Sorry it took me forever to respond to your challenge, Virginia. I started this one just after my girls were born and only just finished it tonight.

He *could* tell her, but aren't those safe houses bugged for security purposes? Also, 'bunking with SM' might not be an image he would want to re-insert back into her psyche.

Is that because Clark gets the Metropolis take-out via... China?

Well put!

I bet one person could've, and he's sitting right next to her.

Also, I was sure he was going to go with the obvious he wanted to 'watch her' line. Basketball! I, so, didn't see that coming.

What! No board games?

"A While", Clark? Don't you mean, HER ENTIRE SHOWER? What? No bed? Why do people live in NYC again?

Um... what if the safe house has surveillance cameras?

They're going to share? He *so* did!

That's a big confession.

And 'yes' she does mean your 'I love you' confession, lunkhead.

Um.... Clark? Aren't you always *with* Superman?

I doubt it was only for Lois that he didn't want to talk about that.

Ooooh. That's bad.

CLARK: Yep.
LOIS: /slugs him with pillow/

Sounds like Lana. Also, did he just tell Lois how exactly a patient man he is? Let's hope she didn't catch that.

I thought Lois had considered herself 'in love' with both Claude and Superman. Oh, wait, you can't 'experience' love without it being returned. Got it!

Like he couldn't float sleep just as easily in a recliner /points to JSN/.

I'm betting Clark's in total agreement.

How about when she's being stalked by a Hawaiian shirt wearing DEA agent? How about if she gets hurt when he's nearby? How about coming invasion of New Kryptonians? How about if he gets shrunk really small?...

Really, Henderson? You couldn't have waited until morning to let them know this? Come on! Is your middle name James?

Lois... did you... just say you wanted to sleep with Clark?

Ooooooh. Jealousy!

And she went from THAT to dating Scardino? What's the matter with her? Or was this just before the Phoenix when Clark asked her out?

So cute! So WAFFy! I'm glad you finished it. I was in need of something light and fluffy /in a good way/ to make me smile. This really cheered me up! Thanks for turning my frown upside-down. Now, I expect that Christmas story to post sometime around... May?

Fantastic story. I loved all the WAFFyness, loved the secrets being revealed and 'almost' revealed. It was great.

Thanks

Hi, Virginia!



Lois: I admit to nothing!

This is supposed to be pre-Phoenix, but post Madame X.

Take it up with my muse. She's not happy with practically anything she wrote on that one. But...we'll see. Anyway, glad you enjoyed this one!

Thank you! The Truth Is...the "almost" reveals were the most fun!

The truth is... I really enjoyed this story.

What a brilliant description.

The story's ending was perfect. Brava!

Joy,
Lynn

Hee hee. Loved the wording here.

Clever way to answer the challenge!

Tell her! Tell her!

Okay, I know he can't for the sake of the challenge, but....MAN is he a lunkhead for not telling her!!

EXPLANATION: I just recently watched the beginning of 'Ordinary People,'and his excuses for why he hadn't told her (especially after 'Whine Whine Whine') before proposing were just...

Very fun story. The ending was great.

Nicely done, and very enjoyable!

Thanks, Lynn! I liked the description too. It fits, no?

Thank you!

Thanks. Sort of my spin on Truth or Dare.

Clark:

I'm on the fence about that. I think he had his (valid) reasons for not telling her. Now, should he have told her after she said that she loved him, Clark, in Whine, Whine, Whine? Absolutely!

Thanks for reading!

Thank you, Debbie.

Great WAFFY story, perfect ending DC .
But it would be even more perfect if it had a sequel What do you think, DC?

Thanks! I'm always up for whatever (and I do mean whatever) my muse throws at me. While I don't have a sequel in mind, my muse tends to be sneaky and throws things at me when I least expect it. Glad you enjoyed it!

Ha! This is a great story! the perfect way to answer a challenge. Lois and Clark sharing an intimate moment without being too intimate.



Yup, this describes hotel rooms the world over. But a tiny, cramped studio? Really? We are both from the tri-state area, is the NYPD witness protection program so tight they stick a couple of well-known reporters in such quarters? I can just imagine the story Lois would write about that when she gets back to Metropolis!

The discussion about sleep-overs was a window into young Lois and Clark's lives before things got too real.

My only complaint was Lois very callous treatment of the policewoman Marissa. As Clark said she was only doing her job. Even in the end when Lois demanded bagels for breakfast in the morning it didn't come across as funny, not in the slightest. Sorry.

Keep writing DC! Keep battling onward!!!

Hi, Morgana!

Thank you!

I figure - they want to stay as low-key as possible. And...cramped quarters make for more WAFFiness.

Hmm...I didn't think it was too far off the way canon Lois hated Mayson, because of her interest in Clark. <shrugs> This is also why I don't often venture into comedy - because things are often funnier in my head than they are to the rest of the world.

Hehe! Trying to!

Hi Vicki!

There has been sex before the story and now a little bundle of havoc is on the way?

LOIS: Superman, will you keep an eye on me while I shower?

So, witness protection? Hmm…according to Sue, this involves lots of steamy interaction…

Because he gets to spend an undetermined time with Lois in close quarters? And a single bed.

Maybe they could play a game?

Michael

Hi, Michael!

Games are fun!

Sounds like a fun party to me.

Clark: What about conjugal visits?

Uh-huh.

I toyed with that, actually.



Clark: Actually, I'm enjoying the close, *close* quarters...

Giant trap!

Rachel would have been on him like white on rice if given half a chance.

Clark:

Exactly!

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping in.

I have to say I loved this story. My favorite part is it works 100% as fitting in canon. Nothing that happens here violates later canon.

I do have to agree that after "Whine, Whine, WHine" Clark's claim in "We Have a Lot to Talk About" that he needed to know if Lois loved him or Superman just does not work. It works here, but when she clearly rejects Superman and chooses Clark in "Whine, Whine, Whine", he really has no reason to not tell her CK=SM, and his excuse just does not hold water.

Thanks, John. I do agree with much of what you said. My only quibble that would make me side with Clark is that he and Lois had barely dated before he asked her to marry him. So, would she *really* have said yes to him as Clark, or to him because she knew he was also Superman, if he had told her prior to his proposal. Still, I do side mostly with "Clark did it the lunkheaded way."

Michael

Happy New Year, Michael!

What a great story! I love the idea of them having to spend time in protective custody -- truthfully, considering all the enemies they've made with their stories, it would happen so much more often, if not for Superman! -- and Bad Brain is a perfect way of getting them here. It's so like Clark to be more worried about Lois and relieved that he gets to watch over her, as Clark even rather than Superman, which is definitely a bonus! Also, I love how he's constantly trying to get her to see that it's not all bad, doing his best to keep tension down and keep her comfortable -- he really does take care of her in every way he can. And it was great to see Lois realizing that, seeing what he was doing and commenting on it.

I wasn't sure what kind of secrets they'd reveal to each other during their game, but you definitely took advantage of all the secrets they do keep!! I love how Clark was able to tell her about Superman being caged and also come up with a valid reason for 'Clark' not to have been there with Perry and Henderson. I felt bad for him when she said she'd just been thinking about what he'd said about Luthor -- but then I felt much better when she admitted that she knew he would never say such things about anyone if he didn't think that they were true. I always wondered about that -- he's so careful to think the best of people, but she never seemed to wonder what that said about his distrust/dislike of Luthor!

Anyway, I love the whole story and how comfortable they are with each other -- one of my stand-out favorite lines, though, is when Clark thinks that he knows he's weird, being an alien, but that he sometimes feels like the normal one in their duo! So true!

Lovely story!

Hi, AntiK! Good to see you!

Thanks for the kind words about this fic.

It's true that without Superman, they'd probably have to live in protective custody with all the trouble they get into and enemies they make. I'm glad that you like how Clark tried to defuse the situation and that Lois knew it (and likely appreciated it, even if she didn't realize that she did).

To be honest, when I went into this one, I wasn't sure what secrets I was going to have them share either. It just seemed like kind of a natural progression, but I really did want Lois to reveal that she told Lex "no" at the wedding. The reveal about the cage was just the next logical step in that secret sharing. It was kind of fun making Clark squirm - to have him come up with a valid reason why he wasn't there with Perry and Henderson, without lying to her.

I always wondered about why Lois never questioned how adamantly Clark professed his suspicions of Luthor. She knows he always sees the best in people unless and until they prove otherwise. But she never stopped to think about Clark's hatred of Luthor. I guess she chalked it up to jealousy.

Glad you enjoyed the story! I loved writing in that little part about him feeling like the normal one in their relationship too!

Again, great to see you around here!