Naomi Bennett - Storylines

Storylines

Naomi is a founding partner of the Oceanside Wellness Centre in Los Angeles, California, where she works as a fertility specialist, board-certified in reproductive endocrinology, obstetrics and gynecology. She attended Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She works alongside her health guru ex-husband, Sam (Taye Diggs) who divorced her prior to the beginning of the series. Together they have a teenage daughter named Maya (Geffri Maya Hightower), whose godmother is Naomi's best friend from medical school, Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh). The latter seeks medical advice from Naomi as she wants to get pregnant. After running some tests, Naomi concludes that Addison is unable to have children because her antral follicle count is two.

Naomi's relationship with Sam is relatively amicable but often strained. The reasons for their divorce are relatively unclear, with Sam saying he was "unhappy", but also that he had "no good reason" for asking for a divorce, with Naomi seemingly resentful of this. However, in "In Which Sam Gets Taken For A Ride", the two have sex in the conference room at the practice, after Sam is involved in a hostage situation. Naomi later calls this incident a "slip-up" but the two have sex again in the episode "In Which Cooper Finds a Port in His Storm".

Dell, the office receptionist, has a crush on Naomi, and often shows it by getting her coffee, bringing her home-baked chocolate cake and generally complimenting and adoring her. Naomi doesn't take his crush too seriously, calling him a "child". In "Down the Rabbit Hole," Naomi has her first date since college, which doesn't go that well because all she can talk about is her job. For a short time, she also dates Addison's brother, Archer Montgomery (Grant Show).

In "Another Second Chance" and then later in "Best Laid Plans" it is revealed that her daughter Maya is pregnant. Naomi is at first unable to deal with this, and walks out on her daughter, leaving Sam to deal with it. Later she storms back and even slaps her when Maya refuses to have an abortion. Violet and Addison are worried about her, as Naomi was always very much against abortion, but Maya finally agrees to have it. When Addison is about the perform the abortion Maya changes her mind, which further upsets Naomi. In "Love and Lies" in a heated argument with Sam, Addison, and Fife, she states that the practice is not the same as when she started it and said that she didn't want to stay a part of it anymore. This comes as quite a shock to them. She also dumps Fife. This scene gives us an insight as to how she is leaving the show. After Betsey's foster brother is revealed to have been abusing her, her foster parents abandon her at the hospital to focus on their son. Naomi decides to take Betsey home with her forever. At the end of the Season Four finale, Naomi chases Fife to the airport and says goodbye to Addison. Fife proposes to Naomi and she says yes but also says they are moving to New York so she, Fife, and Betsey can live nice normal lives. This is the last time Naomi appears as a series regular in the show, although she does return for the season six finale which is also the series finale.