So some of you said I went to fast and there isn't sufficient Crowen screen time. I know, I will try to edit my subsequent chapters. I want them happy, too but I guess I'm more of a drama writer.
Summary of previous chapters:
26: Cristina and Owen straightened things out at Jo's bachelorette party
27: Faith is discharged. Cristina has her first ultrasound. The three go shopping and have ice cream. Cristina comes back to Zurich for 2 weeks. Owen and Faith go house hunting in the mean time.
28: Bachelor party for Alex and hangover party at Mer's house.
Questions about when they bought the house, when they moved in altogether: I haven't mentioned them. So wait if you can see them in following chapters.
How am I doing? Do you like the happy, shiny Cristina and Owen? Do you want more romance? Let me know, as I said, I'm a drama writer.
I SWEAR
and I swear by the moon
and the stars in the sky I'll be there
I swear like the shadow that's by your side
I'll be there for better or worse
till death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart
and I swear
Cristina wears the emerald dress again on Alex's wedding day. She didn't have time to shop but it doesn't matter for she is aware that she looks beautiful in any dress. At five pm, Owen, together with Faith, arrive at her suite to pick her up. Cristina decided she would stay in a suite during her trips to Seattle for they haven't bought a house yet.
-Cristina, I just went house hunting with Dad. It was awesome. I picked a very beautiful one in white with a view from the back garden. Here, look!-Faith takes her Dad's cellphone out and shows Cristina the pictures of the house she chose.
-Very beautiful, Faith. I told you she has good taste, Owen. So sweetie, will you let me live in the house, too? It's just breath-taking.
-Of course, of course. I'm glad you like it.
-So where is my room then? Is it next to your room? Does it have a window?
Faith's eyebrows scrunch up. She looks at her Dad, confused:
-Dad, isn't she gonna share the same room with you?
Cristina figures out Owen had talked to this girl out of the matter that Cristina is moving in. She smiles:
-Oh, I can share his room? That's great. Thank you Faith.
-Hey sweetie, why don't you go down to the reception area first? Cristina and I will catch up with you right after.
As long as Faith runs away, Owen pulls Cristina to his arms and showers her with kisses:
-In case I forget to tell you, you not only look hot in red but also in emerald. You make me just want to take off my suit now and carry you to bed.
-Owen. Watch out your language. You have your kid around.
-Our kid, right? Will you try to consider Faith as your daughter, too?
-Absolutely. I mean our kid. Look, Owen. My belly is swollen up. The dress barely fits me anymore. Just look at my abdomen.
-Of course, your body is growing in size. But you look beautiful Cristina. That's the beauty of a mother. Let's go. We may have to leave the wedding a little bit early today for Faith still needs to go to bed early. Also, I have to prepare for your lecture at Grey Sloan tomorrow.
-You're right. I mean besides the building of the hospital and the baby, I have to go around hospitals and give talks, too. I feel like it's too much to handle.
-Yeah. But we'll be fine. Once we settle down, we can hire a housemaid or a nanny. Meredith gave me some good names. I used to have one nanny in the house, too, the first two years after I adopted Faith. She was so little and I was by myself and I had surgeries at the hospital. But it all worked out. You know what I've learnt from all those years?
-What?
-The tip is: teach the kid how to love and take care of herself. For Faith, she has my support, but I can't always be with her all the time. So I taught her to observe, and to think. I tell her simple stories from my work and life encounters and I ask her opinions. So I can know what her brain is capable of, and I can correct her if she has a misconception about something.
Cristina looks at Owen longingly. She reaches his cheek and kisses him:
-You're a great Dad, Owen. No wonder why Faith is smart and sensible. I don't think I can raise a child without you.
-No, Cristina. You and I are different. I was raised in love by my parents, but you were raised to be a soldier. So you will teach our kid how to be strong and to overcome the obstacles.
Cristina smiles.
-Just one thing, Cristina: if something I do may make you mad, remember I do it because I love you. So. Much.
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Cristina, Owen and Faith happily sit at the guest seats watching Alex and Jo making their vows. The theme of the wedding is white, and the bride is just stunning in her satin gown. Cristina looks at Alex, he is purely contented. She feels happy for him. Alex loved Izzie very much, but she never treated him the way a wife treated a husband. Jo is just right for Alex. She respects him and supports him to fly higher in his career.
Before the dance of the newlywed's about to happen, it is time for friends and family to gather and give them the wishes. Cristina clings on her glass now is filled with apple juice:
-Hello every one, I would like to make a toast for Alex and Jo. I and Alex, along with three other friends met when we were interns of Seattle Grace Hospital. We have grown together through the surgeries, the exams, and even the personal issues to be truly bonded like a family. Alex had a rough childhood and so did Jo. But despite their backgrounds, they support each other, fight for each other and succeed not only in love but also in their career. I'm so proud that my friend is one of the best pediatric surgeons in the West, and his wife is a bright fifth year resident at Grey Sloan Memorial. So, here is a toast to Alex and Jo, and to a future of living happily forever.
Alex almost sheds a tear. All those years, he and Cristina mainly mocked and fought with each other. But they were true friends. He walks towards Cristina and gives her a hug.
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-You look great in that black dress.
-Owen, if you're not gonna be at the auditorium and host the lecture, then who is it?
-I asked Alex to step in. I'm sorry Cristina. I wish I can attend the lecture today but the meeting is urgent. Harper Avery is upset about Jackson and me losing the bid.
-I know. Yeah, hopefully things will work out for you.
Owen gives her a kiss:
-After today we should celebrate big, Cristina. It's a milestone for you. Ten years, and look what you've become. I'm proud of you.
It's the day right after Alex's wedding that Cristina gives a talk about her latest surgery. Since it's just her first successful surgery, the scope of the lecture will only be within Seattle's hospitals. She will mainly talk about the procedure and how she's gonna steer her research in the long run.
It feels great to just be on the familiar stage and talks about the surgery that took almost all of her fear and her passion at the same time. It was somewhat a personal surgery for Cristina, for the patient was someone she accidentally loved to know more and spend her life with.
When the lecture is almost over, Alex Karev, who is the compere of the lecture in place of Owen, steps up:
-Thank you ladies and gentlemen for your attention. Now, before you go, we have one last video to share with you and with Dr. Yang.
Cristina is surprised. She doesn't know there's another video coming. So she sits at a corner of the stage to watch.
It's a video made by Owen. He's wearing a scrub and he's smiling on the screen to two hundred people.
Good morning, fellow doctors and students. I wish I could be here today to witness Dr. Cristina Yang's milestone as she gives a lecture on her very ground-breaking surgery in Grey Sloan Memorial recently.
It's been ten years since Dr. Yang first came to the hospital and be one of our brightest interns in Seattle Grace hospital. Dr. Yang has continuously demonstrated us the best qualities of a surgeon: passion, work ethics and a desire to explore the new things.
As the chief of surgery of a teaching hospital, I sincerely hope you are inspired by Dr. Yang and realize that you are pursuing a very noble profession. The career will require most of your energy, your time and commitment. You knew that but you chose to look forward to it. You are great fighters. So I wish the fire will always burn in you, the fire to help the less fortunate, to cure the uncured, to alleviate the pain of those who suffer.
You may break down at times; you may question your capabilities at times. It's understandable: You are the leaders, obstacles come your way first. But when you feel like you can't make it through, look around, find your friends. They are in the same journey with you. They are by your side. Let them help you stand up. Let them help you shine. Don't shine alone. You may fly solo in the OR, but you need a team to help you succeed your surgery.
For this part, I'm talking not as the chief of surgery, but as the father of the patient who was fortunately saved by Dr. Yang. Faith Yang Hunt, the patient of the case, and I have been fighting over her cardiac failures for two years. The girl is my world, and I was sorrow thinking about she not making it through. If you are at Grey Sloan long enough, you know Dr. Yang and I were separated for years. But she came back for me. And she came back for my daughter. She even got over her personal issue to invite Dr. Burke, the gifted cardiothoracic surgeon here to help save my daughter. I could not express enough my appreciation for Dr. Burke, as well as my love for Dr. Yang. There have been speculations about the story between the three of us, but I'm very happy to let you know that our love is strong enough to get over every storm. And now, we will together continue our journey, for love has led the way for us.
So now, I need your support, because I am facing the biggest challenge at the moment.
-Cristina Yang, will you marry me, again?
Cristina is shocked. She blushes and she sits still; she doesn't know what to say or do. And to everyone's surprise, there comes Owen in a black suit walking from the back entrance, down the stairs, to the stage where Cristina is sitting. He hands her a bouquet of roses. Then Owen takes out a ring from his pocket and kneels down:
-Will you, Cristina?
Cristina looks at the auditorium. Everyone is looking at her in silence. They are waiting for her response.
-Yes, Owen.
The whole auditorium stands up and applauses. Cristina hasn't recovered from the embarrassment. She puts the ring in her finger and murmurs:
-Owen. What are you doing?
Owen smiles and gives her a kiss:
-I love you, Cristina. I said if I do something that makes you mad, please remember I do it because I am so in love with you.
She smiles and kisses him back.
