A yellow spiral of licorice came to those all too supple lips as she sat at that small coffee table. Of course, she practically melded into the side of her newly crowned Fiance, Brandon. A hand was on his thigh, as the other hand held the licorice which she so slowly gnawed on. She had an appointment. Well, moreso, she and Brandon had an appointment. A casual meeting. Chase knew something he didn't, and Chase intended to surprise the other with the information she did retain.

Brandon wasn't sure of where they were or why they were there. But it didn't really matter. he'd follow Chase anywhere her lithe body and rainbow hued head lead. His arm around her as they sat comfortably, he watched as the long, thin rope of candy was nibbled and suckled. "Damn." he had to adjust himself. "You're being incredibly naughty." He chuckled and gently tapped her rounded hip. "So naughty."

Chase smiled, biting off a piece of the candy. The hand at her thigh came to slap its resting place playfully. It was then that she offered the remaining stick of licorice. "Want some?"

He looked down at her, adoration deep within his blue depths. "Oh yeah, but it's not candy I'm wanting." he glanced around with raised brows Seeing the coast being clear, he lowered his head and fetched the bitten off piece of candy from her mouth by way of his tongue and lips.

Scully watched tiredly as the door swung open at the coffee place and moved to swing shut. Before it could do so she stepped in, brushing pink locks aside. Casually she strode towards the rainbow and her lover. The casual grin formed on her lips and she whistled softly," Aww don't you two look cute." She snickered as Brandon went in for something 'sweet'.

A miniature kiss was planted as the pretty bow placed at the scene of his theft. And after that small kiss, she smiled broadly to the very guest they were waiting for. "And don't you look bushed. Hope I didn't keep ya from gettin' rest. I say, you look worse for wear!" A concerned grin mixed with the playful tone she carried. Chase bit off a new piece of licorice, and gestured for Scully to sit.

Lips melded and Brandon shifted just so. The sound of the door didn't cause him to stop in his pursuit of even more kisses, but the voice did. He sat back and chuckled. "Hey Pinky, how's it going?"

Both brows rose as she was invited to sit," Ehh... I've been sleeping well enough, it's just the whole.." She started to rub at her eyes a bit, "Restless nightmares and busy hours at work." Her shoulders shrugged and she sat down, her eyes turning to Brandon," Doing better, thanks for asking hon. Talked to Shane about the Franco thing.." She gave him a small smile," All's good.. better actually."

"That's what I like to hear, Squeaks. That's m'girl." Commending her sincerely enough, she still chewed that lingering piece of candy in her mouth. It was yellow, lemon flavored licorice. Even her snacks matched her ostentatious choices of technicolor. "Now then, onto business." Chase cleared her throat, gaining no professional posture any other indications that their discussion was beginning. "Y'wouldn't believe what I realized the other day. Bet y'can't guess what it is." Smirk. Chase was always about games. Any Gypsy trickster lived and breathed on playing boards, cards, dice, and poker chips.

"What Franco thing?" Brandon shifted his weight a bit and rested ihs hand upon Chase's knee as she spoke. He canted his head and frowned at her little guessing game. "You're pregnant?" Always the first thing to come to his mind, of course. He gave her a concerned look.

"Nope." Beaming, she turned to Brandon, and fiercely snatched a new piece of licorice from the yellow stalk she held. Looking to Sculls, she grinned on. "And? What do y'think it is?"

The look on Chase's face, ha, yeah Scully shifted forwards, one finger lifting while she wrinkled her nose," Don't even..." She said as she peered slightly at the Gypo. Brandon's question snapped her out of the peer for a moment and she murmured," Franco has been bluntly stating that I'm not worthy of Shane... And given the right chance any woman fawning over him can get the chance to have a go... Even suggested that." She cut off, biting her tongue, because all was right and she wasn't going to get upset over it again.

"Focus, girl. Focus." Chase sang this to her and Brandon. "We're playin' somethin' here. Now y'got the basics, Brandon, y'can sleep on it. That ain't what I dragged y'both here for." Chase assured Scully that it was on a much lighter note, and tried to quel Brandon's serious guesses. "Now. Guess again." Grin.

"Don't let him bother ya kid." He grinned and canted his head, looking at Chase again. "Hmm, she's cryptic Chase today. Hurry up and guess, or she just may explode."

Scully still knew, she was still holding up that finger," Shhhh... no.... no..." Warning Chase while she stared at the woman for a long moment. Her head was shaking," You have no idea what it'll mean..." All she knew is that when Brandon guessed it he was gonna go haywire.

"Take your time." Chase sat back, gnawing away at her licorice. If it wasn't obvious that Chase had an oral fixation, this made it a blaring billboard. Chase grinned at how Brandon now had categories of her. A Cryptic Chase, a Happy Chase, she wondered just how many categorical moods he had catalogued. But, she had to return to the matter at hand. "Well?"

Seemed the game was on and Brandon's guesses were the targets of attention. "Hmm, well, let's see. You're not pregnant. Established that. The he turned and looked at Pinky with narrowed eyes. "You're pregnant?"

Blinking, she turned to look to Brandon," Nope.. no... no... nooo." She was shaking her head from side to side," Shane would have a cow if that was the truth."

"He's not the only one." he murmured and then scratched his head. "Ok, you said I was close." He turned his gaze back onto Chase. "If you mean your birthday is just around the corner, then I'm a dead man for forgetting." He looked hopeful that he was wrong, dead wrong.

"Well, since y'ain't six feet under, you're in the clear with that. 'Sides, I like my birthdays under wraps. So that ain't it." Chase looked to Scully. "And your guess? This was aimed for you, y'know." A hint!

Scully knew what Chase was getting at and she wasn't falling for letting it slip. So what if she was going to be 24 in a few days. She could ignore and avoid it," Don't evennn..." She stared at Chase for a long moment or two," Damn it. You're not gonna let this one slip are ya?"

Checkmate. That grin turned into a cheshire-like smirk. "Hell no I ain't."

He was instantly relieved that he hadn't forgotten something as huge as Chase's birthday, but racked his brain to try to remember if she had told him. Leaning back, he was deep in thought and barely noticed the girl's conversation.

"That's... grrr.." She peered at Scully and then leaned in, reaching her fingers out and swooping up one of the candies. She began to nomnomnom nervously. Once Brandon found out it was going to be all over. Bum bum bum.

"So if it's not Chase's birthday, and neither of you are pregnant..." He was murmuring to himself and then looked up with a broad grin and a dawning in his eyes. Lightbulb went on. "It's Pinky's birthday?"

"The big two-four, darlin'. Don't y'worry, I'm older'n you." Wink. "And there ain't no way I'm letting you slide on through this. Not by a longshot. "An' many more.." She sang, giggling quietly as she snatched a candy to soothe her nerves. "That's right, baby."

Her face fell into her palm. Her head shook from side to side and she grumbled softly. Her lips pursed a and she squeezed her temples. She grumbled for a moment and then gave a squint towards Chase," No parties. No... no.. no..." Granted she never really had one of Chase's parties before, but that wasn't the point.

Chase's face still was grinning on. The fact that she was so against the parties made her all the more certain for it to occur. "And why not? Y'still unstable? This could be the very thing that'll undo y'tension.. A good way to celebrate patchin' things." Nod.

Brandon laughed heartily and reached over to pat Pinky on the shoulder.
"Hey buck up. We're both older than you. Hey, does Shane know? Hey! We can party, that's a great idea!" He nodded and then sat back, his arm back around Chase's shoulders. "Yeah, you listen to Chase. She's all wise, all knowing." Chuckling he nodded and was ready to let them work out the details.

"Nah, Shane doesn't know just how much of the baby of the group he is." She winced, "I kinda forgot it myself. Been a while.." Too much time on drugs to say the least. She winced a bit at the forgoing mention of party. That was not something she was looking forwards to. She shifted to look at Chase and then Brandon, "No parties."

Brandon canted his head and his gaze shifted from one girl to the next, then back. "Do you know who this is, Pinky?" he hugged Chase closer to his side. ?This is my girl. And what my girl wants, she gets. I mean to spoil her rotten. So there's going to be a party, like it or not. Because that's what my baby wants."

"Hush now. It's not like I'm some sorta 8-ball of answers." Chase would never admit how set she was on a party. Not to mention the fact that she was a bit persistent. More than a bit. "And you!" Chase looked to Brandon. "Don't you make this about me. This is her big day! Not mine. You'll get your reward later. Just you wait."

He waggled his brows and sat back. "Yes ma'am." Oh yes, she had him on a leash.

She snickered a bit, just because Chase was certainly going the whole way of boss lady. It was cute. She then slowly began to stand," Tell you what. If you guys get to Shane first, I'll think about the party." She stood, a cheshire grin on her lips.

"Get to him first... But.." Chase furrowed her brows, and get a sudden expression of urgency. "Y'know where he is! We don't.. Oh no."

Competition made that grin razor sharp. She was cocked up and ready to fire. Chase was all about ready, fire, aim. Especially when it meant a game. "So, y'aint gonna tell us where he is now, cuz you know, and if we tell him first, it happens?" She had an ace in the hole. She most certainly did.

?Easy, if he isn't at work or the Inn, he's either at his desk in Enabler H.Q. or at home. Plenty of places." She gave the information she knew and gave it to the two. Honestly, two against one. She was out numbered and knowing Chase, she'd do anything to win at this point.

He just sat there, quietly watching. He grinned, knowing his girl was on the case. And if push came to shove, Brandon knew of a few of Shane's hang outs that did not include anything within the realm of the ladies' knowledge.

?Well then." Chase sat back, and pulled out her phone. "Guess I'll just have to text him the news. He'll get it in the blink of an eye." Smirk.

"No technology! That's not fair." She folded her arms over her chest and peered at the rainbow.

"See, that's why I love you." He gently played with a blue colored dread and placed a kiss to her cheek. "So smart." He winked at Pinky. "You never stood a chance. And you didn't say that before she whipped out the phone. No changing the rules mid-game."

"The game hadn't even started yet..." Oh she was so out numbered already. Damn it. Scully was doomed to fail at this game.

Chase already had his name highlighted. Since they had in fact been texting earlier that afternoon. Shane was punctual, and made for a great time killer via the keypad. "You could always resign, make it a world easier, and just let us fix up somethin' nice for ya. Where can you lose? This is all meant to make that day special. Aside from the lovely birthday sex you'll get. We'll be sure to kick ourselves out before it gets too late." Wink. Chase played dirty, but was strangely persuasive.

"Or we could all join in." He chuckled and then ducked back away.

"Nah, I don't think either of you would be too keen on sharin'." Snicker. She was quite a word swashbuckler.

If Chase didn't swat him, Scully would. She peered at Brandon and then shrugged her shoulders at Chase," What happened to fair fights. I thought you liked working for your rewards Chase-ums. Or did something change on that front?" Throwing the challenge back to her best friend.

"You're right, not into sharing, but showing off..." he was swatted and curled his body up in defense while he laughed. Time for him to be quiet again as they bantered.

"Oh, challenging my honor are ya?" Chase knew that strategy well. Chase loved anyone who could keep up with her. It was a delightful playmate found. "Touche."

"Name your terms Chase, and I'll name mine. We'll meet in the middle and let all hell break loose." She winked playfully, ready for the challenge at hand to take a whole new level.

"First one to Shane physically. I'll play it your way, no phones." And the piece of technology was slid back into her tight pocket at her hip. "But. I can use Brandon since he's Shane's chum. You can't ask him where he is. I can't either. We find him the old fashioned way. First one to tell him the news, wins." Chase had covered all the edges she wanted to. "And yours?"

"Ok ladies, you two get this figured out. I'm getting something to drink" He disentangled himself from Chase and rose from the couch. Escape! Escape!

"I win, no big party, shin-dig, excetera... It passes as another day in my life. You win," she groaned a bit," And you can do whatever you want. Arm reaching out and stopping Brandon," We don't go until go is said pretty boy." Oh she knew what he was doing. She's watching that man like a hawk. Roar.

He groaned and sat back down. "I'm not giving away our secret hideouts." He grinned.

"He is pretty, isn't he?" And while she was still seated she saw a lucrative opportunity. An underhand was scooped into a loose palm, and she slammed an open palm into a vulnerable buttocks of Brandon's.

Something to liven up the pretty boy before he sat back down of course. "Alright. You win, nothin' happens. We win, we go all out. Sounds good to me. Agreed." Nod.

"Ah god." He rolled his eyes and hid his face behind his hands. Then jumped as his rear was smacked. "Ok, I'll be good!" He sat down, and grabbed Chase about the waist, he hauled her across his lap. "Spankin's huh?"

"And to make it fair, since we're all here..." Shifty eyes towards the exit," And Shane isn't in sight..." She grinned to both of the two sitting on the couch, "On your marks, get set...." She was already moving to make for the door, "GO!" She snickered all evil like as she bolted for the door.

"Don't get too cozy! We're about to start!" The acrobat was at no disadvantage. But she warned all too late. "Let's rock!" Chase launched off of his lap, snatching his hand to haul him up. "We gotta move! Split up and keep me updated where you are til we find him schway!" These were orders, as she grabbed up the paper bag of licorice while she rushed to the door. Brandon was hopefully hauled out with her!

"Hey, no fair! False start!" Chase didn't have to tug hard on his hand, he was already up and urging her quickly towards the door. "Got it! We'll meet up for dinner at the penthouse! Good luck!" He quickly kissed her cheek and as they burst out of the door it was a slapstick comedy paradise, tripping over her feet, catching his balance and rushing off in another direction.