"Take your book. " Miranda said rolling her eyes and pushing his cards near him before sneezing.
" Bless you and I'm going to keep taking books too." Ben boasted straightening up his cards by hitting them on the table.
"Whatever." Miranda laughed sipping her wine. She looked up and noticed Ben staring at her intently with an unreadable smile.
"What?" She remarked staring back.
"You know I got to ask you right." Ben said looking through his cards.
"Ask me what?"
"You're divorced why is that?"
"The simple answer would be that we out grew one another."
"And the complex and complicated answer?" Ben asked drinking his beer.
"Um well he wasn't prepared for my career or dreams. Honestly he was expecting me to fail given my high-school and college personality. But I did not fail I exceeded and excelled in becoming a surgeon. He didn't want a wife who would be late or missing dates or just family time in general. Moral of the story we were not compatible. " Miranda said looking at him.
"That is so unfortunate. You're great." He exclaimed. "You're funny, you're smart, you're attractive and very successful. You are literally the full package Miranda Bailey."
"I thank you for saying that. " Miranda told him as he placed a card down.
"Deal with that." He teased.
"Cutting that." Miranda announced laughing throwing her card down.
"You're still going to get set." Ben shrugged.
Miranda turned her head and sneezed again.
"You might be getting a cold." He said looking at her concerned.
"What I don't get sick?" Miranda chastised.
The next day Ben was bringing her soup and tea.
"I could have gotten that." Miranda said stuffy with her button nose red.
"I know, but now I'm going to take care of you." Ben said bringing the bowl closer to her. He scooped some soup onto the spoon and brought it to her mouth feeding her. Miranda ate it before laying her heavy head back on the pillow.
"Mmm it taste good." She said licking her lips some.
"I got skills." Ben raved. "You probably have been taking care of everybody, but yourself your whole life."
"Not really." She sniffled.
"Right." He responded unconvinced feeding her more soup. "Take a little more." He instructed holding the spoken to her mouth.
"Un- uh. I don't want anymore." Miranda grumbled pulling the covers up.
"I need you to get better. We need you to get better. Okay?"
Miranda eyed him sitting up slightly. She nodded her head before eating some more.
"Good. You want some tea?" He asked sitting the bowl on the nightstand beside it.
"Mm-mm." She protested before coughing.
"Alright. I'm here okay." Ben said getting comfortable beside her in the bed. He cut the tv on discovery channel before eventually falling asleep right along with her.
Ben woke up a few hours later with Miranda's head on his chest and her legs tangled with his. He gently rubbed her head back and forth as well as soothing circles in her back.
The next week after Miranda was feeling better they were in the kitchen eating carrots with ranch.
"Your birthday is coming up are you doing anything?" Ben asked dipping his carrot in her ranch.
"No, I'm not going to do anything for my birthday. I'll have Tuck."
"Why isn't your ex husband keeping him?"
"If you didn't know. He's an ass. It's my week so it doesn't matter."
Ben sat and thought for a moment. " let me watch him." He suggested.
"What?"
"Tuck I can watch him. He likes hanging out with me as I do him , so let me watch him. "
"Ben no it's okay. I wasn't going to do anything anyway other than drink and relax with my friends."
"Yeah invite them over here and let me throw you a small party, for you with your friends." "Are you serious?" She smiled.
"Of course."
"My birthday is in two days." Miranda informed.
"I know and everything will be handled. Don't worry I think I know what adult women like." He winked.
Ben went upstairs and pulled out his laptop he began calling people and ordering things making sure it would be done in time for her birthday.
Sure enough two days later people were filing into his house decorating his dining room after they took everything out.
There was tables with food, gifts,four massage tables, and four full equipped pedicure chairs.
He hired 4 massage therapist, estheticians, and nail technicians to come. Making sure the therapist were all woman. He just couldn't imagine a man rubbing all on her he knew they were professional, but Miranda was built different than the average woman.
After the decorators left. He looked in the room and smiled; it looked really nice. There were balloons, robes, facial mask, and slippers.
Wine bottle, champagne bottles as well as different type of liquors.
The room was stunning and pulled together nicely in two days.
Ben answered the door and smiled at the 4 woman standing there.
"Come in." Ben smiled stepping back to let them in.
Miranda came down the stairs with Tuck hearing the door bell ring.
"Hey." Miranda smiled greeting them.
"Heyyy." Everyone greeted back.
"Ben this is Dr. Arizona Robbins , Callie Torres and Teddy Altman." She introduced pointing at each one.
"Everyone this is Dr. Ben Warren." Miranda cheesed.
"Nice meeting all of you." Ben smiled.
"You too." Callie smirked looking between Miranda and him.
"Okay ladies follow me. This is where you will be majority of the evening." He said walking in the direction of the dinning room.
Miranda gasped walking inside with everyone looking at all the food, wine bottles, liquor bottles, gifts, massage tables and pedicure chairs.
She glanced at the pedicure chairs and saw dark pink robes and slippers.
"Benjamin." She stated turning to face him.
"What?" He asked sheepishly.
"This is beautiful and amazing, but it is also a lot." Miranda frowned looking up at him.
"It's not a lot...it's your Birthday." Ben replied.
"This is really sweet." Miranda gushed hugging him slightly.
"You ladies can change into those robes and slippers. In about an hour The nail technicians should be here. By the time they are done the massage therapists will be here and after that the estheticians." He informed looking at his watch.
"Thank you." Miranda smiled batting her eyelashes at him.
"No problem. Come on Tuck. You're hanging with me." Ben chuckled when Tuck picked up a white balloon and threw it towards him.
Ben caught it and Tuck laughed. "Let's go order some food." Ben told him.
"Pizza." He shouted.
"Pizza it is."
"Wait, you two are not going to eat this food?" Miranda said looking at the table.
"No, that's for all of you and plus he's excited about pizza now." He winked. "We will be back for cake."
"Cake." Miranda asked scanning the room.
"It's in the kitchen." Ben revealed.
"Damn." Callie mumbled lowly enough for Miranda to hear.
"Enjoy." Ben said grabbing Tuck's hand and walking out.
When they were out of ear shot everyone squealed lightly.
"Let's change into these robes then talk." Miranda said giddy.
After everyone changed they were sitting in the pedicure chair with food and champagne glasses.
"He did all this for you?"
"Yeahh... I slept with him." Miranda admitted sheepishly.
"What? Arizona gasped.
"When? Teddy smiled.
"How?" Callie smirked.
"Two weeks ago, twice in the hot tub and twice in his bed."
"In one day? " Teddy asked.
"In one day." Miranda confirmed looking down.
"The hot tub though? It's not that much space." Arizona stated.
"I was on top." Miranda coughed. "For the first round."
"And the second?" Callie mused.
"The second round, girl once I leaned over and grabbed onto the side of the tub it was Murder she wrote."
"Was it good?" Callie questioned sipping her drink.
"Was it good? It was phenomenal. I mean damn good." Miranda's stomach tingled just thinking about it.
"So are you going to do it again?" Teddy countered eyeing her.
"No we already discussed it. We are not having sex again. We are going to go back to our professional relationship and that's it."
"How is that going to work?"
"It's working now." Miranda answered honestly. "It's not hard, I just don't have sex with him."
"Why starve yourself?" Callie inquired laughing.
"I went a while without, so I can do it again."
"But clearly this is different than sex with your ex." She added.
"It doesn't compare to sex with Tucker. I don't even know what that was. This must be the definition of sex and I'm convinced he came up with it. I had so many orgasms it's not even funny. The damn hot tub was just a pregame."
"And you can just be his friend?" Teddy stammered.
"Yes, besides. What does it look like me sleeping with a client or patient. He hired me to do a job and rehabilitate him."
"Seems like he rehabilitated you." Callie joked.
"You're funny." Miranda said rolling her eyes.
After getting their nails done, massages, and facials. True to his word Ben came back with a beautiful cake with lit candles.
They all sung happy birthday and Miranda blew out the candles with the help of Tuck.
Miranda cut the cake and passed out slices to everyone ,cutting Tuck a little one.
By the time Miranda and all the girls finished celebrating her birthday it was 2 am.
"Yall can stay here tonight. I don't want you driving after all the drinks we had." Miranda said looking at them. They were all laid back in the home theater.
"Okay." Callie said standing wobbly before helping Arizona up.
"You both can sleep in my room and Teddy you can sleep in the guest room. Tuck's in his room, the other four bedrooms don't have sheets and things on the beds yet."
"Where are you going to sleep?"
Miranda responded with a suggestive look. She got everyone wash cloths ,towels, toothbrushes and toothpaste.
"Goodnight. See yall in the morning." Miranda yawned. She checked on Tuck before walking in the direction of the master bedroom.
Miranda opened Ben's door and walked inside. She saw him sleeping peacefully. She walked into his bathroom with her nightgown and changed before crawling into his bed.
Ben woke up feeling the bed beside him dip.
"Did you enjoy today?" He asked groggy.
"I really did. Thanks again." Miranda beamed.
"You are more than welcome."
Once again the next morning Miranda found herself wrapped in Ben's arms like the first time.
"You're are up early." Ben commented talking into her hair slightly tickling her.
"You are too apparently." Miranda responded hoarsely. One of the reason she didn't drink as much.
"I guess we need to get up before Tuck comes looking for you or me."
"yeah. You're right." Miranda yawned.
She got up and went to the bathroom washing her face and brushing her teeth. After she finished. She put her robe on and walked downstairs.
Everyone was still sleeping, but they had more drink thanher. Miranda began cooking and Ben came down and helped while they laughed and talked.
Her friends were sitting at the table with Tuck. Miranda made Ben and Tuck's plate.
After breakfast and talking everyone grabbed there things to leave.
"We miss you around the hospital." Arizona said sweetly.
"Yeah there's no one there to Bailey us." Teddy laughed.
"Basically bully." Callie smirked and Miranda hit her.
"See all of you at the game. " Miranda said smiling and closing the door.