Every Man has a Kelly

Summary: "Every man has a Kelly." That is the epic advice that Michael Scott relayed to his new boss, Ryan Howard in attempt to be helpful, despite the fact Ryan wanted to talk about business strategy. It sounded like drivel to him at first, but slowly, he begins to see it made more sense than even Michael understood. [[KRyan, with hints of Dwanglea and implied Jam

Type: Romance/Angst…/ I will ATTEMPT Comedy, though I'm not a funny lady.

Disclaimer: I don't own this show, or any of the characters. Wish I owned Steve Carrell though. I asked for him and Will Farrell for Christmas!

Author's Note: Still going a little slow (and like I said, I'm NOT funny, sorry.) Hang with it, I may get better!

Chapter 2

A black fly. in your chardonnay…

// Individual shot of Kelly, flashing a half hearted smile //

"I'm totally excited about the gala. Well, actually Michael had this idea of turning into like a 'Second-Chance Prom' sort of thing. I don't think he ever went to his real prom. He had pictures of him in tux, but the girl with him looks like his Mom or something. Me? I went twice. Yeah, my dates were both totally cute, but I didn't spend much time at the actual prom with them. One got lost finding the punch bowl, and the other had to dance with his sister all night. It was funny, they didn't look alike at all, and they had different last names."

// CUTS to conference room. Ryan is standing; Phyllis, Pam, and Angela sit at the table //

"Okay, good progress guys. I'm not really sure about the whole 'Prom' angle, but if you're all in agreement that you think it'll go over good, then I can probably pitch it to Corporate" Ryan said rubbing the back of his neck tensely.

He had never known that the people who worked here felt such camaraderie to Michael. He thought that they had all just simply lived in dumbstruck fear of him as he had. But it was evident in the way they blatantly cold-shouldered him that they were dead set in showing allegiance to their wacky boss. Even Phyllis had mastered how to cut her eyes, and was getting a lot of practice on him.

"Michael wants it this way. Poor guy deserves something nice." Phyllis said stiffly, and shuffled through some of the notes she'd been taking.

Angela nodded with a tightly drawn lip.

" Yeah, and I happen to think the idea is very creative. Michael is a really creative guy." Pam said, being the one to not and try her irritation with Ryan at all.

"Okay, okay. I'm going to take some things down in my agenda book real quick, so you guys can take a break from crunching numbers and stuff." Ryan seated himself a few steps away, and took out his leather bound agenda book, and went to writing dates and assignments down.

Pam pursed her lips a bit, thinking, and finally deciding something. She figured that Ryan should know about the juicy piece of gossip she'd heard this morning in the break room. Perhaps it would take him down a notch or two, to know that even someone who had once been obsessed with him was moving on.

"Hey Phyllis" She began nonchalantly "You're bringing your husband to this thing right?"

Phyllis smiled her glowy smile and nodded "He's excited about it. He might get a limo and everything"

Bob Vance had a tendency to go all out where Phyllis was concerned. Not the worst quality in a man.

"Are you going with Jim?" Phyllis asked smiling a knowing smile.

Pam was sort of dating Jim now. They'd been out several times, and much to Karen's dismay, were back their normal selves at the office.

"Uhm. I suppose." Pam assumed shrugging. She made a mental note to mention it to him later. Time for the attack now. "You will never guess who Kelly's going with"

Phyllis's eyes lit up. Gossip was a staple for her. Angela rolled her eyes. No one turned to look, but Ryan's ears perked, yet he didn't move his eyes.

"People should be able to go to dance with each other without everyone making assumptions that they're an item. Perhaps Kelly just enjoys Toby's companionship, and has no interest in a romantic relationship with him. And if she did, it's none of our business." Angela scoffed.

"Toby?!" Phyllis squealed, "I would have never guessed. He's such a loner."

Pam smiled placidly "Yeah, and that's not all. I heard he's taking her out this Friday night. He asked Jim for tips on where to take her, since he hasn't been out on a real date in a very long time."

Ryan took a gulp, but continued to scribble in his date planner. Of course, he had run out of real information, so now his scribbling really was just scribbling.

" Well. I think they make a darling couple" Phyllis decided, and Pam silently wondered if she had picked up her original motives. "I bet Kelly would be so good to Sasha."

All three ladies nodded silently, and Pam smiled and held in a laugh. 'Take that fancy-pansted- jerky-job stealer. Not even Kelly liked you as much as you probably thought.'

// CUT to shot of Toby in the break room, alone with camera //

" I asked Kelly to the Prom thing. I'm sort of taking her out this weekend too. What's that? Oh, the desk thing. Yeah, I made up the allergy. Don't get me wrong, I've always thought Kelly was real cute, but sometimes I didn't want to spend my day hearing about the twenty reason's J.Lo's amazing, or how Matt Damon spends his weekends. I figure she can't be too bad though, once you get past all the chatter. She makes me laugh sometimes, and I understand how bad she feels lately. We both need a good time." The door opens and quietly shuts, but Toby keeps talking, un affected. "Plus, when my daughter was here once, Kelly made this cute little flower out of Post-It notes. Sasha still loves it. It's pinned to her knapsack."

// Door opens again, and a wider shot reveals that it was Ryan who entered the first time, and the new arrival is Kelly //

Kelly flashes a grin at the camera, before going past the boys and to the fridge for her yogurt cup. Inside her brain she's practicing her latest Tyra mantra technique. 'Chant away awkward situations'. This isn't awkward. It isn't awkward. It isn't awkward. Ryan looks so cute in blue. No he doesn't, he's evil, Toby's looks better in the green. This isn't awkward. It isn't awkward.

Ryan coughs uncomfortably, and goes for the coffee maker with a mug. Toby seems oblivious to the situation. Well, he isn't really oblivious, but he just assumes that Ryan won't care. After all, he never really even liked Kelly in the first place. Toby was surprised it took him as long as it did to break up with her.

"Hey Kelly, I got reservations for that French place for Friday. Are you up for that?" He asks, apparently forgetting Ryan even exists.

"Uhh..Sure. Sounds great" Kelly smiles shyly.

Toby grins, and both turn around quickly when they hear a coffee cup drop. Toby is up in a flash to help Ryan, who is now covered in hot coffee. Kelly bends to pick up the large glass shards.

"Whoa. Watch out, I'll get those" Toby offers, "I don't want you to get cut."

Kelly smiles, and backs away. She watches as Ryan tries to blot the coffee out of tie, and even though she yells at herself and knows that Tyra would be mad, she wonders what he's thinking.

Ryan ignores the two. Him dropping his cup was so no related to Toby and Kelly making plans, right in front of him. He got to a little hot, and it surprised him when he touched it, and that's why he dropped it. As they scatter to help him, Ryan concentrates on getting the coffee out of tie, instead of Toby's blatant chivalry in not wanting Kelly to touch the glass. Ryan sees suddenly why Michael doesn't like Toby though. He's such a goody-goody. That has nothing to do with Kelly of course. It's just an observation.

The door quickly opens and Michael darts in joyously.

" Killer! Jan totally agreed to go to the Prom with me…and I still have the corsage I got my Mo—I mean my date in high school, and everything! This night is going to be so fresh. Just like the Prince of Bel Air."