Interesting.  I'm not sure why Pam would fight the urge to keep talking.  I would think anything more she would say (such as the things you wrote there) would help her cause. Plus, I can't imagine 2 minutes of silence before she questions him and then another minute.

Perhaps Jim is just trying to think of the very best place and time to jump Pam's bones.  Yep.  Now I've found my happy explanation.  Rainbows and ponies for me. 

I'll be interested to see what happens next. 

OooOOoOoOOoOOooooh!  I hope you update SOON.  I know it's gotta have a happy ending, because even if Jim were over Pam--which he's not and never will be!--he wouldn't just leave her wondering like that.  You must have somethin' sneaky in mind for the next chapter.  Like, maybe...hmm...a breakup with Karen, the shipwrecker?  ;)

And on a more fawning note, I loved the fight scene.  I keep imagining what it'll be like on the show, and I have a feeling it won't be nearly as good as the way you wrote it.  So much emotion caused by just a few blows.  The teapot--THE TEAPOT!  That was a wonderful touch.  My heart was just breaking for Pam.

Can't wait to read more! 

Oh man. First the teapot gets broken (noooooo!) and then Jim has no response to her declaration? Ack!

Favorite part: Pam has to fight the urge to keep talking.  Talk about how she knows it’s the wrong time, how she’s been in love with him for so long, how she’s sorry she was too stupid to realize.  How she wants a second change.  But she does fight it, preferring to just let the words echo around them while she wait for his reaction, overly aware of every resounding beat of her heart.

So good. More, please!