Never Meant To Love You

Worry Not

Miranda sat in the attending lounge drinking coffee and thinking. She thought about everything that Ben told her and though she appreciated his honesty and that he wasn't apart of his father's drug operation anymore, it didn't stop her from worrying.

She worried about their ability to have a life together as a regular couple because there was nothing regular about him. His father may never stop pressuring him. He was affiliated to the drug lifestyle by association which is why he had numerous security and a personal body guards. He knew there was possible danger lurking. And now that her eyes were opened to the truth she knew it too.

But she  couldn't begin to deny the fact that she was absolutely in love with him and that he was amazing. Within a short period of time this man has made her fall in love with him. He was the perfect balance of everything she could ever need and more than she ever thought she would want in a man. But she didn't want to be looking over her shoulders or worried about his safety everyday. She found herself calling and checking on him a lot more which he loved. But she didn't want to have to be worried about him all the time. She didn't know what to do and she felt she would need to have another conversation with him.

Callie walked in and greeted Miranda. "Hey Bailey."

"Hey Torres," Miranda answered in a dry tone.

"Did you ask Ben about the double date at his club so we could have VIP seating?" Callie asked while pouring herself some coffee then turning to face Miranda. She saw that her countenance was different.

"What's wrong Miranda?"

"Oh nothing I'm just thinking."

"Come on, thinking about what?" Callie asked sitting across from her.

Miranda let out a deep sigh before looking at Callie. She couldn't be honest with her about everything so she had to make something up.

"Ben is so amazing and he has been doing everything that any woman would ever want. But it scares me because it feels like the next step is marriage."

"And you don't feel ready because of Tucker....Miranda he isn't your ex and sometimes the fairytale stories are real."

"Callie he went out and bought me my dream house after listening to me talk about it. What if all of this blows up in my face?"

"I don't think it will. Wait he bought you a  house....wow. Mark just gives great conversation, advice and orgasms. Anyway, just from the way you talk about him he is obsessed with you."

"I'm in love and obsessed with him too."

"Then just be in love and let it happen. Don't over think it or try to change it."

Miranda just nodded her head in agreement and drank her coffee. Maybe Callie was right and she should just let it be but she didn't know how to keep herself from fixating on all that could go wrong. There were so many outside factors that could mess with their relationship and safety....Miranda wasn't sure if she could handle it.

Ben did some research and with the help of a tech friend found out that Patricia was in fact a detective for Seattle PD. She was apart of the Drug Task Force so Ben was even more certain that it had something to do with his father. He still didn't know who the leak was but at this point he didn't care. He just wanted every puzzle piece that was connected to the parts of his father and the "family business" to go away.

Ben made it to Adrenaline and when he walked in Patricia was there talking to some new hires. He shook his head and smirked because if she wasn't pretending she really was a good manager. Ben new he had enough evidence to confront her so he decided he would just call her in the office.