tooth_n_claw:

Alex wasn't exactly the brightest bulb in the box, but he knew enough to remember birthdays. Marrina's was the next one to come up and Alex was at quite a loss of what to get her. He thought about it for quite awhile, but still couldn't come up with anything to get her.

He went with a gift card and a note for a promise for a swim or a flight anywhere she wanted. He left the items on her bed along with a birthday card.

butterflybullet:

Vernique was over at the Defenders compound -- she and Hal were going to the Oscars this weekend. But that wasn't the only thing coming up.

"Svalin? Eli's birthday's next week."

pym_kitten:

Chris had successfully cornered her prey. She'd baited her trap skillfully, and now there was no way out for her quarry.

She sat down next to Rachel and elbowed her, grabbing a bag of chocolates she'd picked up in her after-V-Day shopping spree. "So spill... how was the trifecta?" She grins.