Thanks!

Corrina.

Nice. I liked the arm rub. It was good to see Sam recovering. Hmmm I think he'll pick number two if he is brave. Very sweet. I feel a kiss coming soon. I hope! Laura

what a lovely chapter. I loved seeing Lois' dad being able to communicate and the tender moments with Lois and Clark. As always, can't wait to read the next part!!

Catching up on parts 22 and 23 today. Ohhh, was I right about the swooning. I am loving the slow, sweet seduction. Not just the physical part, though that is being done beautifully, but the emotional one, as well. Just a joy to read.

Lois is really quite brilliant in her planning. She's using his tendency to obsess (and I, like everyone else, absolutely loved the "Stop obsessing" from part 22 ) to do some good. With all the negative touches he's had over the last seven years, there is no way they'd be able to have anything close to a normal relationship if she were to push him into physical intimacy right away; he'd balk and feel overwhelmed, and what should be something beautiful for them to share would have a negative association for him. So Lois is not only taking it slowly, but she's also giving him just enough information about what comes next to get him used to thinking about it. That allows him to get over any initial negative reaction and start looking forward to their intimacy. It gives him something positive to obsess about!

As I said, pure brilliance.

Aside from that, I love all the progress that Sam made while Lois was gone and that he wants to meet Clark. And, of course, the I love you scene that immediately followed. Just fabulous.

Ready and waiting for more!

Kathy

I also love that Sam is recovering and that Lois visited him and that he asked to meet Clark

The whole arm rub scene and Lois touching his bicep was brilliant in itself and for the genius reasoning of (yourself) and Kathy to have Clark obsess about something positive. /too bad there isn't a genius graemlin- about 13 of them would have been perfect here/

OMG!!!! Clark is so not gonna get any sleep, obsessing about which choice to make Though I don't know how he's going to survive her taking of her top and giving her a massage should that be his choice

Also ready and waiting for more

Oh, this was a great part, Corrina. Sam's progress is good to see, certainly made more powerful by her absence and the difference between then and now.

Laura

Clark *will* kiss Lois. He will.

Bellarase Sam has been out of the story for a few chapters. It was time to see how he was doing.

Kathy I'm glad it seems reasonable that Clark would feel hesitant about a physical relationship.

Exactly.

DW Lois has really only had her instincts to rely on right from the start. How do you try to help a man who has been cruelly imprisoned for seven years? However, he's Clark and she's Lois, so it's only right that she (mostly) makes the right calls.

Michael

It's nice to throw in a surprise occasionally.

Thanks, everyone.

Corrina.

Another beautiful chapter.

I loved the visit to Lois's dad. Canon Lois & Clark often used a swooping motion as code for Superman. Here, it means the until-now nameless co-worker who flies paper airplanes. Although Superman swoops sky-ward and the paper airplane swoop is a diving plane. Is there a significance in that?

Also loved the entire conversation after the visit, from "Did you tell him my name?" through "Home? - Home."

As I said, altogether a lovely chapter. Thanks!

Hi Vicki

The swooping motion connection was not deliberate, although one of my BRs pointed it out, and IIRC, I then did a small adjustment to strengthen the association!

Thanks for all of your FDK,

Corrina.