So I had started writing the Mark and Lexie story but then it started to grow legs and is now on its way to becoming a completely separate story with the first chapter up probably tomorrow. But in the meantime we get Ben ad Bailey so it's not a total loss. I've noticed a distinct lack of stories about these two, even more so than Teddy and Henry (but maybe not as much as Richard and Adele).
I Know You: Miranda Gloria Bailey - Benjamin James Warren (2013)
"Flight 122 from Seattle to St Bart's, now boarding"
Ben Warren took his new brides hand.
"That's us."
"Give me a second, I have to say goodnight to Tuck!" Miranda swatted his hand away.
Ben smiled and reached for the phone. "Miranda, it's almost midnight, he's probably asleep."
"Yeah but..."
"You can call him in the morning." He said gently, taking the phone away from her.
"Hey!" She tried to grab the phone only to be met with a laugh.
"Come on, let's find our seats."
"This is us." He said as he slid into the row. Miranda stopped, looking at their seats.
"Um, Ben?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think I could..." She began.
"Have the window because you like to look out at the sky?" He finished.
He laughed at her surprised look.
"How many times do I have to tell you? I know you." He grinned as he let her slide past him.
She rolled her eyes as he laughed. "Oh you know me?"
"Well yeah. For instance, I know that you try and call Tuck every night you're at the hospital and not at home so you can sing him to sleep."
"So? It's not like people haven't heard me do that." She countered.
'Ok, ok, fair enough." He admitted. "But I also know that you can't stand people who hum during surgery, you think it's annoying. I know that, while you'd never admit it to anyone, you secretly respect Dr Kepner because she underwent a similar transformation at the hospital that you did once upon a time from a somewhat shy and under confident person to an absolute force of nature." He chuckled at her surprised face before continuing.
"I know you have a fascination with science fiction and that you think men who can pull off orange are sexy." He smirked and touched her cheek.
"I know that while inside the hospital and in the operating room you're a strong and confident woman but you're not as confident in your personal life and that that scares you but it shouldn't, because I'm here and I'm not going anywhere. I know that you love me and that I love you and Tuck and we're gonna have a wonderful life together Miranda."
He kissed her and leaned back in his seat as the plane taxied down the runway. Out of the corner of his eye he caught her searching her pockets. With a smirk he pulled out a stick of gum from his breast pocket and handed it to her.
"And I also know that you like to chew strawberry gum to help equalize the pressure in your ears while flying."
She scoffed and smiled as the plane climbed higher and higher. Pretty soon the flight attendant was coming around with drinks
"Would you like anything?"
So he thought he knew her huh? Well two can play that game.
"He'll have a rum and coke." She interjected before he could speak and had to bite back a laugh at his look of surprise before he nodded to the flight attendant.
"Credit card please."
When the woman had passed, he turned to her.
"Now just how did you know that I like rum and coke as a nightcap?"
"What, you think you're the only one who knows stuff?" She chuckled.
His eyes were laughing. "Ok then, let's hear it." He challenged.
"Well," she began. "I know that you have a thing for full figured women and that's nothing to be ashamed about because we are superior to the stick figures." He laughed.
"I know that you are one of the few people in the world who actually likes Mondays because they're the days that you get free Jell-O in the cafeteria. I know that you like to listen to gospel music while you shave to make up for not going to church and that you call you momma every Saturday just to say hello. Also I know that you can pull off multicolor socks even though they drive me crazy!"
He smiled and the two of them fell into a comfortable and familiar silence.
"Hey." He said, looking at his watch. "It's tomorrow.
"Yeah so?" She asked.
"That means I can officially do this." He leaned over and kissed her. "Good morning wife."
She giggled. "Good morning husband."
The two of them kissed before she leaned back into her seat and closed her eyes, smiling. She couldn't tell if she'd fallen asleep or not before she felt Ben's hand on her shoulder.
"By the way," his eyes twinkled. "I thought it might be of some interest to you to know that there is currently a pot going around about the status of Dr Kepner and Dr Avery's relationship, since I know just how much you enjoy such entertainment."
She felt the corners of her mouth twitch. "You're forgetting, Miranda Bailey sees everything, she knows everything, and I never loose. Put me down for $20 on him ruining her next relationship at the last possible moment."
He laughed as he slipped his hand into hers. She smiled and rolled her eyes as she looked down at the landscape below.
So maybe she didn't know everything, but neither did he. At least not yet, but then that was the fun of marriage. They would get to discover everything about the other soon enough. And when Jackson stood up at April's wedding the following year, she collected a cool $280 from the hospital staff.
Bailey got a really short chapter last time so now she's getting the second one that's over 1000 words, she gets the best of both worlds. Reviews are love and I'm not above groveling so pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease review :)
