The After

Chapter 15

Notes: Hey sorry I haven't posted in a while and sorry that this chapter is Halloween related and Halloween was like over a week ago, I hope you can still enjoy it :)

Cristina checked her watch for the third time in the last 5 minutes, she had spent the day off work and was bored out of her mind. She couldn't wait for Owen to come home so she could have some human interaction to put her out of the misery that was daytime TV.

It's not that she missed him terribly or anything sappy, in fact he hadn't given her the chance to miss him with phoning her every hour to check she was alright and bringing her food whenever he got the chance despite her dispute that she was perfectly capable of feeding herself. But still, as another episode of Dr Phil began to play she longed for any excuse to turn it off.

The sound of keys in the lock was music to her ears and she basically leapt out of bed as she made her way into the living room.

"Hey you" he said as he threw his keys on the counter.

"How're you feeling?" he asked.

"Good" she replied as she wrapped her arms around him in greeting. She truly had felt fine all day ever since she got some much needed rest.

Owen smiled in response and kissed her on the forehead.

"How was your day?" she asked as they settled on the sofa.

"It was good, I performed a-" he began before she cut him off.

"Never mind I don't want to hear it" She said, jealous of his day that consisted of more than channel surfing.

Owen laughed, "Okay then."

"So what time is the party?" she asked.

Owen scrunched his face up, "Oh we're not going anymore, you need to stay home, get some rest."

"No" Cristina whined, "I've been resting all day"

"Come on Owen it's Halloween" she said with her most convincing puppy dog look.

"Cristina, the doctor ordered you to take it easy" he argued.

Cristina sighed,"It's only Mer's house, I'll sit on the sofa the whole time. Plus we bought costumes, you wouldn't want them to go to waste" she pleaded, becoming more accepting of a costume party if it got her out of the 4 walls of her house which she'd been trapped in for what felt to her like forever.

Owen looked into her pleading eyes, god he hated it when she made that face.

"You haven't felt dizzy at all today?" he asked sceptically.

She shook her head, "Not once" she said with an optimistic smile sensing that she was wearing him down.

He sighed in defeat, "Fine, but we're leaving early."

She grinned and leaned in to kiss him.

"Thank you" she shrieked as she got up to get ready.

He loved making her happy but couldn't help the feeling of concern that lay at the pit of his stomach.

"Cristina" he called.

"Yeah" she said turning around.

"Tell me if you start to feel unwell okay?" he said not ever wanting to relive how scared he felt when she collapsed on him yesterday.

"I will" she said with a gentle smile before disappearing into their bedroom.

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