um... Clark? You have those two scenarios backwards.
Yes, himself causing Lois harm must be his ultimate nightmare. You showed his fear, his realization at what he had just done, what she was willing to sacrifice for him, smack him aside his head. You clarify his thought process, so that it seems a foregone conclusion that, of course, his next step would have to be him asking her to marry him. Yes, totally forgetting that telling her his super big secret might work equally well as proof of his love for her.
I love these little vignettes into Clark's thought process. You use your spotlight well.
