Summary: I feel like, in order to truly be welcomed into the fold of MTT writers, one must present a first date story. This is mine.
Categories: Jim and Pam
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Genres: Angst, Drama, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Romance
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 15 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes
Word count: 24598 Read Count: 55729 ePub Downloads: 14
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[Report This] Published: July 24, 2010 Updated: October 17, 2010
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: August 05, 2010 Title: Chapter 3: If I was your girl, believe me, I’d turn on the Rolling Stones
Author's Response: Thanks, VB! I do think the note was one of those things where Pam could tell herself that it was just a good luck note, so if he didn't come back she wouldn't feel rejected, but deep down, I think it was one last effort. As always, much appreciation for your thoughts!!
Date: August 05, 2010 Title: Chapter 3: If I was your girl, believe me, I’d turn on the Rolling Stones
Nope. Hadn't noticed the preponderance of he and she references. This text in this story is so fluid, I wouldn't change anything.
I really like how you make the distinction between having sex and being a lover. So true.
And I love that you have Pam admit that she wrote the note hoping to change his mind. First story I've seen that in.
Last, loving the slow pace of the story. Both because we'll get more chapters (!) and I like the unrushed feeling that it gives to their date.
I'm at work, so gotta get back to it. Just lovely, ivy.
Author's Response: Thanks, VB! I do think the note was one of those things where Pam could tell herself that it was just a good luck note, so if he didn't come back she wouldn't feel rejected, but deep down, I think it was one last effort. As always, much appreciation for your thoughts!!
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: July 28, 2010 Title: Chapter 2: Imagine me and you
Date: July 28, 2010 Title: Chapter 2: Imagine me and you
This is most definitely one of my top three first date stories. I think this is one of the finest things you've ever posted here, ivy. I love the pacing, the details, the dialogue. The writing is absolutely spot on. I'm hoping for a few more chapters before you decide to wrap this up.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: August 27, 2010 Title: Chapter 8: I'd rather take a blow, at least then I would know
Author's Response: Thank you! I love your note about how heartless it is for Jim to start running even though Karen can probably still see him. I didn't even think of that. I'm glad you appreciate Karen's desperation. I really felt like her asking him if he would move was a last ditch ultimatum, like she kind of knew the relationship was heading toward an end. Thank you, as always, for your thoughtful reviews.
Date: August 27, 2010 Title: Chapter 8: I'd rather take a blow, at least then I would know
Yes, ma'am, EVERYTHING works about this chapter. The italics, the names, the past tense. Everything.
- I love your version of the breakup scene. I love that Karen is bitter but won't beg because Jim doesn't deserve it. I love how heartless he is – breaking into a run, surely still within eyeshot, because he has a chance to make it back to the office before Pam leaves.
- I love how much you tell us about Betty when she's at the table for less than five seconds.
- I love Jim's delight at being able to pull Pam into the booth beside him. That she's awestruck by how many times they've kissed and he hasn't even taken her home yet.
- That Karen tries to beat around the bush when she knows, she knows the reason he withdrew his name. When she finally says tell me it's not about her I actually sucked in my breath. I love that Karen refuses to say Pam's name.
- And, of course, the I can't.
I just love everything. Sigh... This is like a drug.
Author's Response: Thank you! I love your note about how heartless it is for Jim to start running even though Karen can probably still see him. I didn't even think of that. I'm glad you appreciate Karen's desperation. I really felt like her asking him if he would move was a last ditch ultimatum, like she kind of knew the relationship was heading toward an end. Thank you, as always, for your thoughtful reviews.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: August 27, 2010 Title: Chapter 7: It's a magical existence
Author's Response: Thank you! I feel like Jim and Pam are not a couple who overstate their feelings. They aren't about elaborate speeches or grandiose gestures, so I feel like so much of what they express to each other is in the small gestures or the tone of the voice. In terms of Jim shoving French fries into his mouth, I just guessed he'd be at ease enough with her to stuff his face. I'm so glad you enjoy the details. It's fun to picture them and then try to capture it in words. Thank you for your support!
Date: August 27, 2010 Title: Chapter 7: It's a magical existence
You're such a master at inserting little details into your prose in such an incredibly fluid way. Like these (emphasis mine):
She nods, dragging a French fry through the pool of ketchup and taking a playfully dainty bite.
“What,” he drawls, around a mouthful of fries, “is a Schrute Buck?” He swallowed, leaving a trace of ketchup at the corner of his mouth. “Or do I even want to know?"
Over the time you've beta'd for me, you've helped me to get somewhat better at this but you make it look so effortless! You've packed this little chapter with so much detail, so many little wandering thoughts that the two of them have. I just love it.
Author's Response: Thank you! I feel like Jim and Pam are not a couple who overstate their feelings. They aren't about elaborate speeches or grandiose gestures, so I feel like so much of what they express to each other is in the small gestures or the tone of the voice. In terms of Jim shoving French fries into his mouth, I just guessed he'd be at ease enough with her to stuff his face. I'm so glad you enjoy the details. It's fun to picture them and then try to capture it in words. Thank you for your support!
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: February 23, 2012 Title: Chapter 14: Tears and fears and feeling proud
Date: February 23, 2012 Title: Chapter 14: Tears and fears and feeling proud
Home sick today and decided to reread some good old stuff. What a beautiful line this is:
She shakes her head and then he knows, and he’s there too, and her dress is blue, and her cheeks are pink, and she is weightless and happy until he hands her the heavy stone of his heart to carry.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed 
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Date: August 21, 2010 Title: Chapter 6: A boy on the bridge, standing over the reservoir
10 Date: August 21, 2010 Title: Chapter 6: A boy on the bridge, standing over the reservoir
I am so much enjoying these totally different ideas you are coming up with. That Jim saw Pam over the summer and HID from her. His family know "enough" not "everything." I think your phrasing and dialogue are impeccable in this one, ivy. I really, REALLY think this is the best thing you've posted here.
You keep asking for input so I'll throw in my two cents. I am really hoping you DON'T have Pam and Jim end up in bed on this first date. I think the way you write sex would feel off for the way you're writing this story.
Author's Response: Thanks, VB! I promise, I'll do my best to keep everything in tune with the tone of the story.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed 10
Date: August 25, 2010 Title: Chapter 7: It's a magical existence
10 Date: August 25, 2010 Title: Chapter 7: It's a magical existence
Utter perfection! Kid, you are getting better and better! Well, except for the waffles and french fries. I'm afraid that, my dear, is just gross.
Mr. Blood is scolding me to go to bed. Better review tomorrow...
Author's Response: I should be asleep too. Dentist appointment in 5.5 hours!! I've never eaten waffles and French fries, but I can imagine Jim and Pam eating a terribly unhealthy combination together, because they don't have to impress each other. I'm certain, however, that it's a viable combination at the Waffle Houses here. Actually, I think that's waffles and hash browns.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: October 01, 2010 Title: Chapter 13: You're so fine, you blow my mind
Date: October 01, 2010 Title: Chapter 13: You're so fine, you blow my mind
I went over to YouTube and listened to the songs from these chapter titles. My, you've got quite the eclectic taste in music. I like it!
Author's Response: Oh, very ecclectic indeed.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: August 17, 2010 Title: Chapter 5: Aujourd'hui, ca commence avec toi
Date: August 17, 2010 Title: Chapter 5: Aujourd'hui, ca commence avec toi
Ivy, in one of your replies to a review, you asked readers to give ideas of things for Jim & Pam to do or issues for them to address. I'm enjoying this story so much PRECISELY BECAUSE you're taking it in a very different direction than most first date fics. I think you should continue exactly as you originally planned. I want to see your vision of this momentous night!
Author's Response: Thanks, VB. I'm trying to walk the line of keeping the story in my vision but also giving the people what they want, so readers will be able to enjoy it. Like I said, there are some things that are pretty set, but if someone were to say "I want to see them address the fact that Pam sort took advantage of Jim before he went to Stamford" or "I'd like them to go to the movies," I would see if I could include that in a way that accorded with the tone and plot, and if I could make it jibe, I'd put it in. Certain things aren't going to happen, though I won't say what those are. And the last chapter is pretty much already written, in a way that allows the story to end with just one more, or allows for several more chapters. Thank you for your faith in me!
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: August 16, 2010 Title: Chapter 5: Aujourd'hui, ca commence avec toi
Author's Response: Oh, the lovely tech devices on which we've all come to rely... Thank you for your detailed thoughts. I really appreciated knowing what you liked (and if there's something you don't, please tell me that as well). Deciding whether the regrets should really be regrets or just history from which to learn was a challenge. But I thought of my life... jobs that have deferred my career but through which I've met amazing friends and learned about appreciating hard work... a relationship that went horribly sour, but if I'd left it sooner, I wouldn't have been able to recognize that I wasn't getting what I deserved when someone else gave it to me (and someone else has now been my someone for a decade)... I'm a big believer in every experience having value to it, even if it wasn't a happy one. Oh, and I think in certain situations, "smirk" is perfect for Jim and Pam. You're right, it's snarky but not mean-spirited. I love it, partly because I'm such a snark myself. Thank you for your valued thoughts!
Date: August 16, 2010 Title: Chapter 5: Aujourd'hui, ca commence avec toi
Ah, ivy, no disappointment in this quarter! I was away for the weekend and using my son's Droid to navigate the web for the first time. Pretty cool little device, I must say, but it was DAMN annoying trying to figure out how to LOG IN to any websites so I could do things like check mail and leave reviews. Pesky little back button instead of the enter button!
So, what did I like about this chapter?
- Great, great control of imagery. Like this little passage:
…He reaches out with one arm and a question in his eyes and she nods, almost imperceptibly. He moves closer and wraps the extended arm around her shoulders… - I love that their regrets are not all about each other. Especially this (bolding mine):
He thinks about Lisa, whose number he’d thrown away, and Amy, Emily and oh crap, what was her name? He’d given all of them some version of “this was fun, but I have an early conference call/basketball game/doctor’s appointment.” There were others, who deserved to at least have their names remembered. None of them has deserved to be road kill on the Jim and Pam Highway of Heartache. - I really like that the first regrets that come to Pam's mind are related to her life with Roy, not the missed chances with Jim.
- This line: As good as the fantasies were, the reality would have been messy and uncertain and wracked with guilt.
- It's a petty thing but I like that when you use the word smirk, it seems appropriate. The word has a snarky aspect to it and is all too often on this site misused in place of chuckled in places where the author is not implying any kind of sarcasm.
I am thoroughly enjoying this story. Please continue!
Author's Response: Oh, the lovely tech devices on which we've all come to rely... Thank you for your detailed thoughts. I really appreciated knowing what you liked (and if there's something you don't, please tell me that as well). Deciding whether the regrets should really be regrets or just history from which to learn was a challenge. But I thought of my life... jobs that have deferred my career but through which I've met amazing friends and learned about appreciating hard work... a relationship that went horribly sour, but if I'd left it sooner, I wouldn't have been able to recognize that I wasn't getting what I deserved when someone else gave it to me (and someone else has now been my someone for a decade)... I'm a big believer in every experience having value to it, even if it wasn't a happy one. Oh, and I think in certain situations, "smirk" is perfect for Jim and Pam. You're right, it's snarky but not mean-spirited. I love it, partly because I'm such a snark myself. Thank you for your valued thoughts!
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: August 16, 2010 Title: Chapter 4: I've put in far too many years to let this pass us by
Author's Response: Thanks! I always thought Jim would have been pretty nervous. I think both he and Pam were having bursts of confidence, but underneath there was a lot of anxiety. It wasn't exactly like this night was the last chance, but there was probably a lot being put on the line. That's why I really wish we'd been able to see it, because this was going to be a turning point -- the time to dance around things was done: either they had to decide they weren't going to be a couple, or they had to decide they were going to work toward being one. And Jim had just gotten out of a relationship that was all about saying the right thing, looking the right way, following the rules... it didn't make him happy. (And ultimately, it didn't seem to make Karen happy either; she was much more relaxed after she'd married Dan). I feel like a lot of this night is Jim and Pam proving to themselves that they really do still know each other, that as far away as they've both seemed, it hasn't really been that far.
Date: August 16, 2010 Title: Chapter 4: I've put in far too many years to let this pass us by
There are so many things I love about this chapter.
- The foreshadowing of their future, from tomorrow's run-in with Karen to the indeterminate future where they run into Roy and they fight "fair" and "for each other."
- The idea that what really pisses Jim off on his return is that Pam has grown and is seemingly ok rather than her rejecting him in May.
- Your portrayal of Jim as still uncertain about what's happening here. I LOVE that you don't have him all pie-eyed and optimistic. I think this is my favorite passage in the chapter because it's so achingly clear-eyed and realistic:
He doesn’t need the right words. The time of having to figure out exactly how to say exactly the right thing is over. She doesn’t need that from him.
And, well, if she does, it’s best he knows it now. So he can let go for real.
Author's Response: Thanks! I always thought Jim would have been pretty nervous. I think both he and Pam were having bursts of confidence, but underneath there was a lot of anxiety. It wasn't exactly like this night was the last chance, but there was probably a lot being put on the line. That's why I really wish we'd been able to see it, because this was going to be a turning point -- the time to dance around things was done: either they had to decide they weren't going to be a couple, or they had to decide they were going to work toward being one. And Jim had just gotten out of a relationship that was all about saying the right thing, looking the right way, following the rules... it didn't make him happy. (And ultimately, it didn't seem to make Karen happy either; she was much more relaxed after she'd married Dan). I feel like a lot of this night is Jim and Pam proving to themselves that they really do still know each other, that as far away as they've both seemed, it hasn't really been that far.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed 10
Date: September 30, 2010 Title: Chapter 13: You're so fine, you blow my mind
Author's Response: Thank you for the idea! I never would have had a Katy conversation if you hadn't brought up the point that it must have been hard for her when EVERYONE was going on about Katy. And then the idea that Jim was trying to stick it to Roy... yeah, Jim didn't go after Katy until after Roy opened his mouth, then was tickling Pam against Jim's desk. It was such a "screw you," and then Pam was jealous. So bonus for Jim.
10 Date: September 30, 2010 Title: Chapter 13: You're so fine, you blow my mind
Well, first of all ... My very own chapter?!?! Thank you!
Ah! Now this, this is just delightful! Ballsy Pam! I'm so glad I wasn't drinking anything when I got to the part about Katy's artificial assets! Wouldn't have found this conversation believable in any other fic but it fits beautifully in the night you've set up. I think it's true that enough time had passed since Katy – and she was so patently wrong for Jim – that they could have this type of light-hearted conversation about her.
I love all the conversational details and the tone of this chapter.
Slutty Pam ... Like you, only kind of cheap.
... They go quiet, and he circles his thumb around her kneecap and they listen to the sound of crickets in the tall grass, which desperately needs mowing.
I love the atmospheric detail you include in that last one.
So, this date can go on for about 72 hours straight, can't it? Multiple trips to Starbucks, maybe a couple of cans of Rockstar from the Turkey Hill Minit Mart... You know, sleep is vastly over-rated!
Author's Response: Thank you for the idea! I never would have had a Katy conversation if you hadn't brought up the point that it must have been hard for her when EVERYONE was going on about Katy. And then the idea that Jim was trying to stick it to Roy... yeah, Jim didn't go after Katy until after Roy opened his mouth, then was tickling Pam against Jim's desk. It was such a "screw you," and then Pam was jealous. So bonus for Jim.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: September 28, 2010 Title: Chapter 12: In restless dreams I walked alone
Date: September 28, 2010 Title: Chapter 12: In restless dreams I walked alone
I can understand that they had a lot to discuss on this night. Sort of hoping the mood will lighten a bit soon, though.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed 10
Date: September 03, 2010 Title: Chapter 10: Hold her, tell her everything’s gonna be fine
10 Date: September 03, 2010 Title: Chapter 10: Hold her, tell her everything’s gonna be fine
I think I'm stuck with multiple reviews from here on out. To me, this is now undoubtedly the DEFINITIVE first date fic! This is exactly what I want to think happened on that amazing night in May 2007.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: September 03, 2010 Title: Chapter 10: Hold her, tell her everything’s gonna be fine
Date: September 03, 2010 Title: Chapter 10: Hold her, tell her everything’s gonna be fine
Um ... I believe you mentioned a while back that you'd finish the story by September 7 because your boyfriend is coming for a visit and you didn't want to leave us hanging. I just wanted to say I, for one, am PERFECTLY willing to suffer through a hiatus to get more chapters than you can finish by 9-7! I can just keep re-reading and re-reading while I wait...
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: September 03, 2010 Title: Chapter 10: Hold her, tell her everything’s gonna be fine
Date: September 03, 2010 Title: Chapter 10: Hold her, tell her everything’s gonna be fine
Don't know how you're pumping these out so fast, but I'm loving it! Once again, such cute dialogue. Just admit it, Pam. You totally like me. I can just see that. And Hey, you don’t mind finding your own way home, right? I’ll give you cab fare. Yep. Golden.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: September 01, 2010 Title: Chapter 9: I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find
Author's Response: This is a record, thank you! And thank you for the great compliment, but I think it's a testament to how well the characters have been created on the show. They feel so natural, both in the writing and the acting, that they're easy to identify with. And you must write a first date fic. And more importantly, update CC!
Date: September 01, 2010 Title: Chapter 9: I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find
THIRD review for a single chapter! I think this is a record for me...
So, on the drive in to work, I was analyzing this story in my mind, trying to figure what exactly it is that I like so much about it. I decided that it's not just the fluid writing and great details. What is making this story so compelling to me is that it is TOTALLY in character! Jim and Pam's thoughts, the things you have them doing and saying ... everything about it feels believable. At no point do I ever find myself thinking, Pam would never say that or This feels like a stretch to me.
I'm really hoping that you were wrong in your author's notes: ...in order to truly be welcomed into the fold of MTT writers, one must present a first date story. Because I tell you, girl, you have totally ruined the concept of writing a first date fic for me! I will never have the guts to attempt one now. Nothing I'd ever come up with would reach this standard.
Author's Response: This is a record, thank you! And thank you for the great compliment, but I think it's a testament to how well the characters have been created on the show. They feel so natural, both in the writing and the acting, that they're easy to identify with. And you must write a first date fic. And more importantly, update CC!
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: September 01, 2010 Title: Chapter 9: I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find
Date: September 01, 2010 Title: Chapter 9: I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find
Oh, and your author's note at the beginning was just mean! ... Getting our hopes up about naked Jim and all... You KNOW that's why I read this when I should be heading out the door!
Author's Response: Hahahaha!!! I'm sorry! I have a sick humor sometimes.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed 10
Date: September 01, 2010 Title: Chapter 9: I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find
10 Date: September 01, 2010 Title: Chapter 9: I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find
Another perfect chapter! I should be leaving for work, and here I am reading this... I love how smoothly you move from giddy, to sad, to pensive, to sexy in this one. Surely, this can grow to at least 20 chapters, can't it? (Oh, and I think your chapter end note should end with "who" not "whom." "I know" is a parenthetical phrase; NanReg is the subject, hence "who." Ya? Sorry, had to do it, word geek!) ... I suppose I should get to work now. (BTW, I'm using Chrome, so everything comes out as one run-on paragraph. I should just stop using Chrome for MTT...)
Author's Response: Egads! Yes ma'am, you are correct. Mea culpa. The proper edit has been made.
Summary: I guess it's a companion piece to And All the Rules That Come With It that I wrote a while ago. Here's Pam's side.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Pregnancy/Babies
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5961 Read Count: 2105 ePub Downloads: 0
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Inner Monologue, Oneshot, Pregnancy/Babies
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5961 Read Count: 2105 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: August 07, 2010 Updated: August 07, 2010
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: August 07, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Date: August 07, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Kate, you write this stuff so beautifully. I'm always amazed when I think about the fact that you are truly making it all up and have no experience in this whole motherhood adventure.
Summary: Moments. They say it only takes a few seconds to create a memory.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Future, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Drabble, Fluff, Humor, Kids/Family, Married
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 1960 Read Count: 6201 ePub Downloads: 0
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Future, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Drabble, Fluff, Humor, Kids/Family, Married
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 1960 Read Count: 6201 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: August 10, 2010 Updated: August 22, 2010
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: August 20, 2010 Title: Chapter 2: What did I look like when you loved me?
Date: August 20, 2010 Title: Chapter 2: What did I look like when you loved me?
That's cute. I don't know why but I get a kick out of the image of Jim looking down on Pam condescendingly as she cuts apples, “What are you doing?”
... And I always like stories that have a little backstory about a nice relationship between Jim and his mom. I'm the mother of a wonderful son, what can I say?
Author's Response: My boyfriend told me a story about how his mother taught him how to make apple pies when he was little--I snagged the idea from him and put Jim in the scenario. I just love the idea of a mother and son's relationship from when he is very small..enjoy the time with your boy :)
Summary: Three times Pam thinks she's pregnant, and one time she actually is. A/N: Okay, now I've just changed the title completely. It was a bit confusing and this one isn't much better, but oh well.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Other, Present, Past
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam, Roy
Genres: Oneshot, Pregnancy/Babies
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1780 Read Count: 3513 ePub Downloads: 0
Categories: Jim and Pam, Other, Present, Past
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam, Roy
Genres: Oneshot, Pregnancy/Babies
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1780 Read Count: 3513 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: August 19, 2010 Updated: August 19, 2010
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: August 19, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Author's Response: Well, I guess I was hinting that the second one was a false positive and she later found out she wasn't actually pregnant. I guess that was sort of vague though. Also, I fail at coming up with titles and this was the first thing that came to my mind. *shrug* But, thanks! I was going to go somewhere else with the third part but then sort of fell in love with the idea of Jim being really excited about getting pregnant even though they weren't even married yet. Glad you enjoyed it. :)
Date: August 19, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Um, I guess I'm confused. Title is Three Negatives and a Positive ... but it sure seems like both ii and iv are positives.
My favorite of the vignettes is iii. I really like the intimacy you create between Pam and Jim in that one. Love his hopefulness even though they're not married yet. "Just indulge my curiosity, please?" So sweet!
Yeah, I'm looking for my favorite passages in iii and ... well, I just want to copy and paste the whole thing.
P.S. Lovely to have you back on the boards.
Author's Response: Well, I guess I was hinting that the second one was a false positive and she later found out she wasn't actually pregnant. I guess that was sort of vague though. Also, I fail at coming up with titles and this was the first thing that came to my mind. *shrug* But, thanks! I was going to go somewhere else with the third part but then sort of fell in love with the idea of Jim being really excited about getting pregnant even though they weren't even married yet. Glad you enjoyed it. :)
Summary: About 20 minutes later, a man carrying a vase of roses came into the office, asking Pam to sign for them. She sighed, thinking they must be more flowers for Phyllis. Once the man had left, she checked the name tag on the vase. Surprisingly, they were for her. Her eyes grew excited and she pulled the card out of the flowers.
Set in Valentine's Day, Season 2. Jim/Pam. Enjoy.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 653 Read Count: 2150 ePub Downloads: 1
Set in Valentine's Day, Season 2. Jim/Pam. Enjoy.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 653 Read Count: 2150 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: August 27, 2010 Updated: August 28, 2010
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: August 28, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Date: August 28, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
I'm impressed – you managed to pull off a card that was in character and true to the season. I especially liked the:
Engaged or not, will you be my Valentine?
He manages to ask, without really seeming like he's asking!
Author's Response: Yes, he does, doesn't he? Thank you!
Summary: I was doing the next chapter of Febrility and this happened instead. Oops.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, In Stamford, Inner Monologue, Oneshot
Warnings: Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6874 Read Count: 6398 ePub Downloads: 1
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, In Stamford, Inner Monologue, Oneshot
Warnings: Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6874 Read Count: 6398 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: August 30, 2010 Updated: September 08, 2010
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: September 03, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Date: September 03, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
OK, Kate, you know what would make me deliriously happy? (And I'm pretty sure one of your life's goals is to make me deliriously happy ... isn't it??) I would be so, so thrilled if you were to write this evening from Pam's perspective. Oh, and maybe continue on after Can I stay? Yep, that would make me jump up and down and squeal like a little fangirl.
Author's Response: Girrrrrrrl, it's already in the works. ;) I didn't know when I'd have time to update, if ever, so it's a oneshot now, but it's going to end up two, maybe three chapters. We'll see. I'm over-committed right now, really... But, as always, thanks for reviewing, Ann!
Summary: He didn’t like hypothetical questions. But the question, once posed, wouldn’t leave him alone. Phyllis's Wedding AU.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past, Episode Related, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim, Karen, Kelly, Pam, Ryan
Genres: Angst, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4276 Read Count: 4846 ePub Downloads: 6
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past, Episode Related, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim, Karen, Kelly, Pam, Ryan
Genres: Angst, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4276 Read Count: 4846 ePub Downloads: 6
[Report This] Published: September 08, 2010 Updated: September 08, 2010
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed
Date: September 09, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: here's where the story ends
Author's Response: Hey, VB! Thanks so much. I love that line that you picked out--it's one of my favorites, too. I love working within episodes to keep it feeling like something that might have really happened. The Blackberry thing, from that deleted scene, just seemed such a perfect little snapshot of the slight rift they always had between them. And did we ever know if Jim knew Phyllis just lifted Pam's wedding ideas? It seemed to me that might make a difference in how he saw her that day. Anyway, thanks for the review. I'm glad you liked it. :)
Date: September 09, 2010 Title: Chapter 1: here's where the story ends
Ah, so many things to love!
- Love that Karen is irritated with Jim about the beer even though she said she'd have whatever he was having. I like to think he knew what she wanted and ordered the beer just to torque her in retaliation for playing with the Crackberry at the reception!
- Love the irony that Roy gets to glimpse Pam dancing with Jim during the song he paid for.
- I like that you don't have Jim run after Pam right away when she rushes from the room. I think it's both realistic and torturous to have him stuck for another two dances with Kelly and Karen.
- Just lovely phrasing. For some reason, I really liked this sentence: Both of his brothers had been married in grand style, in beautifully decked-out churches with receptions full of free booze and pretty, flirtatious girls in colorful silky dresses.
Nice to have you back on the boards!
Author's Response: Hey, VB! Thanks so much. I love that line that you picked out--it's one of my favorites, too. I love working within episodes to keep it feeling like something that might have really happened. The Blackberry thing, from that deleted scene, just seemed such a perfect little snapshot of the slight rift they always had between them. And did we ever know if Jim knew Phyllis just lifted Pam's wedding ideas? It seemed to me that might make a difference in how he saw her that day. Anyway, thanks for the review. I'm glad you liked it. :)