Surprise!

"I have great news everyone!!" exclaims Michael first thing Friday morning. It was the middle of June, and the air conditioner had been very unreliable recently, causing everyone to boil half the day or freeze the other. Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration had promised to come by as soon as he could to fix it, but no sign of him yet.

Pam rested her elbows on her desk, hoping Michael didn't have much to say. She scanned the room before her and her eyes landed on the neck of Jim. He was wearing a light blue shirt, and it was a nice change from his duller white shirts. She could tell he was feeling the same as her. Just about everyone wanted Michael to shut up and go back in his office.

"You guys are really going to love this one," Michael announced. Dwight was on the verge of asking Michael was the surprise was, but he couldn't get out the words before Michael finished speaking. "We're taking a corporate-funded vacation!!! I just can't tell you where we are going. Good thing everyone loves surprises!"

Karen tried to look inconspicuously at Jim, but he caught her glance. It had been 3 weeks since he had broken up with her. He didn't give her a real reason why he did it, but she knew deep down inside what he really wanted.

"Everyone hop on outside! Your chariot awaits!" No one knew what to expect from Michael.

The reached the building's front door and saw nothing except for their own parked cars. Only a few moments later, a moving truck pulled into the lot. People were shocked and befuddled. Things only got worse when they saw whom the driver was.

"Look who it is everyone! The big man himself! And I am also proud to present my BFF, Todd Packer!" Michael ran to him and gave him the manliest hug possible.

Both Jim and Stanley turned around at the same time to go back inside, knowing that this wasn't a good idea. Michael ran to Stanley to stop him and Pam grabbed the cuff of Jim's sleeve.

"The party's just getting started Stan! Where do you think you're going?"

"Back inside," Stanley said monotonously.

"Come on, mon. It's going to be a great weekend!!"

Stanley turned and leaned against the thick concrete wall. He would have rather had a heart attack than have to spend his weekend with these people.

Pam gave Jim a smile and he immediately turned and stood at her side.

"Okay, everyone hop in!" Michael shouted.

"Um, Michael, isn't this illegal?" Jim couldn't help but ask.

"Why would it be? I'm just taking my employees on a marvelous weekend getaway!"

"Yeah, that's legal, but having your employees ride in the back of a semi-truck? I don't think that's legal," Oscar pointed out.

"Oh come on guys, lighten up. If you don't tell the coppers, I won't either."

People exchanged glances; no one wanted to be the first to hop into that truck.

"Behold, fellow Dunder-Mifflin workers! We're about to have the weekend of our lives! Let us board the chariot," Andy called out to the perturbed people. He opened the trunk to the truck and hopped in. The others weren't as energetic, but followed anyway.