This was great! I love the banter between Jim and Pam throughout the whole story - very realistic.

Unfold, I just have to say that I am in such awe of you and your abilities as a writer. I've never written a fic before, but I've been a regular lurker here for about a year and I just always always always ADORE your work! This story was no exception. I got chills throughout the entire thing....I just love how perfectly flawed you've made both Jim and Pam in this story, and I love well you connect Pam's emotions to our emotions as the audience. I look forward to more of your work (especially LONG ones like this!!) Thanks again!

Wow, what a perfect poem for this situation. I really like what you've done here, can't wait to see it continue!

Author's Response: I\'m glad you liked it. :) I was surprised by how many Dorothy Parker poems actually fit in with Office scenarios.

What an adorable fic this is! I love how simple and almost child-like you made their first time seem - I think it's very in-character with Jim/Pam. Really good job! I hope to see more from you

Aw this was perfect!! I SO hope their actual conversation was along these lines. Oh and the end...DAWESOME. I was NOT happy with him when he talked about buying his parents house WITHOUT consulting Pam! Oh Jim.... Anyhow, this was great!

Author's Response: Wow.  Thanks for such a nice review.  It seems that the general flan consensus is that Jim shouldn't have gone and bought the house without telling Pam first.  I'm guessing the writers added that to the JAM story line for a reason.  I'm interested to see how it all plays out. 

Oh man I NEVER do this with fics (and especially not on chapter 1!), but I have to admit, I was tearing up by the end of this. I know you said in the disclaimer that this may not be for everyone and I'll admit, it was difficult to get through just because of how sad it was, but I just think it's a beautiful piece of work. I just love how you've made Pam's legacy so powerful and beautiful for Jim, Lilly, Michael, and probably everyone else in the office. The part that was my favorite (gave me goosebumps!) were those 3 voicemails Jim had saved. Something about knowing he could hear her voice whenever he needed was comforting, I think. Wow haha I could go on and on, suffice it to say I LOVED this fic! Thank you

Awesome story. It's always so heartbreaking to read about Pam's struggle in season 3, but I think you captured it perfectly. Very sweet now, of course, knowing how well everything turned out :)

I especially liked the line "She couldn't figure out what she was doing wrong". It's so cute and perfectly Pam, always blaming herself and also not quite ready to admit that something as simple as heavier makeup isn't going to be a big enough gesture to get Jim to go out on a limb again. Anyways, what I mean to say is....I loved this! Thanks so much

Wow this story looks awesome. Love Karen's response to hearing about Pam - though I guess it's not exactly how she acted on the show, I do think her response is VERY in character and I loved it! Can't wait for you to continue

Your story has left me all kinds of amazed. I am truly breathless. I started reading the first couple of paragraphs before I rushed out the door but then I realized, this was a story worth savoring. So I ran my errands, came home, grabbed my laptop, and literally sat by the fire and read this....and what an experience it was!

I just have nothing at all coherent to say, as you can see, other than I was completely blown away by how epic and right-on this story was. I was exhausted by the time Pam finally got her act together, exhausted for Jim and exhausted for Pam, but it was exhausted in that GREAT way that makes you feel like laughing uncontrollably! :)

I also love, by the way, that this was a one-shot. I think it worked perfectly like that.

Okay, I'll stop drooling over this now. Just....thank you!

This was totally not what I was expecting after seeing the summary, but it ended up completely blowing me away! I think you got inside Pam's head perfectly, and I absolutely adored how she and Oscar interacted. Here's hoping you'll write more fics like this one!

Author's Response: Thanks!

Wow. What a beautiful story. I am in awe of all your work, and I get very excited when I see you've written or updated ANYTHING! I love how brave Pam was in this story, and especially how the darkness allowed her to be that way. Perfect ending, as well. Can't say enough about how beautiful this was!

Author's Response: Thank you. =)

This looks awesome! I love how you made Michael - in his perfectly oblivious way - give away the secret about Pam calling off the engagement. I'm so excited to see you continue this!

Author's Response: Aw, thank you so much! I\'m honored that you liked that part, Michael\'s voice was stuck in my head for awhile with this fic, haha. Thanks for reading and reviewing, I appreciate it!