So sorry for taking so long to write this chapter. I hope it was worth the wait.
Cristina woke up bright and early the following day. She jumped straight out of bed and into the shower, today was her first official full day in London and she was going to make the most of it and she needed to find an outfit for her day with Owen tomorrow, she was determined to look hot and feel good about herself.
Once Cristina was ready her first mission was to find caffeine. She walked out of the hotel and took in the sights of London in the morning rush. It was a little after eight, the streets were already filled with morning commuters on their way to work. Taxis, buses and cyclists fighting to get through the busy morning roads. Cristina always felt at home in a big city, she loved the hustle and bustle and even the city smells.
She passed five Starbucks on her walk but decided she wanted coffee from a shop which doesn't have anything to do with America. After ten minutes she passed a small boutique coffee shop, it was exactly what she was looking for. As she walked in the coffee shop had large comfy seats and a vast array of pasties for her to choose from, she ordered a flat white and an almond croissant. Whilst she sat there her mind drifted to Owen, she really had felt something for him when she was in his company last night. She hoped this feeling wasn't just because it was the first guy she had met since she had left Burke. She didn't want to meet Owen tomorrow and had imagined the connection the previous night.
After Cristina had finished her breakfast it was time for some serious shopping. She jumped on the tube to Oxford Road managing to navigate without getting lost. As she reached the exit to the station she looked around at all the shops for her to choose from not knowing where to start. She spotted Topshop in the distance and thought she had vaguely heard of the shop before so she decided to head there first.
In Topshop she managed to find herself some black skinny jeans which were well fitted and showed of her slim figure and her tiny waist. She also got a couple of nice shirts to pair up with the jeans and a pair of black knee high boots. She also decided to buy herself a nice dress for her to wear for when she met Callie and her friends again for a drink but not something too slutty. She found a black figure hugging dress which was definitely shorter than something which she would normally wear, but she liked it and wanted something different.
After leaving Topshop Cristina all had left to buy was some new underwear, as it didn't look like she would be finding a launderette soon since she now had enough clothes to last her a few days. She went in a shop called Lasenza and found four sets of underwear all lacy and beautiful which were definitely going to make her feel sexy.
On the way back to the hotel she decided to visit Callie at work "Hey Cristina" Callie shouted as she walked in.
"Hey Callie, how is your shift going?" Cristina asked.
"It is going good, looking forward to it finishing, what have you been doing today?" Callie replied.
"I went shopping, I needed to get some new clothes since I am going to be here a few days" Cristina said.
"Sooo how did it go last night with Owen" Callie asked with a grin.
Cristina smiled "I don't know what you mean".
"Oh yes you do Yang don't play games you know exactly what I am talking about. Arizona and I both saw how you two were looking at each other last night" Callie said.
"What, no we weren't" Cristina said.
"Yes you were! You were both so into each other" Callie said
"No he definitely doesn't like me, he was just being nice, and he has probably got a girlfriend anyway hasn't he?" Cristina said.
"No Owen is definitely single; he has been for a while now. You are the first person he has been interested in for a long time. So I'm guessing you do like Owen" Callie asked.
"How can I like him, I don't even know him." Cristina said.
"Come meet us tomorrow for drinks then you can get to know him" Callie said.
"Well actually Owen is meeting me in the morning and showing me around the city" Cristina said.
"What!" Callie shrieked "You have a date already that was quick Cristina"
"It is not a date I think he is just being nice" Cristina said.
"Owen is a nice guy but he definitely likes you and I bet he wants tomorrow to be a date, I hope you bought something nice to wear" Callie said.
"Well I did actually" Cristina said.
Cristina showed Callie the jeans, boots and clothes that she had bought today.
"Ooo they are really nice, you will look hot" Callie said.
Cristina spent a few hours with Callie in the bar and then she decided to call it a night and headed back to her room. She ran herself a bath and relaxed. She definitely needed an early night ready for her day tomorrow.
It was 8.45am, Cristina was all ready for her day with Owen, she was just about to make her way downstairs when she received a phone call to say there was a Mr Hunt waiting for her in the lobby. As she walked down the lobby she realised how nervous she was about seeing him again, she had butterflies in her stomach and was feeling nauseous. As she walked around the corner she saw him standing there waiting for her with his back to her.
"Owen" She said and he turned.
"Cristina, hello how are you?" He asked.
"I'm good thank you, how are you?" She replied.
"I'm good too, I'm ready for something to eat, how about you?" Owen asked.
"Yes I could definitely eat, I want to try the 'english fry up' you mentioned the other day" She said.
"You really should you can't come all this way without having one" Owen said.
"But if I don't like it, it is your fault." Cristina said.
"Trust me you will love it" Owen said.
They spend the next couple of hours, eating and getting to know each other. There was never any awkward silences or forced conversation they naturally found each other very easy to talk to. They spoke about their childhood, likes, dislikes, medical school and their favourite surgeries. Cristina felt a connection which she had never felt before. Owen was in awe of Cristina he had never met someone so ambitious and passionate about her field of surgery. He had never even seen her cut but he knew she was an exceptional surgeon. By the end of their breakfast and coffee they both felt they had known each other forever and they still had the rest of the day together.
"So Cristina where do you fancy going today is there anything in particular you would like to see?" Owen asked.
"Erm.. I definitely would like to see Buckingham Palace, Downing street and see Big Ben. Ooo and Westminster Abbey too I've wanted to go there since I read the Da Vinci Code. Maybe could go on the London eye as well so we can see London from above that would be good too. Where do you suggest Owen?"
"Definitely all of the above, you have to do all the main tourist attraction, London eye is good as well, would you rather go on whilst it is day light or would like you like to see London lit up after dark?"
"Ooo I don't know either really I am not bothered which. I would also like to go to a good market stall I hear London has some great markets." Cristina said.
"Yes definitely there is the famous Camden Market here and also Portobello Market in Notting Hill" Owen said.
"Notting Hill is that the film with Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts?" Cristina asked.
"Yes that's the one there is a market there every day apart from Sundays." He replied.
"I really would like to go to Notting Hill. What is Camden Market like?" Cristina asked.
"Camden is a lot of fun, it is very alternative, there is plenty of alternative shops and lots of tattoo parlours. You definitely get to see different types of people walking around there." Owen said.
"Hey do you have any tattoos" Cristina asked.
"No I don't, what about you" Owen said.
"No and to be honest I was never really interested in them but I feel like I should get one whilst I am here, not anything too big just a small one to remind me of my time here and that I am spontaneous sometimes" Cristina said.
"I will make you a deal if you get a tattoo I will get one too, what do you think" Owen said.
"Seriously are you sure" Cristina asked.
"Yes definitely besides I think I need to be a bit more spontaneous too sometimes and maybe you are the girl to do it with. Besides I'm sure you will need me to be there to hold your hand, it is going to hurt." Owen said.
"Oh whatever I can handle pain, I can definitely handle more pain that you" Cristina said jokingly.
"Hmm I think we shall have to see about that I mean I am a man standing over six feet tall, there is a bit of a size difference between the two of us" Owen said.
"Hey now Mr just because I am smaller than you does not mean my pain threshold is lower than yours" Cristina said.
"I guess we shall have to see about that" Owen said.
Please tell me what you guys think. I really wanted to make this a day out with a difference so that's why I wanted to add the bit about tattoos in. Hope you guys didn't hate it!