I loved it too. It's wonderful to see Lois so excited to share her secret with Clark. It gives him the chance to see that keeping his secret from Lois is silly - he should trust her the way she trusts him.
I melted into a puddle of WaFFy goo at the references to Lois listening to Clark's heartbeat. He didn't get nervous when she threatened to drop him, but it raced at the thought of kissing her. She'll be thinking about that again later, I bet.
"Let's check it out," he suggests.
"Together?"
"Would you rather I just wait here?" he teases.
Cute banter.
The woman I rescued described me as a scrawny and aggressive brunette. My exhaustion burns away in a rush of indignation.
LOL
“I don’t want to be you anymore.” I look at our joined hands and I’m reminded again of Clark on my sofa this morning. “I want my life back. How do you do it? How do you get up each morning – assuming you even slept the night before – and go out there and be *you*? Don’t you get tired?”
“Sometimes,” Superman admits softly.
I look at him again and I can see that he does look tired. And sad – there’s definitely sadness in his eyes. It triggers a rush of compassion for him inside me. Who does Superman go home to? Does he even have a home? What would I have done without Clark last night and, most especially, this morning?
“Please tell me that you have someone who understands all this.” I squeeze his hand gently. "Please tell me that sometimes you get to have a real life.”
"Sometimes." Superman ducks his head and I suddenly feel like I'm prying - I can understand now why he'd want to keep that side of him private. "It's not an easy balance, Lois."
"Last night I went flying above Metropolis. Do you ever do that?"
"I’ve never done that with a beautiful woman in my arms.” Does he have any idea how flustered I get when he smiles at me like this? Is he teasing me? Flirting with me?
"You never asked me," I whisper.
"My mistake." His smile fades and I hear his heart rate increase.
Sorry for the long quote, but this was a great conversation. Oh, boy, Clark's in trouble now. Superman reminds her of Clark, he made reference to her flying with someone without being told and Lois hears his hear rate increase - Just. Like. Clark. Once she has a chance to think about it, the game is up and Clark is toast.
Can't wait.
BJ
