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So glad this is back! And Oooooooh! Cliffhanger!

Author's Response: Gotta keep you hooked! Haha thanks for reading!! <3

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OMG. OMG. OMG!!!!!!! I love this! I love this story and Jam and Serendipity and this is SO good!!!! Um, yes Pam, you are in a rom com. Have you seen the movie??? It’s delightful. I love that she’s feeling the angst in her Roy relationship… and loved the little Michael/Holly details. And yes, Jim. I do believe and hope and pray that fate will let you bump into Pam in Scranton!!!!! Betsy…. Who doesn’t love some Betsy Halpert? We saw far too little of her in the series, but she never disappoints in canon!!! And oh Roy… interrupting the fate connection in the restaurant with Jim’s parents… ohhhhh. Holy cliffhanger!!! Please post soon….. love these two pining for each other and hope they make a skating rink glove connection soon!!!!!!

Author's Response: I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully I'll get to the next part soon! Haha I'm also glad you love Serendipity because it definitely has some sway on this story 

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They are SO CLOSE but SO FAR. If you make them not run into each other after all of this Im never reviewing again (we both know thats a lie but shh). Also I love Betsy and I wish she was my mom.
Roy’s dumb.

Author's Response:

Roy IS dumb. So dumb. Really dumb. For real. 

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"He was counting Pams." EEEEEP.

This feels like a very good portrayal of the problems that might arise in a Pam-free Jim/Karen relationship... Karen not quite able to accept the parts of Jim that aren't what she wants, Jim going along to get along well beyond their sell-by date. And the slow dissolution of their relationship, the little things suddenly becoming big things, feels very real.

One could almost get the impression that there were a lot of reasons to call off his relationship with Karen... but he didn't care about any of those reasons until he met Pam.

THE SHAKE SHACK TRIP CHANGED EVERYTHING.

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You have a way of making us feel we've been watching this relationship disintegrate all along, even though this is our first real look at what's been going on in it.
The little things like the toothpaste cap and refusal to admit fault have a very "lived in" sense to them and had it not been for meeting Pam and the magnifying glass that she seemed to deliver to him while he was counting Pam-sheep, he may have let the issues lie longer. Glad Karen forgot to lock the door and gladder still she once again wouldn't take the blame – felt like a very true breaking point.
And then for Jim to have the aha moment where he remembers the receipt – bravo. Now that he has her name, next chapter please! We got some Roy to get rid of.

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omg! Find her, Jim!

Loved this:

*Meeting Pam, whether he liked it or not, had put his relationship with Karen under a magnifying glass. All the flaws and weak spots that he could once ignore or explain away had become glaringly obvious. And he began to worry if that magnifying glass was held there too long, it would only begin burning a hole in the relationship.*

That thing where Karen can’t admit she was wrong about the key, omg I felt that 😆

Thanks for updating!

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Oh my gosh! I love this movie and I love Jam and this is kind of amazing!!! (Said in the Kelly Kapoor sing sing fashion! ;)) I think you perfectly captured both the Jam kismet and the Serendipity pull that even though Jim (and Jonathan) should be content with what they have, it’s even more telling that the search for Pam (and Sarah) is making them question everything!!! I’m so glad that Jim has more to go on than just a store charge account! Only thing better would be if Eugene Levy could show up! So glad you’re keeping this going; it’s an excellent, excellent crossover!

Author's Response: I'm so glad someone else has seen this movie!! It's definitely one of my favorites. I know this fic isn't exactly the same but I'm glad you see a little of the spirit of it! I'll see if I can work Eugene Levy in somewhere hahaha

Oooh a single Jim! A single Jim with Pam’s full name! Looking forward to the next chapter!!
Also, counting Pams. Amazing.

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This is great! Loving the premise and your storytelling, and I'm excited to see where you take it. Really like the paragraph where Pam realises that 'glow' is missing from her life, and something needs to change. Also really like the dialogue. Thanks!

And here comes the big kick in the gut. You can tell how much they want to be together. How well they fit together. How easy it is. Lots of cute moments with the ear buds and Pam falling asleep on his shoulder. Excellent Kelly voice too. Then way to go Jim! Rushing after her. Only to see her greeted by another guy like that. And then when he gets home Karen is in bed waiting for him. Oh that's a big heart rending twist to be sure. I have no idea where we're going to go from here but I need you to update like yesterday so we can find out.

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YOU FUCKING DIDN'T.

HE KISSED HER, AND DID SO ALL THE WHILE KNOWING HE WAS DATING KAREN?!?! OH MY GOD, WW. THIS IS SO OUT OF YOUR WHEELHOUSE.

But I absolutely love it. Keep writing this, I need to see if they meet up again!!

UGH MY HEART

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AHHHH!!

The way you unfolded this chapter was just brilliant. And the UST is amazing, I'm absolutely loving it!

*"Should I ask the flight attendant to cut the crusts off your sandwich too?"

He furrowed his brow as she continued.

"Because you're a child."*

HAHA Jim totally is a child. An adorable one, though.

Your Kelly was perfect.

*She leaned in, catching the scent of him again. They really could make a cologne out of it.*

Where are my freakin' heart eyes?

*The look on Pam's face mirrored his. He wanted to go back to watching Pretty in Pink and feeling the weight of her head on his shoulder as he breathed in the scent of her shampoo and forgot about everything else. He wanted to stay in this bubble they created where he didn't know her last name but knew she picked the pickles off her hamburger and wanted a house with a terrace and that she broke her arm in the third grade.

But he also knew that wasn't possible.*

Beautiful.

(Couldn't help but notice TPB won't read this so I hope that means there will more near-misses and delicious angst!)

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“He wanted to stay in this bubble they created where he didn't know her last name but knew she picked the pickles off her hamburger and wanted a house with a terrace and that she broke her arm in the third grade.”

I loved SO much about this chapter, but especially this. I feel like this not only perfectly sums up this story so far but also Jim and Pam in general. So close and able to talk about so many things except for the things they need to know. Ugh. And then finding out that they BOTH had someone waiting for them at home?? My heart is broken. I love it.