Chapter two! No flashback in this chapter, just fluff. Thanks for all the reviews guys, really! Enjoy.
"You're buying a house?" Meredith asked slowly. She was making it sound as though Cristina was speaking a foreign language. "Together?"
"Yes," Cristina replied just as slowly. "What's wrong with that?"
"Well, you know, it's just a big step. All that you two have been through, it just might not be such a good idea so soon…" Meredith tried to reason.
"Whoa, back off. You and Derek have been through just as much, if not more as Owen and I have. We've been together for about a year now. How long were you with Derek before you moved in together?" Meredith seemed to have no response for this and quieted immediately. But it wasn't long before she rallied again, turning Cristina's triumphant expression into one of annoyance.
"That was different! Derek had no where else to live but that crappy little trailer, and besides what we had was—"
"Was what?" Cristina cut in angrily. "Was real? What makes you think what I have with Owen isn't real?" Cristina stormed off angrily with Meredith stammering behind her. "I don't want to hear it," Cristina snapped.
"What's wrong with you?" Owen asked upon seeing Cristina's frazzled face. She made an annoyed huffing sound and kept walking, but her hand touched his gently when she passed, which was his cue to follow her. He entered the on-call room a few minutes behind her to find her pacing in front of the bunk bed.
"What's—" he began to ask again, but he didn't get to finish his sentence, due to the fact that Cristina's lips had become attached to his. He kissed back for a minute or so, enjoying it, before backing away. "This is what got us into this mess in the first place," Owen reminded her. Cristina laughed a little and wiped her eyes which were surprisingly full of unshed tears. "Come on, tell me what's wrong." For a while, Cristina didn't answer.
"Do you think we're rushing into things?" she suddenly asked, worriedly.
"Cristina, we have kids. Of course we're rushing into things," Owen replied seriously. Cristina laughed again and rested her head on his chest.
"Meredith's giving me a hard time about us buying a house together," she finally admitted.
"Meredith," Owen began, "is in no position to judge our relationship."
"That's what I told her," Cristina said, sighing.
"Listen. I love you, and you love me, and we love our two adorable kids. That's all me need," Owen told her firmly, rubbing her back comfortably. Cristina smiled.
"Thank you, my cliché lover ," Cristina said with a soft kiss.
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"I don't like this place," Cristina said quietly. Her hand was tightly clasped to Owen's and she was leaning close to his arm.
"You don't like any of them," Owen laughed, earning himself a serious stare from Cristina.
"It just doesn't feel right to me," she finally admitted. Owen sighed.
"Okay, fine. Just one more? I promise, it's the best of all of them," Owen pleaded. Cristina nodded reluctantly, stifling a yawn.
"One more," she agreed.
The last house was pretty close to the hospital and it was beautiful from the outside. It looked like the previous owner had paid a professional to do the landscaping. It wasn't extremely big, but had much more room than the apartment.
"Worth going in?" Owen asked, leaning over to see out Cristina's window. Cristina nodded.
The inside was just as nice as the outside. They walked directly into the living room, which had hardwood floors. Ahead of them was the kitchen, which was fairly large and hidden behind a half-wall. To the right of the kitchen was a hallway where there were three bedrooms, a bathroom, and a closet. To the left of the kitchen was another bedroom, this one very large, and a door to the garage. Behind the kitchen was a small pantry and laundry room.
"Well?" Owen asked, looking around the spacious living room with his hands in his pockets. Cristina joined him.
"How much?" Cristina inquired.
"It's reasonable, but I'm not asking you to pay for it. I just want to know what you think."
"I like it. A lot. But you're not paying for it yourself. We're buying this together." Owen opened his mouth to argue, but a sharp look from Cristina and he knew it would be a fruitless effort.
"Okay. Let's do it. Let's buy this house, together, for us and for the twins," Owen grinned.
"We're really doing this?" Cristina asked, sounding unsure but hopeful.
"We're really doing this," Owen affirmed.
I think they're so cute together =D What about you guys?