love overboard

8

After Miranda pulled herself together. She stuffed the test into her bag and she went back to work. If there was any saving her marriage, it was thrown out the window. She texted Tucker and asked him to pick Tuck up from daycare.

"Hey Bailey." Richard said knocking on the door.

"Dr. Webber." Miranda said sadly.

"What's wrong Bailey?" Richard asked pulling up a chair.

"Uhh….I just have a lot going on right now." Miranda said rubbing her temples

" You want to talk about it.?" Richard suggested.

"No not really. It will come out soon enough." Miranda mumbled.

"Ever since that cruise Miranda you have been different and I understand because something like that changes you forever. Sometimes we are put into situations for us to go through and come out better than before. It was design for you. Destined and meant to happen."

Miranda looked at Richard and she nodded her head. "Thank you sir." Miranda said quietly.

Miranda told Richard about what she was working on in the lab. They walked together. Getting dressed out and walking out of the hospital.

"Hey." Miranda said walking in the house.

"Hey. I made dinner. Your plate is in the microwave. I'm sorry that Tuck is down. I tried to keep him up as long as possible to wait for you . I know you like to see him before bed. " Tucker said sincerely

"Thank you and it's fine. I'll see him in the morning."

Miranda sat down and ate her food. Looking at TV. After she was finished. She took a shower and then got into bed.

Tucker turned and scooted close to her. Kissing her on the back of her neck. Miranda exhaled hard. "Tucker." Miranda said dragging out his name. She couldn't have sex with him and she knew that's what he wanted. "Mandy." Tucker said in a pleading voice. Using his fingers to dance along her thigh.

"Tucker not tonight. I'm serious." Miranda said moving his hand.

"You have been saying not tonight every night for the last month. Its been almost a year of us not being intimate." Tucker said agitated.

"I just need to sleep." Miranda said partially lying. She did want to sleep this night away.

Miranda got up early the next morning and Tucker was already out of bed. Tucker was in the kitchen and she heard her voice coming through the speaker.

When she walked into the kitchen. Tucker paused the Tv and crossed his arms. Miranda looked up at the re-run of her and Ben on the news.

"Miranda. Is he the reason why we haven't been having sex. "

"What are you talking about. We weren't having sex before the cruise." Miranda said

"Miranda did you look back at the video of you two. You were constantly touching each other's hands, thighs and anything else. Like you were a couple." Tucker said getting angry.

"Tucker. You – Miranda started but closed her mouth.

"Miranda you fell in love with him?" Tucker asked in disbelief.

Did she have Ben Warren written across her forehead or something because this was the second time her love for him was called out. Miranda had tears swelling in her eyes as she shook her head yes.

"Tucker you got to understand that it was inevitable. We were all each other had out there." Miranda tried to explain walking around the counter to stand in front of him.