AN: Thank you ChelsieGirl and Idnaoj80 for the reviews J I hope you enjoy this chapter J

Jim breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the annex and through into the break room where he could see Pam sitting with Phyllis, Toby, Kelly and Ryan. Pam jumped out of her seat when she saw Jim walk in and hugged him.

"I was so scared."

"Shhh, it's ok. I told you he wouldn't hurt you again."

Phyllis, Toby, Kelly and Ryan looked questioningly at them and amongst themselves. Then Dwight walked in.

"He's gone and I told him not to bother coming back. I told Hank not to let him back in here too." Dwight looked at Jim and Pam (who was close to tears at this point) and then everyone else in the room.

"Get out, please everyone vacate the room." Dwight aimed this at the other four who then started to get up and leave seeing that he was being serious.

After the others had left the room Dwight looked back at Pam who had now pulled away from Jim's embrace, sat down and now had begun to cry.

"Hey, hey, hey," Jim whispered soothingly to Pam as he grabbed a seat, sat down next to her, before taking her hand in his and tracing small circles in the back of her hand with him thumb. Dwight stood behind Jim and leaned against a vending machine whilst still looking at Pam.

"He might some back," Pam whimpered between sobs.

"No he won't and if he does we'll protect you, won't we Dwight? Remember plan Z Beesly." She smiled at him but tears where still streaming down her face.

"I didn't want everyone to find out."

"Well they haven't really but they were going to anyway."

"What's happened Pam?" Dwight's question took Jim and Pam both surprise, not just the words but the way they were said with so much caring in them.

"It's a long story Dwight."

"No it's ok Jim. You're right. He'll just end up finding out anyway."

"Finding out what?"

Pam quickly started to explain the events of the past 24 hours and Jim joined in where necessary.

"You should have told me, I would have been better prepared." Dwight still had this strange caring tone to his voice. "Since the whole concussion thing I kind of think of you as my friend," Dwight continued looking directly at Pam.

"Yeah we are friends Dwight but I just don't want the whole office knowing."

"I think most of the office already knows now." Jim said under his breath. Pam put her head in her hands.

"Do you think I should tell people? To stop the rumours I mean."

"I could tell them if you want? Just so they know so if they see Roy they know that he shouldn't be here at the moment." Jim said trying to see pass her hands to her face.

"Yeah maybe, I just want to leave here right now."

"You can't leave! I can't protect you if you leave." Dwight piped up.

"Look she's staying at mine so I'll protect her." Jim turned around and let all his pent up frustration at the situation out on Dwight.

"Pffft, yeah right. You can barely protect yourself."

"How about you see if you can track Roy and if he comes near my house you ring us and you can come and protect us?!" Jim said slightly sarcastically.

"Fine, yes I will." Dwight turned to walk out the door.

"Wait Dwight! Thank you for protecting me earlier and offering your help with Roy."

"Anytime Pam, I shall now go track Roy." He left the room.

"I was joking!" Jim called after Dwight but he didn't hear. "Do you really want to go home now?"

"Yeah but I think I should say something to everyone first." They both stood up, Pam went to walk to out the door but Jim caught her wrist and pulled her into a lose embrace.

"I'm sorry," he whispered into her hair.

"For what?"

"For not being there, for not protecting you, he hurt you again and I wasn't there to stop him."

"You were there, you did protect me and I feel so much safer when you're here." The words slipped out without her consciously realising what she had said.

"I'm glad," he pulled her a little closer and then broke the embrace. "Come on, the sooner we get this done and out the way the sooner we can go home." He smiled at her.

"Ok," she let him pull her out of the break room.