I know this one! It's
The Prodigal Son by Kathy Brown Episode 7 of the S5 series. Love it!
Lois peeked at the turkey through the oven door. So far
everything seemed okay. You never could tell, though.
Sometimes the things she cooked *looked* edible, but turned
out to be anything but. Not that it really mattered,
because she was the only one who would taste it.
She had invited a whole slew of people over for Christmas
Eve dinner, and not one of them had been able to make it.
Perry was reuniting with Alice, Jimmy had romantic plans
with Angela, Superman was off being super, and
Clark...Clark was home visiting his folks in Smallville.
At least Clark had sounded like he wished he could be
there. Her family hadn't even bothered to pretend to care.
She took a sip of her wine and wandered into the living
room, smoothing her free hand over her gown. She felt a
little silly all dressed up with no one to see her, but she
had bought a new dress, and there was no sense in letting
it go to waste.
Christmas carols wafted quietly from the speakers of her
stereo, and for a moment she felt very wistful. Everyone
else had someone to spend Christmas with. Why was she
alone?
