"What do you mean she doesn't exist?" Pam hissed.

"That's just what they said, okay?"

"Well, couldn't you have just left her there or something?"

"Come on, Pammy I wasn't gonna do that to her," Pam couldn't help but notice the way Roy's eyes softened as they both looked over at Katy who was sitting on the visitor's couch, seemingly oblivious to their whispered conversation. "We almost ran her over this morning. Don't you think we should try to take care of her?" They turned their backs on Katy again, and Pam realized that the rest of the office was beginning to watch them curiously. Great.

"But..." Pam tried to protest, but that look on Roy's face told her it was no use; Katy was staying. She sighed. "What am I supposed to do with her all day?"

"I don't know, but she'll be safer up here than down in the warehouse. Besides you can, like, show her how to make copies for you or something."

"Make copies?" There were times when Pam was pretty sure that Roy thought her job consisted entirely of making copies and faxing things.

"Whatever. I don't care what you do with her. I just have to go, so I'll see you later, okay, babe?"

"Fine." Pam said curtly, knowing it was pointless to keep arguing.

"Is there a problem?" Katy asked, suddenly appearing next to them.

"No. No way." Roy said, with that rare charming smile of his.. "Pam's gonna let you hang out up here with her all day while I'm at work and then we'll take you home later and you can stay with us, okay? There's no problem." Pam's eyebrows were higher than they had ever been as she watched Roy walk out of the office. For a few seconds she just stood there trying to think of what possible way having a surprise house guest--and a very beautiful and probably insane one, at that--could fall under the 'no problem' category for Roy. Then she noticed Katy giving her a puzzled look.

"Are you sure you're all right?" Katy asked politely.

"Um. Yeah. I'm fine." Pam replied.

"This seems like a very nice office."

"Really? Well, yeah, I guess so." Pam shrugged a bit as she looked around at the flourescently lit desks, the dull carpet, and the random assortment of decorations that had steadily amassed next to each of her co-workers' desks. It wasn't that the office was ugly, necessarily, but she certainly wouldn't call it nice.

With a little coaxing, Pam managed to get Katy to sit at her desk and fold the stack of client letters Jan had left earlier that morning after her meeting with Michael. Pam herself was standing next to the desk, sorting through some forms for Toby. Of course, Pam knew there was no way her little arrangement would go unnoticed for long.

"Pama-rama? Do you have a second to--well, hello there, my fair lass. Wow. You are very... That is quite the... Nice dress..." Michael's voice was rarely welcome and this was no exception, as Pam turned around to face him, her only consolation was that at least in this case Michael's innuendos would probably pass by completely unnoticed. After all, if Katy didn't know what a truck was, it was doubtful she'd pick up on the uh... subtleties of Michael's conversational style.

"Michael, this is my um... this is Katy."

"Katy. What a pleasure it is to meet you. And can I just say that you have a very, uh, a very beautiful tiara there."

"Thank you, Michael. That's so sweet of you."

"Well, yeah, you know, that's just how I am. Too sweet."

As Katy and Michael continued talking, Pam ducked her head for a minute unable to see how this situation could get any worse. And then she knew.

"Michael. Who is this?"

"Oh, hey, Dwight. This is Katy, she's kind of like my new girlfriend." Pam's head snapped up again then, but either Katy hadn't heard that or she didn't have any idea what the word 'girlfriend' meant.

"Oh," Dwight said, sounding a little deflated. Pam glanced around the office, knowing she had to do something before this situation got even worse.

"Okay, you know what, I don't usually do this but I need to make an announcement," said Pam, loudly enough for the entire office to look up. Most of them had been covertly staring ever since Katy came in, but a couple seemed to notice her for the first time. Their looks of disbelief would have been funny if Pam wasn't so concentrated on keeping this day from becoming a total and complete disaster. Pam looked over at Michael and knew she'd have to speak fast if she was going to keep him from interrupting.

"Everyone, this is my friend Katy. She is visiting me for the day. And I know she's dressed a little unusually, but if you could just leave her alone that would be great. I promise she won't bother you. In fact, she's going to be busy helping me with some stuff, so she probably won't have time to talk to you. At all."

Pam knew it was no use. The office so rarely had visitors that trying to tell her co-workers not to bother Katy was like trying to tell them to ignore Pretzel Day. It just wasn't going to happen. Still, she had to do something. Just then Michael intervened.

"Okay, you heard Pam. Let's just all leave Katy alone for awhile. In fact, I think I'm just going to give her a little tour of the office. You know, just show her around a little bit, so you can all just ignore us, okay? I know you have plenty of work to do, slackers." Pam hung her head a little bit, but decided that it would probably be better to let Michael deal with Katy for awhile, so that she could get some actual work done. As they walked around and began meeting everyone, it occurred to Pam that maybe this was exactly the pairing she needed. Katy and Michael both needed looking after, so why couldn't she just let them baby-sit each other all day? It was perfect. Provided of course, that Michael didn't propose by the end of the morning.

Amazingly, Pam's plan seemed to work out well for everyone in the office. The next time she saw Katy it was right before lunch and Kelly had Katy cornered at a table in the break room. Pam slipped past them to grab a soda, trying not to let Kelly notice her. Ryan sat next to Kelly, apparently also trying not to be noticed as he covertly checked Katy out.

"So, Katy, that's a really pretty dress," said Kelly.

"Why thank you. That's very kind of you to say so," Katy said, still with that nauseatingly sweet voice. Pam wondered when she'd give up the act.

"Is it like a wedding dress? Because you could totally wear it as one. I love weddings, they are just, like, so beautiful, you know?"

"I know!" Katy agreed. "I was supposed to be getting married today, actually, but then my father..." she trailed off, looking down at her lap, and leaving Pam to wonder what exactly Katy wasn't telling them about herself. There was no way Katy actually thought she was from some magical kingdom, so Pam knew she'd have to try to pry the real story out of her sooner or later. At the moment, though, Kelly was talking again, too excited to notice that Katy didn't seem to be listening.

"Ohmygod!!! Did you hear that, Ryan? Katy's getting married!! That is soo cute. You guys are going to be so adorable together!"

"But you don't even know Jim." Katy protested.

"Whatever. I can totally tell about these things. You are going to be the cutest bride ever! Can I be a bridesmaid? Ohmygod, do you need help with anything? Because I know like this really cute bakery here and a floral place, and oh, how are you doing your hair? Do you have all your bridesmaids dresses picked? I know exactly what I want my wedding to look like." Kelly slid her fingers through Ryan's, and continued talking animatedly. Ryan on the other hand looked very pale, and seemed to be afraid to make any sudden movements.

As Kelly kept talking Pam stood behind her taking in Katy's disheveled appearance again. The girl really seemed to be in some kind of trouble and it was hard not to feel a little sorry for her. Pam made up her mind right then to do whatever it took to get Katy back where she belonged.

Still, there was something about Katy that just grated on her nerves, and Pam couldn't help but suspect that she was more than a little jealous of the way every male in the office Michael, Dwight, Kevin, Creed, Toby, Ryan, and even Roy, her own fiance, was immediately enamored of Katy just hours after meeting her. So yes, she would do everything she could to get Katy home. And she would do it as soon and as quickly as she possibly could.