Summary: Mayson doesn't die in the car explosion. What happens next?

A/N: There were a lot of things about Mayson I didn't like, and some of them weren't her fault. It got me thinking; what if she had lived? How would Clark have handled the aftermath?

Story is complete. Will post a chapter every other day, or every day as real life permits. Enjoy!

Many thanks to Blueowl for beta reading this story.

Fic can be found here.

This thread will be for chapters 1 through 3, and there'll be another thread for 4 through 6. There won't be any real spoilers per se, but I'm aware some folks prefer feedback by chapter and I really don't like it jump. Here's a wee compromise.