A/N: Okay so it has been a whole week since my last update. Really sorry about that but I was kinda having a writer's block lately... What I want to say is that this chapter may not be as interesting as the previous chapters, I will try to edit it once I have a bit more inspirations:) Oh and thank you for all the reviews, I grin like an idiot whenever I got a new review XD

Chapter 14

2017 3/F Store Room, Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital, Seattle

"Mer? You here?" Cristina gently pushed the door of the dark room open. It has been the secret gathering room of Meredith, Alex and Cristina since the time when Meredith "disappeared" with baby Zola. They will only page each other to this room when there are real emergencies.

"Mer? Say something!" Cristina looked between every shelves annoyed and finally found someone sitting on the old gurney, but it wasn't Meredith.

It was Burke, the last person she would like to see in this world now. Almost immediately, Cristina turned around and headed towards the door, but her waist was grasped tightly by Burke that she couldn't escape. Knowing that struggling would only be a waste of her strength, Cristina gave up and allowed him pulling her to sit down on the gurney.

"Cristina." He called her name slowly with his deep, gentle voice that stirs her heart every time. Cristina couldn't help but recalled last night's incident. The realization of the man next to her is now belonging to another woman made her heart and her body ache, like a part of her body is being cut off, just like when she lost their baby. She can feel that tears are ready to run down her cheeks at any time, fear that he would see her weakness, she bit her lips as hard as she could to hold them back.

"I am sorry for what happened last night." Burke gently whispered into her ear, made it even harder for Cristina to refrain her tears. He pushed a strand of her curls to the back of her ear and slowly continued, "But it is not what you think. She was..."

His explanation was interrupted by Cristina, who sniffed her nose and said, "No. Don't tell me anything about that. I don't want to know. Like I said last night, I am happy that you have a wonderful woman by your side now. So how about we keep everything strictly professional? You don't need to tell me anything about your love life and I won't say anything stupid to you again." Ignoring the burning pain in her heart, she lied about her feelings. Pretending that she doesn't love him anymore is the hardest lie she has ever told in her life. Although no one, including herself, would believe her lies, it does makes her feel better, at least saving herself some dignity.

Burke sighed upon hearing what she said. From the tears holding back in her eyes and her lips turning pale because of the biting, he knows that she must be lying. But he also understands her: last night must be so humiliating and shameful for her, Cristina Yang, the proud and arrogant cardio goddess. So why does he need to poke on her wound? She will come ask him when she is prepared to know. Therefore he swallowed back his prepared speech and changed to something more… urgent.

"We don't need to talk about last night. But I do have one personal request." Cristina gazed at Burke strangely, which made him feel a lot guiltier for what he is going to ask her to do.

"My mama is visiting Seattle next week with my dad. She want to have dinner with you."

"Sure. I can do that for you. Every night next week is available for me."

"Um, thanks. But there's a little something more to the dinner."

"What is it?"

"Uh, I still haven't tell my mama about our divorce. So she still thinks that we are… um, married."

"What the hell?"

A week later, Jack's Restaurant, Seattle

"Preston! Cristina! It's so nice seeing the two of you." As soon as Cristina and Burke entered the restaurant, they can already spot mama Burke waving at them with an unusually huge grin. She hugged and kissed both of them in the cheeks, which actually terrified Cristina as she had never been welcomed so… warmly by Jane Burke before. She secretly pinched her thigh to remain a polite smile on her face.

"Yes, Mrs… Mama. It has been a long time since we last saw you."

"Actually, I had always wanted to come to Seattle to visit the two of you. But I thought we should give the couple some time to themselves." Jane gave Burke and Cristina an ambiguous wink, "So, it's almost 10 years already. Have you two started making a baby?"

Cristina's smile froze on her face as Jane looked at her with her infamous insightful glare. She asked Burke for help by staring at him. Fear that her eyeballs might fall off, Burke immediately begin distracting his mother by handing her a menu.

"Mama, let's not talk about that now. How about we order some food first?"

"Good… Good idea!" Cristina grab the menu and pretend to be having trouble ordering. "Mama, do you want to have lobster? I remember that Bur…Preston love the lobsters here."

"Yeah, sure. Let's have lobsters then." She smiled at Cristina and said to her husband, "Donald, did you see them? I am so relieved seeing them so happy together."

"You don't have to worry anymore now." Donald Burke patted his wife's hand and replied.

"This little family will be perfect if they have a baby… Imagine a mini Preston and Cristina running to us…" Jane started describing the ideal future she had always had in her head. Apparently she is not going to give up on baby talks.

"Mama. Daddy." Burke sighed and gave them a disapproved look. "We… really don't have plans for a baby yet."

"Preston, if it were 10 years ago, we would understand that as Cristina is still beginning her career. But it is 10 years already. The both of you are prestigious surgeons now so isn't it time for you two to think about building a family? "

"Um, Mama, it is not Bu…Preston's fault. It is me who doesn't want a kid. I mean, I like children, but I don't want to be a mother. It is not related to my career, and there isn't a sick, twisted story behind. I am just not in favor of the idea of being a mom."

Suddenly, it feels like a flock of rain clouds is hovering over the table, Jane frowned even harder when she heard Cristina's confession. In her conventional mind, she couldn't possibly understand why a person would refuse to have kids. She was about to start another speech on accusing Cristina for being selfish and cold-blooded as the waiter bring the family their food. The two men heaved a sigh of relief and thank the waiter for interrupting the upcoming argument. Although they both know that Jane will look for opportunity to give her huge, birth-encouraging speech someday, it is better to be not happening over the dinner table.

The family finished their dinner in silence and was about to go home. Burke walked his parents to his car, when Jane suddenly made a request.

"Preston, Cristina, would it be okay for us to spent a night at your place?"

The younger couple stared at each other, fear that Jane Burke has figured out their secret. After a brief moment, Burke finally answered,

"Yeah... Yeah! Of course! It is our pleasure to have you two with us for the night."

As he speaks, he didn't forget to poke Cristina gently to remind her putting on an enthusiastic smile.