Out of fear that Michael Scott ( Steve Carell ) will tell the others he have feelings for Pam Beesly ( Jenna Fischer ) , Jim Halpert ( John Krasinski ) allow Michael to believe that they are best friends , which lead to an awkward lunch at Hooters paid for with a corporate credit card . Michael ultimately reveal Jim 's secret to everyone , forcing Jim to confess his crush to Pam himself , although he tell her that he got over it three years ago . However , Michael later tell her that he learned of the crush during the " booze cruise " which occurred recently , leading her to suspect that Jim is still infatuated .