's just been sitting in her office, when she could have been in here working on the case.
"You're upset," Arizona says as soon as the door closes.
"Yes, I consulted you and you're in here working with them and not me. Now I realize that we haven't worked together much, if at all. But this isn't how I work. I am the lead surgeon on this case, I should be involved in this research," Maggie argues.
"Dr Pierce," the blonde begins. "I think that you've misunderstood. Michelle is your patient, her baby is my patient," Arizona explains carefully.
"They are both my patients, you are the consulting specialist," Maggie retorts.
"Okay, technically that is true," the blonde admits. "Okay, so sit down and I'll go over everything with you, then you can tell me if you agree with the plan," Arizona says almost apologetically.
Surprised, Maggie takes a seat. "Should we, uh, should we bring the residents back in?" She asks a bit embarrassed.
"No, I'll send them to get us coffee. You drink coffee, right?" Arizona asks flashing a small smile.
"Yes, coffee would be good," Maggie concedes.
"As much as I hate being sent out for coffee, I am definitely glad that we're not in that room," Jo remarks as they wait for the elevator.
"Speak for yourself, Pierce and Robbins are probably the two best surgeons in this hospital. When we get back, they'll probably have changed the whole plan and we'll have missed it," Edwards grumbles.
The elevator doors open and Meredith steps in. "Dr Grey," they greet her in unison.
Meredith smirks. "Dr Wilson. Dr Edwards, how was your first heart transplant?" She asks turning to the younger surgeon.
"It went fine. Dr Riggs is a good teacher. But now I'm working with Dr Pierce on a new case," Edwards says excitedly.
"Yeah, we both are. Robbins was consulted," Jo interjects, she hates it when Meredith ignores her.
Just then the elevator opens to the main floor and the three surgeons exit.
"They, uh, they sent us to get coffee," Edwards admits pointing to the coffee cart outside.
"Sounds like a long night," Meredith remarks. "Let me know how it goes," she calls after them.
Arizona is just leaving the patient's room after reviewing everything with her and her husband. It went rather well and although she was worried about the Cardiothoracic surgeon, Pierce managed to follow her lead and let her do most of the talking.
"Dr Robbins," Pierce calls after her before she can get too far away.
"Yes," Arizona replies turning back around.
"It's late and I was wondering if you would like to grab some dinner?" Maggie asks, swallowing nervously.
The blonde takes a few steps back towards her. "Are you asking me out?" Arizona questions.
"Uh, no not asking you out like for a date, just dinner. W-we're colleagues," Maggie stammers.
"I know, I was just messing with you," Arizona says with a twinkle in her eye. "Thanks for asking Dr Pierce, but I'm going to pass. I have a few more cases to review before I call it a night," she adds with a wink.
"Oh, okay," Maggie exclaims exhaling a breath that she didn't know she was holding.
Back in her office, Arizona is just setting down to finish up her work when her phone buzzes.
"You should come over, I cooked dinner for the kids and I saved you a plate," Meredith's text says.
"Give it to your sister, she's starving and I turned her down for dinner." Arizona sends the message with a chuckle.
A moment later her phone rings. "Maggie asked you out?" Meredith blurts out as soon as the call connects.
"I don't think she meant it like that, but I teased her about it and she blushed quite a bit, so I'm not sure," Arizona explains.
"Arizona, she did not ask you out, my sister is straight," Meredith replies.
"She's not as straight as you think she is, I'd put her in the bi-curious category myself," Arizona quips.
"Really? Damn, she's here. I'm calling you back," Meredith whispers before ending the call.