Cristina Yang was looking at herself at the mirror in her bedroom. She was still living with Alex, she thought that it was a bad idea to buy an appartment altough she will leave for California in few days.
She took the opportunity offered by her former boyfriend and mentor, Dr Colin Marlow, to work with him in the Stanford Medical Center.
She wanted a new start, like start from scratch in a new city, with other people. Try to forget her painful life : his ex husband with his new girlfriend.
Her relation with Meredith is getting better, after few discussions and Meredith's vocal message, two days ago :
«Cristina, it's Mer, well, I'm happy for your nomination for the Harper Avery, you deserve it after all the sacrifices that you made. You're right, we are growing apart, and we took two opposites ways, but you're still my person... I think that I overreacted, and I was jealous of you... So congratulations for the Harper Avery, and I'll be here for the ceremony, bye.»
She was adjusting her black dress, the same dress that she wore for Bailey's wedding. For the reconciliation sex with Owen.
She remembered when she opened the door of the conference room, he was here, adjusting his tux, handsome as usual.
She remembered when his eyes fixated on her.
She remembered when she told him that she wanted to try again, and his glance at her.
And, especially, she remembered the taste of his lips.
Her daydream was interrupted by Alex who was knocking at the door.
«Hey, you are ready ? We have to leave for the ceremony.» said Alex, walking to Cristina with a smile
«Yes, I just have to put some red lipstick, and I'll be ready.» said Cristina with a shaking voice
«Calm down ! It's just a Harper Avery Award ! The yougest surgeon to receive this award, congratulations Cristina, you succeed in being a Cardio Goddess. You're perfect.» congrats Alex giving a hug to Cristina
The last time that someone told her that she was perfect were Meredith before her wedding with Owen, and Owen during their making love.
«Thank you Alex !» whispered Cristina
After a last smile, Alex told Cristina that he will be waiting in the car with Jo, and leave Cristina's room.
Cristina put lispstick, and looked at herself at the mirror, and murmured : «I'm not perfect...»
«Where are they ?! She has to be here for the ceremony !» wondered Callie
The ceremony took place in the most prestigious hotel of Seattle, the award ceremony will be following by a gala dinner.
In front of the door of the hotel, they were Meredith, Derek, Callie, Arizona, April, Richard and Miranda. The interns were sitting in the auditorium, Jackson were with his mother checking the last details of the ceremony, and Owen was reading the last time his speech while Emma was seating next to him at the first raw.
«What are you doing ?» asked Emma
«Huum, I'm reading a last time my speech.» answered Owen still reading the paper in his hands
«I didn't know that you will speak.»
«I'll speak before Cristina will receive his award, the Chief of Surgery has to talk about the surgeon who works in his hospital.»
«Yeah, of course, the surgeon...» said coldly Emma
«Emma, stop, it's...»
Owen stopped his sentence when he saw Cristina and the other attending taking place next to them.
Her dress, this dress, so much memories comeback to Owen. Her lips, her skin, her smell, her hair. She took a his breath away, it was too much.
Her seat was next to Emma's seat, there was a seat which separed the two women, Jackson's seat.
The lights turned off, and Jackson came quickly to his seat, and gave a smile to Crisitna.
Catherine Avery came out on the stage, everybody was applauding, and she moved forward to the reading desk.
«Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much to be here for our annual ceremony, it's a big pleasure for the Harper Avery Foundation to receive you in this amazing hotel. During this ceremony, we will talk about the best medical progress, and we will give the Harper Avery Award.» anounced Catherine
The ceremony was interesting, they talked about the differents medical progresses, but boring for the doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, all they wanted, it was to see Cristina received her award, celebrated it.
«Well, we will finish this ceremony with the presentation, as you know, the Harper Avery Award goes to Dr Cristina Yang, the yougest winner. But before, I invite the Dr Owen Hunt to come on the stage, to talk about Dr Cristina Yang, please welcome the Chief of Surgey of the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, Dr Owen Hunt.» said Catherine Avery applauding
Owen went to the stage under the the audience's applauding. Cristina was following him by her eyes, she didn't know that he had to speak, and even less to talk about her.
«Thank you Dr Avery. Well, I think the other doctors of the hospital will agree with me that there are a lot of things to talk about the Dr Yang,
His last words were followed by laughs from the staff of the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
«I met the Dr Yang, five years ago, she was a second year Resident, I didin't work at the hospital. I was his patient, I was injured at my leg, just a deep cut. I remember that the Chief of Surgery, Dr Richard Webber, asked her to take care of me but she was more interesting about the cardio surgery that she has to do, that my leg. From this moment I knew that she will become a great surgeon,
«Some people can think that Crisitna is cold, heartless, insensitve, selfish, she is just determined.
Owen was reading his speech, he can feel Crisitna's eyes on him. He wanted so much to tell to everybody, to the World that she is the woman of his life, the love of his life.
A husband who declares his love to his wife. He folded his speech, and put away in his pants.
«Because, if she was selfish, heartless, do you think that she will save someone who don't deserve it ? A person who hurt her physically and mentally. I don't think so, but this is Crisitna, when she cares, when she loves, she stays here, and help you to get up.
The audience was looking to Owen, trying to understant what he was trying to say.
Cristina was looking at him, she couldn't take off her eyes from him. This is their story, dispite all the woundes that they made to each other, you stay. Because you love, this is love.
«I can't believe that she will leave the hospital in few days, she is one of our greatest sugeons at the hospital. Grey Sloan Hospital Memorial will miss her, I want to say to her.
Owen was looking directly to Cristina, and said :
«I wish you the best, I hope that you will follow your dreams and the surgery will be enough for you. Take care now, and good job Cristina, I will miss you so much.»
Cristina was silently crying during Owen's speech. She was thinking about these words Take care now and Good job, it was their to say the three words. Those three words that they can't say anymore to each other because it will be so much cruel.
«And now, please welcome the Dr Cristina Yang on the stage to receive her award.» anounced Dr Catherine Avery.