shake it off;

“So like hypothetically,” Egan said in a way that definitely said whatever hypothetical he was about to say, was not at all a hypothetical. “How much coffee do you think is too much? Like to concerning levels.”

“Uhm...” Effy said, as she could tell that Egan definitely had quite a bit of energy. Actually, he had enough that it seemed that he could barely sit still in that moment. “I want to say maybe as much as you’ve probably had. How much have you had, if you don’t mind me asking?”

“Neither.” Harlow let his sister know with a scrunch of his nose. “Everyone knows the best is the one you make yourself.” Harlow scoffed, nudging Ainsley playfully as he pushed the shopping cart. “What would she do without us? Seriously.” ( @ghostbusteradam​ )

“My current urge right now is to eat a pretzel as big as my face,” Farrah mused. “And I will not be judged for that,”

“And that’s a bad thing?” Harlow asked Farrah, with a rise of his eyebrow. “Who said we can’t eat pretzels as big as our faces? Whoever said that is whack.” Harlow cupped his hands around his mouth to say the last word, wanting whoever said that to hear his rebuttal. “Then let’s get some.”

Egan snorted, unable to help himself when he saw Effy’s face. “Uh huh,” He said with a grin, before pausing when he saw the look on her face. He raised an eyebrow, “If either of you two messed with my system Baker, that’s fighting talk,”

“Oh, come on.” Effy said, her eyes growing wide and her lips pouting out. “You can’t be upset with this face that’s committed to bringing you Halloween greatness.” She let him know before nudging him playfully, happy to see that bright grin on his face. Sure, Egan might be the grumpy cat of their friend group but seeing him happy... it was really nice. “Actually, I do need your help though. I need an epic spooky playlist because I’m actually going to turn headquarters into a spooky ooky walk through experience for the kiddos of Rosewood.”

“It’s alright,” Egan couldn’t help but tease Effy, “What do you have in store for us? You didn’t paint my station orange did you?” He nudged her a little.

“Alright?” Effy was pretty sure her eyes popped out of her head in that moment. “Puh-lease, it’s more than just alright.” She let Egan know with a playful scoff, shaking her head. “Uhm... let’s say I did that... just how would you be upset?” Effy asked, a devious smirk working at her lips. “And if it is orange, I’d like to put it out there that it was Adam’s idea.”

“Wow people have started early,” Egan remarked, hands in his pockets as he walked - glancing at the Halloween decorations that one house was already putting up. It looked like they were trying to turn their entire house, orange. “It’s only October 1st.”

“Don’t you just love it?’ Effy asked Egan excitedly. She was a lover of all holidays but Halloween was one of the big ones for her. “Just you wait until you see the office.” Effy teased, because she’d definitely gone above and beyond. This was the Ghostbusters season and it was time to celebrate it up. “It’s a moment.”

“It does have it’s own scientific merits to it. How to you not know public opinion if the public is not asked. “ Jamie added at hearing her comment. he knew a hundred percent she was right and appreciated her entertaining the question. He nodded his head at the mention of recording. he was trying to make thing’s more professional lately. “ So would you say that you just provide the tools for belief but ultimately each person is going to have their own opinions?” He asked, trying to gauge what her next words would be. Of course he knew of Effy and her crew. He genuinely appreciated them because he felt more like he wasnt on his own in his interests with the others around. 

“That’s exactly what I’m saying. At the end of the day, it’s always up to someone whether they want to believe. Sure, you can provide all the proof in the world, but it’s up to them. Our jobs, it’s to provide that proof and to educate, from then on, it’s up to them.” Effy let him know, as that mindset had applied to so many things in her life. “So why the question?” She asked Jamie, raising an eyebrow playfully. “Don’t tell me, is this an elaborate lead in to asking me if the Ghostbusters want to help Jamie Geary investigate something?”

“ i happen to be a fan of random questions, how else would you come up to answers to things? right? ” effy asked him right back, as she was sure he understood where it was that she was coming from. “ oh, you’re recording? ” effy looked down at his phone. of course, she knew of jamie geary. the ghostbusters and herself were quite the fan of his podcast, so she was excited for whatever he was about to ask her. “ well, as a ghostbuster, we live by the motto of investigate said hauntings and provide proof. from there, it’s up to the person to decide if they do or don’t believe. but we like to show hard proof. ”

“Care to help a girl in need?” Lark asked as her eyes caught a passerby in the library, pointing a manicured finger at a book on the very top shelf. “See that book up there? The red one? I need it. And before you make a comment about my height, just know that some of these books are awfully heavy and I’m not afraid to retaliate.”

“How am I suppose to do that?” Effy asked Lark as they weren’t that far apart in the heigh department. “What book is that?” She asked her, narrowing her eyes as she craned her head back. “Can’t we... I don’t know, find the e-version?” She asked, as she lazily looked around for a ladder. “Man, the things we do for our soulmates or whatever.”

“See, I trust your mind. We should just knock it out now, we can call your dad on the way, make sure he’s alright with Aiden spending the night. Ghostbusters mini road trip and we won’t get back all that late, and pick the little big man up first thing in the AM.” Adam leaned over and kissed Effy, “Easy.”

“You trust my mind. I think that’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever said to me, babe.” Effy said with a playful bat of her eyelashes. “Then let’s knock it out.” She said with a nod of her head, before her boyfriend’s lips found hers. “Yup.” She agreed. “Wait, you missed something.” Effy said, watching as he looked around before she leaned up to kiss him once again. “Now, now we can go.” She grinned, excited to see what would come from this visit.

“We’re so going to have to have a family meeting about this.” Effy teased. Her boyfriend didn’t even have to tell her what he’d felt in that moment. There was something about loving somewhere you just knew how they felt, just by looking at them. He missed their little guy and Effy did as well. But Parker and Egan needed them, so here they were. “Do you want to do that today or should we call it?” She asked Adam, as she’d understand if he wanted to call it. As would the guys, they understood that as much as they wanted to be a part of the team... they had other priorities to attend to. “I think we should probably see it through, so we give Aiden our undivided time once we see him.” 

“Thank you, thank you.” Effy said with a small bow. “Oh, he most definitely will. I need to get dad a dog or something. I swear he’s lonely in that house of his.” To say that Aiden had come into a family that utterly adored him was an understatement. Sure, he came into their lives a little earlier than expected but his arrival had been beyond welcomed. “So how do you feel about this place?” She asked Adam. “Come on, tell me if you feel anything or if this is just one big hoax in hopes of getting on the show?” Effy asked, as that’d happened to them as the Ghostbusters notoriety grew.

“I do feel bad for all of those that’ll miss out on the sight of all of that.” Effy said, as she knew very well that her boyfriend was an eleven out of ten. People surely enjoyed the sight of him working out, she wouldn’t be shocked if that was one of the reasons people even went to the gym. “A part of me thinks we should definitely see this through. From what I’ve seen, everything points to something being here.” Effy nodded. “Plus dad is enjoying his baby time, so maybe we shouldn’t be rushing to get that done with. I don’t want to deal with that grumpy face of his.” Effy said, pulling the face soon after as Adam had seen it often.