The Awesomeness of Music
Disclaimer: I own nothing. This is not a new development. The Office belongs to NBC and whoever else involved. Love Stinks is a song by The J. Geils Band. Each chapter centers around a different song.
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"Toby… I think I'm a little drunk." Kelly giggled as he struggled to get her into the passenger seat of his car.
"I think you might be a lot drunk, Kel." He quickly found out that she was drunk towards the end of the Dundies when her head hit his shoulder. They had been sitting in a booth together, hoping to go unnoticed by Michael. However, when he gave Kelly the "Most likely to be dumped by a Dunder Mifflin employee" award, the drinking began.
"Oh my God, Toby! You're so funny when you want to be. You should be funny more often… you're totally better at it then Michael." He smiled half-heartedly and reached over to buckle her in. "You take good care of me."
Toby just shrugged, he could feel the heat of embarrassment reaching his cheeks. Without a word he moved her arm so that it was resting in her lap and away from the door. The ride started off quiet enough, until Kelly decided she wanted music. With a flick of a switch a song began to play.
"You can put something else on." He told her, knowing her lack of interest in anything that was "old."
"No, I like this song. It's the perfect explanation of every relationship I've had."
You love her,
But she loves him
And he loves somebody else
You just can't win
"I can't win. I loved Ryan and he didn't love me back… ever." Kelly mumbled. "Why can't I just be married already Toby?"
"What is your obsession with marriage?" He asked, years of curiosity finally breaking the surface.
And so it goes
Till the ay you die
This thing they call love
It's gonna make you cry
"I have like five sisters… well four… and a brother… I always had to share my parents, my clothes, my room… I never had anything just for me…" She sighed, glancing down at the businessman statue resting in her lap. "If I get married then I have one person promising to be entirely in love with just me. I don't have to share the love. One person that I get to be totally in love with and who is totally in love with me back. Someone who won't laugh at me when some brat drops his milkshake on me at the carnival."
"That's why I got married… it doesn't always happen like that." Toby silently admitted.
"It will… someday."
I've had the blues
The reds and the pinks
One thing for sure…
Love stinks
"Someday." She mumbled again, turning to look away from the window and instead focus on Toby who was quietly driving. Another moment passed before he heard the window opening. He glanced over in time to see Kelly extending her arm out the window and dropping the small statuette. She could barely hear the crack of cheap plastic hitting the pavement and smiled.
"Feel better?"
"Yeah." She closed her window and looked to him again. "Michael sucks."
"I know."
"Not every guy would dump me… you wouldn't dump me if we dated would you Toby?" He glanced over at her again, her eyes wide and hopeful.
"Why would I dump you?" He asked in his usual, mild tone. "You're hotter than Hillary Swank." She giggled.
"New song." She said, reaching forward and turning the station. The song no longer matched her mood. The small part of her mind that was still sober recognized Toby's sweetness and filed it away for when she was a little more together. "You take really good care of me Toby."
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Just an idea I had, let me know if you guys like it or not. I'll have another one up soon and if you have song suggestion let me know.