A/N: This idea came to me a couple weeks ago and just wouldn't go away so I thought I'd give it a try. My first angst story! This is an AU fic that takes place three years after Jim left Scranton. Basically, Casino Night never happened. Jim never got the courage to tell Pam how he felt and ended up transferring to Stamford because he couldn't deal with Pam marrying Roy.

Sunday, 11:05 p.m. – Back roads of Scranton

Jim Halpert was exhausted. He had spent the entire week in Scranton visiting his family. Ever since moving to Connecticut three years ago, he had started to feel disconnected from them. Luckily, with enough vacation time saved up, he had been able to come spend some quality time with his mom, dad, and sister. His brother Jon had even driven up for a few days. The time away from work was refreshing but at this moment, Jim felt like he had been working twenty-four hours straight. Taking a deep breath, he tried hard to hold his eyes open as he focused on the back roads that he had once known so well.

As he navigated the small town, Jim's eyes drifted over to the passenger's seat. The sight that lay before him brought a smile to his face. The woman in the seat next to him had already drifted off to sleep, her left hand, adorned with a white gold wedding set, rested protectively on her protruding stomach. At eight months pregnant, she was just as stubborn as she had always been, if not more so. Jim had tried to convince his wife that the drive would be uncomfortable for her and might not be a smart idea in case she went into labor. The original plan had been for Jim to visit his family in Scranton while she spent some quality time with her sister on Long Island. However, after several long hours of discussion, he realized she couldn't be dissuaded. Now, as he gazed at her sleeping face, he was grateful that she had convinced him to bring her with him instead of sending her to stay with her sister for a week. Even asleep, she still provided company on the otherwise boring drive back to Stamford. He gently brushed her long dark hair off her face and turned his attention back to the road.

At times like this, when Karen was asleep and Jim was alone with his thoughts, he thought back to a time three years ago when his world had revolved around the one person that he could never have. Being back in Scranton this week had brought back a flood of memories that he had tried to bury over the last few years. Even though he was happily married and was about to be a father, he still wondered what life would have been like if he had only taken a chance. As much as he loved Karen, and their unborn child, he still wondered if this was the life that was made for him all along, or if things would have been different had he only had the courage to put it all on the table.

Sunday, 11:20 p.m. – Apartment complex in central Scranton

Pam Beesly-Anderson was wide awake. She had spent the last hour with the telephone in her lap, trying desperately to get a hold of her husband. Roy had said he would be going out with some of the guys after work but he had promised to be home by nine. Now, at almost two and a half hours past the deadline, Pam was starting to get worried. She had already called Poor Richards to see if Roy was there but the bartender insisted that he wasn't. Darryl wasn't answering his phone and Pam didn't know any of the other guy's numbers.

Sighing to herself in resignation, she padded to the kitchen and began busying herself with making tea. As she ran the water into the teapot, she began to wonder why she was even surprised anymore. Three years ago, she had thought that marrying Roy would be the answer to all of her problems.

She had thought that if they were married, Roy would have to stop running off and leaving her at home night after night, wondering where he was.

She had thought that he would finally focus his attention on her and be the guy that she had fallen in love with all those years ago.

She had thought wrong.

The day they got back from their honeymoon, Roy had gone out with his buddies and hadn't returned home until 5:00 the next morning. From that point on, Pam knew that she had been hoping for the impossible.

It was times like this that she thought back to the days when things were different. Days when she would look up from her desk and be met with a mischievous look and a glance toward Dwight. Days when they would sit in the break room and talk about their weekends. And even though the topic of conversation was meaningless, the conversation itself was full of meaning. Days when she had the slightest hope that maybe, just maybe, all of her dreams could come true.

Now, she was still at the exact same point she had been three years ago: a receptionist at a failing paper company. The only difference was the circle of gold on her left hand. As she sipped her tea, she began to wonder what her life would have been like if she had only made a few different choices. She was jerked from her thought process by the shrill ringing of their home phone. Jumping up from the table, she grabbed the phone off the kitchen counter.

"Roy?!" she answered quickly.

"Um, hi, is this Mrs. Anderson?" an unfamiliar voice responded back.

"Yes it is. Who's this?"

"My name is Jennifer. I'm with Scranton Memorial Hospital. I was calling to let you know that we have a patient that was just brought in by the name of Roy Anderson. This was listed as his emergency contact number. Are you his wife?"

Pam stared with shock at the phone. Roy was at the hospital? What could have happened? A million thoughts began to race through her mind.

"Ma'am? Are you still there?" the voice on the other end of the line piped up again.

"Yes, yes, I'm here. And yes, I am his wife. What happened? Is Roy alright?"

"There was a car accident ma'am. I'm afraid I don't know any more than that right now."

"I'm on my way!"

Pam slammed the phone back on the counter, snatched her keys and purse off the table and ran out the door, praying that Roy was okay.

A/N: Dun Dun Dun! The infamous cliffhanger! I don't have any more written yet but I know where it's going so I'll try to get it posted ASAP! Reviews are love! This is my first angst and AU story so I really would love some feedback on it!