Surprising Delivery.
Scorpius had been working alongside his father in the family business for nearly two months, and so far he was loving every second of it. Draco had arranged for him to have an office right next door to his, and he'd taken the time to personally teach him about different aspects of the business. Scorpius knew it would be a while before he took over the reins of the family firm, but for now he was content to work alongside his father. He wanted to know everything there was to know about the business before he took over, and Draco was the perfect person to learn from.
"I've got to go and take a meeting," Draco said to his son, poking his head through the door that connected their two offices. "I've got a stack of boxes in my office containing new potions supplies. I want you to come and check through them and make sure nothing's missing. Once you're sure everything's there, send for one of the guys in the potions department to come up and get them."
"I'll be there in five minutes or so," Scorpius replied. "I just need to finish up the time sheets for last week."
"There's no rush," Draco said, smiling at his son's conscientious attitude towards his work. "Just get to them once you've finished here."
Nodding in agreement, Scorpius continued on with his work as his father disappeared back into his office. Five minutes later, Scorpius had finished his work. Carefully filing it in the right place, he made sure there was nothing else that was urgent on his desk before entering his father's office.
When Scorpius entered Draco's office, he groaned at the sight of all the boxes stacked up beside his father's desk. A quick count revealed five large boxes, three medium sized boxes and one small box sitting on the top of the pile. Finding the box with the invoice attached, Scorpius opened it up and grabbed a highlighter from his father's desk. Settling down he began to sort out the boxes, starting with the one that he'd gotten the invoice off.
Finishing the first box, Scorpius carefully set it aside before grabbing another box, this time going for the small box on the top. When Scorpius opened the box, he frowned as he realised whatever was inside wasn't potions supplies. Rummaging through the packaging, he frown deepened when his fingers brushed against silk.
"What the hell?" Scorpius muttered.
Putting the box on the floor, he pulled out all the packaging that surrounded whatever was in the box. With the packaging gone, Scorpius could clearly see into the box and he really wished he hadn't bothered to investigate. Sitting at the bottom of the box was a very skimpy green and black lingerie set. Alongside the lingerie set was a pair of emerald green fluffy handcuffs, a green silk blindfold, two bottles of massage oil and three tubs of assorted body paint.
Normally Scorpius would have investigated the package further, but not when he knew it was for his mother. Hermione's birthday was less than a week away, and Scorpius suspected he was looking at his father's present for her. Over the years he'd seen and heard much more than he should have, but he really didn't want to imagine Hermione in the skimpy underwear that was in the box. Shuddering at the fun his parent's would have with the box, he quickly replaced the packaging and put the box on Draco's desk.
"Randy old goats," He muttered, turning back to his inventory.
Keeping his attention on the inventory proved easier said than done, but with a lot of effort Scorpius managed to forget about the box on his father's desk and continue on with the task he'd been set. Once he was finished, he sent for one of the wizards from the potions department and had the boxes shipped down to the labs. Just as the last box was leaving his office, Draco arrived back.
"Was it all there?" Draco checked. They'd recently changed supplier and he was hoping they wouldn't have any teething problems with the new company they were working with.
"It's all in order," Scorpius replied.
"You've forgotten a box," Draco remarked, suddenly spotting the box on his desk.
"That isn't potions supplies," Scorpius muttered in response. "I think that's Mum's birthday gift."
"Excellent," Draco beamed, walking over to his desk.
Before Scorpius could stop him, Draco had opened the box up and pulled out the packaging. Nodding happily, he lifted the underwear out of the box to examine it closer. When Scorpius spotted the knickers were a thong, he closed his eyes and shook his head to dispel the disturbing images that had been implanted there.
"Oh, drat," Draco murmured. "They've sold out of the cherry body paint. It's your mother's favourite."
"Too much information, Dad," Scorpius grimaced. "And next time, can you not have stuff like that delivered to the house. I really didn't need to see what you were getting for Mum."
"If I get it delivered to home, your mother might see," Draco argued. "I always get my shopping delivered here, it's safer."
"Remind me to always check the sender's label before opening any more boxes," Scorpius said, breathing a sigh of relief when Draco put everything back in the box and closed it again. "I really don't need to know about my parent's kinky sex life."
"Our sex life is not kinky," Draco protested.
"Handcuffs, blindfolds and body paint borders on the kinky," Scorpius retorted.
"That's just a regular night for us," Draco chuckled, winking at his son and laughing even more when Scorpius audibly groaned.
"Please stop," Scorpius begged.
"Okay, just don't tell your mother what I've gotten her for her birthday," Draco said.
"Please, I'm not going to tell anyone what I've just seen," Scorpius replied. "I'm going to go back to work and try to forget the entire incident. And when it's Mum's birthday, I'm going to try and pretend not to know what you got her."
Draco merely laughed in response as Scorpius bolted out of his office and settled himself in the safety of his own office. For the rest of the day, Scorpius tried to put the box out of his mind and by the time he went home he'd almost forgotten he'd seen anything. Although he never again just blindly opened a box addressed to his father. He always checked the sender before opening the box and the times he found an address that wasn't a business supplier he steered well clear of the package. With his parents, who knew what else he would find, and Scorpius didn't want any more unexpected surprises.
A/N – I know this chapter has a similar theme as the last chapter, but it's just the way they slotted together chronologically. Anyway, we're into the final couple of snippets now and then this little collection will be complete. Thanks for reading, and I hope you all enjoy the final few snapshots of this universe.