Miguel looked up at him, and then smirked, "Oh hey boss. I"ll have this mess cleaned up p.r.o.nto, sir. Please don"t dock my pay for it!" He ended that last phrase with a mocking plead by clasping his hands forward."I guess word got to you, too, already?" Stephen laughed.
"Are you kidding? The whole store knows already," Miguel replied, echoing the same statement as Abby. "You know how things are around here. I found out a couple hours ago when Eric was talking too loudly about it."
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"You knew I applied for it though," replied Stephen, bending down to help Miguel clean up some of the mess.
"Sure did. Just never really processed you actually getting the job," smirked Miguel.
"Thanks for the confidence, pal," Stephen replied, sarcastically.
"What else are friends for?" jibbed Miguel, before going back to serious the next moment. "For real though, Stephen, great job. Congratulations, man!"
"Thanks Miguel. I"m pretty happy about it," Stephen mused.
"Not as happy as Eric, Frank, and Kevin, no doubt," he laughed. "They"ll be glad just to have their normal schedules back. And me? I"m going to be happy knowing my good friend, Stephen Willow, is going to put me on the best s.h.i.+fts from here on out!" Miguel climbed back up onto another pallet, playfully laying back on it, and putting his hands behind his head, a.s.suming a most relaxing pose.
Stephen tossed another box at him, "Actually, I"m recommending we cut your hours," he joked.
"Sheesh. You think you know a guy. And then, he gets all powerful and forgets where he came from," Miguel continued his teasing, playfully shaking his head back and forth in disappointment. "When Grace sees the new you, she"s not going to like it, Stephen. Guess I"ll just have to provide the ol" comforting shoulder."
Stephen tossed a bag of pasta directly at his face while Grace snickered internally, "Dream on, bro."
Together the two friends continued to joke about the new position until it was time for Stephen to head up to the main office and sign his paperwork. Sure enough, a small mountain of stationary awaited his signature as he signed aboard to become the newest manager. Eric looked on in pride, and Grace whispered her congratulations internally once he put down the last signature.