This was *great*! Thanks for sharing, and yeah, the stories that come out of nowhere and surprise us are sometimes the best. The ending is wonderful just as it is. I really enjoyed Lois psyching out the EMTs to protect Clark smile Also, the "double manslaughter" line... fun!!

PJ

"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."

--Stardust, Caroline K