**Here we go again, it's so insane...
FLY ME TO THE MOON
Fly me to the moon
And let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On a Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby , kiss me
Cristina wakes up to find it's already past noon. She just spent last evening hanging out with Meredith, Derek and Preston Burke. She hadn't been to a fair probably for years so she had a complete relaxing and joyful night.
There was a local singer who performed beautifully the song Fly Me To The Moon in jazz style. They all loved his voice very much and Burke even bought his CD home. He said he didn't know what to buy in Seattle so this may be a nice souvenir for himself. This morning, when Cristina wakes up in the suite, Burke left the music player on; she can hear the song again, and it all makes her feel refreshed.
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-Dr. Hunt.
-Good afternoon, Dr. Burke. Where are you heading?
-I just had a chitchat with Dr. Webber. I'm heading for lunch now.
-Great.
The two male doctors do not exchange anymore conversation as they are going down the elevator. The atmosphere is somewhat uncomfortable, so Burke whistles a tune from the song he loved last night:
Flight me to the moon, and let me play among the stars...
-I will see you later in Faith's room, Dr. Hunt.
-Have a good day, sir.
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Owen just finishes checking through his work that has been assigned to April for almost a week now. As he takes a week of absence, April steps up to take over all of his trauma surgeries. April is a very good surgeon. He thought. Owen is glad he gave her another chance to come back, because she has gradually become his right hand now in the trauma department.
It's almost time to check the results of Faith's lab. Owen is waiting for the elevator to go up to the fourth floor where the ICU unit is. Cristina rushes to the elevator and sees him. He gives her a kiss on her cheek, and she smiles:
-You look happy, Owen.
-I do. You do, too. Did you have a good sleep?
-I did.
As they stand inside the elevator, Cristina sings a melody that has been playing in her head since she woke up:
Fly me to the moon, and let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like on a Jupiter and Mars...
Owen changes his facial expression. Isn't it...the tune Burke whistled earlier? Fly me to the moon? Or am I making this up?
-Where did you just come from, Cristina? Aren't you staying at the hospital?
-I...just went to the convenient store to buy some stuff..
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Cristina takes a deep breath before entering Faith's room. It's four in the afternoon and they are waiting for her final lab results to conclude whether her new heart is working. Burke and Arizona were already in the room when she steps in.
-Hey guys.
A nurse brings the lab result to Arizona. She takes a look through the summary, then smiles:
-Looks great. Her new heart is working very well.
They all smile cheerfully, except Cristina. She turns to the nurse and scold:
-Please get me the FULL report of every lab you ran. I want to see all the numbers.
Owen thanks Burke and Arizona before they leave. Cristina is still checking carefully the pile of documents page by page, so she runs after Burke after he left:
-Dr. Burke!
-What's going on, Dr. Yang?
-Remember the banquet atPresbyterian is tomorrow.
-Oh, okay. What time?
-At seven.
Cristina returns to the room with Owen and Faith. She looks so serious staring at the numbers in the document that Faith and Owen dare not interrupt her. She sits down at the armchair and just analyzes the number for half an hour or so, before she finally stands and smiles:
-Great. Owen. She is responding very well to the heart.
Owen hugs Cristina tight. She hugs him back. They sit down next to Faith's bed and watch some TV all together. At six o'clock. Cristina says:
-Uhm, I've gotta go. I want to take a bath and sleep a little bit.
-Where are you going? Where have you stayed for the last few days?
Cristina doesn't want to tell Owen she stays at the suite, for he may overthink again.
-On call room.
-Here, take the key. I'm gonna stay here with Faith tonight.
-Sure. But have Arizona monitor her overnight as well.
As she cheerfully walks back to the firehouse, she stops by a local market to buy some stuff. Since Owen is not at home, she plans to take a nap then help him clean out his fridge. So she gets some milk, ice cream, a pizza, some baked goods and some bags of vegetables. Cristina doesn't want to buy fresh items for she is not sure when Faith and Owen can return. After taking a shower, she goes to bed, turns on the TV and takes a nap.
Owen comes back home to find Cristina already sleeping. At eight pm. It is kinda strange of her to sleep early, he thought to himself. He takes a shower then eats the remaining of the pizza while watching TV. He felt asleep eventually, for he hasn't slept much during the last three days.
Cristina wakes up at midnight and finds the TV is still on. She can't find the remote so she walks to the TV and sees Owen sitting in the couch. He looks peaceful now. After all he has been through, he deserves a safe and sound sleep. She sits down next to him and lays on his lap, but he isn't woken up at all. She's still tired too, so they sleep on the couch until early the next morning.
Cristina is woken up by Owen touching her hair. He woke up before her. He watched her sleep in his lap happily.
-Hey, Owen.
-Hey..I guess I felt asleep. Hopefully Faith didn't worry about me. I told her I go home to get some clothes.
-Probably not. She's smart. She knows you're with me.-Cristina smiles. She loves lying on his lap. It reminds her of the time when they got food poison and they were in the same position as they are now, except back then they stayed in the restroom.
-Shh. She's only six, she's innocent.
-Maybe, but she's smart. As if she were your daughter-Cristina murmurs.
-As if she were your daughter, too.-Owen chuckles. He gives her a kiss on her cheek.
-I bought some ice cream for Faith, Owen. But they ran out of the box type, so I bought the bar type.
-Yeah. She loves banana split.
-I know, I bought what she wants. Do you want an ice cream, Owen? I'll grab one. I don't know why recently I eat a lot. A lot of sweet food, too. I'm afraid I'm diabetic.
-No. Just have a nurse run some tests for you tomorrow, you'll be fine.
Cristina walks to the fridge to grab a bar of banana split ice cream. She lays down on his lap again while enjoying the ice cream.
-You, lazy head. Sit up. It'll melt on the couch.
-Hhaha. No way.
She continues to eat her ice cream while lying on his lap. He brushes his fingers through her air and watches her eat enthusiastically.
-Want some?
She holds the ice cream bar up high for Owen to have a taste. But the ice cream drops a few drops on her chest, right below the neck. Owen smiles wickedly:
-Uh huh. I want those ice cream drops on your neck.
He bends down to lick her neck. Cristina feels tickly, so she shakes her body and tries to defend:
-No, no. you can't.
The more she shakes, the more the ice cream drops on her body, on his head and on the couch. Owen complains:
-I try to keep this house clean and you mess it up, all the time. You'll have to make up for that. Night 699.
-What's night 699?-Cristina asks him.
-You owe me 700 nights. Tonight is night 699.
Without letting her respond, he takes the ice cream bar from Cristina hand and manages to take off her shirt. He rubs the ice cream over her delicate body.
-Oh no, Owen, it's cold.
-Quiet. Or I'll count it night 700 again.
With Cristina still lying on his lap, he bends his head down and start licking her belly button. He licks slowly towards the direction of her neck and pauses at her nipples.
-Delicious.
-You make my body all wet and dirty now, Owen.
-So, you are wet and dirty now?-Owen chuckles.
-Yes, literally.
He laughs out loud. He carries her to the bed and takes off his shirt.
-Now you make your bed dirty.
-Don't worry. I'm gonna do the laundry tomorrow. Queen Yang, how may I serve you?
-Ah..uhm…start off with a good massage...please.
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