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Paul was quickly settling back into the swing of things with work and wasn't missing a beat with phone calls or e-mails that were coming in and that was surprising Shawn as he thought he would be so anxious to get things right that he'd make silly mistakes but he seemed to be so relaxed it was all coming easy to him.
"You know Paul I'm impressed, you're doing so well."
Paul smirked, "So well that you're offering to put the kettle on?"
Shawn laughed and got up from his seat, "I'll put the kettle on but you know what I'm like with making coffee, nobody can ever drink it."
Just as Shawn was about to leave the room a delivery man walked in with flowers, "Aww Shawn you shouldn't have, that's too sweet of you."
Shawn turned to look at Paul but was less than amused, "Do you want me to handle this?"
Paul shook his head, "Of course not, I am capable of signing for a bunch of flowers you know."
"I didn't mean that Paul and you know it."
"I know you didn't but I can handle this, I am a big boy."
Shawn shrugged and walked out of the room letting Paul turn his attention to the delivery man, "So how can I help you?"
"Is this Stephanie McMahon's office?"
"Yes it is."
"Okay good. Please can you sign for these flowers?" With that he thrust the clipboard and pen in Paul's direction.
Paul was not content to just sign for them though, not after what had been said yesterday, "Before I sign for them I'd like to know who they're from so is there a card with them that I can read please?"
"Yes sir there is, it is in the middle of the flowers."
Paul reached into the middle of the flowers and pulled out the card reading it slowly:
I meant what I said yesterday Steph, I want another chance.
Love you forever and always
Luke
Paul frowned and quickly stuffed the card back into the flowers before grabbing the pen and scribbling 'Return to sender, unknown at this address' on the delivery sheet and thrust it back at the delivery man, "Take this and those ugly flowers and get out of here before I throw you out."
The delivery man had never come across anything like this before and he picked up the flowers and turned on his heel walking out of the room nearly bumping into a returning Shawn as he left.
Shawn walked back into the room confused seeing the delivery man walking out with the flowers, "Awww poor Paulie, he has such high standards he doesn't like the flowers that was sent to him so he sent them away again."
Paul frowned, "HA! Try a scum-bag who can't take a hint."
"Who? The delivery man?"
"No you idiot, Luke."
Shawn's eyes widened, "You are kidding me? He didn't send those flowers did he?"
Paul nodded sadly, "Apparently so or at least that is what the card said so I just wrote on the delivery sheet 'Return to sender, unknown at this address' and sent the delivery man on his way."
Shawn snorted, "I would have never thought of doing that, I would have signed for them, ripped up the card and given them to somebody else in the office."
"What can I say? I have the best ideas. I'm going to make the coffee though so just hang around here in case he comes back please."
"Of course. Get some cookies too please, I think we've earned them."
Paul shook his head as he got up from his chair to make coffee and get some cookies.
Once he had made the coffee Paul took three cups of coffee back to the office dropping two off with Shawn at the desk and then taking the remaining cup and plate of cookies in to Stephanie, "Coffee is served."
Stephanie lifted her head from her work and smiled, "You are a mind reader, I'm dying of thirst here and I need a coffee hit to keep me awake as I wade through this paperwork as it's complicated legal stuff."
"Well the plate of chocolate cookies should be just what the Doctor ordered then."
"Oh yes it is, thank you so much." Stephanie picked up a cookie from the plate and took a huge bite, "Mmm so good, thank you. So how are you settling back in?"
"Good thanks, I'm really enjoying being back at work and getting my teeth stuck right in. At lunchtime would you like me to pick up some lunch for you and bring it back or will you be heading out to pick it up yourself?"
"Could you pick me up something please? I think I'm going to work right through and try and get home at a decent hour tonight."
"Of course. I'll let you know when I'm going so you can let me know what you want but for now I will let you get back to work."
Paul turned and walked back out of the office shutting the door behind him only to face a disappointed Shawn, "Where are the cookies?"
"I left them all with Stephanie, she needed the sugar hit more than we did."
Shawn playfully huffed, "Well you owe me lunch then."
Paul laughed at Shawn as he sat back down, "Lunch is on me."
Just before lunch the delivery man walked back in with the very same bunch of flowers Paul had thrown him out with, "What do you want now?"
"My boss was pissed off when I went back with the flowers and he saw what you had written on the delivery sheet and he told me that no such service existed where we returned the flowers to the sender so you or somebody else had to sign for them."
Paul stood up, "Or else?"
"Or else I get fired I assume."
"Okay fine." Paul grabbed the clipboard and quickly scribbled his signature, "Take those flowers with you and give them to your Girlfriend, Wife, Mother, Sister, Boyfriend, Husband, the woman at Reception. I really don't care what you do with the flowers now they are signed for but just take them out of this office right now."
"I can't do that, they were paid for to go to Stephanie McMahon and that is who they have to go to."
"Just do it okay? I'm slowly losing patience with you and you don't want to see me when I hit angry."
The delivery man reluctantly picked up the bunch of flowers and headed out with them again, they'd make a lovely present for his Mum.
As soon as the delivery guy left Shawn turned to Paul, "That was stupid."
Paul frowned, "What was stupid?"
"Signing for the flowers, they'll be traced back to you now and Luke will target you if he finds out that Stephanie never got them."
"Well I wish him luck with that one as he'll be tracing me back all of the way to Florida."
"What? How do you work that out Paul?"
Paul smirked, "Because I signed it as Mickey Mouse."
"You are a very bad boy."
"But you like it."
"I love it, it is pure genius on your part to come up with doing that. Are you going to tell Stephanie?"
Neither of them had heard Stephanie open the door and enter the room, "Tell Stephanie what?"
