“Ah yes, well…” Martha started, trailing off, her eyes casting about as though she didn’t actually know why they’d come…or as though Clark really was sick and she couldn’t or wouldn’t say.
Jonathan piped up behind Martha. “This close to Thanksgiving…and with the heat wave…Martha wanted to, ah, go shopping…the malls here are wonderful for—”
“Right!” Martha said, raising a finger. “Christmas shopping! Can’t be too early!” She turned to get her purse off the coat rack. “Well, right now we’re too early because the stores are closed, but Jonathan and I were just about to…”
“Go grab a late dinner…” Jonathan added, the two of them seeming to ping pong off of each other, and she wasn’t quite following their logic or understanding what this was all about.
“So if you had anything you needed to talk to Clark about…work or whatever…or…” Martha said, her voice dropping to almost conspiratorial levels as she eyed Lois pointedly for reasons unknown.
OMG brilliant interplay between the Kents here. LOVE LOVE IT!! And alllllll the angst.
just wants to give Clark a big hugMy guess: KSaraSara
