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You don't have to say you love me
I just wanna tell you something
Lately you've been on my mind
Honey
I'd walk through fire for you
Just let me adore you
Oh honey
I'd walk through fire for you
Just let me adore you
Like it's the only thing I'll ever do
Like it's the only thing I'll ever do
They wandered for the Klausman Institute corridors and Cristina was telling Owen everything about the machines around, the new technology they had access to. The founding she would receive upon her last former-Harper Avery, now Catherine Fox award, besides the private founding as well, and how it would only do great to the Hospital.
Owen Hunt couldn't be prouder of her. and by the minute, he was surer he had made the right decision coming here.
It was a fact, one that she had yet to know, that he hadn't asked for his resignation from GSMH. In his defense, he wasn't sure she would welcome him, so he had asked for some vacation days he had, and that was it. The foreseeable future would determinate his next steps.
As Cristina walked them around, Leo tried at all costs, grab a fistful of her hair. Owen could premeditate the moment she would get enough of it, and dismiss them. He couldn't blame her. she was not used to be around kids that weren't patients. She had said it, and said again, that she didn't want them. At all. It was, by far, the most complicated topic in their relationship.
Deep inside, Owen hoped she had changed. Not to have his kids. He'd never make that mistake again. She was a world class surgeon and now Hunt could see and understand why she did what she did.
Once a lifetime ago, Meredith had said it would break her. being a mom. Because she cared. He didn't get it at that time. Now he did.
That moment, the man decided he would have her back. No matter what. She was part of what made his life whole and better and happier.
He loved his son. With all his heart he did. Leo was the light of his eyes. She was the fire of his loins.
He couldn't live without her.
He tried and stopped Leo from grabbing her hair for the nth time that day. "Leo, please don't!"
"What?"
"He can't stop trying and grab your hair."
A smile escaped her lips.
Leo was just like his daddy, apparently. Daddy Cristina? Really?
He used to sleep caressing her black curls and that would make her feel safe and sound. It helped her sleep as well, when she had an exhausting shift, and her mind just wouldn't shut off. She missed it.
Owen was taken aback when she signalized for him to pass her the baby. The redhead had the funniest expression displaying. That made Cristina smile widely.
"I'm not gonna drop him, Owen." She stated matter of factly. "I have patients more fragile than him, besides Leo is a good little man."
reluctantly, Hunt gave her his child. And as the love of his life held the other love of his life his heart skipped a beat inside him. He had a overjoyed expression all over.
Cristina looked deep into Leo's eyes and the little boy smiled at her, setting his head on her shoulder and taking a handful of the doctor's hair, without pulling it.
"Oh, you just wanted to feel it?" she asked the ginger baby in a joyful tone. "I was preparing myself for a strong pull, you know…" Yang said as she caressed his back.
"He just likes you." Owen offered.
"I see…"
Father tried retrieve his son from Cristina's arms, but Leo wouldn't let go of her. he just wouldn't.
"It's okay, let him be." She finally said.
They stared into each other's eyes for what seemed like a eternity, 'till Cristina's pager went off.
She deflected her eyes from his to read the message.
"Shane needs me for something."
"Okay. We can wait for you in your office…" suggested the man as he tried once more take Leo back. No bulge from the little guy.
Cristina pondered her options. If they tried to force Leo, the baby would make a tantrum and would be insufferable after. Since the page wasn't 911, she assumed Owen could go with her. Hell, of course, he could. It was her hospital. It was out of all protocols? Yes, it was, but he also was a surgeon himself, so she could conceive him privileges.
"Seems like you guys are coming with me."
"Dr. Yang!" Dr. Ross shouted in the hallway when he saw her approaching him.
"Why do you still act as an intern sometimes?" asked his superior raising her eyebrows in question.
Shane only rolled his eyes for her. She just could not let anything alone, could she? How come they were friends? Nobody knew.
"Whose baby is th- Oh!" the younger recalled their conversation earlier at the OR.
"What you paged me for?" she chose to ignore his expression.
"Well, I wanted to know if you wanted to scrub in on the transplant later this afternoon? You know, just for the old time' sake and all…" Shane offered as he noticed the man beside his mentor. "Dr. Hunt!"
"Dr. Ross." Owen greeted with a smile.
"So, will you?" Ross asked again. "There's nothing special about it, though."
"Oh, don't say that! We used to kill to perform something like this."
Both men smiled with their own memories about the old residency days.
Cristina was very inclined in accept Shane's offer, because for God' sake, she had a baby, that wasn't a patient, in her arms, willingly no less, she needed surgery to ease her mind.
She looked at Owen as if apologizing. But for what exactly?
"We'll have lunch, then you'll go be a Cardio Goddess." Hunt replied to her unasked question.
She couldn't help but notice his proud tone.
"You can watch from the gallery, if you want to." Offered Ross and Cristina almost annihilated him with her eyes.
There it goes her moment of mind-cleaning. How could she, knowing he would be watching? That was never a problem before. Before. She was just so confused.
Owen looked in her eyes for her approval.
"It's okay." Yang responded in the end.
"Great, I'll let the staff know."
"Ass-kisser!" she exclaimed as her apprentice walked away on the opposite direction they had come.
"He hasn't changed." Owen commented.
"Oh, except his is a brilliant surgeon now." She adjusted Leo in her arms, the boy was dozing off slowly, still with a hand on the woman's hair. "I'm to blame, of course." Stated and Owen chuckled with her self-consciousness. "But also, Shane is as talented as Burke. His hands were made to hold hearts in them."
Sometime ago, just hearing the almost-husband's name would make Owen's blood boil. Not anymore.
"I'm glad he has an exceptional mentor by his side."
He watched the smile appearing in her features.
"I'm glad I can be here, too. I wish Thomas would, as well. He taught me more than medicine, Owen. I wouldn't be here without him. At all." She emphasized the end. "I hate to admit it though, he would totally mock me for it and say that I've gone soft." He let out a little laugh. "I miss Webber, Teddy…" she didn't vociferate Burke, but in terms of medicine, he was kind of awesome, he'd chosen her to take over his place here, so obviously she missed him as well.
"They were, are awesome in their areas, yes, but there's no one like you Cristina. And, I'm sure wherever they are, they know it too."
She looked at his direction just to show him her smile.
"There's no one like you." He repeated.
"There's no one like you too, you know." She pointed absentmindedly
It was his time to smile at her.
"Someone seems to be very comfortable, here, uhm?" she diverted the conversation to Leo. He had his little head on Cristina's lab-coat covered shoulder and his eyes were up observing her with innocent curiosity, still with his little hand gripping her mane.
"Wanna pass him to me?" Owen asked afraid she was uncomfortable with the situation.
"No, it's fine. But when he poops, he'll be all yours again."
Owen laughed at her colocation.
"Alright." Agreed the man.
"So, lunch?"
"I guess we can get to that, yes." Cristina said after adjusting Leo in her arms once more, the baby grunted in protest. "We can swing by the cafeteria and come back to my office, I imagine Leo's food is in there?"
Owen didn't know if she was aware of, but she had called Leo by his name for the first time.
"Yes, it is actually." He confirmed after being stunned for an instant.
"So, Let's go."
As they entered the cafeteria, the redhead noticed all faces turning to watch them. The people masked it as they could, but after a moment, Hunt was well aware of why they did.
Cristina Yang, their boss, with a baby, that probably wasn't a patient, in her arms, and a man, him, on her toe. Chances were that her employees imagine that she was a heartless bitch who had hidden her husband and son, and now out of a sudden decided to show them to the world, even if she still kept them on her basement.
And Cristina seemed to notice that as well, and make the same conclusions as he had, because she had a huge smile on her face, as they reached the food line.
"Are you thinking what I think you're thinking?" Owen questioned her as he took a tray from the counter in front of them.
She just nodded and kept her smile.
Cristina Yang wanted to me recognized by her brain and medical talent, but she loved being tamed too. This, Owen was sure and the actual situation was making her out to be scary? Just as she had been the night they met
"And I'm betting you like it." Owen offered.
She didn't answer him, but grabbed a sandwich with her free hand and set in on the food tray he was holding.
After they gathered all the food they needed, the pair went back to her office.
"It's a breathtaking view you gave here." Commented Owen as he set the tray on her desk and went for Leo's bottle inside the baby's bag.
"It was Burke's office." She explained. "I didn't choose it, but wouldn't have it any other way."
Hunt had Leo's bottle in hand and was ready to retrieve his son to give it to him, although the kid was almost asleep, so Cristina took the task to herself and started to feed the sleepy baby.
"You can eat, if you want."
"I didn't know you knew how to feed babies." The ginger put out.
She smiled. "I fed Zola, and Bailey."
"Oh, right." He had forgotten about that.
Her line made him recall that horrible time when she'd left him and went living with Meredith…
They stayed silent 'till Leo was finished, and only then, Owen got to take him back in his arms, to burp him. All set, he adjusted the little boy back in his car seat for his nap.
"Now is our turn." Cristina said in almost a whisper. She didn't want to wake the infant.
"You can talk in a normal voice he won't wake up for the next two hours or so." explained the dad.
The Asian sat on her chair and started unwrap her sandwich, and Owen did the same on a chair in front of her in the other side of the table.
They ate in a comfortable silence.
Cristina was the first to finish, so she started. "So, I think we need to talk?" despite all her insecurities and fears, she had to take that off her chest.
She waited for him to finish his lunch.
"I guess so."
"I want you." Cristina affirmed. "And I want to be with you, because I realized, everything I have is not making me feel totally complete." She extended her hand above the table for him to take. He did.
"And, I want you to be happy." She squeezed his hand and he squeezed it back. "That's the most important thing for me now, out of work related things, of course."
He smiled with her sincerity. That was what he loved most about her. sometime ago, he would be angry because she'd put work first. Not anymore. He love her regardless.
"So I'm willing to try."
He smiled assuringly at her.
"And I get you are a whole package now, so I'm willing to try that too. I'm willing because I love you. And no amount of time or distance will ever change that."
Owen had tears welled up in his eyes. He refused to let them fall, even though they were happy tears.
He observed she had them too.
"I love you. I love you Cristina." His tone was smooth and she remembered him using it every time he had said those same words, always assuring, always certain of what he was saying and of the meaning behind those three little words.
She was scared, yes. But also, she had witnessed enough losses to know you should make the most of her life.
She had Meredith and Derek' story in mind. They had so much pain at the beginning 'till they finally got together. They've been through so much load since, and overcame all of it, just to be separated by the destiny again, this time forever.
Cristina did not want for this to happen with her and Owen. To wake up one day in the future wondering how could've been if they… Owen had said to her that people mattered, that they mattered and at that time, she couldn't understand the whole meaning of it. Now she did.
Besides, Cristina had proven and proven again that she mastered anything she proposed herself to do. With them wouldn't be any different. She would master their ways into perfection. That was her. Ruthlessly searching for ways to fix things.
Owen was no different. His savior complex had kicked in for his own sake for the first time in years. Finally coming to his senses, he traveled 8,000 miles, baby on toe, to regain the piece that was missing of his life. He wasn't ashamed of it, or regretted it for that matter. He was proud. Of his decision, of her, he was hopeful for their future together, and her words just made him more sure of it all.
The man got of his seat and rounded the table for her. With her hands in his, those magical and delicate hands that cured and accomplished, he pulled her up to him.
"Thank you, for trying. I love you." He said finally and claimed her lips to him.
She corresponded with the same passion he was pouring into the act. Yang was beyond happy and satisfied and whole.
It was the high he had asked her about the night they met.
Surgery gave her that high. Discovering forms of helping people gave her a similar sugar rush feeling filling her up to the brim with electrical waves that made her tangle and sensitive.
Kissing Owen was just like all of those things.
Her heart beat faster, she had goosebumps all over, her mouth embraced his in a dance they knew too well and that was too much appreciated to be forgotten, despite their time apart.
Hunt was securing her near him with his strong arms, roaming her back with his hands, until grabbing her hair as he had done so many times before. She pushed him 'till he was against her desk and was between his legs, still kissing him senseless.
When the air was running out, they parted, looking into each other's eyes with pure joy and love.
He was over the moon with it all. He adored her. Owen would worship her and show this woman just how much he was feeling it every day for the rest of his life. He promised himself that, staring at those chocolate pools he loved so much.
Cristina pressed their foreheads together and sighed in pure bliss.
He smiled and pecked her lips a couple times before hugging her tightly.
She heard her pager and knew they had to pop the bubble they were in. Duty called.
Before she could say anything, Owen initiated.
"Go, go be brilliant. We'll be there watching you shine."
It didn't matter it was a Valve Replacement, a Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, an Aneurysm Repair, a Heart Transplant or some complicated procedure from one of her trials, his encouragement was everything. It was her assurance that everything would work out according to the plan.
Cristina didn't know how much she needed it 'till now.
It made her brave.
It made her even more Goddess-like.
Anything and everything, was possible after those words.
She'd never been more grateful.
A board smile displayed her features.
"Thank you." She said before pecking his lips and getting out of the room, towards the OR.
As the surgery extended, due some complications, Cristina looked up at the gallery and was delighted to see her boys up there. Beside some interns and residents, there, in the first row, Owen sat, baby Leo still asleep in his arms.
She smiled behind her mask and deflected her attention back to the procedure.
It didn't matter if it still took more three or five hours to finish.
Cristina Yang wasn't afraid anymore.
Uma's Notes: Soooooo? Please, lemme know what are your ideas and thoughts about this story! I have a scrip in my head, yes, but I want you guys satisfied with what I'm doing, so, yeah, leave a comment and see ya next! Xx