Never Meant To Love You

Make Tonight Beautiful

Miranda stood in the mirror looking at her body. She'd learned to appreciate her petite, chubby and curve figure. And she was sure Ben wouldn't have any issues but she was still thinking about the wax and wishing she would've just went through with it. Ben seemed like he would prefer a smooth surgical field. But he didn't have any issues when he fingered her at the gala so maybe he wouldn't mind tonight. Miranda put on her multicolored wrap dress and began doing some light makeup and curling her hair a little more.

Ben was on his way to pick up Miranda when he received a call from his father. "Hey dad, what's going on?"

"I was calling because we received intel about what's going on with the Vendetta's so I want a meeting tomorrow morning."

"Well you can have the meeting but I won't be there. I will be unavailable for the weekend," Ben stated.

"You are the face of this operation son so you have to and will be there," Joel demanded.

"Dad I will be out of town so I won't be there. This is technically still your business not mine."

"So basically what you're saying is that you don't want this to be a father/son business. And you're making it seem like I forced you into this," Joel replied with a upset tone.

"How are you surprised when I overly expressed that I didn't want to be apart of this. And you did force me because you wouldn't take no for an answer no matter how many times I said it," Ben explained with frustration.

"Forgive me for wanting my oldest son who is basically my twin to run this business by my side. Even though you look just like me I realize that you're nothing like me. HELL! I realized that back when you were a teen with that situation with —

"Dad I'm done having this discussion. I'm going to have a beautiful weekend with my girlfriend uninterrupted. We can talk about the meeting when I get back."

"So you're officially with Miranda, hmmm how is that going to work when she finds out what you do? I know you haven't told her because you're ashamed."

"Everything will be fine and honestly you can have your business back. Your real twin is wanting you to embrace him while you're trying to force me."

"YOU KNOW DAMN WELL YOUR BROTHER ISN'T READY," Joel yelled.

"Well make him ready."

"We will talk about this more when you get back."

Ben hung up the phone and did some breathing work so that he wouldn't show Miranda what he was feeling and it wouldn't effect their night. After Miranda suggested he get help after his panic attack he just found self help solutions.

Ben arrived at Miranda's apartment and once he knocked Miranda wasted no time answering the door. She smiled at him as he looked her up and down, admiring how beautiful she looked. She was glowing and the dress she wore looked amazing on her.

"Hello Gorgeous," Ben said as he stepped forward to hug her.

Miranda giggled, "Awww thank you and you look very handsome yourself," she replied.

They walked hand in hand out of her apartment. Ben opened the door to his SUV and helped Miranda get into the vehicle. They drove the 45 minutes to Ben's property and they talked about their day and week. Ben glanced at her as he drove and he loved this moment with her.

She was smiling and laughing and sharing surgery stories. They were so comfortable with each other that it already felt like they'd been together for years. It made him wonder even more how making love to her would feel.

They made it to his house and Miranda looked at it as if it were her first time seeing it all over again. They walked inside and Ben walked her through a part of the house she didn't remember.