A/N: Some mature content
The early morning light was streaming in from the bay window, stirring Cristina from her sleep. She opened her eyes and was startled for a moment before she realized she was in her old bed at the firehouse. Owen was next to her, gazing at her with his bright, blue eyes.
"Have you been looking at me, while I sleep?" she said.
"Yup," he said. "For maybe, the past 10 minutes. I just wanted to make sure that it was true that you are back in my bed." He reached out and pulled her close, kissing her on her bare shoulder.
"Well, staring at me makes me a little self-conscious, especially if I have been drooling," she said. "Plus it is a little creepy."
"No, it can't be creepy, when we are both naked in the same bed, after enjoying each other's company for the night," he said. She snuggled against him. "I guess not. So are you going to work, in a bit?" she asked.
"Yes, I am," he said. "Not that I want to. I just want to stay in bed with you all day. So what are you going to do, today?"
"I thought I would come in to the hospital, a little later," she said. "Maybe have lunch with the gang and talk about old times."
"Okay, good," he said. "I guess I will see you, too." He kissed her on the nose, as he got up and went to the bathroom to take a quick shower. When he emerged, she watched him dress from the bed.
"So what are you going to do for breakfast? I am going to grab something from the coffee cart at the hospital," he told her.
"I am going to take a walk to the Starbucks down the street," she said. "Is it still there?"
"Yeah," he said. "So I will see you in a bit, okay?" She nodded and put out her arms for a hug. He smiled and came back and took her in his arms. They rocked for a bit, before he released her and kissed her on her forehead. "See you later."
When he left, Cristina finally got out of bed and went to the bathroom and brushed her teeth. This bathroom had been witness to many of the pivotal moments in their life. It was here that he had comforted her, when they both got food poisoning from the bad spring rolls. It was also here that she finally spoke after the plane crash, when he was giving her a bath. It was also here that she cried and he broke down the door, the day he finally told her about his one-night stand with the nameless girl from the bar. She cringed when she remembered that. Still, that was years ago and a lot of water had passed under the bridge, since then.
She took a quick shower, changed her clothes and headed down to the neighborhood Starbucks, where she grabbed herself her favorite coffee and a sandwich and started reading a newspaper someone had left behind. She had just finished her sandwich and drained her cup of coffee, when a car suddenly careened into the Starbucks window. Cristina jumped out of the way but the young man, at the next table, was not so lucky as the car hit him and tossed him to the side. The Starbucks counter finally stopped the car in its tracks.
"Oh, God, oh, God," the woman driver said. "I just lost my brakes and it was impossible to stop. I am so sorry."
"Are you alright?" Cristina asked, noticing a trickle of blood from a cut on the woman's forehead.
"Yes, yes, I am fine, just look after the young man," she said. "I am so, so sorry." Cristina examined the young man, who was on the floor of the Starbucks. "Call 911," she screamed to a barista, who seemed to be in shock from the incident. She read his name tag. "Snap out of it, Joey," she yelled at him. "Call 911." Joey took out his phone and immediately called the emergency number.
Cristina began checking all of the accident victim's vitals. He had a pulse but it was weak and his breathing was quite shallow, indicating that he might have a lung problem. "Ma'am, do you know what you are doing?" Joey asked her. "I just called 911."
"Yes," she said. "I am a doctor."
Twenty minutes later found Cristina at the emergency room of Seattle Grace Mercy West with the accident victim, as the paramedics wheeled him in through the ER doors. "April, April," she said. "Car crash victim." She then rattled off all of the issues that the accident victim was facing.
April was definitely surprised to see Cristina. Her husband, Jackson, had already told her that Cristina was back in Seattle for a visit but she hardly expected to see Cristina in action.
"Cristina, what happened?" April asked, as she checked the victim.
"I was just having breakfast in Starbucks and then this car just came through the store. I was lucky I wasn't the victim," she said. "Poor guy, he got the full brunt of it. I think he needs immediate surgery, April."
"Yup, straight up to the OR," April said. "Do you want to scrub in?" Cristina looked at her. "I don't have privileges, here," she reminded April.
"I will just call Hunt and let him know," April said. "Who wouldn't want the great Cristina Yang operating on him? Plus I know you. You started this and you would want to see this through."
"You know me well, April. Thank you," she said, gratefully.
"Get this patient to OR 1 and get Dr Yang some scrubs, please," April shouted. "Dr. Fieldstone and Dr. Lawrence, you can assist Dr. Yang with the trauma injuries." The two ER doctors were thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Yang. They could not believe their luck.
Owen had got the call from April about Cristina wanting surgical privileges so she could operate on an accident victim that she had brought in. It could only be Cristina who would be in Seattle for less than a day and find herself in the operating room.
He stood in the gallery, watching her operate. There was a large contingent of residents and interns there. They had heard that "the Cristina Yang" was there, operating in OR 1. They were as enthralled as he was as they watched her skilful hands do what they did best. He listened to their compliments and he was so proud of her.
After the surgery, Cristina found herself at the cafeteria and saw her friends at a table. "Hey," she said.
"Well, look at that," Alex said. "Cristina Yang, in navy attending scrubs. It's like she never left here."
"Oh, Alex," Cristina said. "Good to see you, too." She slapped him on the back.
"So have you missed us?" Meredith said. "I mean we know you are the hotshot Cristina Yang, queen of the cardio world but surely you have missed us."
"Yes, I have missed you a lot. I don't have friends like you back in Massachusetts, even though Jackson's granddad is a hoot," she said.
"How is the old guy?" Jackson asked. "I haven't seen him since Christmas, when April and I and the kids went east to see him."
"Doing well, and getting more crotchety every day," Cristina said. "Since I have won two of his awards, now, he says I am planning to take his job."
"Ever think of coming back here?" April asked. "I mean we could use Cristina Yang here. By the way, I heard that Dr Russell is thinking of making a move to New Orleans. His wife wants to move back to be near her family."
"Dr Russell? The head of cardio?" Cristina asked, interestedly.
"Yes, I heard him in the elevator," April said. "I mean it is not official but I think he wants to move, so who knows, there may be a job opening in a couple of months."
"Oh, so it is not definite," Cristina replied. "We will just have to wait and see."
"Would you make the move if there was an opening?" Meredith asked. "I miss you all the time, Cristina."
"Possibly, maybe," Cristina said, looking across at another table where Owen was having lunch with Derek and Callie. He caught her looking at him and he gave her a huge smile. Meredith noticed Cristina looking across at Owen and his smile back. It seemed that things were working out between her friend and her former husband. That was good, Meredith thought. She desperately wanted her friend to come back to Seattle.
After the lunch break was over, her four friends left, while Cristina sat there, alone, finishing off the last of her chicken salad. She was contemplating what to do for the rest of the afternoon when Owen came over and sat next to her. He gave her a light kiss on the lips. "So you had a very exciting morning," he said. "I saw you operating. All of the residents and interns were in awe of you."
"Yeah, it was just pure chance that I was there when the car came through the Starbucks and hit that poor guy," she said. "I was lucky that it didn't hit me."
"What?" he said, becoming concerned. "Oh, it is okay, Owen, I am fine," she told him.
"I really don't want anything happening to you," he said. "It would break me, after having just found you, again."
"Okay," she said, gently touching his face. "I guess you're going back to work."
"Yeah," he said. "What are you going to do for the rest of the day? I won't be off, till later."
"Maybe I can go to the ER and troll for cases," she said. "After all, I got surgical privileges, today. The Chief can vouch for me." He laughed. "The Chief can certainly vouch for you," he replied.
She did go back to the ER, where April rewarded her with another surgery. For her second surgery, word had spread around the hospital and there were even more residents and interns there in the gallery. Owen watched their rapt, young faces and he knew that if he could get Cristina to come back to Seattle, it would be one of the greatest hiring coups ever. However, he knew that she would only come back if she was head of cardio and he couldn't offer her that, since Dr Russell was already in place. Plus they would have to shell out the big bucks to lure her to Seattle. He sighed.
Later that evening, she told him that she was going to have a drink with the old gang at Joe's. She said she wanted to see Joe and Walter and find out how their twins were doing. He asked if she wanted him to wait for her but she said that Meredith would drop her off. So she went across the street and went off to join Alex, April, Jackson and Meredith at Joe's. Joe was there and he showed her pictures of his twins, who were in middle school. He said he and Walter were doing quite well.
After a couple of drinks, conversation and laughter, Meredith dropped off Cristina at the firehouse. When she got to the top of the stairs, she saw Owen was already under the covers and fast asleep. She took a shower, brushed her teeth and slid in naked under the covers next to him. She started kissing him all over his face and neck, gently rousing him from his sleep.
"So you're back," he whispered. "Did you have a good time?"
"Yes," she replied, as she slipped off his t-shirt over his head. "Do you want something, Cristina?" he chuckled, as she went under the covers, slid off his pj bottoms and slipped his member into her mouth. It didn't take her long to her talented mouth to get him to a fully erect state. "Damn, you're good," he said, as he ran his fingers through her hair.
"Let's see how good I am," she said, as she positioned herself over him and allowed him to enter her. He held on to her slim waist, as she rode him better than a champion cowboy at a rodeo. "Damn, you're good," he said, as she rode him hard. He pushed up his body to meet hers, so that he could go deeper inside of her. When they mutually came, she screamed in pleasure. Then she lay forward and rested herself on his chest, with him still inside of her.
"At least here, you could scream as loudly as you want, without Bailey coming in and scolding us," he said, laughing.
"Do you know that sometimes, Bailey still makes me feel like an intern?" she admitted. "It is like I never grew up."
"Well, you know, Bailey is an institution here. She has been scaring interns, since she was a fourth year resident, with you guys," he said, with a chuckle. "By the way, all of the interns and residents couldn't stop talking about you, even after you were finished with your surgeries. It would be good if you could come and teach them a thing or two." He threw it out there. He didn't know what kind of reception he would get to the idea. It wasn't like he could offer her a job, since Russell was still holding the position.
"Yeah, I would like that," she said. He kissed her on the top of her head. If she wanted to teach, that means she would make a lot more trips to Seattle. That would certainly help the progress of their relationship, beyond being parents of this child. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
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