SHE STOLE HIS JACKET. Too cute, Pamela.

YAY. DWIGHT SIGHTING.

I really love the moment on the drive in – Pam betting where he’s going to ask if this is safe and Jim doing so on her second-guess location. Feels very them, and gives me great Money flashbacks.

The quick glimpse into her relationship with Roy and the scars it's left on her is intriguing – I’m hoping we might see more of that when they’re home for the holidays?

How are the Anteaters doing so far this season, btw? Is Jim’s love for Pam upping his game at all?

P.S. It’s deeply funny to me that Dwight brought up predator-prey relationships and their impact on agriculture – you’ll see why in a few days.

Author's Response:

Thank you for your review! I'm trying to figure out a way to imply that Jim's performance has been better without being super cheesy, although maybe the cheese is unavoidable. ;)

I'm intrigued by your comment about Dwight and am eagerly anticipating a fun fic from you! 

I love so much that Pam fantasizes about Harrison Ford and Orlando Bloom.

And oh my gosh, I love Drunk Jim. Him making incoherent jokes in the car was my favorite. And of course how sweet he always is to Pam, even drunk.

You also wrote Dwight super well, it was hilarious.

I just love this story so much. Haha

Author's Response: Ahhh thank you! Writing California Dwight was soooo fun. Almost as fun as writing Drunk Jim.

Okay, that's a damn fine PB&J and fluff sandwich, right there.

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Haven't had a chance to check in since reviewing Chap 1 but I have been reading and here was a good time to jump in again.

I love reading about College Jim and Pam - the beginning of this AU relationship is so sweet and yet seems so true to JAM with know albeit without the angst.

I do love how you are presenting the real along with the fluff and the steam, especially after their getting together in the dorm - you sent me back to my college days and it was quite a bit ago so well done.

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Please never control the fluff you generate. Let it run free with reckless abandon. It’s wonderful. :)

Author's Response: I’ll let it run (out of) amok ;)

No don't go apologizing for the fluff. It's just great. Even though this is a Jim POV chapter, I love the assertive Pam here and that she's the one to say "I love you," first. Now granted she was probably only a step ahead of Jim, but considering in canon we had to wait years for them to say those words, which they both felt all along, to have it out so quickly here is wonderful.

Likewise Round Two when Jim gets back from breakfast. You write them together really well.

Can't wait to see where this is going. Feel like there might be some slight tension ahead, what with the semi-distance relationship, but considering how everything has gone thus far, I'm not to worried about it.

Delightful chapter as always.

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With all the buildup these two have had in this story, this was just amazing. As always Jim is being great in the car ride over. Telling her she has every right to stand up for what she wants in her apartment. Well done Jim.

Likewise once they get to his dorm, they're both careful with each other, asking rather than assuming or taking, very mature as well as being very sweet. Love the fact that they also made sure they know what the other one means to each other, official BF/GF.

Wonderfully descriptive once they put the computer down. Then gorgeous images of them curled up in bed together. Great chapter.

Really enjoying this so far. I can picture a slightly younger Jim and Pam. Interesting choice to have Pam and Angela be friends but it works and you've even managed to retain some of her Angelaness.

The scene where she looks around and he points to her totally made me think of Jake Ryan and Samantha in "16 candles." Nice touch.

Looking forward to reading more and seeing what the title is all about.

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Still loving this story. Target Jim is a great way to continue the tradition of simple Jim costumes. Pam's costume is also a treat to envsion.

Fun to see Pam still taking all of Jim's money at cards. Nice little call back to Casino Night and is that also an Office Ladies referance to Jenna playing poker with her fellow cast and crew mates?

I don't blame her for getting annoyed at Kelly. Especially if they've already talked about those issues. But yeah that's a discussion for when everyone involved is sober. So until then, off to Jims. Looking forward to that.

Lovely chapter.

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Some really fun details here - Jim initially just wanting to wear a basketball jersey and ending up as a Target employee is very Jim, and Pam as a butterfly sounds a lot like her too. And I love the Casino Night and Niagara references! I also think Pam making fun of him for taking her out to the middle of nowhere and making a move on her sounds very much like her kinda banter.

Don't worry. You'll be a pink butterfly in real life one day. We believe in you!

Author's Response: Thank you! Yes, I tried to make things a bit like Casino Night with this one, but without all the angst, because I am physically incapable of writing angst. ;)

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Oh, I love this chapter. From Pam’s costume, to Jim’s adoration of her costume/her, and how well you always perfectly convey the feelings of an early, young relationship.

I LOVE the part at the end when Jim just can’t help himself and tells her how pretty she looks. Ugh, so cute. d84;a039;

i love this story so far. i’m also a sucker for those college AU’s. and i completely agree with your end note about the highway; in florida it’s THE 95 haha!