HELLO, BOYS, I'M BA-AA-AA-CK!...Independence Day. sorry for the long wait, I hit a bit of a creative slump with this chapter, I'm not as proud of this one as i am with my other ones, i don't know why, i just am. it's a long one, so enjoy!
Sarah Halpert drove up to the house that was the only Beesly address in the book, so she figured it must be where Pam was staying. Sarah sat in her car for a minute thinking over what she was doing, but, she knew it had to be done.
Sarah got out & walked up to the house & rang the doorbell. She heard the door opening & an older woman about Sarah's age, she thought, stuck her head out.
"Can I help you?"
"Yes, is this the Beesly residence?"
"Yes, yes, it is."
"Ms. Beesly, My name is Sarah Halpert, you might recognize the name, my son was going out with your daughter, can I speak with Pam, it's about Jim."
"Look, Ms. Halpert, Pam's been feeling very-"
"Please, Ms. Beesly-"
"Helen."
"Helen, it's urgent, if I can just talk to Pam, it might get her to reconcile with Jim."
"Okay", Helen said opening the door for her.
"Thank you", Sarah said as she walked in, only to be grabbed on the arm by Helen.
"For what it's worth, I'm only doing this because Jim is good for Pam, much better than...than you-know-who was."
"I know."
Helen led Sarah into the empty dining area, her husband, Joe, had already gone off to work and Pam was in the kitchen.
"Pam, could you come in here for a minute?" Helen said into the kitchen.
Pam walked in and was surprised at who she saw.
"Sarah?"
"Hello, Pam."
"What are you doing here?"
"Let's sit down."
"Okay."
they did so & Sarah was still trying to get out what she had to say & Helen went into the kitchen to give them some privacy, but, was still listening from the doorway.
"Pam, I'm here about Jim."
"Look, if he sent you, I'm still thinking it over."
"He doesn't know I'm here, I wanted to talk to you about this whole situation."
"Look, it's complicated, Jim was toying with me with all these fake proposals and I,...there were fireworks at our co-worker's going-away party and I really thought he was going to propose, but he didn't. I just don't know how serious he is about it, so, I left."
"Jim told me about that night, he was disappointed too, because he was going to propose that night."
"What?" Pam asked, shocked.
"What?" Helen quietly asked, equally shocked.
"He was, he may have done joke proposals, but he was very serious about wanting to marry you. I still remember he called so excited a week after you two started dating when he bought the ring."
"Wait a minute, he bought a ring? A week after we started dating?"
Sarah realized she had said too much.
"Yes."
"My god, what have I done?"
"Will he still take her back?" Helen asked coming in from the kitchen.
"I'm sure he will, if you wouldn't mind me taking her back to Scranton?" Sarah asked hopefully.
"Of course, Pam?"
"The sooner, the better" Pam said nearly beside herself.
"I just, I had no idea that he-"
"Come on, let's go back."
Pam & Sarah walked up to Jim's apartment door & knocked, someone going out let them in, so he wouldn't be expecting them.
They heard groans and rattling on the other side of the door until they heard Jim opening the door and he stuck his head out.
"Mom, what are you doing here? I said I wanted to be alone."
Sarah figured he must not have seen Pam, since his head wasn't out far enough.
"I brought someone."
He looked out a little further and saw Pam standing next to her.
"What are you doing here?" Jim asked, shocked.
Pam was shocked looking at Jim's face, he had bags under his eyes and his hair was a mess, his face had streaks from tears, Pam couldn't say anything until Sarah chimed in.
"Can we come in, please?"
Jim let them in and Pam got a good look at him and his apartment, he was in his boxer shorts & nothing else, and his apartment was littered in beer cans & dirty plates, Pam walked in and sat down on the couch, Sarah sat down on another chair.
"How've you been doing, Jim?" Pam asked, unsure of what else to say.
"Well, since you left, I came home & have been sulking, drinking, not taking care of myself, blaming everyone involved in this whole thing and trying to stop caring about anything, but, enough about me, what are you doing here?"
"Well, your mom came to get me, and well-"
"I told her, Jim" Sarah said butting in.
"Told her what?"
"About the ring and the attempted proposal." Pam admitted.
"Oh."
"Jim, I'm so sorry, I was being stupid and angry and selfish, and honestly, the last couple days I've spent thinking about this made me remember how much I still love you, about those years when we couldn't have each other and how, especially now, I never want to go through that again. I know it's asking for a lot, but, do you think you can you forgive me?"
Jim just sat in silence appearing to be thinking, only to turn to Pam with a growing smile on his face.
He put his hand on hers and said, "I'll always forgive you, Pam, I love you."
Pam started to smile with tears forming in her eyes, "I love you, too, and, you propose to me whenever you're good & ready."
Jim was never sure what made him do this, but, he reached over, grabbed the ring and dropped to one knee.
The smile still on his face, he looked up at Pam who still had her smile.
"Pam, will you marry me?"
"Yes, yes, I will." Pam said more than enthusiastically.
Jim jumped up & pulled Pam into a big kiss and a hug.
During the hug, Jim looked over at Sarah and mouthed, "thank you."
"Jim." Pam said into his ear.
"Yes, fiancee" Jim said overflowing with happiness.
"Not wanting to kill the moment or anything, but, you really need a shower."
"I know, I know." Jim said, still smiling.
I was debating with myself for a while as to whether have this be one long chapter or split it into two, I decided on the former because I didn't want to hold too many of you guys in suspense as to what was going to happen. I got one more chapter up my sleeve, so stick around! also, since some people got the sarah and kyle thing in the last chapter, maybe you'll get this one. I named Pam's parents Joe & Helen. Another cookie for anyone who figures it out. your hint:JH and HC.