Hattie asked, “Have you heard about the new superheroes?”
Lara asked, “Who hasn’t?”
Morgana replied, wistfully, “Yeahhhh, isn’t Kam-El just a dreamboat?”
Hattie replied, “I couldn’t tell. The pictures I’ve seen weren’t good enough to tell.”
Morgan let out a sigh and said, “Trust me, he is.”
Hattie was more than a little curious and asked, “How do you know?”
Morgan was cast back in her memory, “It was the Fourth of July, we were on a cruise. The ship was in trouble. Some of us were thrown over the side. Kam’El and Ultra Woman 2 flew in to our rescue.”
Hattie interrupted Morgana, “You saw them flying?”
Morgana replied, “It sure looked like it to me. They came diving out of the sky and dove in near us so that they could rescue us. Anyhow, they got us all back on the ship and then Superman and Ultra Woman started to move the ship. I was almost thrown over the side again. Kam-El caught me. He wrapped those big strong arms around me and made me feel safe. When it was all over, I thanked him.”
Hattie, let out a breathy, “Wow!”
Seeing her response, Morgana decided to really blow her away and said, in a more matter-of-fact tone “That’s when I kissed him.”
Hattie felt light headed as she asked, in a raised tone, “You did what?”
The study hall monitor noted Hattie’s raised voice and said, “Not so loud.”
“I kissed him. To thank him … for saving me.”
Hattie complained, “I’m the investigative reporter and I keep missing him. I’m never there when he’s around.”
Lara asked, “What about Ultra Woman 2? What is she, chopped liver?”
Hattie looked at her and replied, “She’s another girl.”
