I love this little glimpse you provide. I love that they have a short-hand conversation, without really needing to spell things out. They know and we know just how much this means, how tremendously impossible this day had seemed from the vantage point of the Cujinos lunch table. And now he is marrying her. He is marrying HER. He is MARRYING her. It's really palpable in your story, that feeling of amazement, contentment, and joy. Thank you. :)

“We can have this baby, Beesly, you and me.”

Yeah, kill me, why don't you?! I'm loving this fic. For all the -- really scary details of the reality of childbirth -- there's such sweet feeling here. That little sock hat is like a perfect metaphor. It's make-shift, it's comfy, and it's a bit alarming. And comforting, too, like a promise that everything will be alright.

Thank you for this! And please, don't leave us hanging for long. :)

Author's Response: Yeah, I thought Jim needed something positive to focus on to get him through this, and a hat might do the trick. I'll try to get this next one out - if only my family would stop demanding to be fed...*snort* Thanks a bunch, Peanut.

Let me get this out of the way first: I demand a sequel! :)

There, said it. :) Now for the actual review: I really like this. This hurts, but it hurts so good. Poor Jim! I keep flashing back to that look in his eyes on the deck during the 17 seconds of painful silence. How, how did she not see it?! And poor Pam, too. Supposedly happy day, and yet, as much as she tries, she can't ignore the glaring inadequacy of her happiness. She knows, deep down, that she is settling. And she knows that Jim's supposed attachment to Katie shouldn't bother her. She knows all that. She realizes that this momentous day shouldn't end with her in the bathroom sneaking text messages to someone else other than her husband-to-be. She just can't process it yet.

Sigh, such a good trip down the memory lane. I can especially bask in this hurt from the warm and fuzzy safety of how thing turned out. :)

Thank you!

Author's Response: Oh I love this! I was just nodding as I read through your review...YES, YES, and YES...she shouldn't be doing any of these things. She shouldn't be texting him, but inside she knows...she KNOWS. And her "sorry" wasn't just because he broke up with his girlfriend. ::sigh:: Oh Pam. Oh Jim...How I wish I could tell you your future...Sadly, I can not. ;-)