“You must keep him busy; I’ve been trying to invite you and him over for dinner for months, but you guys always have something going on.” Way to take a canon element and make me laugh. Such a great inclusion.
Ahh, this is a perfect Pam drunk moment- forgetting herself and kissing Jim!
Another layer of intrigue with Michael there. I did wonder, considering his wife was Holly, if he knew a little about love...

Bringing Volunteer Sheriff Dwight was kind of a fun turn. Yes, he's gullible, but he's also asking the right questions as to why Jim isn't with Karen and who Pam might be. For all his bluster, Dwight is actually quite intelligent in his own way. Makes me wonder what might happen further down the line with that.

Drunk Pam at Chili's could be fun, but also I get a small sense of foreboding. In Vino Veritas and all. Might Pam let something slip? Looks like we'll see.

This was a sweet chapter! Dwight was all sorts of fun. I’m definitely looking forward to your version of Pam at Chili’s now!

The conversation with Roy seems more plausible than the conversation with Karen, especially how's you've set things up. Roy and Pam don't get along. When he walks in on them, yes it's a shock and knee-jerk anger does make sense. As much as we like to consider Roy to be an oaf, he is an adult, even if it takes him a bit longer to get the point.

Jim and Karen here do mostly get along. So it's a bit of a different dynamic for them. Anger, surprise, shock, sure I get all those things. Would she have eventually agreed to the plan? Probably. Maybe after she and Jim talk face to face though.
Like others it makes me wonder if Karen has something up her sleeve.

All this is just making me very curious to see how things pan out. We still don't know what's the penalty for going against your assigned partner. Personally I'm kinda hoping that somehow Jim and Pam will be able to marry each other without having to go through the sham marriages. Talk to a lawyer and find some obscure loophole that gets them out of their assignment. Something like that maybe.

You're still doing a good job with all this though. Like I said, I am looking forward to more.

I really didn’t see things going this smoothly! I feel like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop... Roy’s reaction makes sense, he’s not that into Pam anyway so it’s not such a blow for him to overcome. I am still worried about Karen, I feel like she’s a fair bit more intelligent than Roy and may still cause problems...

Oh no! Roy catching them in the act, or near enough does not make for a clear headed Roy! I feel like things are about to get very, very interesting!
The Pam and Jim parts of this were lovely and tender. I can’t wait to see the fallout of Roy finding out just that little bit too soon...

Wow! Yeah, that was a shock. I get why Pam and Jim did what they did. But now things have all gotten really confused. And for Roy to just storm out like that? Going right into dangerous waters here. Very exciting with everything.

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Well I know they won't, but plan A could work! In my patriotic and idealized version of Canada, even in fiction we are nice people. Move out to the middle of nowhere in a prairie province and there would be no one to bother you for kilometers around!

Plan B sounds more practical, but risky. I can't wait to see the complications that arise from it.

Author's Response: I really, really considered plan A. I almost made that the only plan, but I thought it might just be taking the easy way out, kind of. Of course trying to find that place and then actually going there without anyone finding out would have it's own risks and troubles, but I think telling Roy and Karen will end up being better, if only for the storyline lolol Thank you for reviewing!! 

Yeah, they're taking a risk here. While it's good that they're being honest with each other and Roy and Karen, it's true that there's a lot to be concerned about. We still don't know what happen to those who break the marriage laws here. You've got me guessing as to where this is headed, which continues to make this story interesting.

Author's Response: Yeah I think them not knowing what happens when they get caught is what's worrying them the most, especially Pam. But we will find out what happens, eventually. (: Thanks your your reviews!! 

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Ooh a nice cliffhanger! I can't wait!

Sweet to start, then a bit of angst to end things there. You did a good job of expressing the emotions of them here. Clearly they want to be together and the fact they can't is of course a hard thing to consider.

Interesting choice to have them start to be friends with Roy and Karen. I mean it does serve a purpose in that it helps them have some more time together so that's nice. Considering we're well outside the bounds of canon, it's a chance to play with some of those ideas too.

Can't wait to see what Jim's got up his sleeve.

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Oh, that's very, very interesting and intriguing! I'd like to know more about this universe... and how Jim and Pam try to avoid troubles, of course :)