Summary: That must have been one heck of a week, hm?
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Explicit sexual content
Series: Week Days
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes
Word count: 7722 Read Count: 18489 ePub Downloads: 13
Penname: brokenloon Real name: Steve
Member Since: March 03, 2007
Bio:
Bio:
Okay, first of all I'm a guy-are there any others writing here? Yes, I am of course in love with Jenna Fischer and with the fictional character she has created. And I would totally have a beer and watch some hoops with Jim Halpert.
I've never written romantic stuff in my life; this show just brings it out of me. My stories here are sort of little daydreams that seem somehow therapeutic to me. You can usually count on happy endings from my stuff; plenty of heartache on the actual show.
Other stuff: 37, divorced, two kids, I live in Northern Virginia
Feel free to contact me.
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[Report This] Published: June 10, 2008 Updated: June 10, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 
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Date: June 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Week's End
10 Date: June 10, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Week's End
One of my favorite fics ever...one of the great "getting into Jim's head" jobs I've ever read, and full of so many great details, and just so so so damn good in every possible way.
Summary: A somewhat bitter Pam reconciles with an unsuspecting Jim. Read: spilt liquids and borrowed clothes. Rated M as the later chapters get racier.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 1523 Read Count: 1346 ePub Downloads: 0
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 1523 Read Count: 1346 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: June 15, 2008 Updated: June 16, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed
Date: June 16, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: 1) My work is unparalleled
Date: June 16, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: 1) My work is unparalleled
Pam with a smoking habit is a jarring thought, though perhaps not totally unrealistic. Hopefully she gives up the smokes now that things seem to be looking up for her. Nice job with this.
Summary: 
Jim, Pam, and a series of bedroom conversations.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Humor, Inner Monologue, Romance
Warnings: Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11819 Read Count: 36779 ePub Downloads: 5
Jim, Pam, and a series of bedroom conversations.Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Fluff, Humor, Inner Monologue, Romance
Warnings: Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11819 Read Count: 36779 ePub Downloads: 5
[Report This] Published: June 16, 2008 Updated: July 16, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: June 16, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: playful
10 Date: June 16, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: playful
Adorable, and very perceptive analysis of Pam and Roy. Well done.
Author's Response: Thanks brokenloon! I\'m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading, and letting me know you liked it!
Summary:
Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Ensemble
Genres: Humor
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4971 Read Count: 1990 ePub Downloads: 0
The Dunder Mifflin crew whiles away a lazy summer afternoon figuring out what superpowers they'd like to have. Pure summer fluff. No redeeming qualities whatsoever. For your amusement only. No spoilers, warnings, angst or drama.
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Categories: Other, Present
Characters: Ensemble
Genres: Humor
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4971 Read Count: 1990 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: June 19, 2008 Updated: June 19, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: June 20, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Superheroes
10 Date: June 20, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Superheroes
That was good fun. You do a great job with ensemble stuff. The Dwight stuff here was my favorite, dead on and very funny. Great work.
Author's Response: Dwight almost writes himself sometimes. :) Thanks, brokenloon!
Summary:
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Romance, Workdays
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 13 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 23454 Read Count: 54216 ePub Downloads: 4
Don't take this the wrong way, but... you should go for that job.
What would have happened if Jim had taken that job in Maryland after all? Season Two angst - spoilers for Halloween through Email Surveillance, then goes AU from there.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: Angst, Fluff, Inner Monologue, Romance, Workdays
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 13 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 23454 Read Count: 54216 ePub Downloads: 4
[Report This] Published: June 20, 2008 Updated: September 17, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: June 20, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: it's so easy to see dysfunction between you and me
10 Date: June 20, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: it's so easy to see dysfunction between you and me
This is great stuff, kells. I love the premise--which, amazingly, I don't think I've ever seen before--and you're inside their heads perfectly. I'll be really looking forward to updates of this one.
Author's Response: thank you so much, brokenloon. It's so good to hear from you. I'm a big fan of your writing and so it's awesome to get such a nice review from you. I've had this idea in my head for what feels like forever, and so I'm hoping it will be a relief to get it all out finally, lol. I'll be updating pretty quickly - at least one more chapter later today and over the next few days. It's all written already, just tweaking here and there. Thanks again for reading and reviewing!
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: June 25, 2008 Title: Chapter 5: you left me hanging from a thread we once swung from together
10 Date: June 25, 2008 Title: Chapter 5: you left me hanging from a thread we once swung from together
Oh, how I love this fic. Realistic and perfectly paced and just really great storytelling. Especially loved the new twist on the Christmas card in this chapter. I get really excited whenever I see this is updated.
Author's Response: Hi brokenloon! It's good to hear from you, my friend. I've been mostly MIA lately, and I can't believe I'm just now getting to your review. Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you're enjoying this.
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 15, 2008 Title: Chapter 6: I lick my wounds but I can't ever see them getting better
10 Date: July 15, 2008 Title: Chapter 6: I lick my wounds but I can't ever see them getting better
Still loving it...really nice job with the pacing...not rushed but not dragging either. And, speedy art school application aside, it's a completely realistic and believable depiction of the characters and their development.
Author's Response: Thanks brokenloon. That means a lot to me. For me an AU doesn't work unless I really feel that it's a realistic version of the characters we know, so I'm glad that where they are heading seems reasonable to you. I was also a bit worried about the pacing too, but I'm glad you feel it's moving along nicely. I really appreciate your reviews. Thanks again :)
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: August 07, 2008 Title: Chapter 9: built a wall around my heart, never let it fall apart
Author's Response:
10 Date: August 07, 2008 Title: Chapter 9: built a wall around my heart, never let it fall apart
Her softly saying "I think I'm gonna leave Roy" is one of my favorite moments in a fic ever, I think. It's a surprise to the reader (as I'm sure it was to Jim) but very real. There is something satisfying about Pam sort of suddenly coming to that conclusion with little drama or outward emotion.
I do love this story so much. Truly one of my very favorites ever.
Author's Response:
Wow brokenloon - thank you so much for the kind review.
I went back and forth with this chapter and how to approach this visit with them. I decided I wanted it to be a little more quiet, understated. Pam strikes me as that type of person - and it rubs me the wrong way when she comes off as too dramatic and so I'm glad that you feel it came across the way it did.
I really look forward to and appreciate your reviews. You've been such an awesome supporter of this story from the beginning and I truly do value that. Thank you so much!
Summary: The Brooklyn Bridge, a tiny elephant, dim sum, ancient Mayan princesses. Your basic Sunday in New York.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Weekend
Warnings: Adult language, Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4546 Read Count: 12547 ePub Downloads: 4
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Weekend
Warnings: Adult language, Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4546 Read Count: 12547 ePub Downloads: 4
[Report This] Published: June 25, 2008 Updated: June 29, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: June 25, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Over The Brooklyn Bridge
Author's Response: Well, as usual, I'm grasping for ways to say how much I appreciate your praise, brokenloon. So pleased you're enjoying this...more to come soon.
10 Date: June 25, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Over The Brooklyn Bridge
Pretty damn magnificient indeed. Didn’t you already give me one of those this morning?’ she’d teased. ‘Two, actually,’
Awesome. I enjoy your work so much. WIth this one, we get not only your wonderful sense of the characters but a vivid sense of place as well. As usual I'm left grasping for superlatives. Thanks for this.
Author's Response: Well, as usual, I'm grasping for ways to say how much I appreciate your praise, brokenloon. So pleased you're enjoying this...more to come soon.
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: June 29, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: Ancient Mayan Princesses
Author's Response: And I'm absurdly pleased that you felt that way, brokenloon. And especially that you felt the relevance of the poem - I've loved that one for longer than I'll admit amongst an audience of twenty-somethings ;-) Thanks so much for all your reviews - this one meant a lot to me too.
10 Date: June 29, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: Ancient Mayan Princesses
This one goes straight to the hall of fame. Just absurdly wonderful, right down to the wonderfully apt bonus poem. I suspect I will wind up reading this again and again.
Author's Response: And I'm absurdly pleased that you felt that way, brokenloon. And especially that you felt the relevance of the poem - I've loved that one for longer than I'll admit amongst an audience of twenty-somethings ;-) Thanks so much for all your reviews - this one meant a lot to me too.
Summary: Jim and Pam battle through the summer after Season 3, with a little help from some friends.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Other, Pam
Genres: Childhood, Fluff, Romance, Steamy
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 10546 Read Count: 10193 ePub Downloads: 2
Categories: Jim and Pam, Past
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Other, Pam
Genres: Childhood, Fluff, Romance, Steamy
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 10546 Read Count: 10193 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: July 05, 2008 Updated: March 18, 2009
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 05, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: The Bow
Author's Response: Thanks, brokenloon. You're encouragement is amazing.
10 Date: July 05, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: The Bow
I think you know my opinion of this...just amazing, compelling fiction that grabs hold of the reader right away. (That sounded like the blurb on the back cover of a novel, didn't it?) We're very lucky to get to read your work for free.
Author's Response: Thanks, brokenloon. You're encouragement is amazing.
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 16, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: The Bow
10 Date: July 16, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: The Bow
I think you know my feelings on this pretty well at this point. Would it be wrong for me to gloat that I have the good fortune to see new chapters before anyone else? I guess that would probably be bad manners. Oh well.
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: March 19, 2009 Title: Chapter 4: The Bulkhead
10 Date: March 19, 2009 Title: Chapter 4: The Bulkhead
Well, I'm prepared to stick with this until 2024 if that is how long it takes. Little Harold pulls at my heart, and the atmosphere, drama, and pathos you've created here is magical and amazing.
Summary: Pam and Sasha have a very big discussion about a very small state. Written for the Nobodysbizathon.
Categories: Other
Characters: Pam, Toby
Genres: Angst
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 756 Read Count: 1640 ePub Downloads: 0
Categories: Other
Characters: Pam, Toby
Genres: Angst
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 756 Read Count: 1640 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: July 07, 2008 Updated: July 07, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 07, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
10 Date: July 07, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Really spelendid job here. You capture Pam's compassion and the sad pathos of Toby very well, and you do a nice job with Sasha...as the father of a nine year old I feel qualified to say that your depiction was realistic.
Author's Response: Thank you so much. I really appreciate the feedback about writing Sasha. I\'m always a little nervous writing kids so I\'m happy I did an okay job.
Summary: She's done living someone else's life, and she knows with an absolute certainty that she was not meant to be Mrs. Roy Anderson and all that came with that title. And maybe she wasn't supposed to belong to Jim either.
Set after season 2. More Jim/Pam than it sounds, pinky swear.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1236 Read Count: 3133 ePub Downloads: 0
Set after season 2. More Jim/Pam than it sounds, pinky swear.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Alternate Universe
Characters: Jim/Pam
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1236 Read Count: 3133 ePub Downloads: 0
[Report This] Published: July 16, 2008 Updated: July 16, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 16, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Glorious kind and always on time like pearls on a string
10 Date: July 16, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Glorious kind and always on time like pearls on a string
What a little gem this is. I have so much affection for Pam, and I love it when the affection the author has for her comes through like it does here. Also, the sort of sudden turn here really works. The show conditions us to them getting in their own way, but Jim's "I'm proud of you" and Pam's "I love you" were very organic here, espcially since Pam had her stuff together. Great stuff.
Author's Response: Thanks! I love Pam. I love Pam getting her act together. I\'m glad you liked it!
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 17, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Glorious kind and always on time like pearls on a string
10 Date: July 17, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Glorious kind and always on time like pearls on a string
Okay, me again. I just reread this and wanted to say how much I love the concluding sentence: She makes it to his place in record time, and he's standing outside and it's starting to snow, and she likes the snow, likes how it lands and makes everything clean and fresh, and as her feet sprint across his frozen yard, she decides that this is her making something out of nothing.
It's poetry, really.
Summary:
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Kelly, Michael, Pam
Genres: Fluff, Romance, Steamy, Weekend, Workdays
Warnings: Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11875 Read Count: 9168 ePub Downloads: 4
Summer pre-S5. Jim's in Scranton - Pam's in New York. Just little a set of vignettes - week by week until they're together again.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Kelly, Michael, Pam
Genres: Fluff, Romance, Steamy, Weekend, Workdays
Warnings: Moderate sexual content
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11875 Read Count: 9168 ePub Downloads: 4
[Report This] Published: July 22, 2008 Updated: July 28, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 28, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: August
10 Date: July 28, 2008 Title: Chapter 3: August
Reading this was definitely the best part of my day. I love all the subtle touches of realism you throw in, like Jim being flustered after fighting traffic. It was all great, a splendid depiction of them as a couple.
Author's Response:
Happy to be of service. :) I know this guy who worries about traffic a lot - so I have some experience there. ;)
Anyway - what I really meant to say is thank you.
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 24, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: June
10 Date: July 24, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: June
Yay for vintage xoxoxo! I've missed your alwys wonderful version of their banter. Pam rings so true here, wanting a routine date, some normalcy in the midst of all the new stuff around here. And leave it to a New Yorker...you guys are alwasy bragging about your bagels.
Author's Response: Why thank you. I'm very happy you liked it. And I'm sorry that you're so bitter about living in a sub-par bagel location. Not my fault. :)
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 24, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: July
10 Date: July 24, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: July
Okay, I liked the warmth and sweetness and all that, but I have to admit my favorite part here was Michael's cameo. Good lord. The fight was good too...I do believe jealousy would trip our Jim up occasionally.
Author's Response: I freaking love Michael so that's OK by me. :) And yeah - I don't think Jim is immune to jealous thoughts now and again so I'm glad you agree. More wamth and sweetness to follow. :)
Summary: What if Jim answered Pam's text from "Diwali"? This is an AU look at what have might happened if, in his drunkeness, Jim texted her back.
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: None
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 7459 Read Count: 17807 ePub Downloads: 2
Categories: Jim and Pam
Characters: None
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Adult language
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 7459 Read Count: 17807 ePub Downloads: 2
[Report This] Published: July 25, 2008 Updated: July 30, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 31, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4
10 Date: July 31, 2008 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4
See, kids, that wasn't so hard, right? I think you struck just right the balance here, with them making progress but not getting past all their issues in one fell swoop. Also, a tremendous job writing the conversation...very, very real and well paced. I will look forward to the epilogue.
Author's Response: Well truthfully this could go on and on, but I will refrain from that. Perhaps just what we were discussing for the epilogue. However I did buy the books for my class today, so....I may be busy (yea!). Thanks for listening to all my childish rants.
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 26, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
10 Date: July 26, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
This is amazing. Such an evocative portrait of Jim here; we can see the seeds of the Karen relationship and his whole S3 persona. And I have a sneaking suspicion that this story is only going to get more amazing. So awesome that you are writing.
Author's Response: Hey BL, thanks for the support as always. I certainly hope that we'l be hearing from you soon. Of course it does go AU from here, but it could stand alone and work I think. But in my world, I can't stand to drag Jim, Pam or Karen through the horror of Season 3. Course you might have a "suspicion" about where it goes from here. ;-)
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: July 28, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2
10 Date: July 28, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter 2
Brilliant, simply brilliant my friend. The depiction of Jim's hurt and anger and the depth of his feeling is so spot on. It's rough to imagine him being cold and hurtful, but that's how humans in pain are. Your Pam here is just right too...struggling to be honest, not quite aware of just how much she had hurt him. Love. This. Fic.
Author's Response: Well, again, I would like to thank you for being you. You have helped me so much with my writing and with being more confident in myself. Really, would not be here without you.
Summary: Pam goes to New York and realizes some things. Jam fluff oneshot, all the way.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2035 Read Count: 4762 ePub Downloads: 1
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Fluff, Oneshot, Romance
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2035 Read Count: 4762 ePub Downloads: 1
[Report This] Published: September 08, 2008 Updated: September 08, 2008
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: September 08, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
10 Date: September 08, 2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
What a little beauty this is. It's easy to imagine Pam having a certain sort of wonderlust, that her New York adventure would make her want to see new places. And of course, Jim would go anywhere with her. Pam's vivid take on the Big Apple and the light but weighty conversation at the end are wonderful, and could only have been written by you.
Author's Response: Brokenloon thank you so much (as always) for being the greatest beta ever and keeping my characterization completely in check. My stories would leave many a folk scratching their heads and going "huh?" if it weren't for you. Sox.
Summary: S5 fic. Up to and including Company Picnic. My interpretation of thoughts and events following what we see on our TVs. Oh and it's fluffy - as if that comes as a surprise.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Fluff, Romance, Steamy, Weekend, Wet Pam/Jim, Workdays
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Challenges: Pam's Pregnancy
Series: None
Chapters: 7 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 11140 Read Count: 45136 ePub Downloads: 4
Categories: Jim and Pam, Present
Characters: Jim, Jim/Pam, Pam
Genres: Fluff, Romance, Steamy, Weekend, Wet Pam/Jim, Workdays
Warnings: Mild sexual content
Challenges: Pam's Pregnancy
Series: None
Chapters: 7 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 11140 Read Count: 45136 ePub Downloads: 4
[Report This] Published: September 30, 2008 Updated: May 18, 2009
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: November 19, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home
10 Date: November 19, 2008 Title: Chapter 2: every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home
Very, very nice. I like Pam's regret at having wasted time and her matter-of-fact sureness that graphic design wasn't for her. And, I like at the end how they cement their bond, as they have so many times before, by sharing the absurdity around them. Well done, as always, my friend.
Author's Response:
Yay! 22 reviews!!! That's better. :) Did you plan that?
One thing. Her matter-of-fact sureness wasn't quite what I intended there. I meant it more like it was the excuse she'd come up with on the surface - and that the real issue was what they discussed later. Still I'm glad it worked for you the other way. It's always interesting to see what others take away from what you write. Thanks - as always - for letting me know.
Reviewer: brokenloon Signed 10
Date: May 19, 2009 Title: Chapter 7: A grand adventure is about to begin.
10 Date: May 19, 2009 Title: Chapter 7: A grand adventure is about to begin.
Aww, good times! That was sweet and wonderful. Gotta love the Winnie the Pooh chapter title, "Which Kitchen?," You're really going to try and beat me today?"...the whole thing made me smile.
Author's Response: Smiling is good. :) Glad you liked it!!