A/N: English not my native language, please understand grammatical error.
It's been two month since Owen come back from los angles, he try to accept the reality that Cristina gone, and it's better for her even though himself is hurt because she is love of his live, Meredith never speak to him since she shout him in his room, they only speak if it matter of job, this situation make people around them not comfortable, today is schedule for annual board of meeting to evaluate of hospital performance, on the meeting they discuss about, annual budget for next year, Cristina share that already taking over by Harper Avery foundation and review Owen performance as chief of surgery, suddenly Meredith propose to pick new chief of surgery, the other member board reject it because they think Owen still the best person to sit in that position, then Avery speak in meeting, "Meredith, stop punishing him, he not only person caused Cristina to leave, I still remember last day her in this hospital, Cristina cry by herself, she exactly said that you both hate her, and you both want her to disappear from your life, so stop blaming him, and enough talked about Cristina, she already gone".
Cristina sit on her seat, she took a executive class so she can comfortable in long flight, she already finish her work in London for four months, she apologize for the chief that she can't finish her contract, and fortunately they understood, then a man sit beside her, he looks around 60's, he warmly greet Cristina, "Hi, I'm Paul" then shake Cristina hand, "I'm Cristina". Cristina then feels a bit nervous when plane start to take off, then she caress her belly, lately she used doing that, Paul notice that, "are you pregnant?, where's your husband?", Cristina just smile to respond his question. "I'm sorry I tend to speak a lot on flight, I hate being in the plane, so if I annoy you, please just stop me", Cristina with smile, answers "it's okay, I also hate plane". "so what is your work Cristina?", "I'm cardio surgeon, you?". "that's awesome, I'm former psychology lecturer on Stanford university, I retired three years ago, then remarried with a nice British woman, I live in London since then, so why you heading to los angles Cristina?". "I move to work in LA". Cristina just answer with short answer because she don't know what to say, but she glad that Paul always initiate the conversation, she doesn't want to spend ten hours just silent and that's make her more anxious, she try to makes conversation "so, why you heading to LA Paul?", Paul looks happy that Cristina start to enjoy their conversation,
" I want to visit my daughter, she is a famous lawyer in LA, last week she called me, she said that she pregnant for eight and half month, I quite surprise because for this long she never call me, she even don't call me when she get married, then I just found out that she get divorced, Stella is ambitious, really passionate for her job, I'm proud of her , when I know she through this pregnancy by herself, I want to be by her side when she get labor",
Cristina take a deep breath hearing Paul story, looks like Stella has similarity with her, "how long your pregnancy Cristina?", "it's almost five months", "are you already know, the gender?", "not yet, last time I check, the position of the baby it's difficult to see", hmm, Paul, I'm sorry before, may I ask about your feeling when you find out Stella pregnant without a husband? Are you disappointed with her?". "No, not at all, I appreciated and proud of her decision to keep the baby, I love her so much Cristina, you know, a nature relationship between father and daughter, where most father has strong bond with their daughter, me and Stella really close until she get to college, then she busy with her new life, I'm fine with it, she is a independent woman now, but in my eyes she still my lovely daughter, which I want to protect until I die"
Cristina smile with his answer, she miss her father, if her father still life, he must be do the same thing with Paul, her eyes start teary, since she pregnant she get easily touch for a simple thing, "are you okay Cristina?" Paul ask with concern, "yeah, I'm fine, she wipe her tears, you make me remember of my father, he died when I'm nine, in car accident with me, that's why I decided to be surgeon, I want to save people lives", "your father, must be proud of you Cristina", Cristina never enjoy conversation with stranger, except Paul, they talked about lot thing, he tell her about experience during lecture on Stanford, Cristina also tell about the shooter, and the plane crashes, maybe because he is psychologist, he know how to make people comfort, during ten hours flight Cristina find a new best friend, she found a father figure that she miss on him, without they realize the plane soon depart on LAX, they separated when get the taxi.
Cristina push the bell, her mom welcome her surprise, "Cristina, why you didn't tell me you comes today, I can pick you up honey", "I'm home mom, I miss you" she hug her mom tightly, her mom caress her belly, Cristina smile to her, then she enter the house, she so tired, she plan go to her room, her mom stop her," I move your stuff on guess room in first floor, so you don't need take a stair anymore, and take a bath soon, I'll prepare food for you, "I'm fine mom, I already take food on the plane", "no, Cristina, you have to eat before take a rest, remember you have baby now" Cristina stop her mom nag with kiss her cheek, "Okay mom". She knows she will hear lot of nag from her mom in future, but she like it, she happy because she is home now.
Cristina wake up in morning, she take a bath then she go to the kitchen, Martha already prepared pancake and orange juice for her, her mom went to hospital with Saul, after take breakfast she watching tv, she feel boring, then she decided go to supermarket with taxi, she want to buy lot of snack, since she pregnant she craving for chips, she know it's not healthy but she can't help it, to balance it she also eat lot of fruit and vegetable.
after picking lot of snack, Cristina went to frozen section, Martha ask her to buy some meat and chicken, on her way, from behind she saw, a man get scold by couple, she can hear the woman shout " look how pity you are now, just eating cereal every day, that's what you get when you only prioritize you job than your family", Cristina walk closely to them, because they stand near chicken section, she find, that Dr William is the one who get humiliated in front of public, she just impulsively walk to them and say " honey, there you are, I've been looking for you everywhere" then put her hand to William waist, William startle but then he realize soon what Cristina doing to help him, he also try to sell it, he kiss Cristina forehead "I'm sorry, honey, let me introduce you to my ex-wife Samantha, and her new boy friend Kevin smith" Cristina offer her hand to hand shake with Samantha "I'm Cristina yang" then she shake Kevin hand, suddenly Kevin spoke, "I know you, Dr Yang, six month ago you operate my father in Seattle," oh yeah I remember, are Mr Bryan smith is fine now?". " he is doing god, thanks to you, I'm sorry William, please excuse us" then Kevin drag Samantha out from there.
they watch them to make sure they really gone, after that they let big laugh, William really grateful that Cristina save him from the humiliation in front of public, he offer Cristina drive to her home, in car Cristina start to ask about his ex-wife, " I married with her for three years, at beginning she can accept that our job as a doctor is time consuming, I really passionate about my research and I put all my focus on that project, I win Harper Avery that year, But I also lose my married", then Cristina answer "you suppose to happy that she scold you, that's mean she still care about you, mine not, my ex-husband even never mention me to his new girlfriend , which we work in same hospital, as if last few years we together is nothing and meaningless" Cristina let deep sigh," looks like your life is so complicated Cristina, hmm may I call you Cristina now, I thing we quite close to call each other first name because we sharing about our private life". "okay Jason, its fine, we friends now, by the way, can I start work in hospital tomorrow, I felt boring doing nothing at house", "you can, but are you sure you ready to work, you just come yesterday from London", "yes I'm sure chief" . "may I asked about your pregnancy Cristina? How long your pregnancy goes?, "its okay, it almost five month now, because I have petite body, my baby bump is not obvious, and if you want ask who the father, the answer is, the father is dead". William can feel that Cristina hate talk about her baby daddy, so he change subject "okay then, I'll wait you tomorrow Dr Yang". Then he drops her on her house.
It's been two weeks Cristina work in keck hospital, she so busy with surgery, she really want to check her baby gender, but she promises Izzie that they will go together to the Obgyn with Dr Ally, finally that afternoon they can make it to have the ultrasound 3D, from the monitor she can see that she will has a baby boy, tears start streaming from Cristina eyes, she so happy, Izzie also feel happy then they hug together, they walk together to ER.
Cristina still amaze see the 3D pict of her baby, then suddenly a middle age man enter ER and ask for help, his daughter in pain on the car, Izzie directly run to his car, to check the patient, is Stella, she already put in bed to examine, then Cristina Call the Obgyn to ER, Dr Ally come to ER, to check the her, Paul really panic, he keep said that Stella slip in the bathroom, and he directly carry her to the car, Cristina come to him to calm him, "Paul is okay, Stella in right hand", he surprise someone knew his name, then he see Cristina, he feel so relieve, he hug her, "I'm so worry Cristina", " I Know, but you knew that if you panicking like this also not helping her Paul", Paul take a deep breath he try to calm himself, Dr Ally finish examine Stella, she soon has to get c-section to deliver the baby, she also mention that Stella and the baby is fine, Paul need to sign the paper, Stella has operate with Dr Ally.
Cristina accompany Paul in waiting room, she bought Paul a juice, he really thirsty, he drink half of it in one shot, Cristina see Paul put his hand on his heart, he look held the pain, she ask him "are you okay Paul?", "I'm fine, I just nervous", then Cristina take her 3D pics of her son from her pocket, she show it to Paul, I just find out that I will have baby boy, then he take the pict from her hand, he look to it, "congratulation Cristina you will have a son that will protect you in future", then he caress Cristina hair, "your dad must be proud of you Cristina", then nurse out from the OR with baby in incubator, "you wait here Paul, I'll see the baby, after you finish check Stella condition, meet me in NICU.
Cristina stand beside baby Stella incubator, she can't take her eyes from the beautiful creature in front of her, the baby is so adorable, she check all her vital, the bay is healthy, then Paul stand beside her, tears fall from his eyes, "Cristina she is so adorable, I'm so happy right now", then suddenly Paul fall, Cristina check his pulse, the nurse help him to get in the bed, "charge on 300" no respond, "charge 360" then they get Paul pulse, Cristina soon ask nurse prepare for OR, she can see that Paul already has surgery before from the operation scar on his chest, she start to operate him, while she try to fix his heart, suddenly he get v-vib, Cristina start to massage his heart but, no respond, she feel frustrate while keep massage his heart "you have to get back Paul, you just get a beautiful grandchild, you daughter need you, you have to fight for them, come on Paul", Cristina shout in her sobbing, the resident that help her scrub in, hold Cristina hand, "it's over Dr yang, let him go", William watch all the scene soon go to OR to get Cristina.
she out from OR throw her operation scrub, tears keeps fall from her eyes, then when she see William outside OR door, she run to him then hug him, he hug her back, then bring Cristina to the on-call rooms, Cristina bury her face on William chest, and William caress her hair," I don't know, how to tell Stella that her father, is die", "are you close with this family?", "no, I just met him on plane last few weeks, he make me remember my late father, and Stella, also a single mom like me, I felt so connect with this family, Paul is a great man", " are you want me to tell Stella about this?", "no, I will" Cristina take his face from William chest. She wipe her tears, and then stand up.
William follow her from behind, Cristina enter Stella room, she hold her daughter, she feel little shock look at Cristina, she can see that she just finish crying, "Stella, I'm Dr Yang", "oh ya, I Know you ,my father has talk about you before, what happen Dr yang?", "I'm sorry", tears start fall from her eyes ' your dad just get heart attack when see your daughter in NICU, and I can't help him"," what? You say that my father is died?" Stella start sobbing, the nurse beside her take the baby from Stella hand, "I'm really sorry Stella", "did he saw my daughter? ", Cristina wipe her tears before answered it "yeah, he so happy until he cry, he said that, you daughter is adorable and he proud of you before he fell", "okay then Cristina, stop blame yourself, he is happy in heaven now, he already fulfill his wish accompany me when I get labor, and he saw his adorable granddaughter" then Stella pull Cristina, she then hug her, Stella caress Cristina belly, then say "you, have to be strong Cristina, I know this not easy, but you have to try for your baby". Cristina nod to her.
Since Paul cases, Cristina try to be more focus on her job, her mom, Izzie and William is always nag to her about to her lack attention for her own healthy for over working, when she at home her mom is the one nag her, when she is in hospital Izzi and William will scold her, they become best friend, since then Izzi and William take charge for prepare her food and vitamin when she in hospital, Cristina in her seven moths pregnancy right now, last night she just finish for seven hours surgery, she so tired, until she skip dinner, at morning William put her breakfast and vitamin on her table, he search for her, Cristina still has deep sleep in on-call room, then he get pages, Cristina also get pages, she wake up then straightaway go to ER, she get cardiac tamponade case, after she relieve the pressure on his heart, she take the patient to OR to search the caused, William get brain death patient, he check Cristina in on-call room, then go to her room, her food and vitamin still there, then he check all the OR, he found Cristina in middle of surgery, he ask doctor in gallery, how long Cristina been there, it's almost two hours, he worry with Cristina, he really care about her, he start felt something for her since she help him on supermarket accident, but he afraid to tell her his feeling because he afraid that Cristina will reject him, then the thing that being his concern happen, he see Cristina body shaking, then she get faint, he run to the OR, he carry her to the bed and bring her to Obgyn, Dr Ally confirm that she just exhausted, Wiliam so relieve.
Cristina wake up from deep sleep, she found William sleep with his head on her bed, and he hold Cristina hand, Cristina take her hand, then start caress William hair, he wake up, he can't help his heart anymore, then he start speak to her, "Please stop make me worry about you, you exactly know that your mom, Izzie and me really care about you", tears fall from his eyes, "I like you, I love you Cristina, can't you feel my heart", Cristina also start to teary, "but. I don't deserve you Jason, you are perfect, and I'm complicated, you suppose to fell to better woman than me", "you are perfect for me, I love everything about you, please let me love you Cristina, let me be a man in your life", he wipes tears from Cristina eyes, kiss her forehead, then kiss her lips, she respond his kiss passionately, she give space in her bed for William, he take of his shoes, then get the bed besides Cristina, he put her arm under Cristina head, she bury her head in William chest, she take his hand then kiss it, promise me, that you'll never hurt me, I won't Cristina, he kiss Cristina lips one more time, then they both hug tightly.