AN: Hey everyone, thanks for the comments on the last chapter, I'm glad you enjoyed it. This story is officially finished (Although there is still one more chapter to post), so expect the last update either later tonight or tomorrow around 2pm (I get out of class around then). The next story is in progress, so no worries there either- it is a little different from these last two, but I have a feeling it'll be the best one yet. Oh and I don't know what the hell Blackberries do, so hopefully they email and they're not a phone. Call me technologically impared (as I type on a computer and listen to an iPod).
Also this chapter is extremly Jim and Pam orientated as is the next, so enjoy
Oh and sorry for lack of characters, they'll all return in the final chapter.
Receptionist Day
Chapter 5
Love Document
Pam's face scrunched in confusion at his question. Did he really just ask her out? Ryan? Again? "Umm, no." She glanced over to Jim who was listening along with most of the other office staff. He didn't seem agitated, but Pam could tell he wasn't enjoying this happening. Again.
"Huh," Ryan checked the calendar on his Blackberry, "What about this Saturday? I know this really hot club in Manhattan, it's pretty hard to get into but they always let me in—"
She interrupted him by waving her hands through the air , "Ryan, I'm dating Jim."
"Really?" he questioned, an undertone of frustration in his voice, "Because I checked the corporate records before I left and they have no documented proof of your relationship."
Pam looked confused, "Okay?"
"All Office romances or relationships are supposed to be documented with your HR, representative. The fact that Toby's records say nothing doesn't look good," Ryan explained loud enough so he knew that Jim and a few others could hear him as well.
Jim sighed, knowing exactly why Ryan was doing this, "We told Toby. He told us to wait before we signed the documents."
Ryan shook his head with an expression almost that of disgust, "It's been more than a month, so it's been too long."
"So what?" Jim questioned and pursed his lips, "So now we can't sign the documents?"
"This is serious Jim. After what happened between Michael and Jan, serious punishments could be in order," Ryan spoke truthfully.
"We didn't do anything wrong," Pam reminded in a strict tone, as she still remained behind her desk. There wasn't any reason to hide it from their other workers; they could obviously hear every word that was said.
Ryan sighed and glanced at his watch, "Let me talk to you in Michael's office," he gesticulated towards the door.
"Every fight in this office that has occurred over the last two years has been Pam's fault," Angela pointed out to the camera, "If she could keep her men suitors straight there wouldn't be so much confliction," A sinister smile spread on her lips, "I'm going to email corporate and tell them they should fire Pam. That would deal with the office injuries, downsizing and unnecessary holidays."
Michael groaned into his hands as they covered his face. Over a dozen quarters lay spread out on his desk with several decks of cards. His cape had been discarded on the back of his chair, but a top hat was still on his head, "What is this about?"
"Jim and Pam's relationship should have been logged away on record for corporate to view by now, the only thing that's there are several complaints about them" Ryan explained as he sat in the chair before Michael's desk. Behind him Pam and Jim sat beside each other on the couch.
"Oh, you mean the love document?" Michael asked perking up out of his lethargy, "You guys should totally sign it, the rush you get from it, you'll have the best sex of your life right after it, Jan and I did."
"Wow," Jim expressed, his arms crossed.
"Michael, we really don't need to know about your personal life right now," Ryan spoke very clearly in a tone that told Michael to back down.
He didn't, "No," Michael shook his head and looked passed Ryan to the uncomfortable couple, "I mean it's like the first step to truly admitting you're in love, it's amazing."
"It's not that we didn't want to sign it," Pam glanced to Jim, then back to Michael, "We asked Toby for one and he told us to wait. We thought there was a certain time we had to be a couple before we could sign it."
"See," Michael gestured to Pam, "It's not their fault, its Toby's. That makes a lot more sense. Toby is everything that's bad in this world."
"It doesn't matter," Ryan announced sending a glare towards Michael, "Even if this really did happen, which I don't see because Toby is reliable—"Michael interrupted him by blowing a raspberry, which Ryan didn't respond to, "Jim, you should've taken the matter into your own hands. You have the second highest position at this branch. You have more responsibility than everyone else; you should have shown it by dealing with this."
Jim shrugged and in an almost heated tone enlightened, "I don't know, signing a document that has to deal with my personal life just didn't seem that important at the time."
"Well it should have, because if you two have a physical relationship outside of work, there needs to be no chance that it will happen during work," Ryan stated.
"Not, no chance," Michael corrected while leaning forward, "I mean that just takes all the fun out of it."
"Yes Michael, no chance," Ryan turned to him, clearly agitated at how much time this was taking up, "And since there is no documentation that they went to Toby earlier, severe punishment might be in order."
"Oh kinky," Michael slapped his thigh, but remained soundless when Ryan stared at him.
"Now I have to phone David Wallace, and ask him what to do about this," Ryan sighed and took out his cell phone.
"Because we didn't tell corporate that we're dating?" Pam asked her voice now harsher as she mimicked Jim's position.
"Because of the complaints lodged against you for public displays of affection in the office and Jim's job position," Ryan began to dial the numbers for corporate.
"Fine," Jim stood from the couch, "Then I guess I quit." Ryan stopped dialing the phone and looked at Jim with surprise. Michael's mouth was wide open, and Pam stared at him. He turned to her, "I mean, unless you want to quit."
She shrugged, realizing what he already knew, "You do make more than me."
"Yeah, but it'll be easier for me to find another job," he pointed out.
"No, Pam, you cannot quit on Receptionist Day," Michael jumped from his seat and approached the couple, "Jim you can't quit either, you balance out the sales team, you guys are like the Seven Dwarves."
"Stanley is Grumpy, Andy is Dopey, Phyllis is Blitzen and Dwight is Kramer," Michael informed the camera with a smile.
Ryan sighed and closed his cell phone, "There's no need to be overdramatic."
Pam arched an eyebrow as Jim spoke, "Look just phone Toby, he'll vouch for the fact that he didn't make the proper documentation, and then I'll make sure one gets done when he returns."
Michael scoffed as he moved back behind his desk, "If Toby is even there, I mean he's probably in the Pokeynose on the beach."
Jim smiled to the camera, "What do you mean bluff?" he placed his head on his hand, "I mean it was a win-win situation no matter what happened. I quit, Michael writes me a good recommendation letter, I get a better job to buy a better house and a nicer ring for Pam. I don't quit, I still get to make Ryan look like an idiot and do all of those things. So I guess its win-win-win."
"Hello?" Toby answered the phone, in the static of the background a cartoon could be heard, along with a child coughing.
"Hello Toby, this is Ryan Howard from corporate," Ryan leaned into the speaker.
"And Michael your boss," Michael added with indignation.
Toby sighed into the phone, "Michael, Sasha really is sick. She has a fever of one hundred and two I'll bring medical records in tomorrow—"
"No stupid," Michael interrupted him while shaking his head, "We need to know if Jim and Pam came to you for the love documents and you denied recognize their love."
Toby was silent on the other line for a few seconds. Only zany sound effects could be heard.
"Toby?" Michael spoke into the speaker, and then yelled louder, "Toby?"
"I'm here Michael," Toby replied in his usual depressed voice, "They did come to me and I did tell them to wait a little longer."
"Well that is just great," Michael stated sarcastically, "Now no one can get fired or quit on Receptionist Day. So thank you for wrecking this holiday even though you weren't here," at the end of his sentence, Michael disconnected the call.
"Michael," Ryan's voice was cold, "I needed to ask him why he didn't file a report."
"Because he's an idiot," Michael replied with disgust, "Who cares, just go back to New York, Jim will make sure to get the love document, and Pam will make sure to send it."
"The truth is, that if Jim quit here, I would too," Pam divulged to the camera, her face was reddening as she admitted, "I was going to quit the day after he got here. But I just couldn't."
Coming up - The party of a lifetime and a happy ending.
