Um, yes. A thousand times yes to this part. My favorite part so far! They kissed! And one hey of a kiss it was, too. But I'll get to that in a minute. For now, let me highlight some lines that I loved:
Clark had also discovered how tactile this Lois was. Where the other Lois had always carefully avoided touching him unless they were deliberately playacting, this Lois touched him all the time. Whether it was a backhanded slap to the arm for a tease, a sideways bump while laughing, or a consoling hand when he felt sad, Lois always seemed to be touching him. A little awkward at first, he now found himself craving it and doing the same with her; offering his arm while they walked together or touching the small of her back as they walked through a doorway.
Yes. Lois and Clark, in any universe, are always close. Weirdly, should-be-way-more-than-friends close, and everybody else in the newsroom can see it before they see it. I'm in the process of re-watching season 1 again (for the thousandth time), and even when they are just co-workers and kinda sorta friends, those two still gravitate toward each other no matter what. It's like personal space doesn't exist with them.
And then there was flying together, and her little moan as she enjoyed her food - which totally got Clark's attention - and him helping to take care of her hurt ankle. Love that!
No one bothered to wonder about the topic of these frequent arguments – that would soon be clear. There were at least three different office pools going about how they would end: one would kill the other, one would quit, or they would finally put everyone out of their misery and have sex.
What a great line. I love this time in their relationship! All that passion needs to be directed somewhere.
Clark tried not to smile at her fierce struggle to reach their foolhardy coworker. Ralph stepped back in fear as Lois made another lunge in his direction and Clark tightened his grip around her middle. He had thought that the other Lois was passionate, but this Lois made her seem like a cute little kitten next to the tiger in his arms.
Ha, this is a great line, too. I love the comparison, and I love that Clark is seeing their differences... bet he's beginning to figure out that he prefers his tiger
Love, love, love that she surprised him with a kiss. Terrific writing in those paragraphs! And then Star coming in and fanning herself with her notepad... that made me laugh. Lois sensing that pretty much all Clark can think about is kissing her again - loved that, too! It's cool how you just sorta slide that in, that casual mention of her gift.
He tried doing as she suggested, focusing his thoughts on the other Lois, about the way he had felt when they had worked together to save the other Clark from John Doe, but he couldn’t. His mind kept returning to this Lois, to the things he’d learned that made her unique, to the kiss they’d just shared, and the feelings it had evoked in him.
Um, probably because you love her, you crazy superhero! lol, I do love watching him beginning to realize that his feelings for his Lois are eclipsing what he felt for our Lois. I feel like that's so important to this story. Well done!
Glad to see other parts already posted! I like not having to wait for that next part!
Tracey
