Hooray for movie night with Jim & Pam!!!  And I'm pretty sure Pan's Labyrinth will make them take the leap.  If ever there's a movie that makes you appreciate your own life, it's that one!  :)  (Awesome movie, by the way.)

Author's Response: It is a terrific movie.  I am really loved writing them just talking and being there for each other, probably because I've missed it this season.  Thanks for the review.  BTW, you have very cool websites!

I really enjoyed this.  Jane provided the opening, and Pam went for it.  This is such a nice chapter of them working toward each other.

The 3 paragraphs where they're driving to the restaurant and describing the restaurant are my favorites, just because I can picture everything.

This line is great: "For the sake of his sanity, he decided not to analyze it and not try so hard to label their relationship." Very difficult to do, and Pam's doing the same thing.

I definitely enjoyed it and look forward to more! 

Yay!  Pam & Jim on a date!  No matter how it happens.  And this way is v. cute.  And Jane still rules.

Author's Response:

I know, I know right!   So happy about that.  Thanks for the review Lisa and thanks for still reading.  And yep, I still love Jane too.

I love Jim's CN confession being turned back on him in the breakup with Karen.  But it's fitting.  Yes, NBC, do that, why don't ya?

I also appreciate that Jim didn't immediately go to Pam after breaking up with Karen.  That would be a bit tacky, considering what we know he wants from her, as far as a relationship.  If they were the kind of friends who talked about their significant others, that'd be one thing, but since they don't, I think it's the right decision not to call her right away.  But the next day?  Totally.  :) 

I thought these two lines were really funny: 

Of course, Jane had been known to leave her debit card in the ATM machine, so maybe she wasn’t the most reliable source.

He would have least dumped her in a private place.

I really liked this chapter, and I love where it leaves Jim.  Single, at least!!  And yes, please NBC and The Office powers that be, let's at least have 3 single people in this desperate triangle by the end of the season!

Jim's POV at the end seems really good and realistic to me.  

The one thing that rang a little wrong with me was the description of Jim picking up the check - I think he probably would do that anyway.  He and Karen have been "dating", even when she just broke off things, I think he'd pay the check without even giving it a thought. 

I don't know when the next chapter's coming, but I'm glad to have caught up on this anyway!!

Have I mentioned lately how great Mark's Jane is?  She's great. 

He felt himself relax leaving behind the suits, the paper, the tuna, the bottled water, the whole new Jim Halpert image.  So I'm finally catching up...  I don't think I reviewed this chapter before (once you put it up).  I think this line is new - it's awesome!

For a moment he thought that if he had a daughter, he hoped that she would have Pam’s mannerisms, her innocent face, her eyes. The whole paragraph this is in is so wonderful, and I think, so realistic.  I remember times (although w/o the angst of unrequitedness) thinking similar things about my now-husband.

I think this ending is different than when I beta'd.  I love it.  "The crying chick", "He want to say 'Ask Karen'", letting Pam back into his heart...  So, so good. 

OMG, your Kelly is awesome!  Nothing like an Office gossip to explain to clueless Jim what the rest of us know!

Author's Response: You have to love Kelly!  She never knows when to shut up, and that's a good thing in this office huh?  Thanks for the review!

Hmm. Methinks Karen's got some news of her own...

I love the banter between Jim and Jane. The fake "call" to Pam was hilarious too. Can't wait for your next update!

Have a great vacation! 

I always wondered what it was like for Mark, having to deal with all of Jim's Pam-related emo-angst. I really like this story so far- Mark and Jim's friendship seems really deep and genuine, but it still has a definite male-vibe to it. Can't wait to read more!

Awwwwwwww--Supportive!Jim.  I love that guy.

This was freakin' awesome:

Then of course his mind slipped into thinking about how he could get children that looked like Pam.

What a perfectly Jim thing for him to think - LOL! 

Very, very sweet chapter.  I love Jim in this.  Of course, I love Jim in anything.  Shirt and tie, no shirt or tie, tie but no pants, swimming in a pool of tapioca pudding...you name it. 

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THis is good!!! I hope you keep true to your promises and keep updating soon!N! N!N!

Author's Response: I'm promise I'm trying to update, my betas have seen two more chapters.....I'm so happy you liked it and thanks for the review.

Oh my. That entire scene at Starbucks - and especially when he moves to her side of the booth and tells her to scoot over? My stomach literally did a flip. 

His feelings for her were just so palpable here...and the dialogue was spot-on. When he says:

“Course you know now you can’t come in here now either - you’re the crying chick.   You know this right?”

That was pure Jim-ness. And when he tells her he's proud of her for being brave, I wanted to cheer. I also love that she can still do this to him:

He didn’t really expect her to lay him bare like that, in one fell swoop

I really like that this isn't just about him rescuing her, but that it's a two-way street. Just really well done. Looking forward to the part where they're NOT friends forever; because they never were to begin with ;-)

Aw!  Yes, yes, yes, Jim!  Get her back!  Even if you have to go to Starbucks--ANY MEANS NECESSARY, you hear me?  :)


Author's Response:

Oh he will, I'll make him.  Or Jane will.  Thanks for the review!