Takes place inside/after The Negotiation..pretty much AU after that, but pulls in themes from Beach Games.

Lots of inspiration from Everything by Lifehouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjDojEOiMcE

TW: violence, swearing, domestic violence…a different version of what happened after Roy tried to hit Jim.  If you have been through interpersonal violence, please go gently here.  

100% there will be good stuff as we go...hence the spicy warnings...but in the beginning, it is going to be BUMPY.

Each chapter will switch POV, and it will most certainly be Jim/Pam POV, with minimal potential for others. 

*Please, be gentle and kind with yourselves, if you choose to read*

Below are a few resources, but if you are a victim of DV and need resources...please hit me up on the Discord group...I am more than happy to help you with additional resources. 

National Domestic Violence Hotline https://ncadv.org/get-help 

Therapist search sites

https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/

https://www.therapyden.com/ 

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I own nothing outside of a bad case of creative insomnia. 

Beth the waitress returns!

A series of stand alone, slice of life, one-shots in Pam and Jim's life, all tied together with the thread that runs through them; they all end with dinner at Christopher's, where (in my headcanon) they had their first date. 

The first and the last chapter NOW COMPLETE work in tandem, but everything in between is its own story if you want to pop in for one whose title strikes your fancy. 

An unexpected threat surfaces, testing Jim and Pam's deepening bond in ways neither could have anticipated. Just how far do they need to go to outrun their troubles? How far can they go?

AU: Cameras, cameras everywhere, with a far more sinister purpose. Set in a dystopian version of America. The people aren't taking it lying down!

*Book 3 in the Freedom First trilogy. This story picks up after Safety First. If you haven't read the series, this installment may fall short of sensical.*

Karen thinks that a small party - her apartment is NOT huge - of a select few coworkers, to celebrate her recent move to her very cool new apartment, is a fantastic and totally non-problematic idea. Jim wants her to get to know them. No?

Jim is... unconvinced. He suspects that there are agendas at play here.

But, as she says, it's only one night. What could possibly go wrong? 

Could this be another season 3 fixer??? 

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.