Author's Note:

Quite obviously I am a major Cristina/Owen fan. I've been entertaining the idea for this story since Owen and Emma got together (much to my chagrin.) As much as I'd like to write a sappy, romantic story regarding Owen and Cristina's reunion, I don't write "fluff" well and am more of a dramatic writer. Each chapter in this story (as well as my other Cristina/Owen fiction) is titled after a song whose lyrics fit the chapter's contents well. I hope you enjoy my latest effort. I hope to update soon. I appreciate your reviews in advance.

Where there is desire
There is gonna be a flame
Where there is a flame
Someone's bound to get burned
But just because it burns
Doesn't mean you're gonna die
You've gotta get up and try, try, try

~Pink~ Try

" You…slept with Owen," stammered Meredith.

" Yes…I did," Cristina replied as she glanced at Meredith sheepishly.

" What happened?"

" Um. I drunkingly stumbled through the woods to Owen's trailer with a bottle of wine I stole from you. I was going to give it to Owen and Emma as a housewarming gift…except Emma wasn't there."

" So, is this like a one time thing? What's changed?" Meredith asked as she turned her attention back to the research in front of her.

" I'm not sure," replied Cristina as her pager began beeping.

I made the decision to end things last year because I didn't want kids. I'm not saying that I'm ready to turn my body into a baby making factory, but…I miss him Mer," she stated, the hint of a smile creeping across her face as she looked at the pager's display.

" You better replace that bottle of wine," Meredith shouted as Cristina quickly exited the lab.

" Did you page me Ross?" Cristina asked as she approached Shane at the nurse's station.

" Tricia Sawyer's test results came back normal," he explained. Cristina glanced over the information Shane had just handed her before scrawling her signature at the bottom of a piece of paper.

" Make sure you go over the aftercare instructions with her before discharge," instructed Cristina as she handed the chart back to him.

" Hey. Isn't that Dr. Hunt's girlfriend?" asked Shane as Emma stepped off the elevators.

" It sure is," Cristina muttered, her heart racing as the young resident took off towards the cardiac wing.

" Dr. Yang."

" Emma. Are you here looking for Owen?" she asked.

" No. I came to the hospital to look for you."

" Can I help you with something."

" Don't play dumb with me Cristina. You know why I'm here," Emma stated angrily as she began to rifle through her purse.

" I do?" she asked, doing her best to keep her composure.

" Owen broke up with me last night. I couldn't figure out what had gotten into him seeing as we had just been talking about moving in together…and then I went to the trailer to pack up my things. And found these." Cristina found herself gasping as Emma thrust a pair of silky red panties into her hand.

I hope you're happy with yourself." With that, Emma spun around and headed back towards the elevator. Cristina waited until the doors had closed before she pulled out her phone and pulled up a new message screen.

Cristina (to Owen) 4:32 P.M.: Where are you? We need to talk.

" There you are. What's going on?" Owen asked as he approached Cristina who was waiting in front of his office.

" Emma came to see me earlier." Cristina watched as Owen's face paled.

" And?"

" Apparently while she was packing her things up last night, she found these," Cristina said as she carefully slipped her underwear into Owen's lab coat pocket.

" I should call her…try to explain."

" Do you really think that's the best idea?" questioned Cristina.

" It's just…I didn't want her to find out about this the way she did."

" What exactly is 'this'?" she asked as she looked into Owen's piercing blue eyes.

" I don't know," he whispered, glancing down the hallway to ensure no one was watching as he gently placed his hand on her shoulder.

I get off in twenty minutes. We should talk."

" I need to shower and change then I'm heading home. We could order in?" Cristina suggested.

" What about Karev? That's all I need right now is to be caught up in the middle of the non-fraternization rule I implemented."

" I think he's hiding out over at Wilson's place tonight so I don't 'catch' him fraternizing," Cristina said as her phone beeped.

It's Meredith. I'll see you later."

" So Emma came to see me," Cristina announced as she followed Meredith to the hospital's daycare.

" And?"

" She was returning the pair of my panties she found while she was packing her things," she answered guiltily.

" Haven't you learned anything from me? If you're going to sleep with someone else's 'significant other' make sure you know where your panties are!" Meredith said, playfully scolding Cristina as they entered the daycare.

" I was hung over," she muttered as Zola ran to her and hugged her legs.

" Aunty Tina!"

" Hey Zo."

" Can you give me a piggy back ride please?" she begged as Cristina bent down to her level. Zola eagerly climbed onto her back as Meredith approached them, wearing Zola's book bag across one shoulder, a diaper bag slung over one arm, and Bailey snuggled against her chest in a sling.

" Thank you," Meredith said as they headed for the elevator.

" Don't mention it," replied Cristina as Zola reached down and hit the down button.

" Do you want to come over tonight for dinner? Derek is working late so the kids and I are roughing it."

" I have plans," Cristina answered slyly, avoiding Meredith's glance.

" You wouldn't be fraternizing with your ex-husband, would you?"

" I have no clue what you're talking about."

" See you tomorrow," said Meredith as she and the kids headed down a hallway, leaving Cristina to walk to her car by herself. As she put the key in the ignition and pulled out of the parking lot, memories of the previous night's rendezvous flooded through her mind. Cristina wasn't quite sure where she and Owen stood, but the possibility of a reunion weighed heavily on her mind as she drove home.