Author's Note: So sorry for the long hiatus guys. Just want you to know that I'm still feeling the love for these characters and wanting to finish their story. I only have a couple more chapters to go so please follow me so you can get updates on the new chapters. As always, thanks for all the great feedback it's really made me enjoy writing again!

Tyra burst through the locker-room doors, a jubilant smile on her face.

"That was just . . . kick ass!" She started doing a victory fist-pump dance.

"How did your surgery go, Ems?"

Emily took a small swallow, "Well – "

"I know, right? So good. Though I have to say that Micah seemed a little . . . off. He just had his whole 'let's just stick to business' attitude the whole time." Tyra gave a little shrug and when Emily didn't say anything barrelled on.

"You should have seen me though! After I showed Micah that I was serious and confident he pretty much let me do the entire case on my own! Can you believe it?" She grinned from ear to ear.

Finally coming down from her surgery high, Tyra started to notice Emily wasn't saying anything.

"Anyways . . . how'd it go? Were the sparks flying between you and Dr. Barnes? Though with Cassandra in the same room it kind of dampens the mood . . ."

Tyra trailed off as she saw the look on Emily's face. It was the look that usually occurred before she started on a Will rant. But that was in the past.

Emily put both hands on her head in frustration and let out a long sigh. She felt like screaming at the end of this crazy day! She still hadn't quite processed everything that had happened.

"Well I could tell you about the ridiculousness that is my life right now, or I could watch you do another victory lap around the room," she said scathingly.

Tyra's mouth dropped open in shock.

Emily saw the look on Tyra's face and quickly apologized.

"Sorry hon, but you will not believe what has happened to me in the last 24 hours!"

Tyra looked skeptical, "You mean minus the whole allergic reaction scene this morning?"

Emily raised her eyebrows.

Tyra mouth dropped a second time as she waited for Emily to continue.

Emily forced a happy grin then rolled her eyes to the ceiling.

"Well to sum it up in as little time as possible . . . One: Will kissed me; Two: I kissed him back . . ."

Tyra's eyes widened. "Ems . . . "

"Only for like five seconds though! Anyways where was I - oh yeah. Three: AJ saw us through my office window.

"No!" Tyra shouted.

"Yes! Though thankfully I'm pretty sure he saw me push Will away. But the WORST part is (and this part I can only speculate on) I think he told Micah! Somehow Micah magically changed his mind thinking I'm too "unwell" to perform the surgery and ended up giving it to Cassandra!"

Tyra's whole stance changed into "protect my best friend from the two-faced bitch" mode.

"That little . . . " Tyra swore as she let out a stream of expletives that made Emily blush.

"I mean really, how dare she? Or better yet, how dare Micah! Mr. 'I won't let my personal feelings affect my work' guy. I think we need to take this to Bandari . . . imagine the look on her face when she sees her star attending is messing around with her OR, not keeping his integrity . . . and . . . and . . . what?"

Emily couldn't help it, she stifled a laugh.

Tyra stared in shock. "I can't believe you of all people can find humor in this situation. We need to take action! We need to strategize our plan of attack! We need to . . . oh my god, will you stop!"

Emily was holding onto her sides by this point she was laughing so hard. She looked up at Tyra, tears in the corners of her eyes.

"I mean . . . really. What kind of doctors are we that we -she unsuccessfully tried to hold back a laugh- are planning revenge schemes against our arch nemesis? This is so . . . highschool! I can't believe he . . . oh my god . . . Micah!

This time Emily did let out a scream of frustration as his name touched her lips, all the laughter dying from her voice.

Tyra let Emily rage for a moment and when her breathing slowed, simply opened her arms and brought Emily in for hug.

Emily gratefully accepted the hug then pulled back and sighed. "I mean . . . what else is there to say? I made a poor split second decision . . . but to have the guy I'm starting to fall for do that to me no matter how much I was wrong to kiss Will . . ."

"Earth to Emily? Time to not be so hard on yourself. Think about it – number one: Will is hot. Number two: you've been in love with him for four years. Give yourself some slack! The body betrays us sometimes but I think the big point is that you pushed him away. I think it's pretty clear that you are not hung up on him anymore because you have feelings for someone else. Micah."

At the sound of his name Emily just put her head in her hands.

"Oh my god . . . I have no idea what I'm going to say to him. I feel like I'm on an emotional rollercoaster and I'm going from hating his guts that he would do something without talking to me . . . back to feeling guilty for returning Will's kiss. What am I going to do?"

Tyra opened her arms and gave Emily an even bigger hug. She kissed the side of her head and pushed Emily away at arm's length.

Looking straight into her eyes she said, "The best thing to do right now? Come home with me and we'll order a pizza and get drunk off of the cheapest beer possible because lord knows I can afford at least that!"

They both started laughing.

Tyra offered Emily her arm. "Honey, I promise you we'll get to the bottom of all this craziness. Micah just made the hugest mistake of his life."

Funny, that's what I thought after seeing AJ in the window . . . biggest mistake of my life.

Emily just gave a small nod and took Tyra's offered arm. Micah would have to wait until she had a few things cleared up in her mind. She wasn't quite ready to face him yet.

. . .

Meanwhile . . .

Micah stomped his feet just outside the door to the bar. He really didn't want to be here but AJ didn't take no for an answer easily.

As he was greeted by the cozy warmth of the pub, he did a quick scan for his buddy.

There were the usual people. Micah nodded to a few interns he couldn't for the life remember their names. Then his eyes fell on . . . Cassandra.

She casually waved at him.

"Dr Barnes! Let me buy you a drink!" She smiled shyly, "I mean . . . it's the least I can do after we rocked that surgery."

Micah sighed . . . he didn't know if he could handle Cassandra's ass kissing right now, but he figured the sooner he indulged her the sooner he could be rid of her. He gave her a small smile.

"Sure Dr. Kopelson, I appreciate it. I'm meeting up with Dr. Aquino . . . so I don't know how long I can chat . . ."

Cassandra grinned wickedly, "Well . . . I'm actually surprised but I think he and Dr. Bandari are around the corner and their conversation seems pretty . . . intense."

Micah was pissed. Especially after AJ told him he was "handling it". He managed a mildly puzzled look.

"Really? I thought Dr. Bandari was on vacation with her husband."

Cassandra just shrugged. "Well I guess there's trouble in paradise, or she's so addicted to her work one day away was too much."

Micah just gave a non-committal "Hmmm . . ." and avoided her eyes.

Cassandra got the hint and changed the subject.

"So about that drink . . . you like Guinness, right?"

Micah was surprised that she knew that.

"Uh . . . sure. That sounds good." He sat down next to Cassandra on the barstool, anxiously awaiting the beer that couldn't come soon enough.

They made small chit chat about the case and all the things that had gone well when finally Micah's drink arrived. He gratefully took a huge swig when Cassandra blurted out –

"So what's the deal with you and Emily?"

Micah choked on his drink. Luckily he still had his glass to his lips and the beer sprayed back into the mug. Wiping his mouth he set it back on the bar. He gave her a wary glance.

"Uh . . . I'd rather not talk about it."

Cassandra was eyeing him critically. Considering how much she hated Emily right now, she was surprisingly . . . sympathetic to what Micah was going through.

"No worries Dr. Barnes . . . I only asked because Emily seemed to be a shoo-in for that surgery and I know you two have gotten close lately . . . did something happen?"

Aw, crap. I REALLY don't want to talk about this right now, especially with Kopelson. Micah downed his beer in record time and slammed it back on the bar. Standing up he turned towards her.

"It's been a pleasure as always Dr. Kopelson, but I really need to talk to Dr. Aquino . . ."

Cassandra who at least caught on quickly was fast to apologize.

"I'm so sorry Dr. Barnes . . . I knew something was up and I was just hoping to be there in case you wanted to talk about it. I understand if you have to go, but I just think you should know something. Something about Will and Emily.

Micah winced involuntarily. Yet he couldn't walk away, he had to hear this.

Cassandra continued on in a soft voice. "Will broke up with me . . . because he has feelings for Emily. And I just think that you should be careful before jumping into anything with her. I mean the girl has been in love with him for the past four years . . . that's not something you can just forget about."

Micah turned away from her so she couldn't see the pain in his eyes.

Cassandra reached out and touched his shoulder.

"Micah . . . just be careful. I don't want to see any more people get hurt . . . like me."

Micah looked back at Cassandra for a moment and saw the same turmoil in his eyes mirrored in hers.

He said the only thing he could think of to say.

"Thanks . . . but I think it's too late for that."

Cassandra looked on with a little too much understanding as Micah walked away in search of his friend. Little did he know AJ and Gina had already left the bar . . . together.