Chapter 15- The New Girl

Author's Note- Hi everybody! Thanks to the few people who reviewed last chapter, they were greatly appreciated. I know people are reading this so please review guys, it really helps me update faster and lets me know if this is worth continuing. Okay, this takes place a week after their fight. Here's the chapter, enjoy! ;)

It had been a long week since Jim and Pam had gotten into their fight. Not much had changed to the rest of the world but everything had changed for them. There were no nightly calls made, no notes passed, or eye rolls shared over Dwight. Jim thought that Pam didn't even care that they had broken off their friendship. She still seemed the same as before; totally being Roy's puppy dog and following around those ditzy girls all day long. As far as Jim was aware, they hadn't skipped school or done anything majorly bad since their fall out. Basketball practice had been hard for him though. Seeing Roy was just another irritating reminder that Pam wasn't his. What was even worse was that Pam, Julie, Maggie, and Grace watched all of their practices from the bleachers. Even though he'd noticed her every day at practice, he wouldn't look at her or talk to her. Pam didn't make any moves to talk to him either.

"Halpert! Get down on the blocks and Roy will pass you the ball from behind the arc, okay?" Coach Conway barked.

"Okay," Jim replied.

"Let's go! Run the play again, boys," their coach directed.

The starting five which included Jim ran back to the other end of the court. Roy had been starting for the past week because their shooting guard had broken his arm. Roy got the ball passed to him at mid-court and took it from there. Jim dashed down to the right block and waited for Roy to hit him in the middle of his stride. Roy dribbled all the way up to the foul line and Coach started yelling at him but instead, Roy just chucked the ball at Jim's head. Jim ducked and the ball sailed into the bleachers. "What the heck, Roy?" Jim yelled, standing under the basket.

Roy walked up to him. "You're supposed to catch the ball, retard."

"You're supposed to throw it at my chest not my head!" Jim retorted, not backing down in the slightest.

"Maybe if you spent less time fawning over Pam and more time paying attention to the game…" Roy muttered, smirking.

Jim rolled his eyes. "I don't even like Pam anymore, not even as a friend. You win, Roy…you get Pam. I don't even care." Jim was pretty sure that no one else could hear their conversation, after all everyone was on the other side of the court.

Roy shrugged. "Good, you were bringing down her popularity."

"Boys! Get the ball!" their coach shouted.

Jim turned away from Roy and dashed to the bleachers to get the ball. It had rolled all the way to the back which was a pain to get. Jim got down on his knees and started crawling under when the ball rolled to him. He scooped up the ball and looked up to see a purple Converse shoe in front of him. Attached to that shoe was a pretty girl. Jim thought she must've been new because he didn't recognize her. She had wavy brown hair that went down to her shoulder blades and dark green eyes that seemed to sparkle. "Are you okay?" she laughed.

"Yeah, yeah, um, I'm great," Jim stammered. This girl was definitely beautiful. "Are you new here?"

"Yeah, I actually just started yesterday. Um, I'm Riley," Riley smiled.

"I'm," Jim started.

"Jim!" his coach yelled.

"Jim," Riley said.

"Yeah," Jim mumbled.

"Well, it looks like you have to go. Um, I'll talk to you later," Riley offered.

"Later," Jim repeated.

"Yeah like after practice," Riley suggested, smiling.

"Cool." Jim ran back to his teammates with a goofy smile on his face. The rest of the practice flew by and soon the whole team was in the locker room.

Mark tapped Jim's shoulder as Jim searched for a stick of deodorant. "Who's that girl?" Mark asked, smirking.

"Oh, she's new here. Her name is Riley," Jim shrugged.

"She's pretty, man," Mark smirked.

"I'm not blind, Mark, I can see her," Jim replied. "I'm actually going to go talk to her right now."

"Already? Wow, you're fast," Mark laughed.

"Who's fast?" Roy asked, walking by their lockers.

"Jim. He's just about dating that new girl," Mark explained.

Jim rolled his eyes. "We're not dating yet."

"You mean the hot one who gave you the ball?" Roy questioned, suddenly interested.

Jim was a bit shocked that Roy would call another girl hot when he was with Pam but then again, it was Roy. "Yeah, that's the one," Jim mumbled.

"She's way too good for you, man," Roy grumbled.

"Guys, chill. I've barely talked to her," Jim interjected, slinging his mesh basketball bag on his shoulder.

"Yeah…for all we know she could be a total anime nerd," Mark laughed.

"She'd still be hot," Roy replied.

"Hey, you're with Pam," Jim commented.

"I know," Roy said.

"So…you shouldn't be talking about other girls," Jim explained.

"Hey, you're not friends with Pam," Roy mocked. "So…you shouldn't be worried."

Roy laughed and Jim rolled his eyes, walking out of the locker room. Jim ran up to Riley, spotting Pam out of the corner of his eye. He was hoping that this might evoke the slightest bit of jealousy from her. He didn't think that it would though. He was the one who was crushing on her, she only had thought of him as a friend. "Hey Riley!" he called.

"Oh, there you are," she smiled. "You did great in practice."

The two of them were walking out of the gym and Pam was watching, wondering what was going on. "Thanks," Jim replied. "So…are you walking home?"

"Yeah, actually," Riley smiled.

"Can I walk you?" Jim offered.

"That would be great."

"Where are you from?" Jim asked, once they were on the street.

"I came from Ohio," Riley replied.

"That's cool. Are you a Buckeyes fan?" Jim questioned, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, a big one," Riley laughed. "They killed Penn State this year, so don't even go there."

Jim smiled, appreciating her sense of humor. "You like the school so far?"

"It's good. Well, I mean it's only school," Riley explained.

Jim laughed. "Wait until you meet Dwight."

"Who's he?"

"Well, he's a very interesting kid in our grade," Jim smirked.

"Will you introduce me?" Riley smiled.

"It would be my pleasure," Jim quipped. He wanted to ask her out but wasn't exactly sure how.

"Does your girlfriend mind you walking with me?" Riley asked, politely.

Jim stared at her, confused. "I don't have a girlfriend."

"Oh…sorry! Geez, I'm really stupid. I just saw that redheaded girl staring at you for most of practice and I assumed…" Riley drifted off.

Jim's eyes widened. Redheaded girl? Did she mean Pam? He hadn't noticed her staring at all. "Which redhead?" he asked. He knew that was a stupid question; there was only one in the entire gym during practice.

"The one sitting with all the popular girls."

"Oh no, that's Pam. We're not dating, she's with Roy," Jim explained.

"You mean the loud one?" Riley asked.

"That would be him," Jim mumbled. "So do you have a boyfriend back in Ohio?"

"Nope, I'm single," Riley smiled, shyly. "Oh, this is my house."

They stopped in front of a medium-sized house and Jim shoved his hands in his pockets. "Um, this might be kind of weird because I like just met you but…"

"Yes?" Riley smiled.

"Would you like to go out with me…like on a date?" Jim asked, shyly.

"I would love to," Riley agreed.

"Is Friday night good?" Jim suggested.

"That's great," Riley replied.

"Okay, well, I'll see you tomorrow," Jim waved.

"Bye," Riley smiled.

So what did you think? Good or bad? Boring or interesting? The reviews dropped a lot last chapter, so I would really like if you guys would review this one. So…Jim's got a new girl, will Pam be jealous? Lol. Maybe. R&R! ;)