"Jennie Ruby Jane, are you ready to go yet?" her mother shouted up the stairs.

"I'll be right down!" Jennie yelled back, tearing up her closet looking for her black heels that matched her dress.

"Can't you just wear another pair of shoes? Doesn't black go with everything?" Jisoo's voice sounded muffled as she spoke from under the bed, also looking for Jennie's shoes.

"No. Now where the hell could they have gone," she muttered, still continuing to look through her closet.

"You know," Jisoo grumbled as she climbed out from under the bed, wiping the dust from her own dress. "It probably would have been better if you had gotten these things around before dinner."

"We were supposed to stay in!" Jennie campaigned as she ran over to the dresser and beginning to pull out the drawers, trying desperately to think of where she could have put hem.

"Good gracious, Jennie Ruby Jane!" Chaerin's pretentious voice rang out once more, "we're going to be late!"

"I'll be right there, mother!"

Jennie groaned as she ran a hand through her hair.

"Just wear another dress! You have your blue shoes right there," Jisoo said, pointing to a pair of heels Jennie had thrown out of her closet in search for her black ones.

Jennie scoffed before turning to Jisoo, a look of disbelief on her face.

"You really want me to wear the blue dress in front of my mother? The woman who still thinks I'm a virgin?"

Jisoo's eyes widened in shock, complete taken aback. "She what?"

Jennie blushed deeply before she looked down at the ground. "She... she still thinks I'm a virgin."

"Oh god, Jennie," Jisoo grumbled, rolling her eyes to the heavens. "You're twenty seven years old and living in New York City. How on earth does she think you're still a virgin?"

"I don't know, but I don't want to be the one to tell her."

Jisoo shook her head before she climbed back under the bed, seeing if she had missed the dark shoes by accident. "So she still thinks you're a virgin, you're straight, and single... and I thought I kept secrets from my mother."

Jennie's blush grew but said nothing against her, knowing she was right.

"Well I'm going to go see what's holding her up!" Chaerin announced loudly, before storming up the steps, and Jisoo quickly dragged herself out of the bed, and dusted herself out once more.

"Jennie Ruby Jane Kim, we're going to be- oh good lord, there's a prostitute in your bedroom."

Jisoo's eyes widened and turned around, trying to figure out what she meant when she turned back, and realized she was talking about her.

"Excuse me?" Jisoo asked, much more snippy then intended.

Chaerin looked her up and down, visibly cringing in disgust, smoothing out her own ankle length blue dress that had cost more then two of Jisoo's monthly paychecks.. "You... you're not wearing that to dinner, are you, Miss. Jisoo?"

"What's wrong with it?" Jisoo demanded, looking down at one of her favorite dresses.

It was a fire red spaghetti strap that came down several inches short of her knee that showed off what Jisoo believed was a reasonable amount of cleavage. Not to much, but it wasn't hiding anything.

"It just looks a bit tacky... and cheap, and embarrassing, and not respectful in any amount of a degree. I mean for a woman of your size and age, that dress really isn't all that appropriate."

"Alright, why don't we just-" Jennie began, but Jisoo held up a hand to silence her.

"First off, I'm only thirty four," Jisoo snapped, trying to hold her head up her head high when she said it, praying to god the wrinkles around her eyes didn't stand out as much as she thought they were doing at the moment, "I still got six more years before I start worrying about my age. Second, 'my size'? What exactly do you mean by that, Chaerin?"

Chaerin scoffed and looked at her in the same disbelieved look Jennie had given her minutes ago. "Well you're no size one, Miss. Jisoo."

"Bathroom!" Jennie cried, pulling Jisoo with her. "I just remembered there in the bathroom! I need you to help me reach them. Come on, Chu."

Jisoo glowered at her for a moment before she followed Jennie out of the room, silently thinking she would wake an appointment with a plastic surgeon for botox sometime soon.

"I can't believe her!" Jennie groaned as she and Jisoo raced to the bathroom, where, sure enough, Jennie's heels laid under the sink cabinet. "Thinking she can talk to you like that!"

"Well you didn't seem to be of any help," Jisoo grumbled, although Jennie was so preoccupied with strapping her shoes on, she didn't hear her.

Jennie stood up and went over to Jisoo, wrapping her arms around her neck. "Jisoo, I swear to you," she whispered giving her a soft kiss. "I swear on my life I'll talk to her, get her to apologize, something. You don't deserve that. Plus that dress looks amazing on you, and if we weren't going to dinner right now, I'd throw you down and make love to you right now."

Jisoo chuckled softly before she wrapped her arms around Jennie as well. "Oh, baby... you'll have to do a lot better then that for what I'm putting through for you."

"But is it a start?"

Jisoo grinned and nodded. "Yes, it's a start. Now come on, Jennie Ruby Jane, I dare say, if we're a tad late, I do not think that I would be able to stand the shame!" Jisoo said, her voice uncannily resembling Chaerin's.

Jennie chuckled before the two women left the bathroom where Chaerin was waiting impatiently, tapping her foot.

"Can we go now? I dare say, reservations to Monte Carlo are nearly impossible to come by!"

"I'm sorry," Jennie muttered as she and Jisoo pushed by her and the three went down the steps where Seunghyun was waiting.

He looked up at Jennie and smiled at her. "You look beautiful, honey."

"Thanks, dad," Jennie muttered, and Jisoo had to hold back a smile as she saw her blush once more.

"You too, Jisoo," he said with a kind, almost sympathetic smile, and both Jennie and Jisoo had a feeling that he heard what Chaerin had said and was now trying to make silent amends for it.

Jisoo accepted anyway and smiled at him.

"Thank you, Seunghyun"

"Shall we get going then?" he asked, getting the keys from his pocket as Chaerin grabbed her purse from the table.

"Yes, please! Goodness knows how late we are already!"

Jennie and Jisoo shared a look before they grabbed their coats and made their way out of the door, locking it behind them.

As soon as Jisoo laid eyes on their car, she let out a low whistle.

"A Ferrari Enzo? you own a Ferrari Enzo?"

"Oh this old thing? I have one more in Aspen. Doesn't everyone?" asked Chaerin, giving Jisoo a look she thought was puzzling, but she could see right through it.

"Well since the Ferrari only sits two how about we take my car?" Jennie said, looking between Jisoo and her mother, neither backing down.

"Fine, lets," Jisoo muttered, restraining herself from slamming into Chaerin on the way to her lovers car.

Jisoo was not rich, not in the slightest, nor was Haein, Minkyu, DongGo, or any other detective working in the squad. Yes Haein had a slightly higher check then her simply due to the fact he was a grade one and had been on the force much longer then she had, but other then that... they had all hung out with the people who made around the same amount of money, Jennie, Sungwoo, and Teddy being pretty much the only exceptions, but neither bragged about it, neither shoved their money in the detectives faces.

Jennie looked after Jisoo a bit before she too went to her car.

"I'll drive," Jisoo told Jennie, leaving no room for argument as she took the keys from her, and Jennie swallowed a retort as Jisoo got in the drivers side, nearly slamming the door shut.

"God help us," Jennie muttered, having experience first hand Jisoo's rather reckless driving.

"What is it, you own again, Jennie Ruby Jane?" Chaerin asked as she got in the back seat of the car.

"A Porsche Carrera GT, " Jennie answered getting in the passenger seat.

"Oh and what car do you own, Miss Jisoo?" Chaerin said with a slight smugness in her voice.

Jennie closed her eyes in defeat as Jisoo began to drive off and hoped to god that the drive would be short.

"I own two actually," Jisoo said, holding her head high, trying to pull off the same smugness that Chaerin just had.

"That wasn't a complete lie," she thought to herself, thinking of the car she had to drive almost every day.

She owned one car and then she had the Grand Prix that her and Haein used for work and had to be parked at the precinct that was paid for by the city.

"Really, what make and year?"

"Does it matter, Chaerin? I mean who-" Seunghyun began but Chaerin interrupted him

"Now, Seunghyun, be quiet a moment, darling. Miss. Jisoo was telling us what I'm sure are two luxurious car she owns."

Jennie gave Jisoo a sympathetic look before looking back out the window, praying to god that her mother would let it drop.

"I own a 94 Dodge Neon and a 2002 Grand Prix," Jisoo said, again with the proud tone in her voice..

"Oh really? Why that's most impressive, I must say. On your salary, of course."

"You know how about you take my cars and shove-"

"So, dad, what do you want for Christmas this year," Jennie interrupted Jisoo, looking in the rear view mirror, pleading Seunghyun to answer, to help steer the conversation away from the current subject of money, and to hopefully decrease the growing speedometer.

"I would really love that new book on Criminal Ethics by Steven Harningway. What do you want, Jennie?" Seunghyun said, knowing what she was trying to do.

"I'm not sure yet. Jisoo, what's on your mind?"

Jisoo stayed silent and continued to drive, ignoring Jennie, and the speed limit.

"Mother?" Jennie asked, a hint of despair in her voice, but Chaerin too ignored Jennie and stared out the window.

Jennie groaned softly and again looked at her dad in the mirror who shrugged, unable to come up with a semi reasonable excuse as to get the two talking once more.

When Jisoo pulled up to the restaurant, she let out a quiet sigh of relief. At least in there, the silence could be explained away with eating unlike it had been in the car.

"We're here," Jisoo announced pulling into the parking lot and shutting off the car.

"To my amazement in one piece!" Chaerin exclaimed, clutching her heart and breathing heavily, as if she had just survived a plane crash. "I swear, Miss. Jisoo, the way you drive... it's a miracle we don't have a trail of fire and smoke behind us!"

Jisoo turned to a silent Jennie who was looking down at the ground for a moment before she shook her head in disbelief.

"Come on, Seunghyun I need some air," Chaerin breathed as she got out of the car, Seunghyun following.

Jisoo all but broke the seat belt and the window as she threw it away from her, making a move to get out of the car.

"Chu, hold up a second," Jennie said holding her back after her parents had left the car.

"What?" Jisoo snapped, not even bothering to hide the anger in her words.

Jennie let out a small whimper as she swallowed her fear. "I just want you to know that whatever my mother does tonight is not your fault."

"No, but you let her think it is. Why aren't you sticking up for me, Jennie? You're letting her insult and walk all over me."

"Baby, I'm sorry. But that's how my mother is, that how she's always acted to people who are beneath her- I didn't mean it like that," Jennie insisted, seeing Jisoo's eyes widen at Jennie's choice of words.

"So you think your mother is better then me?"

"No! Jisoo, it was just a wrong use of words. You know I don't think that about you."

"Is it the money? Maybe I should quit my job and go become a judge. Would that make you happy? Maybe then you wouldn't be so ashamed of me."

"Jisoo , stop!" Jennie pleaded, taking her hands in hers, and frowned when she pulled them away once more. "I'm not ashamed of you. I love you, Jisoo, more then life itself. Please lets just get through this week, and we can go back to being an exceedingly happy couple without the interference of my ice queen of a mother."

She leaned in to try to kiss her on the lips, and Jennie felt her heart break when Jisoo turned her head away from her.

"Lets just go eat," Jisoo muttered as she got out of the car, nearly slamming the door behind her.

Jennie felt tears well up in her eyes, but she quickly wiped them away, and got out of the car, shutting the door.

She began to walk to the restaurant , her head down before she heard Jisoo walk beside her.

Jisoo reached over and gently squeezed her hand.

Jennie looked up at Jisoo who gave her a soft smile, before she let go of her hand.

"I hate it when you cry," Jisoo whispered, gently rubbing the small of her back as she two walked into the restaurant where Chaerin and Seunghyun was waiting.

"Miss Jisoo, I must ask, isn't it a little odd eating where they don't have a dollar menu and a drive though?" Chaerin asked, feigning innocence.

Jisoo glowered at her but Chaerin simply smiled smugly at her before turning around in the line.

Seunghyun gave Jisoo a sympathetic smile before also turning around and continued to wait in the small line.

"I'm so sorry," Jennie whispered only to Jisoo, panic in her voice, worried this would cause another tiff.

Jisoo simply shrugged, her face not showing any emotion what so ever.

They got to the reservation manager and he looked up and smiled at them.

"Welcome to Monte Carlo how may I help you?"

"Jane Kim reservation for four" Chaerin said in a snotty accent, and Jisoo didn't even bother to hide her snicker.

The man quickly looked it up then looked back at them

"I'm sorry, Mam, the reservation was only for three."

Chaerin turned around, frowning, as if she didn't already know the news, but Jisoo could see right through it

"I'm so sorry, Miss Jisoo, but apparently whoever made the reservation only called in for three."

"You made the reservation though, mother!" Jennie snipped, unable to hide her anger.

"Must have been some sort of mistake then, Oh well, I'm sure Miss Jisoo can manage on her own for dinner."

"Chaerin, come on now, look you and the girls have a good time. I'll just get some Chinese and catch a cab back to Jennie's," Seunghyun said trying to maintain the peace.

"But I so wanted this to be a family outing. You can manege right, Miss Jisoo?" Chaerin asked, turning to her, a look of pleading on her face that Jisoo wanted to slap off of her.

"Yeah, It'll be fine, I'll see you at home, Jennie," Jisoo muttered before leaving the restaurant Jennie just turned and gave a small glare to her mom then also walked out

"Chu wait!" Jennie cried catching up to her. Jisoo turned and looked at her, and Jennie was held at bay by the glare.

"You have no idea how bad I feel about this," Jennie whispered. "Jisoo, I swear I had no idea she would sink this low."

"Whatever, Jennie, It's no big deal. I'm sure I can manage. Go and have fun with your parents," Jisoo said with an eye roll and scoff, doubting that she would.

"Are you sure?" Jennie asked, frowning at her lover.

"Yeah go, I'll see you at home. I love you."

Jisoo turned and walked to the curb, holding out her hand and letting out a shrill whistle, quickly flagging down a cab.

"I'm sorry!" Jennie told her again as she got in the cab and drove off.

Three Hours later.

"Give me the Moo Shu," Jisoo grumbled as he took the Moo Shu Pork from Haein's free hand as she leaned up against him, his arms wrapped around her, trying to comfort his best friend.

"Two helpings of Moo Shu pork without a diet soda? She really must be as bad as you say," Haein chuckled.

"Shut up," Jisoo grumbled as she stabbed the container with her chop sticks before putting it down on the coffee table.

"Oh come on," Haein told her, gently kissing the top of her head. "She can't be all bad."

"You have no idea, Haein! She's the biggest bitch I have ever met in my life!"

"I know, but if she's gonna be your in-law one of these days your gonna have to deal with it."

"She hates me!" Jisoo cried, pulling away from him to look at him. "She hasn't even known me less then half a day and she hates me! Do you know that they don't even know she's gay yet?"

Haein looked at her in utter disbelief. "What?"

"They don't know she's gay. She never told them, how stupid and blind are they?" Jisoo grumbled, once again collapsing against him.

"Well come on, Chu, you're not being fair. You didn't even know until she made a move on you. In fact, when she first joined, weren't you trying to hook her and Minkyu up, and kept on missing the hints she was laying on you that she was more into holes then poles?"

"So?" Jisoo muttered, ignoring his question. "It should still be obvious to her own parents. Do you know they have a dog? And not just some little Poodle either I'm talking about. I mean a huge ass Boxer."

"I thought you couldn't breathe when dogs were around you?"

"I can't! But there precess little Fluffy can't sleep in a garage. Because god forbid there championship dog is a wee bit cold." She felt Haein's shake as he held back a laugh.

"It's not funny! stop laughing at me!" she ordered, hitting him none too gently outside the head.

"I'm sorry, Chu, but this is like the mother in law from hell!" he managed to breathe through his laughter.

"Its not funny, Haein! She is truly a bitch!"

Haein's laughter died down to a chuckle "I'm sorry, want me to strip for you?"

"Well I could use a good laugh," she said looking thoughtful.

"Please. One look at me without anything on... I'd definitely make you re think your whole go for girls position, " he said with a smug smile.

"Not even in your dreams. You give a new meaning to the term inch worm."

"That is hitting below the belt, Jisoo!" Haein cried, feigning hurt. "Just because your biggest assets are what, A cups? Is no reason to be bitter."

"Try D's, partner," she said, unable to withhold a smile.

"And how much did you spend to get those D's?" he asked, dodging her fist once more.

"Please. You know these girls are all natural. You're just jealous because these are on the look but no touch display."

Haein chuckled again before held her in his arms once more. "You'll see, one day I'll cop one, you watch. One unsuspecting day... Seriously though, Chu. Do you love her?"

Jisoo nodded, unable to hold back a smile just at the thought of her. "More then life itself, Haein. I don't know what I would do without her."

"Then you gotta take the good with the bad, to include her parents. And just think, you only have to deal with her parents what, a few times a year? Isn't spending every other day with Jennie worth a few days of torture?"

Jisoo sighed. "How do you know so much about this?"

Haein shrugged. "I've been married before, Jisoo. I know a thing or two about in laws you can't stand."

"Well I picked the cream of the crop," she muttered before the front door opened.

Jisoo quickly pulled out of Haein's embrace and instead sat beside him.

"I'm telling you, Jennie Ruby Jane, he's a very pleasant young man. I don't see why you just don't ask him out," Chaerin's voice rang out.

"Just drop it," Jennie groaned as she came into the living room, not even able to form a half hearted hello to Haein.