Date: December 31, 2006 06:16 am Title: And a Partridge in a Pear Tree....
Sweet. Beautiful. And Hot.
I loved this whole series. Thank you for writing it :)
Author's Response: Thank you for reviewing. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Date: December 31, 2006 05:44 am Title: And a Partridge in a Pear Tree....
That whole story was absfuckinglutely amazing itself :) One of my all time favorites. And you're author notes at the beginning of this chapter cracked me up!
Author's Response:
Awww. Thanks Jen!!
LOL! It's true. I'm pretty sure St Peter's gonna tell me to take a hike down a few floors when I arrive. ;)
Date: December 31, 2006 12:43 am Title: And a Partridge in a Pear Tree....
Aw. A great ending. I especially loved the whole conversation when she gave him keys, how she explains what they're for instead of getting into deeper matters. It's so Pam. Yay!
Author's Response:
Yep. That's Pam. Trying to be brave but willing to retract statements given the opportunity.
btw...pssst. This chapter may have been more PG-13 when you read it. Not sure. You might want to take a second look. :)
Date: December 30, 2006 11:59 pm Title: Eight: Maids a Milking
Karen "milking" Pam for information? Nice! And Great Karen voice here. Love the exchange about the SunChips. And Jim at the end? Mm-hm. :) So glad you think so - 'cause until ABC I had no idea what Karen's voice would even be like. I give myself the Sun Chips excuse every time I buy a bag and I know I'm not fooling anyone. Not even myself. :) Oh Jim. Just tackle her already for God's sake. You know you want to. :)
Author's Response:
Date: December 30, 2006 11:58 pm Title: And a Partridge in a Pear Tree....
*contented sigh*
Oh yes. This is just wonderful. Really really really great (and you're right, damn hot).
But I'll be honest with you, I like the way that you presented the similarities between Jim and Roy, because after all, guys are guys and they tend to be...easily stimulated. Plus (on a separate note) they have to have some things in common...there's got to be a reason Pam was attracted to both, right?
Anyway, I'm rambling. Sorry.
Oh, confession: I honestly thought this last chapter would include a baby. Silly me.
Thanks for this. Really. It's gotten me through a hell of a work week.
cheers.
--Lex
Author's Response:
Lex - I think you read the tamer version of this chapter. I reworked it a bit in the AM. You might want to go back and take a look.
LOL! I'm a sucker for a baby story - but this would be a tad too fast...even for me. :) I'm glad I could make your week more bearable. It is my pleasure. :)
Date: December 30, 2006 11:36 pm Title: Nine: Ladies Dancing
Ouch with the awkwardness and the tension.
*hurries on to maids-a-milking*
Author's Response:
The last few chapters offer serious first-aid.
Just sayin...
Date: December 30, 2006 11:15 pm Title: Ten: Lords a Leaping
Wow - great voices in the gerbil section - really funny!
I love that Jim hears about the breakup from Roy. 'Cause, yeah.
Author's Response:
I never understood the allure of the gerbil. OK. That sounds incredibly weird. Suffice it to say we never had pets growing up.
And yeah. It's not like Pam's talking....
Date: December 30, 2006 06:46 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
I just realised what's left -- we're not going to have a badly dressed singer with bad 70's hair sitting in a tree in the next chapter are we? Maybe Scrantonicity could sing one of the Patridge's songs... ?
Author's Response:
Fear not. David Cassidy will not be making a cameo.
Although the idea of Kevin in a velvet jumpsuit singing "I Think I Love You" is just too fabulous for words...
Date: December 30, 2006 06:42 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
AHGHG! There is a real reason we all love Jim, you know?
I nearly cracked up when discussing getting cornered by Andy underneath the mistletoe - totally an unpleasant thought and all Jim's fault too! ;)
Karen was cool. I actually really grew to like her after the last episode so I'm glad you didn't make her all crazy and irrational! ;)
Great Great Chapter! Only one more. I'm a little sad. I may have to hunt down and read all of your stories now... ;)
Author's Response:
Yes jandj - there is indeed.
I had to say something about that - you know that if he was truly with Pam at the time of that prank he'd might have had second thoughts.
Karen is the bane of my existence. Why are the writers so brilliant? Why did they make up someone I can't make myself hate?? Why oh why???
Yep. One more and then it's done. :) No need for hunting - all my stories are here. And they're all about Jim and Pam - even if they're ensemble fics.
I have a serious one track mind. ;)
Date: December 30, 2006 05:56 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
::sigh:: Jim ::sigh:: GOOD WORK!
Author's Response:
::sigh:: I know ::sigh::
THANK YOU!
Date: December 30, 2006 09:57 am Title: Two: Turtle Doves
Aw, I like the way you handled the Karen situation. I think she's mature enough to be this graceful about it. And the doves! Aw.
Also, if guys don't wear "outfits," what do they call their... outfits?
Author's Response:
I hope Karen is that cool. Mostly - I wanted this story to err on the side of fluffy and a long drawn out breakup would just mess up my vision.
Um. Gee. I don't know. Clothes - I imagine?? ;)
Date: December 29, 2006 10:11 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
Aw, so cute. And I love Karen a little, what a god sport. I hope she finds some hot new boyfriend. Like Roy, what...
Author's Response:
I am in love with the idea of Karen and Roy. They could rebound together. nej wrote a fic about them already but I'd love to see more about them hooking up.
HEY! No fair making me think of writing new fic when I've got too much on my plate already!!
8 [Report This]Date: December 29, 2006 06:15 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
The freaking doves?! Love it. You're really pulling out the big guns. This was perfect. That's all :)
Author's Response:
Hee! Glad you liked it pennylane! I'm pulling out all the stops for the end. :)
Date: December 29, 2006 04:59 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
Ah, the origami doves of love. Now I have this lovely image of Jim smiling at Pam during the 'awards' in OO, as those doves were unfurled behind his head. Mmmmm.
I like that you had Karen take the news with grace and that Jim and Pam are full-throttle infatuated now that they've pulled the trigger (as well they would be.)
And, am I reading too much into this: at the beginning when she mentions him 'distracting' her that morning, and he says: Twice....was there a shout-out there to his confession to Michael in The Convention (she said no...twice)? Looking forward to the next chapter, but will be sorry to see it end.
Author's Response:
I hearby declare that they henceforth shall be known as "origami doves of love". Awesome.
I like Karen. I want to hate her but I can't. I don't think she's as OK as she seems in my chapter but I think she'd try and put up a good front at work. And YUM - full-throttle infatuation. :)
Good eye colette. You're not reading too much into it. I watched The Convention twice over the last 2 days. I wanted to give Jim a better memory of the word "twice". I think he deserves it. :)
Date: December 29, 2006 04:12 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
I absolutely loved this chapter. Very realistic, with all the akwardness.
Author's Response: Thanks shaebay! I know I have a uberfluffy nature so I try to strive for realism. I'm glad you think I've succeeded!
Date: December 29, 2006 03:43 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
This is my favorite one so far. Pam worrying, Karen's reaction...and THIS:
"You go first." He nudges her with his elbow as he stirs his coffee again.
"Why?"
He leans against the counter, crossing his feet at the ankles. He looks at her over the rim of his mug. "So I can watch you leave."
OMIGOD. I just loved it. And what made it my favorite was that you were able to bring back the origami doves. Because I just know that Jim did actually keep all of that stuff. This was perfect. I can't wait for the last chapter!
Author's Response:
I just like the idea of Jim leaning on a counter watching Pam walk away. :)
The doves were always a given. I sort of hinted in 8 Maids - when Pam thought about the OO when ripping off the lid of her yogurt. Subtle - I know - but the foreshadowing was there. ;)
Date: December 29, 2006 03:16 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
The Olympic Doves!!! OMG, that is so great! That helps ease the pain over the awkward confrontation with Karen. A little anyway. Glad I took a minute to re-read French Hens first!
Author's Response:
Hee! And here I thought this would be so obvious! I'm glad I've made you happy. And yeah - I needed something fluffy to sidestep the angst.
Date: December 29, 2006 03:02 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
I absolutely love the oragami doves! Sigh...of course he would save them, and they make a perfect ornament!
I'm so sad that we only have one chapter left, but I'm really looking forward to the conversation with Roy!
Author's Response: Of course he would!! Roy is a big factor in the last chapter (in more ways than one) as it stands now. We'll see what happens in the final version. :)
10 [Report This]Date: December 29, 2006 02:22 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
Loved Kelly's ornament! And it's always a bonus when we get a throwback to the old times (the origami doves!)
Time for the big finish!!
Author's Response: Yep. ::deep breath:: Working on it as we "speak!"
10 [Report This]Date: December 29, 2006 02:00 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
Okay, this was awesome as usual, but I'm a bit freaked out. First, my husband and I have a running joke about my using the word "outfit" to reference his clothes (swear to god, Jim Halpert/you quoted him directly: "Men don't wear 'outfits.'") Then you did it again with the whole telling her to go first so he could watch her leave - perhaps TMI, but Mr. Girl7 did that to me like, two days after I realized I had a big crush on him. (Though he was being a smartass, having opened the door for me, gesturing and saying, "After you," to which I suspiciously asked, "Why?" ...And he blinked, then said - much like Jim - "So I can watch you go. Men do that, you know.") Heh.
Anyway....
I love the way you've written Karen here - so self-possessed, no matter how sad. And I also particularly love it that, while Jim and Pam obviously are struggling with the guilt, they're not letting it interfere with the happiness that they so deserve.
And man, you totally have mastered the simmering tension between these two. Wow. If I had some dirt on Greg Daniels, I'd totally use it to blackmail him into making you the writer for these two...
Author's Response:
HA! girl7 I promise I'm not stalking you and your hubby. I have no excuse for the "outfits" comment - but lisahoo is responsible for the "watch you go..." She mentioned that in her review for Calling Birds and I just turned it around in Turtle Doves.
Karen's awesome. Just not for awesome for Jim.
And hee! Is it wrong that I love that my story makes you want to resort to a life of crime? LOL!
Date: December 29, 2006 01:59 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
I somehow missed Three French Hens. How did I let that happen? Anyway, that has to be my favorite chapter so far. Jim would absolutely be worried that Pam would talk herself out of everything. I love the way he tries to convince her to go to Paris. Let's just say it's safe for you to assume that I love every minute detail of this story.
Author's Response:
Well - I'm glad you went back and found those French Hens!
And assumption made. ;) Thanks shan21!
10 [Report This]Date: December 29, 2006 01:48 pm Title: Three: French Hens
Oh wow, hugs.... Got a full on squee going here! First of all, their fight at the beginning was so disheartening yet so freaking realistic; of course he'd be frustrated, scared, full of doubts. I was just so, so, so glad that you made it okay. (And I was deeply ashamed of myself for questioning the fact that I can always count on you to deliver a happy ending - ahem.)
As usual, you've got their dialogue down; you manage to unfailingly capture their dynamic - the sweetness, the playfulness, the sexiness. God. Love the steam here - while I'm a fan of smut (hee), there's definitely something to be said for subtlety, for leaving some things to the imagination. And Jim's last line? Gulp.
Next chapter....
Author's Response:
Of course I'd make it OK...silly girl7. I figure that even after they get their shit together - "the course of true love never did run smooth". ;)
And thanks for all your kind words re: character. Those types of observations mean the world to me. Stay tuned for a little more steam in the last chapter...then when that's done I'm off to finish up my present for Shan. :) Wish me luck!
Date: December 29, 2006 01:45 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
THE DOVES! Squeeeee!!!!! Thank you! Oh, how romantic! How sweet!
Author's Response: You're welcome!! There was never any other option for turtle doves. Glad you approve! :)
Date: December 29, 2006 01:45 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
I cracked up over Kelly cutting Katie, Tom and Suri out of In Style to make decorations for the tree - such a Kelly thing! I was sad over Karen (just a wee bit) but she handled herself well with Pam. And the doves? Perfect! I'm going to be sad to see this end with the next chapter.
Author's Response:
LOL! It is soooooo Kelly. RE: Karen - I'm sad she ended up hurt - but it just had to happen. I don't believe (and I don't think Karen does either) that Jim was the great love of her life so though it stings a bit it won't cut her too deep. That's my story - and I'm sticking to it. ;)
Date: December 29, 2006 01:30 pm Title: Two: Turtle Doves
Jim gives her a blank look. "No kidding." Ha! Way to call it, Jim.
And the doves... sniff. Great chapter.
Author's Response:
I like to think that after all is said and done they'll both be fully aware of what kept them apart to begin with - and be able to comment on it.
I always knew I'd use the doves...back when the idea for this story was hatched. Thanks for reviewing!