Sweet jeebus, you want to to play nice when you just killed me dead? 

So much to love about this entire story, not just this chapter.  But jeez, you make inelegant and slightly embarrassing and awkward both hot as hell and even a bit sentimental.  (We old married ladies have had our last first times with someone, god willing, so the 'first time' with Pam & Jim is something to cherish.)

I love how these two connected -- still in that awkward 'how do we have this sort of conversation' stage, but knowing that vulnerability is the way to true intimacy.  The way they admit to the fantasies about each other is both believeable and a conversation I would love to have heard (thank God for fanfic yet again!).

Next prickly topic -- the exes.  Very mature of them to deal with the elephant in the room, but believably so.  I can see where they'd want to make sure no shadows of the past messed up what they've both wanted for so long.  Guh.  I am just so in love with how in love with each other they are.

...aaaand now it's only 1/2 hour to showtime!  Woo!  Talkative, you rock out loud.   Thanks for sharing this with us.

lovefool -- you rock -- like a very hard rocking thing.

Author's Response: hahaha! Oh thank you very much!aaaaaaaaaaaaaand...that's what she said. ;-)

I completely understand that messy but clean thing.  Stuff all over the place is an unfortunate fact of life in my house, but the floor gets mopped at least twice a week.

Love is finding out all the goofy little things about the other person -- and hopefully you can laugh about them together.

See, now this is what would have made that episode go over a lot easier.  I'll consider this the 4th deleted scene.

Love the details about Jim the dinosaur nerd, the head tilt to 'hold' Pam's hand on his shoulder and "hypohumorosity", another disease DM's health care plan needs to cover.

How can anyone not smile upon seeing that photo?  She's sitting in his lap.  Beer me strength.

I love your take on the backstory of that photo.  It haunts me, too.

Ouch.  Jim is really getting hammered.  But he did look happy for Pam, and you just know that's enough for him.  For now, anyway.

Nicely done, Bash.  It's a lovely treat to see well-written fic about recent episodes.  And pretty brave on your part, too.

OMG, the 'Pam is such a dork she has a picture of her boyfriend on her desk even though he's only 10 feet away' fic!  Great job, callisto.  So frakking adorable. 

Can we talk you into a sequel with the story of the 'Jim at the golf course' photo on Pam's desk/poker table at MSPC?  (Because you just know that if she would run across the office and jump into his arms, there was definitely more that happened off camera.)

Thank you for an oasis in the fic drought.  ;o)

I was never anyone's but yours.

A freakin' MEN!  Nicely done, Bash.

VB, have you been hanging out in the Parenting & Pregnancy thread?  Glad to see you writing & posting again.  

I do think Pam still worries about how she'll do with children of her own.  Let's hope we get to see  ;o)

Lovefool wins.  The queen of babyfic scores with 'OMG we're going to have a baby'fic! how could any other day ever compete?

Author's Response: You are too kind Ms. Hoo, thank you so much!

Oh dear Lord, can I have a cup of that in the morning instead of coffee?

I love that Pete is even a jackass in your fic.  (That'll teach him to try to kill Chuck!!  Or was that Tom?)

A favorite line: God, she has no idea how much power she has over me.  Whoever said women are the weaker sex never experienced this.  Never.

I think you need to sharing whatever smutty ideas cross your mind with us.  It's a long time to September  ;o)

*melt* so freaking adorable these two -- how the heck are we going to get through the next 4 months waiting to see what happens?  Oh, right, fanfic.

Thanks for filling in the blanks, bash.  Feel free to make more, they're lovely.