Chapter 1
December first 2017
Cristina Yang does not change her mind. She is a confidant and a brilliant woman and surgeon... Ok, she might be a little too stubborn sometimes but that does not change the fact that she is right... Which is why walking out of Chris's patient room felt so unbelievably strange and unfamiliar.
Chris was Cristina's patient for the past 6 months and they bonded incredibly well. He always smiled when she walked in the room and she thought he was incredibly cute and an amazing listener. The fact that he was only 11 months old and the fact that he could only say ba and da probably helped.
As she started to make her way back to her office with Dr. Shane Ross who was also on this case she suddenly dropped her cliff bored and she couldn't move.
"Dr. Yang? Ross asked surprised but the answer did not come. Cristina just kept starring into the air as if she'd seen a ghost.
"Cristina!"
She suddenly snapped out of it but was still looking shocked, as if a great discovery has just fell on her. "I changed my mind." She said slowly.
"About?" he returned equally slowly.
"I have to find Owen!" And as she said it suddenly became the most urgent thing in the world and it could not stand a wait. She started walking rapidly towered her office.
"Owen?" he said confusedly, trying to catch up. "Cristina where are you going? We have a bored meeting in half an hour."
"Oh... Shane I need you to hold down the fort for a few days. There is something I gotta do and it can't be delayed."
"A few days? Cristina where are you going? When will you be back?"
"I don't know Shane! I'll text you"
And just like that she disappear behind the hall corner and was out of his site.
"Pick up pick up" She walked back and fort nervously "Please pick up"
"Hello?" A sleepy voice was heard on the other side.
"Meredith!"
"Cristina? It's 1 am in Seattle."
"I know I'm sorry I really really needed to talk to you."
"What is it?"
"I'm at the airport and I'm about to take a plane to Seattle."
"What here? You're coming here from Zurich in the middle of the night?"
"It's 4 PM here"
"Cristina, although I'm really flattered you need a drink with me right away what's the rush? I have surgeries tomorrow"
"Mer I love you and I really miss you but actually I'm coming to see Owen."
"Owen? Have you spoken to him?"
"No... I have'nt talked to him in like 3 years and I thought it would be weird just calling him."
"And just showing up and his door step after 4 is not?"
"No! I have to go the plane is boarding"
"Cristina wait don't get on the plane!"
"Why? Mer please don't try to talk me out of it, I just need to t..."
"Cristina!" She cut her off
"Oh... Is he married ? of course he is I lost my chance. God I'm such an idiot he told me this would happen and I didn't listen. I'm just so stupid."
"Cristina don't get on the plane because Owen in not in Seattle"
"What? Where is he than?"
"Iraq..."
"Dr. Hunt?"
Owen was just closing up a patient in the field hospital where he was working for the past 3 years. 6 months after Cristina left him to live her dreams in Switzerland he just could not stand being in Seattle any longer. He just needed to do something good, He needed to feel alive again, then months turned to years and here he was 3 years later still there with no home to get back to.
"Yes nurse?"
"You have a phone call"
"I'm in the middle of surgery"
"She says it's urgent"
"She?"
"Dr. Cristina Yang"
His heart dropped a little by the sound of her name
"C-Cristina is calling me?"
The nurse nodded
"Jack can you close up for me?" He asked the surgeon on the other side of the table.
"Yes Sir"
Hearing his response Owen quickly got up taking the phone and stepping out of the OR.
"Hello?" He asked carefully.
"Owen" She said simply. It's being 3 years since he last heard her voice and the sound of it was so bitter sweet. "Cristina" He returned.
"Owen I have to talk to you"
"Ok..." He said waiting for her to go on.
"Not here. I need to see you."
He paused for a second thinking how to say it " Cristina I'm... In Iraq"
"I know I heard" She said concernedly "Owen are you ok?"
That's a hard question. Is he ok? physically yes. Does he wake up every other night from nightmares looking for her arms to hold him like she used to? That's also a yes.
He decided to just go with simply "I'm fine"
She paused for a second "When can I see you?"
"Umm... There's a cargo plane leaving to teddy's hospital in Germany at 6 pm tonight. I could probably get on it if you can get there."
"Yes that would be great!"
"Ok... So I'll see you there" He said still very confused about what is happening.
"I'll see you soon" She said and hung up.
She got of the plane she took to Germany and quickly found a cab to take her to the hospital. She took a glance in her watch. 9 pm, good. Owen should be getting there soon.
She got there and waited for 30 minutes but Owen was still no show so she decided she probably has time to go inside and say hi to Teddy, which was very surprised to see her.
"Cristina ? What the hell are you doing here? " She said while giving her a hug.
"I'm here to see Owen."
"Owen? Oh he's getting on the cargo?"
"Yeah...shouldn't he has gotten here by now? He said the plane was leaving at 6 pm and it's almost 10 now."
"Yeah Cristina... 6 pm Iraq time. there is at least 2 more hours till they land."
Of course the time zone! One more thing she has to feel stupid about forgetting tonight.
"Oh... I'll wait than"
"Wanna scrub in on my surgery while you wait? We can have the chance to catch up."
She took a deep breath "Sure"
An hour and 50 minutes later she went outside, waiting for Owen. Suddenly she started feeling horrified. She really does have the talent of screwing every person she love out of her life, telling herself she doesn't need people, that her career is all that matters, hoping it would fill the void in her heart but it never did. As much as she denied it that voied was always there and now more than ever it desperately needed to be filled but it's probably too late. He probably hates her for taking everything from him, for leaving him and for always being too stubborn to relize she was freaking wrong.
Suddenly a warm hand toched her shoulder turning her around "Cristina?"
