Away Game

Ivy moves with the rest of her team as they prepare to practice their surgery. She gets to lead Jackson, Meredith, Bailey and Wilson in a huge surgery, "Okay, this is only a dry-run, the first of many. Won't be perfect but once we start, we aren't stopping until we get to the other side. Agreed?"

They nod before Jackson smiles at her, "Lets go."

Once through the surgery, they look over the corpse. Jackson leans towards his wife, "What did we just do?"

"A miracle."

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"Its a solid plan, Shepherd-Avery, you should be proud," Bailey tells her as she holds Jacksons hand on their way out.

"I am. But we have a few days left still, so I'd like to run through it twice tomorrow, see if we can get our time down. But first, sleep. This baby is sucking a lot of energy out of me," Ivy sighs.

Jackson wraps an arm around her before resting his hand on her stomach, "Well then, let's get you home and in bed."

Owen runs up to them, "Folks, hang on. We have a problem. Colonel Miller just called from Bauer Medical. Our patient just took a fall and has fractured his pelvis."

"What?"

"Our timeline has changed. His fractured pelvis has compromised blood flow to the leg we need to salvage. Our windows closing. If we wait, there won't be anything left to use in the reconstruction," Owen tells them.

Bailey nods, "Okay, well, when do they want to do it?"

"Tonight."

Ivy feels her jaw drop, "I...would've liked another run-through."

Jackson squeezes her hand before asking, "Okay, when-when-when can he come?"

Owen shakes his head, "He's not. After the fall, the patients not stable enough to move. We have to go to him."

"Its an away game."

"Its an away game."

"I'll call your mother to take the twins," Ivy sighs, grabbing her phone and calling Catherine.

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Owen explains to Ivy and Bailey on their way to the van, "About Bauer. Military hospitals are a mix of civilian and military doctors with a very strict idea about hierarchy."

"Okay, Hunt, I get it. These are your people. We'll do you proud," Bailey tells him.

Ivy gets into the van, before settling in next to Jackson. She immediately pulls out the patients file and their surgical plan and starts reading. Jackson watches her for a moment before moving to close the files, "And that's enough of that."

She reaches for them, "What? Hey! I need those."

"No, what you need is sleep. Just relax a little."

"We are about to take a man's leg and move his other one into the middle of his pelvis. I need to go over this plan to make sure nothing goes wrong," she argues, reaching for the file again.

He puts it in his bag before tossing it behind him, "Nope. Sleep."

Ivy grumbles before resting her head against his shoulder. He kisses her forehead before smiling, "See? All is good."

"Shut up."

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As they are on their way, Bailey looks to Meredith, "Um, you know Curt Morgan? The neuro-ophthalmologist?"

"I do, yeah. He's a nice guy."

"He is a nice guy. And he was asking about you," Bailey drops.

"Bailey."

She shrugs, "I'm just saying he was asking."

Ivy wakes up, stretching, "Who was asking about what?"

Wilson turns to her, "Oh, uh, Curt Morgan was asking about Dr. Grey."

"Wilson," Meredith chaises.

"Oh, Curt. Yeah, he's great. I play ball with him on Wednesday nights," Jackson says, pulling Ivy back towards him.

"Okay, what about we stop talking about Curt Morgan and focus on what we have to do?" Mereith asks.

Ivy nods, "I would, but Jackson through my files into the back, out of reach. So, instead, we can talk about the fact that he's tall and handsome, divorced, funny, doesn't have kids...handsome."

"You said handsome twice," Bailey points out.

"Yeah," Jackson scoffs.

"Just pointing out for Mers benefit," Ivy shrugs, "And would you relax. I have your rings on me at all times, I gave birth to your twins and I'm carrying another one of your children.:

Bailey turns to look back at her, "So you know it's only one this time?"

She shakes her head, "Not yet. We have an ultrasound to tell us that next week. As much as I would love any child we have, I don't know if I could handle another multiple pregnancy."

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Walking out of the van, Bailey reminds, "Hey, remember, we're guests here. Hunt wants us on our best behavior."

Ivy nods, "I've spent a lot of time working with his military buddies with Torres. As well as with Hunt in general. If we're respectful and do our jobs, we won't ruffle any feathers."

A man holds out his hand to Bailey, "Dr. Bailey."

"Colonel Miller. So nice to finally put a face with the voice," Bailey smiles.

"Likewise. This is Captain Vaughn. She's here to help make sure you have everything you-" He's interrupted by a man walking in.

"Colonel, what the hell?"

The Colonel introduces, "Dr. Bailey, this is Major Thorpe. He's Cars-"

"I'm Sargent Carsons surgeon. And you are...the Dream Team? You can't just make decisions for my patient," He mocks.

Bailey interjects, "Uh, we're not here to step on toes, Doctor."

Thorpe glares at her, "You're here to make my patient a guinea pig."

Jacksons face hardens, "How about we take a step back?"