belongsToThrough

// Post.cfc
component extends="quick.models.BaseEntity" accessors="true" {

    function team() {
        return belongsToThrough( [ "author", "team" ] );
    }

    function author() {
        return belongsTo( "Post" );
    }

}

// User.cfc
component extends="quick.models.BaseEntity" accessors="true" {

    function posts() {
        return hasMany( "Post" );
    }

    function team() {
        return belongsTo( "Team" );
    }

}

// Team.cfc
component extends="quick.models.BaseEntity" accessors="true" {

    function members() {
        return hasMany( "User" );
    }

}

belongsToThrough( [ "author", "team" ] );

+----------------+---------------------------+----------------+
| Current Entity | Relationship Method Names | Related Entity |
+================+===========================+================+
| Post           | author                    | User           |
+----------------+---------------------------+----------------+
| User           | team                      | Team           |
+----------------+---------------------------+----------------+

// Post.cfc
component extends="quick.models.BaseEntity" accessors="true" {

    function office() {
        return belongsToThrough( [ "author", "team", "office" ] );
    }

    function author() {
        return belongsTo( "Post" );
    }

}

// User.cfc
component extends="quick.models.BaseEntity" accessors="true" {

    function posts() {
        return hasMany( "Post" );
    }

    function team() {
        return belongsTo( "Team" );
    }

}

// Team.cfc
component extends="quick.models.BaseEntity" accessors="true" {

    function members() {
        return hasMany( "User" );
    }

    function office() {
        return belongsTo( "Office" );
    }

}

// Office.cfc
component extends="quick.models.BaseEntity" accessors="true" {

    function teams() {
        return hasMany( "Team" );
    }

}

belongsToThrough( [ "author", "team", "office" ] );

+----------------+---------------------------+----------------+
| Current Entity | Relationship Method Names | Related Entity |
+================+===========================+================+
| Post           | author                    | User           |
+----------------+---------------------------+----------------+
| User           | team                      | Team           |
+----------------+---------------------------+----------------+
| Team           | office                    | Office         |
+----------------+---------------------------+----------------+

// Post.cfc
component extends="quick.models.BaseEntity" accessors="true" {

    function team() {
        return belongsToThrough( [ "author", "team" ] ).withDefault();
    }

    function author() {
        return belongsTo( "Post" );
    }

}

// Post.cfc
component extends="quick.models.BaseEntity" accessors="true" {

    function team() {
        return belongsToThrough( [ "author", "team" ] ).withDefault( {
            "name": "No Team"
        } );
    }

    function author() {
        return belongsTo( "Post" );
    }

}