A/N: DeniseSB, I also hope this answers your query about Cristina. :)

Chapter Ten: Cristina Confession

"I feel like she's abandoning me." Cristina said.

Burke looked at her over the rim of his glasses.

He was lying rather comfortably in his bed, reading his brand new book when suddenly he had heard a key in the lock of his apartment.

He had known exactly who it was so he had waited patiently for her to come in and the instant she had appeared in the doorway to his bedroom, the verbal diarrhoea began.

"What?" he asked, pulling a confused look together on his face.

Burke already knew of Meredith's transfer, but he did not want Cristina to know that. The Chief had spoken to him after he had seen a shell-shocked Derek walk out of the Chief's office.

The Chief had said to him that he had to be extra supportive of Cristina and had to help pull his weight as an attending to make sure that Derek stayed away from Meredith as far as possible in the hospital.

Burke had quickly agreed to do his best, but his first priority was to be there for Cristina.

Even if it meant 'playing dumb' with her for the first time in his life.

Cristina sighed heavily and walked towards the empty side of the bed, taking off her jacket and kicking off her shoes as she moved.

In complete silence, she crawled under the covers and lay on her back, staring at the ceiling with a sad expression on her face.

Burke slowly took off his glasses and placed them, along with his book, on the bedside table next to the lamp. He rolled onto his side and faced Cristina, resting his head on his arm for support on top of his pillow.

Silently he watched her with a caring gaze, waiting for her to talk.

This is how Cristina worked, that he knew, so all he had to do was give her time to start.

But she would not talk.

"Abandonment Cristina?" he asked quietly and he watched as she suddenly looked at him out of the corner of her eye.

"Meredith." She said simply.

"Ah, Meredith." He repeated slowly with a tone that made it seem like she had explained her entire problem just by saying her name.

Well technically she had but Burke was determined to play dumb.

"She's leaving to go to Boston." Cristina explained in a bland tone, "A transfer. I can't believe she is going to go that far just to avoid him."

"Avoid whom?"

Cristina suddenly looked at him with a disappointed expression, "You're the best cardio thoracic surgeon in the country and you can't figure out who it is?"

Burke simply raised his eyebrows at her in surprised amusement, "I'd rather hear the precise story from you than the rumours at the hospital tomorrow."

Cristina exhaled in annoyance. She hated having to explain the obvious to Burke because she always felt stupid when she did. And Cristina feeling stupid in front of her boyfriend, boss and the one surgeon she admired most in the entire world, was just crappy.

"Meredith is transferring to Boston just to avoid McDreamy and she is leaving me behind."

Burke's eyebrows drew together in confusion, "McDreamy?"

Cristina looked blankly at him, "You seriously haven't heard his pet name?"

Burke shook his head and Cristina sighed again in annoyance.

"Meredith's nickname for Dr Shepherd is McDreamy, get with the program."

Burke had to resist smiling in amusement at having to get Cristina to explain every single detail to him things that he already knew.

"So…" he started.

"So she's leaving Seattle Grace and the best surgical intern program just to avoid him and leave all of her friends behind." She finished sharply.

"And you feel she is abandoning you?" he asked.

Cristina suddenly rolled over and faced him with a hard expression.

"Of course she is abandoning me, why else would I be feeling like is this? Like that the thought of tomorrow when she is gone is going to be unbearable because my person won't be there to tell me when I'm being a smart ass or complaining that I'm getting all of the best surgeries? Or that I won't even need to try and get the good cases when she's gone? Or when I need to be dark and twisted, she is the only person who understands me and…"

Cristina was unable to continue as tears suddenly began to rise in her eyes.

The overwhelming sadness rose up in her again and quickly she rolled onto her other side away from Burke.

He stared at her back with concern. Shifting himself directly behind her, Burke slowly wrapped an arm over her hip and around her stomach. He carefully rested his head on the same pillow that her head was and he sighed quietly.

"She's your 'person'." He said quietly and with understanding. "She's your best friend and you feel she is abandoning you. It's normal for anyone to feel this Cristina, don't fight it but don't let it overwhelm you."

When she did not answer, Burke leant downwards and placed a small kiss on the nape of her neck.

"You are not alone Cristina. I may not understand or know you on the same levels as Meredith does, but you aren't alone."

Just to emphasise the meaning of his words, Burke kissed the back of her neck again and tightened his grip around her side.

"All you need to do is just let me in a bit more." He said quietly into her black hair.

Cristina shut her eyes at his words. She knew he was right but it still did not stop the pain or anger in her.

"You can't be my 'person'." She replied quietly.

Burke secretly smiled sadly in her hair. "I'm not trying to be." He said with emotion, "I'm just being your boyfriend."

Cristina sighed before suddenly rolling over again and looked Burke in the face.

She was looking at him with sadness and Burke released his grip on her side and gently placed a hand on her cheek.

"I know Burke." She said quietly, sighing sadly.

Burke leant forward and kissed her on the forehead, causing Cristina to shut her eyes and relax against him.

"What am I going to do without her?" she asked with such sadness and loss, opening her eyes and looking up into Burke's face.

Burke's heart overwhelmed him with love and a want to take away her sadness. Never had he seen her so sad or showing so much true emotion in front of him.

Meredith really did matter to Cristina and it broke Burke's heart that Cristina's own heart was breaking about her best friend's transfer. He had never seen her like this and he realised just how lost she was going to be when Meredith finally would leave.

"Cherish what time you have left her." He said with such warmth that Cristina could not help but burrow herself against Burke's chest.

Wrapping her arms around him, she rested her head at the base of his neck and felt herself suddenly be pulled closer to him as Burke rolled onto her back and brought her along with him.

"At least I have you." She whispered and Burke could not help but smile.

"Yeah, at least you have me." He whispered back in reply and pulled her closer to him in his embrace.

Cristina gave a tired chuckle despite her emotional turmoil, "That was a really corny thing for me to say."

Burke couldn't help but chuckle back, "Yeah it was. Made you sound like a human being for once and not a surgeon."

His reward was a punch on his shoulder and Burke couldn't help but laugh at her.

Cristina immediately began to wrestle with him, trying to force him to take back his insult at her but soon one thing led to another and soon she was making him apologise with a severely different method.

By the end of it he was begging for forgiveness and when she finally did accept it, they were both exhausted and soon fell in a soundless sleep in a close embrace.

A/N: Ok guys, we're gonna end it there for a moment, but I want every one to know that the story is count down is going to begin. From now on I am going to split each day into three parts, so therefore three chapters just to cover one day. So this is going to be a long story and I just want everyone to know that before I start posting again. I hope everyone enjoyed these chapters and they will continue reading, and if not, well I don't mind. :) I'll be posting regardless and I'm enjoying writing it, so that's all I need. Thanks for reading it and stay tuned.