Member's Choice - Pam thought she was throwing these letters away. But what happens when your garbage doesn't stay in the garbage? Set mid-season 3.Wow. I just read all of this in one go - it was so beautiful! A really great idea and spot-on characterization. I loved Marsha and her family, and all the letters were really open and interesting and moved the story along at the exact right pace. It was so good!
Author's Response: Thanks so much, Ruby Caspar! (Cute name, btw.) I love it when newer fans aren't afraid to leap into the older, longer stories. And thanks for leaving a review! It means a lot to me.
Two days after the Booze Cruise...what might've happened if Jim had confessed sooner.I loved the escape and how you threw in a little bit of the tension from DP when Jim tried to leave lol! Can't wait for the next chapter, though I'm sorry to see the story drawing to a close...
Author's Response: I mentioned this in another response, but I wasn't even consciously thinking of the DP connection when I wrote that! :) It's the weirdest thing, actually. Thanks so much for reviewing!
Oh wow. Fantastic chapter- the teasing and understanding between them, and Jim's inability to get out of the door... just wonderful.
Author's Response: Thanks so much! I really wanted to sort of balance the tension and awkwardness of dealing with the issue of sex against some humor, you know? Thanks so much for reviewing!
I've been reading this story since you posted the first chapter, but I've only just registered, so haven't been able to review until now. I absolutely adore this story - when AU fics are done well they are some of my favourite things to read, and this is hands down the best AU I've ever read - everyone is so in character and it's a really interesting setting to put them all in. It's not too different from an office environment to jar them too much, but (most of them) are a lot younger and that adds a nice dimension to it. I love how you've been building up the relationship between Jim and Pam, and also how you're dealing with Pam and Roy's relationship - it's a really interesting take, and great to see Pam growing as a character.
Can't wait for the next chapter - oh and kudos on how quick you update!!
Ruby
Noooo!!! For heaven's sake, just talk about Katy!!! Arrrrrggggh!!
Thank god for your 'next chapter' sentence or else I'd be seething right now. Great chapter though - I love drunk Pam, and it was great seeing what both of them were thinking.
Give it time?? Oh for the love of -
Grr.
I love how fast you update - keep going lol!
Wait a minute... that's the end? Like the END end? Aren't you forgetting one more chapter with the PROPOSAL?? I liked this chapter a lot, but seriously - you can NOT end it there.
Who won the Super Mario? :P Great chapter - very sweet and intense.
Author's Response: hmm...let's say Pam won! Thanks for the reviewing/reading!
What if Pam confronted Jim a little sooner than on Beach Day? A S3 AU angst-fest, complete with uneaten pizza. Spoilers up to/around Business School....Definitely worth the wait! It was absolutely wonderful.
Totally finished! Feel-good and gooey. The build up to, and actually including, Jim and Pam's first time together.Guh.
Wow.
That was amazing. An incredible end to a great story!
Pam moved to New York instead of starting work at Dunder Mifflin. Years later she returns and she meets Jim, but they're at very different points in their lives.I loved this chapter - I'm so glad they've reconnected! Can't wait for the next update!
Ooh I loved this chapter! Pam's reactions were wonderful, both to Megan and to the kiss... silly Jim, grovelling DOES always come first ;) I loved the scene with the family, and Jim's constant attempts to get Pam talking. I can't wait to see what happens next!
Such a good update! Man has Jim got some explaining to do...
Jim and Pam are Jim and Pam, only...not really.Well exactly. :P Best line: Don Juan have you missed my stunning good looks this weekend, Sunshine? Jim.
Brilliant chapter. I love Heather.
Author's Response: thanks I love Heather too. So funny and awkward and true to life, right? Who wouldn't act like a flubbering idiot around the infamous and delicious Jim Halpert?
before Graham interrupted she was pretty much about to suggest that Jim basically quit his entire life so that he can more readily become her very personal and well-endowed sex slave
Now THAT sounds like a plan!!
I've been going stir-crazy waiting for an update on this story, and then almost missed it this morning when I got up! But it was worth the wait - the tension of the encounter with no one really knowing what to say was so realistic - witty remarks don't just happen the way you want them to in those situations. I loved the cat metaphor - very apt.
So that's what you Americans think of us British then, huh? Bloody cheek! ;) I have to say the 'sans blood' line really made me laugh! :D
Author's Response: so true! I always find the awkward silences both overpowering and amusing, so I thought why not write it a little more true to life? And no!!! We don't think that about the british! lol total stereotype and i definitely apologize. Just sort of a gimmick to bring a smile, I guess ;-) Go brits! lol.
I know I already reviewed this but I just re-read it and loved it even more! I picked up on so many little things I missed before (mostly because when I first read a new installment of this story I get too excited to read it properly!), and I just cannot tell you how talented you are. You have such an amazingly natural way of telling a story that makes it completely compelling.
Author's Response: yay two reviews!!!! how awesome is that?!?! Thanks so much for being so awesome and complimentary throughout this story (I'm just catching up on review-response, since I've been awful so far) These kinds of reviews make me write faster, so thank you thank you! ;-)
Oh my God THANK YOU for updating so quickly!!! This chapter was just absolutely brilliant... when Heather showed up - inspired. She is so funny. And wow was this chapter hot... the bathroom, and then Jim going commando in his unbuttoned jeans... guh.
Can't wait for the next chapter. :D
Every time I'm on the internet (which is a lot, it has to be said) I literally refresh the Most Recent page on MTT every ten minutes to see if you've updated this story. No joke. I am totally and completely obsessed with it! It has absolutely everything - real feeling and emotion, an amazing plot, engaging characters, humour, angst, wonderful prose, fantastic imagery, and now... JAM smut!!
What more could a girl ask? ;)
Please update soon - you know that both of them have been dreaming about that counter...
I knew he was going to turn up. I've just been waiting for it. :D
Nice look at Pam's past, and LOL for how she was tormenting him in the car!
Author's Response: lol I know right? It was like a little ticking time bomb in the back of this story's pschizophrenic mind. We all knew he had to show up again eventually ;-)
Yay you updated! And it was a good one too... Jim is so sweet. How Pam didn't just jump him then I'll never know. :D
Author's Response: Thanks for the review :) I\'m glad you\'re enjoying it so far! I\'m not sure how I held back from getting them together either, but I think as you\'ll see in the rest of the chapters, it will all be worth it in the end.
Imagine Jim’s confession on Casino Night never happened and Pam actually made it down the aisle on June 10th . . . only to say “I don’t”.Oh... so unnecessary with the chapter end notes... I was all 'aw it's so sweet', and then POW! Let's face it though, I laughed...
Anyway, GREAT update - I've been missing this story. Not that I haven't been enjoying the twoshots :D
Well I love the fluff, especially the JAM fluff, ESPECIALLY after Chair Model, so therefore I loved this!!
I really really loved reading this story - it was very in character and well written, and so much fun. It was a perfect balance of angst and drama and humour and steam, and just wonderful!
Author's Response: Thanks, Ruby! So glad you liked it and the balance worked for you. Really appreciate your reading and reviewing!
Another wonderful chapter! I'll be sad to see this one end.
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and reviewing, Ruby! So glad you liked it.
I've loved this story from the beginning to the almost-end, and I can't wait for the update, even though it's sad that that might be the actual end. Just wanted to say 'guh' for the image of Jim tossing his sandwich to one side and reaching for Pam. And he's so adorable when he's sleepy...
Aw, very cute idea! I knew her parents were up to something!
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