Steamy and silly. This chapter was a lot of fun!

Trick or treat? Ugh, this ripped me (and poor Jim) to shreds. Stupid, stupid Pam.

“Maybe we just shouldn’t have kids.”

Truer words were never written. No kids for Roy and Pam!

Wow. Drunk Pam is really compelling.

Author's Response:

Yay!  She just says the things I think I'd say -- sober -- if I were in her position.  Like, "Yeah, so what the hell are you doing?  How is it that you're getting sexier by the day??" 

That's a question I would actually like to pose to John Krasinski myself.  Of course, he'd go all red and embarrassed.  Sigh.

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You're killing us. Really.

Author's Response: I'm hoping that's a good thing.....?  'Cause there's more where it came from.  I'm watching the JK Without  A Trace episode now, so....yeah, stubbly, angsty, drunk Jim coming soon.  :o)

Very dark, but very effective. The only quibble (which you may be planning to address) is that I'm not sure how their relationship rebounds from this to the easy cameraderie you see at the beginning of Casino Night. There's almost too much out there now. I loved every minute of it, mind you, it's just a question in my mind. I can't wait to see how it plays out!

Author's Response: I am really, really glad you mentioned this, actually -- I should clarify that, while these started out more as a strictly intended-to-be-fairly-realistic type of thing, they've veered way off course into much less plausible stuff.  And it's just because I absolutely cannot help myself!  But yeah, personally I think I veered into totally implausible a long time ago.  For one, if Pam got drunk around him as much as she does -- ?  And all the kisses on the mouth would NOT fly either, not even with the ultra controlled Jim Halpert.  So yeah, you are absolutely right, especially about this one -- way too much out there.  Just pretend.  :o)  Thanks, as always, for the review!

You're navigating the possible cheese grenades beautifully- no need to worry!

Elmo, I'm really impressed that you are able to write these stories in your non-native language. Keep up the practice!

Author's Response: It's my first review yay ! Thank you, I'll improve I guess, I'm always worried it's not good at all...

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This is adorable. Or a car. Hee.

Beautiful job of bringing Mama Beesly to life.

Author's Response: Thanks! I think we need to see more of her.

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I can totally, totally see this as an episode. Fun, silly, flirtatious, and then *BAM* heartbreaking. You're wrecking me, today!

Author's Response: Thanks! I don't want to wreck you, but it's still nice to know I can. :)

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Poor Roy. I can very much see his reaction being just like this- and the kind appeal that will be most likely to sway Pam back to him. 

Author's Response: Their history together will certainly be really hard for Pam to escape, even if I think they are wrong for each other in many ways.

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He looks down at her and she looks up at him, their eyes meeting for the first time in over half a year, everything else slipping away as they return home.

Beautiful. This moment feels entirely real.

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So sweet. I always like the getting-together scenarios that have some banter and not all sap (or angst!).  You capture the contrast between the past and the present situations very well; knowing what they overcame to be together makes this struggle even more poignant.