I'm really liking this story, but frankly, I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around this OOC version of Mayson. She's so crass, so totally selfish, manipulative and thick-headed that she's a bit over the top -- and now she's hooking up with Luthor to make Clark jealous? For me, an OC would have been a more suitable villain. This Mayson is so clueless about what really motivates Clark Kent and Superman that it is hard to take her seriously. It's the one fly in the ointment for me in an otherwise engrossing and very romantic story (I love the Hawthorn plot and the engaging romance between our two principals).
