Wendy, I found the opening paragraph beautifully written both geographically and in mood.
I see Lois's marriage to Lex a little differently than others do here. I think that Lois believes that she's happy with Lex. In the beginning, she isn't happy with her life. She doesn't pin her unhappiness on Lex.
Only after she meets Clark does she realize that the reason for her unhappiness isn't that she's married the wrong man, but that she's left her career behind and she misses it more than she ever expected.
I like the idea of that being the reason for her unhappiness rather than "a man"--well, a super man--but a man nonetheless. Maybe being with Clark allows her to live the life that she would choose for herself.
Now I have to read the rest to find out how it all resolves itself.
gerry
