I think I am.. [Jim Halpert x OG female character <3]

Chapter 1 !!

Elle's POV:

I sit quietly at the reception desk, biting anxiously on my pen, and trying hard not to look up and meet Michael's very unsettling gaze. I look at the clock on the wall behind me and see that it's 10:30.

"How have I only been here and hour and a half?!" I say under my breath.

I hear a faint chuckle from behind me and slowly spin my chair back around to face Jim, I've been here only 2 weeks but in that time I've become really close with this charming salesman Jim Halpert, who at best tolerates this job, but I love spending time with him, I just wish I could out of work as well.

"What's so funny Halpert?" I question raising my eyebrow.

"Nothing Beesly." He lets out another chuckle "Its just funny that you only just realised it's half 10."

He saunters over to your desk, popping a jellybean into his mouth.

"Laugh it up Halpert, I just don't have anything to do, no one mentioned that being a receptionist was so uneventful." I smack my head down on the desk but look back up and rub my forehead.
"Ow.."

At this point Jim is trying to stifle an even bigger laugh from the rest of the scarily quiet office.

"Ugh, can you two lovebirds shut up?" Dwight yells

I look at Dwight confused and Jim puts his hands up in defeat against his desk mate.

"I'd better get back to work" Jim states, reaching a hand out to my arm as a leaving gesture, but I flinch away and breathe in the cool air through my teeth.

"Woah, what was that? Is everything okay Elle?" Jim asks, a worried tint to his face.

I look back up at him and try to play off the deep purple bruise that was beneath my cotton blouse.

"Oh yeah, sorry, you just.. caught me off guard" I try to give a reassuring chuckle, but Jim isn't convinced as he slowly backs away to his desk and flashes a weak but kind smile to me as he sits down, his desk creaking slightly.

Hey! This is my first fic that I'm actually writing out and I had this idea at 3am, and I wanted to write something that I could control the ending of - so sorry if it's terrible

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