Pam enters her freshman year at Marywood University. Will she run into Jim?  A continuation of "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points is Under Construction"

Ok, all us Jammers are happy about "The Job", and we know that in truth, it was good for Pam to "Grow a pair" (in Michael's terms) and have some time to figure stuff out on her own. But what if we just sped things up a bit? What if she gained that boldness sonner rather than later?

Spoilers through Casino Night, and (soon... when I finish...) through all of Season 3, including The Job!!! intrigued? Good. Come back soon to see the completion...

Inspired by the finale and the seasons that preceeded it.  Enough said.

This is along the same lines as my other Away From the Cameras, in the sense that I'm exploring scenes that might have happened off-camera (or simply those that we didn't get to see).

A few things: First, I'm working on the assumption that a lot of what I wrote in the AFtC for season II stands (though I likely won't reference any of it here), up until Casino Night.  (Clearly I was quite off about what happened after the kiss...heh.)

Second, there will be flashbacks filling in the blanks of what happened immediately after CN (how long did Jim work? how did he and Pam ultimately leave things? how did she end things with Roy? how did Jim find out about her cancelling the wedding?); the flashbacks will happen largely in the chapters pre-merger (to keep things interesting for Jim/Pam fans during their physical separation).  

Chapter one: Yes it's that first official date! That nervre wrecking first date......maybe not that nerve wrecking......

Chapter two: And now what? Need a towel?

 The mood had changed quickly and they weren’t laughing anymore, but there was still a faint smile on his lips.

Fluffy smut. Totally new territory for me.

Karen finds love again after Jim