1 [Report This]Date: July 28, 2021 04:32 am Title: Errant Pen
Oops, I’m very slow coming to this - but I was so excited when I realised there was a third chapter! This is such a lovely way to wrap things up: starting with them snuggling while Pam does sudoku, and then them taking it slow and not quite being able to believe it all (I love that from Jim), and ending in their first time 😍
I particularly loved this exchange:
‘“A sleepover!? Like Tom Hanks in Big? I get to be on top.” Jim grinned and Pam rolled her eyes below him, before pulling away slightly and looking up to him.
“I’m being serious.”
“Really?” Jim suddenly looked a lot more serious himself.’
So adorable! This was basically just a joy to read.
Author's Response: Thank you! I watched Big again recently and it just popped up (TWSS) as an idea to incorporate it. Really glad you enjoyed it.
Date: July 17, 2021 05:24 am Title: Errant Pen
The naturalness and comfort they settled into seemed so right. happy just to whittle away the morning with a Sudoku and each other but only until desire gets better of them and whittling becomes something else.
But you also nailed the inner worries, the ones about getting everything you want and does that change the way you feeling - rich...something I'd never thought of before until you wrote it in here.
Also Pam's guilt at taking so long to see things....but think you are right in that she needed to have some of the experiences she did and glad your Pam can see that.
the ring- that seemed to answer that for him and us.
you know I'm glad they waited, but not all that long. And lots of fun getting to the part where they stopped. OF course they would be cute about it.
“A sleepover!? Like Tom Hanks in Big? I get to be on top.” Jim grinned and Pam rolled her eyes below him, before pulling away slightly and looking up to him.
“You can be on top if you like. But I don’t have a bunk bed…” she winked. He blushed. Jim and Pam banter in true form.
This was a wonderful first date story and I'm so glad you decided to share it with us. Looking forward to many more stories from you to come.
Author's Response: Thanks Max! I really enjoyed writing it and had a great beta ;)
1 [Report This]Date: July 16, 2021 12:25 pm Title: Errant Pen
Pam saved a sex souvenir! That's hilarious... and also very Jam-my.
I thought you did well with the vibe of the post-The Job summer - their happiness tempered by discombobulation and a sense of missed opportunities, and the subtlety they must have conducted themselves with in the office every day.
I really appreciate the little signs you worked in here that Pam is actually equally as done and ready for their rest of their lives together from the very beginning as Jim is. I feel like they make that very explicit with him in canon and not so much with her, and it's sweet.
Author's Response: I couldn't help myself! I feel like there is a future story there called "Jim and Pam's sex souvenirs" :D I love that you got the nuances that she's "all in", I felt that too and wanted to convey that.
1 [Report This]Date: July 13, 2021 05:52 pm Title: Errant Pen
A little here there and everywhere in the timeline to wrap it up, but not in a way that detracts from the story. Glad you touched on the fact they took the time to unpack all the emotional baggage they'd been carrying around for years. Once they're past that it makes complete sense that their relationship would take off and not look back.
A lot of fun getting glimpses into their at work lives during this summer and their dating lives away from the office. Lots of fun there. Ending it with the beer coaster was a super cute way to bring it all together.
Great job with this one. Looking forward to whatever you have next for us.
Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat
(Fortune Favors the Bold)
Author's Response: Thank you! I like to jump around a little, but I hope the narrative thread remained clear. I still feel they won't jump straight in the sack together, at least not until Karen had left.