During lunch, Cristina, Teddy, Jackson, Alex and Lexie sat together.
”Cristina, I saw how you were with that patient’s kid. Where’d you learn all that from? Your mum?” Jackson asked, Lexie popped a straw into her mouth and started sipping her chocolate milk
”No. My mum barely payed attention to me, she only cared about my looks.” Cristina responded, picking up a carrot with her fork and sliding it in her mouth.
”So.. your dad then? Is he even around? I’ve never seen him.” Jackson said not knowing that that was a mistake.
Cristina looked down at her food and Teddy turned her head to Cristina, looking at her with concern until she realised. Then, using her green, emerald eyes, she glared into Jackson’s own.
Meredith and Addison came to their table, hand in hand smiling at eachother.
”Hey, is Cristina alright?” Meredith said with concern, her smile dropping.
”I’m alright Mer! You know, i’m finished eating so I will just get going, have a nice lunch.” Cristina bit her tongue in an attempt to hold the tears that were about to burst any second if she spoke any longer as she walked away from the cafeteria. Teddy, not so far behind her.
”Dude! What the hell?” Alex nudges Jacksons arm
”What? I didn’t do anything!” Jackson tried to protest
”Did you bring up her dad?” Meredith questioned
”Yes, he did!” Alex scowled
Lexie, who was now on her second sandwich, stared at the situation at hand
Meredith crossed her arms with Addison still by her side.
“Leave me be, Altman.”
”We both know what i’m going to say. I’m not leaving.” Teddy had caught up to Cristina and is now holding onto her hand, leading her to an available on call room.
”Is this going to be sex? Because if it is, i’m really not in the mood for it.” Cristina scoffs
”No, we’re not going to have sex.” she blushed at the thought of it, “You are going to tell me everything and get it off your chest.” Teddy locked the door behind them and pointed to the bed, “Sit and talk to me.”
Cristina sat on the bed, tears already starting to race down her cheeks.
”I’m sorry.. my dad got into a car accident when I was 9. I was there. In the car.. I could’ve done something. Instead, I listened to his heartbeat slowly start to fade away until the ambulance got there.”
Teddy looked at Cristina with an apologetic look as she shifted onto the bed as well.
“I… I just really miss my dad Teddy..” With that, Cristina Yang, the ‘robot with no emotions’ burst out into tears. Teddy pulled her into a hug, whispering positive phrases in her ear:
”It wasn’t your fault.”
”I’m always here.”
”Shh.. everything is alright.”
Teddy’s back made contact with the pillows and she guided Cristina’s head so she rested on Altman’s chest, listening to her heartbeat.
Soon enough, Cristina felt safe and loved, she then fell asleep.
Theodora softly stroked her raven-haired curls. Shortly after, her own eyelids becoming too heavy to hold. Slowly, she let herself rest.
Teddy was awoken by knocking at the door. She groaned because she didn’t want to leave Cristina’s side. But she had to. Because she’s in a hospital !
She tried shifting gently out of the position the two were in until Cristina gripped slightly tighter onto her.
“Don’t leave..” She mutters
“I’m not leaving.. someone is at the door, i’ll be back.”
Yang sighs and forces herself to sit up then sink her head into the pillow once Altman had left the bed.
Once the door creaked open, streams of light started to flood the dark room. Making Teddy wince and squint her eyes.
“Yes..? What do you need..” She says, covering her mouth as she started to yawn.
“Oh uhm, Dr Altman! This might be an awkward question and it’s probably going to be ‘no’ but—“
“Please. Spit it out Grey..” Teddy interrupted
“Is Cristina in there with you? Someone told me they saw you and her going into this on call room..” Meredith gave a tiny smirk
“Yes. She is here but she’s sleeping right now, is that all Grey?”
“Erm, yes.. i’ll get going now!” Meredith smiled before hurrying away and Teddy probably figured out that she was going to tell her girlfriend, Addison the situation that just occurred.
Theodora closed the door, sighing with relief because the stinging light was finally gone.
”Meredith is most likely gossiping with Addison that you were sleeping with me.”
”Might as well get it over with..” Cristina pouted and swings her legs to the side of the bed.
Teddy could see in her eyes that she wanted to say something, is it what she hoped?
”Umm.. Can you not tell anyone about what I told you… I’d rather them not pity me.”
Teddy’s face lightly dropped but since it was dark, she hoped Cristina didn’t see it.
”Yes, of course.” Teddy replied sweetly
”Thank you so much!” Cristina got up and hugged Teddy.
She was absolutely shocked because she knew Cristina hated hugs or being touched! Teddy fell in love even more. She knew she became special to her.
”Goodbye Dr Altman.” She says before entering the hospital halls.