Hey guys! I got an interesting Idea from reading one of the IPS "snippets" fics floating around in the archive. It's basically a collection of off-screen arguments between various characters. I hope you enjoy, as always! I own nothing.

The clunking of two pairs of boots followed by a buzz could be heard as the two Marshals entered their Witsec office at the top of the Sunshine building. One of them was bearing coffee, and the other was bearing an irritated look of anticipation.

"I noticed you decided to forego the tip again." Marshall spoke up casually, taking a sip of his coffee and watching his partner's face fall in a 'Here we go' expression.

"Doofus, how many times have we been over this? They. Pour. Coffee. I mean, come on!" She exclaimed with a wave of her hands "Do I tip you when you pour me a crappy cup of coffee from the office machine over there." She pointed her finger in the direction of the office coffee maker for emphasis while Marshall snorted into his cup.

"No, but I think we've established that you don't tip anyone."

This comment earned Marshall a wilting glare from his partner, followed by a swift retort.

"So, you're saying that you would tip me if I poured you a cup of this coffee right now?"

Marshall shrugged. "Yeah."

"Awesome!" Mary said, striding over to the coffee machine and pouring her partner a cup of black coffee that could've been mistaken for road tar. She walked back to Marshall's desk and set the cup down in front of him triumphantly only to have him stand up and literally tip her over.

"What the hell, Marshall?"

He grinned wryly "I said I would tip you if you poured me coffee. Pour me coffee the way I take it and we'll talk about payment."

"Son of a bitch."

"I can't believe you made me take his call." One Brandi Shannon spoke irately as she stalked into her older sister's room.

Mary rolled her eyes at her younger sister before walking into her closet for her PJs. "Again, I'm not really seeing the problem, Squish. You like him, he likes you, and as far as we know he doesn't have a rap sheet half a mile long."

Brandi groaned "Weren't you the one who said he 'owns half of Albuquerque'? He probably has a lot of women on speed dial."

"Brandi, just because a man is rich doesn't mean he has a harem of women on his payroll." Mary pointed out, exiting the closet clad in her PJs.

The younger Shannon arched a confused eyebrow "A what?"

"Poor, sweet Brandi." Mary shook her head sadly "Please, read a dictionary." Mary said, taking her sister by the shoulders.

"Oh, that's easy for you to say. Your partner's a walking dictionary."

Mary lay awake trying desperately to grab at the first vestige of sleep, yet every time she managed to fall half-way into sleep, the shrill sound of one of her mother's moans from the next room prompted her to wake up again. She'd lost track of how many times she'd pounded her fist against the wall to no avail. The only reason she hadn't gone into her mother's room to interrupt the…festive activities, was because she didn't want to see what she was hearing. Finally, she just resigned herself to sleeping with a pillow over her head. Man, was Jinx going to get an earful in the morning.

"Good morning, Mary." Jinx spoke in a sickening sing-song voice. "How did you sleep?" She kissed Mary on the head and the sounds from the previous night caused a shudder within the blonde woman.

"Well mom, I slept like anyone does when they have a headboard hitting their wall and they can hear their mother screwing some random stranger." Mary smiled sweetly at Jinx.

"Oh, honey, is this because I never gave you the talk." Jinx cooed dramatically, throwing Mary for a loop.

"What? No, it's because we've talked about this before and I get pissed when I don't get my sleep."

"You know, sex is a very beautiful thing and—" Jinx was interrupted by Mary's raised palm "Mom, I never got a sex talk and I don't need one now. I haven't even been a virgin since I was sixteen" Mary looked as if she was barely holding onto her stomach.

"Are you sure? I—" "I said no!" Mary interrupted again as she added a final comment "You know, just like my room is on the other side of your wall, yours is on the other side of mine. If you don't shut up, you're going to hear something no mother should ever have to hear her daughter doing." Mary smiled, Knowing that she had finally won as her mom merely nodded and left Mary to her own devices.

Well, that's it for now. It's still a work in progress. Let me know what you think and I'll add more moments. Anyway, thanks for reading, please R&R!