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Nov. 7th, 2012 10:52 amWhen Maggie really thinks about it, she's still not entirely sure how all of this happened. Part of that, she thinks, may have something to do with the fact that she was kind of drunk when she walked up to Jim on Halloween, aware of what she was saying and what it meant but substantially less inhibited than she might have otherwise been, but really, it's more than that. After more than a year spent not knowing, avoiding any feelings they might have had for each other, especially after the month and a half they spent dodging the issue here, she never actually thought she and Jim would have a shot at anything. Maybe this has happened in large part because the people they were dating at home haven't shown up, but she tempers any guilt she has about that by remembering that Don wasn't all that serious about her in the first place. With Jim, however much might still be uncertain, she has a feeling that could be different.
If nothing else, the one thing she is sure of is the fact that she's pretty crazy about him, something she's done her best to hide except when they're alone. Sooner or later, she knows, they're going to have to address just how public they mean to be, but as long as he's serious — which she's pretty sure he is — then she's not worried about dealing with that just yet. For the time being, that's not too important. Besides, she has a feeling that, given some of their coworkers — okay, given Mackenzie — any attempts at discretion will be short-lived. Right now, when how surreal it is keeps her from really knowing what's happening at all, she doesn't mind keeping it quiet. It's actually kind of refreshing, even if she knows it won't last.
She still isn't expecting it to come to a probable end so soon. Maggie really doesn't mean to lose track of time, but then, it's not like she's the only one, and it's not like there wasn't good reason. (If sex isn't a good reason, she doesn't know what is.) That doesn't make it any less awkward to be going into work late with Jim at her side, the both of them pretty obviously a mess. It's not like they had time for anything else, though, not without drawing more attention to their showing up late in the first place. She just hopes that everyone will be distracted enough that they won't notice, though she's aware that it's pretty damn unlikely that will be the case. She might be pretty good at deluding herself, but even that only goes so far. As it is, she'll have to find Mac and apologize, so maybe, with any luck, it will already be busy tonight.
If nothing else, the one thing she is sure of is the fact that she's pretty crazy about him, something she's done her best to hide except when they're alone. Sooner or later, she knows, they're going to have to address just how public they mean to be, but as long as he's serious — which she's pretty sure he is — then she's not worried about dealing with that just yet. For the time being, that's not too important. Besides, she has a feeling that, given some of their coworkers — okay, given Mackenzie — any attempts at discretion will be short-lived. Right now, when how surreal it is keeps her from really knowing what's happening at all, she doesn't mind keeping it quiet. It's actually kind of refreshing, even if she knows it won't last.
She still isn't expecting it to come to a probable end so soon. Maggie really doesn't mean to lose track of time, but then, it's not like she's the only one, and it's not like there wasn't good reason. (If sex isn't a good reason, she doesn't know what is.) That doesn't make it any less awkward to be going into work late with Jim at her side, the both of them pretty obviously a mess. It's not like they had time for anything else, though, not without drawing more attention to their showing up late in the first place. She just hopes that everyone will be distracted enough that they won't notice, though she's aware that it's pretty damn unlikely that will be the case. She might be pretty good at deluding herself, but even that only goes so far. As it is, she'll have to find Mac and apologize, so maybe, with any luck, it will already be busy tonight.
