A/N: Hello there! For this chapter, the continuation of the night won the battle of which chapter was next in line XD. I feel pretty serene meeting the once-a-week-updating deadline haha. Sadly, the next part of the story still needs a lot of editing, currently, I think I am about 8000 words in and there are chapters I still need to write in between those bits and pieces. Thank you, Mphs95 for reviewing the previous chapter!

Lilly looked at her book: Corporate liability acts and vicarious liability. Yuck. She loved the law, but definitely not this part.

It was one of her final two exams to finish her master's degree in criminal and truth be told, she was worried she was going to flunk because she hated it so much she hadn't even started studying. It was so soulless and not to say useless with her current job. Murder wasn't a typical crime that a corporation could commit, unless the business focused on the assassin market or was a mob front.

Hmm. Maybe it could be useful after all, then, the case they were working on involved a mob like family. Well, that was like the one exception to the rule.

None of the other major crimes were likely to be committed by an LLC or small business either. The rules of this doctrine all looked alike and most of the literature was ancient. Lilly sighed. Angela and Hodgins already had saved her from studying while coming over, but now she really should get to it.

Lost in thought about how much she didn't want to work on this, it took her a second to hear the ringtone on her laptop for an MSN video call.

"Hi, Lils!" Susan greeted her best friend.

" Hey, Suze, what's up?"

"Not much", Susan said. "Just checking in with you. I know that tonight is your free evening during the week, so I thought I'd be able to catch you for a much-needed chatty update."

Lilly smiled. "You got that right, though technically I am not free. I am supposed to be studying and I am babysitting my coworkers' baby."

"Ah, I was just about to ask you where you were, your kitchen is pretty nice but not that nice. You can take the au-pair out of Paris, but you can't get the au-pair out of the girl, huh."

Lilly chuckled. "Again, you are correct. So, tell me, how are you and Christopher doing?"

Looking terribly bored, Susan made a dismissive gesture. "We're done. It got boring after three times. He's a missionary enthusiast, you know how much I hate that." Susan stated as if that detail would be all the information Lilly would need to gather that Cristopher had turned out to not be the prince charming as she had at first expected.

From experience, Lilly knew that was all her friend was going to tell her, as Susan now considered Christopher a ghost from the past. "Come on you can't know that after three times." Lilly teased. "Maybe he changes things up after 5 times, maybe his magical number is 7."

"Trust me I do", Susan countered. She sighed. "He was handsome and fit though. I just wished he would have been more adventurous, instead of deadly boring. He would have been perfect for you, you love boring."

"Hey!", Lilly said fake offended. "That isn't true, just because I am not as impatient or willing to have sex with every guy that comes along as you are, doesn't mean I am boring."

"Uhu", Susan said, enjoying that her friend walked right into her information trap like a blind man accidentally walking into a one-way street. "Okay, okay, you got a point there. I suppose you deserve some credit for that Cirque du Soleil stuff you and the agent did." Susan teased her best friend. "Speaking of that, any new about that? How did it end? Did you guys figure it all out?" Susan had done some online stalking as soon as she had been able to get the name out of Lilly, but there wasn't much information on the special agent. Most of it must be classified, which she only found to be more intriguing. She did, however, had managed to find a picture from a press conference and as a connoisseur of men, she had to say she was impressed by the man's physique. Nothing boring there.

Lilly nodded. "Yep, we decided we are better off being colleagues. It was a really weird conversation, though. I think he is still in love with someone and it isn't the woman he broke up with. He can be really closed off, but the next minute he is really open. It is sometimes complicated to follow along, you know?"

Susan shrugged. Whatever. Not really interested in the complexities of a man she had never even met. "I am much more interested in hearing about your love life. Where did you go when I ditched you to end the evening with one position Chris?" Maybe her bestie had held out on information from their night in New York.

"I drove your car back, I would have thought that you would have seen that by now..."

"I did", Susan agreed. "Thanks for that by the way, that club wasn't in the best neighborhood. But I wasn't home until 14.00, so I thought maybe you just got back before me from your own very thrilling night."

"Sorry to disappoint," Lilly said with a smile. "So that was three times in one drunken stupor for you, right?"

Susan ignored the question, pretending to not have heard it. "Wait, whatever happened with you and that guy you described that was cute and works in that lab?"

"Nothing", Lilly said, not entirely without a hint of disappointment.

"Is he still single?"

Lilly nodded. "As far as I know; yes."

"Well, that is good. Right?"

"Yeah, I suppose." Lilly nodded again, but not sounding very convinced.

Susan chuckled. "I don't even need to ask you where your enthusiasm went. Something like this could only happen to you. You finally notice a guy - after practically being a nun since your break up with the Douche, but then you end up with a different coworker who – let's not forget - is like over 10 years older than us."

"Remind me, why are we friends again?"

"Because I keep you grounded, darling." At the look Lilly gave Susan, Susan corrected herself. "We keep each other grounded. I do sometimes seriously wonder why we work so well as friends though." She said a little more seriously.

"Yeah, it is pretty amazing that even when we aren't living on the same continent our friendship survives. I guess it is because we are pretty much the same, even though I am a little more discrete." Lilly said with a smirk.

Susan chuckled. "You are not! And you should learn from me, holding yourself back is no fun, as a matter of fact, you're missing out on a lot of fun. Think of this call as your digital love intervention."

"Intervention? I am doing fine Suze", Lilly said.

"Yeah sure, sure", Susan said. "But you could be doing better. A hell of a lotta better. About a little over a month after you moved to DC, you told me about this great guy you spend the whole day with working. Your eyes were sparkling, Lils. I am not saying you should marry this lab guy immediately. There is no way I am letting you elope, I won't allow missing out on being your maid of honor. But I do think you need to give it a chance. You deserve to be happy. And I thought that you would be open to seeing that now and finally act upon it."

"That is a beautiful speech, did it take long to rehearse?" The humor evident in Lilly's voice.

"Too much?" Susan asked amused.

"Hmm yes, just a tad", Lilly said with a smirk. "What is up with everybody being up in my business?!"

"Maybe the people around you also aren't wearing their blinders."

Lilly rolled with her eyes, thinking through her recent conversations with both owners of the house she was currently in. "Wendell and I actually have a meal planned. The theme is romance but it is more of an ironic theme than date-romantic. I have been debating with myself whether or not to dial down the ironic, but I'm not sure that is the right idea."

Susan's mouth unhinged slightly. "Omg Lils! That's your opportunity and hell yeah that is the right idea! Pull out all the stops and just go for it. My speech might have been a little melodramatic but the main point is still valid. Get a wax, a massage, have your nails done, put on a nice dress."

Smiling Lilly responded. "Just because I don't go through the drill every week doesn't mean I don't know it."

"Fine, as long as you'll go through the drill for that dinner. Waste of preparation or not, you better be ready just in case."

"As much as I love the assumption I am a no date rule, I am pretty sure if Wendell does feel the same about me he isn't going to do that."

Now it was time for Susan to roll her eyes. "You're so cutely naive sometimes, he is a guy, you're a girl, both your parts will fit together and he will want to try."

Lilly shook her head, trying to keep in her laugh. "And here I was thinking I was the romance killer."

Susan grinned. "I thought I'd explain it in a language you'd understand."

"Much appreciated," Lilly said, looking a little bit distracted. The MSN jingle for an incoming message sounded through their conversation.

"What?" Susan asked, wondering what was distracting her oldest friend.

"I was just reading an incoming message. Wendell just came online and he's asking for a video call."

"Oehhhhhh", Susan said. "So, let's end this call and you go ahead and answer him! We'll talk another time. Do everything you would do after I don't know, 12 dates? And everything I would do during any night out after meeting the guy." She winked.

Lilly smirked. "From my coworker's kitchen? Better not."

"Okay, fair point, but make it happen sooooon. Kisses!" Susan said and they quickly ended their call.

The smile on Lilly's face at her bestie's comments lingered on as she typed a message towards Wendell, telling him that she was available to video chat. After both clicking on the respective buttons and a short wait, the connection was established. "Hi!"

"Hey", Wendell said. "I am so glad you're online. I was trying to read the books you gave me to prepare for that evidence class, but I don't really understand it."

"Oh really? I was under the impression your academic abilities were unrivaled. I also remember you telling me that you thought it would all be so easy, easier than learning about bones."

Wendell smiled. "Yeah, what can I say, I guess I was wrong and you were right."

Lilly grinned. "But you are still planning on going to the class, right?"

Wendell shrugged. "I am not sure I'd be able to stay understand much of it or even will be able to manage to stay awake."

Lilly smirked. "Staying awake won't be a problem, the prof is really awesome and I'll be there to elbow you in the ribs in case you do doze off."

A chuckle left Wendell's throat. "And for understanding?"

"I am sure you'd be able to follow along. This subject is standalone, so it isn't like it matters that you've missed the other classes. Contrary to the anthropological classes, this one is actually in English."

"U-hu", Wendell countered. "But is it in plain English? As in, would Booth be able to follow along?"

"I'd think so yes. Especially since Booth is an FBI agent and he probably got training on the evidentiary rules."

"Okay, let me rephrase that: plain English so a non-FBI agent can follow along," Wendell said.

"You're Dr. Brennan's intern and a grad student too, you don't need things spelled out for you in plain English. Come on, it will be fun, there is no way that the two of us in one classroom is going to be boring."

Wendell nodded, a sly grin appearing, "Okay, that is very true. Do I need to keep something in mind?"

"Well. You might want to pretend to take notes because otherwise, you'll get comments for the prof. Maybe dress like you have a court date and you're not the criminal standing trial."

Wendell groaned. "God, you make this sound awful."

An apologetic giggle escaped her mouth. "It is just... Okay, remember when I told you how the people in that anthropology class looked at me when I raced in after a hearing?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"If you show up in anthropology class approved clothing the same will happen to you. Us law students are awfully quick to judge based on appearance."

Delayed by the poor internet connection, half a groan could be heard. "You just want to see me in a suit, don't you?" Wendell teased.

Lilly smirked. "Oh sure, there is nothing wrong with a man in a suit. Even Hodgins dresses up nice when it is obligated. But you really don't need to rent a tux to go to a law class. Just put on your darkest pants that aren't meant for sports and a blouse and you won't stand out. In Rome do as the Romans do, right?"

Wendell smiled. "Look at you grasping the basics of anthropology."

"I know, I had a great tutor AND I actually read the necessary pages."

"Sorry, what did you say? I didn't quite catch that last part." Wendell said, smirking smugly.

Lilly grinned. "Smooth mr. Bray, very smooth. Just make sure you're on time tomorrow. You'll survive and if it is really as boring as you think, just observe the law students in their natural habitat. You won't get bragging rights towards your mom if you don't make it to class." At that moment the baby monitor interrupted, a crying Micheal V could be heard. Lilly looked at the clock on the kitchen wall. "Ah, he's right on time. I am sorry but duty calls, I'll talk to you tomorrow."

Wendell looked surprised. Lilly has a baby? He didn't have time to ask her that question as she signed off.

A/N: I guess this chapter sort of explains how Angela and Lilly are able to get along so well; Suzy is pretty much that same type of friend. I also was feeling a little bit nostalgic, I totally miss MSN haha. Please let me know what you think of this chapter, I really appreciate it.