I don't own any of these characters. If I did, Owen would not have cheated on Cristina. I am pro-Owen/Cristina but I'm not sure how the storyline will play out.
He had cheated on her. The words raced through Cristina's mind. This was Owen, the man who came back from a war for her. This was Owen, the man who promised her forty years. This was Owen, the loving husband who stood by her side while her world was falling apart. This Owen was a stranger, telling her it hurt to love her.
She had once again left the home they had made together. Only this time it was Cristina's choice. She couldn't bear to stay in the same house with him, let alone share a bed with him. For all she knew, he had brought HER to their home. This time she stayed in a hotel and retrieved her mail when she knew Owen was at the hospital.
It had been a week since he had dropped the bombshell of his infidelity. She had since refused his calls and he had April relay her assignments. Cristina had refused to talk to anyone, even Meredith. She performed her surgeries flawlessly yet never showed any emotion. Not pride, anger, sadness. Nothing. She had become the robot that everyone had accused her of being.
Her emotions were released every night. Tears would flow from the minute she closed the door to her hotel room until she opened it to go to work the next morning. She fell asleep in the lonely bed from pure exhaustion. She ate enough to keep her going. She thought about the past, present and future.
She had stayed despite the choking, despite Teddy. He told her he was no good for her and she stayed. Cristina had been instrumental in Owen finally seeing a therapist and visiting his mother. He said he loved her and she believed him. Owen's betrayal was even worse than Burke's. At least Burke had the decency to leave before they were married. Owen had lulled her into a false sense of security, thinking that he would be there for her forever.
Cristina knew that she was no prize. She was messy, insensitive and like things her way. But she had been honest from the start. She did not want kids. There was no room in her plans for kids. Owen was the one who thought that he could change her mind and was amazed when she went through with the abortion. He was the deceitful one. He knew that she was focused on her career and applying for fellowships. He knew that she nearly died with Burke's baby. How could he expect her to have a child?
He had said "We matter. So you don't get to toss me aside. I won't let you".
But Owen had tossed her aside.