When He Found Her / When She Lost Him by NobleLandMermaid
Summary:  A response to this challenge "Get Jim & Karen together/apart in 55 words". Jim and Karen's (and Pam's) relationship in 6 55-word parts.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related Characters: Jim, Jim/Karen, Jim/Pam, Karen, Pam
Genres: Angst, Drabble, Romance
Warnings: Mild sexual content, Other Adult Theme
Challenges: 55, Get Jim and Karen together/apart in 55 words
Challenges: 55, Get Jim and Karen together/apart in 55 words
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Completed: Yes Word count: 317 Read: 2783 Published: February 02, 2017 Updated: February 02, 2017
The End and The Beginning by NobleLandMermaid
Karen

This isn't when she lost him, tears in their eyes by a Manhattan fountain.

Nor did she lose him at the beach.

Nor during their numerous talks.

Nor when he lied, then confessed to having feelings.

Truth is she lost him long before they ever met.

She lost him because she never really had him.

 

Jim

He should see his future here, he thinks as they stand by a fountain. He should see corporate ladder climbing, swanky Manhattan dates, a cozy Brooklyn apartment.

But instead he sees a curly haired girl who likes to draw. Who simply wishes he would come back. To her, to himself.

He's going to go home.

 

Pam

She twists a curl around her finger and jumps when the doorbell rings.

He stands in her doorway with a flower bouquet and a smile she hasn't seen for a year.

"It's okay, I'm totally fine," she fibbed to the cameras earlier.

But when he takes her hand, she really is fine.

They're finally starting.

End Notes:
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