This was absolutely priceless. *loves* Seriously, the entire chapter had me alternately wincing (for all the painful awkwardness crammed together at the table) and grinning (because Lois is slowly but finally coming around to admitting her feelings for Clark. To herself, anyway).
This was classic Lois:
Lucy looks like she’s have a good time and... so does Clark. I feel that little green-eyed fiend trying to poke its head out again. Calm down.
Hah! Can't possibly be love, now, can it? ... Nah ...
Or maybe it *is,* because Lois suddenly cares an awful lot about what Clark's thinking at this moment:
“Lois?” Clark looks at me wryly, one eyebrow raised and an amused smile on his face.
I cringe. He’s smiling now, but odds are he won’t be smiling soon. Oh, he’s going to kill me. If he only knew... How could I have let Mayson come here? What was I thinking?
A flirty Lucy + Lois + Mayson + Clark = Eep.
And then, Lois gets *really* worried:
Clark’s pleasant smile from earlier is still there. Is it real? Or forced? What is he thinking? What have I done? This all started out so innocently. I only wanted to prove a point. Just one little point. The smile is probably just a pretense. Clark is going to kill me.
Ahaha! It's a perfectly awful situation. Talk about a rock and a hard place ...
I love it. Absolutely love it. Post the next part soon!
