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Comment away. But don't forget to come back on Saturday for the Epilogue.

Victoria,

Simple and outstanding!!!!

I loved Clark's acknowledgement of the original pact, his "impending doom" comment, and his new pledge to Lois. The "Clark stopped and waited for the heel to dig into his calf, but it never came." was priceless.

Really nice wrap up, nice emotion without it being too emotional, I guess more real than many of the endings of a lot of fan fiction. You had them go through the process of first understanding their feelings for each other, then admitting them first to themselves then to each other, and finally their commitment to each other. This story while not canon catches the original canon concept extremely well. While ABC would never admit it, Lois and Clark was at heart a romantic comedy with a super hero thrown in to keep it from getting boring .

Mike

I loved this story from start to finish. Glad that there will be an epilogue so maybe we get to see a few words from Lois. Sarah

Beautiful, KK, just beautiful!

Amazing full-circle of their friendship, turned 'Pact', turned love story, turned wedding . I really enjoyed how you brought this chapter together, brought the characters officially together, and brought about reference to their Pact made so many years before.

I really loved the moment with Clark and his parents...him helping his mom, them having a bit of time to reflect on Clark's journey in life. Such a great bit of dialog as they spoke of Lois and Clark's relationship--I liked hearing Clark think back on initial reactions between him and his now wife .

And Clark's speech--wow, I mean, WOW! Awesome . So personal, so lighthearted, but also, so touching and romantic! As I mentioned, I REALLY loved him referencing back to their Pact, and with that, creating a new Pact--one for their life now together. Such lovely WAFF .

Excited for Saturday!
Laura

Awwww. Isn't Clark sweet? I did wonder when reading the chapter title if the new Pact was about kids. Glad to see that it wasn't.

Interesting use of flashback to show why they were waiting. One note. Doesn't this imply that Clark thinks that it wouldn't be special if they caved early? (Is this what he's imagining his honeymoon would be like if they didn't wait? LOIS: Hey, Clark, toss me the remote. I want to see what's happening in the world. CLARK: Um... Lois, honeymoon? LOIS: Eh, been there. Done that. Nothing that can't wait until after I check the news.) I don't think that would be the case. It would (hopefully) still be special since they were now husband and wife. I believe he meant 'extra special'. It's also possible that I'm being nit-picky.

I love how 7 weeks flitted by, but those 7 hours to the actual wedding took FOREVER.

I began to wonder if Jimmy knew some of Clark's secret, here: He seemed to be asking a whole lot of questions regarding their trip from the hotel.

So sweet of the JL to take over patrolling Metropolis for Clark so he could focus on Lois.
I doubt Bruce would use Kryptonite on him if he answered one call for help. On the other hand though, I could easily see Bruce handing the Kryptonite to Lois to use on him.

Side note: I wonder if someone at the Daily Planet will note the extra protection around the city and wonder a) what's happening that they need it, b) where Superman had disappeared off to, and c) send off a reporter to find out (not that he/she will, of course).

And here I thought the clinking of glass during a wedding reception was a call for the bride and groom to kiss. Go ahead and kiss her anyway, Clark. Your guests can wait another minute.

Awwww! Isn't Clark the best?

I did notice that he didn't mention outright that he was marrying Lois because he loved her but because he turned 35 and The Pact was initiated. Oh, sure, he implied that it was nice to finally be marrying her, but he didn't clarify that it was because of *her* and because he had fallen in love with her... and not just 'cause he wanted to get married. So, I'm too, a bit surprised Lois didn't kick him.

I love that his new Pact includes disclaimers, such as "sometimes" and "most days". Nobody can dance that truthful line quite as well as Clark. (Also, greeting Lois each morning with coffee is usually for his own safety, isn't it?) I watched Operation Blackout the other night, where Lois asked Clark direct questions about her personality and he gave her hemmed and hawed vague answers such as "No... not really." And "I wouldn't say that...exactly." and "You aren't.... usually." Clark's wedding speech reminded me of this.

I agree with Laura, this story was full of nice sweet WAFF. And I'm sorry to see it (almost) finished. I guess you'll have to write more.

What a wonderful ending!

I loved your homage to the comics of the Justice League keeping the Big Apricot safe during the honeymoon and I also enjoyed the Dark Knight over Metropolis allusion -- Bruce having K in his cave -- and I don't mean Ms. Callan.

But of course far better than that was Clark's speech, and best of all was the New Pact. It amazes me how with so few words, he/you could make the listener/reader feel such a wide range of emotions.

This was a perfect ending to the story. (On a more humorous note, I could easily see Lois keeping count of the number of mornings Clark made her breakfast or woke her with coffee, just to make sure he stuck to the pact -- in a humorous and not a petty way, of course. Of course, I can think of other ways with which Lois would probably prefer to have Clark awaken her...;) )

Joy,
Lynn

p.s., Looking forward to Saturday's bow on top.

Awwwww!!! Sniff! Sniff! The Pact is almost over!

But I loved The New Pact! Coffee in bed - sometimes is fine by me.

The kiss they shared at Lois' apartment door was steamy, passionate and sexy as all get out! So glad they put the brakes on and waited.


Oh Wow! Does this bring back memories of my wedding day!

Loved every single barb tossed at Lois from Lucy and Cindy. Just what a bride who has a superhero groom does not need. Questions she cannot answer. Cindy and Lucy tried, but I would like to think that Lois was able to get out of it!

Thanks.



Really? Thank you. *honoured*

You are completely correct. It was a romantic comedy. In fact, maybe ABC wouldn't admit it, but didn't Deborah Joy Levine (who was the original producer) say that she wouldn't produce it unless it's main focus WAS romantic comedy?

Thank you very much. Hope you like the epilogue ... and the words that come out of Lois' mouth. *giggles*

Thanks.

Well, it couldn't be ignored! The Pact was very important to the whole story.

Well, yeah. Things were different when they met. Their first impressions ... were thankfully soon forgotten.

Thanks. Everyone seems to love Clark's speech (which they are supposed to and I hoped for) but I actually though it was nothing special ... rather simple really.

Children? Hmmmmmm

Clark has no worries that the wedding night would be special and also would have no problem if they caved earlier. He nearly did. But the scene was written from Lois' POV. Clark's thoughts ... He swept her up into his arms and was about to take her into her apartment and ... you know ... . But it was just that he had a stray thought about 'crossing the threshold', because of the way he was holding her, and realised how much more special it would be on their wedding day. He still nearly walked into the apartment, but only the knowledge that there was a date he could aim for stopped him. If there had been no date booked ... then Michael would finally have gotten what he's wanted all along for this fic.

Well, isn't that just how life works?

Nope, he was just nervous and asking anything that popped into his head.



Oh yeah. He can kiss her if he wants.

Yep!

The wedding had plenty of lovey-dovey vows and declarations. And you can easily imagine that his speech continued past the fade out of it being a chapter end. No-one is going to be in any doubt that they are completely in love with each other.

Yeah. Completely in cannon with Clark's character.

Shucks. More writing? I'll have to see what's on my list (after I finish a SV fic that's been dangling for 2 years).

I'm all for allusions to the comics. I love them. I did say that this story took place in the larger DC universe.

Thanks. Yeah, there actually were very few words in the new pact. LOL.

Oh definitely. Lois will call him on it if he doesn't keep up with this pact. And she'll probably not take 'other' morning activities as a substitute for the coffee. Not that she'll decline the 'other' activities. She'll demand BOTH.

Hopefully it will be the 'scene at the end of the titles' that you are glad you sat in your seat to wait for.

*comforts* Sorry, that you are upset.

Me too.

Thanks. I really wanted it this way ... waiting for marriage, but I think Michael will be disappointed.

I bet it brings back memories for quite a few brides.

I was about to throw down some wild guys and demand you get back here and add a real ending...you can't leave it there! But I see that there will be an epilogue, so will wait patiently before I hound you into adding more to the story. In the meantime, I loved the new pact...so sweet! I will also remind you that there is another side to these boards where you could continue on to the honeymoon. LOL

Yes, there's more. Posted it now.

Thanks for the reminder about the other side of the boards. But there's no honeymoon story written here. Sorry.

Aww…now in writing?

Have you ever seen ‘The American President’ with Michael Douglas and Annette Bening?
PRESIDENT: […] any expectations that you might have, given the fact that I'm... you know...
GIRLFRIEND: The most powerful man in the world?
PRESIDENT: Exactly, thank you. I think it's important you remember that's a political distinction that comes with the office. […]
CLARK:

Have they been ‘practicing’ before the wedding?

So, just the living room floor amidst the bridal magazines?



Some rescue victim is about to die by the hands of the future Mrs. Superman?

Oh, we’re still…there…

He wants to take her inside her apartment. Clark!

He sure appears to be a very patient man. I’m wondering if he thinks that he already knows all the kinds of crazy his fiancée can become.

What if it had been 8 weeks in the future? Or 16 weeks? What if it had been a year?

The calm before the storm, huh?

Maybe someone should tell her that those affairs usually don’t start without the bride. Unless one of the bride’s maids picks up the slack.
CINDY:

So, maybe she shouldn’t have waited, then she could entertain them with *other* stories?



Well, now they’re going to come out to Kansas on the weekends to bring the kids, so…

MIRANDA:

Yeah, flying in a thunderstorm must be really unfortunate. Like riding a bicycle in a rainstorm.

Can you imagine when from now on, Lois isn’t…in the mood, crimerates would hit rock bottom?
CROOK: I’m tellin’ you, man, every four weeks, like clockwork, the blue menace descends from the sky…

Right. We’ve got other people with…difficult relationship with Earth’s gravity around.



Lois made sure her husband would give her his undivided attention?

And if Clark shows up to the wedding night with less-than-functioning equipment, well…Lois would be seriously ticked off.

RALPH: See? Now that Kent’s getting some, he’s finally become a man.

RALPH: Now, it all makes sense.

LOIS: Keep talking. Keep talking. /turns away as she digs out the phone/ Hello? Bruce? It’s Lois Lane-Kent. Yes, I’d like to get that jewelry we talked about…





So he doesn’t have to deal with a mad dog?

What when he’s out working?

Awwww

/eyes next title/
They’re inviting Mayson to join them!
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Just kiddin!

Which means…

Michael

Spoil sport!

There's usually some signatures involved.

Nope, but it doesn't stop her dreaming and imagining.

Yup

Very nearly. Very.

Nope, a different kind of look that Clark and Superman give Lois!

*nods*

I thought this is what you wanted? *confused*

Believe me, if they hadn't yet fixed a date ... or it had been a bit further in the future, then Clark would have strode into the apartment with Lois in his arms, and continued on to the bedroom. It was only because waiting for 7 weeks seemed to be 'possible'. Difficult, yes, but possible.

Doesn't stop every bride from flapping about it though. Especially brides that have a bridesmaid like Cindy!

At University I once rode my bicycle home from lectures in a snow storm. That was fun!

What a thought!

Yes. Would that be called 'gravity challenged'?

I can easily believe that.





It's the best way!

Superman's the exception. Most of the guests don't know about that. I think it would have been rather strange for him to say...

"I promise to kiss you goodnight ... every night ... unless there's an earthquake in China, or a bomb threat in Washington, or something that requires me to dress up in spandex and lasts more than an hour."

Thanks.

Excellent thoughts!

Sorry.

‘You got yourself tied to a bomb, *again*?’

Some readers reserve the right to be inconsistent in their expectations depending on what’s funnier at the moment.

Oh my.

Yep. Was looking for new ways to say that.



Michael