Coming Back

Forgiveness

The next day I'd noticed Christina wore her ring, the diamond turned to the inside of her hand. I couldn't keep my mind off of the previous night. Meredith cheerfully met me at a nurses station "did you do it?" She chirped before noticing my depressed state.

"Nope, she accused you and I of having an affair. In order to prove her wrong I had to give her the box"

"I'm so sorry" she sighed

"It's not your fault, you were only trying to help"

"I know, it's still sad"

"Thanks" I gave her a grateful smile before walking towards an elevator. Glancing around at the busy hospital I saw her standing there, staring. I gave a small smile before the doors opened and I stepped inside. Pounding footsteps approached from her direction, her curls swinging around her shoulders as she got through the doors just in time. I leaned against the back wall and looked down at her. I could see that she had no words for what had happened, and honestly I didn't either.

"Yesterday I lost a patient" she twisted the ring on her finger. "He was two months old, less than three pounds" she bit back a tear as she continued "the father had died in an accident before he even knew about his son, mom got laid off a few weeks later. She has no insurance, a son who was constantly crashing, his heart, or anyone we put in I him failed, and no job. Before we took him up she told me her car got towed" I could see tears welling up as well as her fighting them back down. "She lived in that car, her entire life revolved around her son" I stepped forward and wrapped my arms around. "Now she had absolutely nothing, nothing except at least a million in debt" I cooed to her and kissed her head gently. "I kept thinking about how easily I could loose everything, you, Mer, my career. I guess I just lost track of reality."

"You could have said something" I said quietly "I would have helped you"

She looked up at me, her face tear stained and red. "I didn't wanna ruin your mood" she have a weak smile "for the past week you've been unusually happy"

I nodded "that's because I knew that I was going to marry the love of my life" I kissed her forehead as she hugged me.

The rest of that day I thought about what she had told me. It did make more sense. On the way home she got a sad look on her face as we passed the homeless shelter and she actually wanted to watch some cheesy movie about a girl breaking her ankle ice skating and recovering. 

That night in the truck she sat in the middle with her head on my shoulder. "It's gonna be ok" I squeezed her hand lightly. "Besides now you and Meredith get to go crazy planning a wedding"

She smiled and shook her head "nah"

"What do you mean?"

"I think we should just go out to lunch one day with Meredith and Derek, swing by the court house on the way home" she nonchalantly looked at me.

"You sure? I mean it doesn't have to be a big thing but I figured you'd want more than that" I pulled into the parking lot and parked, walking with her upstairs.

"I guess we could do it at Mer's" she sat her bag and keys down, kicking off her shoes "have a party type thing"

"That sounds perfect" I smiled and kissed her, turning her ring to face outwards.

"I can't believe I thought you slept with Meredith" she laughed as she threw herself onto the couch. I smiled as I walked over, unbuttoning my shirt. "What are you doing?" She questioned, rolling over and propping herself up on her elbows.

"Well I was gonna go shower" I smirked as I slid my shirt off and threw it in the laundry basket. She immediately knew what I was hinting at, giggling and jumping up, kissing me before running into the bedroom.

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Shorter chapter, but I promise the next one will be great. I'd love for everyone who's enjoying the story to give feedback and suggestions. I've written a lot these past few days due to rare free time. It's only gonna get better from here.