You're My Better Half

by greys.endoftheworld

Miranda Bailey is angry with her husband, Ben Warren because he left his residency in California to be with her in Seattle as she struggled with OCD. This is the story of what happened after their fight in 10.13 and how they overcame their issues. There is dialogue from seasons 7 and 10. This was requested and I hope everyone likes it.

24. Friend of Mine

Friend of Mine

Miranda walked towards her office. She needed to get a little bit of work finished before her next surgery in an hour. She felt someone pull at her arm. She looked over to see Callie sticking her head and hand out of an on-call room. "Pssst," Callie said jerking her head inside of the room.

"And a text message wouldn't have worked, right?" Miranda asked stepping into the room. She walked to the bed and sat down.

"Well, I tried to, but you haven't been answering any of my messages recently. So I stalked you." They burst into a laughing fit.

"I'm really sorry. I've been busy, preoccupied. You know how it is."

"Mmmhmm," Callie said sitting on the bed next to Miranda.

"Seriously. Well, I know you know that being a mother is a full-time job and getting the seat on the board has put more work on my plate and with Ben being a resident…," she sighed. "Everything is just a little harder now and we're still adjusting."

Callie nodded. "Is there anything else?" Miranda shook her head. She knew that Callie was waiting for her to tell her about the baby, but she held out. "Oh, come off it, Miranda. I know you're pregnant!"

Miranda feigned shock and laughed inside at Callie's impatience. "What?! I am not!" Callie gave her a look. "Okay, I am. Yes, I'm pregnant. There. Is that what you wanted to hear? What you wanted to drag out of me?"

Callie nodded and turned to her best friend. "Aww, Little Baby Bailey."

"Your wife told you, didn't she?" Miranda didn't wait for answer. "That little…"

"She did, but I already knew."

Miranda smiled. "I told Ben that you knew."

"Yeah. And tell him that I knew that you knew that I knew."

Miranda laughed. "I told him that, too!" She exclaimed. She and Callie high-fived.

"You're about 16-ish weeks, right?"

"Yeah, 17 weeks. And I feel like a balloon already."

"Before or after the air?" The two friends laughed. Miranda didn't know why she'd waited so long to tell her best friend about the baby. But now that she had, she felt so much better. They were quiet. "It's scary, though. Having another baby. In the midst of everything…," Miranda's voice trailed off.

"I know what you mean. Arizona and I have been going 'round and 'round about it for—forever." Callie made a circle with her finger and chuckled weakly. "It's hard, but I think in the end, it's worth it."