Chapter 9- Pretty Eyes
Author's Note- Hi everybody! Thanks for all the awesome reviews last chapter! You guys are so nice! I hope that all of you are enjoying this story so far. Somebody said that Pam was changing too fast and I think you're right. So, I'm going to slow down that process. Here's the chapter, enjoy!
It was Friday and tomorrow Pam would be going to a party with Roy. Jim and Pam were sitting in Jim's tree house, planning new pranks for Dwight. "So, are you going to the party tomorrow with Roy?" Jim asked, putting down the pen.
"Yeah, why? Are you going too?" Pam replied, hoping that Jim would be coming too. Just in case something bad happened. Like if Roy did something crazy, at least she'd have Jim.
"Nah, parties aren't really my scene," Jim said, looking at Pam, curiously. And they aren't yours, either. What are you doing, Pam? Jim thought to himself.
"Oh, well I wish you were," Pam muttered, quietly. Jim smiled, Fridays and Saturdays were usually their days to hang out. "What do you think of Roy, Jim?"
That he doesn't deserve you, Jim thought. "Well, he's, uh, different. Roy's popular and he has lots of friends and has had lots of girlfriends. I just think that you should be careful, I don't think that he really knows what it means to be a boyfriend to somebody, especially not you." Jim looked into Pam's piercing green eyes, and for the first time realized how beautiful they were.
"You have really pretty eyes," Jim blurted out. What the heck did I just say? Did I just tell Pam she has pretty eyes? Oh God, no. I'm her best friend; I'm not supposed to think that way about her. Whoa, did I just think 'that way' about her? Jim thought, confused. "What I meant to say was, that I never noticed how colorful your eyes were," Jim backtracked.
"Thanks," Pam replied, blushing a little. So far, I don't think Roy has called me 'pretty' once and Jim just did and I'm not even dating him, she thought.
"Are you excited for the party?" Jim asked. The two of them had never really gone to a full-out high school party. Honestly, Jim was a little worried about Pam. He didn't want something bad to happen to her.
"Yeah, I guess. I mean no party will ever beat our pizza and movie nights," Pam said, laughing. Jim nodded, his deep blue eyes shimmering in the light.
"Can you hang out tomorrow, like before the party? Only if you want to," Jim offered, doodling on the notepad.
"Sure, Jim, we can go to the arcade," Pam suggested, watching Jim. He ripped out the piece of paper and began folding it into a paper airplane.
"Sounds great." Jim's paper airplane whizzed past her ear, running into the wall. Pam picked up the airplane and tossed it back to him.
"Come here," Pam said, as Jim knee-crawled over to Pam. "Check out this caricature I made of Dwight in science today." Jim began laughing, soon he was rolling on the floor snorting with laughter. In the picture Dwight had an even bigger nose and glasses, along with Dwight's regular features, it looked pretty hilarious.
"That's really good, Beesly," Jim said, hiccupping. "I think it deserves a spot on the wall of fame," he continued, taking the picture. A few years ago, Jim had created one of the tree house walls into a personal showcase of Pam's artwork. There were tons of pictures; the earlier ones were ones he kept from back when they were five. Jim taped the picture to the wall, smiling back at Pam.
"I love the wall of fame," Pam exclaimed, happily. It had been Pam's twelfth birthday present from Jim.
"Me too," Jim replied.
Jim's mom appeared at the bottom of the ladder, "Jim! You need to clean up your room!" she yelled.
Pam laughed; Jim wasn't one of the most organized people she knew. "Okay, I'm coming!" Jim called back, heading down the ladder with Pam.
"Hey honey," Mrs. Halpert greeted Pam. "Do you want to go home? Jim will probably take a while."
"No, it's okay. I'll help him out," Pam replied, glancing at a smiling Jim.
"You're lucky you have such a good friend, Jim. It's a wonder that she hasn't left you yet," she said, laughing.
Jim rolled his eyes. "What's for dinner?"
"Lasagna, is that good Pam?" Mrs. Halpert asked.
"It's great," Pam replied.
"What about me?" Jim joked.
"You sir, don't get a say," his mom said, laughing. The trio headed inside, eager for dinner. Tomorrow was going to be a long day for Jim and Pam.
So what did you think? I know this chapter was super short, sorry. The next chapter is going to be long though, if that helps. Also, it's going to be the party. I hope you guys liked this chapter! Please review! Hearing from all of you guys is awesome and I really appreciate it.
