Ashes and Wine

Teddy Altman & Owen Hunt

A/N: I know many people don't want Owen to be with Teddy, but they are my ship since forever, so, if you don't like them, this story won't be good for you. I have already written a story about Teddy being pregnant and Owen helping her, but it was Henry's baby and I had to stop writing it due to lack of time. So here I am again, writing about my favorite characters again. I'll try to update once a week, no promises, though.

Inspiration: Ashes and Wine - A Fine Frenzy.

"My intention wasn't to drop a bomb like that on him. Not today. Not if I knew we would be stuck in an elevator right after, trapped there for a while with Amelia telling Owen she wanted to adopt Betty. I didn't want it to be like that. I shouldn't have come here. I shouldn't have taken so long to tell him. Maybe it would have been easier if I had just sent him an email…" – Teddy was pacing around the on-call room, with her hands on her waist and a frighten face on when Meredith stepped in.

"Are you okay?" – Meredith asked, worried.

"I clearly am not. I told Owen I am pregnant. But it didn't go as I expected. He was in front of me, in surgery with me, and I couldn't bear it anymore. I spilled it out, right there. I am pregnant and it is yours. I have been trying to tell him that, but every time there was something getting in our way. So I just jumped right there and told him." – Tears were streaming down her face.

"That's good, isn't it? Now he knows, you don't have to hide it anymore." – said Meredith, trying to understand why Teddy thought it was a bad way of telling Owen. "And also now Amelia knows."

"That's the problem. Of course I didn't come here expecting him to marry me or anything like that, but you know my story with him. You know what I feel about him. And the thing is: I am the one who sent him away when he came to see me in Germany. That's my entire fault. Now I want something that I clearly won't get. He came back, he loves her, and they are having a family together. You should have seen them both suffering when Betty disappeared. Why do I always mess things up? Why can't I just express my feelings? You wanna know what he told me when we finished surgery a few minutes ago? He said that we will figure it out" – Teddy couldn't stop the tears streaming down her face.

Meredith got closer, put her hands on Teddy's shoulder and said the most comforting words a friend could say: "You know he loves you, right? He never actually told you that before, because you are his true love and he is too afraid to lose you forever. You should have seen him when he got back from Germany. He has been sad since then. Yes, he is with Amelia, they were married, they got a divorce and somehow they are back together now, but I don't think they are fit for each other. Just, please, be patient, Teddy. You know Owen won't do what's not right for his heart. He lost you once; he won't let it happen twice."

Teddy looked at Meredith with a desperate look: "I can't lose him again, Meredith. I have loved him since forever. It just never happened and when it did, I ruined it."

"I know." – Meredith replied.

Is there a chance?
A fragment of light at the end of the tunnel?
A reason to fight?
Is there a chance you may change your mind?
Or are we ashes and wine?