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Reviewer: MissCorporate Signed [Report This]
Date: July 14, 2023 04:27 am Title: Chapter 1

Funny how the real proposal ended up lacking fireworks as well. Nice show that Jim can both be very controlled and also very spontaneous when it comes to Pam.

Reviewer: shannieannie Signed [Report This]
Date: July 10, 2008 05:58 pm Title: Chapter 1

oh my gosh, that is EXACTLY how i want the first episode of season 5 to start. perfect. :)

Reviewer: Iheartstanley Signed [Report This]
Date: July 01, 2008 11:02 am Title: Chapter 1

All of ours are.

Reviewer: girl7 Signed [Report This]
Date: June 17, 2008 11:34 am Title: Chapter 1

First of all: Love the way you reflect Jim's thoughts here; it's hard to articulate, but it's as if you've really captured the direction his mind would've gone that night (somethign like stream of consciousness, only much less jarring and confusing, lol). 

The Booze Cruise analogy was really apt (and heartbreaking, guh). 

And this paragraph really struck me as very real; we've all been there in some way or another: "

So he was driving home now, his nervousness transferred to self pity as he turned down the street heading towards his apartment. They were doing this thing where one of them would glance over and look away at the moment the other looks at them. This is what devastation feels like? Oh I remember this feeling before, Jim thought. How many times has that fucking parking lot doomed my ass?"

And that last line...guh.  Amen, Pam.  :o)

Thanks for a lovely read!

Reviewer: kaystar Signed 8 [Report This]
Date: May 26, 2008 07:08 pm Title: Chapter 1

Wow. What an extremely romantic and thoroughly passionate proposal. So much better than what they could have written for us. Awesome job. Oh to be loved like that!

Reviewer: StarShine Signed 10 [Report This]
Date: May 22, 2008 04:26 pm Title: Chapter 1

yeah, in my mind, this is EXACTLY what happened. you hear that, Greg Daniels?

Reviewer: officerules06 Signed [Report This]
Date: May 18, 2008 08:36 pm Title: Chapter 1

binxbaby! i absolutely LOVE this story!!! this is exACTly what i hope happened after S4 ended, even if we don't get to see it. so well written - i could see/hear jim & pam throughout. awesome. please write more engaged JAM stories this summer, okay? we need something to keep us satisfied & smiling. :-)

Reviewer: Semby Signed [Report This]
Date: May 17, 2008 11:27 am Title: Chapter 1

Eeee! The whole time he was saying all that wonderful stuff, I was thinking "way better than fireworks!" and then Pam took the words right out of my mouth. I think this is what it's going to have to be like when they finally do get engaged on the show, not about the perfect moment, not about putting on a show, but about sharing real feeling. This was heartwarming :)

Reviewer: batman29 Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 09:53 pm Title: Chapter 1

Great job

B

Reviewer: Aurorabee Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 05:04 pm Title: Chapter 1

*sniffle*

Thank you so much. I'm just going to pretend that this is exactly what happened.

Reviewer: PamPongChamp Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 04:12 pm Title: Chapter 1

Everytime I think about the finale I get this awful, dull, sick feeling in my stomach...but this makes it feel a little bit better. :o)

...It feels good to know that all the other Jam fans were just as upset as I was.

Reviewer: flonkerton Signed 9 [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 02:27 pm Title: Chapter 1

THANK YOU. I was in kinda a mist of depression since the episode so I've been reading a few fics to cheer myself up, and this is the best so far. I love it.

Reviewer: pam_beesly Signed 10 [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 01:47 pm Title: Chapter 1

This almost cheered me up. *Almost.* ;) Great job. Definitely the best post-finale fic I've read.

Reviewer: lisahoo Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 11:20 am Title: Chapter 1

Jim doesn't know how many fireworks he's actually capable of....

One good thing about that damn finale, we still need fanfic, more than ever. 

Reviewer: thatswhatshesaid Signed 10 [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 08:19 am Title: Chapter 1

my grief bone is still sore too, but it's recovering quite nicely ;D
kudos, and JOBWELLDONE.

Reviewer: kerber1920 Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 08:02 am Title: Chapter 1

Thank you for giving us what NBC wouldn't. This is perfectly written, a very beautiful job!

Reviewer: NanReg Signed 9 [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 07:31 am Title: Chapter 1

Thank you so much, Binx.  This went a long way toward soothing my aching soul.  I'd like to think that this is what happened. 

Reviewer: Beeswax Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 07:17 am Title: Chapter 1

I so so so hope this happened off camera.  Jim could not have let her be disappointed like that.

Excellent story.  You wrote what we all wish happened. Thank you.

Reviewer: bashert Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 06:40 am Title: Chapter 1

Okay, I think if I keep this in my head, I can last the summer. So much better than the real ending.

Deep breath, remember this ending instead of the canon one, okay, I'm okay.

Reviewer: gotkona Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 06:19 am Title: Chapter 1

I agree with Pam but I doubt they'd ever let us see anything like what you wrote. ;)

Reviewer: iwantphillyjim Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 06:01 am Title: Chapter 1

Niiiice, I'm am starting to heal...need september now.

Reviewer: mrssarav Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 05:16 am Title: Chapter 1

Tylenol solves aching Grief bones, as well as alcohol, and a lot of it. 

You took an episode that wasn't my favourite and put tears in my eyes. This is a really exquisite piece, and it looks like one of the best to come out of the finale.

Great job, and thank you very much for writing this out!!!  

Reviewer: nbyevu Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 03:18 am Title: Chapter 1

let's hope to some higher power that that is indeed how the proposal occurred. or that is occurred at all.

Reviewer: untherapy Signed 10 [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 01:43 am Title: Chapter 1

yay! stupid stupid andy.... I sincerely hope that we get a flashback sequence in september of something like this!

Reviewer: LoveFool Signed [Report This]
Date: May 16, 2008 12:37 am Title: Chapter 1

So much better than that episode...thank you for giving me my life back. lol.


Author's Response: Thank you for reviewing. You're one of my top favorite authors. I actually had to go back and read your stuff last night to make me feel better!

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