Belated reading and very belated commenting, but here we go!
Mouse, what a wild ride and such an unexpected twist in your first instalment… I love it, although I didn’t relish the last sentence….
"Lola?" He stood up awkwardly, hesitantly, as if he wasn't sure what to do.
Uh-ho!
"A tic of irritation flared through her at the memory, Bobby and Trask and the lot of them, tricking her into going on that trip in order to have a viable cover.
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Huh ??!!?? Quite a different universe out there ! I’m intrigued…
""--you're still green, Miss Lane. You think you can run out there with the big dogs, that you can land a job at a newspaper like the Times or the Planet without sinking your teeth into a story or two first? No. You're gonna want something on your resume. You're gonna want this on your resume. Bobby's vouching for you, so it's time to choose. You want to accompany a team of highly trained agents on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Havana?"
How to botch one’s first assignation?
"She turned in his arms with tears in her eyes, and he finally seemed to feel the gravity of their situation. "Clark," Lois swallowed thickly, hating to be the one to knock the smile off his face.
He looked almost sick.
"I'm dying."
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Oh, no!
