in the office » jim halpert

two: basketball

"alright boys, let's go" michael says

jim, dwight, ryan, oscar, and toby stand up, walking over to him

"where are you guys going?" i ask

"down to the basement to play some basketball"

"oh, cool, can i come?"

"sure, but we we already have our team made up" he says

i shrug "that's fine"

"actually, why don't you all come" michael suggests

everyone groans

"you'll get paid to"

suddenly, everyone jumps up, following

i walk beside jim, as we are at the end of the line behind everyone

"nice shorts" i say, laughing

his cheeks turn pink "oh shush"

"they go great with that headband"

"it keeps the sweat out of my eyes"

"ew, remind me to steer clear of you afterwards" i tease

he playfully rolls his eyes, making us both laugh

when we reach the bottom, michael screams "are you guys ready to get defeated?"

i look at him, confused "i thought you were just playing against each other"

michael turns towards me "oh, no. we are playing for a reward"

"what is it?"

"loser has to buy winner a meal" darryl says

i turn towards him with a big smile on my face "hey, how are you?"

he smiles "i'm good, sweetie. how's your new job?"

"good"

"it looks interesting" he says, glancing behind me at them all awkwardly stretching

i laugh "yeah, well-" 

before i can finish my sentence, i feel two arms wrap around me from behind

i turn around to see roy

i smile "hey roy"

"hey shortcake. you playing today cause if so, i'm droppin out"

i laugh "no, they already had their players"

"do you want to be on my team?"

i smile "i would, but i'm kind of getting paid to watch, so i'm going to have to say no"

he smiles "then you can cheer for me"

i playfully roll my eyes "you wish, anderson"

his smile grows "oh yeah, y/l/n?"