Derek cleared his throat, his voice thick with anger. "Dr, can I please see you in the hall?" He pushed Meredith to Grace's bedside, and led the way. "What the hell do you think you're doing? You just told me earlier that my daughter would never see again, and now you're telling her she'll be seeing by Monday? That's one hell of a leap, and you better have one hell of an explanation, or so help me you will never see the inside of an operating room again unless you're the patient."
Megan was taken aback by his venomous speech. Although, to be honest, she'd react the same if the situation were reversed. "Derek, I'm sorry. I was unprofessional earlier. You were trying to control my life, how I handled Jayden's life... I had no right to do what I did to you, or to anyone for that matter... I can only say I'm so sorry for the pain I've caused your family..."
"As soon as you perform that surgery on my child, and you see her through recovery, I want you out of Seattle." He turned on his heel and was instantly by his daughter's side, sharing in the family joy.
"You're Megan, aren't you?" Megan turned to see a pretty, dark haired doctor. It struck her right then that this was not just another doctor--this was Dr. Cristina Yang... this was Burke's life. She inhaled deeply before replying.
"Yes... I'm so sorry, Dr. Yang... I promise you that Jayden and I will no longer disrupt your life. Burke wants to be a part of his daughters life, and plans on fighting tooth and nail to see that he is... but I swear to you I will not be any more of a disturbance..."
"His... his daughter?" Cristina's face paled, and tears filled her eyes. So that was the secret...
"Oh, God... he hadn't told you yet? I assumed he had..." She squeezed her eyes closed. She had thought that she had finally said the right thing, that she finally corrected some wrong... she'd only messed up more. "I'm sorry, Cristina. Listen, he just found out about her today... I'd kept the secret for over 5 years. If you plan on blaming someone for this, then please blame me. He loves you... you and your child are his life. Please don't ruin the love you have because he made one mistake, and I made more for him..." She touched Cristina's shoulder, "I know this is... difficult, to say the least. But please, give him the chance. Not for him, but for you, and your child. You have no idea how hard it is to be a doctor and a single mother. You don't have to be... Just remember that..." she turned and walked straight out of the hospital.
George turned from the conversation by Grace's bedside to see Cristina standing in the hall, staring after someone. "I'll be back in just a minute..."
"Hey, Cristina..."
"Her name is Jayden..." She turned to look at him, tears staining her pale cheeks. "So that was the horrible secret, huh? The one that everyone knew but me... I have to go. I have to get away from this."
"Cristina, no..." He grabbed her hand just as she fell to the ground.
