def get_event(self):
        """ If this is a EventMessage it should return the related Event"""

        if not self.is_event_message:
            return None

        # select a dummy field (eg. subject) to avoid pull unneccesary data
        query = self.q().select('subject').expand('event')

        url = self.build_url(self._endpoints.get('get_message').format(id=self.object_id))

        response = self.con.get(url, params=query.as_params())

        if not response:
            return None

        data = response.json()
        event_data = data.get(self._cc('event'))

        return Event(parent=self, **{self._cloud_data_key: event_data})