Chapter 6:

Cristina read out the name tag on the door again, "Owen Hunt, Chief of Surgery; but this doesn't make any sense. This is the cardio wing and chief of surgery's office is always on the surgical floor" she said to herself.

"Yeah" Meredith said from behind her.

"Meredith, what … what is this?" Cristina asked in a confused way.

"This is the chief of surgery's office" Meredith stated the obvious.

"I can see that for myself. But it is not supposed to be here. It doesn't make any sense. The Chief of Surgery's office was on the surgical floor and this use to be my research lab"

"Yes, this uses to be the place you would spend most of your time. This was your place"

"Yeah, it was my place" Cristina said, remembering all the great moments she has had in this room. "But now it is the chief of surgery's office. How the hell did that happen?"

"It is a rather a long story, Cristina" Meredith said, as if trying to avoid the subject.

"Meredith, what happened?"

"Cristina, what difference does it make now? It was the right thing to do then so we did it".

"MEREDITH"

"Ok, I will tell you. But I am not answering any questions. Deal?"

"Fine, just tell me"

"Well you know Dr. Russell left shortly after you left. That is when we hired Dr. Andrew. After he joined the staff, he needed an office to you settle in, so this was his office. He wanted to make a few changes in the room according to him. But Owen didn't approve of that; he nearly flipped out on the idea. He wanted this room exactly the way you had left it. So he moved Dr. Andrew to another office and kept the lab as you had left it. And then eventually Owen ended up spending most of his time in the cardio wing; in here. He was really broken and alone after you left. He just wanted to be close to you, to your presences and this was the closet he could get to you at the time. It was the only place where he could work, around your stuff, your memories, it calmed him down. It was the only place where he could get some sleep. And one day when I found him here asleep, with all his file and stuff. That's when we all decided that, he should have this room; all to himself. After all it was your lab and it was the only thing that he had left of you. So that's how; your lab became his office". Meredith explained.

"Why didn't you tell me any of this before, Meredith?" Cristina asked in a low sad voice.

"Maybe because; you asked me not to. Because you said that you didn't want to know what was going on with his life and neither was I supposed to tell him anything about yours. Remember? And besides you couldn't have done anything to help him"

"How has he been?" Cristina took a deep a breath and asked

"He has been ok. As much as he could have been. So are we doing this now, talking about him?"

"No. Not right now".

"Have you met him yet?"

"No, not yet" Cristina said in a low voice.

"So what are you waiting for?" Meredith said gesturing towards the office.

"I think I need a minute" Cristina took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heartbeat. So many times has she pictured this moment in the last 4 years, when she would see him again. When she left, she had been too worried about him and had tried to stay in touch with him through Meredith but eventually it became a little too much for her, she missed him too much and that's when she asked Meredith never to mention him in their conversations again. She sealed this part of her life completely; it was the only way she could breathe.

"Is he mad at me?" she asked in a fearful voice.

"Why would he be mad at you? Cristina I think you are just over thinking about it. Just knock on the door and go inside. I am sure he would let you in. Although not many people are allowed inside his office but I am sure he would let you in. Just go"

Cristina just stood there, unable to move towards the door "Meredith, maybe I can meet him tomorrow, after a good night's sleep and when I don't look like this."

"Cristina, I get it that you are nervous about meeting him after all these years but I think you should meet him sooner than later. You want to meet him, I can see it in your eyes and I know that you scared, but if you don't meet him today and put it off till tomorrow, it would send the wrong message and I am sure you don't want to do that, do you? I can come with you, if you want"

"You are right. I am just over thinking it. It's Owen; I should have met him already. And I really do want to meet him. I am going to do it and thank you but I think it is something that I need to do alone" she took a breath "I guess I will see you later, Meredith" Cristina gave Meredith a smile and stepped towards Owen's office. She took a long deep breath and knocked at the door.

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