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Oh my goodness, that was so adorable! Why oh why would you think this WORK OF AWESOMENESS (kind of like something Barney Stinson would say on How I Met Your Mother...) is stupid! I love this little ficette. Very nicely done.

I hope you feel welcomed into this writing world, it took me a while to feel comfortable posting things, but now (whenever I have time and the right inspiration, hehe) I like to get writing! Fantastic first story, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with next!

Author's Response: Oh my gosh, that made me blush. Thank you so much! It's going to take me a while as well to get comfortable posting because I used to just lurk and review every once in a while ( love your fics, by the way :) ), but if I ever get some more inspiration and time (which is very rare) like you said, hopefully I'll post some more. But wow, thank you..that means the world to me that you like it. Oh, and excellent How I Met Your Mother reference ;)

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This is fantastic! I am just loving the Jim takes care of Pam aspect, and the point of view really works for this story. (Wow. I just sounded like a stupid celebrity... can we pretend that didn't happen??? Thank you!). I just really like this story, and I can't wait for the rest!

Author's Response: hahaha, I didn't think you sounded like a stupid celebrity, but thanks! I'm so glad you liked it!

Aww, this is such a multi-emotional story. I really like it, sadness, silliness, awkwardness, you name it. Very nicely done. I hope you'll continue this (even if you intended it to be just a one shot), it's really good!

Author's Response: Thanks, pmh! It's going to be a short one (3-5 chapters, I think). The second chapter is awaiting moderator approval. Glad you're liking it!

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I just loved this chapter! Great job, and it was so beautifully written. The conversation was perfect as were their mannerisms and body language. As sad as I am that you'll only have two short epilogues left for us, I really can't wait to read them!

Author's Response: Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the story up to this point and I hope you'll enjoy how it wraps up.

P.S. I absolutely loved the fact that he called her Georgia. So cute. Maybe that's why Jim didn't recognize her in the present, because he thought she was named Georgia...

Also, I'm so sorry to hear about your aunt, what a lovely way to honor her through this story.

Author's Response: Thanks! There had to be some way to get Pam away without actually using her name. And thanks so much for the kind words. I wasn't actually close with my aunt, but now that she's not around, I wish I'd had the opportunity to know her better.

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Aww, what a beautiful and melancholy chapter. I loved it, albeit short. And I understand the feeling of losing all of your grandparents, it happened to be by the time I was seven, so I grew up having none.

On a happier note, I look forwards to the last chapter, and I'm crossing my fingers that it's a continuation of this evening (such as Jim makes Pam dinner) or breakfast the next morning with references of this evening... *crosses toes, too*

Author's Response: So sorry to hear that. I miss having grandparents. And I did think about incorporating your idea, but it just wasn't coming to me in a way that flowed. Sometimes the story tells me what it wants to be. Thanks, as always. I enjoy hearing from you.

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Yes! I'm so excited to see what's coming next. Nice job on this one, all the 'Do I?' 'Dpn't I?' 'Do I?' 'Don't I?' wasn't confusing as it sometimes can be. Keep going!

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Wow, I really loved this chapter. And the teapot part, heartbreaking. Karen, get your hands off of Pam's little piece of Jim. (not in a TWSS way...)

Author's Response: I knew I wanted to include the teapot when I thought about Branch Wars, and how Pam was still using the teapot during Finer Things Club. It's one of the most significant items on the show, and I love little reminders like that.

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Lovely chapter, this will-they-won't-they admit their feelings stuff is so frustrating! I just want them to start having babies! (Ooops, did I really just say that? I think I did...) Well, keep going, and I can't wait to see how this progresses. I just loved the Cocktails episode, so I'm looking forwards to chapter 7!

Author's Response: Jim and Pam!? Having BABIES!? Please, like that will ever happen. ;D

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YEEEEEEEES! I can't wait to see the third installment! And really, isn't Spring Break the greatest thing ever? I'm going into it starting tomorrow, and it's going to be great!

And yes... fabulous chapter, I can't wait for the rest!

Author's Response: Spring Break - gone too soon. I always want just one more second of freedom. Ugh. Oh well, six weeks left and I've got myself a two-year degree. Huzzah! Hope you have fun on YOUR break, though!

As always, thanks for the reviews, PMH. I'll try to get the next chapter out by the end of the week!

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Hey there. I really liked this chapter and your idea for this story, too. Your writing style I felt was very true to Pam, in that it was simplistic, but still had many strings of emotion and thought. A really nice combination, especially for the length of this chapter - you sure fit in a lot - but made it smoothly. My problem is that I'm so wordy I just can't move on from idea to idea without, kind of handholding the entire way step by step.

But back to your story, I'm really excited to see how you continue this and I'll be ready to review your next chapter when it comes on Wed/Thursday!

On a quick last note - I wasn't sure if you were implying that this was your first fanfic or your first Jim and Pam story, or first on this topic... but whatever the case is, nice first (fill in the blank!) story, and welcome to MTT!

Author's Response: Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it. This was my first time writing a fan fiction story of any kind, and really the first time I'd written anything non-sports related, so this was definitely a change of pace for me. I tried my best to explain the situation, thoughts, feelings, and emotions while staying true to character. I was a little unsure about the way I described Pam thinking of herself as sexy, as she usually tries to down play her looks, but I remembered how hard she tried to look pretty for Jim on his first day back from Stamford so I went ahead and did it. I was trying to sneak a subtle glimpse of Fancy New Beesly in there during that scene and I hope I was able to get that across. I'll have the next chapter up ASAP, and once again thanks for the thoughtful review. I look forward to your next one on chapter 2!

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Aww. That was really sweet! I'm so surprised I didn't notice this second chapter get posted, so I'm off to read no. 3 now. One suggestion, I would change the inner thinking at the beginning and the flashbacks at the end to italics. There's a way to do that with codes (on the screen shown when you post), if you don't know that. Let me know if you want help putting the dialog into italics, I'm glad to help you out!

Author's Response: I was planning on italicizing thoughts and flashbacks but I couldn't figure out how to do it before I posted it, so if you're willing I'd definitely appreciate help on that!