Jim x Dwight-- Jim confesses his love to Dwight

Transfer

Jim went through a roller coaster of emotions when Jan came in telling  them that the Scranton branch was closing and they would be possibly absorbing some of the staff. 

Jim and Dwight had started a tentative relationship that was mostly them texting through the day and calling each other when they got off work. It was more like they were friends and while both wanted more, Jim was apprehensive. He wanted to protect himself from the heartbreak that he felt was inevitable if he fully committed to the relationship. 

The day ended with the turn of events that Josh had betrayed the company and that it would be Stamford that was closing. Jim was left with muddled feelings. If he went back to Scranton he knew he would automatically become reabsorbed into the cycle of being obsessed with Dwight. He would begin the cycle of ignoring his work in favor of coming up with pranks, observing Dwight constantly, and Dwight already inhabited so much of his mind and heart was he really ready to let his heart be on the line again in Scranton? He called Pam explaining his issue. Pam told him he was being silly, an idiot, and other choice words he would not be repeating. "What are you doing? Dwight loves you and you love him. Come to Scranton and come back to me!" she yelled in his ear. "Okay, okay Beesly" Jim chuckled, "you're right. I have to take a risk... again.""Yes you do" Pam excitedly stated, shocked by how stubborn and dumb her best friend could be sometimes. 

At the end of the day before leaving Jim told Karen that he would be taking the job in Scranton and he hoped she would too. Jim decided to wait to tell Dwight. He wanted to surprise him about him moving back. He recruited Pam and Michael to not tell Dwight. 

He made his way to the office the next week, when the merger day was happening. Dwight's face dropped in shock, but he composed himself quickly. When Jim made his way to his old desk he greeted Dwight. "Fact: I am older. I am wiser. Do not mess with me" Dwight said. "Okay sounds good" Jim said, looking at Dwight's forehead. Dwight yelled at him for not meeting his eye-line. Jim couldn't help himself from fooling with Dwight right away. 

Jim was forced to move to a new desk, when Ryan decided that he would remain in Jim's old seat, even thought he was back. Sitting in front of Dwight all day was making it even harder for Jim to concentrate. He was struggling to be back in the same office that he had fallen in love. 

The day was about as big of a disaster as he expected, but he was mainly able to avoid Dwight due to the constant distractions provided by Michael. He had to admit thought he really did miss the chaos of working here.

 When most people had left and bid him goodnight, Jim made his way to the parking lot. He got a call from Karen as he entered the car, he talked with her for a bit, until he saw Dwight walking to his car. "Hey I'll call you back" he told her, rushing to get out of his car and get to where Dwight was. 

"Hey Dwight" Jim said, putting his hands in his pockets. "You're bad at showing love" Dwight yelled, surprising himself by his outburst, but he had been on edge all day, hoping and waiting that Jim would pull him aside or something and tell him how glad he was to be in Scranton and with Dwight, but it never happened. "What?" Jim said, pretending to be confused. Dwight shoved past him and made his way into his car. "You heard me" he said, turning around, his face filled with fury. Jim ran over to where Dwight was. "Wait" Jim said, running over to Dwight and grabbing his elbow. Dwight tried to fling his arm out of Jim's grip, but Jim held on. "Dwight just listen to me. I do love you, I'm sorry I was just being weak because dammit Dwight you rejected me twice and before that you hated me and you had every right to, so I didn't want to get hurt. I thought if I kept you at a distance I'd be fine, but this is terrible. I'd let you break my heart a million times, I just need to be with you" he said. Jim's face was stripped raw, letting all of his emotions out. He had been an idiot to ignore Dwight and just act like he didn't miss him. He thought by being casual it would make things easier for him, but he didn't think about how Dwight probably thought this was a rejection from Jim.  Dwight looked back at Jim, "you're stupid" he said. He glared at Jim for a second, but a small smile broke through his face. "I'm not going to break your heart okay Jim" Dwight said sincerely, getting closer to Jim. "Just make me your dumb boyfriend and kiss me idiot." Jim smiled at Dwight, "so you're calling yourself dumb?" Jim asked, a smirk on his face. "Idiot" Dwight said, before meeting Jim's lips halfway and kissing him. 

"I love you and i'm sorry" Jim said. "I love you too" Dwight said, smiling at his official boyfriend. The two kissed slowly in the parking lot. "I'll come over to your house okay Dwight, but I have to do something real quick" he said. Dwight nodded and kissed him again, "okay" he responded. Jim smiled before making his way into his car. He called Pam and quickly told her he finally made Dwight his. He told her to call Dwight to get the full story, he had to do something really quick. 

He called Karen and told her the truth. "I don't want to lead you on" he told her truthfully. "Okay Jim" she responded, disappointed in the turn of events. She stayed in Scranton for a while, but after seeing no future there, she decided to move on and get a better job as a manger. Jim felt relieved when he told her the truth. He liked Karen a lot and if he hadn't been so in love with Dwight maybe they could have been something. But for Jim it was Dwight who he loved and who he couldn't get out of his head. He smiled to himself as he started driving to Dwight's house. He was happy to be back in Scranton. It was home for him and always would be.