Loosely set between S03E11, "Back from vacation" and S03E12, "Traveling Salesmen".

It's that magical Friday again, but Michael is too busy trying to improve his morale with the warehouse guys. And he is not afraid of bringing the big guns. After all, what could go wrong?

Honey, you don’t have a ton of offers piling up under your name. I’ve seen you act, you’re not terribly bad, but you need people to see that. You need to be known. You need to make some money so you’ll stop serving coffee. And this is your chance, ok?

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters or places you recognize. I don't even own Clare, since she's based on 3 real people I know. Sorry not sorry. 

The only thought fixed in his mind is how easy he and Pam have landed into that comforting, exciting place of banter and pranks and how he never ever wants to leave it again.

Pam is jinxed and Jim knows he has to take this chance. 

Set during season 3. 

A Will They or Won't They AU with Pam and Jim as next door neighbors.

“Pam, come on. Don’t do that.” The sound of his bare feet on the wooden floor following behind kept me in motion through the dining room, looking under chairs for my sandals. I summoned everything I had in me not to look at him in his currently half-dressed state.

“Don’t do what? Jim, I’m fine. Really.”

I’m just in love with you and you only want to be friendly neighbors. And, also, since I’m being honest with myself, my body is not loving the unsated high of being as aroused as I just felt with your hands on me like that.