“Of course,” Clark replied slowly. “The guy’s so powerful, nobody would want to play snitch... unless they knew he was already going down for something.”
Ooh! Very clever!
She wanted to scream and shout for joy. She’d beaten him! She and Clark had beaten Lex Luthor.
Wait... the chickens are hatched, right?
Bobby didn’t comment. Instead, he nodded towards Clark. “Who’s the geek?”
He wasn’t going to. Despite her outward calm, Lois’s heart was sinking. She already knew what a mistake she’d made by taking the stupid decision to marry Lex. Now it was looking as if she’d lost her credibility, too. If Bobby didn’t trust her any more, then who would? She was lucky that Perry and Henderson had listened to her.
She dropped her gaze from her former snitch and began to turn. It was time to leave.
Awww!!
“Huh?” Lexel? Obviously something to do with her husband, but she’d never heard of it.
“Check it out,” he muttered, already turning away. “Now, I got a job to do.”
You mean there's more?!?! Wait... this is Lex we're talking about... of *course* there's more.
Clark hung up and relayed the conversation to Lois. “That’s the sort of thing I have to be careful about,” he added with a grimace. “We should only have been back a short while, instead of three hours or more.”
Oops!!
Darkness had fallen over the city by the time Lois straightened, rubbing her aching back and grimacing. Immediately, she felt warmth embrace her, soothing her tired muscles.
She glanced around; Clark had removed his glasses and was studying her intently. He really was incredible, she thought once more. “Hey, thanks!”
“No problem. Does it feel any better?”
AWWWWWWW!!!!! That's so sweet!!!!
She had to prove to herself that she could still do it. That she would never be fooled so easily again. That she could still bring in the big stories, gain the trust of sources - as she had with Bobby, though that hadn’t been easy - and keep her critical edge. Not get too close to stories. Not allow herself to be fooled.
Wow... never thought of it this way. Maybe Lois *was* right when she said she wasn't the best anymore. I forgot that it just isn't a reporter's skill, but also their crediblity that makes them great, trustworthy. She can't possibly be the best if everyone thinks that she's gullible and or corruptible. That's not good.
That was after some townspeople and a couple of our neighbours told them that they hadn’t seen me since yesterday and that they heard I’d gone away - to the city. Naturally, they didn’t say *which* city...”
“Naturally,” Lois echoed with a grin.
“And they said that as far as they knew I was alone when I left. And that if they needed to get in contact with me they really should speak to my parents.”
“I see what you mean about loyalty.”
Clark, though, she knew without even needing to confirm it, would hold her in his arms. All night.
But she squashed that little wondering part of her. Clark had made it clear that he was keeping his distance while she was still married, and he was right. And anyway, it was too soon.
Awww!!!
Can they, Wendy?! Huh? Huh? It's not kissing!! You only said no kissing!!! :p
Can't say more... got to rush to the next part to see if Wendy's really mean or not....
Sara
