Author's Note: Soo, this is the first chapter revised. I don't not own the awesomely awesome Grey's Anatomy and I don't own the characters and the idea is partially taken from the plot of ER and Continental Drift by Kyriana. Alternate Universe and a year after the baby died.
Cristina sat on the couch of Burke's apartment and sipped her coffee. The silence allowed her to think as the cleanliness of the apartment reminded her of the OR. It was difficult to believe that a year ago she had lost a baby and her ability to bear children. It wasn't that Cristina didn't want to have children; it's just that she wasn't ready. Her mind wandered off into infinity as the memory of three weeks ago came back to her. The details were still fresh in her mind.
Three weeks ago:
Burke felt the slick sweat beginning to cover his forehead as he fiddled with his suit pocket. The café was small, charming tosay the least. It reminded him of Alabama and his childhood, the pieces of him that Cristina had yet to discover. It was strange how they everything and nothing about each other. Burke knew that Cristina liked her showers cold, even in the dead of winter. 'It wakes me up and refreshes me.' She would always claim that he was too organized and he would look at her over the rim of his glasses claiming she was a bit too cluttered. Cristina knew that in bed, Burke would love to read 'National Geographic' and she would thumb through some medical handbook in hope of surgeries for the upcoming day.
But he didn't know that she almost dropped out of high school to do ballet. And she doesn't know that being a cardiologist was a last resort after his mother gave the family restaurant to his older sister.
Cristina cut through her lobster. It was after all this time that she agreed to share food with him. 'What kind of café serves lobster?' she thought to herself as she noticed a layer of sweat forming on Burke's forehead.
"Are you okay Burke?"
"Yes. I'm fine."
They continued to eat and silence and went home shortly thereafter.
After carrying an exhausted Cristina to her bed, Burke sat on the adjacent chair playing with the little velvet box he had with him all evening.
The following morning, Cristina awoke with a note gracefully placed on Burke's pillow. She rolled her eyes at his clean-cut handwriting. She would always tell him that he writes like he cuts, clean and neat.
"C"--
Emergency at the hospital. See you when you begin your shift.
Love— "B"
Cristina laughed at the note. He would still use B and C after all this time. She rolled her eyes once more and out of the corner of her eye, spotted a velvet box. It was until Cristina arrived that the hospital that the impact of the box hit her.
Burke was planning to propose but didn't.
The only question Cristina had now was why.
The rustle of keys and the click of the doorknob opening snapped Cristina back into her normal thoughts. Burke stormed into the apartment and plopped down on the couch. Cristina looked at him. This was not hisnormal behavior.
"Burke? Are you okay? Did you have an intense shift?"
"It's not that Cristina."
"Then what is it? You can tell me."
"My old college roommate during med school is dead. He went to Nepal to open a clinic and today I received a phone stating that they need me to identify the body. He lives all the way in Pātam, near Kāthmānda. I need to go Cristina. If it wasn't for this man, I wouldn't be here with you. I owe him everything."
"What did he do Burke?"
"He wrote a letter of recommendation for me to go to Seattle Grace."
"Oh."
"I'll leave my flight number for you on the counter tomorrow. I'm leavinglater tonight."
"Burke, you can't go and leave me here."
"I need to do this Cristina."
"Burke…"
"Cristina! I'm going and that's final! Nothing you can say or do will change my mind!"
It wasn't until after the words left his mouth that the impact hit him.
"Cristina… I'm sorry I…"
"I'm glad you feel like that Burke."
Cristina stood up and turned around and left leaving the key to the apartment on the counter.
Burke closed his eyes. Now what have I done?
Well there is the first chapter of the write. I decided to make the chapters shorter but add more. The second chapter will be up as soon as possible.
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