It would’ve been a peaceful night. That is, if Jim and Pam didn’t wake up at 3 a.m. to the sound of an air horn being blown outside of their room.
“Jesus Christ,” Jim said with a croaky morning voice as he fell back down on his pillow.
Pam crawled out of bed and grabbed her blue and white striped robe from the closet. “I’m going to see what’s going on,” she said as she slid on her slippers. When she opened the door, what she saw did not surprise her whatsoever.
“It’s Michael,” she said to Jim, irritated at their boss for waking them up at such an hour.
“Figures,” he replied as he got out of bed as well. They stepped out of the room and closed the door, only to find that the other guests on their floor were doing the same. Jim stood behind Pam looking very annoyed.
“Michael, what are you doing?" Pam asked.
“Good morning, Pamela!” he exclaimed way too loudly into the megaphone he was holding, causing it to shriek. The unhappy guests standing around groaned. I'm sorry, did I interrupt you and Jim in the middle of sex? Sweet, sweet sex? You know, I bet that’s why you’re so grumpy, because you were so close to co-“
“Wow, um, no. Actually we were sleeping,” Jim cut Michael off.
“Yeah… Sleeping as in having sex.”
Jim shook his head to the camera that was pointing at him and Pam let out an exasperated sigh. Many of the people standing by either looked disgusted or rolled their eyes. Some even went back in their rooms. “Okay, it’s two o’ clock in the morning, Michael. Why are you blowing an air horn outside of our room?” she asked.
“Oh, right, about that,” he said before holding the megaphone back up to his mouth, causing it to shriek again. Jim and Pam flinched and put their hands up to their ears.
“God, could you stop doing that?” Oscar, who was standing a few doors down, asked.
Pam shivered and pulled her robe tighter. “You cold?” Jim whispered. She nodded her head. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her tightly against his chest. She instantly relaxed into his touch. “Better?” he asked. “Much,” she replied, smiling.
“I’m here to announce that we are in grave danger!” Michael proclaimed. Everyone was silent.
“What kind of danger?” a man asked who was around the age of Jim and Pam. He was combing his fingers through the girl’s hair who was standing next to him. She was probably his wife. Pam couldn’t help but think that they were a precious couple. She caught herself smiling when she realized people were probably thinking the same about her and Jim.
“The boat just hit a glacier and we are all going to die!” Michael proclaimed. A few people went into panic mode; this one lady, probably around 50 years old who was short and a little on the heavy side, was in a complete frenzy. Jim couldn’t help but hold in a chuckle. Poor thing, he thought, she has no clue that Michael is only trying to get attention.
“But I’m here to save the day! Everyone, grab hold of your loved ones, Jim, Pam, that means you, and go to the lifeboats. Woman and children will get to safety first. Don’t forget to grab your life vests. Chances are that the men will have to jump off the boat into the cold water where they will face Davey Jones!”
Many people were rushing down the halls. Kevin was pushing his way in front of everyone, knocking some people to the ground. Oscar and Toby were trying to tell people that it was all some stupid joke and that they really weren’t going to die. The people who could tell that Michael was just insane stayed put. The couple that Pam spotted earlier was still standing by their doors, looking at Michael like he was from a different planet.
“Wait, since when are there glaciers in the Caribbean?” they heard a man ask.
Talking Head
“Oh my God, Michael has just topped his list of outrageous ways to make people hate him,” Jim said. He shook his head in silent admiration. "The man is a master."
“I didn’t think it was possible for him to top the time he announced to Corporate that a deadly famine had spread through Scranton and everyone was killed other than him. I have been proved wrong,” Pam said. She turned to Jim and smiled.
End of talking head
Jim and Pam watched Michael trying to hold back a smile and waited for the inevitable.
“YOU’VE BEEN PUNK’D!” Michael finally yelled at the top of his lungs into the megaphone. Everyone stopped rushing down the hallway and grew silent.
“Wow,” Jim said. Pam just stared at him astonished. The now infuriated guests were making their way back to their hotel rooms mumbling to themselves or each other about what just happened.
“What the Hell, man?” a man asked as he passed Michael.
“You’re just jealous that you can’t pull off a joke that good!” Michael called after the man. The man flipped him off. “He’s just jealous. He’s so jealous,” He told the camera.
“I bet there are at least ten people on this boat plotting a way to murder Michael Scott,” Jim said causing Pam laugh lightly. “Agreed.”
They heard the air horn one more time as Michael made his way down the hallway going back to his cabin, and they, along with many other people, groaned.
“Seriously, Michael?” Jim asked to himself as he moved Pam’s hair from her neck and lightly ran his fingers across it. She let out a giggle. “That tickles,” she said.
“Does it?” he asked.
“Jim, really!”
“Does this tickle?” he asked as he turned her towards him and started lightly tickling the area under her chin. She was giggling full out now. Her robe fell off of her left shoulder.
“Stop it!” she begged in between giggles.
“How about this?” he teased as he tickled her sides. She was giggling uncontrollably now and didn’t even realize her robe fall to the floor leaving her in her grey tank top and pink and white polka-dotted pajama bottoms. “What about this?” he asked, laughing himself, as he reached under her tank top and tickled all around her stomach, sides, and back. Her cheeks were rosy from the laughter. He bent down and blew on her stomach, just like people do to little babies. “Jim! Quit it!” she said , although she was enjoying this little PDA quite a bit.
“That’s it, Jim-stone, take off her shirt,” an all too familiar voice cheered. He instantly stopped tickling her and they turned to see no other than Michael Scott. Standing next to him was a chuckling Kevin. They also noticed a camera being pointed towards them. There was an awkward silence.
“O-kay,” Jim finally said as Pam bent down to pick up her robe.
“Bend over again,” Kevin drooled. Jim raised his eyebrows and shoved his hands in his sweatpant pockets. Pam, who was clearly blushing, held up her robe to her chest and looked uncomfortably at the camera, humiliated at the fact that this was all caught on film.
“Well, I’m feeling pretty tired,” Jim said as he faked a yawn. “I think we’re going to go back in and hit the hay. Again.”
“Sex,” Michael said.
“What?”
“Hmm?”
“Did you say something, Mich ael?”
“Zip, I said zip. Zipadeedoodah.”
“Excuse me, sir, but what is going on here?” the cruise’s captain asked.
“We have absolutely nothing to do with this,” Jim said motioning to him and Pam.
“I have just received 5 calls complaining about a man with an air horn and a megaphone,” the captain continued.
“Well, if you find that man, please be sure to tell me. I’ll be on the lookout for him,” Michael said. The captain just stared at him and took the megaphone and air horn out of his hand. “I’m sorry sir, but I’m going to have to take these away from you.”
“Aww, come on!” Michael whined. “You’re such a fun sucker!” The captain started walking away. When he was out of earshot, Michael stuck his tongue out at him.
“Nice going, Michael,” Pam said.
“Way to blow my cover, Jim. I thought we were best buddies,” Michael sulked.
“I guess I am just not capable for that honor.”
“That’s just too bad,” Pam agreed.
“Michael. Can I be your best buddy?” Kevin asked.
“God, no, Kevin. You’re too... Fat,” Michael said in disgust.
Jim and Pam looked at the camera and shook their heads with no expression on their faces.
“Well, Michael, I think Pam and really are going to go back in our room now. Nice talking to ya,” Jim said as he reached in his pocket for the key to their room. “Dammit,” he cursed. “What?” Pam asked as she placed a hand on his back. “’We’re locked out” he replied.
“Ha! Now you’re going to have to rough it in the hallway!” Michael said.
“Nope. We’re just going to have to go reception and tell them we locked the key in the room,” Jim explained.
“Oh… Well, that’s just... Lame,” Michael said as turned from them and started back down the hallway. Kevin was right behind him. Jim could hear him say, "I saw her chest, Michael. Her chest. And a lot of it. A lot."
“Seriously, Jim, what’s up with you tickling me so much lately? You did it the other night, too,” Pam said as they started walking towards the elevators.
“I don’t know, you’re just so cute when you’re being tickled,” he replied as she pushed him with her shoulder playfully. He laughed and laced his fingers though his. They made their way down to reception and Jim walked up to the desk. “I may go grab a cup of hot chocolate. You want anything?” Pam asked.
“Mm, grab me the same.” She gave his hand a squeeze before letting go and making her way to the little cafˇ that was always open. Once she ordered, she noticed the girl from the same couple she saw back upstairs during the whole Michael fiasco.
“What a night, huh?” Pam asked as she sat down next to the girl.
The girl looked up from her magazine and smiled when she saw Pam. She noticed that her eyes were a deep blue and they really stuck out with her black hair. She was tall and skinny and had a pretty smile. “Hey! I saw you up there with your husband. Is this your honeymoon?"
Pam couldn’t help but smile brightly at the word “husband”. She intended hope to marry Jim one day and start a life with him. She honestly couldn’t see herself with anyone else. If he asked her to marry him at this very moment, at this very coffee shop, she would say yes without a question.
“Um, actually, he’s not—”
“Let me just say that you both are the most precious sweethearts I’ve seen in a long time.”
She felt the blush rise up in her cheeks. “Thank you! I really love him..."
“Oh, I can totally tell.”
Pam was still smiling. She couldn’t believe that a random stranger was making her feel so giddy.
“Well, I have to say the same with you and your husband. I couldn’t help but smile at you guys!”
“That’s really sweet! But he’s actually just my fiance... We’re here with the company we work with.”
“Are you serious? So am I!”
“Dunder Mifflin?”
“Yeah! What branch do you work in?”
“Yonkers. I’m an accountant. What about you?”
“I’m the receptionist at Scranton.”
“Oh, so your boss is the guy with the air horn and pretended like we were on the Titanic.”
“Unfortunately, yes. I’m Pam Beesly, by the way.”
“And I’m Holly Carmichael. It’s nice meeting you, Pam!”
“You too!” Pam’s name was then called informing her that the hot chocolates were ready. She went to retrieve them and sat back down.
“So you said you were engaged... Can I see the rock?”
“Absolutely!” Holly held out her hand to her. She studied the ring and couldn’t help but picture what it would be like when she was the one with the ring on her finger with someone examining hers.
“It’s beautiful!” Pam said.
“Can I see your ring?”
“Oh, um, actually, I’m not married. I’m actually not even engaged..."
“Are you joshing me?” Holly asked, obviously not believing her.
“Sadly, no. But I hope someday he will pop the question. I mean, I would give anything to marry him, and I’m pretty sure he feels the same way.”
“I’m positive it will happen. I mean, I’d never even met the guy and I can see how head over heels in love he is with you.” Pam smiled again and her heart was filling with butterflies. She was now urging to see Jim. She knew he loved her, but hearing from someone that he was “head over heels in love with her” after only examining them for a few minutes made her even more thankful for him.
“Hey, this is him, right?” Holly asked as she pointed her head towards Jim, who was walking in their direction. Pam nearly jumped out of her chair and was almost running towards him.
“Pam, I got the new ro—” She cut him of by placing her hands on his face and placing her lips against his. He instantly responded and wrapped his arms around her and pulling her tighter against him which caused the kiss to deepen. She felt his tongue against her lips, and she opened her mouth letting it enter. She let out a sigh and ran her fingers through his hair. His arms were wrapped tightly around her and she felt protected. She wasn't sure how long the kiss lasted, but when they pulled away, they were slightly out of breath.
“Wow,” he managed as he ran a finger along her slightly swollen lip.
“You guys are pretty awake for this time in the morning,” Holly said as she made her way from the table to the smiling couple. “I’m Holly Carmichael, by the way,” she said. “And let me just say that you guys are the cutest couple I’ve probably ever seen.”
“Thanks!” Jim said with a huge smile on his face. “You’re blushing,” Pam pointed out as she smiled up at him. “Oh, you’re so blushing,” he replied. She giggled, and while still smiling up at him, she said, “And Holly, this is Jim.” She leaned her head on his chest as he held her tightly against him. Their large smiles caused Holly to smile as well.
“That’s so cute…” Holly swooned. “You know, we should hang out sometime. You guys, me, and my fiancˇ. What about lunch tomorrow at Rosies?”
“That sounds great,” Jim said as he kissed the top of Pam’s head.
“Well, I’d better get going, but I’ll see you guys later,” she said as she gave Pam a quick pat on the back and made her way to the elevators.
“Our hot chocolate is probably getting cold,” Pam said as she left Jim’s embrace to grab the warm mugs. She handed him his and took a sip of hers. They started back up to their room.
*****
“What a night,” Jim said as he pulled the covers back for the second time that night.
“More like what a morning. It’s only 3:13!”
“Good thing we have all day on the ship so we can sleep in as late as we want,” he said as he fell on the bed and pulled Pam down with him.
“I know,” she agreed as she snuggled up next to him, resting her head on his chest. He reached for her hands and held them both in between his.
“I like Holly. She seemed pretty cool,” he said.
“Yeah she is. She made me appreciate you even more than I already did.”
“Really? How?”
“I don’t know... Just something about how she instantly noticed that you were, and I quote, ‘head over heels in love with me’.”
“And that I am,” he said as he kissed her hands before letting them go to turn off the lamp
“Well, I’m head over heels in love with you too. But I’m sure you already knew that.”
“I did, but hearing you say it is even better than just knowing it.” He bent over her and gave her a peck on the nose. She pulled up the covers and ran her cold feet up and down his calf..
“Jesus, Pam! Your feet are freezing!” he exclaimed.
“Then you’ll just have to warm them up for me.” She seductively wrapped her leg around he took her hand in his again. “Now that’s better,” she said and he chuckled.
Author's Chapter Notes:
I'm so so sorry for the delay on this story! It's one of my favorites and I'm so sorry to have left it abandoned! It's been probably 5 months since I last touched it. Please forgive me!
Thanks a trillion MalcomLake! You're bomb diggity.
Holly is played by Zooey Deschanel. Here's a visual aid of how I picture her in this story. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=t9gvw9&s=4
Thanks a trillion MalcomLake! You're bomb diggity.
Holly is played by Zooey Deschanel. Here's a visual aid of how I picture her in this story. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=t9gvw9&s=4
Chapter End Notes:
Thank you all for the wonderful reviews last chapter! I loved getting them because it is the longest chapter I've ever written and I was quite pleased with it. I really like this chapter as well, so if you read it and enjoyed it (or even if you read it and don't like it), please leave a review and let me know : )
