Breathe

Chapter 6: Wisdom?

Chapter 6: Wisdom?

Did she just say that? Did she actually call her McHot? Oh. My. God!

"You didn't just say that to her face. What is wrong with you Cristina?" Aelwyne blurted out as soon as Addison was gone.

"I think you have a fever." Cristina laughed.

"Shut up." She replied, her face going red.

"What?" Cristina whined. "Look at you. Even the top of your ears turned red. Bet you're starting to sweat now." She laughed.

"I'm gonna go get some lunch." Aelwyne replied turning around, which earned another whine.

"Do you want anything?" She said, shaking her head with a sigh.

"Chicken nuggets!!!" Cristina replied cheerfully.

"Chicken nuggets it is. You're something else, you know?" Aelwyne replied, gathering the charts and walking out.

"Oh ma'am do you want something to eat?" She asked Cristina's mom.

"No I'm ok I'll be going to eat and then I'll go to the hotel for a while." She responded, starting to collect her things.

"Sounds good then. See you later Mrs. Yang" and then Aelwyne was off after one more glare at Cristina,who still giggled on the bed.

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By the time Aelwyne came back the room was full with her intern friends. Alex was eating a turkey sandwich or some resemblance of it. George sat with a bag of chips and a soda. Meredith ate fries with a bottle of Dr Pepper. Izzie had some fries as well and some kind of juice.

"I brought the nuggets Cristina!" Aelwyne called.

"Give me." Cristina reached for them.

They sat and ate chattering about anything and everything that was happening in the hospital. Alex complained about a patient while George defended him. The girls just laughed. Pretty soon lunch break was over. Everyone left but Aelwyne, Meredith, and of course Cristina.

"She gave him the papers. And I think I think maybe I have a chance. What do you guys think?" Meredith asked, tapping her thumbs together.

"Well, if you think you have a shot then why not take it?" Cristina said.

"Right? I know so I will talk to him. What do you think, Aelwyne?" She turned to her other friend.

"I don't know. Do you think he deserves to have you? To have you or her?" Aelwyne said honestly.

"Her? You mean, Addison, her?" Meredith asked.

"Yes. Addison." She confirmed. "After this last few weeks... I don't know I just don't think he deserves either of you."

"Go on." Meredith said.

"It's like on one side he keeps giving you all this false hope that he'll come back to you. But then if he really wanted to get a divorce then it wouldn't have been Addison giving him the papers it would've been the other way around." Aelwyne explained.

"I don't understand." Meredith said looking away.

"Mer, what she's saying is that he can't let go of either of you. And that's not how it works. It's like he's waiting to see who he keeps." Cristina clarified.

"But I'm in love with him." Meredith countered.

"But what if we are right and you end up being the second choice?" Cristina reasoned.