Cristina sat up in bed wide awake waiting to hear back from Owen. He had left so suddenly that he didn't get a chance to explain what was going on. Andrew had woken up for his usual nightly feeding then went back to sleep immediately. Once it hit 6am, Cristina had begun to worry. She calle Owen many times but he didn't answer. She finally got to sleep after 7. After 9am Cristina's phone began to ring. She answered it quickly, "Hello?" she asked groggily. "Cristina it's me Owen. I just now got a chance to call you. My mom had an incident with Michael. She's at the hospital, he beat her up pretty badly. A bruised kidney, broken cheek bone, and more. I don't know why she even went with him. It makes no sense." Cristina could hear th strain in his voice. "Owen, I'm so sorry. How is she doing?"
"Yeah, she's asleep. Sloan stitched up her face and Dr. Webber is monitoring her organs. She's staying for a few days."
"What about Michael? Is it over?"
"He left her in their hotel room all alone, the police are out looking for him. Who knows how that'll go." "Andrew is asleep, and I've barely slept. I'm glad that she is okay. Andrew and I will be there this afternoon. If you need anything just send me a text. We love you." "I love you too Cristina, give him a big kiss for me." "Good bye."
Cristina curled back into bed and snuggle into Owen's side. She woke up a few hours later just in time to feed Andrew. She heard her phone go off:
Please bring me real pants. :) She smiled at Owen's text and sat Andrew in her lap as she ate her breakfast. Andrew had been giggly and drooling everywhere all morning. She knew that Louise would be in better spirits once she saw him. Cristina put on sweat pants and an "I love my grammy" onsie on Andrew and threw on a sweat suit. She packed up a diaper bag and grabbed Owen's sweats, put everything into the stroller, and the two were out the door. The walk to the hospital was relaxing and quick. Cristina tried to avoid everyone and go straight to Owen and Louse but couldn't get Andrew pass the nursing staff. Everyone wanted to see the baby. Cristina eventually made it Louise's room.
"What took so long?" Owen asked as he gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Nurses swarmed Mr Andrew" She pulled him out of his stroller. She turned around and tried to keep the smile on her face but it slowly dropped at the sight of Louise's face. "How are you doing?" she asked sympathetically. "How does it look like I'm doing" she snapped instantly. The room went completely silent, even Andrew was quiet. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I'm tired. I was being poked and prodded all night.
"No, it's okay. I get it. How about you sit up and have some grandma and baby time." She placed Andrew in Louise's lap and the smile Louise got brightened the room. Owen and Cristina stepped out and went into the hall. "How are you?" Cristina asked Owen as she wrapped her arms around his torso.
"I'm alright, tired. SO tired but she's alive and he's going to jail. I think everything will be okay." He could barely finish the sentence without tears rimming his eyes. "It will be okay. We are all okay." He sat on the floor and Cristina held him. Neither one paying attention to the stares and the whispers. After a while, Cristina wiped his tears.
"We are all okay. Your mom, Andrew, and me are great. Because of you. We love you." "Now go change your clothes and let's grab some lunch." He stood up and went into his mom's room to change. Cristina took a deep breath and watched Louise and Andrew. "Hey Louise, we're going to lunch. My friend Meredith will be around. If you need her for anything or need help with Andrew have a nurse page her."
"We will be okay. You two enjoy your lunch."