Lips of an Angel

Chapter 6

A/N - And here comes the fallout... 

When Cristina woke up to find Owen had already left for work for the fourth time that week, she knew something was wrong. He usually woke her and they'd go in early together or he'd wait until the alarm went off. They rarely went to work separately but lately it seemed to be all that they were doing. 

Feeling more depressed than ever, Cristina got up out of bed, dressed and went into work and yet again she couldn't find her husband anywhere. He wasn't in the locker room, he wasn't at the main nurses station and he wasn't on the surgery board. 

Eventually, Cristina had to give up and attend to some patients. By lunch time she had fixed a sprained ankle, dealt with a case of extreme vomiting and stitched up seven people. To her, it had been a very boring morning. 

When Cristina was standing in line at the cafeteria she saw Owen for the first time that day, he was standing talking to Teddy and from what she saw it looked as if they were arguing about something. Teddy said something and walked off, Owen then turned around and saw Cristina. He walked over in her direction as she stood with her tray of food. When Owen reached her he forced a smile, "Sorry I had to leave this morning, I got a 911." 

Cristina frowned, "Again?" 

Owen nodded, "I'm sorry." He said as he kissed her on the cheek and walked away, leaving Cristina feeling more confused and annoyed than ever. She made her way over to the other residents and slumped down into a seat with a loud sigh. 

Meredith raised an eyebrow at her friend, "Yes?" 

"I hate you." Cristina stated, making the others around the table snigger, "You and your McDreamy and your McBaby and your McLife." 

Meredith smiled a little at her words, "You have your McArmy." She said, wondering what was wrong with Cristina.

She groaned at the mention of Owen, "Yeah and does anyone know what the hell is wrong with him lately? He avoids me all the time and leaves to go to the hospital at like half 5 every morning."

Lexie shrugged, "Maybe he's just stressed with the whole race for the chief resident position." 

Although Lexie's suggestion seemed plausible, Cristina wasn't so sure, "Owen doesn't get stressed." 

"It's probably nothing." April assured her. 

Alex leaned forward in his seat, "He leaves early and he's avoiding you, does he come home late too?" 

Cristina frowned, "Sometimes, why?" She asked, narrowing her eyes at the man. 

Alex just shrugged, "Sounds to me like he's having an affair." 

Jackson nodded, "Guys only act like that if they're having an affair or if they're pissed off." He stated casually.

Cristina suddenly felt sick to her stomach and when she stood to leave, Meredith stood too - glaring at the two men. She hurried after Cristina and heard Lexie scold Alex and Jackson.

Meredith found Cristina in an on-call room, she was curled up in the fetal position on the lower bunk. Meredith sighed as she sat down next to her, "You think Owen's having an affair?" She asked.

Cristina just shrugged, "Alex is right, it does seem like it."

 Meredith didn't seem convinced, "Come on Cristina, do you really think Owen's that guy?"

"You didn't think Derek was that guy." Cristina countered, but Meredith rolled her eyes. "That was different, his wife slept with his best friend, his marriage was already over." She defended herself.