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You do amazing young Jim and Pam, I am so happy that the end of Smelden and the Muffin, doesn't mean the end of your young Jim and Pam.

Now will you please explain why Pam was a no-show at the 1992 bonfire?

Author's Response: Yes'm. Young Pam and Jim are a lot of fun, both to write and to read. And speaking of read, anyone know where OnlyOneKitchen is? Let's get on with The Boy Next Door!! Thanks for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed it. And yes, I'll explain why Pam was a no show.

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Say it ain't so! Over already?!? Seems too soon, but I am really looking forward to the epilogues you have planned.

Another job well done.

Author's Response: Thank you! I'm sorry if it seems short, but there just felt like a natural end point for this story. I'll look forward to your thoughts on the epilogues and hope to hear from you in the future. Thanks again for taking the time!

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Impressed with the speed of your posting, yes I am.

But I also am so impressed with how well you conveyed the feelings of Pam while using minimal dialog between she and Sick Jim. Awesome work, as usual.

Okay, so, one question down, Jim and Karen seem to have taken the trip to Kaputsville, which is great. But when Pam was in her head in this chapter trying to sort it all out, we got that Jim was free, but she also doesn't seem to have the thought process of a married woman? But she still speaks of marrying the wrong man? So, although one question is answered, I remain confused...

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Of course your story was not forgotten. But please know that you are killing me here...

Pam fell on the icy stairs! How hurt is she? Will SHE now need professional medical help along with Jim? When will Jim realize she is in trouble??

Okay, obviously looking forward to another update soon {hope} so I can have some of my many questions answered...

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This is very well done. It was very believable, Pam's feelings, and I would love to hear about what happens next for the Halpert Family of Three, Soon to be Four.

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I love this family. I am so glad you do not let even the littlest things in deleted scenes get by you.

Oh Pam, you did an excellent, wonderful and amazing job with her conflicting feelings about being a wife, a mother and a woman. How she is worried about being emotionally abusive to Jim, and a bad mom to Cecelia because she asked her husband to take her home before they pick up their baby. Poor Pam.

And how true that Google can be trouble so much of the time.

I love how Jim is a Band-Aid for her life. That was so super-sweet.

Keep writing please, everything you put out here is full of amazing-ness! Keep it up, thank you!

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Daddy Jim and Cece time is very sweet. I think my adoration of Doting Daddies should be well documented, so I want to leave you a thank you for giving us what the show does not... Quality Daddy Jim Time.

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Wow, my heart breaks...

This is amazingly written. I love being in Jim's brain for this. The way that although his body is very sick, breaking apart, but how his mind is so present with his family. And all to aware of how badly this could all end. I love how his clear, present, family-man mind is so concerned with making sure that his family will be taken care of.

I felt so badly for both he and Pam, I know the new-parent exhaustion. I also know the taking-care-of-a-sick-loved-one exhaustion. I cannot imagine going through both of them at the same time.

The end of this chapter, though, gave me smiles. I adore Pam. I love that Jim will deal with the situation in the way that he needs to, making sure that Pam and CeCe will be taken care of should the worst occur {please do not do that to me}. But, Pam, she will deal in the way that works for her {and me too}, making plans for the entire family once everything turns out okay.

I cannot wait to read more...

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Yes, yes you should continue. Please. I really need to know what happens. So, yes, continue, please.

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Wow, I think that lit ME on fire. Both POV's were just awesome and realistic and actually just amazing.

Jim was wonderfully frustrated and the running and basketball playing made me wish that I could find a shirt of his shirt to wear to bed.

Huge applause for Pam. Wearing that Jim-scented tee to bed and doing what the shirt moved her to do.

Nice job. I hope there are more collaborations in our {near} future.

Author's Response: Thanks, Aivilo! We have the next collaboration in mind already. Jazz is doing the kickoff on the next one. She's going on vacation soon and won't be able to write till she gets back. So it'll be later this summer by the time we volley versions back and forth.

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That. Banter. Was. Awesome.

And the line about streaming soundly into shrubbery made me laugh aloud.

My favorite chapter so far also.

I have to say, though, I never questioned that Drunk Jim would pee in front of Pam. I remember the fun Drunk boys in college.

Author's Response: Oh yeah. My boys (as in my male friends, whom we ladies referred to as "our boys") didn't even have to be drunk. On the plus side, I walked into my friend's dorm room once, bitching about someone stealing a parking space and the response from my four guy friends who were there was "want us to go pee on his car?" Thanks so much for writing. I'm glad you liked the chapter. The banter was a lot of fun to create; I hope we get lots of Jim/Pam banter in the upcoming season.

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When Kelly picked her three for closet time, I offered up a 'poor Jim' out loud.

Oh my goodness, AWESOME chapter Ivy. The 'verbal copulating' and how at first our two were accused of undressing each other with eyes, but then James {love the use of full first names also!} takes it up a notch when he challenges Pamela and gets her to remove her shirt... Applause to you!

I hope Pam's revenge continues to turn the heat up on this sizzling game even more!

Author's Response: I feel like Kelly would love being stuck in a closet with three men, don't you?