Chapter 9
"Are you still cold?" Alex asked Cristina while they were sitting by the fireplace. And the both of them were surprisingly sober.
"Yeah... Well, sort of. The fire helps." Cristina replied. "Do you think they will ever come and look for us?"
"They're supposed to be our friends." Alex smiled.
"At least we like to think so." Cristina's eyes wouldn't meet his.
"What do you mean about that?" Alex asked.
"Well, if we hadn't been fellow interns, would we be friends? Are you and I friends at all? I mean, I feel like the only friend I got is Meredith, who's going to get married and have kids with McDreamy. And I'm going to die alone." Cristina said.
"You're not going to die alone." Alex moved closer to Cristina. He couldn't believe that he actually saw a softer side of the hardcore girl he thought he knew.
"Really? Who would want to live with me? I'm messy, afraid of commitment and I snore." Cristina said.
"Seriously? You snore? That's awful." Alex laughed.
"Shut up! I'm trying to be serious here."
"So am I! You snore, oh my God. Who would love a snoring girl?" Alex said, smirking.
"What are you trying to do? Make me suicidal?" Cristina raised her eyebrows.
"No.. I'm trying to make you laugh, okay? You're talented. Frankly, you're one of the best doctors I have ever met. And you're.." Alex stopped for a moment.
"I'm what?! Annoying? Mean? Oh, I know! Go and ask Burke, because he seems to have all the freaking answers." Cristina raised her voice slightly.
"You're beautiful." Alex said. He looked down and there was a tense moment between the two of them. Cristina didn't know what to say. She couldn't quite figure out if he was being serious or not.
"What's up with you tonight? Why are you trying to be nice? Are you dying?" Cristina said. This broke the tension. Alex didn't feel embarrassed anymore.
"No, I'm just telling you the truth." There was a kindness in his voice that she'd never heard before. And suddenly she saw everything clearer.
"I don't like you or anything, even though your nice or whatever." Cristina moved closer.
"I don't like you either… You snore for God's sake." Alex smiled.
