Lying in bed she stared at her coat that was hanging across the room. On a crumbled piece of paper in her pocket was his number. She couldn't call him, it wouldn't be right. She was still married and she didn't need him to get the wrong idea. She wasn't going to call but for some reason she still hadn't throw away his number. Her eyes were torn away from the coat when the bedroom door opened. She watched her husband grab a suitcase and start to pack his clothes.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Business!" He responded. "There's a huge problem with a client and I have to go fix it."
"You're not leaving us alone here with your family." She said moving off the bed.
"Come on Cristina, I'll only be gone for two days and then we can finish our vacation. My family doesn't mind you staying here."
"And what exactly am I and your daughter supposed to do for two days while you're gone?" she asked following him out the door and down the stairs.
"You can do whatever you want." Pulling out keys from his pocket he handed them to her. "Here I'm leaving you the car. Just try to stay out of trouble!" After placing a kiss on her lips he was out the door.
She looked around the big mansion that her in-laws called home. She hated this it reminded her too much of her childhood. For a brief second she planned on packing her bags and taking her daughter home. Then she remembered the number. Making her way quickly up the stairs she pulled the paper from her pocket.
She slowly dialed the number and almost hung up when she when she heard the first ring. When she heard the second ring took a deep breath to clam her nerves. On the third ring she told herself that she was just calling a friend and it was silly to be nervous. When the fourth ring came she sighed, he wasn't going to answer. When she heard his voice mail she clicked her phone shut and threw it to the side of the bed. Maybe it was for the best she thought as she laid back down, but she still could help but feel a little disappointed.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her cell phone ringing next to her. On her caller id was the same numbers she dialed not so long ago, taking a deep breathe she debated whether or not she should answer it. She had an opportunity to avoid the call to avoid him.
She slowly laid the phone back on the bed. A second later it stopped ringing. Picking her phone back up she was curious to see if her had left a message. When she flipped her phone open to call her voice mail she was greeted by a voice.
"Hello…..Hello…Cristina?"
It was Burke. Wide-eyed Cristina swallowed her pride, realizing that he had called back and before the phone got a chance to ring again she had answered the call. "Hi!" she whispered into the phone. "Yeah it's me."
"Sorry I missed your call. I had someone in my office. When I saw the number I figured it was you since it was a different area code. So I'm calling back"
"Umm yea I had some free time and since you offered coffee…but you're busy and I totally understand." She said in a hurried voice.
Burke laughed at the other end of the line, he could tell she was nervous. "Actually I just finished my last surgery and can be out of here by noon."
"Umm…noon. Yeah that sounds good. Okay I'll see you then"
"Cristina?" Burke said quickly before she could hang up.
"Yeah"
"Where should we meet? When I asked you out to coffee, I didn't mean from the hospital coffee cart."
"Umm right…Any suggestions? I'm not too familiar with Mississippi's coffee shops."
"Well we can meet at the hospital and then you can follow me to one of my favorite coffee shops." He suggested figuring she might know the streets.
"Okay. I'll see you then."
"I'll see you then." He said smiling as he hung up the phone.
A/N: Have a great and safe New Year!