Well that's a relief for them to get the air cleared between the two of them. Lois has finally admitted to him that she loves him and is prepared to have a relationship with him, even a possible long-distance one. Too bad Clark has to get back to work.
"Bare skin under her hands." Am I reading this right? Did they make love a little later (maybe Clark returning each night)?
Just as Lois and Clark are finally in a good place, Luthor has to re-appear, doesn't he?
CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
-"Contact" (You're not her jinx, you're her blessing.)
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