DISCLAIMER: I don't own The Office. I'm sure that came as a shock to you guys, right? Ha-ha
Okay, so this takes place after The Merge. Karen is there, but she and Jim aren't dating. Nope, he's not with Pam either. HE'S WITH ANOTHER WOMAN. *shock, horror* I know that some Jam fans may be upset with this, and I'll admit it, I'm a bit of a Jam fan myself but I wanted to try this because sometimes I just think Jim and Pam should just get together and talk about it. I mean, they obviously have feelings for each other. Argh, sorry, I'm rambling! But anyway! On to the story!
It was the end of another long day at the office. The first day of the merge, and already someone had quit. That had to be a record for Michael. Pam was sitting at her desk, playing another game of Solitaire. She was feeling confused about Jim – she knew things wouldn't be the same after Casino Night, she wasn't an idiot, but she figured they'd at least be friends. They were adults right? And she couldn't figure out that new girl, Karen. She seemed like someone she'd be friends with, but the way she looked at Jim…it made her jealous and mad. But the thing that made her most confused was Jim himself. He wasn't looking at either of them. Just the clock. Pam sighed and put a 5 on a 6.
At 5.00pm, people began to pack up and leave for the day. Karen was one of the last to leave, dawdling near reception. She was waiting for Jim to say goodbye or something. He'd barely talked to her all day. Well, alright, he'd talked, but only as though they were just friends. Which they were. But Karen wanted more then that. She didn't want to be just friends. She felt like she had a crush on her best friend's big brother or something. He'd never see her as girlfriend material. This struck Karen as suddenly very funny and very sad at the same time. She thought maybe she'd seen some sparks between Jim and Pam, the receptionist when he'd first come in, but maybe she was wrong. He hadn't treated her like more then a friend since then. She barely knew Pam, but already she felt some not-so-great feelings towards her. Stupid, yes, she knew. But she couldn't help it.
End of the day. Jim stood up and gathered some papers, neatly packing them up. He stretched and slung his bag onto his shoulder. He waved to Karen, who was leaving, looking a bit annoyed…understandable, he figured, she had just spent her first day with Michael Scott. Pam was still her desk, staring determinedly at her computer screen. Solitaire, he guessed, smiling. She'd barely changed. He said goodbye to her too, rapping his knuckles on her desk. He'd missed saying Beesly. He felt sort of bad (okay, really bad) for leaving her behind in Scranton after telling her she loved him, but he couldn't bear to stay any longer. But now, he felt better and hoped they would just leave it in the past. Besides, he had moved on. Whistling, he walked down to the car park and was happily greeted by a sweet, young woman. She had straight, long, brown hair that had bits of red when the sunlight caught it and pale, snow white skin with a scattering of faint freckles across her nose. He kissed her, lightly, softly and loved the feeling of her arms around his neck; warm, safe, comforting, sweet.
"Hey Jim. How was work?" His girlfriend, Tess, asked. Jim slipped his hand in hers and they began to walk to the car.
"Not bad." He said, contently, and because he liked the way it sounded he said it again. "Not bad."
Please review and let me know what you think! Let me know, thanks for reading! I'm not planning on continuing, but if you want let me to, let me know. For now its complete, but we'll see. I hope you enjoyed it.