All I Do
My flight will be landing in three hours, Ben texted Miranda. I will see you soon. He turned off his phone as the plane started to take off. When he got to Seattle, he turned it back on and saw that he had a message from Miranda wanting to meet at the hospital. He bought her some flowers and caught a cab over to Seattle Grace-Mercy West. He called her and she said that he should wait in the lobby. He waited for her. He kept his eyes on the elevator and stood up when she stepped off of it. He rushed to her and put his arms around her. "Mmmm, I have missed hugging you," he told her. She responded by kissing his cheek. "These are for you." He handed her the flowers.
"Thank you, honey." Ben hugged her again. "How much time do you have this time?"
"A whole freaking day. I'm all yours."
After picking Tuck up, the three of them ordered pizza and watched a movie. Tuck sat between them and halfway through the movie, he fell asleep. Ben picked him up and took him to his room. "I'm so tired, babe," Miranda said.
"Want me to carry you to your room?" He asked while wiggling his eyebrows comically. He turned off the TV. There was no need to pretend to watch anymore. Miranda laughed and shook her head. "I'm exhausted, too. I never get much rest before I travel."
"Why's that?" He frowned. "Don't tell me you're so anxious to get home that you can't sleep."
"I'm always so anxious that I can never get to sleep," he repeated.
"You're kidding?"
"Nope," he said. "I'm a thousand miles away and you guys are living here and you have your own things and I'm over there with my own thing so I'm just… I always worry that I won't fit into your new lives. Like we're starting over every time."
"Wow."
"Yeah, it's ridiculous, but it's one of those things."
"No, no, I get it. That's how I felt going out to Cali and meeting your friends—it was nerve-wrecking."
They smiled at each other. Ben was trapped. Her smile would always hold him captive. She blinked slowly. "Is everything going okay here?" He pushed some hair out of her face. "I mean you would tell me, right?" She nodded. "My girl. So?"
"We're good. I know you have my back. I'm happy." He grabbed the back of her head and kissed her softly. Her tongue slipped into his mouth, turning him on. "Are you happy?"
"Are you kidding? I'm more than happy—whatever that is."
She pushed him back and touched his waist. He exhaled. "I have missed you on this sofa."
"Show me," he demanded. His body reacted to her facial expression of being surprised and aroused at the same time. His body craved hers. His hands slipped underneath her shirt, finding her breasts. Miranda cried out with pleasure. Ben pulled her on his lap and massaged her back while lifting his hips and kissing her neck.
"Mommy?" A small voice called into the silence.
"Y-yes, baby?" Miranda answered. She got off of his lap, but Ben didn't drop his hands.
"Can I have some water?"
"Yes, of course," she said going into the kitchen. Ben dropped his head.
"Ben?" Tuck said from the top of the stairs.
Ben stood up and went to the bottom of the staircase. "Yeah, bud?"
"You're still here!" He shouted happily.
"Yep!" Ben said. He walked up the stairs and sat on the top step. "I won't leave this time without saying goodbye."
"I don't like it when you do that," Tuck said sitting down next to Ben. "Mommy doesn't like it either."
"Really?"
"Yes. Sometimes she curses." Ben and Tuck laughed. The stepfather put his arm around his stepson.
"Alright, snitch, go to bed. I love you." Miranda tossed a small bottle up the stairs and Ben caught it. He handed it to Tuck. The seven-year-old hugged him and ran into his room. "Are you coming back down or what?"
Ben slid down a step. "We could meet in the middle."
Miranda shook her head and headed back to the living room. Ben bounded down the steps and grabbed her from behind and kissed the back of her neck. "I miss you," she said quietly as she pulled him back to the sofa. Ben dropped to his knees and pushed her legs apart.
"I've missed you, too."
