Hi, and thanks for all the kind words and support hail

I'm sorry about the confusion with the story parts...I got done with it sooner than I thought I would, so I decided to post all of it, instead of little by little.

Yes, this definitely could have a second part. I was thinking about that possibility as I wrote it.
But I wanted to show that Clark was(by the end)just happy that it was a dream and that ,at that point, nothing else mattered. Something like that dream/nightmare should have motivated him to climb through the window, and I considered that, but there is still a part of him that is unsure and not ready to tell her.

I'll have to see if I can come up with something wink

Thanks again.

FinLi

Clark: "Can I have a rat chief? Can I, huh? Please?"

Perry: "Clark, do you want me to send you to the dark room?"

Clark: "The dark room?"