"Dr.Bailey" Ben walked up to her in the hallway. They had already had their second date. It was a lovely picnic in the park that Ben set up. They laid on the blanket and looked at the stars all night. Now he was ready for date 3 before he had to return to L.A. His week in Seattle was over before he knew it.
"Dr.Warren, isn't UCLA missing you" She bumped him "And what brings you here"
"They have other surgeons there besides I am leaving tomorrow actually since you're in such a rush to get rid of me" He laughed
"How's Libby"
"She is bright eyed and bushy tailed. Healing wonderfully and her parents are so grateful for this amazing hospital full of amazing people" He put his hands in his pocket "Their words"
"Morning Bailey" Mark walked by holding Sofia "Warren you still around"
"Sloan, I'm leaving tomorrow so no worries" Ben scoffed
"Don't mind Mark. He is just being Mark" Miranda laughed "Get to the daycare" She tickled Sofia
"You know sometimes it feels like my kid has 3 moms and a dad" Mark shook his head and walked away
"You're close to them" Ben looked at her
"Yeah well I did my fellowship under Robbins so we spent hours together. Callie was in my resident class and while I technically stole her job as Chief Resident we are still amazing friends. Plus she was at one point married to the guy I was telling you about that helped me deliver Tuck and that was a whole thing and just being with those two made us a like a family I guess" She shrugged "And Tuck adores his aunties"
"And Mark"
"Those three have a very interesting relationship" She laughed
"You called him a whore I hear"
"As much as I love chatting with you. I actually work" She winked and walked towards the OR board
"What's a guy gotta do to get in an OR around here" He walked with her
"Dr.Warren are you harassing my Peds surgeon" Arizona walked up
"Me? Dr.Robbins I would never" He put his hands up in defense and looked at Miranda " I'll let you work. See you tonight" He walked away
"There's a tonight" Arizona teased
"Isn't there a sick child somewhere here that needs us" Miranda walked away towards the patient rooms
"Wait you don't get to do that" Arizona stood there wondering what was the story with this L.A consult and her surgical protégé.
"Surgeries don't get done by staring at the board" Richard walked up behind Arizona
"I'm looking at Bailey's surgeries" She smiled with pride. But then she wondered if Bailey was falling in love with this doctor would she be moving to L.A. Tucker definitely wouldn't allow that. Richard almost had a stroke when she chose Peds over general surgery so she knew he couldn't bear with her leaving Seattle altogether.
"You know Robbins. You may have made her an excellent Pediatric surgeon but I raised her into an excellent general surgeon. All those surgeries are my successes too"
"Sir with all due respect those surgeries are her success" Arizona walked away. As the day went on Arizona met back up with Miranda in the cafeteria. She was eating with Callie.
"Hey" She sat down and joined them
"Okay now dish. We are all here" Callie poked Miranda
"Dish what" Arizona looked at Callie
"She's on date 3. With hot LA doctor at his hotel room. Where his bed is" Callie said with a suggestive tone that made Miranda roll her eyes
"What" Arizona smirked biting into her apple " his hotel. Ooo lala. 3 dates in one week. He can't get enough of you"
"The hotel restaurant is where the date is. Not his hotel room. I deal with kids all day. Don't make me eat lunch with kids too" Miranda tried to enjoy her salad.
"Sex is a big deal, forgive your best friends for trying to make it amazingly amazing" Callie sipped her soda
"Who said anything about sex" Miranda looked at her
"I mean he set you up a picnic. That's adorable. If it were me I probably would've had sex with him right then and there" Callie laughed
"Okay I am trying to eat my lunch. Because this salad is actually pretty tasty believe it or not"
"Bailey doesn't talk about sex with anyone" Callie laughed remembering the talk Miranda had with her about the VaJayJay being an undiscovered country. It turned into an allegory about Africa but Callie got her point.
"3 musketeers" Mark joined them
"Bailey's got a date" Arizona smiled
"With LA guy" He opened his bag of chips " God. When is he leaving. There's a limit on hot plastic surgeons and this hospital has reached capacity"
"How'd you know it was with LA guy" Callie asked
"Our love birds hummed the same tune in the elevator ride. Catchy little jam. He's good looking. You heading to LA with him"
"Absolutely not" She shook her head " I just want to enjoy my salad"
"Hey love is a beautiful thing you know" He smiled
"You talking about little Grey" Bailey asked
"No I'm talking about you and LA guy obviously" He shoved some chips in his mouth
"Who said anything about love. It is a third date at a hotel restaurant and to remind everyone it's only been a week"
"Sounds like someone has sex plans. Dinner at his hotel" Mark raised an eyebrow
"She said no sex" Arizona shook her head
"I get it. As a reformed man whore I get it" Mark nodded
"Remember that time you thought I was asking you to an on-call room"
"Mark why would Bailey want you in an on-call room" Arizona laughed
"Yeah I ended up just being called a whore and nasty" Mark got up " Anyway good luck"
"So what are you wearing" Callie leaned closer
"You going to order wine" Arizona leaned in as well
"Lunch is over. Got kids to save" Miranda got up
"You weren't paged" Arizona crossed her arms
But Miranda was already walking off. Was there really an expectation of sex on the third date? Warren suggested the restaurant at his hotel but what if he had an ulterior motive. He was leaving LA tomorrow he said. What if he was planning to leave with a bang so to say? As the day went on she thought more and more about her date. Right up until it was time to go.
"Good night Bailey" Callie smiled at her as they were leaving the daycare at the same time "enjoy" She winked
Miranda just rolled her eyes. She signed her son out and left for her car. She had to head home, get her son ready to go to his father's, deal with Tucker, and then get ready for her date. Sex date repeated over and over in her head. That was just nonsense, right? That's not a thing. Miranda had to admit she had been out of the game for a bit but 3 dates and then boom the pressure to have sex is there. Does that timeline matter if all the dates happen in the same week?
She shook her head to get her thoughts in order. She was in control of her own life. Her 3rd date didn't have to be the sex date and if Ben disagrees then he can take himself back to LA and never worry about Miranda Bailey again.
However she secretly hoped he also didn't expect sex tonight. She was really starting to like Ben. Everything already feels so fast with him for her. She wasn't aware of this, but he felt the exact same way about her.
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A Healing Love
FanfictionThey had never met anyone like each other. Not in a million life times. In a hospital they've seen plenty of surgeons but he hadn't seen Miranda Bailey and she hadn't seen Benjamin Warren. Until now.
