So this is my first try at fanfic, I have had this story in my head for so long that I decided to give it a try. I still ship Owen and Cristina. They are my favorite couple of all time. I have 0 experience writing fics and English is not my native language. But I am trying my best! Please, review and tell me what you think. I imagined 5 chapters. I hope you crowen fans enjoy it! I still hope. And I really hate him with Amelia! I think Teddy should be his friend only! I mean, he already chose Cristina over her, that ship should have sailed! So, since he said he would never love another woman, he would always be in love with her and that she were the love of his life, I believe! I mean, he has never looked at anyone else like he did her! He never felt the same way with anyone else. So I believe... =D
Chapter 1
One and Only
You've been on my mind
I grow fonder every day
Lose myself in time
Just thinking of your face
God only knows why it's taken me
So long to let my doubts go
You're the only one that I want
Cristina had been living in Switzerland for over 5 years now. Gosh, time had flown, she had been so busy managing the institute and her trial, and she was also performing really challenging and hard core surgeries. Cristina was really living up to her dream. Her career was everything she lived for. She had the respect of her colleagues and employees. She had changed so much! She recognized the importance of all the people involved in running a hospital. She had perfected her patient care skills. All her patients felt comfortable around her and her peers really admired her talent and brilliant mind. She had become a brilliant surgeon!
She had this great view of the city from her office. It really helped her unwind looking at all the people going about their lives while she drank her wine and rested on her chair after a long day at the hospital. Most days she left very late, managing a hospital was no piece of cake. She felt really proud of herself. But she understood very quickly why Derek hated the job, and why Owen complained so much sometimes. But, mostly, she understood perfectly why Owen had denied her the position of chief resident all those years ago. She really wasn't prepared for the administrative position back then. Gosh, to tell the truth, sometimes she even doubted herself right now. It really demanded a lot of her, and if she hadn't made a point to separate administrative work time from her trial and surgeries she wouldn't be able to handle it.
So, at the end of her working day, she would just sit down at her very comfortable chair, take off her shoes, grab her glass of wine and look at all the uncomplicated lives of the people strolling through the streets of Zurich... Often enough she would go over her cases in her head, think about paperwork, bureaucracy (thank God she was really organized and took that legal course a couple of years ago). But some days she couldn't avoid reminiscing. She looked at the pictures on her desk and thought about Alex and Meredith, did not call them because of the timezone, so she sent both a message, teasing Alex and telling Mer how much she missed her person. But if we are being honest, there was one person she couldn't help but miss the most in the world. She had to be so grown up here, lead such a grown up life! She really missed being taken care of, having someone to share things with. And not one single person knew how to do that better than him.
Cristina had always been very private, that hadn't changed. She did go out with some people from work sometimes, but it wasn't the same. Her personal life came always second. She had dated, had had fun. She had even committed for some time, tried really hard to love that man. They met at a conference, Dr. Kaser from Klaussman Institute went to college with him, Dr. Mathew Palley, and had introduced them. He was Swiss too, a Plastics Surgeon (Ah, the irony!), he was actually very funny, really handsome and athletic, driven and he was willing to be with her. However, one more time work came first. He was quite patient and understanding, which made her realize she wasn't trying at all to be with him, because deep down she simply knew she could never really commit again. Her heart belonged to someone else still. The more she tried, the more she confirmed it to herself, she could never be with anyone else. He had taken off the icicle from her chest, had taught her so many things, had believed in her, had bathed her when she couldn't bathe herself, had loved her like no one else. She knew very well there was a reason they were apart. A very real reason, yet she couldn't make herself love anyone else. The connection they had was undeniable, the feelings they once shared were all consuming. And their physical connection was out of this world, she never met anyone to match him, he won that race by miles. How could she ever not love him? She could still remember his taste, his smell... Even the thought of him sent shivers down her spine! So, she looked at their picture, they were so happy there! He once told her there was only one of her, but the truth is there is only one of him too! She has tried so hard to believe she could move on from him, but these feelings she really couldn't control. And while she watched a couple holding each other tight and smiling at one another, she could only wish it were that simple for her and him too. How she wished love was enough, because love they had plenty. And it's not like he helped them move on either. She got all these mixed feelings. Then she read one more time the message he had sent her earlier that day. - Thinking of you! xx O.
That was no ordinary day though, it was her birthday, and Owen always made a point to send her a message to show her he never forgot. And she always replied, short and simple, but she did nevertheless... -Hey! How are you? x C.