The next part will be up on the boards soon, so I thought I'd respond to the comments here.
Groobie, I'm glad you liked Lois' reaction to Clark's secret. Remember that she's had a few weeks to think about it, and not only does she realize that Clark would have been dumb to tell her in this story, she's had time to get over the emotional shock. I know from personal experience that trying to have a deep, reasoned discussion about any subject before the feelings settle down is a recipe for more feelings - and not the good kind.
Mike, I'd love to blame all this on Tempus, but it's just real life. Things go wrong in life and we usually don't react well. For example, the divorce rate of all couples who have children with serious, chronic, or terminal conditions is over 80%, largely because the stress is too much for the marriage to handle and because so many of us have the idea that if we can't handle the heat, the best option is to get out of the kitchen. The problem with that approach is that if you leave the kitchen, the dinner burns.
The reason I didn't send them to Vegas is two-fold. I wanted their friends and families to be involved, and shuttling everyone out to Nevada via either the redeye or Superman express felt forced to me. The second part is that I didn't think of Vegas until after I'd started writing the scenes you've just read and I didn't want to throw away all that work. And while there are legit reasons to marry in Vegas, I didn't think this was one of them. In Wendy's "24" there was no time for any other option. Lois' liver wasn't going to go on strike within a week. And I agree that "24" is a real corker. If one has not read it, one may read it
here.After you finish my next chapter, of course.
Where it goes from here, well, I'll just have faith it ends well! LOL I agree with a comment from your feedback in the last thread - characters should naturally encounter struggles and problems and learn to overcome them. I just like a happy ending in exchange for following along with them on the ride. 
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