I like how you acknowledge that Clark's story is rather unreal - it's a theory that people could easily poke holes in. The distance you describe it with from Lois' point of view adds to the uneasy feeling - that this solution is teetering precariously, that Clark's secret will never be as safe as it had once been. That even though his life is being put together again, it could quickly be torn apart.
But wanting something and getting it are two entirely different things.
Ain't that the truth?!
but she trusts her instincts (and it is liberating, to realize that she can, again)
It hardly seems possible she'd ever trust them again.
“but I don’t need a piece of paper or a single signature to make me keep quiet. I know the value of secrets, and some things are worth lying about.”
Ah, well, she knows that now! It's a bit late in light of the damage she's done, but at least she has finally come to understand that.
Looking forward to the next part.
