The Best Woman

5

It had been 3 months since Miranda last seen her boyfriend in person. They talked and face timed every day. She was in love with him and she knew it for sure. In a short amount of time he became her world other than her son and work.

He made her feel complete and it was the best feeling in the world to her.

Ben💕 :Good morning Gorgeous. I'm getting on the flight at 3 and my plane lands at 5:30. Don't worry about picking me up from the airport I know you are strapped for time with your surgeries. I will see you at your apartment. Have a great day and do great things.

Miranda❤: Thank you baby. I was rearranging my schedule to get off on time to get you from the airport, but I'm grateful. Thank you for always looking out for me. Have a great half a day at work and I will see you later honey.


Miranda got to work with a smile on her face. Her coworkers noticed her overjoyed mood and even the residents and interns.

"Bailey.. you never said whether you were coming to my husbands Birthday party tomorrow." Meredith asked walking over to her while she was standing at the nurses station.

"I thought I told you no." Miranda stressed confused.

"Yes, but he would love it if you came." Meredith sighed.

"I cant... I am going to tell you this,  my personal business only because you are being so adamant. I can't because My boyfriend is coming into town." Miranda whispered.

"Oh my God. You have a boyfriend." Meredith shrieked, but more so surprised that she was sharing this information with her.

"Grey lower your voice and don't sound so shocked."

"You should bring him to the party. That way everyone can meet him."

Miranda rolled her eyes she didn't want everyone to meet him. She wanted him to herself and honestly she didn't plan on leaving the house for the three days he would be here.

Sighing Miranda mumbled an okay. She just needed to remember to inform Ben of their new plans.

"Tomorrow night at 7." Grey called out walking away.

Miranda groaned was she even ready for everyone to meet him? Was he even ready?

She went on about her day knocking out surgeries.

"Hey Bailey. You want to scrub in on a thyroidectomy with me?" Webber asked.

"No can do Sir." She stated grabbing her chart and walking away.

"Really you Miranda are turning down a surgery?" He stated sounding more so concerned than anything.

"Yes me. I have plans tonight and the rest of the weekend. That I will not forfeit."

"Your seeing someone." Richard asked crossing his arms. Miranda pursed her lip trying not to show her attitude. He wanted her to be like him and spend his life in this hospital.

"I am seeing someone." Miranda nodded.

"When do I meet him?" He inquired.

"Soon." She mumbled walking away.

Finally getting off Miranda grabbed her things and left. She went to the grocery store. She decided to make Herb-crusted Salmon with spinach and roasted potatoes.

Grabbing everything she needed she checked out.

Miranda got home and cleaned up her entire apartment. It needed a good cleaning especially all of the things she wasn't able to get because of her son.

She prepared their food then took a shower, lotion her body down and scanned her closet. She wanted to look sexy especially since it's been 90 days.  She put on a red lace push up bra with matching panties.

Miranda grabbed a black leather dress with a zipper going down the front. She put the dress on and zipped it up. The dress fit like a second skin and her breast were almost spilling out the top. She prepared her outfit with black rhinestone platform heels.

She did her makeup quickly pairing it with a red lip.

After putting everything back up in her room Miranda heard the doorbell and she got excited. Checking herself for perfection one more time she walked to the door.

Opening Miranda smiled brightly matching Ben's.

"Hey Miranda." Ben greeted. He walked forward and wrapped his arms around her waist. She put her arms around him rubbing his back up and down.

"Hey." She mumbled instantly melting against him as she laid on his chest. She took in his familiar scent and smiled.

Ben put his hand under her chin and leaned her head back a little. He pressed his lips against hers and Miranda whimpered. This is what she had been missing. A shock went through her body as he caressed her lips with his.

Ben's tongue outlined her lips before entering her mouth and exploring. Miranda clinched her thighs together. The couple continued to kiss moaning loudly into each others mouths with the door wide open.

His hands made their way under her thighs lifting her and Miranda wrapped her legs around his waist.  Her hand gripped his neck dragging her nails across it. Ben pull her bottom lip into her mouth and Miranda felt her stomach tingle all over and she was ready to move to the bedroom.

Ben pulled back and let her down slowly.

She pecked his lips and let him grab his suitcases before pulling him inside closing the door.

"You can bring your suitcases into my room and get situated. I made dinner." She explained smiling.

"I think I would much rather have you." Ben professed.

"We will have plenty of time for that later. Plus we need to eat, because I'm sure we will work up quite an appetite." She quipped.

Miranda led Ben to her room and showed him where she kept certain thing. Ben washed his hands and met Miranda in the kitchen. She was bent down taking pans out the oven.

After making two plates Miranda sat it on the glass dining table. That was set up with candles and wine glasses.

"Sit Ben." Miranda instructed. Grabbing his wine glass. Ben sat down looking at his girlfriend pouring wine before she walked back off into the kitchen. His mouth was watering looking at her.

"For starters... baby you look irresistible." Ben marveled licking his lips.

"Thank you. I'm glad you like it." She expressed sitting down.

"And this food smells and looks amazing. I didn't know you could cook."

"I can cook, I just don't often."

"Hey Ben my friend/coworker is having a birthday party and we’re invited. We don't have to go by any means necessary, but if you want to then that's fine too." Miranda rambled.

"This is the worst invite ever. Miranda are you asking me to go with you to your friends birthday party?”

"I'm sorry Ben. Yes I am asking.  I didn't know if you wanted to meet my friends yet. If you were comfortable with doing that."

"I would love to meet your friends. I know they are important to you and when you come to California I want you to meet some more of mine.

Miranda and Ben talked and ate catching up on little things they didn't discuss over the phone.

Miranda rubbed her heel clad foot up and down his leg eyeing him seductively. Ben looked up at her as he clinched his jaw. 

She stood up taking their dishes to the sink rinsing them before loading the plates and glasses in the dishwasher. She felt Ben's hands on her ass. Turning her to face him he captured her lips roughly.

Slowly he move down to her neck placing open mouth kisses, licking her skin causing Miranda to moan and he smiled.

Ben moved his right hand down to her waist and across her lower back pressing his fingers into her ass, he gripped it lifting her. Miranda stood on her toes in her heels and he picked her up quickly placing her on top of the counter and kissed her lips hungrily.

"I think counter tops are our thing." Miranda moaned.

Ben unzipped her dress and he licked his lips at her body in red lace.

"You are everything and more." He complimented placing both hands on her breast palming them before pushing her breast up squeezing them.

"God Ben." Miranda moaned softly when his lips found her nipple through the lace. Miranda pushed his hands off and undid the front clasp letting her breast spill out.

Ben caressed her breasts and moved his head down. Taking a nipple into his mouth "Unh." Miranda moaned out from the feeling rubbing his head.

He placed kisses from her breast down to her stomach. Miranda arched a little anticipating where she desperately wanted him. He used his hands to push her legs apart and bit his lip looking at her drenched panties. That were now dark red in the center.

Miranda lifted up quickly so Ben could pull her panties down leaving them at her ankles. He spread her lips and lowered his mouth to her clit, firmly licking it.  Ben sucked on her swollen lips. He missed her taste.

"Oh God yes." Miranda moaned as he licked and sucked her continuously. She scooted to the edge more arching harder so she could rock herself back and forth on his tongue.

Building to her orgasm she put her foot on his shoulder digging her heel in. Miranda eyes opened up as she heard loud beeping.

"No no no." Miranda cried out with Ben between her legs.  "What the hell kind of joke was this."

"Miranda your pager." Ben stated licking his lips and moving away.

"I know." She whined hopping down. They knew to only page her if it was an absolute emergency.

Reading the pager. Miranda wanted to burst into tears. " a all hands on deck."

Miranda reached down and pulled her panties up.  Fixing her breast back into her bra closing it. She zipped her dress closed and looked up at Ben. He had her juices in his beard and it cause her legs to shake.

"Ughhh." Miranda huffed. “I'm sorry baby, but I have to go to the hospital." She pouted.

"It's okay Miranda I know. Maybe I could come with." Ben suggested.

Miranda smiled widely. "You really want to go."

"Yeah if I get privileges I can be the anesthesiologist on your cases. That way we can still spend time together."

Miranda wrapped her arms around his neck and pecked his lips 3 times before licking his chin.

"See this is why I love you."

Miranda eyes widened at what she just said or confessed. She saw Ben's facial expression change and she really couldn't read him. Now she was nervous what if he didn't reciprocate those feelings. When he started to speak she grabbed his hand quickly and pulled him towards the front door.

"Come on."

"Woah woah woah. You're wearing this to the hospital?" Ben asked placing his hands on her hips.

"Just until I get there to access the situation and see where I'm needed."

Ben stared for a moment he knew they were in a rush for time, but he didn't want anyone to see her like this. The dress was short, tight and her breast were pushed up beyond normal limits. She looked delicious and eat-able. Which he was sad he didn't get to do completely.

"Benjamin Warren you're staring, let's go." She told him grabbing her purse.

Ben found his jacket and grabbed his wallet before leaving out.

Miranda was opening the driver's side door when Ben grabbed her hand and the keys.

"I'll drive and you relax."

"Benn you don't even know your way around."

"I'm sure you give great directions." He said opening her door. Miranda slid inside and buckled up.

She gave Ben directions with the music on low.

Miranda looked out the window at an bmw suv.
"Ooh I like that car."

"The suv." Ben asked looking over.

"Yeah." Miranda beamed examining it.

"Your in an suv now." Ben pointed out.

"Yeah I know ,but I had it for a while. I want another car. I'm going to get one I just have to find time to go."

Ben nodded taking the next right at the hospital.

"Okay I'm going to pull up at the entrance and let you out. It's probably nowhere to park." Ben stated.

"Oh It's somewhere to park." Miranda assured.

"You sure it's a all hands on deck."

"I’m sure. Go to the employee parking lot. 2nd row third spot."

Ben did as told and drove in that direction sure enough that spot was open. Pulling in he stopped in the middle of the spot and looked over at Miranda. In the middle of the parking spot there was an a M B painted in white letters.

"What?" Miranda asked turning in her seat.

"Just Why?" He laughed.

"Well I needed one and I like this one so I got one of my interns to put this out here and now everyone knows not to park in my space."
Ben pulled in all the way and Miranda waited until he came around and opened her door.

"Thank you baby." She smiled getting out.

Miranda walked in through the employee entrance with Ben and made her way to the prep area.

The interns and residents looked up as they heard heels clicking. Looking her up and down.

"What are yall staring at?"

"Nothing." Jackson answered.

Miranda head snapped up when she heard a whistling.

"On call room later Bailey?" Mark joked.

"In your dreams Sloan." Miranda giggled.

"You're right and there will be a lot of them." He said quickly scanning her body.

"Avery you're with me." He stated tying his disposal gown.

Ben looked over at the man staring at his girlfriend flicking his eyes between her breast, ass, an face. Ben's jaw clinched when the man licked his lips and he was pissed about the on call room comment.

"Who is that?" Ben gritted out gripping her hips in a possessive way staring at Mark.

"That's just Mark." Miranda whispered

"He JUST about to get cursed out." Ben stated firmly and Miranda laughed.

"It's okay he's my friend and I only have eyes for you." She whispered before scanning the room.

"You go get me my damn shoes." Miranda said shoving her purse into an intern hands.

"Get back here quickly your on neuro cases." Miranda told her as she left for her shoes

"Let's move people." Miranda ordered.

"I seem to be a little bit tipsy. I was off duty."  An intern informed her.

"So was I." Miranda yelled and Ben chuckled.

"Anybody else halfen the bottle. If so stay out of my damn trauma room."

"Who's with me?" Miranda asked turning back looking at the group as hands shot up.

"Okay you two with me." Miranda said pointing at April and Karev then added
" the rest stick close and wait for your assignments."

"Baby... I'm going to find the chief and get you privileges." Miranda turned looking at Ben rubbing his chest.

Ben looked around at everyone whispering and he could tell in that moment that she was a very private person.

"Bailey has a boyfriend." Yang nudged Meredith.

"I told you that. He's coming to the party tomorrow." She whispered.

Miranda turned her back to Ben and he tied her disposal gown up.

"Listen up it's going to be a long night and your all already tired. I don’t want any mistakes."

Ben watched his girlfriend in her element and he was so impressed. She was damn near like superwoman. When she wrapped that disposable gown around her body he was in awe. She was rattling off orders like she was the chief or in charge of trauma.

Miranda pushed the door open to the trauma room that’s connected to the Er and watched as gurneys of people were being pushed in.

"Find an attending and assist." Miranda ordered.

"Dr. Bailey." April pointed to a man with a hunk of glass in his stomach.

"Beautiful mess." Miranda smiled rushing over to the EMT so he could fill her in on his stats.

"Chief." Miranda called getting his attention.

"Bailey."

"Dr. Benjamin Warren anesthesiology, Dr. Richard Webber chief of surgery.

"Dr. Warren here needs privileges to help out." Miranda said with her Bailey eyes.

Richard looked between the two as Miranda held the elevator with her hand. This was the man she was dating.

"Yeah go get some scrubs." Richard granted and Miranda smiled.

Ben and Miranda did surgeries together. She absolutely love this being able to do what she loved with who she loved.

"You are amazing." Ben awed walking with her to inform the patients family.

"I think your amazing too."

"No seriously you are a extraordinarily gifted surgeon, watching you was an inspiration. Figuratively and literally I think I would like to become a surgeon." Ben said sheepishly.

"Really?" Miranda awed.

"Yeah, it's fascinating."  Ben said clasping their hands together walking in the waiting area.

"Are you the surgeon for Emily Santiago?" A man voice boomed causing Miranda to jump and Ben squeezed her hand pulling her back a little.

"I am." Miranda stated letting go of Ben's hand crossing her arms.

"It's about damn time. I have been waiting out here all night."

Ben eyebrows pulled down and he was trying to keep a composed face.

"Watch your tone with her." Ben warned.
Miranda looked over at him slowly and lustfully.  His jaw was set like earlier.

"Man how is she?" The man asked irritated.

"Sir your wife-- Miranda started quickly.

"Stop try again." Ben interrupted still not liking his tone of voice. "Dr.Bailey here has been working hard and spent the last several hours saving your wife's life. You will treat and talk to her with respect. Be grateful...." Ben growled crossing his arms and pushing Miranda back. She glanced at him once again his biceps were bulging and eyes darkened. He was even sexier mad.

After the man blew out a breath and nodded Ben spoke. "Go a head Miranda."

Miranda shivered a little she shouldn't be this turned on but damn her panties were soaked and her insides were melting. Hopefully he wasn't tired because damn when she got him home it was going to be a long night rather morning.

Ben and Miranda left the hospital and he drove them back to her house. Pulling up and parking he cleared his throat.

"What?" Miranda asked unbuckling her seat belt.

"I love you too." Ben professed and promised.

Miranda eyes widened he was referring to her slip up earlier.

"You didn't give me a chance to respond earlier.”

"Because I didn’t want to force you to say it if that's not how you felt." Miranda responded looking over at him intently.

"You don’t have to force me to say it. I love you Miranda Marie Bailey."


"I love you too Benjamin James Warren." Miranda cheesed grabbing his chin between her two fingers bringing his lips to hers.

"Side note... you and your aggressiveness, assertiveness, sternness, roughness, and no nonsense tone of voice turned me on tremendously."

"You like that?" Ben asked licking his lips

"Mm-hm." Miranda nodded before reaching for the door handle.

Miranda laid against Ben's chest after their rounds of love making, out of breath.

"That was... that was." Miranda said panting trying to find the words.

"Worth the 90 day wait." Ben stated.

"Worth the 90 day wait." She confirmed tracing her fingers on his chest.

"Don't get me wrong. I love the dirty phone calls, but this is so much better." Ben replied flipping her back over.

"So much better." She giggled wrapping her legs around his waist quickly. The last round he had her legs draped around his shoulders and she was merciless to his thrusting hips causing her to cum multiple times relentlessly.

The next night Miranda was standing in the closet holding up dresses to Ben.

"Miranda you look good in anything you put on." Ben confessed looking at the choices.

"I can't decide." She whined.

"Show me that one again?" Ben pointed.

Miranda held it up and Ben examined the dress. The base was black and had yellow, white and blue flowers on it.

"Yeah that's the one." Ben assured. "Although you do look sexy standing here in your bra and panties with rollers in your hair.

"Noted." Miranda laughed walking into the bathroom.

Miranda came back out fully dressed. Her hair was down with curls and she had light makeup on.

"You ready?" She asked sliding into her heels.

"You're asking me." Ben chuckled who has been patiently waiting on her for 45 minutes.

"Don't be a smart ass. Let's go."

Ben and Miranda arrived at Derek and Meredith's house and parked.

"Okay we are not staying long so don't get comfortable because we have plans tonight." Miranda explained.

"You don't want to stay and enjoy the party?"

"No I would much rather be at home creating our own party. We will go inside show are faces, meet people, and then we are gone. You are leaving tomorrow and I want to spend as much time with you as I can."

"Okay." He nodded.

"Alright let's go inside. We are late anyway. I think we missed the surprise."

Ben held Miranda's hand as they walked up to the house. She opened the door and walked inside. Sitting her gift bag on the table.

"This is beautiful." Ben stated.

"Derek designed it himself." Miranda informed.

"Miranda." Callie cheered and some of her friends turn to look at her and Ben. They were sitting at a table and Derek and the guys at another. People were dancing, other's drinking, and some getting food.

Miranda walked over to the table with all the woman and smiled when Ben wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Ben this is Dr. Callie Torres, Arizona Robbins, Teddy Altman, April Kepner, Lexie Grey, Meredith Grey, and Christina Yang. And at this next table is Dr. Derek Shepherd, Mark Sloan, Richard Webber, Owen Hunt, Alex Karev, and  Jackson Avery. Everyone this is Dr. Benjamin Warren my boyfriend."

Hello and hey's were heard from everyone.

"Pull up a chair." Derek insisted.

Ben walked over to an empty table and grabbed two. He placed one beside Callie for Miranda and then he slid one up for himself sitting with the men.

"Sorry we are late." Miranda said sitting talking to Meredith.

"We know the reason." Callie laughed.

"That is not the reason, but I wish it was." Miranda laughed. "We are leaving here in a timely fashion. We have plans. "

"You just want to go home and get laid. Its 730." Callie added.

"No I'm tired really. I didn't get any sleep last night. We left the hospital at 2 am and we didn't go to sleep until 530.

All the women eyes widened.

"So how are you handling the long distance relationship."

"It's great. I just got a divorce were I shared my life with a man since I was 18. So this relationship is great for right now. We talk on the phone and video chat. I don't have to always pick up and he's not in my space unless he's here. On the other side I miss him like hell and I want to be with him every moment of the day. He is literally all I think about other than Tuck and work."

"Sorry man." Mark said to Ben drinking his beer.

"It's fine." Ben stated.

"Yeah I didn't know she was seeing anyone and that you were him." He added.

"What happened?" Derek and Richard asked simultaneously.

"You all saw Miranda walk into work last night?" Mark questioned.

"Yep." Flew out.

"Well I may have whistled at her and made a joke asking if she wanted to go into an on call room after staring at her um... assets." Mark said sheepishly "and Ben was standing right there he look like he was going to kill me."

The guys laughed hysterically.

"Don't pay him no mind. He's an idiot." Derek laughed.

"True Mark fashion." Alex laughed. "I'm surprise she didn't rip you a new one.

"No me and Miranda have an on going joke about the on call room. Ever since I asked her for real two years ago."

"Wait a minute. You asked Bailey to the on call room for real." Webber laughed and Sloan nodded.

"and what did she say." Karev asked cracking up.

"She smacked me in the head then gave a big speech to all the nurses about how I was a whore."

Ben laughed and shook his head.

"How long have you two been seeing each other?"

"We have been dating for 3 months almost 4 next week."

"Here you go baby." Miranda said putting a plate down in front of him with a beer.

"Thank you." He grabbed her arm when she started to walked away. She turned to look at him smiling softly.  She leaned down and pecked his lips twice before walking to get her own plate.

"You must really be in love." Callie teased.

"Why do you say that?" Miranda said sitting eating her macaroni and cheese.

"I'll say. You keep looking over and staring at the man while smiling to yourself." Teddy laughed.

"I am not." Miranda blushed.

"You are." Yang said nonchalantly.

"Hey your supposed to be on my side."

"Then you got up and made him a plate." Meredith added.

"Common courtesy. He's my guess."

"So you don't love him." Kepner asked confused.

"I do love him. I never said that I didn't."

"He seems like a nice guy." Arizona stated sipping her wine.

"He is the best. He sends me flowers every other week with cute messages in them. Food, gifts, and different things like spa treatments etc.

He always make sure I'm okay and him and Tuck talk on the phone or video chat all the time.

I know tomorrow is going to be a stressful day for me when he leaves. I'm trying to prepare myself now."

Ben and Miranda ended up staying until the party was over. They danced and had a good time with her friends.


Miranda drove Ben to the airport silently tapping her fingers every so often on the steering wheel.

Both of their moods were dejected as they moved through the airport.

"I love you." Miranda said crying.

"I love you too. Don't cry." He said wiping her tears.

"I'm going to miss you so much. 90 days was too long."

"I know. We are going to figure something out even if we just do one day." Ben spoke softly rubbing her back up and down.

He wiped the rest of her tears away with his finger and kissed the top of her nose before he kissed her lips. He heard her take in a sharp breath and exhale against his mouth. She put her hand on the side of his face to bring him closer to her mouth molding into him.

They listened as the announcement came on notifying them that his plane would began boarding now.
"I love you so much and I'm going to miss you too. I'm going to call you when I land." Ben said.

"Don't forget." Miranda reminded wiping her own tears.

"I won't."

"Promise?"

"Promise."
She kissed his lips one final time before he grabbed his suitcase and Miranda stood their quietly until he was gone.