Chapter One

Visitors

Erin stared out of the window in the conference room. Her face lit up as a car rolled into the parking lot. "He's here!" she whispered, ecstatic.

Erin

"Today, Michael and Holly are visiting the office. They're in Scranton for a couple weeks to see family. Michael called to tell me so I could be prepared. Then he called thirty seconds later to tell me not to tell anyone. It has been really hard to keep this secret, but I managed not to keep it." She considered this for a moment, then continued. "Well, except Andy."

Andy

"I'm very excited for Michael and Holly's visit. I've been helping Erin plan a party in celebration. We're all going bowling!" he announced, smiling with pride.

The elevator doors opened outside of the office doors, revealing the couple inside. Holly pointed at the camera, and Michael's jaw dropped. They stepped out together, holding hands.

Holly and Michael

"We're really excited to surprise everybody," Holly said, holding Michael's arm.

"We just got back from our honeymoon last week," Michael said. "It was great. We went to the Rockie Mountains for three weeks! We did it every day!" Holly frowned, embarrassed. He half-laughed, half-snorted, and she smiled affectionately. They stared at each other for a while.


Erin stood as the office door opened. "You guys, look who's back!" she said, and Andy jogged out of his office.

All heads turned toward the front desk. "Sursprise!" Michael and Holly shouted together, raising their arms.

Dwight stood so fast, his desk pushed into Jim's, knocking over his picture frames and a stack of papers. Jim sighed and stood to greet his old boss.

"Jimmy! Good to see you! Where's the old lady?" he asked as he shook Jim's hand, stifling a laugh. Jim cocked his head and grinned.

Jim

"It is so good to have him back." He chuckled lightly to himself.

"Pam is actually on maternity leave right now," he replied cooly.

"What?" Michael hugged Jim with so much force, it caused him to stumble backwards.

"Okay," he said uncomfortably, pushing away."

"I am so happy for you, man! Another girl?"

"It's a boy, this time. His name is Phillip."

"Congratulations to the both of you," Holly said.

Kelly, Gabe, Toby, and Ryan entered the room from the kitchen, coming from the annex.

"OMG! Michael!" Kelly screeched, and attempted to run across the room in heels and a skirt. She hugged both of them, one at a time. Michael turned to Andy, seeing him standing there for the first time. He nodded, then noticed the "World's Best Boss" mug in Andy's hand.

"So you're my replacement?" Michael asked.

"Yeah..." Andy said, slightly bending his knees and extending them again, nodding slowly. "You sound like that's hard for you to believe."

Michael looked around the room, then back at his successor. "Well, I guess I thought that Darryl was going to be the new boss." Darryl smiled contently, while Andy looked insulted. Before he could say anything, Erin jumped in.

"I have a surprise for you guys!" she announced, clasping her hands together. "In honor of our guests, we'll all be going bowling for a fun day out!" Most of the employees seemed to like this idea, but some raised their eyebrows.

Angela

"I cannot roll a ten pound ball down a slippery lane! The ball rolls at the speed of a turtle." She looked down and covered her eyes with her hand.


Jim paced the breakroom, holding his cell phone to his ear.

"Yeah, yeah. Idle Hour Lanes. Great! See you then. Love you. Bye." He looked at the camera and smiled slightly.

Jim

"Pam was so excited to hear that Michael and Holly stopped by, she decided to find a sitter for CeCe and Phil and come bowling with us."

Pam met the group as they walked out the front doors. Greetings were said and hugs given, and they all piled into Erin, Jim, and Andy's cars.


This is my first Office fic, so if you like it or think it needs improvement, please let me know! Reviews are an author's best friends, after all.