Sister, Sister¹

Solo Surgery

Ivy walks in the hallway as Meredith, Jackson, Alex, April and Cristina all ask her, "Is it up yet?"

"Jeez, it's going up now, have you-" she replies.

"Haven't heard anything," Meredith cuts her off.

April asks, "How are you even here?"

Meredith explains, "Well, there's nothing I can do, and I have to do something, so I might as well do this.  It's up!"

Ivy doesn't even bother looking at the board because she's on trauma today. Any trauma that comes into the E.R. today is hers. And Hunt has to sit back and watch her thrive.

"O.R. 3. Yes! I love O.R. 3," Cristina dances back to them.

"Wait. Bowel resection? I thought you had a peds case," April asked Alex.

"I switched last minute," he tells her.

Ivy doesn't look up from her clipboard, "Yeah, thanks for switching,  cause I didn't already have a bunch of paperwork."

Cristina makes fun of Jackson, "Oh, plastics. I thought you were the gunther. Wasting all your capital on boob jobs, huh?"

"Plastics is more than just boob jobs, they change lives," Ivy is ignored.

"Its a cleft lip. I'm changing a kids life today. Look at Kepner, she's fixing a bum knee. Way to shot for the stars kid," He teases.

Cristina points to the board, "Hey, McBaby. Where's your surgery?"

She smiles, "Can't predict trauma. So, I have to wait to see what comes in. Anyways, skills labs start today, which we all teach. I've made up a schedule on the board in my office."

"In your what?" Meredith asks.

Ivy rolls her eyes and gestures for them to follow her. She opens the door and goes to sit behind her desk. Cristina asks, "When did we get this?"

Ivy snorts, "You didn't. I did as chief resident."

Alex sits down on the couch, "This is good. I can sleep on this."

"Where do you think I've been sleeping the past few nights."

"Wait, why haven't you been sleeping at the house again?" Jackson asks as Meredith looks through the fridge.

"Because, between interns screwing up, residents asking for different services, and attendings bitching about their residents, I have had mountains of paperwork so staying here is easier," Ivy tells them.

Cristina notices the board, "Why is my name on this?"

Ivy chuckles, "Skill lab assignments for the interns. You all have been given one lab to teach and if you argue with me, I'll make it three."

"I can't teach today, I'm on a mitral valve," Cristina points out.

"Fine, just switch with one of these guys," Ivy tells her, turning to the paperwork she needed to do.

"Aneurysm." "Bowel Resection." "I got a baby's face."

Ivy rubs her temples, "You guys, I divided these up fairly. Come on."

Jackson argues with her, "You come on. Every surgery we do this year could end up on the oral boards."

Alex adds, "And they love picking up the crappy outcomes."

"This could affect which fellowship I get," Cristina says.

"Yes, cause the two specialties I'm doing are a walk in the freaking park. I gave you all the chance to accept the one a month, now you each will take a month and teach all skill labs in that month. Hmm, let's see, who should get this month," Ivy says, walking to the board as Jacksons phones rings.