mrs. royce (caroyce) wrote, |
Chase was the kind of outgoing that made it very easy for her to come along for the ride, so to speak. She didn't karaoke often, but that was simply because she didn't normally have occasion to. Tonight, however, she did. And it didn't matter that some of the people in the crowd were complete strangers. Chase really didn't know Mandie any better than her brother or sister did. Hell, she barely knew Dani. But not knowing people had never stopped her before. So, when she'd finished with her errands, she had absolutely headed over to 213, courtesy of a cab. She might have gone with her siblings, but they had both gone earlier as far as she knew, and the next smartest thing to do after that was the cab. Though she wasn't exactly an alcoholic, Chase could throw down drinks with the best of them. That was why she wasn't taking any chances. She'd either call a cab to take her home or get a ride with Jake or something. Or both, depending on how plastered her brother was.
She had sauntered in just before Penn had gone back up on the stage. She probably would've been disappointed in missing the duet with Dani, but if her sister wasn't kidding, she figured she'd see the tape eventually. Having flashed Penn one of her flirty, devil-may-care smiles, Chase had made her way over to the bar where she, herself, ordered a couple of drinks.
She was settling in with her first drink of the night when she heard the song Penn was singing, and honestly? Chase almost spit her drink out. She had to swallow quickly before letting out a laugh as she twisted in her seat to watch Penn do his thing. Her hand had to cover her mouth to keep her from laughing through the whole song. Not that Penn was a bad singer -- he wasn't. But to hear him rapping/singing the Thong song, out of all possible songs .. it was hilarious. And no, he would never hear the end of this one. She would make sure of it.
As she finished that first round of drinks, Chase hopped off the stool and began to make her rounds, mostly to say hi to her siblings, Dani, and to introduce herself to the hostess, Mandie. Once she'd made her rounds, Chase decided to throw herself into the mix. When there was a break in performers, she made her way to the stage. And, not one to play coy, as soon as the intro music for her chosen song came on, Chase kind of swayed her hips to get into the groove of the song. "Last night I got served a little bit too much of that poison baby. Last night I did things I'm not proud of, and I got a little crazy. Last night I met a guy on the dance floor and I let him call me baby and I don't even know his last name .. oh, my mama would be so ashamed. It started off "Hey cutie, where ya from, and then it turned into 'oh no, what have I done' and I don't even know his last name." Her singing voice was pure, maybe a little throatier than one might expect. Not that she was the next Sarah Brightman or anything, but her background in music definitely helped. She somehow made the song sound decent, given the fact that she'd had a few drinks already, and that she wasn't really a singer by trade.
Once Chase was done looking and sounding like a beer commercial (okay, close enough), she hopped back down off the stage and headed back towards the bar. Spotting Penn from behind, she grinned and walked over to him, throwing an arm around his shoulders. "If only the mic didn't have a cord. I would've been over here giving you a lapdance or something." She pulled back from him, ordering herself a shot, before facing him. After brushing some of her hair out of her eyes, she looked him over unabashedly, and smirked. "So. You want to know what I think would be hotter than you doing the Thong Song, PT?" She waited a beat and flashed another grin. "A duet. With me. What say you?"