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Pam took a deep breath. Monday morning, a new week and she still couldn't wrap her head around what she'd seen. Jim? Okay, so maybe it was completely crazy, but truthfully? Pam couldn't really see Jim with anyone outside of the office. She didn't really know why, but it just seemed weird. That…that girl, she was just such a…a stranger. Pam was still in bed, staring at her ceiling. Every morning, the same ceiling, the same feeling. Lonely, empty, regretful…she wanted Jim. Why had she ever turned him down? Why? And now she'd lost her chance and he'd slipped between her fingers. Pam stared determinedly at her ceiling. There were 4 brown spots on the white ceiling where water had leaked through. She'd painted over them, but the edges were still frilled with brown, like flowers.
"He loves me…he loves me not…he loves me…" Pam whispered under the breath. "…he loves me not.
Karen was driving herself crazy. She couldn't eat or sleep or work or think straight. Who was this stupid mystery girl? She wasn't sure why this mattered to her so much – yes, she liked Jim, but this was obsessive. It was just so…mysterious. She didn't even know this girl's name. It was probably something gorgeous and sparkly, Karen thought bitterly, like Grace or…or Amelia or Ruby. Karen hated the clunky sound of her name. Okay, this was ridiculous. Why did this matter so much to her? It was just a name – insignificant name of mystery girl. Damn that mysterious, lucky girl. And damn Jim Halpert. For breaking her heart.
Tess smiled sweetly at Larissa, Jim's younger sister, who was just a couple of years younger then Jim. She was around Tess' age and they were close friends.
"So, on Friday," Tess said. "Jim's going to introduce me to all his co workers. I'm kind of excited." Larissa raised her eyebrows, looking exactly like Jim.
"Excited? You realize you will be teased mercilessly and judged, right? Dwight, ring a bell? Angela?" They both laughed and sipped their tea.
"Yeah, it's that kind of nervous excited." She explained.
"I'd still cut out the excited bit altogether."
"We'll see." Tess smiled. Jim walked in and they both looked up. He stopped and looked back and forth between them.
"What?" He asked suspiciously.
"Nothing." Larissa laughed. "I'm just warning Tess about Friday."
"Oh, she'll be fine. It's just a beet farmer and Michael Scott."
"Not to mention a few others." Tess looked at them with mock worry.
"Are you sure I'm ready for this? Maybe I should wait a few more years, until I'm older." All 3 laughed and Jim sat on the arm of the armchair Tess was sitting on. He leant down and kissed her head.
"You'll be fine." He repeated, smiling. "You'll be fine." Larissa just looked at them both and smiled knowingly.
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