Emily woke up earlier than normal because she had to take the bus to work since she left her car there. She had exactly 3 text messages.

Tyra Dupre: Sooo...did something happen with Dr. Barnes last night? Tell me!

Will Collins: Hey, did I see you leave with Dr. Barnes last night? Em, is there something you're not telling me?

Micah Barnes: Good morning! Hope you're well this morning. See you at work. ;-)

Emily read all the messages before deciding what to say to each person. She texted Tyra: I really want to talk to you in person, to Will: There is nothing to tell. I did, in fact, leave with Dr. Barnes, but only to grab a bite to eat, and lastly to Micah: Morning. All is well. We still need to talk about it and I'll see you at work.

Emily wondered when she got to work, who would pounce on her first. She was actually hoping Micah would find her first because she really needed to talk to him before she spoke to the other two. Then, she remembered that Joyce Barnes was having a chemo treatment that day and went to go find her because surely Micah would be stopping by before his shift started. She was correct in her assumption as she rounded the corner to the room Joyce was in, Micah stood with his back to her joking with his mother. Joyce smiled when she saw Emily and waved her over. Micah turned to see who she was beckoning and he smiled that irresistible smile of his.

"Hi," Emily greeted both of them. She stood next to Micah and leaned in to whisper "We need to talk."

He turned to her and said at normal voice volume, "Mom already knows."

"Oh,"

"It's okay, dear. I'm happy for you two. I was wondering when Micah would confess to you." Joyce said smiling.

"Mom," Micah said feeling self conscience.

Emily smiled and he smiled back before taking her hand in his. "What if someone sees us?" Micah that's sweet, but someone might see us. Oh, I hope no one walks by.

"I know you're worried because the whole resident-intern issue. There isn't a rule about not dating. It's just frowned upon because people will think you get certain patients because of favoritism by me or that it'd be a distraction at work."

She nodded her head, "So, are we going to tell people?"

"We don't need to announce it to the whole hospital. We'll be professional at work and let people think what they want. It's our business and as long as it doesn't distract from the work we do here, it shouldn't matter to them." He replied looking her in the eyes.

"You and I both know our patients come before us." She stated simply.

He smiled and kissed her cheek, which made her blush a little. "Good. Now you better get to your morning rounds meeting. Dr. Bandari already knows where I'm at this morning."

"Okay, I'll see you later." She said to both of them before leaving.

As soon as she got out in the hall, she sprinted to the stairway as the elevator would be too slow just to go one floor up. She got to the meeting just in time, but Dr. Gina Bandari gave her the usual disapproving glare before beginning. Why does she always look at me like that? I swear she doesn't like me. A nudge in her side brought her out of her thoughts, it was Tyra. Tyra had a grin on her face, but Will was standing next to Tyra and frowning at Emily. She mouthed, "What?" to both of them.

"Dr. Owens, Dr. Collins, you two do the work up on the asthma patient." Dr. Bandari handed Will the chart. Emily and Will parted from the group immediately.

So, it's going to be Will first. They walked silently for a moment before Will blurted out, "What's going on with you and Dr. Barnes?"

"Nothing," she wasn't trying to lie to Will, but it was the first thing that came out of her mouth.

He paused for a moment and turned to look at her, "Don't lie to me, Em. You're blushing."

They stopped outside the patient's room and stood there staring each other down.

"If there is something going on between Micah and me, it's our business." Emily hissed at him.

"Like it was your business with Cassandra and me?" he retorted drawing his lips into a thin line.

"That was different. I was trying to protect you."

"No, it's not, Emily. I'm just trying to protect you because we're friends."

"Thank you, but be a friend and let me make my own decisions. We have a patient to attend to." She said exasperated.

"Fine," he responded angrily before putting his mind to the patient at hand.