Part 8! Yes! Thanks for posting this, DJ!
He knew that’s all it was – a pretense. She was holding it together until she could get her hero cleared. Then she’d probably never want to speak to him again.
Oh Clark, you lunkhead. We need a little emotion-smiley-lunkhead so we can post when Clark acts like this.
Oh wait. That was still part 7!
“Yes. He wasn’t the man I thought he was.” She gave a convincing choke at the end of her words and Lex stepped behind her, sliding one arm around her waist and taking hold of her left hand with his other hand.
Lois! What on earth are you up to?!
As the balcony approached, he slowed his speed and touched down, only enough to hit the floor at a brisk stride.
I love that image! But DON'T WALK INTO A TRAP CLARRRRK!
Lois’s eyes lit up. “Oh, yes. Yes, I do.” She came walking towards Clark as he began descending the stairs once more.
The pain hit Clark in a searing wave. His legs gave out beneath him and he stumbled down the last few stairs, sinking to his knees at the bottom.
Kryptonite.
Lois! Agh mind control is so tricky! Poor Clark.
Wait, this is the end of the chapter?! Nooooo! DJ, you know you're just plain evil now. But this was excellent. I can't wait to see how you end it all.
Laura
