Jim's P.O.V

"Thanks, Jim." Y/N gave Jim a small smile. He returned it and sighed before hugging her and burying his face in her hair. God, she felt good. Not to mention that he hadn't felt this way since he had first been with Pam. In fact, this was a greater feeling. A more passionate feeling. Jim smiled to himself as Y/N put her arms over his shoulders as he wrapped his arms around her waist. She started to pull away but he stopped her so that their faces were close. She gulped and looked at him, looking down at his lips before returning her glance to his eyes.

"I'm glad that I could help you." She spoke as she moved out of his grip.

"Yeah, um, thanks." He gave her a small smile. She returned it before leaving the kitchen. Jim sighed and rubbed his hands over his face as he tried to process what had just happened. Pam had lied to Y/N and then gotten her to tell him. How could she do that? He wasn't going to stand by and let this happen, he thought as he clenched his jaw and stormed out of the kitchen. He stormed towards the reception desk.

"Jim-."

"Shut it." Jim cut Dwight off as he reached Pam.

"What, did you not want to see my reaction when I found out that you didn't want me to propose?" he asked sarcastically, cocking his head to the side. Pam sighed and looked up.

"I'm sorry, Jim." She spoke.

"No, no, don't even try. I can't believe that you got Y/N, my best friend in the freaking world, to tell me. After everything that we've been through. What, were you hoping that I'd get pissed off at her instead of you? Because sorry, Pam, but no." He spat.

"If I'm being honest, you two seem a lot closer right now than we are. I thought that she'd break it to you more gently than I would." She snapped back.

"She did break it to me gently, she was amazing about it, still doesn't mean that it was okay for you to do that!" he exclaimed, holding his hands to his head and making people look at them, including Y/N. Jim gulped as he looked at her, just staring at them before turning back to Pam.

"Okay, look. You're my girlfriend, not Y/N. I wouldn't have proposed to Y/N, it would have been to you. So, it should have been you who told me that you didn't want me to propose. What the hell were you thinking?" Jim snapped.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know how else to tell you." Pam sighed.

"So, you lie to my best friend and tell her that you don't want me to propose because you don't want to be married? Did you think that I wouldn't tell her about Roy?" he scoffed.

"That was the truth, Jim." Pam snapped. Jim looked at her.

"So, what? You said yes to Roy but won't even let me propose at all? So, is it me? Do you just not want to be married to me?" he choked.

"No, not at all, it's just that you know I had a rough time with Roy, I don't want to relive that." She sighed.

"You of all people know that I'm nothing like Roy." He scoffed. Pam sighed and shrugged.

"I don't know what else to tell you." She gulped. Jim sighed and shook his head.

"I better get back to work." He mumbled before starting to turn away.

"Before you go, I should say that we have a double date tonight." Pam smiled sheepishly. Jim narrowed his eyes at her.

"Are you freaking serious? Do you really think that I'm going to go after you've done this-."

"It's with Y/N." Pam admitted. Jim's face dropped.

"Y/N and who?" he gulped.

"I thought that it'd be fun to set her up with Seth." She shrugged, looking at her computer.

"Oh, come on, that guy is a jackass and Y/N is way too good for him." Jim scoffed.

"Who do you suggest I set her up with, then?" Pam snapped back. Jim gulped.

"I don't know. All I know is that I really don't want to do this tonight." He mumbled.

"Well too late because Y/N has already said yes, as has Seth." Pam sighed. Jim looked at her.

"Y/N agreed to go out with him?" he asked.

"Of course she did." She nodded. Jim sighed and lightly hammered his fist against the reception desk before going back to his desk.

Y/N's P.O.V

"So, I've just been told about our double date." Jim sighed as he sat down. I nodded and smiled at him.

"I think that it'll be fun." I spoke.

"I'm not so sure." Jim mumbled. I looked at him.

"Why not?" I scoffed.

"Nothing against you, Y/N, I can't wait to go out with you, but Seth is a jackass who I don't like and frankly I think that you could do a lot better." He shrugged.

"Who do you think would be better?" I chuckled.

"Sorry, what?" Jim cleared his throat.

"If you were to match me up with a guy, who would you set me up with?" I smiled. His eyes wavered as he cleared his throat again.

"Um...erm...Dwight." He nodded. My eyes widened.

"What?" I scoffed as I looked at Dwight.

"Hmm. She has a symmetrical face, straight teeth, ample breasts, and wide hips which suggests good fertility and less risk of a dangerous birth should I impregnate her. I'd be game." Dwight nodded. Jim and I looked at each other.

"Okay, well, that escalated quickly." He chuckled, making me smile and laugh.

"Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing you tonight. I've already been here for half a year and I've yet to see you outside of work." I chuckled.

"That would have changed a long time ago if he didn't have Pam." Dwight mumbled.

"Dwight, what the hell?" Jim scoffed.

"I'm just stating the obvious." He shrugged.

"Whatever, dude." Jim mumbled before tossing down his pen and standing from his desk. My eyes widened slightly as he walked away from his desk, shaking his head as he went. 

Jim's P.O.V

"I am so sick of everyone thinking that I have a crush on Y/N, or, or, a thing for her. I mean, come on, she's amazing and everything, but I'm with Pam, and I love her and I'm not a guy who cheats, and I can't wait to hang out with Y/N tonight. Am I pissed that she'll be with Seth?" he ranted before his eyes wavered and he looked down. He cleared his throat as he looked back up.

"No, I'm not. I'm happy with Pam, and Y/N is happy to go out with Seth." He sighed, his eyes dropping again as he looked down. 

Y/N's P.O.V

I walked into the restaurant and looked around for Jim, Pam, and Seth.

"Y/N." I turned around and smiled as Jim walked towards me.

"Hey, it's great to see you outside the office." He smiled as he leaned down and pressed his lips against my cheek, making me smile.

"Yeah. I'm loving casual Jim so far." I smiled, studying his attire of jeans, sneakers and a casual top. I didn't think that he could look any better than he did in his work outfit but somehow, here he was.

"I'm loving casual Y/N too. You look really, really good." He spoke, a slight smirk on his lips as he looked me up and down. I tried to hide my smirk.

"Anyway, where are Pam and Seth?" I asked. Jim's smile faded slightly.

"Yeah, I probably should take you to meet your date for the night." He nodded, sighing slightly before smiling at me.

"Let's go." I smiled.

"They do really good food here, they do ribs, burgers, meatball sandwiches, it's a carnivore's favourite place." He chuckled.

"I'll love it, then." I nodded, making him laugh. My breath hitched slightly as I felt Jim's fingers gently brush my hand, making me smile to myself as we approached the table.

"Y/N, hey." Pam smiled.

"Hey Pam, it's lovely to see you." I returned.

"Y/N, this is Seth, he's your date for tonight." Pam smiled.

"Against all better judgment." Jim mumbled, looking down as he scuffed his shoe against the ground and shoved his hands into his jean pockets.

"Hey." I chuckled, looking at him. He looked at me and gave me a small smile as we sat down so that Pam was opposite Seth and I was opposite Jim.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Seth." Seth smiled, holding out his hand.

"I'm Y/N." I returned, shaking it.

"So, what were you guys talking about when you were coming over?" Pam asked, looking between Jim and I.

"Just basically how good the food is, and I said that I think Y/N is going to love it." He smiled at me, making me return it.

"Yeah, I'm, like, the biggest carnivore ever." I chuckled.

"You're going to have to fight me for that title." Jim laughed.

"I, erm, I know that this isn't a great way to start, but I think that it's actually really unattractive to see women eating things like ribs and massive burgers." Seth admitted. My smile dipped slightly and Jim and Pam's eyes widened.

"Considering that Y/N is a grown-ass woman, I think that she can order what she wants." Jim nodded, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"It's okay, I was considering just having a salad anyway." I shrugged, looking down.

"You don't have to, we're paying, you have whatever you want." Jim spoke, giving me a reassuring smile.

We sat in the booth, reading the menus.

"If I get the twenty-rib challenge, who's willing to go against the king of meat?" Jim smiled.

"I'm in." I nodded. He looked at me.

"You sure? I'm not going to go easy on you just because you're my best friend." He smirked.

"I don't need you to go easy in order for me to win." I teased.

"Oh, you're so on, Y/L/N." he laughed, holding up his hand. I smiled and high-fived him, my smile widening slightly as he closed his fingers around my hand.

"You two done flirting? Can we order now?" Pam chuckled. Jim's smile dropped as he let go of my hand and looked down at the menu, making my smile drop too.

"So, what's it like working at Dunder Mifflin?" Seth asked, looking at me.

"It's really fun, especially with Jim and Pam." I smiled.

"Yeah, we're really close to Y/N, aren't we, Jim?" Pam asked, looking at Jim.

"Yeah, we are." He smiled and nodded, resting his chin on his fist and smiling at me. I returned it and looked down, trying to hide my blush.

"So, what's the best thing about working there?" Seth asked. Jim and I looked at each other.

"The pranks." We spoke in unison, making each other laugh.

"Do you remember the one where I put Dwight's stapler in jello, but he refused to eat the jello to get it out because he'd drawn his name on it in white-out, and then he accused me of trying to poison him?" Jim laughed.

"Oh, I remember that one, that was a good one." Pam smiled.

"Yeah, it was awesome. I remember that he called poison control to see if the white-out would poison him if he ate the jello." I chuckled.

"That was the best bit!" Jim laughed.

"What are you, six?" Seth scoffed. Our smiles dipped.

"Sorry, what?" Jim asked, clearing his throat.

"Pranking is so immature. So, what are you, six?" he asked again. Jim looked at Pam and I.

"Erm, add twenty to that and then you're there." He nodded, chuckling nervously.

"You're twenty-six and you're pranking your co-workers? Really?" Seth shook his head.

"Dude, what's your problem?" Jim scoffed, crossing his arms over his chest. Seth chuckled and shook his head.

"I don't have a problem. I just think that a guy your age should be a bit more mature than still only having a girlfriend and playing pranks on others." He nodded. Jim's eyes widened and he looked at Pam.

"You told him about the engagement?" he scoffed.

"Um...no, I...he promised not to say anything." She sighed. Jim scoffed again, shaking his head as he looked at me.

"Screw this." He nodded before standing up and grabbing his jacket.

"Jim, where are you going-I'll get him." Pam sighed as she quickly got out of the booth and followed him. I gulped as she walked to him before putting a hand on his arm. My eyes widened as he tore his arm away before saying something to her and shaking his head. He pointed his hand to Seth and I before looking at me. His face dropped slightly and he lowered his hand as he just stared at me. Pam said something to him, making him shake his head and reluctantly tear his gaze away from me before walking out. Pam sighed as she came back to the table.

"Well, Jim has gone home, so, well done, Seth." She mumbled.

"I didn't do anything. The guy is nearly thirty, he still plays pranks on people, and he hasn't even proposed to you yet." He scoffed.

"You know that that's my choice, not his." She hissed at him. I sighed as I moved out of the booth, grabbing my jacket as I stood up.

"I'm just going to go to the bathroom." I nodded before walking out of the restaurant. I looked around and sighed as I saw Jim stood there, his jacket collar up and his hands shoved in his pockets as he slightly jumped up and down, presumably to keep warm.

"Hey." I spoke, walking towards him as I stuffed my own hands into my pockets. He looked up and gave me a small smile.

"Hey. I'm so sorry about all that." He sighed, looking at me with broken eyes.

"What happened in there?" I asked. He shrugged and looked down.

"I told you, he's a jackass. He's never liked me, so I don't know why Pam thought that it was a good idea to set you up with him, especially in an effort to make up to me for the fact that she doesn't want to get married." He mumbled. I sighed and nodded.

"Do you have a cigarette?" he asked, looking at me.

"Jim, honey, I don't smoke, and neither do you." I nodded, making him chuckle slightly.

"I know. I'm just stressed and pissed off. I just, this was a bad idea. Pam and I are struggling right now, I didn't exactly want all of our dirty laundry to be hung out for my best friend to see." He mumbled. I smiled slightly.

"You consider me your best friend?" I asked.

"Of course I do. You're amazing, and you're always there for me, and you get me. To me, that's a best friend." He nodded. I returned it and smiled. Jim looked at me.

"Come on, let's head back inside." He spoke.

"You sure that you want to?" I asked. He sighed.

"No, but I can see your little body shivering and I'd rather go in and face Seth the jackass than have you freezing to death." He smiled, making me laugh.

"Okay, then. In we go." I smiled, my smile widening as Jim placed a hand on my lower back and led us back in.

"Well, tonight was...interesting. But thanks for coming out." Pam smiled as she hugged me.

"Thanks for inviting me." I returned as I looked at Jim. He didn't say anything, he simply wrapped his arms around me. I returned the hug, feeling settled at the sound of his gentle heartbeat. I smiled as he gently kissed the top of my head before letting me go.

"See you guys later." Pam smiled, waving at Seth and I as they got into Jim's car. I looked at Seth.

"So, tonight was fun." He smiled. I sighed.

"You do realise that you were basically insulting my best friend all night, don't you?" I asked. He sighed and looked down.

"Jim and I don't get on. Because of that, you didn't see the real me tonight. I'd love to take you out tomorrow and give you the real me." He nodded.

"I don't know." I sighed.

"Please, Y/N? I really like you and I think that if you get to know the real me, you'll really like me too. Give me a second chance?" he asked. I gulped.

"Okay. It's a date." I smiled hesitantly. He returned it before gently pecking my cheek.

"Thank you. I'll see you tomorrow." He smiled before walking to his car.

"See you tomorrow." I sighed, half to myself as I walked to my car.