Jim knows it isn't a dream. But sometimes it's still hard to believe.
He'd just imagined it so many times.
But reality is better. Full of the messy little details he never would've thought to include. Like how sometimes Pam wakes up just before their alarm buzzes and sneaks downstairs to watch the sunrise from their kitchen window. He knows now not to disturb her when this happens. It's her time to herself. When she wanders back upstairs, usually right as he's climbing into the shower, she'll look at him and just smile.
He hadn't imagined that particular smile either...