Cristina walked into the apartment with Owen close behind. She was a little nervous but she knew that he would not hurt her, at least not on purpose. They made their way to her room and she dropped everything and flopped on the bed. Owen went over and sat in the chair that was next to her bed. "Come here…" she said as she patted next to her. He hesitated for a moment before moving over to the bed. He sat with his back to the headboard and she moved to rest her head on his chest. They sat there for a moment as he rubbed her back. The smell of pasta came through the door letting them know Callie was making dinner. Cristina felt sick at the smell of the food, but tried to ignore it. The more she tried though the less she failed.
Owen looked down at Cristina, "You hungry?" He asked but she shook her head no. After another moment she got up and walked to the bathroom for a moment. Owen watched her get up but waited till she got back to ask. "Hey you ok?" he said as she entered the room again. "I'm fine." She said before climbing back into bed. He nodded as she took her spot back. After a few more moments she was fast asleep so he moved her slowly to lay down. He pulled the covers up over her before kissing her forehead and walking into the living room. Callie and Arizona sat at the small bar eating and drinking wine. They both said bye to Owen as he headed home for the rest of the night.
A few months had passed and the routine was the same. He would come over to her place till she fell asleep then headed wither home or back to the hospital. Meredith had noticed this little routine and asked Cristina about it but she claimed she did not want to talk about it. One day Meredith decided to confront her and demand to know what was going on.
"I thought you broke things off with Owen?!" She said as they made their way to their first assignment. "We did but now we are back together again." Cristina said with a small smile that Meredith could not see. "What! He strangled you!" Cristina stopped and spun to face Meredith, "look he comes over and then leaves he does not stay. He has also been getting help and is better. Ok just…." She paused and sighed. "I know what I am doing. It will be ok." She said hoping Meredith would understand. Meredith just shook her head. "If he does it again I will hurt him," She warned her. "And you have my full permission to do so." Cristina said with some sarcasm. Meredith did not like the idea but thought maybe she should give him another try like Cristina.
Owen waited for the two of them outside a patients room. He was making a few notes in the chart when they walked up. He got a small smile from Cristina and a mean glare from Meredith which he understood. "Shall we get ready?" He said before they walked in. Meredith and Cristina both took terns talking about the patient. He was a male in his late forties who is post-op for a bowl resection. "Well Mr. Jones you should be able to go home in a few days," Said Owen before they left the room.
Cristina was the first to leave the room and made her way over to the nurses station. She felt a little sick for a moment but it soon faded. She turned to face Owen but turned a little to quick and had to brace herself against the counter. "You ok?" Owen asked a little worried. "Yeah just moved a little to fast." She replied rolling her eyes at his concern. Meredith looked at her suspiciously before walking off to leave them alone. Owen saw the look Meredith gave her and slowly turned his head toward her as Meredith left. "What was that about?" Cristina rolled her eyes again, "Nothing Meredith is just trying to protect me that's all." She replied and then the feeling came on again this time a little stronger. "Well I need to go and do a few things so I will se you later." She said quickly as she walked away. She walked down the hall at a little faster place until she reached the bathroom. There she threw up everything she had this morning. When she was done she grabbed a few paper towels, got them wet, and then put it to her face. She thought for a moment about what could be causing this and then it clicked.
Owen sat in the cafeteria waiting for Cristina, but she never showed up. He saw Meredith walk in with Derek and still no Cristina. He went looking for her but once again she was no where to be found.
Cristina went to the nearby convenient store before heading home for lunch. She had bought two pregnancy tests and some crackers. She took the tests and set her alarm for five minutes. Those minutes seemed like hours as she sat there staring at them.
Owen ran into Meredith in the hall and asked where Cristina went. She said that she had gone home for a little while so Owen made his way across the street to check on her.
The timer when off and Cristina took a deep breath before looking at the test, both read positive. She looked at herself in the mirror when there was a knock on the front door. She quickly put the test down and shut her bathroom door before going to the door. She opened it to see Owen standing there with a worried look. "We were going to have lunch today." He said with a worried tone. "Yeah I'm sorry I forgot to tell you I needed to come home for a moment." She nervously avoided his eyes, but knew he could read her better than anyone. "Cristina what's going on?" He knew she was hiding something. She motioned for him to come in and walked to her bedroom. "Wait here." she said as she waved toward the bed and then disappeared into the bathroom. Owen gave her a worried look and then sat on the bed. After a few moments she emerged with the tests and showed him without saying a word.