Meredith is sitting on her couch flipping through a magazine when she hears the phone ring. She laughs when she sees the number come up on her cell phone and answers with an admonishing tone "What are you doing?"

"Hey you're the supportive one in this relationship remember!" Cristina's standing by the hotel concierge desk on her cell phone

Ignoring Cristina's comment and knowing the answer to her next question Meredith asks anyway "Where are you?"

"The hotel lobby" Cristina suspiciously looks around and lowers her voice "I don't think tonight is a good idea"

Meredith lowers her voice to match Cristina's "Since you are standing in the hotel lobby all dressed up I think it is safe to say that it is no longer an idea. It is a reality. Anyway didn't we already have this conversation at the hospital – twice?"

Cristina sounds annoyed "Mer, why are you whispering?"

Meredith's voice returns to normal "Cristina you look fantastic and your handsome boyfriend is waiting in a tuxedo to show you off to the bluebloods of Seattle. I am not seeing the problem here."

"I should have come with Burke. It was crazy to meet him here."

"You're the one who had to scrub in on one last procedure. Burke's inside waiting for you right now. All you have to do is walk in. It's a fundraiser. People are feeling happy and generous."

"There are a lot of people here." Cristina is scanning the room looking for a friendly face "I could leave. Nobody's even seen me yet."

"Why are you so nervous? I'm sure you've been to a lot of fancy events."

Cristina is now standing by a stairwell leaning against a wall "Enough to know that everybody's eye is on the lookout for the girl that's sleeping with the boss."

"That's not true."

Cristina is not buying it "Uhhuh"

"Okay it might be true but Burke doesn't care. The Chief doesn't care. He's not your boss he is the man you are sharing your life with and you're not his intern you're the woman he is sharing his life with."

Cristina chuckles "Tell me that you're just visiting Fantasyland and not moving there permanently."

"You're not going to sneak out the backdoor are you?"

"No"

"Good"

"I always have enough self-respect to use the front door."

"Cristina! Fine, just remember if you run away Burke will go after you and you will be responsible for him missing the whole benefit."

"Goodbye" Cristina hangs up before Meredith can say anything else and walks into the bathroom. Meredith went back to flipping through her magazine smiling thinking how few things shook Cristina up the way Burke did.

Hotel Ladies Room

Ten minutes later Cristina is still in the ladies room giving herself a pep talk when she hears the door open. She knows that Burke loves her and that their relationship is okay but she doesn't want anyone to think badly of him or her for that matter. She remembers what high society can be like and it's not always so friendly. It can be downright cutthroat.

A female voice interrupts Cristina's self talk "So I hear that Preston's toy will be here tonight."

"Really? The intern? Can't wait to see what she looks like. Unbelievable."

"Preston Burke has been on Seattle's most eligible list for years. I can't believe that he's settling for an intern. I tried to date him a couple of years ago but clearly he was not ready to settle down."

"Well half of that room is keeping their eye out for her. I hear she tried to trap him by getting pregnant but thankfully lost the baby." Cristina's heart sank. Maybe she'd use the backdoor after all.