Thank you for writing a sequel to your original very sad story, Carol. I very much enjoyed reading it.
Although I think I'd expected something like Clark following her to San Francisco, I liked very much that she realised for herself that she left her heart in Metropolis, not San Francisco.
She underwent a long journey, and I don't mean in terms of physical distance, and it was good for her. So she's flying back home to Clark.
Very clever, too, to tie this up with YUTS. I did notice the similarity with the beginning of YUTS when you posted the first story (Stern putting her on a fixed-term contract) but thought you were simply re-using your own rather good idea. This works very well as a prequel to that longer story.
Wendy
