Laura Careful with the swooning - Superman is locked in a cell and can't rescue you!
Evelyn Gawping - I was thinking 'gape' and went to the thesaurus. I found 'gawk' which was familiar to me and 'gawp' which wasn't. I figured 'gawp' must be American, and I *think* it was in there when it went to the BRs - although it's very possible it wasn't. Apparently, it's mostly British.
Anyway - here's the official (quickly made-up) explanation. Lois has worked internationally, so must have worked with a Briton or New Zealander at some stage and picked up some lingo.
Bellarase I'm so glad about the 'happy place' comment. Despite its start, this is supposed to be an uplifting story.
Elizabeth Thanks for the 'gawping' explanation.
MozartMaid The rods ... I always got the impression it was hard to destroy K. And anything hidden could be found.
Joy Re that line. I was writing the part and that line jumped in. I figured it was too corny, but before taking it out, I emailed Lynn, thinking she might get a smile out of it. She encouraged me to leave it in, so I did, mainly to see if it would get any reaction from the other BRs. They liked it, too - so it stayed.
Emily So glad you (and everyone) liked it. When FDKers are saying they're looking forward to a forthcoming part, I *really* hope it delivers.
Jen P I'm glad it was worth the wait.
Kyla Spontaneous kissing ... see note at end.
Vicki Good points about Clark. We didn't get his POV, but you're right, he just *cannot* believe that Lois would think of him as a potential life partner. Remember, he's had Trask telling him he's 'just an animal' for seven years.
DW Kiss/hug. Uhmm.
the ride will most likely get bumpy again.
Uhmmmm.
Emily Lois realises how important touch is to Clark. She uses it a lot to reinforce her words.
She will think of a way to buy them some time that *sort* of includes the rods.
Laura Yeah why won't she get rid of or hide the rods?
If she hides them now and someone asks for them, she is going to blow her 'this is just a job' cover.
And wherever she hides them, someone might find them.
Or couldn't they have Clark destroy them from a distance
If this were possible, the whole concept of K sort of falls away from the fanfic landscape.
LOL at 'hormone control'.
Michael She's been back in Metropolis a couple of months, she 'lost' a month on the run, her previous assignment was supposed to go for three months, but got cut short. All that adds up to a date about six months ago, before her previous assignment.
Clark and Moyne (sans rods) - could be interesting.
Because he comes from Kansas/the country
I don't think I knew about tiramisu in 1987 (when he was captured).
Annalina Thanks for letting me know you're still reading, Annalina. Glad you're enjoying it.
The Kiss Uhmm. I don't want to give too much away, so I'll say that I intend to have a lot of fun with the kiss, but I don't think it will be quite what you're thinking/hoping.
The only assurance I can give you is that they *will* kiss.
Many, many thanks again for such incredibly generous FDK.
You'll get 18 as soon as I send Story3/Part2 to the BRs. It will be a couple of days. So far, I have less than 1000 words written.
Corrina.
Most excellent date!! Yet you've still left us hanging---will there be an end of the date kiss, even a tentative one? 
*sigh* One can hope!
You are awesome. I think I'll read it again. Then I'll spend the next 2 days randomly refreshing the boards "just in case" waiting on the next part. A true sign of a good story. Ha!
