“Ah,” he said with a nod. “I don’t know how much dancing we’ve been doing, Cat. Lois is in love with Lex Luthor. She lied about her feelings for me and for him, and they’re engaged to be married.”
“Argh!” Cat yelled. “No. No. No and no!”
“Sure! Why the hell not? What else do you have to lose?” she scoffed.
“My secret identity,” he answered.
Yeah, but without Lois or a job or money, what’s it worth, anyway.
“You’d better take care of yourself, Cat,” Clark recommended, giving her a hug. “Because I can’t take any more losses here. I’m at the end of my rope.”
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Clark closed his eyes and whispered a silent prayer that the universe hadn’t heard her. Then he looked her straight in the eye. From experience, he knew the truth. “Plenty.”
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