The Announcement
Jaych
(Does not own The Office)
As Michael's voice rang the demise of the Scranton branch across the office, Pam was preparing. She was never preparing to be fired. She was not preparing to wrangle in Michael's latest disturbance. She wasn't even preparing a witty mental zinger. She was preparing to ask someone out for the first time. Pam was determined to no longer be a tree stump and here was Michael, giving her a million reasons to let go her resolve.
Damn it, Pam thought, watching her target rise with the level of hysteria in the room. If this was going to be her last day then she would be bold. She may not storm out like she always dreamed but this reward was so much better than an attitude. She had to make it. Pam dodged her boss in an elegant semi circle, distracting him with his self proclaimed number two, Dwight. She then ducked the hate ball, gone off course, and ignored Kevin's chuckled response.
As she gained on her target with an unbreakable stride, Pam almost bowled Jim over, however managing to hand him to Karen in the chaos. As she twirled back towards accounting Pam was appalled to literally run into the one person she was looking for. Angela looked up at Pam with the smile she reserved for her best kept secrets and asked, "Would you like to go get coffee with me?"
Pam smiled back at Angela, and decided she was not angry with the smaller woman for making all her anxiety moot. Still grinning Pam replied, "My thoughts exactly."