Penname: Colette Real name:
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Only by girl7 Rated: M [Reviews - 366] 169
Summary: Past Featured Story

This picks up pre-merger and is spoiler free, a bit AU as well.  I began this back in October (maybe even September), and obviously the show has deviated quite a bit from what I speculated here.

This begins with angst, but there is a great deal of fluff, steam, smut, and silly...for several, several chapters.  My idea was to go beyond the happy ending, so to speak.  

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam, Karen, Michael
Genres: Angst, Humor, Inner Monologue, Romance, Steamy, Workdays
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 38 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 96362 Read Count: 257665 ePub Downloads: 81
[Report This] Published: October 05, 2006 Updated: May 17, 2007
Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: December 29, 2006 Title: Chapter 29: Chapter 29

How very Creed was the Creed part? Loved when he said: Wait, you were there, too? Too funny.

Phyllis and Toby - aw. Love both of them. And Michael's announcement...I could just feel the cringe. You write happy, in love, in lust Jim/Pam so effectively. Helps me be more patient for it to happen on the show.

Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: December 29, 2006 Title: Chapter 27: Chapter 27

Okay, I'm such a sucker...you have me all teared up. Of course Jim's mom would be like this; of course his Dad would have adored her like he adores Pam (good role model!); of course Jim would have been the most adorable baby in the western hemisphere. Oh, it's so satisfying to see it in writing! Delicious.

Seriously, just a quickie because I have to fly, but didn't want to forget to thank you for feeding the part of me that craves this stuff. God, I love love. And you write it so well. 

Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: November 14, 2006 Title: Chapter 25: Chapter 25

On the kitchen counter?!?!?! I'm shocked. Ahem. (Stop rolling your eyes!) Thanks for this nice bit o' fluff to have with my morning coffee. Happy now.



Author's Response: Okay, see, I wasn't consciously planning that they'd go at it on the kitchen counter, but now that you mention it... :o) Such a shocking, shocking thing, that!  Thanks as always for the review -

Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: November 02, 2006 Title: Chapter 23: Chapter 23

Well, how delectable. And in my own private time zone, it's now 5:10...tapping my foot here....

Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 19, 2006 Title: Chapter 21: Chapter 21

"All I've wanted for longer than I can remember is you.' I'm a goner when I read stuff like that. You really know how to get a girl going!

And seriously - you are the high priestess of the looooong build-up. Haven't you tortured that boy enough, woman? Pam must have a will of steel, because, man...I'd be pudding in his hands before I'd even raised my fork. Love how you upped the pudding ante (sp?) to mousse...cannot wait to see what kind of use it gets put to. Breathlessly awaiting the next  installment...

Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 16, 2006 Title: Chapter 18: Chapter 18

Right when I thought it couldn't get any more delicious, you go and write this. But seriously, they need that encore...stat! Then they can prank away! (Sorry - you clearly need no narrative assistance, but I couldn't contain myself.) 18 chapters and still flavorful!

Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 17, 2006 Title: Chapter 19: Chapter 19

I'm so glad she didn't leave in the morning to go home to primp - seriously, given the choice between round two with Jim and Kelly's beauty tips? Especially like the part where he's kneeling in front of  her...oh my. How luscious.

This was nice and juicy and great fun to read. Can it go for, say, another 45 chapters or so? Is that asking too much?



Author's Response:

Yeah, the kneeling thing just sort of came out of nowhere.  I actually had had every intention (as she said) of stopping it at a kiss, then I found myself writing the kneeling thing, and it suddenly occurred to me that there would just be no way in hell she'd be able not to just....

Sigh.

This'll go on for a bit, I think.  One of the things I enjoyed about writing After the Fall was that I think it went on for like four chapters or so after he and Pam got together - granted, they were doing the "rules" obeying, but I just had such a great time writing them cooking dinner together and hanging out. 

Sort of like your last vignette - seeing them together, blissful, happy.....

Thanks for the review!

Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 09, 2006 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3

Okay, now you've gone and done it, Missy. You made my heart break again, despite my growing impatience with Pam (and inversely proportionate appreciation for Karen.) And I think you've got the Karen stuff right - she's got to be likable and a good match for Jim, so it has resonance when he still wants Pam. But I have a feeling your story will deliver that pay-off waaaay before the show (and in much more glorious detail.)

Love how you brought the steam in chptr 2 - about time someone noticed that Jim is hot as a very hot thing (btw, that's a line from a fic I'm struggling with - how very tacky to quote myself.)

Still awed by your ability to go with this season and create. All I've got are a few odd moments and odder yet songs in my head: Janice J. doing 'Piece of My Heart' and 'If I Loved You' from the classic musical, Carousel (schizo, much?) Can we trade muses? Yours seems much more coherent. Look forward to MORE of your story in the meantime!



Author's Response:

Oooh, I really like your line - it resonates somehow.  String together your odd moments, listen to your songs, and write, write, write!  Then post that sucker ASAP!  I really am dying to read your next stuff - would love to see you get your hands on Karen and Jim.  (That sounded far dirtier than I intended for it to, but what the hell?)

Thank you so much for the thoughtful review, by the way!

Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: October 10, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Pam wistfully yearning for Jim. Jim trying to convince himself he's over her. It's all palpable here. The scene where Pam recalls their relationship of a few years ago then sees Karen in her former role was especially heartache-inducing. And don't know who I felt worse for in the scene with Jim and Roy. What a mess our little Pam has left in her wake. As usual, you've left me mopey but begging for more.

Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: October 05, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

As always, you've piqued my curiosity. I'm a greedy, selfish girl - so I unashamedly say, MORE!

BTW, re: your response to Par5 - have to admit, while I've certainly enjoyed many fics with this premise, I always find it hard to buy them FINALLY getting together (i.e., both admitting their feelings, yadda, yadda), then creating self-imposed limitations...actually getting in bed and just cuddling, etc. (I guess I could see it if they were teenagers.) I get all the emotional adjusting they'd need to switch gears, but still. Maybe it's just that Jim reduces me to a hormonal lather, but if I were Pam...hell, there's so many things I'd do differently if I were her, so never mind. Call me an old - ahem, mature - floozy, but I think the urge for sexual expression at that point (late night, already smooching, etc.) would be plain irresistable. And delicious. But, as I said, this ain't real life and I can still enjoy a good fic that draws it out, so don't let me influence you. Sorry to leave you this novella comment...no one ever accused me of being brief.



Author's Response:

First of all: Never ever ever give up.  Wait - no, never ever ever apologize for being long-winded! I love your reviews (and your fic, too, as it happens!). 

I also agree with you that it'd be unrealistic of them to hold back in a lot of ways.  Sometimes I think that if Pam had gone straight from Roy to Jim (which, thank god, she didn't do), she might have been hesitant, more out of fear and a residual leftover wall of protection.  But if Pam were really ready for Jim - as you say, having come out with how she feels about him, cards on the table, all in - as it were - then....yeah.  Instantaneous.  Because they obviously have a chemistry that would be undeniable.  One thing that struck me - shocked me, actually - about the "new" kiss in the season opener was that it seemed decidedly....sexual, more so than the chaste one we saw in the finale.  Something about his hands on her waist, definitely the way his voice was rough.  (And now I'm fanning myself.)

Wow, got lost there, totally forgot my point.  :o) But yes - in this fic, I will write the whole sex part more realistically and less drawn out because it's fiction and it's fun to do it that way. 

Thanks, as always, for the thoughtful review!  And hey - when are you going to post something new??

Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: October 14, 2006 Title: Chapter 12: Chapter 12

Yup, still good. And from the world of great minds think alike...I'm just finishing a story I started posting and part of it also focuses on a girly-girl friendship with Kelly. I guess that's not such a stretch, but still...Anyway, keep it coming, please!

Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: October 13, 2006 Title: Chapter 8: Chapter 8

You really do tortured, conflicted Jim like no one's business. Dying to see how this ends up - maybe Karen could run off with the heir to the Herr's potato chip fortune, clearing the way for Pam to return to her rightful place? My heart is in your hands...

Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: October 14, 2006 Title: Chapter 17: Chapter 17

Well, you certainly delivered on your promise. And I think you just upped yourself to an 'M' (not that that's a bad thing.)  Loved how playful they were, even in the moment. Also love how Pam steps up to the plate. And Jim has such...expertise. Just scrumptious.

Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: October 14, 2006 Title: Chapter 16: Chapter 16

Okay, so I go away for a couple of hours and you've completed like 30 more chapters, one more riveting than the next...while I'm still trying to get one more up. You are a force of nature, woman.

'Maybe you're not hearing me, so I'll say it again.' Yes. Love me some angry Pam. Wish she'd have that gumption on the show. And is there a sexier thing than angry Jim? I think not. I soooo want to see how you wrap this up. And, as you know, patience is not my strong suit!

A Better Fit by Par5 Rated: K [Reviews - 36] 29
Summary: Past Featured StoryAt first she's all wrong, but in the end maybe she's a better fit.
Categories: Future, Other, Present
Characters: Jim, Karen, Pam
Genres: Angst
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1226 Read Count: 3908 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 05, 2006 Updated: October 05, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 06, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Just in time to help sort out the odds and ends I felt after last night's episode. I still think Karen is a road leading back to Pam - maybe a long twisty one - but the direction you take here makes the ride seem a little less tortuous.

Oh, and holding the baby in his arms? My Jim-love is complete.



Author's Response: I'm in complete agreement Colette. It's my mantra (Karen is just a distraction, just a distraction...). Stay at home dad Jim was full on adorable in my mind too!

A Good Case of the Mondays by bitterpill Rated: M [Reviews - 22] 19
Summary: Jim/Pam.  And a phone conversation.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: None
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 623 Read Count: 4568 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: October 05, 2006 Updated: October 05, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: October 06, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Now, that's what I'm talking about. What a delicious morsel to wake up to after last night's detour on JAM street.



Author's Response: Ha!  Thank you!  Who knew there were so many potholes on JAM street???  It's quite a bumpy ride this season.

Like Hate by proudgirl Rated: T [Reviews - 25] 22
Summary: A deceptively happy Jim/Karen. And, of course, a little bit of Pam thrown in there, because it'll always be about her.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Past, Future
Characters: Jim/Pam, Karen
Genres: None
Warnings: Adult language, Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 685 Read Count: 2877 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 06, 2006 Updated: October 06, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 06, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Like Hate

This is so powerful and succinct. You've really captured the 'anti-Pam-ness' of Karen using such simple, efficient terms...just the kind of mundane things Jim would notice and be drawn to after all his endless Pam-angst. Until, of course the inevitable. Beautifully written.



Author's Response: Thank you! I like Karen a lot - I think there is much to be learned here on Jim's part, because she's nothing like Katy, and he's not playing with her heart either. But, unfortunately, we are not blessed with the ability to always love the ones who deserve it.

Too Late? by xoxoxo Rated: K [Reviews - 20] 18
Summary:

Jim's been away.  Now he's back.  Pam realizes what she's missed.  No spoilers - just speculation and much wishful thinking.

I added Karen as a character in the story - since she's mentioned.


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam, Karen
Genres: Angst
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1186 Read Count: 2969 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: October 07, 2006 Updated: October 07, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 07, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Too Late?

Well, it may be vague, but it sure is pretty and hits the critical nail on the head...WHEN (amen to that, sister) they get together, it damn well better be Pam who does most of the heavy lifting. (And yeah, Karen definitely discovered the wine at dinner in Tribeca...while wearing a Marc Jacobs sweatear she fought me for at the annual Barney's sale.)

BTW - I thought about emailing you the link, but didn't have the address...as soon as I posted it here I had a classic 'Duh' moment and realized I could have emailed it via this site. Not always too quick on the uptake here!



Author's Response:

Pam's gotta step up.  I'm all about that.  But I'm reluctant to really put words into her mouth just yet.  It's too early.

Doesn't make it easier to sit here and wait for the fateful day to come.

PS - I myself just drank wine in Tribeca but I sure as heck don't have any coworkers as cute as Karen's. :)

I think my email is listed in my profile.  Feel free to send me juicy tidbits like those anytime - even though I died a little as I watched. :( 

The List by nomadshan Rated: T [Reviews - 37] 27
Summary: Pam has a list. So does Jim.
Categories: Other, Future
Characters: Jim, Karen, Pam
Genres: Angst, Drabble, Fluff
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 230 Read Count: 2642 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 07, 2006 Updated: October 07, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 07, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

There goes another little piece of my heart...and you did it so efficiently - not one word too many: 'Love her'... there it is; 'Crumples her list'...there it goes. Lovely.

Author's Response:

Efficiency is high on my list. :)

Thanks, Colette!

Find Yourself by mixedberries Rated: K+ [Reviews - 20] 19
Summary: Past Featured StoryWhat are you going to do with your time off? Travel. It's gonna be really nice. I'm gonna find myself.
Categories: Episode Related, Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Holiday
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2427 Read Count: 3239 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 09, 2006 Updated: October 09, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: October 09, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Find Yourself

This is truly one of the most moving 'Jim runs into Pam'  fics I've read. So poignant and true to the characters. And love the idea of them wanting to travel together (once raised the idea in a fic myself.) Lovely, lovely, lovely.

Author's Response: Wow, thank you so much. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

The Gift by xoxoxo Rated: T [Reviews - 20] 19
Summary:

The more things change - the more they stay the same. 

(I went crazy and rated it M -and then changed it back to a T 'cause - you know - it's still me doing the writing.)


Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot, Romance, Steamy
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1165 Read Count: 2642 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: October 09, 2006 Updated: October 09, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: October 09, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Makeover

If memory serves, didn't you once claim not to be so good at writing the steamy? I think you just made a liar of yourself. And this steam has a heart - my favorite variety. Jim needing to leave the restaurant immediately? The stocking/teeth action? Stumbling into her apt? Fear of falling back into a cavernous crater? It's all good. Will re-read to fortify myself for the next episode.



Author's Response:

OK then. 

I wanted him to be moved to take action pronto and I'm embarrassed at how clearly I envisioned the stocking scene.

HA!  The "cavernous crater" is due to my addiction to the thesaurus.   It was gaping hole originally but I got carried away.

Thanks so much Colette.  Truly.  Your reviews are always so thoughtful. 

A Conversation in Two Parts by bitterpill Rated: K [Reviews - 25] 26
Summary: Pam makes the first move.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: In Stamford
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 923 Read Count: 8354 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 09, 2006 Updated: October 11, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 12, 2006 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2

This definitely left me satisfied and smiling. The dialogue carried the moment perfectly. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's over...part 3 perhaps?

Author's Response:

Well, I'm so glad you liked it!  I'll see what I can do:)

Jonathan and Mallory 4-Eva by Par5 Rated: K [Reviews - 17] 16
Summary: Jim and Pam both attend summer camp where they each experience their first kiss. Enjoy the fluff! For the Prior Meeting challenge.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past, Future
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Childhood, Fluff
Warnings: None
Challenges: Prior Meeting
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2376 Read Count: 2120 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 10, 2006 Updated: October 10, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 10, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

How delicious. The perfect distraction from the 'real' situation on the show. Her hands in his hair - how perfect that Jim would remember that. Lovely.



Author's Response: Thank you Colette. And I need some more of her hands in his hair in, as you say, 'real life'. I need it soon!

God Bless Us Every One by nqllisi Rated: T [Reviews - 35] 33
Summary: Past Featured StoryWith apologies to Charles Dickens, here's the real story of what finally prompted Pam to call off the wedding.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Ensemble
Genres: Dream/Fantasy
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3758 Read Count: 8193 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 10, 2006 Updated: October 10, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed
Date: October 10, 2006 Title: Chapter 4: Past...and maybe future

'Trust me; you only  get one chance at that. And, uh...you were his chance.' Awww. This concept was so ambitious, because if not done well, it could really have fell flat...but it absolutely sang. Great!

Author's Response: Yeah, I thought I was in over my head about halfway through. I'm so glad you thought it worked out OK. "Sang"? That's a lovely way to put it, and I'm touched. Thank you.

Surprise by nqllisi Rated: T [Reviews - 28] 25
Summary: Past Featured StoryFive ways Jim finds out about Dwight & Angela.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present, Future
Characters: Angela, Dwight, Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 771 Read Count: 2104 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: October 11, 2006 Updated: October 11, 2006
Reviewer: Colette Signed 10
Date: October 11, 2006 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Funny and sweet and clever - the ideal mix for a JAM-aholic forced to go cold turkey (or at least be very patient with the show.) Thanks for this lovely treat.



Author's Response: I am unspoiled, but I truly believe our patience will be rewarded. In the meantime, there's always fluffy fic! I'm glad you liked it!