Great, great part!

I was waiting a big kiss here! Why don't? I want cry!

Oh my God! Oh my God! Finally Lois admitted she is in love with Clark! But this story will be over so soon? And now?

Fast, Lois! Fast, Clark! Make something! Lois can't stay with Lex loving Clark! PLEASE!

I'm with my heart in my throat until the next part!

~Andreia

Just a quick WOW!! because now I have absolutely no time for a proper fdk, so
WOW! WOW! WOW!
poor Lois! is she trying to hypnotize herself into thinking her attraction for Clark is only because her husband is not there, and her marriage with Luthor is still a good thing? But it's not working, is it, Lois?
I'm wondering what Luthor thinks about Lois' friendship with this stranger: come on, you really think Luthor knows nothing about it? A control-freak like him? I'm almost sure Betty and her husband are on every movement made by them employer' wife! "Almost" because I don't know how Clark cannot sensing their surveillance... hummm, probably I have to rethink my thesis..., humm...

Simona

I can't believe there is only one part left!!! How are you gonna wrap this up in one more segment?????

Loving this story, this version of events, really awesome!

TEEEEEEJ

After reading the first section of the sotry, I had thought that it would have a nice, sweet conclusion, you know, that sort when they fall in love and lived happily ever after. But with the pace that this story is taking, I am now of the opinion that such an ending would prove to be too abrupt for a 4th part (unless it was a really long chapter).

Well, I can live with the story ending with the "beginnings" of something special, because this means sequel(s) from Wendy....

--meclone2--

EDIT: I just remembered that this was to be a trilogy. Hurrah

Hi,

Interesting piece.

Nice Wendy, it is interesting to see Lois's perspective as she falls in love with him. I am wondering if we will be getting more of Clark's take on the matter. Laura

Kiss him you fool!

~Liz

I want that fix!!

With each part of this story I have been getting more and more curious. How is this going to end? Wild thoughts are flying through my head, one more improbable than the other.

I like that Lois is finally realizing that she's falling for Clark. It'd be great to get some of Clark's perspective... she is after all a married woman and Clark does have a Kansas upbringing...

In short:
Next part please?

Sira

I wish Lois would just get on with it, and give in to her desire, but at the same time, I'm really glad that she is being so faithful to her marriage vows.
You've painted her conflicting desires so well here, I feel sorry for her, and yet a part of me is still cheering her for her integrity.

Of course, I hope that Luthor is still horribly evil so we get to see him taken down and Lois divorced to live happily ever after with Clark.

I'm curious to know if Wendy has already written the two sequels, or if she only has them planned.

Lex maybe a control freak, but what if he is what he appears to be? A legit business man in love with his lovely wife?

WOW! How could I have forgotten this? I'm happier now!

I agree with Laura, it would be interesting to see what Clark is thinking... especially during that very gripping scene where Lois trips, which is when I started wondering what he is thinking. Kind of intriguing to have to guess: With this sequence of events, with them meeting after Lois is married to Lex, and meeting outside of Metropolis... Does the out-of-order sequence of events alter their future? That is, is it Lois who takes one look and falls almost instantly in love, and Clark who likes her, respects her, but takes much longer to realize he loves her? Or is it that he falls in love immediately (after all, he keeps coming back each day!) and is just very, very practiced in hiding his feelings because she's married?

And Simona and SJH wonder if Lex is what we are used to him being, (and if he is having Lois watched), or if he is really just what he appears to be?... There's that really suspicious destruction of the Planet [Oooh, cosmic, I just realized: the destruction of the planet!!! The superhero comes to earth after the destruction of his planet, and the supervillian is destroyed after his destruction of the Planet...] er, sorry-- got off track there.
<ahem> So is Lex the egotistical, possessive megalomaniac, and is Lois being watched?

This first part of your trilogy is a riveting start to what I suspect is a powerful story arc. And you've got us all hooked, wondering where this is going and where you'll end the first part. It seems as if a lot of the action is going to happen there on the lakeside property. Will Lex return in this part? Will Lois go back to Metropolis? I can't think of how you can end this part except by a cliffhanger.

And you said I can see how you conceived the start of this story, especially after I saw Kae's trailer... (wonderfully evocative, Kae!). But it's not a formulaic story at all, is it? Not a rewrite of an episode (although I've loved a lot of the episode rewrites I've read!). Not a reworking of a common story theme. Instead, an already-gripping,"cracking good story!", as Wallace would say.

Houseguests notwithstanding, I hope you're going to post some more soon!

~Toc

As a man of considerable wealth and influence,Lex
would have personal body guards and other security
for himself and family. Nothing uncommon there. It would be unusual not to. The distruction of the
Daily Planet was an industrial accident. They happen.Lois must have been comfortable enough with Lex to marry him and give herself over to their marrage bed.She admits , sex with him was "nice".
Although her unhappyness is profund, it is Clark's arrival that gives it focus and a name. She may not be cheating physically, but emotionally. Of course, if Lex is a rat, then all bets are off.

Hmmm, good point. We do see a lot of stories where Lex runs true to form; it sure would add an extra dimension of angst if this particular Lex was, in fact, exactly what you describe.

Yup, I agree!

~Toc

Wendy

An excellent part!

Tricia

I think Clark fell instanly in love with Lois.He has always been honest with himself about finding
and sharing a love. He was indeed "ready". He was'nt expecting to find her on a wind swept beach in the person of another man's wife, however.Will he honor her vows? You betya! He's Clark Kent after all.And like some of you guys have said, that Kansas up bringing will kick in. To be near her will have to be enough for him (for now).

on Lex!

Awww!! Poor Clark! Yay!!!

You have me longing to know what's in Clark's head, but at the same time, I'm glad I don't know. Makes it more intriguing. None of that dramatic irony to spoil the anticipation. <g>

Sara (who's wondering if there's a prize for longest feekback post...<g>)

Can't wait to read the next part!! But, I suppose we can wait until your company's gone. <g>

Wendy, you have my permition to send your company home early.

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME! That's all I can say right now (because I don't have time to describe how much I'm enjoying this LOL), but the only other thing I have to say is ......... WHERE IS PART 4?!?!?

Okay, okay, I am here! Just stealing a few minutes to drop in and reply to these comments, and to post part 4!

First, to those of you who've been wondering when you get to see Clark's point of view... you don't. At least, not in this story in the trilogy. The second story will be all from Clark's point of view, just as this is all from Lois's.

I'm particularly delighted that a couple of you commented on the geese:
Thank you, Janet! Yes, it was definitely deliberate, and intended as a metaphor for Lois's current situation - especially the shocked realisation of what she'd said.

I somehow thought that this section might garner some protests, though...

Hmm... did some people want a kiss here or something?

But there are a few things which have to be remembered, and Sailor Coruscant (can I call you Catherine?) got it exactly right:

and as for Clark:
SJH understands him pretty well!

There are a few more questions, such as whether Lex is a rat or not in this story, whether he'll return in the final section, whether I intend to end Summer Dreaming on a cliffhanger... well, you can find out the answers to all those questions shortly! I will answer just one, though:

Ah, well... as those familiar with my writing will know, I tend to post with a buffer. In other words, I rarely have a story completely finished when I start posting. So, no, I don't have the rest of the trilogy written, though story no. 2 is started and, once I get a little more time, I should be able to finish is fairly quickly. So, although I won't be posting it immediately after the end of Summer Dreaming, it should be ready to post in a couple of weeks' time, I hope.

Thank you all again so much for your lovely comments! I was simply bowled over reading them.


Wendy