Reviewer: agian18 Signed 
1
Date: March 08, 2019
Title: Chapter 7: 7. What's Taken Us All This Time?
Chief Nagger reporting for duty. Buckle up.
“I get it now, and I’m sorry. So, so sorry.”
GIRL.
This STARTS at 100 mph and I am ALIVE for it ALL.
“It’s 7. I’m usually up for almost two hours by now.”
Honestly, you nail all of the teacher stuff right on the forehead, including the alarms, the teasing about summers off, long conference nights (I SEE YOU).
I love that they have to keep touching each other and “my subconscious can’t fathom letting him go” and her feeling this desperate need to not be away from him when he leaves the room for like 5 seconds and she’s giddy over debating cereals with him and “how my skin smells like his soap because that’s happens when you shower with your boyfriend at his place” and it’s all just to keep touching each other for the sake of being close. It’s that “we’ve wasted too much time” in a brand new way in a brand new setting and it still hurts so good.
ALSO. DC. HOW HAVE YOU WRITTEN AN ENTIRE CHAPTER FULL OF MODEST SMUT WITHOUT ME HEARING ABOUT IT. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.
But in all reality, I know you’re hiding behind your fingers, but those parts were all done so well and so poetic, and it fit right in with your writing style of Pam, and also Jim went down on Pam while she was on the phone with Jan and I am NEVER getting over that because W H A T OMG
Also, Gabe as the role of creepy maintenance man is honestly so much better than the role he actually had on the show and it’s perfect.
“My neighbor is off today and he’ll take care of me.”
“Mm-hmm.”
AHHH. WHAT. DC. U SLY DOG.
“I momentarily wonder if Katy would like a plant, maybe a peace lily.”
DC. STOP. OMG. I’m going to send YOU a peace lily, this is SO GOOD.
You used “shamelessly rode into oblivion” in a fanfic and I was proud of you earlier but now I have a shit eating grin on my face LOVE IT
I love the whole Angela exchange. She’s just as “in the wrong” and I love that Pam catches her.
And here we have old Jim poking through in the little collection of Pam on his countertop. Karen giving him the picture is just so special (have I mentioned how much I love BFF Karen? “Because he’s it for you” UGH), and the little admission of when he knew he loved her and when he knew he would tell her one day is so sweet.
And then there’s the fact that SHE kept the mini golf pencil, and ALSO the FORTUNE UGHH SO GOOD
Uhh, JIM STILL DOES LAUNDRY AT HIS PARENTS, ADD ME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO WILL GIVE HIM RELENTLESS SHIT FOR IT YESSSSS
I see u, Peaky Blinders. Important question: Do they hate Grace as much as I do?
“We all left our significant others at home because I want to hear Pam talk about finally having sex with Jim.” I feel like this is a peg at us leaving our husbands to talk fanfic LOL
The entire BDE bit had me in stitches. The fact that it had to be explained? GENIUS.
Can I also just say—and this might be weird—but I’m so glad that you just alluded to the fact that they talked, and didn’t give us the typical run of the mill awkward talk. I love just seeing them together, affirming that they love each other.
Girl. I am so enthralled by your writing. You have this way of being free and easy and so poetic with your characters, and they are SO in character but also in your world, and I am just so glad that you bless us with your wonderful talent. Can’t WAIT to hear more from you!
“Hear with your ears but listen with your heart.”
Author's Response:
Agh! Thank you so much for this lovely review! Really, it just warms my heart. I’m so glad you enjoyed some of my favorite moments too because this one was so much fun to write.
Ha! Yes, that brunch scene DID feel familiar, didn’t it??
No joke, I considered a whole anti-Grace conversation but, for the life of me, you and Mr Cupcake are the only people I know who don’t like her so I’m keeping Pam and Jim in Team Grace with me. 😂😂😂
It took all I had not to run to you and Coley about my modest smut. If you need me I’m hiding under my Protestant-issued-blanket-of-shame.
I wrote a real live book! 
