Oh I think I know it! Is is Clark talking to his parent's about Lois in HIM?
"It'd be because we'd gotten to know each other really well, and we'd talked things through. It wouldn't be...impulsive."
Steph
Clark: There's no such word as chumpy. Lois: Sure there is. Someone's a chump, therefore he's chumpy!" Clark: Try again. Lois: Are you challenging me? Clark: You bet your sweet little chumpy I am!
