Date: February 04, 2011 01:48 pm Title: I stopped caring
Oooooooooooh I kinda feel sorry for Roy, but only a little ;) I am so looking forward to reading Jim's "reaction" and when they eventually get it on lol.
Author's Response: There maybe a getting it on chapter! Okay, not may, there will be. I'm bad at playing it cool.
Date: February 04, 2011 12:21 pm Title: I stopped caring
I am so interested to see how you handle the Halpert family's dynamics toward each other and toward Pam when she and Jim start to be open about their feelings for each other.
Author's Response: This next chapter will start to skim some of that. Hope you enjoy it!
Date: February 04, 2011 07:45 am Title: I stopped caring
That was intense. Happy not to know what it's like to cancel a wedding. At least Mom Halpert had an idea that all was not well. As always, anxious to know what happens next!
Author's Response: I googled cancelling weddings, it's not pretty.
Date: February 04, 2011 05:55 am Title: I stopped caring
I am so happy that I woke up this morning and this was posted. I like the way you are portraying Roy and I'm interested in seeing how he reacts when he learns of Jim and Pam! I don't think there was too much dialogue, just the right amount. Well done once again!
Author's Response: Thanks! I think we have one or two more chapters until the reveal to Roy depending on how wordy I get next chapter.
10 [Report This]Date: February 04, 2011 02:06 am Title: I stopped caring
Oh WOW! I was really waiting for this chapter anxiously and though I am not even close to being a fan of Roys, or even liking him, all the same, anyone who could read this and not feel their heart break for Roy, and really for Pam too as you could tell she did what she truly felt she HAD to do certainly not because it was what she wanted to do, if a personcould read that and not feel thr heartbreak, I can't see how they even have a heart! It will be interesting to see how Jim and Pam start working out their lives together and what the fallout will be. I would think that given the fact that they have always been best friends and spent a lot of time together they should be able to hide things under the guise of friendship for a while but at the same time, maybe the family would be pressuring Jim about the friendship because of 'poor Roy.' Should be interesting.
BTW... I HAD completely forgotten about the fact that Pam had not only kissed Jim (I DID remember that, just not everything surrounding it. Hey, I've had a couple of Brain surgeries, I forget FAR more than I remember!!! ) but Pam had also compltely broken up with Roy and confessed the kiss and her feelings about Jim to her mom and sister bacj in chapter 4. I STILL think though, Jim needed to be REALLY certain about Pam's feelings before he made a move that has the potential to alienate his entire famly, probably some mutual friends that he and Roy have and if he wasn't right, Pam herself. I think with her taking Roy back all the time, it was enough to tell Jim that he needed to keep back. I hope you see what I am saying. It's funny, I normally think people are FAR too hard on Pam so this is a bit of a different view for me. ALL of the way tou have written it has made it an amazing story that really doesn't have ANY real winners.
Oh and the other thing, don't know who told you that Middlin Designs isn't any good, I DISAGREE! Just reread Dunder Hall and followed it with that and you stopped when it was getting REALLY good. CANNOT wait for you to start on that again and I'm also really excited to see what other UA ideas you come up with. I love that you really go the distance with your stories!~
Anyhow... another GREAT chapter... THANKS!
Author's Response: Thanks ftmill16! Hopefully some winners will surface after all this. Love that you're rereading stuff!
Date: February 01, 2011 03:22 am Title: I'm in love with you
This was soooo good. Poor Jim, hell poor Pam.... maybe even a little poor Roy... eh, he'll get over it LOL. What is going to happen next? Eeeeee
Author's Response: Thank you, Hannah_Halpert! Next chapter will probably have you saying poor Roy again.
Date: January 31, 2011 05:33 pm Title: I could make you happier
I forgot to say in my review, THANK YOU for answering my inquiy about Mifflin Designs. I am extremely happy to know that after this story, hopefully you will be working on that again and I will still have more of your fics to read. I am very serious, each of yours has a special place in my heart. I just finished Leaning to Love Again yesterday for at least the 6th time. I'm getting ready to reread Dunder Hall again, just love it so much! I used to not like AUs now I can't get enough of them and I can't find enough of them either! Keep up the great work. Your mind + your talent + your writing style= a whole lot of enjoyment for your readers. THANKS!
Author's Response: I have some more AUs planned! One is started already so I might go with that one first, but Mifflin Designs is first on my list if I can get back in the groove of writing it. That means so much to me that you reread my stories. Thank you!
Date: January 31, 2011 05:10 pm Title: I'm in love with you
I'm really enjoying this. I like that you haven't made Roy into a total ass. Makes the predicament all the more sticky for Pam & Jim. I found this one sentence to be most telling:
The kiss wasn’t sweet like either had imagined, it was hungry, and sad.
I'll be interested to see the fallout of calling off the wedding.
Author's Response: Vampiric Blood, let me just say first how much I love your stories.
I've made it a goal of mine not to make Roy an ass. Roy and Pam's meeting at the diner in The Negotiation has always stuck with me, and that's my favorite way to remember Roy.
10 [Report This]Date: January 31, 2011 02:35 pm Title: I could make you happier
Oh, and I just saw a note that said you are gonna finish Mifflin Designs. And I needed to say YAY!!! to that.
Author's Response: Yes, Mifflin Designs! It may not be the next story, but I am finishing it this year! Someone told me it was bad so I'm still working through that. :(
10 [Report This]Date: January 31, 2011 02:30 pm Title: I'm in love with you
OMG! That was some trip to the store for milk! When she gets home to Roy, he is gonna wonder what is happening at the grocery store these days!
I enjoyed the writing style you used here. I felt both Jim and Pam's urgency during dinner and the dancing that followed. The way Pam felt like she absolutely HAD to say something in deep contrast Jim, feeling that he'd be in the clear if he could just stay quiet until after the wedding. I think I felt both of them exhale when Pam confessed and Jim responded, 'don't marry him!' Really know, you are a fantastic story teller!
Good idea for them to give a few days after the wedding detangling before they meet up again... I actually am most looking forward to the post-breakup Jim/Roy interaction....
Author's Response: Thank you, Aivilo! The grocery store is no joke these days. Haha.
As of right now the Jim/Roy interaction post-breakup will get a good amount of attention.
10 [Report This]Date: January 31, 2011 02:20 pm Title: I could make you happier
omg love this story! please update asap dont leave us hanging
Author's Response: I'm writing away as we speak!
Date: January 31, 2011 12:44 pm Title: I'm in love with you
This had my heart racing! Flashbacks of the Casino night were everywhere in my head! Please update ASAP! This is soo good!
Author's Response: Dedeen, that's exactly what I was going for with this chapter. Very subtle Casino Night chapter. Thank you!
10 [Report This]Date: January 31, 2011 12:06 pm Title: I'm in love with you
YAY! Another well written chapter! I can't wait for the next!
Author's Response: Thanks BluetimesTwo! We're probably looking at about Thursday night for the next chapter. If I can get it up sooner I definitely will.
10 [Report This]Date: January 31, 2011 11:07 am Title: I'm in love with you
::::breathing huge sigh of relief while trying to swallow past the lump in my throat:::: OMG I am SO invested in this story. I honestly sighed in relief when he finally confessed his love and also when they finally allowed themselves to admit both to each other AND to themselves that they belong together and sealed it with a long awaited kiss. You know, in this scenerio, Pam kinda makes me mad She takes tiny steps then backs WAY off expecting Jim to do all the hard work. Meanwhile, It doesn't seem that she has any real appreciation for the horrible situation that Jim finds himself in. I believe that Pam is smart enough to know that Jim has had to cover for Roy all those times. Also, she HAS to know that it seems that Roy appears to be the 'golden child' in his family. It just seems that Pam would have to see hints that Roy and Jim's family are not only okay with, but even expect Jim to ignore the feelings for Pam that I believe had they gone unspoken they would have eventually destroyed him and probably her too. I mean, it's been in my head since the last chapter, how in the world does she ignore how Jim HAD to feel when his brother tells him that she is the only good thing in his life? I would think she would unerstand that those words, without a clear signal from her, would prevent Jim from speaking up. I just really understand in this situation what an absolute impossible place Jim found himself and the fact is, he may well be making a choice between having his family or having her and while being truly in love and esentially knowing that she IS 'the one' for him, there is just NO WAY he can take that step without knowing that she feels the same and in the process lose evrything in the process. I know that most of this really applies to the chapters preceeding this, but this chapter, and particularly Pam's anger at Jim, really got me thinking about it all and just how much Jim could lose. I hope his family will see when they find out, that this is right. It seems like they kind of like Pam being there to steady Roy and really so he can be her problem rather than theirs, but it's selfish and I really do hope that in the fallout that is certain to come, they can see that they expected both Jim and Pam to ignore their true feelings so that she could be whatever Roy and his family wants her to be for Roy. I am holding my breath SO excited for the next chapters! I can't wait to see how it all goes when Roy is denied what hec wants. I thought it was great insight into the mind of Penny and probably her family as well when Penny danced with Jim and said she thought it would be him. (and immediately after he professed his love to Pam no less! Makes me wonder if it was maybe even some sort of a last ditch plea, you know, "wake up Jim! You are better for my sister, you belong together and you're going to lose her forever!" I also noticed (unles I somehow missed it) that Pam didn't tell Jim that she also loves him, though I'm sure it is implied. Maybe she feels she needs to have things over with Roy before she actually says it! I just cannot wait to see what comes next! Good luck with your family stuff but PLEASE, hurry back! You can't leave us hanging here! :o)
Author's Response: ftmil16, I absolutely love your long reviews! I can see how invested you really are. I get being mad at Pam, but remember way far back in chapter 4 when she was ready to let it all go to be with Jim and then he called and let her down and he never brought it up again. So give her a little slack. For her she was ready for that big step and it didn't happen, so now she's going to be more cautious. The family stuff will be more tricky than his parents liking Pam with Roy. There was a reason his mom only consoled Jim but didn't tell him not to say anything. And Pam didn't say I love you, she's still coming to terms with calling off her wedding but we will get to that. It will be a big thing for her and them as a couple. Again, thanks so much for the review. I love hearing all of this.
Date: January 31, 2011 11:07 am Title: I'm in love with you
Love this! I really love how you wrote the 'what they're doing at that moment' part, where he's packing up a bag and she's saying they need milk. I'm jumping for joy here that it's all out in the opened! I can't wait for another update, stuff is totally going to hit the fan. I just hope Roy doesn't punch his brother's face inside out. It's a pretty face hehe Sorry for the ramblings, I just love this so much. You're painting a great picture here with your words.
Author's Response: Oh perfect_match, stuff will hit the fan! Next chapter specifically. But I can't promise anything about Jim and his pretty face. I love the ramblings, keep them coming.
Date: January 31, 2011 10:49 am Title: I'm in love with you
An update on my lunch break--woooohooooo! Exciting chap, italianfood, a real nail-biter! I'm so swept up in this!
Author's Response: Thanks NanReg! It makes me happy to know that I can sweep anyone up in this, especially you.
Date: January 29, 2011 08:18 am Title: I wanted to see if maybe you loved me
Ugh! This is killing me! I'll keep checking back for more...
Author's Response: It'll get better soon.
10 [Report This]Date: January 29, 2011 07:59 am Title: I wanted to see if maybe you loved me
OMG I was so thrilled when you started adding chapters to this story again and now I find myself waiting holding my breath for each chapter, hoping it's finally the one where they are both honest with each other and where Pam can see that Jim is what keeps her relatioship with Roy alive. I find it makes me furious how the parents and brother are simply fine with overlooking Jim's feelings and the fact that this hurts him deeply, not to mention how they completely overlook how Roy takes Pam for granted and Jim and Pam are simply the perfect fit. I so hope that Jim and Pam will be able to get a happy ending and his family won't resent them. I have a feeling that Pam's family has known for a long time who the best man for their daughter is. Just on a side note, do you think there's any chance of you continuing your Mifflin Designs this is Jim, story when you are done here? I adore all of your writing and I think leaving that story (or any of yours) unfinished is almost a crime. You have a wonderful gift, not with just the skill and quality of your writing which is without a doubt supurb, it's the scenerios you come up with and the ways that you work through the obstcles in those and make them work that is brilliant. I absolutely cannot wait for more of this!
Author's Response: Thank you so much! We will definitely cover the family's involvement or lack off coming up.
As far Mifflin Designs, I have worked on that story since I stopped posting it, I have anywhere between 7-10 different versions of the unposted chapter that I haven't deleted. I hate them all. I'm just really lost with it. But I will finish it, I just have to figure out where I was going with it again.
Date: January 28, 2011 08:51 pm Title: I wanted to see if maybe you loved me
Oh my goodness, oh my goodness. There really are more people involved here than just Jim and Pam, and while I am firmly Team Jim, I am feeling a small amount of heart pain for Roy.
This means you are doing an awesome job with this angst thing you've got going on...
What are Pam and Jim gonna do!?!
Someone should let them know, that if they love each other, it isn't fair to allow Pam to pity-marry Roy and create three people with unhappy lives.
Crashing and burning and rehearsal dinners, all up next? I'll be on the edge of my seat, waiting...
Author's Response: Aivilo, that's the same thing I told myself. What are these two crazy kids going to do? So that's all in this new chapter. I figured it was time to put it all out there.
Author's Response: Aivilo, that's the same thing I told myself. What are these two crazy kids going to do? So that's all in this new chapter. I figured it was time to put it all out there.
Date: January 27, 2011 09:17 pm Title: I never has as much fun than when I'm with you
Whatever will Pam do with her realization that she is about to enter into the worlds most boring marriage, while she has an amazing time with her future brother-in-law, who is also her bestest friend ever!
Cannot wait to read more soon!
Author's Response: Next chapter Pam will do something... that's all I'll say.
Date: January 27, 2011 04:13 pm Title: I could make you happier
I think the part that got to me the most was Mrs. Halpert asking how long and Jim saying "forever."
Or, wait, is it Halpert or Anderson? I'm sort of vaguely imagining they have different fathers because I can't really imagine Jim Anderson or Roy Halpert.
Anyway...
This is, obviously, such a different take. I'm looking forward to seeing where you go with the story and how it's resolved, given all the complications.
Author's Response: Imagine away, totally up to you! Their last name is Halpert though. I could never get over that Pam Anderson line.
10 [Report This]Date: January 26, 2011 01:31 pm Title: I never has as much fun than when I'm with you
YAY an update. Urgh Pam needs to realise she's with the wrong Brother. Look at Roy. Yes he's not a bad man, he's just the WRONG man for her :(
Can't wait for more!
Author's Response: I'm so glad you said that! That was my one thing about writing this story. I didn't want to make Roy the bad guy, just not the right guy.
Date: January 26, 2011 08:12 am Title: I could make you happier
Such fun! Dry cake and more delicious angst. Can't wait for the trickier and messier :D
Author's Response: Thanks NanReg! Hopefully this next chapter doesn't disappoint.
10 [Report This]Date: January 26, 2011 04:56 am Title: I never has as much fun than when I'm with you
You know how much I love this! YAY! Great job, keep 'em coming!
This was my favorite line: "She eyed Jim, like she wasn’t sure if she thought he was the sweetest thing for coming with his future sister-in-law or if he was some sleazy, asshole, brother who was trying to get into the bride’s pants. Ironically, he was somewhere in between."
Author's Response: Thanks! More on it's way tonight!
Date: January 26, 2011 04:05 am Title: I never has as much fun than when I'm with you
I'm really enjoying this story! What a drastic difference between her time with Jim and her evening at home with Roy. Glad she's finally realizing who she doesn't below with. Hope the next chapter is up soon!
Author's Response: Thanks, perfect_match! I always get so nervous before posting chapters, so it's good to hear you're enjoying it. New chapter tonight.