Turnabout's Fair Play by ficklevillain
Summary:

A series of drabbles, set after Back From Vacation (with some slight spoilers) and deviating from there. Pam makes Jim face the same difficult decision (and consequences) that she had to deal with.

Each drabble is 100 words according to MS Word, so if the summary says otherwise...it's lying. :0)


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Episode Related Characters: Angela, Dwight, Jim, Jim/Pam, Karen, Pam
Genres: Angst, Drabble, Fluff, Humor
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 100 Completed: Yes Word count: 9891 Read: 384693 Published: January 23, 2007 Updated: February 23, 2007
Cracking by ficklevillain

She closed her eyes and made herself breathe. “You can’t what?”

 

His eyes flickered at her, uncertain. “I can’t deal with all of this.”

 

She shoved her hands into her jeans pockets and smiled sadly. “Yes, you can.”

 

His voice grated softly with anger. “How would you know?”

 

“Because I did. And I’ve never been as strong as you.”

 

She watched as his brief fury deflated, leaving behind the eyes of a confused boy. Her heart swelled and cracked. She’d expected anger. But sadness…it just hurt too much.

 

She stepped forward, wrapped her arms around him, and cried.

 

“I’m sorry.”

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