"I'm not even supposed to drop you off today, bitch," Oriana grumbled, sparing a glare at Emerald, who only rolled her eyes in reply.

They were currently on their way to the airport. Emerald was going to visit her mother in Boston and she couldn't be bothered with the hassle of having to take a cab or the train there, so when her mother had been wailing over the phone, saying how her daughter had neglected her, she had immediately booked a flight to spend the weekend with her and Luca.

So, she had told Oriana to pick her up from work in her own car and the reason behind her friend's sulking was because of the previous night's unceremonious event where she had slipped and Emerald hadn't warned her about the damned Cheetos wrapper.

Emerald had left the house rather early this morning in order to avoid her rants but she had apologized with the preparation of a really scrumptious meal and a note to remember to pick her up, but her constant grumbles and glares were just petty.

"I still don't get why you don't have your own car. You're perfectly capable of driving and you're financially buoyant enough to get the best one there is out there," Oriana mused with a frown.

Emerald let out a frustrated sigh as she took off her glasses and looked up from her phone. She had tried to continue reading her novel from where she had stopped last night but that didn't work out as her eyes couldn't even focus on a word without being dizzy. Car sickness sucks.

"I really don't know why I have to explain this to you again," she glared at Oriana. She had told her countless times why she never opted for buying a car.

Other than the usual commute from her home to her office everyday, there was no other need for a vehicle. She'd very much choose taking an Uber everyday to work like she had been doing since college to buying a car and having to go through the trouble of maintaining it.

Besides, most other times she went out, maybe to the club or a place of recreation and leisure, it was always with Ori or Logan whenever he came to visit. So, other than that, she was always just cooped up at home, grasping at every opportunity she got to sit in peace and tranquility.

"I feel like you're being quite bitchy today for an entirely different reason. It doesn't have anything to do with last night's fall, does it?" Emerald stated and her friend's silence confirmed it.

"Hmm. . . Your silence proves that my plausible theory is indeed valid then. Now Miss Mendel, can you please tell me what the problem might be," she spoke professionally as she kept her eyes on her friend who snuck a chary look at her before focusing on the road once again.

"Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Is it the devil's time of month yet? Don't tell me it's about that memory wipey movie, is it? Or do you have some kind of fever or something? I would check your temperature but I wouldn't want to cause an accident," she rushed out as she gauged her friend's reaction.

Oriana only furrowed her eyebrows and pursed her lips before replying, "Is this some kind of session?"

"Answer my question, Ori."

She let out a sigh before responding, "Ok fine. You're right, I'm a bit bitchy today and it's not because of the fall even though it could have been prevented if you had warned me," she glared at Emerald again at the memory before continuing,

"Neither is it about my baby, Lee Min Ho, though I'm a bit pissed that he got her pregnant instead of me but I'm glad they had a happy ending. And well yeah, it's my time of month but that's not it and I'm not under the weather either.

It's just that I have this date I was supposed to prepare for today. I was supposed to go to the mall and find a suitable dress to wear after work today but since I had to drop you off at the airport, I had to cancel," she spoke with a crestfallen expression.

"Oh? Ori." Emerald called, dragging the 'i' in her name.

"Why didn't you tell me this earlier on? You know I could've taken a cab, right? I would never do anything to crash your date," she spoke solemnly. She hadn't intended to make her friend sad. Yeah, she knew the mood swings due to her menstrual flow were partly involved but she knew how much Oriana liked going on dates just for the men candy, the fun, kisses and most importantly, the food.

"Yeah I know but I wanted to see you before you left. I know I would certainly miss you so much and I didn't want to miss that opportunity," Oriana replied as her eyes glistened with tears.

Ok, so this was really the mood swings speaking. She was only staying in Boston for the weekend. She would be back by Sunday.

"And you don't have to worry about it, Mera. I could always reschedule it," she smiled through her tears as she used one of her hands to hold Emerald's.

Emerald smiled back, knowing that this wasn't really Oriana speaking but actually the menstrual cycle.

"Any man would be lucky to have you, Ori," she grinned at her friend whose cheeks turned slightly pink at the compliment as she bashfully mumbled a 'thank you'.

"So who's this guy anyway? Someone from work?" she inquired curiously, seeing as Oriana's eyes sparkled and her pearly white teeth were on full display.

'Wow. My friend is certainly whipped.' she thought as the guilt for making her friend cancel a date with the mystery guy ate deep into her. She seemed to really like this guy.

"He's actually someone you've seen." her grin widened even more.

"Oh really? Who is it then?" Emerald asked, her curiosity even stronger.

"It's Lee Min Ho."