I can hear Jim say every single word in this. Heck, I can even see the look on his face while he's saying it. Nice inclusion of the details from The Delivery as well. Another wonderful job. *sigh*

Lovefool, this is wonderful. I love how you're able to capture Jim's frustration at not being able to help and just how "frazzled" this makes him. He's endearing but still very much a guy, and I so enjoy how he tries to pick and choose which of his thoughts he shares with her. And how they always manage to find their way back with the humor they share - it really rings true not just for Jim and Pam, but for anybody who's been married a long time.
I went back and tried to pick out some dialogue that I could hear being said by the characters as I read, but there's so much of it, I couldn't pick out just one sentence. This was a joy to read.

I'm in. Please continue.

Author's Response: Well, I guess I will. Thanks for chiming in!

Okay, this is just cruel. Next chapter, please. lol My favorite two paragraphs:
Pam feels like Karen didn't seem concerned, and she wonders if Karen had acted that way towards him. Instead of persuading Jim to stay in bed and rest, like Pam had thought previously, maybe Karen had said, Really? Maybe you should just take some Tylenol and see if you feel better.

Karen, Karen, Karen. It‘s difficult to admit to herself, but Pam knows she‘s jealous. It's an ugly thing to be, especially when she has no right to be. She practically handed Jim and his dignity to Connecticut and all the girls that come with it.

The first because, yes, that's exactly what Karen would say, and the last, because, yes, that's exactly what she did.

Waiting, but not patiently.

To quote Michael: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!Holy shit. You officially win the prize for most jarring ending to a chapter ever. She married him? MARRIED? Did she have it annuled? Has she already dumped him? WTF? And Pam, get your mistake making cute little rumpas into the doc with Jim so he can get a white count and some IV fluids. Don't sit there like a bump on a log and make yet another horrible mistake! Sheesh. Kate, no going out with the bf until you finish the next chapter, missy. You have an evil streak...

Good Lord, don't stop now!

Author's Response: Okay! Haha, I've got more to come, I've got it planned out for at least a couple more chapters ... we'll see how it goes! Thanks for reviewing! :D

Is it silly that I may have let out a little whoop when he picked grape? Nice touch. I also thought that Jim kissing Karen instead of answering was very in character. He could never quite make himself verbally lie, could he? Nice job.

Author's Response: Hahaa, not silly at all! That's what I was going for. It's kind of like a little victory, like when (in the show) Jim asks Pam to help him destroy Andy's sanity after Karen tells him no. And I'm pretty happy with having him kiss Karen instead of telling her a lie or the truth. Jim in season 3 was kind of taking the easy way out of alot of things, and he's not quite to the place where he's ready to just deal. We'll get there, though. ;) Thanks so much for your reviews!!

Argh. I want to shake Jim by the shoulders and tell him to text Karen that it's over. Guess that's not gonna happen really soon, is it? Another great chapter - loved the banter. Please update soon because I'm dying to read your take on Cocktails.

Author's Response: Not too soon, but fear not! This fic does end with the same results as the show. ;) Figuring out how to tie everything together nicely is proving to be difficult, but it's gonna happen.

Yay, I was really happy with my banter! Jim just seems like the kind of guy who wouldn't think Paul Rudd is all that (even though I personally think they're kind of similar) and since I love Paul Rudd, Pam loves Paul Rudd.

I'm dying to WRITE my take on Cocktails. I got the full idea for it a couple days ago, now I'm just thinking of the best way to flesh it out. It's coming, though!

Now we're talking...onward to Poor Richard's. My favorite bit is this one:

"Jim wants to dive in head first and beg Wallace for a transcript; he saw them talking, and he realizes now what was going on. Was that why she smiled? Is that why she was blushing? There's a million things in his head that she could've said, would she have said, and he hasn't been this hungry for her words – for any crumb or vowel or any drop of his name from her – for almost a year."

Nice Jim writing - hesitant but with that small glimmer of hope - wanting to know anything positive that came from Pam.

Author's Response: That Jim is so easy to write for me, because I know so well that when *I* have a crush, I want to know every single thing that the person I'm crushing on has said about me. Even if it's just that they like my shoes or something trivial like that. Thank you again for reviewing!

Aw, this was so sweet, shootingstars. Very nice account of how that first day might have gone. And to think just how much PresentDay!Jim could tell Young!Jim...

Author's Response: Thanks so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed. Bless young!Jim, so much coming in his future!

Amazing how much you can say in so few words. Nicely done.

Author's Response: Thank you. It's funny- in real life, I'm a total chatterbox. You'd never know it from my postings here, though! Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it!

Oh Steph, you always make me feel so for Toby. I could just see the look on Kelly's face the morning after. Poor Toby, he needs someone - surely there's somebody out there for him, too. Very well done.

Author's Response: Thank you so much! And I do agree with you about poor Toby. I think there is someone out there for him. Maybe Pam should stop setting her friends up with Michael and throw one Toby's way.