Michael decides to take his sales dream team on a little trip and pulls Pam along for the ride. Spoilers through Cocktails.
10 No Jim & Pam cruise sex?? I love that Ryan was calling Kelly once off the ship...he does still have feeling for her. And jealous Jim wanting to talk? Yeah...amazing.
Author's Response: Yep, no Jim and Pam cruise sex (well... they SORT OF had sex, I mean, if you think about it) Thanks! :)
Wow...Jim's finally coming after her (sorta) and Pam leading Ryan on? I never thought I'd be a little bit sad at Pam having to turn down Ryan. How do you do it???
Author's Response: Hee! Just spreading the good ol Ryan love ;)
10 Holy crap!!! I gasped at this line of Ryan's:
“Which means that I’m not moving to another state, and I’m not going to go out and find some replacement girlfriend,” he says simply. “I’m not giving up on this. I just wanted you to know that so that if you decide to stop running from it you’ll know that the door is open.”
Holy crap!! I didn't realize he was into her like that! Wow...you never cease to amaze me with this story.
And Jim keeping Karen until he knew about Pam's feelings! Double (or is this triple now?) holy crap! Just...wow.
I almost started crying at the thought of Pam leaving D-M. Why am I this attached to the characters??? I am proud of her though for doing what she's doing and I love how well the Sex and the City story fit with this one (and thanks for explaining it because I've never seen it). Thanks for making Pam and Ryan believeable (at least in fic, I'd scream if the show abandoned JAM but I really like reading different pairings like this).
“I get it now, she’s everything I’m not.” She says as a few tears slip out from beneath her lashes. His subconscious realizes at this moment that she’s unconsciously mimicking a line from the Royal Tenenbaums, one of their joint favorite films. When he replays this conversation in his mind later, this will break his heart.
10 Wow...angry Jim was really making me sad...but then the reconciling and smut...totally made up for it. Jim's thoughts in ch. 4 about Karen not being Pam...perfect.
I loved all the flashbacks mixed in with their doubts. Knowing Jim & Pam will be happy for many many years makes me happy. Wonderful end to the story. And Jim calling her Halpert at the end was a great touch.
Story formerly known as Spring Cleaning. When he realizes she's asking him a serious question there is not even a moment’s hesitation before he answers. “Sure. What do you need?” Future fluff. Spoiler free, non-fat, as light as airy spun sugar. ;)
9 Wow...lovely, lovely, fluff. I love that you put Target in there (I definitely have the same problem as Pam and Jenna apparently) and that Jim went out of his way to but the movie and that Jim is a basketball coach. Just wonderful.
Author's Response: HA! I'm right w/you (and Pam and Jenna too!) It's like I'm possessed when I step foot in that store. Of course Jim would buy the movie and Jim coaching is just too adorable an image. I'm so, so glad you enjoyed the chapter. Stay tuned for more!
10 First, I so hope you note at the beginning of this chapter about not needing this absolutely wonderful fluff to get through the season (although that will not stop me from reading and loving it). Second, I love how Pam still has some issues with the Karen phase because that would be hard to get over. And third, I love the part about loving each other even when they were Karen & Roy. So true. And four (I thought there was only 3), I love that this story is not complete because it makes me happy.
Author's Response:
I'm glad you loved all the parts you loved. And I love that you've told me so.
Hee! I'm working on the next chapter as we speak.
9 Awww....I love that Jim wanted to bring up Halpert-Beasly babies and how just...normal they are together. Absolutely amazing.
Author's Response:
Thanks flamingos. He's just the bestest ever that Jim. No wonder Karen's holding onto him for dear life (at least in my opinion!)
I'm so glad you liked it!
Aww...I'm so happy Pam got her house with the terrace and that they are finally getting married. That makes me happy. =)
Author's Response: Sigh. Me too! Thanks flamingos!
Absolutely freaking adorable. Jim taking care of pregnant Pam is just too cute. Loved it!
Author's Response: Thanks so much flamingos!! I think it's one of the cutest things ever myself. I'm so glad you liked it!!
Sigh...I love seeing them in a 'real' relationship and they have troubles too. (And love that they were going to Kelly & Ryan's wedding). Just lovely.
Author's Response: Do you think Ryan and Kelly will ever find their way back to each other? I'm not so sure now - so this whole thing might be far more AU that I thought. LOL! Glad you enjoyed it!
Adorable and wonderful (as always). I like that Pam likes routine (because I do too) and I think it's very realistic that she could still be insecure about Karen even after all those years. Lovely chapter.
Author's Response: flamingos - I'm here checking stories and am so so sorry I didn't give you a proper thank you eons ago. Bad me! So happy you liked it!!
9 Wow...that was beautiful and so touching. Completely felt like Pam's voice. The last 3 lines in particular were great. I wish Pam would give this to Jim...it might help.
Author's Response: Oh if only Pam would give something like this to Jim...but then we wouldn't have compelling TV and all of that tension, and where would be the fun in that?!? But I'm really glad you liked this, thanks for the review!
Jim and Pam argue...and then make up.
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Wow...Jim in charge is very very hot. Great job!
The first thing she noticed was that he’d started rolling up his sleeves again.
Set a few weeks post-Cocktails ... I'm spoiler-free, however, so it's just speculation!
10 Wow...to say I loved this might be an understatement. The fact that Jim is going back to pre-Stamford Jim and that he's noticing that Pam's noticing...just amazing. Loved it.
She looked over the boxes with wide eyes, overwhelmed by all the choices. Words like clear and easy were jumping out at her and she had no idea what to do because this was the furthest thing from clear or easy that she had ever done.
Title Courtesy of a Muse song.
9 Wow...wonderful. In particular I loved the paragraph about still watching cartoons and buying Lucky Charms. I love how freaked out Pam was (very understandable) and how Jim was able to make it all better. Just lovely.
Author's Response: Thank you so much.
9 Haha...love that Jim planned ahead for this little diversion. Happy Jim & Pam (esp. the smut versions) is always an enjoyable read.
Summary: "He asked that I engage the rest of the men in the office in it as a morale building exercise."
Spoilers through The Negotiation.
9 I get great enjoyment from reading this. I love the random Creed lines.
This line was hilarious: "We are in the paper business in the twenty-first century. Foresight isn't our strong point."
I loved it and even though Jim screwed it up in the beginning, it still worked out. Yay!
9 Wow...knew that wasn't going to end well when Pam started e-mailed Jim. I am totally loving this story.
When her mom gets sick, it seems like it'll be alright. Set sometime in the future with Jim and Pam married. Wow. This was gorgeous. Heartbreaking, but gorgeous.
All the lights are changing red to green. From denial to truth in an enclosed space. Spoilers up to Cocktails. Hiatusathon request for Moxie. 10 I absolutely love this story. Seems spot on for how Jim & Pam would react in this situation and I love that it's so different from a lot of JAM talking it out fics (not that there is anything wrong with those). Absolutely lovely story.
Author's Response: Thanks so much, flamingosinparadise!
9 Wonderful. I love how Ryan was trying to get through to Jim in his own Ryan way. And the fact that we looks at celebrity gossip to shut up Kelly? Hilarious.
Author's Response: I'm so glad you liked it. I was afraid it was too far out there. And can't you just imagine Ryan looking for anything that will make Kelly quiet down for 5 seconds??? LOL!
9 Wow...this story was adorable. I loved the line a couple chapters ago how everyone could have been normal if not at D-M. So so true.
Author's Response:
Hehe, it really is so true. Thank you so much for reading!