Sorry this took so long, I've been sick. I assumed I was going to write this until next week, but I couldn't fall asleep and I got some ideas.

okay, this is a serious chapter... funny will come soon...

I don't own the office


"So, how do you like Dunder Mifflin so far?" Jim asked his sister as they sat in the break room eating sandwiches.

"It's nice. It seems like it'd be a very interesting place to work." Liz said with her eyebrow raised at interesting.

Jim laughed, "It is,"

Liz smiled and stared at the camera that was filming her, "I guess that's why the cameras came here,"

"Yeah," Jim said looking at it. Then he looked down, "It's kind of weird. Like my whole work life is eventually going to be on television."

Liz smiled, "This seems depressing, let's change subjects. So what or who is next on our tour?"

Jim looked at her as she said this then looked up out of the corner of his eye as if he was racking his brain, "I think I've introduced you to everyone. Next leg of the tour can't begin until we decide an ingenious plan of action for Dwight,"

"I don't think the introductions are over," Liz said with a knowing look. Jim looked at her, seeming to not know what she was talking about, "Jim."

"What?" he questioned looking confused, "Do you want to meet Michael again?"

"No," Liz said laughing a little, "You never introduced me to the receptionist, who I assume is Pam, who you talk the most about in this office-"

"I definitely talk about Dwight and Michael more than Pam, especially Dwight," Jim said firmly.

Liz looked at him, like she was trying to read him, "She's the only one out of those three you almost always say complementary things about," Liz spoke softly, as if she knew this was a sensitive issue, "I mean, I could tell you and Ryan are friends today, but you've barely ever talked about him. Compared to Pam, when you told stories, he didn't seem like you guys even talked. She seems like she's your best work friend and when I come here ready to meet her, you two suddenly aren't talking. It's strange."

Jim breathed in loudly and look down at his ham and cheese sandwich, "We just stopped being friends. It wasn't fun anymore, it just became weird," Jim said after he let the breath out.

"Jim, what happened? Because you don't just stop being friends that quickly without something happening."

Jim looked confused, "That quickly?" he questioned.

"I just talked to you less than two weeks ago and you were talking about her," Liz answered softly.

"I," Jim searched for the words and found the perfect thing to say, "just misunderstood our friendship," the words cut him as he said them. He could feel his stomach tightening as he remembered the night that he had uttered those words. A night he was trying so hard to put behind him, which would be far behind him in less than a week.

Liz stared at him and saw how hurt he looked and she seemed to understand. She had always known Jim had a crush on Pam, but it wasn't until today that she knew that Pam was engaged. She saw Pam twist the ring on her finger when Liz was hugging her brother. She put her hand on top of his hand, "I'm sorry that I meddled,"

Jim smiled with his mouth closed tightly. He feared that if he opened his mouth at this moment it would all fall out. Although he was close to Liz, the wound was far too fresh for him to talk about it with anyone other than...

Pam walked into the room and smiled awkwardly at Jim and Liz. Liz returned the awkward smile and Jim didn't even look up from his sandwich which seemed to be entrancing him. Pam walked into the restroom.

Once she was gone, Jim rose from his seat, ignoring the sandwich which he was so engrossed in before, "I forgot my sales reports," he seemed sullen as he eyed the camera awkwardly.

"Can't you get them later?" Liz said, standing up with him.

"Well, yes, but knowing me, I'll forget," he said smiling awkwardly, "I have to get them before I forget." he grabbed his sandwich and threw it in the trash and hurried out of the break room, "I'll be back, try to do some work on the Dwight project," he hurried through the office quickly. The camera was pointing through the window in the door until Jim was out of sight of the camera. The camera pointed at Liz who was staring astonished at where her brother had just been. Then she looked at the camera awkwardly.

Liz walked out of the break room quietly with the camera following her closely. She sat at Jim's desk and thought that she might as well work on something to tell Jim later. She had a perfect idea of what to do.


For sure Dwight tricks in next chapter. I think Pam and Liz may meet too...

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